odom was rush to the hospital. we know a lot of fans are sending the former nba star prayers and well wishes on social media for cbs news, i'm rachel kim, los angeles, california. >>> a lot of people are wondering what is herbal viagra? well, you don't need a prescription to buy it but f.d.a. warns against taking pills because they are not regulated. the mayo clinic says it can cause dangerously low blood pressure in some men and herbal vei gar after been pulled off market because they contained undeclared prescription medications. >>> erika? >> 5:13. a small plane crashed in the mobile home park in palm springs, florida yesterday setting two of the homes on fire and leaving an unknown number of victims. authorities tell us that nearby security cameras captured the the final moments, when this plane crash. you can see that video right here. crash in the park. huge cloud created there too. several witnesses say that the plane just dropped out of the sky from no where. the federal aviation administration is trying to

. >>> still to come on "eyewitness news", medical chopper restrictions, lemar odom was reportedly too tall to be air lifted to the hospital when he was found unresponsive on tuesday. alexandria hoff speaks to medics in our area to take a look at the situation here. >>> special journey for a man trying to get his life back on track, we will catch up with him on his cross country bike trip and hear why he decided to ride, don. >>> bird have a brees with ease so now on to eli and new york, why manning presents a massive challenge for eagles, tea fence, coming up next in, sports. >>> tonight a mother heart break over a child severely injured to cope with her struggles she turned to exercise and that led to a new business health reporter stephanie stahl has her story tonight at 11:00. >>> lemar odom remains in the the coma after he was found unresponsive at a brothel in nevada. >> he had to be transported via ambulance to the hospital because he he was too tall to be air lifted. as our alexandria hoff reports tonight you don't to have reach nba heights to be too large for helicopter. >> re

. >>> this morning we're learning new details about lamar odom. he's still in a hospital in critical condition. next hear what police say he had in his system when he was found unconscious at a brothel in nevada. >>> plus their honeymoon became a travel nightmare. a philadelphia bride showed up at the airport with her passport, but can you spot the problem here. we'll tell you why her dream getaway was almost grounded. >>> 4:14 now. a computer glitch related to the terror watch list is now fixed. but the problem caused delays at several airports across the country. the glitch was in the system that automatically checks passengers against names on the terror watch list. that had to be done manually instead. it caused delays in los angeles, new york, boston, dallas, charlotte, and baltimore. we're still waiting to hear back from philadelphia as to whether there were problems here. >>> lamar odom remains under close watch at a las vegas hospital. we now know that doctors are treating his situation as an overdose. the former nba player was found uncon

it shows odom entering the love ranch just before 5:30 saturday evening. the brothel owner says odom paid $75,000 and was getting read the extend his stay. employees told police odom used cocaine the day he arrived and an herbal sexual sometime you labt throughout his visit. >> a texas high school football coach is suspended for a year for his role in that onfield incident when his players tackled a referee. matt greed teared up while trying to convince the committee why he should be allowed to coach again. he is accused of ordering his players to attack that referee during a game. we've seen this several times. the players allege that the referee directed racial slurs at them. breed said he told his players that watts quote needed to pay the price for those slurs. but he says his comments were taken out of context. >> coached a long time, he knows how intense i am. my style of coaching. and he's always told me i don't need to be that way. >> he has been suspended for the remainder of the 2015-16 school year and placed on probation for two more years. >> t

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e news reported odom was in a crack cocaine bender. staffers told staffers odom was doing multiple doses of sexual enhancement tablets and was doing cocaine. >> someone said he had some cocaine on him. he did this on saturday. >> he has been asking a couple of questions. since that happened on saturday he has been awake, a alert, conscious. >> yes. >> dennis hof owns the brothel and says there were in signs of drugs. >> the police looked through his things and they didn't tell us they found anything. the girls that were hanging out with him didn't see any use of of illegal drugs at all. >> reporter: county sheriff was able to secure a search warrant in order to get blood tests done to find out what, if any drugs he was on. in las vegas, tom wait, cbs news. >>> police say a teenager is dead and brother is in hot hospital after family members and parishioners attack them inside the church. bruce leonard and his wife deborah beat the their son lucas to death and attacked his 17 year-old brother christopher all of this inside of the word o

the brothel owner says odom paid $75,000 and was getting ready to extend his stay. employees told police odom used cocaine the day he arrived and an herbal sexual stimulant. he suffered a stroke and remains in a coma at a las vegas hospital. >>> take a look at this video from houston, texas. scaffolding collapsing this morning. at least five workers were rescued and taken to the hospital. crews are still trying to figure out if anymore workers are trapped inside. this collapse happened at an apartment complex under construction. there's no word yet on what caused it. >>> some new poll numbers out following this week's democratic debate in the race for president. nbc's steve handelsman tells us what the candidates are doing as they get back on the campaign trail. >> reporter: in new hampshire where bernie sanders leads her in most polls, hillary clinton made a promise on an issue she thinks distinguishes her from him, guns. >> as president, i will push and achieve universal background checks. >> reporter: most democrats are saying clinton won the debate in las vegas,

