most important arrest within police culture that you could make on staten island would have been of ramsey or orta. this is the kind of thing police departments like to be able to do in cases like this. by the way, this is not to say whether he was actually carrying that gun or not. i'd be willing to go with the presumption for the sake of discussion that he was. the idea that they were going to follow him and find the moment where they could arrest him is something that we've seen plenty of in decades and decades of police active any this kind of arena. >> and, again, you know, neither the family of eric garner nor the witness in this case, you know, you don't choose to be in this situation. and i think first we have to remember that ramsey orta was very heroic in recording the video and creating a record of something that happened to another citizen who really had done no wrong. certainly no wrong to deserve to be killed as the use of an illegal choke hold. the issue here is the choke hold that was placed on eric garner that led to his death. we now have a video that establishes that and

coming up at 6:30, we're talking live to police commissioner charles ramsey. there's a lot we're trying to learn. there's a lot of scrutiny on what prompted the officers to fire think weapons. what prompted the suspect to fire. we'll get those answers from him. count on nbc 10 to keep you updated on this breaking story, any new developments. >> now let's get you updated on the roads, including the area around that location in tacony that people will have to detour around this morning. >> we have closures that have been out there all morning long. this is our penndot camera looking at the intersection of torresdale and magee. this is our camera situated in torresdale and robbins. we can clearly see where the closure begins. drivers are being detoured around that scene. from princeton, we have another camera showing the same thing. this is a live look from that scene. we're not seeing too much of a backup in this area. way up here, a few blocks away, we are seeing the closure. here's the full list. ditman is closed between levick and hellerman. torresdale is clo

hi sara. >> that is right, we are here with police commissioner charles ramsey and all of his deputy commission unders they are on 6abc.com answering all of your crime related questions about crime prevention, this is national night out, an even dedicated to crime prevention and building the relationship between law enforcement and the community. that is what this is about tonight. there are a lot of high-profile cases in the news, unfortunately involving children and corruption indictment involving philadelphia police officers, commissioner ramsey is typing away answering your questions already. commissioner what kind of questions are you seeing from our viewers, what can you offer them. >> it's a variety of questions, a lot to do with recruiting and the most recent corruption scandal. so we are just getting started i'm sure we'll get a lot of questions. >> national night out is about building the relationships with the community. >> first tuesday every august, tonight of course we'll have events taking place across the city and one thing we wanted to do tonight is this web chat. th

viewers can log on to 6abc.com and submit questions for philadelphia police commissioner charles ramsey and all of his downpour commission unders are joining us this evening and they are chatting for over an hour now, questions on drug dealing and deployment and issues in variation neighborhoods, it hopes the commissioners get a better sense of the community. ashley c. said is there anything the city can do better for the violence on our street. lets go to commissioner ross on this one. often times the people feel powerless. >> there are things they can do. the tragedies we have had recently the public was instrumental in solving these cases, they can do things like town watch. that is your neighborhood. nobody cares about it more than we do. but if you hear something, hear how insignificant you think it is. pick up the phone and call us. never feel that way, you hold the key to help us improve the city. >> and those high-profile crimes, the community came forward and helped you solve them. >> the reality is, they do it in many cases, you har about the high-profile cases but it happens

. >> police commissioner charles ramsey himself asked the department of justice to get involved. nbc 10's rosemary connors is joining us live from philadelphia police headquarters tonight. >> rosemary, what did commissioner ramsey have to say about the ongoing federal review? >> reporter: renee and jim, i just spoke to the commissioner within the past half hour. he says that the department of justice will be taking a look at this most recent incident. he also says that the number of police-involved shootings in this city has gone down since 2012. in terms of this case, the incident that happened from overnight, the police commissioner believes that at this point, the officers acted appropriately. >> it was right out of a movie. i couldn't believe it was happening. >> reporter: described by neighbors as a shoot-out, the scene near magee and torresdale was litter. according to investigators, ellis shot officer steve korpalski when he tried to stop ellis because he matched the description of a man with a gun reported in the neighbor. korpalski, his partner and two responding officer

