>> hey everyone, here's what's happening on this friday april 24 and developing a police officer is hospitalized for being shot in the line of duty. the suspected shooter was also wounded a live report is coming up in minutes. developing this morning a man delivering chinese food is dead after being shot and crashing into a pole. we're flirting with record lows on this spring morning. >> good morning 4:30, april 24. let's go over to david murphy

whole try to explain the cold and matt pellman in for karen rogers. >> reporter: good morning. >> reporter: here we go, it's cold. we have a frost advisory or freeze watch anyway. there are clouds to start out. we are going to transition to partly sunny skies high temperatures in the 50s, as you head outside, 41 in philadelphia. of course we expect that number to drop over the next couple of hours, 37 in allentown and reading. 37 in wilmington, 38 in trenton and 40 in sea isle city. a bit of a breeze blowing that's giving you windchills. it's almost may and we have windchills, winter coats a viable option is you head out the door. upper 30s between 6 and 8 in philadelphia. obviously cold and breezy. there's the freeze warning that is in effect until 9:00 a.m. in

the northern and western suburbs, tonight we get to do it all over again freeze watches and warnings again overnight lows in the areas around the freezing mark. 48 degrees at noon, there's the high at 3:00 p.m. good morning everybody bundle up as you head out this morning and go and get ready for roadwork on the schuylkill expressway and the eastbound side of the vine, the crews are in the process of clearing out. you're crunching into the right lane east on 676. web we expect heavy delays because of penn relays. we have paving work in roxborough along ridge avenue. expect portions of that to be blocked. no construction on i-95.

we have an issue in mercer county a crash closing down bear tavern road, scotch road an alternate. route 9 is blocked at linden lane because of a downed pole. garden state parkway gets you around that. >> a philadelphia police officer is recovering from being shot while in the line of duty. the suspected shooter is hospitalized for his own gunshot wound. katherine scott is live outside penn presbyterian hospital where the officer is being treated. katherine. >> reporter: matt, officer daniel kostic is the father of two taken to penn presbyterian after being shot in his right arm while on duty. else in stable condition and his recovering with his family at his side. >> he is very very lucky. >> reporter: lucky after daniel

kostic was shot in west philadelphia. officer daniel kostic was patrol around wilt ton and girard. they want to investigate a man inside a van for possible narcotics violation. >> when they try to approach the male, the male backs up, and makes a u-turn and they lose him in the area. >> reporter: officer daniel kostic caught up with him. >> he fired at daniel kostic striking him in the right arm. cost cost returned fire hitting the man found in the alley of 5100 block of master taken to hanheman university hospital. a weapon was recovered at the scene. >> obviously we do not know that was on this guy's mind to have someone say something like that is highly unusual and fire at a police officer like that it makes you wonderful.

>> reporter: at this point police have not released the condition of the suspect. we're being told by police they are questioning a person of interest in this case. we're live in university city. katherine scott channel 6 "action news." matt. >> thanks, katherine. when you see breaking news or severe weather join the action. e-mail your photos or videos to 6abc.com or use the #6abc action. a 49-year-old man crashed his car in the city's crescentville section last night. police say the man crashed after being shot in the left shoulder of the 500 block of hill creek road. police are trying to determine if the robbery was the motive behind the shooting. coming up at a.m., -- 5:00 a.m. we'll hear from police about the

murder and the crash. flames charred the back of the owl service bus at 1:15. the passenger and driver were able to get off the bus safely. the fire started near the rear engine. it is unclear what started it. >> friends are remembering a well-known south philadelphia man killed in a fire. officials say a relative came home on the 1100 block of federal street torched the house on fire. it took ten -- to find the house on fire, it took ten minutes to put the blaze out, bus stop the 61-year-old grandfather was killed. derosa was killed. dicicco spoke to "action news." >> joe i'm a little bit too emotional. >> reporter: this has to hit you hard. >> he was a crazy guy in his own way, a fun guy to be with,

he was like a brother. i never had a brother, he is the closest i ever had to a brother. >> the cause is under investigation. but his friends say he was a smoker, they suspect the fire may have been accidental. >> president obama has ordered a review of u.s. crone strikes in pakistan that inadvertently killed two hostages intended for al qaeda. they killed two hostages, weinstein and laporto. based on the intelligence we believed this was an al qaeda compound and no civilians were present. >> the pentagon said the drone strikes killed two al qaeda members whorps -- who were

americans. police are looking for a burglar who broke into a home and got away by using public transport. he boarded the high speed lane after allegedly robbing the hawthorne lane home. he filled a suitcase filled with jewelry and cash. the power could be back on at the former revel casino later today. glen straub reached an agreement with the power provider. the city has been finding him 5,000 -- fining him five thousand dollars everyday for the past two weeks. straub will pay for 2 megawatts which is enough to get the fire supression system to run again. council unveiled the plan

of charging a nickel for each bag, if passed it will go into effect of the summer next year. council rejected plastic bag bans in 2007 and 2009. more video you didn't see last night including a feisty ice cream worker who didn't let a robber getaway with cash. >> white stuff in spring in pennsylvania. not here david. >> reporter: it almost feels like it could snow, because we could gets into the 30s one option is go back to the heavy coat, this afternoon we'll rebound to the 50s and what

