a war veteran falls victim to abductors with unusual demand. and too much digital could be bad for your eyes

>> they're okay tonight and recovering from a terrifying ordeal, kidnapped yesterday. friday night and the big story on "action news" tonight is tale of a couple's nightmare and tonight police are questioning two people of interest. and "action news" reporter annie mccormick is live in southwest detective headquarters and any you have the whole story. and jim already southwest detectives has maids a lot of progress in this case. they tell us that they have recovered both of the vehicles they say this trio allegedly rented after they allegedly kidnapped this man and his girlfriend. all so they could rent vaekz and open bank account under the 86-year-old victim's name. take a look at video. this is video from this evening after pennsylvania state police took this man and woman into custody after they found them and one of those rented vehicles near belmont mantion and

montgomery. >> >> pre sillal jones does not know the trio of women with a small child that abducted her and her boyfriend saunders. he's korean war vet. both are new to the southwest philadelphia neighborhood. they were on a walk thursday morning when a gray town and country pulled up next to them. >> the driver of the car asked if they need aid ride. they say no. the driver then gets out and opens the supplieding door and tells them to get in with assistance of one of other females in the car and pub them in. >> this woman took the vet wran inside fourth and market td bank pretender he was her father who wanted to open an debit card she put $600 of her own money on the card and heads to the hertz rental and rents a gray charger in saunders name.

>> i told them i'm tired i'm ready to go. just like that. they was determined to go where they wanted to go. >> instead women now driving in separate cars at high speeds go to this hertz rent acar bartrum road renting another car in sawnder's name. finally 5 p.m. they drop couple of 14 years off at home. >> motivation was to rents cars and use them for criminal activity. you put them in 86-year-old person's name. >> even though inarmed police say they prey on elderly and are masterman up lateers. >> i would tell anybody that gets caught up the first policeman you see tell them. keep yourself out of trouble. >> and the other rental car was recovered in cranberry, new jersey. already, new jersey state police have tape the people and that

vehicle into custody and have charged them with receiving stolen property. now, there's still a lot of pieces to put together in the case. police do not public's help he especially identifying that woman you saw in the picture at the td bank. if you have any information you're urged to contact 215-546-tipsment reporting live outside southwest detectives. jim. >> three firefighters recovering tonight from minor injuries they suffered battling a blaze in burlington down they. flames shot from the roof of home on 100 block of mow hawk trail in medford lakes. authorities say the two alarm fire started in kitchen and resident was able to get out safely. >> philadelphia police officer daniel costik was released from penn presbyterian hospital this morning wounded harm in sling. costik was shot last night allegedly by suspected drug dealer. the alleged gunman 35-year-old

william nobodylynn is in stable condition. he has lengthy arrest record with 13 priors. the officer was sent tomorrow home to celebrate his son's second birthday tomorrow. >> 19 district police officers gathered tonight to remember another shooting five blocks away that took the life of a young man. jerell say was killed four years ago today. the wincoat academy student was on his family's front porch when a man came look are for him and shot him. at tonight's vigil his family sid they launched love and laughter foundation to teach chin ever the danger of weapons. >> the search continues tonight for gunman that shot and killed a food delivery than crescentville section of philadelphia. 49-year-old republican doing sdang was delivering food to hill creek apartment last night when twelve shots rang out. sdang managed to drive off and soon crashed and was taken to einstein. he died at the hospital.

