"action news" reporter erin o'hearn is live in the sat center with an update on his condition. good morning, erin. >> good morning, nid i can't remember the 60-year-old inmate was rushed to the intensive care unit of a pop in pottsville, pennsylvania, from prison and we don't know exactly why he's there. in fact his lawyer says that prison officials won't even tell him why abu jamaal was rushed to the hospital. this news comes around the same time of a federal hearing over a new pennsylvania law which pastor in reaction to abu jamaal. back in october he gave a recorded commencement addresses to a college in vermont. supported by officer daniel faulkner's widow then governor tom corbett signed legislation allowing crime victims to keep injunctions to keep offenders from perpetuating mental anguish. abu jamaal and others sued on free speech grounds. a u.s. district judge said at the end of the 90 minute hearing that he would rule comprehensibly on the issues which would clear the way for any losing side to potentially appeal. again, abu jamaal is in the critical care unit of a hos

for now we're live in the sat center erin o'hearn, channel6 "action news. htening for everybody in that hospital and around it. thank you erin. >>> developing overnight flames damaged a west philadelphia store front. now officials are trying to determine if someone actually intentionally set this fire. crews knocked down the small blaze at 60th and catherine streets in a matter of minutes. no injuries were reported. an investigation into the cause of the fire goes on. >> convicted cop killer mumia abu jamal is being treated in a pottsville schuylkill county hospital this morning. we're told he is in intensive care. exactly what he is being treater for, though, has not been released. >>> the former black panther is serving life in prison for the 1981 murder of philadelphia police officer daniel faulkner. now former governor tom corbett signed a piece of legislation before leaving office. the law applauded by faulkner's widow maureen is being reviewed by a judge. it allows crime victims to seek injunctions to keep offenders from perpetuating their mental angui

. >>> eva pilgram is in cherry hill new jersey and erin o'hearn is in montgomery county but we go to david henry in center city where a snow emergency is in effect. >> reporter: the snow emergency is to allow plows go through, a train of plows passed through her for the first time today. this lane to the left is where cars would normally be parked but there are no cars just to allow plows to get through. here are the consequences of not paying attention to the snow emergency, these are cars being towed off of south broad street in south philadelphia this morning, there are alternate parking arrangements being made by the city, you will be ticketed and towed. center city is relatively deserted today compared to a normal week day because people decided to stay home and work from home, the long distance commuters may not have made it in but the people that live and work here in center city had to excuses. >> i was holding out to hear if they closed the office but they are open so i'm headed in. >> you have a mean boss don't you? >> yes i hope he is not listening. >> did you consider not

for now we're live in the satellite center, erin o'hearn, channel6 "action news." ou for those breaking details and police in camden are looking for the man involved in a luring attempt over the weekend. three girls were approached while walking on the 700 block of ferry avenue on saturday. the man demanded that the girls get into his car. they refused and threatened to call police before he drove away. that suspect was driving a late model four door dodge wagon it had new jersey plates c6 6chh. >> leaving this morning dry coming back home we'll see some rain. >> yeah, that's what it looks like. storm tracker 6 live double scan we are dry this morning and as we take a look outside we're actually on the lookout a little bit later on for the possibility of a bit of sun but then the clouds will get thicker and during the afternoon hours we are expecting the arrival of some rain. your temperature currently is 34 degrees in philadelphia. we've got a lot of numbers around the region that are in the vicinity of freezing and we have melting snow patches that have prefrozen

let's go over to erin o'hearn. >> reporter: good morning, tam. niece intensive care.year-old inmate was rushed to the hospital from prison but there's no word on the cause of his illness. in fact, his lawyer says prison officials won't even tell him why he is there. and this news comes the same day of a federal hearing over a new pennsylvania law which was passed in reaction to abu jamaal. back in october he gave a recorded commencement address to a college in vermont. supporter by officer daniel faulkner's widow then governor tom corbett signed legislation allowing victims to keep injunctions. abu jamaal and others sued on free speech grounds. now, the u.s. district court said at the end of the 90 minute hearing that the judge would comprehension plea review the issues which would clear the way for the losing side to potentially appeal any decision. again, this is all ongoing as abu jamaal is in the critical care avenue hospital. we don't know exactly why he's there. of course as that information comes in we'll bring it to you right away. erin o'hearn channel6 "actio

"action news" reporter erin o'hearn is live at the satellite center with more on this. erin. >> matt, developing news in the case often referred to as the bling sting. today philadelphia district attorney seth williams plans to announce charges against three people in that corruption case that pennsylvania's attorney general kathleen kane said was "not from the tam. a grand jury has recommended charges against two current state lawmakers and a former state legislator. you may remember pennsylvania state representatives ronald waters and vanessa brown both from philadelphia waved their preliminary hearing on corruption charges in december and williams says the pair was caught on camera accepting thousands of dollars in exchange for political favors and that both representatives had admitted to the crime. this investigation was reopened by williams after cane secretly ended the sting operation that focuses now on five elected officials in philadelphia who reportedly again took cash for gifts from lobbyists working undercover. cane said the investigation was married by shod

