young girl he's alleged to have abused. kohen is back behind bars at this hour. "action news" reporter sarah bloomquist is live in downingtown tonight. sarah, what's the full story here? >> reporter: well, jim, you can see where the six bullets went through the window of this mobile home here where the two little girls were sleeping, two little girls sleeping right on the other side of that window. and those bullets narrowly missed them. the man accused of pulling the trigger was already accused of sexually abusing one of the little girls who was asleep in the room there. now'now he's charged with attempted homicide. >> yeah, talking about death. >> reporter: this father broke down in tears as he talked us through what happened here in his downingtown mobile home park very early yesterday morning. his two little girls were ah asleep on the other sides of this window when authorities say the next door neighbor walked up and fired six shots. >> somebody tried to can kill me and my kids, you know. >> reporter: police say that

somebody was 63-year-old douglas kohen. kohen was charged in january with sexually assaulting one of the little girls who was inside the trailer he allegedly fired shots into. he posted 10 percent of his $25,000 bail on those earlier charges and was due in court wednesday. then this happened. >> what was going through the defendant's mind exactly? i don't know. but 3:00 in the morning he's firing a gun into an occupied residence. he's trying to kill somebody. >> reporter: as the bullets flew through his home the father pulled his girls to the grounds and called 911. >> they have them all marked. you got the -- apparently that's the first shot, the low one. that's the second. this is the third, the fourth, the fifth and the sixth one is up here. >> i feel terrible for him, terrible. that had to be so terrifying for them. >> reporter: three of the bullets ended up inside another home where a family of five was sleeping. kohen was arrested a short

time later in west sorry goshen township after he flipped his car. police say they found the weapon and much more ammunition. >> i hate him. i really hate him. >> reporter: so now on top of those earlier sexual abuse charges kohen is charged with attempted homicide, witness intimidation and related offenses and this time around he's being held on $1 million cash bail. live in downingtown, i'm sarah bloomquist, channel6 "action news." >> ♪ >> and we have a developing story now coming in from west philadelphia. a police chase that began in delaware county came to an end near 52nd and katherine in west philadelphia this afternoon. it appears that four people have been taken to the hospital. "action news" reporter christie ileto is live at 53rd and katherine. christie, what's the story on this? >> reporter:. >> reporter: well, jim these are just two of the vehicles that were hit during that chase. apparently it all started when darby borough police witnessed

two men selling crack cocaine. officers say the two suspects jumped in their rented car and that's when the pursuit down katherine began. >> they was going back there real fast. i'm talking road runner fast. >> it hit all the cars on the left-hand side of catherine street. >> reporter: now, witnesses described what it was like as the suspects tried to outrun police in this very busy southwest philadelphia neighborhood just after 4:00 this afternoon. the pursuit started in delaware county and stepped into high gear on katherine near 56th. police say the suspects crashed into three cars before losing control and crashing into two parked cars and that's when the pair darted from the vehicle and began to run on foot. >> the occupants of the vehicle both fled. one was app left-handed a short distance from the car by darby and philadelphia police. the second person ran into a laundromat close by to here changed his clothing and was caught on a septa bus.

both individuals are in custody, both back to darby borough. >> reporter: now, the suspects crashed around 53rd and katherine. they towed the suspect's vehicle away a. again, they're still trying to sort things out and get these vehicles removed from this neighborhood you can see it's still very much show blocked off and an active scene here. again those four individuals were taken to a nearby hospital and the suspects are facing an array of charges including aggravated assault the reporting live in southwest philadelphia christie ileto channel6 "action news." jim. >> christie thank you. only "action news" was there at the delaware county emt turned herself in to police today in prospect park. melissa givens is accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a junior firefighter. delaware county detectives say that five month relationship involved trading sexually explicit pictures and video. the boy was 15 years old at the time. he is now 17.

