bracing for another possible terror attack by the islamic state. here at home, extra security is in place for the philadelphia marathon. officials stress there is no known credible threat against the city, however. 7:00, sunday morning, trish hartman is on the parkway for the philadelphia marathon. chris sowers outside with the forecast for the marathon, the eagles game or whatever you have planned outside. let's start with trish, trish we understand things are a little behind schedule because of the extra security this morning. >> reporter: that's right, we're hearing there are long lines to get into this area. we're here at the start/finish line at the base of eakens oval. anyone who enters the secure zone has screened and searched. it is 7:00 a.m. right now, you can see the wheelchairs are lining up, now the wheelchair athletes and the hand cycles.

the elite are lined up behind them, behind them, a sea of thousands of runners who participate in this half and full marathon. runners head toward city hall. they run 6 miles in center city and then they run out on mlk anne kelly drive through manayunk. like we mentioned before, many have been wondering about security given the recent violence overseas. in a statement released last week, the race director said organizers received a number of questions from runners about the security measures after the terror attacks in paris. she said expensive plans were put in place after the boston marathon bombings in 2013. even more recautions are taken this weekend on top of that, they have not been talking about the details of those precautions just for security reasons. anyone have to be screened. officials are encouraging people not to bring bags, especially

spectators if they do, they will be searched. runners had to use clear bags for security reasons. we found many runners interesting the secure zone this morning are confident about the measures put in place. >> i trust the police force they will be out there to protect us. >> safety has been solid here, no worries at all. >> now those runners were there nice and early when there were no lines at the security. now we're hearing there are extensive lines at the security checkpoints to get into the start finish line. 30,000 runners are participating in the race between the rothman 8k and between the half and full marathon that we are waiting for them to get underway right now. the leaders of the full marathon will cross at 9:20. folks waiting in the security line this is a chip timed race,

so your race time will not start on the clock until you start -- cross the start line, your time won't be affected, but, of course, many runners are anxious to get in here and get started on the rails. we are waiting for the wheelchair race to start and the elite behind them and everybody else will starting point very soon. trish tresh channel 6 "action news." >> the -- trish hartman. >> the long security lines a sign of times. let's go outside to meteorologist chris sowers. >> reporter: when i came out here, five minutes ago, there was not much of a breeze at all. the front has pushed through. we'll see the temperatures cool off a little bit. the winds will increase over the next several hours out of the northwest 10 to 20 miles per hour. the numbers themselves are not that bad, 52 degrees in philadelphia, close to the normal high for this time of the

year. it's 7:00 a.m. that's nice and mild. with the winds it feels a little chilly. for folks watching the rails you'll need a light jackets and gloves early on. for folks running it, short sleeved shirts is all you'll need. 45 in allentown. 43 in reading. 50 for millville. these are sustained winds out of the west/northwest close to 15 miles per hour. some of the gusts are as high as 25 miles per hour. we'll continue to see the winds throughout the day. double scan live as the front is pushing through, a wave of low pressure is developing off the delmarva. that will pull north that means part of the area could see rain later this afternoon. here's what to expect today. northwestern suburbs it will be brisk and windy, you'll experience a combination of sun and clouds. for interior sections of south jersey that includes the city of philadelphia, expect mainly cloudy skies, breezy, peeks of sunshine. for the jersey shore it's going to be a cloudy day and windy

elementary and wet weather 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. expect showers. dennisville north ward through mays landing northeast of hammonton expect wet weather. here's the day planner in the city, 48 degrees right now in philadelphia. mostly cloudy. by 11:00, sunshine expected 50 degrees. 2:00 p.m., 50 degrees. high of 52 dropping to 46. overnight temperatures in the 20s, tomorrow will be the coldest day of the season so far. i'll have the numbers in the seven day forecast when i see you in just a little bit. >> let's take a live look at the start of the philadelphia marathon on the benjamin franklin parkway. you can see there is a delay, this was supposed to begin at 6:57. the wheelchair and hand cycle

athletes were supposed to take off because of the tightened security. there was a crowd of people at the security checkpoint they are waiting for that to clear. the benjamin franklin parkway is closed for the marathon, there are other road closures along the route. you can hear the opening ceremony is getting underway. remember no cars allowed along the marathon route. trish hartman will be back at 7:30 a.m. with another live report. brussels belgium residents are in the second day day of threat leaves. the -- levels. subways are closed and officials are urging all sports competition and all large activities in public be canceled. that includes the closing of malice and other commercial centers.