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joe's planned a summer memorial after ramsey died in april. he was 89 years old. >>> sheriff's officials in california are defending their decision to release the details of robin william's suicide. police yesterday said the actor died by hanging himself with a belt. some say the level of detail was too much. but the department says the disclosures are required by state law. broadway theaters dimmed their marquiss for the legendary entertainer tonight. last night the aladdin cast paid tribute to robin williams by leading a sing along at the close of the show. >>> now to the crisis in the middle east israel and hamas have agreed to extend a temporary cease-fire for five days. but just minutes before a previous truce was set to expire there was more fighting. palestinian militants fired rockets at israel, and israel targeted sites across gaza in response. it's unclear if the violence is isolated or might shatter the truce. >>> pope francis arrived in seoul, south korea tonight marking the first papal visit to the country in 25 years. the pontiff

. >> my name is ramsey james dardar, sr.'ve been here five years, and i'm serving a 32-year sentence for simple burglary. i admit i did commit a crime, but as far as being a bad person i don't think i'm a bad person. i just think i allowed a drug addiction to cause me to make bad decisions. and i stole for drugs. >> he's known here in south louisiana mostly because he was a big-time football player at lsu and kind of the hometown hero. >> i come from a little small town named cecilia, louisiana, probably the only time you see a red light in cecilia is probably around christmas-time. it's that small. >> in the 1983 nfl draft dardar was picked by the st. louis cardinals and later played for the houston oilers. >> i played with the great warren moon, some of the great players. mike rozier. guys like that. played for the man in black, jerry glanville. >> number 44 for the washington redskins. this right here is herschel walker, 1981. i can name you a few guys, famous guys, that got a few of the scars on me. >> ramsey's football

joe's planned a separate memorial after ramsey died in april. dr.ack ramsay was 89 years old. >>> sheriff's officials in california are defending their decision to release the details of robin williams' suicide. police say that the actor died by hanging himself with belt. some say the level of detail is too much. but the department says disclosures are required by state law. meanwhile, broadway theaters dimmed their markese for the legendary entertainer. at one theater, broadway's "aladdin" led a sing-along after the closure of the show. >>> now your nbc10 weather with meteorologist are brittney shipp. >>> good morning, we have a nice stretch of weather as we wind down your work week. we're going to see less humid conditions into tomorrow. sunny skies but by the evening, you could see more clouds developing even a chance of a sprinkle. and a beautiful sunrise on this thursday morning and temperatures are expected to stay below average for us. high 70s and low 80s. but right now in the low 60s. 63 degrees winds out of the west at 7 miles per hour. th

>> reporter: good morning, well, commissioner ramsey really put it in perspective this morning. he said that the bullet going in the wrong direction half an inch and they would be planning a funeral. instead, the officer inside are getting a cat scan. indication also he should be okay. all started about 12:45 this morning, officer steve and his partner were responding to radio call for a man with a gun on the 6400 block of ditman street. they saw the man described as heavyset man with a orange shirt near the intersection of magee and torresdale when they tried to stop him. they say the man immediately fired at police, striking officer in the left side of the head. he and three other officers returned fire, striking the 40 year old suspect, the man's gun was recovered at the scene, and he was pronounced dead around 1:30. when medics arrived, officer was sitting up and talking, and ramsey considers the department very fortunate no officers were seriously injured or killed. >> it is something unfortunately does happen periodically, we have brazen, and we send our officers in harms

commissioner ramsey and other leaders took part in a web chat in our studio.ed questions about police response times, construction in the department and what city residents can do to combat crime. ramsey told us engaging city residents through the web and social media is an important way to get feedback. >> 'cause it's direct contact unfiltered and so it gives me a good sense for the areas where i need to pay a little closer attention. >> you can take a look at the many answers from the web chat on 6abc.com. >> septa says the overnight subway service has been so popular it's going to extend it through november 2nd. currently the broad street and market frankford lines are running 24 hours a day on friday and saturday. since the trial period startd in june, ridership is up more than 50 percent. officials say if it remains popular they will consider making the night owl subway service a permanent feature. >> 5:56 now and we have more news you didn't see last night including the fast moving fire that forced a family from a north philadelphia home. >> plus, we are

last week ramsey said he was asked by authorities in missouri to participate in a conference call where he gave advice on crowd control. ramsey calls the situation there a wake-up call for all police leaders. >> much as we like to think that relationships have improved with many of our more challenged communities, obviously there is still a lot of issue there's. and we need to get to it and we need to resolve them. and it has to happen not during the time of crisis, but before a crisis occurs. >> all new tonight at 5:45, nbc 10 talks live to a local attorney who will give fresh legal perspective on the case, and with a things go from here in ferguson. all new tonight at 5:45. >>> from our delaware bureau now, police are trying to figure out who fired the bullet that hit a transit bus. the dart bus was hit over the weekend in mills bro, sussex county. west of dock frame road. there were no passengers on board when it was hit by the gunfire. it was shortly after 5:30 saturday morning. and the driver was not hurt. but investigators are reviewing surveillance video to try to figure out wher

