the storm coverage continues at 4:30 in south jersey, vernon odom will have a live report from camden> police in mantua are looking for the man that broke into a seafood restaurant through a hole in the wall. they gave us surveillance video of the crime that happened on january 19th, they say a man got into the sunny side seafood on lancaster avenue through a wall the business shares with the vacant property next door. he got the cash register open and grabbed the money and took off. police want anybody with information to give them a call. >>> meantime a fire in south philadelphia forced people out into the cold this morning, it started at 4:00 a.m. on the corner of 20th and bainbridge streets. it houses a business on the first floor and the apartments above it, firefighters say there were flames shooting out of the first floor when they arrived. >>> a man and his girlfriend found out they are a million dollars richer and may have missed if not for this weekend's blizzard. the man bought a power ball ticket at the sunoco in newcastle but that was february 1st of last year, the man an

suburb of los angeles and one was sold in melbourne beach, florida, we have happy power ballplayers, vernon odom is live at the wawa on spring side road in burlington county. a $2 million winner there vernon? >> reporter: that is a winner even if they did not hit the big jackpot of over a billion dollars but that person has yet to come forward with their good news and identity, but never the less there is excitement at this wawa all day long. >> yes i'm going to try again. >> donna of willingboro refuses to throw in the towel as she displayed her now worthless power baltic the. she continues to come to this wawa especially because there was big winners here last night. it yielded a 2 million there's payout for an unidentified customer and another customer won a nice chunk of change. >> we have a $2 million winner and a $100,000 winner as well. >> i play it here every time i play. >> you played this last one? >> i sure did. >> you didn't win though? >> i don't know, i'll run to my house and pull my tickets. >> a lot of customers said they should have played here and thinking some of the good luck

buck county high school basketball coach, jerry divine, live in neshaminy high school tonight is vernon odom, what is the story? >> jim, bucks county da decided not to throw the book off jerry divine and not letting him off the hook entirely either. when coach divine bummed a referee to the floor after arguing a call against pennsbury, he was suspended from his coaching job and is now back to teaching, the da filed formal charges against divine for harassment and not assault. >> from the criminal justice standpoint he was not from what we could tell attempting to injure somebody so it's harassment. >> not assault? >> not an assault. >> divine's classroom suspension is lifted and divine will get a ticket in the mail and it could get him 90 days in jail and a 300 there's fine, but that is not likely. >> we don't see an attempt to cause injury, he is projecting, he is projecting his displeasure and running over this guy. >> few neshaminy high students wanted to discuss the case. >> i don't agree with jail time. >> you think he should coach again? >> yes, he is a great guy but one small thing li

vernon odom is live now at police headquarters with the latest. >> good afternoon rick, in the words of the police commissioner ross, the officer's survival was in his words quote, amazing. one note here commissioner ross and mayor kenney are in office for less than a week when this nightmare erupts. >> an ambush that makes no sense whatsoever. >> commissioner ross responding to this ambush of officer hartnett at 60 andth spruce, this is surveillance video of suspect edward archer firing into the squad car, here is the first radio transmission -- >> he gets closer and closer to the point where he is actually inside of the car firing at the officer, he fired probably 13 times at the officer, the officer was able to take evasion says -- office hartnett was hit three times in the left harm and had surgery. "action news" spoke with his father. >> spirits of positive yes. >> how are yours? >> positive. >> it shows clearly how brave and sacrificial our police officers are, willing to sacrifice their lives for us every single day. >> the suspect, edward archer of yaden was hit once in the b

released the surveillance video of the suspect's car ark white or pearl colored nissan maxima, vernon odoms more on today's developments coming up at 12:30. >>> in mercer county, a section of i-95 northbound is still blocked this hour because of an overturned tractor trailer, chopper 6 hd was over the scene, it happened at 9:00 a.m. and you can see the accident left quite a mess on the roadway. the driver was taken to the hospital and the truck driver was not seriously hurt. >>> all right we are following developing news on wall street at this hour. u.s. markets down 1% across the board in yet another stock slump. today's drop in the u.s. comes after a steep fall on the chinese markets the shanghai markets fell 3% overnight causing it to halt trading, hong kong and france dropped between 2% and 3% on the day. lets look live from the dow jones now, there it is, the dow more than 200 points plummeting as we speak, it hit just under 17,000 yesterday and continues to be around 16,700 and we are continuing to follow all the latest trends on wall street and we'll bring you the latest on "action

