the attack on police officer jesse hartnett. they said the fbi is investigating this as an act of terrorism. nbc 10's matt delucia is live in drexel hill, where in an hour a mass will be held. tell us about that. >> reporter: that's right, tracy. the officer in last week's ambush was an alumnist of mount senior bonner high school. as you mentioned, fbi director when he was in pittsburgh was talking about philadelphia, especially that officer ambush that happened last thursday and now they are investigating it as a terrorist attack. the suspect in last thursday's ambush of officer jesse hartnett told investigators he did it in the name of islam. beth local police and federal versions have been looking into a tip as well suggesting there could be more radicalized members of a group wanting to target law enforcement. officer hartnett, he will require more surgeries. he has received a wealth of support from people across the country as he remains in the

right now, officer jesse hartnett is at penn presbyterian hospital. underwent surgery on his arm overnight and he is expected to be okay. here's what we know so far. officer hartnett was in uniform driving a marked car on 60th street in west philadelphia when a man started firing a gun into the driver's side window. the police commissioner says at least 13 rounds were fired at the officer before he managed to get a few shots off at the suspect. that man is in custody in the hospital. other officers caught the man just down the road from the shooting scene. we also know that the fbi is investigating. nbc 10's katy zachry is live outside of penn presbyterian medical center where officer hartnett is being treated and katie, you spoke to his dad? >> reporter: not long ago i had a conversation with his father outside penn presbyterian hospital. he says his son woke up from surgery around 8:00 this morning and he is in good spirits so he does have a long road ahead of him. now, officer jesse hartnett is 33 years old, he's been on the force of the philadelphi

officer jesse hartnett has been a philadelphia five years.had been shot at least three times but was alert and was cohere coherent. richard ross tells us the officer has at least one broken arm and severe serve damage. he's got a lot of recovery. this seeks to the dangers of this job. to do something so evil beyond us. >> the injuriofficer's father hn with him throughout the morning. katy zachry, "nbc 10 news." >> thank you. we have continuing coverage all morning long, we'll bring you updates and you can get the latest on the "nbc 10 news" app or.com any time. >> sights a cloudy morning, the clouds are going to be staying with us during the day and helping to keep temperatures warmer. a little bit of a breeze blowing. you can see that in the flag. those are northeasterly winds that keep the clouds coming through the day today. but no sign of rain until we get to tonight. look at that, 39 degrees, tell degrees warmer than yesterday at this time. cloudy through the day, these are low clouds, not going to ro dues rain. the rain clouds are quick

the suspect heading toward jesse hartnett and fires off a dozen shots.eaches into the car with a gun and runs away. the officer manages to radio in. >>> that is chilling, absolutely chilling when you watch that. police officials stunned by the images of the brazen attack. >>> if that doesn't make the hairs on your neck raise when you see that it's scary. >> reporter: even though he was badly wounded the officer gets out of the patrol car and fires back and strikes his attacker three times. >>> officer did strike the male, we'll need another unit. >>> the bravery he demonstrated was absolutely remarkable. his will to live undoubtedly saved his life. >> reporter: police say the suspect edward archer told them he ambushed jesse hartnett in the name of isis because the police follow laws that do not follow the q'uran. police say the gun was stolen from a police officer several years ago. police searched two homes linked to the suspect and carried away boxes of evidence. they cannot say enough about jesse hartnett's briskry in the line of fire. it demonstrate

. >> reporter: officer jesse hartnett, ambushed in his patrol car, and the suspect, edward archer, fired, and fired, and then fired, at least 11 shots, striking hartnett, three times. >> he stated that he pledged his allegiance to islamic state, he fouls allah and that is why he was called upon to do. >> now philadelphia police, fbi and home land security are all investigating. good evening, i'm jessica dean. >> i'm ukee washington. as officer hartnett received treatment at a local hospital accused gunman is a await ago rain. in a philadelphia jail cell. we have our team all over the area tonight covering every angle of the story and we will begin with "eyewitness news" reporter walt hunter at philadelphia police headquarters with new information about the the suspect, walt. >> reporter: ukee, odd that a police officer could survive nearly a dozen shots a at point blank range in an ambush are very slim, but officer jesse hartnett did survive, due to the commissioner says his will to live and his raw courage. now as an expanding fbi investigation into the suspect has allegedly confessed s

officer jesse hartnett was shot three times but is expected to survive. we'll have more on officer hartnett's injuries and what lies ahead for his recovery, but our team coverage begins with nbc 10's george spencer who's been gathering the latest updates from police. do police know anything else about the motive? >> reporter: that's what they are working with the fbi right now to figure out. at this point, though, investigators say they simply do not have hard evidence that would directly connect him to a larger network. nor do they have evidence, though, that would indicate he strictly acted alone. it is the clearest shooting video some detectives have ever seen, the suspect in the flowing white robe approaches with arm extended. the flashes of gun fire popping until the man's arm is inside the police patrol car window. that officer protected only by a bullet proof vest and a will to live. >> my god, i mean, the way he's got his arm inside that vehicle, i mean, he knew what he was doing. he was trying to assassinate this police officer. >> reporter: newly

