a walk with katherine switzer. we're heading to the finish line of the boston marathon. i don't show to you. in a few days' time she wants to run this race again fifty years after the original event. i'm watching it and then they watch the race right there at. nine hundred sixty six i heard from a friend of my heroes cross country about an event called the boston marathon and it lodged in my brain that someday i would really love to do that and i said to him hey did a girl run the boston marathon too and he said you. yes in one thousand nine hundred sixty six bobby get jumped out of the bushes and ran the race. bobby give had run the boston mass in one year before katherine without an official number she got onto the track from a hiding place and i said well that's great see a woman can do it twenty six miles forty two kilometers sure. her father encouraged the young katherine to do long distance running despite the many prejudices. people still whispered about the medical implication you know that maybe you're going to turn into a man maybe you are a man or that you're

with so many details there, katherine. for that. >>> now let's switch live to jeanette reyes live in our satellite center with dramatic surveillance video of the crash involving these escaped teens. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. "action news" has obtained exclusive moments after the teens fled the detention center. take a look at the footage. you can see the teens lose control of that vehicle sideswiping a jeep in egg harbor city. now from this camera angle you're about to see here you can see the teens ditch the car and take off running just before flashing lights come into view. those teens as katherine mentioned are still at large and though they are not believed to be armed, they are considered dangerous. this ongoing search is now having ripple effects. it's forcing several schools in that area to close for the day. at this point we know the egg harbor school district aren't the greater egg harbor regional school district canceled classes today because of that ongoing search. this is of course a developing

we start with katherine scott live at the scene on north franklin street. katherine? >> reporter: matt and tam, we're waiting for an update from officials from west chester borough, they said they would be updating us around 6:00 a.m. we heard 20 people were injured in the overnight fire at the senior living facility and officials remain on the scene right now as they continue to try to put out all the hot spots and do work here. as you look at the video from the fire last night, you can see it was massive raging through the senior living facility, it is now under control. nearby evacuated residents were lined up along franklin streets. emergency responders were handing out blankets you can see oxygen tanks and piles of blanket and walkers on standby. they are waiting to be transported to facilities and shelters in the area. west chester fire department was called in around 10:45 p.m. on the 700 block of north franklin street barclary friends senior living community. they responded to a report of smoke you can but were met with heavy fire. there were american evacuati

we're live in maple shade katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> thank you katherine. >>> three teenagers were wounded bye-bye a drive-by shooting in south philadelphia. they were standing next to 28-year-old man who was shot. this happened on the 2800 block of moore street at 8:00 p.m. 15-year-old boy and adult male are in critical condition. two 14-years-olds are in stable. police have not made any arrests. it's enclear -- it is unclear why the group was targeted. >>> police are investigating the death of a toddler in what they are calling an accidental shooting in olney. it is believed that the toddler got his hands on a gun and shot himself, the person is two. jeanette reyes is outside police headquarters to update the investigation. >> reporter: matt it's a heartbreaking story. police are looking into the circumstances that led up to the tragedy. a couple of things they want to know is whether or not the gun was purchased legally and who the owner is. >> appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound tof unsecured firearm in the house found by kids and we havetraged. >> repor

live in maple shade, katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> thank you, katherine. >>> detectives are investigating the tragic death of a toddler who they believe grabbed a gun and shot himself. it happened in the olney section of philadelphia. jeanette reyes is live for us now at police headquarters with what we know so far. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tam. police are currently looking into this tragedy. they are trying to figure out a couple of things who owns the gun and whether it was purchased legally. this morning police are looking for answer surrounding the tragic death of a toddler in the basement of a row home in olney. the evidence indicates the 2-year-old boy died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. two to four people were in the home at the time, it's not clear whether they were in the same room with the boy when the fatal gunshot went off at 2:15 p.m. this afternoon. >> appears to be a tragic gunshot wound to the head. >> a little kid running up and down the street. i would go to the store he would play with my dog. cutist -- cutest kid you wo

katherine scott is along market street with the dunkin' donuts thanksgiving day parade, katherine?> reporter: we're live at inflation station watching the balloons going up, we'll give you a live look at the action coming up at 6:30. >> a man turned a prank into an opportunity to help his iowa community. he said someone put his phone number on a fake ad promising turkeys to 30 people in cedar rapids. he said it break his heart to see how many people needed a turkey. he and his friends bought 80 turkeys for 80 families. they plan to make it a yearly tradition. >>> a homeless man helped a woman when she ran out of gas on i-95. he used his last $20 to get her gas and make it home safe. kate was determined to pay him back. 4,000 people raised $110,000 for johnny. >> i love that story. >> great to hear. bundle up if you're heading to the parkway for the morning parade. david murphy has the call from accuweather next. >> we'll take you to another thanksgiving day tradition to a south philadelphia bakery where they will do dinner for you. we'll be right back. >> developing on "action news

