lets go live to "action news" reporter chad pradelli in norristown. chad you are at the penndot yard. and now they have to change because of the pending conditions. >> they will attack these two storms differently, it's nasty with the freezing rain and they'll attack this storm with salt, you can see this truck being loaded this is one of the last ones to go out this evening and they'll have more tonight, penndot has 300 trucks on the roadways, that includes the entire state fleet and some contractors, they are hitting the road with salt and coming later, they use more brining before the storm and then also apply the salt in that one. but i talked to drivers it's a long two days and a long winter penndot had 20 weather related events sin the beginning of the year. >> have you to be vigilant and keep an eye on the roads and keep putting the salt down especially when they call for the freezing rain and sleet. >> penndot drivers they have advise for drivers out there. give them distance and if you can stay off the roads and it's dangerous for the drivers

i'm live in north philadelphia, chad pradelli, channel6 "action news." jim. >> thank you, chad. >>> in fact, hundreds of thousands of people have been following the developments in this case on the "action news" facebook feed. it has the latest updates and video clips about the shooting and about officer wilson. just go tow facebook.com/6abc "action news." if you like the page you can get updates on your feed. >>> many people in the area spent the morning digging out from the heaviest round of snow we've seen this winter. in phoenixville drivers whose cars were buried had their work cut out for them. first came the shovels and then the scrapers. plow drivers spent their day clearing out clogged roadways. fortunately this time the sun was on their side. >>> shovels got a workout today in mount holly burlington county. folks we spoke with didn't mind the snow actually. the temperatures well below freezing that really bothered them and for that, they are ready for warmer weather ahead. >>> and it was a similar scene in delaware today. people were out early c

chad pradelli channel 6 "action news." >> we are right with you my friend. thank you chad. you saw the mess in delaware lets get a check of the roads around the region, matt pellman is live in the traffic center keeping his eyes on the slow going out there. >> not me personally. >> you were on point. >> yes absolutely right on the roads they are an absolute mess, and you do not want to head out if you don't have to. it's a mess out there we don't really see a lot of blacktop on these roadways this is 422 westbound side approaching 29 a couple of vehicles involved in an doesn't and it looked like one was missing a wheel and police and penndot are on the scene taking out the left lane and traffic is moving slowly. if you are trying to get to 422, you'll pass this poor guy this dump truck down in the ditch the ramps especially are treacherous this guy ran off the ramp before the roads that bad at 10:00 this morning and they have not pulled him out yet. this is the scene along the pennsylvania turn ping, all lanes are shut down in the westbound direction from valley forge to do

his attorney is arguing against jail time and "action news" reporter chad pradelli is in the courtroom for the sentencing and will have a live report at 12:30. >>> the leaders of germany, france and spain are in the alps paying tribute to the people that were on the plane when it went down yesterday. most passengers were german and spanish and we learned two americans were also on board. it's not clear why the plane went down one black box has been found but it is damaged but officials say it can still be useful. >>> a buck county teacher is out on bond today. michael switer was charged with having a romantic relationship with a student at william tenent high school. annie mccormick joins us now live with reaction. >> reporter: sara, authorities found out about the alleged inappropriate relationship between the student and teacher, the teacher who is also a husband and father faces serious charges, students are upset about the arrest of 33-year-old michael switer a long time social studies teacher he was charged with unlawful contact of a minor and institutional sexual assault a charge

chad pradelli is live now what is the reaction on campus to the story and to that video? >> reporter: jim, they are shocked and the question emerging is whether she was trying to make a point or is she a deeply troubled person. she agreed to do an on camera interview but backed outsiding family pressures. in this video, captured by another passenger, the associated penn state professor appeared drunk or on medication. at one point she lit a cigarette and dismissed warnings she would be arrested upon landing and on landing the talk was about the professor. >> that is ridiculous. >> she was a nice teacher when i had her, she had her different opinions but i really liked her i'm shocked actually. >> she claim that fbi and tsa agents tortured her when she was arrested. i do not understand why i was treatd this way, i love freedom and democracy but this seems more like fascism to me. this is her with our sister station in florida. >> the united states military industrial complex is a smoking gun for the rest of the world. >> it was a political statement you were making? >> of

chad pradelli joins us with more on the investigation. >> reporter: commissioner charles ramsey says this investigation is at a critical stage, there are several persons of interest that are interviewed and questioned and police are still looking for the shooter, all three suspects are identified but so far the district attorney has not approved charges. last night police searched the home of one of the suspects on west girard. and multiple guns were found but it's unclear if one was used to kill james staal andman. >> he was walking his dog a week ago like he did daily approached by three juveniles attempting a robbery, they have surveillance pictures of them and they were all wearing backpacks leading them to believe they were high school student, detectives were working on other surveillance video. >> he was walking his dog and he lives in the neighborhood. there is no excuse at all for this crime to have occurred. period. >> and as one detective put it to me we are close to wrapping up this case. chad pradelli channel 6 "action news." >> chad thank you. >>> traffic is moving agai

