. >>> matt o'donnell is off, annie mccormick is in hamilton township and david murphy and karen rogers have weather and traffic. >> reporter: we have wet snow thinning out over the garden state parkway and the ac expressway. if you're driving around close to the coast or anywhere where there's slushiness on the roads, take it slow. in philadelphia even when the snow came through, the ground was warm so it melted it. officially at the airport we had a trace recorded. cloud cover will break up out to the west and we'll see sunshine return and mostly sunny skies, above freezing in philadelphia, 35 degrees closer to in trenton and allentown. 33 in millville, cape may and 30 in reading. as we head out to the bus stop or the driveway look for mostly cloudy skies early to the east. i could see actually sunshine coming back quickly between 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m., else somewhere. temperatures may deep closer to the freezing mark between 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. we'll bounce back quickly. 42 by 68:00 a.m., 46 by 1:00 p.m. it will be breezy and bright and nice later on. karen, what are you seeing

annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >>> thanks for the update. the early morning snow left a slick sheen on the roads in ardmore. the action cam saw the snow overnight, but it was barely enough to leave a coating on the sidewalk. you can find storm tracker 6 live at any time head to 6abc.com/weather. >>> the turnpike commission is taking a closer look at a security system after a deadly attempted holdup by a retired trooper. police say clarence briggs was trying to tie up the toll collector. a security guard happened on the scene, briggs gunned down the guard and danny crows, arriving troopers exchanged fire with briggs and he was fatally wounded. >>> one person was rushed to the hospital after a serious crash in new castle county, delaware. it happened along 49 5 in edgemore. the driver rolled a pick up truck several times. they are investigating. >>> talk about a case of the mondays, the hawks led top seeded oregon with five minutes ago. oregon inches out st. joe's by a score of 59 to 64. they gave it a great fight, but the hawks tournament run

annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >>> that just -- annie thank you for that. >>> you can find the seven day forecast and double scan radar at 6abc.com/weather. >>> talk a case of the monday as, -- mondays, hawks led top seeded oregon, but the ducks closed the game making up the deficit and then some. oregon inched out st. joe's with a score of 69-64. they gave it a great fight, but the hawks tournament run is over. >>> it happens. we're all getting behind villanova. >> reporter: sweet 16 good job by those guys. storm tracker 6 live double scan, good job by the snow and the rain getting toward the east and out of here. i'll give you that bird's eye view. it cleared the coast, we have snow on the ground as annie mccormick has been showing us closer to the shore. the farther north ran west you move toward philadelphia the less and less you see of that. in philadelphia only a trace, i live down the road in delaware county. didn't have a stitch of snow on the lawn this morning. as we look outside we're looking at improving conditions the clouds are beginning to break up a little bi

annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >>> good news there, annie. thank you. >>> sky6 live hd philadelphia international airport, things seem to be running smoothly. there are little or no delays out of phl. to be safe call 1-800-phl-gate. you can findment seven-day forecast and a live look at storm tracker 6 live double scan radar at our website head to 6abc.com/weather. >>> a philadelphia police officer is recovering after being injured chasing down a robbery suspect in port richmond. it happened after 8:00 p.m. on frankford avenue. police say the officer was taken to the hospital with minor injuries, the suspect is in custody at this hour. no word on what charges he will face. >>> new this morning, a south jersey church said its banner has been vandalized for the third time in 6 weeks. churn said black lives matter banner was vandalized with a sharp blade. police have not made any arrests in these cases. >>> let's turn to david murphy, there's flurries coming in today, but by the end of the day seems like we'll be moving back to normal. >> report

. >>> we have team coverage of the snowfall, annie mccormick is live in new jersey. let's start with karen rogers and david murphy. >> reporter: good morning, everyone, you can see this is a nuisance snowfall. there are breaks in the action around gloucester and camden county. most of the stuff is highlighted in gray, it is fine light snow. down south more pronounced. we're going to a coating to an inch. it will be dart in philadelphia and wilmington -- it will be done in philadelphia and wilmington for the most part after 9:00 a.m. or so. the wide view you can see this on the back edge of this, down the shore, it may hang in longer into the afternoon. the winter weather advisory is up until 9:00 a.m. in the i-95 corridor. along the shore you have the advisory until 1:00 p.m. light nuisance stuff and with temperatures below the freezing mark, anything that has been pretreated is holding up very well this morning. le karen rogers will talk about that in a moment. be careful on sidewalks and side streets it could be on the slick side snow showers and slippery pavement

. >>> 4:05, flurries have been falling across the area most of it in south jersey, annie mccormick joins us live from hamilton township, atlantic county, how are conditions there? >> reporter: nydia as we were going over the walt whitman bridge we saw a couple of flurries, when we hit the atlantic city we started to see the snow. i'm calling it snow because it's heavy. take a look at the grass you can see where it is sticking. looks like we're in the middle of winter. just like david and karen are saying this type of snow is not sticking to the payments, not making it slick, not making too hard to go across. you'll see it along the grass and trees and signs as you head down the atlantic city expressway. we talked to people as they prepared for another dose of snow, they are sick of it, because spring already begun, right? >>> i want it to be over. >>> i'm looking forward to spring, can we spring already? you want spring? >> reporter: back out here live as the morning commute begins to pick up, we are seeing a number of people on the roads taking their time, as we said it's not cool enoug

