dann cuellar has that story. >> the mayor has no plans to change the city's status as a sanctuary city but qualified his statement saying he wants to hear how much the city stands to lose. >> we'll continue to uphol the fourth amendment to the institution. >> the mayor said it's unconstitutional to expect police to hold undocumented citizens without a warrant. >> proponents agree. >> immigrants won't trust police. they'll be afraid that the police are going to deport them. >> it was year west kenzington immigrants housed an undocumented immigrant from honor durs. >> she's on the road to citizenship now. >> the point was 810,000 immigrants in pennsylvania many opening businesses and contributing to society while seeking to become legal citizens. >> to say that immigrants are not economically impacting the city and is state to say theyare a drain is false. >> today, pennsylvania senator pat tomby praised the president's actions saying it was crucial to end sanctuary cities and the republican party put out a statement saying mayor kenney is endangering the fiscal health of the city. >> ad

dann cuellar is with detectives. what about this guy and what about the gunman?t now police are searching for the two suspects involved in the shooting. the victim tells "action news" the pizza business has become a dangerous business which is why he has a license to carry. >> i carry two guns sometimes. it's never enough. >> keyveat remembers his ordeal. he was delivering a pizza and a gunman hit hip hi him in the ard hip. >> i felt it hit me. i felt it go through my arm. i heard it hit my gun on the side of my holster and i felt i go inside of me. >> he wore the same blook-soaked clothes le wore last night. after being shot, he managed to duck behind his car, unholster his weapon and fire. >> i fired at him and he took off down the block. if it wasn't for the gun on my hip, there would have been a lot more damage. he drove himself to the hospital thinking about his family. >> one of my kids is only ten. her mother didn't notify her until this morning. >> fredericks who works for the pizza parlor says he barely slept waking up toimage of the gun pointed he for m

university city, i'm dann cuellar, "action news." >> some youngsters with bright futures were honored in eastern falls. they held an induction ceremony for the honor club. students meet a strict set of criteria to gain admission. it helps students find their passion and make sure they choose a career path right for them. still to come on "action news," a victim of the center city bomb attack reveals his story. plus we have the latest on the ongoing manhunt for the attacker. the sixers continue their winning ways. ducis rogers with the showdown against the raptors. cecily? >> if you are looking for cold air, fairbanks alaska 50-degrees below zero. here, it's feeling like spring but we have heavy rain on the way. we'll let you know where in the ?oaskt. >seven-day >> tonight the target of the center city bomb attack two months ago is telling his story only to "action news." for the first time we hear the dramatic words of how his life changed when he opened a package back in november. chad spoke with the man and joins us live with the investigation. chad? >> yeah, jim ald dren was at eas

. >>> let's go live to philadelphia international airport and "action news" reporter dann cuellar. dann obviously when something like this happens every other major airport in america pays close attention. what's happening at phl? >> reporter: well, jim, a number of things. first, flights to and from fort lauderdale continue to be canceled although we are expecting one to land here that left fort lauderdale shortly after the incident happened. secondly, security is being beefed up, this as air travelers continue to react to the horrific carnage in florida. out of an abundance in caution police have beefed up security at philadelphia international airport. this until further notice. meanwhile some air travelers have been left sickened by the horror in fort lauderdale. >> it's sad. it's a sad world we live in right now. you can't take a chance. you've got have eyes behind your head. you got to watch every move that everybody makes. >> definitely scary but i think you just hope to you're never in that situation but definitely a little eerie. >> i was kind of stunned because i wouldn't

i'm dann cuellar, "action news," channel6. >> thank you, dan. two men are in critical condition after a shooting. this was the scene on the 6600 block of hagerman street. police found the victims in a tow truck. the men suffered from multiple gunshot wounds. police are looking for two suspects scene running from the scene. they are trying to determine if this is related to the shooting last night on orthodox. the medical examiner overturned the ruling that a former ceo killed himself. today they changed john sheridan's manner of death to undetermined. he and his wife were found dead in their home in 2014. they called the deaths murder/suicide. the couple's four sons believe that someone killed their parents. they say the prosecutor jumped to conclusions saying he killed himself and set their house on fire. >> we have a wintery messy saturday on tap. it begins with temperatures in the 20s overnight. let's go live outside to meteorologist cecily tynan. >> jim, winter is coming back. yesterday temperatures in the 60s. there is moisture to the south

