>> good morning, it is 5:30, saturday, march 7. here's some of the stories we're following on "action news." a memorial grows in north philadelphia where a police officer was shot and killed in the line of duty. >> police open fire on suspects following a shooting in an old city parking lot. somber anniversary president obama and former president george w.bush attend the march of selma in alabama. we are learning more about

robert wilson and why he was inside the game stop store. meanwhile, charges have been filed against the brothers accused of killing wilson. sharrie williams has the details. >> reporter: balloons blowing in the wind, candles lit. willie wilson came by the memorial to pay his respects. he has the same last name as the officer he plans to go to the plaza at the time of the shooting, but changed his plans at the last minute. >> that could have been us in the store. >> reporter: officer wilson went inside the game stop shopping for a gift for his 8-year-old son whose birthday is monday. two armed suspects walked in and announced a holdup, officer wilson pulled his weapon confronting the two now caught in a raging gun battle.

>> he is moving back and forth firing at both suspects, he was taking rounds, he was being hit during the exchange of gunfire but he continued to fight and shoot until the fatal wound was fireed. a steady stream of people brought food and flowers paying respects to the 30-year-old father of two boys. >> i wanted to reach out and give our condolences, and say we appreciate the service. >> the department said officer wilson saved lives that day as customers and employees were inside the store. the shootout captured on surveillance video. >> i've seen a lot of heroic action on the part of the of police officers over the year, itch not seen any above what i saw on the video.

>> reporter: here at the # -- 22nd district, a black bunting hangs. both suspects were charged with murder and the d.a. will likely seek the death penalty. sharrie williams channel 6 "action news." >> we'll not see the recordings but you can hear the raw emotions and the dispatcher. >> i'm on location i need a medic asap. >> get a medic here asap. >> >> first responders from across the river honored officer wilson with the 39th annual awards

dinner. the event recognizes individuals for extraordinary acts of bravery and raises money for children of emergency personnel killed in the line of duty. >> it's a reminder of the dangers of our job tonight we honor officer wilson and his family. this fellowship committee will be there for them just as many others will be there them, as well. a church in the neighborhood is holding a service in his honor at 10:00 a.m. at saints martins de porres. there is a trust fund established for the family. go to facebook.com/"action news" like the page to get the updates on your feed. it's 5:34, let's get a check of the weather

meteorologist chris sowers it's cold, but it's going to be better. >> reporter: it better get better. let's go live on sky 6. we have a nice weekend for a change. we're not talking any snow or ice, there could patchy black ice because of refreezing and snow melt yesterday. we're not forecasting snow or ice over the next few days. here's what to expect over the morning hours bawfort -- because of the snow melt yesterday, and the temperatures are in the teens be on the look out for patchy ice on side roads and parking lots and things like that. some of the numbers are approaching record territory. temperatures are well below where they should be for this time of year. zero in buena. 5 in glassboro, 4 in hammonton.

hopefully this is the last morning this winter season i have to talk about single digit lows. it's been a brutal stretch for us. maybe a few clouds this afternoon, but that's about it. the day planner like this, 11:00 a.m. 31, 2:00 p.m. 38. shooting for a high of 39 degrees. we have warmer temperatures coming up in just a bit. >> police ended firing a shot at a car officers spotted a car racing from the scene. police say the driver was ordered to stop, when that did not happen, an officer fired a shot the car crashed into a suspect, three suspects all okay were taken in for questioning. the original shooting victim is

in the hospital, the officers are all right. new this morning a young man was shot in the back and killed in north philadelphia. police are looking for a gunman. the shooting happened after 2:00 a.m. on the 2100 block of west i i avenue. a fault was discovered near a home on columbus road in burlington. the compromised section of the sewer line is only 5 inches long, the family did not have to evacuate. firefighters responded to a report of smoke in the nursing home of the 700 block of sumneytown pike. there were no reports of injuries and so far no word on what caused the fire. chopper 6hd above as flames

poured out of a gloucester county home. firefighters were called to the 600 block of hesston road at 8:30. it took a half-hour to bring the blaze under control. nobody was injured. a defiant new jersey senator bob menendez said he is not going anywhere. he could be indicted for federal charges in the next two weeks. he has been under scrutiny for his relationship with dr. solomon melgen. menendez agreed to reimburse him $48,000. >> let me be very clear, i have always conducted myself appropriately and in accordance

