out in southwest philadelphia, baltimore avenue at 57th, you want to take christian to get on by. no problems east or westbound. out on 59 right around cottman avenue headed southbound into the center city avenue. no problems there, as well. over to you. >> right now 5:35, in business news this morning the hottest spot for vacation this is year. >> it looks like a bounce back day for the markets. money watch's jill wagner joins us live from the new york torque stock exchange good morning jill. >> the dow and s&p open today in negative territory for the year after a scary friday the 13th for stocks. the dow lost nearly 146 points, the nasdaq fell 21. dead offer alive, according to 60 minutes. the government's master lit is -- list is dead, fatally flawed cost taxpayers billions of dollars. many living americans are added to the list, which means that the irs isn't collecting taxes on them. and then thousands of people who did pass away, they don't get on the list, and that costs billions in fraudulent payment. >>> some good news for anyone trouble remembering all of their on line p

i want to talk about this problem in southwest philadelphia.look at the police that were on the scene. the action cam captured it at island and woodland. it was a single-vehicle accident that smashed into a utility pole. three people were injured it's a serious accident. it brought down a wire. there's the vehicle that smashed into the pole. you can see the debris all over the roadway here. it brought down the wires that trolleys use. expect delays on 11 and 13. look for that to be causing an issue is your happening out -- as you're happening out. we have a vehicle fire at bishop road and disabled vehicle blocking a ranch to 130. >> police are trying to determine the cause of death of a man at a rest stop. a maintenance worker found it and called 911. state police say he found the older man's body with the car open and one leg hanging out. >>> a teenager in new hampshire walked away from this precarious situation. the 17-year-old hit a snow bank and sailed through the air and landed on the railing of the bridge. the car was left languageling ov

this is southwest philadelphia. we're dry and clear. man is it cold, sitting on the mid span of the platt bridge. you have to warm up the car before you head out. the walt whitman bridge looking good no problems coming in and out of the city and no major delays on any of the area bridges. >> reporter: on the big board we have chilly numbers currently with temperatures below the freezing mark. windchills around 20 and not a lot different by 89:00. lots of sunshine up over the horizon across the region. 28 degrees, farther south you go through the region, the better chance you'll have of cloud cover. 34 by noon. 41 by 3:00 p.m. looks like we'll get a high of 42 around 4:00. and back to 38 degrees by 6:00 p.m. checking the national maps, precipitation in the southeast a little bit of snow moving in toward chicago and the pacific northwest a bit on the rainy side. as we look at the airport, you can see precipitation in a couple of spots. chicago o'hare has snow report the right now. rain in atlanta. nope major delays just yet. about you tho

the streets of southwest philadelphia were lined with citizens whom officer wilson served. beverly dukes reed has a son who is a police officer. she wanted to say goodbye in person. >> this is something, it's overwhelming and when i saw all those cops coming i just broke down. i pray every day when my son levers in the morning that he would come back. very touching. >> reporter: officer wilson was killed in a barrage and gunfire while interrupting a robbery at this game stop in north philadelphia. commissioner charles ramsey says surveillance video shows the 30-year-old shielded customers as he fired back. >> it's not just what he did and the actions he took at the time he was murdered but the way in which he committed himself to serving the public. >> reporter: and the viewing here runs until 8 o'clock tonight. another viewing will be held at the palestra tomorrow morning followed by a service. i'm live in southwest philadelphia, chad pradelli, channel6 "action news." >> thank you chad. >>> the family of a south jersey man killed in a police-involved shooting has filed a l

. >> fire guts a home in southwest philadelphia overnight. >> a new federal review reveals what playedin dozens of officer-involved shootings in philadelphia and offers suggestions to ease tensions on the street. >> we're tracking a little bit of snow this morning. let's go to david and karen. good morning. >> very little bit. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows you it's mostly out in the western suburbs and down to the south of philadelphia. a couple little light patches of light snow or maybe even flurries by the time it hits the ground. slow it down if this looks like it's doing anything but i think this is fairly minor situation, minor nuisance really that won't last all that long. farther out to the west you can see some clearing and some drier air on the way in so it does look like we'll transition from clouds to sun as we roll through the day. 32 degrees to start out so we are beginning cold. 33 in wilmington and 34 in wildwood new jersey and with a bit of a breeze blowing down out of the northeast this morning we have wind chills making it feel like it's in the mid-20's acro

we're live in southwest philadelphia. eva pilgrim channel 6 "action news." >> thanks so much eva. >>> today begins the process to say final goodbyes to slain philadelphia officer robert wilson. the first viewing will be held at the francis funeral home in southwest philadelphia from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. the second viewing is on the campus of the university of pennsylvania from 7 to 10:00. that viewing will be followed by the funeral service at the palestra at 10:30. >>> police in western pennsylvania arrested a philadelphia man because he arrived by train with cocaine in a duffle bag. police arrived to search him saying he he had cocaine and unused stamp bag and ink stamper named almighty. >>> today a judge is asked to approve the sale of revel casino. a sale for the $82 million could be sanctioned today. but the casino's contract said it can accept a better deal if it comes along before the closing date of march 31. >> eagles coach chip kelly said running back demarco murray and ryan matthews will share the role with d