katherine scott is live at inflation station. good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, matt, we're standing by buddy, the dinosaur, if you see him, he looks like he is waving towels, we have a gingerbread man over there, i don't know if we can pan over to daniel tiger, he is huge in our household. daniel tiger is going up over there. obviously a lot happening, if we come this way, we have bugs bunny. there will be 18 balloons in the parade. there's work to do, but they have made a lot of progress. last night around 9:30 p.m. crews were out here setting up dolly, the plywood, the fringe, this morning they pulled out the generator and the balloons. there are plastic tarps stretched out pinned down by sandbags. helium balloons go on top of them as a precaution if case there's broken glass on the street that could poke a hole in the balloons. clifford the dog is going up there. phil adoptables will be companying him down the parade route. >> we love having clifford because we help homeless dogs and cats in philadelphia. it

good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam. we're still waiting to hear more details from police, but i did speak with a friend of the victim. he says he was walking nearby her at the time. he said that she was a woman in her 60's, a good friend of his and that she was originally from barrington, new jersey. i'm not releasing her name because i don't know if her family has been notified yet, but you can see right now that the northbound lanes are closed at 42. southbound lanes are getting by here in washington township right by ganttown road. this happened around 2:30 this morning. the friend told me that he and the victim had just left the nearby golden luck motel. that's where they say. and they were walking to a denny's down the street. he told me they were crossing 42 at the intersection with ganttown road. he says the light was red, that she was walking behind him and that she was struck and thrown by a truck. she was pronounced dead on the scene and he did say that the truck stopped. >> we was crossing right here. i got t

live in egg harbor city, katherine scott, channel6 "action news. >> thank you katherine. >>> three peoplet when a vehicle slammed into a building. firefighters had to cut the roof off the car in order to rescue the occupants. this happened around midnight on the 500 block of bethlehem pike in springfield montgomery county. the driver is okay. three passengers are being treated at the hospital. bethlehem pike was closed in the area of gordon lane overnight for the investigation. >> new on "action news," the search for a man involved in several abduction attempts in the lehigh valley. investigators say the man approached an 18-year-old student from moravian college in bethlehem yesterday morning. he touched her arm, then grabbed her hand and wouldn't let go until she started screaming. the man ran to a light blue older model car and drove off. a few hours later, the bethlehem area school district reported that a man approached a liberty high school student. >> i don't feel unsafe but i would just refer to walk with someone else or always like be prepared just in case it happens. >> call bet

home. >> reporter: the last time her family saw her, 28-year-old katherine haywald was leaving her home about 2:30 in the afternoon. on saturday she was spotted at a shopping center. >> she asked to borrow a cell phone to call a cab. >> reporter: that was encouraging for loved ones. on this day families, friends and strangers came here. the parish offered up the gym to use as a place to start another effort to find katherine. >> we've checked the local hospitals to confirm that she wasn't admitted at some point. >> reporter: police updated the group on the latest developments before they grabbed information packets and set out to canvas for places a tipster told her she had been. >> she was last seen here yesterday. >> reporter: family members say they are encouraged by the turnout, the help, the searchers, and they say social media is helping to spread the word. >> we're hoping to bring katherine home. >> this is the worst nightmare that any parent can go through. it's gut wrenching. >> reporter: it's critical not only for their peace of mind but katherine's own well-being. she's in ne

katherine scott has the latest on the investigation. katherine. >> reporter: witnesses told investigators roy halladay was flying his plane low to the water before it crashed. at the ballpark you can see the memorial has been growing as the investigation in florida continues. this is a flips into roy halladay's last moments in the area before he crashed his plane into the florida gulf around noon tuesday. he was flying an icon a-55 two two -- 5-5, a 2 seat aircraft meant to land on the water. >> it has compaign -- capabilities that are fun to use on the water. >> reporter: he said because of the type of plane a nonflier might not know what was happening. >> it's normal for someone to practice approaches to landing on the water even if you don't touchdown. >> reporter: the boaters who captured the video rushed to the scene moments after the crash and saw no signs of survivors. the former star pitcher for the phillies was licensed to fly in 2013. the ntsb spent wednesday on the water recovering two date recorders. >> all pieces was there,

