in southwest philadelphia, dann cuellar channel 6 "action news." >> new overnight a man jumped from a burning row home in the nicetown section of philadelphia. flames began ripping through the home about 3:00 a.m. a male in his 40s escaped the fire by jumping out of the window before firefighters arrived. he is being treated for chest pain and smoke inhalation. >>> a vigil was held for a man who was gunned down while walking his dog. alarmed residents and their dogs, honored a slain neighbor. a group walked down wood crest where james stillman was killed. police i say the father had taken the family dog out for a nightly walk when he was shot. >> my understanding is that his daughter goes for a walk every night. it was a little late, he said i don't want you walking with me. he probably saved his daughter, as well. the dog laid by the dieing man on the sidewalk. >>> christine o'donnell has time to respond to a federal complain accusing her of using campaign funds. authorities say she used $20,000 in campaign donations to pay for rent and utilities at the townhouse where she lived and

live in southwest philadelphia, i'm dann cuellar "channel 6 action news." >> thank you dann, residents and doingd forms a united front in overbrook as they honored a slain neighbor. that's where 51-year-old james stoleman was killed last night. the father had taken the family dog out for a flightily walk when sglot my understanding his daughter goes for a walk with him almost every night. for whatever reason it's a little late tonight i don't want you walking with me. in effect he probably saved his daughter's life as well. >> his dog molly remained by his side as he lay dying on the sidewalk. they don't have a description of the suspect or motive. >> a pedestrian struck by a car tonight in broomall is being treated right now at penn presbyterian hospital. marple township police say the victim was struck at 8:45 along the 200 block of fox covt road. the victim was trapped under the vehicle for nearly half an hour. the wheelsthon bus did not keep going around and round. chopper 6 was over a sinkhole today in the kensington session of philadelphia thaten snared a school bus. no students

we'll continue to follow this developing story for now live in fairmount park, i'm dann cuellar, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> utterly stunning news into the crash of the germanwings airbus crash that killed 150 people this was no accident authorities say that the copilot intensely locked the pilot out of the cockpit and headed toward a mountain side in the french alps, when the pilot left the cockpit to go to the restroom locked the doors and the pilot pounded the door to come back in, the key pad was disabled by him from inside. german chancellor said that these conclusions brought the tragedy to a new incomprehensible dimension. david henry is live at philadelphia international airport, you talked to experts what have you learned. >> the consensus is never a good idea to leave one person alone in a jet airliner the incident raises questions for people traveling all over the world today, chief among them how can i be sure i'm seven alarm fire -- safe and not in the hands of a mad man. >> he said that what happened on that doomed plane would not happen on a u.s. airplane. n

offenses and is set to be arraigned tomorrow morning in brooklyn live in millville, knowledge, dann cuellar, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> a professor at penn state abington is arrested for disorderly conduct after being removed from a u.s. air flight from nicaragua to d.c. 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 lov

suspect's apartment on the block, a suspect is being questioned but no charges are filed yet i'm dann cuellar, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> bensalem police have identified the woman killed from being hit by to cars this morning. 28-year-old christine massey was walking on knights road at 6:00 and was hit by an on coming car, the driver stopped but a second car hit massey but kept going the driver was later found but police are not sure if that driver realized what happened. >>> members of a well known delaware family are back in the u.s. after falling very ill during a caribbean vacation, the two teenage sons are being treated at childrens hospital in philadelphia. 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. v

i'm dann cuellar "channel 6 action news," jim. >> all right. dann thank you. half a dozen cars were burned to a crisp tonight with a karif fordier caught fire in new castle county, delaware, it happened eastbound route 295 near route 9 before 7 bgz and the driver was able to separate cab from the card holder before the fire spread. she escaped yourry but the other did not. >> surveillance captured a group of man vandalizing jim's steaks causing thousands of dollars in danl. it happened 3 a.m. sunday when the restaurant was closed. the owner thinks the help were drunk and mad that they could not get in. >> after one bangs on the glass the second charges window launching his body into the place. kennett silver says both were shattered instead of turning the city gum shoes he ask for help from digital detectives. >> i think the police have now if to worry about dealing with serious crimes as you guys cover every day and i was more concerned about them wasting their time on something i thought we could handle on social media. >> trying to solve crimes with web wiz