we have a problem in southwest philadelphia. the action cam was on the scene it happened at 1:00. the single-vehicle accident that's the car involved three people were injured, you can see how it smashed into a utility pole. the problem it brought down wireless used for septa trolley. so septa is on the scene all making repairs at this point. island avenue and woodland avenue. avoid the area, use 70th and elmwood avenue or lindbergh boulevard. 42 northbound coming up from turnersville or blackwood no problems just yet tam. >> thank you karen. >>> we're we're following break stories this morning in camden a scary situation for residents. police are on the hunt for two men driving around attacking people at random. a man and woman were stabbed at 6th and cherry around midnight. one is in critical. the other one is in stable. police believe the assaults of another man a few blocks away is connected to all of this. that victim is telling us in stable condition stay with "action news" and 6abc.com for breaking updates on this search. >>> and there's breaking news in northeast philadelp

but, we have an accident out in southwest philadelphia, right around baltimore avenue. at 57th street several vehicles involved here, and clean up crew on the scene there, as well. >> charlestown, there is an accident there also, at route 29 southbound between pickering damn road and peaks pike road take charlestown road to get on by, erika back over to you. >> a suspect in the shooting of two police officers in ferguson missouri is in custody. the gunfire errupted last thursday as a protest winding down outside the ferguson police department. >> st. louis county missouri prosecutors charging 20 year old jeffrey williams with two counts of first degree assault, for shooting two police officers, during a protest, in ferguson. >> and he has acknowledged his participation in firing the shots. in fact, did he fire the shots that struck the two officers. >> prosecutor robert mccullough says williams claims he was involved in a dispute with someone else early thursday, and was not targeting the police. >> not sure we completely buy that part, but in any event. >> the officers

we have a problem in southwest philadelphia. you got to take a look at this, the action cam was on the scene the single-vehicle accident, the problem is it hit a utility pole. this is southwest woodland avenue. septa is on the scene making repairs, there were injuries on the scene. three people injured in the accident happened around 1:00 a.m. still affecting traffic this morning and that's island and woodland. if you're in the area stick to 70th and elm wood as your alternate to this one. we have a problem in east brunswick another pole and downed traffic signal. route 18 southbound blocked now. in new jersey on 42, closer to the city we're seeing 42 northbound traffic very light at this early hour, tam. >>> thank you karen. >>> and this is breaking right now, police are looking for two aggressive bandits who may be driving around randomly attacking people. camden officials say the men stabbed a man and woman in the chest at 6th and cherry. later they discovered another victim who was attacked on division street. police are cal

we have a problem coming in an accident involving an overturned vehicle in southwest philadelphia baltimore avenue at 57th street. avoid it we have crews coming to the scene. stick to christian street as the alternate. delaware county a disabled vehicle on 1th street at edgemont avenue. a couple of problems, but other than that clear and dry. >> breaking right now a raging house fire in philadelphia injured two people including a firefighter these flames were really intense as you will see from the video coming up. our reporter, annie mccormick is live near the scene in the city's murrell park section. >>> swat teams swarmed neighborhoods in upper darby delaware county after police say a man shot his neighbor. police say the two were outside their homes along the 22 hundreds block of hardwood avenue when the shooter shot nine shots. the shooter barricaded himself into his home. >>> a body washed up on a beach in delaware, authorities are working to determine that person's identity and cause of death. someone walking along augustine peach discovered the body washed up in the sand along the d

"action news" reporter dann cuellar is live outside the francis funeral home in southwest philadelphia. dann. >> jim it's been a solemn day of remembrance. hundreds of officers goon pour into the city today to honor fallen officer robert wilson iii. and the show of respect today was nothing short of impressive. >> hundreds of philadelphia police officers walked the solemn march that pays honor and respect for dedication and service of fallen officer. in this case that of robert wilson iii they marched to 5 and whitley where officer family members sat looking at demonstration of honor unity and brotherhood. >> and then in a very moving tribute the legions of officers absoluteed wilson's family some of whom vuch in pain. >> it takes time to heal. there are no words to instantly take away the pain that they feel right now. but, we certainly can do what we can right now to pay the proper honor to him and in his memory and let his family know just what he nont all of us. officers from around the region and places far and near made their way past officer wilson's cruiser when his name emblaz

