that is katherine jackson in london. she is there visiting with her daughter, janet, and new baby grandson. it should be a happy time for the jackson family matriarch, but according to these just filed court papers, katherine is, quote, afraid to go home. the reason? allegedly because of this man. trent lamar jackson. he's katherine's nephew by marriage. he has appeared on la toya's reality show. he was supposed to be a driver for katherine but over time he made himself a care custodian, quote, to control her every move. katherine claims trent accessed her bank account without permission, stayed rent-free in her calabasas home, estranged her from her children and gained a key to her bedroom without permission. and he tricked her into going to indiana for what she thought would be a brief trip. he allegedly kept her there for more than a month. this will allow her to get him out of her guest house while she is out of town. katherine is executive of michael jackson's $20 billion estate. in 2012, she was at the center of an

katherine johnson was like a human computer, in many ways more reliable.s 4's barbara harrison spoke wilt the 98-year-old about her amazing journey. >> this one in the middle. it's supposed to be katherine johnson. >> if you say so. >> well, that's what they say. and we've all gone to the movies to see your story. does that surprise you? it does? >> yes. very much. >> you don't know that you're an international sensation? >> for what reason? >> because of what you did. >> did i rob a bank? >> reporter: katherine certainly not the introvert some might imagine a mathematics genius to be. >> we know that you did some incredible things when you worked at nasa. john glenn could not take a trip without you saying it was okay. >> yeah, he was like me, he didn't trust -- they'd put everything in the computers. >> reporter: john glenn trusted her telemetry calculations over those from computers, relatively new at the time. he knew her equations, done by hand, had worked for some very high-stakes missions. how did she feel about so much weight riding on her arithmet

. >> and katherine heigl with her baby boy. the mother of three opens up about her life at home. >> one you have two, like three, four, five -- sorry, kids. >> now for february 15, 2017, this is entertainment tonight. >> harrison ford's piloting skills called into question. why did he fly his plane right over a jumbo jet as he failed to land on the runway as instructed? >> the faa wants answers and they will interview the actor after his latest flying mishap. "e.t." onon-line is at the airport where it happened. >> if you were a movie star, what would you be didding. >> might be flying for a living. >> harrison ford was recertified to fly just two weeks before monday's close call and now we learn more about the time line of the incident. so ford did a preflight check on his a-1c at santa monica airport. that lasted about 30 to 40 minutes. an eyewitness tells "e.t." that harrison took off right after lunch time. he mistakenly landed on a parallel taxiway and passed over boeing 737 carry rg 110 passengers and six crew members. af

annie mccormick has more. >> katherine scott is live at the prison, what's happening, katherine?: the latest information provided by authorities overnight two prison workers are being held hostage inside building c. a hostage situation at the james t. vonn in smyrna. this morning two staff members and 82 inmates remain inside buildings ca total of 46 -- buildingy. a total of 46 inmates have been released. >> we put on together outline the resource yourself we have to bear to get our employees out. >> reporter: four members of the department of corrections staff taken hostage. officials have not said how many people are behind this, whether they have weapons or made any specific threats against the hostages. the first staffer was released mid afternoon with non-life threatening injuries after the 35-year-old officer was struck numerous times with fists and mop wringer. chopper 6 hd was over head as the second correctional officer was released, as well as 19 inmates. 12:30 a.m., 14 additional inmates were released and held securely elsewhere in the facility. >> we don't know the dy

katherine heigl. >> former grays am "grey's anat star. >> our son joshua jr.y nice for senior. >> just have a kid, name it your name -- >> then consider yourself a senior. >> this is just a -- >> i'm not sure. >> are you hungry again? >> so sweet. little josh jr hanging back stage with his mom and dad on the late late snow with james corden last night. eight weeks old and already going hollywood. >> he has a bow tie on. >> oh. come on, right? >> but hollywood nights are few and far between. katherine is raising her family, includi including daughters, in utah. >> i'm told going from two to three is like exponential. >> that's funny. i think it's the opposite. i think once have you two, like oh, three, four, five, it doesn't matter any more. you've already got two. >> are are you hinting -- >> have to talk to josh. >> katherine was pregnant the whole time she was shooting her series "doubt." she plays a defense attorney falling for her client who just mighting guilty of murder. >> i'm trying to prove my innocence. >> you don't have to. >> ii get from what i und

