odom was escorted to his seat.... by kanye himself. odom has stayed out of the public eye... since his near death at "the love ranch". police in north las vegas need your help.... finding this man who they say.... robbed a convenience store. it happened.... near lake mead and losee..... when witnesses say..... the man approached the counter with a gun and demanded money. he then.... took off..... with about 9-hundred-dollars in cash. if you have any information... you're asked to call north las vegas police.... right away. a georgia police officer has died after a shooting this morning at an apartment where he was helping to serve a search warrant for drugs. when officers entered the apartment the suspects ran out the back door where more officers were waiting. that's when one of the suspects opened fire on the officer. another officer returned fire.. hitting the suspect. who is now in critical condition. the city of cleveland is apologizing to the family of tamir rice after they received a 500-dollar invoice for the ambulance used to rush the boy to the hospital. the city ha

leslie odom jr. >>> investigators say that the american college student found dead in italy got into a fight with a homeless man the night he went missing. beau solomon was robbed by two people in rome and got into a fight. he was founded in the river and this happened just hours after he arrived in rome for an exchange program. he remains in custody. >>> investors were back on the trading floor today after the holiday weekend. and it was a rough start to the week over new concerns over britain's decision to leave the european union. three financial firms in the uk have stopped trading in british commercial real estate funds sending markets down worldwide. the dow jones fell 108 points and the nasdaq lost 39 and the s&p dropped 13. >>> at the big board now with a big honor for philadelphia's own, honored for his tal ens on stage and screen. leslie oden jr. of hamilton fame was recognized by philadelphia city council. the action cam was in the room where it happened so to speak this afternoon. odom gr

on the lamar odom saga! nye county prosecutors have decided not to file charges.... against odom. the d-a says.... there wasn't enough evidence to prove..... the former basketball star was using cocaine.... during his stay at "the love ranch". it's been -3- months...since odom nearly died of a drug overdose.... at the brothel near pahrump. now... he's continuing his recovery.... in a private rehab facility. a developing story.... we're following... a terrifying morning.... at "the las vegas academy of the arts". metro is investigating a body.... that was found on campus. action news reporter.... yasmeen hassan has the latest on the investigation... right from the scene. officers tell us the call in around 5- thirty this morning. it is still early in the first period here begins at ....so students were arriving to see crime tape blocking off areas of the campus - but metro tells us no students actually saw the body. classes are continuing this morning... ...but there are grief counselors available for studsnts and staff. there are a lot of questions the name of the man has not be r

vernon odom is live tonight with the story. >> reporter: good evening monica and brian. community leaders here tell me they did not even know this type of business you see behind me, i once respected place, they did not know the type of business was coming here in mid april until last thursday and they are quickly trying to organize their resistance. >> i am scared it would bring undesirables around and the different activities it could bring. >> gail, the leader of the homeowners association of pennypack woods is concerned about this, into what the new owners are billing as saints and sinners, phillies new adult playground. their motto i would rather walk with the sinners than run with the saints. >> we have a lot of children and two elementary schools and a child's playground right across the street. it's very upsetting to our whole neighborhood. >> local folks say they learnd this was coming from the 88 hundred block of frankford. the owners of saints and sinners have not returned our phone calls or emails. they also operate this adult can club on emery street in port

live in west philadelphia, vernon odom, channel6 "action news." >> okay, vernon, thank you. >>> meantime in northampton county a former juvenile probation officer is accused of having an inappropriate conduct toward a teenager under his supervision. 31-year-old ryan what iser is is charged with official suppression and obstruction of the administration of law. district attorney john morgue nellie said what iser is sent inappropriate text messages phone calls and also photographs to the teen after she turned 18. what iser is then allegedly threatened to hold her in violation of her probation if she did not comply. >> a 28-year-old man was shot in the stomach while leaving a port richmond bar along the 3000 block of frankford avenue. authorities say the victim was hit as he walked out on the street. witnesses gave officers a description of a vehicle fleeing the scene that was stopped nearby on tulip street. two people were arrested, several weapons recovered. the victim remains in critical condition right now. the motive is unclear.

vernon odom has more on the celebration of life. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: from the pulpit of his home curve, town's leaders remembered him at times an abraisive leader fighting for the right cause. >> he could be tough, a burin injure side if you are a politician, but a great ally as well. >> every person knows that jerry was very straight forward. you never had to wonder what he wanted or what it was all about, what the issue was, because he would tell you and it was direct and very clear. >> some remember starting out with him as an adversary. >> he was a fighter for everyone, not just for match can american, for anyone that needed help jerry was there. >> this was have been his 66th birthday and his family want that acknowledged. >> was able to enjoy him for 26 almost 27 years, i am grateful tore that. >> he kept with the black clergy, and was not afraid of a good fight. >> he did not go into a fight to lose. he went in to the fight to win. >> his church and community bid him farewell with great respect and affection hope that young people will pick up his banner of activism. i'm vernon o

