arriving as backup. and then what is described as a knock down dragout fight after the troopers decided to arrest the suspect. >> he returns an the vehicle and reaches into the drivers side window and pulls out a gun. the fist fight turns into a gun battle and the suspect is shot repeatedly but able to drive himself to easton hospital and it shows the vehicle zipping through traffic an fleeing the scene. corporal kelly was hit at least three times in the leg and the area around his shoulder and neck. kelly then immediately started to administer first head on himself. >> he carries a tourniquet on his belt and applied it to one

of his wounds. >> he remains hospitalized in critical but stable condition and clary was arraigned at his bedside on a long list of charges including attempted murder of a police officer. >> my office is dedicated to making sure this individual gets a very long jail sentence. >> and officials say that clary shot the officers with a semi automatic handgun for which he does not have a permit to carry. bail is set at $1 million. >> thank you. delron mayhan the man accused of shooting a camden county police officer last week was in court for a preliminary hearing today. the judge ordered the 19-year-old held without bail. he faces charges of attempted murder and police say he shot officer patrick after a short foot chase and the 21 officer attended the hearing and the

father explained why the officer wanted to be there. >> wants to show everybody all the support he is getting and thanks everybody coming back by showing up. >> he plans to return to work as soon as he recovers. >> pennsylvania state police are investigating the discovery of a body of a woman in a wooded area of birdsboro. christie aleto was live at the scene. trying to gather information about the developing story. what are you able to find out? >> jim, the initial calls for help came before 11:30 this morning and almost seven hours later state police are still here on scene and the crime scene is just behind the local coffee shop's warehouse and these are pictures from chopper 6 hd where police are focused on a small wooded area along railroad tracks where the woman's body was discovered by someone in the area. not clear if it's a passerby or

someone from the business, no word on the cause of death or whether her body was dumped here or if the crime itself took place here. all questions the state police are working to answer as they take over the death investigation and asking anyone if they see something suspicious in the area to can't them. >> thank you. work is now underway on the first project of a major development in university city in philadelphia. mayor jim ken my and local leaders and the president of brandywine realtor trust took part in the ground breaking of drexel square. the project at 30th and market street is the first of the plans schuylkill yards development. the entire project will take 15 years and $3.5 billion to complete. it will include apartments and hotels and retail and office space as well as research laboratories and said caseal facilities. the phillies baseball family

and fans everywhere are coming to grips that roy halladay was killed yesterday. halladay went down into the gulf of mexico while piloting his own plane when are waiting for news from authorities why halladay crashed but the ntsb is interested in this video that reports to show halladay flying at low altitude just feet above the water that before he crashed and the person that took the video the property of tmz described the pilot of the plane as showboating. and "action news" reporter vernon odom is live outside of citizens bank park where fans are coming to pay tribute to the phillies perfect game pitcher. >> good evening jim i would describe it as a pilgrimage by fans that came to the ballpark to pay respect to the pro

ballplayer. this man came to the shrine that has grown outside of the phillies ballpark to softly pray for the soul of roy halladay his impact on the phillies fans on the days he pitched here is real. he left a profound impress. >> world class professional and human being and things he did off the field a humble man he does not brag about. we were fortunate to witness it. >> he crashed in a small plane off the florida coast has hit fans hard. >> a great all start on the field but more and more how great a man was off the field. a family man and man that gave back to the community. just awful. >> tragic especially for a man that just retired and his family is mourning him. and philadelphia they are difficult fans and i think they are tough on athletes but they appreciate excellence and hard work and i think he is one of

the best. >> some baseball fans followed the phils back to the time they played at shy park and the reaction of one man. >> what a horrible thing. i guess a legacy he leaves is hard work. humility and he really performed on the field. >> today an event to honor the phanatic jim kenney spoke about the legendry hurler, roy halladay. >> a bitter sweet day with the loss of roy halladay, amazing you have to cherish every moment you have. you never know -- >> reporter: jim, in the wake of roy halladay's fate the legend of roy halladay will grow by leaps and bounds to mythic proportions. vernon odom, channel 6 "action news" live in south philadelphia. >> thank you. >> 6abc.com has continuing coverage of the death of roy

halladay including remembrances from his former teammates and a special look at halladay's impact on baseball. this all from "action news" sports director ducis rogers and read more about the plane that halladay was flying. >> students at haddonfield middle school learned about sacrifice and selflessness today. the school held a veterans recognition program and students heard from special guests including tuskegee air mane and various branches the the military. the 14 and year the students held the event. designed to teach younger people the importance of veterans day. maple shade has a new post master, pamela sander was sworn into her new position at the maple shade complex. she served as the post master a few miles away in the town of

beverly. shifts in chester and delaware counties ahead the notable wins in yesterday's election. and ryan howard reacts to the death of his former phillies teammate roy halladay. >> on the cold side but true arctic air is waiting in the wings to the north. i'll let you know how cold it will feel. >> those stories and much more when "action news" continues tonight.

