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and we begin with breaking news, a 4-year-old child is found safe after being abducted in south philadelphia. he was taken from his home on the 2800 block of hope street his mother told police her ex-boyfriend carlos lebron jr. put on a ski mask and took the child without permission just before 3:00 a.m. they located the child and took lebron into custody. we'll update the story on "action news" beginning at 4:00 and 6abc.com. police are trying to identify the gunman that kill aid man walking his dog last night. investigators think that the victim was a victim of robbery. eva pilgram is live at the scene in the overbrook section of philadelphia and she has the very latest. >> reporter: rick neighbors are out here all morning talking to each other just in utter

disbelief about a man that was very well liked and to have walk lost his life doing something they do every day, walking his dog. >> this is horrible such a great neighborhood. nothing happens like that arm here. >> i was actually crying this poor child and wife without a father and a husband today. >> a 54-year-old man was walking his dog on wood crest avenue. a man walked up and shot him and robbed him and he later died in the hospital. he usually walks the dog with his young daughter but that that night he was walk ago loan. >> this is so close to home i

just can't believe it. they placed flyers on cars to headache sure they knew about the shooting today there is a steady stream of police cars in the neighborhood but neighbors are still on edge. >> i'm out here in the winter time and i'm by myself, this is terrible. >> this is a fairly nice neighborhood i can't believe what is happening. >> if you have any information about this shooting, you are asked to call police. eva pilgram, channel 6 "action news." authorities say this man sexual assaulted a woman at a montgomery county tanning salon marshall gibson police say is the man caught on video the suspect walked into a tanning studio and asked to use the bathroom he sexual assaulted a woman at knife point in a closed room. he is arraigned this week and

held on $25,000 bail. the city of philadelphia is preparing to honor a fallen hero, the first viewing will be held this afternoon. mourners will gather at francis funeral tomorrow from 4:00 until 8:00 tonight. a second viewing tomorrow at the university of pennsylvania followed by the funeral at 10:30, officer wilson was killed at the shootout when he tried to stop a robbery at the game stop last week, two brothers are charged with his murder. chad pradelli will have a live report coming up on "action news" at 12:30. the manhunt continues for the shooter that shot and wounded two police officers in ferguson, missouri. abc news correspondent, marcy gonzales reports now from

ferguson. >> just one demonstrator out here carrying a sign that reads cops lives matter. and police are following up on leads. >> on this rainy day, police are still out searching for a gunman that they say took aim and shot two officers wednesday night. last night protests outside of police headquarters a calm contrast to the night before. when one officer was shot through the shoulder and the other in the face. president obama is sharing his reaction last night on jimmy kimmel live. >> whoever fired the shots shouldn't detract from the issue, they are criminals and they need to be arrested. police tried to track the gunman down a few blocks from the shooting scene questioning three people but making no arrests. ♪♪

♪♪ while last night a small group gathered by candle light to pray for peace and for those two officers. >> we must pull together and heal together -- >> who are now home from the hospital and now recovering. >> there is a $13,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. attorney general, eric holder says that the justice department and the fbi may join in on the investigation. rick back to you. >> thank you marcy. another ebola patient is being treated at an american hospital, the infected health care worker arrived at the health center in maryland this morning, we know that he or she contracted the virus in sierra leone this, is the 11th patient to receive treatment in the u.s. a rare bacteria is detected in delaware the division of

public health found a staff or mrsa the patient is 67 years old from newcastle county it's the only 13th confirmed case reported in the united states, it's only seen with people with underlying health conditions, vrsa. a judge rejected the deal of the revel casino to glen straub for $82 million and that she lacked jurisdiction for the sale, and a loophole would have leave the door open for the casino to allow a higher bid. 19 other parties have expressed interest. on the weather front this friday a nice way to end the work week, rain is on the way tonight and the weekend will be unsettled. sky 6 hd looking at pens landing this afternoon and we have seen

sunshine for much of the morning though clouds are slowly but surely moving in. and the weekend could be on the soggy side. melissa magee is live in the studios with more on that. >> happy friday to you as well. a nice way to start the friday we had sunshine this morning and the sun continues this afternoon. the temperatures reflect a slow change 44 in philadelphia and 33 in the poconos and beach haven 39. the wind is from the east, 35 in reading and feels like 33 in lancaster. the good news is it's not as windy today as it was yesterday. looking ahead with our day planner, a mostly sunny sky and temperature at 50 degrees we'll hold at 50 at 5:00 this after evening and the clouds move to a northeast direction and the

temperature only 47 and we drop to 44 tonight. sun gives way to clouds stormtracker 6 live double scan radar 3-d, you can see the moisture moving across the ohio valley and points to the south and the mississippi river valley as well. this makes its way from a southwest to northeast direction as we get closer to midnight and the first half of our weekend. we'll talk about what is ahead. sun gives way to increasing clouds and it will look like a soggy start to our saturday. the big question is will that rain continue for the second half of the weekend. the answer is coming up in the full and exclusive accuweather forecast. >> be sure to check the 6 abc storm tracker app along with live radars you can report what you are seeing in your area, the 6 abc storm tracker app is a free download for your mobile device. still to come on "action news" this noon, a young driver takes the family car on a 20 mile joy

ride and police say he was just 8 years old. also romanced and robbed. what this woman allegedly did to her dates. and find out the average cost of the american wedding.

