bed tonight. reporter sara bloomquist is live in camden tonight. sara mayhan has a lot of trouble with the law before and now this. >> reporter: he is just 19 years old and has three felony convictions and at least three arrests since becoming an adult and tonight he is charged with shooting a police officer and remains behind bars and that officer's colleagues are credited with quick thinking that likely saved his life. >> delron mayhen is charged with figure murder and other crimes. he is charged with shooting the officer last night and the tweet calls him a hero cop. there is nothing short of heroic the way the officer responded to the situation and the way his

fellow officered responded. >> this is the scene as officers rushed to be at the officer's side the shooting happened at 8:15 and the officer approached three men acting suspiciously and the suspect ran off. he pulled out a gun and shot him at point-blank range in the thigh and tried to shoot the officer in the face and the gun jammed and the officer got the weapon away and subdued the suspect. >> and i said are you okay? are you okay? and he said i'm shot. >> he said training kicked in and we shouted for a tourniquet and one officer had it in his vest. and it was applied. >> and that may have saved the officer's life. the trauma doctor advised us if not for the tourniquet and the

rapid response of getting him into trauma as quickly as they did his situation would be worse. >> that was the time you think about it we needed for a brother in blue and everything worked out great. >> as you said the officer had just one year on the force and remains under observation at cooper university hospital tonight at least until tomorrow. that bullet went straight through the thigh and did not hit bone or major artery. he is expected to make a full recovery. sara bloomquist, channel 6 "action news." newcastle city workers made a gruesome discovery along the delaware river, the crew was cutting high weeds and came across a body on the shore line. investigators say it is that of a man in his 20s and the body appears to have been in the

water for several weeks. mayor jim kenney set down a gauntlet to change the course of the philadelphia school system. he wants the school reform commission to abolish itself and return control to the city of philadelphia. live at city hall is vernon odom. is sounds good but we have heard nothing yet about the city's plan to fill big holes in its funding plan. >> reporter: jim, the mayor today did not provide any specific answers to this whatsoever. a lot of people on city council are noticing the same thing, he assured everyone that the city has the measures in place to close the school district deficit that could soar to $1 billion over the next five years. >> mayor kenney told the city council the school reform commission has passed. the mayor says that the city's public school district with

200,000 students has a balanced bunt and is ready to end the src's long reign. >> when the src returns to the city you can hold me and future mayors accountable. >> they want it up and running by the new term in september and that city hall as taken the bull by the horns and raised the money to close deficits. >> we raised our contribution 5$520 million annually. >> they claim to not fear that harrisburg will cut their funding accounting for 55% of the funding. >> the powerful teachers union flush with a new contract says they are all in and fought the state take over from the start. >> for the mayor to make the kind of presentation he did today obviously he has a plan.

and we have to wait until we see what his plan is. >> parent organizations calling this a moment of triumph over the src. >> make sure the stake holder are not making money over the back of our children. we are talking about a vested interest and not and invested interest to make sure children are educated and not being used for profit. >> jim tonight the src's chairwoman says that the district's budget is now balanced it seems so it's properly time for them to go. governor tom solve issued a statement backing mayor kenney's call for local control the vote could come in two weeks. vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. we want to show you surveillance video that shows the crash that killed a 75-year-old passenger overnight in the hunting park section of philadelphia. police are still investigating

what caused the accident on the 900 block of rising sun avenue at 1:00 this after morning you see the gaping hole left behind as the car was pulled from the hole in a wall of a roofing company. the driver underwent surgery. the police are trying to track down a man that sexually assaulted a 18-year-old girl in her home. john rawlins is live in the 4900 block of mulberry. you have the full story. >> reporter: well jim, the special victims unit is asking for the public's help in this indecent assault. they released a video of the suspect dressed in a royal blue shirt and navy blue wind breaker and blue jeans, and he struck just before noon on monday. >> it's concerning. but i sure hope the female, the person sauled is already. and the person that did it is

captured. that is a real hurtful crime. >> a neighbor reacting to the news a sex assault on this quiet block. the camera caught this man in blue walking left to right and wend to the hope of the 18-year-old victim and at the door he represented himself as a representative of verizon and there to fix the cable. and she says come back with when her mother is home. and then identifies himself as something else and assaulted her. >> she was able to grab a sword that belonged to a family member and threatened him with the sword. >> this is of the man fleeing and shows how he walks that could be key. >> has a distinct walk and leans forward when walking. described as a black male 6 foot and tattoo on the left side of his face of some sort of symbol.

