o the sky. and capturing a gunbattle in a store in kensington next. "action news," delaware valley's leading news program with jim gardner. this is the way it looks at bluegrass road near grant avenue in northeast philadelphia. a geyser is sprouting from a broken water main. at this hour the water department is still searching

for the source of the water. it is a mystery. it's a mess. it is that time of year. wednesday night and the big story on "action news" tonight is emergency work for the philadelphia water department. live on the scene is "action news" reporter kenneth moton. what's the situation now? >> well jim, it is quite a scene and it is quite a mess for the philadelphia water department crews who are still trying to turn this thing off. it's become the old faithful of northeast philadelphia out here where thousands of gallons of water are shooting from this 10-inch water main on a private piece of property on bluegrass road on the boulevard here. they have been dealing with the break since about 7:00 p.m. they say the main does not supply water to customers, it is a fire service line used for firefighting. no residents lost water. the force of the water is strong

sending water more than 150 feet into the air. because of the temperatures the water is freezing quickly. we are standing here and watching the ice form on nearby trees. the branchs are snapping and falling. and they are trying to isolate the main but there have been major challenges. >> it is impressive. surprising, i am not sure. water mains contain a lot of pressure and depending on the type of break you have water can shoot directly up in the air air, or spread out over the ground. >> a live look from chopper 6 hd at the scene in northeast philadelphia. overhead you see the water shooting out of that 10-inch water main. again no customers lost water service but that could change as they continue to work on this problem. as you look at this geyser here yes we know this is the time of year, the time of the season where so many water main breaks in our area. i think in the past few weeks, actually the past few hours

seven or eight water main breaks the city is dealing with. this is on private property. you see the branchs freezing from the contact of the water. the trees no match for what is coming down and ice freezing. and they are trying to get a handle on this and we will keep a watch on this. again no customers lost water service but that could change. kenneth moton for channel "action news." >> thank you. this is where it happened. the 2900 block of d street in kensington, philadelphia. exclusive video of a shoot-out between a grocery store owner and two bandits. police are hoping the images will help them capture the pair of gunman dann cuellar is live at the police headquarters. >> it seems the two armed bandits met their match when the

owner surprised them pulling his own gun and fires back at them forcing them to flee without getting so much as a dime. we spoke exclusively with "action news" about the botched hold up. police say around 7:00 p.m. last night two men went into the grocery. the own behind the counter as he and a friend in a red rule-over watched tv. and they pulled a gun and put it to the side of his head. >> he grabbed me from here. i felt really cold against my ear and he told me yo don't move. and i stayed calm. because what can do i? >> the store owner realized what was going on and rushed for his gun. the gunman fires a shot at him and he quickly returns fire. >> did you have any time to think? >> nah. i not thinking. >> you just reacted? >> yeah reacted like that. >> and running for cover as a

woman customer in the store grabs her son and shields him. and the store owner's son came out of the back with a plate of cheesesteaks not knowing what happened. >> i couldn't believe it. i was in shock. i couldn't even sleep lat -- last night. >> and the gun struck the owner in the shoulder and they say he is lucky he did not strike vital organs. it is the first time someone has tried to rob him. >> never been through this before? >> no. >> and yet, you move so quickly. >> yeah you know? >> and the police continue to search for the two bandits, asking anyone who has seen them or knows the where abouts to contact the police. >> thank you. one of america's most wanted fugitives in custody font. 43 year old tam minh le accused of tying up three men in a

southwest philadelphia home stabbing them all and dumping them into the schuylkill river last august. two of the men died but one of the victims survived and swam to shore for help. after months on the run, the u.s. marshall captured le yesterday. saying he was involved in vietnamese gangs and motivated to murder because of a drug and gambling debt. the authorities say the u.s. capitol the i tended target of a lone wolf from ohio by the name of christopher lee cornell. and the f.b.i. agents arrested him this morning after he purchased a lot of fire power. the arrest comes amid an atmosphere of ever-heightened vigilance in the wake of the paris terror attacks. more from "action news" reporter at the "action news" big board. >> jim, this is the man in question, christopher lee cornell. he is 20 years old. officials say he was in the final stages of traveling from cincinnati, ohio to d.c. for an

all-out assault. they say cornell went inside of this gun shop in suburban cincinnati purchasing two m-15 rifles and 600 rounds of ammunition. once he walked out of the shop the f.b.i. agents tackled him and took him into federal government. the f.b.i. says cornell had been plotting an isis-inspired attack on the u.s. capitol where he had hoped to set off a series of pipe bombs aimed at lawmakers. and cornell's father spoke out tonight. >> he is like a big kid. his best friend is his cat, mikey. >> as for how the f.b.i. was able to foil the plot cornell was communicating with a partner that was going to help him carry out the talk but that was an f.b.i. inperformant. and security beefed up at the national guard plant in delaware. after six vehicles approached the entrance either asking for