let's go to hunting park, katherine scott is live on the scene with the accident. rising sun avenue at vanango street a fatal accident a car smashed into warehouse this could impact the septa route 4 bus. we're watching for that. stick to sedgely avenue and erie avenue instead. >> we have other breaking news, a camden county police officer is in the hospital shot during a struggle with the suspect injured from the gunshot. the police chief saying this could so much worth. jeanette reyes has the details from overnight, go to work, jennette. >> reporter: good morning, tam, the officer is okay. he has not been identified, but we are learning more about the shooting. we know there was a struggle over a gun that officer was shot in the leg and barely missed an artery, of course it could have been much worse. this morning a camden county police officer is recovering from a gunshot wound after being shot at pointblank range last night. >> imagine what the officers family is going and. >> reporter: authorities say around 10:00 p.m. the first career officer approached three

live in washington township katherine scott, channel6 "action news. >> katherine thank you. >>> and alsoan's body has been found in a shopping center in plymouth township montgomery county and how he died is still a mystery to investigators. jeanette reyes is live at the scene on 400 block of ridge pike. good morning, jeanette. >> reporter: good morning, tam. crime scene investigators were here into the late night hours collecting evidence and combing through the crime scene here as they are now -- or the scene. they are now considering this a possible homicide. take a look here overhead from chopper6 hd. this is above the shopping plaza where i am right now in the 400 block of ridge pike in plymouth township. the discovery of the body was made before 6:00 monday evening. the scene is fairly large. it takes up two parking lots. it appears a blood trail was the reason for that but police seemed to focus their efforts on several cars here, one of them this dark colored car was carefully inspected for any evidence. we're not sure yet what, if anything, they were able to retrieve from it but

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we have katherine scott and jeanette reyes. we begin with cath thrirn who just -- katherine who just tweeted the fire is under control. >> reporter: good morning, matt and tam, that's right, the fire is under control. overnight we heard 20 people were injured. they just held a press briefing with officials from west chester borough. they didn't say whether there were any fatalities, but they will update us with that. we're down the street from benjamin franklin parkway benjamin franklin parkway on north franklin street. this is as close as we can get. there are a number of fire vehicles and police vehicles responding throughout the night. let's go to the video from the fire. you can see it was massive. firefighters were blasting water on it from every which direction, the fire is under control. but there's a lot told right now, they will be looking for hot spots, of course the investigation is on going. they were called around 10:45 p.m. to investigate a report of smoke, but when firefighters got here they were met with heavy f

katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> thank you katherine. >>> now to the latest on a terror attack in new york city, in a late night tweet president trump called for the terror suspect to get the death penalty. the tweet was sent after sayfullo saipov appeared in court. police the 29-year-old drove a rental truck along the bike path in lower manhattan on tuesday, killing 8 people injuring 1 others. in the tweet trump referenced sayfullo saipov's reported request to hang a flag in the hospital room. typing should get the death penalty in all capital letters. >>> a victim injured in a double shooting has died. the gunfire erupted in the strawberry mansion section. the other victim was shot in the leg and is in stable condition at the hospital. police have not released details about a suspect or motive. >>> we're working to get more information why a delaware county health and rehab center was raided. police were carting the materials out of the saint francis rehabilitation center all day yesterday. nobody is commenting on the reason for the raid. the facility has been subject of cita

katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> thank you, katherine. >>> authorities have released the name of the man who was killed in a fiery crash in chester county. investigators say a tractor-trailer collided with a vehicle flipped on its side and exploded into flames on 202 and west goshen on saturday. 38-years-old adam swope was killed. he worked as a campaign manager in several democratic races. >>> we're waiting to get information on a deadly shooting in southwest philadelphia. a woman was found shot in the head along dicks avenue yesterday evening. officers have made an arrest. >>> a man was arrested in connection with the double shooting in parkside section. the man got into an argument and fired his weapon across the street on the 4200 block of mcallister street. the first victim 30-year-old man died at temple hospital. another victim was shot twice in the neck. a security guard shot the suspected gunman, a 27-year-old man. >>> 5:06 a.m., we'll learn about the penn state university student who died tea fraternity party -- at a fraternity party in february. prosecutor will hold

we're live in west chester, katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> katherine, thank you. now, let's switch live to jeanette reyes standing by at the goodwill fire company where relatives are going for information on the displaced. >> reporter: well, tam, many of the residents have actually gone home to simply wait on a update. that could be several hours. you can imagine how difficult it is for them we're getting word 20 people were injured. these are the injured they saw it on the news, the barclary friends senior living community was up in flames, dozens of seniors were evacuated out into the late-night cold. many in wheelchairs and wrapped in blankets. neighbors who live nearby came by the dozens with food, blanket and other chairs to help in anyway. at this point, we know that seven patients were at paoli hospital. nine at chester county hospital. their conditions are also unknown. in fact many of the questions went unanswered. there was a representative from the health department who was here to provide some kind of information and answer as many questions as they co