chad pradelli channel 6 "action news." >> chad, thank you. >>> a man will spend life behind bars after being convicted of killing another man over a pair of expensive head phones today was the second time that garcia faced his fate in court his previous sentencing hearing was delayed when he and a deputy sheriff got into an altercation. >>> turning now to accuweather. a big difference a day can make out side. outdoors, sky 6 hd showing you the philadelphia international airport this morning incoming flights were delayed more than an hour and now two hours because of the fog the faa is reporting the delays because of a warm-up bringing rain along with it. meteorologist, david murphy is outdoors with more. >> low ceiling across the northeast still and philadelphia is not the only airport delaying air traffic coming in if you have plans to fly or meet someone at the airport a good idea to check it out. you need an umbrella right now in philadelphia no heavy coat necessary but stormtracker 6 live double scan showing the showers that are popping through off and on during the morning hours,

chad pradelli will have a live report coming up on "action news" at 12:30. >>> the manhunt continues for the shooter that shot and wounded two police officers in ferguson, missouri. abc news correspondent, marcy gonzales reports now from ferguson. >> just one demonstrator out here carrying a sign that reads cops lives matter. and police are following up on leads. >> on this rainy day, police are still out searching for a gunman that they say took aim and shot two officers wednesday night. last night protests outside of police headquarters a calm contrast to the night before. when one officer was shot through the shoulder and the other in the face. president obama is sharing his reaction last night on jimmy kimmel live. >> whoever fired the shots shouldn't detract from the issue, they are criminals and they need to be arrested. police tried to track the gunman down a few blocks from the shooting scene questioning three people but making no arrests. ♪♪ ♪♪ while last night a small group gathered by candle light to pray for peace and for those two officers. >> we must pull together and h

and there is live action here now, chad pradelli is at the scene. >> reporter: jim it's believed that the family was poisoned, sean and ryan remain at chop, we are told that they remain in critical condition and their parents are in stable condition at another hospital but it appears that the family of four began to get frighteningly ill during a family vacation. >> steve ezmond and teresa and their two sons were in the u.s. virgin islanding when they became hill and they believe by a powerful pesticide. an outside company treat aid room below theirs but that is banned from use in dwellings. dr. pan tarry is a doctor at penn and that is used to treat for rodents and bugs. >> it's used for toxicity both acute and chronic, shortness of breath, the linings in your lungs actually leak. >> they are well connected in delaware politics steve is the head of a prestigious school in delaware and the boy as tend the high school. >> we are on the football team together and they are one of those families that everybody likes to be around and it's just horrible. >> it's scary to think that this cou

let's go live to villanova and "action news" reporter chad pradelli. had. >> reporter: jim, times are good here at november v the weather is warming, the school year is coming to an end and yes, villanova is back in the ncaa tournament. now, talking with students, talking with alumni they really like this team and many people are predicting the kentucky wildcats to win it all but don't tell those here. >> we're excited definitely had a lot of people talking about it around campus. i think everyone is happy. >> we're so excited. we have a great basketball team. we've been really supportive the entire time and we're just really happy that they've gotten everything they deserve 'cause they definitely deserve this. >> reporter: nova nation is feeling pretty good these days, a spectacular season that ended in a big east title and a number one seed in the tournament has fans students and alumni pumped. >> i think we can go really far. definitely have a lot of potential going into it. last few years were kind of a disappointment and i guess we're seeing that w

. >>> lets switch live to chad pradelli, at police headquarters where they are investigating, good evening chad we are learning new information about the suspect and we are not releasing his name because he has not yet been formerly charged this was a good guy that is apparently dealing with mental health issues, the suspect was shot after being terminated from a fire company they tell "action news" that the suspect is a great guy, and never saw the hostage situation coming family came to the scene after seeing reports on the tv. >> raised up and said that is the place my son works at. >> he served in the army and his superiors tell me he worked there for about a year but was recently terminated, why they wouldn't say. >> he was upset and crying while questioning the suspect, police say he made statements that alarmed them, and was taken to the psychiatric facility for evaluation and another hostage tells me it was a frightening ordeal and a sentiment echoed by a mother. >> it was frightening, because they said the s.w.a.t. team came in and they had suspects and stuff. we didn't know if an

i'm live at police headquarters chad pradelli, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> world news tonight with david muir will have continuing coverage of the ferguson police shooting and that is next at 6:30 right after "action news." >> burlington township police are trying to determine the identity of a body found this afternoon, chopper 6 hd was over the area of river road along the delaware river that is where police were called to the scene at 12:00 noon, police say the body is that of a man. the age and how the person died are two unknowns. >>> 19 would be buyers are expressing interest in buying the former revel casino but the only legitimate offer, with money in an escrow account is florida developer glen straub the bankruptcy judge is to decide on the sale tomorrow, but a contact loophole allows revel to accept it if one comes along before march 31st. >>> fema has approved a review of every flood claim for victims of hurricane sandy. that is 144,000 claims and 100,000 people that thought they were shorted. >> i am confident that mine was altered. doug quinn is happy that