president obama while rapping up a visit to malaysia said efforts to defeat isis must include airstrikes and intelligence and realization we do not have to be afraid. >> the most powerful tool we have to fight isil is to say that we're not afraid. they are a bunch of killers and there have been people throughout human history who can find an excuse to kill people because they don't think like them or look like them and we fight them and we beat them. >> the president pressed russian president vladimir putin to join the u.s. coalition to fight isis in view of the fact the terrorists blew up a russian jet. "good morning america" weekend will have more at 8:00 a.m. after "action news."

new this morning, police say a man and woman were arguing 495 junction, during the disagreement, the woman jumped out of the car, she was hit by another car. she was pronounced dead at the hospital. 495 was closed during the investigation, but it has reopened. new word of a deadly accident a man hit a pole the driver was thrown from the car and killed. the driver tried to make a sudden turn at woodward street and lost control and hit a pole. part of the car careened into on coming traffic striking a second car. a third car in the southbound lanes was involved. the drivers of the other cars suffered minor injuries. the eagles play tampa this afternoon at the linc. the birds can end the day in a

tie for first place. a loss would put them in serious jeopardy of missing the playoffs altogether. mark sanchez gets the start in place of sam bradford. sanchez set the team record last year for percentages in limited action. >> you have to force yourself to think you're going to play. if you get the reps in practice, you have to remember them mentally. >> the eagles and their fans have a terrible memory of the buccaneers, tampa beat the eagles 14 years ago in the nfc east title game. a taste of winter-like

weather is slamming the midwest. >> more than a foot of snow is piled up in spots and that's not the only problem. >> a fire in one of chicago's tallest building what some people did to get out. we have more on what volunteers did for a veteran in need. >> reporter: we have a cold front pushing through, this will bring a cold morning to the delaware valley. windchills in the low 20s, i'll have the details and the forecast for turkey day all straight ahead after this.

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fellow working mom and fellow citizen. wheelchair and hand cycle athletes have taken off for the philadelphia marathon. they were supposed to take off at 6:15 they just took off. they were given 7:10 as the other start time.

the elite runners are next. >> the security line crosses 17 at the benjamin franklin parkway. all those people were still coming in, you couldn't get the race started. >> reporter: when they start running they will contend with a strong stiff wind. i was just outside, the wind was blowing so hard my eyes were tearing up. right now the action cam is live looking at the benjamin franklin parkway you can see the next set of runners getting ready to take off. some of them look chilly right now, but believe me as they get going they will be fine. temperatures in the 50s, the winds are starting to whip around out of the northwest at 15 to 25 miles per hour. makes you feel cooler than the 15-degree temperature would suggest. double scan live, we don't have any precipitation in the area, as you look toward the lower right-hand side of the screen we're starting to see shades of green develop.

there's an area of low pressure run you go up the eernd -- eastern seaboard. winds are out of the west northwest at 16 miles per hour and gusting to 25. the front has just pushed through. it cleared the western suburbs. allentown, 45. poconos 39. most of the south jeer and delaware where the -- south jersey and delaware where the front has not crossed you're in the 50s. 16 miles per hour in philadelphia. wilmington, 18 miles per hour, atlantic city ten. those winds are expected to continue throughout the entire day and overnight tonight and first thing tomorrow morning. satellite and radar, the front in the process of pushing through a ton of clouds up and down the entire east coast. there's that small area of rain pushing off the carolinas and the virginias. some of it is heavy across the virginia capes. as it pulls north and pushes

into the delmarva, it will go from cape may to sandy hook. interior south jersey, most of the person suburbs, the city, everybody staying dry, the exception to that, the jersey shore, there's the low and the snowstorm for the great lakes in the ohio valley today, that pushes through and again this cold front brings a good stiff breeze later this afternoon. we'll see the gusts 20 to 25 miles per hour. future tracker 6 lunchtime, light rains let's say from dennisville, i don't think it will get that far west, looks like it includes gandys beach and fortescue. dennisville, mays landing, maybe as far west as hammonton, there's a good line right there. i think everybody else seeing clouds and peeks of sunshine and temperatures dropping throughout the day. overnight tonight everybody falls off a cliff. we'll see overnight lows in the upper 20s north and west. even though this model has 0 for