lets go to vernon odom live at hahnemann university. you have the latest on trooper casey's condition. >> reporter: trooper casey will remain in the hospital overnight mainly for observation, with all the gun fire, he comes out of this situation way flesh wound to the left shoulder but the bullet remains lodged in his shoulder and doctors will not operate and take it out for now. when trooper casey was rushed to hahnemann's emergency room it became a mad house when people like mayor nutter came to check on his condition and his colleagues deeply concerned until they got relatively good news that the wound was a relatively mild one. >> trooper casey is expected to make a full recovery and we are grateful for that. he has his friends and family with him and is expected to be in the hospital at least overnight. >> trooper casey's parents, fiance and brother remained by his side throughout the day. and the d.a. spoke with trooper casey and got the clear message he will be okay in the wake of the gun battle. >> he asked me how i was doing, t

vernon odom is live now outside of city hall on how the city thinks they responded to the situation. >> reporter: good evening monica, the postmortem on had you they handled this, the grand juries philadelphia knows how to handle these situations with calm and class. >> some people express their views at a christmas tree lighting celebration is not the best thing but it's the first amendment and that is the way it goes sometime. >> at city hall, praise for police handling rush hour demonstrations last evening in reaction to grand jury inaction for two police officers that killed to black males. they came out to demonstrate and marred the christmas tree lighting festivities in the courtyard. police say there was only one arrest. >> our police department is under the leadership of commissioner ramsey and has take and a different role in people that decent. >> our police force is a tell generally led progressive police force and they pay attention to the details and let people express their views. >> i mean i thought it was very much a success because everything went off. they had the d

vernon odom live at the airport with their stories of returning. hi, vernon. >> reporter: hello, rick and to you, monica. we saw hundreds of them and talked to them today. they're arriving back here after the long flight today and overnight some of them. they were emotionally drained physically exhausted but they were very, very exhileratd and they were greeted with cheers for what each one said to a person was one of the greatest experiences of their lives. [cheers and applause] >> reporter: as eagles fans arrived home from minnesota today, they were greeted like heroes themselves. american airlines says they sent 2200 out and back since last monday on 15 different flights. >> i actually think i cried. i didn't know what to say. i mean i was surrounded by -- we went out with 160 people on the plane. we were altogether and i just -- i was just stunned. i just cried. >> i've been a season ticket holder for almost 40 years, so i've gone through the good and the bad and this is just super. >> reporter: each devotee talked about the rollercoaster ride

john rawlins and vernon odom have more on heightened security at home.nd we begin live with sara bloomquist live in the satellite center. >> the raids going on in brussels n. bun location they found an explosive device with nails and chemicals and an isis flag. it was not long after that isis claimed responsibility and tonight we get a look at the three men likely responsible for the explosions at the airport. >> posts on twitter shows security forces searching brussels looking for those responsible for this morning's terror attack. shortly before 8:00 a.m., the first of two explosions rocked the departure terminal at brussels international airport and the second followed shortly after wards and smoke filled the terminal. people coured on the floor and some called for help. >> so many people panicked. so many people cried. >> everybody was scared and they ran. >> janay williams was among the passengers that ran for their lives. >> the gentlemen that works at the airport came running through the terminal, said immediately everyone evacuate immediately and

officials say it happened overnight just after the officer got home and was walking his dog, vernon odom is live anow where it happened. >> reporter: good evening the suspect that does erupted live remains at large at this hour. he is described as an african-american male in a dark hoody. this is the 1600 block ofmal vrn avenue last night moments after shots rang out after midnight. another resident home from work was walking his dog when a man in a hoody announced a robbery and then the tables were turned and the dog walker was a police officer that just finished his shift. the officer was able to pull his handgun and able to discharge several rounds at the suspect. >> it was this area here and he was walking his dog and i heard the shot and i was not sure if he got hit but he fell to the ground and his dog got loose the officer hit several parked cars and fled on foot and vanished. >> hospitals are checked with negative results nobody showed up at our hospitals with any type of gunshot wounds. >> heard the gunshots ring out and i didn't want to go to the window six to eight shots. this

vernon odom spoke with displaced families who lost everything in the fire. but first we go to bob brooks live outside the scene in west chester with the latest on the investigation tonight. bob. >> reporter: monica and rick, nothing is being ruled out. a group of federal investigators are on their way here to try and piece together what exactly happened but assisting them is a group of criminal investigators. officials don't want to leave any stone unturned. i'll step out of the way. there's the nursing home. excuse me the assisted living home. it's still smoking. smoke is still bar rolling out of the exposed roof there and we also know that if it weren't for the heroic actions of firefighters and neighbors last night those injured would likely be more. despite massive flames spreading extremely fast. >> within two minutes it was engulfed in flames. >> reporter: we know first responders neighbors alike ran into the burning building and saved a lot of lives. one of them neighbor laciness kings land. he says seniors were carried out it was a team effort. >> as

on logan circle vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >>> philadelphia police say an 18-year-old man has come forward in a hit and run that left a temple university student just one week away from graduation in critical condition and the suspect confessed to the hit and run this morning and told officers he had a learners permit and was frighteninged after hitting 22-year-old rachel hall on diamond street in philadelphia last night. police recovered the car he used. the mitsubishi gallant, with the help of his parents. she remains in critical condition tonight. >>> a part of road was dedicated to a vietnam vet joseph parks ii media avenue and horsham was named in parks memory he is a graduate of horsham high school, he died of a fatal gunshot wound in 1968. >>> to a story of a vietnam veteran from berks county, he officially became a u.s. citizen after a long journey, the 73-year-old said he lived move of his life unaware he was not a united states citizen. eva pilgram was there for the emotional ceremony. >> it's a day he never thought he would see. born in poland wetzel came to the

vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. outside live now of engine 64, our coverage of this firefighter's sacrifice continues at 6abc.com. we'll update this with the latest information and see the video of this morning's procession and the news conference following the deadly blaze, it's all there at 6abc.com. >>> final exams were disrupted for a while today at a buck county college. alvernia campus was swept after a bomb threat, they were given the all clear this afternoon and classes will be rescheduled. >> time for the "action news" traffic report on a tuesday, matt pellman is in the traffic center, give us a low down on the slow-downs. especially 76. >> i'm glad we have your vest rick. 76 is an absolute mess as you come eastbound from king of prussia starting at 202 from this point at gulph mills to the conshohocken curves, aside from the wetness and heavy traffic was an earlier vehicle fire just past mel bont. the schuylkill is still looking pretty unpleasant. and the drive is slippery with the wet leaves and a crash o

. >> vernon odom is live now at the art museum with local reaction. >> reporter: hi monica, and to brian hello, the biden watch is indeed over, but in some of his speech it sounds like he was running. make no mistake, he will stand by in the bullpen and decide to run if somehow hillary clinton's campaign blows up in scandal. >> i think biden is a good guy and thought he had a good shot over hillary. >> joe biden is popular here, sometimes called pennsylvania third senator. >> if he had run i would have supported him but i think he did what was in the best interest of his family and i respect that. >> some think it's too late to muddy the democratic party waters. >> probably a wise decision, it allows the democrats to keep a more harmonized race moving into the primary. >> i think it's a smart dis. >> why? >> i think america is getting behind bernie sanders and it will be something good for the country. >> from an expert it was too late for joe biden to launch. >> not running makes a lot of sense, the clinton campaign has not imploded and there is no room between hillary and bernie sander

. >> former nba star and reality tv star lamar odom is in the hospital after being found unconscious in a brothel in las vegas. >> reporter: in a coma surrounded by loved ones, lamar odom is fighting for his life in this las vegas hospital, a source in the room with him telling espn that the former los angeles lakers star is showing small signs of improvement. >> the 35-year-old was rushed to the hospital after employees at this legal brothel in nevada found odom unconscious in his suite. >> he has white stuff coming out of his mouth and we can't get him to wake up. >> staffered say he spent four days there drinking and doing cocaine and taking an herbal viagra. the night before he was found his mood suddenly changed. >> he did get a phone call and that phone call seemed to bum him out. he told the girls he wanted to spend that night alone. >> a challenging two years cut from the new york knicks after three months and splitting with wife, khloe kardashian as she makes his medical decisions. >> i hope he pulls through, he has such a big heart. >> and hospital officials are keeping qui

vernon odom is there for the hearing. he is live in westchester tonight with all the details. >> reporter:he setting is a small courthouse in east goshen township. trying to break up an alleged fraud gang that has tentacles across the united states. >> seven alleged members of the notorious felony lane gang were hauled in cord today. facing multiple charges including i.d. theft and aggravated assault of a police officer. the gang may exist in one form or another across the country, is loosely connected and using the same mo. they are known to target gyms and daycare centers, places frequented by women, looking for purses and drivers lngss, checks or debit cards. the women usually cash the checks at the farthest lane from the window. wearing wigs to fool the tellers. >> it was worked for years and they have raked in millions using this scam. >> they busted this group after they were seen shifting plates on rented vehicles. it led to the arrest of some of the suspects, today the da hit all seven with additional charges and

i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news" live in center city. >> ha, ha, ha. understandable i think. meantime police commissioner richard ross says that authorities are still looking for the fans here that vandalized property post eagles super bowl win and the video was released today of what happened in a sunoco along the 800 block of broad street. a mob of people grabbed food and drink and threw it around in a big food fight and it escalated into pushing and shoving and extensive damage was done and the store was trashed and fortunately no people were injured. >> we have the guide for the celebration at 6abc.com/eagles parade. we have the street by street parade route and list of road closures and parking restrictions in philadelphia and mass transit plans including the septa service changes. again that is 6abc.com/eagles parade. >> no one loves a parade more than "action news." we have live coverage starting at 9:00 a.m. on thursday and streaming live at 6abc.com. and you will not miss one minute of the celebration. it's going to be amazing. >> before we ca

for taking what looked like a gun into his waist band, that gun turned out to be a toy and vernon odom will have more on the lockdown and the charges the students is facing coming up at 6:00. >>> 11 people were hurt when a septa bus crashed into a light this morning, it happened in west philadelphia and chopper 6 hd is over the scene of haverford and landsdowne avenues, none of the injuries were serious but the cause of the crash remains under investigation. >>> it has been nearly 48 hours since pope francis said his final good-byes to philadelphia, crews are still working to clear the trash and jumbotrons from the ben franklin parkway. john rawlins live with more. >> reporter: it is a big effort here, workers are working long, long hours to tear down and break down the papal stage, that means still detours and closed streets around here around the oval. the good news is there are fewer than yesterday. >> cars traveling around streets that were closed just yesterday, this morning there was traffic on parts of eakins oval, the massive complex that was the stage and the broadcast booth c

