josh dobson: it's disappointing and sad. laura: josh dobson is not surprised to learn that the wooded warrior is raising red flags in how the organization spends its money. dobson who started his own project called cover my 6 has organized several fundraisers included bringing the wooded warrior amputee softball team to play at principal park. josh dobson: i spoke with the gentleman who branched out with the wounded warrior amputee. they were affiliated in 2012 with the wounded warrior project and they would raise money and laura: former employees say it rakes in hundreds of millions of dollars in donations a year and uses nearly half of it for salaries and lavish events. josh dobson: they are using our injuries, our darkest days and hardships, to make money. so you can have these big parties? laura: dobson, who started cover my 6 in honor of his brother says his nonprofit gives back 100% to ireland veterans -- iowa veterans. josh dobson: i am proud to raise money to help people. laura: he says this news does not deter peopl

laura: dobson, who started cover my 6 in honor of his brother, says his non-profit gives back 100% of profits to iowa veterans. >> they fight for our right and i am proud to raise money for people that have done that. laura: dobson says he's hopeful this news doesn't deter people from donating to worthy cause. >> you are putting trust in it's going for a good cause, and then you find out their just putting it in their own pocket. laura: laura terrell, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. steve: there is no local wounded warrior chapter in iowa. kcci did contact the national office in jacksonville, florida but we didn't get a response before news time. emergency need. the american red cross is pleading for blood and platelet donors tonight to boost the supply that was diminished by the weekend blizzard on the east coast. the non-profit says more than 300 weekend red cross blood drives in 20 states were canceled because of the storm. stacey: tornado tornado -- tornado touchdown. south florida where officials say an ef-1 tornado tore through the town of coconut creek. the strong winds overtu

children returned to dobson elementary in manayunk this morning and the entire district resumed operations after two snow days. mayor kenney says that 80% of the city's residential streets were passable. and promised all of them would be passable by the end of the today. >> accuweather is tracking milder temperatures, going live outside sky 6 hd showing us the temple university campus. the warmer conditions could help melt what is left of the snow there. but there is concern about the refreeze when it gets colder overnight. for more on that, david murphy joins us at the big board. >> in terms of precipitation we had showers earlier and a little bit of a snow shower up north but that doesn't look to make it here either. between the two of those we have clouds give weighing to sunny breaks and to the west of us you can see that happening toward the lehigh valley and we'll see increased sunshine in the day to come. 42 in philadelphia, 40 in all allentown and 41 in trenton and a bit of a breeze kicked up and i can see the breeze 10 to 20 miles per hour. every now and then a higher gust. but we

xavion dobson was a sophomore in tennessee. he played football, beloved by his classmates and teachers. his own mayor called him one of their city's success stories. the week before christmas, he headed to a friend's house to play video games. he wasn't in the wrong place at the wrong time. he hadn't made a bad decision. he was exactly where any other kid would be. your kid. my kids. and then gunmen started firing. and xavion who was in high school hadn't even gotten the bullets. and he was shot in the head. and the girls were spared. he gave his life to save theirs. an act of heroism a lot bigger than anything we should ever expect from a 15-year-old. greater love hath no man than this. that a man lay down his life for his friends. we are not asked to do what xavion dobson did. we're not asked to have shoulders that big, heart that strong, reactions that quick. i'm not asking people to have that same level of courage or sacrifice or love. but if we love our kids and care love this country and care about its future, then, we ca

we are not asked to do what xafon dobson did. we are not asked to have shoulders that big or a heart that strong or reactions that quick. i'm not asking people to have that same level of courage or sacrifice or love. but if we love our kids and care about their prospects and love this country and care about its future, then we can fine the courage to vote and get mobilized and get organized and fine the courage to cut through the noise, and do what a sensible country would do. that is what we are doing today. and tomorrow we should do more, and we should do more the day after that. and if we do, we leave behind a nation that is stronger by the one we inherited and worthy of the sacrifice of a young man like xzavion. thank you very much everybody, god bless you. thank you. >> good afternoon you have been watching as president obama announces new gun measures at the white house. >> i'm rick williams along with sara bloomquist, this is "action news" at noon, the president was surrounded by victims of gun violence among other things,