. >>> dann cuellar channel 6 "action news." >> we are expecting a decision at any time to his oh -- to see whether a new jersey high school will reopen after 14 students and two staff members had to be taken to the hospital. fumes leaking from a nearby refinery made them sick. students say they have been smelling the odor all week. >>> new jersey is slapping two utility companies with record fines for last year's deadly natural gas explosion in ewing township. the board of public utilities claims pse&g and henkles and mccoys with large fines for the explosion. >>> the man gresry heses is is cooed of trying to -- accused of trying to higher a hit man. he has been allowed to released on a lower bail if the person doesn't get a speedy trial. he is not on house arrest. he will have to wear a tracking device and turn in his passport. >>> the number one seated wildcats take on the lafayette leopards in pittsburgh. president obama has villanova going all the way to the championship game. >> the president is a well respected guy that's great he has us in the final. that's not guaranteed we'll

live at drexel university dann cuellar channel 6 "action news." >> we have more on the crash investigationour website at 6abc.com. tonight you can read about emily selke and see photographs and videos from the scene in the alps. >>> a septa driver treated tonight after attacked on the bus. and it happened in dauphin in the strawberry mansion session of the city. they arrested the suspect who punched the driver. >>> and technicians hard at work in a gloucester county school district trying to repair the damage done by hackers. at the school in swedesboro is kenneth moton. what peace the story here? >> jim, this district and its four schools paralyzed by a cyber attack that is now under investigation by the new jersey state police and the f.b.i. late tonight we saw the i.t. guys at work in this building. the system is almost back at 100%. >> they felt like they were thrown back in the stone age after hackers wreaked havoc taking over the computer network and holding it for random. >> confusion, shock. we were a little surprised. i said something to my husband about it because we're being hel

live in wynnefield, dann cuellar, "channel 6 action news." >> thank you dann. police released a number of men brought in for questioning in furgeson missouri after the shooting of two police officers last night. search for gunman or ghaun continues between officers were among the 20 guarding the furgeson police station in a protest last night. police chief was resigning. one was shot in the face. the other in the shoulder. both were release the from the hospital. >> first viewing for slain philadelphia officer robert will sop will be held tomorrow francis funeral home would be avenue from 4 to 8:00 p.m. and second viewing saturday morning at the polls from campus of university of possess pennsylvania between 7 and 10. that will be followed by funeral services. again at the palestra at 10:30. >> meanwhile police and parishers gathered tonight in the mayfair section of philadelphia for a prayer service in support of officers. it was held st. matthew church cottman avenue as a way to express gratitude for honorable service and sacrifice. >> there's nothing ron rab

live outside of the parx casino dann cuellar, channel 6 news." >> thank you. >>> defense attorneys vow to appeal the conviction of eric torres, the man who shot a philadelphia police officer in august of 2013. 41 year old officer, edward daviess survived but suffered severe kidney damage and still off the job as he recovers. >> i am just happen it's over that's all. just glad i can move on with my family and make up for lost time. >> the shooting happened inside of a feltonville corner store. officers struggled to subdue torres. during that he was shot. the defense said it was an accident that torres was pinned do you want and couldn't aim or pull the trigger. they convicted him on all other counts including aggravated assault. prosecutors say facing at least 20 years in prison. >>> and funeral arrangements for police officer robert wilson iii. viewing friday at francis funeral home on whitby avenue in philadelphia 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. second viewing saturday at the palestra on the university of pennsylvania going from 7:00 to 10:00 a.m. the funeral service following at 10:30. >>> camden

