he killed 38-year-old corporal bryan dickson and critically wound the trooper alex douglass who survived but has a range of health issues. the prosecution wants the death penalty and wrapped up emotional testimony from that dixon's family today. >> i want them to know about bryan dickson both as a father father son a husband and his honor including bringing honor to the uniform of the pennsylvania state police. >> reporter: yesterday dixon's widow testified their two young sons are suffering. dixon's mother says she has health issues stemming from his death but also says this. pike county district attorney raymond tompkins spoke on her behalf. >> she for gives him doesn't hate him but she wants accountability. >> reporter: frein's parents were not in court today. the defense expects some of this family members to speak on his behalf during the penalty phase and asks for frein, taking the stand himself. >> but it's his call based on our advice. >> reporter: the district attorney here argued with that expert witness and in so many words said that a life sentence in prison is not harsh enou

the 30-year-old frein has pleaded not guilty in the shooting death of corporal bryan dickson. 14 wasaptured after a 48 day man 912014. >> after repeated calls from democrats house intelligence committee chairman nunes has been stepped aside. he said in a statement today despite the baselessness of the charges it's in the best interests of congress to step down. meantime a cbs correspondent weijia jiang is preparing for an important meeting tonight. >> reporter: protesters got in place early this morning near president donald trump's florida resort where he's holding a summit with chinese president. the sheriff says security is tighter than ever. >> we are not going to tolerate any civil disobedience throwing of objects or any other type of disorderly conduct. >> reporter: north korea's nuclear program is expected to dominate the agenda during the two-day visit here at mar-a-lago. the white house wants china to use its economic leverage to pressure its southern neighbor. just two days ago, the communist country test fired another missile. president trump and pre qi will also discuss t

he's accused of shooting and killing state police trooper bryan dickson and wounding another trooper.> so far today has been a mix of sun and clouds. meteorologist katie fehlinger is live on the sky deck with what we can expect. >> the rest of the afternoon looks very pleasant. i still feel like i need an extra layer but now there's more blue sky and with that that sun pounding down on us right now it feels really comfortable but with that said you mentioned it, a mix of sun and clouds is what we can expect for the rest of the day. we start things off by taking a quick glance at storm scan3. you'll see a deck of clouds that rolled through through the next hour and a half or so much it continues to make its departure out to sea. we'll still have some showers -- i'm sorry, clouds rather no showers in this forecast for the rest of the day but it is a pleasant spring day and certainly a lot closer to where we shouldn't you should be. mid to upper 70's, 80's that the not where we would top off in april. 57 is the current temperature, about a another nine trees to get tacked i don't ton tha

opened fire at the pennsylvania state police blooming grove barracks in 2014 killing corporal bryan dicksonnd injuring trooper alex douglass. he spent 48 days on the run. >>> a bucks county man arrested accused of robbing 11 banks over the span of four years. today the fbi arrested 57-year-old richard boyle of doylestown. authorities say boyle robbed 11 banks and in montgomery and bucks counties between 2012 and 2016. they say he got away with nearly $500,000. boyle robbed the banks using a mask and a straw hat as a disguise. >> authorities in montgomery county say a woman was taken to the hospital after she was struck by her own vehicle. chopper3 over the intersection of brook road and colwell lane in plymouth township around 9:00 a.m. this morning. police say a woman in her 40's was outside of her car when it rolled over her. she was flown to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. >>> well, we are warming up to the 70's today but april showers and even a thunderstorm are in our near future. meteorologist kate fehlinger is live on the cbs3 sky deck to tell us when the next round

the 2014 attack took the life of corporal bryan dickson injured trooper alex douglass and led to a 48 manhunt. if convicted 33-year-old frein could face the death penalty. "action news" reporter john recall lines will be in pike county today for the start of the trial. >>> former philadelphia district attorney lynne abraham wants her successor, seth williams, removed from office. "action news" has learned that abraham and another attorney filed a lawsuit yesterday. they argued that state law bars williams from remaining in office with a suspended law license. williams faces federal bribery charges for allegedly taking $100,000 worth of gifts in exchange for fairmount last week williams said he would stay in his post in an administrative role. williams has 20 days to respond to the lawsuit. >> russia's intelligence agency says a russian born citizen is responsible for yesterday's deadly explosion. 14 people died in the bombing in saint petersburg. the bomb went off between stops. the engineer continued moving the train to the technological station filling the platform with smoke. 51 pe

he says he tried to help corporal bryan dickson who was mortally wounded when douglass was shot himselflass choked up in court describing his painful road to recovery that has included 18 surgeries. frein has pleaded not guilty. >> from our delaware news room, wilmington police are asking for your help tom track down a bank robber. this is the man investigators say held up the pnc bank branch on concorde pike just after 4:30 yesterday afternoon. the suspect used a demand note that implied he was armed but no weapon was displayed. after getting an unknown amount of cash he took off. if you recognize this man call delaware state police. >>> a delaware man facing drug charges after he was caught with thousands of bags of heroin. 36-year-old devaughn powell wall pulled over in dover yesterday morning for driving with a suspended license. once stopped police found 5200 bags of heroin marijuana and more than $100,000 cash. powell was arrested and will be charged with five counts of drug possession. >> the lansdale parking garage opened yesterday. it took crews $42 million on nearly two years

