community mourns the loss of the child. and the police try to stop a gunman next on "action news" tonight. ♪♪ "action news," delaware valley's leading news program with jim gardner. this was the scene of sorrow tonight in southwest philadelphia. they held a vigil for the 4-year-old boy struck and killed last night at 57th and litchfield. and at this hour police are

still trying to track down the driver who hit and ran. tuesday night, and the big story on "action news" tonight is the search for a driver who may be almost ready to turn herself in. but there is a late-breaking development in this story. "action news" reporter chad pradelli, is live at the police accident investigation decision. chad, what's the update here? >> jim, philadelphia police tells me investigators have been in contact with the lawyer of that suspected driver. she's expected to turn herself in either tomorrow or the following day. but here in the past couple of hours police have recovered the vehicle involved in this hit and run. it was found in a parking garage, and it is now at a police facility and it appears the police are set to solve the case. >> steps from where the boy darted on 57th and litchfield neighbors made a way to a small

memorial dropping off teddy bears and candles, and some taking a moment of silence. this is video capturing the vehicle in question 2011 hospital 2014 black ford edge. >> this time of year we have youngsters, young kids it is springtime and they will run into the streets. and people have a responsibility to stop. >> and investigators what the car should look like chrome detail in the front and under the windows, and the vehicle should be intact and no vehicle parts left at the scene. the message from neighbors of the little boy has been loud and clear. >> that's terrible. tragic, you know. the best thing is to turn yourself in. >> i hope and pray to the almighty god she get a conscience. she don't have no conscience. >> the witnesses say the impact hurled the child 15 feet. the mother than ran down the block and desperately tried to revive the boy. an image that some have been

unable to shake. >> i think about it thinking about her screaming, it was horrible. >> and the name of the suspect, nor the name of the boy has been released. again if you're just tuning in late developments police have recovered the vehicle suspected in this hit and run and that deliver has been lawyered up and she is expected to turn herself in in the next day or two. live in brewerytown, chad pradelli for channel 6 news." >> thank you. and tonight, surveillance images of the fleeing white sedan expected in a second hit and run crash last night. a young mother and her 2-year-old child were struck near masher and lehigh in the west kensington section of the city. the boy still in the hospital and mother released earlier today. and offering a $10,000 to find the driver of this white car

believed to be a 2007 infinity. and yet another hit and run in philadelphia led to a police chase this afternoon. starting with a head-on crash at 4:00 at the intersection of ford road and chamonix drive. and they tracked him through the fairmount park and west of montgomery avenue where he was captured. two people were hurt in the accident. there is a $10,000 reward up for grabs tonight for information leading to the arrest of a serial bank robber. "action news" reporter kenneth moton live at the td bank. what are the details? >> jim, it appears the suspected serial bank robber has an affinity for td bank branches. f.b.i. says agents have done the work to identify this guy and investigators need the public's help to bring him in.

images of the man the police and f.b.i. are calling a serial bank robber. knowing his name rashon mitchell accused of walking into at least four banks and demanding cash. >> he hasn't dipssplayed a weapon he has violent notes. and we are worried about escalation. >> and desperation is ramping up. and mitchell hit three td banks in the past week and charged with the february 28th rob roy of the bank at 16th and market in center city. and investigators say he took a two-week break before moving in on the td bank on walnut thursday. we were there as police worked the scene. the f.b.i. says friday mitchell robbed the td bank on city line avenue and another on baltimore pike in springfield. mitchell is 5'9" 215 pounds. last known address on masters

street. >> and the pictures are good and we hope someone sees the pictures and calls in a tip for us. >> as we mentioned, there is a hefty reward for information leading to mitchell's capture. $10,000. anyone with tips should call the f.b.i., philadelphia police or 911. reporting live kenneth moton channel 6 "action news." tonight hearing for the first time from the good samaritan finding a disabled man abandoned in his woods left by his mother. walking near cobbs creek park he spotted a pair of deer. he followed them to take a picture and he saw sticks on a package in the shape of a cross. >> and i put my foot like that. and the head came up like that. and i said oh! i said oh, my god! >> anderson found 21-year-old

dequan norman a quadriplegic missing for five days. they say norman's mother nyia parler, left him alone in the woods to die while she went to visit her boyfriend in maryland. police say she will be charged with attempted murder. the revel expected to have power back up running tomorrow or thursday. three generator trucks arrived today. the new own are, straub rolled the dice in the contract dispute with the utilities plant and they pulled the plug and it is costing them in fines every day. they are waiting for nicer weather before finishing the hook-up. and a move to quash philadelphia's paid sick leave bill before it takes effect in may. the state senate approved a bill that would block any additional

requirements for businesses beyond the state and federal minimums. and expected to pass the house as well. however, the governor is opposed and philadelphia's law requires businesses with at least 10 employees to offer an hour of paid sick leave for every 40-hour workweek. [chanting] dozens of people rallied tonight in northeast philadelphia to protest funding cuts in the school district's budget. they gather at the fox chase elementary school and marched to the congressman's office to have their position heard. and seven principles from the philadelphia school district honored today, receiving the distinguished principal award. and the all award honors outstanding administrators making significant contributions to their schools and communities. veterans rewarded this country's highest military honor in town

