we are live from millville sharrie williams for channel six "action news". jim? >> sharrie, thank you. lets go live to "action news" reporter kenneth mote even... we will get to kenneth in just a moment but first people were flocking to the stores again tonight buying rock salt for their driveways and for the street. the once again, we are looking at the potential for a couple of days of inactivity and tonight at the grocery stores and hardware stores people were loading up. >> lets go live to "action news" reporter kenneth moton overlooking i-95 in essington delaware county. kenneth, is what the situation there. >> reporter: well, jim the first flakes started coming down about an hour ago. hundreds of salt and plow trucks are now on these roadways. of course, this is something penndot has done time and time again but this storm there are challenges as crews deal with the bone chilling temps. penndot is on the clock for full call out, hundreds of trucks that top well any of these cold roadways overnight and tuesday morning. >> i get home in the morning around 5:00

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>> i'm nydia han along with sharrie williams.ew at noon have an update on the measles. >> live look outside the river rink in penns landing, enjoy the mild weather while you can. >> meteorologist chris sowers has the full accuweather forecast and more next on "action news." we thought our cable internet was fast. but, our uploads are half the speed of our downloads so our internet is really half-fast. so half-fast. someone did a half-fast job posting our vacation pics. when i post my slow jams, i'm a little half fast totally half fast stop living with half fast internet. only verizon fios comes with speedmatch - uploads as fast as downloads. and the fastest wi-fi available from any provider. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >> good afternoon, it is sunday february 8. eva is off, sharrie williams joins us. >> here's some of the stories we're following on "action news." an update on the suspected case in measles in montgomery county. >> philadelphia police are

sharrie williams was there. >> having life-saving equipment, having people on the scene, a good pair -- paramedic made the difference. >> and mike will live to see another day thanks to quick-thinking sprangers. he was working out at the gym and he fell to the ground. >> after i finished my routine i collapsed had a heart attack and went into sudden cardiac arrest. had no chest pains and i thought i was in pretty good shape to work out. and apparently i wasn't. >> riordan sprang into action. >> we figured we needed to cut his shirt open attach the e.d.'s and made to signal that it was ok to use it. >> riordan among the 142 people honored for state offing -- for saving a life. this is the ereunion. e.m.s. it firefighters and police officer and others are honored. and it is all in honor of national heart month. >> people get involved with emergency services to make a difference. there's very few things that compare with being able to make a difference of somebody clinically dead who now survived and is able to live their life. >> and mike is living proof that seconds and minutes count.

lets go to "action news" reporter sharrie williams live at the fire scene, sharrie what is the story. >> reporter: jim, this all erupted just before 8:00 o'clock just after 7:30 they tell us this is where flames broke out. take a look as you can see this is what is left of this four unit row home area. it is, a total loss, we're being told by the chief who was out here working on this. the the good news though everyone made it out alive. bright colored flames took off over this section of row homes. nearly 80 fire fighters from multiple agencies working together to get the fast moving fire under control. >> it looked as though within minutes the flames were spreading to the other houses. i never seen nothing like that. it was shooting out of the side. it was like something want blowing the fire out. it just took over. >> reporter: a five two-year old man was trapped inside and had to be rescued by fire fighters, that according to new castle county officials. family members rush overhearing their loved one needed help. >> we came around here and all you saw was smoke and flames coming

"action news" reporter sharrie williams has the story. >> it was very exciting to meet the president. >> reporter: it is a rare opportunity, a sit down conversation with the president of the united states. officer virginia matte as with camden county police had that chance today and took full advantage. >> i'm happy to have the president inviting us there because he wants our say in it. police officers regular police officers. >> reporter: matte as was one of the six rank and file every day officers invited to talk with vice-president biden and president obama about how community and law enforcement can work together to ensure trust to build public safety. the president called the within hour meeting staying the the course with his task force on 21st century policing. the president wanted to hear from departments where community policing is working. homicide are down 50 percent in camden over the last two years. so are shootings. violent crime is down 25 percent. officer matteas explained to the president how camden county police are doing it. >> we're walking in the communities, we'r

