they used a backhoe to breach the cell block c. there were two hostaged inside and one was rescued but sergeant steven floyd was dead. the big story on "action news" tonight is the take over of part of the james t. vaughn correctional center by inmates and to say the least it did not end well. this is the way it looked earlier this morning when the last inmates were removed from the building and forced to lay on the ground. one by one they were removed and taken into custody and hours of negotiations resulted in the release of three hostages, that is one of them but that was not enough as we followed the body of sergeant floyd being transported from the prison to the medical examiners office. we have three reports, chad pradelli is with the prison guard's soonon in dover and sara bloomquist at philadelphia's prison and gray hall is live in smyrna with the latest on the

investigation into what happened there yesterday and today. >> reporter: well jim, as you know this started chaotically yesterday and law enforcement official were hope that this would end with nobody getting hurt and as you know that is not what happened. and the family and community is mourning the loss of a law enforcement officer. >> detectives are going cell by cell collecting evidence and at this time. i am not able to give you a motive for at tack and i am not able to give you a trips of the weapons other than to know we are aware that some had sharp instruments. >> the violence started wednesday morning when inmates took four hostage, three officers and one counselor. and they released two later in the day and sergeant lloyd and the counselor were held overnight and then a tactical team gathered entrance in

building c and teams were forced to use a backhoe to get in and the counselor was rescued and not hurt and authorities say she was protected by some of the inmates. >> the officer sergeant steven floyd. he was with the department for 16 years, he was pronounced dead. >> the cause has not been determined. his body was taken to the medical examiner's for an autopsy and the facility is now secure and they are working to find you how this happened and prevent is from happening again. >> these brave men and women go to work every day knowing they may not come home. >> and back out live we should mention that we learnd this morning that three mainance workers were rescued earlier

this morning and sergeant lloyd leaves behind three adult children and a wife. >> thank you gray. lets switch live to "action news" reporter chad pradelli who is in dover tonight. chad sergeant steven floyd obviously he was on the mind of the union today. >> reporter: yes jim, it was an emotional day here inside of union headquarters, sergeant floyd was a friend to many and remembered for his dedication and his heroism. as the inmates took steven floyd hostage and shoved him into a broom closet. they were about to enter building c to help and union officials said that floyd radioed no. >> as the inmates attempted to take over the building, sergeant floyd told a couple of the lieutenants to get out of the building it was a trap. >> and union leader says that

the the selflessness that defines him. his fellow officers were in tears. >> this has absolutely been the hardest day of my life. >> they use the this afternoon's press conference to blast former governor jack markell who he says helped to implement wider freedoms for violent inmates without adding staff. >> these issues, staffing retention and short ables, overtime, we have been talking about these issues for quite sometime. >> what exactly went down inside of the prison whether staffing played a role is still unclear. what is clear, a dedicated officer, grandfather and father and husband is now dead. >> his wife told me at 12:20 last night she was sitting at her couch and looked at the front door because that is the time that steve came through the door after working a shift and she couldn't believe he wasn't

coming through the door. >> and "action news" is reaching out to the former governor to get comment but so far have been unsuccessful. i am live in dover delaware chad pradelli, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. "action news" reporter sara bloomquist is live at philadelphia's current fromhold prison they are almost the same size and similarities and dangers that the correction offices face as well in both locations. >> jim, and for that reason those reasons this was a difficult day for correction officers and staff here at the center, they were deeply sadden to learn of the sergeant's death in delaware today and acutely aware of the dangers of the job they do and especially on a day like this.

>> it's a philadelphia prison system's largest facility housing 2500 male inmates jove seen by 562 correction officers who learned this morn of the sergeant's death in delaware. >> it's a sad moment you wish that on nobody. to hear an officer gave his life to a job that he loved to do. >> we spoke with three long time correction officers and their supervisors today about the dangers of the job and what happened in delaware. >> i can't imagine that. even working here every day. and knowing the dangers it's hard to fathom. >> they told us they are constantly on guard aware that the inmates are watching them and told stories of inmates turning on them in an instant. >> these guys are stronger, bigger younger, faster. >> it happens. you snap a finger and it will happen one minute the guy is fine and the next minute he is grabbing you and you have to

defend yourself. >> and this section the most secure where inmates live in contained areas mostly isolated. >> if we have to respond to an incidents we can isolate the security measures and we can respond. >> they train constantly and drill for riots and hostage situations but they never know what their day as a correction officer will bring. >> every day we are faced with challenges. every day and no two days are the same. >> i kiss my wife good-bye every morning and hope to come back the same way. >> reporter: this prison was named for warden patrick curenand deputy warren fromhold murdered at the prison in is the 73. the only prison system employees known to be killed in the line of duty. i'm sara bloomquist, channel 6