directions or pulling in and turning around and leaving. they say there is no specific threat and the increased measures out of caution. and from the u.s. over to france where people lined up before dawn waiting to pick up their copy of the satirical magazine, charlie hebdo. the first edition since the attack on the office. usually 60,000 copies and today 5 million. and new images from the kosher supermarket where they killed four. and a group in yemen relegalshe isleased video. and the one female involved was seen on surveillance video entering turkey. and secretary of state, john kerry is expected to meet with the president of france this friday in paris to reiterate the

u.s.'s support. >> thank you very much. and our coverage continues on 6abc.com where we constantly update the site on the paris terror attacks and any of the home-grown plots. it is there for your cell phone or tablet at 6abc.com. it could be more atlantic casinos will be going bust. a division of caesar's entertainment plans to file for bankruptcy tomorrow. operating operating operating operating operating two. and while it may be a financial calamity, the gambling will go on while it reorganized trying to sped the $10 billion in debt.

no surprise that atlantic city's revenue on the downslide. report taking in $2.74 billion last year which nearly cuts in half how much the industry took in in 2006. but part of this obviously is due to the four casino closings. digging deeper into the numbers, the different story begins to emerge. every casino in atlantic city actually had a better year with revenue up except caesar's and taj mahal. and a student under arrest and charges of distributing a sexual video of a classmate. the suspect a 14-year-old boy, as is the victim. state police are investigating whether anybody else was involved. this was the scene this morning in a car crashed into a

house and then into cars. and they of the police were pursuing the suburban saying the motorist was driving erratically. the driver of a car hit by the suburban suffered minor injuries. tonight her family and colleagues with a memorial service for the philadelphia police officer who was the first policewoman killed in the line of duty january 2 1996. she was fatally shot respond fog a bank robber. and the church of god and christ remembered her life and courage and her devotion to service. the first time since widespread allegations of sexual assault began to emerge bill cosby could face crimal charges. 24 year old model met with los angeles detectives for two hours. saying in 2008 she attended a party at the playboy mansion and drugged and assaulted by cosby.

and he faces accusations from more than 20 women dating back 40 years. but this is the first claim that could fall within the statute of limitations. a taxi driver in old city in philadelphia received the tip of a lifetime over the holidays. omar picked up a passenger in old city. the trip was less than a mile the fare $4.31. but the passenger left a $989.98 tip on his credit card. at first the driver thought that it was a mistake. it turned out to be simply a very generous gift. can you hear me now? google releases an app to help you converse if another language. and talking about the car wash and a wild ride seen inside. and the handcuffed suspect heroically held police.

and another chilly night. wind chills in the low 20s. i am tracking some warmer air on the way. the details, including look at the weekend rain in the forecast. and a mountain climbing feat never accomplished before. and ducis rodgers with college hoops action.

>> two people escape from a blazing school bus in toms river new jersey this morning. police release video of the vehicular inferno. only the driver and a school bus aide were on board when it burst into flames. vesty >> capturing what happened when a 94-year-old driver got his

foot stuck on the gas pedal. through the car wash at 40 miles per hour his car jumped the track and tore off several pieces of equipment. fortunately anybody was hurt not even the driver who walked away with a few scratches. a teenager is being credited with saving a police officer's life. the same officer who had just arrested him. cameras inside of the fort lauderdale booking facility show 17 year old jamal rutledge in hand cuffs as he processes him. the officer collapses and he yes, ma'ams -- yells for help and the officer is fine. and a crash in odessa and the prisoners not wearing seatbelts were hand cuffed together in pairs.

the space station emergency is over. and they are safe. in a rare scare at 4:00 a.m. an alarm warned of a possible toxic ammonia leak. it turns out to be a false alarm. nasa says the computer problem may have set it off. 11 hours after the warning the crew allowed back on the american side. unexpected slump in retail sales at the u.s. city during the holiday shopping season. the commerce department sales down in december the biggest drop in a year. analysts are not terribly worried. many of the reasons the store made money were positives for consumers. gas prices falling, big discounts and the holiday season stretched back into october, so fewer people needed to buy last minute. listen up google is trying to make it easier to have conversations in other languages. the company released a new