we're live along tay, katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> really can hear it. >>> a man in a wheelchair was watching tornado watch inside his north philadelphia home when a bullet shot through his window hiim in the chest. it happened along the 1400 block popular street. police say there was a small group of people inside the 61-year-old victim's home when an argument broke out. two people left, a short time later, the 61-year-old was shot, he is in critical condition but expected to survive. >>> from our new jersey newsroom residents found flyers along the driveways along fork landing road in cinnamon son yesterday. the slurs did not target anyone specifically, but it left neighbors stunned. >> it look looked like a valentine. looked like a card, it said join the klan today. i was shocked. >> the southern burlington chapter of the naacp called on everyone so condemn the flyers. >>> a senior basketball player is recovering from south philadelphia. john davis was in town to play drexel and attend a family function. he was shot in the knee after midnight along the 900 block of

we're live in upper darby, katherine scott, channel6 "action news. >> thanks, katherine. >>> also breakings morning, fire tore through a home in cape may county, new jersey, early this morning t an "action news" viewer captured video of these intense flames engulfing the home on the 100 block of reeves beach road in goshen middle township. firefighters were called to the scene at 3:30 a.m. the fire caused the roof to collapse and spread to a nearby shed and two boats on the property. no word yet on any injuries or what sparked the blaze. >>> and this is new, a second man has been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting of a rutgers university student last year. the essex county prosecutor's office says franed ramirez was arrested yesterday in the dominican republic ramirez and marcus fell likes are accused of robbing and killing patel at his off campus a police say ramirez could be back in the united states as early as today. >>> police in montgomery county released pictures of man they believe is burglarizing local stores by breaking through roofers. these surveillance photos are fr

we are live in port richmond, katherine scott, channel6 "action news." >> all right, katherine, thankou. >>> new this morning, a driver lost control and smashed into two parked cars around 2:45 this morning on the 400 block of west rittenhouse street in the city's germantown section. medics were checking the driver out at the scene and police say no one was hurt. >> ♪ >> republican lawmakers are praising jump neil gorsuch president trump's nominee for the supreme court. >> the qualifications of judge gorsuch are beyond dispute. he is the man of our country and a man who our country really needs. [applause] >> gorsuch is a 49-year-old federal appellate judge from colorado. the court has been operating with eight justices since the sudden death of justice antonin scalia one year ago. if confirmed, the court would continue to have four conservatives, four liberals and justice anthony kennedy as a swing vote. >>> a professor at the university of pennsylvania law school weighed in on president trump's court nomination. >> bunch of times he's ruled against the government in favor of middle

let's go to "action news" reporter katherine scott.international airport where the lucky travelers are heading out today, katherine. >> reporter: that's right, tam. yeah, tomorrow could be a rough day at the airport so a number of airlines are allowing passengers to change their tickets ahead of time and they're waving fees. as we take a live look now here at the security lines between terminals d and e, you can see that there's not really too many crowds. we had a little bit of a rush earlier but folks are getting through security just fine this morning. a lot of travel alerts from airlines started coming out yesterday. american posted a list with a number of cities that could be affected and they included philadelphia, allentown, baltimore and the new york airports just to name a few. if you're traveling to or from a city on the list and you're supposed to travel tomorrow, passengers will be able to change their tickets without having to pay an extra fee and so we've seen similar travel advisories in effect for other airlines includi

katherine talking about how slick it is on the roads, definitely an issue all around the region. let's go over to bob brooks from time to time we went on the air, bob had snow live in allentown tillman and cedar crest. it looks like it's coming down faster. >> reporter: it's picking up and getting colder up here right now. we're starting to get chilly, it's snowing as you can see, since we've been here first thing this morning, you can see this is our view here at tillman street, low visibility, the road is completely covered at this point. it's coming down very fast here. i want to show everyone a gauge on how quickly it is coming down. the "action news" measuring stick, when i first set it at 4:00 a.m., it was at 2 inches, we've surpassed 2 now. a little bit more than two inch in an hour and half. penndot has tons of plow trucks on the roads. they are busy, they are all over the place, here's the thing when the snow is coming down that fast it's hard to keep the roads clear, no matter how many trucks you keep out there. i want to give you a live look here, a lot of people have