it is curtains for philly's own leslie odom in "hamilton." we'll tell you about his final performance as arron burr and how much in they will pay to see it. ♪ trading-in or selling your car, truck or suv? webuyanycar.com takes the hassle out of selling in just 3 easy steps. one, get your free online valuation. two, drive to your local car buying center. and three, walk out with your check in as little as 30 minutes ! so don't wait...get your free online valuation now at webuyanycar.com. ♪find out how much your car is worth at webuyanycar.com♪ >>> five minutes before 6:00. breaking news. house on fire at the corner of new kirk and lehigh avenue. we'll keep you updated. >>> in just 25 days, the summer olympics will kick off in rio. it has been paved with health safety concerns. biologists discovered a dangerous, drug resistant super bacteria in the waters. they believe it came from local hospitals. they insist athletes and fans will be safe. >> rio is going to be the safest place op earn earth by august. everyone that comes here falls in love w

. >>> it could take several weeks to find out whether lamar odom overdosed inside a nevada brothel. a sheriff says a person who called 911 said the former nba star had been doing cocaine and had taken sexual performance enhancers. the brothel says he spent more than five figures during his stay. jay gray reports. >> reporter: we're learning more now about what happened inside this nevada brothel where former nba and reality tv star lamar odom spent several days before being rushed to a hospital after this 911 call tuesday afternoon. >> 911, where is your emergency? >> we need an ambulance. >> reporter: when paramedics arrived at the love ranch 70 miles outside of las vegas they say the 35-year-old was unconscious and struggling to breathe. >> he had blood coming from his nose and his mouth, along with a white substance. >> reporter: odom was first treated at a nearby hospital and transferred to this facility in vegas where doctors are said to be treating the situation as an overdose. sources close to the athlete say he had multiple drugs in his system including cocaine. a sample of

odom just landed a summer residency at new york's mcketrick hotel. he is shifting his focus to his singing career releasing a new video for his jazz album this week. >> ♪ >> reporter: trying to prove he has a mind at work and he is not throwing away his style. >> ♪ >> reporter: rick williams channel six "action news". >>> all right. man, congratulations to him. >>> we have much more coming up on "action news" this saturday morning. we will head to movie theaters, and may get some insight. we will have a preview of is what new in theaters. >>> plus shootings, a dozen police officers in dallas, texas is prompting swift reaction from those seeking the oval office. we will hear what they have to say. the plus latest from dallas texas in a live report, stay with us, we will be right back. >>> it is now been about 36 hours, since a lone gunman went on a shooting rampage in the city of dallas texas taking aim at police officers. five were killed, seven injured, and the entire nation is now, trying to come to terms with a massacre and find a way to deal. >>>

sources close to odom said he had multiple drugs in his system. toxicology test results are not out yet. he suffered a stroke and is now on a ventilator. reports from family and fellow athletes is pouring in. >> i just want to exchange love and support to one of our nba brothers, lamar odom. we love you man, keep fighting. >> reports say odom's former wife chloe kardashian has been at his bedside since late tuesday. her mom and sister have also been seen another a nearby hotel. >>> a plane crashes with a trailer park in florida will be removed today. verdicts are still trying to figure out how many people were killed. they can confirm at least two people are dead, including the pilot and one person oak. verdicts say they still have a lot of work to do. >> you are looking at the experience of the pilot. we will be looking at the weather he may have flown through. all aspects will be reviewed. it's very nornt in a mobile home park it wasn't the larger and only two homes were affected. >> but now some people say there were people pence those homes be

odom would later be taken to the hospital after being found un respond i have.thel employees say pink-ish fluid was coming out every his mouth and nose. he spent week in various hospitals, espn reports a helicopter took odom from hospital in las vegas to one in southern california. one every odom's former coaches says his condition is improving. >> he took his breathing tube out himself. if he needs a mask he'll wear it, but he is breathing on his own. >> coach for ad em in college, says he's been in contact with odom's estranged wife khloe kardashian almost every day. >> he spoke a few words, he reached down and said hey, you know i love you. and he said ya, i know, then went back to sleep. >> the los angeles daily news saw it multiple sources saying odom started physical therapy and his breathing, vision, ability to communicate have all improved quite a bit. sources close to odom say he's progressed to the point where he can continue his recovery in los angeles. andrew spencer, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> people in southern california are trying to dry out th