reading, accuweather will go 27 for the far western suburbs. poconos 26. philadelphia, 33. millville, 33 degrees. forecast for today, lehigh valley you'll see a combination of sun and clouds, it will be windy 48 degrees it will feel like the upper 30s at times. jersey shore, shades of gray, a ton of cloud cover, you'll see showers maybe a period of rain, high temperatures around 50 atlantic city, cape may and wildwood. for philadelphia we'll go 52, clouds and sun, breezy, winds out of the northwest at 15 to 25 miles per hour. overnight tonight, clear skies, brisk and colder, 27, 28 degrees give or take far western suburbs, 33 degrees for center city. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. tomorrow is a chilly one, brisk, cold, 45 windchills in the upper 30s, low 40s. tuesday is chilly, we tart pulling out of it. sunny and cool, 52. wednesday huge travel day no weather issues. 56 degrees sunny skies, turkey day, sun an clouds, 64. for friday, warm and sunshine

and high of 65 degrees. another front pulls through next weekend. that will do a number on the temperatures, too. holiday looks really good. >> last night i was at the cs found dangerous gala. a big shoutout to the people who were there. we were happy because you didn't have to freeze your legs off in the dresses at the gala. >> the weather the last few weeks have been fantastic. it's been a nice fall. >> no complaints here. >> deem freeze is setting -- deep freeze is settling in across the midwest. 20 inches of snow. heavy snow and deep freeze have combined to knock out power to thousands. this woman was startled to hear a crash of a large tree falling into the front of her house. >> it was loud and i jumped out of bed. it was like what is if i was surprised by everything that was going on. had to call 911.

the power lines went into the street. it was crazy. >> parts of iowa, illinois and wisconsin could see temperatures dip to zero today. >> welcome back on this sunday,

you can see mayor michael nutter high fiving the racers as they go by. this is the philadelphia marathon, the second wave has taken off. there was a delay because of the long security lines. there was a long line of people crossing 17th street at the security checkpoint there. everybody was delayed by 15 minutes. you can see everyone looks excited to get going. the philadelphia marathon now underway. in chicago through the falling snow you can see the flames after a fire broke out halfway up one of the city's tallest sky scraper.

the blaze happened on the 50th floor of the hancock center. some people escaped by using the stairs, all 50 flights. several residents say alarms never went off. the blaze appears to have been accidental. the iconic hancock center was completed in 1970. the alter and pulpit used by pope francis have a new poem. they want to holy martyrs church in orland. >> the 6abc thanksgiving day parade is almost here. scouts are doing there part collecting donations. 6abc dunkin' donuts annual food drive will brighten the holidays for those in need.

cub scouts 243 picked up bags of donations yesterday. they loaded the nonperishables into the truck. >> good to give back to others, be grateful for what you have. >> something we all should do. you bring your young kids up to do such a thing it's a good thing. >> all of the items will be taken to philabundance. this is the 30th year that the holiday food drive has helped feed the hungry. donations will be collected during the thanksgiving day parade and 6abc.com through the end of the year, we hope you tune in thursday morning for our live parade coverage.

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>> reporter: welcome back everyone, we'll start you out with the travel forecast. the huge snowstorm is up in canada, the trailing cold front has hit the eastern seaboard. there will be wet weather from jacksonville to the carolinas an portions of south jersey. could see a little bit of rain. there's the front right there. it pushed through the western portions of the keystone state this morning. 33 in pittsburgh. same number for buffalo and binghamton. we're showing 52, but that number will drop as the day wears on. here's the cold stuff across the great lake states, 11 degrees in chicago. that's not driving south and east, it's pushing this way. it will be a quick shot warming up on the front range. by the time we get into tuesday and wednesday we'll see a nice warm up with high temperatures

in time 60s. major hubs look quiet. 52 in philadelphia. logan 46. or lands doe -- orlando, 68 and atlanta, 38 degrees. the giants have the week off, the eagles have their eye on the redskins and the buccaneers their opponent at the linc. jeff skeverski has more on the nfc fight in sports. >> reporter: let's be honest the eagles don't look like a playoff team, but boy that could all change this afternoon at home against tampa bay. if the eagles win and the redskins lose, eagles will be tied for firms. talk about a must-win today. >> we got to win this game, that's the most important thing. the way we lost it was sickening. >> we've had three losses, we have all the confidence in the