. >>> thanks our snow coverage continues with "action news" reporter, annie mccormick. >>> she is live along the black horse pike in runnymede, camden county. good morning. annie. >> reporter: good morning, matt and tam we're at 9th avenue at the black horse. let's look at the roads karen was talking about. you're seeing wet roads this morning. take a look on the sidewalks, you'll see a little bit of snow, it will remind you it's still winter. take a look at the video. this is video from runnymede from a different area along the black horse. at that point there were no flurries falling, salt trucks were out there laying down salt ahead of the morning commute. the car dealerships will have to deal with this this morning. they will see a half inch on their vehicles. cherry hill route 70. again, nothing dramatic, but a little bit of a nuisance people will have to drive through. back out here live, looks like things are moving smoothly as we were driving over here, 295 and 42 and into runnymede. we we have not had any problems at all. just within the past 20 minutes, the flurries were star

annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >>> thank four that.he action cam found a salt truck making the rounds in front of the museum of art overnight. steady, light snow gathered on the sidewalks near the benjamin franklin parkway, but it was not enough to stick to the roads stay with 6abc.com for the latest from accuweather, you can keep an eye on storm tracker 6 live and interact with our team of meteorologists on facebook and twitter. >>> just about 6:36 breaking news, a woman in her 80s died when a fire broke out in a house in burlington county, new jersey. firefighters pulled her body from the unit block in wrightstown, it broke out in the living room at 2:00 a.m. new jersey state police and the burlington county fire marshal are on the scene and right now they believe the fire was an accident. >>> now to a developing story in south philadelphia, a kitchen worker was murdered on the job. "action news" reporter, katherine scott is live outside lee's cafe and bistro on washington avenue. >> reporter: police have not said if there are any su

. >>> "action news" reporter, annie mccormick is live in south jersey with more on the messy commute there. >>> let's go over to david murphy. >> reporter: okay be so we are off to a snowy start across the region. as expected this is a light nuisance snow, in fact as you look at areas in philadelphia and trenton and wilmington, this is breaking up, light shades of gray, a lot of holes in the action and with temperatures just below the freezing mark any surface that's been treated is just wet. not a horrible commute. you want to take it slow on the side streets or places you didn't get the pretreatment. in south jersey it's filling in a little bit more and wilmington, it's more of the same. you can see the brighter shades of white. you can see the snow break up during the the morning commute in and around the i-95 corridor. it will take until lunch time to get off the coast. generally speaking we're going for a coating to an inch. as we look at the wide view back edge of the snow around washington and baltimore falling apart. the winter weather advisory is expected to expire around 9:

annie mccormick is monitoring that story. rter: matt, that's right a suspect gets into a violent tussle with a philadelphia police officer. then that suspect takes off. we'll is details coming up next. >> ♪ >> one of the super tuesday trending feeds on twitter wasn't a presidential candidate, it was new jersey governor chris christie. social media users noted christie looked a bit conflicted standing behind donald trump during the gop's frontrunner's news conference last night. within minutes memes popped up and the #free chris christie began trending on twitter. >> we're hearing more emotional testimony from erin andrews. andrews testified yesterday that she remains on guard every time she stays in a hotel and that she doesn't know if she will ever get over the emotional fallout from a stalker secretly taking videos of her in the nude. the stalker was able to get the videos by altering her hotel room door peephole. >> i look for lights, i look for red lights, i look to see if there's cameras. i check the bed, i check the alar

annie mccormick is live at police headquarters with the full story. annie. >> reporter: police are trying to sort it all out, matt. they say they are not sure if the victim collided with the vehicle or hit. they say he was stabbed several times and did die at temple hospital. take a look at the video. this is video from the scene shortly before 8:30 p.m. the victim was discovered in the 1500 block of folkrod street. initially the call was for a gunshot victim. they learned that the man in his 20s was stabbed multiple times in the chest. the stabbing took place on the 4700 block of oxford avenue. when the victim ran a half block from where he was discovered he came in contact with the suv. police are stopping short of calling this a hit-and-run. >>> when he was running in the 1500 block of folkrod he either ran into or struck by a white suv vehicle that was traveling east on the 1500 block of folkrod. after coming in contact with the stabbing victim, the white suv-type vehicle fled the scene. >> reporter: police say so far witnesses have been very helpf

annie mccormick is live at police headquarters, good morning, annie. >> reporter: good morning, tam, and so far homicide detective's have not made any arrest in the case. they say the victim was stabbed multiple times and died a short time later at temple hospital. take a look at the video from the scene a short time at 8:30 p.m. the victim was discovered in the 1500 block of folk rod street, they learned the man in his early 20s was stabbed multiple times in the chest. investigators believe the stabbing took place in the 4700 block of oxford avenue. when the victim ran a half block where he was later discovered he came in contact with an suv. police are stopping short of calling this a hit-and-run. they are not sure if the victim was hit by the vehicle. the suv took off. they have located, no word if they have found or been in contact with the driver of the suv. back out here live, witnesses saw a male running on oxford avenue an throw something into a sewer, police recovered something from the sewer. they did not find the man. he was wearing a tan jacket with a fur hood or collar.