. >>> gunfire tonight on the streets of southwest philadelphia. with a bullet peering a window in the 1600 block of elmwood avenue. that bullet came close to hitting two children inside. it is wednesday night and the big story on "action news" tonight is the philadelphia neighborhood where residents say they are living in fear. and it's understandable give what is going on there the last three nights. and dann cuellar live at southwest detective's headquarters. >> police tell you it is a sad day in philadelphia when you have to train your young grand kids to duck and tie cover if they hear gun shots. and one neighborhood in southwest philadelphia things are so bad, that's what one grandmother had to do and it may have saved their lives. it is 7:00 and the third night in a row several gun shots ring out. two strike a church wall and another goes through a bay window of a row home where two girls a 4 and 6-year-old were watching tv. the grandmother babysitting was upstairs. >> they hollered but the scream was devastating. and they ducked and they ra

reporting live from southwest philadelphia this evening kenneth moton for chan will he will six "action news". >> thank you for that. >>> we have breaking news out of delaware county where an off-duty darby boro police officer has been shot the inside a home in glenn olden. shooting happened 4:30 this a afternoon on the 600 block of magnolia avenue. there are few details right now but we know the the officer was shot in the shoulder and taken to fits girl mercy and then transferred to penn presbyterian medical center. so far no word on his condition. >>> police in philadelphia are searching for gunman who shot and killed a 24 year-old man inside of his own apartment overnight. it happened at 1:00 a.m. on the 4300 block of elizabeth treat in the frankford section of the city. investigators say someone forced their way inside, opened fire and simply took off. no arrests so far and no word on a possible motive. >>> and police in philadelphia also looking for the person who stabbed a man, inside of an apartment today in wynfield. it happened at 3:00 this afternoon on the 4900 block of wynfi

southwest philadelphia, though, we do have an overturned vehicle on baltimore, take christian to get on by, now out in chester there is another disable vehicle at 12th street, at edgemont avenue. definitely keep you updated on details there. pothole repairs on 422 until 6:00 a.m. westbound, near sanatoga blocking outright hand lane. diana, back over to you. >> thanks, jess. hike fresh philadelphia is killed in a freak accident. we'll let you know what happened to him on the appalachian trail. plus: oh, fun day philadelphia goes grown from saint patrick's day. we've got the highlight of yesterday's big st. saint patrick's day parade coming up. we'll be right back. ♪turn around!♪ ♪every now and then i get a little bit hungry♪ ♪ and there's nothing really good around♪ ♪turn around!♪ ♪ every now and then i get a little bit tired of living off the taste of the air.♪ ♪turn around barry!♪ ♪ i finally found the right snack!♪ now try fiber one protein bars with the great new taste of cookies and crème. >> gun rights protest in lower merion township, cable to speak out against the board every

. >>> just a few hours ago bullets went flying through the air and into a living room in southwest philadelphia. >> really had it not been for a piece of good advice, this may have been much differently. >>> our natasha brown is live at southwest detectives as police look for the shooters. natasha? >> reporter: well, police tell us as many as nine shots were fired during this drive by shooting in southwest philadelphia and two little girls found themselves dodging bullets not meant for them. for these four and six-year-old little girls an innocent evening in front of the television is shattered by bullets crashing through their grandmother's window right over their heads. >> you guys okay? yes. >> reporter: debra evans was upstairs when she her the gut wrenching screams of her granddaughter. >> bullet came straight through the window. they hollered, the scream was devastating. the way they screamed iran downstairs. they ducked and then they got up and they ran and in in the kitchen and hid behind the refrigerator. >> reporter: police were scowering the neighbor just after 7:00 looking for witne

. >> fists fly inside a southwest philadelphia restaurant when a robber tries to steal a woman's pursethis wednesday. we say good morning to wilmington, delaware where the current temperature is 34 degrees and you could also see some rain and fog there in northern delaware this morning as well as many other areas. we'll get more on that snow coming later on tonight coming up. >>> an suv that hit a snow bank in massachusetts caught fire and exploded. it happened yesterday morning in quincy. officials say a boston ems driver was behind the wheel. they say the fire started in the engine compartment and crews were fighting the flames when an oxygen tank exploded. two firefighters were hurt in the blast. >> police are looking for the man who attacked a woman inside a southwest philadelphia chinese restaurant. this video shows a man approaching the victim on february 20. he demands her purse. when he tries to grab it from her she puts up a fight. the two tussle before she manages to get away. if you recognize this man please call police. >> 4:58. coming up next on "action news" a report with

on the streets of southwest philadelphia, asian business owners are scared. a crew of sophisticated high-tech thieves are tracking the owners to their homes and robbing them. >> think clearly using tracking devices and i phones to assist them in identifying their targets and also identifying their homes. >> reporter: it's happen at least 10 times recently the thieves slap a mag nat tick gps tracking device underneath owner' cars and using the tracking device date tan i phones to lead them to the owner's suburban homes. for a burglary or home invasion. >> i'm surprised and disheartened to learn that they are recurring with a little more sophistication this time. >> reporter: city councilman david oh says this isn't the first time asian business owners have been targeted. he says owners are worried. >> it's the victimization the fact that they're being target targeted, they're being followed home. >> reporter: last august the thieves target add local business owner who lives on the mainline. they staged a home invasion robbery and brutally beat the owner with a

the difference this time instead of just tailing them in their vehicles from southwest philadelphia out to the suburbs the robbers are using cheap to buy easy to use magnetic tracking bugs that they simply put on the bumper or in the tire wells and then use apple i phone with g ps tracking application toss see where these business owners live. they wait for them to come home another day or hitting the houses when thermos vulnerable. >> the the theory toys see where these people live and check out the area, the applications and iphones can make things much easier with gps technology. they go to the homes they knock. in most of these areas where these people live they may not hear the income or may not be expecting it is for them or they are in the shower or just not paying attention and then they force their way in and they come upon these individual in the struggle starts immediately. >> i think it is the victim says the fact that they are being targeted, they are being followed home, and that when they are at home, they are going to be invaded and tied up and there have been deaths tha