the captain is asking for the public's help in identifying the man and advising. good keep your doors locked on don't open the door for strangers. if someone represents themselves as being from a cable company or anywhere else. if you are not sure call police. >> well, sensible advice for any time in any neighborhood. if that trips of the suspect including the tattoo on the left side of his face or walk rings bells you are urged to call the special victims unit. john rawlins, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. allen tonight mayor, ed po low sky wants the judge to dismiss corruption charges against him. the motion comes just days before the election. lawyers for pawlowsky says they used testimony based on here is an and the democrat is accused of accepting more than $150,000 in contributions in exchange for

city business and pleaded not guilty. and he is seeking a fourth term on tuesday. video obtained today on "action news" shows that even first ladies get traffic tickets. that is the car of mary pat christie governor christie's wife pulled over by police in somerset county as part of a state wide distracted driving crack down. and she plead guilty to driving with a cell phone and paid a 250 there's fine. and the faculty of the westminster choir college in princeton is filing a grievance after layoff notifications went out yesterday. full and part-time factory received the notice from ryder. they said they would try to sell the college for financial reasons and they identified the

partner to run it as a nonprofit music school but the notices when out if the deal goes through. coming up a historical building goes up in flames in delaware and late this afternoon officials determined its with deliberately set. and the phillies introduce their new manager jaime apody live in south philadelphia with that introduction of dave kapler. temperatures soared into the mid-70s today and this evening we stay mild and just flipping into the 60s and i am tracking a po ten problem for the morning commute details on that and a weekend cool down in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> those stories and more when "action news" continue tonight.

authorities in townsend, delaware say that this blaze was set on purpose. this is video taken by a witness to the flames, "action news" reporter jeff was on the scene as well. >> a piece of history destroyed. viewer video showing the heavy smoke and flames that destroyed a colonial era home. the vandyke heath house a burned out shell. >> when they arrived the house was fully involved in flames and a barn was involved in flames. and the neighboring companies put the fire out. >> it happened on the 300 block of vandyke green spring road before 9:00 this morning, a family of three was not home when the fire broke out. and by mid-afternoon investigators sifted through evidence that arson dogs sifted for accelerants.

>> they built a house within a house and you have void spaces and balloon construction and the fire on the first floor basement or wherever it stops it runs up the walls without stopping. >> but it was not hard to decide arson, two fires burning simultaneously the house on the right and the barn on the left. >> the house was set first and the detached garage next both arson. >> he says he thinks he knows who set the fire and why and an arrest is imminent. the legacy of walt whitman was honored today in his adopted home town. a historical parker was unveiled in camden. the marker is located infront of wiggins park at martin luther king boulevard and steps from whitman's last home and the dock area is set to have inspired his last book,

why are south jerseyans turning against steve sweeney? it's because sweeney's been exposed as a double dipping pension padder. caught spending campaign money on lavish dinners and fine cigars for his pals. investigated for being a lobbyist and a senator at the same time. sweeney voted to raise taxes 145 times while our economy continues to struggle. south jersey is a mess, and it's time to take out the trash. on november 7th, make a change. dump sweeney.

. we. >> reporter: introduced to the new manager and the clear this guy mes business. >> phillies fans will love him passionate and intense and will fit in in philadelphia. kapler grew up watching mike schmidt and larry bowa win a championship. and the phils will play with the same intensity that chase utley played around here. >> lets go live to jaime apody at citizens bank park with more. >> reporter: jeff, he hit a home run when we talked about utley, he admitted it's a unique and risky highway kapler is only 42 years old and one year in single a and that was ten years ago and his relatable is what sets him apart. lets meet him.

he is young and played 12 years in the majors and put on the hat and jersey and he said this just feels right and he was poised and prepares and intense, he did relate to people when he messengered carly emanuel and chase utley. and i had a chance to talk to the new manager and i think you are going to like him? >> what do you think phillies fans will learn about you? >> i think they will learn some of my personality and i'm passionate and care a lot not just about the players but the fans. the city of philadelphia is giving me the the opportunity and i know serve the city of philadelphia and serve the fans. >> it's nine years since the parade down broad street, you know how important winning is to the city. >> visualizing where the next trophy will go and a beautiful picture of the parade you eluded