with the law. >> the fbi raided melgen's office two years ago. he got more reimbursements from medicare in 2012 than any doctor in the country. today marks 50th anniversary of the bloody march from selma to montgomery. it was ordinary organized by dr. martin luther king. president obama and george bush will join survivors where dozens of civil rights activists were beaten and tear gassed by police. >> selma is now selma is about the courage of ordinary people doing exroarld extraordinary things because they believe they

can change the country and shape our nation's destiny. >> people are heading to selma by the bus load to participate in the commemorative event. state liquor control board made a ruling yesterday, two distributers sued the board to get a definitive answer about what constitutes a case of beer, their answer was anything over 128 ounces. back in business, special events are planned all weekend long last month you may remember the roof collapsed in this location injuring several people. much more to come on "action news" saturday morning. keeping your large appliances in tip-top shape will save you

money in the long run. >> reporter: eva, say goodbye to the cold. in some areas we have record cold this morning, but the big story this week will be a warmup. we have 50s in the seven day forecast. i'll have the details coming up after this.

that will break the ice, army corps of engineers in michigan are using explosives to get rid of the ice. this is the second time in the past 14 years that the corp has broken out the heavy arrest tiller to help the river thaw. i bet they are having fun with that. we're not having fun with the ice this year. >> reporter: enough is enough. we'll have a hand from mother nature. there's the view of the center city skyline it's nice out there, there's no wind. the winds are calm no clouds in the sky that means radiational cooling takes place and the temperatures plumb he -- mmet

saturday the normal for this time of year is 50 degrees, wednesday, 43. yesterday's high, 26 degrees. now we're sitting into the low teens, 14 in philadelphia. dewpoint, 7 this is one of the warmer numbers out there right now. winds out of the west at 6 miles per hour. pressure reading is falling from 30.46 inches. 9 in trenton. millville, zero. lancaster, same thing. reading at 2 allentown 4. on a positive side windchills with are not too much different than what you see here. there's not that harsh wind, but these numbers are cold enough. binghamton 1 charleston 17. that's a down-sloping wind off the mountains it is a moderating wind. it's a bitter start but temperatures will moderate this afternoon getting in the upper

30s row 40s today. future tracker 6 maybe a few high thin clouds this afternoon, skies of blue and flurries in the poconos that's about it. overnight tonight, we'll see clouds around, tomorrow we start out with high thin clouds and the skies are clear during the afternoon. overall it's a nice, quiet weekend for a change. lehigh valley, sun and clouds, cold 36 degrees that's the forecast high. that's better than yesterday when you were stuck in the 20s. atlantic city, the shore points, sunny, chilly, yesterday we were in the 20s today we're closing in on 40 degrees. philadelphia, 39 today. sun and clouds, the normal for this time of year is 50. it will be breezy from time to time. winds sustained out of the southwest at 10 to 15 miles per hour. overnight tonight partly cloudy not nearly always cold, 26 degrees outlying suburbs 30

for the city. don't forget to spring ahead here we'll lose an hour sleep overnight tonight. before you go to bed set the clocks ahead one hour. the sun will set at 7:00 p.m. 46 degrees. look at the warmup. monday, clouds and sun 49 degrees, nice and quiet through most of the time frame. tuesday, clouds, maybe a couple of showers 46. hello 50s quite mild wednesday 56 degrees, as a warm front punches through. thursday, sunny and close to 50 if not warmer. friday, sun and clouds, 46 degrees, that's a much warmer seven day forecast than we've been able to show you in weeks. there's only one day that the high is above normal. it tells you how bad it's been. that looks delightful. let's see if we can keep it

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>> good morning, it is 6:00 a.m. on this saturday march 7. here's some of the stories we're following on "action news," remembering a fallen officer, a memorial grows outside a philadelphia game store where a philadelphia police officer was gunned down. a popular restaurant is held up at gunpoint overnight now the search is on for the armed robber who made off with cash. >> flames shoot from a roof of an apartment building in delaware overnight. chris sowers joins us, we'll get the accuweather forecast, finally, some pleasant news. >> reporter: remember what i have been saying all along, i wanted one good snow, and then i'm done. it's time to move on, we're turning the clocks ahead time for spring. time for tulips and daisy. you can see camden in the distance, the sun