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i've made a very difficult decision not to seek re-election to a third term as the district tonight of the city of philadelphia. >> embattled top prosecutor, seth williams is step ago side after months of controversy and after being slapped with a record fine after an ethics investigation. it's friday afternoon and southbound is off and we are following breaking news from the philadelphia district attorney. williams says he made regrettable mistakes and that is why he is not running for a third term in office. john rawlins joins us live now from center city. >> reporter: williams is dogged with bad news for months. and in and around financial issues and then last year an admission by the da himself that there were certain gifts he received that were not disclosed and that generated calls for the

da to resign and he said he will not run for re-election. >> i made the very difficult decision not to seek re-election to a third term as the district attorney of the city of philadelphia. >> last month it was revealed that the city edgics board fined williams a record $62,000 for failing to report gifts and cash. among them not reported $45,000 worth of roof repairs and other work for his personal home in overbrook and thousands for trips to key west, and las vegas and san diego. and thousands of dollars worth of phillies and 76ers tickets, it embarrassed himself and the office he loves and his family. >> for this i will hold deep regret in my heart. it caused distractions and made the difficult job of hi assists and critical staff more challenging.

and gave questions about his character to serve as your district attorney. for those that have served and those that serve today and those that serve in the future. i offer my deepest and most sincere apologies. >> he made the determination it affected the office and made the right decision and i wish him well in the future. >> that was mayor jim kenney reacted to the announcement. >> williams repeatedly apologized for what he had done here and signalled that his continue tent was to take his current term and talk to people and try to regain the trust of people of philadelphia and there was no talk of any resignation john rawlins, channel 6 "action news." also breaking at this hour. a two car crash in north philadelphia that injured at least four people. chopper 6 hd was over front street where the collision

happened at 11:30 and one person was take tonight hospital by ambulance and police have not yet said what caused the crash and three men are facing charges as they threatened women at knife point after a terrifying home invasion. and annie mccormick is live with more. >> reporter: neighbors heard screams and also voiced they didn't recognize and they called 911 and police quickly arrived and stopped the violent crime in progress. the screams came from this home in the 2100 block of south 66th street after two women inside became viction tims of a violent home invasion. >> they kicked through the door and put a knife at her throat and asked where the money is. two armed men ransacked the house and both victims are votemese and speak limited english. they take her upstairs and punch

her in the face and tie a rope around her neck. >> and police officers arrived to their rescue after neighbors called 911. police arrested the three men on the spot. two relatives of the victims who did not want to appear on camera spoke to "action news" moments after the victim as rived back home safely. >> our neighbors called because they heard the dogs and she is okay thank god. >> the neighbor called the police and the police came and rescued them. >> the officers did an excellent job getting into the house and making sure they were unharmed and taking the three violent individuals into custody armed with two handguns. and relatives gave us an update on the woman punched during the crime. >> she was very crime and i thought she would be more panicked and is more thankful that she was not hurt or anything. >> police say that all men were armed two with the gun and another with a knife and they

found cash and jewelry they believe they were trying to steal from the home and found it on the suspects when they were arrested. all three are arrested and are expected to face charges related to what happened this morning. but they have not been identified yet by police. reporting live in west philadelphia, annie mccormick, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. turning now to friday forecast, the cold weather is sticking around and slick spots are possible on the highways and by ways following yesterday's snow. looking live from our sky 6 camera the sun is shining but in for a cold friday night but could be an improvement for the weekend. in now is melissa magee for david murphy good it's a roller coaster and today we are down, we are coming in at 29 degrees, 28 in allentown and upper 20s for reading and lancaster and 21 in the poconos and the coast in atlantic city 30 degrees and it

feels much colder when you factor in the wind they are in a southwest southwesterly direction and teens in most locations the exception the poconos it feels like the single digits and 13 in lancaster and current number in beach haven at 19 degrees, here is stormtracker 6 live double scan we have a partly cloudy sky and you look to the west we are tracking this disturbance over the great lakes and this works its way eastward throughout the day today. and during the overnight hours and there could be a snow shower or a flurry child north and west of the i-95 corridor late tonight. we have you covered today 2:00 p.m. partly sunny sky and 4:00 p.m. 33 degrees and we'll stay in the lower 30s for the rest of tonight and remember it will feel much colder. something to keep in mind in the wake of the snow, the sidewalks are icy and use caucus and

windchills in the teens and 20s and it improves over the weekend, we have the details in the full and exclusive accuweather forecast. >> thank you. this reminder we inview the you to stay with 6abc.com/weather through the weekend and you'll find the updated hourly forecast and fashion book and twitter grace ways to follow with our meteorologists. and dozens of people had to spend half the night in an emergency shelter after a gas tanker crashed near their homes, the northbound lanes of route 611 remain closes near oxford drive because of the ongoing clean up, police say that the gas tanker leaked 4,000 gallons of fuel after colliding with a pickup truck and 100 people were vevacuated and nearly 70 of the stayed at a nearby middle school. president trump is blasting the judges who ruled against his controversial travel ban.

a federal court decided to keep the executive order on hold. and janay norman is in washington where he is vowing to take his fight to the u.s. supreme court. >> there was pressure by the president to rule in his favor, calling it easy and the judge that initially put the ban on hold was to blame and then an appeal and another ruling against president trump. the president firing back at the three judge panel that voted unanimously. refusing to reinstate his ban on travelers from seven predominantly muslim countries. in the entire panel did not even bother to -- disgraceful. and taking it to the supreme court. >> it's a discussion we'll win in my opinion easily. >> we have seen him in court twice and we are 2-2.