dann cuellar "channel 6 action news." >> thank you, two teen aim rerz in custody tonight that in wake of rain and robbery in the port richmond section of philadelphia. it happened last night in the 3900 block of richmond street the 19-year-old victim was walking home from a gym when she was assaulted by alleged suspects ages 16 and 1 4 she was forced at gun point to this remote location on train tracks where she was sexually assaulted. >> investigation into the copilot that crashed germanwings nreen a mountain is uncovering new information tonight. the media is germany is describing andreas media is germany is describing andreas lupitz as a man with psychological issues and a falling out with a girlfriend. they removed material from his apartment in d useldorf today and aviation officials explore what happened inside and outside the cockpit of the ill-fated plane. lupitz locked the pilot out and set autopilot from 38,000 to 100 feet. new pictures today show him as healthy, athletic man and searchers found documents that pointed to existing illness. they did not specify physical or psy

live in september ral detectives i'm dann cuellar "channel 6 action news." >> a line of spring storms twept through much of the area bringing a torrent of water with it. it was no fun caught in tonight's downpours secureying to your car without an umbrella. drivers had to take it easy on the roads like here route 202 king of prussia. there was minor dmrod there was minor dmroding and that was a problem and there's tale of temperatures. meteorologist cecily tynan is tracking it all tonight with live double can skapry dar. >> jim heavy torrential downpours and blinding downpours earlier this evening moved over new england. actual cold front triggering wet weather is still out west. and you can see it is moving very slowly. that means we'll deal with round of showers not only through the overnight hours but even into the morning. and closer up on stormtracker 6 no lightning strikes with this next round moving. so it's philadelphia right now really along the i-95 corridor through wilmington and newark there's more down acrosser virginia moving through in the overnight hours and this is de

in hunting park, dann cuellar channel 6 "action news." >> breaking news, seven children were killed overnight at a house fire in brooklyn, all of them are believed to be from the same family. two survivors were rushed to the hospital in critical condition. witnesses say i jumped from the time window of the three story home and yelled for someone to help her children trapped inside. more than 100 firefighters battled the flames and smoke. firefighters are looking for clues is to what sparked the blaze. >>> police are looking into the discovery of a body of a boarding house. officers found the body in the living room on spruce street. police think she had been dead for days or weeks from a gun shot wound. residents of the home have criminal records including sex and firearms charges. >>> philadelphia police say the teenager who pulled the trigger in the murder of james stuhlman has surrendered. he is now in custody. he and two other teens allegedly tried to rob stuhlman as he was walking his dog on wood crest avenue. hamilton and brandon smith are being charged as adults. a 14-year-old was adle

. >>> dann cuellar channel 6 "action news." >> a boston police officer is fighting for his life after a shooting. it happened during a routine traffic stop. the suspect shot the officer below his right eye. the suspect was killed by other officers at the scene. he is a former army ranger served who served in iraq. he is in critical condition and kept in an induced coma. >>> hey! >>> a san diego woman was arrested on suspicion of drunk driver as she discovered by a local news crews passed out in the car. the car was sitting in the middle of the interstate around 1:00 a.m. once police arrived the woman took off on foot catching the highway patrol officer off guard. stop the car! stop the car. she took her foot off the brake is what i meant to say. the officer had to smash a window to get in the car to throw on the emergency brake. the woman was jailed on $2,500 bail. >>> the investigation into the co-pilot who crashed the germanwings plane in the french alps was described as a mantua historical of depression who received treatment and may have been set off by a falling out of with his g

i'm dann cuellar channel 6 "action news." >> new overnight, a man jumped from a burning row home in the nicetown section of philadelphia. flames began ripping through a home around 3:00 a.m. a male in his 40s escaped the fire before jumping out of a window before firefighters arrived. he is at einstein medical center. firefighters are on the scene working to put out that scene. >>> a vigil was held last night for a man who was gunned down while walking his dog. a group walked down wood crest where james stillman was killed wednesday night. the police say the father had taken the family dog out for a nightly walk when he was shot. >> my understanding his daughter goes for a walk every night. for every reason he said i don't want you walking with me, he possibly saved his daughter's life, as well. still man's dog molly remained by his side as he died on the sidewalk. they do not have a description of the suspect or possible motive. >>> chopper 6 was above the scene of an accident involving a pedestrian in broomall, delaware county. the victim was trapped beneath the vehicle after being hi

