crowd, talks terror in west philadelphia. next. doug pederson was andy reid's first quarterback, keeping the position warm, waiting for donovan mcnabb to launch his 11 year career in eagles green. pederson was in effect reid's coach on the field. well, now it appears that he

will be the coach, on the side line. the it appears that the doug pederson era is about to begin. thursday night, the big story on "action news" tonight is the anti chip, it is hard to imagine someone whose personality and demeanor are any different, any more different from chip kelly than doug pederson. indications are he is up next. sports director ducis rodgers is here with all of the details. >> yes, he is more andy reid then he is chip kelly. eagles informed us earlier this evening that their coaching search is done. no more interviews are scheduled. also tonight sources tell "action news" that pederson has begun reaching out to coaches across the country as he tries to assemble a coaching staff. peterson met with jeffery laurie on sunday in kansas city. pederson says that interview went well. eagles are precluded from a announcing his hire until pederson's team season is over. chiefs will face new england on saturday. if kansas city loses an

announcement could come as early as sunday. pederson had three years experience as an offensive coordinator but no experience as a head coach. he is a former eagles quarterback. he was also an assistant with the eagles under andy reid including being a quarterbacks coach, coach reid speaks very highly of him. i spoke with former eagles quarterback donovan mcnabb about pederson. they were teammates. we will share that with you later in sports. >> thanks, dues is. so what are the the fans saying about peterson. "action news" reporter christie lleto is live at the link. christie, what have you been hearing tonight. >> reporter: well, jim, it is a mixed reaction. or calling it a bad move. others say they welcomed the change. is there one thing that many fans say they can agree on and that is that they believe the front office did not do an exhaustive search for a new head coach. >> you are out of your mind. >> reporter: all eagles fans can talk about. >> doug pederson is like go in the ice cream store and order a vanilla ice cream.

he is just there. he will not get the job done. >> reporter: sources say doug pederson, current offensive coordinator for the kansas city chiefs, is heading back to philadelphia as a franchise's possible new head coach. after chip kelly was fire. >> let's start there, marshall. >> that is it. >> reporter: fans didn't hold back sounding off on the air waves of 97.5 the fanatic. >> this is in the all right, man. this is a straight sucker a's move. >> for the most part fans are upset, they are disappointed not so much it is doug pederson, hiring process, it was sold like it would be exhaustive and they would really do their homework. it seems they had their guy from day one. >> pat shurmur, duce staley, that is not really looking outside the box to find a true candidate. >> i think doug pederson was the the guy the entire time. >> reporter: pederson was a quarterback for ten seasons, including a season with the eagles. he later spent four seasons as an offensive assistant under then head coach andy reid from

2009 through 2012. >> i'm not one of his deciples. >> reporter: some fans welcome the news. >> he knows the city. that is a plus. i like andy reid's system. >> reporter: many remain skeptical. >> i don't know, i could not careless. >> reporter: now again peterson has not been officially named head coach but fans say whoever is moved into that post, a jury is still out until the team starts winning, consecutively. reporting live from the link christie lleto for channel six "action news", jim? >> thanks, christie. in other news, head of the fbi said that his agency continues to investigate the the shooting of a philadelphia police officer as a terrorist act. james comby was here today to update the probe into confessed shooter edward archer. comby said that the vision and the the decision to investigate the the shooting as terrorism was made almost immediately after archer shot officer jesse hartnett, and then told police that he was

following allah and pledged his allegiance to the islamic state. comby said today there does than the seem to be a wider threat. >> so far we see no indication that he was part of an organized cell of any sort and no indication that there is any follow on plot connected to that, any specific or credible threat of violence beyond this connected to that attack. but we never take our eye off the ball. we have a lot of work to do to understand it better. >> the shooting of officer jesse hartnett has sent shock waves through the west philadelphia community where it happened. "action news" reporter dann cuellar is live at 18th district tonight. dann, members of the community came together tonight to express anxiety about their safety? >> reporter: well, that is right, jim. is there a heightened sense of alarm if not concern in the wake of the ambush attack on officer jesse hartnett. there was a deep sense if they could do that to a cop they could certainly to that to one

of them. >> tonight is about scary. >> reporter: experts were in west philadelphia for a state senator and other officials to call a meeting on terrorism. but as evidence by standing room only crowd of over 300 people, it is certainly a subject that struck a nerve. >> the city of philadelphia is fearful of ice is. let's be real. i'm just scared about what happened. i have a granddaughter in my house. it was very scary. >> reporter: shocking video of the attack on officer jesse hartnett still on the mind of many here and also mindful of hartnett's courage in the line of fire. >> we thank him. we appreciate him. most importantly our love for him and his family should be extended to that. loath us give him a round of applause. >> reporter: the the attacks shed light on the real and growing fear of violence in neighborhoods across the city. >> i know people that live in our community, elderly, woman and men that will not come out of their homes when it gets dark. if you talk about terrorism,