katherine scott has been live on the scene telling us about a fatal accident. accident investigation still under way. the nortbondanes of the black horse pike are closed at ganttown road. if you're in this area, stick to egg harbor road. a fatal accident involving a pedestrian, matt and tam. >> let's stick with that story, it's our breaking news, karen. it was a truck driver who struck and killed a woman who was walking along that road in washington township, new jersey. let's go right to "action news" reporter katherine scott who is live at the scene and also has some new information about what exactly happened here, katherine. >> reporter: matt, i did speak to a friend of the victim who says that he was walking nearby her when this happened. i don't want to say her name because i don't know if family has been notified. but he says that the victim is a woman in her 60's. she was pronounced dead on the scene. she was originally from barrington, new jersey, and more recently has been staying at a nearby motel. as far as what's going on right now here in washingt

. >> host: featured in chasing space, who was or is katherine johnson? >> guest: katherine johnson is the 99-year-old mat ma television that calculated the trajectories to get john glenn orbiting the planet, and she was a hidden figure. margo is he daughter of bob lee, an engineer who work at nasa with me. it's like a family affair, and katherine celebrated help 99th 99th birthday in west virginia, population 800, but it tells you that no matter what zip code your from, you can be or do anything you put your mind to. >> host: aubrey, broncs, new york good afternoon. >> yes. i know -- [inaudible] any -- [inaudible] iapologized, we're going to have to hang up there, i don't think either of us could understand and i apologize for that, aubrey, let's hear from kevin in princeton, new jersey. we're lacenning, you're on with astronaut and author he lend melvin. >> caller: thank you for taking my call, mr. melvin. a question. how soon might a young person begin training or academically for admission in space, and exactly -- not exactly -- but relatively speak,

katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> thank you katherine. >>> an 80-year-old man was discovered dead inside a port richmond home and police say trails of blood ran through the first and second floors. the home is on the 2500 block of east lehigh avenue. what happened to the man remains a mystery. police say appears the man had a cut to his head and may have experienced blunt-force trauma, but no signs of forced entry. >>> a berks county shelter mistakenly euthanized a family pet. a cat went missing for one day and picked up by the animal rescue league and the cat was euthanize for posing a hazard to employees. officials say they didn't know the cat had a home because they couldn't find the micro chip after two scans. >> i can't tell you how upset we were for the organization. >> in october another family's cat was put down hours after the shelter, the employee who put that cat down without approval no longer works with the shelter. >>> conshohocken has cleared the way for a super wawa being built on the former more chevrolet dealership on fayette street. action cam was there whe

katherine scott is checking on roads conditions in lansdale, montgomery county, good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, matt, in the scheme of things you want to watch out as you head out the door, you you could encounter slippery spots. let's look at the sidewalk temperatures in lansdale. we're seeing around 30 degrees here, so, you know you just want to watch out it could be freezing in spots. if you take a look at the intersection where we're standing sumneytown pike and valley forge road. you can see the roads are wet. traffic is moving along just fine. you want to slow down. given the cold we've been having the last few days, rain, you could encounter slippery spots on the road depending on where you are. the temperatures are in the mid 30s, temperatures are flirting with 32 degrees, that's where you could see freeze up on the roads. drivers we've been speaking to have not seen ice. >> it's not too bad, but you have to be careful. you have a lot of deer it's a little wet. >> i didn't notice anything slippery. i'm heading a mile down the road. i don't expect any problems

live in hunting park, katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> thank you so much, katherine. >>> a man sitting in his car was ambushed and killed in north philadelphia. the deadly shooting happened on lippen cot street near 16th at 1:00 p.m. a suspect was spotted running down north chadwick street no arrests were made. >>> a proposal by the philadelphia mayor could lead to the end of the reform commission, mayor kenny plans to replace the src with a local school board pointed by him and approved by city council. the src was created in 2001 when the state of pennsylvania took over the public schools. kenny is expected to outline his proposal in a speech this morning. >> what will happen is that the src will consider a resolution at its november meeting which is november 16th to recommend that they be dissolved. >> if the resolution passes the src would crease to exist at the end of the school year june 30th next year. >>> attorney general jeff sessions will travel to the city speaking about how to keep american cities safe from terror attack. sayfullo saipov used a rental ruch to ru