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. >>> we are hosting a web cast tonight with police commissioner charles ramsey, sara bloomquist is live now with more of your questions. >> reporter: the chat is on going rights now and viewers can log on to 6abc.com and chat with philadelphia police sorrissioner, charles ramsey and rc dice o lotnbouttinga can y asse p or lije>>o i sanf u hhblifadi s , eillypi aprahee w e within homicide cases there is always a substantial reward? >> there is always a 20,000 reward for homicide that is not solved for information that leads to an arrest and conviction. give us a call so we can get the individuals off the street. >> this chat is going on right now, the deputy commission unders and the commissioner will be here throughout the newscast this evening, just log on to 6abc.com. >> back to you in the studio. >> sara, thank you. >>> septa says the overnight subway service is so popular it will extend it through november 2nd. the frankfurt lines are running friday and saturday and since the trial period started in june, ridership is up 40%, if it remains popular they will consider making the night

commissioner charles ramsey continues to answer our viewer's questions this evening, he is joined by all of his deputy commission unders taking all sorts of questions. why is this such a useful tool? >> in today's environment people communicate in a variety of webs whether it's web chat or twitter. this is a way of reaching out and touching people and we appreciate the opportunity to be here. >> does it give you an idea of the certains in the community? >> yes, i read many things whether it's drug dealing or various other types of things and i can make sure we are doing what we ought to be doing to bring relief for people. >> you can follow-up on it? >> yes, i can follow-up on it. >> thank you commissioner, if you did not get a chance to participate, can you log on to 6abc.com and read the comments from the commissioner and his deputy commission under -- back to you in the studio -- coming up on "action news" tonight, it wasn't for concert tickets or the latest gadget, what had people camping out on independence mall. >>> well, we hit 90 degrees in philadelphia, the summer warmth is

>> the ramsey orta's arrest may or may not be just coincidental here's what his wife said about -- told staten island "advance" about the nypd. >> "they park across the street, they follow him. it's obvious once they ruled this a homicide now you all of a sudden find something on him. come on, let's be realistic. even the dumbest criminal would know not to be doing something like that outside so the whole story doesn't fit at all." vince warren, your reaction to that ar vest? >> i think it's outrageous to try to connect as i've heard the police union do the arrest of that man and the relationship to the veracity of the video. the video doesn't lie. the video wasn't carrying a gun. the video wasn't arrested. that's the information we need to stay focused on. and rather than diverted the discussion to what may have happened to someone else and what their background is we need to stay focused which is the police killed that man. and that's what we need to focus on. >> michael hardy, we know that within police culture once this story had gotten as far as it did the most important arrest wit

extremely lucky according to commissioner ramsey.y with nbc 10 for continuing coverage throughout the morning. >>> 4:16. if you're just waking up, we're following breaking news in philadelphia's tacony neighborhood. a philadelphia police officer by the name of stephen korpalski is in stable condition after being grazed in the head. shots were fired by a man police confronted on the 6400 block of ditman street. officers returned fire, killing that man. he has not been identified yet. skyforce 10 live over the scene. you see the intersection. the street is blocked off. jillian mele is getting us around those road closures in that area of the tacony neighborhood. more from her in just a moment. officer korpalski is in stable condition. we've learned he's a 14-year veteran of the force, the philadelphia police department. also a new father. just had a baby about three weeks ago. his wife, according to jesse gary, is at the hospital now. ahead at 4:30. live reports from jesse and katy zachry live at the scene as we continue our team cover