i'm terrorized every time i walk outside my house. because i don't know what might happen. >> reporter: number of muslims in the audience are generally concerned about how they may be viewed in the wake have of the attack. >> profiling and things of that nature because of the climate that we're living in. >> we're not hiding from anyone. we get along with our neighbors. so, please, if you have someone that doesn't know ask a muslim. >> reporter: others reminding muslims of the cities track record respecting different people of different faiths. >> most muslims know that naturally philadelphia is the most muslim friendly city in the nation. >> reporter: of course, one meeting does not begin to solve is what a very real, dangerous problem, but many tonight want to have their voices heard. live from southwest philadelphia, i'm's dann cuellar for channel six "action news". >> heard they were, thanks,

dann. a blazing gun battle played out inside of a tattoo parlor tonight in the strawberry mansion section of philadelphia. police say that one men entered the parlor just before 8:00, in the 1900 block have of north 31st street. one pulled a gun and announced a robbery. an employee pulled out his gun and the two exchanged at least half dozen shots. a customer was wounded in the leg. the suspects fled on foot, they remain at large. it a appears that careless smoking led to the fire that killed a seven five-year old woman in trenton this afternoon. police broke auto owe blaze broke out on the sixth floor of the luther arms building of 323 south broad street. officials say the woman apparently fell asleep with the lit cigarette. seven people were treated for smoke inhalation at the scene. chopper six was over another fire tonight, in south philadelphia. the fortunately, no one was hurt here. this was the the scene on the 1300 block of south capitol street after 9:00 o'clock. you can see fire fighters

battling from the rooftop, of a two story home. authorities say that the building was boarded up, and we do not know yet what sparked the blaze. philadelphia police pulled a 35 year-old man from the delaware river, just an hour and a half ago. the victim is believed to be the construction work shore fell in this evening, from pier 78, along the 2,000 block of columbus boulevard. he was rushed to hahnemann university hospital. former philadelphia police commissioner charles ramsey is filling up his post retirement dock it. word today that he will be the first distinguished visiting fellow of the lindhy institute at drexel university. he will focus on urban revitalization and also will work with the university's criminology department. this was the scene in october 1996 when philadelphia police found a body of 17 year-old angela maldonado in kensington. she had been strangled, raped,

beaten. today a judge sentenced rafael crispo to life in prison, plus 15 to 30 years for sexual assault. police made a dna match in 2012. penndot is studying the possibility of opening up a shoulder of the schuylkill expressway to traffic, asiana digsal lane. this could be done to relieve congestion, on busy i-76, between king of prussia and city avenue. of course, the engineering and environmental challenge is his are significant and officials stress this is only a study at this point. they are examining many other options including how to use technology to improve traffic flow. the the three winners on have the last night's record power ball jackpot have not come forward just yet. several rumors of who might be holding the winning ticket have been debunked tonight. when they do come, to claim their prize, they will be splitting a cash sum, totaling $983.5 million. or nearly 328 million for each of them.

the winning ticket were sold, in three states. melbourne, beach, florida. m u.n.ford tennessee. a town of 6,000. chino hills, california a suburb of los angeles. that is where owner of the 7-eleven that sold the winning ticket came out to celebrate. not only is his store now considered lucky, but he gets a million-dollar for selling the winning ticket. nobody hit the big one in our area, but several tickets came close. one ticket in kenneth square, chester county matched all five white balls. but not the power ball. they win a million-dollar for that. tickets sold at land hope farms on street road. another million-dollar winner was sold in bethlehem. and, in new jersey a ticket sold at this wawa in west hampton burlington county worth two million-dollar, because it was bought with a power play multiplier option for just an extra dollar. still to come on "action news" tonight, we're reporting on two celebrities hoff died

after battling cancer. and also fire works tonight at the republican debate, donald trump and ted cruz go at each other over american citizenship. teenagers are smoking hookas more than cigarettes now. a new report reveals whether that is any safer, cecily. this developing storm system will bring us a wet start to the weekend. by the even of the weekend get set for return of the bitter cold air. i will have details in the accu weather forecast. plus surprising snubs and growing controversy over today's oscar nominations and ducis rodgers is back with chip kelly a's new job. yes, he is employed. "action news" continues tonight in just a moment.