. >>> "action news" reporter chad pradelli is live outside the funeral home tonight. chad. >> reporter: jim officers across the city, the region and the country continue to make their way here to southwest philadelphia in the francis funeral home. you can officers are gathered behind me. this began around 2 o'clock with a private viewing then the public viewing which began at 4 o'clock. there is officer wilson's cruiser. it has been an emotional scene out here and sadly, one we've seen too often here in the city. it's the march no officer wants to hear, one of their own is dead. twenty-second district officers and police brass solemnly walked down whitby to 52nd. they arrived at the francis funeral home. officer robert wilson, iii's family including his 10-year-old son was waiting. they then made their way past the eight year veteran's cruiser and inside and paid their respects. >> i spent a lot of time with the family and he's leaving two young boys behind, one 10-year-old that has not had enough time with his dad but a one-year-old that will never really have any mem

it happened at 6:00 this morning in the city's bridesburg section, that is where we find chad pradelli with the latest. >>> here in the past few minutes, she have removed the body from the hom, many are wearing hazmat suits because of filthy conditions, a son critically stabbed his mother and his grandmother grandmother critically injuring her. >> it was concerning to all of us on the street that she never allowed him out of the house. >> he screamed every night from the back room, he had a lot of issues, the mother was suppose to home school him and never did. >> last night i had company over and we heard him saying please leave me alone and don't do this and let go. and this morning this is what happened. >> police say that zachary wiley stabbed his mother and grandmother inside of the home this morning he told the investigators that the family was the victim of home invasion but they are not buying the story, he has stab wounds on his hand but they believe it was happening during the crime. >> his home life was troubled. >> the home had no running water and piles of feces were all o

chad pradelli, channel 6 "action news." >> all right chad thank you. >>> people that count on public transportation to get to and from work huddled under an awning here in trenton this morning, buses managed to get through the accumulating slush with ease, plow trucks are out in force tonight, and workers are doing what they can to keep sidewalks clear for pedestrians tonight and tomorrow. nora muchanic spent part of her day in trenton and she is live tonight across the river in buck county with more on how folks are fairing there this evening. >> reporter: hi there rick, we are on east bridge street and normally there would be a ton of traffic here and it's not happening tonight and that is good news. we are checking things out in buck county and one stop is in yardley where some folks have had enough of winter. >> i'm kind of ready for it to be over and ready for spring and get outside and do some fishing soon. >> mark is one of the few venturing out in downtown yardley where the snow was falling heavily, but not enough to keep tom irving from going into the office. >> i'm from mic

we are live in newcastle, chad pradelli, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you chad. >>> in hatboro, montgomery county, you can barely see the road because of the falling snow. you can see a little pavement coming through but snow made for a slippery morning, you can tell how much has fall and by how much is stacked up on the cars. in south philadelphia towing crews were out clearing snow emergency routes this morning the action cam found at least two cars getting towed away and looking at the street can you see it's fairly clear with just a minimal amount of slush on the city roads at that point. >> let's look at the garden state now nora muchanic is live in trenton with the latest on conditions there. hi again nora. >> reporter: hi rick and sara, we are at the trenton transit center the snow is falling and has been falling all morning, i want to zoom in here and give you an idea how much snow we are getting as the folks come off the light rail, the machines there we have at least 3 or 4 inches piling up there now, we see more people coming on the light rail but it was been deserted

. >> "action news" reporter chad pradelli is live outside the 22nd police district with more on officer wilson. chad. >> reporter: monica, officer wilson was an eight year veteran of the force, a father of two young boys but for his brother's and sisters in blue here at the 22nd district he was man who made them laugh and made coming to work enjoyable and he'll sorely be missed. outside the 22nd district bunting hangs out front the flag is at half-staff. officers are mourning a steady stream of people have been arriving bringing flowers and food offering condolences and paying respect to officer robert wilson iii. >> i've seen a lot of heroic actions on the part of police officers over the years very proud to be part of this profession. i've not seen any that rose above what i saw on that video. >> reporter: police say carleton hipps and ramon williams entered the game stop at 21st and lehigh and announced a robbery just before 5:00 p.m. they were unaware officer wilson was inside. >> officer wilson drew his service weapon and became engaged in a fierce and violent gun battle with both

. >> we have much more coverage ahead throughout the night tonight and chad pradelli is talking with the private snowplow drivers who are seeing extra business thanks to this next storm and david henry is talking to crews in new jersey to see how they are getting ready and the "action news" morning team is getting ready they are on earlier than usual join the team at 4:00 a.m. for the latest on weather and traffic and conditions across the region. >> when you see breaking news or severe weather, join the action and email your pictures to join the action@6abc.com or use the #~ 6 abc action. and don't forget the 6 abc storm tracker app has you covered during the storm. you'll get alerts for severe weather watches and warnings, it's a free download for your mobile device. >>> still ahead "action news" continues today mcdonald's makes a big decision about its food why it's making a major change to its chicken. >> and the head of the philadelphia school district lays out his vision for the future of education in the city. we'll break down his plan. >>> and the council meeting got heated a