we are live from center city, sharrie williams for channel six "action news". >> jim. >>> still to come on "action news" tonight one suspended one stepping down, shake ups for two prominent television personalities. >>> plus hostage heart break family of a american woman learns with certainty that she was killed as a captive of ice is. >>> also the ground level view just feet away from last night's wild carjacking in california adam. >>> jim, arctic air is building in northern canada and it will be released in the lower 48. we will talk about an extended stretch of below freezing temperatures in that accu weather forecast. >>> tonight i have the story of a home owner who decided to give her kissing husband a face lift. why did she ask the action naus trouble shooters to step in. >>> and ducis rodgers with the latest on the flyers goalie the situation, plus some college basketball when "action news" continues tonight. >>> well, the pentagon tonight says it is certain that american hostage kayla muhler died at the hand of ice is not an alleged jordanian air strike. the last week the terro

. >> "grey's anatomy" and "scandal" all new and sharrie williams is here for the preview. >>> there were emotional twists and edge of your seat moments last week on tgit, tonight is sure to be just as exciting and kicks off with "grey's anatomy" at 8:00. >> i leave my kids with my purse and christina does it all the time. >> talk to joe. >> no joe. >> she is wigging out about trying to go to d.c. to see derek. >> why didn't she ask me? >> who will be meredith's quote person, we'll see who steps in and steps up to the plate and april and jackson must make a difficult decision about their unborn child that is tonight on grays. >> you can't afford to -- the u.s. government and you would have to leave the country because you are on a dozen watch lists and even then there is no place on earth you can possibly run where i wouldn't hunt you down and drag you back here. >> watch out cyrus is on the war path on an all new "scandal," they are going straight for the vice president and his cohorts, who arranged the kidnapping of olivia pope. and she is on the auction block tonight on "scandal." >> w

willing will talked to -- sharrie williams talked to entrepreneurs keeping in touch with loved ones behind bars. it's called connect inmate where families can send letters and pictures to family members who are incarcerated. this was a person mission for pink elephant. why did you start it. i dealt with my father and my he has been in prison basically his whole life. he wasn't released until i was 17. it was a big push for us to communicate. so her partners collaborated on a system to sending a letter of convenient digital process right on your smart phone. you would write write a letter e how you send a text message to your friends. connect inmate will handle all the fulfillment the printing and handling of the letters to the prison. letters are a 1.50, pictures were not 50. this app has brought appeal. >> kids on cell phones and hitech there's no reason not to be connected with their loved ones in prison. we have 19,000 downloads on iphone and 17,000 on android we started mid october. the developers of the app say they are not promoting bad choices that led to incars race, but -- incarce

eva pilgrim is off, sharrie williams joins us today.king the possibility of more wintry weather, what does that mean for your morning commute? chris sowers has all the details from accuweather. >> the search is on for theives who bust into a northeast philadelphia town home overnight and police say the bandits may have picked the home after reading the post on social media from one of the victims. >> a teenager is behind bars for shooting three people at a pittsburgh area mall. 50 degrees right. >> reporter: some areas today in the mid 50s by tuesday morning areas to the north may have snow on the ground. the farther south you are the warmer it will be today. the farther north you live, the possibility of freezing sleet and rain tomorrow. in the meantime there's the view in cape may. we have the high, thin clouds up above. which kept the temperatures fairly mild during the overnight hours, that will help us out overnight tonight and tomorrow morning. everybody is above freezing except for areas north and west, reading and allentown sitt

sharrie williams has that story coming up. >> now to a developing story overseas.ing that american hostage kayla mueller was killed in an air strike carried out by jordan. the u.s. state department says it is deeply troubled by this report but officials stress that reports of mueller's death have not been confirmed. jordan has launched a campaign against the terror network following the murder of a jordanian pilot. abc's susan solny live with the latest. >> reporter: good afternoon monica. american officials are responding with caution because isis has been known to be misleading about the fate of its hostages. the terror group isis is claiming an american woman it had been holding hostage is dead killed isis claims when jordanian warplanes bombed an isis strong hold in northern syria where the hostage was being held n a statement on twitter the terror group identified the woman as 26-year-old american aide worker kayla mueller. it had been known that isis was still holding at least one american hostage but this was the first time her identity was revealed. isis di