. >> people are gathering in southwest philadelphia as we speak to offer condolences and say their final goodbyes. "action news" reporter dann cuellar is live outside of the francis funeral home with more. dann. >> reporter: rick and monica, it's been a somber afternoon here at 52nd and whitby as hundreds most of them law enforcement officers came here to honor fallen officer robert wilson, iii. and indeed it was an impressive sight to see units of officers from philadelphia and departments far and near traveling here for wilson's viewing. hundreds of officers from across the midatlantic region walked into inn a somber procession to the francis funeral home to pay their respects from new york city, maryland and many municipalities in between. this as family members of officer robert wilson, iii sadly looked on, some of them still very much in pain. >> there are no words that can instantly take away the pain that they feel right now. but we certainly can do what we can right now to pay the proper honor to him and his memory and let his family know just what he meant to all of us imfop pre

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we're live on the scene in southwest philadelphia i'm george spencer, nbc 10 news. >> all right, george. >>> we have new information in the case of a local man murdered while walking his dog. late this afternoon, we learned police have two teenagers in custody and they're looking for the alleged triggerman another teenager and tyfine hamilton is a freshman at overbrook high cool. he and a group of others wanted to rob someone after playing basketball last thursday night and the team was after james stillman who was walking his dog because he looked over and the dog looked weak. he had a flashlight in his hand and he didn't get a chance to strike him at all and he instantly turned and they said empty your pockets and he tried to pull it out on them or whatever and a slight struggle and ultimately shot him. >> police arrested 15-year-old brandon smith and charged him with murder and tyfine hamilton is armed and dangerous and police arrested a 14-year-old who will face less serious charges. now to new developments about the deadly shooting involving philadelphia police this video shows the

. >> sky force 10 over breaking news in southwest philadelphia. we are being told there is a stabbing investigation inside a chinese restaurant along lynnburg boulevard. we do know a knife has been recovered and we are unsure at this point of any injuries and if there are injuries how serious they are. once again, a stabbing investigation on lynnburg philadelphia in southwest philadelphia. >>> overseas now to the latest on a deadly attack on a museum in tunisia. the islamic state group isis is claiming responsible for yesterday's attack now. security forces arrested nine people in connection with the attack and forensic teams are at work in the bardo museum. two gunmen stormed that site yesterday killing 23 people most of those victims were foreign tourists. an italian cruise line says three of those passengers were among those killed. the ship left tunisia and the cruise line has canceled all upcoming stops in tuneisian ports. the attack the worst at a tourist site in tunisia in more than a decade. tunisia's prime minister vowed his country will

we have heard that story before as well, and again, the asian business owners, in southwest philadelphiave in the philadelphia suburbs. what is happening is these guys are buying very cheap to buy and easy to use tracking devices, gps, simply a bug they put on your car. it comes with the magnet. you can buy them on line realliesly. about a hundred bucks. they put that on, somebody's bumper or tire well and that send a signal to the iphone telling them every movement that these business owners are making including what time they arrive at their house. so watch them for a few days and you know when to hit them. the these asian business owners usually take a lot of cash to their home. they dent like using banks as much as they like using their bedroom. >> it can turn violent a at the any moment. their theory is to see where these people live, to check out the area. again, the the applications and ieven if could make much easier with gps technology. they go to the homes, they knock. unfortunately in most of these areas where these people live they may in the hear the knock or may not be expe

, if you have any information about the shooting call southwest detectives, we're live in southwest philadelphia eva pilgrim channel 6 "action news." >> thanks eva. >>> another developing story this morning the active search for the person who carried out a brutal and violent stabbing. police say the knife attack happened during a fight ain the hunting park -- in the hunting park section. the victim was stabbed in the chest. he is in stable, but serious condition. >>> upper darby police arrest a woman for leaving two young children home with the oven on. officers found the children on gillford road yesterday. they went to check out a carbon monoxide detecter that had been set off. the alarm was set off by the open oven the children were using to keep themselves warm. the mother came home and was arrested. >> pennsylvania liquor law will allow people to order beer directly to the home. restaurants pizza shops that obtain a special license can deliver up to two 6 packs. orders must be placed before 6:00 a.m. and deliverer must be 21 and the customer must be 21. >> usdz -- this morning usual of you