i'm live in southwest philadelphia chad pradelli, channel 6 "action news." >>> thanks chad. turning to the weather now, we have sun filled skies today but we are two days away from spring even though there is snow in the forecast forecast. >> cecily tynan is live at the big board with the forecast. >> it feels like winter today and by friday it will feel like winter and temperatures tell the story 70 degrees at lunch time and now 45 in philadelphia and new york city 37 temperatures in new england in the 20s and teens. and wind gusts now at 30 miles per hour, the windchill the way it feels windchills below zero, in parts of northern maine today and we are not alone in the cold, we have cold air in place that is one ingredient you need to get the snow, you need moisture stormtracker 6 live double scan showing there is plenty across the deep south. near dallas texas to the ohio valley that system will deepen or strengthen and that brings us snow arriving by friday morning, the snow should be here by 11:00 and it will be cold enough that for most of our viewing area it will star

i am live in university city, chad pradelli channel 6 "action news." >> thank you chad. >>> a police officer who died in the line of duty in 1977, was honored today. a hero plaque was unveiled for the officer when he was on his way home from duty when he stopped to dig out a stranded driver from the snow in 1977 and 30 minutes later he suffered a heart attack at home and died. his children spoke and said his dad was a wonderful man and a dedicated officer. >> time now for the traffic report and matt pellman. >> you guys know how well wet commutes go not so well. we have a number of accidents we are watching on this tuesday afternoon including a new one on the vine street expressway approaching the schuylkill and a trash truck and a vehicle partially sticking out in the right lane and giving you extra traffic on the vine away from broad street and eastbound is heavy as is the schuylkill with speeds of 11 miles per hour. on the northbound side by the betsy ross bridge in tinicum township, 291 eastbound blocked today for the next two weeks for emergency construction a crash in north wal

chad pradelli channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> a philadelphia police officer that shot and killed a man during a traffic stop will not face charges, 26-year-old brandon tate brown died in december in may fair the officer that shot him said that tate brown was reaching for a gun and district attorney seth williams says the evidence supports that and says the case say tragedy but not a crime. david henry just heard from tate brown's family and he'll have a live report at 5:00. >>> from the delaware newsroom the latest case on skimming devices on atms has authorities on the search for the thiefs that installed them. in prices corner delaware, they were victims and had money stolen from their accounts. the internal skimming device was installed this weekend. anybody that used the bank had their card information stolen from the magnetic strip. they were only notified when they started to receive calls. >> they took $500 on saturday and then another $500 on sunday. >> and they saw it was a funny transaction and closed my card down. >> there was information that was used to create

chad pradelli is live with the full story in doylestown. >> reporter: well with good behavior and time served don tollefson could be out of prison in little more than a year and he was sentenced to 15 years probation and ordered him to pay $164,000 in restitution but for his many victims, they don't believe that justice was serve or that tollefson was remorseful. for those he ripped off and defrauded two to four years in prison is not enough. >> i hoped for more and he'll do time and hopefully he gets the treatment he needs and he won't be able to scam anybody else. >> but the sentence fits the crime tollefson was a first time offender and did a lot of good with his winning ways charity over the years but

live outside of police headquarters, chad pradelli channel6 "action news." sharrie. >> all right chad, thank you. >>> philadelphia police arrested two teenagers after a woman was attacked in the city's port richmond section overnight. according to officials, she was headed home from the gym when the teens confronted her way gun, raped her then threatened to kill her and her family. the suspects are just 14 and 16 years old. "action news" reporter david henry has more on the crime and the charges that the suspects are facing. it's coming up in a live report at 6 o'clock. >> the deaths of cooper hospital ceo and his wife have been ruled a murder-suicide tonight but the couple's four sons are challenging those findings. after six month investigation somerset county prosecutor jeffrey soriano released his report today stating "john sheridan fatally stabbed joyce cher tan -- sheridan set the fire. soriano said john sheridan died of sharp force injuries and smoke inhalation. coming up at 6:00 new jersey correspondent nora muchanic tells us why the sheridans four so

chad pradelli is live now on penn state's campus where she teaches. >> reporter: shirleen we don't know whether she is simply using an international flight to make a point or a woman who is deeply disturbed. she agreed to an on air interview and canceled citing family pressures. and then released a statement trying to explain her actions. >> this is her on a flight from nicaragua to miami after lighting a cigarette, she begins a rant about relations and a flight attendant warns her a police officer will arrest her when they arrive in the united states. >> i do not understand being treated this way after speaking out about freedom in venezuela, in a phone interview halnone explains her actions. >> it's a smoking gun for the rest of the world. >> it was a political statement? >> of course. >> she has taught at penn state abington since 2005 and graduated from penn state university and received her ph.d at boston college and on campus people responded with surprise. >> it's ridiculous and are you suppose to be a college pro information and are you acting like that. >> i am shocked she was

