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county. a bridgeton police officer fatally shot a criminal suspect during a foot pursuit in the 200 block of south avenue. a weapon was recovered at the scene. there were no injure i didn't io police. the investigation in the full swing. >> a trooper won't face charges after shooting a 76-year-old in his home. it came after a 911 mix up. it was 11:30 at night. he got his gun. they were state police mistakenly sent to the wrong address. troopers saw sykes with a shotgun and opened fire. sykes returned fire wounding the second trooper. today the state attorney general

called the trooper's actions justifiable. >> chopper 6 was over the scene of mangled metal on route 130 at neck road. four vehicles collided at 7:30. authorities have not determined how it happened. members of a vandalized synagogue reached out to the extended community tonight to say thank you. >> "action news" reporter jeff chirico was on tyson avenue where there is a feeling of much gratitude tonight. jeff? >> that's right. gratitude for the community that rallied around this synagogue after its windows were smashed. you can see behind me the windows have been replaced and while the incident upset the congregation what happened after restored their faith in others.

>> dozens gathered for a special service of appreciation, a thank you to those that helped after the synagogue's windows were vandalized. >> we have been so touched by the out pouring support financial and letters. >> in january the union donated time and material to replace eight windows smashed during a friday service. that was the second time in two months rocks were thrown through the panes. >> i think it was a hate crime. why would they do it twice? >> i feel there is something unleashed in our society bubbling below the surface and people that don't like people that are different. >> news of the vanne vandalism . a community member paid $3,000

to replace the windows and 10,000 islan$10,000 rolled in fy cameras. >> people really care. supporters came to show it. at a time our nation seems divided, this was a night of unity. >> we wanted to show our support as representatives of the sikh community. >> the community is coming together. i wanted to be part of that. >> we are working for peace. >> the temple has been part of the neighborhood 92 years. long-time members say this is the only vandalism they can recall. they are raising funds to install flood lights. jeff che chirico, action news. president and mrs. trump have arrived in florida with their guest, the japanese prime

minister and first lady of japan. they'll spend the weekend talking about their relationship between the two countries and playing golf. >> trump talked about his plans now that the ninth court of appeals refused his travel ban. will he just write a new order hoping it will fair better in the courts? >> we have a lot of options including filing a new order monday. it could well be. i like to surprise you. we need speed for reasons of security. >> trump's national security adviser mike flynn is on the hot seat after denials of talking to the russian ambassador about the sanctions imposed by then president obama, a washington

report says nine current and former u.s. officials say it's not true. flynn asked ambassador sergei to ask moscow to usur use restrainn told about the sanctions by obama. mike pence went on television to deny flynn talked to russian officials about the sanction. >> about a dozen protesters greeted education secretary betsy devos on her first visit to a public school. protesters blocked her way and she had to return to her school. she eventually got into the school. >> this was the scene as tom

price was sworn in as secretary of health and human services. he is expected to play a leading role in the republican plan to overhaul obama care. >> local d.a. seth williams announced today he will not run for a third team. the f.b.i. a is investigating $16,000 in gifts that he failed to report. williams expressed remorse. >> my decision to accept gifts and failing to report them brought shame to me and to the office for which i love. >> williams says he will serve out the remaining 11 months of his term. >> a viewing for lieutenant steven floyd took place on the campus of the university in dover. he was killed at the vaughan correctional center in smyrna.

he and three others were taken hostage. he was the only one to lose his life. a piece of equipment that is the life blood of a restaurant owner was stolen. now the restaurant owner is offering a $1,000 reward for its return. this meat smoker was stolen from the fat jack's location on roosevelt boulevard this morning. it's a two ton piece of equipment that handles meat for two locations. >> it was secure and chained up. someone had the time to do it. it's not something you just drive by and say let's take that smoker. >> the owner will use the smor r

at another restaurant and transfer the meat for now. the smoker is worth $30,000. >> some ice chunks were falling from the lowe's hotel. police blocked off market from 12th to 13th. the wind carried some of the frozen chunks past the perimeter. one pedestrian says she was hit but not seriously hurt. septa is canceling supplemental bus service. cracks were found in the middle of five dozen train cars this week. they were taken out of commission but over the past week they have increased the number of operating trains 30% by reconfiguring "l" cars. >> uber and lyft are now legal in the garden state. governor chri chris christie sia law passed in december.

