>> hey everyone, it is 6:00 a.m., thursday, april 23 we're following a developing story. >> an off-duty philadelphia police officer opens fire during an attempted robbery. after-school brawl caught on cameras steps up patrols for police and they are looking for who took part. >> we have cold stretching into the weekend. >> matt pellman in for karen and david murphy, a little

chilly out there. >> reporter: we have a chance of a sunshine and sprinkle coming through. that stuff is falling as snow in northwestern pennsylvania. that's how cold it is out there. 44 degrees in philadelphia. allentown has slipped to 38 and reading 37. , 36 in lancaster the freezing mark in the poconos. warmer the farther south you go. it's 44 degrees, not too windy noon 51, we'll feel the winds kicking around. winds gusting over 30 miles per hour. we have a freeze watch on tap for overnight tonight into friday morning and overnight from it night into saturday morning, both of those evening and all the areas we see highlighted. we're looking at temperatures dipping into the 30s and protect your potted plants. pollen count is running lower

today but higher tomorrow. >> reporter: the penn relays in university city the franklin field today tomorrow and saturday. we expect extra traffic on the south street lineup. we expect the delays to spill back on to our good buddy ben the ben franklin bridge. this is the construction on the upside, we'll see how it goes this morning with the penn relay that have been. we have the business person's special at citizens bank. the phils game will be over at 4:00 p.m., people will be leaving the relace, this afternoon could be a mess along the schuylkill expressway anne i-95. tinicum township, the ramps connecting it to 291 reopened.

that's good news. watch out for the a crash at 21st and somerset, a vehicle scrummed the curb there. an off duty philadelphia police officer walking his dog turned the tables on a would-be robber overnight. katherine scott is live at the scene to complain what happened. >> reporter: the police officer is a a five year veteran. philadelphia police department. prior to that he was on the upper darby force. he had return from his shift at the 12 district walking his dog. shots were fired on malvern avenue in overnight brook. it happened on the 5800 block of malvern around 11:40. the suspect came up behind the officer while he was walking his dog. the off-duty officer saw the gun in the suspect's hand and drew

his own weapon. he fired 8 shots. the suspect took cover behind a car on malvern and fled on foot. one neighbor said he was asleep when he heard the gunfire. >> i don't remember how many it was, i scrummed up, it sounded like it was inside my house. >> reporter: police say the suspect had a hoodie pulled over his head. if you have any information on the whereabouts of this man southwest detective's want to hear from you. katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> thank you for those details. 6:04. police are trying to identify all the students involved in a massive after-school brawl at a septa subway station. surveillance video shows all the chaos on the broad street line spring garden platform. septa has identified two victims who go to ben franklin high

school. coming up in the next half-hour we'll hear from school district officials on what the suspects in the brawl are going to face. >> happening today the parents of michael brown plan to file a civil lawsuit against the city of ferguson, missouri. saint louis grand jury and u.s. justice department declined to prosecute the officer. but released a scathing report showing bias in the police department and the local court system. a funeral is planned for freddie gray in baltimore maryland. he was arrested and died a week later from a spinal cord injuries suffered in a police van. the justice department civil rights division has opened an investigation into a gray's

death. the push to get rid of toxic chemicals has hit a major item at home depot. >> reporter: home depot is phasing out chemicals from vinyl flooring that are dangerous to children. they will phase out the use by the end. year. there's concern that playing on the flooring there's exposing chemicals. it can lead to developmental problems in some babies. the tickets go on sale for the fight at $1,500 a seat. stocks are higher investors were confident and updated report on existing home sales and futures are pointing to a lower open. >> reporter: i'll be cheering

from afar. it will take a while for crews to clean up the mess left from the whipping storms. a neighbor's surveillance camera turd part of the tree -- captured part of the korea as the came down. >> i had a gut feeling it was going to come down, i watched in amazement thinking wow you got to be kidding me. >> homeowner was not home at the time, but friends helped her carry out a number of pets after the city said it was not safe to stay in the home. >> we had windy out there and it's cooler. >> reporter: it's going to stay that way. as we step outside it's going to feel cool to you out the door. the camera is shaking around, winds are moderate.

