sharrie williams channel 6 "action news." >> we'll not see the recordings but you can hear the raw emotions and the dispatcher. >> i'm on location i need a medic asap. >> get a medic here asap. >> >> first responders from across the river honored officer wilson with the 39th annual awards dinner. the event recognizes individuals for extraordinary acts of bravery and raises money for children of emergency personnel killed in the line of duty. >> it's a reminder of the dangers of our job tonight we honor officer wilson and his family. this fellowship committee will be there for them just as many others will be there them, as well. a church in the neighborhood is holding a service in his honor at 10:00 a.m. at saints martins de porres. there is a trust fund established for the family. go to facebook.com/"action news" like the page to get the updates on your feed. >>> it's 5:34, let's get a check of the weather meteorologist chris sowers it's cold, but it's going to be better. >> reporter: it better get better. let's go live on sky 6. we have a nice weekend for a change. we're not talking any s

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live in northeast philadelphia sharrie williams, channel "action news." jim?thank you. >>> chester firefighters rescued five people tonight from this house on the 300 block of east 12th street. run of the residents is staying in the hospital overnight for observation. authorities are thanking a weidner university security guard to alerted firefighters. >>> and a man's decision to stay up late may have saved his life. king was watching tv downstairs when the fierce winds howled and a 40-year-old tree on his property came crashing down on his roof right into his upstairs bedroom. >> and normally i go to go to bed at 7:00. but i stayed up later, so i guess somebody upstairs is watching over me. >> saying it felt like an earthquake and sounded like a train crashing into his home. the home on the 2300 block of franklin avenue he lives alone with his two dogs and says they are all ok. shaken up but okay. >>> this is 21 year old jovan thomas of trenton and charged in connection with the death of his daughter. and they went into his apartment and removed bags of evide

. >> at the wells fargo center sharrie williams channel 6 "action news." >>> still to come tonight, terrorn tunisia with nearly 20 dead. tourists at a museum under fire. >>> and a study showing why breastfeeding is literally the smartest thing to do for the baby's brain? >> and western not giving up with a fight. tracking rain and snow. details on when, where and how much in the accuweather forecast. >>> and donna gregory brings us villanova on the edge of his march madness match-up. music: etta james "at last" (plays throughout) ♪♪ sometimes, at last doesn't happen at first. ♪♪ ♪♪ your dad just kissed my mom. ♪♪ turning two worlds into one takes love. ♪♪ helping protect that world takes state farm. >> tourists outside of a museum in tunisia ran for their lives as gunmen opened fire. when it was over 19 were dead including two of the attackers. witnesses say the gunmen were firing at anything that moved. the slain tourists were from several countries including japan, italy and spain. >>> u.s. air force veteran, pugh, pled not guilty to terrorist charges in brooklyn. pugh, with ties to brid

we are live for now sharrie williams channel six "action news". >> all right sharrie thanks for that update. >>> a man died and a woman was critically injured during a shooting in west philadelphia a this morning. investigators tell "action news" it all started as a dispute between neighbors. it happened a bit before 11:00a in m on the 4500 block of spruce street. investigators say that the 46 year-old woman was shot eight times, the gun man then turn the gun on himself and killed himself. >>> in delaware police are investigating a murder mystery early this morning along a major roadway. a passing motorist spotted a bullet ridden van in a ditch. when he got closer he saw two people inside, a man dead and a woman who was seriously injured. "action news" reporter kenneth moton is live at the scene in mink dale with more on this story, kenneth. >> reporter: well, sarah this incident and this investigation had sections of two major roadways closed for about six hours today, 495, and route 13 here. this is where tait the police say those victims were discovered but right now they are stil

sharrie williams, channel 6 "action news." jim?> thank you. >>> other news at this hour a fire in bristol township bucks county sent two to the hospital tonight. at 8:00 the fire broke out at the stonebridge apartments on bath road. when the firefighters arrived, flames out the second-floor window. >>> and an elderly couple found dead in this home and it may be murder-suicide. and they ka -- were called to the home on steinway avenue. a man and woman in their 80s were shots. >>> and the police released surveillance video. a woman attacked inside of what chinese restaurant. the video shows a man approaching the victim on february 20 remanding her purse. when he tries to grab it from her she puts up a fight and the two tussle before she gets away. if you recognize that man, you are urged to call the police. >>> the republican leaders in harrisburg are call governor wolf's budget plan dead on arrival. presenting it before the joint section of the legislature today and the first item on his agenda education. >> the first thing it does