xavion dobson was a sophomore in tennessee. he played football, beloved by his classmates and teachers. his own mayor called him one of their city's success stories. the week before christmas, he headed to a friend's house to play video games. he wasn't in the wrong place at the wrong time. he hadn't made a bad decision. he was exactly where any other your kid. my kids. and then gunmen started firing. school hadn't even gotten started in life dove on top of three girls to shield them from the bullets. and he was shot in the head. and the girls were spared. he gave his life to save theirs. an act of heroism a lot bigger than anything we should ever expect from a 15-year-old. greater love hath no man than this. that a man lay down his life for his friends. we are not asked to do what xavion dobson did. we're not asked to have shoulders that big, heart that strong, reactions that quick. i'm not asking people to have that same level of courage or but if we love our kids and care about their prospects and if we love this country and

we are not asked to do what xavion dobson did. we're not asked to have shoulders that big, heart that strong, reactions that quick. i'm not asking people to have that same level of courage or sacrifice or love. but if we love our kids and care about their prospects and if we love this country and care about the courage to vote. we can find the courage to get mobilized and organized. we can find the courage to cut through all the noise. and do what a sensible country would do. that's what we're doing today. and tomorrow we should do more. and we should do more the day after that. and if we do, we'll leave behind a nation that's stronger than the one we inherited and worthy of the sacrifice of a young man like xavion. thank you very much, everybody. god bless. thank you. god bless america. >> a passionate and emotional president barack obama wrapping up his remarks in the east room right now. tearing up as he spoke about the rights being robbed from the victims of gun violence. sandy hook elementary school back in 2012. president of

we are not asked to do what zavion dobson did. we're not asked to have shoulders that big, a heart that strong, reactions that quick. i'm not asking people to have sacrifice or love. but if we love our kids and care about their prospects, and it if we love this country and care about its future, then we can find the courage to vote, we can find the courage to get mobilized and organized, we can find the courage to cut through all the noise and do what a sensible country would do. that's what we're doing today and tomorrow we should do more and we should more the day after that and if we do, we'll leave behind a nation stronger than the one we inherited and worthy of the sacrifice of a young man like zavion. thank you very much, every. god god bless. >> president obama in an key address announcing executive actions to further his goal to gun control working around congress. essentially expanding background checks requiring those who sell guns to be federally licensed as gun dealers, specifically talking about some of the online sal

are back at class, here at dobson, the sidewalks were shoveled and treated and the school was ready to welcome them back. >> are you excited to be back at school? >> no. >> reporter: it's hard to blame her the last few days off have been jam packed with fun. >> hot chocolate and sledding. >> homework? >> no. >> reporter: but this morning it was time to get back to work at dobson elementary in manayunk. a lot of manpower went into getting the grounds ready. >> we have a wonderful building engineer who is probably soaking in bathtubs every evening since this started. they worked relentlessly, tirelessly. >> as far as the trip in parents did not hit major problems but hit some messy spots. >> some of the side streets are messy but the main streets are good. >> have you to allow extra time because the streets here in roxborough and manayunk is narrow and there is no place to pull over. >> they did a good job plowing, of course they plowed people in but the roads they did a good job. >> reporter: they hope that after school they can squeeze in time playing in the snow. >>> turning now to th

"action news" reporter katherine scott is live outside dobson elementary in manayunk. reporter: matt, that's right, after two days of school the kids are heading back to class today and here outside dobson elementary you can see the sidewalks look pretty clear. there is a chunk of snow in spots but it's generally clear. we've seen them out treating the sidewalks this morning. obviously not all of the sidewalks in the neighborhood will be cleared 'cause people are stic still dig out. so it could be a messy commute for some kids. in manayunk ruse are still clearing. here's video of bobcats removing snow from some of the small south philadelphia side city. the city says more than 80 percent of city streets are now plowed. the city's 311 call center has received more than 25,000 calls since the storm started. while plows have been through most streets, last night some were still waiting for a plow on theirs. >> frustrating. >> we saw a bobcat right around the corner. >> i hope so. i hope it's coming soon. it would be nice to park instead of driving around for six hours. >>