vernon odom spoke to customers that knew the store owner well. vernon odom is live with more on the investigation. >> good evening monica, as usual the wilmington, delaware police are tight-lipped, because of the homicide investigation, asking for the help tonight to nail the killer in a robbery that clearly went bad. >> i'm shocked and angry. i'm sick of it all. shooting people unnecessarily. doing stupid sufficient. >> wanda johnson mourns the murder of a long time neighborhood store operator and spending time at the shrine that grew overnight. for years he was a merchant at this corner. was shot and killed inside yesterday afternoon by a gunman that remains at large during an apparent robbery attempt. >> a nice guy and neighborhood guy, no problems with me, a shame that happened to him. everyone loved him and knew him. >> the kids went there all the time you know. he didn't seem to bother anybody and wasn't nasty to anyone. a sad thing that happened. >> a $17 ho170$1700 reward is or key information in this murder. >> i'm not surprised about an

vernon odom is live outside of federal court tonight. have the full story. >> reporter: jim, it was a dramatic day in court even though seth williams had his lawyer read his statement in court. and i quote here i made mistakes of character and judgment failing those that trusted in me and the city of philadelphia and the once promising career has completely crashed. philadelphia's exdistrict attorney seth williams in jail since june looked gaunt occasionally wiping away tears as the prosecution asked judge diamond to give the maximum sentence five years in prison which was it's deal when he

. >>> "action news" reporter, vernon odom is live in collingdale tonight, vernon odom companies are beingive trying to prevent as many power outages as they can. >> reporter: indeed peco works full-time as mainance and getting things straight 52 weeks out of the year, maintenance and improvements and tree trimming gets special attention year round. peco contractors today trimming trees in the heart of delaware county, cutting away branches from power lines, branchs that could trigger a real problem because the forecast is for a lot of heavy, wet snow and strong winds beginning tomorrow night, elements that generate lots of power outages. >> the heavy wet snow could accumulate on trees and power outages for customers but we are ready to respond. >> peco prunes troubling branches each year but they have a full army of people on stand by if the storm leaves people without the juice to heat their homes. >> we have every valuable employee as well as local contractors and crews coming in from our sister utility in chicago ready to support and be in the streets and restore service to our custome

live team coverage tonight as we count down to thanksgiving tomorrow, "action news" reporter vernon odom has the latest on the last minute shoppers. matt pellman is standing by with conditions on the roads and first we head to immediate get, cecily tynan live at the big board with the all important turkey day forecast. >> we are clearing out things nicely on this busy travel day right before thanksgiving, satellite and radar showing the system that moved through this morning that brought light rain to philadelphia. a half inch in atlantic city blossoms along the coast than rain is pushing up around northern new england behind it we have cool gusty winds blowing in. philadelphia reporting a peak wind gust 33 miles per hour the same in reading and nearly as strong in reading and atlantic city 38 and wilmington 36 miles per hour. and we dried out but the gusty winds along with high volume are causing some ground delays in newark. we have delays 51 minutes, that is the only airport reporting delays and boston lingering rain no delays. and buffalo cold but no delays, and washington and pittsb

vernon odom is standing by at police headquarters.but first we go live to ducis rodgers and jaime apody at chickie's and pete's in south philadelphia and, guys, eagles have a great opportunity but one thing it won't be is easy. >> reporter: that's certainly the case jim. minnesota has the number one ranked did he first in the nfl but the eagles had the fourth ranked scoring defense in the league. >> reporter: and they take that as a challenge. they want to prove you know what, we don't care that their numbers are good, watch us. let's talk about the eagles. they took practice outside today into the elements across the street at the linc. they've been doing that every week. of course the vikings are not nearly as strong on the road. two of the three losses came on the road outside. doug pederson told me earlier this week he wishes it was going to be colder but regardless it's not about the vikings it's about the birds and with the way they've been playing, he doesn't want anything to change. >> nothing really had as to change. i mean,

reporter vern odom is following holiday dinner preparations adam joseph tracking traffic and melissa magee has latest. >> we're tracking that moisture overhead. periods of rain you've been dealing with that for most of the day. storm tracker 6 live double scan radar showing you things are starting to thin out just a little bit for that 95 corridor and areas to the north and west. you can see down across south jersey we're still dealing with some light rainfall so we'll go in a little tighter on storm tracker 6 live double scan street level showing you portions of atlantic county. >>> you see along route 30 just to the south there of egg harbor we have some light to moderate pockets of rainfall. even to the south of hammonton along route 322. i want o to show you another cluster down across areas west of atlantic county, you could see things are starting to thin out across philadelphia right along that 95 corridor. another batch of moisture will move through as we get into the overnight hours and into the wee hours of the morning on thursday. rainfall we've seen so far more than an in