democrat phil murphy was the big winner as he soundly defeated kim guadagno and democrats

scored historic victories in delaware and chester county and pennsylvania in races you may not know about. john rawlins has that part of the story. >> in chester county republicans have the edge but the four county wide seats when democratic a first. is there a message? >> a repudiation of the president and the republican party not doing a good job over the past year. >> you think a repudiation of the president? >> i don't know if i can say that. it's hard to think that the two are not connected in nearby delaware county there was a surprise. two newcomers out polled the opponents winning seats on county council the first. while donald trump was not on any ballot he loomed large locally and in places like virginia. >> donald trump was not on the ballot.

he was on the ballot everywhere because that is what got people out to vote and they did. >> and will he affect the midterms. >> they start today really. and brian costello represents the republican friendly six district and pat meehan of the 7th represents delaware and chester. and too early to make predictions if i'm a republican congressman and looking at the local results i have concerns about what could happen next year. >> a lot to happen in a year think back to 2016. it's foolish to say how mr. trump will play in to 18 but a lot of people will be watching. channel 6 "action news." the walk to and from school will be warmer for hundreds of youngsters in camden. nearly 500 new winter coats were given away today to kids at the cream family school. the coats were made possible by

the efforts of the national asoshation of firefighter national operation of warm campaign. volunteers from the camden fire department and horizon services were on hand to help fit each child with the coat they loved. high school chess players faced off in philadelphia this afternoon and 110 players representing 16 clubs took part in the kickoff of the new season of the asap high school league and says it encourages children to play chess teaching them to solve problems and understand the concept of the consequences for one's actions.

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now, just $79.99 per month with a 2-year price guarantee. we continue to hear about former teammates of roy halladay. >> coming to grips of what happened yesterday. as the investigation continues into what took roy halladay's life. his teammates remember him as a great man. jaime apody talks to ryan

howard. >> the last man to touch the ball that imaginecal night roy halladay threw a no-hitter in the alds. >> he was a guy when he smiled he could definitely light up the room. >> ryan howard stunned by the tragic news that halladay died way too young when the plane went down in the gulf of mexico. >> shocked and for me personally it was one of those things where, no it could not have been roy -- it just couldn't settle in. >> halladay spent four incredible seasons in philadelphia and made quite an impression on the hitting coach at the time. >> we got in early 5:30, 6:00 and was ready to change the first tx shirt. an unbelievable competitor and the most prepared player i have

ever seen. >> his preparation and tenacity and love for the game. he was even better and even better person. >> the legacy is about so much more than his accomplishments on the field and hard working attitude resonated with fans. the man will be missing even more than the ballplayer. >> a giving and open person and a down to earth guy. >> whose time on earth was way too short. jaime apody, channel 6 "action news." seven days ago the flyers were in chicago and got blanked by the black hawks. and they don't have to wait long for redemption they are meet tomorrow night at the wells fargo center center. the flyers recently head former eagles coach dick vermeil a pep talk and left quite the impression on the players and

head coach. >> an unbelievable motivating type of figure and enjoyable having him here for a while and real impressive and the am of energy he has and that he brings to the table. it was fun to be part of. >> make it five wins in a row for the sixers they beat the jazz 104-97 and simmons picked up the clack with embiid getting a night of rest. five in a row is the sixer's longest win streak in five yours and they visit sacramento tomorrow night. mens college basketball season begins on friday and ahead of that area coaches got together for a good cause, the cities six coaches had their preseason luncheon in the winfield heights section of philadelphia. the chapter coaches versus cancer raised more than $14 million since 1996. good work there by those guys.

>> thank you. a big surprise today for some philadelphia elementary school students, it was a new bike for each second grader at john moffit elementary school. volunteers from the canned aid foundation teamed up with professional biker and others to build the bicycles, they were presented to the students today. he also did a little show and tell. cancer is smart.