44 degrees in philadelphia currently. 37 in reading, 38 in allentown 36 in lancaster, 43 in millville. mid 40s in sea isle and at the boardwalk in atlantic city. the winds will be coursing in from the west most of the day. there's a chance of a sprinkle every now and then. there will be more of that potentially in the afternoon and this evening. the model has this coming down past philadelphia. the best chance is in the northern suburbs but we wouldn't be surprised to see something farther south. this is light nuisance stuff but overall a good looking day. in the lehigh valley, spotty sprinkle or shower and chilly wind. down the shore mix of cloud and sun, windy and cool conditions 58 degrees. in philadelphia, high of 55 partly sunny overall a chilly wind, can't rule out a brief sprinkle. there are the winds gusting out

of the northwest at 35 miles per hour. not as bad as yesterday ahead of the line of rain and rumble of thunder arianna -- here and there. definitely on the blustery side. 54 by 2:00 p.m., high of 55 around 3:00 p.m. we're holding a similar number by 5:00 p.m. for the phillies game which is a 1:05 kick you out the door in particular marlins contest, 54 in the first inning, and 55 in the 9th inning. very breezy. tomorrow and the next couple of days we're looking at breezy conditions, high temperatures below average 56 degrees, the high the next two days and improving to 60 on saturday, cool weather and breezy the next couple of days. we'll be in the frozen zone overnight tonight and friday night into saturday morning for many suburbs where tempts will

get close to the freezing mark. the national weather service reminding everyone to protect their potted plants or bring them in doors and protect the plants that are already in the garden bed in most of the suburbs. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, high of 55 degrees, still windy on friday, 56. 60 on saturday, breezy. 62 on sunday, rain in the morning. monday, 64. tuesday, 63 a couple of below-average days, temperatures wise but somewhat seasonable i would say. and wednesday showers, high of 65. that's all she wrote. >> up next, more stories you drint -- didn't see last night including the brutal blast of weather with a super cell

swallowing up the cars. amazon will be making delivers to your car. >> reporter: we'll check delays on i-95 and talk about issues to delaware after the break. >> ustiewb -- youtube is ten years old take a look at the first clip uploaded to the site. next in tech bytes.

>> welcome back, you're taking a live look here, down the shore, atlantic city. this is gorgeous as we watch the sunrise, beautiful start to the day, 6:14, 44 degrees, a little chillier though, david saying the high will get up to 55. >> one side looks okay, the other side doesn't look okay. >> reporter: which is usually the case on i-95. today we're saying 154th birthday to mr. shake spears. >> reporter: we're supposed to talk like shakespeare. i-95 i-95, did not look like such a fool.

from the ben franklin bridge into girard it's normal morning volunteer, nothing extra a seven minute delay. on the schuylkill expressway not too bad but we expect extra traffic because of the penn relays today tomorrow and saturday. north philadelphia we're watching for a crash 21st and somerset by the old site of the connie mack stadium. a vehicle ran into a small brick wall there. look who's back from vacation, 422 cameras they were off fewer a week or so. they were off but they are back on. we have a delay at saint gabe's curve. in northern delaware, we've got emergency pipe replacement closing twaddell mill road. stay on center media road. 5k coming to wilmington.

pine street bridge closing because of landscaping work. detectives are on the scene of a shooting in chester delaware county. you're taker ago look at video from west -- you're taking a look at video west curlin street. a man was shot in the chest. a brutal blast of weather has hit north texas. heavy hail hit the town of happy. in floyd county texas a massive super cell brought damaging winds and be knowing down trees. it's the beginning of severe spring weather affecting much of the country. >> in tech bytes google has unveiled it's own wireless network. customers pay $20 a month for basic talk and text and ten

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grocery grab. don't forget to watch my investigation coming up on "action news" at 11:00 p.m. >> reporter: wewendy is on the the run. we have a broken down vehicle on the southbound lanes of 100 to 202. a vehicle ran off the roadway into the woods, looks like they are stopping all traffic here as they get thinks figure out. this is not ramp you want to be on. the folks riding manayunk norristown regional rail line you're boarding all trains from the out bound platform. they have poles leaning on the inbound side because of high winds. we had winds up to 70 miles per hour. today not as windy. today, 49 degrees by 9:00 a.m. it will get blustery again with