givens faces corruption of a minor charges. she is married to the chief of the norwood fire company. police have released surveillance video of a suspect wanted for a shooting in north philadelphia. it happened yesterday at church's chick can ken restaurant in the 3600 block of north broad street in north philadelphia. the suspect allegedly got into an argument with an employee who was cleaning tables nearby. investigators say the suspect left the store, then came back with a gun and fired three shots hitting 19-year-old josiah myers. myers is expected to survive. philadelphia police are looking for the hit-and-run driver who struck a toddler in olney this afternoon. the crash happened at 1:30 along the 200 block of west grange avenue. investigators say the two-year-old's injuries are not life-threatening. septa is holding the first of three public meetings at this hour on its plans to extend the commuter rail lines into king of prussia.

live at the radisson hotel is "action news" reporter vernon odom. vernon, you've already been getting some public reaction to this proposal. >> reporter: jim, naturally local residents have a list -- long list of concerns, fears and questions about this project,. construction would begin in 2020 projected completion date in 2023. at this point septa's high speedline cuts off in norristown. but on the drawing board now a billion dollar plan to expand septa's train service all the way out to king of prussia where thousands come from the city and other suburbs to and from the mall daily and other big job sites each day. they now must come by bus or car on i-76 hardly a fast way to travel. for them, a rail extension is a no-brainer. >> takes us awhile to get home. so if we had that train we could get on that train and be home maybe an hour earlier.

so it would be good for us. >> reporter: septa says their new line from norristown out and around the king of prussia mall would generate an additional 9,000 riders a day. they've chosen a plan they say would bump up against only 25 residents along the turnpike. >> king of prussia is actually the largest employment center outside of philadelphia. so, there's certainly a market in commuters to utilize the extension and it provides that opportunity for residents as well to travel into the city. >> reporter: septa holds the first of three public hearings on its pro-proposal tonight at the radisson hotel where they'll be selling the plan which will require three years of massive construction to complete in an already congested neck of the woods. residents will be expressing their concerns. >> noise, visually, if you can see how it would affect the neighborhood with a high level train running through it. >> home values, whether it's going to stay decent or not. >> reporter: worried about

noise and the elevation of the train, things like that. >> yes, and traffic. >> reporter: jim, this first of three public hearings is beginning rider now even as i speak. the projected cost for this railroad extension $1 billion. they expect to get half of it from federal fundss in washington. live in king of prussia, i'm vernon odom channel6 "action news. >> vernon you have been around for awhile. what do you think the chances are that septa meets the timetable of completion in 2023? >> reporter: well, it's a very ambitious project. they've tried to work with five different scenarios and routes along here. the one they've worked out now would only affect 25 residents along the turnpike. so, they're very hopeful but the biggest hitch right now is getting funding. where do they get the rest

remains up in the air. the odds, you name it. live in king of prussia, i'm vernon odom, jim. we've seen it before. >> thank you, vernon. new jersey's oldest bridge is open to traffic after undergoing emergency repairs. the route 206 bridge over the stony brook and princeton reopened last night. the bridge was closed two weeks ago after the new jersey department of transportation found cracks in the bridge's support. a truck detour will remain in place until permanent repairs are completed this summer. members of the delaware air national guard received a warm welcome home in new castle today. >> daddy. >> daddy. >> dozens of airmen received hugs and kisses as they stepped off the plane. the 166th air lift wing returned from a four month deployment in the middle east. these troops say they are thrilled to be reunited with their names. >> want to spend time with the

family and spend as much time as i can. i hate going away and missing the time with them but, love them so much and happy to be back. >> over the next two days another 60 airmen will return home. coming up on "action news" tonight, the democratic national convention comes to philadelphia in july and organizers need your help. we'll tell you about the volunteer opportunities that are available. and eagles trade talk. jaime apody with news about someone who may not be back in the eagles nest. cecily. >> well, our warmup began today after temperature in the 40's this weekend, we shot up to 61 degrees today and today will be the coldest day of the work week. i'm tracking record warmth ahead in the accuweather 7-day forecast. >> those stories and much more when "action news" continues tonight. >> ♪ patients across the country have spoken.