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. >> like commissioner ramsey said we would be planning a funeral right now. >> reporter: the captain having even more reason for gratitude than most, twice in his career, officers in his command have been shot, and killed in the line of duty. live at police headquarters, i'm walt hunter, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> well, one of two teenagers accused of assaulting a park ranger at love park in philadelphia faced a judge today. nineteen year-old curtis tanner has been charged with assault, making terroristic threats and recklessly endangering another person. his bail has been set at a quarter million-dollar. also a 17 year-old is facing charges in this videotaped attack. the ranger we're told is recovering from his injuries at home. >>> well, explosives found inside a home in philadelphia's bridesberg neighborhood are harmless, police say a grenade and a mortar round were discovered in this home on richmond street this afternoon but those devicees were not active and they have been removing by the bomb squad. >>> septa bus caught fire on penns landing, just before noon today, you're l

commissioner ramsey says stephen korpalski will be on injured leave until he

. >> philadelphia police commissioner, charles ramsey, says the department is very fortunate this morning, that one of their own is alive, after an exchange of gunfire in the talcony section of the city. >> he suffered a graze wounds to the left side of his head, very, very fortunate that he was not injured any more seriously. >> authorities say, around 12:45, officer steve, and his partner, respond today radio call, for a man with a gun on the 6400 block of ditman street. >> they saw the male at magee and torresdale. they went to stop the male. immediately the male fired upon them striking officer, left side every his head. >> he and three other officers returned fire, striking the 40 year old suspect. the man's gun was recovered at the scene, and he was pronounced dead around 1:30. when medics arrived, officer was sitting up and talking. neighbors say gunfire is becoming a scary norm. >> seems like gunshots almost every weekends. never used to be like this. >> officer is a 14 year veteran, married, with three week old child. they'll be given medical leave and the fellow officers time aw

commissioner charles ramsey believes that the department is very fortunate that no officers were killed. >> it is something that, unfortunately, does happen periodically. we have pretty brazen criminals, and our officers, that's what we do. we send them in harms way. we put them in the tough et cetera areas to go after the people, causing a lot of harm out here in our community. >>> live look at the scene this is an ongoing investigation. the name of the suspect has not yet been released. internal affairs as well as the district attorney's office will look into this officer-involved shooting, more about the officer, 14 year veteran of the force we understand his wife got chance to see him this morning and they've a new three week old baby. live at einstein medical center. cleve bryan cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> all right, cleve, thank you so much. >>> well, there is also more breaking news that we're following for you today. philadelphia police were forced to shoot at a dog charging toward them. "eyewitness news" on the scene in north philadelphia. officials say about 2:30 this morning

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. >> reporter: when we talk about money while commissioner ramsey has to decide how in fact he can get any money to buy all these cameras for 6500 police officers at a cost of probably a you this dollars a person which would cost in the millions of dollars, not counting how much it will cost for somebody in the office recording all this stuff and storing all this video and keeping it and monitoring the video feeds that come in from 6500 police officers, can you imagine that by the way, but the cities that want this say the cost will be made up in the savings and all of the lawsuits that you have to settle out of court even if you think you are right you have to settle it out of court because cost just to represent and deeven if the police officer through years of litigation end up costing more sometimes just to say we were in the right and in the in the wrong but we still to have spend millions of dollars every year fighting these lawsuits or settling these lawsuits. that is where money scale comes in. you weigh cost of the lawsuits verse the cost of the cameras. so that is the issue h

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commissioner ramsey says officer korpalski will be on injured leave until he recovers from his wounds. and the 15th district vet will also go for counseling following what commissioner says is a traumatic experience. >> we don't start our day wanting to shoot or hurt anybody. but when you have a situation like that, it is something that we don't take for granted. the officer's ability to bounce back, the resiliency, it is a traumatic incident. we need to treat it as such. >> reporter: a total of four officers, katy said, returned fire, killing the suspect. all four will go for counseling before they come back on duty. coming up in the next 30 minutes, the hazards that these officers face every time they go to work. we'll have that in 30 minutes. live outside the hospital in olney, jesse gary, nbc 10 news. >>> 4:34. here's a breakdown of what we know right now, 14-year veteran, stephen korpalski, suffered a graze wound to the head, expected to be okay, in stable condition. officers were called to ditman street in tacony for report of a man with a gun. the scene is torresdale and magee

charles ramsey is the philadelphia police commissioner. bernard parks is the former police chief of los angeles. commissioner ramsey, thank you very much for taking time from your duties tonight. i have a lot of respect for you. big city responsibilities. is there a best practices for dealing with a situation we face tonight following a night of chaos in ferguson? >> dwron if there is one best practice. you want to try to control things best you can, protect people. you want to protect property. do the best you can and keep things as low a temperature as you can while using a minimal amount of police presence and/or force. >> what would be the impact on the people, do you think, of seeing national guardsmen in fatigues. soldiers of america. not police forces but soldiers. will they be more respectful of them, do you think? >> it's difficult to say. i can understand why the governor took the steps he took. my understanding is the forward will have a limited role in support of the county police and the state police. that's probably needed. i