vernon odom was at the ceremony and is live with more. >> reporter: hi there rick, richard ross took a very sentimental journey as he formerly achieved and fulfilled a dream he has had for many, many years, he received several standing ovations today at central high school, i will discharge the duties of my offices with fidelity. >> with that only he became the 30th police commissioner of philadelphia, not far from the west oak lane home from where we grew up and from day one he is mayor jim kenney's number one pick to exceed charles ramsey. >> he installs us in a decency and dignity that is required to lead a police department in the year 2016. >> ross who has steadily risen in the ranks gave a speech to high school seniors and a lesion of cops that came here for the swearing in. >> i am not ashamed to represent this department or ashamed to say some things need to change. we will leverage one of our greatest assets and that is the community, they are seated here today because without them we won't be able to do this. >> sara commissioner ross says he will be making his first major

"action news" reporter vernon odom is live at police headquarters. vernon, philadelphia's new police commissioner set it straight. this could have been a police funeral today. >> reporter: indeed, jim. it is a miracle but a veteran police officer tonight explains what happened there this way. he says you see the gunman charging towards the van actually running firing wildly and that's why he missed at least 11 -- eight of his 11 shots that he was known to have fired because you can't keep the gun at the target that way. had he been walking up calmly and trained to do this, the results could have been tragically different. this surveillance video from 60th and spruce late last night shows just how close the officer came to death of you see the gunman identified as edward archer of yeadon charging the patrol car and opening fire eventually getting his hand inside the vehicle. police say he shot at least 11 times. officer jesse hartnett was hit three times in the left arm but managed to get out of the car and wound his assailant in the buttocks as he fle

i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> in other news a chester county man accused of sexually abusing a young family member is headed to trial, charles robinson tried to hide his face while walking into court in newtown square, police say that he repeatedly molested a young family member and prosecutors are negotiating a deal that sends him to jail for 1 to 2 years and keeps him out of state prison. >>> the driver lost control of his cadillac and slam nood a used car lot this morning, rescuers had to cut the driver out of the mangled mess and was taken to the hospital with serious head injuries and one car was damaged. >> on the weather front, a gradual concern to mild temperatures and don't put away the gloves and coats, sky 6 hd looking at the ben franklin bridge and parts of penn's landing, we have seen peeks of sunshine and temperatures climbing into the 40s and it's wintry outside and a warm front is moving into what we hopefully extend into the weekend, lets get the latest from accuweather. >> we are getting into milder temperatures over the weekend and still

live on temple university's campus, i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> congrats and good luck to all. police in newcastle county say a suspicious death is a case of homicide, investigators say they found a man dead in a home on river court. they were doing a welfare check at the resident last night. police say the man new his killer and they are looking for his killer now. >>> a rule to abolish the death penalty in delaware could get a second chance despite the fact that it fails in dover yesterday. kim williams could file a motion to have the bill reconsidered and allow the bill to be brought to the floor again in the coming months. >>> federal health officials say the zika virus is spreading in the u.s. and for pregnant women, it's mosquito born infection could mean disastrous consequences. kenneth moton shows us what is being done to slow down the spread. >> the battle against the zika virus and the mosquitos carrying the disease and a pregnant mother who contracted the virus. 32 people have zika in the u.s., the virus that could cause brain development issues in the fetuse

"action news" reporter david -- vernon odom rather has the story. >> lalawhe was a plan of the wo. >>eporter: philadelphia deejay john debella interviewed many times over the years. he had the opportunity to interact with the show business legend during his heyday. >> you go into an interview with david bowie expecting all right there's a very heavy man he's got heavy thoughts he's going to be -- and then all of a sudden in the middle of it he'll become very comical. >> reporter: philadelphia was one of bowie's favorite places. he opened p.m. tours at the tower theater. of the dozens of albums bowie recorded young americans was a key break through. it was recorded at the legendary sigma sound studios on 12th street. the bowie in philadelphia chapter will be part of a documentary being produced now on the impact this studio had on pop music. >> there's a few artist that is when you hear them for the first time you just go oh my gosh, what was that. >> reporter: center city bar owner patty brett is in shock and grieving today. she's been a bowie devotee since she was a teenager. this wa

