third and how they are remembering him as much more than a cop up next. a philadelphia police officer is killed in the line of duty and is now being remembered beyond the badge. his collogues hailed him as a hero and model cop.

tonight he is being remembered by loved ones as a family man who was full of life. saturday night i'm walter perez. the big story on "action news" is memory of robert wilson the their being honored by his family in the wake of his murder in north philadelphia "action news" reporter kenneth moton spoke with wilson's grandmother and sister this evening. he joins us live outside the the between the second district police station in north philadelphia, kenneth. >> reporter: walter, officer robert wilson's grandmother heard the initial reports and called her grandson but of course, she never got a response. tonight his family, thanks the the community this police district and the police department for their support. we have only seen this tough cop image of slain philadelphia a police officer robert wilson but those who knew the 30 year-old said he was usually all smiles. >> robert would be smiling you know and he just would just keep going. i loved him. i know he loved me. >> reporter: it was thursday when the eight year veteran between the second officer was

kill in the gun battle when two armed attempted robbers at 21st and lehigh game stop in north philadelphia. his grandmother constance wilson proud to hear how he protect the employees and customers in the store. >> he was one that didn't just go to work but he went to work and did his job. what he was doing the other day was part of his job. >> reporter: he went from west philadelphia high automotive academy to the police academy ready to serve. fellow officers and top brass have called him dedicated and a hero. no truer word according to his family who knew him as one a amazing father of two boys, a one year-old and i a nine year-old he was buying a birthday present for inside that game stop. >> he doesn't want people to want for anything. if he can help make it better he will. >> reporter: as for brothers charge in the officer a's murder. >> they are not men. they are not men. my brother was a a man. >> reporter: one of the many reasons wilson's family is focused on honoring him.

>> my brother knew what came water try, but i know that he wouldn't go down without a fight. >> reporter: officer wilson's family said if he had a second chance he would have wanted to be inside that store when those gunman came in funeral arrangements are still planned, walter. reporting live from north philadelphia tonight kenneth moton for channel six ands news. >> all right kenneth thank you. officer wilson's collogues gathered for a prayer vigil in his honor. they met under black bunting hanging in front of the 22nd district. mothers in charge and organization that promotes violence prevention join the officers in pray era and brought them some lunch a as well. the the pot mother of moses walker and other 22nd district police officer who was gunned down, three years ago, was a among those who joined the grieving officers. >> out of the respect to the 22nd district and to the philadelphia police department, i want to say that we got y'all backs. y'all have our backs.

we have y'all backs. enough is enough. >> tomorrow a church located near the scene where officer wilson was kellies holding a a service in his honor at 10:00 a.m. at saint martin depours. there they will take a collection that will be donated to officer wilson's young children. new tonight police in philadelphia are looking for two thieves who sent a grocery store worker to the hospital. the action cam on the scene here in the 5600 block of north fifth street in olney just after 7:30 p.m. investigators say two men entered the grocery store robbed the the place, and a all thed two employees. one was taken to einstein hospital. no word tonight how much was taken. police are now working on getting a good description of the suspects. also new tonight officials are investigating whether a suspect who reportedly killed himself in the police standoff tonight is a wanted killer. at 9:00 tonight police surrounded a man in a car in philadelphia's east oak lane section. that man was believed to be five two-year old stanley ling a suspect wanted in a

cheltenham township murder earlier this week. the the man reportedly shot himself after police surrounded the vehicle. he was wanted in the shooting death of a man on wednesday. two people were found unresponsive inside a motel room in the atlantic county this afternoon. the pleasantville police found two people unconscious at the the best western, on black horse pike at about 3:45 p.m. medics were unable to revive the pair on the scene and they were both pronounced dead right there. local authorities tell "action news" that they are working with atlantic county detectives to investigate this case. no further information has been released. moving on to the accu weather forecast and milder days are a ahead for the tri-state region. taking a live look outside right the here sky six in high definition giving us a peak of the center city sky line. after record lows early this morning, meteorologist melissa a magee is tracking a bit of the warm up including some sunshine for our area and boy, do we need it. we're live at the big board with details, melissa. >> we had a really nice start. it started out on the cold

