>> i expect this to be a very lively livelier than normal juan pablo we hear from in just a moment. here we go. the race winner, juan pablo montoya. >> i don't think i have seen juan pablo montoya 13450i8 this wide in a long time juan pablo, what a performance, what a day, we talked earlier, you said i had to be so patient a year ago, not today, take us through your run. >> today was a good day.

i was running slow at the end to look after him. everybody at verizon and team penske did an amazing job, chevy as well. >> what about the contact, did you see will power trying to make the move underneath you with the mirrors and where he was? >> i saw him trying to make the move. he was way back. when i got to the turning point, he wasn't even close. so >> juan pablo montoya wasn't going to give him the position. he winds up in victory lane. >> celebrating with the team. what a very popular win as montoya takes the trophy at st. pete.

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fans beginning to file out after juan pablo montoya's win in this season-opening verizon indycar series race. montoya with a spirited fight with penske teammate will power as we look at the final results of today's race. >> pretty interesting to see ryan hunter-reay, certainly work to be done in the honda camp. they'll be working hard before the next race. >> graham hey ral was very competitive. >> there's scott dixon finishing in 15th and charlie kimball, we saw him, at the end, not a very successful day for him. >> five leaders, six leads changes, five caution flags in the race, and at the end juan pablo montoya wins and will power has to settle for second. let's hear from him. >> will power, can't say you didn't give your best effort.

let's talk about trying to get around montoya. >> he was very good at the last corner. you know he saw me and then yeah, it was kind of optimistic but, if he had given me some i would have taken it. i mean, he was phenomenally fast. i couldn't drop him on that stint before. he was very quick on the reds there. >> was that an all or nothing move? >> yeah, it was kind of my only chance. if you know if i didn't damage my wing maybe i would have had another shot. but, yeah it's hard to get close with these cars it really is. great day for the verizon car. as we thought it would be a battle between teammate and once again, will power, a hard-fought second place.

>> turning point in the race when he gave up laps on the pit stop. at lap 99. in the end, his team owner roger penske is celebrating with juan pablo montoya and not will power in victory lane here in st. petersburg. up next "world news" or your local news except on the west coast. the debut of aero kits in the indycar series, saw bits and pieces of those aero kits scattered on the racetrack. juan pablo montoya the winner.

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>> surprised night i'm walter perez, shirleen is in for sarah. in the news one of the sweetest snos philadelphia is danaged by fire at the hite of "the buzz" gist season. >> and i'm trying to cross the street in burlington county. the big story on "action news" is a crash of a small plane in chester county. it happened after 1:30. >> west goshen townshipch the mraep with two people on board brandywine airport went down at

the intersection of sanders lane and andrew drive. both the pilot and passenger were killed. >> vernon odom is live near the scene and joins us with the latest. the vernon. >> good evening, many questions linger here at the this hour in west goshen. was this a recreational weekend flight or up instructional session. no official words from authorities yet this tragedy occurred on a brisk, clear day for flying. >> authorities say this piper cherokee pa 2 crashed through intersection of sanders lane and andrew drive in west show shen less than 2 miles from the brandywine airport where the flight originated. two were killed, one the pilot. >> it was observed from the area that the plane took off from brandy win airport. shortly after taking off the plane sputtered and took a nosedive and came into the wodz behind us. >> the local fire department squink wished the fire. this man lives in apartment near

the crash scene. >> i heard a bang like a big bang. >> like a crash. >> all relevant agencies launched their official investigations keeping the media away from the scene so far. >> it's sad what these gentleman told me. i know pilots. i work from the airline. i know pilots that fly out of here. it's sad to hear that the people didn't make it. >> and the names of victims have not been released yet by the local police or the faa or ntsb. live in west goshen township, chester county, vernon odom, "channel 6 action news." >> thank you are vernon. 7 people are helped by the red cross after germantown caught fire earlier this morning and it happened 5 a.m. on the 200 block of east ashimmediate street. it took crews ten minutes to place the fire under control. but not before one man was injured. he was rushed to einstein for smoke inhalation and was in stable condition. no word what caused the fire.