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>> this is brand new video of a car barreling into a small food matter. the other than said he is lucky because two lottery machines stopped the car from hitting any shoppers. the woman accidently hit the gas instead of the brakes while she was trying to park. she was nor anyone else was hurt. a berks county man is accused of swiping slami in his pants. he was caught trying to walk out

of the store with four sticks of meat stuck in his trowrs. trousers. mayor nutter showed off part of the new bike system with 70 docking stations around the city. all user need is a credit card to get a bike at anyone station. a launch party is planned at eakens oval. david murphy is detailing the change in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> reporter: when we come come back we'll talk about the deliberation of nude photos at a suburban high school. we'll give you the details coming up on "action news"

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police swarming the scene after an off-duty police officer opened fire on would be thief. >> septa patrols step up after this an all out brawl on the broad street line. >> the news has gotten worse for the owners of a burlington county home that's about to crash into the delaware river. >> it dipped into the 30s overnight. >> let's find out about that, let's go over to david murphy and matt pellman is in for karen rogers. >> reporter: good morning, i have the fleece back on, because it's chilly this morning. take a look at the satellite and radar. it's cooler, the sun is coming up. those are snow showers moving in toward state college. by the time any of that precipitation get gets here, it's light and spotty.

38 in allentown, 37 in reading. 36 degrees in lancaster county. winds picking up a little bit right now. through the day it stays cold, 8, 43, noon, 51. the high is 55 degrees at #-- 3:00 p.m. there will be a windy blowing around 35 miles per hour at times. we have a freeze watch overnight tonight and friday night into saturday morning. we'll see temperatures in the 30s, close to freezing, protect your potted plants or move them indoors. we have pollen countdown a little bit but going back up to the high zone tomorrow, and it's tree pollen, still. matt pellman tell us about the roads this morning i'll be looking for warmer temperatures. i'm talking about a crash in west goshen, chester county on the ramp on the southbound side

of route 100 to 202 toward west chester. the vehicle ran off the ramp it's in the woods behind the tree branch there. police remain on the scene but all the activities are confined to the shoulder now. traffic is getting by, a little sluggish as you pass by the accident scene. we have a crash did he connie mack -- at the connie mack stadium. a car crashed into a wall. we're expecting delays on the schuylkill expressway, the vine, the ben franklin bridge heading toward the relays. we have a broken vehicle on the shoulder southbound approaching academy on i-95 i understand confined to the south -- confined to the southbound side. a delay as not formed in belmawr, camden county northbound on 42. building volume toward the walt whitman bridge but not too bad

so far. >> developing overnight instinct kicked in for an off-duty police officer when he was out walking his dog. when a thief tried to rob him he turn the tables. katherine scott is live on the scene in the overbrook section. >> reporter: good morning tam the off-duty police officer finished his shift at the 12th district he was walking his dog. shots were fired it hit several cars on malvern avenue. the officer was in the injured. let's go to the a surveillance foot annual, camera -- footage camera caught the officers running to the scene. k89 unit on the ground. this happened around 11:40 on the 5800 block of malvern in overbrook. the suspect approached the off

duty officer from behind while walking his dog. police say the off duty officer spotted the gun in the suspect's hand and immediately drew his gun. that officer fired 8 times. the suspect took cover and fled toward upland street on foot. >> it's a chilly night there's not a lot of people out here. it would appear the assailant took him for a victim. i think he was surprised when he found out he was going to rob an off-duty police officer and the police officer had his weapon on him. >> reporter: the police don't know if the suspect was hit or not. they are checking local hospitals. if you have any information southwest detectives wants to hear from you. >> a firefighter suffered a minor burn while battling a blaze in wilmington, dare. the flames broke out on the basement of the home on east lawn avenue at midnight. someone inside suffered a minor

