are for your loss, how grateful we are for sergeant wilson's service. >> reporter: a tearful constance wilsoneceived the medal from the president who later gave her a hug. at the time of sergeant wilson's death officials said by not moving for cover in the gun battle he drew the assailant's fire away from customers and staff who were huddled behind the store counter. after today's ceremony, constance wilson spoke about the 30-year-old father of two she knew as robbie. >> big hole was put in my heart when he lost his life but he loved his job and he did what he was trained to do and i miss him a lot. i look forward to seeing him again in the future in the resurrection. >> reporter: john rawlins channel6 "action news." >> wheel of fortune's philadelphia week kicks off tonight on channel6. all of the contestants competing for big dollars and all the prizes are from our region and tonight jamie hendel of philadelphiaological spin the wheel. she work in the career management officers at the wharton school of business has been watching wheel since she was a child. and she tells us that she applied

constance wilson, accepting on behalf of sergeant wilson iii.al of valor presented to fallen sergeant robert wilson iii, philadelphia police department, pennsylvania. for giving his life to protect innocent civilians. sergeant wilson put himself in harm's way during an armed robbery drawing fire from the assailants and suffering a mortal wound as he kept store employees and customers safe. [ applause ] [ applause ] officer niel johnson. medal of valor presented to officer niel johnson, north miami police department, florida, for swift and valorous action to end a violent crime spree. officer johnson pursued a man who had shot a miami police officer and two other innocent bystanders, withstanding fire from an assault weapon and apprehended the assailant. [ applause ] special agent tyler call. medal of valor presented to special agent tyler call, federal bureau of investigation, for his heroic actions to save a hostage. special agent call, who was off duty with his family, helped rescue a woman from her ex-husband who had violated a restraining or

constance wilson accepted on behalf of sergeant wilson iii . middle valor presented to -- medal of valor presented to: sergeant was in the third. given his life to protect innocent civilians. he put himself in harms way during an armed robbery drawn fire from the assailant and suffered a mortal wound as he kept store employees and customers safe. [applause] officer nile johnson. medal of valor presented to hnson, florida. swift and miller's action to any crimes be. he pursued a man who had shot a miami police officer and two other innocent bystanders withstanding fire from an assault weapon and apprehended the assailant. [applause] special agent tyler cahl. todle valor presented special agent tyler cahl, fbi. her own actions to save a hostage. -- wrote actions to save a hostage. -- wrote actions to say day -- save aactions to hostage. [applause] deputy joey tortorella. middle of valor presented to deputy joey tortorella, niagara county sheriff's office. basing himself in great danger to protect the community. confronted and subdued and filing g

following today's ceremony in washington constance wilson reflected on the past 14 months. >> like it just happened today. we always think about him. we cry and all but big hole was put in my heart when he lost his life but he loved his job and he did what he was trained to do. >> reporter: well, the gun battle was very intense but apparently fairly short. only about 30 seconds. officer wilson was outnumbered two to one. he was hit multiple times. live in the sat center john rawlins channel6 "action news." alicia. >> powerful tribute a hero. john thank you. >>> well, at least 5,000 students filed into franklin field today for the university of pennsylvania's 260th commencement and they heard a pretty inspiring message from the man behind the hottest show on broadway. this year's speaker was lynn man well miranda the pulitzer prize tony and grammy award winning composer best known for hamilton. the groundbreaking hip hop musical about the nation's founding father. now during his address, he apologized for the fact that the show never mentions pennsylvania or philadelphia by name but he

constance wilson accepted the award on behalf of the grandson she raised. >> a big hole was put in myeart when he lost his life. i miss him a lot. >> wilson was shot and killed when he walked into an attempted robbery at a game store in north philadelphia. prosecutors are pursuing the death penalty against the two suspects charged with his murder. >>> parole denied. that's the word from authorities on the former penn professor convicted of killing his wife while she wrapped christmas gifts. robb will serve his full sentence, ten years in prison. robb confessed to the beating death of his wife ellen gregory robb in their upper merion home in 2006. >> it was clear not only to everyone in the courtroom but to a jury of his peers that he was a murderer, that he had premeditated and killed ellen. >> rob is not expected to be out of prison until next year. >>> today in harrisburg, the pennsylvania medical society will unveil a statewide initiative to reduce the number of opioid overdoses. the new program is an alert to both doctors and patients about the risk of addiction. the cdc says opio