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>> funeral arrangements have been set for nancy reagan. she will lie in repose on wednesday and thursday. nancy reagan died at her home in los angeles yesterday at the age of 94. today president barack obama ordered flags to be flown at half-staff. world news tonight with david muir will have much more on the passing of nancy reagan. that's at 6:30 right here on channel six. >> ♪ the democratic national committee is looking for a few good men and women. well, actually 10,000 good men and women. it's all about volunteering for the democratic national

convention this summer in philadelphia. "action news" reporter katherine scott has the story. >> it takes a lot to host such a complex large scale event. >> reporter: volunteers are a huge part of that. the democratic national convention is coming to philadelphia from july 25th to 28th. and the host committee is looking for 10,000 volunteers ages 14 and up. >> we're going to need a lot of folks in the area to really come out and show support for philadelphia, be ambassadors of the city and show the the visitors what a great city it is. >> reporter: the bulk of the opportunities are for the week of the convention but plenty of help is needed beforehand. >> and they're going to walk down to the reading terminal. >> reporter: jay kaplan moved to olde city last year and has been talking to various arts and community organizations about how they can participate. >> i thought this would be a very exciting and interesting way for me to learn about the city, learn how the city functions. >> reporter: it takes less than five minutes to sign up on web site. you can share a little about yourself and was might be

interested in. keep in mind volunteers are not guaranteed access to convention related events. the convention will be held at the wells fargo center but attendees will also be at the pennsylvania convention center and around the city. reorderergreeters are needed. >> admin help, transportation monitors. you can be a private dry, helping with loading and unloading buses, teaching folks about our fabulous subway system. >> reporter: 24-year-old tahir stills began volunteering last fall. he still plans to pitch in come july. >> we have a lot of history here. we are a very great city and i'm glad that everyone else in the nation can see there. we posted the sign upon 6abc.com n center city, katherine scott channel6 "action news."

>> so we've got some things going on with the eagles in the front office. what's ther. >> a lot of things going on. >> what's the story?

>> i'm going tell you right now. it's interesting. if the plan is to get rid of all traces of chip kelly along with the guys he brought over here then why resign sam brother ford? sure sounds like what the eagles are doing. espn reporting the eagles and dolphins are close to a deal that would send kiko alonzo and maxwell. new defensive coordinator jim schwartz not a fan but why would he be? last year the birds signed him to a $63 million contract making him one of the five highest paid corners in the league and he under performed. if he's traded it would save $4.9 million in cap space. it would be weird not to hear omaha again. peyton manning has called it a career. the sure shot first ballot hall of famer retired from the nfl today at a press conference filled with emotions. as his voice consistently cracked it was clear this guy loves football above all else. manning goes out on top just a

month after hoisting a lombardi trophy. >> when someone thoroughly exhausts an experience they can't help but revere it. i revere football. i love the game. so, you don't have to fonder i'll miswonderif i miss it. absolutely i l i fought a good fighter. i finished my football race and after 18 years it's time. god bless all of you and blood bless football. (applause). >> eagles owner jeffrey lurie released this statement today. "it's been an honor and a privilege to watch pate couldn't play and compete. he made every one of us that is a part of the nfl proud to be connected to the sport. his accomplishments and legacy have left our league a better place than the one he found 18 years ago ." with the flyers winning six-nothing over the weekend dave hakstol keeping his lineup intact keeping steve

placplacemason innet. should they finish with a win tonight they would be two points out of a wild card spot. >> near a position right now to be back in the playoff race and be in that picture so games like tonight we will make sure we dig in. >> tonight is a big challenge. tampa has been playing good hockey. we got to show up and be ready. >> phillies need pitching for any chance to win this year and some young arms are looking pretty good down in florida. phillies taking on the pirates in bradenton. great outing for vince velasquez. phils blanked the pirates one-zero.

drexel has fired bruiser flint after 15 seasons. the dragons went just six and 25 this year so bruiser said he saw this coming. true fully guy. his road took him from episcopal academy to saint joe's to his first head coaching gig with the dragons. they had really bad luck with injuries. bruiser managed to win more games than any coach in for example sell history a true class act. i enjoyed covering him. >> he'll land on his seat. >> somewhere. >> cecily tynan with the accuweather forecast when we continue in just a moment.