we are live outside the ballpark, katherine scott channel6 "action news."> many tributes beyond that. thank you so much katherine. >>> pennsylvania state police corporal remains in a valley hospital. video shows the man suspected of shooting him speeding away from police minutes after the shootout yesterday. that suspect is now in police custody while the police corporal is fighting for his life. "action news" reporter jeanette reyes is live outside saint luke's hospital with the full story. jeanette. >> reporter: well, matt that corporal is in the hospital here right behind me fighting for his life. we're told he's in critical but stable condition this after a routine traffic stop suddenly took a violent turn. this is video of alleged gunman daniel clary speeding off along route three in northampton after a shootout with state police. on the dashcam you can see the back window blown out police say just minutes before this video was recorded the 22-year-old was pulled over in plainfield township around 10:30 in the morning for what was supposed to be a rout

we're live in egg harbor city katherine scott, channel6 "action news. >> thank you katherine. >>> a man is gunned down in southwest philadelphia. police found the victim near a car in an alley way on the 6200 block of ellsworth street. the shooting happened at 2:30 a.m. the victim was pronounced dead a short time later. no arrests have been made. >> new here on "action news," police are on the lookout for the suspect in several abduction attempts in the lehigh valley. investigators say a man approached an 18-year-old moravian college student in bethlehem yesterday morning. he touched her arm then grabbed her hand and wouldn't let it go until she started screaming. the man ran to a light blue older model car and drove off. a few hours later the bethlehem area school district reported that a man approached a liberty high school student. >> i don't feel unsafe but i would just prefer to like walk with someone else or always like be prepared just in case it happens. >> call bethlehem police if you have information. >>> and new this morning, three people were hurt when a vehicle slammed into

we're live from the satellite center katherine scott, channel6 "action news.k. >> katherine thank you. >>> police are investigating a deadly crash in burlington county. happened just before midnight on hartford road in delran. one person died when a car crashed into a pole. a second person was rushed to the hospital. authorities believe a second vehicle was also involved. >>> two armed robbery suspects were caught when they stopped to fill up their getaway car with gas. police arrested the pair at a wawa gas station at philmont avenue and red lion road in lower moreland. they were fleeing the scene of a robbery at a bar. they stole a 41-year-old man's wallet cell phone keys and cash. police spotted their white van and arrested them. the stolen items were recovered in the back back seat. >> president trump says he'll be delivering a major statement on trade and north korea on wednesday once he's back in washington. today he met with philippines controversial leader. abc's karen travers is traveling were it president. she reports with the latest. >> reporter: go

katherine scott is live at chop where that young girl is recovering. katherine?ere at chop are trying to save that little girl's leg. police say she accidentally shot herself after a handgun was left unsecured. a 64-year-old grandmother charged after police say her three-year-old granddaughter found her father's gun and pulled the trigger while in her grandmother's care. police say the child's father is also facing charges. it happened sunday around noon inside this kingsessing home on the 1300 block of south wilton. police say the girl's father told the grandmother to secure the gun when he rushed to work. >> he puts it into a closet, it's in a holster. it does not have a lock on it. we believe the grandmother may have fell asleep, we're not sure. >> reporter: the grandmother hid the gun after the shooting and called 911 from the home only reported a person bleeding. >> medics are trying to determine what happened inside the house. the grandmother is not helping at this point telling us she didn't know. >> reporter: police say the medics eventually got the full

live in maple shade, katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> thank, katherine. >>> three teenagers southwest philadelphia standing next to a 28-year-old man who was shot i it happened on moore street at 8:00 p.m. the 15-year-old boy and adult male are in critical condition. two 14-year-olds are stable. it's unclear why the group was targeted. >>> detectives are talking to the olney family of a toddler who died tragically in what they are calling an accidental shooting. they believe the 2-year-old boy got his hands on gun, that weapon has yet to be found. jeanette reyes is outside police headquarters to update that investigation. jennette. >> reporter: well, matt, detectives are looking into the circumstances leading up to the eventful weekend two big things they are trying to figure out is was the gun purchased legally and who was the owner. >> it's a tragic case of an unsecured firearm in the house being found by kids and we have tragedy. >> reporter: this morning, police are looking for answers surrounding the tragic death of a toddler in olney. the 2-year-old boy died of a self-

the spinach project was dreamed up by katherine sama professor of chemistry didactics. and.she's interested in how chemistry can be taught in an engaging manner. maybe these students will go on to become scientists themselves one day. katherine zama is convinced that examples from people's everyday lives are helpful like popeye. i used to love what's in pop life and my parents made me to spend it before i was allowed to watch the show. and that's when he ate the spinach he got mussels he was a role model whenever i ate spinach i imagine becoming strong. but the notion that there's a lot of iron in spinach is just a myth. scientists themselves created this myth because sometimes they to make mistakes and for me would it it probably came about due to a transcription error in the lab a scientist forgot a decimal point as a result three point five milligrams became thirty five nutritionist really picked up on that the recommendation was eat a lot of spinach it'll make you strong. but there wasn't just one mistake quite by chance a chemist in basel found thirty five milligrams of