we are not asked to do what zavion dobson did. we're not asked to have shoulders that big, a heart that strong, reactions that quick. that same level of courage or sacrifice or love. but if we love our kids and care about their prospects, and it if we love this country and care about its future, then we can find the courage to vote, we can find the courage to get mobilized and organized, we can find the courage to cut through all the noise and do what a sensible country would do. that's what we're doing today and tomorrow we should do more and we should more the day after that and if we do, we' leave behind a nation stronger than thwae one we inherited and worthy of the sacrifice of a young man thank you very much, every. god god bless. >> president obama in an key motion al over half hour long address announc g executive actions to further his goal to gun control working around congress. essentially expanding background checks requiring those who sell guns to be federally licensed as gun dealers, specifically talking about some o

as evian dobson -- zabian dobson, was a high school student in knoxville, tennessee, play football, loved by his peers. his own mayor called him a success story. the week before christmas, he headed to a friends house to play video games, and he was not in the wrong place at the right time -- at the wrong time, he had not made a bad decision, he was right where any other kid would be. your kids, my kids. and the gunmen started firing. and zabian, who was in high school, he had not even got started with his life, dove on top of three girls to shield the film from the bullets. -- to shield them from the bullets, and he was shot in the head, and the girls were spared. he gave his life to save theirs. an act of heroism, a lot bigger than anything we should ever expect from a 15-year-old. greater love hath no man did this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. we are not asked to do what zabian dobson did, or to have shoulders that be, a heart that strong, reaction that quick. i'm not asking people to have that same level of courage, sacrifice or love. but if we love our kids, and care

dobson. [ applause ] >> thank you very much everybody. god bless you. thank you. >> that is the president of the united states doing what he has been saying he would do for quite sometime now. announcing his executive steps that he plans on taking to curb the issue of gun violence in this country. four steps he outlined the first telling the audience anybody selling firearms must get a license or face criminal prosecution. he says they are also going to do everything and anything they can do to enforce the laws on the books, and he says that he will be calling for adding 200 more atf agents, though it will be up to congress to fund those agents. he also says he will do more to help those suffering from mental illness, and finally, boosting gun-safety technology. and then there was the emotional side of the president when it came to the issue of a number of children he said who have died at the hands of a gun. he was talking about new town, connecticut, he also pointed out something that those in the crowd know all too well, it happens every day on the s

. >> zaevion dobson was a sophomome at fulton high school in knoxville, tennessee. he played football, beloved by his classmates and his teachers. th week before christmas, he headed to a friend's house to play video games. he wasn't in the wrong place at the wrong time. he hadn't made a bad decision. he was exactly where any other kid would be. your kid, my kids. and zaevion, who was in high school, hadn't even gotten started in life, dove on top of three girls to shield them from the bullets. and he was shot in the head. he gave his life to save theirs. an actor-- act of heroism a lot bigger than anything we should expect from a 15-year-old. greater love hath no man than this than a man who lay down his life for hisriends. >> pelley: there has been an arrest in the death of zaevion dobson. there has also been an arrest in the shooting death of a college student in denton, texas, in what may have been an act of road rage. the suspect is a marine arizona. he is accused of gunning down a 20-year-old girl early new year's day as she drove with friends home frob a part

eve in 2014 is due in court this morning.anderson county deputies say "john villarreal" shot james dobson and marie fowler after they picked him 3 president obama will give his final state of the union address tonight at 9:00.south carolina governor nikki haley will give the republican response right after the speech.we will air the address right here on fox carolina and stream it online at fox carolina dot com. 3 army sergeant "bowe bergdahl" will appear before a judge this morning at fort bragg in north carolina.he's scheduled to have a pre-trial hearing in a military court.bergdahl faces charges of desertion. 3 and here's a live look inside the student center at clemson 3 welcome back to 3 the morning news on fox carolina.we're looking live over i-85 in 3 greenville. 3 a wanted man in ohio says he thinks a mug shot police used of him needs to be changed -- one."donald 'chip' pugh" sent the police a selfie with a note that reads -- "here is a better photo, that one is terrible."police posted on their facebook page wednesday that chip is wanted because he didn't show up in court for a du

