pizza deliveryman says he's lucky to be a delivery went wrong and tomorrow is d day forderwith mexico. next. ♪ ♪ news," delaware valley's leading news program ♪ ♪ ♪ >> man face to face with almost certain death but managed to survive. his only crime -- doing his job delivering piz trying to make a living. he is living tonight because he took action and maybe he got lucky too. it's tuesday night and the big story on "action news" the

story of survival in southwest philadelphia. today, keyveat fredericks talked wi news." dann cuellar is with detectives. what about this guy and what about the gunman? >> right now police are searching for the two suspects involved in the the victim tells "action news" the pizza business has become angerous business which is why he has a license to carry. >> i c guns sometimes. it's never enough. >> keyveat remembers his ordeal. he was delivering a pizza and a gunman hit hip him him in the arm and hip. >> i felt it hit me. i felt arm. i heard it hit my gun on the side of my holster and i felt i go ins me. >> he wore the same

clothes le wore last after being shot, he duck behind his car unholster his weapon and fire. >> i fired at him took off d block. if it wasn't the gun on my hip, there would have been a lot more damage. he drove himself to the hospital thinking about his family. >> one of my kids is only ten. her mother didn't notify her until this morning. >> fredericks who works for the pizza parlor says he barely slept waking up to t image of gun pointed at him. he had sostions for the calling for a pizzall along planning to rob him. >> why? i me. you were going to kill would you havehow far going to g you? >> n the manager of the pizza parlor tells us they try to take precautions like call back the

number to be sure the order is but this type of stuff happens. for his part, fredericks tells us he doesn't know if he can go back to his job after this. >> dann channel6 "action news." >> channel6 over fiery carnage on turnpike. a car carrier f robinsvi county at7:00flames consumed the truck on shoulder of the highway. ten vehicles were onboard. traffic was able to get past the smoke and firefighterring effort. af officials declared it under control. >> we breaking news philadelphia where a man was murdered in a street robbery. witnessessaw the suspects rifling through theothes as he lay bleeding on west lorray street at 8:30. >> the meal the male was seen being shot.

they saw two males reaching into his pockets. this is clearly a robbery. the gunmen drove off in a white vehicle. there was a i.d. found at the crime scene they believe may have been dropped by one of the bandits. >> in wilmington tonight gunfire erupted in a shooting and the gun violence continues unabated. we have heard the mayor's plans violence. he has a lot of work to do. christie ileto is live with police. good evening. >> good evening jim. there have been 18 shootings in the first 24 days of the year. that's not including tonight's shooting. that's why the mayor is calling for more manpower. >> it's the latest address for gun violence. this resident didn't want to show his face. >> all of the i building.

>> sirens have become an anthem on the streets. there have been two dozen ht of them fatal. >> there seems to be a toxic mix that people feelheyan their grievances wit firearms. >> the department will graduate 20 more officers. last week the new mayor signed off on loosening overtime to de to hot spots in the city. going wait around to this gets before ihing. >> are you optimistic will help? >> anyt is better thanne. see a change soon. >> i the worst beginning of the year we have had in years. >> now top reps are reminding the public that they need to come forward with anye on these cr reporting live in wilmington,

christie ileto "action news" jim? >> paul owens wheeled out of magee rehabilita hospital today. he survived whenr shot up the shaft and crashed into the top. he sufferedroken back, head and chest injuries. he paralyzed from the waist down but he continue rehabilitation at home. >> it's time to get back to regular life. it's hard, but i process. you have a long way to go. i got this far. >> sheriff williams says he has concerns about elevator. >> up and down the jersey shore officials are assessing the damage from yesterday's nor'easter. some of the newly replenished beaches were torn apart and streets are under water. in atlantic city drivers are dealing with flood water

delaware avenue. it turns out that the man police said died when a sign fell onm actually died of heart attack. that information came from the medical examiner. the autopsy revealed the man died of natural causes. it turned out to a coincidence that the sign time. >> a man held up the first republic bank branch in holmesburg at 520. the bag of cash he got away with contained bait money. >> late word tonight that president donald trump will order construction of the wall between the u.s. and mexico p finds himself at the center of another fire storm of controversy, insisting he lost

the popular vote to hilary clinton because 3 to 5,000,000 illegal immigrants voted for hilary clinton. three to five days into his presidency are taking the backseat to the fuhrer that he won. >> does the president believe millions voted illegally and what evidence of widespread voter fraud do you have if that's the case? >> the presidenthe stated his concerns about voter fraud during the campaign and believes that based on studies. >> even members of his own party acknowledge there is no evidence and it's time to get beyond issues like inauguration cro popular vote. he is expec lay out restrictions from middle eastern

and african nation. he will take executivection in bordery like building the wall with mexico that comes tomorrow. president trump's campaignn the immigrant community those called dreamers born to illegal parents. tonight a to address students and their concerns. "action news" reporter jeanette rees wasreyes was there. i'm staired they'll separate me from my family. >> she trump g carrying out mass deportations though he says he's only targeting lot of people arelking about anxiety and concerns. we want to assure families our public schools will remain public. >> they had ad to

discuss this with minority groups. >> the dialogue around the election the talk about what we should do with certain populations. >> for the parents and their children no amount of reassurance can completely do away with the fear of the unknown. >> i put a lot of fear since the election. all we can do is believe in god and be positive. >> the school district says they are prepared to take additional steps to make sure immigrant families feel safe regardless of what the national dialogue is. jeanette reyes channel6 "action news." >> still to come tonight, controversy over censorship and racial slurs in a local high school musical. and "action news" has a sit down interview with former congressman chaka fatah. >> plus la la line gets an

record. cecily? moving nor'easter is pulling away. get ready for the first sunny day in two weeks. i'm tracking changes after that. i'll explain in the five-day seven-day forecast. >> jamie apody with two upsets, one good, one not so good -- when "action news" continues. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