visibilityd of capitol murder last week in the ambush that killed pennsylvania state police corporal bryan dickson alex douglass. >> two bucks county police officers paid a visit to the newborn baby who they helped bring into the world. jennifer diaz started experiencing intense contractions late thursday night. she and her husband jumped into the car and headed to doylestown hospital but they knew they weren't going to make it. so they called 911 and pulled into a parking lot off route 313. the officers arrived and helped therefore baby jace safely. and were able to visit the newborn along with the rest of the diaz family. >> very nice. 5:57. next and new this morning, firefighters pull a man out of a burning home in delaware. we have an update on the victim's condition. >> shoshana grabs her mat for a move that will tone two problem areas at the same time. today's fitness tip is next. >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley it's leading news program. with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morning everyone, it's 6 o'clock on this tuesday apr

eric frein is charged in the 2014 ambush attack that killed pennsylvania state corporal bryan dickson wounded trooper alex douglass. a state police dispatcher was the first to take the stand. nicole palmer described the ambush and how she tried to help dickerson after he had been shot. surveillance video of the attack was also shown to the jury. frein's attorney says the defendant won't take the stand. >> ♪ >> happening right now, the city is getting ready to host on the nfl draft and parking restrictions are already in place. here's a live who, from the 2400 block of pennsylvania avenue in the city's spring garden section. parking is now banned along the south side from now until the beginning of may. the first road closures begin on monday. now, these are closures on monday with part of spring garden street and some lanes on the parkway. the three day nfl draft festival runs from april 27th through the 29th taking place on the parkway eakins oval and the art museum steps. >>> five of pennsylvania state owned universities have announced possible layoffs and cuts to programs. californ

corporal bryan dickson was killed in the 2014 ambush and trooper alex douglass was injured. >>> now take this surveillance video of an armed robbery in west oak lane. it happened last night at the new shop express in the 6900 block of old york road. the suspect grabbed an employee held a gun to his head forced him to the ground and then demanded money. a second worker behind the counter handed over cash from the register. the gunman then stole a wallet from the victim who was still lying on the floor. if you know anything about this crime you are asked to call police. >> well, victims of child sexual abuse in philadelphia will that continue to have a safe place to go. this morning leaders from the police department human services and the district attorney's office visited philadelphia children's alliance in hunting park. they announced the continuation of their panership. >> i can't say enough about this collaboration. such a wonderful group of caring professionals that work tirelessly to help kids that have been traumatized in ways that most people can't begin to imagine. >> a philadelp

eric frein is charged in the 2014 ambush attack that killed pennsylvania state corporal bryan dickson wounded trooper alex douglass. a state police dispatcher was the first to take the stand. nicole palmer described the ambush and how she tried to help dickson after he had been shot. surveillance video of the attack was also shown to the jury. frein's attorney says the defendant won't take the stand. >> ♪ >> happening right now, the city is getting ready to host the nfl draft and parking restrictions are already in place. here's a live who, from the 2400 block of pennsylvania avenue in the city's spring garden section and yes, some people are parked where they should no the. parking is banned ago the south korea side from now until the beginning of may. if that's your car, move it. the first road closures begin on monday with part of have spring garden straight. it takes place on the parkway eakins oval and the art museum steps. >> turning to business now, lehigh valley business that lost a big league contract will not have to cut jobs after all. maribel aber is live at the nasdaq in

the alleged attack by frein took the life of corporal bryan dickson and injured trooper alex douglass. frein eluded police for 48 days until he was captured by u.s. marshals. >> law enforcement in russia searching to are two suspects in the subway bombing that killed 10 people and wounded 40 others. officials say they believe a man planted a device that exploded in a subway car in saint petersburg. the incident forced the shutdown of the entire metro system in russia's second biggest city. there was no immediate claim of responsibility. >> ♪ >> islamic state terrorism was at the forefront of a meeting today between president donald trump and his egyptian counterpart. egypt's president he will -- el assisi visited the white house. egypt is seeking more military aid. president trump is considering that as he weighs cut backs to foreign aid. as a neighbor to the hamas controlled gaza strip, libya and sudan, maintaining stability in egypt is a high priority. >> meantime turning to the forecast we're seeing both clouds and a little sun today. feeling seasonable out there. >> but we've got