dann cuellar has the story. >> president obama wanted to say farewell from his hometown chicago wheren for him so many years ago. he had a stern warning on the forces that drive us apart. >> addressing a crowd of 20,000, president obama thanked his supporters in the country for making him a bear man. >better man.>> after eight yearr president, i believe that. it's not just my belief, it's the beating heart of our american idea, bold experiment in self government. >> the president went through a litany of matters his administration accomplished in the last eight years. >> if i told you eight years ago that america would reverse the great recession, reboot our auto industry and unleash the longest stretch of job creation in our history. he thanked first lady obama for taking on a role she never asked for and doing it with style and humor. >> you have made me proud and the country proud. >> he also thanked his vice president joe biden. >> the scrappy kid from scranton who became delaware's favorite son. you were the first decision i made as a nominee, and it was the best. >> finally, he

dann cuellar channel 6 "action news." >> while authorities say there is no known threat to philadelphia international airport, there's been a boost in police presence which is a direct response to the fort lauderdale shooting. philadelphia police say there are increased patrols at the arrival road and ticketing and baggage claims. extra officers and protection dogs are precaution arianna -- recaution your time, 5:38. quick thinking by a worker at a montgomery county spca saved dozens of animals from the fire. the fire started on ridge pike in white marsh township. ten dogs, 15 cats inside are safe thanks to the alert worker. >> she went to check where the fire alarm was coming from discovered the problem and notified 911. fire companies we dispatched as she started the evacuation process of the animals. >> all animals are being related -- relocated to other spc as. the fire is now under control. >>> a fire damaged a home at the jersey shore, flames swept through the first and second floor of the house on plymouth place in ocean city. nobody was home when the fire started. it is out, fir

dann cuellar, "action news." >> thank you, dan.has been accused of sexual assaulting a victim for years. 29-year-old bryan monica assaulted her from age nine to 13. this saturday he pulled up to the victim's home with a gun and threatened to kill himself. he had a stand offwith police before he vinedderred. >surrendered.>> we have an upday left in a car i. police have cited the parents for leaving the child in an unattended vehicle. police quickly tracked the stolen vehicle saturday and arrested the alleged car thief 22-year-old dylan v valenti. the child was not harmed. >> two suspects have been arrested for shooting a store owner for $20. the 22-year-old was the trigger man. muhuri has been a fixture on market street for years. >> a synagogue has been the target of vandals. we have been reporting that for the last day or two. tonight, members are taking steps to protect the congregation. here is "action news" reporter christie ileto. >> they brought out a concerned congregation and resident. this type of activity is not welcome i

that's when we go to dann cuellar. what's the news now? >> crews are making the repairs. you see them hoisting a new section of pipe to replace the pipe that ruptured earlier today. they'll have this thing fixed in the next couple of hours. at the same time, they have been pumping out water from the basements of five homes that were flooded in the wake of this water main break. >> throughout the night crews were digging up the roadway trying to fully expose the eight inch main that ruptured earlier today sending thousands of gallons of water gushing through the treats and into people's basements. residents say it began with a loud sound. >> like a popping sound and water came out of the steel plate. >> the plate placed there by the water department last year. >> they said someone would come out and no one came out since then. >> then this happened. the fire company came in and shut the gas off. i guess the freezer, they said probably your water heater and washer and dryer could be destroyed. >> another resident says his 82-year-old mother has water in her home. >> about t

dann cuellar is live in our satellite center with much more.an. >> walter, with republicans moves full speed ahead to repeal obamacare, supporters of the affordable care act were throwing what's essentially a hail mary to save it, or at least parts of it. >> no aca, no congress insurance. >> that's right, that's right. >> reporter: outside temple university hospital several hundred members of organized labor and community groups joined by democratic politicians to rally for the 28 million americans covered under the affordable care act. >> and we're going to fight like hell for those children and those families. >> reporter: it's been one of the most polarizing issues of the past eight years as evidenced by the emotion and passion at the rally. >> not just a rally. make that for them -- that son of a [ bleep ] and the republicans. they can't do it. >> reporter: it was one of several rallies across the region and the country. protestors gathered in springfield, and outside of the officers of pat meehan who supports repealing the aca. >> and we a

dann cuellar, "action news."ou. >> several school districts will delay openings two hours, atlantic city, ocean city and wildwood. the full list at "6abc".com. the nor'easter winds were too much for this tree to bear. it toppled near carpenter street blocking the road and damaging at least one car. thousands of customers lost power in south jersey. atlantic reports nearly a thousand customers in the dark. pico reporting 3500 customers without power. bucks county the hardest hit. the nor'easter prompted no less than three ground stops at the international airport today. christie ileto is there. what's the story? >> well, service has been restored here. travelers are experiencing residual delays for people departing or arriving. for some three hours, for others, longer. >> it started this morning. four flights canceled. >> they came from orlando to philadelphia but they are still not home. >> we are trying to get to baltimore. >> winds peaked at 50 miles per hour at the airport spelling out headaches for passengers