injury. the fire spread to a neighboring home before crews placed it under control. >> a sexting investigation at a chester county high school. a 16-year-old boy shared nude images of under age girls. students started receive them on their cell phones last month. state police are gathering more information built case. >> police are working to identify all the high school stay students involved in a brawl at a septa subway station. the massive fight ignited tuesday afternoon. it shows students kicking and punching and falling on the tracks. surprise -- surprisingly no injuries reported. >> we'll file charges and anything we can do at the school level regarding this incident. >> this melee is the latest in

a string of fights at septa stations. septa said there are ten hot spots on the station where more school and police officers will be deployed after school. france has stopped five terror plots since january. they have identified a suspect asamic extremist from algeria. he intended to attack churches and instead shot himself in the leg and he is also suspected in the murder of a woman. "good morning america" will have more on the terror investigation at 7:00 a.m. we'll talk about the collapse of a backyard in burlington county. yesterday officials in florence, burlington township, ordered the families you have to clear out.

it was beautiful they could look out over the delaware river but a ravine has been swallowing up the properties for years. on monday, engineers discovered a leaking storm sewer drain maintained by the county, they think this was likely losenning the -- loosening the soil. these homeowners are heartbroken. >> i put a lot of time love in this house. >> when we walk away we can be walking away for good and losing everything. that's hard to take. by the same tone we're both standing here, grace of god. >> where do you go, how do you rebuild your life. that's a hard transition. the township said they will do everything they can to help the people. they have fence the the area off. you might imagine there are a looky louis who want to going

over and take a look. penn relays start the first racing beginning with college and high school competitions today. this man will be taking the track over the weekend. george scott is 94 years old and training for 100-meter dash. he'll compete in a race for runners 75 an older. you have to go to 6abc.com where he is rocky eating raw eggs and dumb bells on the treadmills. >> he looked like he was making it down the track pretty good. >> reporter: storm tracker 6 live double scan we're looking at no precipitation out there as we look outside the big issue as you open the door and step out into the sun, what happened to the warm air from yesterday morning. it's cooler across the region early on and staying that way. some of the outlying suburbs are in the 30s. winds are continuing to rise a

bit. 13 miles per hour. we'll see them go higher than that. we brought in always on day planner for you so you can check ahead and see how the day will go. every now have and then between noon and dinnertime into the evening there's a possibility of light nuisance sprinkle or shower popping through. not much, not anything more than a nuisance. temperatures, 43 degrees by 8:00 a.m. 50 by 11:00 a.m. 55 is the high around # p.m. him we'll -- 3:00 p.m. we'll sit in the mid 50s for the afternoon. high temperatures cooler up north, allentown 52. reading, 53. down the shore, mid to upper 50s, everybody dealing with the chilly wind. if you're heading to the kick 'em out of town business person's special with the

marlins, rubber match series, first pitch 54 degrees, 9th inning 55 degrees. bring layers because it will be windy and cool. the penn relays this sets you up for the cool pattern. winds out of the west at 12 to 25. gusting to 35 miles per hour. pretty much the same story on friday another high of 56. runners not about not a whole lot of sweating going on down there at the university of pennsylvania. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 55 is the high, windy and chilly, notice how we have overnight lows in philadelphia in the 30s in some suburbs you'll want to bring in the potted plants. windy and chilly on friday, 56. we ease back up to 60 on saturday. sunday mostly sunny skies 62. the next chance of rain appears

to be wednesday. >> up next, the giant volcanic eruption in south america that caught everybody by surprise. >> a predator is taken into custody over a school bus. find out how they caught him. >> reporter: no delays on this portion of i-95, we'll check delays including on the schuylkill expressway when "action news" continues on this thursday morning.