in southwest philadelphia. i'm dann cuellar channel 6 "action news." >> new overnight, a man jumped from a burning row home in the nicetown section of philadelphia. flames began ripping through a home around 3:00 a.m. a male in his 40s escaped the fire before jumping out of a window before firefighters arrived. he is at einstein medical center. firefighters are on the scene working to put out that scene. >>> a vigil was held last night for a man who was gunned down while walking his dog. a group walked down wood crest where james stillman was killed wednesday night. the police say the father had taken the family dog out for a nightly walk when he was shot. >> my understanding his daughter goes for a walk every night. for every reason he said i don't want you walking with me, he possibly saved his daughter's life, as well. still man's dog molly remained by his side as he died on the sidewalk. they do not have a description of the suspect or possible motive. >>> chopper 6 was above the scene of an accident involvi

i'm live in southwest philadelphia chad pradelli, channel 6 "action news." >>> thanks chad. turning to the weather now, we have sun filled skies today but we are two days away from spring even though there is snow in the forecast forecast. >> cecily tynan is live at the big board with the forecast. >> it feels like winter today and by friday it will feel like winter and temperatures tell the story 70 degrees at lunch time and now 45 in philadelphia and new york city 37 temperatures in new england in the 20s and teens. and wind gusts now at 30 miles per hour, the windchill the way it feels windchills below zero, in parts of northern maine today and we are not alone in the cold, we have cold air in place that is one ingredient you need to get the snow, you need moisture stormtracker 6 live double scan showing there is plenty across the deep south. near dallas texas to the ohio valley that system will deepen or strengthen and that brings us snow arriving by friday morning, the snow should be here by 11:00 and it will be cold enough that for most of our viewing area it will star

this way, these criminals in southwest philadelphia who likely lived close to these asian businessness southwest philadelphia, know where these business owners live, what time they get home, they know all of their movements and they know when to strike at a those suburban homes. >> it can turn violent at any moment. their theory is to see where these people live, check out the area, and then again, applications and iphones make it easier with g ps technology. they get to the home, they knock. unfortunately in these areas where people live, they pennsylvania may not hear the knock, they are in the thinking it is for them, whether they are in the shower or not paying attention and then they force their way in and come upon these individual and the struggle starts immediately. >> it is victim says. fact that they are targeted, followed home and when they are at home, they are going to be invaded and tied up and there have been deaths that have resulted from these home invasions. >> reporter: david oh is talking about the previous cases we have reported on, asian business owners frequently

authorities say cathey was driving a marked cruiser with three flat tires and bent rims in southwest philadelphia. according to investigators, he had bloodshot eyes and smelled like alcohol. a sergeant and other officers say, as they took cathey into custody, a struggle broke out. police commissioner charles ramsey sell tells us he plans to dismiss the officer from the department. this is not the first time cathey that be in trouble with the force. in 2011 he was dismissed after assaulting an ex-girlfriend and he won his job back in 2013 through arbitration. >>> new from overnight in philadelphia, a man is in stable condition after someone stabbed him in the head. it happened inside a house on west erie avenue in the hunting park section of the city. right now police are looking for the attacker but they have not indicated what led up to the stabbing. >>> also new from overnight, investigators are trying to determine the cause of a fire at a north philadelphia bakery. crews were called to the scene on north 22nd street around 2:30 this morning. they tell us the fire started in the basement of den

in southwest philadelphia, dann cuellar channel 6 "action news." >> new overnight a man jumped from a burning row home in the nicetown section of philadelphia. flames began ripping through the home about 3:00 a.m. a male in his 40s escaped the fire by jumping out of the window before firefighters arrived. he is being treated for chest pain and smoke inhalation. >>> a vigil was held for a man who was gunned down while walking his dog. alarmed residents and their dogs, honored a slain neighbor. a group walked down wood crest where james stillman was killed. police i say the father had taken the family dog out for a nightly walk when he was shot. >> my understanding is that his daughter goes for a walk every night. it was a little late, he said i don't want you walking with me. he probably saved his daughter, as well. the dog laid by the dieing man on the sidewalk. >>> christine o'donnell has time to respond to a federal complain accusing her of using campaign funds. authorities say she used $20,000 in campaign donations to pay for rent and utilities at the townhouse where she lived and

the change is happening in southwest philadelphia. this is i-95 by philadelphia international airport. where we most likely won't have the smoothest day, it is snowing now. the road surface is wet at this point for now along i-95, but the snow is coming down. in the city, don't forget snow emergency is in effect. you have to get the cars off the snow emergency routes. looking live at the ben franklin bridge visibility is down, the bridge surface wet at this point no he speed restrictions on the ben, 35 is the maximum on the betsy ross bridge and the commodor barry bridge. >> you want snow we've got it. erin o'hern erin o'hern is live in mill folder township, bucks county. -- mill folder township, bucks county. >> reporter: i wish you hadn't said that, but we do have it. one of my twitter followers said you and eva pilgrim are telling two different stories. the snow is coming down, the flakes is getting bigger. it made another transition from sleet to just snow. if you look in the parking lot we've seen significant snowfall over the las

