"action news" reporter jeff chirico and dann cuellar is live with fans. a leash a vitarelli found aville know of love story. we will begin with jeff skversky live at nrg stadium and it is time to show sooners how we do things in philadelphia a. >> reporter: well, let's play ball. let's get this thing going. villanova a's first loss of the season actually came a begins oak a the wildcats are determine, to make sure, that their final loss of the season is not handed to them by the oklahoma sooners. they are not ready to go home, the cats are trying to get to the national championship game for the first time, in 31 years. when they won it all. so take a look at villanova head coach jay wright arriving here in houston at nrg stadium within the last hour or so getting ready for oklahoma, in the final four. tip off is just minutes away and wright is not worried about his team being focused because they are playing one of the few teams who actually beat them up earlier this season. >> we got our butt kick earlier in the year. >> reporter: villanova has been think

live, jeff chirico for channel six "action news", jim. >>> thanks, jeff. >>> lets go on to other -- wherere we, over here. a big story on the local political front, philadelphia congressman chaka fattah has conceded defeat tonight to state representative dwight evans. fattah will not be going back to washington for his 12th term, next january. this was fattah as he spoke just a short time ago. >> we have done great work. the numbers cannot even be counted but there comes a time in which the baton is rests on our hands. i stood here on a night... >> of course, fattah has been charged with racketeering, bribery in the federal corruption case. he has long been one of the prominent powerful public officials on the philadelphia political landscape. that comes to an end tonight. >>> let's take a look at long time state representative dwight evans. he is now the favorite to be the next second district congressman, of course, the democrat will have overwhelming registration advantage in the fall. he thanked the outing incumbent tonight, dwight evans. >> as citizens, it is our responsibility to ma

we have team coverage from houston all the way to the delaware valley, "action news" reporters jeff chirico and dann cuellar are live with fans. alycia vitarelli live from houston. but we will begin with jeff skversky live from nrg stadium. jeff, cats made a statement tonight. >> how about that at final four, 95-51 villanova over oklahoma. it is biggest win in final four history. and now villanova, oh, so close to a national championship, they are a win away from their first title in 31 years. take a look at villanova head coach jay wright all smiles, as he comes off the floor after destroying oklahoma. jay actually apologized to oklahoma's coach, for doing that tonight. villanova locker room afterward, subdued, the guys were not celebrating, they only huddle up in the locker room and said stay hungry and humble. look, they are eyeing second championship in school history monday night against north carolina. >> to be able to have a shot the national championship is something we dream about. if we play defense and rebound the way we did tonight even if we're not making shots we have a chance

jeff chirico is live at broad and olney with a preview. hi, jeff. >> reporter: hey walter as you can imagine when you shut down a major artery like broad street it's bound to cause a few inconveniences. so organizers and police are asking people to be patient and prepared. in just hours broad street will go from lanes of backed up cars to lanes ever runners, more than 30,000 of them, covering ten miles through the heart of the city expected to create transit detours and traffic tieups. >>> i know it's going to be crazy. >> reporter: are you going to stay away. >>> i live right there. >> reporter: fences and tents are in position near the starting line. the run begins at sommerville avenue and ends at the navy yard. cars must be move by midnight or risk being towed. broad street will be closed shortly before 8:00 a.m. dozens of bus routes will be detoured because of it. >>> it's difficult, but for one day of having all the people come together and everybody enjoy themselves it's worth it. >>> runners can take the broad street line to the tra

"action news" reporter, jeff chirico is live in center city, philadelphia. otoday as an opportunity. how is it a benefit to them >> it could be seen as a drill for what they face during the upcoming democratic national convention. no arrests, and that bodies well for a department with a lot on its plate. and protesters marched down broad street creating gridlock and delay of septa buses. a strong police presence and no reported serious problems. after it they treated grateful for those in the march for expressing cooperatively. and talking about the plan to keep the peace. >> our goal to have a peaceful evening. >> today's march likely good practice for the police force preparing for more and larger protests during the democratic national convention in july. much like today, protesters will push to have their voices heard on a variety of social and economic issues from increasing the minimum wage to prison population. >> we are fighting to raise the minimum wage. >> handling protest isn't anything new, says sullivan, saying the key is the mindset, creating a