vernon odom live in center city for us tonight with reaction from local muslims. >> but first let's get to "action news" reporter chad pradelli who is in the satellite center with the latest france. chad. >> reporter: rick, nearly 500 people were injured or kill in the attacks and as the world mourned the investigation and the manhunt for an eighth suspect continues. >> today a rattled france tried to regain some semblance of normalcy. memorials continue to grow as those who witnessed the carnage tell their story. >> it was a horrible sight and the sounds of gun, i didn't anything else. >> reporter: as night fell the eiffel tower was lit up in french colors. the president says his country is at war. french military jets pounded isis strongholds in syria as president obama and leaders here in the u.s. vowed to fight against isis will continue. >> we use routine military tactics that are designed to fight a state that is attacking another state. that's not what's going on here. these are killers. >> this one was so sophisticated and so well planned out and coordinated in advance i think t

but let's begin with vernon odom who is live tonight at police headquarters. vernon. >> reporter: good evening, rick and monica. the word is amazing. that is how police commissioner richard ross describes officer hartnett's survival of this late night ambush in west philadelphia. the surveillance footage from 60th and spruce last night raises the question, how did this cop survive. you see the gunman identified as edward archer charging the patrol car and opening fire. eventually getting his hands all the way inside the vehicle. officer jesse hartnett was hit three times in the left arm but managed to get out of the car and wound his assailant in the buttocks as he fled. here's officer hartnett's first radio transmission. >> i've been shot. i'm bleeding heavily. >> valuians and his courage and bravery he exits his police vehicle, starts chase despite being seriously injured, returns fire. he's able to strike the male at some point in time and again, his fellow officers were able to apprehend the man. >> reporter: the suspect was eventually captured near 60th a

"action news" reporter vern odom will have details on the options coming up in a live report at 5:30. >>> and our coverage of the upcoming papal visit continues on high pressure. there we have a closer look at the highway and bridge closures while the pontiff is in town. you can get a look at how the ben franklin parkway is slowly but surely being transformed to welcome pope francis to town. >> in other news the search continues for the person who set a philadelphia restaurant under construction on fire. it happened earlier this week in center city and federal officials are now offering a reward for information that leads to an arrest. "action news" reporter eva pilgrim live at the scene at 13th and chancellor streets with more. eva. >> reporter: monica, investigators say this fire that destroyed the building was the work of an arsonist. they're asking for your help to find the person who started it. meanwhile, some residents are still displaced and others today had questions. this is the man investigators are looking for after flames engulfed this corner at 13th and chancellor. >> i

"action news" reporter vernon odom is live in front of the art museum tonight with more on that. vernon. >> reporter: good evening, rick, and to you monica. obviously philadelphia's police are studying the developments in the investigation out in las vegas very, very closely. we have been talking to them all day. activities here on the ben franklin parkway frequently in the sight of high-rises compel them to study and tenaciously adjust to an increasingly dangerous world. [gunfire] >> get down. >> reporter: last night's massacre in las vegas hits close to home for philadelphia police because they must secure the ben franklin parkway many times a year for various mass turnout events, made in america, welcome america, the nfl draft which the city hopes to bring back. they've got to constantly rethink it. >> we also are compelled to do things that we can't talk about where we are putting people in places that you don't see or we're monitoring situation that you wouldn't think we would monitor. >> i'm lost for words to say how we can prevent this other than keeping these kinds of wea

. >> "action news" reporter vernon odom spoke to voters in the philadelphia suburbs to get their taken last night's showdown. vernon. >> reporter: sharrie, rick, good evening. roughly one third of pennsylvania's voters are right here in southeastern pennsylvania. so, the national eye focuses on the philadelphia turnout coming up as well and the surrounding four counties especially among suburban women here. last night's debater many pundits believed was donald trump's best chance to salvage his quest for the white house. this after a tape of him surfaced bragging in vulgar terms about using his celebrity to grope women. however, donald trump needs to grow his support especially among the voting groups where he's run tag critical deficit suburban white females a great example. some we found forgive his transgressions. >> i thought it was a good debate. they both came at it pretty wie. >> well. >> reporter: winner losser. >> i thought trump was the winner. >> trump's voters are going to stay with him no matter what but last night's debate focused specifically at those voters and it abso

live at police headquarters, vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> we have this just in to "action news" now, take a look at this picture from columbia, mississippi, there are reports of a strong tornado touching down, several buildings are damaged and one main highway in the area is closed. no reports of injuries yet but first responders are just beginning the assessment of the damage, we'll keep you updated on the details on this tornado in mississippi. >> back here close toward home, a partially paralyzed man had his scooter stolen off the street in wilmington, the motorized scooter was taken on east 39th street. griffin says her 28-year-old son shane was shot in the head five years ago and needs the scooter to get around and it was taken inside of his grandmother's house, the theft has been reported to police. >>> lets get a check of the traffic report now. >> lets go to matt pellman in the traffic center. >> it's festivous, a time to air your grievances, one is emergency construction here in philadelphia, along 26th street southbound side past the schuylkill expr

vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> south jersey continues to have the most power outages in our region atlantic city electric is reporting more than 18,000 outages and gloucester xoint has the most outages. >> the area hardest hit was tell wear county brookhaven is still under a state of emergency, peco crews are working around the clock but some people will not get power back until the weekend and some were able to go to emergency shelters like this one at ppl park, as always you can stay ahead of the storms and the ever changing weather by checking checking often at 6abc.com/weather, and get updates from the "action news" weather team by following at 6 abc on twitter. >>> at least two people were seriously injured by a crash in the feltonville section this afternoon, five vehicles were involved along the 4800 block of north front street, medics transported a man and woman to the hospital and no word on their conditions. >>> newcastle county police were involved in a chase that ended in a crash this afternoon officers were called to a report of a suspicious vehic