in mantua, dann cuellar channel 6 "action news." >> a replica of a memorial on the side of a center cityuilding collapsed. the design team assembled the the model so they can make adjustments. the memorandum arm will honor the 6 people killed in the chance. the projected cost stands at $1.3 million half of which has been raised. >>> family friends and colleagues offered a final farewell to a beloved police officer who was killed in the line of duty. sergeant robert wilson iii was remembered as a dedicated member of the force and loving father and true hero. a horse-drawn carriage carried him through the streets of at this time. his brothers and sisters of blue served as escorts. a little over a week ago the 9 year veteran went into a game stop in north philadelphia in uniform when two armed gunmen attempted to rob the place they opened fire and wilson went into action saving the lives of customers while putting his own life on the line. >> i've been in policing for 46 years and i have never witnessed an act of bravery like i saw that day. never! >> for his bravery wilson was posthumously

dann cuellar channel 6 "action news." >>> two people are missing in an explosion blast in new york city. they are looking for a 23-year-old and 26-year-old. 22 people were hurt in the blast, four critically, investigators think it may have been caused when someone improperly tapped the gas line which had been locked after it failed an inspection. >>> new information this morning about the co-pilot who deliberately crashed a germanwings plane into the french alps. a german hospital is denying reports it treated andreas lubitz for depression. but it confirms he was a patient over the last two months. he was seen there two weeks before the crash that killed 150 people. prosecutor also say he appears -- prosecutors say he's to have hidden the evidence of the i illness from the airline. they say he may have been set off by a falling out with his girlfriend. >>> the legal drama is over for amanda knox. italy supreme court overturned the murder conviction and knox said she is grateful to have her life back. >> reporter: once convicted to nearly 30 years in prison, amanda knox said she is relie

dann cuellar channel 6 "action news." >> philadelphia police are searching for suspects after a homen left a couple in their 70s shaken up. it happened in the bustleton neighborhood. two men wearing dark masks forced open the kitchen window. the 70-year-old woman was sprayed with mace. >>> police are investigating the discovery of a body in the boarding house. officers found the body in the live room on spruce street. police think she was dead for days or weeks. she had a gunshot wound. the victim was identified as 28-year-old geneva owens. some of the residents of the home have criminal records. >>> we're learning new information about a black man found hanging from the tree from mississippi. the man is a convicted killer whose family reported him missing two weeks ago. 54-year-old ottis byrd was found hanging from a white sheet. 0 federal state and local investigators are trying to figure out if his dead was a homicide or suicide. it will be days before autopsy results are complete. >>> there is fallout from racial video and text messages. three officers were fired in florida. up o

we are live in the northeast dann cuellar, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> a delaware congressman's is named as a defendant in a hazing death lawsuit. the suit names dan carnie and two other members of the sigma phi epsilon chapter according to the lawsuit carnie helped to argue the run and did not attempt to locate phips after he went over the bridge we have faith that those trusted with the legal authority will act based on facts. >>> a new twist in the case of a california woman that claimed she was kidnapped and released. police say it was all a hoax, but now the woman's attorney is talking about what is in an email that was sent by her kidnappers. here is the latest live from l.a. >> reporter: it's a stunning manifesto. >> last week it was case closed. it was leading to comparisons with the movie gone girl. >> but an alleged 15 page fan-fest oh emailed to the san francisco chronicle is emailed to the kidnappers with a conscious and that huskins was not their target and expressed regret for snatching her. >> she felt terribly when they discovered it was her, but because it was a

in hunting park, dann cuellar channel 6 "action news." >>> breaking news, seven children were killed overnight in a house fire in brooklyn, all of them are believed to be from the same family. witnesses say the mother jumped from a window of the three story home and yelled for someone to help her children trapped inside. their bodies were found upstairs. the mother and another child were rushed to the hospital in critical condition. more than 100 firefighters battle the the flames and smoke. fire investigators are looking for clues is as to what sparked the deadly blaze. >>> happening today nova has a shot with the sweet 16 on the line. nova coming off a 41-point steam rolling of lafayette last night. tonight's game in pittsburgh begins at 7:10. jeff skeverski has a preview of the match up in sports, eel be live from pittsburgh on "action news" at 6:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. >>> students in penn state are calling for penalties against a fraternity who put up nude pictures of women on an invitation only facebook page. >> there were people whole not stand for this. >> it's important that