"action news" reporter jeff chirico joins us live from citizens bank park with the details. , jeff. >> hey, sarah. it feels more like football weather out here now, but the big letters behind me say it all. baseball back in south philadelphia, and some fans have high hopes. >> ryan howard all smiles as he and the rest of the phillies step off the bus in south philadelphia tonight, ahead of tomorrow's home opener. nearby the fans have not forgot the phills embarrassing last-place finish last year but not holding it against them. >> last year is last year. a new year and optimism it is going to be ok. >> showing some potential, i am kind of happy about that. i understand that it is a rebuilding year. >> it was disappointed, but hopeful think year will be better. >> and outside of the gates a giant block party and they are welcoming what comes with the return of america's favorite fastime. >> i love going to the park. it is a good day to go. >> they capture the essence of southilly. and the son of the announcer singing the anthem. and the shot last year, slowing out the first pi

we are live in spring garden, jeff chirico, channel6 "action news." >> i said girl. my apologies. thank you jeff. >>> despite our very warm temperatures, we have got a cold front bearing down on us and that will cause some showers, maybe even some thunderstorms. let's check in with double scan radar and cecily tynan. cecily. >> and jim, we do have a line of thunderstorms moving in really right on schedule and some of these storms have been producing some high gusty winds and even hail so the national weather service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for parts of bucks county into hunterdon county until 6:15 for the potential for damaging wind gusts. i want to show you this area that does have the severe weather and this right now is basically between 309 and 611. it's across the northeast extension of the pennsylvania turnpike. we've had 69 lightning strikes alone in this area and also something we can do on storm tracker, we can flip it over and we can see the hail and so we have had reports of hail anywhere from the size of pea, the size of pennies along that stretch as it

the "action news" reporter jeff chirico is live there with the details, jeff?er: walter, family, friend, neighbors are stun, they described the four year-old girl as a smart, beautiful child and they just want to know how this could have happened. the young girl's body was removed from the home just moment ago. homicide detectives are still inside the house here on the 200 block of east mayfield street piecing together what led to the shooting and who pulled the trigger. police said that the girl was shot once inside her home just before 2:30 and was pronounced dead by medics on the scene. little girl lived here with her mom, dad and six siblings. neighbor say mom was pro he cantive of her children and would only let them play in the backyard because she was afraid of the crime on the streets. >> i just wanted to bring kid out. no i'm in the bringing kid out here. no, no. sweet, loving little girl. she was full of life. she was always willing to help. she was in love with her big sister and little brother. >> reporter: back out here live, as police wrap up the

"action news" reporter jeff chirico is live at montgomery county police headquarters with the latest on the investigation, jeff. >> reporter: there air lot of questions, police are not answering at this hour. chief among them why the gun man, hasn't been charged. meanwhile, the family members, of the victim are both baffled, and devastated, they just want to know how a trip to church, could have ended in bloodshed. >> he was everything to my sister and my brother-in-law and to the family. >> reporter: family members are grieving after gunfire in the keystone fellow hip church in north wales left 27 year-old robert braxton dead. diana walters say her beloved nephew was a joy to be around. >> full of life, laughter, energy. always put a smile on your face. >> one male inside shooting. >> we were worshiping. you hear three different gunshots and everybody went on the floor. didn't know if he were going to come down the aisles and start shooting. >> reporter: terror turned to confusion as worshipers later learned one of their own pulled the trigger. district attorney kevin steele says an

that is where we will fine "action news" reporter jeff chirico who has details tonight, jeff. >> reporter: brian, that victim's ordeal came to an end right behind me. police just cleared the crime scene. neighbors here are stunned. they heard a woman screaming around 3:00 this afternoon and they came running to see what was going on. that is when they say they saw a woman walking down the street, obviously distraught, flagging down cars for help. then they saw, a two men hop in another car and taking off. now just a few minutes ago, detectives picked up some potential evidence, including balls of duct tape, this all began around 4:00 this morning. police say the 20 year-old victim was abducted the at gunpoint from forty-ninth and lancaster about two and a half miles from here. police say victim was bound with duct tape and physically, session you'llly assaulted. then she escaped. it is in the clear how. but some around here are saying that she got out of the trunk. police have not confirmed that. here's what some stunned witnesses say happen next. >> i came outside, she was walk ago this

"action news" reporter jeff chirico is live in bala cynwyd with more, jeff?er: hi, sarah take a look at this tree. this tree is absolutely huge. the it is simply snapped, from its trunk, right over here. now fortunately, this tree avoided hitting any homes but did take out several fences, as it fell across three backyards. this is just some of the damage cause by last night's storms and this morning's high winds. last night's severe storms lit up the sky over this shopping mall in cherry hill, new jersey. it seems only, geese didn't mind high wind which blew a way anything not strapped down. around midnight this large tree fell into a home in the 200 block of kingsly road in cherry hill, new jersey. it caused substantial roof damage but the couple inside was not hurt. strong gusts also knock over several treason park avenue in nearby collinswood. it was a close call for this pet rabbit who narrowly missed a falling tree in pennsauken. "action news" viewer cindy clark sent us this video. wind left their calling card in pennsylvania too, horsham police closed p