>> a chunk of concrete fell off a rare road overpass in philadelphia right on to a car. fortunately nobody was hurt along south 25 street in grays ferry section of city. the road is blocked off between tasker and dickinson. police say overpass maintenance is responsibility of rail company csx. unisis says they're slashing global workforce by 8% and that means 1800 jobs. information technology company is based in blue bell. today the company reported losing 43 million dollars in the 1st quarter. and comcast officially pulled the plug today on its 45 billion mega merger with time warner cable. federal regulators were planning to challenge the deal heeding out cry of consumer groups and others that the philadelphia based company would have too much power over cable internet and television. comcast chief brian roberts said in statement today the deal was

structured so comcast could walk away if government deposit agree and "today we move on.". we're still in dark of when the lights will come on at the old revel casino. it was expected to be today after they game to quarter million agreement with the power plant next door following two weeks without power. now it won't happen until next week possibly wednesday. that according to energy supplier. atlantic city still fining strawb 5,000 every day with electricity because of safety violations. >> computer outage was buzz tonight at starbucks across the country and because it caused coffee chain to giveaway free drinks. problem started brewing this evening at 8,000 company-operated stores in u.s. and canada. without a way to ring up transactions at the register sales ground to a halt. some locations opted to close early and many others offered a cup on the house.

like starbucks and 4000 block of city avenue in wynnefield heights. starbucks deposit say what caused the glitch only that is happened during a daily system refresh. from our delaware newsroom tonight protection for canine serve ago long side newcastle county police officers, six ballistic investigates were donated to department police dogs and the investigates are able to withstand some bullet and knife attacks all because of again rossty of the community. the non-profit investigated electrics in okay nines raised 11,000 in calendar sales. >> it was story of second chances opine church in center city philadelphia. dozens of homeless men were honored tonight for securing full time jobs. these men are also maintaining sobriety. and have their place to call home. it is all thanks to help and support of organization ready willing and able. still to come on "action

news" tonight how an american ceo made nearly 5 billion today cat putting him to top richest people in the world and moment of impact a hiker captures dramatic first seconds of volcanic eruption in chili and more on bruce jener's journey to becoming a woman we'll hear from his coach. cecily. >> i'm tracking temperatures near record low and later in the weekend tracking showers for part of the viewing area. all the details in the accuweather forecast. >> health reporter and registered nurse alley gore man is here tonight with eye opening report. >> jim, there's no question many of us are spending more time looking at digital screen from smart phones to tablets, video games and computers. we know it can cause eye strain in short term but can it affect vision in the future. i'll have the latest research and what an expert says coming up. >> and diet pepsi is switching its formula.

ducis rodgers brings us a taught game between the phillies and braves when "action news" continues tonight. tought

>> in baltimore anthony bets acknowledged today freddie gray should have received medical attention at the spot where he was areceipted. gray died last sunday after suffering critical injury to his spine. he was nut a van in shackles and not buckled in. it's possible he suffered what is called a rough ride where police hit the brakes and take sharp turns for purpose of injuring a suspect in the back of a van. we're getting record fairy look night at the moment a volcano exploded wednesday. a hiker taking video of the

scenery captured this eruption that sent ash nine miles into the air. "abc news" went behind police checkpoints to get a close-up look at town that is now covered in more than a foot of toxic ash. >> millions of american sat riveted to their television screens watching former olympic champion and stepfather to car sdashian sisters tell diane sawyer for all intense and purposes he is a woman. "action news" reporter sharee williams watched the interview with bruce jeeper tonight sharee different people will have a wide range of reactions to what they saw tonight. >> without a doubt jim, this was revealing interview and yes varying opinions are expected when the topics of again der and again der identity are brought up and emotional throughout the one-on-one conversation jener who is now 65 years old said he has been living a lie and he cannot hole the curtain any more. tonight we have a clip from the

interview you did not see diane sawyer ask him how he wants to be remembered be be. >> you're okay with you won the dekath lon. >> and then was true to him >> and then was true to himself. >> he has quite a past he won a god metal in decathlon. that moment earned him title world's greatest athlete at the time. before his moment in the olympics jen area tended two nice high schools in suburban new york city played on sleepy hollow basketball team number 34 in 1966 yearbook and jener played football newtown high school in connecticut. well tonight jeeper's former coach described him as a sue purpose athlete able to play a number of positions. >> he was the best quarterback