odom will serve as emcee of this year's wawa welcome america concert.e he will also come full circle and sing. not alone into his tape recorder, but to the hundreds of thousands of hometown fans. >> i haven't performed in philly in a really, really long time. 15 years, something like that, you know. so it's a chance to come back to the place that raised me, and say thank you. and to show them what i've learned. >> reporter: one of those lessons, dare to dream big and make it happen. ♪ >> boy, has he made it happen, right? see more of leslie odom's story along with the highlights of this year's wawa welcome festival tomorrow night on nbc 10. a live special from penn's landing tomorrow at 7:00 tomorrow. >>> what a platform he will have coming up on monday. >> and his star has just skyrocketed. tzth ham]hiladelphia is going t him right back at wawa. >> going to be fun. nbc 10 news at 5:00 is next. >>> next on nbc 10 news at 5:00, it was a kidnapping that drew national attention. it was all caught on video, too. the victim is telling her side of the story f

and vernon odom is live at police headquarters, what is the police game plan? >> they have an extensive one jim. the philadelphia police department is now experienced and adept at handling celebrations even if they are quite spontaneous. that could be sunday night and on saturday they handle the womens march on the pash way and then the eagles challenge and they say they know what they are doing and ready and know the key pressure points across town. >> should the eagles take the next step and punch their super bowl ticket sunday night. police are gearing up for fan celebrations that at times could get out of hand. the '08 phillies world series celebration was the last time the masses poured into the the streets and there was hoodlumism and unacceptable behavior and multiple arrests. enjoy yourself but don't go over the top. >> people will be reminded we are enforcing the law. open container and crime against a person or public urine nation. >> police lines are beefed up in certain sections of the northeast and certain parts of town that have historically gotte

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

. >>> and while lemar odom remains in the vegas hospital his family has strong accusations about the brothel. >> where he was found there, they are speaking out. >> hey, bob. >>> good morning. 6:12. septa ace using shuttle buses all weekend long on the media elwyn line, and ladies and gentlemen put your tray in the upright position, tomorrow morning. >> yeah. >> the final flight, for u.s. airways coming right into our airport. >> oh, okay. >> end it in philly. >> get a cup of coffee and we will be right back. >>> we made it to friday. here are weather headlines as we get in the weekend. we have done a good job letting you know how cold it will get this weekend. the it is cooler, and it will be windy in the wake of the showers you will see that is just a couple of them coming through right now. cold front on saturday. another weaker one that will reenforce cold air down, the the way. a frost and freeze warnings will go up soon for sunday and then monday as well. if you don't get 32 degrees or lower on sunday morning you will probably when we're back together gannon monday. burr. yeah,

no knowledge of odom taking another drug.ied chloe kardashian in 2009. she filed for divorce in 2013 and he had a questionable history with drugs over that time. >>> a small plane crashed into a mobile home park in florida. fire officials say there are an unknown number of victims. managers of the community in palm beach county told local media outlets first responders pulled three bodies out of the wreckage late last night. one witness said the plane swayed side to side before it suddenly dropped onto homes that burst into flames. the faa is investigating the crash. >> the search is on for two men who viciously attacked an elderly man at the front door of his home in the city's somerton section. the victim had surveillance cameras pointed at his front door on the outer block of welton street. one man was hiding a metal object behind his back. you see that right there. as the 70-year-old man opened the door, the two men rushed in and attacked. they left a few minutes later, though. the victim is in the hospital with several i

"action news" reporter vernon odom, is live along poplar street in darby. with more on this story. >> reporter: rick, it goes without saying that this is a real horror story a house pet nearly killing a 1-month-old child who was down stairs alone in a child seat. p the couple has five children and the 1-month-old was attacked by the ferrets that were kept in a cage. it bit off 25% of the child's face and the parents were upstairs when the attack occurred. the four other children are in custody of child youth services. the child is in chop after life saving surgery and neighbors along this block are shocked. >> it's shocking to hear stuff like that, because they are very nice and loving family. >> that is terrible. how is she doing? is she in bad shape? >> extensionve surgery. >> expected to survive. >> that is a real shame. they are like what you see here from the weasel family legal to own in the state of pennsylvania. the child is expected to survive earlier but will need years and years of corrective surgery on her face, she is getting assistance to brea

on the campus of rowan university vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> the commission charged with finding solutions to the gun violence in wilmington discussed its findings with city council members this afternoon the public safety strategies commission recommended sweeping changes to the police department, among the suggestions hiring more officers and establishing procedures for investigations and utilizing new technologies. >>> coming up on "action news," 34 patients 26 hospitals, a record kidney transplant chain is now complete. we'll hear from a delaware woman on the receiving end of this life saving swap. >>> and a delaware eighth graders is determined to get back in the game and her story is coming up. >>> the rain continues in south jersey and delaware and the steadiest across cape may county. i'll have more in the accuweather forecast. >> those stories and more when "action news" continues tonight. >>> a ship that ran aground was freed this morning, the nordic explorer got stuck in riverside new jersey as the tide went up tugboats were able to free the ship and it was not