we are live from the satellite center, jeff chirico for channel six "action news". >> thanks, jeff. >>> michigan man who killed six people and injured two while working as an uber driver in kalamazoo has been deem competent to stand trial. police say after february 20th shootings, jason brian dalton told investigators that the uber app made him like a puppet. the 45 year-old underwent a psychiatric evaluation but a judge said today he is fit for trial. >>> fiat chrysler is recalling more than 1 million cars, and suv's tonight, that is because their gear shifters could confuse drivers and cause a roll a way accident. the recall covers dodge chargers, chrysler 300 sedans and jeep grand cherokee suv from 2012 to 2014 model years. the electronic shift levers make it very difficult for drivers to tell if they are in park and that increases the risk of the vehicles rolling away once the driver gets out. the recall comes after the u.s. government opened up an investigation into these vehicles following more than 120 reports of crashes. >>> right now in center city a portion of broad street i

"action news" reporter jeff chirico live outside special victims unit in hunting park. jeff, what exactly happened here. >> right now, brian police are looking for suspect or suspects, who forced that woman inside of a car early this morning at gunpoint. dramatic escape, hours later, happened in a residential area as neighbors watched in horror. >> i heard the screaming, i kept hearing say get off of me. >> reporter: neighbors on the 5700 block of larchwood street are stunned after a quiet afternoon was disrupted by screams from a with man they learned was escaping her abductor. >> people say she got out of the trunk. >> bloody face, just her shirt on. >> reporter: police say it happen at forty-ninth and lancaster at 4:00 a.m. twenty year-old woman was sexually, physically assaulted a bound with duct tape. police found a role at the spot where victim broke free some 11 hours later. >> he made it down to this corner right here, right here and the guy was just like well, they had her tied up. she was like crying, real hysterical. >> reporter: passers by helped the woman an

we're live at police headquarters, jeff chirico for channel six "action news". >> so tragic, thanks, jeff. >>> developing news right now one person has been injured tonight during a fire in camden county. these are mansion apartments in pine hill. the fire broke out at 9:00 p.m. and quickly went to three alarms. we're told several people were rescued and half an hour ago the fire was placed under control. no word tonight how the whole thing started. >>> an arrest has been made in the theft of the package filled with electronics from the porch of the home in wynfield. theft was captured. this happened tuesday afternoon in the 5400 block of woodbine avenue. video shows that the delivery man dropping off two amazon boxes containing electronics. a couple hours later a man approach the door, waiting for nearly a minute, and then kicks the box before cautiously picking it up and hiding tonight his jacket. surveillance camera was purchased after the home owner was a victim of the burglary last year. no word on the suspect's identity. >>> moving to the accu weather forecast in the wake of the

"action news" reporter jeff chirico is live in wynfield with the story, jeff? >> reporter: jim, you can say that thief hit the wrong home. it longs to the city's first deputy commissioner of recreation who keeps a close eye on her property with a host of high definition cameras that catch every detail. >> it really does make my stomach just churning. >> reporter: this crystal clear surveillance videos show the man sue slawson made off with boxes of high priced electronics from their front step on the 5400 block of woodbine avenue. >> it is like you are looking at the guy in his face. you can identify him. you can pick him out of any picture. >> reporter: theft happened tuesday afternoon. cameras shows that the delivery man is dropping off two amazon boxes, a couple of hours later another man approached the doors. waits for nearly a minute. then he kicks a box before cautiously picking them up and hiding them in his jacket. the brazen daylight theft is a blow to to slawson's sense of security. >> it is frightening. somebody in my family could becoming home. my m

"action news" reporter jeff chirico joins us live from the police department with more on this specialoliceman, jeff? >> reporter: hi, monica. some officers go their entire careers without saving a life but during month of march officer struckbine was in the right place at right time again and again and today, we were there as the family of one woman he saved, offered their sincere thanks and praise. >> first i want to say thank you. >> reporter: there were hugs, tears. >> just i love him. >> reporter: as officer brian struckbine met for the first time the grateful son of the woman he saved have after a vicious attack. >> he gave myself back my mom. i love you too. >> she called 911 for help. so sorry i'm an emotional guy. >> reporter: on the job struckbine keeps his cool. he was named evesham township officer of the month for march have after saving three lives in just ten days. pete carilli's mom was reportedly deceased when he responded, after three minutes of cpr, she began breathing. >> because the day could have been horrific and as tragic as it was, because of of struck bine, an

a "action news" reporter jeff chirico is live at police headquarters with more, jeff? >> reporter: sarah, this case has many twists and turns, last night police said they thought that the five-year old sibling had pulled the trigger. then today we have learned that the dad confessed. meanwhile police are releasing very little information about this case. the as a small memorial grow outside family's home, so does the confusion over who pulled the trigger, that killed a four year-old girl sat the day afternoon. >> everybody is hearing different stories. nobody knows what the truth is. only what happened. >> reporter: shooting happened around 2:30 inn identify this house on the 200 block of east mayfield street. the young girl who lived there with her mom and dad, and six siblings, died at the scene. rachel santana comforted the mom moments later. >> she just kept saying my baby, my baby, my god how did that happen, i don't understand my baby. >> reporter: police say the girl's fat shore fled the scene confessed to accidentally shooting the daughter. last night investiga