we are live at philadelphia international airport, katherine scott, channel6 "action news." matt. >> costa rica. you're whetting our appetites. thanks, katherine. >>> "action news" will be on the air early tomorrow to track the snowfall and the impact on your morning commute, also have the latest on any school closings. join us for "action news" mornings beginning at 4:00 a.m. tomorrow. >> ♪ >> new this morning, police have released surveillance video showing two thieves stealing kobe bryant memorial memorabilia at lower merion high school. it includes lower merion's 1996 state championship trophy and a signed replica jersey. take a look at that tape. if you think you know these thieves call police. >>> and it is 5:05 and a bandit and an accomplice caught on tape in heist after heist across philadelphia and police are trying to get to these people before somebody gets hurt. newly released surveillance video shows the pair holding up several stores at gunpoint. investigators say they have been targeting convenience stores and restaurants in west and southwest philadelphia and

>> reporter: katherine johnson has a terrific sense of humor. certainly not the introvert some might imagine a mathematics genius to be. >> we know that you did some incredible things when you worked at nasa. john glenn could not take a trip without you saying it was okay. >> yeah, he was like he didn't trust that they'd put everything in the computers. >> reporter: john glenn trusted her calculations over those from computers that were relatively new at the time. he knew her equations, done by hand, had worked for some very high stakes missions. how did she feel about so much weight riding on her a rit -- arithmetic? >> no problem. >> reporter: no problem because no math has ever stumped katherine johnson. he was a major catalyst for that change. her brilliant mind for math led to great strides to get to space and back. >> the fact you knew how to do it when a lot of people didn't know how to do it. >> shame on them. >> reporter: she says she was just doing her job, but her part in putting america out front in the pioneering days of the space r

live at dillworth park katherine scott, channel6 "action news. >> katherine i hope they take tender lovingcare of mr. love. >> no kidding. >> don't like mess up the letters. >> no. >> the love will show back up better than ever. >> don't mess up the letters. they'll bring it back and it will so olve. hopefully not. no rain out there. as we take a look outside less wind, too, so there's our city all -- excuse me, our sky6 camera looking down at penn's landing. i got my ice rinks confused. that's the river rink. and camera not bopping all over the place like it was yesterday at times because the winds are much lighter. so, that's a nice change today. temperature is still cold, though. 29 degrees as you head outdoors this morning. winds out of the west at 7 miles per hour. so, lighter winds but still coat weather. there you see some clouds beginning to streak in. these are generally high clouds, maybe thin enough top occasionally allow some sunshine in. i do think we're going get onto the other side of those clouds after about maybe lunchtime to 2 o'clock, somewhere in there and then later in

live in the sat center katherine scott, channel6 "action news. matt. >> thanks, katherine.ee teenagers were shot in philadelphia's olney section and police say they are not being cooperative with the investigation. it happened at 7:35 last night along the 5500 block of north american street. police say someone shot a 19-year-old and app 16-year-old and then a bullet also grazed the arm of a 17-year-old. they were all taken to the hospital and listed in stable condition. >>> a new jersey man who worked as an animal control officer in princeton has been charged with sexually assaulting a 13-year-old child. saul barson faces a list of charges in connection with a crime police say happened earlier this month. were authorities say he used a social media account with a fake name to make contact with the child. princeton officials have suspended barson from his animal control position without pay. >> authorities in montgomery county are taking a look at two crimes that sound like something straight out of mission impossible. this is some surveillance video from inside lansdale mea

do you agree with mary katherine that this wasn't covered fairly, fully accurate? >> i agree with mary katherine that we in the media have to be accurate on how we report on whatever is said. that being said, i do think unorthodox, the way mary katherine described his style is very charitable. the other way you can sigh it is sloppy. he's no longer one of 17 republican candidates, the upstart billionaire running against the establishment. he now is the establishment. he's the president of the united states. he is supposed to be the leader of the free world. so it's incumbent upon him to be precise. when he says look at what happened last night in sweden, that's fairly specific. that doesn't leave the person at the rally or watching on tv to think that it was just a discussion on a cable news show about an ongoing crime problem in sweden, whether or not that crime problem is more or less severe than he wants to portray it. i think that's the problem for the president of the united states states, his lack of precision, not the substance of the issue in sweden as we k