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fortunately for residents it was just a dusting. it appears that old man winter is still holding on with his pinky finger or ring finger. >> it's not cold enough to have snow in philadelphia. other areas are colder than that. >> reporter: we are getting be down near the freezing mark in the northern suburbs. i posted a picture that sarah bloomquist mother posted from central pennsylvania. wasn't that fun a week before may. you'll want to bundle up as you head out the door. let's take a look at the great outdoors this morning the camera is bouncing a little bit so it is winds are picking up at the shore and elsewhere. the temperature in philadelphia not horrific. 41 degrees, but there are suburbs in the 30s that number will dip over the neblg couple neblg -- next couple of hours.

plus the winds are at 18 miles per hour making it feel like the freezing mark. there are the winds. 18 in philadelphia. 18 in wilmington. you can should should shuffle these around, we're looking at gusts up to 30 miles per hour. we'll start out with cloud cover, but some of you will see early sunshine. i expect the day to be no worse than partly sunny but cool. 8:00 a.m., upper 30s in philadelphia. closer to the freezing mark in rural areas particularly north and west this morning. 46 by 11:00. 2:00, 53 and the high is 53 degrees around 3:00 p.m. him we'll be in the low 50s by 5:00 p.m. a little variation up north, 52 in allentown. down the shore 49. 53 in cape may. windy and chilly no matter what

the high temperature is. if you're heading to the ballpark first pitch temperature of 52. by the 9th inning we could be down into the mid to upper 40s do bundle up, it will be breezy as the braves come to town. overnight tonight we're back in the frozen zone. many temperatures near freezing. we have a new slate of freezes and watches and stuff. overnight tonight it might be closer to freezing in a wide area. 55 today windy tomorrow, less windy and high of 60. more manageable. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast 55 degrees, partly sunny tomorrow, feeling better, high of 60. partly sunny sunday, 63. looks like the rain we were worried about is going to miss us to the south or brush the southern areas. monday, clouds and sun, 60 an

afternoon shower can't be ruled out there. tuesday, 63. wednesday, 66 feeling nicer. 66 on thursday, showers possible. >> it is 4:46 a pitbull will make a full recovery despite being shot in the snout with a cross bow. the dog was found ng and neighbors called police. in washington, a bass contines robins employee fought back against a would-be robber. surveillance video shows when a man reached over and takes the cash out of the register. the suspect was eventually tracked down by a k-9. here we go again tech junkies are in line across the country to pick up their apple

watches. delivery starts today for the first customers who preordered the device. some apple stores will sell on first come first serve basis. reports say the cable giant dropped the bid because of scrutiny by regulators. turning to wall street. stocks were up, the nasdaq closed out a record high. futures are mixed. chipotele will deliver to your door your food in 60 minutes or less. ahead on "action news," a teenager is arrested after allegedly putting a police officer in a chokehold. new information about the day a baltimore arrested who ended up dead a week later.

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expressway. hopefully not as bad as yesterday when it was such a mess in combination with the overturned vehicle and the penn relay. 76 which has not cleared westbound side by the vine street expressway, they will be out of here shortly. in the new jersey and mercer county bear tavern road is closed because of a crash. stick with 29 or scotch road as some alternates. middle township, cape may county route 9 is shut down because of a downside pole at linden lane near the ross. patco running on a friday schedule. septa bus routes detutor 2142

because of penn relays. a teenager is under arrest after putting the officer in a chokehold. the officer asked the 17-year-old to leave a burger king. he gets into a scuffle and gets the officer into a chokehold until the policemen loses consciousness. nobody helped the officer. in oklahoma, an officer was dragged at a traffic stop. the officer stopped the driver who had an outstanding warrant. when the officer tried to convince him to get out of the car, the driver refused and sped off and took the driver with him. the officer was not seriously hurt. the family of freddie gray

is requesting a second autopsy while the city of baltimore is no closer to explaining why the man died at the hands of police. the chief of police aid he was simple -- sympathetic. a lawyer for the police said he was not strapped in the van with a seat belts. he should have been strapped in with a seat belt and other restraining devices. eric holder will go into the office for the last month as attorney general. a philadelphia police officer shot in the line of

duty, we'll have a live report at 5:00 a.m.

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>> happening today, the final day in office for attorney general eric holder. the 64-year-old has been the nation's top law enforcement officer for 6 years. holder is the first black man to hold the job and held the longest tenure in u.s. history. he told president obama he would stay on until his successor is

confirmed. after that, holder will be replaced by loretta lynch. lynch was forced to wait 5 months before the confirmation vote. she will be the first african-american woman to hold the job. many republicans refused her because she refused to renounce president obama's immigration. tonight bruce jener will be on diane sawyer. hear from jener himself. for the first time he shares his biggest fear, see it all in 20/20 at 9:00 p.m. developing this morning a

high school musical comes to a horrifying end in the midwest when the stage collapse. believe it or not, it is mid april and you'll need a coat when you step occupant the door. -- out the door, we're waking up to record lows. we'll have the the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when "action news" comes right back. #

>> good morning, it is 5:00 a.m., friday, april 24 we're following several developing stories. a philadelphia police officer is shot and wounded in the line of duty. we're live on the latest of what led up to the confrontation. a late night food delivery takes a deadly turn for a man in philadelphia. >> a high school performance turns frightening when the stage collapses beneath the performers. >> let's go over to david murphy and talk about the chill out there and matt pellman is in for karen rogers. >> reporter: we can say this is not a surprise, yes it is chilly. we have clouds and precipitation to the northwest that is falling apart. we'll transition to no worse