in mantua, dann cuellar channel 6 "action news." >> a replica of a of a memorial on the site of anotheruildings collapse in center city two years ago is in place. the design team assembled the model so they could make add justment also before the memorial is built. the projected cost of the park along with an endowment for maintenance stands at $1.3 million. half of which has been raised. >>> family friends and colleagues offered a final farewell to a beloved police officer who was killed in the line of duty. sergeant robert wilson, 3 was remembered as a dedicated member of the force and loving father and true his or her. a horse-drawn carriage carried his body throughout the streets of university city. his brothers and sisters in blue escorted in an impressive show of solidarity. the 9 year veteran went into a game stop store in uniform when two armed gunmen attempted to rob the place. wilson went into action saving the lives of customers putting his own life on the line. >> i've been in policing for 46 years and i have never witnessed an act of bravery like i saw that day never! >> fo

police are trying to learn we'll have more coming up on "action news," live in frankford i'm dann cuellar, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> students at a local college are on edge this afternoon following two assaults close to the school for more on what has been happening near westchester university, we turn to "action news" reporter sara bloomquist, not far from campus. >> reporter: that is right rick, it's primarily students that live in the homes and apartments behind me they were alerted by the university that two students were robbed and assaulted in this area in recent days and that has some on edge and changing their nightly routines. >> students coming and going to class were well aware of the attacks in off campus neighborhoods. they get texts and emails from the university. >> you see a robbery and another one, you think it's a pandemic, and it will keep happening and happening. is it freaks you out a bit. >> westchester borough police are investigating. >> in each case a lone victim was approached by three males the suspects demanded the victim turned over their personal prop

we're live from man to dann cuellar for channel six "action news". >> thanks, dann. >>> replica of theorial set on the sight of the building collapse in center sit friday two years ago is now in place. design team assembled the mod toll make final adjustments before the the memorial was built. the the memorial and future park will honor six people killed when the the salvation army thrift store there collapsed. the project cost of the park along with the endowment for maintenance stand at 1.3 million-dollar, half of which has already been raised. >>> welshing time for a check of the accu weather forecast, after a dryer daze coming up and damp dreary saturday we are getting ready for week ahead. we are going live outside to sky six in high definition showing you atlantic city, new jersey. good news this latest weekend weather event only brought you rain, but no snow but it wases one wet miserable day. meteorologist melissa magee joins us from the "action news" big board with the very latest from accu weather. >> it is another indication we are turning the corner and we're getting closer

we're live from north philadelphia, dann cuellar for channel six "action news" monica? >> thanks, dann. >>> jury has another shooting of the philadelphia police officer. they will be back to deliberate in the trial of eric torres. prosecutors say that torres shot officer edward davies, during a struggle inside a corner store in the feltonville section of the city in august of 2013. officer davies survived and testified today about the incident. he is still recovering from his wound. torres is charged with attempted murder but his defense argues that the shooting was an accident during the struggle. >>> the black market body sculpture better none as black madam was found guilty to day, a philadelphia jury convicted page victoria winslow of third degree murder. a british dancer died after winslow inject her buttocks with industrial silicone at an airport hotel four years ago. she faces additional aggravated assault charges. winslow could get 70 years behind bars, at her june sentencing. >>> philadelphia water department crews work into the night to repair a broken 8-inch m