. >> reporter: let's look outside this is southwest philadelphia, platt bridge by i-95 no fog and no problems between 26th and i-95 i you're looking pretty good. let's check the fog on the ben franklin bridge, a touch of fog as you come into the city. all lanes open. >> reporter: on the big board we're up to 37 in pottstown, 37 in warrington pennsylvania. and across the river in new jersey, 46 in hammonton and buena. 45 in gandys beach. upper 30s in ewing and cinnaminson. and 43 in avalon. if you're running errands keep an umbrella handy because there's a chance of spotty shower. this afternoon 54 by noon, 68 by 3:00 p.m. the high today will be 69 degrees almost 70 by 4:00 p.m. in fact if we manage to poke sun out from behind the clouds when it isn't raining we might hit 70 this afternoon. either way matt it will feel comfortable. >> the u.s. military has charged army sergeant bowe bergdahl with desertion. he could face life in prison. he abandoned his post in afghanistan in 2009. taliban captured him and held him in captivity for five years. he was freed in exchange for five prisone

this is on the platt bridge leaving the airport area coming into southwest philadelphia.ight at the base of the span right at 26th and pen rose there. a backup behind it. again, all of the construction zones you will want to look out like right here on i-95 there is in shoulder. we have tight squeeze. the drainage grates in these construction zones are located in what would be that right lane. here's where we are getting that heavy downpour, rain is

authorities say cathey was driving a marked cruiser with three flat tires and bent rims in southwest philadelphiacording to investigators, he had bloodshot eyes and smelled like alcohol. a sergeant and other officers say as they took cathey into custody, a struggle broke out. police commissioner charles ramsey tells us that he intends to dismiss cathey from the department. now, this is not the first time that the officer has been in trouble with the force. in 2011 he was dismissed after being charged with assaulting his ex-girlfriend. he won his job back in 2013 through arbitration. >>> for a second day, a warehouse fire in north philadelphia is impacting some commuters. we brought you this story as breaking news yesterday morning. the fire started in a vacant warehouse on westmoreland street around 2:00. it took crews more than four hours to get it under control. that's because nearby septa tracks made it difficult for firefighters to maneuver and attack the flames. septa suspended service on the regional rail line. a wall next to the tracks is unsafe and must be demolished before service can re

. >>> residents of a southwest philadelphia neighborhood say they are living their lives in fear. last night two bullets hit a church wall at elm wood avenue, another went through a bay window of a row home, inside a 4 and 6-year-old girl were watching television, the grandmother told the girls to duck and cover if they hear gun shots. >> their scream was devastating. they ran in the kitchen and hid behind a bridge -- fridge >>> police have not gotten information from witnesses, they are asking neighbors to help in investigation. police have not been able to locate a shooting victim. >>> a preliminary hearing for a man who was charged with video taping women and girls in dressing rooms at the king of prussia mall. he posted the videos on porn graphic websites. moses arrived on the radar when three women told them he snuck up to their bedrooms in bryn mawr and video taped them. >>> a lindenwald mother received a call that her daughter had been kidnap. at person told the woman she had to pay $1,000 for her daughter's safe return. police found the girl 30 minutes later, at a friends

this is on the platt bridge leaving the airport area coming into southwest philadelphia. it is right at the base of the span right at 26th and pen rose there. a backup behind it. again, all of the construction zones you will want to look out like right here on i-95 there is in shoulder. we have tight squeeze. the drainage grates in these construction zones are located in what would be that right lane. here's where we are getting that heavy downpour, rain is not going off in the shoulder it is staying in the actual travel lane and that has led to a couple of accident. that is where that hydroplaning comes into play. you hit that puddle going at 40, 50 miles an hour that will send you out of control. southbound i-95 heavy from cottman into girard avenue south on 295. right here near 42 freeway there in bellmawr, new jersey. watch for delays in huntington valley as some down wires overnight pine road is block red lion over to philmont. traffic using bustleton avenue. that will tie us up and put school buses on the detour as well. if you are watching us down the shore outside

interesting thing senator williams has a ground game so to speak because of his support in southwest philadelphia. james kenny has a good number of supporters in different places around the city, but it's not necessarily coal lessed at this point -- coal lessed at this point. kenny and williams seemed to be neck in neck. doug oliver did cheeky polling saying he was in the lead, but is it hitting the people an does it matter. >> senator williams has the biggest base. if he can consolidate his base it's hard to beat it. 59% of voters are african americans. the in extensive elections in the city you've had multiple african-americans in the race, if that happened an african manner wouldn't win each of those races mayor street and mayor nutter won. it's going to beat him. >> the strange city council race many morale s as a candidate said he had facebook posts that were racist. he said that maria sanchez posted them. is this the oddest thing in philadelphia. >> it speaks to the world leaders they are not happy with sanchez, they say she is too abrasive. she has never gotten party support before. she sa