we're live in upper darby, katherine scott, channel6 "action news. >> okay, katherine, thank you for that. >>> some breaking news now. two men were a wakened by app masked man with a gun who burst into their home on the 1400 block of north 17th street. "action news" reporter annie mccormick is live there now with more details on the frightening ordeal. good morning, annie. >> reporter: good morning, tamala. luckily both of those victims are okay. they're with detectives right now with central detectives who are investigating this case. over my shoulder you can see that police still remain here on the scene. they're actually waiting for the crime scene unit to come out here but over my other shoulder you can see the home with the door opened there. now, we were told that this happened around 3:45 this morning, a masked man entered the basement unit of a house with a gun. police think that he pride opened bars covering a window and that is how he gained access into the home. now, once he was inside, we are told that he made off with two cell phones and a laptop. he was last seen runnin

we are live in upper darby katherine scott, channel6 "action news.>> katherine thank you for that. >>> new this morning the hunt for a hit-and-run driver who took off after hitting a woman in allentown. the crash happened on the 400 block of north sixth street last night. police found the car at the scene but the driver ran away on foot. after she fell back to the ground she was run over by the vehicle. the woman is in the hospital now in serious condition. >> a known sex offend in delaware county accused of sharing child pornography on the sharing site pinterest. police say scott wallingford repinned explicit images of children between the age of 10 and 12. grant was previously convicted of involuntary deviate and sexual intercourse with a minor in 2008. >>> a.m. south jersey high school teacher system charged with having a sexual relationship with a.m. student. 32-year-old william jacobs a teacher at buena regional high school is accused of becoming involved with a 17-year-old girl. when jacobs learned of the investigation police say he told the vi

katherine scott is live at get a hold of a suspect.ice try >> reporter: good morning, tam, the motive is under investigation, the 61-year-old victim was taken to the hospital in critical condition. police say he is expected to survive. let's go to video from the scene last night in north philadelphia. this happened 1400 block of popular just before 7:30 p.m., police say they found one spent shell casing on the walk sidewalk outside the window, there was a small group of people inside the home when an argument broke out. two people left and immediately following their departure, a shot was fired through the window,tim was c sat in bedrooms nearby.officers arrived and he s critical condition. >> he is in the bedroom, he wheelchair bound sitting in a wheelchair watching television with friends when the bullet came through the window and struck him in the chest. >> reporter: and right now, police are looking for two men, one possibly wearing a flight jacket. they do say there are surveillance cameras on the block, they hope to find footage that can help in the shooting investigation. >>>

katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> thank you for that katherine. >>> breaking this morning, two women rescued from an armed home invasion by police in philadelphia. annie mccormick is live on the scene in southwest philadelphia, good morning, annie. >> reporter: good morning, tamala, the suspects are in custody, the victims are being interviewed by police so they get a better understanding about what happened. it was a violent home invasion, if neighbors had not noticed that something was off and police responded when they did, the two women would not have been rescued. 2 men burst into the home and tied up two women in their 0s and neighbors heard screams and called 911. police saw a mantua map. a man with a map. the victim described to police what first happened. >> she was in the kitchen cooking in the rear of the home for her son that comes home at 2:00 a.m. they kicked through the door and put a knife to her throat and started asking where the money was, she take her upstairs, she started screaming, they punched her in the face, they threatened to kill her and tied her

katherine scott live in fairmont park with reaction on the beautiful warm weather, hi, katherine. >> reporter: hi, gray and nydia. it is a beautiful day out here today, normally when we're doing weather stories in february, it's because it's snowing or icy, not today. along kelly drive there are crowds of people. we've got your runners your cyclists, people with their dogs and dates and families, they are enjoying what feels like nothing like the average february day. >> i'll take this every single day. >> reporter: for a stretch, a run, a day in the sun, the temperatures are soaring high above february norms and on kelly drive, folks were out in droves. >> you can't beat it, it's like you're in california without the palm trees. >> reporter: would you normally be outside? >> no, i would be on my treadmill, i would not be out here, it's amazing. >> i'm doing this against my will. >> reporter: the k-9 constituent were -- contingent were out. always for the people we've seen, people had to rummage around the closet with their clothing. this is great, it's warm, the sun is not beating d