the state attorney general will decide if the background checks done by uber and lyft are sufficient. still to come, dramatic dash cam videos show heroic actions of a south philly man pulled from a burning car. the military rules on damage caused by crashing in pennsylvania. >> we have warmer air for the weekend. also rain. i'll detail the timing in the seven-day forecast. >> wendy saltzman is tracking a criminal the feds say stole millions from the elderly and is being trusted with finances again. >> he faces 70 years behind bars

for his crimes. could more people's accounts be at risk again? what happen today the money? should you trust him? >> jeff skversky with an update on joel embid. that and more when "action news" continues. ♪ ♪

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>> this just released dash cam video shows police in florida saving a south jersey man's life moments before his car explodes. >> authorities say 44-year-old phillip veered off the road in his rented suv and crashed into a concrete barrier. it rolled several times and caught fire. he crawled away before he collapsed. officers pulled him to safety before the car blew up again. >> we are so proud of our

officers. they saved this man's life. >> thistle is in the hospital with serious injuries, but he's alive. engineers are considering emergency measures after a sinkhole opened up near the tallest dam in northern california. the spill way is supposed to keep water from the lake now at record levels. with the sinkhole the lake continues to rise and rains could cause it to overflow. the forecast is comforting calling for clear skies. >> would you turn over your information to a thief. a main line felon is handling details at a car dealership. wendy saltzman tracked him down

with questions. >> this isn't just a petty criminal. he scammed the elderly out of $13 million. right now he's waiting for that case so we were surprised to learn he was using customer's information again and those we talked to had no idea about his past. >> "action news" cameras caught up with him. the mainland salesman was supposed to be sentenced last month for his involvement in a $13 million scheme have victimized senior citizens across the u.s. >> what about the elderly victims? >> i can't talk about that. >> "action news" first talked about the felon car dealer when the employee tipped us off there

was a criminal working at the prominent dealership. >> i was floored. how could he work in this industry with all of the information he would have used prior to do crimes before he is able to do again at the expense of maybe ardmore nissan. >> he pled guilty to charges of wire fraud was selling cars and involved with customer finances. >> they are sitting across from a convicted felon. >> they had no idea the man they bought a truck from faces 70 years behind bars. >> he never mentioned to you his criminal past? >> oh, no. of you think someone is going to say, hey, i scam people? >>e was definitely stealing

people's personal information and using it to take their money. >>co defendants were withdrawing accounts from the senior citizens claiming they were from the bank or using bogus pharmaceutical sales pitches. >> the tactics were truly egregious, lying and stealing. >> according to the settlements, he's banned from using checks to withdraw from anyone's bank account. >> they need to be very concerned. he dodged our questions. >> what happened to that money? >> please, leave. >> frankel wasn't aware of his past but defended his employment. >> ardmore nissan called us back

today and said they have no comment. mark's picture is still on their website as an employee. he's scheduled to be sentenced april 11th. >> thank you, wendy. >> the u.s. army is refusing to pay more than $1.5 million in damages caused by a run away blimp which you may remember from 2015. the unmanned surveillance aircraft broke loose in maryland and floated over pennsylvania for hours before crash landing. it's tether dragged across power lines causing outages. the military said it was the defense contractor responsibility and no government employees were negligent. >> we have just learned that department chairman albert bos

cof has lost his battle with cancer. his son vows the department stores will carry on as his father would have wanted. >> komen philadelphia kicked off its fundraising tonight in spring garden philadelphia. the event introduced breast cancer survivors and the leadership. the event focuses on getting people involved in race for the cure taking place on mother's day. >> let's get the forecast from cecily tynan. >> there is a warm front that advanced through our region. it's produced moisture. we have snow showers across the poconos continuing through the