"action news" reporter jeff chirico is live at cooper university hospital where the mother has died. jeff, you've got the full story. >> reporter: jim, family members kept asking over and over again how could a son do this to his own mother? i spoke with the victim's daughter off daughter a little while ago. she told me she saw her brother pull the trigger a and she wants him caught. as grieving family members gathered at the hospital police conducted an interstate manhunt for the man who allegedly shot his own mom. it happen just after 5:00 p.m. on the 1100 block of north 18th street. it is unclear what led up to the shooting but neighbor sammer jackson said he raced out identify when he heard a gunshot. >> i saw him running back. i ran outside. >> reporter: neighbors say 38 year-old ira sanchez had been shot in the stomach and satan these steps until paramedics arrived. did youe what happened to pedro. >> i didn't see him. he was long gone. >> reporter: after the shooting witnesses say 20 year-old pedro sanchez who lives here drove off possibly into philadelphia. >> he was always th

we are live from west conshohocken, jeff chirico for channel six a "action news". >> thanks, jeff. >>> moving on to the accu weather forecast. it has been a sunny but chilly day. tomorrow things will change a bit with the bit of rain moving our way. meteorologist melissa magee is live at the "action news" big board with the details, hi there, melissa. >> a couple changes but good news for second half of our weekend is sunshine made a come back after the wet snow showers we had across the region just yesterday. currently in philadelphia 50 degrees. forty-six in allentown. chilly in the poconos at this hour, 39 at the coast in cape may. coming in at 48 degrees, but right the new we are dealing with the south or southeasterly wind so it is 12 n philadelphia then it was this same time yesterday. 15 degrees warmer down the coast in wildwood and 8 degrees warmer to the west there in reading. we do have some changes on the way, here's storm tracker six live double scan radar you can see what we are tracking is a frontal boundary draped across the great lakes abe cold front to the west. we ar

at penn presbyterian hospital with the latest on the officer's condition but we will begin with jeff chirico live at the scene, jeff. >> reporter: that officer is expected to be okay. he was shot in the leg. police also say that they have two suspects in custody. let's show you the crime scene. you can see behind me police block off three blocks of market street, as they investigate. now this was the scene, as emergency crews responded to, the scene on the street. marked the spot where blood and bullets were found. the as we understand is officer james mccollough was responding to a report of the car theft, when the suspect took off, one fired at him, we're told the officer did fire back. commissioner richard ross just wrapped up a news conference about a half an hour ago and he explained exactly what happened. >> this evening, around 8:52 p.m., officer james mccollough, assigned to the 18th police district, was on patrol with his partner when they were in the area of around southford and market streets. they were flagged down by a female who indicated that two males were break nothing to he

jeff chirico which i. >>> a powerful earthquake has struck ecuador.t struck early no longer killing 77 people and trigger tsunami warning. ten thousand soldiers and emergency workers carried out an evacuation of the coastal area. the risk of the tsunami has passed. the quake has flattened buildings and buckled highways. >>> pennsylvania governor tom wolf is expected to sign into law today a medical marijuana bill. state house approved the bill last week. the pill will allow patients to take the drug in the form of oil, liquid or vapor form. it will not take effect until a month. it will take two years to get retailers open. it allows parents to get medical marijuana for their child if they buy it legally from another state. >>> more delegates are at stake for the white house as the gop talk about the process. devon dwyer has the latest from the campaign trail. >> reporter: it may be crunch time in new york, but candidates are spread across the country and around the world. bernie sanders flying back to the empire state after a whirlwind visit to the v

. >> "action news" reporter jeff chirico live at the scene with more, jeff? >> reporter: well, sarah investigators with the district attorney's office are still here piecing together what happen. people came here this morning for a bit of peace, prayer and left horrified, after an argument between church members turned deadly. >> shooting keystone fellowship church, one male inside shooting. >> reporter: chopper six was over the church on the 400 block of stump road as police investigate the late morning shooting. a church member 27 year-old robert braxton of montgomeryville was killed by another member. >> we were, worshiping and hear three different gunshots right have after and everybody kind of went on the floor and was riding. >> reporter: brianna summers say gunfire erupted as congregation stopped singing. >> first thing that went through my mind i have a six year-old and single mom. i was upset and in the knowing whether i would see her again. >> there was a disturbance that escalated into an altercation, between two church members. >> reporter: distri