"action news" reporter dann cuellar is lie at the field house in center city philadelphia where penn staters are watching the game and i note dann penn state is driving. >> reporter: that's right, they got a good drive going on right now in the second quarter, jim and these fans are getting a little excited. they bleed blue. don't get me wrong, they bleed blue no matter what. they gathered here early to watch the big game and they're hoping to start the new year right with a big win against southern cal. [cheers and applause] >> reporter: standing room only at the field house tonight for the big game against the usc trojans. >> we're expecting a win baby. we're going all the way, the grand daddy of them all. >> reporter: they're going to bring home that rose bowl trophy. >> they're going to bring it home. >> reporter: do you smelling that. >> i think i smell roses. i smell roses people. >> reporter: are you getting the picture yet of the atmosphere tonight? [cheers and applause] >> expecting a huge win today absolutely huge win. >> reporter: you know this is a very good team over ther

"action news" reporter dann cuellar reports from a.c. >> it's scary. >> that's a powerful storm out there yeah, it's a scary thing. >> reporter: the waves crashed over the bulkhead in atlantic city causing a stir among some residents who came out to see what this nor'easter was all about. ly. >> i've seen water bouncing up against there. i'm like what's going on? is it -- i was telling her it's actual -- got be actual water on the beach. >> reporter: the atlantic city fire department had high water vehicles and rescue boats ready to go in case they were needed due to rising waters. meanwhile in ocean city, the winds were the story as they blew traffic lights and signs around. they even ripped away part of the sign at the pavilion motor lodge. there was also minor street flooding that that people were keeping an eye out a particular concern for people who have homes on the bayside. >> what's the game plan tonight?ly. >> park the cars two blocks away and hold up here for awhile. >> holding the fort down. >> yup. >> so far so good, hm. >> yup. >> reporter: out on the surf it seems the sand d

dann cuellar channel 6 "action news." >> police in warminster, bucks county are looking for a robber. a masked man walked into a the 7-eleven on newtown road, he showed the clerk a handle gun and got away with money from inside the register. the clerk was not hurt and there were no customers inside the store. >> 35:37 a.m., senate -- 5:37 a.m., senate will investigate the contact people had with russia. intelligence reports have said that russia interfered in the election to help donald trump win the presidency. most of the committee work will be done in private, but senators have said they would open hearings when possible. >> the allegations of russia's interference has sparked very strong reaction from one of the most well-known and respected congressman on the hill. john lewi s of gaj -- of georgia said he will miss his first inauguration. >> i do not consider him a legitimate president. >> why's that. >> the russians participated and helped get this man elected. >> lewis said forging a relationship with donald trump once he takes over the oval office will be difficult. >> congres

dann cuellar with that story. >> reporter: it was back on the night of december 2, 29-year-old lance james of clementon new jersey went missing. area search-and-rescue teams have been scouring the area looking for him, to no avail. they were not giving up. >> we try to to be very persist when we get involved in a case. >> reporter: lance did two tours of duty in the middle east, when he returned he suffered ptsd. authorities say he had gotten into a fight at the heightaway tavern in -- hideaway tavern in clementon. he got kicked out and walked home. a camera across the him, but then he disappeared. search teams look at the bottom lake. >> there were other bodies of around, and ice on the lakes, that limited our availability to the water. >> reporter: they went back on saturday with snowy conditions and the help of 15 marines, but nothing. came the warmer weather of the last couple of days they decided to go back to bottom lake, the ice melted. >> several movements after that, we made the discovery. >> reporter: what was it that drove you to come back. >> being able to bring that clos

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dann cuellar talked to travelers at philadelphia international airport. >> reporter: the airport monitors story of canceled flights to and from fort lauderdale. there were people who had no idea what had happened while on the plane. >> i was shocked to see that on the monitors, we came out of akron today. >> reporter: what would they do if they were caught up in the middle of a horrible tragedy like that. >> it's scary. it's unfortunately find a way to better evaluate and improve security here. >> reporter: and then to learn that the gunman checked his pistol and put it in security only to arrive at baggage claim and do what he did. travelers are realizing most baggage claim are outside the security areas and that should change. >> watch that people get the correct baggage and nobody opens it and takes a chance and fires a gun out here. what's more troubling, the gunman was known to the fbi and had mental health issues and turned over to local enforcement in alaska and was given the gun back. >> he had mental health issues, why was he carrying a gun. >> he should not have a license for a