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morning about exactly what the mali hotel terrorists waited for before attacking. some of the women accusing bill cosby of sexual assault are making a new appeal in a hollywood spot. 7:31, dry conditions, windy for the runners. let's go outside to meteorologist chris sowers for more, hey chris. >> reporter: goodgood morning, nydia, it's brisk and chilly on city avenue. the winds have picked up. temperatures, not bad 52 degrees in philadelphia. millville, 50. cape may, 53. dover, 50. western suburbs you've dropped in the 40s. 39 in reading, 34 sort of feels like in lancaster, allentown, 39. feels like the 50s across south jersey and delaware. that will change through the next couple of hours as this front continues to march east.

it's going to bring a period of wet weather to the jersey shore. i'll talk about that in a second. 1:00 p.m. that's the start time for the eagles buccaneers game. we'll see gusts 15 to 20 miles per hour throughout the day out of the northwest. again, we'll have to watch closely and see how this plays into the kicking game for both teams. as we take a look at the eagles forecast. expect mostly cloudy skies, you'll see breaks, you'll see sunshine, but it will be windy out here, winds out of the west/northwest at 12 to 20 miles per hour. temperatures actually slowly drifting off during the course of the day. kick job offer temperatures around 50. by the 4th quarter we're starting to drop down to 48. with the winds it will feel like the low 40s most of the time. double scan live i drew a green line there, what that represents everywhere east of the line expect to see showers later this afternoon. everybody northwest of that, interior sections going --

sections of south jersey, northwest suburbs and lehigh valley looking at a combination of sun and clouds. it's just a small portion of the viewing area that could see wet weather. there's the system we're watching. a wave of low pressure has developed along the front. the moisture will pull north over the next several hours. what to expect breaking it down again, northwestern suburbs, brisk combination of sun and clouds, temperatures dropping off. interior sections of south jersey, cloudy and breezy. the jersey shore, gray and gloomy, cloudy and showers and periods of rain. this is the only chance of showers for the jersey shore. the seven-day forecast looks beautiful especially around the holiday. i'll have that when i see you again in just a bit. >> the runners for the philadelphia marathon have taken off with more security in place. trish hartman is live along the parkway. >> reporter: the runners making their way through, they have

blown the horn for another wave. they are making their way through the start-finish area at the base of eakens oval. the rails started at 7:15. there are thousands of runners making their way through. organizers say the delay was because of couple of things. there was heavy volume of security check points there was a big delay at the 18 theth street checkpoint. a lot of runners staying in the hotel were using that one. they are trying to reroute them to one of the five other security check points. when the race went off at 6:55. the wheelchair athletes kicked off the race to sweet caroline a tribute to the boston marathon. security is tight different the recent terror attacks in paris and other places yoafer -- overseas.

runners and spectators and media were encouraged to not to bring bags. organizers say after boston in 2013 security was highly stepped up and more precautions are being taken on top of that. many of the runners were spoke to were less concerned about the security and more focused on their run today. runners head toward city hall. they run about 6 miles in center city. they will run on mlk and kellie drive to manayunk. a number of roads are closed this morning because of the full and half marathon courses. we're told you can expect the roads to be open by 6:00 p.m. we're live on the parkway, trish hartman channel 6 "action news." >> thanks, trish, president obama speaking in malaysia this morning about strengthening terror crackdown. lama hasan is in belgium, a

country preparing to possibly be the next terror target. >> reporter: brussels is on high alert, heavily armed guards patrol the streets. across the city, the subway system is shut down. movie theaters closed soccer matches canceled. the government said it has credible and precise in fact of a terror style attacks possibly launching simultaneous attacks on multiple locations. >> our center who analyzed threats would not have qualified the situation as four on a scale of four. >> reporter: belgium is at the center of the investigation into the attacks in paris. the only survivor attacker and most wanted man in the world salah abdeslam comes from molenbeek a known breeding