eva pilgrim is off, sharrie williams is joining us today.ws we're tracking the possibility of more wintry weather. what does it mean for the morning commute tomorrow? chris sowers has the details from accuweather. >> the search is on for thieves who burst into a northeast philadelphia town home tonight and the victims may have alerted the bandits on social media. the latest in a live report. >> a teenager is behind barrels accused of shooting three people at a pittsburgh area mall. plus, chris sowers is at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. hey chris. >> reporter: hey, nydia it's not so much tomorrow morning rather the evening. all locations will drop back down below freezing. 34 in fleetwood. pottstown, 37. saint davids 367. center city and chester 39 degrees. mid 40s upper 40s across south jersey. buena, 48 degrees, smyrna, 44. dover, 45 and avalon 42. places like buena and dover will reach 55 degrees today when all is said and done. we'll have an incredible amount of warmth charging in from the south. at the same time we have t

at closing time at the che bar and grill where sharrie williams is live. what is the update here?jim, nicki minaj and rihanna are among those in the music world remembering de'von pickett killed here along the street after leaving the bar. the family speaking out saying he was only trying to help and he was killed. known for her upbeat lier beatbeat beatbeat lyrics sad after two of her crew were stabbed in the east mount airy. 29 year old de'von pickett and 27-year-old eric parker went inside of the che bar and grill on stenton avenue with three other friends. when it closed around 2:30 a.m. the men got into a fight on the sidewalk just down the street from the bar. >> they got into some type of verbal altercation with several other males, which quickly escalated into a physical confrontation. one. males pulled out a knife and stabbed both of them multiple times. >> someone drove the men to the hospital. de'von pickett, also known as "day day" did not make it. parker is in critical condition, fighting for his life. on social media, nicki minaj sent her condolences saying "another

"action news" reporter sharrie williams is in the the "action news" big board sharrie the the fact that the vaccination against measles is a subject of don't now and the governor of new jersey has become part of that debate. >> reporter: he ace monk those, several prominent republicans, jim, weighing in on this issue. this measles epidemic has become a concern of public safety affecting families coast to coast. there are 18 new case these week with one case in central pennsylvania. new today rand paul and governor christie both made comments about vaccinations that are causing a stir. critical point in the measles out break as cases continue to spread, the the debate on vaccinations is front and center. >> all i can say is we vaccinated ours. >> reporter: new jersey governor and possible 2016 presidential candidate chris christie, telling reporters he chose to vaccinate his children but he followed that statement by saying parents should have a choice. >> there has to be ape balance. it depend on what the vaccine is, what disease type is and all of the rest. i do agree you have to give

"action news" reporter sharrie williams live at the darby municipal building. is there a salt taste in the water? >> well jim, it's coming from the salt mix that's actually used to treat the roads. we spoke with aqua america about it, and they tell us tonight that the warm up yesterday actually caused the snow and ice that you see here still on the roads, well it is filled with that salt and it is running off. aqua says the water may have a distinct taste but is still safe. janice davis on the job when a resident called in with a concern. >> i had a call from a resident that stayed miss janice have you tasted the water recently? >> she had not had a drink from the faucet and wanted to better under the complaint. >> i came into the kitchen and tasted the water and said wow, it taste like salt. and that's a bad taste in your mouth. >> that bad taste, according to aqua is from the run-off of the road salts ever area roads and high quasi because of the recent winter storms. that's right, the salt mix used to keep the roads safe made its way into aqua's water treatm

"action news" reporter sharrie williams is live at the the big board, sharrie the big question now, what caused the plane to lose its take off trajectory and crash. >> reporter: that question is at the heart of the investigation at this point. encouraging news though but so call black boxes are intact. the these are the the last seconds of this flight as it was coming down here. what we know at this point is it was in the air literally only for a few minutes when everything changed. it shows the aircraft dipping it left wing during the deadly dissent. this dash cam footage from taiwan is breathtaking and horrifying. the extraordinary scene captured by tvbs shows trans asia flight 235 shortly after take off. the plane tilting over an elevated highway, slamming into a barrier and then crushing a taxi passing below, the twin engine turboprop then crash landed in to the river. fifty-eight passenger and crew were on board, including four children. rescue workers used inflatable boats to pull survivor to safety. investigators say that the trans asia flight gained at dude but not speed and then

