driver and police officer. the driver had a woman into the. when the cop arrived, the man slammed the van intohit the off. the cop got off a shot but the driver got away with the woman inside. it's wedhe big story a philadelphia police officer firing his gun at 56th and whit by in southwest philadelphia. dann cuellar has the story. first things first, is the cop okay? >> yes, jim, right now he's recooperating after being dragged by the man in the minivan. as he was trying to make his ger the man and woman with him at the time of the incident. >> investigators s began at the intersection of 56th and whitney to reports of a trying n

into a minivan. >> officers approached. by that time the male had entered the proceeded to go in reverse striking one of the officers and dragging him several feet. >> the 40-year-old officer managed to recov the man. >> the officer discharged his weapon one time. we are unsure at this timeficert and the vehicle did proceed ratf speed. >> the driver went in such a hurry he was going on the road. the vehicle was found abandoned. the vehicle with massachusetts license tags appears to be a rental. it had damage to the driver side door but it's unclear how that happened. we hope in the investigation wel names and faces to this. >> the officer was being checked out medically.

information ist. they are looking for witnesses or surveillance video that might be helpful. anyone with information is asked to call 911. dann news," wphl-17. a fiery inferno led to backups on and allegheny avenue at 6:00. the tractor trailer was fully engulfed in flames. authoraid what if any cargo was inside the rig or what started the fire. >> the two new jerseyentenced ie scandal vowed to convictions. they were found guilty in november for the pay back scheme sh on the george washington bridge for four days.

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the owed yoid addiction crisis. christie dedicating his final year in trenton to the drug crisis in new jersey will expand that role to a federal level too. "action news" reporter christie ileto is in delaware cnaking tot a fight to stay clean. >> he was a good student, great thought he would become another statistic addicted drugs. this group comes together at one of homes in delaware county. joe has been clean when i was 1i out playing ice prescribed perct

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recover and move forward and become positive members of society. >> mccloskey says the hardest ry weaning yourself off of the drug. he task force focuses more on treatment and lesson punishment. christie ileto, news." jim. >> thank you, 56-year-old james harris will spend the behind bars after being convicted of murder and rape. >> a drexel university graduate headed scho. she was found dead inside her west phi in 2015. harris was a handy man there and had a key wright's apartment. >> a man accused of gunning dows day w today. >> buck's grandson and

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>> 12 people were killed and three others injured today when a van members collided head on with a pickup in texas two hours west of san antonio. the church members on the way back from a retreat. the cause of the crash or who was at faultnkown. >> it was confusion on the grounds at the u.s. a driver tried to run officers. the with gunfire. no one was hurt but the tourists ander hearing the noise. the female driver was stopped and taken into custody. investigators say i has mental issues. there was no connection to terrorism. phones are

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>> sixers hosting the atlanta hawks. not enough fire power at the wells fargo center. the sixers were shorthanded, no okafor, no covington both injur. sixers down six. sean four. moments later, a

mood, seven assists for him. justin anderso sixers withindennis schroeder with two. >> we are forming our sidety, being a tys hard. we continue to get better and face theea improve. >> the nfl owner meeting wrapped up in phoenix but notre jeffrey lowry and doug gave an address. year one saw the eagles beginnish below 500. coach vowed to be better this year. >> are we satisfied 7 of 9? not at we are disappointed. we want to be better than that. we will be better than that. >> you are never satisfied first

year with new coach quarterback at 7 of 9. i am more than excited about the direction of the franchise. it's great to have the do. >> still ahead, a local high school basketball player takes partmcnalds all american game. plus the

>> the philly's split themselves in two today, one sprin againste

4-2 goes off of. 8-2.d f titan. the other game against sixth ho. phillies win this one4. the villanova run today in finishes, seven assists. fall. collin sexton, behind thehow abd alley-oop. they'll play at alabama in the fall.

that's a look at sports. >> thank you, finally tonight, dozens of young philadelphia.rt many the math the youngsters fifth through ofr skills. it's designed to show the the fields of science, engineering and math. channel6 followed. entire "action news"r. goodnight. ♪ ♪