ground for jihadists. similar similar made it across the -- salah abdeslam made it across the border with his two friends. they were pulled over but not detained. belgium authorities have detained those men and indicted them on terrorism charges. lama hasan abc news brussels. >> investigators say islamic extremists timed their assault for the attack when the guards were most vulnerable. they had just changed shifts and finished morning prayers. they opened fire in the hotel killing 19 people. inside story digs into the debate over whether refugees should be allowed to live in america. inside story starts at 11:30. investigators are looking

into the stabbing of three people in norristown. two people suffered serious injuries one was treated for minor injuries, no word on what led to the stabbings. more than 50 women who cooled bill could cosby of sexul assault protested at his walk of fame star. they under california lawmakers to change the state's statue of limitations on rape and sexual assault to allow cosby to be charged. many say the comedian attacked them decades ago. he denies the allegations and not charge with the crime. delaware state police investigate a crash that ended with a van landing new retention pond. police say the 89-year-old driver of the van lost control and landed inside that four foot deep retention pond. the driver was pulled from the wreckage and taken to christian hospital. a vietnam war veteran from

northeast philadelphia can enjoy his backyard again. friends home home depot employees and a nonprofit called hope built a deck out back to make it wheelchair accessible. he lost his leg and was not one to ask for help. >> i redid this whole house, i was always working, now i can't i asked for a little help and received it. it was very nice. >> it wasn't all work, the group took time to honor the local army veteran with a ceremony thanking him for his service to our county. >> still much more to come on "action news" for this sunday. philly pops is about to put on their christmas spectacular and it opens with something special. karen rogers has preview in 6abc loves the arts. >> sky6 live hd live look at

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there. some of the gusts are 20 to 25 miles per hour. it's cleared philadelphia, but has not made it to south jersey just yet. that will be the focal point of a few showers later on. you can see the shades of green developing off the coast. showers already starting to work from south to north through cape may and eastern portions of atlantic county. that trend will continue over the next several hours. philadelphia will stay dry. all areas north and west will be dry, as well. 52 degrees will be the forecasted high, which will be two degrees below average at 54. we started out at 50 this morning. now all areas are starting to cool down with the passage of the front. 43 in reading, 40 in lancaster. allentown, 45. 30 for the poconos and 50 for south jersey and delaware. temperatures running anywhere from 8 to 20 degrees warmer than the same time yesterday. that will come to a screeching halt later this evening.

huge storm across the great lake states and northern portions of the ohio valley. that low is pushing to the north up into the southern prove -- prove -- provinces of canada. we have a small wave of low pressure developing along the front that will drift north as the front continues to slide through. we'll allow for wet weather along the shoreline. you'll get 20 miles inland you will not see anything at all. along the coast expect to see showers today. the surface maps looks like. frontal system comes through it will be breesy and we have the -- breezy, we have the possibility of higher gusts. the winds will relax a little bit tomorrow but it will be cold with high temperatures struggling to get up to 44 or 45 in the city. north and west you're not getting up to 44, 45 tomorrow. future tracker later today.

lots of clouds across south jersey, breaks of sunshine north and west, wet weather along the shore him that will pick up in intensity, there will be a window of 1 to 3:00 p.m. or 1 to 4:00 p.m. it could come down at a good clip briefly before it work off the coast. cloudy for south jersey and the western suburbs finally everything pulling away later this evening. overnight lows, upper 20s and 30s north and west, freezing mark for at this time. 33 for interior sections of south jersey. rainfall totals range from a half inch to wildwood to .4 in atlantic city. you don't have to go too far to the west to pick up the drying of the most of the area doesn't see much of anything at all. windchills we get into this afternoon. if you're heading to the link for the buccaneers eagles game expect to see windchills in the up 30s low 40s. tomorrow windchills in the mid 20s.