annie mccormick is live in the sat center with details.its and pieces, video just coming in to us now. what do you know? >> and at this point, tam, this of course is all just coming in. we know there were two explosions at brussels airport. that is confirmed by abc news just moments ago. they confirm there was a third explosion possibly at a subway station also in brussels. that information just coming in. they also can confirm at least one person is dead but they did not have the total number of people injured yet at this time. well, take a look at these jarring um matches from the brussels airport that are just coming in to us. according to abc news there were two blasts around 8:00 a.m. in the departures area of the airport. we have learned that one person is dead and more injured. brussels is about five hours ahead of eastern standard time. now, in connection with philadelphia, we always want to check and see what flights are coming in and out. what we do know is that american airlines flight 750 left philadelphia last night and landed

annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >>> thanks, annie. people outside enjoying a nice afternoon nearly became the victims of reckless gunfire. a masked man opened fire on two men on a porch. one of the men fired back, children were down the street riding bikes. bullets ripped through the basketball hoops. >>> our children were out here all day every day. to come home to this one, it's not fair. >>> detectives say one of the gunman was critically injured and flagged down an officer for help. police are looking for your help on who the gunman is. >>> police frantically looking for the surviving bomber in belgium. evidence is growing between the terrorists and the attacks in paris last fall and the bombings in brussels. molly hunter is live in brussels and joins us with the details. good morning, molly. >> reporter: good morning, tam, as the manhunt continues fore one tryst, another terrorist, salah abdeslam will face a criewm -- courtroom today. students gathered to to a second year law student who died in the attack at the metro station. >

annie mccormick is live at police headquarters with the latest. good morning, annie. >> reporter: good morning, tam, so far homicide detective's have not made any arrests in the case. they say the victim was stabbed multiple times. they are trying to figure out whether or not he feels a victim of a hit-and-run. -- he was a victim of a hit-and-run. the victim was discovered in the 1500 block of folkrod street. initially the call to police was for a gunshot victim. they learned that the man was stabbed multiple times in the chest. investigators believe the stabbing took place in the 4700 block of oxford avenue. when the victim ran a half block to where he was discovered he came in contact with an suv. police say they are not calling this a hit-and-run now, because they are not sure if the victim ran into the vehicle or the victim of a hit-and-run. they said the suv did take off. we are told thanks to witnesses they were able to get a license plate number off the suv and since then they have located andreas that is linked to the suv. it is not clear w

annie mccormick joins us live outside of the restaurant on north broad street with the latest in the investigation. annie. >> reporter: and rick, and sara, the restaurant is back open, we did reach out to management, but we have not heard back. early this morning, police released surveillance video of the man police believe is the shooter. it does not show the shooting happen, but it hose the moments before -- shows the moments before shots rang out. the gunfire erupted sunday evening around 5:30 at the broad and erie location. take a look, the police say the suspect is in his 50s or 60s, glasses, long black coat and if he -- if a door are -- fedora. the suspect was mad at the employee because he was cleaning a table. he returned and fired three shots and hit the 19-year-old who was then rushed to temple. >>> bam bam bam, the person he wanted to shoot, he didn't shoot he saw his brother. >>> he was trying to brother from getting involved and the incident escalating. >> reporter: less than 4 hours later, the church's chicken is open for business. it is business as usual. in the meantim

annie mccormick is live where the pursuit ended. >> reporter: that's right, officer was able to dodge a van that was coming at him. after he did that, he able to radio in a description of the van. police caught up with it in this south philadelphia neighborhood, but at this hour, the suspects are on the loose. this is the van that police are talking about. they say it came on the ray a the the -- radars, that fit the description of a robbery. police say the suspects drove off heading over the passyunk bridge. they stopped the van and one possibly two fled. the foot pursuit ended after police lost the two around this neighborhood. the police officer who was able to dodge the van we are told was not injured, though police are looking for the suspects, fuf -- if you have any information, please contact them. annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >>> new overnight a house fire damaged a home in west mount airy section. firefighters found the heavy smoke and flames filling the home. crews get the fire under control. there were no reports of injuries. >>> all toll lanes are open after a

annie mccormick is live outside upper darby police headquarters with the story. >> reporter: a brave 17-year-old girl and brave family. the victim was at the front door looking for her keys when she was grabbed from behind. her father opened the door and realized something was wrong and her uncle jumped in to help. ashley -- ashley lamy was robbed at knifepoint by sultan akbar-abdullah in front of her upper darby home. >>> my dad opened the door. >> reporter: lamy's uncle did not want to show his face on camera, but his injuries up close. he tackle sultan akbar-abdullah after chasing him to the nearby alley where he waited to police. the suspect confessed to police he committed three recent armed robberies authorities are considering him a suspect at least two others, lamby is grateful for her uncle's quick reaction. >>> he risked his life for me, i didn't think there was a time he would have to do that. >> reporter: and the suspect has a long rap sheet we are told he is in jail on $100,000 bail. reporting live in upper darby, channel 6 "action news." >>> the chester upland school di