have a problem on the big picture, an accident involving an overturned vehicle out here in southwest philadelphia. watch for it here, you want to avoid the area of baltimore avenue at 57th street. use christian street as the alternate to avoid crews coming to the scene. on the majors things are moving okay. emergency construction going on they shut down route 100. it's closed between kirkwood and new road. stick to lancaster avenue to avoid the emergency construction. the boulevard southbound traffic heading toward the schuylkill expressway moving nicely so far this morning. >> this story has been breaking right now. firefighters show up to fight a fire, the blaze was bad enough it hurt a firefighter and another man. >> reporter: good morning, tam the people injured in the fire are expected to be okay. the damage that was left behind the 3500 block of brookview road you can see the building with the charred windows that's where the bulk of the fire happened around 1:30. this is video of the flames from that intense fire that went through several homes. the homes on either side are affected. this

thursday at a north philadelphia game store a viewing is held at francis funeral home in southwest philadelphia that is from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m. on saturday the remembrances moved to the arena. a viewing held from 7:00 until 10:00 at the university. and followed by the funeral. >>> and the release of an earn turnal fire report, the family of fall and firefighter joyce craig is speaking out only to "action news," they asking that charges be brought against fire personnel following craig's death wendy saltzman got her hands on that report and "action news" has spoken with the family. she joins us at union headquarter withes exclusive report. >> reporter: jim this 22 page report documents some training and communication issues that occurred on that ill fated day when joyce craig was killed. her family is still waiting for answers and now they are asking for someone to be held accountable in her death. >> the potential existed had there been more training this tragedy would not have occurred. >> it's been -- joyce craig was it's first female firefighter to be killed in philadelphia. while stopping

. >> firefighters battled a fire in southwest philadelphia. 5:30 this evening fire broke out noodz aant home on st. noodz a vacant home on st. bernard street. they arrived to find heavy smoke and flames. everyone was able to escape without jerry. the cause has yet to be determined. >> in delaware an injured state trooper shot and killed a burglary suspect later this morning. it was after 1:30 a.m. when troper responded to alarm on rite aid naamans road in claymont. when the troop area approached the vehicle the suspect took off. somehow the officer ended up getting dragged alongside that vehicle. that's when the trooper fired his gun hitting the suspect in the torsoch the suspect was pronounced dead at a local hospitalch that trooper is now on administrative leaf pending investigation. >> police say they caught one a man from new jersey accused of stealing a woman's car on their first date. 53-year-old gerald teets was arrested yesterday. police in waterford township say somebody spotted the victim's stolen vehicle in cherry hill and he was then quickly arrested without incident. usi

fellow officers spotted him and damaged patrol car outside the twelfth police district in southwest philadelphia. a supervisor says officer kathy had bloodshot eyes and smelled of alcohol. when kathy was taken into custody he became violent and fought with fellow officers. >> we trust our police you know? we expect them to be a role model for the children that are around here you know our young people. it's just sad. >> philadelphia police released a statement saying this department takes these types of incidents seriously and behavior that doesn't abide by the law department folly and highest level of integrity and service will not be tolerated. kathy has been us is spened with intent to dismiss. >> a rage are warehouse fire in north philadelphia hit four alarms before firefighters were able to get the upper happened and tonight the effects are still lingering fire broke out before 2:30 this evening and engulfed most of the building on west west more land street. part of the roof the interior walls chanced now on one of the walls with one standing it needs to be demolished and so septa mavrp ju

thursday at a north philadelphia video game store a viewing is friday at francis funeral home in southwest philadelphia that is from 4:00 until 8:00, the remembrance is moved to saturday and a viewing is held from 7:00 until 10:00 a.m. on the campus of the university of pennsylvania at the arena a service follows at 11:00 a.m. >>> a case of a man charged with attempted murder in a shooting that injured a philadelphia police officer. 33-year-old eric torres is also charged with aggravated assault officer edward davis suffered kidney damage and a severed artery and the defense argues that the shooting was an accident during the struggle with officers. >>> most of the victims of an amtrak derailment are in the hospital this noon it stalled on the tracks in north carolina and the truck got stuck when it was trying to make a difficult turn and 54 people were hurt including travelers heading to philadelphia, the train was scheduled to stop at 30th street station last night before heading to its final destination in new york. "action news" spoke with passengers last night. and we'll have more at 12:30. >>> ch

i'm live in southwest philadelphia, chad pradelli, channel6 "action news". >> testament to his life to see all those people out there today chad. thank you. >>> we encourage you to stay with "action news" throughout the weekend as we continue to remember officer wilson. we'll have complete coverage tomorrow of his funeral at the palestra both on air and online at 6abc.com. >> there is a new lawsuit tied a deadly police-involved shooting in new jersey. jermaine read was shot to death by bridgeton police officers on december 30. dash cam video showed police stopping a car in which read was a passenger. the officers ordered him not to move but reed exited the vehicle as police opened fire. his family said reed was unarmed and had his hands in plane view. their lawsuit calls for state and federal investigations and damages topping $1 million. cumberland county is currently handling the probe. >> here at the big board authorities say this man sexually assaulted a woman at a montgomery county tanning salon. police say marshall gibson is the man captured on surveillance video back on february