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elementary school dressed up as members of the military army, navy, coast guard and air force and marines were all represented. they put on the show for the family members of students that serve or are currently serving. and they were invited to speak to the students at today's veterans day assembly. >> lets get the late word from accuweather and cecily tynan. >> i'm tracking a cool veterans day and tonight a bit a chill in the air. live on sky 6 hd taking a look at the center city skyline and partly cloudy and sunshine in most of our viewing area along the coast and francis posted this great photo from chester brook, pennsylvania showing the leaves and a lot of color out there and now past peak in southeast pennsylvania but at peak in jersey and delaware. the accuweather highlights show you a seasonable day temperatures slightly below

normal and friday the arctic hair shows windchills in the teens and 20s and the winds diminish by saturday morning and temperatures drop down to naefr record lows. right now on the cool side. let me talk about this, 40 degrees in philadelphia down to the high of 52 and trenton 44 and atlantic city 45 and lancaster 43 degrees. satellite 6 along with action radar showing that we are in between systems right now and this is the boundary that had the wave of low pressure that brought us the rain yesterday and still cloud cover in south jersey and delaware and then the next system we are tracking is the arctic front this is holding the really cold air back for now. that is blowing through friday morning. tonight partly cloudy and seasonably cool and 40 if philadelphia and along the coast not quite as cool. cape may 46 and dover 42 but the

northwest suburbs dropping down to the low 30s and frost is likely there. tomorrow not a bad day seasonably cool with a high of 57 degrees and winds out of the east. if you see sunshine it's bonus sunshine and more clouds than sun and this arctic blast moves in with the front and thursday night do bring us a sprinkle or two but behind it is when we get the unseasonably cold weather. 39 is the half noon high in philadelphia but feels cooler winds gusting 35 miles per hour and windchills in the morning in the teens and 20s and they stay there through the day, friday is really the day to bundle up. friday night and saturday morning the high pressure buildings over us and allows the winds to diminish and temperatures really drop close to the record lows, philadelphia a low of 25 and the record low is 21 set back in 1961 and allentown's record 19 degrees

we'll be close to that. and trenton that record is in jeopardy, 25 in 1987 and wilmington and atlantic city the record low is 22 degrees, so near record low on saturday morning. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast tomorrow feels warmer than today. 5 degrees warmer and 57 degrees with the easterly flow and a lot of clouds with limited sunshine and could see a little bit of brightening here or there and on friday the blast of winter blows in and the afternoon highs stuck in the 30s. 39 degrees be weekendy all day and the winds are strongest in the morning and windchills in the teens and 20s and i can't stress enough you need to find the winter layers and on saturday, morning lows in the 20s and teens and the winds diminish and a cool veterans day if you head to the linc for the unity cup game bundle up afternoon high only 41 degrees and that changes on sunday turning mostly cloudy and the

high moderates to 50 degrees and could have a few showers on sunday night and monday a chance of rain especially in the morning the high is 53 degrees and keep that threat of rain through tuesday, with a high of 54 and wednesday gradual clearing with a high of 54 degrees, friday and saturday we get a preview of winter but what will the winter season bring us? i'll have the answer tomorrow night on "action news" at 11:00. talk about how cold or warm it will be. and how much snow you will have. >> can you give us a hint? >> it won't be as warm as last winter. the fifth warmest on record. >> i asked for it. senior citizens that volunteer for a cause were recognized by philadelphia's mayor, jim kenney honored the local residents that took part in the foster grandparent program over the last year. they donated more than 94,000

hours at early childhood education centers and were treated to lunch at the ballroom at the bend in center city. abc world news is next with david muir on channel 6. and "action news" continues at 10:00, and then please join us for a special health report here on channel 6. ali gorman has a preview. >> a diet trick that celebrities swear by and some doctors support it. i'll explain intermittent fasting on "action news" at 11:00. i'm jim gardner we hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00.

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tonight, several breaking stories as we come on the air. the tearful mother in front of the cameras. a former tv anchor with new allegations against kevin spacey, saying spacey sexually assaulted her son. she describes what her son told her. they have now gone to police. also, at this hour, the urgent manhunt under way right now. three escaped prisoners breaking free. one wanted for homicide. on the most wanted list. tense moments in texas late today. texas rangers who were at the scene of that mass shooting scrambling just moments ago to answer a call in a neighboring community of shots fired. our reporter now on the scene, just as the vice president arrives in sutherland springs. as millions prepare to fly for thanksgiving, the damning new findings tonight. the tsa, and what is spp