officer jesse hartnett pulls up to a stop sign and within seconds a man in a white robe ambushes his car. 13 shots are fired. the officer is hit three times but survives. >> boom, boom, boom and the cop was, you know, trying his best to block from getting hit. >> reporter: despite losing blood, a broken arm and nerve damage -- >> shots fired! just off spruce. i'm shot. i'm bleeding heavi heavily! >> reporter: he hits the suspect once in the behind. >> the bravery he demonstrated was absolutely remarkable. his will to live undoubtedly saved his life. >> reporter: this morning, they learned of a possible motive for the attack. >> he stated that he pledges his allegiance to islamic state and follo follows allah. >> there's no known connection to groups like isis. mistake it's unclear if archer was actually radicalized but it does appear that he was specifically targeting cops. >> according to him, he believes that the police defend laws contrary to the teachings of koran. >> reporter: now, we are also learning that the gun used in this attack was previously stolen from the home of anoth

officer jesse hartnett was shot three times but is expected to survive. fficer hartnett's injuries and what lies ahead for his recovery, but our team coverage begins with nbc 10's george spencer who's been gathering the latest updates from police. do police know anything else about the motive? >> reporter: that's what they are working with the fbi right now to figure out. at this point, though, investigators say they simply do not have hard evidence that would directly connect him

officer jesse hartnett manages to chase down his attacker and shoot him before his backup arrived.id it in the name of islam and pledges allegiance to isis. >>> i don't think he had anything to the with isis or the islamic state this is an act by someone who wanted to make a mark for himself. >>> officials are looking into his past and his trips to the middle east. archer is due in court january 25th. >>> meanwhile, a go fund me account has been established to help pay for jesse hartnett's medical bills. go to 6abc.com for the police officer ambush investigation, you can review surveillance images and video from the scene and the report on the suspect's background. >>> meanwhile, a new york city police officer is recovering after being shot in the line of duty. it happened on the officer's 4th anniversary on the job. it happened when a fight broke out at a lot of the space where 200 people were gathered for a party. witnesses say the fight involved guns, ballots and knives. police were called to break it up, and that's when gunfire broke out. 25-year-old officer stewart was shot in

despite being shot at point blank range, officer jesse hartnett is alive and is recovering.obtained surveillance video of of the attack on officer harder net we chose to only air these still images honoring the request of police commissioner ross. officials say the images portray 30-year-old edward archer seen here charging hartnett's patrol car at 60th and spruce just before midnight. from there he unleashed at least 13 rounds firing with a gun stolen from a police officer back in 2013. even though hartnett was hit three times in the amount five year veteran of the 14th district still managed to chase archer shoot, him once in the backside. >> the bravery he demonstrated was absolutely remarkable. his will to live undoubtedly saved his life. >> now archer was eventually captured and according to police confessed to acting in the name of islam and pledged allegiance to isis though hartnett is expected to make a full recovery the ambush has undoubterredly shaken the police force. for more on how his fellow officers are dealing with the aftermath we turn to "action news" repor

this is last night, video here of that police car. 18th district officer jesse hartnett was in uniform driving that marked vehicle on 60th street when a man started firing a gun into the driver's side window. he was able to get close enough that at one point this guy was shooting his gun inside the police car. the commissioner says at least 13 rounds were fired at the officer before he managed to get shots off at the suspect himself and injure him. other officers were able to catch that suspect just down the road and the commissioner richard ross not each a week into the job says this was an ambush. >> i don't know what's on this individual's mind. we do know he was dressed in several layers of clothing and what that was for i don't know. i don't know it's that cold or what he planned to do but clearly it was unprovoked, nothing the officer was just driving up the street. >> reporter: the commissioner went on to say in his opinion it really doesn't matter why this guy shot the officer, he tried to take a life. we managed to get this video of the suspect's gun and clothing left on the s

ambushing, and wounding officer jesse hartnett as he trove near 60th and spruce streets. >> he just started firing with one aim and one aim only to kill him. >> reporter: moving way the picture shows the suspect continuing to fire as hartnett, with three bullets in his now disable left arm, jumps from his car, chasing and shooting the the suspect, who was then quickly a arrested by backup officer. >> i cannot say enough for his bravery, and in how he conduct himself. i mean i really can't. >> reporter: suspect identify by police as 30 year-old edward archer of yah den following hospital treatment allegedly confessed why he tried to kill the officer. >> he stated that he follows allah and that is yes was called upon to do this. >> reporter: police say beyond the confession, they are not prepared to say if archer, in fact, had known ties to any organization, or other suspects. in no way, shape or form does anyone believe that islam or teaching of the islam has anything to do with what you have seen on that screen. that is abhorrent, it is just terrible. >> reporter: finally special agent in c