in north philadelphia, i'm vernon odom, channel6 "action news. >> and volunteers across the delawareley spent this day of service giving back to the community. at martin luther king high school in the germantown section of philadelphia, volunteers were busy painting and cleaning the school. mayor jim kenney stopped by to talk to some of the students. one of the goals of today's project was to give students a brighter feeling about their school. mayor kenny was there for a day of service project this afternoon at rhd's opportunity place on the 3200 block of baron street in powelton. volunteers painted and refurbished the site. opportunity place serves homeless men and those with mental health challenges. >>> busy day for the mayor. kenny was also in north philadelphia for a digital job fair. the philadelphia opportunities industrialization center on the 1200 block of north broad street opened the fair to all members of the community. mayor kenny spoke about the need for workers who truly understand the digital world. >>> some young ladies parted with their long locks today. this was j

. >>> "action news" reporter, vernon odom is live in collingdale tonight, vernon odom companies are beingive trying to prevent as many power outages as they can. >> reporter: indeed peco works full-time as mainance and getting things straight 52 weeks out of the year, maintenance and improvements and tree trimming gets special attention year round. peco contractors today trimming trees in the heart of delaware county, cutting away branches from power lines, branchs that could trigger a real problem because the forecast is for a lot of heavy, wet snow and strong winds beginning tomorrow night, elements that generate lots of power outages. >> the heavy wet snow could accumulate on trees and power outages for customers but we are ready to respond. >> peco prunes troubling branches each year but they have a full army of people on stand by if the storm leaves people without the juice to heat their homes. >> we have every valuable employee as well as local contractors and crews coming in from our sister utility in chicago ready to support and be in the streets and restore service to our custome

but let's begin with vernon odom who is live tonight at police headquarters. vernon. >> reporter: good evening, rick and monica. the word is amazing. that is how police commissioner richard ross describes officer hartnett's survival of this late night ambush in west philadelphia. the surveillance footage from 60th and spruce last night raises the question, how did this cop survive. you see the gunman identified as edward archer charging the patrol car and opening fire. eventually getting his hands all the way inside the vehicle. officer jesse hartnett was hit three times in the left arm but managed to get out of the car and wound his assailant in the buttocks as he fled. here's officer hartnett's first radio transmission. >> i've been shot. i'm bleeding heavily. >> valuians and his courage and bravery he exits his police vehicle, starts chase despite being seriously injured, returns fire. he's able to strike the male at some point in time and again, his fellow officers were able to apprehend the man. >> reporter: the suspect was eventually captured near 60th an

i'm vernon odom for channel six "action news" on temple's campus on north broad street. >>> well, glad they are home safe. >>> much more to come on "action news" tonight. you just heard about that big turnpike shut down. we will tell you how one couple used some ingenuity, elbow grease and lobster pot the to get through that mess. >>> also coming up why a sheriff said these two captured fugitive where is happened i to go back to yale. >>> plus match up is set for super bowl 50. jeff skversky has sports when "action news" comes right back. this price can't be right... that's the right price! it's that low. what other things on this list "can't be right?" looks like a list full of "can't be right's." seriously? at giant, prices are down. savings are up. my giant. is so wholesome... and it doesn't take the whole paycheck. giant's exclusive nature's promise. eat well for less. my giant. heating up, with just eight days to go, new you before the iowa caucus. two protesters were escorted out of campaign event for donald trump in the hawk yah state. it happened when g.o.p. front runner was sp

live from the olde city, i'm vernon odom for channel six "action news". >> yesterday's blizzard left quite a mess to clean up in south philadelphia. the action cam spotted residents trying to dig out cars and sidewalks, today. some said their goal was to get as much snow as possible into the sunshine to get a melting boost from mother nature. challenge was finding a place to put it all after city officials urged residents not to throw the snow back in the street. >> which is why a lot of it is piled up against my house and my other side of the car and they plowed the street and put a big mound here i can throw it on top of that. >> city officials say they are focusing on primary and secondary road, first, so it could take a while to plow the the side streets. if you have a non-emergency snow issue you are asked to call 311. >>> let's move on to the suburbs now and "action news" reporter christie lleto joining us live from norristown. christie, how are things shaping up there. >> reporter: walter, the sun helped a little bit the today but main street in norristown is snow packed and s