live in norristown sharrie williams, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> "action news" reporterter perez live in gloucester township. south jersey expected to take the biggest hit from this storm. >> that's right, jim. it is hard to believe with all this rain that a snowstorm is coming on its tail but it is. and governor chris christie already announced a state of mmgfof emergency for new jersey and many school districts announcing closers for what we hope is the final curtain call for winter weather this year. >> we are preparing for the worst, hoping for the best. >> and carmen rodriguez says there is enough salt left for road crews to get the job done tomorrow, and hopefully for the last time this year, a code blue emergency to protect homeless. >> and they will be advised where to take the homeless in the event they find someone in need. with the emergency being put into place we have additional sites used also. >> the previously fallen snow melts under the rainfall the foggy conditions seen in locations across the region are a prelude of the approaching snowstorm. and plent

we are live in lower providence montgomery county sharrie williams channel six a "action news". >>> fire fighters in trenton tackled a multi alarm there are as well this one broke out in the home in the 200 block of tyler avenue around 5:00 o'clock. flames spread to the neighboring house. fire fighters doused the blaze before anyone was hurt. >>> more than 50 people are recovering from the train crash and derailment as that amtrak train made its way from north carolina toward philadelphia. the the terrifying moment of impact was caught on camera, the locomotive smashed into a tractor trailer and that was stuck on the tracks. >> oh, my god. "action news" reporter kenneth moton live at 30th street station tonight where some of the passengers have been headed, hi kenneth. >> reporter: hi, monica, yes we have learn that some passengers went from north carolina to richmond virginia or washington d.c. by bus and boarded trains late tonight. so they should be here over the next hour, after a terrifying journey. tonight, there were stranded and frustrated amtrak passengers at 30th street station

sharrie williams channel 6 "action news." >> still ahead on "action news" saturday morning. it's never too late for a first solo art exhibit. a local holocaust surf you as you wish you survivor is -- survivor is finding success at 100. >> reporter: windchills are stuck in the teens and 20s speaking of teens tomorrow morning. we're dropping down temperature-wise into the teens. i'll have the complete accuweather forecast coming up when we come right back. >> video on "action news" shows a landslide in des moines, washington. it damaged one home yesterday afternoon, three others were evacuated. no injuries were reported. the slide was 200 feet wide and 200 feet tall. crews will be monitoring the area and more evacuations are possible. >>> let's get a check of our weather. it doesn't feel like spring, it hadn't felt like spring. >> reporter: one day, we got to 67 degrees on thursday. the rest of the week has been chilly. we've been seeing highs in the 40s, actually, five out of the last 6 days, we have high temperatures in the 40s. the normal is 57 degrees. so we continue to fe

in north philadelphia, sharrie williams channel 6 "action news." >> we've seen the police recordings from the police shooting, you can hear the raw emotions and the dispatcher. >> scholarship's 49th awards dinner this event recognizes avoids for extraordinary acts of bravery and raises money for emergency personnel killed in the line of duty. organizers pledged support for wilson's family. >>> a church in the neighborhood where wilson lives is holding a service in honor of officer willson. >>> the police department has established a trust fund for the family. you can find it at facebook.com/6abc "action news" like the page to get updates on your feed. >>> new this morning philadelphia police responding to a shooting ended up firing off a shot at a car. it all happened at 2nd and chestnut in old city around 2:30. they found the man shot in the leg. officers spotted a cargoing the wrong way on -- cargoing the wrong way on chestnut street. the officer shot at the car the car crashed into the fence the three suspects were taken into custody. >>> a young man was shot in the back and kille

in north philadelphia, sharrie williams channel 6 "action news." >> we received the police recordings from the deadly shooting, you can hear the raw emotions from the scene and response from radio dispatchers in the moments after officer wilson was shot. >> first responders from across the river in new jersey honored officer wilson last night with a moment of silence at the camden county hero scholarships 49th award dinner. the event recognizes extraordinary acts of bravery and races money for children of parents who were killed in the line of duty. >> it's sad reminder of the dangers of our job. we honor officer wilson and his family. >> a church in the neighborhood where officer wilson was killed is holding a service in his honor. it's at 10:00 a.m. at saint martins. a special collection will be taken to help the two young children. >>> a trust fund has been established for the family, go to facebook/6abc "action news." >>> federal air safety investigators begin interview with the crews of the delta airline jet that skidded off the runway. the plane smashed through a fence during th

sharrie williams channel 6 "action news." >> we received the police recording from the deadly shootingons and the response from the radio dispatcher in the moments officer wilson was shot. ♪ >> first responders from across the river honored officer wilson at the moment of silence at the camden county awards money. i meant raises money for emergency personnel killed in the line of duty. organizers pledged support for the wilson family. >>> a church in the neighborhood where wilson lived is holding a special service for the family tomorrow a special benefit will be taken up for the two young children. >>> a trust fund has been established for the family you can find this at facebook.com/"action news" like the page to get updates in your feed. >>> in wisconsin an investigation is beginning after a teenager was shot and killed by a police officer last night. 19-year-old black teen was killed after a struggle with a police officer at the home in madison. a large crowd gathered after the shooting and some were holding signs that read black lives matter. the officer was treated for a head wou