officer jesse hartnett was hit three times in the left arm but managed to get out of the car and wound his assailant in the buttocks as he fled. here's officer hartnett's first radio transmission. >> i've been shot. i'm bleeding heavily. >> valuians and his courage and bravery he exits his police vehicle, starts chase despite being seriously injured, returns fire. he's able to strike the male at some point in time and again, his fellow officers were able to apprehend the man. >> reporter: the suspect was eventually captured near 60th and dell lance knee. when he got to police headquarters police say he quickly gave a limited confession. >> he stated that he pledges his allegiance to islamic state. he follows allah and that is the reason he was called upon to do this. >> reporter: the gun that was used to shoot officer hartnett seen here is a stolen 9-millimeter handgun. police issue. stolen in october of 2013. >> we know it was stolen. how many hands it may have passed through in the last couple years i have no way of knowing and he did not -- he did not talk about that. >> reporter: r

officer jesse hartnett was in uniform driving his marked car when a man started firing into the driver's side window. at one point the man was shooting inside the police car. he got 13 rounds off before the officer managed to shoot at the suspect himself and injure him. the other officers who arrived were able to catch that guy just down the road. commissioner ross and mayor kenney, they spoke about what they call a blatant attempt to execute a philadelphia police officer. >> it shows clearly how brave our and sacrificial our police officers are, willing to sacrifice their lives for us every day. the men and women in this department are brave and they deserve all of the respect and this officer thankfully is still with us. >> this speaks to the dangers of this job and why somebody would do something, i mean, so absolutely evil it's beyond us. so we will continue to investigate this. >> reporter: we managed to get this video of the suspect's gun and clothing left on a side street about a block away from the scene. police say that man emptied his gun on the officer. and the suspect is in t

police say archer emerges again thursday night carrying a gun an grudge to kill officer jesse hartnett. >> just came out of nowhere and started firing on him. i mean he just came out of nowhere, started really and literally traversing towards that patrol car. i don't even know when hartnett first noticed him. >> reporter: now, again along think sentencing in delco archer faced hearing for parole violation in philadelphia the following week. once lived with his mom in yeadon delaware county but court records show that has has been foreclosed on. fbi is taking a look at archer's overseas travel to troubled sections of the world but apparently none of that travel, chris, occurred very recently. >> all right, jeff, thanks. local leaders are condemning the shooting suspect after he claims he carried out the attack in the name of islam. sabina kuriakose working this side of the story live tonight for us at a mosque in west philadelphia. >> reporter: chris, right now we are outside of the mosque. it's been in the community for about 43 years here. the iman tells me that the mosque has worked

rest up jesse hartnett. >>> in the wake of the attack on officer hartnett and a attempted attempt on officers in paris yesterday the new york city police department wants its officers to be extra vigilant. in a letter to officers the nypd wrote, these two incidents demonstrate the continued threat that members of service face from individuals seeking to target law enforcement personn personnel. the new york city police department strongly add advises all members of service to exercise a high degree of vigilance. >>> stay with "eyewitness news" for continuing coverage of the officer ambush. you can get the latest developments and see today's press conferences in their entirety at cbsphilly.com. >>> temperatures are on the rise for the weekend but rain is also heading our way. meteorologist lauren casey in for kate tonight. how about a timeline of sorts. how is it looking. >> it's lookin looking rather wt especially as we head into the second half of of the weekend but conditions dry right now for our friday night. they will mainly stay that way with the exception of an isolated shower

. >> the radio call from officer jesse hartnett only hints at the chilling scene playing out at 60thnd spruce just before midnight. police commissioner richard ross could only shake his head at the images. >> bravery he demonstrated was absolutely remarkable. his will to live undoubtedly saved his life. >> reporter: a man later identified as 30-year-old edward archer approaches hartnett's moving squad car firing nine mill neither semi-automatic handgun. archer fires about a dozen shots in all. the last of which from point blank range. hartnett's left arm is struck three times. but as the gunman retreats, he gives chase. firing at and wounding archer whose caught within minutes. police say archer has confessed to the ambush and given a reas reason. >> he stated that he pledges his allegiance to islamic state. he follows allah and that is the reason he was called upon to do this. >> reporter: police spent the day sevens address connected to archer. here in lansdowne, delaware county and also in west philadelphia. detectives questioning archer say he would not clarify whether he belongs

officer jesse hartnett was in uniform driving a marked car on 60th street when a man started firing a gun into the driver's side window. he was able to get close enough at one point this guy was shooting his gun inside the police car. the commissioner says at least 13 rounds were fired at the officer before he managed to get a few shots off at the suspect. other officers caught the guy down the road. commissioner ross and mayor jim kenney speak about what they talk about an attempt to scoot a philadelphia police officer. >> shows very clearly how brave our and sacrificial our police officers are willing to sacrifice for us every day. the men and women of this department are brave and they deserve all of the respect and this officer thankfully is still with us. >> this speaks to the dangers of this job and why somebody would do something, i mean, so absolutely evil is just beyond us. so we will continue to investigate this. >> reporter: we managed to get this video of the suspect's gun and clothing left on the side street about a block away. police say the man emptied his gun on the of