side with record lows across many locations, the exception philadelphia 2 degrees shy of that record and we will climb the record today at least this morning in trenton. the nice recovery this afternoon, even tonight, not bad, most spots above freezing mark at 33. in philadelphia at the freezing in allentown and 36 in trenton. along the coast in wildwood 39. upper 30's as well in dover. here's satellite six with action radar. we are tracking a weak disturbance riding off to our north and east. we have some snow showers a across upstate, new york. we have some flurries across poconos. some of that could drift south and east otherwise for rest of tonight we will stay mostly dry and it won't be as cold tonight as it was last night. check out the the highs across much of the eastern half of the u.s. forty-six today, in cincinnati. sixty-seven in st. louis. fifty-six in memphis tennessee. we will tap in a piece of that milder eras we get a westerly wind for the the second half of our weekend. we will talk about what is

ahead in the near term. we have had melting going on with temperatures in the upper 30's. it will refreeze tonight. good news, we will spring, forward with daylight saving time beginning on sunday, and it the gets milder with moderating temperatures for sunday as well. those details coming up with the full exclusive accu weather forecast, walter. stay on top of the changing conditions with the six a abc storm tracker app that put our radar and the exclusive accu weather seven day forecast right in the the palm of your hand. app is free to down load for your apple will and android devices. the search will resume tomorrow for missing teenager from delaware county, cayman naib left home wednesday night and has not been seen ever since. search effort continued to intensify including help from the fbi. "action news" reporter annie mccormack has more. >> you are not in trouble. we want cayman home. we want him back. >> reporter: plea from the parents of the missing 13 year-old cayman naib, his family brought in professional search ape k-9 teams and multiple law enforcement teams, including the fbi are

involved. >> it had has been an incredible outpouring of support from tons have of people, all over the region, sending help with detectives they have been sending drones they have been sending just people who we don't even know, searching homes, searching out buildings. >> although we have no reason to believe this has turned into a criminal investigation never the the less law enforcement the has incredibly intensified their efforts. >> reporter: saturday professional volunteers filled episcopal a academy which has become a home base for the search. >> both end of the street house to house. >> reporter: cayman's parents say the the shiply school student is a good kid who has never runaway. that night he was upset over an e-mail from the school regarding a homework assignment and he left his newtown square home without his wallet or cell phone. cayman was last seen around 6:30, and his family said he could be in the radnor or wayne area or he could have purchased a train ticket to philadelphia. they are looking for any and all leads. he is 5 feet seven 110-pound

with brown hair and brown eyes. he was last seen wearing i agree gray ski jacket, black ski pant and hiking boots. any information call newtown police. there is a a facebook page set up for the search. >> it is really three possibilities, you know, either cayman was injured and had a problem with the he will in meant on the night he was gone. he is fine and hiding somewhere, you know, one place or the the other or someone is keeping him. it has got to be one of those three. he had has got to be somewhere. >> reporter: in newtown square annie mccormack channel six a "action news". search continues for a 13 year-old from philadelphia whom police believe may be in danger. ny sirah harris went missing wednesday night. she was last seen on the 1500 block have of south 53rd street in kingsessing. nysirah had been diagnosed with clinical depression. if you have have seen her please call 911. it was an emotional night for a young mother who got the the chance to meet the bone marrow donor who saved her

life. jennifer, who has leukemia, was in need of a transplant just hours after the birth of her son. carolyn casey, a stan out volleyball player at the university of rhode island had donated bone marrow through the the get in the game save a life program. the two were a perfect match and met this opening for the first time at villanova university. >> it is kind of makes it real because i kind of had the idea of her read about her seen pictures, but it makes the the impact of what i was able to do, it is really like coming real tonight. >> that is awesome. this meeting comes courtesy of head football coach and y tally a's foundation. thinks the the fifth year that tally united a bone marrow donor with their recipient. variety, brought las vegas to montgomery county for a great cause. it was the group's annual vegas at variety event at saint helen's church in blue bell. guests enjoyed dinner, drinks, music, along with the few