tonight helping the families of the fallen marines. the congressional medal of honor took part in the gathering of hero's event in rittenhouse square. the event raised $300,000 for the children of marines killed in a helicopter crash last month in florida. ♪♪ >> hillary clinton kicked off her campaign for president today on a decidedly small scale, and that was on purpose. clinton met with a small group much iowans at a coffee shot and then a community college. four goals, to build the economy of tomorrow strengthen families, fix a dysfunctional government, that is her words and protecth country from threats at home and abroad. and chris christie took his presidential ambitions to new hampshire proceeding changes in social security and medicare

eligibility rules. saying that the retirement age should go to 69 and medicares increasing to 67 eventually. christie wants to reduce and even eliminate social security benefits to more after fluent retirees. and president obama took a major step towards normalizing relayings with cuba. the white house announced the president will remove cuba from the state department's list of countries that sponsor interest national terrorism. obama met with president castro on dues. and cuba removed from the list in 45 days. congress could act to block the move, but obama would certainly veto such a measure. still to come on "action news," dramatic dash cam video released of an officer intentionally ramming a gunman to stop him. and it is one expensive coffee run. this launch to the international station station carrying a

first. an expresso machine for the astronauts. after a gloomy and damp tuesday, stormtracker live double scan showing a few lingering showers around. i am tracking a different weather problem for your morning commute. i will explain in the accuweather forecast. and the domino effect on organ donation. and ali gorman shows us how two local hospitals took part in a historic kidney transplant success. and ducis rodgers with the turn-around at least in the hips department for a phillies star when "action news" continues.

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you're working or recharging do business travel on your terms. acela. take off. >> police in arizona released this dash cam video of a police cruiser smashing into a wanted man on purpose. the incident happened back in february. police say the suspect, mario

valencia went on a crime spree before stealing a rifle from a wal-mart and shooting a round into the air. >> one round just went out. he is definitely locked right now, definitely loaded. >> when valencia refused to drop the rifle and went towards a business participate the police officer used his car to plow into him. and they say that the situation could have been much worse had the man gone into the business and opened fire. rowen university is the first college in the tri-state area to launch body cameras for the campus police. officers gave a demonstration of the $95,000 technology. 35 officers are equipped and it is mandatory to wear during the 12-hour shifts. and governor christie signed regulation last fall requiring

police departments to use either dashboard cameras or body cams. two, one -- and liftoff. >> historic mission rocketed off from cape canaveral, florida this afternoon. listen to this the first expresso maker ever sent to orbit aboard this capsule. and also carrying two tons of groceries, supplies and science experiments to the international space station. when it arrivals on friday the sick astronauts on board, including an italian women, get to use the pods to test whether hot beverage as like expresso can be paid in space. and a rare show of bipartisanship, the house and senate with an overhaul how medicare pays doctors.

>> and sledge dies from a long battle with liver cancer. singing "when a man loves a woman", and rolling stone called it one of the greatest songs of all times. and rita wilson recovering before a double mastectomy. the 58-year-old had surgery last week with her husband, tom hanks by her side. getting a second opinion after initial biopsyies found no cancer. expected to have a full recovery. if you are not familiar with the idea of the kidney transplant chain it is a remarkable phenomenon and they completed the largest chain in the united states. and ali gorman told us that it saved the life of a woman from delaware. >> rosie corbit feeling good in

the largest kidney swap. >> i feel blessed. >> having a genetic kidneys disease. at 61 her kidneys deteriorated and needed a transplant. her long-time neighborhood friend, susan carlson, wanted to donate but she wasn't a match. so dr. swanson said she joined the pair donor network. she would donate a kidney to the recipient she does match and they would find her a donor. it grew and it led to 34 kidneys between 26 hospitals nationwide. christiana was in the middle of the chain. calling the coordination of the effort and the life saved a miracle. >> and the donation is the hope for the patients.

the more we expand it it adds significantly to the donor pool. >> she calls her friend an angel on hive. >> and giving me a chance at new life. a mother, seeing my child born. and now i am around for my daughter husband and friends. >> taking an incredible amount of planning and coordinating to pull something like this off. dr. swanson space the donors and coordinators are true heros. more on this story and the other donors and resipcipient the on "nightline" after "jimmy kimmel." getting the much-improved accuweather forecast. >> we still have some showers around. showing this is the last batch of lingering showers over us. steady in chester county near oxford crossing 272.