so they can do more good with it, and that's the approach the ramseys take. >> and it works.t's obviously shown in your life. but rachel, i always wonder, we have a lot of people polled about why they're so cynical about their lack of trust in the president and congress, even the institution of marriage. i always think what makes you so jaded. not you in particular, but why is this generation so especially jaded when it comes to money, marriage, all that? >> i don't know. i can't speak for every person out there. i think maybe they haven't been taught in a sense to show what a great marriage looks s like, wh it looks like to handle your money well. you can save, you can give, do all of these things, have a great healthy foundation and perspective on all aspects of life. media is teaching them, social media is teaching them that. >> i think you will're right. rachel, smart money, smart kids, great book and great family. >>> in the meantime, i'm sure you all remember the joplin tornado. most blame mother nature. but now one woman is going after home depot? ♪ ♪ ♪ ben! well, that

our police commissioner, commissioner ramsey every philadelphia, here to talk about his talks with the attorney general. he's advising. >>> and it may be summer, but these eagles are not swimming to cool off. why'rtaking a dunk in a big pool of ice water. you know why they're doing it. >> hey, by the way, i do have my taney maroon on. >> i know. >> i didn't have any baby blue. >> what's that? >> good. >> well, my tie is crooked. >> baby blue, maroon? >> picture, hashtag on twitter fox 29 taney dragons, okay? all right. we going to play this game or not? >> like you said, it is a 50-50 shot. >> thunderstorms are going to be around williamsport, rain, as well. so we'll see if it is a delay, don't know how long they delay little league games before they call t it is an if-ee situation, for us, in philadelphia area, eight out of ten, today, and bus stop buddy, we bring back muggy the dog, to let you know that it is definitely more humid today. temperatures are in the 60s and 70s, as walk out the door. there is the rain we're talking about, dry at the moment in williamsport. no rain showing

>> we should talk with ramsey clark, the attorney general.is very sympathetic to the program we are seeking. >> hundreds of projects in existence under regular programs were beefed up. dozens of new projects were started. projects in the cities and rural areas. were ever spanish-speaking newicans live, there was opportunity. i conferred with a number of policymakers from the department of labor. they heard my story. i told them what the foundation did for the mexican-americans. i explained to them that this was the first time the mexican-american organization had developed expertise in the area of manpower. we have mexican-americans developing programs for mexican-americans. i told him that for the first time, we have received degrees of recognition, but that was not enough. [applause] i met one afternoon with a distinguished gentleman. we talked about new careers. we talked about what kind of a program we could develop for mexican-americans in this area. he said to me that he has a person and the ministration was willing -- and the administr

. >> charles ramsey takes the ice bucket challenge with a cup. >> reporter: it's not going to feel like the end of august, not this weekend, highs stuck in the # 0s, we warning up nicely next week, i'll ha . >> more than 125 firefighters battled a brushfire in california. high flames and thick black smoke could be seen on burbank boulevard. no word on what started. between 8 and ten acres burned, but fortunately no structures were damaged. they are dealing with the drought out there, which is not helping that situation at all. >> reporter: they are moving into a wetter type of year. this is the dry season for them. hopefully they will get moisture soon. what we have around here is moisture which we don't need around here. storm tracker 6 live double scan you can see the greens pushing in upper montgomery and bucks county. every now and then we start to see that shade of yellow popping up. i don't want to say it's a steady downpour, it's not too heavy. it's a little heavier than out here, places like macungie, and bally, are reporting some heavier stuff. it should be over the delaware ri

commissioner charles ramsey says it is one of the worst he has seen. >>> and working on a settlementetween septa and two unions. at a hearing this afternoon in washington, hearing jump dates from the two sides on whether progress has been made in the contract talks. the dispute centers on train for pay engineers. and recommended last night that they get wage increases similar to other unions and it led to a one day fight in june. >>> and residence in two towns are waiting for roads to be cleared after mud and debris from thunderstorms caused the mountain mudslides. 2500 people stranded by the heavy mud. crews are working to remove the mud and rocks that are several feet deep on some roads. one person was killed when a car was swept off a road by flooding. meanwhile, northern california is reeling from the devastating wildfires. dry, windy conditions are hampering he have forwards to bring the wildfire under control near chico. more than 3,000 people have now been evacuated. >>> back here at home the rain from the weekend just a memory now. the sunshine returned to the delaware and le