to and beautiful trophies side by side and one more would be impressive. something i am committed to with the depths of my soul. >> you see it coming? >> absolutely. >> got to like that. i know we are used to seeing managers with white hair that have been around the block and everything about this hire is different and that is exactly what the phillies wanted. time will tell if different is good? lets hope so. jaime apody, channel 6 "action news." >> all right spring training three and a half months away. >> and zach ertz limited in practice with a hamstring injury as the 7-1 eagles get ready for the denver broncos and how ertz fits in could change and all eyes are on the new running back jay ajayi probably changing up the running back rotation and wendell small wood is not worried about it. >> i think guys put their heads down and work regardless and

welcome him with open arms and if we make confwutributions to team and it will only make this team better. temple football trying to avoid losing their third straight game this year when they host navy at the linc. and last night houston wins their first. and george springer the series mvp five homers tying reggie jackson and the astros winning their first ever world series. and how about the chaos. during the celebration last night astros star carlos correa gets down on one knee and pops the question and ends up getting two rings on one night. how do you top this kind of proposal. unbelievable. making women jealous everywhere.

>> seize the moment. cecily tynan when we continue in just a moment.

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almost bizarre how warm it was today. >> didn't feel like november. >> how long will it last? >> one more day. and then temperatures really drop. >> that is it. down to the 30s and 20s. >> lets not rush things. lets go live on sky 6 hd great looking shot at philadelphia international airport. the sunset at 5:57 and a little bit of cloud cover out there and jennifer postd this photo on my

facebook page and it's in honey brook and you can see how the fall foliage is out and people ask me why do the leaves change this time of year because trees no longer produce chlorophyll. it's used in the spring and summer for leaves to become food factories for the trees but when you have less sunlight and cooler temperatures, the chlorophyll breaks down and this exposed different pigments. it produces the reds and purples and always in the trees produce the yellows and oranges and a lot of that going on despite the fact it doesn't feel like fall. last thursday it felt like fall. 58 degrees and felt like mid-november but today 75 degrees that is more typical for late september. and even now it's still really mild. philadelphia 71 and trenton the same and allentown and reading in the 40s and right now 65 degrees and cape may 67 and

wilmington 67. the system that will bring us kind a reality check for the weekend. it's a cold front that is across the great lakes. little bit of moisture associated with it right now, once it moves through the moisture will evaporate. ahead of it mild 54 to 59, the problem tonight some fog will develop late tonight and could public ate your morning commute and will burn off by midmorning and 11:00 the sun is out and some clouds in the far northwestern counties and look at the temperatures, upper 60s to low 70s and into the afternoon the front pushes in and could produce a few scattered showers and mainly dry to cloud cover and 4:00, 74 degrees in philadelphia. and this front will bring us a wind shift from the northwest so friday night into saturday it's much cooler. temperatures on saturday 60 degrees which will feel like a shock to the system but 60 is the normal high for this time of year. the high pressure moves to the east saturday night and the warm

front moves through and produces a few showers saturday night into sunday morning and that will also bring a warm-up by monday. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast morning fog and afternoon fine and 75 degrees, and saturday we drop down to 60 degrees and don't forget to set the clocks back one hour, and when you head to bed daylight savings time ends and milder for the eagles game. 67 and then monday we spike up to 74 degrees again. and some afternoon showers with a cold front and that front has some teeth and tuesday, wednesday and thursday. temperatures only in the 50s but also a possibility of some showers and tomorrow 75 degrees and if you like it warm enjoy it, go out for a round of golf or something. >> thank you cecily. >> abc world news with david muir is next on channel 6. "action news" continues at 10:00 on p h l 17. and join us for a special report at 11:00 here on channel 6.

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after 8 years of chris christie, is kim guadagno the change new jersey really needs? guadagno is christie's hand-picked successor. says she's "proud to be part of the christie administration." guadagno was chris christie's right hand as our schools came under attack, critical services were underfunded, and our credit rating was downgraded...11 times. from the bridge to the beach, we've seen it all, and we've had enough. kim guadagno isn't the change we need.

tonight, your money. president trump's sweeping new tax plan. the president promising a, quote, big, beautiful christmas present. how much would middle class americans save? how much would wealthier americans save? and who pays for it all? also tonight, the man who allegedly opened fire inside a walmart. the image, walking in, seconds before the shooting. three dead. the dramatic chase in the middle of rush hour traffic. the deadly truck attack here in new york city. the new image tonight. the home depot truck rented days before the attack for a practice run through new york. under house arrest. paul manafort, rick gates and the indictment from robert mueller. why did manafort apply for ten different passports and have multiple e-mail accounts and cell phones under different names? and the daring escape. the woman kidnapped, jumping from the trunk of a car, racing