round of blackjack while supporting children with disabilities. raffles and silence auction raised money for the club cam have and developmental center. much more to come tonight president obama a marks a milestone in civil rights history, his message for young people all across the country 50 years after a bloody sunday, in selma, alabama. caught on camera, a road rage confrontation in florida, how a driver and cyclist came to blows land ago this driver in jail. plus jamie apody has a big win for villanova and big loss for flyers. melissa comes back with the rest of the accu weather forecast when "action news" continues.

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check this out a scary road rage confrontation was caught on camera. it started when two bicyclist crossed a intersection and then a pick up driver veers in front of one. cyclist recovers and confront the pick up driver who responds with the punch. it took a in but local investigators finally tracked down the person they believe is the driver of that pick up. he had has been since arrested and facing charges including aggravated battery. well today marks 50 years since a major turning point in the american civil rights movement. it was march 7th, 1965 when hundreds of protesters tried to march from selma alabama to the state capitol of montgomery rallying for voting rates. but they were confronted and many were beaten to the front.

that day was remembered as bloody sunday. president obama was in alabama for today's symbolic march and later acknowledge the importance of remembering what happened here and the enduring need for diplomacy. >> sickle will most powerful word in our democracy is the word we. we the people. we shall overcome. yes, we can. and that word is owned by no one, it belongs to everyone. >> and president obama went on a call to young people who turned out for the march to come together and fight for continued equality, all around the world. well, four candidates running for mayor in philadelphia discussed a few hot button issues today. group called pennsylvania working families hosted a candidate forum today right there in center city. anthony williams, jim kenny nelson diaz, and doug oliver

were in attendance. they discussed all topics. lynn abraham and keith good man were not there. american red cross held the red ball at please touch museum this evening. chinese new years theme party featured cuisine by susan fu. guests mingled enjoying cocktails and a live ban, dancing. proceeds benefit the red house which provides short term residents for families displaced by disaster. "action news" reporter annie mccormack joined philadelphia red cross ceo judge hughes, at the event.

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meteorologist melissa magee has the accu weather forecast. we lose an hour of sleep tonight the but it is okay. we're okay witt. >> we're okay because we will gain an hour of daylight, sunset tomorrow walter just wait until i tell you the time. don't give ate way. you have to wait. >> i was about to jump. >> don't say it yet. >> storm tracker six double scan radar showing you it is dry, no issues with precipitation and much needed break as we start out our weekend after the snow, cold, we have been dealing with the past workweek. in fact yesterday's high only in the 20's. we have climb well up in the 30's today. everything is relative as we are in, and still are winter season. sky six live in hd, it is a gorgeous shot of the center city sky line on this saturday night. we have a mostly clear sky with just a few cloud out and about tonight. the high today in the city

climbing up to 39 degrees. so 11 degrees shy of average. normal for us this time of the year is 50. and morning low temperature 2 degrees shy of, tying the old record of nine otherwise, we didn't have have a lot of record cold early this morning across much of the delaware and lehigh valleys. outside tonight it is 33 in the city. thirty-one in the poconos. thirty in lancaster. thirty-five in reading. along the the coast in wildwood coming in at 39. thirty-three in atlantic city. the as we go throughout the overnight hours these numbers will drop off a bit. even though we did have some melting earlier today with temperatures above freezing watching out for things to refreeze, overnight tonight. and here's satellite six with action radar. we are tracking a weak disturbance moving through areas in upstate new york and northern sections of pennsylvania, this will ride on off to our north and east. right now poconos are dealing with a few flurries. a lot of that activity will diminish and die out and most of our region will stay dry and quiet for the rest of tonight. speaking of tonight, another