annie mccormick is live at police headquarters with that story, annie? >> reporter: matt, at this hour, homicide detectives say they have nobody in custody and no suspects in the deadly shooting. family members say two people have come forward anonymously with some information, but they need more people to come forward to find out who shot and killed the young teenager. an emotional plea of family anticipate friends of nadjia, steely. >>> you took a life for something stupid. turn yourself in. >> reporter: steely had a promising future as a hair stylist and working on getting her license and going to school. >>> they killed my only baby girl. i don't know what to say. >> reporter: 11:30 saturday night, steely was caught in the crossfire when a shooting erupted nearby in the 300 block of north salford she was sitting on the front porch with friends down the block when the bullet hit her in the chest. she died at penn presbyterian hospital. her family said people with information need to step up. the family plans to hold a vigil monday night at the scene o

annie mccormick is live at police headquarters with the details. annie. >> reporter: that's what homicide detective's are trying to figure out whether or not he was hit by the vehicle or ran into it. he was stabbed multiple times and died from the injuries. this was video from the scene before 8:30 p.m. the victim was discovered in the 1500 block of folkrod street in frankford. they learned that the man in his early 20s was stabbed multiple times in the chest. investigators believe the stabbing took place in the 4700 block of oxford avenue. when the victim ran half a block where he was discovered he came in contact with an suv. police are stopping short of calling this a hit-and-run. >>> when he was running in the 1500 block of folkrod he ran into or was struck by a white suv vehicle that was traveling east on the are 1500 block of folkrod. after coming in contact with the stabbing victim, the white suv-type vehicle fled the scene. >> reporter: and police say thanks to witnesses there, they were able to get a tag number of the suv. they have since f

annie mccormick is live near the end of the pursuit where police are looking for the people involved, annie. >> reporter: and matt, luckily the officer is okay. the pursuit did end in the south philadelphia neighborhood, but at this hour, police say one possibly two suspects were riding in the vehicle are still on the loose. take a look at this video. this is video of the van, police say the van came on the radar of officers in southwest philadelphia who were on routine patrol that fit the description of a vehicle just in a burglar. when the officer approached the van, the veered toward them. the suspects drove off heading over the passyunk bridge. officers in south philadelphia stopped the van on carlisle. two suspects were seen fleeing from the van. the foot pursuit ended with nobody in him custody you have any information contact police. annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >>> a 17-year-old is under arrest for shooting a driver in the holmesburg section. it happened on meridian street last night. a bullet shattered a rear drivers side window and went through the head of the ma

annie mccormick is live with the details on this tragic story, good morning, annie. >> reporter: good morning, tam, it's thanks to the victim's friends who noticed she was missing at work. they came to the apartment complex worked their way inside it was then that they made the gruesome discovery and called police. this is video from when police came on the scene. crime scene unit detectives working to piece together what happened. a 36-year-old woman was discovered dead in the hour with the water the still running yesterday before 5:00 p.m. now, police say it appears she was beaten and strangled and left in the bathtub again with the water running. >>> preliminarily it looks like, obviously it's no forced entry so it's somebody who knew her, we'll leave it at that. when i say disarray, the items were thrown around and tossed around almost like there was some type of fight, some type of physical altercation. >> reporter: neighbors say things don't happen like this, the activity they noticed was police activity going in and out of apartments knocking on doors. there were no signs of fo

annie mccormick is live in nearby fern rock where detectives are working to catch the gunman, annie. >> reporter: and matt, that's right, that fast-food worker was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. we learned that he did have surgery overnight. police believe that it was a customer who was upset with the employee because he was cleaning up tables around him while the customer ate. >>> why me. >> reporter: witness keith parker described the cries for help of the shooting victim after a customer opened fire at church's chicken on sunday night. the shooter got 'annoyed at the employee cleaning tables near him while he ate. the shooter pumped several bullets into the chest of the second worker. >>> bam bam bam, the person he wanted to shoot, he didn't shoot, he tried his brother. >>> he tried to keep his brother from getting involved, and keeping the incident from escalating. >> reporter: and police do have surveillance video. we're hoping to see that later this morning. they did tell us though, it appears the customer, the suspected shooter did take a septa bus to the restaur

the suspect is being held on $100,000 bail. >>> annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >>> thanks, annie. chester police are investigating an act of fatal mischief that left four school buses damaged. the vandals broke windows ripped off doors and damaged tires. students in the chester upland school district return from spring break tomorrow. no word when the buses go back into service. >>> a similar case in berks county, someone smashed windows at 14 cars in the city of reading. police are checking into whether anything was stolen from the vehicles, they are asking anyone who lives on the block and knows anything to give them a call. >>> 70 people were killed and hundreds more injured in an parent suicide bombing at a pack pack -- pakistani park. the bomb went off at a children's ride. it was aimed at christians celebrating easter. >>> we are so upset because of our worship. >> reporter: authorities detained nine people. last week's airport and subway bombings in brussels, state department officials confirmed four americans were killed in the attacks. the airport where 11 people w

annie mccormick is live at the scene. >> reporter: matt, that's right, friends and co-workers of the victim noticed she had not been at work and not returning phone calls. they came to the apartment complex and when they went inside the apartment they made the gruesome discovery and called police. this is video from yesterday, the police were out here knocking on doors with the crime scene unit. the victim was discovered dead in the hour with the water still running before 5:00 p.m. friends concerned she missed work came looking foreand-- forr and the manager let them in the apartment. police were called. police had of this to say about what they discovered inside. >>> once inside, discovered the body of a 36-year-old black female laying naked in the tub with the shower running on top of her. the apartment is in disarray, there was some type of struggle. she is obviously dead. we are waiting currently for a search warrant so we can continue our search. right now preliminary -- preliminarily it looks like she was strangled and beaten. >> reporter: there was no sign of forced entry whi