"action news." >> thank you. our coverage of the delaware prison siege continues online at 6abc.com you can read the very latest reports and hear police radio as the situation unfolded last night. >> a laundry mat clerk fought back and won when a man tried to attack her yesterday morning. she watt at the upper darby laundry mat walked in with a gun and tried to rape her after trapping her in a restroom. >> i was scared in fear. but i had to do what i had to do. i arm wrestled to save my life. >> during the confrontation brook's gun went off shattering his left arm and she ran for

help at the 7-eleven across the street. he faces aggravated assault and robbery when released from the hospital. mayor jim kenney reflected on his first year in office and outlined his hopes for the next several years. he applauded the community for pitching in on poverty and education and said an inclusive economy and ease of doing business is two keys to the city's economic growth. coming up on "action news" tonight. following in his brother's footsteps, ryan arcidiacono's brother talks about living up to his brother's success on the basketball court. a long beach island man walking the beach after the nor'easter finds a message in a bottle. a look at what the note said. and colder air is moving in tonight bitter cold windchills in time for your morning commute and some of that lasts into the weekend. we'll have the details in the accuweather forecast.

those stories and more when "action news" continues tonight.

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there was intense concentration at the school in philadelphia today as students took on philadelphia police officers in a chess tournament. the match residence part of police youth alliance program and since november officers are visiting chess clubs at eight schools to help the youngsters sharpen their schools and it helps to foster interaction between the police and community. there are books written

about and movies made about it and songs sung about it. finding a message in a bottle and now nora muchanic has a new story about it. >> reporter: vince stanle of los angeles beach island was walking are with his dog spotted something on the beach. it was an old liquor bottom well a note inside. >> i was just going to pass by itcks and i thought message in a bottle just to see if there was a message in there and sure enough there was. written on stationary from the cruise line, it said found the bottle read this note i'm stewart call or write me. >> message in a bottle, i thought it was interesting when i saw it was from england. >> vince's wife seana is dying to know the message in a bottle.

>> i want to know why he did it. just a fun thing to do or a project. >> the writer included an email address and two numbers from england. the standles have tried to email and call but no response. >> hopefully we can resolve the mystery. >> another bottle was found in sea isle city. a young boy wrote i'm trying to make new friends, i only have three. and the note that vince discovered is not as compelling it's a cross continent mystery keeping the family entertained. >> the best treasure we found. nora muchanic, channel 6 "action news."

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is seems like everyone involved with the nfl finds their way down there. >> including carson went z. players are there for the super bowl and he was onespn's mike and mike program. >> i think it was the first game the drive going down and scoring and everything from then on sunk in. it was by no means perfect. we had highs and lows and up's and down's but it was over the first one out of the way. and from there on out it was just football. to basketball the sixers are looking for a rebound they lost to the lowly mavs and tonight the six evers visit san antonio and no joel embiid he is dealing with the knee bruise and good news he is it's nba's eastern

conference rookie of the month. in january he led all rookies in scoring, rebounds and blocked shots, for those keeping score embiid earned the honor all three months this season. and the flyers are home to face the canadiens and this start a home stand for the flyers. they are reeling from tuesday night when they were blasted 5-1. that ruined their momentum. >> we were playing good hockey for the first few games from the break and wanted to continue on after and now it's a chance to have a home stand against some good hockey teams and it will be a good test and chance especially this week with montreal and l.a. coming in. >> the name ryan arcidiacono carries weight and there is

another one running around. >> you think this kid reminds me of someone and then hear his name chris the brother of ryan who starred at villanova. >> played basketball since i was this tall. i loved it from the start. basketball is in chris's blood he is trying to measure up to big bro and sat proudly in the stands for ryan's shining moment. >> ryan arcidiacono give its to jinxins for the championship. >> it was ridiculous a dream come true making the national championship and win it all. >> but not easy to follow in his big brothers food steps where ryan's name hangs on the banner the team's all time leading scorer by a long shot. >> i get picked on by the other students, you are not your brother a family let down.