the biggest challenge to the president's authority so far. the e ecive order ignited chaos at airports and left families including children stranded and the judge halted the ban ruling it discriminatory and unconstitutional. and the president says it's essential from stopping another terrorist attack. they wrote in their decision, that the government pointed to no evidence that any alien from any countries in the order has person traited a terrorist attack in the united states democrats applauded the ruling and hillary clinton tweeted 3-0 and the washington state lawyer that brought the case, saying we are a nation of laws. >> those laws apply to everyone in our country. and that includes the president of the united states. >> the big news of that court ruling overshadowed the long night on capitol hill. despite reservations about tom price oh was sworn in as the next secretary of health and

human services. channel 6 "action news." >> back here philadelphia police are searching for a teenager's killer in west oak lane. the 18-year-old was inside of his house under house arrest at the 6700 block just before midnight when a gunman stood outside and shot into the front windows, striking the teenager in the chest and stomach and ran to a neighbor's home before collapsing and then dying at the hospital. more than 20 cases are diagnosed on campus this week alone. as they begin their spring semester, the university is telling all students to get the flu vaccine if he have not done so already. a commercial plane goes up in flames after takeoff in new york city and authorities believe that a strong wind blue a truck off a bridge into the water below in virginia. and meteorologist, melissa magee is back after a closer look at

the accuweather forecast. that and much more when "action news" continues in a moment.

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the water and unresponsive. there were high winds in the area at the time of the accident. >> federal investigators are now examining a plane that burst into flames after takeoff in new york. that was the moment an argentina airlines engine caught fire at jfk airport. a passenger happened to be recording cell phone video out of the window when the fire started. someone aboard another plane caught pictures of the sparks flying around the runway and nobody was injured and all passengers were moved to a different flight. >> an "action news" investigation finds a convicted felon working at a main line car dealership with access to customers private financial information. here is wendy saltzman with a special report. >> the fields say they bilked senior citizens outs of millions from a telemarketing screen.

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meteorologist, melissa magee, is back now with the topsy-turvy forecast. temperatures are nice and mild and above average too. here is stormtracker 6 live double scan radar, you see it's dry and no issues with precipitation and although later tonight there may be a flurry or snow shower well north and west of the i-95 corridor, we'll talk

about that, in the near term we'll show you the picture, sky 6 hd at penn's landing, on this friday afternoon. we have sunshine and that sun is very deceiving today. temperatures are quite cold and it is chilly. currently in philadelphia we are coming in at 29 degrees, 26 in lancaster and 21 in the poconos and 30 in dover and 29 for trenton and cape may. a west-southwestly winds. gusts as high as 30 miles per hour in dover, a gust of 28 miles per hour in wilmington and gusting as high as 20 miles per hour in atlantic city at the airport. windchills are in the teens in most locations and we have the single digits in the poconos. here is satellite 6 along with action radar we have sunshine and a partly cloudy skies in the region. and looking to the northern and west. the snow showers moving across the great lakes that is a disturb an that moves through later tonight. and it cuts to the north and east through the rest of the

day. as it cuts to the north and east there could be snow showers northwest of the i-95 corridor in the poconos late tonight. and sunshine to increasing clouds, especially later today we have high pressure situated to the south and it's a cold day high temperature 34 and the westerly winds 10 to 20 miles per hour and by saturday it's a mostly cloudy day and it's much warmer we have a warm front lifting northward for the southwesterly breezes and highs in philadelphia coming in at 50 degrees. more changes heading our way foo sunday and overnight sunday we are tracking the area of low pressure moving on through some rain is possible in most locations as we go throughout sunday afternoon. in the poconos if you do skiing saturday and mostly cloudy and a high of 40 degrees and sunday as we track the area of low pressure that moves on through

high temperature of 36 degrees and a wintry mix is likely in the poconos and all rain for philadelphia and much of the delaware valley. here is the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast brisk and cold today and extra layers are needed if you are out and about and a high of 50 and milder by tomorrow afternoon, and sunday mostly cloudy and rain at times and a high of 48, and monday breezy but we are bright at 43 for the high. and on tuesday partly sunny for valentine's day and a high of 46 and 47 on wednesday and possible rain on thursday high of 40. >> thank you melition a. >> there is more ahead on our next half hour of "action news" at 12:30. the flowers you buy for your sweetie could come from far away and undergo major inspections. >> and you will be able to

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"action news" at 12:30 continue with rick williams and sara bloomquist. >> hello again sara bloomquist is off and here are the stories we are following for you now. a developing story out of philadelphia. district attorney, seth williams, says he will not run for a third term and a tuskegee

air man is teaching the african-american culture. and a villanova graduate is decorated the area with signature hand made jewelry just in time for valentine's day. >> now the details on a developing story we are following. philadelphia d.a. seth williams is not running for a third term. he made the announcements a short time ago and the fbi is looking into williams and $160,000 worth of gifts he initially failed to report. >> now, during my tenure i made mistakes in my personal life that casts an unnecessary shadow over the district attorney's office. >> he agreed to pay $62,000 in penalties as a setslement with the philadelphia board of edgics and the city $2800. between a divorce a