the action cam was on the scene in southwest philadelphia.eople were injured island and woodland avenues. that vehicle hit a utility pole. the problem is it brought down wires used for septa trolley. you can use 7th street. route 11 trolley is shuttle busing between 58th and woodland and the darby transportation center. we're having delays on route 13. 101, 102 trollies, separate situations but half-hour delay in both directions. >> feels like we're looking at the last week of winter, but it's the first full week of spring. >> reporter: that's right, matt. there's a breeze blowing and it feels like 19. this afternoon sunny chilly, high of 42. a bit breezy. tomorrow sunny chilly, 46 degrees. we broke into the 50s on wednesday, the trade off a warm front will increase clouds and there will be an after be or evening shower around. mild on thursday, 66 is the high. we might see the season's first thunderstorm here or there thursday afternoon. >> temple advances to the quarter finals of the nit. they face texas or louisiana on wednesday. # ♪ >>> g

developing right now a pick up truck smashed into a garage in southwest philadelphia and burst into flamespened at 3:00 a.m. on the 1500 block of south 48th street. police say the driver was going the wrong way down a one-way street and crashed into the garage of the house and then e and then the pick up caught fire and the fire spread to the garage. obviously the fire is out and no serious injuries have been reported. >> developing, someone stole a donation jar from the 7-eleven in the mantua sexuality 4:00 a.m. on the 3400 -- section, at 4:00 a.m.. police are trying to identify him by checking surveillance video. >>> the ambassador attacked in south korea is in stable condition. lippert had to undergo two hours of surgery. he received 80 stitches to his face alone. officials say the attacker had a history of unpredictable behavior. >> more live team coverage. latest winters storm. >> let's look live out across center city where shortly we'll see more snow coming down, karen rogers will have more on the storm and that more when "action news" comes right back. >> good morning happening now

she lives in southwest philadelphia. her daughter died at the age of 3 back in 2010 but investigators say she lied about the girl's death and defrauded the government out of $26,000 in supplemental income. they haven't said how the girl died. >>> a south jersey teacher is accused of secretly videotaping underneath his student's clothes while they were in his classroom. investigators say he recorded images of private areas of at least nine students and there could be more. a female student notified authorities last week after suspecting something was wrong. >>> a new push tonight to offer drivers licenses to p undocumented immigrants in new york new jersey comes from the mayor. he wrote a letter to the governor urging to pass pending legislation that would grant driving privileges to undocumented immigrants. it would make the roads safer, the new drivers would learn the laws. insurance and car dealers would receive business. >> they would feel like that they are contributing to our state in a way and it's an opportunity t

a viewing will be held friday at the francis funeral home in southwest philadelphia. that is from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m., the remembrances move to the pellestra on saturday at the arena at the campus of the university of pennsylvania and a funeral service follows at 10:30. >>> an early morning fire damaged a north philadelphia home is now under investigation the flames broke out at 3:00 this morning in the city's mantua section on hudson street firefighters saw heavy smoke when they arrived on the scene and shortly after that they had the flames under control, no word on injuries or a cause. the fire marshall was called to the scene to investigate. >>> fire damaged a house in the frankfurt section of the city on the 4200 block of paul street, a light haze of smoke throughout the house when they arrived here and they found trash burning in the basement. >>> camden police are looking for the man involved in a luring attempt. three girls were walking on ferry avenue and the man demanded that they get in his car and the girls refused and threatened to call police and he dro

philadelphia is 46 degrees. the winds out of the southwest at six not all that strong.pressure is rapidly -- well, somewhat rapidly rising at this point. all right. so now we have some sprinkles and showers out to the west of us so there's the possibility of a little bit more of this through the morning rush hour, maybe over the next two, three hours in particular and then the clouds are going to start to break up and later today we should actually transition to partly sunny skies in the least. 45 degrees,, too by 8 o'clock. so, even early this morning we're looking pretty good. 54 by 11 o'clock and then your high today is 61. we'll hit that at about 3 o'clock and still be close to 60 at 5 o'clock this evening. not bad. high temperatures across the region 54 is what you'll see in allentown better than yesterday when we were stuck in the 40's. 55 in reading, 58 in trenton 71 in wilmington, 58 in millville and probably the mid-50's down the shore. everybody enjoying pretty mild numbers today. in fact, if we sit will hit the 60's in philadelphia it will be the first time w

. >> fire guts a home in southwest philadelphia overnight. >> a new federal review reveals what playedngs in philadelphia and offers suggestions to ease tensions on the street. >> we're tracking a little bit of snow this morning. let's go to david and karen. good morning. >> very little bit. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows you it's mostly out in the western suburbs and down to the south of philadelphia. a couple little light patches of light snow or maybe even