claimed the government was controlling his mind is in custody. it's friday night and the big story on "action news" tonight is the latest on the carnage today in fort lauderdale, florida. kenneth has the full story. >> baggage claim at terminal two became a shooting gallery when without warning an open gunman opened fire. the unreal scene looked like a battle ground. this victim laid mortally wounded among the five that died. >> lower level inside, we have a gunshot to the head. >> officers warm swarming to the scene but not soon enough to stop the gunman from his bloody rampage. investigators identified him as

santiago. >> a man was bleeding profusely and a woman was yelling help, help. >> security yelled, everybody hit the floor. >> hundreds were evacuated some marching away with their hands in the air. the killing spree ended abruptly as it started. >> he threw the gun on the ground and laid on the ground spread eagle. >> police arrested santiago without a struggle. he flew from anchorage to fort lauderdale legally checking his gun into baggage. his motivate a mystery. >> investigators are scouring the military record to look for signs of posttraumatic stress disorder and they are working to figure out if this is a case of terrorism. "action news." >> here's what we know, esteban

santiago was born in union city, new jersey. he was most recently living in alaska. he have's 26 years old. he served in the army national guard assigned to fort dix in 2006 and 2011. his family says he lost his mind after that and was plagued for mental health issues. in november, the fbi interviewed him after concern from coworkers. he told agents that the government was controlling his mind and forcing him to watch isis videos. >> "action news" reporter, dann cuellar and jeff cherco are in fort lauderdale. dan, what have you heard coming through? >> it's level air travelers

stunned and wondering if we need changes down the road at our airports. >> the airport monitors tell of canceled flights to and from fort lauderdale. there are people that had no idea what happened while on a plane. >> i was shocked. >> or what they would do if caught in a horrible tragedy like that. >> i don't know what i would do in a situation like that. it's scary. >> it's unfortunate. we have to better evaluate how to improve security. >> to learn the gunman legally checked his pistol and put it through security to arrive at baggage claim and do what he did. baggage claim is outside the secure area. maybe that should change. >> they open it and take a

chance and fire a gun out here. >> the gunmen was known to the fbi as having mental health issues, turned over to law enforcement in alaska and somehow managed to get his gun back. >> if he has mental health issues, why is he allowed to carry a gun? >> he should not have been allowed to have a license for a gun. >> this is making some nervous about flying anywhere soon. >> it scares me. we are going to florida in february. we are not going to fly. i would rather drive. >> finally, if you are flying out of here tomorrow and even if you are not flying to fort lauderdale, check with your airline first. the reason is this, some of the flights to be used tomorrow morning are stuck in fort lauderdale and some airlines are

having to cancel flights. >> thank you. passengerpassengers evacuation m terminal two began in an organized fashion but became disorganized when passengers had no idea what was planned for them. things were tense when security guards pulled their gun and ran to other areas. tonight passengers were still outside waiting for slow arriving busses to take them to the port of fort lauderdale. let's return to the airport where jeff cherco is on the story. have you seen enhanced security because of what happened in florida? >> yes, there is a strong police authority but there is no known threat to the airport. the shooting in fort lauderdale

is reigniting concerns about so called "soft targets." you pull into th into the air sd you see increased security. >> just so people feel the presence around them. >> the extra officer and protection dogs are precautionary and here to reassure passengers like the rosenberg family. >> i think it gives you peace of mind to see police presence. that's a good thing. >> the added security won't last and the shooting enhances the baggage pick up and arrival hall. both exphoited.