dobson says learning the news is disappointing and sad. josh dobson: you are putting trust in people and donating money. thinking it goes to a good cause and you find out they are putting it in their pocket. eric: there is no local wounded warrior chapter in iowa. kcci contacted the national office in jacksonville, florida and did not get a response. elizabeth: wendy's is breach at some restaurants. the fast food chain says fraudulent charges have been reported and is asking customers to look for any unusual activity on debit or credit cards. wendy's has hired a series of cyber security experts to help. key interest rates remain unchanged. the fed says economic growth has slowed since raising rates from record lows in december and it is promising to monitor the global economy closely. wall street took a hit after the announcement, the dow fell almost 223 points. the nasdaq was down 99 and the s&p 500 fell more than 20. uber once to keep a better eye on drivers. it is testing a program that monitors gps systems and cell phones to measure su

"action news" reporter katherine scott is live outside of dobson elementary school in manayunk.'s got more. good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam. after two days of snow days, the can kids are heading back to class today and you can see here by dobson elementary in manayunk the sidewalks are mainly clear. there is some slush and some snow in spots but it's mostly shoveled around this area. but there's still these giant piles of snow around the sidewalks and of course the walls in spots so it could be a messy walk for kids on the way to school today. here in manayunk and around the city because they're is still digging out to do. there's piles of walls of snow in spots. crews are still out around the city clearing. here's some video of bobcats removing snow from some small south philadelphia side streets. the city says more than 80 percent of city streets are plowed but the digging and plowing will continue today as the kids get back to school after being off monday and tuesday. the city's 311 call center has received more than 25,000 calls since the storm start

"action news" reporter katherine scott is live outside dobson elementary in manayunk. good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, matt. yeah, after two days off the kids are heading back to class today and you can see here around dobson elementary in manayunk the sidewalks look clear. there is some slush in spots so of course kids might want to wear your boots this morning because it could be a messy commute and especially as you get into the neighborhoods where the sidewalks might be a little bit more unpredictable. here in manayunk and around city they're still digging outer to do so it could be a messy commute. here's video of bobcats removing snow from some small south philadelphia side streets. the city says more than 80 percent of city streets are now plowed. the city's 311 call center received more than 25,000 calls since the storm started. while plows have been through most streets, last night some were still waiting for a plow on theirs. >> frustrating. >> we saw a bobcat right around the corner. >> i hope so. i hope it's coming soon. it would be nice

dobson and marie fowler gave him a ride and shortly after he shot them.deputies say he then stole their car and left them for dead.fowler died, but dobson survived.the sheriff called the crime totally random and said the victims didn't know villarreal. villarreal was arrested days later and denied bond. 3 a greenville county man will spend the next decade in prison for robbing a bank and breaking into a home. home.the solicitor's office says "douglas fleming" pleaded guilty to the 20-14 robbery at the first citizen's bank on north pleasantburg drive. drive.investigators say fleming walked in the bank and gave the teller a note that read "this is a robbery." he made off with more than a thousand dollars. dollars.fleming also admitted to breaking into a home on east north street. 3 the henderson county sheriff's office is adding two new puppies to the force forcedeputies say these two 10 week old bloodhound puppies will be trained to find missing people and track suspects.henderson county's fifth grade star students will get to pick names for the new k-9s in training.the names will be ann