annie mccormick is live outside west deptford police with more details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tamala, police say they have identified everyone in the video, but at this time no arrests have been made they are continuing to investigate. since it hit social media, the public is outraged by the video. take a look we warn you it's very graphic. >>> don't move. >> reporter: this disturbing video taken at a home in nashville park, new jersey was posted two nights ago. in the video a man claiming to be a mixed martial arts fighter unleashes a beating and string of insults on a teenager. it's been viewed 1.7 million times 34,000 shares and 16,000 comments. the phones at west deptford police have not stopped ringing. police have made contact with everyone in the video. the juvenile is okay, the two are not related ascertain both are staying a-- and both are staying apart during the course of the investigation. dann cuellar went to the home of the man in the video, nobody answered. the police chief said even to trained officers this video shocked

for now reporting live in the satellite center annie mccormick, channel6 "action news." >> our thoughtsith everyone there annie. thank you. >>> be sure to stay with 6abc and abc news for the very latest. "good morning america" will have complete coverage coming up at 7:00 a.m. >>> other news now, cash strapped atlantic city will shut down all nonessential services next month unless it receives a if this bailout from the state. mayor don guardian set a deadline of april 8th. all nonessential services will be cut off at that point for at least three weeks. police officers, firefighters and sanitation workers will work without pay. atlantic city doesn't expect to have enough money to open for business until may second when it gets quarterly tax revenue. state lawmakers are debating a financial takeover plan of a.c. >> it is now 6:05 and happening today, the focus of president barack obama's visit to cuba will described trade and human rights to include baseball. this morning the president will deliver a speech at a historic theater in havana. it will be attended by cuban president raÚl cas

"action news" reporter, annie mccormick is live at st. christopher's hospital where the child was checked out. annie? >> reporter: sarah, here at st. christopher's, the baby was treated and released. the bean e -- the baby was taken with the parents to talk to police. police are sorting this out at this hour, the vehicle has not been located. this is video of the infant and parents leaving saint chris christopher's a short time ago. they were transported to southwest detectives where they arrived in the past five minutes. it was there they will give their statements to police. this is video where you can see the surveillance video that police spent the morning reviewing. you can see there, the actual minivan that they were working to locate. police say this all started around 8:00 a.m. in the 4800 block of walnut in west philadelphia. the baby's father left the vehicle running with the baby inside in a car seat. officers and detectives focused their attention on the block for most of the morning. according to police a short time later, the

annie mccormick is live outside upper darby police headquarters with the details. >> reporter: police say that the suspect is in jail with 100,000-dollar bail they think he is responsible for more crimes after a family got him for police. this is the man police say is responsible for a string of armed robberies and prime suspect in at least two others. sultan akbar-abdullah did not count on his next victim and her family taking him down when he allegedly grabbed her and try to tried to rob her at gun point. her uncle jumped into action. he showed his injuries up close. he tackled sultan akbar-abdullah after chasing him to the nearby alley while waiting for police. we spoke to "action news" last night. >>> i felt like i got him off the street. >> reporter: lamy is grateful for her uncle's quick reaction. the suspect confessed he committed three armed robberies. authorities is considering him a suspect in two other crimes. >>> i didn't think he would risk his life for me, i didn't think there was a time he would have to do that. >> reporter: police think there are more victims out there

annie mccormick has quite a story. >>> staff sergeant eric cheeseman got a surprise sec welcome home after deployment at guantanamo bay. he is now enlisting these troops and heroes welcome. together they will pull off an even bigger surprise. >> is this the most covert mission you have been on in all of your years? >> pretty much. >> the father of three. jackson, reilly have not seen his kids in a year. cheeseman arrived home and saw his wife kelly, who is in on the mis. reilly's first grade class thinks it's an assembly on heroes, and then -- his girled southern them and he gives them flowers from st. patrick's day. >> hey kiddo! >> reunited the mission is a success. >> you didn't know he was coming. >> where was i at? i was in cuba still didn't you? >> the sergeant is shocked by how many people gathered for his arrival. >> he had no clue he thought he wooz coming to surprise reilly. >> come and get her out of class and that was it. >> the military man can't hold back his tears of joy and the room can't help but erupt in patriotic chants. >> your principal asked do you know a hero a

annie mccormick is live at the scene with more. >> reporter: the arson explosive task force is working with philadelphia police to try to figure out who is responsible for this. it could have been much worse they say if the molotov cocktail made it through the glass and could have caused a massive fire and spread quickly to neighboring row homes. detectives are focusing on the 2100 block of north beachwood after someone threw a bottle with gasoline at this south philadelphia home damaging a front window but not penetrating it to get inside. the neighbor described it -- >> i jumped up and heard something go boom and when i looked out the window her pavement was on fire. >> and she believes she saw the suspect. >> he was just watching it, he didn't say or do anything just walked done the street. >> this is a friend of a family member. >> she called me or whatever, and said someone fire bombed the house and nobody knows what happened. >> investigators discovered a milk jug and next to it a broken glass bottle with what appeared to be an accelerant and they found a two that were connected.