. >> thank you vernon now lets get live to chad pradelli with more on the man at the center of this standoff. >> reporter: we are learning new information. cheltenham police say that the suspect walked into the lamott fire company basement and fired a shot into the wall and he said quote, the next one i won't miss several members ran out and four to five did not and were held hostage, an hour later the police made contact with the gunman and he released them. >> they say he was a great guy and while he was recently fired nobody saw the alleged standoff coming he worked for the housing authority and worked for the salvation army and he was distraught from the fire company and was taken to norristown state hospital a psychiatric facility where he is being monterrored. >> when i heard there were hostages i said i hope nobody is being shot. we heard the s.w.a.t. team was up here. >> reporter: the suspect will remain at the psychiatric hospital likely for the next 72 hours, i am live outside of cheltenham police chad pradelli channel 6 "action news." >> thank you chad. our coverage continues on t

chad pradelli is live at penn for more on that angle. >> reporter: shirleen students with whom we spokey the behavior at the university of oklahoma while racism exits on all campuses it wouldn't be tolerated here. >> it happens, but it shouldn't, it's ridiculous. >> that is something that shouldn't be happening that song was offensive to a lot of people. >> on campuses across philadelphia students are calling the lyrics both disgusting and disturbing. >> students say there are campuses in drexel and penn and temple are diverse and they don't suspect that there is much difference at the university are the same. >> we are a very understanding culture here, maybe it has something to do with being in the city. >> at the center of the oklahoma scandal is the sigma alpha epsilon fran earnity, we were not able to get comment, but fraternity members say that the scandal gives the greek culture a black eye. it disgraced our community. >> we were worn ed not to do anything stupid like that, but obviously we wouldn't. that it would be accepted because it was a frat is just insane. >> and the sae f

"action news" reporter chad pradelli live outside the school with the very latest. chad. >> reporter: rick, students had planned to walk out at 11:15 north penn high school to protest the alleged treatment of some of these female students but many did not take part. that's due in part to the principal here, he made himself available in the auditorium for most of the day and it seems most students went there to voice their concerns. only a few students walked out of north penn high school today to protest the alleged sharing of nude and sexually explicit photos and videos of students. the scandal has rocked the large school of roughly 3,000 students. but it seems some bypass the walkout for fear of punishment. >> i just think that they don't feel like getting the consequences of being like, oh, we'll get iss and we'll get saturday school for this. who cares were we get. at least we know what we're standing up for what we believe in saying this is wrong. >> a lot of girls feel humiliated and vulnerable. >> reporter: students say the photos were uploading the file shari

walter perez and chad pradelli and lets begin with our team of meteorologist. cecily tynan and adam joseph. >> and this storm system is coming in three ways, ice then rain and then snow. we have a lot of blue on the map and it's freezing rain and sleet pellets mixed in to the north. zooming in where you see the darker shades of blue, that is the heavier shades of rain, we have pretty good rain in chester and delaware county and chadds ford and media lighter and an area of heavier freedsing rain in trenton and right now the plain rain is to the south and we have to get the winds to pull in the warmer air before we get the change over to the plain range, winter weather advisory has it posted for our area until 1:00 in the morning for the freezing rain and we'll see a change over in philadelphia before 1:00 a.m. it will happen in two to three hours. right now the temperatures tell the story 21 degrees in philadelphia and allentown 26 wildwood has now moved up to 34 degrees, so they'll be seeing the change over to plain rain quickly. philadelphia and the i-95 metro

. >>> let's switch to chad pradelli live at philadelphia international airport with how the folks who work there outside deal with the ice. good evening chad. >> reporter: hey, monica. they basically wear snow suits but then it can get warmer like it did this afternoon and they have to disrobe a bit but it's all part of the gig for some here at philadelphia international airport. >> time to go to work. >> reporter: they are the men and women who withstand elements to get from you point a to point b. the baggage handlers and mechanics on a given day 700 of them will be outside in the frigid cold at philadelphia international airport. how often can you find yourself out in the elements on any given day. >> anywhere between two to five hours. >> it's really hard for our crews to work in those temperatures. they work with a lot of equipment. it's hard to gear up and get all your clothes on, run inside take the clothes down. >> beautiful day today. >> reporter: but these workers are prepared. today they're wearing their regular outfit with the warm sun out but when temperatures go below ze

overbrook section but the search is on for a teenager one that police believed pulled the trigger, chad pradelli is live at police headquarters with the full story. >> reporter: jim his name is hamilton and they believe he is the teenager that fired the fatal shot into james stuhlman's chest. anybody with information about his whereabouts are asked to dial 911. they say that hamilton was the trigger man that took the fatal shot he and hamilton and smith approached stuhlman because he looked like an easy target. >> a slight struggle and he was shot in the chest and tragically was pronounced. >> smith and the 14-year-old was picked up by district officers yesterday and all three suspects were captured on surveillance video before and after the killing, police searched this home on the 64 hundred block of west girard where the juvenile lived. >> we have recovered several weapons and ballistics is checking them to see if they are our weapon but we don't believe they are. >> the victim has a daughter who often walks with him at night but not this time. >> just because these kids wanted to rob somebod

chad pradelli is live on the penn campus. >> students with whom i have spoke are appalled by the actions by the fraternity in oklahoma, they say that those actions would not be tolerated here. >> the racist chant by university of oklahoma students is troubling and disturbing, it's a sentiment shared by college students across philadelphia. >> it's awful and shouldn't be happening, that song was offensive to a lot of people. >> that would be accepted by a frat and okay for them to do that is just insane. >> the fraternity at the center is sigma alpha epsilon, penn is only one local school with a chapter and they were unavailable for common. it's chapter is shut down at ou and the house shut down. national organization says that the national fraternity does not teach such a hateful, racist chant and is not part of any education or training on the campus of temple and penn, students say such insensitive actions would not be tolerated. >> i was at my fraternity house older heads were warning us of stuff like that, but we wouldn't do that it was obviously wrong. >> we already mesh together an