"action news" reporter jeff chirico is live at the scene and he has full details, jeff? >> reporter: walter, having just after 2:00 this afternoon on the 5700 block of park avenue, the off-duty officer who just happened to be in the area, foiled that attempted robbery, which cost the suspect his life. >> he tried to rob the wrong one. >> reporter: viewer video shows aftermath of the police involved shooting. off-duty officer points his weapon at a robbery suspect lying on the ground fatally wounded. incident began two blocks away on the 5700 block of park avenue, an officer intervened when he saw suspect robbing another man. police say the alleged robber pointed a gun at the officer who fired his weapon. evidence markings show multiple bullet casings but police say they are not sure if the suspect ever fired his gun. suspect collapsed in front of this mobile store on broad a and chew street where brian behind was watching. >> you could see where he got shot at, right there on the pavement. he wasn't moving. he kept saying don't move but we knew he wasn't going to move. >

. >>> "action news" reporter jeff chirico has been out the in the cold all night long and joins us live with more, hi there, jeff. >> reporter: hey, walter. wind is picking up here on south broad street and three weeks into spring you thought you could put away gloves and winter coat and then mother nature had something else in mind a cross the delaware valley, folks say they just hope that this is the real last taste of winter. it is jack frost, springtime performance, and on the cold, blustery streets of center city, people are ready to drop the curtain. >> it is ridiculous. i wish, you know, weatherman would just get us into spring. >> i cannot stand this, back and forth, one day 80, one day 30. >> reporter: this bundled up family skips down broad street to keep warm. the these ladies in town for second love run half marathon on sunday. today it may be their last. >> it is second year in the row we did this and we are angry it was cold two years in a row. >> i almost wasn't going to come because i thought i will never do this again because i know it would be really cold but we are bo

jeff chirico has the details. >>> he tried to rob the wrong one. >> reporter: viewer video shows the aftermath of a police-involved shooting. an off-duty officer pointing his weapon at a robbery suspect lying on the ground fatally wounded. the incident began on the 5700 block of park avenue. an officer intervened when he saw the suspect rob another man. the suspect pointed his gun at the officer who fired his weapon. the suspect collapsed in front of the mobile phone store on broad and chew streets where brian hines was watching. >>> he was shot in his hip or something. >> reporter: police backup arrived and the officer removed an object from the suspect. >>> i watched him take a gun off him, he had a 32, a chrome revolver. >> reporter: police say the robber victim was roughed up, but will be okay. police placed the suspect in an suv and taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. police are investigating. the officer was not hurt. jeff chirico channel 6 "action news." >>> representing the faculties and coaches at pennsylvania state run universities. classes will not be inter

"action news" reporter jeff chirico was right there. >> ♪ >> reporter: there was singing, dancing and lot of smiling at st. christopher's hospital prom more than 50 cancer patients shed their hospital thread for formal wear a night to forget, and treatment, and to have fun. >> this is a celebration, i mean, get everybody motivate todd keep going. >> reporter: seventeen year-old kyle davis of frankford says he and his family are staying positive as he battles hodgkin's lymphoma a. >> it was tough in the beginning. >> devastating. >> we work go to it. and great hospital. >> reporter: night is sweet for the o'malley family of northeast philadelphia who is celebrating four year-old madeline's remission from leukemia. >> stuff like this happens for a reason. it gets to the point maddie, she loves this place report report for alex perez doing whip and nana is favorite way to forget the pain. >> unaudible. >> reporter: it is not just an opportunity to celebrate kid who are battling the disease but also those who love and support them who are also affected by it. >> families are separated. on

in olney, jeff chirico for channel six a "action news". >>> in philadelphia police are investigating a after finding a a man stabbed to death in the basement of the home. police got the call at 1:00 this morning in the 6400 block of limekiln pike in west mt. airy. a man heard a noise in the basement and went downstairs to find his roommate stabbed repeatedly in the chest. he died at the scene. so far no arrests have been made. >>> a police officer in philadelphia helped rescue a man from his jeep following a car crash, early this morning. it happened just before 4:00 a.m. at the intersection of 38th and walnut street in west philadelphia. police say that the victim was inside of a black jeep, screaming for help, and the officer was able to pull him to safety through the sun roof. he and four others, were taken to the hospital, in stable condition. >>> police say alcohol, may have been played a role here. >>> investigators are trying to find out what started a a deadly fire in berks county. fire started a at about 2:30 this morning in oley township. a man died shortly after being pull