annie mccormick was in south jersey to show us the monday morning commute. >> reporter: this is the winter wonderland many in south jersey woke up this morning. many people we spoke to are ready to get spring back on track. they want to see flowers blooming again. instead of taking pictures in full bloom, tourists snapped shots of heavy wet snow. luckily the snowfall turned to light flurries and ended before the bulk of morning commuters hit the roads way. >>> i have the scraper in the back seat. >>> kind of cool it's not cold, and then there's snow, i kind of dig it, i don't know. >>> i like the snow? general, but it's time to move on. >> reporter: the south jersey transportation authority made sure crews kept circling the expressway in case a plow was needed. the accumulation wasn't enough, but enough to leave an inch on vehicles left outside overnight. most people are hoping this is the last sign we see of winter and summer is just around the corner. >>> i'm a tropical dude. [laughter] so i'm very happy i didn't have to shovel snow i'm done for the year. >>> looking forward to the board

annie mccormick filed this report. >> reporter: superintendent michael chitwood of upper darby police normally cautions people about taking matters into their own handles, but today he is commending two men for saving a family member during a robbery. sultan akbar-abdullah allegedly grabbed the victim and tried -- tried to rob her at knife point. he didn't count her dad and uncle trying to save her. >>> he had flip flops on and shorts and shirt he just jumped out. >> reporter: lamy's uncle will did not want to be on camera, but showed us the scratches to the face and stab wound to the shoulder. he held him in the alley until the police arrived. >>> i thank the uncle and father they put themselves in harm's wave they sure survived he is in jail and locked up, not because of the police, but because of them. >> reporter: the superintendent said the suspect confessed to three recent armed robberies, authorities consider him in a suspect in two other armed robberies, too. police believe the crimes would have escalated if he had not stopped. >>> the m-o is the same, woman late at night, kni

annie mccormick is live now with more. >> reporter: this is what fans are waiting for for years, to see villanova play in the sweet 16 and they gave their team quite the sendoff. fans cheered greeting the villanova wildcats as they boarded the bus for their first sweet 16 since 2009. coach jay wright prepared for louisville. they came off two huge wins, sunday's win against iowa got them here, if they win two games against louisville they head to the final four. the momentum is hoping to get fans hyped up like they did in 1985. >> my parents were here in 1985 when we won the whole thing, i have been a fan since i was in diapers. >> with temple and st. joe's out villanova is representing the philadelphia area. coach wright thanked his loyal followers. >> i want to thank everybody for supporting us all through the years and this season and we take great pride is representing philadelphia basketball. we'll play hard like the city is and like villanova basketball always does. >> if villanova wins both games in louisiana, they will go to the final four. reporting live s. annie mccormick, cha

annie mccormick is live in seacane with the details on the tragic story. >> reporter: good morning, tam, the friends and co-workers who work with the victim noticed she was not at work that day, they were concerned and came to the apartment complex a manager let them in, they made the gruesome discovery and called police. here's video from yesterday when police were on the scene including the crime scene unit. the victim, a 36-year-old woman was discovered dead left naked in the shower with the water running before 5:00 p.m. yesterday. now, police say it appears she was beaten and strangled. >>> preliminary -- preliminarily, it looks like there was no forced entry we'll leave it at that. when i say disarray, items were thrown around, tossed around, almost like it was some type of fight some physical altercation. >>> it's very peaceful, when i am home in the evening we sit out all hours of the night. you never experience anything like this. >> reporter: neighbors reported they had not seen anything out of the ordinary, just when police arrive, they saw them out here for several hours. th

reporting live from south philadelphia, annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >> new this morning, 17-year-old is under arrest for shooting a driver in the city's holmesburg section. it happened on the 4700 block of meridian street. a bullet shattered a rear drivers side window and went through the head of a man behind the wheel. it crashed into two parked cars. a witness saw the shooter run into the back of the house where police took the teen into custody. authorities are trying to pinpoint a motive. >>> this is new this morning, fire damaged a row home in philadelphia overnights. the action cam was on the ten hundred block of mount airy avenue in the west mount airy neighborhood. fire crews focused their attention to an attached garage. >>> all toll lanes are back open after a wreck on i-95. mangleed steel and shattered glass. jaws of life had to be used to get a woman out of the wreckage. >>> a 67-year-old man stabbed a student on the bus in springfield township. the older man rushed from the back of the bus and stabbed the 18-year-old twice in the neck without warning. the vic

. >>> annie mccormick is live in new jersey, but let's start with david and karen. >> reporter: let's get you to storm tracker 6 live double scan, things are improving on radar. scattered light snow at this point, philadelphia more of the same. brighter white across south jest and delaware, where the snow is accumulating a little bit, not so much up here. creek we'll wind up with a coating to an inch. the farther you go in south jersey and delaware, you can higher than that. one social media report has it going into delaware. you can see the tail end of this working through washington and baltimore arena -- and settling in philadelphia, as well. winter weather advisory expires at 9:00 a.m. across the region. it could take longer for the last band of snow to get off the coast. things improving in the i-95 corridor during the morning commute. temperatures are below the freezing mark, 33 in beach haven, 32 in dover. with the numbers below freezing if you're traveling or walking on an untreated surface, it could be slick in this very light snow. it is a sniewns -- nuisance situation. 32 b