constance wilson proudly accepted the award on behalf of the grandson she raised. >> a big hole was put in my heart when he lost his life but he loved his job and kid what he was trained to do and i miss him a lot. >> wilson was ambushed inside a gamestop in march of 2015. prosecutors are pursuing the death penalty against the two suspects charged with his murder. >>> it was a day of grieving at bridgeton high school. grief counselors were at the school today to help students deal with the death of two classmates. dasia and mckale ichaela were k when their car veered off the road and crashed into a tree early saturday morning, an after-prom celebration in ocean city. today students returned to school without their friends and with heavy hearts. >> school kind of had this dark, somber, gray aura to it, rather than its colorful, cheerful, vibrant feeling that it had. >> state police investigators are examining the car involved in the crash to determine if there was a mechanical failure. >>> it's now official, there's a new chief at the top of the philadelphia fire department. he took the

constance wilson accepting on behalf of of sergeant wilson the third. medal of valor presented to fallen sergeant wilson the third, pennsylvania. forgetting hislife to protect innocent civilians. sergeant wilson put himself in harm's way during an armed robbery, drawing fire from the assailants and suffering a mortal wound as he kept store employees and customers safe . [applause] officer niall johnson. medal of valor presented to officer niall johnson, north miami police department, florida for swift and valorous action during a violent crime spree.officer johnson pursued a man who had shot a miami police officer and two otherinnocent bystanders . withstanding fire from an assault weapon and apprehended the assailant. [applause] special agent tyler call. medal of valor presented to special agent tyler call, federal bureau of investigations for his heroic action to save a hostage. special agent call was off-duty with his family both rescue a woman from her ex-husband who had violated a restraining order and held the victim at gunpoint. [applause] deputy

. >> reporter: constance wilson didn't know what happened to her grandson but racing to the hospital, to emerge. wilson stopped into the store on patrol to buy a video game for his son's birthday. that's when she says two robbers rushed in. >> and people in there. and he protected those people. and so he took on two shooters by himself. yep. he stood his ground to, you know, they took him down. >> he stepped away so that shots weren't going directly at them. they were going toward him. >> he saved the people's lives and same time lost his. >> reporter: you are proud of him for that? >> yes, i am. very proud of robby. >> reporter: he was awarded the medal of valor last week at the white house by president obama. >> mrs. constance wilson, accepting on behalf of sergeant sergeant williams put himself in harm's way during an armed robbery. [ applause ] >> he said, i'm proud of your grandson. i said, i am, too. above and beyond the call of duty. >> reporter: jess schneider, cnn. >> and now more than ever, the world needs heroes. we are encouraging you to tell us about every day people who

. >> reporter: constance wilson is his grandmother. >> always in our mind, always in our hearts. >>> now, your nbc 10 first first alert weather with meteorologist sheena parveen. >> well, today, not too bad. you don't need sunshine to pick strawberries. nbc 10 here, this little girl gathers up fruit under cloudy skies but it was not pouring rain. i'm sure she had a great time. we did see the sun break out this afternoon. so now, temperatures have warmed up a bit. philadelphia coming in at 69 degrees now. pennsylvania's suburbs 63. south jersey, 68. and along the shore, not too bad either with drier conditions. today in the low 60s. mid-50s in atlantic city. but with your neighborhood weather you can see the big temperature difference. wood bin 68. cape may point 60. 62 upper township. 56 in atlantic city. 66 in mays landing. cooler along the water in atlantic city. for the most part, most of the area in the 60s. radar now, we have rain up towards the north and west across the lehigh valley, upper montgomery, bucks county. most of this is fairly light but it is pretty steady, near fra

constance wilson accepting on behalf of sergeant wilson iii. medal of valor presented to fallen sergeant robert wilson iii, philadelphia police department, pennsylvania. for giving his life to protect innocent civilians. sergeant wilson put himself in harm's way during an armed robbery drawing fire from the assailants and suffering a mortal wound as he kept store employees and customers safe. [ applause ] officer nile johnson. medal of valor presented to officer nile johnson, north miami police department, florida. for swift and valorous action to end a cviolent crime spree. he subdued an assailant and apprehended him. [ applause ] . special agent tyler call. medal of valor presented to special agent tyler call, federal bureau of investigation, for his heroic actions to save a hostage. special agent call, who was off duty with his family, helped rescue a woman from her ex-husband who had violated a restraining order and held the victim at gunpoint. [ applause ] deputy joey >>> deputy joey, medal of valor presented to deputy joey for placing him

constance wilson, accepting on behalf of sergeant wilson iii.edal of val or presented to fallen sergeant robert wilson iii, philadelphia displeppolice department. he put himself in harm's way during an armed robbery suffering a mortal wound as he kept store employees and customers safe. [ applause ] [ applause ] >> officer niel johnson. medal of valor presented to officer niel johnson, north miami police department, florida. for swift and valorous action to end a violent crime spree. officer johnson pursued a man who had shot a miami police officer and two other innocent bystanders withstanding fire from an assault weapon and apprehended the assailant. [ applause ] >> special agent tyler call. medal of val or presented to special agent tyler call, federal bureau of investigation for his heroic actions to save a hostage. special agent call, who was off duty with his family, helped rescue a woman from her ex-husband who had violated a restraining order and held the victim at gunpoint. [ applause ] >>> deputy joey tortorella. medal of valor present