"action news" reporter vernon odom spoke to mayor jim kenney and joins us live from city hall with more. vernon. >> reporter: good evening, rick and to you alicia. from the trump white house tonight, this ultimatum. drop the sanctuary city policy or see many millions of law enforcement dollars from washington dry up. attorney general jeff sessions made the announcement at the white house briefing this afternoon that the justice department under president trump will now require cities and states seeking law enforcement grants to certify they are not undocumented immigrant sanctuaries. >> cities and states less safe. public safety as well as national security are at stake and put them at risk at losing federal dollars. >> reporter: mayor kenney is taking a defiant stand. he's presiding over immigrant week aimed at celebrating the thousands of immigrant owned businesses in philadelphia. the mayor says it looks to him like the sessions move today is time to distract the public from the various investigation of white house connections to russia and other trump troubles. >> obviously the thum

vernon odom is live from his home in glen mills with more. >> reporter: we are outside of his milliontate in delaware county and no one is answering the buzzer at his home to get a statement about the sweeping indictment lodge the against him and several others here and on the other side of the atlantic. >> this is pictures of the suspect, federal prosecutors say he is a major player in an international global cyber crime and ring that netted over $100 million, the fbi arrested him at his glen hills mansion yesterday and charged him and eight alleged cohorts with hacking some of the business's largest news wires and trading on the information. often in a gap lasting only minutes after the news it contained was widely released and then they posted the news on private servers for those that could trade on the announceme announcements. >> it includes companies in france, russia and cyprus, he ran his own hedge fund from his home in glen mills. >> there was no answer here today even though gor chef sky ci . >> reporter: monica he is due back in court in philadelphia on friday. i'm vernon

live from the philadelphia international airport vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> meantime, thep penn relays are set for this weekend, they are going strong for more than 100 years and believe it or not one of the contestants is nearly hundred himself. this is 94-year-old george scott, he is training for the 100 meter dash this saturday at the relays we caught up with the phenom his relay is for men 79 years of age and up. he has won gold medals in several competitions. >> i play basketball twice a week and that keeps me in fairly good shape and do i a lot of dancing. >> and just to show how serious this 94-year-old is about his sport, this video was posted on youtube. ♪♪ ♪♪ yes, that is scotty running through the hallways at his retirement center drinking raw eggs lifting weights and dominating young boys on the basketball court and he is absolutely ready to go. as can you see he is quite the athlete. >> what an inspiration. >> i would go to that movie thank you sharrie. >>> time now for a check of the "action news" traffic report. >> lets go to matt pellman i

we are continuing the profile of the candidates vernon odom has more on candidate milton street. >> runninging to help me out here. >> milton street the former state senator canvassing the street about 100 yards from the game stop where the officer was killed last month. >> i'm going to hire people from the community to patrol the community as a network, increased surveillance reduced crime. >> police commissioner ramsey is out when he gets to city hall. >> i would not keep ramsey we need someone from philadelphia, born and raised in philadelphia as for tax reformed street, who went to prison for not paying taxes. as for fixing the needy school district, give up on dramatically trying to increase direct aid from the general assembly. >> are you not going to get white legislators to give you the money to educate our children. >> they are getting a share of the the state lottery, that is a way of getting more cash. >> they raise $900 million they give to senior citizens, put something on to the lottery for schools. >> for more than 40 years team milton street is a high-profile figure in town,

vernon odom is live now at abington memorial hospital where the woman is recovering. >> reporter: good evening monica. in the eyes of so many this is a sad and tragic case and even in the eyes of grizzled law enforcement veterans. the crisis of the whoger family. donna is facing murder charges accused of trying to kill her chronically ill mother. her mother 74-year-old mary remains in abington hospital. the scene of the crime police say. she suffered from dementia and osteoporosis and cannot move. in august she was found to have unexplained low blood pressure several times and found to be multiple injections of insulin. donna confessed trying to put her mother at peace and end her suffering. >> a difficult situation and one you wish wasn't on your plate. >> she loved her mother and they are a close family and sometimes when are you faced with circumstances where you your older parents are sick and suffering and in pain you are faced with time and time again that parent begging you to end the pain end the suffering -- >> her lawyer hopes to resolve the case without putting the entire fa

vernon odom is live now in center city with winslow's testimony. >> reporter: padge winslow, a.k.a. the black madam spent two and a half hours on the witness stand saying she had no malice towarded the woman that died following one of her butt injections. >> she describe herself as a body sculpture on the witness stand and told the court she was doing butt injections since the mid-90s. she is charged here with murdering 20-year-old british actress claudia, by injecting her with industrial silicone at this hotel four years ago, winslow says she was pay thousands for doing her high grade butt injections. >> it became my whole things they called me the fairy god mom. she learned about butt injections from a new york nurse that assisted her in getting a sex change operation back in south america in 1994. she did a lot without negative results i didn't know it could cause death everyone loved what i was doing including lots of celebrities. the evidence shows they purchased 83 gallons of industrial silicone enough to fill 23,000 syringes the black madam could get up to 40 years in prison

vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> vernon thank you. >> slick roads likely led to this crash todayof 222, and a car carrier somehow ended on its side in the median, and it was trapped for an hour before emergency crews could get to him. he was rushed to the hospital and police are not commenting on his condition, they left a pile of cars strewn in the median. the road was closed for hours for the clean up and vestdgation. >>> philadelphia police are looking for a crook that targeting a deli, the woodlawn deli surveillance shows the crook knocked down a surveillance gate and then knocked down rows of merchandise and took $1200 in cash and a han gun. >>> and in new jersey depford county police are looking for the pen that robbed a macy's employee, they are showing the picture of the white vehicle they believe the suspect was driving. they say he walked in and demanded cash from the register, he got away from $1100. if you recognize the car police want to hear from you. >> the current cia chief made comments on the senate report blasting the cia's use of torture in post 9/11 detainees

vernon odom channel 6 "action news." >> thank you vernon again we are profiling all six candidates forr the democratic nomination for mayor remember the primary is may 19th. >>> some quick thinking of employees of the newcastle courthouse were honored by delaware's governor they gave a tribute to the director of court operations debbie fry along with two police officers. the trio sprung into action when a state employee suffered pro fuse bleeding in her leg. >> i grabbed what i could and applied direct pressure and got her calmed down and then officers came in and helped to minister first aid. >> the team effort paid off, the quick actions are believed to have saved the woman's life. >> terrific. time to check the traffic scene and see if we have good news there. >> lets head to matt pellman in the traffic center with the update -- >> i'll dig and find good news. lets start with the less than pleasant news on the schuylkill expressway, looks like fun jammed in both directions eastbound traffic headed to the flyers and fills game tonight and the westbound travel time is slower, sitting

vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >>> investigators are trying to figure out the cause a fire that ripped through a row home in the city's park side section. it broke out at 5:00 a.m. in the 4900 block of kershaw street and crew as arrived to find flames from the first floor of the house they got it under control but not before heavy damage and two people were treat ford none threatening injuries. >>> and from the delaware newsroom police released a surveillance video of a suspect wanted for the carjacking in claymont, wawa police say the woman parked the car outside of the store with the keys and child inside and the little 6-year-old was able to get out before the car drove off. went inside and told the mom what happened and he was not hurt. >>> awards are handed out to recognize local youth that excelled in a career readiness program to explore education and career goals. those that take part are guided by mentor. and the key speaker is jermaine jones for brothers making a difference. >>> music ledge kenny gamble and his wife host aid pep rally at an elementary school in west ph

vernon odom is live in court and is with us with more details. >> reporter: good evening monica. after five weeks it is over, in the morning judge harvey bartle will deliver destruction instructions to the jury and they will begin deliberations. >> chaka fattah appears confident as his corruption trial draws to a close. the jury is set to deliver closing arguments. the attorney for the office manager charged here with fraud, filing false documents called the prosecutors case walking talking reasonable doubt. it surrounds the $1 million loan that fattah received from the former ceo of sally may, the government says that that loan was funneled through to help fattah pay off bills from his '07 campaign for philadelphia mayor. they supervised a pay back with nasa grant money meant for an education program given to a nonprofit. fattah's defense says he knows nothing about the scheme. and that it was conceived by political consultants. and accused of bribing fattah for ambassador ship. they argued it's just a wealthy old friend. >> congressman fattah never took the witness stand in his

vernon odom is live with the story. >> reporter: rick, the folks who live here along the 5700 block of winfield avenue tell me they are tired of these constant water main breaks and they want action quickly, they are tired of it because it's a close knit nice block of duplexes and septa is ruining the neighborhood. water department contractors are back for the fifth time in 18 months replacing broken water mains, they keep erupting on this block that neighbors contend that it started within septa started the turn around for the 52. >> when two and three buses came down here at the time, can you feel the vibrations. >> two and three septa bus trips roll down here each year. >> this is the fifth time, water main breaks, we know it's from the turnidge of the buss. >> the same happened two years ago when the 52 started running through here. the university runs student bus shuttles through the same route and delivery drivers use it for the nearby campus in other words don't blame septa. >> they said that those pipes are 100 years old and the septa buses are not the cause of those pipes bust

vernon odom is live tonight on the steps of the museum of art with that story for us vernon. >> indeed monica the word is be safe and have lots of fun and don't hurt anyone and don't do anything stupid as we wave good-bye to 2015. >> joe at age 28, exhibit a at philadelphia's concerted effort to stop the celebratory gun fire. joe was shot in 1998, he battles to overcome his circumstances and the d.a. says the outlandish behavior will not be tolerated tonight. >> the police are out and i asked commissioner ramsey to be on the lookout for that and people caught firing handguns will be charged are with reckless endanger a person. people don't boernl to call 911 on new years eve when they hear gunshots, and a crack down on drunk drivers with various check points and roving dui teams. and mayor nutter called for common sense among revelers. >> do not drive while intoxicated. >> the big mummers parade tomorrow and the two fireworks spectaculars, security is heavy even though there is no specific terror threats to the quaker city. >> all of you know the reports of some threats made toward new