it was very scary. >> reporter: shocking video of the attack on officer jesse hartnett still on the mind of many here and also mindful of hartnett's courage in the line of fire. >> we thank him. we appreciate him. most importantly our love for him and his family should be extended to that. loath us give him a round of applause. >> reporter: the the attacks shed light on the real and growing fear of violence in neighborhoods across the city. >> i know people that live in our community, elderly, woman and men that will not come out of their homes when it gets dark. if you talk about terrorism, i'm terrorized every time i walk outside my house. because i don't know what might happen. >> reporter: number of muslims in the audience are generally concerned about how they may be viewed in the wake have of the attack. >> profiling and things of that nature because of the climate that we're living in. >> we're not hiding from anyone. we get along with our neighbors. so, please, if you have someone that doesn't know ask a muslim. >> reporter: others reminding muslims of the cities track record res

officer jesse hartnett was shot at least three times. nbc 10's katy zachry is live at presbyterian hospital where the wounded officer is being treated. >> reporter: tracy, when the officer was shot it's about 10 minutes from presbyterian hospital. he was rushed here and quickly taken into surgery. the officer's family rushed to the hospital as well. officer heartsnet with the 18th district, his officers and supervisors met here. commissioner richard ross went inside to see him. he tells us officer heartnet was shot three times in the arm, one arm is broken and he has significant nerve damage. >> fortunately he's awake, he was coherent, okay, but he's now up in surgery, he's got a lot of recovery ahead of him. so i mean, this speaks to the dangers of this job and why somebody would do something i mean, so absolutely evil is just beyond us. >> reporter: philadelphia mayor jim kenney was also here in the waiting room with some of the injured officer's family members and he relayed to us part of the conversation he had with the injured offic

. >> reporter: marco rubio addressed the shooting of philadelphia police officer jesse hartnett. >>> look at the attack they had in philadelphia that the white house refuses to link to terror. the guy said he did it because i was inspired by isis. to this day, the white house refuses to acknowledge it has anything to do with terror. >>> there is no reason why you can't stand for principles and go and fight for them and get things done in government. >>> i don't think you have to give up your liberty for at that false sense of security. >>> there's the three lanes, there's the kasich lane. >>> i will confess i'm the only one on the stage with no political title. >>> we need a leader that will fix things and have a proven record to do it. >> reporter: some of the attacks were directed toward hillary clinton, but generally a quieter debate than we've seen is of late. katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >>> rick williams is in iowa right now. he will continue his live reports tonight and through the weekend leading up to the iowa caucuses on monday. you can find his daily dispatches

. >> reporter: marco rubio addressed the shooting of philadelphia police officer jesse hartnett. >>> look at the attack they inspired in philadelphia that the white house refuses to link to terror where a guy basically shot a police officer three times he told the police because i have inspired by isis and to this day, the white house refuses to acknowledge it had anything to do with terror. >> reporter: many candidates tried to turn the focus from the donald trump circus back to their own message. >>> there's no reason you can't stand for principals and fight for them and get things done in government. >>> i don't think you have to give up your liberty for a false sense of security. there's three lanes, the antiestablishment lane and kasich lane. >>> i will gladly confess i'm the only one on the stage with no political title. >>> this is an election about people who are hurting. we need a leader that will fix things and have a proven record to do it. >>> trump rally said he raised $6 million for veterans. he invited other candidates along and mike huckabee and rick santorum took him

. >> reporter: officer jesse hartnett smiled, and shook hands, with hundreds of people gathered tonight to celebrate his heroism and raise money for him and his family. >> it is very overwhelming, the support that is shown not only from officers but there is people just dropping checks off by the hundreds, you know, just because they want to. businesses, local businesses, community leaders, and, you know, he just wants to express his thanks to everybody. >> reporter: police surveillance camera captured ten seconds of the terror of how he was shockingly ambushed while on patrol in west philadelphia by a man claiming allegiance to isis. incredibly hartnett shot three times in the left arm managed to get out of his patrol car and fires back wounding his attacker. >> absolute hero, a warrior, it shows that the training that he received, kicked in, and he is very, you know, very, very lucky. he had aid guardian angel that day. >> reporter: number of officers from new york, rhode island, and new jersey were here to show their support. >> just to show our support for another brother in blue, y

authorities say archer fired at least 13 shots at jesse hartnett late thursday night. was hit three times in the arm and will require multiple surgeries. he's expected to recover. >>> there's been an outpouring of support for officer hartnett. this afternoon philadelphia district attorney seth williams tweeted, i salute officer hartnett for his bravery, valor. count on nbc10 to bring you updates on this story as it develops. >>> now to fire safety and with colder days ahead. the american red cross is reminding everyone to be careful while using space heaters and fireplaces to keep warm. nbc10 in north philadelphia this afternoon, they went door to door to check smoke alarms. anyone who needed a smoke alarm got one for free. the red cross says leaving space heaters and fireplaces unattended is the second leading cause of home fire deaths. they usually happen in the early morning hours while everyone is sleeping. >> early yesterday morning, elizabeth perez, her 2-year-old son and her unborn baby girl died when their house caught fire on north fourth street. up to five sp