we are live in university city, katherine scott, channel6 "action news.. >> okay, thank you, katherine. >>> new this morning, gunfire in camden sent two people to the hospital. shots rang out around 7:30 on the 1100 block of atlantic avenue. one person is in critical and the other is in that stable. police are still looking for the assailants and trying to figure out a motive. >>> police arrested a suspect in section with a series of robberies and a sexual assault in philadelphia. investigators say the 18-year-old suspect forced a boy down an alley way on east pleasant avenue in east mount airy and sexually assaulted him. police say the same suspect was behind two armed robberies on east washington lane and on chew avenue. >> it's kind of sad. you should be able to walk your neighborhood, go to the store go where you want to be without being harmed. >> police have not released the name of the suspect. >> authorities quickly arrested a man who was wanted for tossing an explosive at an auto repair shop in the city's holmesburg section. the bomb squad and fi

live from the satellite center katherine katherine scott, channel6 "action news.t. >> thank you katherine. we'll continue to follow the new york city terror attack throughout the morning. you can also find the latest developments on 6abc.com. >> new from the overnight gunfire in west philadelphia has a 19-year-old in the hospital. the shooting happened around 11:30 last night in the 6000 block of arch street. he was shot in the arm and the chest. police officers rushed him to the hospital in stable condition. investigators say two suspects fled the scene in a minivan. >> a car hit a child who was trick-or-treating in cape may county, new jersey. it happened at 5:30 yesterday evening along cole avenue near bell croft avenue in ocean view. a witness says the little boy had just left his home with family members. authorities have not yet revealed the extent of his injuries. the driver remained at the scene to speak with police. >>> a driver hit a pedestrian in warminster bucks county and drove off. police say they found the male victim on street road near newtown roa

live at police headquarters, katherine scott channel 6 "action news." matt. >> thank you katherine. >>> a camden county police officer continues to recover from being shot at close range during a struggle with the suspect. the rooky officer, patrick owe had owe -- o' hanlan was shot in the leg. other officers responded to the scene and helped place a tourniquet on him possibly saving his life. while he remains in the hospital, his fellow officers returned to the neighborhood where the shooting happened as a way to bring the community together. >> rather than going out there with a strong show of enforcement we're out there coalescing with the community. they heard the gunshot last night, too, they saw a tremendous response with lights and sirens. police arrested 19-year-old and charged him with attempted murder. he has three fell convictions. >>> a man tried to lure a ten-year-old girl after she got off the school bus yesterday afternoon. she ran away. the suspect is described as a man in his 20s with an indian accent. he was driving a silver does an wi

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katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> it's the best day of the year, happy thanksgiving, katherine. thank you. >>> if you can't make it to the parkway we have the best seat in the house on abc. live coverage starts with your host cesily tynan and rick williams. wherever you go this holiday take accuweather with you for real time conditions and traffic updates and find out when stores are open for black friday shopping and black friday playbook for our viewers. our family will be on float. >> i will on a bus doing the noon show so i'll wave to you. >> 4:41 a.m., up next time, why dozens of people woke up early to visit this south philadelphia bakery which you see live on the action cam. >>> firefighters demonstrate the danger of frying a turkey improperly. >> reporter: we have temperatures on the cool side, 33 degrees this philadelphia. 29 in allentown. if you're getting ready to make your parade to philadelphia for the parade, bundle up. things get better in the afternoon and even better still on friday, i'll have details in accuweather coming up. really? really? really? really? re

live in the satellite center katherine scott, channel6 "action news. matt. >> thank you katherine. >>> firefighters trying to track down the cause of a destructive blaze in lambertville new jersey. it broke out at 7:00 and grew to two alarms destroying a building at the site of a roofing company called abc supply. chopper6 was over the scene on the 1400 block of route 179 as the charred remains still smoldered. no one was hurt. >> today marks one week since roy halladay died in a plane crash in florida and later this afternoon, fans in florida will have the chance to join the pitching great's family his former teammates in a celebration of his life. the public service will be held at the phillies spring training facility in clearwater. the two time cy young award winner was engaged in his other big passion, flying planes when he was killed. his new private aircraft crashed into the gulf of mexico last week. federal investigators expect to have a preliminary report on exactly what happened within the coming days. roy halladay was only 40 years old. >>>