we are live at the chester medical center, dann cuellar, "action news." >> thank you, dan. >> a crashupper darby at 6:00 continue. they survived but with injuries. the driver stopped after hitting the pedestrian but investigators have not said who or what is at fault. >> we have learned that the mother charged in the murder of her adopted daughter once worked for the child welfare agencies. sarah packer worked for the county 2003-2010. she faces charges of the murder of 14-year-old sarah packer. the 14-year-old was the victim of a rape murder. >> it appears the cold snap is about to end but not tonight. accuweather says get ready for a warm up. let's go to meteorologist cecily tynan. >> we have one more cold night before we climb out of the deep freeze. 20 in philadelphia down from 23. the coldest day this season. where the snow pack is deeper, it's a lot colder. millville, 60. atlantic city airport, 11. the cold air will be in place for the morning commute. it's so cold i don't know if my clicker is working. satellite 6 showing part of the reason it's cold, we have clearing. there ar

dann cuellar is live with where the theft happened. what is the latest on this? >> jim, with the suspect in custody, police are left with an interesting dilemma, whether or not to charge the parents that left their one-year-old daughter unattended in an unlocked car making it possible for this to happen in the first place. >> this is the man who stole the car. he's been identified at 22-year-old dylan valente. police got a frantic call from parents saying their car had been stolen with their one-year-old in the backseat. they had gone into a bakery and then the other end of the plaza. >> we believe the car was left unintended for about ten minutes, left running and unlocked. >> that's when valente noticed the car unlocked when he went into the wawa to get food. he came out and saw the car still unintended. he crossed the street and decided to drive off with it. a short time later, he noticed the child in the bac backseat. >> he realized there were cars in the bacwas a child inthe bacd the car quickly. >> the child was unharmed. with the spc suspect in custody, po

i'm dann cuellar channel6 "action news." back to you guys. >> all right. should be fun. and exciting. thank you dann. >> time for a check of our "action news" traffic report monday night. >> all right. let's go live to gina began gone in for matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center. hi, gina. >> hi, gina. >> hello. i actually have some better news than earlier. we had an earlier accident on the schuylkill. this is on the westbound side right at 26th street that has since cleared and let's take a look now the schuylkill quiet and you know what, that's kind of the theme for the night. very quiet out there as we are wrapping up the holiday weekend you can see how nice our green out there on the map so we like that green on the schuylkill expressway, green on 95. should be really nice if you're traveling out but we do have an issue to talk about. if you're going to be heading out on the vine street expressway that earlier accident that we had on the westbound side has since cleared out. run its course just a bit but you should be good. if you're traveling on the eastbo

live here at temple university i'm dann cuellar for channel six "action news". >> all right, dann, thank you. >>> many people from different faiths from all around philadelphia met to show their support for american muslims. the special town hall meeting in west oak lane focused on how to deal with hate speech and hate crimes. the gathering comes in the wake of the proposed resolution to up hold cities commitment to support muslim communities. >>> former pro wrestler jimmy super fly snuka has died just weeks after a judge in pennsylvania dismissed murder charges against him. earlier this monthly high county judge said snuka was not competent to stand trial for the death of his girlfriend in 1983. snuka's attorney told the court that his, client had dementia with six months to live. jimmy snuka was 37 years old. >>> much more to come tonight, the folks were bus toy day assembling care packages. we will show how they are far. >>> plenty of people stopped by the pennsylvania convention center today for a little, home related inspiration. we will take you inside the home show. >>> flyers tak

. >> "action news" reporter, dann cuellar and jeff cherco are in fort lauderdale.ave you heard coming through? >> it's level air travelers stunned and wondering if we need changes down the road at our airports. >> the airport monitors tell of canceled flights to and from fort lauderdale. there are people that had no idea what happened while on a plane. >> i was shocked. >> or what they would do if caught in a horrible tragedy like that. >> i don't know what i would do in a situation like that. it's scary. >> it's unfortunate. we have to better evaluate how to improve security. >> to learn the gunman legally checked his pistol and put it through security to arrive at baggage claim and do what he did. baggage claim is outside the secure area. maybe that should change. >> they open it and take a chance and fire a gun out here. >> the gunmen was known to the fbi as having mental health issues, turned over to law enforcement in alaska and somehow managed to get his gun back. >> if he has mental health issues, why is he allowed to carry a gun? >> he should not have been