katherine. >> reporter: matt, and here outside dobson elementary the sidewalks are mainly clear. you can see they have been shoveled. you might hit a little snow or slush in spots but for the most part pretty clear around here. you never know when you're on the way in some of the neighborhoods it could be a little bit more unpredictable on the sidewalk. as you'll see there's a lot of snow in the area, mountains of snow piled up on the sides of streets. crews have been out around the city plowing. here's just some of the snow removal efforts on some small south philadelphia side streets that you see. the city says more than 80 percent of city streets are now plowed. the city's 311 call center has received more than 25,000 calls since the storm started. >> about seven to eight times our normal volume with the same amount of staff, just expanded a little bit more and we've done about 6500 requests through social media. >> reporter: as the kids head out the door this morning obviously they've been off the last two days but keep in mind there are still some suspended septa routes, the

we are not asked to do what zaevion dobson did. we're not asked to have shoulders that big, heart that strong, reactions that quick. i'm not asking people to have that same level of courage or sacrifice or love. but if we love our kids and care about their prospects and if we love this country and care about its future, then we can find the courage to vote, we can find the courage to get mobilized and organized. we can find the courage to cut through all the noise and do what a sensible country would do. that's what we're doing today , and tomorrow we should do more, and we should do more the day after that. and if we do, we'll leave behind a nation that's stronger than the one we inherited and worthy of the sacrifice of a young man like zaevion. [applause] thank you very much, everybody. god bless. thank you. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> attorney general

say he then stole their car and left them for dead.fowler died, but dobson survived.the sheriff called the crime totally random and said the victims didn't know villarreal. villarreal was arrested days later and denied bond. 3 a greenville county man will spend the next decade in prison for robbing a bank and breaking into a home. home.the solicitor's office says "douglas fleming" pleaded guilty to the 20-14 robbery at the first citizen's bank on north pleasantburg drive. drive.investigators say fleming walked in the bank and gave the teller a note that read "this is a robbery." he dollars.fleming also admitted to breaking into a home on east north street. 3 the henderson county sheriff's office is adding two new puppies to the force forcedeputies say these two 10 week old bloodhound puppies will be trained to find missing people and track suspects.henderson county's fifth grade star students will get to pick names for the new k-9s in training.the names will be announced in february and the winning classes will get to meet the dogs during a special ceremony. 3 time for traffic and weat

we are not asked to do what zaevion dobson did.ot asked to have shoulders that big, heart that strong, reactions that quick. i'm not asking people to have that same level of courage or sacrifice or love. but if we love our kids and care about their prospects and if we love this country and care about its future, then we can find the courage to vote, we can find the courage to get mobilized and organized. we can find the courage to cut through all the noise and do what a sensible country would do. that's what we're doing today and tomorrow we should do more and we should do more the day after that. and if we do we'll leave behind a nation that's stronger than the one we inherited and worthy of the sacrifice of a young man like zaevion. thank you very much, everybody. god bless. thank you. [applause] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corporation 2016] [applause] [applause] [applause] ♪ [a

we are not asked to do what zavon dobson did. we're not asked to have shoulders that big, heart that strong, reactions that quick. i'm not asking people to have that same level of courage or sacrifice or love. but if we love our kids and care about their prospects and if we love this country and care about its future, then we can find the courage to vote, we can find the courage to get mobilized and organized. we can find the courage to cut through all the noise and do what a sensible country would do. that's what we're doing today and tomorrow we should do more and we should do more the day after that. and if we do we'll leave behind a nation that's stronger than he one we inherited and worthy of the sacrifice of a young man like zambon -- zavion. thank you very much, everybody. god bless. thank you. [applause] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corporation 2016] >> on capitol hill th

we are not asked to do what xavian dobson did. we're not asked to have shoulders that big, a heart that strong, reactions that quick. i'm not asking people to have that same level of courage or sacrifice or love. if we love our kids and care about their prospects and if we love this country and care about its future, then we can find the courage to vote. we can find the courage to get mobilized and organized. we can find the courage to cut through all the noise and do what a sensible country would do. that's what we're doing today. we should do more tomorrow and the day after that, and if we do, we'll leave behind a nation that's stronger than the one we inherited and worthy of the sacrifice of a young man like xavian. [ applause ] >> thank you very much, everybody. god bless you. thank you. that is the president of the united states in the east roochl the white house announce aing series of new gun restricks by executive order. all from increasing background checks and licenses for bun sellers and owners and to more federal funds