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>> in two days the temperature near 80. >> 80. >> near 80. upper 70's. like late page going to be great. storm tracker6 live double scan showing we have rain free conditions out there but plenty of sunshine. the action cam was taking a look up and i got to give a shout-out to "action news" videographer robert freeman for this shot because it really captures the essence of the day. we had blue skies and sunshine and yes, it was on the breezy side with those winds out of the southwest pulling up that warmer air so a lot of people have been asking me is winter over. i think it is. i think you can pack away the snowblowers because if we look at years in the past when we've had a strong el niño we barely get any snow. no snow at alba, in 1973t83 less than an inch. 1998, .1 and this year we got a inch of snow so i think the snow is done with. this is what we'll be seeing

the middle of the week. we have his high pressure off the eastern seaboard. this is a classic high pressure heater pump. what this does is bring us winds very strong out of the southwest. so, wednesday and thursday temperatures climbing up into the upper 70's. if everything goes right, some areas actually could touch 80 degrees. even right now it's pretty mild. 57 degrees down from our high of 61. reading and lancaster 61. trenton 56. this time of year, though, with the ocean temperature 43 degrees with those winds out of the southwest, it's a lot colder right on the beaches. cape may currently 48 degrees with a wind off the ocean. satellite6 along with action radar showing we had blue skies, plenty of sunshine earlier today. some clouds are beginning to stream in and this is all associated with a warm front that moved through overnight. tonight we'll see clouds but temperature on the mild side. 44 degrees in philadelphia t allentown 38. cape may 45. and wilmington 41 degrees. tomorrow this high pressure in control and what this does it brings us a return of sunshine.

71 degrees. 10 degrees warmer than today. that's 21 degrees above average. but the real warmth arrives on wednesday and thursday. this is when we'll reach up into the upper 70's, record warmth both days and even as we head into the weekend temperatures remain on the mild side. so, the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast, this is a nice looking forecast if you don't like winter. tomorrow 71 degrees, the first day this year of temperatures in the 70's but we'll likely have three days in a row. wednesday 78 degrees and this will not only set a new record, this will shatter the old record. the high in philadelphia the record 73 set back in 2000. we'll be 5 degrees above that. allentown, trenton, wilmington, atlantic city all close to or above the record highs. thursday 78 degrees again. another record. then on friday, not quite as warm, 66 degrees. still that's mild for march. heading into the weekend mixture of clouds and sunshine. on saturday 59 degrees. don't forget to spring forward one hour as we begin daylight

saving time. sunday's still mild but a little bit gloomy with clouds and that some showers 62 degrees and monday mostly cloudy with a high of 59 degrees. association pack away the sweaters and bring out the shorts. you can wear them this week. it's going to be that warm. >> too warm. >> too warm, yes. it's always something . >> [laughter] >> abc's "world news tonight" with david muir is next on channel6. "action news" continues at 10:00 on phl17 with brian taff sharrie williams adam joseph and ducis rodgers then please join us for "action news at 11:00 here on channel6. for cecily tynan, ducis rodgers, jaime apody and the entire "action news" tomorrow, i'm jim gardner. we hope -- stop that -- we hope you'll join us at 11 o'clock. >> ♪

we have several breaking stories this monday night. the race for the white house. michael bloomberg says he will not run because it may help donald trump win. trump, and his message for ted cruz. and hillary clinton, what she just asked of bernie sanders. and a major victory for erin andrews. the $55 million verdict. after suing her stalker and a major hotel. deadly storms tonight, powerful winds, flash floods, and lightning strikes. and the system moving from the south to the east. one of the most famous