russian government has compromising information on him. this just one of the items to come out of trump's first news conference in almost six months. it's wednesday night. the big story is today's session between the media and donald trump and russia takes center stage. trump took off on the report that exploded last night that america's top intelligence briefed trump about information or disinformation that russia had embarrassing information about him and members of trump's inner circle had contact with russian intermediariys. trump blasted the spy agencies. >> i think it's disgraceful that the intelligence agencies allowed information that's false and fake out. i think it's a disgrace.

>> trump finally acknowledged that it was russia that hacked the dnc in the clinton campaign but says russia has nothing with him. >> i have no dealings with russia. i have no deals in russia. i have no deals that could happen in russia. we have stayed away. i have no loans with russia. >> then trump hit the media especially a cnn reporter who tried to ask a question. >> not you. your organization is terrible. >> sir. >> quiet. >> she's asking a question. don't be rude. >> can you give us a question? >> i'm not going to give you a question. you are fake news. >> the original purpose of the news conference was for trump to explain his future relationship with his company. >> so i could actually run my

business. i could run my business and government at the same time. i don't like the way that looks, but i would be able to do that if i wanted to. i would be the only one able to do that. >> trump will put his business assets in a trust but not a blind trust. his adult sons and a third person will run the company. the company will pursue deals in the united states. >> meanwhile secretary of state rex tillerson displayed a more muscular approach to russia than we have seen from the president elect. >> we must be clear about our relationship with russia. russia poses a danger. >> tillerson testified all day at his confirmation hearing. he seemed to depart from trump's

stance on nuclear weapons. >> i don't think anyone advocates for more nuclear weapons on the planet. >> donald trump said it would be a good thing. do you agree with that? i do not agree. >> tillerson would would be convinced to defend nato partners. >> trump nominated dr. david schul kin as the department's medical of health from medical school in pp pn and had numerous positions at temple university and health. trump's announcement came as a surprise after campaigning that the v.a. was corrupt. he said schul kin was the best choice after interviewing 100

people for the job. a hit and run driver is at large after striking a pedestrian in darby borough. fortunately, police say his injuries are not life threatening. police are working on getting a description of the car. wilmington police are looking for the gunman in a triple shooting tonight. officers were alerted to the gunfire on the 300 block of south jackson street. they transported a 19 year old, 24-year-old and 36-year-old to the hospital. police say all of the victims are in stable condition. they have no details about the shooter. dylan va lenn a te has been remanded to jail after failing to post $5,000. he stole a vehicle last weekend with a baby in the backseat.

dann cuellar is live with where the theft happened. what is the latest on this? >> jim, with the suspect in custody, police are left with an interesting dilemma, whether or not to charge the parents that left their one-year-old daughter unattended in an unlocked car making it possible for this to happen in the first place. >> this is the man who stole the car. he's been identified at 22-year-old dylan valente. police got a frantic call from parents saying their car had been stolen with their one-year-old in the backseat. they had gone into a bakery and then the other end of the plaza. >> we believe the car was left unintended for about ten minutes, left running and unlocked. >> that's when valente noticed the car unlocked when he went

into the wawa to get food. he came out and saw the car still unintended. he crossed the street and decided to drive off with it. a short time later, he noticed the child in the bac backseat. >> he realized there were cars in the bacwas a child inthe bacd the car quickly. >> the child was unharmed. with the spc suspect in custody, police are paying attention to the parents, one in her 30s and the other in his 40s. >> i would think no parent needs to be aware of this. kids in the car, they are your number one responsibility no matter what. >> they have been conferring with the d.a.'s office. the minimum charge is a traffic citation leaving a chil

childunattended but they could be charged with child endangerment. a decision could be made early as tomorrow. jim? >> thank you, dan. >> an attempted carjacking victim pulls out a gun and shoots a suspect. it's a wild scene on the streets of philadelphia today. this started when the suspect crashed into several cars at 63rd and wood vien at 11:00 this morning. he gets out and tries to carjack a white ford but is rebuffed. the suspect then successfully gets a work truck and crashes into two parked cars a short distance away. >> he turns the corner. he's trying to fight. they tackle him. >> they catch up with him at 63rd and wood vine.