jeff chirico has more from hunting park. >>> i heard the screaming.t hearing her saying get off me. >>> neighbors on the 5700 block of large wood street are stunned after a quiet afternoon was disrupted by screams from a woman they later learned was escaping her abductor. >>> just a shirt on. >> reporter: the kidnapping happened at 49th and lancaster at 4 ram, the 20-year-old -- 4:00 a.m., the 20-year-old woman was physically assaulted and bound with duct tape. it was found at the spot where the victim broke free. >>> the guy was like they must have had her tied up. she was crying and hysterical and everything. >>> passers by helped the woman and called 911. her teeth were knocked loose and the kidnapper said he would kill her. police described the suspect as a 23-year-old black man, dread locks and long beard and driving a four door car with tinted windows and plastic bag over the drivers side window. >>> you want to watch out for the people closer to you and everybody to be safe. >> reporter: it is unclear how the victim got away, the police have sa

jeff chirico will have reaction from neighbors in the next half-hour. >>> new this morning, one person is critically injured after a shooting in vineland, new jersey, the action cam was at the scene, 8th and cherry streets. shots were fired hitting a man several times. police rushed him to the hospital. police have not released his identity or indicated if they have systems or motives. >>> the death toll soared in ecuador rocked by the strongest earthquake in decades. 77 people killed, 600 injured. listen on the terrifying moments as the 7.8 trembler struck. [crashing sound]. >>> the quake caused widespread devastation in fishing ports and tourists beaches. people are looking for anyone trapped in the buildings or collapsed highways. >>> in southern japan folks are recovering from two earthquakes in a row. they are cut off by landslides blocking roads and collapsed bridges. complete devastation there. american military station in japan is shipping supplies. 180,000 people are living in shelters. dozens have died and there's fears of more aftershocks. one person said it's too scary to g

jeff chirico has the story. >> reporter: there was singing dancing and a lot of smiling at the saint christopher's hospital prom. more than 50 cancer patients shed their hospital threads for formal ware. it was a night to have fun. 17-year-old kyle davis of frankford said he and his family are saying positive as he battles hodgkin's lymphoma. >> reporter: the night is sweet for the o'malley family of northeast philadelphia who is celebrating madeline's remission from leukemia. >>> something happens monthly here, it gets to the point, maddie doesn't want to leave the place. >> reporter: for alex, doing the whip and the nay nay is his favorite way to forget the pain. organizers call this a family prom it's a event for those who are acted by it. >>> families are separated one child is in the hospital, the other child is at home. this is a way for them to be together. >>> i've been here since january. >> reporter: this little girl is battling two rare diseases while her family juggles work and two babies at home. it's not easy, but her mom said nights like this help them continue the fig

jeff chirico has the story. >> reporter: therein hugs and tears. as officer brianothbine met the man whose mother he saved after an attack. he keeps his cool. he was named evesham township officer of the month after saving three lives in ten days. pete's mom was reportedly deceased after he responded. after 3 minutes of cpr she began breathing. >>> the day cover horrific, as tragic as it was because of him as emotional as you saw him earlier he pulled up to the scene it was business as usual. >> reporter: it was the third time he saved a life in his 12 year career. it wouldn't be his last. he saved another woman who was not breathing and pulled a driver from a car that was about to catch fire. >> it is amazing. i was in the right place at the right time. several times in a short time period. >> reporter: he doesn't take all the credit. he said the men and women in the department would do the same. >>> we do our job because we care, when you have such an amazing outcome it will be in my heart foamp. >> reporter: forever. >> reporter: because of his

jeff chirico channel 6 "action news." >>> 6 volunteer firefighters were injured battling an inferno inonmouth county, new jersey. the fire gutted several businesses in key port. one building collapsed sending firefighters scrambling for cover. they were hurt trying to runaway. all the injuries are not considered life threatening. firefighters pumped water from a nearby creek to put out the flames. >>> still ahead on "action news," caught in the act. a homeowner warms live on surveillance video as burglars rob his home. plus, we'll tell you how doctors are working together to help patients beat cancer without the damaging side effects. >> reporter: here it comes, today's rain and snow is already here across parts of the area. you can see it coastline north and west, rain south and east. when i come back we'll have the expected snowfall totals for you. we'll be right back. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. in the last 10 years our competitors have received a few awards. but we've received a few more, including jd power who ranked us highest in customer satisfaction for the thir