chad pradelli is live on villanova's campus with more on the excitement. ey, chad. >> reporter: hey, shirleen. when your team only loses two games the entire season you're going feel pretty confident and talking with students and alumni here on the villanova campus they are purged up for this tournament to start and they think this team may be able to bring a second national championship in basketball back to the school. students and alumni have been hitting the villanova student bookstore getting their nova nation gear. they're wild for the wildcats. >> we're really excited. we're so excited. we have a great basketball team. we have been really supportive the entire time. we're really happy they deserve this. >> especially after last night when selection sunday was announced. we've been crazy. nobody can can focus. everybody is so excited about the games. >> the best villanova team ever and they play as a team, which is very unique in college ball today. >> reporter: you like the chances to go deep. >> absolute ill. jay wright and his squad will head to pi

chad pradelli is live in king of prussia, where he continues team coverage this afternoon. chad? >> hey alicia pretty ugly out here, we see the sleet coming down and not a lot sticking on the roadways but still a little slick, there was a salt truck here that just got loaded up penndot tells me that 300 trucks will be on the roadway here for this storm. that includes the state fleet and the contractors over there the weapon of choice for this storm. salt. >> you check your hoses and lines and make sure nothing is leaking. penndot driver eric lawrence is doing his walk through checking his plow but mother nature's most recent blow is more of a spreading event than a plowing one. it's a long night another one of these storms and it keeps changing on you. >> i expect we'll have excess of 300 trucks on the highway salting as the snow moves into the region. >> it's a long day fort drivers but this has been a long winter. penndot says there are 20 weather events since the beginning of the year, roughly three a week, the message is stay off the roads if possible. >> definitely give us r

"action news" reporter chad pradelli spoke to the students who are still struggling to cope with this news. he's live in newtown square with the story today. hi chad. >> reporter: hey, brian, we've now learned the cause of death of cayman naib the delaware county medical examiner has ruled his death a suicide from a self inflicted gunshot wound. shipley students walked into school today their minds not on mathematics or the sciences but rather, on a life lost too soon. an assembly was called and counselors and students reflected on the death of cayman naib, the eighth grader downed dead near darby creek yesterday. >> our goal is to try to be there for each and everyone and to work with the parents to make sure that our students are getting the support and direction they need. >> reporter: cayman disappeared wednesday after receiving an e-mail from the school saying he had incomplete work. an exhaustive search followed focusing on the area near the family's expansive newtown square property. sunday search crews fanned out and found naib not far from the home. shipley headmaster steve p

i'm live in towamencin, chad pradelli, channel6 "action news." rick. >> all right, chad, thank you. >>> a philadelphia jury today awarded more than $38 million to the families of two women killed by a coworker at the old kraft food plant in northeast philadelphia. happened in september of 2010 when yvonne hiller carried a .357 magnum into the factory and shot two women. hiller had been arguing with. the lawsuit targeted u.s. securities the firm that provided guards for the plant. testimony showed the unarmed security guards failed to warn employees that hiller had a gun. she's now serving life in prison without parole. >>> 11 people now face felony charges for what investigators call an elaborate auto insurance fraud scheme. delaware county d.a. jack whelan says darby borough ought though shop owner frank wilson has been under investigation for years. he says wilson enhanced damage to vehicles and profitd from inflated claims. wilson and 10 alleged coconspirators defrauded insurance companies. >>> two victims killed in a plane crash in chester cou

chad pradelli will have more in a live report coming up at 5:00. >>> the mysterious circumstances surrounding the deaths of the ceo of cooper hospital and his wife are mystery no more. today prosecutors issued their final report revealing the findings of their investigation. nora muchanic is live in our new jersey news room. nora the family is not happy with this outcome. >> reporter: shirleen, this report will come as a shock not just to family but to people who knew john sheridan. the prosecutors say the evidence shows he killed his wife and then set fire to their home. john sheridan fatally stabbed joyce sheridan set the fire and committed suicide. that's the conclusion of the somerset county prosecutor into the deaths of the cooper health systems ceo and his wife a retired schoolteacher. the report says joyce sheridan suffered eight wounds to the head an fatal stab wound to the chest. she also had defensive wounds on her hands. police found her in an upstairs bedroom of the couple's skillman home where they were responding to reports of a fire on september 28 of last year. authorities say

i'm chad pradelli channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> our coverage of the story continues on our website, there you will find photos and video of the scene as the hostage situation unfolded. we have the latest on the situation at 6abc.com. >>> in other news a deadly scene at a home in lower moreland township two bodies were found there late this afternoon and police are trying to figure out who they are and what happened. "action news" reporter kenneth moton is live at the scene with the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: rick, we just got an update moments ago and we are learning some truly disturbing circumstances surrounding the discovery of the two bodies, we learned that a juvenile found the bodies and it appears that the bodies were mutilated with a chainsaw. i'll take you down this country lane and officers are keeping watch of the home where the bodies were found it's located down this road in this quiet community. >> there are only a few hours on this road, and police surrounded this one where the bodies of two people were found inside. montgomery county investiga