we're live at philadelphia international airport, katherine scott, channel6 "action news. tam. >> okay, thank you, katherine. >>> you don't just need luke. a reminder you've got us as well. we'll be here a half hour earlier tomorrow morning. join us for team coverage of the snowstorm. we'll also have any school closings, all of that for you starting at 4:00 a.m. >> ♪ >> brand new here, the search is on for a main line credit card thief. lower merion say the thief a woman seen here went on a shopping spree with another woman's stolen credit card. she and a male accomplice were last seen driving a black buick suv with heavy tinted windows. >>> a bumbling armed robber in philadelphia keeps ending up on surveillance video but also somehow keeps slipping by police. "action news" reporter annie mccormick is live at southwest detectives with details on this crime spree. annie. >> reporter: matt, he might be bumbling but us bold and police are concerned that he's going to hurt someone or at the very worse kill somebody and they're hoping that you recognize him. november 27th at th

good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam.illiam thomas is scheduled to be arraigned this morning. investigators call him a parent's worst nightmare. a serial child rapist whose crimes span decades. 58-year-old william thomas of morrisville is behind bars charged with multiple counts of child rape and sexual assault and possessing and manufacturing child pornography. the handyman at midway village trailer park on new falls road lives in this trailer. word of his arrest has reached his neighbors. >> he acted funny. he wouldn't let knob in his trailer or anything s -- nobody in his trailer. i'm shocked. >> he was too nice of a guy and everything that's what i thought all these years, you know. i mean, looking at a monster. >> reporter: here's what thomas has looked like over time. investigators believe he's been assaulting children ranging in age from that two to 10 for the last 40 years. they know of at least six victims including a relative. investigators seized over 1,000 sexually explicit and nude photos of children from ins

good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam. i spoke to a septa spokesperson this morning and they said that the service this morning should look pretty close to normal here though at this point this route is still out of commission. as you can see crews are still working here. they're trying to remove some of these cars from this track. so, instead this morning they're going have to turn around trains at the terminal. it won't be quite as efficient but they said hopefully customers shouldn't notice the difference. the investigation into what happened continues. morning rush was under way around 8:10, a collision at 69th street terminal involving three six-car trains. seven cars derailed. >> when i got up here they said the train that i was going to be on was in an accident. >> reporter: federal investigators were called to the scene in upper darby last night. septa crews are now working to remove the cars involved which weigh about 37 tons each. septa officials say a moving train on number two loop collided with the rear of a s

katherine scott is live where this happened in the juniata park section. what happened remains under investigation the 50-year-old victim remains at the hospital we are told he is recovering this morning. he was taken there yesterday with pretty serious injuries. this is the home where this all happened in juniata park. we are told the victim has a small engine repair shop where he works in the garage of his home on the 4200 block of neilson street. on friday two men entered the property. they were wearing mask and gloves they forced the victim upstairs to the second floor bedroom where he was beaten an left with a rag in his mouth. the victim's mother grew concerned when the victim didn't turn up 0 for a family event. he went to the house and climbed to a second floor window and found his brother inside. he was badly injured. his brother took him to the hospital. surveillance cameras were found inside and outside the property. detectives are looking for two suspects they are trying to gather more information. at this point they don't know what the motive

live in warrington, katherine scott channel 6 "action news." back to you. >> also breaking this morning, philadelphia police stopped a home invasion in progress and rescued two women who were tied up and being held up at gunpoint. they say a man kicked open the back door of the home on south 66th street at 2:00 a.m. and held a knife to one of the victim's 0 throats. three people took part carrying guns and knives. we'll have a live report in the next half-hour of "action news" to describe how alert neighbors helped the rescue of the women. >>> breaking overnight, an 18-year-old man was shot and killed while sitting inside his house. it happened on the 6700 block of north 15th street in west oak lane section at 11:45 p.m. the gunman fired 13 shots through the window and the front door, the victim ran to a neighbor's house and collapsed. police rushed him to the hospital where the young man died. police say the victim was under house arrest. >>> a corner store holdup went wrong for the robber carrying it out. the mask man burst into the deli dpla