at the special victims unit hunting park jeff chirico channel 6 "action news." >>> gunfire disrupted a birthday celebration in burlington county late last night. a woman was shot at the party at butler and hooker streets in riverside at 11:00 p.m. she was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. police have taken a person into custody. no word if the person has been charged. >>> a group made a gruesome discovery along the cooper river in camden county this weekend. people working to clean up the river found bones along gateway park yesterday. pennsauken police are working to identify the remains which have been sent to the medical examiner. >>> more than 150 people gathered at the market treat ballroom in chester, delaware county to celebrate the lives of those who dyed in gun violence in the city. the event was organized by a support group for families who lost loved ones in violence. >>> he was a happy go lucky guy i know he don't want me to be sad, so i pick it up, now i'm racing his son. >>> concentrating on lightning the hearts of those who have suffered for years over the

please. >> reporter: in center city, jeff chirico channel 6 "action news." >>> mercy, please, mother nature stay with 6abc.com/weather and storm tracker 6 live radar. for the latest on the cold weather and snowfall. be sure to follow the members of "action news" weather team for the latest on twitter and facebook. >>> philadelphia police are looking for two robbers who held up two 7-eleven convene stores within minutes of -- conconvenience stores within wins of each other. the one of the suspects had a handgun and demanded cash and cigarettes. they ran out without physically hurting anyone. action cam was at the second store, the three robbers forced the clerk to hand over the money. they drove off in a dark colored sedan. police are looking at the surveillance video to try to identify the suspects. >>> there's investigation into a killing of a robbery suspect in olney. an off-duty police officer fired the fatal shot. viewer video shows the scene moments after the shooting on the 5700 block of park avenue. police say the suspect was trying to hold up an elderly person. investigators

. >>> jeff chirico talked to people who spent time out there in the colder. >> reporter: it's jack frost springtime performance and on the cold and blustery streets of center city, people are ready to drop the curtain. >> reporter: it's ridiculous, i wish the weather man would get his weather straightened out. >> reporter: these ladies in town for their second half marathon run it may be their last. >>> i almost wasn't going to come, because i thought i'm never doing this again, because it's going to be cold. we were both military veterans, and this is nothing compared to some of the things we've been in. >> reporter: huge flakes in haddonfield, new jersey and spring flowers in center city. east falls, excited kids ate it up, a niewnls perhaps -- nuisance perhaps, but the adults are ready to see the snow go. as the snow moved out and night fell, temperatures plunged leaving some begging for mother nature to get her act together. >>> mother nature have mercy on us, please. >>> i believe the weather reporters. melissa magee? >>> yeah, it's not good. >> reporter: in center city, jeff chiric

jeff chirico channel 6 "action news." >>> a great program. much more to come on "action news" saturday morning. a little thank you went a very long way for a new york man. we'll tell you how his sister helped to make him an instant millionaire. >>> plus, folks in the parts of the plainer states cleaning up after twisters leaves paths of destruction. >> reporter: it's not all bad news in the forecast, today we'll see sunshine today and it's warm next week. details coming up when we come right back. >>> two tornados unleashed detective vacation across southwest and central oklahoma. the twisters with winds whipping at 150 miles per hour or greater leveled many homes in the area. there are no reports of serious injuries, thankfully. >>> a mattress was herald into a power line. tornado threats were reported in texas and also louisiana. >>> tough time for the folks there, meteorologist chris sowers tracking our forecast, what can we expect? nothing like that? >> reporter: that's the good news, even though it's been miserable level, we don't even h

jeff chirico has the details. >>> as grieving family members gathered at the hospital police conduct an interstate manhunt for the man who shot his on mom. it happened after 5:00 p.m. on north 18th street. it is unclear what led up to the shooting, but a neighbor said he railed outside and heard a gunshot. >>> i heard a gunshot. >> reporter: 38-year-old ira sanchez was shot in the stomach she sat on the stems until the police arrived. padro sanchez drove off possibly into philadelphia. >>> i never thought he was that type of person to do what he did to his mom. >>> as far as i know him and his mother had always been on rocky times. i was out here talking to him, he was telling me how he wanted to look for a job, how he wanted to find a job and visit my nephew. at the hospital police questioned this woman who claimed to have spoken to the alleged shooter after he fled the scene. family members are calling on sanchez to turn himself in where anyone else is hurt. >>> i'm afraid because he has a weapon, the cops might shoot on sight. >> reporter: i spoke to his sister at the hospital, sh