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of jakarta today and isis has already claimed, responsibility. and while some said it reminded them of the paris attacks, the death toll was much lower. seven people were killed, and five of them, were the suicide bombers. the attacks kept the city of 10 million people on edge, for

hours. indonesia is world's largest majority muslim nation. the actor best men to a younger generation as severis snake in harry potter has died. >> time to pay 394. >> alan rickman was classically trained british stage actor. his other well known rolls including a part in the 1998 diehard and 2003 comedy love actually. rickman died in london after a battle with cancer. he was 69 years old. celine dion's husband and manager died today at his suburban las vegas home at the age of 73. angela battle throat cancer, renee angela. the couple had three children together. the republican date for president spared in their sixth debate tonight in charleston, south carolina

donald trump and senator ted cruz tangled over whether cruz, who was born in canada is eligible to run. moderator asked trump why he is bringing the issue upright now. after which cruz extended a tongue and cheek offer to donald trump. >> because now he is doing a little bit better. no, i didn't care. >> ill will's tell you what, if this all works out, i'm happy to consider naming you as vp and so if you happen to be right you can get the top job the at the even of the day. >> no, no. i'd like it. i would consider it. but i think i will go back to building buildings if it doesn't work out. >> topic of tonight's debate, the the economy, gun control, and immigration. after starting the year with the worst streak in stock market history, today the dow jones, began to bounce back, with its biggest gain in more than a month.

the rebound was led by oil prices rising and energy companies gaining, but the the do you joan's 227-point gain today isn't nearly enough to erase losses suffered so far this year. goldman sachs will play, will pay more than $5 billion in a settlement for its involvement in the mortgage melt down and ensuing financial crisis. it is the largest settlement the investment bank has ever reached but not nearly as big a pay out as many of the wall street counterparts of the total settlement $2 billion will go to helping affected consumers including mortgage forgiveness and refinancing programs. on health check at 11:00 tonight a new study find using a hooka may not be any safer than smoking cigarettes. this is important because hookah has become more common than cigarettes among high school students who smoke. but the university of pittsburgh research found that hookah expose users to 125 times the the smoke, 25 times

the tar, and more than twice as much nicotine. researchers say however, it is difficult to make a direct comparison since smokers tend to use a hookah occasionally but many cigarettes per day. ♪ >> so, the buzz is building, for the the oscars tonight. hours after the nominations were announced in beverly hills is there talk of surprises, snubs, and scandal. the revenant lead the pack with 12 nods. it puts leonardo dicaprio in contention to take home his first ever best actor oscar. the film's directorial hand dro inn writ you after his bird man swept last years academy award. mad mucks, fury road, has the second most nominations, ten, including best picture. the the martian landed seven nominations including best picture but in the one for director ridley scott. the other best picture nominees are the big short,

bridge of spies, brooklyn, room and spotlight. despite universal success at the box office, star wars, the force awakens, was left off of the major cat brings, earning five nominationness technical award this year rocky balboa might not be the under dog. sylvester stallone is nominated for best supporting actor days after he won golden globe for winning his famous role in creed. now critics are pointing to the lack of diversity, again, among the big awards. all 20 acting nominees are white, even the academy's president says that she was disappointed. >> we are working inside the academy, in order to make sure we have inclusion. >> i would really hope that the voting members of the academy can look at america and look at how far we have come, they need to catch up. >> chris rock returns as host this year. you can watch oscars sunday february 28th, starting at 7:00 only on channel six.

♪ >> dancing with the stars, had a chance to see the show close-up tonight. the dancers brought their talent to the tower theater in upper darby. this is part of the dancing with the stars, live, dance all night tour. many of the shows regular dancers appeared tonight on stage, and it will continue throughout the the winter months. dancing and cold temperatures. >> on the way. >> especially monday. >> yes. >> we have been warming up a little bit until then. temperatures in the the 50's next few days with some rain. storm tracker six live double scan showing no rain out there tonight but storm tracker six, will be working overtime this time tomorrow night. fortunately the bulk of the rain will be falling when most of us are sleeping. right now temperatures not too bad, 39 degrees in philadelphia. our high 47, 7 degrees above normal. yesterday our high was only 29. so what a difference a day makes.