dann cuellar channel 6 "action news." >> a home in ocean county, after a blast in sea i'd highlights. the home exploded on the first floor. a contractor was doing maintenance work at the home at the time. a gas main was left open inside the home. a 26-year-old woman who was upstairs at the time was taken to the hospital for valuation. >>> a replica of a memorial sits on the site of a building collapse two years ago. a design team put up a the model so they can make adjustment also before the memorial is built. the projected cost of the park along with the endowment is 1.$3 million. half that money has been raised. >>> family friends and colleagues offered a farewell to a beloved philadelphia police officer who was killed in the line of duty. robert wilson iii was remembered as a dedicated member of the force. a loving father and true hero. a horse-drawn carriage carried his body through the city. his brother and sisters in blue served as escorts led by commissioner ramsey and michael nutter. it was over two weeks ago the 9-year veteran went into a game stop when two armed gunmen came

we are live from king of prussia, i'm dann cuellar for channel six "action news". >> thanks, dann. >>> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu will address congress tomorrow. he will strongly lob a begins president obama's efforts to negotiate a nuclear deal with iran. netanyahu appeared before the american israel public affairs committee today and said president obama simply doesn't understand israel's vital security concerns. obama objects to netanyahu speaking to congress, and says that he wouldn't inn right any foreign leader who was in the heat of the election campaign. netanyahu in response. >> the last thing that i would want is for israel to be a partisan issue. i regret that some people have have miss perceived my visit here this week as doing that. >> obama will not meet with israeli prime minister netanyahu during his visit. >>> word has come that twitter founder jack dorsey is being threatened by supporters of ice is. they are angry that the company shut down accounts promoting the terrorist organization. this is video of the fatal shooting yesterday at a homeless man on

we're live here in darby township i'm dann cuellar for channel six "action news" good all right dann>>> on the weather front a quick clipper system is bearing down on us tonight and don't be surprised if you see wet flakes mixed in tomorrow in parts of the the tri-state area meteorologist cecily tynan is tracking it all live with double scan radar, hi cecily. >> hi rick march came in like a lion and going out like a lion. the not the way it is supposed to work out. the that is the year we have been having. double scan live shows us the the reason. we have low pressure. this is a clipper. fast moving. it is diving to the south. what this will do is bring us wet weather. it will keep us on the cold site of the storm. that is why we could see wet snow flakes mixing in. good news for your morning commute the the moisture is not here just yet. morning rush hour is looking good. mixture of sun and cloud. it will be dry. easenablely cool at 6:00 o'clock 38 degrees. by 8:00 o'clock 40 degrees. but the moisture is here by lunchtime. it continues until about 8:00 o'clock in the evening and we'

dann cuellar for channel 6 "action news." >>> thank you.hen you see severe weather or breaking news we want you to help us tell the story. email your photos and videos to jointheaction at 6abc.com or use the #6abcaction on social media. it's how you can be a part of "action news." >>> a blockbuster story about a talented running back in eagles' history. word has come that lesean mccoy could be traded to the buffalo bills. and ducis rodgers, mccoy is not the only big story to come out of the eagles' front office today. >> several moves that will leave the team between $40 and $50 million of salary cap space. in contact can several sources, one telling us mccoy was caught off guard by the reports and not happy. and after the season finale with the giants he says he under it is a business but would love to be an eagle forever. and the eagles and bills had discussions. and a source tells us there are a lot of moving parts to the potential trade. the eagles them selves are not saying anything. the nfl league year does not begin until tuesday at

live from center city, dann cuellar for channel six "action news". >>> archbishop charles chaput and sister marry skull beyond of project home launched a new initiative to help the homeless. oscar romero day of commitment took place today n advance of the world meeting of families in september, the archdiocese team up with sieve is i can and business leaders to visit homeless shelters food pant tries and health clinics to raise awareness have of poverty. >>> still to come on "action news" tonight, a threat to the relative of president obama prompts a security scare at ncaa basketball game tonight. >>> plus pen tait's president order a deeper probe into the entire fraternity and sorority is tell, in state college. >>> and under the gun, tonight american state authorizing firing squads for executions again, cecily. >>> get ready for another cold day tomorrow. i'm tracking this warmth to move in our way later in the week but don't get used to it. i'll explain and track our next chance of rain in the accu weather forecast. >>> plus driving up costs has pennsylvania, new jersey and delawa