"action news" reporter jeff chirico is live at this scene with the latest from there, jeff?> sarah, rail service is back up and running right now here through this part of bucks county. however, earlier tonight amtrak train 672 had just left philadelphia when it hit a person right near this platform. the actions cam on the scene as an ambulance rushed the injured victim to the hospital. sources say his leg was amputated after hit by this amtrak train bound for new york city. it stopped shortly after the accident north of septa's cornwell heights stop. >> it just came to a slow stop. >> we spoke to a passenger from his seat on the train. >> coming around about ten minutes after we stopped sake there was a trespasser struck is the way they put it. >> the train was stopped as investigators processed the scene. they appeared to be looking forking is it around the tracks. >> everybody is pretty calm and just, i think, more so ready to get going because they have been keeping us fairly updated. >> just before 9:00, limited amtrak service resumed, followed by septa service. >> i fe

jeff chirico has the emotional response to the honor. >> reporter: there were hugs and tears.s officer brian strothbine met the son who he saved after a vicious attack. >>> but on the job, he keeps his cool, he was named evesham officer of the month for march after saving three lives in ten days, pete's mom was deceased when he responded. after 3 minutes of cpr she began responding. >>> the day cover horrific, as tragic as it was because of him, as emotional he was earlier, he pulled up to the scene it was business as usual. >> reporter: days later he revived another woman who wasn't breathing and days after that he pulled a driver from the car that was about to catch fire. >>> it's amazing. somehow i was in the right place at the right time, several times in a short time period. >> reporter: he doesn't take all the credit. says his department is full of men and women who would do the same. >>> we don't do it for recognition, we do it for our job, because we care. when you have an amazing outcome it's something in my heart that will be will forever. >> reporter: thanks to his

jeff chirico has the deals. >> reporter: this crystal clear video shows the man who made off with boxes of high-priced electronic electronics on woodbine avenue. >>> you can identify him, you could pick him out of any picture. the camera shows a delivery man dropping off two amazon boxes, a couple of hours later another man approaches the door, waits for a minute and kicks the box before casually picking them up and hiding them in the jacket. the daylight theft is a blow to her sense of security. >>> it's frightening somebody in my family could be coming home. my mother could be walking up on the patio. >> reporter: she bought the high definition camera set after her home was burglarized last year. now it is paying off, providing they also rare vivid image also that will help police nab him. she said from now on she'll heed the advice of the police, have their packages delivered to work or left to the post office. >>> bernie sanders is heading back to the u.s. after his visit to the vatican. he said he met with pope francis before leaving rome. sanders was there to take part in a confer

jeff chirico talked to neighbors who encountered the woman once she got away from her attackers. >>>rd the screaming. >> reporter: neighbors on the 5700 block of larchwood streets are stunned after hearing screams from a woman they would later learn was escaping her abductor. >>> just a shirt on. >> reporter: police say the kidnapping happened at 49th and lancaster at 4:00 a.m. the woman was sexually and physically assaulted and bound with duct tape. police found a role -- roll of it at the spot where the victim broke free. >>> the guy was like she must have had her tied up, they was crying and everything. >> reporter: passers by helped the woman and called 911. a woman said her teeth was knocked loose and the kidnapper said he would kill her. >>> the car sped off that way, there was like a lot of yelling. >> reporter: police described the suspect with a dark complex and dread locks, 23-year-old black man. >>> you have to watch out for people who are closest to you, so everybody be safe. >> reporter: it's unclear how the victim was able to getaway. at this point the police have not r

jeff chirico spoke with neighbors who who say they are n disbelief. >> reporter: police conduct an interstate manhunt for a man who allegedly shotted own home -- shotted own mom on 18th street. neighbors said he raced outside when he heard a gunshot. >>> i ran outside. >> reporter: neighbors say ira sanchez was shot in the stomach and sat on the steps until paramedics arrive. >> reporter: did you see what happened to padro? >>> i didn't see him. >> reporter: witnesses said he drove off possibly into philadelphia. >>> i never thought he was that type of person to do what he did to his mom. >>> as far as i know him and his mom have always been on rocky terms. i just was out here talking to him, he was telling me how he wanted to look for a job, how he wanted to find a job and visitorny nephew. >> reporter: -- visit my neff -- nephew family members are calling on him to turn himself in. >>> i'm afraid by him shooting his mother in the stomach the cops think he was a weapon they might shoot on sight. >> reporter: i spoke to his sister at the hospital she said she saw her brother pull the trigger

jeff chirico spoke to the homeowner who is the city's first deputy of recreation. >>> it makes my stomach turn. >> reporter: this crystal clear video shows the man who made off with boxes of high-priced electronics from their front step on woodbine avenue. >>> you can identify him, you could pick him out of any picture. >> reporter: the theft happened tuesday afternoon. the camera shows the delivery man dropping off two amazon boxes. a couple of hours later another man approaches the door. waits a minute and kicks a box before picking them up and hiding them in his jacket. the brazen daylight theft is a blow to the homeowners sense of security. >>> it's frightening, somebody in my family could be coming home. my mother could be walking up on the patio. >> reporter: she bought the high definition camera after the family home was burglarized blast year. now it is paying off providing these rare vivid images that she believes will help police nail the thief in not. >>> it will be easy to identify him, if family or friends see him, they will know. >> reporter: the good news, amazon refunded t