. >> reporter: sharrie williams channel 6 "action news." >> much more to come on "action news" saturday morning at 9:00. the new miss philadelphia using her crown to help kids. we'll show you how in "healthcheck." >>> meet the singing zookeeper hoping to set a new world record for a day because of a great calls. # >> now a sweet story out of texas.com, a stray pitbull was found on the side of the road nursing a two day old kitten. a woman brought the pitbull back to her office at mercy animal clinic. pity is constantly showering the baby with affection. the clinic is caring for both of them trying to find them a new home together. >> cats and dogs can live together. in that situation they can. >> reporter: let's go live on sky 6. we're looking towards the city here, this is our new temple university camera. you can see all the clouds upstairs. it's going to be a gray afternoon there could flurries flying later on, we're seeing them now across portions of south jersey and delaware. there's double scan live, you can see the shades of gray south of wilmington, the delaware bay region. all

. >> reporter: sharrie williams channel 6 "action news." >> there's much more to come on "action news" saturday morning keeping track of your teen driver. the newly designed car that will help parents who have teenager drivers. >>> people take to the roofs to avoid rising floodwaters in south america. >>> we are a handful of days away from april we're talking about windchills in time single digits and teens. i'll talk about a warmup when we come right back. >> heavy rain left nine people of dead and 19 others missing in chile. military trucks are rescuing people still in their homes. some climbed on their roofs to avoid being swept away. the heavy rain came after high temperatures and a drought. >> reporter: we would love high temperatures around here. thursday was not bad. it shot up in the 60s. we're back in the 40s today. there's a look at steel pier. it won't be too long before that place a hopping. we have couple of months until memorial day weekend. with the exception of the thursday we were stuck in the 40s for highs. normally we should be around 57 degrees. as we look at doubl

live from the satellite center sharrie williams for channel six "action news", rick. >> sharrie, thankbeen instant backlash against indiana's new religious freedom law. it would free people and companies to choose whom they do business with based on their personal religious beliefs. critics say it will open the door to discrimination against gays and lesbians. more than a dozen other states have similar lawness place. >>> health check tonight the pro verb an apple a daze keeps doctorate away may in the necessarily be true. new research found daily apple eaters had just as many doctor visits as those who did not. however, the findings don't mean apples aren't good for you but it taste more than one kind of food to make a healthy diet. >>> mcdonald's will reportedly start testing all day breakfast next month. it is only at certain locations though, that might make fans of the morning meal happy because right now the fast food chain cuts off breakfast at precisely 10:30 a.m. mcdonald's has claim before that that the hold up is simply logistics, is there not enough room on the grills to co

. >> in west philadelphia sharrie williams for channel 6 "action news." >> if you or your child are looking work another one on saturday at 6000 rising sun avenue from noon to 2:00 p.m. >>> get bet the warming accuweather forecast. >> making you think of summers tomorrow. and getting a little bit of a break in the action. we had some showers moving through earlier this evening, but the action cam out and about in center city you see the flavor of the evening, it is damp and the sidewalks are wet. you can feel the moisture in the air. that is the situation tomorrow with on and off showers. temperature-wise haven't dropped much from earlier today. the high 47 degrees, 9 degrees below normal. it is 43 in philadelphia right now. millville 45. allentown and trenton 40. wilmington 43 and wildwood 46 degrees. temperatures almost holding steady tonight. satellite 6 along with actions radar showing we had some showers earlier today. and earlier this evening. they moved offshore and lots of clouds are in place, and there are more showers building up in the south as we head through the day tomorrow. t

we are live from wynfield heights, carry williams channel six "action news". >> thanks, sharrie. >>> it is finally free tonight, the frontier airlines plane that was literally stuck in the mud since last night, it is now back on solid ground in new castle county airport. here's how it looked this afternoon from chopper 6hd. the jet rolled off the the taxiway into the the. its nose gear and right main wheel sank in under all that weight. none of the 105 passengers on board were hurt but their flight was delayed, they were finally able to get out today. the airport did remain opened. >>> word has come that one of the two victims in the collision between suv and dirt bike has died. "action news" reporter kenneth moton is live from the 7200 block of hawthorn street in the the mayfair section of philadelphia kenneth, what have you learned from police and the driver of the suv. >> reporter: that it was a tragic preventable set of circumstances, jim. that 19 year-old male dirt bike driver died after the the collision in this intersection. the 19 year-old woman riding on the back of the bike