even though i had a quarterback to hand the ball-off. he was best running back i had. he was the best punter i had. jener says tonight's abc interview is last one he plans to do as bruce. the next interview he says will be when he emerges "as her" be when he emerges "as her" social media has been buzzing about her all night. lady gaga, he ellen degeneres among the few calling him brave. >> thank you sharee. >> imagine making nearly 5 bill don't in a day. amazon ceo jeff did that today. amazon stock jumped 14% after company earning report showed growth in cloud services. the spike held propel nasdaq to record high above its peak in the dotcom era that's good for 401 ks that include amazon and

especially for basoz who jumped 14 to 9 on forbe's list of richest billionaires. >> the first batch of apple watches are hitting the shelves. the apple watch comes in a variety of materials basic $350 sport version light weight aluminum to mid range stainless steel gold versions costing $10,000 and more. scratch tests are especially important. >> durability is important to smart watch. you can protect a smart phone with case but smart watch is on wrist where exposed to elements and gets banged up. >> consumer reports found basic apple sport with hardened glass display was able to stand up than most smart watches which are scratched by equivalent of steel nail. the more expensive with sapphire crystal display scored better as scratch resistant as luxury

watch. both versions survived bath and pressurized water dank. that means you can take a bank in pressurized water tank. consumer reports is evaluating how accurate it is forfeitness tracking and how easy it is to use on daily basis. >> on "healthcheck" at 11 more people are spending more time looking at digital screens about whether computer, tablet or smart phone. so the question is will there be consequences of that. could this damage your vision in the future. health reporten and registered nurse ali gormanal set out to find answers and what are they. >> there's reason for concern jim, eye doctors say they get this question from a lot of patients. we locked at research and talked to expert about what we know now and if there's things you should be doing to protect your eyes. >> i'm won twitter first thing in the morning checking to see what's going on. >> as owner of philly pr girl

kate marley spends a lot of time looking at dinl tall screens. >> i'm always at my computer and my ipad and kind of monitoring social media. so it's really all day every day. >> and she is not alone. in fact, a recent report found the average american spends about 7 hours a day staring at screens. and those screens emit what's called high energy visible light also known as blue light. >> it keeps looking better and better every time we see you. >> ophthalmologist at wills eye says we know staring at screens can cause problems in the short term. it's called computer vision syndrome. your vision can get mrury, eyes can get red, feel dry and irritated they feel strain around the eyes and they're squeezing eyes trying to blink to get vision to come back. >> i always have eye drops with me. that's my trick. >> the dryness is mobilely due to positioning if you look

straight your eyes are more often and when concentrating you blink less. rest eyes and they should feel better. what about damage in the future? some studies done in animals show blue light can cause damage to retina. that damage looks like macular degeneration leading cause of permanent vision loss. but dr. hairs say while there is concern, at this point we just don't know impact it will have on people. >> we really don't know what will happen in five ten fifteen years. so far i would have to say we're not seeing long term he fengts and not doing additional surgery because patients are using pdas or computers all day long. i cannot look into future. >> for now simple changes to prevent eye strain. position your computer monitor at least arm's length away from eyes and slightly lower the screen by looking down your eyelid will protect more of your eye. use artificial tiers for dry

eyes and lower brightness on devices and take breaks. >> make sure every ten, twenty minutes you're taking a break. look across the room, let the eyes relax. >> some call that the 0/"20/20" rule every 20 minutes look 20 feet into distance for at least 20 seconds. of course if you have any lasting vision changes you should see app eye doctor. as for what experts think whether we'll see problems in the future or not. some say yes some say no. >> in other words we don't know yet. >> we don't know we have to wait and see. >> thank you ali. >> sales of diet soda going flat for fizzing out pepsi will change formula. getting rid of artificial sweetner as per name diet pepsi and replacing with sucrulose known as smren day. american customersed raised concerns of health effects of aspartame though the studies