. >> we have team coverage and we'll check in with john rawlins but we begin with vernon odom live at police headquarters with the late of the on the investigation. vernon. >> reporter: sharrie, brian, good evening. police commissioner ross says tonight this could have been a full blown disaster but that was averted by the officer under sudden attack and his quick thinking and maneuvering. bear in mind the police commissioner and the mayor have been at the helm of this city for less than a week. the surveillance footage from 60th and spruce is chilling. how did this cop survive. you see the gunman identified as edward archer charging the patrol car and opening fire eventually getting his hand and side the vehicle. officer jesse hartnett was hit three times in the left arm but managed to get out of the car and wound his assailant in the buttocks as he fled. here's officer hartnett's first radio transmission. >> i've been shot. i'm bleeding heavily. >> the bravery he demonstrated was absolutely remarkable. his will to live undoubtedly saved his life. >> the. >> reporter: the suspect was

live in bensalem bucks county, i'm vernon odom, channel6 "action news." >> all right, vernon thanks veryhiladelphia and septa police are looking for the man who stabbed a passenger on board the bus this afternoon. it happened in the city's frankford section about 2 o'clock. officials say the two men were arguing when the one stabbed the other. all of this unfolded on the route 56 septa bus on torresdale avenue near paul street. the victim was treated at the scene. >>> traffic is moving again after a serious accident on i476 southbound in broomall. this afternoon a truck crashed and caught fire. this is the view of the wreckage from chopper6. there was no word of any injuries or just how that crash happened. >> the 17-year-old girl charged with murdering a 13-year-old in camden will remain in custody. today the suspect was in court but police have not released her name because she's a juvenile. 13-year-old nathaniel plumber jr. was shot and killed january 7th. the suspect was arrested two days later in connection to another shooting that happened in october. >> well it may be hard to beli

vernon odom is live where someone bought a ticket worth $2 million vernon. >> reporter: good evening brian and sharrie, that ticket holder has yet to surface here yet, a $2 million winner and a person that won $100,000 in that drawing last night. lots of buzz at this tiny wawa in west burlington county, because someone that bought power ball tickets here did okay. they did not win the power ball but he or she has a $2 million ticket to cash in. the general manager is charged up because wawa's employee fund will go in the fund here. that fund is used for our associates and managers in time of need. >> the losers tell me they are happy for the winner but envious, nevertheless they will keep trying. >> early yesterday morning i played. >> someone won $2 million out of here. but it's not you? >> unfortunately. >> are you going to try again. yes, i'm going to try again. >> here in chester county, no power ball ban an saturday, but one of the three winners, the first in land hope farms. >> we are really happy for the person that won. >> reporter: sharrie some employees of the wilmington, d

vernon odom is here with more on trying to throw their conviction out. >> we are talking about the duca their case taking them down memory lane, their celebrated trial last the three months and deliberations lasted six days, the brothers were back in camden today trying to get a judge to overturn their 2008 terror convictions, they were found guilty and sentenced to life in prison for plotting to kill sorts at ft. dix. family and friends gathered outside and i spoke with their father who was set up by a fbi informant and they never would have attacked ft. dix or anywhere else. >> you still believe they were railroads. >> yes, i do. >> the fbi video shows the brothers practicing at this gun range at the poconos and hours of wiretap conversations, the brothers who are devout muslims were not allowed to testify in their own defense, one said his lawyer never prepared him to testify. and that testifying that he was muslim, would not help him with the jury. sharrie the hearing continue at this hour, judge robert kugeler says he will not be ruling at this time tonight any way as the hearing c

i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >>> temple university has put its students on alert in thee of an on campus robbery, it happened near the health sciences campus in north philadelphia, investigators say someone robbed a woman that was not a students at knife point and made off with her purse and cell phone and she was not hurt. a crash turned deadly in gloucester county, two women were in the car when the driver lost control and ended up in a wooded area, chopper 6 hd was over the scene at 7:30 this morning. all of this happened on the northbound lane of route 55 in elk township, the passenger passed away from her injuries and the driver is being treated at the hospital. >>> high school students at roxborough high school learned a valuable lesson on staying alive. a safe driving panel was held at the school to steer kids to safer choices, it was hosted by pennsylvania state police and state farm insurance, and statistics show that car crashes are the number one cause of death between teenagers in america. >>> philadelphia officials have a new plan to fight substance abuse an