. >> reporter: philadelphia police commissioner charles ramsey says the department is very fortunate this morning that one of their own is alive after exchange every gunfire in the talcony section of the sit. >> i he suffered a graze wound to the left side of his head, very very fortunate that he was not injured any more seriously. >> authorities say around 12:45, officer stephen stephen korpalski and his part near reported to radio call with man with a gun on ditman street. >> saw the guy at magee and torresdale. they went to stop the male. immediately the male fired upon them striking officer korpalski, left side of his head. >> korpalski and three other officers returned fire striking the 40 year old suspect. the man's gun was recovered at the scene. he was pronounced dead around 1:30. when medics arrived officer korpalski was sitting up and talking. neighbors say gunfire is becoming a scary norm. >> seems like gunshots almost every weekend. it never used to be like this. >> reporter: officer korpalski 14 year veteran married three week old child. will be given medical leave and a

ramsey than enlisted the help of the philadelphia's finest and challenged all major city police chiefsphiladelphia mayor michael nutter, everette gilson and members of the police executive research forum. and also, by the way commissioner is now on line, tweeting at ppd commish. >>> if we do ice bucket challenge weather-wise this might be the week to do it. we have sun in the forecast. >> it is ice bucket challenge. there is in reason there has to be ice water in that challenge. >> tech nick challenge. >> it is a technicality but one you could go with. >> look at these blue skies, todd. we have gorgeous weather in philadelphia and gorgeous weather at the shore. it is peach weather and front step weather. in matter where you are wonderful conditions and ocean is warm. we have temperatures in the 70's in the water, but a moderate risk of rip current so make sure where ever a beach life guard is, that is where you do your swimming. 69 degrees in reading right now. we have watched, reading improve all morning long, we started with so much fun but now we can see everything. that is whitefie

how police commissioner ramsey says body cams are becoming almost as common as body arm or, or bullet-proof vest that police office are wear. he heads several national groups including the national police chiefs association. he has been on top of this issue since she is cameras were first even brought up to the first department. last year we have talked to him about it in the parking lot and he told us he thought they were great, a great new tool, it is something that this department has needed for some time and should be something that is long overdue here. he is now taking the first step according to this morning's inquirer by planning to have a test pilot program on some of the officers here in philadelphia by the end of the year. so why would anybody be against it? one person against it and one reason why they are against it john mcnesby the president of the police union. he says this gives people and some officers themselves, another reason to second guess every move that an officer makes out here on the street. when you are making move, split second life or death decision moves, you d

. >> rally came right as philadelphia police commissioner, charles ramsey, wrapped up a conference call with the us attorney general representing the major city chief association. look to go restore peace in ferguson. >> people are getting shot, and police officers, businesses being burned, and looted, i mean, it all has to stop. we have to figure out a way to do it. >> we'll see how major city chiefs can help if at all in a situation by providing some support, some advice. >> that was fox 29's dave kinchen reporting. there will be another rally in philadelphia tonight, at 6:00 at love park. meanwhile, philadelphia police commissioner charles ramsey is weighing in on the issues facing ferguson. you can actually catch him in a live interview during good day at 7:00. >>> and, remember, our coverage of the crisis in ferguson continues on line. go to myfoxphilly.com. see the pictures, the video, and what is happening as it happens. >>> at 5:19 right now, some health newsment montgomery county woman battling rare genetic disorder that causes chronic pain. the 33 year old mother of two, megan

commissioner ramsey said it was a close call. >> he is released from the hospital, and received a graze wound to the head, another fraction of an inch and we would be having a different discussion. >> police are not releasing the name of the suspect that was killed out there this morning. they have surveillance video that could help in their ongoing investigation. starting on "action news," we'll have more of those dramatic police radio transmissions during the gun battle. david henry, channel 6 "action news." >> david, thank you. >> we have breaking news now, from penn's landing, where a septa bus caught fire just a few minutes ago. firefighters are on the scene now and you can see they extinguished the fire, it was burning at the back of the bus here. that was parked at front and chestnut street, it's a route 33 bus, it caught fire before the noon hour. no injuries reporting and septa tells "action news" there were no passengers on the bus at the time of the fire, there was a septa mechanic on the bus when it did catch fire, firefighters put it out fairly quickly. >>> a dozen bullet c