he says he tried to help corporal bryan dickson who was mortally wounded when douglass was shot himselflass choked up in court describing his painful road to recovery that has included 18 surgeries. frein has pleaded not guilty. >>> septa riders in montgomery county have a new place to park. the lansdale parking garage opened yesterday adding 305 spaces. it took crews $42 million and nearly two years to my complete the project -- to complete the project. the supplemental parking lot at the ninth street station a as a result will close on friday. >> 6:07. hundreds of layoff notices are going out to engineers at boeing this week p marple aber is live at the nasdaq in times square with power market watch report. good morning, maribel. >> reporter: hey, good morning, nydia. indeed boeing is laying off hundreds of engineers due to slow aircraft sales. the job cuts will hit engineers at facilities in washington state and other locations. the layoffs will take effect at the end of june and poe wing is dealing with a drop in demand for new planes and says it may have to make additional cuts. al

he killed bryan dickson and critically wounded trooper alex douglass who survived but has health issuesmpact testimony from corporal dixon's family including his mother who says she suffers from health problems and smoke lovingly of of the husband and father. >> as she mentioned, she for gives him, doesn't hate him but she also wants accountability. >> reporter: thursday dixon's widow described the hardship this has been on their two sons and today the prosecution showed family videos of the slain father hoping to get their message across to the jury. >> the law is is that if they find an aggravating circumstance an mitigating circumstance, they can then use that testimony in evidence in their weighing process of the appropriate penalty in this case. >> reporter: and the penalty phase is expected to go into next week. now, the defense said they do believe that some members of eric frein's family will testify on his behalf but they say that eric frein has not decided yet if he will take the stand. for now reporting live in milford, pike county, annie mccormick channel6 "action news." bac

told the jury he removed his side arm moving closer he recognized the person down was corporal bryan dickson knelt down to assist when he said it felt as if he had been slammed in the back with a baseball bat. he told the jury he got to the door pulled himself inside and realized "some coward or cowards were shooting from across the street." douglass talked about how other troopers pulled him to safety and how he felt himself slipping into shock, he couldn't feel his legs, he was sweating and was hot. corporal dixon died that evening. douglass survived. the prosecution says the coward who shot him that day was eric frein. frein showed no emotion as douglass testified. douglass on the stand again today for about 45 minutes here at the pike county courthouse in milford. there was no cross-examination by the defense. the jury has now for days been hearing from expert witnesses from the prosecution who are putting in key stuff that ties frein allegedly to this crime. it's pretty dry and technical but with today's almost with the end of the prosecution case coming up in the next day or so douglas

corporal bryan dickson was killed in the 2014 ambush and trooper alex douglass was injured. >> here at board now and tonight there is a.m. brand new competition series premiere on abc where the judges have big opinions but at a smaller table its called the toy box. hopeful toy makers have to get past a very tough panel of critics. four kids who have the task of deciding which toy would be the biggest hit with their peers and they are taking that job very seriously. >> i'm from essex england. >> i'm the serious judge. >> i don't mess around. >> this is toby. >> what makes me a good judge is really that i try to give constructive criticism. when i crush someone's dreams. >> i'm seven years old and the reason why i'm a good judge system because i know toys from the back of my hand. where i got the scar. accident. >> they're funny too. and five passionate amateur inventors have to wow those judges to get that chance to have their toy sold exclusively at toys r as you after the series finale. host eric stone street from modern family told me it is a tough competition but he thinks the kids

corporal bryan dickson the second a marine veteran and married father of two was killed. victim trooper alex douglass critically injured. according to prosecutors the shooter randomly attacked the officers in hopes of inciting a rebellion. >>> confederate statues and monuments getting backlash saying it disrespects african-americans. others say it honors the lives lost. lawmakers in texas moving forward with a bill that would change how the state deals with statues and monuments. under the bill before anyone can relocate or remove any historical monument memorial, they have to get approval first from the legislature, the texas historical commission or on the state preservation board. >>> there's new information out this morning after the fallout for united airlines after a viral video showing a passenger being dragged off an overbook flight. the airline says it's making big changes. >> a total of 10 changes including no longer using law enforcement unless there's a safety or security issue. boarded passengers will not be asked to give up their seats unvoluntarily. united

dickson, dixon's family was left shattered. the jury heard emotional testimony. >> i want them to know about bryan dixon both as a father, a son, a husband. >> reporter: dixon's mother darla recalled getting the knock on the door. a priest and two troopers. she spoke of forgiveness telling the jury i do not hate eric frein but that does not mean we don't hold him accountable. the prosecution hoping to put frein on death row. >> she mentioned, she forgives him doesn't hate him but wants accountability r accountability. >> reporter: later today frein defense trying to sway the jury to save a human life and argue frein has ban good prisoner and point to his child had the unable to live up to his father's expectations, and his attorney says it's possible that frein could take the stand himself next week with possible execution looming. >> he could, if he wanted to, but it's his decision to make. >> reporter: during the criminal portion of his trial, frein decided not to testify. if he does, the first we've heard from him, though his attorneys say he hasn't made up his mind at the courthouse, nbc 10 news. >> in court every daying in