. >> katherine scott is watching 30th street station.eanette reyes is at the airport. >> tam was talking about the but she melts and freezes it. >> she's done a lot of work. i'm going her house. >> we've got cloud cover out there and there have been some showers that have been creeping up the coast as expected. storm tracker6 live double scan shows this to you and a lot of this is over by the coast, some of it pretty heavy. the heaviest rain off the coast. you also see lightning off the coast so don't be surprised if you're down near the shore you're hear some rumble of thunder coming off the water. we have that and second patch of rain getting to philadelphia pretty quickly and into the northern and western suburbs already. the tail end of this is now in baltimore and it does look like this will be done probably by about 9 o'clock or maybe 10:00 over by the coast and sooner than that in philadelphia. temperatures kind of zip by but they're mild right now in most spots. colder up in the northern and western suburbs. the temperatures are

we're live at police headquarters, katherine scott, channel6 "action news. >> thank you, katherine. > local woman is among the dozens upon dozens of people claiming sexual assault at massage envy locations. susan ingram is suing the chain claiming she was sexually assaulted by therapist james deiter last year. ingram also accuses the company of putting her at risk because it knew of at least one prior complaint against deiter who is now in jail. >> i was just totally traumatized with sadness, pain, sobbing. >> a buzz feed investigation found that 180 women in all have made similar claims against massage envy. the company responded yesterday with a statement that reads in part, "each of these incidents is heartbreaking for us. even one incident is too many." >> the navajo nation says president trump's pocahontas remark at the white house yesterday was an example of cultural innocence activity. the president was honoring native americans who use their native language as code to transmit secret messages during world war i and world war ii. president trump started to say something positiv

we are live in cherry hill, katherine scott, channel6 "action news. tam. >> good advice, katherine.ou. >>> philadelphia the big race today is for district attorney. democrat larry krasner and republican beth grossman are vying for the spot vacated by seth williams who was convicted of corruption. >>> "action news" and 6abc.com will have complete coverage of all these and other local races so join us tonight for election results. >> new this morning, president trump has arrived in south korea for the second stop of his five nation tour of asia. the president and first lady landed outside seoul late last night for his 24 hour visit. president trump met with american and south korean troops and held talks with south korean president. the president also announced plans to discuss a solution to the nuclear threat posed by north korea. >> we will be meeting with various generals about the situation in north korea and i think we'll have lots of good answers and ultimately it will all work out. >> president trump heads to beijing next. >> 4:39 now. new this morning, police in new jersey fin

katherine scott, channel6 "action news. >> katherine thank you. >>> bomb squad headed to lindenwold new jersey to check out a suspicious device. the discovery was made at 11 o'clock this morning on the 1100 block of west park avenue p police have not released any other details at this hour but they have closed that road as they investigate and we'll continue to monitor this story. >>> that deadly head-on collision remains under investigation in cumberland county, new jersey. police say two people were killed in the crash in maurice river township. happened last night around 10 o'clock on route 47. police have nottest identified the victims. >> accuweather says we're at the beming trend with temperatures expected to climb over the next few days. going live outside, sky6 hd showing you will you the beautiful ben franklin bridge. meteorologist, david murphy has a first check on the accuweather forecast. >> looked a little touch and go on the sun early this morning as we did have a patch of cloud cover, sarah, that was coming t

live in cherry hill, katherine scott, channel6 "action news.att. >> thank you katherine. >>> 5:37. the biggest race in philadelphia is for district attorney. democrat larry krasner and republican beth grossman are vying for the office once run by seth williams who is now in prison for corruption. go to my facebook page and you can meet the candidates who participated in a forum here at 6abc. >>> "action news" and 6abc.com will have complete coverage of these local races as the polls close at 8 o'clock tonight. >> all right, time now to talk about your accuweather. you really will feel the difference. it is very cold out. >> yeah, it's definitely chillier out this morning, staying that way this afternoon and a big change in the forecast, that low pressure center down to the southwest is tracking closer to us and it looks like we'll get rain this afternoon. as we take a look outside we don't have any rain out there yet. storm tracker6 live double scan dry and as we take a look at sky6, we are looking at some early sunshine coming up over the hori

we're live in the sat center katherine scott, channel6 "action news. >> katherine thank you. >>> we'llontinue to follow the latest from new york city throughout the morning. we're updating our 6abc app with the latest information. >> a person was killed and another was injured when their car broke down during the late rush hour in south jersey. authorities say they were checking under the hood when another car plowed into theirs from behind along busy route 38 at 7:00 p.m. a man died and the second victim is in critical condition at cooper university hospital much. police have not said if any charges will be filed. >> the fbi and several suburban police departments say they know who is responsible for a three day crime wave. he's identified as 40-year-old peter james harkins, iii of phoenixville. investigators say he held up the santander block on street road yesterday morning and also robbed a pizza hut in phoenixville on sunday and a dominos pizza in willow grove on monday. >> well, here's an idea on how to get people to actually physically visit a retail store. we'll throw you a par