northeast, harmony, mount poconos, snow showers and warmer air tomorrow. we have a lot of clouds and 6:0n eclipse at 7:44. i promised to show you a picture. we have a picture tweeted from brian in florida. you can see how a third of the moon was cast as shadow from the earth from the eclipse. couldn't see it thanks to the cloud cover. the cloud cover is warming us up even now. philadelphia 33. allentown, 29. millville 35, trenton 29 and wilmington 36. satellite 6 and action radar showing cloud cover and the theme of the weekend. tomorrow the brighter of the two days. more clouds and sunshine. temperatures running 20-degrees warmer than today, 7:00, 35.

should reach a high of 52. that's nine degrees above normal. should be dry tomorrow. things change on sunday. low pressure from the west. 8:00 in the morning, showers from the north. northern lehigh valley, 4:00, scattered showers. notice the temperatures, there is a wide range, south philadelphia, areas in the 50s. philadelphia, low 40s and lehigh valley, burke's county and the poconos in the 30s. the exclusive accuweather forecast, tomorrow milder, limited sunshine, 52-degrees for the high. sunday, raw with periods of rain and fog. not a lot of rain, a quarter inch, 44-degrees. that system intensifies off the coast of new england. monday, 43. wind gusts could top 50 miles

per hour. we have settled down tuesday, 48. wednesday, 45 and the time period to watch is next thursday. we have the potential for rain or snow depending on the track of intensity of a coastal storm, rolling up the coast or heading out to see? too early to tell. if you are planning outdoor activities this weekend, do it saturday instead of sunday. sunday is looking damp. >> sleep in on sunday. >> good idea. i'm sleeping in tomorrow. not going to happen, but -- >> little ones embraced the cold weather at the discovery museum. anna and olaf from frozen made an appearance at the third annual bocce ball. there were reindeer games and ice cream to enjoy. the christian academy with

gateway community church hosted a night to sunshine in bribing haven county sponsored by the tim tebow foundation and served as prom night for folks with special needs. hundreds packed the school of the future in philadelphia for a similar event called night to shine. people with special needs along with volunteers spent the night dancing, organized by epic church. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

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>> so can i ask you a question? >> what's the question? joel embid is going to miss his ninth game tomorrow. are we confident this is not a serious injury he's dealing with? >> the sixers said over and over again, it's not serious. it's a bone bruise. they think he will be fine. jojo a no go again. the 12th time in the last 13 game, sixer star joel embid is out against miami with a bone bruise in his left knee. he could be out until after the all star break next week putting his participation in the rising star challenge in doubt too. sixers maintain they are being extra cautious. >> the to the ice, the flyers captain claude giroux is pointing the finger at himself saying i need to be better

tomorrow against san jose. all of the fliers need to be better against the sharks. flyers scored one goal. giroux two goals since christmas. >> i have to do better. i have to play up to my standards. right now, it's not the case. it's frustrating. you want to do everything you can to help the team. that's not the days right now. >> stuff hits the fan. you have to step forward. the biggest term i have continually heard is, we have to be better. >> after practice today, flyers hanging out with big time fans including drexel hockey player pat mcclus ci. more sports when we come back.

>> "college hoops," second ranked villanova on the road with xavier on the wildcats tail, a game and a half behind villanova. we pick up the 500th career win. leave it to jay to downplay it. bluster against columbia, long over due, scoring 17. penn scoring their first ivy league win 70-62. >> philly's balls, bats and

uniform also arrived safe and sound at the training complex in clear water, florida. pitchers and catchers join them monday. >> this is for you. some of the top pickle ballplayers in the world faced off tonight. proceeds benefit alex's lemonade stand. the game combines elements of tennis and badminton. the game is named after the inventor's dog who kept running after the ball. pickle ball. >> for cecily tynan, jeff skversky, and the entire "action news" team, have a good evening.

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