>> just a week before easter a popular bakery in north philadelphia was heavily damaged by fire this morning. denise's delicacies opened 25 years ago and neighborhood favorite that draws big crowds every holiday. tonight the owner is trying to figure out how to pick up the pieces. "action news" reporter annie mccormick has more. >> firefighters responded to this early morning blaze in north philadelphia quickly and got the fire under control within an hour. but the damage left behind is too severe for the employees of denise's dell cassies to get back to work. >> it has not hit me yet but i'm getting a lot of phone calls and we have a great customer base, people love us. we love them. >> her business began in 1990 and established itself at north 2nd sweet spot. she has 26 employees. >> what happened over there? >> today cust werz were

shocked. >> where will we get our cakes and donuts and cookies and wedding cakes and bridal shower cakes and some special birthday cakes we like. >> it's been there years. for a while. this is a shame that this happened i see miss t and buy my coffee and donuts out of there. >> it will hurt a lot of people. a lot of people come here and buy stuff from denise. like i said i'm sad. i seen it. i had to stop. >> firefighters believed the fire began in the kitchen ep which is in the rear of the building. denise's web site shows the team's proud creations heading into their busiest season with easter next week. >> mother's day is one of our bigyes. so, we needless to say we will not be celebrating either one of those. if we do rebuild it's going to take a good while. >> and the fire marshall spent most of date out here at the scene and tells us at this point they can't determine a cause. it could take several days. reporting in northeast

philadelphia, annie mccormick, "channel 6 action news." >> devastating. also, in north philadelphia, an afternoon shooting left a map seriously injured. around 2:00 near the intersection of 9th and huntingdon streets the 32-year-old man was shot multiple times. he was rushed to temple hospital in stable condition. no arrests have been made. >> the investigation continues this evening into the fatal shooting of an off duty darby borough police officer inside hi home. loved ones are speaking out about a young man that date indicated his life to helping others. "action news" reporter kenneth moton is live in darby with the latest. kenneth. >> reporter: walter, still no charges. and still no new information from darby township police or delaware county district attorney open the death of this officer. but we've managed to learn a lot about this young man who just wanted to serve. >> this is the lansdowne delaware county street darby borough police officer mark hudson grew up. he was known as guy with

infectious smile who knew what he wanted to do with his life. >> he wanted to be a fireman he was a fireman and he wanted to be a police officer and became one and just that's something that is is really to me personally that's something that really inspired me. >> alvin reese is still coping with the loss. it was 4:30 p.m. yesterday when darby township police say the 6-year-old off duty officer was shot in the chest and in his fwlen olden hole. hudson's girlfriend was in the house. sources say she was immediately taken into custody. >> when i first heard aboutty thought something happened in the line of duty or something but to hear it was domestic dispute, that's really shocking to everyone. >> police say there were ongoing domestic problems and things were so bad, sources say it was hudson who recently got a protection from abuse order against his girlfriend. wanda reeves had known hudson since 2 years old. >> he was a nice, spirited young man, polite, respectful. i couldn't believe his life was ended so senselessly.

>> black punting for hudson that joined this volunteer fire company when just 16. his locker, and his gear, are now a memorial. >> you know it was round of clock things for him he would come in the middle of the night after working day work and he would have a duty to serve. he always did it with a smile sgl. >> reporter: again hudson's girlfriend was not charged. we will not release her name. even today she was being questioned. we'll have the latest updates on 6abc.com and tonight on "action news." reporting live in darby township, kenneth moton, "channel 6 action news," shirleen. >> all right. thank you, kenneth. >> christians all around our area marked palm sunday today ushering in holy week. ♪outside the cathedral basilica of st. peters and paul the

braved the wind chills in the 20s. people received the psalms. >> worshipers at st. peter church in merchantville new jersey carried psalms around the block and into the surech inside they raised voices in song and dramatic readings to begin easter week. >> more than 600 needy jewish families have all they need for passover. temple, sinai and dresser as volunteers from project home handed out 1200 shopping bags with chicken motsa and fish and other kosher foods. it started 15 years ago with a handful of volunteers and today more than 400 people took part. >> it took a team effort to save a dog who apparently wanted to go for a swim today. this morning, around 10 a woman was taking her dog for a walk on the rail trail in pemberton

borough. he got away and ran into the rancocas creek. he tried to walk through the foam at the foot of the creek and ended up falling nx the tide picked him up and forced him down street. his leash got caught in trees and that's when the fire company was able to rescue him. he is doing fine. >> makes for a stressful afternoon right there. >> yes. >> all right. >> still to come governor of indiana digging in despite worldwide criticism of law that legalizes they say discrimination. >> some local soldier prepare to deploy for an over sea as assignment. >> shirleen, nis recovery today with plenty of sunshine and for the workweek ahead milder temperatures with the threat of showers. we'll take a look at details in the full and exclusive accuweather forecast. >> thank you, melissa plus jeff skversky tells whous will start on the hill for phillies opening day when "action news" comes right back