reminder for you, before you go to bed and turn in, daylight savings time, begins on sunday. good idea tonight to spring, forward, one hour, set those clocks ahead one hour and also good idea to change the batteries in the the smoke detectors. we will lose an hour of sleep, but we're gaining an extra hour of daylight. the setup for you on sunday second half of the weekend high pressure works its way eastward and top in the westerly win. they down slope east of the appalachians. we will easily climb up in the upper 40's. 48 degrees for the high temperature. breaks of sunshine. it is decently mild. call for accu weather for rest of tonight dropping down to 25 in allentown for overnight low. thirty in philadelphia 33 in cape may. few clouds again. watching out for refreeze on some of the other surfaces, on area out and b a accu weather forecast showing you tomorrow, milder with some sunshine. high temperature up to 48 degrees. sunset tomorrow will be a at 7:00 o'clock in the evening. and on monday, temperatures near normal at 49 degrees. the tuesday, cloud which some

showers around. coming in to at 46 degrees. the wednesday, this is the the nicest day of the week so far. very mild, and sunny with a high of 56 degrees. fifty on thursday, with sunshine and clouds. on friday, sun to clouds a high of 46, late friday night in, to saturday a and showers are likely with a high temperature for the the start of next weekend coming in at 50. did you hear, 7:00 o'clock in the evening tomorrow. >> i heard it. >> silent celebration in my heart, to be polite. thanks, in melissa. >> you're welcome. up next, jamie apody has sports. big loss for the flyers in the push toward the post season. she will break down the game that got the away when "action news" comes right back. but now tonight's power ball numbers.

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with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v jamie is in for jeff with a check on sports. i mentioned before if you listen closely you can hear my jaw drop through the table at end of the regulation with that flyers game. >> so did all of the fans in the delaware valley, same reaction. flyers look back on their season, this is likely going to be the game will they remember the one that got away. going head to head with the team they are chasing, chance to move within two points of boston. were four minutes and 30 seconds left in regular always chris vandervelde redirects a shot giving flyers their first lead. fourteen seconds from the win. 142nd. walter's jaw dropped. brad marchand got one past steve mason. in the extra period the

flyers, are the ones with the opportunity, a three on one. jay voracek break away, they could not convert. marchand could, and did to win the game. could be the dagger of the season. boston picks up another point on the flyers now down five after falling in overtime three-two. >> we got to find ways to close these games out. we had an opportunity to come within two-point and we let it slide away. >> it hurts. crushing. i don't know about that. we have to play jersey tomorrow. i'm done with this game. >> i'm sure hawks didn't have paul millsap or kyle korver but sixers didn't have anybody. they usually don't. tonight they beat the best team in basketball this guy's presence rubbed off on them. allen iverson taking in the game. sixers down by 16 in the first half. down three thompson three ties it at 79 in the fourth. later nerlens noel driving lay up puts them up four. he had 11 points, 17

rebound. just over a minute to go luke, seals it. sixers who have 49 losses somehow, some way beat the a hawks who have 49 wins, 92-84. chase utley is rehabbing his ankle history. today he almost added a head injury. jonathan papelbon made his spring debut. he looked good. striking out, two and in a scoreless inning. jesse biddle did in the look good. he allowed two runs in the seventh. phillies lost to the blue jays four-two. papelbon has these word of wisdom. >> it feels different because i feel like we've got a pretty good vibe going in this clubhouse. it is best vibe i have seen since i have been here. it is exciting. >> okay. week from tomorrow, selection sunday, it has been nine years since villanova secured a one seed in the ncaa tournament. today they set themselves up to do it again.

jay wright facing saint john's. final game before the big east torn many: villanova fired off a 23-four run to runaway with this game. bill enis with the exclamation point. fourth ranked nova wins 105-68. twenty-nine-two. they have the most regular season wins in team history. we will have more college hoops when we come right back.

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