chad pradelli is live in doylestown with the latest. >> reporter: hey sara, this sentencing is running a couple of hours but we have yet to hear from 62-year-old don tollefson and he arrived at the courthouse and continues to look gaunt and pale and i asked him if he was nervous and he said yes, but a good nerveous. in the name of charity he sold bogus sports spakages to pay for gambling and bills. people said they were duped and ripped off and a psychologist testified for tollefson talking about a rough and lonely childhood. tollefson is expected to testify and apologize to his victims that should happen here in the next hour to hour and a half. we'll see if the judge hands down a sentence or if she take its into chambers and considers all the factors in this sentencing hearing. >> all right chad thank you. >>> a buck county teacher, a high school teacher kissed a student michael swider is behind bars after being accused of meeting a student after school and at a coffee shop. they have kissed and planned a sexual rendezvous some students were upset and some even say the charges were t

. >>> lets switch now to "action news" reporter, chad pradelli he just talked to penndot about dealing with this tricky storm later on and is live from norristown with more. >> reporter: hey rick, penndot certainly knows what it is doing and has plenty of practice this winter, it's the 20th weather event, that is almost three per week here at the penndot yard it's fairly quiet and it's more of a spreading event and they will load the trucks up and keeping an eye on the forecast and once this storm hits therk will hit the roadway with the full fleet and more than 300 trucks will be on the roads keeping people safe. >> brine on the roadways montgomery county did do some brine and some was left on the expressway expressways. and montgomery county we did some brining overnight. >> the storm on thursday is more of a plowing event and they will gear up for that after this. and penndot says they had plenty of salt on hand, 156,000 tons were used by this time last year and this year only 130,000. >> stick with 6abc.com/weather you can always find live storm tracker radar and the seven-day fore

children and was last seen by her family last june her family is just trying to get some closure, chad pradelli was at this morning's news conference and he'll have more coming up at 12:30. >>> more breaking news here at the port richmond section of philadelphia you are looking live at east cambria street where a teenager was rushed to the hospital after being shot in the head. a suspect was seen leaving on a bicycle. we'll bring you details as soon as possible. >>> still to come on "action news" at noon, a reported abduction turns out to be a hoax. what the police are saying about a woman that turned up safe and sound miles from home. >>> and a former congressman is out of prison where jesse jackson jr. is headed next. i'm only in my 60's... i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call now and find out about an aarp medicare supplement in

chad pradelli is live at the courthouse in doylestown. >> reporter: with time served and good behavior, don tollefson could be out of prison in a little over a year and the judge sentenced him to 15 years probation and ordered him to pay $164,000 in restitution but for many of his victims, justice was not served. >> was hoping to see some emotion and sincere remorse and take real ownership of his actions and he just didn't do that. >> don tollefson was whisked away from court this afternoon set to spend the next two to four years behind bars he said that every day is a day of humiliating re flexion. >> i told him it was fair and reasonable taking in all the aspects. >> the parents of brad fox kill in the line of duty were in court, their charity were among his victims. >> the foxes are disappointed? >> yes very disappointed with the sentence. >> they don't feel that justice was served today. >> i don't serve in their shoes i can be more clinical about it the man committed crimes that were very bad and he is paying a stiff penalty. >> tollefson never intended to defraud his victims but

. >>> and we say our final farewell to officer wilson we find chad pradelli with more on the farewell. >> reporter: rick a private viewing for the family will begin here at the francis funeral home beginning at 12:00 and lasts until 2:00 this afternoon and then a public viewing from 4:00 until 8:00. you can see police officers are arriving here getting set to say good-bye to officer robert wilson iii, for the men and women in blue the next few days are difficult they are saying good-bye to officer robert wilson iii outside of the pelestra, the flag is at half staff. crews began arriving with chairs and tables that will be set up tonight. officer wilson leaves behind two boys his 10-year-old will only have memories of the 8-year veteran of the force and his brother will never know his father. >> in addition to today's viewing there will another one from 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. and then the funeral service will begin after that, officer wilson will be taken to fernwood cemetery where he will be buried. >> thank you. >>> police found a young boy abducted from his home at 4:30 morning,

it happened at 6:00 this morning in the city's bridesburg section, that is where we find chad pradellihe past few minutes, she have removed the body from the hom, many are wearing hazmat suits because of filthy conditions, a son critically stabbed his mother and his grandmother grandmother critically injuring her. >> it was concerning to all of us on th

chad pradelli is live in upper darby to explain. >> reporter: shirleen she was a popular student at haverford high school but soon after graduation and having her first child she fell into addiction she is missing now close tie year and police and the family want the public's help. she walked out of her mother's drexel hillhouse and vanished. and no contact and no cell phone use. >> we have no answers for her children. >> amanda is probably the victim of some type of foul play. >> because her life spiralled into a dark place before her disappearance, after a medical procedure, the now 25-year-old became addicted to pain killers and soon turned to heroin and prostitution. >> he is entered into the national crime information center and we have a dna swab we were able to send to a nationwide data base. the measures turned up nothing she has several tattoos that could identify if i her one of italy and the name tommy on her torso. >> we know she is in a bad way, in a bad place if she is out there she needs to know it's safe to come home. >> her holder sister nicole keep a sister prayer card with