for now reporting live in camden, annie mccormick, channel6 "action news. >> okay, annie, thank you for update. >>> and developing this morning, take a look at this dramatic video coming in overnight of a commuter train derailed into water in central california. crews had to fight the currents to get more than 200 passengers out to safety. nine people are injured, four of them seriously. authorities say the train hit a tree before going off its tracks. the train was head from silicon valley to stockton. heavy rain was coming down at the time of the derailment. at this moment the official cause of this derailment is still not known. the investigation is going on right now in california. >> a woman and her two children were injured when a tow truck hit them as they crossed a north philadelphia intersection. we've highlighted the women and children -- the woman and children just before they were struck at b and ontario streets. police say it appears the tow truck driver had a green light on b street as the 24-year-old woman tried to cross with her four-year-old and one-year-old. it is uncl

annie mccormick is joining us in south jersey. >> reporter: we are in runnemede, south jersey, all morning, areas like this, grassy areas and untreated surfaces by midmorning we see accumulations according to our 6 abc ruler, they add up to more than 2 inches in some areas. just in time for the morning rush commuters on the black horse pike they saw plenty of snow and forgot winter is still a nuisance. >> i thought it was march when i woke up and it's still winter and not spring. >> it's a nuisance. >> what type of weather are you looking forward to now? >> summer. so i can ride the bikes. >> get your harley out? >> yes. >> how can you tell? >> overnight the flurries began at one point they turned into rain and local crews started to salt roadways and for the most part little to no accumulation on the roadways. and patients rushed to clear their cars to get their kids off to school and people agreed spring never looked so good. >> one and done. >> what is it that you don't like about it? >> not this time of year, i liked the blizzard, but not this. >> an inch or two and we are done. >> eve

annie mccormick has the story. >> reporter: the school district is aware of the bed bug problem at dobbins. and they say the children are safe but the parents don't agree. >> they need to schools, this is coming from the school into our homes and then if we keep them out of school we are in trouble. >> reporter: this lady is reacting to the letter that went out earlier this week. bed bugs found at dobbins high school. and that afternoon exterminators steamed and vacuumed the school and set to be done again next week during spring break. children were angered because they were kept in the classroom. >> bed bugs do not like being in school. it's not a welcoming place for them because it's cold and they cannot do what they want to do, and that is reproduce. >> nasty and weird. making you not want to sit down. >> my mom said they are blood suckers and hitchhikers, i'm about to turn around and go home. i don't have time for this. >> the district says that dealing with bed bugs is a problem for schools operating in a city and take this opportunity to educate parents on how to prevent infestation

for now reporting live in west philadelphia, annie mccormick, channel6 "action news." la. >> annie thank you. >>> police in camden new jersey are investigating a shooting that caused the victim to run into a building. chopper6 was over the scene at 9:00 last flight at haddon and kaighn avenue. the vic testimony was shot while driving and then crashed into that building. the person was taken to cooper university hospital. their current condition is not known. >> inspectors are examining a home in philadelphia's fishtown section after the rear of the house collapsed. it happened on the 1100 block of earl street just before 6:00 last night. l and i will determine if the property can be salvaged and if the neighboring structures are in danger. >> ♪ >> what a picture. >>> it is 4:38 and coming up more news you didn't see last night. a police chief in north jersey has agreed to temporarily stepdown from his post. he's accused of encouraging officers to commit racial profiling. >> and a man who climbed an 800-foot -- or 80 rather foot tree in downtown seattle yesterday is stil

for now reporting live in north philadelphia, annie mccormick, channel6 "action news." >> annie, thank you for that. >>> and the action cam was at a serious crash in woolwich township gloucester county a car driver lost control and slammed into a stone wall. it happened along route 322 at berkeley drive. county officials say only one vehicle was involved. but they have not revealed how many people were in the car or if any of them were hurt. >> the man who took off with a minivan in west philadelphia way baby in the back seat remains at large. the four month old child is now safe with his mother and father. but the family's minivan is still missing. police say surveillance video from a corner store at 49th and walnut street shows the suspect. the baby's father had left his vehicle running while he stopped by the store. the vehicle is a 2013 white town and country minivan with pennsylvania tags we'll take that off for you there, jmx6030. >> police have released a picture of the halloween mask used in a chester county home invasion. take a look the suspect broke into a ho

. >>> annie mccormick is live in west hampton police department where he began his career. we are hearing from some of his colleagues this afternoon. >> reporter:er some of his former colleagues were met with grief counselors, he spent two years before joining the new jersey state police, something his friends say was a lifelong dream. >> he legitimately was a great guy and i'm going to tell you there is not a single person that would say a negative thing about him. >> friends and former colleagues fought emotions when talking about trooper sean cullen killed in the line of duty after being hit by a car. he worked at several police departments in south jersey, including mount holly and worked his way from part-time to full-time patrolman. two years in he got the call to join new jersey state police. >> he was everything. he became full-time here in west hampton and it meant everything to him but when he got the call to work with his brother as a state trooper that was his goal. >> law enforcement officers from several departments rushed to be by his side. he passed away aft