constance wilson. >> reporter: she proudly accepted the public safety officer medal of valor on behalf of the grandson she raised. at the white house ceremony, president obama newsed 12 other public safety officers, but robert wilson iie was the only one who died in the line of duty. >> we honor those who did not come home, including one hero we honor today, sergeant robert wilson ii. >> dead a sad occasion got me here. >> we spoke to one of the first superiors in the police district about the commendation of courage. >> says a great deal about the way he died, but the way he lived. he was a -- when you think about him, the all-american dream. >> reporter: the 30-year-old wilson was ambushed here inside this gamestop in march of 2015. he had stopped to buy a birthday gift for his son. little did he know, he would engage in a gun battle with two robbers inside the video store. >> what he did was warrior-like. >> reporter: public housing police chief says videotape shows wilson seen sacrificing his life by moving away from the counter so the people inside the store wouldn't be hurt. >> y

constance wilson accepted on behalf of sergeant wilson iii. medal of valor presented to sergeant wilson iii. giving his life to protect innocent civilians. he put himself in harms way during an armed robbery drawn -- drawing fire from the assailant suffered a mortal wound as he kept store employees and customers safe. [applause] officer nile johnson. medal of valor presented to officer nile johnson, florida. for swift and valorous action to and a crime spree. officer johnson pursued a man who had shot a miami police officer and two other innocent bystanders withstanding fire from an assault weapon and apprehended the assailant. [applause] special agent tyler cahl. middle valor presented to special agent tyler cahl, fbi. four heroic actions to save a hostage. [applause] deputy joey tortorella. valor presented to deputy joey tortorella, niagara county sheriff's office. placing himself in great danger to protect the community. he confronted and subdued and -- a gunman who had shot and wounded his parents inside the home and by doing so, prevented

. >> constance wilson didn't know what happened to her grandson, since she raised him since he was twoped into the store, while on patrol to buy a video game for his son's birthday. that's when she says two robbers rushed in. >> there were people in there, and protected those people, and so he took on two shooters by himself. he stood his ground, they took him down. >> he stepped away, so the shots weren't going directly at them. they were going toward him. >> he saved those people lives. >> you're proud of him. >> yes, i am, very proud of robby. >> sergeant wilson was awarded the medal of valor at the white house by president obama. >> mrs. constance wilson, accepting on behalf of sergeant wilson, iii, for giving his life to protecting innocent civilians, he put himself in harm's way during an armed robbery. >> he told me, he said i know you're proud of your grandson. i am too. extraordinary valor, robert wilson, iii, above and beyond the call of duty. >> reporter: jessica snyder, philadelphia. >> that officer is wonderful and so is his grandmother. she is wonderful as well. have a ni

constance wilson, accepting on behalf of sergeant wilson iii. medal of valor presented to fallen sergeant wilson iii, philadelphia police department pennsylvania. sergeant wilson put himself in harm's way drawing fire from the assailants and experiencing a mortal wound as he kept store employees and customers safe. [ applause ] >>> officer niel johnson. medal of valor presented to officer niel johnson, north miami police department, florida. for swift and valorous action to end a violent crime spree, pursuing a man who had shot a miami police officer and two other innocent bystanders, withstanding fire from an assault weapon and apprehending the assailant. [ applause ] >> special agent tyler call. medal of valor presented to special agent tyler call, fbi, for his heroic actions to safe a hostage. special agent call who was off duty with his family helped rescue a woman from her ex-husband who had violated a restraining order and held the victim at gunpoint. [ applause ] deputy joey tortorella. medal of valor presented to deputy joey tortorella,

constance wilson accepting on behalf of sergeant wilson iii. medal of valor presented to fallen sergeant robert wilson iii. for giving his life to protect innocent civilians. he put himself in harm's way during an armed robbery drawing fire from the assailants and suffering a mortal wound as he kept store employees and customers safe. [ applause ] officer nial johnson. medal of valor presented to officer nial johnson north miami police department florida. for swift action to end a violent crime spree. he pursued a man who had shot a miami police officer and two other officers and apprehended the assailant. [ applause ] special agent tyler caul. medal of valor presented to special agent tyler caul federal bureau of investigation for his heroic actions to save a hostage. special agent caul helped rescue a woman from her exhusband who had violated a restraining order and help the victim at gunpoint. [ applause ] deputy joey torterella. medal of valor presented to him niagara county sheriff's office, new york for placing himself tin grave danger to

wilson was buying his son a birthday present. to his family, who's here, his grandmother, constance, his brother and sister, please know how deeply sorry we are for your loss, how grateful we are for sergeant wilson's service. we also honor the more than 35 who have given their lives in the line of duty so far this year. one of them, an officer in virginia named ashley marie gwendon was taken from us on her very first shift. i've seen this sacrifice when i joined some of you at the national law enforcement officers memorial, not far from here. we read the names carved on these walls and we grieve with the families who carry the fallen in their hearts forever. we have been moved deeply by their anguish.