xavion dobson was a sophomore in tennessee. he played football, beloved by his own mayor called him one of their city's success stories. the week before christmas, he headed to a friend's house to play video games. he wasn't in the wrong place at the wrong time. he hadn't made a bad decision. he was exactly where any other kid would be. your kid. my kids. and then gunmen started firing. and xavion who was in high school hadn't even gotten started in life dove on top of three girls to shield them from the bullets. and he was shot in the head. and the girls were spared. he gave his life to save theirs. an act of heroism a lot bigger expect from a 15-year-old. greater love hath no man than this. that a man lay down his life for his friends. we are not asked to do what xavion dobson did. we're not asked to have shoulders that big, heart that strong, reactions that quick. i'm not asking people to have that same level of courage or sacrifice or love. but if we love our kids and care about their prospects and if we love this country a

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we are not asked to do what zavion dobson did. we're not asked to have shoulders that big, a heart that strong, reactions that quick. i'm not asking people to have that same level of courage or sacrifice or love. but if we love our kids and care about their prospects, and it if about its future, then we can find the courage to vote, we can find the courage to get mobilized and organized, we can find the courage to cut through all the noise and do what a sensible country would do. that's what we're doing today and tomorrow we should do more and we should more the day after that and if we do, we'll leave behind a nation stronger than the one we inherited and worthy of the sacrifice of a young man like zavion. thank you very much, every. god hour long address. announcing executive actions to further his goal toward gun control, working essentially, around congress. essentially, expanding background checks. by requiring those who sell guns to be registered as federally licensed gun dealers. the president specifically talking about som

dobson was a sophomore at fulton high school in knoxville, tennessee. he played football, beloved by his classmates and his teachers. his own mayor called him one of their city's success stories. the week before christmas, he headed to a friend's house to play video games. he wasn't in the wrong place at the wrong time, he hadn't made a bad decision. he was exactly where any other kid would be. your kid. my kids. and then gunmen started firing. and xavian, who was in high school, hadn't even gotten started in life, dove on top of three girls to shield them from the bullets. and he was shot in the head. and the girls were spared. he gave his life to save theirs. an act of heroism a lot bigger than anything we should ever expect from a 15-year-old. rare have no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends. we are noted and to do what xavian dobson did, a heart that big, reactions that quick, i'm not asking people to have that same level of courage or sacrifice or love. but if we love our kids and care about their prospects and if we love thi

we are not asked to do what xavion dobson did. we're not asked to have shoulders that big, heart that strong, reactions that quick. i'm not asking people to have that same level of courage or sacrifice or love. but if we love our kids and care about their prospects and if we love this country and care about its future, then, we can find the courage to vote. we can find the courage to get mobilized and organized. we can find the courage to cut through all the noise. would do. that's what we're doing today. and tomorrow we should do more. and we should do more the day after that. and if we do, we'll leave behind a nation that's stronger than the one we inherited and worthy of the sacrifice of a young man like xavion. thank you very >> he says he does not want to debate the last mass shooting but wants to prevent the next. the president called for taking common sense steps for gun owners to protect our children. he stressed he does believe in the second amendment and congress needs to act. we will have much more coming up >> now to t

. >> zaevion dobson was a sophomore at fulton high school in knoxville, tennessee. he played football, beloved by his classmates and his teachers. the week before christmas, he headed to a friend's house to play video games. he wasn't in the wrong place at the wrong time. he hadn't made a bad decision. he was exactly where any other kid would be. your kid. my kids. and then gunmen started firing. and zaevion, who was in high started in life, dove on top of three girls to shield them from the bullets. and he was shot in the head. he gave his life to save theirs. an act of heroism a lot bigger than anything we should expect from a 15-year-old. greater love hath no man than this, than a man who lay down his life for his friends. >> pelley: there has been an arrest in the death of zaevion dobson. there has also been an arrest in the shooting death of a college student in denton, texas, in what may have been an act of road rage. the suspect is a marine corporal, eric johnson. he was arrested today in yuma, arizona. he is accused of gunning down a 20-year-old girl early n