live in norristown, katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> thank you katherine. >>> an upsetting scene in the wissinoming section, vandals toppled hundreds of headstones at a jewish cemetary. the discovery was made yesterday morning. dozens of volunteers of all faith showed up to repair the damage. there's a $13,000 reward for information that leads to information on the vandals. >> we could learn more about a suspicious death in the olney section. police are trying to determine if a man's own pitbull puppy killed him. they were called to the home on rising sun avenue saturday night. they found a 21-year-old man with severe by the marks to his face, he was rushed to sign stein where he was pronounced dead. the 8-month-old pitbull was found inside stained with blood. >>> area residents will continue clean severe storms with a tornado came through. 30 homes sustained serious damage. lancaster and york counties were hit hard. >>> it is 5:05 a.m., my, what a night and what a mistake, last night's oscars may go you on as the most memorable ever as warren beaty and faye dunaway messed

katherine scott has more on the investigation but first gray hall joins us to break down how the situation unfolded. >> reporter: well, it's been very intense and dangerous situation in delaware for the last few hours or sox this came to an end earlier this morning as you mentioned sadly one prison employee will not make it home to his family. the over 15 hour standoff came to an end when they believed the c center where the standoff took place. >> it's with great sad nness i stand before you, we lost one of our family members and it pains my heart to make these statements. >> offices were atemmed to free the last two hostages, one a doc employee was rescued and take and to the hospital to be examined. she was alert and talking and a doc employee, steven floyd did not make it out alive. >> the fourth hostage sergeant steve floyd was found unresponse ive and sergeant steven floyd was with the department for 16 years. was pronounced dead. >> the disturbance started 10:30 wednesday morning when a corrections officer inside of building c that housed more than 100 inmates radioed for assistance

. >> let's go live to katherine scott near the prison katherine. >> reporter: that's right, matt and tam, two correctional officers have been freed, two prison workers have been held by inmates. we don't know how many inmates are behind this. authorities have been in communication and hoping for a peaceful resolution. two staff remain hostages inside building c of the correctional facility in smesh in -- smyrna,o officers have been released. >> i talked to their families, as you can imagine, it's very difficult for them, as well. >> reporter: this started at 10:30 a.m. yesterday, four members of the staff taken hostage. doj emergency response team was activated. the first staffer was released with non-life threatening injuries. the 35-year-old officer was struck with fists and mop wringer. 8 inmates came out and chopper 6 hd was overhead as a second correctional officer was released, as well as 19 more inmates. 12:30 a.m., 14 additional inmates were released and held securitily elsewhere in the facility -- sculler elsewhere in the facility -- securely elsewhere in the facility. offic

. >> katherine scott is live near the corrections facility let's start with katherine. >> reporter: all right, matt and tam, that's right, there's a lot of question as to what happened yesterday, how it happened, the focus is now getting the hostage out safely. a hostage situation at the james t.vonn correctional facility in smyrna. total of 46 inmates and two correctional officers have been released. >> we've put all the resources are that we haver: this startedd 10:30 a.m. four members of the department of corrections staff taken hostage. officials have not said how many people are behind this, whether they have weapons or have made any specific threats against the hostages. the first staffer was released mid afternoon with non-life threatening injuries after the 35-year-old officer was struck numerous times with fists and mop wringer. a few hours later, 8 inmates came out an chopper 6 hd was overhead as the second correctional officer was released, as well as 19 more inmates. 12:30 a.m., 14 additional inmates were released and held securely elsewhere in the facility. >> we don't know

live in collegeville, katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> thank you for that. right now, rain is falling in new jersey. this is are a live look from cherry hill off route 70. new jersey dot will have more than 100 pieces of equipment out there hitng thekeep the roads ce rain does indeed completely all new jersey state office are closed for nonessential employ an essential employee you're expected to report as scheduled. >> let's torn to philadelphia international airport, we're seeing rain at this point. we're also seeing a lot of cancellations. flight aware said there are 104 flights canceled, that's 21% of the list many other big airports in the northeast are seeing many cancellations. the good news many airlines are allowing passengers to change their flight without having to pay a fee. if you have one, or have to pick someone up, call 1-800-phl-gate. >> we have snow and rain falling depends on where you are out there in the region. we continue to be under a winter storm warning. >> another live picture this is a look at penns landing, we'll be back with an