chad pradelli is live with the full story in doylestown. >> reporter: well with good behavior and time served don tollefson could be out of prison in little more than a year and he was sentenced to 15 years probation and ordered him to pay $164,000 in restitution but for his many victims, they don't believe that justice was serve or that tollefson was remorseful. for those he ripped off and defrauded two to four years in prison is not enough. >> i hoped for more and he'll do time and hopefully he gets the treatment he needs and he won't be able to scam anybody else. >> but the sentence fits the crime tollefson was a first time offender and did a lot of good with his winning ways charity over the years but a lack of emotion by the sportscaster played a role in his sentence. >> i think the guy is a manipulator, today perhaps the well ran dry, he didn't know what to say or done had nothing left to give us as far as the act was concerned. >> i told mr. tollefson i believe the sentence was fair and reasonable taking into the consideration all the aspects. >> tollefson was whisked away to ja

chad pradelli has the details here here. >> reporter: commissioner charles ramsey condemns the shootings in ferguson but he has not much time because he is busy preparing for the funeral of officer robert wilson iii. officer ramsey says this causes a toxic environment. the rhetoric has to be calmed down. >> we need thoughtful people talking about issues that are legitimate issues that need to be addressed. >> commissioner ramsey is part of a task for that is used to improve relations between the commune and the police. and officer wilson will be buried tomorrow who leaves behind two young boys, attorney general eric holder calls shootings on police repugnant this disgusting cowardly attack may be used to unravel any sense of progress that exists. >> muhammad is the newly elected head of the naacp he says the distrust between the african-american community and the police must be repaired with mutual respect. his thoughts are with the two officers that were shot in ferguson. >> they leave for work each day not like the rest of us, there really is a chance they won't return home and when an

. >>> "action news" reporter chad pradelli is live outside the funeral home tonight. he city, the region and the country continue to make their way here to southwest philadelphia in the francis funeral home. you can officers are gathered behind me. this began around 2 o'clock with a private viewing then the public viewing which began at 4 o'clock. there is officer wilson's cruiser. it has been an emotional scene out here and sadly, one we've seen too often here in the city. it's the march no officer wants to hear, one of their own is dead. twenty-second district officers and police brass solemnly walked down whitby to 52nd. they arrived at the francis funeral home. officer robert wilson, iii's family including his 10-year-old son was waiting. they then made their way past the eight year veteran's cruiser and inside and paid

storm is welcome news for private snowplow operations across the area, "action news" reporter chad pradelli is live tonight in havertown with more on that. >> reporter: hey rick it's a busy winter for snow removal contractors, this snow will be snow and they like that ice can be a pain regardless it's another winter event and that means money in their pockets. >> snow removal contractor john expects a long 24 hours. he'll be salting. and plowing. >> ideally i would like 6 to 8 inches of snow to end at midnight and have all morning to clear it so everybody gets to work and school in one piece. >> but he has not been getting his wish, this winter has been more about nuisance storms and the dreaded ice storms. >> it's a lose lose, nothing you can do to win other than chip it up and spend hour on hours with numerous dies and tons of material to make it work. >> the wait for salt is two hours long in havertown. >> this is the only place ideal with loyalty, other places may have it but you are loyal. >> unfortunately many customers are not loyal. contractors tell you the money is good but not gre

i'm live in center city, chad pradelli, channel6 "action news." >> all right, chad, thank you. >>> engineers with frontier airlines have been working all day to remove a plane that got stuck in the mud at new castle county airport. the front wheels got stuck last night as the plane was moving on the taxi way. flight 1435 was heading to orlando. no one was hurt in the incident. all 105 passengers and five crew members were taken off the plane and spent the night in a hotel. they took off on another flight this afternoon. >>> barn went up in flames today here in burlington county. chopper 6 hd captured the scene in mansfield township late this morning. this is at bishop farm on mount pleasant road. no injuries were reported. the cause is not yet known and it's not clear what was in the barn that caught fire. >> thieves broke into several vehicles in philadelphia overnight and stole the air bags a. investigators say all the vehicles targeted are hondas and this type of theft is an ongoing problem in the city. "action news" reporter david henry live along hartel avenue in rhawnhurst with the ful

live in university city, chad pradelli channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> students and staff in the trenton school district will feel the impact of budget cuts, the board approved a $279 million budget and eliminated 2,000 jobs, and some schools will be shut down to close a shortfall. we'll have more on this tonight on "action news" at 5:30. >>> time for a look at the accuweather forecast on another chilly day out there. but i think there is a warm-up, lets go outside to adam joseph. >> there say warm-up but it comes with a price until that comes in winter temperatures continue to win out in the delaware and lehigh valleys. in philadelphia so far today we only hit 37 degrees with a lot of cloud cover and finally the sunshine is trying to break out so you can call this march madness, the temperatures are close to 20 degrees below normal and typical of mid-january not late march. we saw a couple of flurries south and west of philadelphia early on today as a weak system pushed to the south than brought a lot of cloud cover but north of philadelphia the sun is returning in the le