new at 5:00 "action news" reporter, vernon odom has the details and how the restaurants are reacting tonight. >> reporter: good evening, establishments that are household names here around the city of philadelphia have been hit in a negative light by the city's health department. look at this one. including south jersey landmark that is known worldwide. january 14th, the legendry pat's king of steaks, 86 years old now an international tourist attraction for all sorts of vip's and dignitaries, health inspectors found 11 infractions including a dirty knife and mouse droppings and buildup of bio film in an ice machine. a lifelong customer said not to worry. >> i have been eating here my whole life. >> it doesn't disturb you frmg not really. >> i worked in restaurants my whole life and infractions happen. >> there were problems that were corrected immediately with the inspectors on site. >> i think that you know some things you forget and don't remember you know what i mean, so it's like you know it's good in a way because now you learn more. >> a week earlier the city health inspectors

is doing to get ready and we are expecting a news conference with mayor jim kenney and at 5:30 vernon odom lays out what power crews are doing to minimize outages that could result from the storm. and dann cuellar has a recap of the mayor's news conference. >> we are helping to prepare you for the snow at 6abc.com/weather, check storm tracker 6 raid and the local forecast. and we'll have a checklist of items you'll need to ride out the storm. >>> as the storm hits this weekend, we want you to be a part of "action news," send the videos of the current conditions along with your family and friends and pets enjoying the wintry weather, use #6abcaction on social media, or email jointheaction@6abc.com. >> all right time for a check of the "action news" traffic report for your thursday afternoon. >> lets go live to matt pellman in the "action news" traffic center. >> we have action you don't want to join, it's a crash here on 95 southbound side and of course it's right in the work zone at cotman avenue and penndot arrived on the scene and a couple of vehicles involved and the accident is taking

live in northern liberties, vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> new surveillance video shows the kay ott can scene inside of a philadelphia tattoo parlor last week, you can see two robbers before we walk into the store on north 31st street on thursday, they demanded money and the employee went and got his own gun and started shooting and the suspects returned fire hitting a customer in the leg. both men remain on the loose today. >>> "action news" has new information about a story we are following since august, a philadelphia funeral director charged with abuse of a corpse has her license revoked. janet powell daily is charged after three decomposing bodies were found in her garage, they ran a funeral home in strawberry mansion at the time, the state board said that powell daily failed her responsibilities to treat the dead with dignity and respect. >>> ocean county officials are crediting the nasal spray, narcan with stopping overdoses. and now he was honored in toms river, dr. kenneth lavell trained police on how to use that life saving treatment on patients. >>

vernon odom has more for us. >> reporter: good evening monkarks it's buck county d.a. does not want coach jerry divine to do any jail time but wants him to answer for his conduct while protesting a referee's call. >> this is the now infamous bumping of a referee by coach jerry divine, he is suspended from coaching but has returned to his classroom duties. >> there was no apparent attempt to cause physical injury. >> but today's buck county d.a. filed formal charges, he chose a summary offense of harassment instead of simple assault something like a parking ticket. he could get up to 90 days in jail and fined up to $300. >> a simple assault takes place when someone attempts to cause, that means they take a substantial step toward causing it or actually causes physical injury and they do so either knowingly, intentionally. students were reluctant to talk about coach divine's case that has drawn national attention. >> from my perspective i didn't think he hit him, i thought he head bumped him? >> do you think he should face charges, yes. >> but not go to jail? >> not go t

and here at the lounge on vernon odom, police say a man was shot and killed inside the we were told was being night. a man entered with a shotgun, walked up to a 39-year-old man and fired ng the man in the torso. then the shooter walked out. the victim died after being transported to akron general. police have surveillancers and will continue to review the scenes investigations continues. >>> also new at this a man accused of yard turned himself into police. this was not just any dog. a e dog last year days after their son alex died in a car crash. three days after christmas, leo ce say they received a tip that carter freefield had the dog. freefield is being charged with and is no you free on bond. >>> new video shows cleveland water crews are dealing with a water main break at east 55th street and central. . the crews worked all night and still are not finished with the work at east 55th and central avenue. and this is happening minutes avenue indefinitely. >>> and the power of 5, the skies are getting gray over our area. meteorologist janessa webb, you're tracking rain, you told me?