we are not asked to do what dobson did. we're not asked to have shoulders that big a heart that strong, reactions that[vi'm not asking people to have that same level of courage or sacrifice or love. but if we love our kids and care love this country and care about its future, we can find the courage to vote, we can find the courage to get mobilized and organized. we can find the courage to cut through all the noise and do what a sensible country would do. that's what we're doing today and tomorrow we should do more and we should do more the day after that. and if we do, we'll leave behind a nation that's stronger thanhk the one we inherited and worthy of the sacrifice of a young man like him. thank you very much, everybody. god bless you. [applause] thank you. god bless you all. >> a remarkable moment at the whitehouse. the president in tears quoting has no man than this. has the president reveals the measures he intends to take by executive action going around the world of congress to impose stricter limits on gun saleses

so are calng it thunderow -- that is when a storm dobson of snow to create lightning. reporter: there has not been a warm reaction to the weather forecast in washington. more than half a meter of snow could accumulate in a short time friday evening. the icy streets are making life, well, difficult. >> try to stay off the roads, and put the deicer down when i get home. reporter: it could very washington under more snow than it has seen in a century. everyone is preparing for the worst. winter routes are flying off the shelves. >> i bought my milk and bread. i went to get salt, but they ere all out. reporter: icy conditions have created chaos on the roads. electricity has gone out -- a serious problem for many. >> the thing that kills us in the winter is when trees break and fall onto power lines. reporter: the snowy conditions do not look set to let up anytime soon. with many forecast predicting a record snowfall, it seems this is the calm before the storm. sarah: transport problems could be an inconvenience to many and an embarrassment for authorities. for some, the st

greater love has no man than this that a man lay down his we are not asked to do what dobson did. we're not asked to have shoulders that big a heart that strong, reactions that[vi'm not asking people to have that same level of courage or sacrifice or love. but if we love our kids and care about their prospects and if we its future, we can find the courage to vote, we can find the courage to get mobilized and organized. we can find the courage to cut through all the noise and do what a sensible country would do. that's what we're doing today and tomorrow we should do more and we should do more the day after that. and if we do, we'll leave behind a nation that's stronger thanhk the one we inherited and worthy of the sacrifice of a young man like him. thank you very much, everybody. god bless you. [applause] thank you. god bless you all. >> a remarkable moment at the whitehouse. the president in tears quoting the book of john, greater love has the president reveals the measures he intends to take by executive action going around the world of congress to impose stricter limits on gun

we are not asked to do what dobson did.e're not asked to have shoulders that big a heart that strong, reactions that[vi'm note that same level of courage or sacrifice or love. but if we love our kids and care about their prospects and if we love this country and care about its future, we can find the courage to vote, we can find the courage to get mobilized and organized. we can find the courage to cut through all the noise and do what a sensible country would do. that's what we're doing today and tomorrow we should do more and we should do more the day after that. and if we do, we'll leave behind a nation that's stronger thanhk the one we inherited and worthy of the sacrifice of a young man like him. thank you very much, everybody. god bless you. [applause] thank you. god bless you all. >> a remarkable moment at the whitehouse. the president in tears quoting the book of john, greater love has no man than this. has the president reveals the measures he intends to take by executive action going around the world of congress t

we are not asked to do what xaveo dobson did. we are not ask to have a heart that strong, a shoulder that are large, reaction that quick. i'm not asking people to have that same level of courage or sacrifice or love. but if we love our kids and care about their prospects and if we love this country and care about its future, then we can find the courage to vote. we can find the courage to get mobilized and organized. we can find the courage to cut through all the noise and do with a a sensible country would do. that's what we are doing today. tomorrow, we should do more and we should do more the day after that. and if we do, we'll leave behind a nation that's stronger than the one that we inherited and worthy of the sacrifice of a young man like xaveon. [ applause ] >> thank you, everybody. [ applause ] >> you have been listening to president obama flanked by 14 people directly affected by gun violence outlining his executive order that he will say is not to take guns out of the hand of lawful citizens but keep them out of the ha