katherine johnson would like to still be working. she said she could probably figure out the math to hand a human on marches but it would take a big chalk board to fit in those calculations. so glad to see her recognized for all the work she did. >> and not robbing a bank. i love her sense of humor. let's send it over to sheena parveen. >> today is still going to be cold, low 40s, not going to feel like it though. it will only feel like the 30s today, currently feeling like the 20s and passing snow showers for part of the day today, windy and cold, winds could be gusting near 30 miles an hour. tomorrow we're sunny around the weekend. we get in the 50s, unseasonably warm again and stays that way for monday. next week no big cooldown coming. >> thank you, sheena. as we mentioned at the top of the broadcast, we had first mentioned a 12:00 news conference from the president we now understand that time is 12:30 and we've heard from an nbc news confirming peter alexander reporting that president trump will announce alexander as his pick fo

katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> thank you, katherine. >>> you can find complete coverage of the prison takeover investigation on our website 6abc.com, we have a photo gallery from the hostage drama, police radio negotiations he and the story on the corrections officer who was killed. >>> happening today, a jury could decide how much the safl safl -- sal vacation army and other -- salvation army and other defendants have to pay for the tragedy that killed 7 and injured 12 hours. attorney general are expected to call expert witnesses during this penalty phase. >>> a montgomery county woman who was charged along with her boyfriend in the rape, murder and dismemberment of her adopted daughter is facing more charges. sara packer is charged with misusing government funds. packer and her boyfriend were originally charged with killing grace packer and dumping her body in remote northeastern pennsylvania. it is not clear what prompted the new charges. >>> police say the overnight manager of an upper darby laundromat shot a would-be thief with his own gun. the gunman trapped the ma

live from the satellite center, katherine scott channel 6 "action news." matt. >> thanks, katherine we'll check in with you in a little bit. >>> a thief drives away with the family's suv and realizes after the fact there's a baby in the back seat. the little girl is back safe with her mother, but police are trying to track down the thief and the vehicle. annie mccormick is live at south detectives with the rest of the story, annie. >> reporter: matt, that thief did stop along the way and did put that little girl on a street corner in her car seat. she is okay, medics did check her out, and she is with her mother. police are looking for the thief and the car. a mother and her little girl reunited after the car thief took off with the 19-month-old inside. after 5:30, the mother was leaving a laundromat where she work when she got in the car, the baby wanted something inside. >> the baby was crying because she didn't have a certain toy. the mother goes back in the store to retrieve the toy and left the car running. the individual in the area jumped in the car

. >> a little bit further south, katherine scott is in collegeville, montgomery county.e you seeing, katherine. >> reporter: we're watching the changeover, matt, it was raining for hours, and then the rain had something extra in it. in the last half-hour, it looks like snow, it feels like sleet here. we're starting to see the beginning of the sticking to the grassy surfaces, as you take a look at route 29 in collegeville, you can see it's not sticking to the roads just yet. it's mainly a wet surface on the roads. however, the temperatures are around freezing, you could see slick spots even now if the snow snow -- road is not snow covered use caution as you head out. penndot was preparing for this one, yesterday you could see the crews loading up their trucks. 361 trucks are spread out 11,106 miles of road across philadelphia region. they could bring in more trucks if need be. because the storm starting pointed with rain, they did not pretreat the roads or it would wash off, this is expected to be a wet, heavy snow, it could weigh down trees, the timing of the storm could

katherine scott is live outside hanheman hospital with more on the story. good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam, police located the striking vehicle overnight, but they are still searching for the driver, meanwhile, the 43-year-old victim remains in hanheman university hospital in critical condition. let's go to the video from kensington, this happened before 7:30 p.m. at the intersection of clear field and emerald. witnesses tell police the victim left a corner store was walking across the street. his home -- he was feet from his door when he was hit by a vehicle traveling east on clear field. the car did not stop. when police arrived they found a man lying in the street he has two broken legs, he has head trauma. police have surveillance footage of the incident and they interviewed witnesses. >> when the vehicle struck the 43-year-old pedestrian his body rolled on the hood and crashed into the windshield of the striking vehicle, breaking the windshield and then his body was launched about 50 feet eastbound and that's where police found h