>> there is a photograph taken or x-ray taken o testify weapon. >> homeland security expert says there is little that security planners can do to stop attacks. relying on intelligence to thwart them is more realistic. >> attackers never go away. they are always looking for a chink in the armor and we had that. >> passengers are apprehensive about adding security measures. >> it would make things more difficult. >> it's not going to help testify general public. >> police here are monitoring the investigation in florida. they say the added security will continue here for the foreseeable future. jeff cherco channel6 "action news." jim? >> thank you, jeff.

our court and jury continues on air and online. more coming up after "nightline," "jimmy kimmel live" on channel6. our compleg continues on the "6abc" app. there you can find the latest updates and videos from the scene. we'll alert you to new developments tonight and over the weekend. >> other news, there is more snow on the way. most of it will hit the jersey shore. the hot items in, in home depot were salt and sleds. a nor'easter is coming. the salt is to stop slip sliding and the sled is for slip sliding. cecily tynan and adam joseph are tracking the storm. cecily, let's start with you. >> there are warnings for cape cod and the eastern shore of

virginia. the storm is south moving over florida. this tracks up the eastern seaboard offshore. over the past 24 hour, this has made a slight jog only 50-miles to the west. that's enough to bring the threat of heavy snow into our region. we have winter storm warnings in effect along the shore. these are the areas hardest hit. we have winter weather advisories into the i-95 corridor also expecting a few inches of accumulating snow. future trange tracker showing ad lunchtime, the snow closest to the area. -lehigh valley and poconos barely anything at all. it depends on where you are. for more let's head to adam joseph. adam? >> the hardest hit is around lunch time.

lehigh valley, just flurries. the heaviest starts around the i-95 corridor, most of the snow fall 7:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the shore and kel ware and new jersey 4:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. it's a longer duration storm the closer you are to shore and far less north and west of philadelphia. windchill a major fact or with the storm. teens blowing drifting snow. across the board, five to 12 is how it felt throughout the day. we have more in the full forecast. >> adam, thank you. i think. the morning team will be on the air at 5:30 a.m. with the latest on this coastal storm. three allentown police officers are recovering tonight from a

dangerous co confrontation while trying to serve a warrant. a fugitive tried to flee in his car and drove into the officers. officers fired their weapons and struck the driver in the leg. he's in stable condition. the suspect was wanted by new york city police for attempted homicide. the lehigh county district attorney's preliminary opinion is that the police shooting was justified. police took a sword wielding man in custody outside of city hall. when an officer confronted the suspect, the armed man pulled out a gun. he was apprehended without violence. the ice rink feet away was evacuated during the confrontation. politics now, president elect donald trump got the goods on russian hacking today at a

briefing at trump tower. the heads of the four biggest intelligence agencies told trump vladimir putin aimed at the u.s. election to undermine faith in the process and undermine hilary clinton's potential presidency. putin developed a clear preference for trump. trump said only that it was a great meeting and he learned a lot. he insisted whatever russia did had no effect on the election. >> looks like the american taxpayers will pay for trump's wall. republicans are coming up with a plan to allow congress to pay for fencing, not really a wall, in its annual spending bills. the spending plan will speed up the process but "we'll be

reimbursed through renegotiation of nafta. stay tuned. >> still to come why philadelphia police are on the hook and the higher cost of taking the pennsylvania turnpike starting this weekend. going for the gold, an olympian comes to town. ducis rodgers taking on the celtics and cecily tynan returns with the full forecast when "action news" continues. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ by peggy lee playing ]

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1800 block of sant um road. the driver stopped but no word on what led to the collision. >> a pizza deliveryman shot by two police officers will receive $4 million from the city of philadelphia. the 23-year-old suffers from a seizure disorder and brain damage after being shot in 2014. the officers thought holland was the shooter joffe shooter invola shooting a few blocks away. >> tolls are going up on the turnpike. the 6% hike affects cash and easy pay drivers. the hike will support repairs and mass transit through the state. this won't be the last hike. they expect to raise rates every year for the next 27 years.

the final jobs report under president obama's tenure shows a tick up in the unemployment rate to 4.7%. hiring did not meet expectations. employers added 156,000 jobs in december expected 175,000. the good news is that wages rose by the fastest pace in more than seven years. michelle obama made her final speech as first lady today. it was an emotional one. she spoke before school chancellors at the white house. she addressed the nation's young people. she spoke about the power of dreams and discrimination. finally, she choked up when it was time to say goodbye. >> i want to close the day by simply saying thank you. thank you for everything you do for our kid and our country. being your first lady has been the greatest honor of my life.