police and the communities they serve and he shared his reaction to seeing the video of officer jesse hartnett getting ambushed last week. >> it's one of the stacariest things i've ever seen. it is. i'm not talking about the notion no police officer has been ever ambushed, i'm talking about witnessing it. >> reporter: commissioner ross says officer hartnett's arm was "virtually destroyed" in the attack. he as a long road to recovery physically and psychologically. >> reporter: tonight these protesters chanted officer hartnett's name as they marched through the streets of center city. >> reporter: they rallied to support the injured officer, calling for an end to the violence in the city. denice that can nakano reports. >> reporter: their message "stop the violence and all lives matter." >> we need to stand up, speak up. >> reporter: a group of 30 people carried banners down broad street calling for peace in the wake of the attempted assassination of officer jesse hartnett. >> it's not okay to assassinate a police officer. it's not okay in any way, shape or form. it's not okay to pick up a gun

more than a week after surviving ambush shooting, we're getting new details about officer jesse hartnett's health. >>> vacation day with a purpose. today is martin luther king jr. day. we'll show you how people across our area plan to honor the memory of the civil rights leader. >>> it's 4:00 am. good morning. i'm tracy davidson. let's get right to meteorologist bill henley with his first alert forecast. >> it's going to be a blustery day today. winds now at 21 miles an hour. temperatures have fallen into the 20s and 30s. right now it's 28 in trenton. 30 degrees in phil dadelphia. factor in that wind. 17 degrees is what it feels like in the city. the forecast hour by hour is calling for plenty of wind. we will see sunshine. clouds are moving out. 25 degrees at 6:00. not much warmer. in fact, a little cooler at 9:00 in the morning. by lunchtime, sunny, windy and 27 degrees. we'll go through the forecast neighborhood by neighborhood. we'll be back in 10 minutes. jessica boyington is watching your traffic. >> we're watching the schuylkill right now. no problems yet. moving along nicely. no co

. >> edward archerer told police he ambushed officer jesse hartnett in the name of allah and that he pledged his allegiance to isis. investigators now wanto know how he got his hand on a stolen gun. archer faces eight charges, including attempted murder. as for officer hartnett, he remains in critical but stable conditions while he's treated for three bullet wounds. >> winter group has taken a wild to take hold.

that is something that has gone on since thursday night after the ambush on officer jesse hartnett. police confirmed that yesterday a woman who wished to stay anonymous approached an officer on the street. she warned that the man now charged in the shooting of officer hartnett was, quote, part of a group that consists of three others and they still frequent the 6100 block of pine. police should be careful. we've heard from police who call this a troubling time but it won't stop them from doing their jobs. >> i understand that there are a lot of good people out here in society. one bad apple won't change our student about how we treat the public. our service will still be quality. we'll still act with inkeg ritt and do the right thing on the street. >> reporter: also included in that tip, the woman told police that edward archer, the man now in custody, was not the most radical of a group of four men. police are working to reinterview that tipster, and they are actively investigating this tip. live at southwest detectives, drew smith nbc 10 news. >>> it's hard to see, but take a look

officer jesse hartnett was hit three times in the left arm but managed to get out of the car and wound his assailant in the buttocks as he fled. here's officer hartnett's first radio transmission. >> i've been shot. became bleeding heavily. >> three gun shot wounds to the left arm is all we have. absolutely amazing that that's all he sustained. i cannot explain how he escaped that. nothing short of miraculous and we're thankful tour that. >> reporter: archer was captured near 60th and delancey. when he got to police headquarters police say he quickly gave a limited confession. >> he stated that he pledges his allegiance to islamic state. he follows allah and that is the reason he was called upon to do this inch the gun that was allegedly used to shoot officer hartnett seen here is a stolen 9-millimeter handgun. police issue. stolen in october of 2013. >> the theft of the police officer's gun it was reported as was required and sometime things happen and someone was disciplined for it i will tell you honestly about there as is our protocol. >> reporter: officer hartnett went straightly

jesse hartnett is on his feet and walking.ee how those who love and support him are rallying behind him. >>> also ahead, a new lease on life for a legendary old ship but the "ss united states" future may not include philadelphia. >>> 31 degrees in philadelphia. 35 at the shore. a little bit of melting going on in cape may. neighborhood by neighborhood forecast is just ahead. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >>> 4:38 and we're back into the cold zone this morning. most of the area is below freezing and in the 20s to start with. we will see a decent warmup during the day. the wind kicks in and may blow some isolated showers through the area. to the north of the city, those are likely going to be snow showers. the east, new jersey, more likely to be rain showers. and as we go through the weekend, it will be dry and turning warmer, in fact, next week we could see record warmth in the area. not today. 27 right now in mt. pocono, 29 degrees in northeast philadelphia and just below freezing at t