. >> let's go live to "action news" reporter dann cuellar in center city.local congressmen, do we have boycotters? >> that's right, four from our area say they'll skip donald trump's inauguration. one made the decision earlier but three came forward citing trump's insult of john lewis. >> john lewis is a friend of mine. >> bob brady joined a growing chorus of democrats not attending the inauguration. they are standing in unity with john lewis of georgia. never mind that the feud began when lewis said he wouldn't attend because he doesn't consider trump a valid president. >> whether john lewis started it or not, trump should have said what are your issues? >> dwight evans said he wouldn't attend because of his position on healthcare, the russian hacking controversy and now this. >> the fact that he attacked congressman john lewis who is a hero of mine. >> there is nothing for me to celebrate in terms of this transition. >> brendan boyle announced he too would not attend. bonnie coleman stated weeks ago she wouldn't go. the four join 30 other members of congr

. >> dann cuellar, "action news." >> a bogus doctor was performing physicals on students.t year. the examining medical was listed as dr. bey. dr. bey is not a licensed medical doctor and the address provided is a row home. the license doesn't exist with the state. the school would not comment on how bey was allowed to do physicals. protocols are in place to ensure it doesn't happen again. >> fireworks noted the villanova celebration tonight. hundreds of folks turned out to kick off the festivities. villanova was founded in 1842 by a group of priests. it officially opened its doors a year later with seven student. today there are more than 10,000 students. "6abc" is teaming up with the fire department for "6abc" save a life. this morning they were in holmesburg to pick up smoke alarms for family in the community. "6abc" is working with the fire department to give the alarms away and spread information about safety. >> commend their efforts. >> if you don't have a detector, ask the fire department if you can get one. >> time for the weather, very wet quickly. >> we are. tomo

high alert including philadelphia international airport and that's where "action news" reporter dann cuellar will s standing by live with the latest from there. >> rick with no flights coming in or out of fort lauderdale, the ripple effect has begun. a number of flight cancellations and delays already being reported. the deadly day in florida has left many air travelers here stunned. with the situation in fort lauderdale still unfolding, police and their federal partners have beefed up security here at philadelphia international airport. this as a precautionary measure. air travelers were reacting to the terrible tragedy. >> kind of stunned because i wouldn't think it happens in florida the way security is now but, you know, it's something well got to be cognizant of wherever you travel to. >> i mean, it just kind of one of those things that it just keeps happening. it's sad and it's a tragedy and i'm very sorry for the people who lost their lives. >> i'm just happy i went to orlando and i wasn't in fort lauderdale 'cause i like read then said everybody was just being evacuated and people we

at the camden county prosecutor's office, dann cuellar channel 6 "action news." >> police in bucks county are looking for a robber. officers say a masked man walked into the slercht -- 7-eleven on newtown road. he showed a handgun and got away with money. the clerk was not hurt and there were no customers inside the store. >>> the senate intelligence committee will investigate possible contacts between russia and people associate the with american political campaigns. it's part of a broad investigation into moscow'smettl hold open hearings when possible. >>> allegations of russian interference has sparked strong reaction from well-known and well respected congress on the hill. john lewis will miss his first inauguration since serving congress three decades ago. >> i do not consider this president-elect a legitimate president. >> why's that. >> ink the russians participated in helping this man get elected and they helped destroy the candidacy of hillary clinton. >>> louis said forging a relationship with trump once he is takes over the oval office will be difficult. >>> congress has taken

scene of the water main break that sent water rushing into several houses that is where we find dann cuellarwhat is the latest there? >> reporter: brian the water supply is shut off to the 16 inch water main that broke but there is stillwater flowing out of the pipe, apparently the water left in the pipe is making its way out here on to the street but not before the damage was done to six or seven properties, behind me there is mud and water that made its way into several homes and garage and doors several of these reads telling us there are several inches of water in their base manies. chopper 6 hd was over the scene shortly after this happened at 2:00 this afternoon and thousands of gallons of water that spewed out the street and the block of mill brook was under water and the water made its way into the basements and some of us saw it coming out the back. some say as many as 6 inches of water in his base many damaging his heating and refrigerator and he had to turn his gas off to avoid other problems. >> about three foot of water in the basement, everything is floating and lucky she didn'

high alert including philadelphia international airport and that's where "action news" reporter dann cuellar from there. >> rick with no flights coming in or out of fort lauderdale, the ripple effect has begun. a number of flight cancellations and delays already being reported. the deadly day in florida has left many air travelers here stunned. with the situation in fort lauderdale still unfolding, police and their federal partners have beefed up security here at philadelphia international airport. this as a precautionary measure. air travelers were reacting to the terrible tragedy. >> kind of stunned because i wouldn't think it happens in florida the way security is now but, you know, it's something well got to be cognizant of wherever you travel to. >> i mean, it just kind of one