and for robin chef gordon ramsey. good night everyone. and for robin williams, rest in peace >> from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight, chef gordon ramsay -- director bobcat goldthwait -- and music from common with cleto and the cletones. and now, step back -- here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. thank you for coming. that is awesome. i'm glad you're here. i've got to say -- i'm glad i'm here, too. [ cheers and applause ] to be honest i'm glad anyone is here tonight because there is a big traffic jam right here in l.a. right now, bigger than usual because president obama is in town. the president is in town to make everybody late for yoga-lates is that right? he is here for a fundraiser, where he pretends to think about what celebrities think. i feel like the president only comews to l.a. for money. like a college student who comews home to steal food from the refrigerator. but one of tonight's fundraisers was held at "the scandal" producer shanda rhyme's house, but the o

. >>> philadelphia police commissioner charles ramsey is getting in on the whole ice bucket challengeplus how you can now community kate with the commissioner on line. >>> no wet weather today car will has forecast when we continue at dust irritating your eye? (singing) ♪ visine® gives your eyes relief in seconds. visine®. get back to normal. ifyou may be muddlingble withrough allergies.nger... try zyrtec® for powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin. because it starts working faster on the first day you take it. zyrtec®. muddle no more™. >>> and, today it is august 24th good morning everyone i'm todd quinones. here's meteorologist carol erickson with a look at the weather forecast, good morning, carol. >> we have a tropical storm, i'm very busy over here. we have a tropical storm i'm updating which just turn from a depression into a tropical storm. we have a lot going on but fortunately not a lot going on in our weather. we have very quiet conditions out there. notice blue skies we are currently enjoying and it looks just great as we look out at ben franklin br

. >> chief ramsey agrees with you, as well. he upped the programs for the police, there's a proper amount of respect, but not fear and animosity. when you have someone fully outlet fitted in a tank coming down your street. >> especially when the police that is in your community doesn't look anything like the community in terms of demographics. >> race has been a huge issue in this obviously. in the poll it's not divided along race lines. it's from u.s.a. today. pew research, americans black and white at a 2-1 ratio say police are not holding the officers accountable would you agree police departments are not policing themselves properly. >> there's often times, look, you can't -- we see it here in the city of philadelphia. no matter how aggressive you are with ethics, there's ethical issues in the police department. all you can do is deal with those in retrospect you can't stop them in advance. it's tough because you have this arbitration process that left the police officers go across the line, they almost always win. >> how m

and a chat with charles ramsey along with his pep -- deputy commissioner. a good time to ask questions like ways to fiement crime, how to get involved, how to join thes police force that is one more way that our viewers can get involved in the crime-fighting effort. sarah bloomquist, channel 6 "action news." >> sarah thank you. >>> a 66 year old woman burned in a house fire and she may have been a hoarder. and the victim taken to the hospital in stable condition. the exact cause of the fire under inight. >>> folks from philadelphia went to harrisburg asking for funding for schools. the group went to the state capital to urge lawmakers to come back and vote on a cigarette proposal. it will help the direct. >> there are about 200,000 children that will suffer if we don't get the cigarette tax passed. >> don't forget the kids, it is their future. >> if it doesn't come in by august 15 schools will not open on time. >>> breaking news. israel accepted a 72-hour cease-fire proposal made by egypt. are this comes -- actually we will get back to this. >>> looking liv

charles ramsey and his deputy commissioners will join us here in our 6 abc studios to take parts in a live web chat at 6abc.com from 4:00 until 6:30, log on to submit questions about crime prevention and anything you want to ask the top brass, join on the discussion at 6abc.com and on the air tonight from 4:00 until 6:30. >>> city council woman johnson led the cry this morning. they gathered at albert m. greenfield elementary school. they are calling on state workers to get back to work and approve the cigarette tax. school officials warn that without revenue from the cigarette tax, they will start sending off layoff notices to some 1700 employees. >>> a commemorative gold county is going on at the u.s. mint they gather outside of mint in old city, it's a revision of the 1964 jfk half dollar, collectsers are willing to pay $1300 for the county. each one carries an ounce of pure 24 karat gold. >> how do you get a chance at a keep sake like this, i'm looking forward to getting it. >> if are you lucky enough to get a gold one, can't have too much gold. >> the u.s. mint in old city is jus