investigating a possible new threat to officers, this following friday's ambush with officer jesse hartnett. good morning, it is monday, january 11, i'm erika von tiehl. bev we get to any of that, we want to check in with katie and meisha a what a change from yesterday, absolutely feeling like went they are morning, ladies? yes, sure was. not going to get away with just lighter jacket any more, are we katy? and the roadways looking pretty good. dealing with flooding overall in terms of today? >> likely have some sun glare issues, one the sun actually does come up. but definitely chilly start to the morning here. make no mistake, as the wind blows right on cue, take you out to the graphics and show you what's happening on storm scam. breeze out here, probably compare it to bit more of westerly breeze than what we saw yesterday. so starting to shift a bit more. but still cold winds. meanwhile, we look ahead to mid week, reinforcement, that is coming our way, in the form of another blast of arctic air, so that's going to send our temperatures to anywhere between five to den degrees below the s

he said haunting memories came back when he heard officer jesse hartnett was shot thursday. ce say man who showed hartnett is a -- who shot hartnettes a self proclaim jihadi. gibbons says man who shot him and his partner claimed to be muslim. he was shot in the same neighborhood and also, was a stolen officer a's gun. >> i can just imagine, you know, what officer hartnett went through this guy is leaning in the window and continuing to fire. but these ambush-type attempted execution and shootings, they are scary. and it is unexpected. >> gibbons also commended commissioner ross for instancetently making the decision to assign police to ride in pairs while this investigation continues. fbi is looking into a tip about a possible larger threat to officers and we will have commissioner ross, in a little bit later in the the show to talk about what is going on and latest with the investigation. >> his first visit here to the set as commissioner. >> yes. >>> well, they made a decision over at the circus, the the stars of the circus are retiring a bit early. when he we can expect to

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he claims he shot jesse hartnett in the name of isis because police defend laws contrary to the q'uranrtnett shot back and hit archer. >>> the bravery he demonstrated was absolutely remarkable. his will to live undoubtedly saved his life. >>> here is that new information archer's mother tells the philadelphia inquirer, that her son was hearing voices in his head and she told him he needed to get help. archer pled guilty to firearm and assault charge in 2012 and scheduled to be in court on an unrelated charge monday. officer hart knelt will be in the hospital -- hartnett is still in the hospital and will have several surgeries for a severely injured arm. >>> "action news" reporter, jeff chirico spoke with muslim leaders, he has the latest. >>> i would like to say we are sorry that another philadelphia police officer was injured in the line of duty. >> reporter: muslim leaders in west philadelphia expressing sorrow and disavowing the ambush shooting of the police officer allegedly in the name of islam. outside the mosque imam with 18th district police by his side said the shooting is not

. >>> showing support for a philadelphia police officer ambushed, officer jesse hartnett may have a long road to recovery but he will not have to make that journal a loan. eye witt the necessary news reporter, rahel solomon joins us live outside the high school alma matter, rahel solomon is in drexel hill to tell us more. >> reporter: monsignor bonner and prendergast is a small tight tonight community so when word spread about what happened to jesse hartnett as we heard in the story, it is especially hard. they help in the best way that they know how. >> it is like family when you have been here so long. >> reporter: after 27 years of working at a high will school, you might think that the names and faces of students start to blur but in the for miss rocco. >> very mannerly, always coming into say hello. >> reporter: philadelphia a police officer jesse hartnett a 2001 graduate of monsignor boner high school has recently become known to many aren't around the country after what police call this targeted ambush. >> i'm shot. i'm bleeding heavily. >> reporter: officer hartnett was shot thre

. >> despite serious wound to his arm, officer jesse hartnett emerged from his cruiser and fired backso why has this become head line news across the country? because the gun man told police he acted in the name of islam and pledged a allegiance to isis. friday night, the big story on "action news" tonight is the big question: does 30 year-old edward archer, the man who has confessed shooting a philadelphia a police officer have ties to terrorist? the the the fbi is now investigating why archer may have traveled to saudi arabia in 2011 and egypt in 2012. police say there is no indication that anybody else, was involved in the ambush. "action news" reporter jeff chirico is live at penn presbyterian where officer hartnett is being treated but first lets go to dann waste air at police headquarters. officials are marveling over the fact that hartnett survived the attack. >> reporter: they sure are, jim. they are marveling, indeed. we are learning from sources tonight that the suspect had recently traveled to the middle east, saudi arabia in 2011, egypt in 2012 and had coverted to islam. q

reporter: the suspect, 30-year-old philadelphia resident edward archer, allegedly ambushed officer jesse hartnett at close range firing at least 11 shots from his .9 millimeter pistol. >> he pledges allegiance to have the islamic state. >> reporter: hartnett managed to get out of the car and return fire hitting the gunman in the buttocks. police arrested him and recovered the gun. >> the bravery he demonstrated was absolutely remarkable. his will to live undoubtedly saved his life. >> reporter: but it was revealed by the police commissioner that the weapon used was a stolen police gun. >> it was stolen back in october of 2013. it was reported. and that is one of the things that you absolutely regret the most when an officer's gun is stolen that it is used against one of your own. >> reporter: the fbi confirms its involvement releasing a statement, we are working side by side with the philadelphia police department. but made it clear philadelphia police are the lead agency in the case. in response to this shooting and another attack on police in paris, the new york police department issued an inte