>> first sharrie williams talks with some entrepreneurs helping families keep in touch with loved ones behind bars. >> it's called connect inmate. a free downloadable app created where families can conveniently send letters and pictures to family members that are incarcerated. for blair sandlain, owner of local fashion boutique pink elephant this was a personal mission. >> i started connect inmate because of my father battling prison his whole life. he went to prison when i was two years old and wasn't released until i was 17. it was a big push for us to communicate as i became a teenager. you're driving, you have prom, graduation, you don't want to sit down an right your dad a letter. >> so her partners collaborated on a system to make mailing a letter a convenient digital process >> you would write a letter just like how you would write a text message to a friend. and you would attach pictures the way you would a text messge. >> letters are $1.50, pictures are fifty cents and connect inmate will handle all the fulfillment. the actual printing and mailing of the letters to the prison.

for adam joseph sharrie williams and rick williams i'm monica malpass have a great night. >>> "actionelaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist, cecily tynan and jim gardner. >>> thursday night the liquor privatization bill passes in the pennsylvania house and several inches of snow fall on south jersey this morning, but the big story tonight is more on the arrests of three alleged isis wannabes, authorities say that one suspect lived in dover, delaware, until august of last year. david henry is live at the federal building in philadelphia. what have we learned about this man? >> well, investigators say that the money man behind this scheme is a man you may have done business with at a local shopping mall, this criminal complaint spells it out and we are learning more about the alleged islamist among us. he could have passed for any young man at the shopping fall. he operated a cell phone repair kiosk and a kitchen gadget kiosk. this video is from a jihadist website that they allegedly visited frequently, they offered to kill president barack obama and pol

sharrie williams is at the "action news" big board with a preview. >> okay rick and monica tonight's all new episodes are dedicated to love with valentines on the horizon, finding it or keeping it or losing it. followed by the middle and then the goldbergs and then an all new modfern family. >> invited my sister to visit so we could fix things like how she always borrowed my bras or i took her one chance to leave the village and left her there taking care of my mother things like that. >> it may dampen jay's valentine's day plans and mitchell is put in an awkward position. >>> in a way, it's valentines, na, na na. >> my way sounds so much better. their annual valentines date gets up to a rocky start but drey is going to make it memorable in an all new "blackish" at 9:30. >> too much history in there. >> are you talking about deacon. >> our lives are completely connected. >> i'm sorry. >> don't be sorry. >> there is a lot of heart break on nashville. the breakup forces raina back into the public eye and it may be too soon considering her history with deacon and juliet's pregnancy is m

after mid season prime minister ears, sharrie williams is live at the big board with a sneak peek. >> several big cliff hangers last week not to mention nail biting suspense and it all starts with an all new "grey's anatomy" at 8:00 a.m. >> she is not my sexy anything. >> not yet but she could be. >> 8:00 p.m. of course. tonight. torres and owen are looking to jump back into the dating game again and it's not all that easy and meredith and derek are deciding to make it work with her staying at seattle grace and him moving to washington d.c. is it the right move? >> did you see the guards outside? >> no. >> if i wasn't here to protect you and keep things civilized, they would tear you to pieces. >> we are all holding our breath for olivia pope on an all new scandal scandal tonight they are using her as bait for fitch and what can the president and the gladiatorers do to get her back alive. we'll find out on an all new "scandal" at 9:00 p.m. >> her sister, did analise scare her back to boston yet? >> what are you talking about. >> some sister she got her before the break and she didn't

for meteorologist, adam joseph jaime apody sharrie williams and monica malpass and the entire "actionteam i'm rick williams, have a nice evening. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers meteorologist, cecily tynan, and jim gardner. >>> tuesday night the pennsylvania state police corporal is charged in the death of a trooper and philadelphia police release a picture of the suspect wanted for the assault of a woman on a septa concourse. but the big story on "action news" tonight is the ongoing cleanup of a massive water main break, the rupture was discovered at 6:00 this morning on roosevelt boulevard near kbrant avenue in northeast philadelphia, all lanes had to be shut down as the boulevard turned into muddy waters, and this is the way it looks live from chopper 6 hd as crews try to get all the inner lanes open by 9:00 tonight and the outer lanes have been reopened to traffic. david ry is live at the scene. >> the lanes between northern avenue and red lion remain closed as well as one of the outer lanes that is a big improvement over this morning's