show it is safe. new diet pepsi will hit stores in august and it may have a different mouth feel. so get ready for different mouth feel. >> i don't know if that's good. >> no. >> what about the forecast for the weekend. >> cold start for weekend that's for sure. stormtracker 6 double scan showing no rain out there and really no clouds up in the sky and temperatures are dropping very quickly. already down to 47 in philadelphia, 57 the high today. 10 degrees below normal. allentown down to 38 already millville 34 and wilmington 4 and reading 43 and trenton currently 406789 satellite 6 along with action radar showing we have a bubble of high pressure over us. this is what is keeping our skies clear and with clear skies the diminishing winds temperatures will take a tumble. so freeze warnings have been posted for most of the viewing area. areas not under freeze warning

are under frost advisory. what this means if you started any early plantings outside a good idea to cover them up. also remember pets they have a warm place to stay. temperatures dropping near record lows, 35 the low in philadelphia, our record low for tomorrow morning is 33. not quite as record there. reading likely will set a new record at 29. atlantic city airport tying record low of 31. millville down to 29. wilmington 32. so a frigid start friday if you head to penn relays to watch tomorrow bundle up. if you run make sure you get a good warm glup and have some sweats after races at 8:00, 40. wind chill in low 30s by noon, 55 by 5:00, 59. high, think clouds streaming late in the day. high 60 degrees. that's 7 below normal. it will be dry during the day on saturday. saturday night into sunday morning this low pressure scoots down south. so that means our far southern zones.

parts of wilmington, delaware, and cape may county could see a few scattered showers on sunday morning. otherwise lots of clouds. not as bright as tomorrow. high of 60. so the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast. cold start to the day. chilly afternoon. high of 60. high, thin clouds. sunday, clouds with some sunshine for philadelphia. future tracker showing in the morning 10:00 you can see showers well down to the south. but we have more showers scattered across the entire viewing area monday. still cool high of 60. tuesday turning partly sunny 63. and then heading into wednesday. finally we got a mild day. 69 degrees before clouds and showers move in on thursday. 66. friday, sun and clouds with high of 66. keep those jackets for the weekend. you will need them. going to be chilly. >> thank you cecily. >> members of sigma phi epsilon went under a change to help kids with cancer.

more than 100 students shaved heads for annual st. bald rick's foundation fundraiser and they're hoping to raise $0,000 four children's cancer research and this is ninth year the community has taken part in the

>> three straight games scoring single run for phillies or slam the offense. >> phillies best starter aaron harang. six strikeouts, era 1.37. no score bottom of ninth inning, man on third ben revere. fourth era of the night phillies win. 1-0. >> phils had a few extra players taking batting practice today. they were not phillies at all. inviting the eagles to park to see what happens firsthand. part of the group that had swings. as for football sanchez getting

reacquainted with tim tebow. two were teammates in new york and it doesn't sound like sanchez is too worried about losing job to tebow mania. >> another guy to throw. >> while sam is still recovering. >> sanchez says take a chill pill. >> don't worry we have something going. i have faith in coach like we all do and know he's doing everything to set us up for success and careful it's just april. it will be all right. >> eagles have rescinded their tender offer to running back chris polk, unrestricted free agent he becomes. >> more from eagles about their draft strategy when we come

>> it's crunch time for eagles. we're six days away from nfl draft. they funneled down to 150 on the board. one thing high on the checklist versatility. >> the more they can do the more valuable they are. they can play guard and tackle and the guy with play corp erin

safety and maybe more valuable than a guy that can only play safety. that's just with 53 man value and 46 man game day value the more you can do the more valuable you are. >> we'll have eagles covered. "action news" sports team will present draft breakdown thursday and friday night 11:30 here on 6abc. >> raenkerss trying to say bye-bye to penguins. ten minutes in over time. hagland ends in. rangers end 2-i 1. flyer fans can stop routing against penguins and root against rangers. >> jimmy kimle live followed by "nightline". "action news" continues at 5:30 for cecily tynan, ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner have a good night and great weekend

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