>> more than 100 citizen soldiers got a send-off for deployment. they are headed to guantanamo bay, florida excuse me cuba these national guard troops will work at five detention facilities and a hospital and families say they're proud of sons and daughters and will be happy when they are home once again. >> so vietnam veterans in the area got an overdue tribute for service. delaware valley vietnam vets held ceremonies to honor the men on the 4 anniversary of last u.s. forces to leaf vietnam. they also observed k 9 vetians day with a visit from two local k 9 teams. >> indiana governor defended state law that many say could be interpreted as a means of sanctionsing discrimination a

occurring this week on this week with george stephanopoulos they say the people in indiana are intolerant of those with a different view. >> we stepped forward for a purpose of recognizing religious liberty rights of all the people of indiana of every faith we suffered under this avalanche for the last several days of condemnation and it's completely base list. >> the measure prohibits state laws that hamper a person's ability to follow his or her own religious beliefs. since the law was signed thursday there's been calls to boycott indiana. ankley's list put a planned expansion in indiana on hold because ever the new law. new york city police today found two bodies in the rub of of apparent gas explosion in manhattan east village. they have not identified those remains that were found and have been looking for restaurant worker and diner missing since 3 buildings were 4re68d by a blast

and massive fire thursday afternoon. . >> well a youngster with leukemia from northeast philadelphia received a big boost today from friends he did not know he had. 4-year-old zander kas 'nova joined in cutting ribbon on his newly renovated home. this is the second time they teamed up to do a home makeover. as he looked at his bedroom he posed for pictures with the teens. >> still to come, jeff skversky has sports. >> and a week before opening day the phillies take on the tigers highlights when "action news" comes right

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to special olympics. more than 450 annual lights took part in this round robin events which included a skills competition. this year's turnout is the biggest they ever hosted. >> time for a check on sports. >> time to get the roster down to 5 by next sunday. decisions to be made as expected cole hamels will start opening day a week from tomorrow against boston clay buckholt and with cliff lee hurt aaron harang will be the next. philly fap attic will be start starting mascot assuming he gets his keys back and can start his four wheeler. bought on one chase utley goes for long drive, two-run homer off an bell sanchez. it's utley's first of the spring. 2-0 phils. ben revere protected revere which will be the starter and revere looks awfully comfortable

in left. rob's raja davis what a catch. how about that? nobody will catch this so ar ran har answering gives us two homers in the ninth. two run shot. arang earnings three runs and five in a third. fourth down one. utley again. again off sanchez solo shot this time. ends in 4-4 tie opener in eight days. >> with just nine games to go in sixers season brett brown is moving big manner lens noel from center power forward. they want him comfortable to am bid next season. noel's hair not the biggest high top open there floor. noel looking sharp. down loads 4 with the slam. lebron answers right back. i'm the king of this court. this goes back and forth. noel again another alley-oop from ish smith. 9-9. game tide up. we go back and forth.

lebron slams it down. lebron and sixers forward they went to the same high school, sam son goes to school on d. sixers up as many as four. right now they're do you know now in the fourth. >> the final four is almost set. 7 seed michigan state joins wisconsin and kentucky after beating louisville in the east where villanova was once top seed. duke and gonzaga are tied in second half. >> union looking to catch fire looking for first win of the season in chicago. 37th minute. score past the highest paid keeper in the u.s.. not a good goal there. union down 1 4eu6 0. >> the season opens in orlando the soul, they finished 5 0 0 last year they were beaten first around of the playoffs. they're hoping changing will be good enough for another championship run.

>> real football is back. this is non-playing season for nfl and now people can kind of quench their thirst with arena league football. >> we want to get off to a fast start. we have not done that the last few years. we're playing open the road and getting used to each other and we're expecting for us to have to hurry up and get used to each other. >> like the phils soul looking for first championship since 2008. >> thank you jeff. >> thank you, jeff. >> it was a great day to bring home a new friend in northeast philadelphiach the pennsylvania spca partnered with the north shore animal league for 2015 tour for life. there were lots of friendly dogs cats, kittens in needs of homes there at the northeast shopping center on roosevelt boulevard. organizers say this is one of the largest mobile pet adoption event in the nation .