for sharrie williams, chris sowers, and the entire "action news" team, i'm nydia han, have a great sundayll see you at 9:00 a.m. >>> good morning, america. happening now. double trouble. blasts on both coasts. relentless rain and wild winds in the west flooding streets and homes. toppling trees. and in the east, not again. another major snowstorm, setting sights on new england, still digging out. spinout after spinout. the blinding snow piling up. team coverage of the bicoastal storm. >>> deadly crash. bruce jenner behind the wheel. he was involved in a pileup that caused a car to swerve into oncoming traffic. and that driver was killed. >> bruce, are you okay? >> paparazzi capturing the moment of impact. did they play a role in the accident? >>> gunfire at the mall. bullets go flying. shoppers running for their lives.

sharrie williams has that story.have those stories at 5:00. >> she wrote one of the most iconic books in american history then never published another thofl until now. harper lee will release a sequel to "to kill a mocking bird" she wrote this book first but her publisher suggested she religious mocking bird this is only her second novel ever and the first work in 50 years it's due out in july. >> to kill a mocking bird is one of the great all time books. >> i assume this will be just as great. >> i'll have to read it. adam is back with the accuweather forecast. and he walked 20 miles to work for a decade but he won't have to do it anymore thanks to the generosity of a complete stranger, the heart warming story. >>> these kids brought history to life at the living wax museum in collegeville today. seventh graders at the holy cross regional school dressed as famous people and stood mostless until prompted to deliver a speech inaccurate ter. audrey hepburn was one of the alter egos. >> they should have invited me. >> t

sharrie williams will have that story. >> details. view from chopper chopper 6 tell us the story.setting temperatures filling the delaware with slabs of ice. >> wind chills below zero were a shock to the system for residents around the region this morning and the situation hasn't improved that much. >> that's right. the cold is just too much here for camden high school today. heating issues forced school officials to dismiss students and staff at 1:00 this afternoon. all after school activities and sports were also canceled. officials have not commented on the extent of the problem. >> all right, let's take a live look at the transit center in trenton where folks are eagerly awaiting their ride home tonight. luckily it's warmer than it was this morning but it's still well below freezing and the wind chills continues to be a major factor. as always, make sure you dress in layers if you go outside heavy coats, hats, gloves and scarves they're all a must. >> the good news is it's going to be warmer tomorrow. the bad news, we're also tracking a wintry mix of snow sleet and freezing ra

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. >> now for meteorologist adam joseph cecily tynan sharrie williams monica malpass the entire "action i'm christa quinn williams. have a nice evening. good night. >> good night. >> ♪♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪♪ >> breaking news tonight. it happened late today in new castle delaware, somebody burst into the rose hill community center and opened fire. one person has been killed. the gunman is still at large. monday night the big story on "action news" tonight is breaking news from new castle. police converged on 19lamson with reports of gunfire in a building where teenagers and preteens were involved in activity. dann cuellar is live on the scene. what is the latest. >> reporter: new castle police remain on the scene at the rose hill communities center. it was pretty clear the victim was dead almost immediately after they arrived here just before 3 o'clock this afternoon. witnesses say a gunman ran in, went to the basement, shot a male subject and then fled on foot. here's more from polic

williams with tonight's crime fighter report. >> happy go lucky person. he had a big heart. he had an infectious smile. >> reporter: sharrie davis says she still cannot believe her son, alex davis, was killed. >> i just miss him so much. >> reporter: on july 2nd, 2012, 29 year-old davis was in his car at sixth and belmont streets in coatsville chester county. >> he was shot and killed in his car and it took place at 11:40 at night. >> i don't know what is wrong with the world today. i feel the person should be held accountable. >> someone in that neighborhood saw something and now is the time for them to come forward. >> reporter: to further encourage that the citizens crime commission is administering a $5,000 reward for an arrest and conviction for person responsible. all you have to does call 215-546-tips. davis's sister has the message for the person who took her brother. >> i actually want to say i forgive you. just to come forward. i don't want to, i don't want my family to keep hurting like this. >> reporter: davis leaves behind a young daughter. >> she just said the other day she missed her daddy. she said i'm sad