for now reporting live inside the satellite center annie mccormick channel6 "action news." >> annie weill check back in with you soon. thank you. >>> a plane going from philadelphia to ireland will to make an emergency landing. the american airlines flight diverted to logan international airport in boston on its way to dublin last night. massachusetts state police say a woman on board may have had a medical issue and her husband had to restrain her. she was taken off the flight. >>> and new this morning, crews have given the all clear to a science center on the campus of west chester university. the action cam was on the 700 block of south church street at around 1:30 a.m. due to a hazmat investigation. it is unclear what sparked the call. we do know that no one was hurt none evacuations were necessary. crews are ventilating the building as a precaution. >>> veterinarians of the delaware county spca are treating a disturbing case of animal abuse. this six month old puppy named clover was rescued last week from an upper darby home. officials say she had been tied to a banister and left

annie mccormick is live on that scene in the oft oak lane section. morning, annie. >> reporter: good morning, tam. and right now this rain is cold front hindering their efforts with the k-9 unit. we're told that because of the rain it is hard for them to work. at this moment we're told there are a number of people that are now down at northwest detectives. it was a 911 call that actually brought officers to an apartment behind me, a domestic call of a man with a gun. they are working with that and because of that they know the person that they are looking for. well, take a look at this video. this is video, this all happened around 12:30 overnight. we are told that initially when that call came out and officers did come out here they saw a man who fit the description from the 911 call on the front steps. when officers approached him and asked him to put up his hands he would not. they then tried to check his waist band and there was a tussle that then happened. now, that tussle got rough. that suspect allegedly punched an officer several times in the

for now reporting lively in olde city, annie mccormick, channel6 "action news." la. >> all right, annie, thank you for that. >>> it is 5:05 and police in mercer county, new jersey, are looking for two men who robbed, beat and tied up a 92-year-old woman. this happened on manor drive in ewing sometime between monday night and yesterday morning. investigators say the suspects broke into the woman's home while she was asleep and demand money. they tied her up with appliance cords and dragged her down to the basement. a friend noticed that her door was opened and called police. they discovered the woman badly beaten but conscious. she's now in the hospital in guarded condition. neighbors say they cannot imagine why anyone would want to hurt an elderly woman. >> she's quiet. she keeps to herself. she used to belong to the garden club. >> one thing if you're going to rob somebody but there's no reason to beat her. >> police have not released a description of the attackers and what, if anything, they made off with. >> new here on "action news," the lehigh county man accu

"action news" reporter annie mccormick is live outside of southwest detectives. s got the latest on this story. good morning, annie. >> reporter: good morning, tam. investigators here at southwest detectives are working to figure out the source of those drugs. they're also a working with doctors at clop to try to figure out exactly how much that child ingested. around 9:00 a.m. yesterday the little girl was in day wear when employees at works early learning center at 52nd and haverford avenue noticed the young girl chewing on an empty plastic packet before breakfast was served. police say the packet had white residue and looked like packets used to holds illegal drugs. the child was rushed to chop by the day care employees and after a battery of tests doctors confirm crack cocaine was found in her system. police are investigating how the child got her hands on the drug. >> doing an investigation on the day-care center and the police department will do an investigation on the home where the can kid lives and the department of human services will also be contacted h

. >> annie mccormick is live outside of villanova university. that is where kasich is making an appearance later today. good morning, annie. >> reporter: good morning, tam and 47 all right of that win in ohio kasich announced last night i'm going to philadelphia meaning today in his stop here in philadelphia he will be coming to villanova university. he's expected here at noon today for a town hall. he was invited here by villanova's student government association. john kasich is able to keep going in the race for the white house with a win in his home state of ohio. >> we are going to go all the way to cleveland. >> reporter: frontrunner donald trump took florida, illinois, north carolina and is leading in a very tight race in missouri. he said his campaign is changing the party. >> and the people that are voting are democrats are coming in, independents are can coming in and very importantly people that never voted before. it's an incredible thing. >> reporter: marco rubio lost his home state of florida and announced he was dropping out of the

"action news" reporter annie mccormick is live where it happened in the east oak lane neighborhood tol us in on the investigation. annie. >> reporter: matt, police responded to the apartment behind me after getting a 911 call about a domestic dispute that had involved a man with a gun. now, at this hour they do not have that man in custody but think who they're looking for. the man who fit the description from the 911 call was on the front porch and refused to put his hands in the air according to police and also according to police became combative, punched the officer and even fell over the railing during the tussle. >> after falling to the ground, the male continued to kick the officer. the male got up and fled on foot. he ran west on godfrey, then north through the parking lot. police went into foot pursuit. however, they lost sight of the male behind the apartments at 100 east godfrey. >> reporter: and back out here live police say that they did have k-9 units looking for the man for a short advertisement thtime.the rain dr search. they know the identity of the man they hope to h

let's go right on over to "action news" reporter annie mccormick. she's live in east oak lane with the latest. what a night for this officer, annie. >> reporter: and, tam, this all started around 12:30 with a frantic call to 911. a report of a domestic dispute happening in an apartment complex behind me here in east oak lane. that caller told police that the man had a gun. well, take a look at this video. this is one when police were there responding -- when they arrived they saw man who fit the description from the call on the front porch. there man they say refused to put his hands in the air. authorities tell us they needed to make sure he did not have a weapon and that's when things got heated. take a listen. >> so, when police went to frisk him for their own protection that's when the male physically became combative with the officer. this male then punched the officer several times in his face, then grabbed the officer where the male and the officer fell over the railing by the steps. >> reporter: now, back out here live police now believe that