the jacket on the ground is the defenders. he's shot in the leg to stop his actions. >> the shooters actions appear justified police say as he will not be charged for wrong doing. it happened this past sunday on the 23rd hundred block of philadelphia street. part of the street collapsed swallowing up two cars. this is an ordeal for people that live on the street. christie lleto was on the scene. for the affected neighbors, is there a light at the end of the tunnel? >> it looks like repairs continue throughout the rest of the week. as frustrating as this may be, this sinkhole is a constant reminder that residents have water for part of the day while others are completely without. >> it's wednesday. >> nothing. >> for joe, it's day four

without water or gas, meaning, no heat. >> it's been a long haul. it's been cold. >> there is a hole that started as a broken water main. the water department says a sewer issue is to blame meaning repairs will take longer than expected. >> the sewer must be fixed first an then the water main will be restored. >> crews have to replace 80 feet of the water main after fixing the sewer line which spans half the block. >> what do you think of that? >> it will take a while. >> the water department says we need a couple days for this and a couple days for that. >> having heat and partial water is an added headache. >> there is a lot of unknown. it's frustrating for sure. >> for those like the surgaes,

weathering without necessities. >> you find a way around the problem and do the best you can with what you got. if we get another cold snap and it's not done, i'm going to go out of my mind. >> let's hope mother nature cooperates. the water department is paying for those who stay in hotels while repairs are under way. >> jim? >> in camden, police opened fire shooting an armed man inside a home. it happened as officers responded to the 2700 block of the street. jose ventura shot a woman and officers shot him. both were taken to cooper university. the officer that fired is on administrative leave pending the outcome of the incident.

>> a man is charged with scaring a woman to death after a home invasion in wilson bureau. they broke into the home of 76-year-old carrie smith. she suffered a heart attack and died two months later. prosecutors say the home invasion caused the heart attack killing the woman. his defense attorney says the case is nonsense. >> the death wasn't caused by the incident, disturbing as it was. they say they can prove smith had preexisting heart and lung issues. two other people have been convicted including smith's granddaughter. with nine days until the presidential i inauguration, a

local group is getting ready to be in the spotlight. they saddled up in valley forge. they are known as the oldest continually serving unit dating back to george washington's presidency, 18 riders and horses will head to washington d.c. the cavalry is coming. next week they'll carry on a tradition. we invite you to stay with "action news" for continuing coverage leading up to the inauguration next friday. still to come, florida authorities have identified the fifth victim in the fort lauderdale airport attack. she's from this area. >> o after a massive recall, the feds are charging people at volkswagen with a crime. cecily? >> milder air comes in before returning to winter and snow for the weekend. we have more in the forecast.

>> harvard researchers rate the top 45 restaurant chains on their kids meals and the sixerss taking on the nix with a last chance shot. we'll l

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>> we are just learning that a second victim killed in the fort lauderdale airport shooting has ties to our area. authorities identified mary louise amsabele as the fifth victim in the rampage. she was reportedly from ohio. we previously reported on andres who lived in virginia. the suspected gunman faces federal charges that could lead

to the death penalty. volkswagen is admitting to the cheating scandal and cover up as part of a deal the company pled guilty to three charges and will pay $4 million, a record setting penalty. five vw employees were charged in the scandal. the company agreed to buy back up to half a million vehicles. parents in ohio have been accused of murdering their young daughter and hiding her body in their restaurant. five-year-old ashley was reported missing earlier this week. now police say her mom hit her in the head multiple times killing her. the father tried to perform cpr but was unsuccessful. police say he hid her body. they are being held on $5 million bail tonight. >> mayor kenny is launching his

plan to fight the opioid problem. mayor kenny wants to educate the public about the addictive nature of painkillers, expose doctors who are overprescribing them and increase treatment centers. a bi-partisan group in delaware wants to reject a pay hike. 80 members signed to block higher salaries for judges and high state officials. lawmakers say it's bad timing when there is a shortfall of $350 million. health check at 11:00, the nutritional values of kids meals. in 2011 an initiative was launched called kids live well.