police commissioner ramsey says it is the worst case of corruption he has heard of. >> vernon, thank you. >>> a freak accident claimed a man's live in bensalem, bucks county this afternoon. it happened just before 4:00 on bristol pike. a victim, the mechanic was working under a vehicle when the stands collapsed and the vehicle be crushed him. dead at the scene the victim anticipates name not released. >>> and blast that killed two was the built up of propane blast. two killed, two others in the hospital in stable condition. >>> federal mediators told septa and two of the unions to keep talking. they are working to reach a settlement over a salary dispute. the mediation board held a meeting in washington, d.c. this afternoon. a resolution has not been reached yet, but both sides think they can reach a settlement with negotiations. the dispute on pay for train engineers. an emergency board appointed by president obama recommended last month that they get wage increases similar to other unions. it led to a one-day strike this past june. >>> a two-day music contest in seaside heights del

or is this as commissioner ramsey said these are bad apples. >> civil rights attorney said you can set your clock by it every five years you can is hava scandal in the narcotics squad. it's a cultural problem and frankly a problem of corruption within the police. >> is it leaving people in the temperaturing situations in the narcotics -- tempting situation with all the narcotics and drugs. >> i think it it is the rules around arbitration and internal reviews. the first thing you have is police officers an supervise in the same bargaining unit. you've got one group that's representing the people who are supposed to be overseeing and supervising folksment. the other things there's a problem around progressive discipline. the commissioners overreach and come back with arbitrations. ash -- arbitrations have turned over the decisions many times. we have to discipline and identify problems finally in a way that seems to make sense. >> we had this situation under mayor rendell they set up an accountability office which they dismantled in 2005. back then they said officers are not being screen

>> reporter: good morning, well commissioner ramsey really put it in perspective this morning.on half an inch and they would be planning a funeral. instead, the officer inside are getting a cat scan. indication also he should be okay. all started about 12:45 this morning, officer steve and his partner were responding to radio call for a man with a gun on the 6400 block of ditman street. they saw the man described as heavyset man with a

jim ramsey is in the weather center with the latest. >> we're not going to get may be as warm as earlier forecast would indicate. that is not bad news. the cooler temperatures lower humidity is are also expected. i'll catch up to date on the watch as warnings. the soviet thunderstorm warnings that had been in effect earlier this morning at the moment there is an urban and small stream flood it was a. there's also a special marine warning. this is the reasoning is based thunderstorm's trekking across the water can produce as much as 50 mi. per hour wind. can overturn and damage small boats. it lies that any boating should stay on port. >> still can produce some very strong winds and perhaps even some formidable hell. probably less than any size. nonetheless you want to stand doors until the storms pass. it is possible that we will see frequent lightning and heavy downpours. you have more on the storms. >> back to our top story. live in the city's woodlawn a neighborhood. >> distressing news. in 11 of chicago grow rather shocking account of what happened to her yesterday afternoon and whic

now the man who shot it 22-year-old ramsey orda has been arrested on gun charges. >>> the tower of londona sea of poppies to commemorate the 100th anniversary of world war i. the art installation called blood swept land and seas of red featured 888,246 ceramic poppies. that is one for every british and commonwealth soldier who died during the conflict. >>> a competitive august weekend, and here are three that we thought you should see. first up, american bartender shook his 47 competitors to their core and made the best cocktails. he earned the title bartender of the we're in london after a week-long competition. >>> which one of these guys is dangerously hot? after consuming 14 increasingly spicy dishes, this man won germany's spicy food competition. ouch. that's a tough one. >>> this round outs our top three. men and women flex their muscle at the world handbag tossing championship. the winning group won for their distance and technique. now time for a look ahead and a look back. the inaugural u.s.-african leaders summit gets underway. secretary kerry is one of the speakers of the three

expecting a live conversation happening just a little later this morning with police commissioner charles ramsey as well. let's get to weather and traffic. first alert traffic reporter jillian mele has information on how that shooting scene could affect your drive. >> we have three different penndot cameras in this area. let me step out of the way. you can see how big this scene is. this camera is looking at the intersection of torresdale and magee avenue. you can see the police activity, all of the police tape out there. a big scene in that area, this second camera is located at torresdale and robbins. this just gives you an idea of how many blocks you can see are closed in this area. from the other end, police activity, this camera is situated at torresdale and princeton avenue and way down here, that's where you can see the camera zoomed in a little bit, we still have police activity near princeton. princeton should be okay. that will be a good option as an alternate. i break down all of the closures, ditman blocked off between levick and hellerman. take walker. torresdale will be closed for