forecast 49 in reading, philadelphia, millville, atlantic city, dover topping out around 52 degrees. clear and cold overnight tonight. degrees northwestern suburbs. 47 center city. tuesday, we pull out of it.52, , thursday, 64 degrees, friday, 65 degrees, saturday, 56. >> if you could get christmas -- >> reporter: we had 64 last christmas. we did brett well last year. >> erin o'hern tells us about a silent but potentially dangerous heart problem and the program that's helping children deal with it. >> what does butterfly begin

with? >> a b. >> reporter: 6-year-old lindsey loves to play soccer. he was born with a heart defect when a heart artery comes off the aorta in the wrong place. they can be too close together. >> there may not be enough blood flow through it to give enough blood to the heart during exercise. >> reporter: children's hospital has accumulated more than 450 cases in years of studying these defect. boys outnumber girls 3 to 1. many kids show no signs until the problems show up on tests. these days, he at times has symptoms. >> he gets weak, sometimes he has pain in his chest. >> it is hard on the family. >> he doesn't understand he

cannot play sports and run like other children. dizziness or fainting can be a sign, too. there's no way to hell whose high or low risk. the treatment is individual. he will likely have surgery to relocate arteries then maybe he'll get to go on the soccer field. you want to follow the kids and when they become adults follow them over a long period of time. >> reporter: the defects can run in families, siblings and relatives should be screened, as well.

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alanis moores been added. you can see the awards hosted by jeanne fur lopez beginning at -- jennifer lopez beginning at 8:00 p.m. followed by "action news" with walter perez and sarah bloomquist. >> christmas is weeks away that means it's time for the christmas concert of the philly pops at the kimmel center. karen rogers has 6abc loves the arts. >> reporter: it's the most wonderful time of the year, for many people attending the pop's spectacular it's a holiday tradition. the sun starts before you enter verizon hall. >> we havehe

lobby. we have no sounds and bring in a guest artist. >> reporter: the guest singer is lease i can't roman whole join -- lisa roman. we have the pops festival chorus. the audience becomes part of the show in the special sing along. everybody wants to sing. >> reporter: the concert will be led by philadelphia native david charles abell. >> this is his third year, the orchestra is in love with him, the audience loves him, he does a great job. >> reporter: the concert has something for everyone. >> we have traditional christmas songs and gospel music and charles david abell will blow the roof off the kimmel

center verizon hall. >> reporter: the potassium spectacular opens december 4th for military and first responders only. it's nice that they do that. for tickets go to fill arts.org or go to 6abc loves the arts for other area events. for 6abc loves the arts, i'm karen rogers.

one of the cool perks of this place is you can eat as much cereal as you want. it's like i'm going to work to get some. alrighty. we just like cereal. we make it, eat it, love it, live it. (laughing) little rain today. >> reporter: mainly the jersey shore, everybody else else will see cloudy skies to start with, sunshine later on. 352 degrees in the city. brisk with the wind. winds out of the northwest 15 to 20 miles per hour. 45 for tomorrow's high. tuesday a little chilly high of

52. from that point on it's nice and mild, testers in the 60s by thanksgiving. >> 7:56 we're just a few minutes away from saying good morning to "good morning america." >> eva and nydia, good morning, coming up on "g.m.a." we're leading with a terrifying and emotional firsthand account inside the massacre at the concert hall in paris. president obama vowing while over seas to destroy isis. matt gutman is live in paris with that. this is chicago's iconic john hancock building happens while the snow from the big storm was pounding down. we have that story this morning. this extraordinary scene caught on camera, the heroic medical student risking his life

to save a young mother from a mugger. he is fighting for his life. the hunt is on for the gunman. 2015 marathon has kicked off in tight security we're live on the parkway. >> plus, the little girl who married her nurse who helped her get through her illness. plus, chris sowers will have the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, for eva pilgrim, chris sowers and the entire "action news" team, i'm nydia han. we'll see you back here at 9:00 a.m.

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good morning, america. breaking news on that night of terror. the lead singer of the american rock band performing in paris speaks out for the first time. >> several people hid in our dressing room, and the killers were able to get in and killed every one. >> the horrifying details of that deadly night. and breaking right now. the president's toughest warning yet against isis. fire breaks out at chicago's iconic hancock center. >> oh, my god. >> flames and smoke filling the sky. [ siren ] >> people hurt, tourists and residents sent scrambling. what set it all off? who shot a hero? the intense search under way right now. a med student stepping in to stop a mugger. witnesses coming forward overnight. >> i saw the guy with the gun shoot the guy in the stomach.