odom used cocaine and took herbal supplements and spent $75,000 in three days. there the is no word on his condition but reverend jesse jackson said this week that odom was on life support. >>> an emotional prince william speaking about his late mother princess diana the the duke of cambridge spoke yesterday at the child bereavement uk dinner in london and in that speech at the dinner which celebrated charity's 21st anniversary he had shared a touching tribute to his mother who helped launched that charity. >> what my mother recognized back then, and which i understand right now, is that grief is the most painful experience that any child or parent can endure. >> prince williams also said that his mom was determined to help those in need, and she would have been proud of the charity's success and of him i'm sure. >>> 12:15. next round of baseball will playoffs begin tonight in kansas city. defending american league champion royals host the toronto blue jays. mets are the last team to make it to the next round, daniel murphy's sixth inning home run puts the mets

here's rick williams now. >> leslie odom junior is no stranger to applause.ant something more. >> it is wonderful for a clarence to look at philadelphia to say thank new person. >> reporter: odom was honored by philadelphia city council on tuesday and action cam was in the room where it happen. >> the spectation that philadelphia set for me, the bar of excellence, that philadelphia set for me, it is good enough anywhere in the world that i go. if it is good enough in philadelphia, it is good enough anywhere. >> reporter: among guests surprise visitor odom's choir teacher from masterman high school. odom who grew up in east oak lane credits his teachers in philadelphia for igniting his love for the arts. >> it was so full with the classics in our hand. we were singing, you know, take the a train and phantom of the opera. they were exposing us to things that... >> ♪ >> reporter: it has been a busy month for the actor. he won his first tony for his role as aaron burr in the smash hit hamilton. >> leslie odom junior. >> and then, he was invited back home to celeb

vernon odom has the full story. >> the joyous celebration for their family and friends and the cops as well. the not guilty verdicts on all counts. >> the government has so much power, they grant immunity to a lot of these witnesses that just talked about things in order to help themselves. >> prosecutors helped their case on the testimony of dozens of drug dealers saying that the six cops used violence and lies to steal $400,000 the defense tore down the creditability of the government's witnesses. >> the things said about these men were ridiculous, a lot of people in this city owe these heroes an apology. >> a lot of people said a lot of things about us and i'm glad the truth came out. >> his mother defended him from the start. >> my son is coming home to his wife and children and his bed. amen. >> now that they are cleared of all charges, all six officers have the right to seek their old jobs back if they so choose. from the courthouse in center city, vernon odom channel 6 "action news." >>. >>> it has been nearly three years since super storm sandy hit the shores but things are not

vernon odom is live outside of energy 64 in long crest, but first chad pradelli is live at the scene of the blaze, you have the details on what happened there this morning. >> reporter: jim, joyce craig-lewis was one of the first firefighters here on scene and she went into the burning building behind me trying to save a life and ended up losing her own. looking from the outside it doesn't appear to be one of the most devastating fires but one of the most tragic in city history. downstairs they encountered heavy smoke and a superior pulled them back and then her brothers in line realized she was still in line. craig-lewis got on her radio and called for help. >> 928 begin evacuation. we are getting emergency evacuation, they say they are trapped in the basement. >> we understand there was a call and she did call and indicate she was in distress. >> efforts to resuscitate the veteran on scene were unsuccessful. a procession escorted her body to the medical examiner's office which will determine the cause of death. >> she loved her job and was a heavily trained firefighter that served

vernon odom is live now, it sounds like the park could be a wonderful destination sandwiched between columbus boulevard and the river. >> reporter: jim, it's going to be lovely, all too often this is the major calling card or the face of what you see along the delaware river, no trespassers and danger. no longer, you see this fence stopping people from going down to the river, razor wire on top it looks like a prison. that is many of the cases in areas leading to the river but coming soon next summer this will change on pier 68 as it is in many places. the wildlife was at peace feeling the vibe of redevelopment coming to pier 68. next year 15 blighted unused acres will be transferred into a new pier park, one of many parks the city is creating with funding and contributions every half mile along the river. >> it will be a magnificent park when it opens, this is the third park we have built in the last five yours, this is one of parks already open for business and other opens next month at pier 33 and washington avenue. it has fishing points. >> many areas like parks and trails improv

odom was found unconscious at a brothel outside of las vegas. officials a say person who called 911 told the dispatcher that odom had blood coming from his nose and mouth and he had been doing cocaine and had taken sexual performance enhancers. >> during that call the the reported parties returned the sheriff's office dispatch the male had been using cocaine. they confirmed his usage on saturday but was unsure if that had continued through the weekend. >> odom is still married to reality star chloe kardashian, they are divorce that is not yet final. we are told she is by his side and making decisions, about his care along with odom's family. >>> in sports, the flyers have off until tuesday night and now that they are back to the 500 mark. flyers paid tribute to long time fan favorite kimmo timonen before last night's game against stanley cup champion black hawks. flyers played more like champions. they beat black hawks three to nothing. it was michael neuvirth's second straight shut out. >> go flyers. >> eagles played giants in prime time machin