i hope i have made you proud. >> obama returned to her husband's campaign theme of hope saying it can rise above voices of division. >> the lyings on the great white way went dark a tribute to the lives of debbie recommend reynor daughter carrie fisher. the lights dimmed for 1:45. they debuted together in "irene" and starred in several other shows. carrie fisher most recently appeared in a one woman show called "wishful drinking." >> we have the first snow for most of the viewing area tomorrow and it will be brutally cold all weekend. double sca scan showing the snos not arrived yet, but it will

push in within the next five hours. temperatures show it's cold enough for snow, the high 32. 26 in philadelphia, 21 in redding. the air temperature in the pocono, ten degrees. satellite 6 along with action radar, you can see it's snowing in norfolk, virginia. this is a long duration storm. the low pressure, center of the storm still over the gulf of mexico moving into florida right now tracking up the coast. that brings a lot of moisture to parts of the viewing area. the farther east the more snow you see. snow starting, the tip of cape may, 9:00, you wake up in philadelphia, snowing heavy snow south jersey, by 1:00, you see how the line makes it further north and west than the southern lehigh valley moving out to see

for the evening. we are looking at a substantial amount of snow for parts of our viewing area. the northwest suburbs, not a major event, a coating to an inch of snow. the i-95 corridor, a solid one to three inches, south jersey, three to six incheses. parts of cape may and sussex county get more than six inches of snow. this is the hardest hit area around the coast, around six inches, isolated seven to eight inches. a great day, sat. stay indoors. travel will be dangerous not just the snow but the cold and windchill 7-degrees. the seven-day forecast, snow arriving tomorrow early, most of the day snowing i-95 and areas to the southeast, the high 29-degrees.

no snow is melting this weekend. sunday, bitter cold, lots of sunshine, windy. we wake up with windchill in the single digits. afternoon digits in the teens. monday, winds diminish. 29-degrees. tuesday, mostly cloudy, 39-degrees. the possibility of snow showers late on tuesday. the next storm system approaches. we are talking rain not snow with a high of 55. friday, mild with showers and a high of 52-degrees. i can't stress enough the storm, the totals are track dependent and can shift. chris has the latest on "action news" beginning at 5:30. important to follow the storm. if it goes west, the i-95 area -- >> could get heavier snow and

parts of the shore a foot. philadelphia, if i had to pick a number i would say three inches. >> thank you. they were seeing gold in center city. simone biles was in town taking part in a questions-and-answer session. she won four gold medals in rio has a new book detailing her triumphs

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>> these student athletes got a behind the scenes look at the wells fargo center. the foundation was started 12 years ago to help the under served become involved in the sport he loved. >> the '76ers in boston trying to win a third game in a row. >> jordan got better but not enough to top the celtic.

first half, looking good. mcconnell hooking up with teammates. mcconnell with head turning passes, 17 assists. sixers lead 14 points in the first half. they are out scored by 16 points in the second half. al nails a three. boston up one with 17 seconds to play. at the other end, sixers lead 1110-106. they'll be at brooklyn sunday. >> lane johnson is attacking the nfl and the player's union, right tackle filed in court against both saying the arbitration process for his failed test was a sham. as a result the guaranteed money in the contract is no longer. the eagle season wasn't a total loss. carson wentz is named one of the

five finalists of rooky of the year. he had four 300-yard passing games. still ahead, the flyers are not feeling sorry for

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lightning. flyers lost seven of the last eight, five straight games. >> no time to feel sorry for ourselves. we have a back to back game, tough games, tough opponents. tomorrow our game is at home. we have to find a way to make the points. >> villanova gets on the horse tomorrow night facing marquette. sometimes losing can lead to a positive. >> i lost, gets the players attention, pay attention to detail. >> it stung that night. yesterday we came back, had a good day. today we had a very good day. >> a bump in the road. we learned from it. we'll be ready to go come tomorrow. now time to start another 20 game winning streak. >> all right, ducis.

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