>> ♪ ♪ ♪ this is former congressman cha kaffachaka fatah's last night as a free man. to listen to him you wouldn't think he was about to go to jail. >> i don't think anyone should cry over me. i have had an extraordinary life. i have helped 10s of millions of people even my critics admit i have helped. i have sent more people to college than anyone else in the country. >> fatah claims he's innocent and will be exphon rated on appeal. >> students are upset about the plans to censor the spring musical "rag they gathered to

concerns. more than 1500 people say the should be used since they show the time. the company is discussing options. >> from our news room, a special election has been announced for next month deciding thece of power in the senate. bethany hall long is sworn in as governor. the election will be held february 25th. if the republican wins the seat, it will be the first time the gop controls the senate in delaware. nj nnl is pitching a $2 every hotel room atlahat to avoid f police and forevers. the christie administration which took control of the casino town last year proposed layoffs of police officers and cuts to

firefighters. they haven't estimated how much the new bill would raise but the charge would end after two years. the water in flint michigan is again safe to drink. there are no longer lead levels that exceed the legal limit. crews are pipes to cause lead levels to spike again. >> aaron andrews battled cervical cancer during the nflseason jus had surgery i october. five days later she was back to work. in november, andrews had a second procedure and found out she did not need chemotherapy and/arrayeduation. this is dash cam video of a train hitting a fed ex truck sending packaging flying in salt lake city.

th crossing gate were up. the flashing lights and bells were not activated but did activate after the collision. fortunately, nobody was hurt. the oscar nominations are out. several guides the valley are contending for gold statues. la la land got 14 nominations and damion is up for best director. song writer ben is nominated. the central alumni and ardmore native's mother couldn't be prou something you dream about. what does song here's ls who dream using his lyrics to describe this. it's magnificent and magical. you never expect it's really going to happen. >> la la land is going up against rival lion, hakessal ridge, hell or high water moonlight, manchester by the sea

and fences for best picture. we brought you theive on "6abc".com. right now you can see the full list in dozens of cat categories along with what to expect at t 89th academy awards. we invite you to watch oscar sunday february 26th hosted by jimmy kimmel. >> it sh good. >> i have to go watch the movie. i have time to see some movies. >> la la land is great. i saw lion this past weekend. >> i heard hidden figures is supposed to be good. >> it's supposed to be spectacular. >> speaking o spectacul great way on the way the >> spectacular? >> no, it's>> it is about time. double scan showing we are shaking the showers from our

slow moving nor'easter that brought us one to three inches of rain and sky 6 looking at city hall, you see the clouds have clearedit's not doing the dance.oing it the past two days with high windsg, and we are getting ready for sunshine. it's been a dreary month and year so far. we have had 16 cloudy dayses seven partly cloudy. only one sunny day. that was january 8tht was 24-degrees with 30 miles per hour. tomorrow we have sunshine temperatures. right now 41-degrees in philadelphia down from our high of 46. another day of temperatures above normal, allentown 41, cape may, 41 and 41-degrees. satellite 6 along with action radar showing low pressure. the nor'easter continues to pull away. you see are breaking to the west. we continue to see the clouds

cleaverring overnight and the morning commute driving east, you have sunglasses, sun glare 32 by 8:00. 34 and a nice rebound of temperatures by the afternoon. 1:00 up to 50-degrees. should make it to a temperature high of 55-degrees. that's 15-degrees above nmal with out of the south ahead of our next cold front. enjoy tomorrow with the sunshine. the clouds fill in thursdayg as a cold front approaches. also a few showers. the cold air lags behind the system. thursday 57. the wind whip up in the afternoon 30 miles per hour. the northwesterly winds pull down cooler air friday and definitely for the weekend. the exclusive accuweather forecast beautiful tomorrow mostly sunny feeling like march, a high of 55. thursday, afterno and

wind 57- friday it's going to bed. you step outside and the windchill is many the 20s. remember how to dress on friday. 43-degrees on saturday. temperatures drop below normal 39-degrees sunday partly cloudy sunny. now showers and temperatures 36 monday and tuesday, sun mixing with clouds and a high of 39. tomorrow feeling like march temperature in the 50s and cooling off dramatically for the weekend. >> thank you cecily. gathered at the franklin institute in philadelphia for science after hours. the month's t speakeasy science, a chance to revisit the roaring '20s known for bootleg bootleggers. they learned about the science behind smuggling and prop propaganda.

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flyers every one counts. fl barely to the wild card spot with a slew of teams behind them waiting for them to falter. they are coming off of a big win and hope it prepares them for a positive push. >> it's been a tough couple of weeks. this group like our challenges. last year end of the season, we have the whole team together and plan to do the same thing. >> it may feel frigid. that didn't stop the union from hitting the pitch in shorts. regular season in march and they head to the phillies for their own spring training. warmer there. >> it is. hundreds of students showed off their fancy footwork. third and fourth grade students performed in the ballet program.

it offers inschool dance classes to students. kids begin training in october. they showed off the results of all their hard work. they had fun too. jimmy"jimmy kimmel live" next followed by "nightline." jimmy's guest matthew mcconaughey. how do you pronounce it? "action news" continues at 4:30 4:30. for "action news," i'm jim gardner. goodnight. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonit -- matthew from "resident evil: the f chapter," milla and music from the americanos olla $ign, french montana and nicky jam.

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