allentown 30. trenton 33. millville 32. sea isle city sitting at 45. the atlantic city airport 50 degrees. the as wind will begin to shift out of the south east. the satellite six with action radar showing we have some high, thin sirus clouds associated with the warm front that will be pulling through. and then there is low pressure gathering strength over the gulf coast and then this will be a coastal storm. this will really just clip us, tomorrow night, and then the timing is that most of it will be occurring, very late in the evening. so, friday, during the the day it is dry. we will start the day with some sun, increasing clouds and with that wind out of the south east it will be warm for january. we have a high up to 52 degrees. that rain moving in at night and bulk of it occurring after midnight. trapping rain it begins to move up from the south around 8:00. it will be out of here by 6:00 g the saturday. this is a quick hit of rain, heavier after midnight and wide range. areas northwest of philadelphia only about a

quarter inch of rain but along the coast you will get hit the hardest with a potential for more than a inch of rain and then that system pull is a way and really deepens over new england. that will do on saturday is bring us gusty wind. high of 50 degrees, breezy with wind up to 20 miles per hour and then waiting in the wings, if you like the the cold like yesterday, i don't know anybody who does, but if you do it will be back on monday. another arctic high pressure, will be building in. temperatures in the 20's. wind chills in the teens. as it moves in, on sunday night, we could have another round of some snow showers. so, the exclusive accu weather seven day forecast, next to the temperatures on the mild side. 52 degrees tomorrow, increasing cloud and then rain moves in after 8:00 o'clock tomorrow night. out of here around day break on saturday. then breezy. sun shine at its back. the high of 50's. sunday will feel more like january. the high only 40 degrees. these snow showers, sunday night, and then behind that, martin luther king day of service on monday. if you are volunteering

outdoors, dress in lots of layers, the high 28 degrees. wind chills in the teens, and then we will begin to moderate. thursday, by tuesday, 36 on wednesday. and 36 on thursday. it looks like, beyond this temperatures actually will climb above normal. so one more day of really cold air and then temperatures backup. >> thanks, cecily. gloucester county community came together tonight to pay tribute to doctor martin luther king junior. the county held its annual mlk celebration at deptford township recreation center. essays and art from county school children were on display and attende is a enjoyed a performance by county's children's choir. ♪

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pederson is the guy. it will be fascinate to go see how he assembled the staff and what about sam bradford. >> he need him as a quarterback and offensive line help as well. eagles have concluded their search for a new head coach. no more interviews are scheduled. chiefs offensive coordinator doug pederson is believed to be their man. pederson has begun to reach out to coaches across the country to be a part of his staff here. nfl rules prevent a team from hiring other teams assistant coaches until that team is done playing. eagles cannot announce anything until the chiefs are done. chiefs are in the playoffs right now. pederson is a former eagles quarterback. he was an assistant coach here for four seasons under andy reid. i spoke to former eagles quarterback donovan mcnabb tonight. he is happy for his former teammate but he knows peterson has some work to do.

>> i'm very excited for him and his family. i liked doug. first of all, he has to be in philadelphia comfortable and knowing he has to find a quarterback. you have have to have a quarterback that will be durable, that will be efficient. and continue to carry the torch, and doing the things that they want to do. later on, he will to have make decisions on the offensive line, to the defense. there are a lot of things, you know, that carry weight, so he is not walking in the glorified situation good chip kelly now, owner of an up tempo offense and up tempo job search. it takes him just 16 days to get back in the nfl. he has been hired as head coach of the 49ers. kelly is expect to be formally introduced next week at a news conference in san francisco. kelly is reunited with confident and former eagles personnel man tommy gamble. gamble was fired by howie

roseman, which further strained that relationship with kelly and roseman. kelly calls this job a tremendous opportunity. he goes on to say as one of the most historic franchises in the nfl i realize the high standard and expectation that is this position demand and i embrace will challenge is a head. still ahead, the sixers go up bigot bulls. we're talking about 24-point lead, jim. why the night still end badly.

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to the sixers, the bright moments have been scars, but every once in a while they do something to surprise you. tonight against the bulls, they surprised us, all right. in the in a good way. what a strange game, second quarter jahlil okafor, sixers will take a 24-point lead. that is about as secure as using a yarn as a lesion a pit

bull. ape in the fourth quarter sixers down by three, ish smith saves the day for now. we will go to overtime. but jimmy butler is a beast for chicago. he scores a career high, 53 points. the sixers find another way to lose, 115-111. >> i was pleased with them the whole game. really, really pleased. how can we not leave that game feeling like the team is heading in the right direction. >> brett brown, his glass always half full. jimmy kimmel live next on channel six followed by night line. jimmy's guest tonight leslie man, ariana grande and music from charlie huth. "action news" continues at 4:30. for the the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner, good night. >> ♪

and now, abc's "jimmy kimmel live." >> dicky: from hollywood it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight, leslie mann, ariana grande, "this week in unnecessary censorship" and music from charlie puth with cleto and the cletones. and now, look up, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