vernon odom, channel 6 " frankl parkway. i read some piece that some analystics company says that the eagles have a 35% chance to be in the super bowl. >> why are they so pessimistic. >> there are a lot of tes. >> put that number higher. >> 75% jack it up. >> what got into your coffee today. they are 10-1 and the haters say the eagles have been played they visit seattle. ges when >> things are easy for the eagles maybe tooasy andhey won the last two games by a combined 84points have not had y ones, so playing the seahawksn seattle is a huge test. own mth o. -- >> we'll reserve t ps on the back son is over. and i like the personalp our guys that way. they live in the present and don't live in the past. and they are ready for a new challenge. >> the seahawks are that challenge. 7-4 they play 3,000 miles away in a notoriously difficult stadium for a visitin gets into they take pride in it. the team is confident and well coached and they have players zm eagles are off until tomorrow and get set to work on seattle when they head

. >> we have an overnight update on the condition of former nba player and reality star lamar odom.taff found him unconscious at a brothel. >> bernie sanders and hillary clinton dominate as the democratic presidential candidates meet for their first debate. >> , good morning, it's 5:30 on this wednesday october 14th. you can feel the cooler air moving n let's go to david and karen. >> yeah, it is going to be a little bit cooler today and breezier too. as we take a look at satellite we'll probably see some early sunshine but through the day, clouds will sort of go back and forth so at times it will be cloudier at other times it will be brighter and you see how the rain is gone at this point. had a little bit of that yesterday. 57 degrees in philadelphia currently, down to 49 in allentown. 50 in reading, 56 in trenton, 56 in millville, 57 degrees in dover and 62 degrees in sea isle city. winds starting to pick up a little bit. we're up to the double digits in philadelphia and as we get past sunrise and into the latter morning and afternoon hours we're looking at breezes between 10 and

vernon odom is live at police headquarters. david henry is live at the scene. once again the vest saves the life of a police officer. >> the officer is doing fine and the suspect is dead and the residents of this apartment complex is unnerved after being jolted out of bed by the sound of gun fire this morning. >> it's ridiculous. you look outside of your window and there are kids it's really a scary experience. >> the shootout happened at 6:00 this morning when a homicide detective kicked in the door of this second floor apartment they were looking for a murder suspect, 26-year-old devon guisherd. the officer returned fire striking the suspect. >> the officer was saved by his body armor and garshard died in the shootout. he was being hunted down for a shot this killed megan doto, she and her baby died. this is the second time this officer was shot in the line of duty he was tracking down an s&p when the suspect fired through a wall, today the officer was shot in the stomach and was saved by his s.w.a.t. armor. >> residents here are glad nobody else got shot. >>

." >> wendy, thank you lets switch live to vernon odom at hahnemann hospital where the state trooper is being treated. >> vernon what can you tell us from there? >> reporter: he is listed in stable condition and will remain in the hospital at least overnight for observation, and that bullet remains lodged in his left shoulder, doctors decided to leave it there for the time being. >> top poeshls like the mayor and district attorney poured into the emergency room after trooper casey was wounded. word came later that he received a gunshot wound to his shoulder and he will make a full recovery. >> he asked me how i was doing? i said well that is not the question right now, the question is how are you doing? >> casey's parents, brother and fiance remained at his side all day, in addition to top officialed checking on him. he got a call from harrisburg. >> governor wolf contacted casey and they spoke for a short period of time and he conveyed his authorities and prayers to trooper casey. >> jim so far the state police brass has not told us whether or not trooper casey was wearing his bulle

yelchin is best known for playing chekov in the "star trek" films. >>> leslie odom jr. in east oak lane has announced he will stop performing in "hamilton" when his contract is up july 9th. he's played in the show since early last year. he's the third actor to announce he's leaving hamilton next month. odom is set to perform at the wawa welcome america celebration. we're looking forward to that. the nation's biggest birthday party will be in philadelphia starting one week from today. thousands of people will back the ben franklin parkway. it will span eight days, 100 hours of free entertainment and programming, plus there will be five hours of family friendly concerts beginning at 5:00 on the fourth of july and nbc 10 will be streaming them live from 5:00 to 8:00. you can watch from home. nbc 10 is a proud partner of the wawa welcome america celebration. >>> six minutes before 5:00. happening today, nationally known lifestyle maven bee smith and her husband will share the story of how they're dealing with alzheimer's diagnosis. they'll speak at the school district of ph

vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you vernon we urge you to stay with "action news" and 6abc.com the night for updates on this story. if you live in the immediate philadelphia area, the snow is either going or gone accuweather hit this one accurately it's region has been hit with between 5 and 10 inches with the official city measurement on the low side of that range but the roads have been and are still treacherous please be careful. for young people like these guys in doylestown it's a day off from school and a day spent on the hills. at least somebody was enjoying it. so here is the full story of our early march blast of winter weather, whatever the final sattistics, we'll find out in a moment, this seems like our biggest snow storm of the winter by far lets get to double scan radar and meteorologist, cecily tynan. >> stormtracker 6 live double scan showing that the snow has shut off in philadelphia all areas north and west and another round of flurries that could move in later on but shouldn't provide any additional accumulation, we have a light to moderate snow acro

vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >>> all the rain this week hads delayed the start of the next phase of construction along i-95, that project from girard avenue to allegheny avenue was suppose to begin this past monday night and now penndot says it has pushed the start of construction to this coming monday night at 10:00. >> buck county community college is expanding, they broke ground today on a 34,000 square foot science building on the new town campus, it includes 11 science labtories and a student lounge area and the building is heated and cooled by geo thermal systems. >>> word tonight that one ticket matched last night's $250 million jackpot, sold in tennessee but there was a million dollar winner in montgomery county. the ticket matched all five white balls, but missed out on the red power ball. coming up on "action news" tonight, the joy of sports will be played out in knowledge this weekend. thousands of athletes will converge for the special olympic games and counties are on alert after a number of bear sightings. >>> i am tracking showers and thunderstorms on the way and i

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

odom was found outside a brot until las vegas. officials say the person who called 191 said odom had blood from his nose and mouth and he had had been doing cocaine and taking sexual performance enhanceers. >>> the the owner of the brot will he will, also speaking out, he says that police have told him there was no evidence of any drug use in odom's room. >> the police looked through his things and they didn't tell us they found anything. the girls, that were hanging out with him, didn't see any use of any illegal drugs at all. >> the county sheriff has secured a search warrant to take blood samples from odom in the hospital to see if there were any drugs in his system. >>> 6:11 right now. of course, we're talking about the fall temperatures heading in the weekend. >> i necessity, with a fall chill in the air. it may be sticking around. >> it gets colder heading to saturday and sunday. >> okay. >> but, we're not stuck in that stretch where it stays cold. we will have temperatures all over the the place through the end of the movem

vernon odom what happened there? >> reporter: jim, it's not that cocalited a 28-year-old man that lives in the neighborhood bought a soda here at takeout pt and as he walked hom out appeared a h gun pointing it at the back of the head of the r-old man. he said to him, empty your pockets and the man who was the victim is a 28-year-old security guard that has a gun permit and his response to the attempted robber was no way. >> at that point i was scared for my life. >> kelly was headed home this morning and talking to an old friend a hooded holdup man appeared and put a gun to the back of his head and at that point kelly a security guard took matters into his own hands. >> as soon as i seen the gun pointed at me and i ducked for cover and got behind the vehicle where i knew he had no visual on me and when i had visual on him i let two rounds off and off and i let with one more round off and he dropped the gun and that stopped the threat. >> he was arrested moments later at this nearby fast food restaurant and police id

"action news" reporter vernon odom is live at the house where it happened in the 6300 block of street in southwest philadelphia, vernon? >> reporter: good afternoon, rick. one way or another police believe that this was all a tragic accident here in southwest philadelphia last night. it happened inside of that greenhouse right behind me, and they say no matter who pulled the trigger the the victim's older brother is still being sought by police for questioning. erie calm here in the 6300 block of sreland today, in contrast to last night's grief when single shot, took the life of the popular 16 year-old. it happened inside 6335vreland. two

vernon odom explains. >> reporter: city works late today trying to catch up on curb side pickups, in many cases residents are taking it in stride. >> what are you going to do? >> reporter: the reason for the delay is the impact the last several winters have been brutal on the trash trucks that are outfitted with snowplows to fight the storms. now nearly 10% of the fleet 38 in all sit in this lot waiting for major repairs or to be scrapped entirely. >> these vehicles are used for snow removal and trash collection and they are used year round the streets department want them to keep placing their trash on the regular scheduled days but the delays could last for weeks garbage not picked up on the regular day it will be picked up the next day. >> one city worker tells me that delays are getting mixed reactions. >> some are appreciative that we are out here still getting up. >> and others say -- >> others you know, they think we are just milking the clock but we don't really have the equipment. >> at least a dozen new vehicles are due to the city this summer beyond that 40 more are set to