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erin o'hearn is at the big board. erin my husband loves sports radio. i'm imagine it's exploding out of his car this morning. >> reporter: i'm sure it is, tam. not exactly a popular decision among eagles fans but it seems this latest bold move by coach chip kelly is another example of his coaching philosophy culture beats scheme. according to sources the eagles have agreed to trade star running back lesean mccoy to the buffalo bills for a linebacker kiko alonzo. it's important to note that neither of the teams have announced the deal. in fact, last night kelly was speaking at the katz jewish community center in cherry hill. he told the crowd he was humble and thankful for having what he calls the greatest job in the world. but he refused to comment on word that number 25 was in fact being traded. kelly hasn't won a playoff game in two seasons in the nfl but isn't afraid to make unpopular decisions. the moves kell has made will leave the eagles with from between 40 and $50 million under salary cap. one source tells "action news" mccoy was caught off guar

supreme court erin o'hearn is live at the big board with six things to know. att, the fbi is holding a suspect in connection with separate incidents involving shots fired yesterday at a national security agency building and traffic along the inter county connector in maryland. officials believe the suspect had been involved in other incidents of gunfire in baltimore and washington in recent days. >>> obamacare faces its strongest challenge yet when the supreme court takes up the law for the third time. the supreme court case is the latest legal effort by opponents to retract obs are achievement. a ruling expected in june. opening statements scheduled today in the trial of the boston marathon bombing suspect after two months of hearings 12 jurors and six alternates have been selected. dzhokhar tsarnaev's lawyers tried to move the trial saying it would be impossible to find an impartial jury in massachusetts. >>> a passenger jet with 224 people aboard skidded off a runway after touching down in katmandu nepal overnight. one of the passengers -- only one of the pa

i'm erin o'hearn, channel 6 "action news." >> david murphy is here with north check of this rain. >> it's moving in and stormtracker 6 live double scan showing you the leading edge is putting some rain drops in philadelphia, i'll start in the northern suburbs, allentown ready to pick up some of this and you may be getting the rain drops in the next couple of minutes, reading is dealing with this slight nuisance rain for a while. you will get this current batch in the next 20 to 30 minutes, philadelphia is starting to see the first rain drops and wilmington getting close to the end of round one and cape may county has a way to go to get to the other side. i'll go out wider here, lets just go all wait out there is a second batch forming by harrisburg and gettysburg. there could be more on the way an hour to hour and a half later. we have cloudy skies and aboard chopper 6, sunshine that stayed with us throughout the morning, now that the rain is on our doorstep the rain has got and thicker, winds out of the south-southwest at 13 miles per hour, that is as strong as they will get today a

"action news" reporter erin o'hearn is live at the big board with more. orter: matt, the good news is that the ambassador was well enough to hold a brief press conference in which he announced he felt "pretty darn good." mark lippert was slashed in the face and arm during a breakfast forum in seoul last thursday and needed surgery. the alleged attacker is a anti-u.s. activist who was previously convicted of hurling a piece of concrete at the japanese ambassador in seoul back in 2010. lippert received a visit from the president of south korea and had undergone surgery at the same hospital. >> i'm walking talking holding my baby. you know, hugging my wife. so i'm -- i just feel really good. i got a shrill rehab left to do on the arm, the face feels really good but thanks to the great medical professionals i feel, like i said, pretty darn good. >> reporter: his spirit seemed to be good as well. i'm sure his family is thankful. he expect to return to work very soon and make a full recovery. tam, back to you. >> thank you erin. >>> the jury now has the case in

"action news" reporter erin o'hearn is at the big board with more on this. matt, not exact al popular decision among eagles fans but it seems this latest bold move by coach chip kelly is another example of his coaching fillings fee. the eagles have agreed to trade lesean mccoy for the buffalo bills linebacker kiko alonzo. last night kelly was speaking at the katz jewish community center in cherry hill. he told the crowd he was humble and thankful for having what he calls the greatest job in the world. but he refused to comment on word that number 25 was being treat traded. kell in afraid to make unpop decisions. the moves kelly has made will leave the eagles somewhere between 40 and $50 million under salary cap. one source tells "action news" that mccoy was caught off guard by the reports and that he is "not happy." apparently neither are eagles fans. >> i don't like it. i think we got a couple more good years out of shelved you know what you h you got a quarterback and we're ready to go the next step and now we're sort of going backwards. >> time will tell

