anyone with information should contact philadelphia police da. >>> we do have an update on an intentional hit-and-run that led to a philadelphia woman losing her leg. the victim, bee tress spens is now home from the hospital. police charged precious coleman with attempted murder in this case after she allegedly ran over spens with her car. police say on that same day, spens's house caught on fire when her mother ran out of the house to check on her daughter, leaving food cooking on the stove. a tanker fire shutdown part of the pa turnpike today. the truck was carrying 2700 gallons of home heating oil. it caused fire near the bensalem interchange in bucks county. crews brought in foam to try to clean up the mess as quickly as possibly they fakesed up a damaged stretch of guardrail and also reopened the road. >>> block parties and basketball games were on tap in camden today. police city leaders and volunteers all spent the day with local kids. it's an effort to strength community pond and also enjoy summer fun on the court and in the shade. camden will host these kinds of events on on a re

. >>> the family of a man shot in and killed by philadelphia police wants the da to reopen his investigationbrandon tate brown's family is asking philadelphia district attorney seth williams to consider new evidence that contradicts claims that he was reach fog loaded gun. last week the city released new video showing 26-year-old running around the back of his car when one of the police officers fired. at any time brown's mother says her son would have never done anything to jeopardize his life. >> he would have not taken a chance to go to jail or be killed. he was happy with his life. and it was tooken from him by one person's judgment. one person made a decision. accountability is all i'm asking asking. >> today seth williams released a statement saying that he stands by his decision not to charge the officer calling the incident tragic but not criminal criminal. >>> pennsylvania man buy as scratch off ticket wins hundreds of dollars. >> how another man walks into the same store and took his prize. >> plus news that has people uneasy as they head to the beach this morning a couple of shark

. >> family of a man shot and killed by philadelphia police wants the da to reopen his investigation.randon tate brown's family is asking seth williams to consider new evidence claims he was reach fog a loaded gun. last week the city released new video showing the 26-year-old running around the back of his car when one of the police officers fired. tate brown's mother says her son would never have done anything to jeopardize his life. >> he would have not taken a chance to go to jail or be killed. he was happy with his life and it was tooken from him by one person's judgment. one person made a decision. accountability is all i'm asking asking. >> today seth williams released a statement saying that he stands by his decision not to charge the officers calling the incident tragic but not criminal criminal. >>> statewide bus tour rolling out a philadelphia. all about foley funding public schools. >> back of this rally outside philadelphia school district head quarter today's. the bus tour includes 14 stops wraps up in harrisburg on june twining. >> witness sits it was like a scene out of

need to be serious about it and deal with the dave da day-to-day vion our communities and it's not the police doing it. >> charles ramsey is the philadelphia police commissioner and taking at his word, we're going to continue this conversation. to shoot or not to shoot. as paul beban discovered the decision is not so clear cut in the heat of the moment. >> wow, that was fast. you weren't kidding. >> absolutely. >> only on al jazeera america. >> owhen is it appropriate for an officer to engage in zedly use of force? -- in deadly use of force? nine states have no laws on it whatsoever according to amnesty international. if an officer feels that his or her life or the life of another is in danger, the use of force is appropriate. paul beban's experience at the washington state university use of force lab. there are many gray areas he learned in which to shoot or not to shoot. >> reporter: so this simulation is going to measure my reaction to the simulation, whether or not i use force appropriately and all the while what my braifn i brain is doing. so i'm just going to be watching here wheys happening and reacting. >> put yourself in the shoes

to be serious about it and deal with the dave da day-to-day violence in our communities and it's not the police doing it. >> charles ramsey is the philadelphia police commissioner and taking at his word, we're going to continue this conversation. to shoot or not to shoot. as paul beban discovered the decision is not so clear cut in the heat of the moment. >> wow, that was fast. you weren't kidding. >> absolutely. >> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the sound bites. we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making our world what it is. >> ray suarez hosts "inside story". only on al jazeera america. >> hunted to the brink of extinction... >> we need an urgent method that stops the killing. >> now fighting back with a revolutionary new science. >> this radio carbon dating method can tell us if trade of ivory is legal. >> it could save a species... >> i feel like we're making an impact >> techknow's team of experts show you how the miracles of science... >> i'm standing in a tropcal wind storm... >> ...can effect and surprise us... >> wow, these are amazing... >> techknow, where technolo

police say heroin is the biggest drug threat to our area. today's big bust was a win in the war against drugs. the philadelphia da said three people were arrested leading to a collection of heroin worth more than $3 million. the joint operation is the city's largest heroin bust in 20 years. and the investigation focused on three locations used for drug trafficking in philadelphia. the impact of the epidemic goes beyond the city limits. >> new at 6:00 nbc10's drew smith was out on the street today with some. officers dealing with overdoses and saving lives. drew? >> investigators here at the district attorney's office say it was a big victory with that record bust today. they'll be the first to admit there's a lot more to do. we crossed the river in camden in search of a special drug and how it's offering people a second chance. >> there were 40 people that have come close to death from heroin overdoses. >> people don't know what they're getting into. >> this woman didn't want to give her name while out on patrol. she said she recently woke up in the emergency room doctors told her a drug called narcan saved her l

police say they are now looking into whether there are any additional victims. >> record breaking heroin bust in philadelphia. da seth williams joint task force stopped more than $3 million in heroin from hitting the streets. the biggest bust in 20 years. investigators say the drug dealers were using a house on the 1800 block of to prepare and store cash. three people are now in jail. >> this is more than just a cat and mouse game of we caught some people because according to report that was prepared for the governor of pennsylvania last year there's been sharp increase in the number of deaths from heroin in similar drugs. this is an epidemic that has reached about one in four families since 2009. >> the da says since 2009, 3000 people have died from heroin relateed issues in pennsylvania alone. >>> in a little more than three months pope francis will greet millions of people right here in philadelphia. the archdiocese is busy getting ready. tonight what the archbishop says he's worried about. >> and for some shoppers it's been the one item conspicuously absent from the neighborhood wawa. that could change. real

da investigators continue to search for other possible victims. live in westchester vernon odom channel 6 "action news." >> now to a developing story out of philadelphia septa police released this video of a person of interest in this video officials say that 9:30 this morning, the 30-year-old victim got into an argument with this man at the station and the man then punched her in the face and pulled out a razor and sliced her arm. we'll have more in a live report at 6:00. tonight philadelphia police are looking for three suspects three men and a woman, after a man was stabbed in the robbery. it happened at 11:30 last night at sixth and summerville in the logan section, the man's cell phone, watch and wallet was taken. they are looking at surveillance video to see if they can identify any of the suspects. >>> police are talking to a prison worker who helped two inmates break out of a prison in new york. joyce mitchell spoke to the two murderers about possibly hiring them to kill her husband. there is no indication that lyle mitchell knew about the escape plan and that joyce mitchell planned to drive the get away car and then backed out because of guilt. >> meanwhi