in west philadelphia police say edward archer shot hartnett multi i am times. hartnett returns fire shooting archer, archer has confessed saying he did it in the name of islam. today at 9:00 a.m. archer is scheduled to have a pretrial motions hearing. >>> coming up, fast moving wild fire near a popular ski resort where hundreds of homes are evacuated, coming up next. >>> also ahead a ber me python found on the street and how this creature escaped and why owner isn't surprised that the snake got away. >>> apparently all large cars are not created equal when it comes to protecting passengers , latest results of the crash tests are still ahead. ber me. you have to believe when katie says rain's on the way, she will tell you bit coming up next, get your umbrellas handy >>> right now wild fires are burning in a dozen western states forcing hundreds of evacuations. >> dry weather is fueling the flames, 500 residents in the braking ridge, colorado were told to pack up and leave. >> we saw a lot of people looking out toward the sky so we went to see what it was and the

that archer shot hartnett in the name of islam and asking the court to appoint him a new attorney.ld officer was shot several times while sitting in his parked police cruiser on january 7th, protected his head with his left harm hit several times. he is charged with attempted murder. >>> in the meantime, new york city now investigators are piecing together the murder of officer familia shot and killed while sitting if her police vehicle earlier this week. the fourth new york city police officer to be killed inside of a police car in the last two and a half years. they have ordered bullet resistant panels for the fleet but that should take a year and a half to outfit the fleet. it's the largest in the world with 4,000 vehicles. >>> the midwest is dealing with severe storms which are causing high water and flash flooding in illinois a couple and their dog had to be rescued from their car when rushing water forced the vehicle into a nearby creek. it took crews an hour to get the car secure and pull everyone safely out. the current was so strong it made the operation difficult. >> we h

. >>> a hearing is scheduled for the man accused of the violent ambush of a police officer jesse hartnett not only survived the attack, but he managed to chase down and shoot the suspect edward archer who claimed to have done it in the name of islam. >>> steve scalise is back in intensive care this morning. there's new concerns about an infection. the house majority whip was injured during a baseball practice in aisle -- virginia virginia. >>> teenager have created a habit of using loud profanity while playing basketball at heritage park in mcdonald. the borough council president said police have confronted the group, but that has not stopped bad language on the court. >> they say it's freedom of speech they don't care if they offend other people. >> the hoops will not go back up until borough officials are confident that the language will be clean up. ♪ if you want a taste of freedom, keep going. we hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal. we must want our fellow human beings to have rights. stonewall means fight back. stonewall means fight back. di

he opened fire on jesse hartnett. hard net not only survived the attack, but he chased down and shot the suspect. >>> wood wood louisiana congress steve serve -- steve scalise is back in intensive care this morning because of infection. he was injured last month when a gunman ambushed a baseball practice in virginia. he has undergone a number of surgeries and still in serious condition. >>> a mayor in western pennsylvania is banning basketball because of serious back talk. he said the teens who play there have no regard for the foul language that's offending the neighbors. >> they don't care if they offend the other people. >> they told me, as far as i was concerned they were very disrespectful to the police officers. >> the solution close the courts. the mayor intends to keep them off limits until the teens clean up their act. work up a sweat during the day. not at night. only tempur-breeze® mattresses use an integrated system of technologies to keep you cool while you sleep. so you wake up feeling powerful. save up

police say edward archer shot jesse hartnett multiple times in his patrol car in west fail in january of last year. archer confessed to shooting the officer in the name of islam. charges include attempted murder. >>> is there a war of word underway in new jersey over state's brand new budget. democratic assembly speaker vincent preit owe stripped democratic priorities from the budget. christie spokesperson says that the governor left all 73 budget requests intact, and, line-item vetoed 20 provisions christie spokesperson said at digsal spending was quote, sneakily tucked into the budget. >>> president has a big day ahead as he meets with poland 's president and delivers a speech to the polish people. president trump and first lady melania trum april arrived in poland overnight. later today the president will travel to hamburg germany for g20 summit and scheduled to meet face-to-face for the first time with russian president vladamire putin tomorrow. >>> american red cross is urgently looking for blood donors as they face critical shortage. blood donations fallen short of expectations

hartnett survived, and the suspect is facing several charges. >>> prosecutors can seek the death penaltyst two brothers charged with killing a police officers two years ago. the judge ruled prosecutors can pursue capital punishment for carlton hiss and ramon williams. the two are accused of killing robert wilson iii during an attempted robbery. a trial is scheduled for next april. >>> one of the greatest mysteries in history may have a new ending. take a look at this newly discovered picture. some say that's amelia earhart sitting on the dock of the marshall islands. on the left her navigator fred noonan. the photograph was taken around 1937 after her airport went down and disappeared in the pacific. the discovery is featured in a new special on the history channel. >> we have no evidence anywhere that she crashed into the ocean. i think we have a load of evidence that she lived and survived in the marshall islands. >> you can see much more on "nightly news" right here at 6:30 on nbc 10. i'm not going to miss that. >>> check out that rain on the radar to our west, but it is headed this k

edward archer shot gist heart note multiple times as he sat in his patrol car in west philadelphia hartnett returned fire shooting archer. police say archer confessed in the name of islam. he is scheduled today for a pretrial motions hearing today at 9:00 a.m. >>> coming up next serious health issues on the rise with millennials. we will have details on the healthwatch. >>> united airlines is back in the head lines for something that happened on a recent flight, find out why it took away a toddler's seat and resold it. >>> 7-foot python gets loose in the philadelphia neighborhood where it came from and why some say, they weren't worried. >> ♪ >> this is a song you shake your hipps too but every time you hear shak ira, yes. >> speaking obfuscate i, she says it culled rain or a storm , whenever, where ever today. she will time it out next. >>> welcome back, 7-foot python is the talk of the one philadelphia neighborhood, after it sliterd, rahel and went for a tour of the neighborhood this would scare me but a lot of people in point breeze, "eyewitness news" caught up with the snake 's owner ou