officer pgh jesse hartnett with his arm severely injured gets out of the car and shoots back hitting archer. officers responded to his call for help and arrested archer. authorities know he traveled to saudi arabia in 2011 and egypt in 2012. there is no evidence he had actual ties to terrorists. he shot pgh jesse hartnett because the officer defends laws that are contrary to the q'uran. >>> he follows allaw and that's the reason -- allah, and that's the reason he did this. >>> we know police raided two locations yesterday believed to be connected to the suspect. one of the raise happened at 61 61st and pine street blocks away from the shooting scene. fbi searched the house for several hours and removed at least four boxes and a bag. >>> the last philadelphia police officer who was shot and killed in the line of duty was robert wilson, wilson was killed while protecting customers inside a north philadelphia game stop last manner. he was buying a gift for his son when he stopped two armed men from robbing the store. sergeant wilson was killed during the fire fight. the two suspects who

. >> just weeks after officer jesse hartnett ambushed thinks his cruiser, steve keeley live in center city with more on the scary threat. do they know where the threat came from? >> this is two weeks to the day today that jesse hartnett was shot and an update from headquarters here is that his condition finally upgraded to stable just this week. that is how bad he was hit. and as they deal with that, and wish him well, and the rest every us deal with the threat of snowstorm, now, the police again with a new threat. and what happened was two calls came in yesterday. one, here, to philadelphia police, a second call, up to new york city police. and that person calling said in both calls that somebody was going to shoot a police officer in philadelphia and in new york city. soap, both departments were out talking about that last night. >> there was a time when, you know, you were just cautious about it, and any more, i mean, because of the things that have happened, not only here but in new york and around the country, gout to take it very seriously, so when these things happen, the autho

police say archer shot at officer jesse hartnett's cruiser last night. the good news -- the officer should be ok. one booth is now empty at c-e-s! u-s marshals raided a chinese hoverboard booth...for suspected patent infringement! bloomberg says the marshalls were there to serve a court order. and the search is on for whoever lit several vehicles on fire overnight. here's surveillance video of two of the fires....near fremont and charleston. it's video you'll see first on action news. you see a car pulls up, two people get out... and then minutes later, flames erupt! two vans were destroyed, the video just coming in from a nearby business at fremont and charleston. fires as arson. make sure to bring in any outdoor pets or potted plants, wrap your pipes and make sure your elderly friends and relatives are ready for the overnight chill. by monday, mostly sunny to partly sunny skies return but looks to be short lived. here's tonight's primetime lineup on channel 13... it starts at 8 with last man standing, dr. ken at 8-30, then shark tank at 9. 20-20 comes

he unloaded 11 shots at officer jesse hartnett last night with a gun stolen from a officer's home more than two years ago. officer hartnett got out of the car and started chasing him. >> i'm absolutely amazed that officer hartnett is here with us today. this male fired aft least 11 shots from a .9 millimeter at close range and he started firing with one aim and one aim only and that was to kill him. >> on top of talking of officer hartnett's courage, the police commissioner described his compassion. he said in one case hartnett bought food for the son of a man he had just arrested. >>> new information tonight in the trial of the officer accused in the death of freddie gray. william porter will not have to testify in the trial of caesar good so goodson. a judge said he would have to testi testify. tonight a court of appeals ruled he would not have to testify. his trial ended last month in a mistrial. jury selection in good soson sts on monday. goodson is the!hÑ driver of then carrying gray. >>> a 19-year-old priss geornce george's county woman was killed. she was not far from her apartm

who was charged over the weekend with murder on the unprovoked attack on officer jesse hartnett. >>> they are urban terrorists. >> reporter: police released this video of another assault of an officer on saturday night at penn pretty bad medical center. a man tried to grab the officer's gun, but he was subdued. fbi is working to investigate the threat as they verify the credibility of the allegations. katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >>> high tide caused flooding in new castle, delaware. the action cam was on the scene as rescue crews helped a woman get to safety. her car was surrounded by water she try to get to the airport. >>> a man tried to car jack a woman at a bucks county gas station it happened on route 1 in trevose. the woman just finished pumping and a man tried to push her from the drivers seat into the passengers seat. the victim beeped the horn and screamed. others chased the man off. >>> two crimes were reported yesterday, the first was the theft of a cell phone. after that a car was reported stolen at saint teresa's church. the man took her jacket which had key

as you know last night about 11:40 officer jesse hartnett was on patrol in uniform in a marked vehicle when he was ambushed by a male. this male fired several shots at close range striking hartnett in the left arm three times. despite being seriously injured, hartnett exited his patrol car, and chased the male. he returned fire and able to strike the male who was later apprehended by officer officers. the bravery that that he demonstrated was absolutely remarkable. his will to the live undoubtedly saved his life, and we are ever so thankful to god that he is here today, because this could have easily been a police funeral. officer hartnett is presently recovering, and he has very serious injuries that will require multiple surgeries. our thoughts and prayers are with him sh, and his family. the suspect in question is a 30-year-old male from yayden, and he has a philadelphia address as well, and confessed to confessing this cowardly act in the name of islam. according to him, he believed that the police defend laws that are contrary to the teachings of the koran. and now, at this time,