translation app today that would come in handy for international travellers. >> i would like a cup of coffee. . >> [speaking in foreign language] >> and google says it can convert speech almost in real time to allow the user to ask questions and listen to answers. right now it only works between english french spanish, italian german portuguese and russian. but cecily tynan, they expect to have it working for 38 languages before not too long much you can do your entire forecast in whatever language you want. >> si. that's my spanish. i could have used that for high school spanish. >> that's not bad. >> that's all i've got. i will give the forecast in english. we have dry conditions out there. the snow showers at the shore have finally moved out. but earlier this evening this was the scene in cape may

looking up to the light. it was a blizzard about the some snow showers were coating the cars and driveways in cape may earlier today seeing about a half inch of snow and a little bit of dusting tonight. temperatures have been stuck? the 30s. a brutally-cold weekend. monday we bumped it up to 38 degrees. tuesday and today our afternoon high only struggling to hit the freezing mark. it has certainly been am cold week and it's going to be another very cold night. philadelphia 30 degrees currently millville 30. trenton 29 allentown and reading 27 degrees. wilmington 29 degrees. satellite 6 showing the coast i can'ting -- the coastal low, that moved away. we still have a veil of thin clouds. once the high pressure behind the low builds in in the overnight hours, the clouds will be breaking and tomorrow seasonable. 39 degrees, which is 1 degree

shy of the average high for this time of year with a mixture of sun and clouds. all in all a pretty nice january day. on friday our temperature up 1 degree to 40. but it's going to feel a lot cooler. right ahead of the cold front we get winds out of the west-northwest up to 30 miles an hour. wind chills in the teens and 20s. and then behind that front, the front moves through dry. and another area of high pressure builds in the first half of the weekend. that will bring us loads of sunshine, but a chill on saturday. and sunday is the flip side. it will be mild but i am tracking some rain on the way. so the bus stop forecast tomorrow bundle up the kids but maybe not quite as much as this morning. maybe lose one or two layers. and lots of sunshine. it will be seasonably cold not brutally cold. at 6:00 24 degrees. by 8:00 26 degrees. the dayplanner showing tomorrow we finally got rid of the clouds. a lot of sunshine mostly sunny skies at 7:00 25 degrees. more sunshine at 10:00, 31.

by 1:00 36 and by 4:00 temperatures rising up into the upper 30s. the seven-day forecast mixture of sun and clouds. and friendship 40 gusty understand. and dropping it down to 35 degrees on saturday. sunday is mild 46 degrees but clouds and rain developing. and futuretracker showing the heavy rain along the coast can get close to an inch of rain. along philadelphia about a half inch and lehigh valley and the poconos seeing some showers saturday. monday windy and chilly but dry for mlk day of service. 39 degrees. then dropping it down to 36 degrees on tuesday under mostly sunny skies. and the clipper will bring us some snow showers on wednesday with a high of 37 degrees. you can see the temperatures certainly not a heat wave but above 32 degrees the next week. all in all feeling a little better than today. >> thank you cecily. hollywood's biggest night more than a month away but we

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possible. the philadelphia flyers in washington tonight trying to beat the caps. >> there was a power outage down there, but just for one team the flyers. steve mason out for the time being giving the goalie rob zepp more opportunities to show his worth. tonight against the caps he is worth a lot. it is the rest of the team that has a problem. 3:00 into the game zepp the victim of a bad bounce a rare blemish on his work. they score, 1-0 washington. zepp solid from there 25 saves. and looking good but zero support. the flyers don't score a single goal and lose this one 1-0. the sixers head into toronto without a key piece as their leading scorer stays behind with a sprained knee. and his absence is felt. and michael carter-williams not that great at shooting but dribble never a problem. season high points. and the philadelphia native kyle

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>> la salle loses to day ton 61-50. a 14-2 run in the second half blew it open for the flyers. st. joe's hosted and five three-pointers and a perfect 6-6 from the free-throw line. career high 23 points. no turnovers for the senior. the hawks win 66-65. you only have to wait about a month.

35 days to be exact. talking about when the phillies pitchers and catchers report to clearwater. today the phills made a few top prospecting available including the two guys the phills got in the jimmy rollins page. and it has been a whirlwind. >> to know my life would change like that from one organization to the other. moving from the west to the east coast it was exciting to be traded for jimmy rollins. and baseball is almost back. >> thank you. jimmy kimmel live. "action news" continues at 4:30 with pamela edwards, matt o'donnell meteorologist david murphy and karen rogers with traffic. for the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. good night. ♪♪ 7

>> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live!" tonight, kaley koko sweeting. from yeah resurrection," omar epps. liam neeson. and music from steel panther. with cleto and the cletones. and now, once more, here's jimmy kimmel! >> jimmy: hi, everybody. hello, everyone.