vernon odom. abc world news is next on choice. and "action news" continues at 10:00 on phl 17 with brian taff, sharrie williams, adam joseph and ducis rogers. and then please join us for a special troubleshooters report here at 11:00 on channel 6. nydia han has an extreme case of a home construction project gone all wrong. >> a local family is trying to transform this historic church into a home but they could use some divine invention and this has turned into a money pit after the family claims their original contractor walked off the job. the $300,000 mistake coming up on "action news" at 11:00. >>> for the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner, we hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00. >>> tonight, the deadly train crash. the mystery revealed. authorities now revealing what happened with the conductor on that amtrak train. crashing at more than 100 miles per hour, killing eight, injuring hundreds. >>> the new demand involving the tsa tonight. after passengers revolt. three-hour waits, missing flights. forced to sle

and big numbers. >> it's obvious the eagles fans enjoyed spending the night with vernon odom as wells is on snyder avenue in south philadelphia and they are already selling eagles super bowl swag and you know, running a football franchise is a business obviously and it's a lucrative business and when you win it becomes even more lucrative because now every eagles fan who has a little spare change in their pocket and even some who don't will want to own all the new eagles super bowl championship gear which will be on the store shelves which will be on the store shelves for months to come. here i am where are we going next? we want to show you what is going on hat borough montgomery county. let's look at that. this is center city and show you hat borough montgomery county when we can and talking about that eagles will be able to sell and can i show you can we come back in the studio for a second here? first eagles super bowl champion hat, pretty nice don't you think. >> starting to sink in the eagles won. >> and here is a my son. >> hot off the press. >> my sons would love this. >> and

vernon odom has that story. >> the trust that exists in certain communitys real and we have to concede that. >> attorney general eric holder was in philadelphia today the fifth stop in his city tour to build trust between local police and minorities. it's drawn by all the upheaval and bitterness triggered by the killing of an unarmed teen in ferguson missouri. >> people want a sense that they are treated fairly. >> a lot of law enforcement brass and community activists that have their hand on the pulse of this community. rodney muhammad says that the entire justice system needs to be overhauled. >> if there is a question of police misconduct, there should be a special prosecutor, someone that is more objective we don't believe that the police can police themselves. marcus allen the head of big brother and big sister says that one of his first mentors was a cop. >> they talk about the only time police get out of the car is when there is a problem. we need to understand that police are here to do a job it's a tough job they have to do a better job of establishing a relationship with the

the post come as good news emerges from odom's hospital bedside. daniel article test, brother of laker metta world peace, has been at the hospital posting this update. yes, lo is alert, stable, did a little talking, breathing on his own. today is a great day. prayer works. a men. >> lamar is not out of the wood. however, he's not in a coma which is good news. there was a moment he regained consciousen and pulled the tube out of -- consciousness and pulled the tube out of his mouth and said hi, baby, to khloe. >> reporter: odom appears to stand up and kiss a woman in this video. you can also see the moment paramedics arrive to whisk him away. if the former lakers star can pull through this, his college basketball coach said he'll have a huge support system. >> i know khloe will help him and i'll help him and he would got a lot of friends and family who love the guy. he can do anything. he can live with me if he wants to. however, he must want to help himself. i've always said if it is to be, it's up to me and it's up to lamar. if he wants to be help

. >> lamar odom remains unconscious two days after he was found passed out.ources close to odom tell our sister ned work that doctors are treating the situation as a drug overdose. odom is breathing with a ventilator. he suffered brain damage from at least one stroke. support is pouring in from former teammates and fans, the hash tag prayers for lamar is trending on social media. >> you may be glad that it's friday but does your job have you stressed out? a study finds your high stress position could increase your risk of a stroke. researchers in china looked at thousands of workers in four countries including the u.s. they found people with high stress jobs were 22% more likely to have a stroke than those in low stress jobs. researchers found the risk was even higher in women. they say jobs that cause the most stress were demanding but offered little personal control like nursing aides, restaurant workers and other service jobs. >>> researchers in spain are testing ebola vaccine on 40 volunteers including a doctor. the promising vaccine has been report bid t

lets go live to "action news" reporter vernon odom at city hall. what happened there today? >> quite a bit jim, tonight the local tow truck industry is crying foul to city council, because they barrelled ahead despite their protest saying that they will work on a more comprehensive reform plan later on. >> independent tow truck operators occupied bike lanes to protest what was going on inside. by a 15-1 vote the city council cracked down on tow truck operators saying there is too much unscrupulous action. >> they have to issue a ticket before it can be towed. >> right now all they have to do is take a picture and we have seen the unsavory picture put up signs and then take a picture and steal a car. >> and they stood with the law abiding operators they get lumped in with the crooks. >> when honest law abiding citizens are lumped in with the criminals. >> they know who the bad guys are, the names are blasted all over the news and they have video of what is going on and you expect the lifestyles of a lot of people. behind the bad doings of a few. >> behind the most prolific to

live in dillworth park, vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> republican brian fitzpatrick picks up a major endorse many for his campaign for congress. the pennsylvania fraternal order of police announce they had are supporting fitzpatrick nor the november election. the gun safety group was started by former congresswoman, >> all right those stories and more when "action news" continues for you tonight. i'm really good at war. i love war in a certain way. including with nukes, yes including with nukes. i know more about isis than the generals do, believe me. nuclear, just the power the devastation, is very important to me. i want to be unpredictable, unpredictable, unpredictable, unpredictable. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> students at the middle school in philadelphia had visitors today. tom wolf and superintendant william hite toured classrooms and met students. it aims at putting a highlight on success stories in the keystone state. >>> and mayor kenney was promoting his reform. he is talking about reinventing communities.