wilson's grandmother constance accepted the medal on his behalf, after the ceremony, constance spoke to the media saying that she thinks about her grandson all the time. >> big hole was put in my heart but he loved his job and he did what he was trained to do, and i miss him a lot. >> reporter: officer wilson was 30 years old. he was the only officer honored today who lost his life in the line of duty. >> it has been said that perfect valor is doing without witnesses, what you would do if the whole world were watching. our nation has the responsibility to support those who serve and protect us, and keep our streets safe. >> thirty-five police officers have have lost their lives in the line of duty in the u.s. so far this year. before today's ceremony the president signed a bill into law that will allow state and local police departments to buy, more bullet-proof vests. >>> breaking news now, two sources tell cbs news that the national transportation abe safety board expects to find operator error, as the probable cause behind last may's deadly amtrak train derailment in frankford. th

wilson was buying his son a birthday present. to his family, who is here. his grandmother, constanced his brother and sister, please know how deeply sorry we are for your loss. how grateful we are for sergeant wilson's service. >> wilson's grandmother accepted the medal saying a big hole was put in her heart, but wilson loved his job and did what he was trained to do. >>> still to come on "action news" tonight, step to it. another health benefit to exercise that may motivate you to get up and get moving. >>> and somebody from the "action news" team sweeps in to rescue an injured baby bird. cecily? >>> we have some rain swooping in tomorrow and details of the timing of it and what it means for your compute in the full accuweather forecast. >>> parts of philadelphia have become a dumping ground for garbage and debris. and tonight, wendy saltzman is tracking down the culprit. >> and making communities look like trash when they dump their junk. and we're catching the people responsible on camera and getting answers about why they are turning our city into a dump. >>> and ducis rodgers wi

wilson was buying his son a birthday present. to his family who's here, his grandmother constance, his brother and sister, please know how deeply sorry, how grateful we are for sergeant wilson's service. >> the president presented sergeant wilson's medal of valor to his grandmother. >>> in upstate new york, patrolman, after seeing the murder of a fellow police officer chased the gunman on foot into a hospital where patrolman managed to apprehend him without firing a shot. l.a. p.d. officer dona thompson was off duty when he ran across a freeway to pull an unconsciouses man out of a fire. santa monica police officers, jason salas and robert sparks, along with captain raymond boughtenfield, were awarded a medal of valor for confronting a gunman on campus killing six people in a deadly rampage. others include guttierez, home home police department, gregory ens of the garland police depant in xas. nile johnson of the north miami police department. fbi agent tyler call. and joey of the niagara county sheriff's office in new york. >> we want to thank you for your service. we want to thank your families for your sacrifice. i had a chance be

wilson was buying a son a birthday present. to his family, who is here, his grandmother constance, his brother, sister, please know how deeply sorry we are for your loss, how grateful we are for sergeant wilson's services. >> there were over 20 family members made the trip down to d.c. >> you may remember sergeant wilson the third was 30 years old. >>> all right. 6:45. here's bob. >> yeah, i remember that day. good morning, everybody. fifth 6:45. as you mentioned on this tuesday, live look at 422. we are seeing volume build heading eastbound in toward king of prussia road is still dry here at the moment but as sue will tell us, she has got time line for this rain. we will get it, sometime today, southbound i-95, still dry but jammed up from academy into downtown. septa using shuttle buses today through middle will of the june on 101 trolley due to track work between providence and orange. there is the two spots where trolley will come to an end, throw an extra couple minutes as you get off and jump on the bus there in both directions. regional rails patco, new jersey transit looking good, as we move through the day and especially

wilson was buying a son a birthday present. his family who is here, his grandmother constance his brother a and sister, please now how deeply sorry loss, how grateful for we are for sergeant wilson's service. >> twenty family and friend made to it that ceremony. sergeant was only 30 years old. 8:07. >>> atlantic city council members where to vote on changing up the shore town's boardwalk. that will allow alcohol on the boardwalk. >> city leaders are considering allowing open containers of alcohol on the boardwalk there. >> that open container will depend on what kind of container. also under the proposal drinks would have to be in the cup that has logo of the approved boardwalk bar that pouredded drink. drinking alcohol would be allowed only between albany a and massachusetts avenue coming this summer but having it on the streets with the beach will still be banned. only the boardwalk, folks. for those who do business at board they love the idea while others worry about things getting out of control. >> it is a great idea. >> why? >> because people will do it anyway. they will do it anyway. it is the boardwalk, atlantic city. >>