thanks so much, katherine.ll check in with in you a little bit. >>> a 43-year-old oxford circle man is accused of shooting his neighbor who was set to give birth today. the bullet went through her right leg and then through her left along the 1500 block of rosalie street. investigators say there's bad blood between the man and woman who is 21. they have been called to the homes several times recently. that woman is recovering right now. >> the search continues for the person who shot and killed a man inside a restaurant in mercer county, new jersey. a vigil took place outside the applebee's in lawrenceville last night to remember 23-year-old devin smith. detectives say the gunman walked into the restaurant and shot smith in the head while he was sitting at the bar. investigators are not revealing a motive but they say they are making progress toward making an arrest. this was lawrenceville's first murder in 16 years. >> it is almost 5:06 and former philly roy halladay was remembered as one of the best pitchers

live outside the ballpark, katherine scott, channel6 "action news. >> katherine, thank you. >>> firefighters quickly knocked down a smoky house fire in wilmington, delaware. the plays the blaze broke out on north dupont street just after 8 o'clock. no one was hurt. >>> it is 5:08 and penn state university has completed its investigation into the now banned beta theta pi fraternity. seven students will be disciplined. the students were found to be in violation of penn state's student code of conduct in connection with the death of fraternity pledge timothy piazza. piazza fell several times and was left unconscious for hours before efforts were made to get him help during and after an alcohol fueled pledge party back in february. some of the students are on probation while others have been expelled. penn state student conduct probe is separate from the criminal proceedings related to piazza's death. >> philadelphia's newly elected district attorney promised to fight for reforms. democrat larry krasner defeated republican beth grossman by a wide margin 75 to 25 percent in yesterday's election.

matt. >> thank you katherine. >>> now to the roads.ake a live look at the schuylkill expressway right near city avenue. now, you do have some of that work traffic today. i mean we all went to work right? and add to that some of the traveling traffic for thanksgiving. could be some backups this morning and this afternoon. so we're watching the scene here on the schuylkill expressway and karen rogers will be here in a few minutes with a traffic update. >> ♪♪ >> it is now 5:07 and breaking news this morning, a u.s. navy aircraft has crashed into the ocean near okinawa japan with 11 crew members on board. the search and rescue operation is under way in the philippines sea. and according to a news agency in japan, eight people have been found but their conditions, are they alive or not, that has not been made known. the aircraft was en route back to the u.s.s. ronald reagan an aircraft carrier. as soon as we get more information we'll be bringing that to you. >>> a newly unsealed federal court document confirms pennsylvania congressman bob

we're live in university city, katherine scott, channel6 "action news. >> katherine, thank you for that. >>> and a philadelphia man is under arrest wanted both for robberies and the sexual assault of a child. investigators say the 18-year-old suspect forced a boy down an alley way on east pleasant avenue in east mount airy and of sexually assaulted him. days earlier and blocks apart police say the same suspect was behind two armed robberies on east washington lane and chew avenue. police have not released the name of the suspect. >> time is now 5:36. president trump is vowing to take action against north korea in response to the rogue nation's most powerful missile launch to date. the test was the first in months and came just one week after the president relabeled north korea a terrorist state. the missile shot 2800 miles into space flying for 50 minutes. a u.s. scientist that tracks north korea warns if angled for distance instead of altitude that same missile could reach deep into the u.s. mainland including washington, d.c. >> let me tell you that we will take care of it. we have ge

we're live at police headquarters, katherine scott, channel6 "action news.am. >> okay, thank you, katherine. >>> and president trump was supposed to be focused on tax reform this week. instead, he's dealing with fallout over comments that he made yesterday calling massachusetts senator elizabeth warren pocahontas. it happened during a white house ceremony honoring navajo veterans of world war ii. >> you're very, very special people. you were here long before any of us were here. although we have a representative in congress who they say was here a long time ago. they call her pocahontas. but you know what, i like you. >> while trump did not specifically call out warren by name, he has repeatedly mocked her with the name of the famous colonial native american woman because of warren's claims that she has native american ancestry. >> the president of the united states cannot even make it through a ceremony honoring these heroes without having to throw out a racial slur. >> the navajo nation says the president's remark was an example of cultural insensitivity.