"action news" reporter vernon odom has that story. >> reporter: state representative elect lesley acostats constituents on the eve her swearing in. from hunting park to fairhill to parts of north philadelphia. she has no illusions about harrisburg. her presses sore has been busted for corruption. >> i have no disposition to any -- to anyone other than the people that elected me to office. >> reporter: she's not in awe or fear of the powers in harrisburg from the republican majorities in the house and senate to the lobbyists who roam that town. >> political structure, it had as no credibility to be quite honest with you and i think we need to start electing individuals that are off that. >> reporter: the have much majority of her district is impoverished. more state funding for education is a serious concern here. >> our children need more sources definitely in order for them to learn and the teachers need more sources. >> we need so much of everything. there's so much going on you got your work cut out to your. >> reporter: she says she'll fighter for stronger gun control laws and battle

live in king of prussia, i'm vernon odom, jim.e've seen it before. >> thank you, vernon. >>> new jersey's oldest bridge is open to traffic after undergoing emergency repairs. the route 206 bridge over the stony brook and princeton reopened last night. the bridge was closed two weeks ago after the new jersey department of transportation found cracks in the bridge's support. a truck detour will remain in place until permanent repairs are completed this summer. >>> members of the delaware air national guard received a warm welcome home in new castle today. >> daddy. >> daddy. >> dozens of airmen received hugs and kisses as they stepped off the plane. the 166th air lift wing returned from a four month deployment in the middle east. these troops say they are thrilled to be reunited with their names. >> want to spend time with the family and spend as much time as i can. i hate going away and missing the time with them but, love them so much and happy to be back. >> over the next two days another 60 airmen will return home. >>> coming up

"action news" reporter vernon odom joins us live from sugar house with the full story hi there, vern om. >> reporter: good evening, walter. at the this hour police are still holding two suspects, in this case from fishtown, along, i-95. suspects in the armed robbery plot that began in the predawn hours here at the the casino in fishtown. around 5:00 this morning the south philadelphia man took a taxi home from the sugar house casino with his overnight earnings which police say totaled roughly $12,000. the the the moment the cab dropped him off in his south mildred street home a masked gunman appeared out of no where. >> get on the ground or i'll kill you. >> reporter: you complied. >> i put my hand up and i laid in my neighbor's, she has a little bed of rocks next door and there was a flower pot there. he said pull pot over your head don't look at me. he reached in both may have pockets. took everything i had. i got up, i called cops. i hood 50 cents left. >> reporter: gunman fled by car. rick tim immediately called police. they were able to track pings on his stolen iphone. they cha

. >>> a breakthrough for lamar odom.what family members say he did from his hospital bed. >>> we'll see a cool night ahead right now. i am tracking freezing conditions over your weekend. i'll let you know what to expect coming up . >>> he is awake and communicating. that's the word from family members about former nba star lamar odom. he had been on life support in a las vegas hospital since he was found unresponsive. doctors said the former laker who is estranged from his wife suffered at least one stroke. the brothel's owner said he took cocaine and supplements called herbal viagra. >>> tracy morgan almost died a little more than a year ago. >> comedian is back. tomorrow he'll host "saturday night live." his old stomping ground. a wave of emotion is likely tomorrow night when he takes the stage. his appearance on "saturday night live" comes 16 months after he suffered a traumatic brain injury when the limo he was riding in was hit by a truck. >>> tomorrow is a day full of family fun at adventure aquarium. come out betw

vernon odom is live with more. >> reporter: good afternoon rick, this delaware community still very much traumatized by this tragedy from late april. last night's announcement of charges is a major development but many more chapters will be written. >> bullying is going on too long. the reaction from a parent after three students were charged at the school, in the school bathroom attack killing a fellow student, amy joyner francis. the delaware department of justice concluded it was a planned attack and only one of the three hit joyner francis we are told and she is charged with criminally negligence homicide and not murder. she could get eight years in prison. here is a reaction from a fellow howard high school student. >> i am not allowed to say anything about it, but the three girls deserve what they got. i believe they serve longer, but we are growing here as a family at howard and we'll build on it. >> i feel bad for everybody. i feel bad for both families, it's just so sad. these are young people, i feel very bad about it. >> sara we are withholding the name of all three suspects,