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katherine scott is live in center city where people are getting their tickets before the next drawing. hi katherine. >> that is right people are keeping an eye on this growing power ball jackpot and people have a hunch their ticket could be the lucky one. >> he went to the pipe shop in upper darby wa a history of wins. it feels like a lucky day. >> i feel optimistic. i feel that i have always spent the money, and i feel like i'm coming to the place where the winning ticket is at. >> helen jones only buys power ball tickets when the jackpot gets high, once is surpasses 300 million she thought it was time. >> buy a new house, help out my family. travel. >> at 20th and market daniel bought five. >> this is the winner. >> his wants an exotic sports car and house for his parents. >> what are your chances of winning? >> slim to none but there is always the slim chance, it could be me. it has to be someone one of these days. >> you never know. if nobody hits tonight the next drawing takes place on saturday. good luck everybody. katherine scott, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> you

. >> "nbc 10" got to cover katherine adams' 100th birthday.mark meseccia had a message for her. >> i'll see you at 110. >> all right. katherine and her family were nice enough to let us attend her party at nelly reynolds garden at strawberry mansion. she was surrounded by family and friends. happy birthday, katherine. >> happy birthday. >>> breaking this morning, trouble on the tracks. septa will be dozens of train cars short. we have team coverage to help you navigate the delays. >> trying again. the family of a local couple is on their way to america after being turned away the first time. >>> and controversial bill. the abortion proposal the pennsylvania senate is expected to vote on today. >>> "nbc 10 news" starts now. >>> three minutes before 5:00. good morning, welcome to "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm vai sick ka hama. you can expect trains and platforms to be extremely crowded this morning during rush hour. we will have a full update on the impact coming up in a few minutes. let's get with meteorologist bill henley. >>

katherine. >> reporter: that's right, matt.ice say the 25-year-old woman was just walking out of work last night at this shopping center when she was abducted at gunpoint. she is okay. she was not injured in all this. she was very shaken up, though, according to police. police are still looking for at least three suspects. they do have one in custody. let's go to video from overnight on emory street in port richmond. this was on the 2600 block of emory less than a half a mile away from here. this is the victim's toyota that the suspects forced her into. plainclothes officers were tipped off that there was going to be an abduction from a shopping center on the 2400 block of aramingo. they were told the suspects would be in a red jeep cherokee and they knew the license plate number so police rushed over. first they saw that red jeep cherokee with four to five people inside and then they witnessed two of the suspects who approached a 25-year-old woman who was leaving work. they forced her in the back seat of her toyota. they drove

live in port richmond katherine scott, channel6 "action news.t. >> thankthanks, katherine. >> the qualifications of judge gorsuch are beyond dispute. he is the man of our country and a man who our country really needs. >> gorsuch is a 49-year-old federal appellate judge from colorado. the court has been operating with eight justices since the death of justice scalia one year ago. if couldn't issued if the court would continue to have four conservatives, four liberals and justice anthony kennedy as the swing vote. >>> a professor at the university of pennsylvania law school weighed in on trump's court nomination. >> bunch of types he's ruled against the go. in favor of middle school students who had been arrested or immigrants or people whose civil rights have been abused by police excessive force. >> judge gorsuch will meet with vice president mike pence today. however, senate democrats have threatened to filibuster the nomination. some believe republicans stole the nomination away from president obama by refusing to schedule nomination hearings

we are live at philadelphia international airport, katherine scott, channel6 "action news.. >> katherine thank you. >>> we'll be on the air early tomorrow morning as the snowstorm impacts our area. we'll be on starting at 4:00 a.m. we'll bring you the latest from accuweather traffic and any school closings or delays, so get up early and turn on "action news." >> happening today, the senate is scheduled to hold a final vote for attorney jeff sessions. republicans cut off elizabeth warren during last night's debate on sessions nomination. warren was reading from a 1986 letter from coretta scott king the widow of dr. martin luther king had written an opposition letter about sessions who was then a nominee to become a federal judge. republicans have that forbidden what are tone comment on the senate floor about the nomination. >> after this person who they're saying has gone on a violent robbery spree and they want to nab him before innocent people get hurt. "action news" reporter annie mccormick is live now at southwest detectives with the details on this case. good morning, a