moving out in the next 30 minutes and skis begin to clear. looking up near penns landing, a cloudy and damp night. the boats there the owners are hoping for warmer sunny weather to they can take the boats out. we add three dreary tuesdays in a row. andaylast tuesday from a quarter inch and march 31 not that much a little more than trace of rain, but lots of clouds and damp for three tuesdays in a row. right now it is cloudy and camp. temperatures in the 50s. philadelphia 53 allentown 54 wilmington 52. millville 51. a little cooler on the beaches. sea isle city checking in at 48 degrees. satellite six and action radar showing not really heavy, just lingering showers right now. you look north and west you see some cloud cover but they are

gray. and that's the thinner clouds and that's what will be moving out in the overnight hours. and tomorrow morning the problem for the morning commute, sun glare. don't forget the sunglasses especially if your heading east. it will be breezy with pretty bright sun glare. by 8:00. 53. the biggest weather problem is sun glare, you are doing ok. wednesday the high pressure builds in and a beautiful day. 68 degrees. the temperatures are mild. a little bit of a breeze out of the northwest up to about 12 miles per hour at times. and on thursday thursday not quite as warm. winds shift out of the southeast so 64 degrees, that's seasonable. at the shore though with wind right off the ocean, temperatures only in the 50s. it will be a dry day on thursday it tracking the low pressure that is going to try to sneak up on friday it can bring us more clouds, perhaps scattered showers mainly south of philadelphia on friday. the problem when you get sunshine this time of the year allergies sufferers have a hard

time. the pollen outlook is medium to high, to high right into the weekend. so the he can choosive accuweather seven-day forecast, sunny and breezy, and a beautiful day tomorrow. 68 degrees. thursday, still a nice day, not quite as warm 64. on friday most highway cloudy some scattered showers, especially south of philadelphia, 64. and saturday looking pretty nice. clouds breaking with some sunshine. 74 degrees. could have a passing shower saturday night with a cold front. behind the front the temperatures drop back down to normal. sunday, 64 degrees. monday, an easterly flow pulling in clouds and drizzle, 60. and tuesday, partly sunny with a high of 67 degrees. all in all, a pretty nice looking seven-day forecast. >> you are going to appreciate this if you haven't seen it already. getting an up-close and very personal look at one of the tornados that wreaked havoc on illinois last week. sam smith, a father of three is

pulled over to the side of the road. he is driving on interstate 39 in illinois when he captured this video of a massive twister headed state towards him. and he felt like the truck was going to lift off the ground. he was ok. it is mega millions. >> hello americans. tonight's jackpot $47 million. to win that jackpot you must match these five balls plus the megaball. . the first number tonight is 68. that is follow by 7. up next we have 71 followed by 25. and the time white ball for this tuesday is 3. now for the mega ball that number is 3. and the winning numbers are 68, 71

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>> this latest offer could be a hit with phillies fans. days after an all-time low attendance mark at citizens bank park, the team cut ticket prizes to half off on the discount deal sight groupon. a dollar night among the three dates in may. if you are interested get them now, the offer expired at midnight. and the most popular player with the bat in his hands, came alive. the question, was it enough? >> the answer, you will find out in just a second. earlier tonight highlighting the phillies deficiencies with the bat. singles out ryan howard and utley.

and one breaks out. utley .091 batting average. the first at-bat against harvey, that is a solo home run and phillies up 1-0. and now tied at 1-1 in the second inning buchanan in the bases-loaded jam and to the right-field corner that brings all three runs home and the mets lead 4-1. third inning, utley again. two homers and three r.b.i.s and phills down 4-2. and next batter ryan howard. two on that was 98 miles per hour. howard seven strikeouts in the last three games. to the fifth, and right in the back of utley. if you think that was an accident, i have a bridge to sem you. and buchanan in there and ben revere doesn't have the best arm but a perfect throw to the plate. but missing the tag!

and the phillies lose 6-5. flyers g.m. addressing the media tomorrow afternoon and then hope to learn the coach's fate. and he led them to a record above .500 but they missed the playoffs the second time in three years. and he said that he thinks the flyers can win with the flyers currently on the roster. >> i believe we are a playoff team. and we don't have a lot of guys where they say they are going down, most of our players are either on the way up or maintaining. and improving some players, and others maintaining, and hopefully we add a couple pieces and expect to be in the playoffs. there is post-season hockey for giroux.

and playing for team canada. what they are interested the russia along with team russia. and why jeff gordon was at state college today.

the sixers are off tonight. after tomorrow they will be off all summer long. tomorrow they host the heat and they were eliminated from playoff cop -- contention tonight. and jeff gordan showing off his new colors. retiring from full-time racing at the year's end. and leading a penn state chant. and sometimes you get to dumping a ball off a trampoline or attempt to. you and see his feet he misjudged it. >> oh. >> is he ok? >> sure he is ok. back to the cubicle for him.

all right, finally tonight a montgomery county student sang and danced the night away. ♪♪ he's got high hopes he's got high hopes -- >> they held their annual spring show at pope john paul ii high school. student kindergarten through 8th grade took part. this year's theme aes's faith and freedom. and "jimmy kimmel" live next. "action news" continues at 4:30 with pamela edwards, matt o'donnell meteorologist david murphy and karen rogers. for cecily tynan, ducis rodgers, the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. good night. ♪♪ "action news" is sponsored in part by --

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