>> 6 43:00 bright and sunny beautiful shot of center city philadelphia. 44 degrees on city avenue. it's chilly getting up to 55 today. >> let's head over to matt pellman and see what it looks like on the roads. we're off to the races this morning, we're heading to the penn relays in many cases on the schuylkill expressway franklin field in university city. eastbound side of 76 heavy this morning as you come away from the boulevard through girard toward south street. expect extra volume on the schuylkill expressway and the vine street expressway and ben franklin bridge westbound no huge delays at this point. we are watching the on going construction zone in the westbound right lane as you come out of the toll plaza in camden. the good news you're back to 4 lanes once you get toward the mid span.

yesterday this did not make the delay a whole lot worse than normal. we'll see what happens today. speaking of construction, north hampton bucks county, they will be closing worthington mill road. at a on second street pike. they are working on welsh road in upper dublin montgomery county. 9 to 3:00 p.m. instead of welsh stay on norristown road for your travels through upper dublin. meanwhile, this is the scene in chester county, sun glare will be the issue on the 30 bypass. we have a crowded situation from 340 to 113. if you're heading to rowan for class. watch out for a crash at 322 at beau owe boulevard. we have a 5k in delaware that will give you a lot of closings. this is new video of a

volcano in southern chile spewing ash into the sky. the volcano had not erupted since 1972. it has erupted twice within 24 hours. 4,000 people have moved out of the area. the activation radius in place is 1 miles per hour wide. new this morning a paroled sex offender in huntington utah is accused of stealing a school bus and tried to pick up a child. he found a list of names and direction. when he tried to pick up a child, a father stepped in. police arrested him while he was on the way to another child's house. >> today is take our daughter and sons to work day. the first lady invited children from the washington, d.c. i child and family services.

including children of parents who work at the would you also. she took questions. >> how old are you? >> 51. what does that mean, what is that look? >> say that again give her the mic. >> you're too young for 51-year-old. >> what was that babe, i didn't hear you. >> you're too young for a 51-year-old. >> needless to say mrs. obama loved that response and invited the little girl on the stage for a big hug. passengers pass out in the middle of a flight. "good morning america" is trying trying to find out why. >> reporter: i'm did he dressing the kids with sweatshirts hoods up. jackets this afternoon. we'll have strong windy today.

details coming up.

hey everyone, it's time for a preview of "good morning america." >> let's check in with amy robach she is there right now with a sense of what's coming up. >> reporter: i do, i have it right in front of me, matt and tam, great to be with you on thursday morning. coming up scare in the sky

three people passed out forcing the plane to make an emergency landing. it's unclear what happened in the air. aviation analyst here to give us his take. we'll have the latest on the terror plot in paris. we remember the baggage handler who fell asleep inside the cargo hold, this morning he is telling his side of the story in an abc news exclusive. we have tory johnson with deals and steals. it's a grab baggings of grapevines you don't want to pass up. >> a cornucopia of consumer delights. thank you, amy. >> reporter: i want to hear the

baggage handler. [laughter]. >> reporter: we have baggage on the traffic front, as as well. 422 appears to be a multi-vehicle looks like the school bus may be involved. it's off to the side, eastbound 422 is at a crawl from 29 into 23. pennsylvania turnpike, debris near willow grove taking out the right lane. septa regional line manayunk norristown line boarding from the outbound platform. >> reporter: we're in the 40s 43 in buena. 43 in in dover. 46 in avalon. as we head out the door to do our errands you might want to wait until later on because it's going to be milder. 35-mile an hour gusts and high of 55 degrees at # p.m. partly

sunny skies chance ofsance sprinkles. we'll be back with the top stories.

>> top stories 6:55, philadelphia police say an off-duty police officer opened fire while an armed man tried to rob him overnight.

the would-be robber ran away. police don't know if he was hit by the bullets. the officer was not hurt. police are trying to identify all the students in this after-school brawl at the septa spring garden station. they are seen kicking punching and falling on the tracks. the starter pistol for the penn relays goes off this morning. they begin with high school and college competitions today. >> reporter: so this would be bad enough, but nearby a vehicle just flipped over on the schuylkill expressway this is the westbound side by 30th street. both westbound lanes temporarily blocked, so i'm going to tell you have to stay local. the problem that takes you through university city where the volume is today with the relays. >> reporter: it's going to be a cool one we're starting out in the 40s and suburbs in the 30s we'll spend the afternoon in the mid 40s. it's going to be windy and bluster, but not as bad as

yesterday. slight sprinkle here other there. >> we're always on at 6abc.com, we'll be back in 30 with weather and traffic and news updates. for david murphy, matt pellman matt o'donnell i'm tamala edwards. have a great day!

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