we are not asked to do what dobson did. we're not asked to have shoulders that big a heart that strong, reactions that[vi'm not asking people to have that same level of courage or sacrifice or love. but if we love our kids and care about their prospects and if we love this country and care about its future, we can find the courage to vote, we can find the courage to get mobilized and organized. we can find the courage to cut what a sensible country would do. that's what we're doing today and tomorrow we should do more and we should do more the day after that. and if we do, we'll leave behind a nation that's stronger thanhk the one we inherited and worthy of the sacrifice of a young man like him. thank you very much, everybody. god bless you. [applause] thank you. god bless you all. >> a remarkable moment at the whitehouse. the president in tears quoting the book of john, greater love has no man than this. has the president reveals the measures he intends to take by executive action going around the world of congress to impo

we are not asked to do what zavion dobson did. we're not asked to have shoulders that big, a heart that strong, reactions that quick. i'm not asking people to have that same level of courage or sacrifice or love. but if we love our kids and care about their prospects, and it if we love this country and care about its future, then we can find the courage to vote, we can find the courage to get mobilized and organized, we can all the noise and do what a sensible country would do. that's what we're doing today and tomorrow we should do more and we should more the day after that and if we do, we'll leave behind a nation stronger than the one we inherited and worthy of the sacrifice of a young man like zavion. thank you very much, every. god god bless. >> president obama in an key motion al over half hour long address announcing executive actions to further his goal to gun control working around congress. essentially expanding background checks requiring those who sell guns to be federally licensed as talking about some of the onlineon

xaif yon d savion dobson was playing football in knoxville, tennessee, and beloved by his teachers and his own mayor call called him a success story. the week before christmas, he headed to a friend's house to play video games. he was not at the wrong placeer or the wrong time, and he had not made a bad decision. he was exactly where any other kid would be, your kid. my kids. and then gunmen started firing. and savion, who was in high school, hadn't even got started in life. dove on top of three girls to shield them from the bullets. and he was shot in the head. and the girls were spared. he gave his life to save theirs. an act of heroism a lot bigger than anything that we should ever expect from a 15-year-old. rarer love no man have than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. we are not asked to do what savion dobson did, and we are not asked to have shoulders that big or shoulders that strong or reactions that quick. i'm not asking people to have that same level of courage or sacrifice the or love. but if we love our kids and care about their prospects, and if we love this

we are not asked to do what xaveon dobson did. we're not asked to have shoulders that big, a heart that strong, reactions that quick. i'm not asking people to have that same level of courage or sacrifice or love. but if we love our kids and care about their prospects and if we love this country and care about its future, then we can find the courage to vote, we can find the courage to get mobilized and organized, we can find the courage to cut through all the noise and do what a sensible country would do. that's what we're doing today and tomorrow, we should do more and we should do more the day after that, and if we do, we'll leave behind a nation that's stronger than the one we inherited and worthy of the sacrifice of a young man like xaveon. thank you very much, everybody. god bless you. thank you. god bless america. >> the president just threw down over gun control and gun rights in this country before an audience in the east room of advocates on the subject. he talked about dr. king, he talked about the fierce urgency of now.

the scheme also cost o dobson 28 days in jail. >> ♪ >> top stories at 6:55.a firefighters are recovering this morning from battling a massive fire in center city. flames erupted from the four story building at 21st and spruce streets yesterday evening. investigators say it started in the basement. >>> "action news" learned overnight that someone who became trapped in a burning home in talleyville delaware never made it out alive. this fire broke out in the home on abington road just before 11:00 p.m. the allentown city council will hold a no confidence vote today that would call for mayor ed pawlowski to resign. the vote is in response to an fbi investigation into government contractorring practices in allentown. >> a lot of drivers don't have a lot of confidence in i-95 to give them a decent ride in the morning but it's better this morning than it was yesterday. just slow here southbound from academy into cottman and allegheny to girard. and our crash in bordentown along kinkora road off to the side so headed to the liberty two diner, go ahead and do that, d