transit police shot a man in the d.c. tunnel. at the potomac stop, officers responded to a call for a trespasser on the tracks it's unclear why they shot him. washington, d.c. police are leading the investigation. the man accused of running into the white house with a knife is expected to make a plea deal this afternoon. omar gonzales will be in court today, he will accept a deal. he made it to the east room before being tackled back in september. it led to the resignation of the former secret service head, julia pierceson. 25-year-old alexandria davis

surrendered to bar harbor police they say she targeted men at bars and restaurants with the promise of an invite to her home, she stole rolex watches valued at $80,000. they are asking potential victims to come forward. an 8-year-old boy managed to steal the family car and go for a 28 mile joy ride without hurting anybody else. he snuck out of his oklahoma home while his family was sleeping he jumped in the car and took off. he drove to oklahoma city and crashed into a curb at 5:30 in the morning, he was standing next to the car when the police arrived at the scene. >> there are no signs of abuse or neglect, it just appears to be that this child woke up in the middle of the night and got the car keys and went on a

drive. >> police had to communicate with hand written notes because he is hearing impaired. nasa is hoping that an unmanned rocket will help scientists understand the fields, the rocket blasted off from cape canaveral, florida, it carried the multiscale spacecraft and had four identical probes that went around the earth it happens through the universe and scientists are hoping to learn more about it. >> still to come on "action news" at noon, the irs warns of a massive scam how con artists stole $15 million from victims in nearly every state. and the story behind this special performance that has patients and doctors shaking it off. when "action news" comes right back.

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demand payment by credit card. tying the knot is getting more expense of. the average wedding cost $30,000 last year and that is a new all-time high the survey polled 16,000 couples and the venue is usually the biggest budget drain averaging $14,000 came in second at $1500 and then the band that came in at $4,000. a big drain from starbucks and it has a new type of iced coffee that is brewed cold instead of hot and is more caffeinated than the current version, they will bring the upgrade later this month on march 31st. turning to health check another u.s. hospital created a kidney

transplant chain they performed the state's first eight patient kidney swap the chain started with one woman that just wanted to save a life. >> something on my mind for many years, because i had read about other people that came forward to donate their kidneys, to their friends or whatever the case may be and i thought i can do that too. all eight donors and recipients are connecticut residents, and on the road to recovery they were able to perform all the surgeries in just one day. back here you wouldn't think the hospital of philadelphia would be the backdrop of a fun music video everyone was dancing and singing along to a song by taylor swift. ♪♪ ♪♪ >> from patients to nurses to

parents and even a therapy dog, child life specialists at chop came up with this musical idea to create normalcy and fun for the kids and it seemed to be the perfect medicine. well, the "action news" team is out working on news stories tonight beginning at 4:00. live is alicia vitarelli with a look ahead. happy friday. >> happy freebie friday you can get a lot of something for nothing, we'll break down the freebies at 4:00, and why the winner of a million dollar power ball jackpot went from exhilarated to devastated within hours. what do jennifer lopez and jennifer garner have in common? the honest to god research that

claims that the women with bigger backsides have smarter kids. and you can take us on the go if you have not already downloaded our app you can watch us on your tablet or smart phone. we are enjoying a mild friday but get ready for a soggy saturday. meteorologist, melissa magee, is showing us what to expect for the weekend when "action news" at noon continues. stay with us.

melissa is back but a closer look at the forecast and some soggy weather this weekend. it looks like for saturday we are in and out of steady rain.

stormtracker 6 live double scan showing it is dry, no issues with precipitation on this friday. we'll show you the picture outside. the action cam was outside earlier today out in fairmount park we have got a bright blue sky overhead they will fully start to climb as we go through the afternoon hours we are coming in at 44 degrees and the dew point is 8 and the atmosphere is dry and that moisture will eventually make its way northward and the wind out of the east at 7 miles per hour. 44 in the city and a windchill of 40 degrees with the winds coming in from the easterly direction, 39 in reading and 42 in dover along the coast in beach haven here is more good news on our friday its not as windy today yesterday we had winds gusting in the city as high as 30 miles per hour.

they are sustained at 6 miles per hour, and 10 miles per hour in wildwood and they are coming in from the southeast we had the stiff ones from the north and today they are come in from the northeast. it's milder into the weekend despite the moisture on the way, here is satellite 6 along with action radar you see sunshine now and sun gives way to increasing clouds and off to the south and west, you see the moisture getting close to our region and from the ohio valley and points to the south, this works our way into the region as early as late tonight. we'll time it out for you 5:00 this evening, we have a clear sky, i think the ride home from work we'll be dry and you can see the moisture approaching berks, and lancaster and areas in delaware by midnight. still dry in the city at that point but into the overnight hours and into tomorrow morning a steady batch of moisture on

the way it's heavy not showery. steady precipitation in the morning a half inch to inch of rainfall is on the way. the moisture will taper and by saturday evening, the steady rain transitions over from rain to left over showers in the evening hours the call from accuweather, sunshine to increasing clouds and less wind and high temperature is 52 average for this time of year. the rain arrives at midnight and the accuweather forecast showing you today sunshine to increasing clouds, high up to 52 and saturday mostly cloudy with the rain on and off throughout the day and a high of 58 on sunday a high of 54 degrees, sunday is mostly dry and there is cool air aloft, and we may have to allow for a spotty shower from time to time and sunday looks to be more clouds and sunshine type of day, monday up to 58 and st.

patrick's day on tuesday with showers around then, we stay in the 50s all next week rick. quick break and more news when we come right back.

"action news" at 12:30 continues with rick williams, sara bloomquist and meteorologist, david murphy. hello again here are the stories we are following for you at 12:30 now, a knife attack

sethd sends a man to the hospital. and more on the attack of lippert that his attacker was out to kill and a boy is safe after being abducted from a north philadelphia home. and we say our final farewell to officer wilson we find chad pradelli with more on the farewell. >> reporter: rick a private viewing for the family will begin here at the francis funeral home beginning at 12:00 and lasts until 2:00 this afternoon and then a public viewing from 4:00 until 8:00. you can see police officers are arriving here getting set to say good-bye to officer robert wilson iii, for the men and women in blue the next few days are difficult they are