treasurer, rob mccord is free after awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to extortion, vernon odom was there. >> reporter: when exstate treasurer, rob mccord left the courthouse he was officially a member of the corrupt philadelphia official hall-of-fame. he plead guilty admitting to -- one a philadelphia based law firm and the other a western pennsylvania property management company, both had lucrative state contracts. the prosecutor read transcripts from the fbi wiretaps where he suggested that the outfits could suffer a loss of business quote, i want them to understand the harm i could do i will still be treasurer for two and a half more yeerz can i take it from an upside to a downside mccord add mitded to that in open court and you could get up to 40 years in prison and fines but in exchange for the guilty plea he will not get the maximum. rob mccord is free tonight and it's expected to stay that way until his sentencing likely to take place in mid to late summer at the courthouse in harrisburg, vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> we now now the victim of the community sho

vernon odom is live in center city with details. >> reporter: good afternoon monica, it could have been hundreds off the job today at local construction sites today you can feel the ripple affect of a major union walking off the job and going on strike hoping to get a resumption of contract talks. all of philadelphia in the metro area a major work stoppage is slowing down construction work at 20 sites, the international union of operating engineers local 542 that represents crane and elevator operators went on strike today. as their stalemate with the builders association continues. the contract expired may 1st. among them affected the new comcast tower under construction now and expansion at childrens hospital. there are issues for the skilled workers that make a minimum of $42 to $48 an hour. >> they want to renegotiate that is not why we are there. the union says this is their first strike in 25 years, it has contractors losing big money every time they slow down or shout down. all involved are losing big money. >> we believe that people should be fairly compensateded for the work th

the disturbing case against the accused sexual predator, vernon odom was in court for the hearing you have the full story tonight. good evening. >> reporter: good evening monica, hours of lurid testimony today against an alleged sexual predator begins his journey through chester county's justice system. daniel daniel milowicki remains free on bail today. during his three hour hearing today, a woman testified that he was forced to perform sex acts again her will after being lured to milowicki's home looking for a small woman to model clothes. he threatened to put her photos online, if she did not perform sex acts. >> involuntarily deaf yet sexual intercourse and intent to sell marijuana, and child pornography. >> daniel milowicki worked at parties. they raided his home and found 300 child porn pictures some children as young as 5, add to that they say marijuana plans with knowing intent to manufacturer or deliver for sale. as they left court milowicki and his lawyer had little to say to "action news." >> he is not guilty. >> that is all you'll say? >> that is all i'll say right now. >>

vernon odom is live at the cheltenham police department, where he was booked today. >> reporter: tonight one of bill cosby's lawyers says they will come back with a vigorous defense of this showbiz legend, the charges of one monique presley says are unjustified. >> he had already posted 10% of his $1 million bail, the charge is aggravated indecent assault against this woman. former temple employee, andrea constand. who says he lured her to his mansion and plied her with wine and pills and sexually violated her. >> he urged her to take pills that he provided and to drink wine, the effect of which rendered her unable to move or respond to his advances and he committed aggravated indecent assault upon her. >> her original complaint was dismissed by former d.a. bruce caster and claims her story differenters from her statement years ago and nearly 50 women have come forward to accuse the renowned entertainer setting them up for molestation with wine and pills, he has repeatedly claimed the sex consensual. >> this is chopper 6 hd video of bill cosby returning to his home tonight. i spoke with

auctioned off this month the bella is offering great views and a pool and spa and much more, vernon odom is live outside of the building on pacific avenue to fill us in on the auction process. vernon? >> good evening the auction of those 40 condo units in fact penthouse units is hyped as one of the biggest bargain basement sales in the history of the jersey shore, the bella condos a block from the atlantic on pacific avenue where swank condo condos once sold for a half million dollars a piece. with the nearby revel and showboat closed down prices have sunk despite the great ocean view. >> we have them from the 24th floor down and most are on the top floors. the ocean and downtown view is gorgeous. >> they will he sell 40 of the 200 units and some may go for below $200,000, and a 60% discount the owner credit swiss bank wants out of atlantic city fast. >> it's a beautiful building and once the investors are out of here prices will start to go up. >> a heavy weight local realtor is going to gobble up many of the units he is certain that it will make a come back. >> the cost of construction

"action news" reporter vernon odom was at federal court in center city and filed this report. >> a key witness sylvia randolph a long time friend of seth williams mother. she testified that in 2012 her husband wrote a check for $10,000 to go directly to the nursing home for seth williams's mother care. it was said to be diverted for items like mortgage payments and presents for his two daughters. the balance was never paid according to the archdiocese saying she spent 10 months calling seth williams trying to collect the balance for his ailing mother's care. an auditor testified about the path the money in question took and so far no indications as to whether williams will take the stand. >> tomorrow the prosecution plans to call bucks county businessman muhammad ali who the government says will testify that he gave thousands of dollars of of lavish gifts to seth williams. and the government calls them bribes and ali has cut a deal with the government to testify against seth williams hoping for leniency when his sentencing day comes. vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> right now a