>> chris does a good job not letting letting it effect him. >> he is determined to be his own arch. >> and they are holding down the final playoff spot and have not made the playoffs since ryan was here six years ago. chris was a water boy on that team. >> have you ever beaten him on a game one-on-one. you are still growing and he is getting holder every day. >> jaime apody, channel 6 "action news." >> and chris is getting looks from division one programs. >> cecily tynan with the accuweather forecast. when we continue in just a moment. what do doctors from leading cancer centers in the country have in common? many of them now call cancer treatment centers of america in philadelphia home. expert medicine works here.

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breaking news from center city philadelphia. this is an anti-discrimination march and protesting some of the measures taken by the president donald trump, the immigration travel band and other things he has said and imposed. this is 10th and market and they started at 4th and market. we are streaming this at 6abc.com. lets get the latest from accuweather and meteorologist, cecily tynan. >> jim we are cooling things down and stormtracker 6 live double scan showing nothing more than a few sprinkles in northern ocean county and a little bit of a disturbance moving through today and brought a flurry or sprinkle. but the clouds clearing out

nicely in time for the great sunset in ocean city and holly posted this on my facebook page. this is the view from 11 and and the bay, nice to see sun and mixing with the clouds. and the days are getting longer, the sunset at 5:22 by the end of the month, the sunsetting at 5:52 and march 12 and we head to daylight saving time and the sunsetting at 7:05. the windchilled show you'll want to bundle up and 33 in philadelphia and made it up to a high of 48 degrees before the cold front moved through. allentown 27 and 39 in cape may and poconos currently 17. satellite 6 along with action radar showing again it's a battle today between the clouds and sun a cold front moved through and continues to push to the east and behind is skies will be turning partly cloudy tonight and it's a cold night and the overnight low is down to 26 in philadelphia and 19 in

allentown and 24 in wilmington and atlantic city tropping down to 26 degrees, tomorrow is defer fatally going to feel like winter again, the windchill tracker showing outside in the morning windchills in the teens and more clouds and sunshine and temperatures in the mid-30s and you factor in the winds, up to 16 miles per hour. windchills will remain in the 20s all day long. so you definitely want that heavy winter coat and you keep the cold air on saturday. saturday the high pressure builds essentially over us. the wins diminish on the breezy side and loads of sunshine and it's going to be cold. afternoon high 35 degrees and yet again windchills will be stuck in the 20s, on sunday more seasonable. back up to 41 degrees the normal high for this time of year, the system pulling through and talking about it all week. looks like a whole lot of nothing, mostly cloudy and a flurry or sprinkle i don't expect any accumulations.

so the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast tomorrow lots of clouds and windchills stuck in the 20s and saturday not as windy and loads of sunshine and still cold, 35 and sunday mostly cloudy and again an afternoon flurry or sprinkle and monday between systems, so sun giving way to increasing clouds and 44 degrees, tuesday you'll need the umbrella. raw and rainy 47 degrees as the storm system lifts to the west and wednesday we get the warm sector of the storm but mild and breezy and rainy and 57 degrees behind the system and turns blustery and cold on thursday way high of 36, roller coaster ride with temperatures. >> world news tonight with david muir is next on channel 6. and "action news" continues at 10:00 on phl 17 with brian taff and sharrie williams and ducis rogers. and please join us four a special report at 11:00 here on channel 6. an "action news" investigation reveals how some potentially unsafe vehicles are transporting

unsuspecting passengers around philadelphia. here is wendy saltzman with the preview. >> these taxi maze look the same but some may be concealing dangerous recalls and there is little oversight to pick sure you are getting around cough sprinkles and flurries. >> it may fracture while driving. we found recalls on airbags, seatbelts and doors that open without warning. >> the details you need to know to keep you and your family safe tonight at 11:00. >> and for cecily tynan, ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner. we hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00.

tonight, president trump with certain words for iran. now saying nothing is off the table. just 24 hours after the white house said we are officially putting iran on notice. what does this mean? are new sanctions coming? and tonight, iran's response. also the phone call with an american ally that ended abru abruptly. what happened between president trump and the australian prime minister? friends or foes? the campus protest erupting into violence. outrage after a controversial speaker was invited, raced out by security. that speaker once saying, i believe hate crimes aren't really a thing. the denver officer shot execution style. the army vet and muslim on convert now under arrest. was he reported to homeland security before? the