"action news" reporter erin o'hearn is live at the big board with more on this story.crazy tale. >> very bizarre. in that documentary called the jinx it appears the eccentric real estate heir is caught making a stunning confession. he's been suspected of murdering his wife soon ago friend cold blood. this has been a cold case for 30 years in the making. even after admitting he killed a neighbor durst was acquitted but last night he was arrested in new orleans and ready to be extradited to l.a. charged with murder. durst's wife kathleen vanished in 1982. then his friend susan berman was murdered execution style in loss nanch 2000. that was a month after an investigation into his wife's disappearance was reopened. then a year later his texas neighbor was killed and dismembered n that case, durst claimed self-defense and was acquitted. but listen to this shocking piece of audio from that hbo documentary profiling his life. the director turned it over to police months ago. >> when we finally found in subsequent admission, what happens in the bathroom, we contacted them and

erin o'hearn is live at the big board with more and the latest. ning erinism good morning, tam. a deadly bizarre incident outside what is supposed to be one of the most secure locations in america. police opened fire on a stolen car speeding for the gate. one of the two men inside the suv was killed and an officer was hurt. now here's how it all unfolded. the wild scene played out in broad daylight. two men driving this stolen dark colored suv approached the main nsa entrance and according to an nsa statement ignored the guards' orders to stop. well, they made it past the first gate and the barricades were immediately raised. that's when nsa police in a patrol truck opened fire killing one of the men and critically injuring the second. the suv then collided with the patrol truck injuring one of the officers. now, when the dust settled authorities discovered the men were wearing wigs and female clothing you have the one of the wigs was on the ground long after the shooting but it wasn't an elaborate disguise. the two had been on a joyride after alle

"action news" reporter erin o'hearn is at the big board with more on this story. >> matt, obviously this investigation was prompted after unarmed teenager michael brown was gunned down by a ferguson police officer last summer. this scathing report finds that police routinely engaged in conduct that "violates the constitution and federal law." we have seen protesters in the streets. the justice department is now directly accusing officers in ferguson of racially biased policing. the justice department went through 35,000 pages of police records. they found in while black residents make up 67 percent of the city, they make up 93 percent of all arrests and 88 percent of cases where police used force. black drivers were twice as likely to be searched during police stops. this was the message we heard over and over during protests prompted by brown's death in august. and while ferguson's police chief has admitted things could be better darren wilson the officer who shot brown told abc news race has nothing to do with how he handled the confrontation with brown. >> if m

"action news" reporter erin o'hearn is at the big board. she's got the latest developments in the case. good morning. >> good morning. the eccentric real estate millionaire is facing weapons charges in louisiana in addition to being charged in los angeles for the murder of a friend 15 years ago. this story seemed to resurface after it appeared durst made a stunning confession in that hbo documentary called the jinx. durst has been long suspected of murdering his wife. this has been a cold case for 30 years. even after he admitted he killed a neighbor durst was acquitted but last night he was arrested in new orleans and he's ready to be extradited to l.a. charged with the murder of susan berman. durst's troubles started when his wife kathleen vanished in 1982. berman who you see there was found murdered execution style in los angeles in 2,000 months after an investigation into his wife's dieses appearance was reopened. then a year later his texas neighbor was killed and dismembered. in that case durst claimed self dense was acquitted. but li

erin o'hearn is live at the big board with this story. >> reporter: there are at least two ninth graders have confirmed cases of pertussis and the montgomery county health department has declared the high school in outbreak status. now, there is a vaccination for whooping cough but over the past few years we've seen the disease resurface. this is a hyland contagious disease and can be a serious condition in children seven and under. the health department is urging parents to review their child's vaccination records and observe possible symptoms for the next two weeks. now, early on in the infection the symptoms resemble those of a cold so this can be tricky to recognize. the symptoms are mild fever, nasal congestion, sneezing, nasal discharge and a dry cough. now, experts cannot pinpoint exactly why we've seen a rise in this disease butter apparently the new pertussis vaccination does not protect against the disease for as long as the previous version. also parents who do not get their kids vaccinated may be creating more opportunities for whooping cough outbreaks and even vaccinated peo

erin o'hearn is live with more at the big board. >> good morning, tam.il held was intended to honor the memory of robert wilson and the personal efforts he put forth to try to make philadelphia a better place. hundreds of people including a large number of officers gathered in front of game stop where wilson was gunned down. police commissioner's charles ramsey was also there. he came straight from a birthday party for officer wilson's oldest son who turned 10 years old yesterday. the group released 22 blue and white balloons in honor of officer wilson and his brother's and sisters in uniform at the 22nd district where he worked but the gathering was not just about honoring the fallen officer. it sparked a profound discussion about violence in black neighborhoods. community leaders urged everyone to take a stand against the culture of violence. >> i want to say we got a pattern y'all and we got to come together and recognize it. >> our lives matter and it doesn't make a difference whether it's a citizen if it's a law enforcement officer, that life matter

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