researchers at harvard university are not impressed with results. comparing the top 45 chains found, they cited little improvement in the restaurants that took part in the program and the ones that didn't, little difference. take away for parents? make your own smart choices and don't rely on the menu. we can rely on the forecast with meteorologist cecily tynan. what is the latest from accuweather? >> it's a bonus day before temperatures drop for the weekend. what's going on now, we have a warm front moving through. this brings the winds from the southwest to warm us up. it's bringing a steady light rain across jersey, the garden state parkway, atlantic city, extending inland and to glass borrow, philadelphia, we have dried out. we have a broken line of showers across pots town, quaker town,

allentown continuing to lift through the area. unlike yesterday, last night at this time, temperatures are well above freezing. no threat of freezing rain tonight. 46 in philadelphia, same in allentown, trenton, atlantic city, 50. we get a quarter inch of rain, continues to lift and south of it, lots of clouds, mostly cloudy, some peaks of sunshine. you will feel the warmth in the air, 7:00, 48. lunchtime, should make it to a high of 64-degrees, 14-degrees above normal with peeks of sunshine, more clouds and sun not anyway near the high for philadelphia. the record high 72 set in 1890. a lot of communities pretty close, wilmington atlantic city

airport, forecasting a high of 62. both areas 63 set in 1913. they have a good shot of tieing the record. don't get used to it. friday, behind a cold front moving through, we have the winds of change. arctic high pressure bringing winds out of the northwest. a high of 48. we hit that early and temperatures dropping with pressure along the front bring the possibility of snow on saturday. the seven-day forecast, it's breezy and warm for january tomorrow. 64-degrees, dropping to 48 on friday. saturday, the high 33. we have enough cold air that the light precipitation could have sleet mixing in, a coating to an inch of snow late in the day saturday and sunday night.

sunday, 42-degrees. for the holiday monday, 45. temperatures back up to the 50s. again with rain and drizzle tuesday. 50, more of the same wednesday with a high of 55-degrees. snow lovers get their one day on saturday with light snow. if you like spring, you get a bonus day tomorrow. >> thank you, cecily. we have a film depicting a popular boy band, die hard fans had the opportunity to see the new addition story. they packed the amc theater for a chance to meet michael bivens, a member of the group. it airs later this week. hundreds of parents from the school district saw rozalin wiseman tonight. she is known for writing the

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>> members of philadelphia's sports teams honored eight children tonight. the recipient represent the needs of the march of dimes. more than 100 guests attended the spring gardens raising $4 million if ar for the march f dimes. sixers, nix, here's ducis rogers. >> coach says the team has to play a full 48 minutes. they do tonight. >> the nix are not laughing tonight. the nixers up by 17 points. knicks up three with 34 seconds to go.

one point in the lead, nix with the ball, lose it. sixers get it, don't call timeout. they appear to be disorganizized. sixers win 98-# 97. they have now won four of their last five games. >> i'm trying -- i can't think of the word for it. it feels good. it feels better to get a win though we played bad tonight. >> temple at uconn, the owls played catch uppermost of the night. stacey leads with 23 points. conversely temple is off four. >> still ahead, let's talk baseball. >> still ahead, let's talk baseball. phillies parade prospects t looks like we're still a man short. not anymore. gus! the second most famous groundhog in pennsylvania. let's hit the ice.

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>> february 13th, 33 days away. why is that significant? that's the day philly's pitchers and catchers report to clear water for spring training. dylan cousins is getting attention. the 22-year-old was named eastern league vp last season. cousins is a left-handed bat that plays right field two attributes that could get him to the big league sooner. >> i control what i can control, trying to get better everyday.

turn my weaknesses into strengths and my strengths stronger. i'm trying to play the best i can and get here as soon as possible. >> finally, the sixer game featured more than awesome basketball, they hosted the police athletic league. they presented gerald henderson with a service award. walter perez took part at halftime. we'll call that a pass. they got a $3.5 million developmental grant. it's a cause that hits home for him. >> sports taught me to live life and be a better person and lifted me up. this is our chance to highlight an organization that does more of that than any other in the city. >> well said. never was it more evident that

walter was a football player. very good player. he played for duke, right? tomorrow would have been joe frazier's birthday. he died in '77 but his legacy lives on. championship youth team boxing judges were recognized tonight. today is the 45th anniversary of frazier's gym now a national historic site. "jimmy kimmel live" next on channel6. jess sjessica behl his guest to. for cecily tynan, ducis rodgers and the "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. goodnight. ♪ ♪ ♪