. >>> you can see the video where pgh jesse hartnett gets out of the patrol car and fires back. this video has grabbed national attention because the gunman said he acted in the name of islam. dann cuellar has more on the investigation. >> reporter: we are learning from sources the suspect traveled to want middle east saudi arabia in 201 anticipate egypt in 2012 and converted to islam. the question, police and fbi are trying to answer is whether or not he was in contact with radical muslims. the ten seconds of terror was capturedded on camera, the gunman heads toward pgh jesse hartnett and reaches into the car with a gun an runs away. the officer manages to radio in. officer shot, officer shot, i'm bleeding heavily. >>> that is chilling when you watch that. >> reporter: police officials stunned by the images of the braidsen attack. if that doesn't make the hairs on your neck raise when you see that, it's scary. even though he was badly wounded, officer hartnett gets out of his patrol car he fires bark and manages to strike his attacker 3 times. >>> we're going to need a unit. >>

police charged edward archer with attempted murder, archer said he told them he shot jesse hartnett iname of islam. >>> an out-of-control van goes on a demolition derby in a philadelphia neighborhood. hear from an innocent car owner who watched in horror. mom! baby! i love that we're spending the weekend together. oh, i know! hey, why don't you turn off your phone and all your stuff? good idea. it's off. mom? oh, my internet is so slow when anyone else is using it. did you like want to do something? i am doing something. need more bandwidth for all your devices? it's good to be back. switch to fios for 100 meg speed internet, tv and phone, now only 69.99 per month online for 1 year. switch to better. switch to fios. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >>> good morning, it is 6:00 a.m., thursday, january 28 here's what's happening. >>> bullets shatter car wind shield in a shootout in the city. >>> a crossing guard is suspended after contacting the mayor about a snow covered crosswalk. >>> can you believe allentown schools are closed for a 4th st

alert.over the weekend a woman approached an officer saying the suspect who ambushed officer jesse hartnett is part of a larger group, and more attacks could be on the way.video from traffic cameraracaught the shooting as it happened.edward archer is now behind bars and the f-b-i is searching for other people mentioned in e tip.officer jesse hartnett is still recoveriri from t t attack. year's state of the union address is going to be unlike any other we've seen before. before.president obama is not expected to present a wish- liststf policies to congress. with republicans firmly in control of congress - the president has resorted to executive actions on controversial issues such as nimum wage, immigration and gun control.tomorrow's speech could include a preview of the next issue the president will take on without congress - election reform. "you'll hear the president talk about making sure thth every americananas a chance to influence this democracy. not millionaires and the billionaires," billionaires,"south carolina governor nikki haley will response. the democratic party's three candid

edward archer was charged with attempted murder for the unprovoked attack on jesse hartnett allegedly in the name of islam. fop president said officers must be vigilant. >>> i don't know if it is a conspiracy, islam, isis or cooks on the street, but they are urban terrorists. >>> meanwhile, police released this video of an assault on a officer at penn presbyterian medical center. a man tried to grab the officer's gun, but he was subdued. >>> fbi is working to verify the credibility. allegations. katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >>> thank you for that. >>> police in bucks county are working to track down a man who tried to pull off a carjacking. this happened old lincoln highway in trevose. police say a woman was pumping gas when a man tried to push her from the drivers seat to the passenger seat. the woman honked her horn and screamed. people chased the man away. >>> a 12-year-old from bear along his mom are getting ready to head to washington, d.c. brayden stopped a nonprofit called brayden's brown bags that gives healthy foods to those who can't afford it. >>> i was very hap

in the name of isis. >> i'm bleeding heavily. >> 30-year-old edward archer allegedly ambushed jesse hartnett at close range, firing at least 11 shots from his nine millimeter pistol, viking the officer three times in the arm. >> he pledges his allegiance to islamic state. he follows allah, and that's the reason he was called upon. >> he managed to get out of the car and return fire, hitting the gunman in the buttocks. police arrested him and recovered the gun. >> the gravbrafrry he demonstra was absolutely remarkable. his will to live undoubtedly saved his life. >> but it was revealed by the police commissioner that the weapon used was a stolen police gun. >> it was stolen back in october of 2013. it was reported, and that is one of the things that you absolutely regret the most, when an officer's gun is stolen, that is used against one of your own. >> the fbi confirms its involvement, releasing a statement, we are working side by side with the philadelphia police department, but made it clear, philadelphia police are the lead agency in the case. in response to this shooting, another attack