. >> vernon odom will have more on today's developments in this case and this investigation, coming up on "action news" at 5:00. >>> well, the sunshine largely disappeared but the temperatures back on the warmer side as we get a check of the accuweather forecast. lets head outside to adam joseph. >> a lack of sun but impressive in january with mainly full cloud cover temperatures back above normal. 44 in philadelphia and new york city 46 and richmond 50 and low 50s for charleston west virginia and binghamton 39 degrees, but everybody on the east coast had a change in temperature toward the positive. 5 degrees warmer than yesterday in binghamton as well as philadelphia and 7 degrees warmer in new york city and degrees warmer in rich monday and the numbers continue to climb the rest of the week and the upcoming weekend. but we are tracking a beast of an ocean storm off the carolinas, we are just getting grays by the cloud cover from this storm, this heads out to sea and you look to the west and there is clearing and that will move in late tonight and first thing tomorrow morning, as you

the other incident taking place at heidi ho lounge on vernon odom. a man was shot and killed inside the bar and what was being called bike night. the police reviewing as well. a man entered with a shotgun fired several times. once at the head and striking the man in the torso and the shooter walked out. point. you might remember a man was struck and injured by a i vehicle leaving the -- by a vehicle and leaving the lounge again. the police are reviewing both of the incidents as the were morning. nick foley for newschannel 5. >> and all right, nick. >>> breaking overnight, we're following another reported deadly hood ising and this is where you may not expect. the normally quiet city of oroville, 20 miles twist of akron. a woman was found shot in a car on paradise street last night. our newstracker on scene for us. the car still running in the middest street and they towed it around midnight. we're working to get more information from police. >>> and now, though, let's get tera blake. >> and good morning to you, happy friday and happy to report on som

the other taking place at the heidi ho lounge in vernon-odom. a man was shot and killed inside the bar on what is called bike night. he walked up to the victim and fired several times. the man was struck in the torso and the shooter walked out. police will review video with relation to both of the incidents and no names if either victim was released at this point. nick foley for newschannel 5 and thank you for keeping us updated. >>> and details on a massive workers will be out of a job. there is less of a demand for steel and that couldn't come at a worse time for lorain. the city facing a $2.3 million budget deficit and lorain is safety forces. >>> cleveland clinic is moving forward with the major leave haul in lakewood. they're revealing key details of the agreement with the hospital. inpatient services will transition out by february 5th. the r will stay open 24/7 until the few family health center opens, which will have its own e.r. the construction on that family health center starts at the end of the year and should open by mid-2018. and

live in west chester, i'm vernon odom, channel6 "action news." >> all right, vernon thank you. >>> now let's go to meteorologist cecily tynan who has the latest on what we can expect for the rest of the week including perhaps some precipitation towards the end, cecily, hm. >> fortunately that looks like it will probably stay off shore. i think that's what all of us are hoping for because who wants to see more snow? we got enough over the weekend. philadelphia 22.4-inches, the fourth largest snowstorm. a lot of our suburbs more than 2 feet. allentown the biggest snowstorm on record with close to 32-inches of snow. the good news is that snow has already started to melt. temperatures right now 39 degrees in philadelphia. we hit 40 earlier this afternoon. that will lead to a lot of melting and if you look to the south and west there are even milder temperatures so we'll gradually climb through the 40's as we head through the week. so, this shows just how many degrees above freezing we will be this week. tomorrow on the mild side, 11 degrees above freezing. wednesday 10. thursday takes a di

were recorded here including a live album at the tower theater in upper darby and that's where vernon odom joins you live now with more reaction. >>> vernon. >> reporter: good evening, alicia. upper darby's tower theater was one of the major launching pads for david bowie's various incarnations over the years. in fact, philadelphia was the place where he got many of his creative juices flowing. philadelphia deejay john debella interviewed david bowie many times during the course of both their careers so he had the opportunity to take the measure of this legendary artist as he evolved across the decades. >> he was an artist beyond music. he was trial renaissance man and a man of the world u philadelphia was one of bowie's favorite places. he opened many american tours at landmark theater. of the dozens of albums bowie recorded young americans was a critical point in his rise to frame. it was recorded at sigma sound. >> all these young girls who called themselves devotees would follow o bowie around and it wasn't until the last day that bowie paid them any attention and he said to his manage

the other incident taking price at the lounge on vernon odom where a man was shot and killed inside the bar and also on what was being called bike night. the police reviewing surveillance video of the scene as well. the source tells us a man entered with a shotgun, walked several times. once fired at the head and striking the man in the torso out. no word on any arrests yet. you might remember a man was actually struck leaving the heidi ho lounge in september, struck and injured. the police are investigating both and reviewing the videos investigations continues. back to you. >>> and to breaking news from here at the live desk. another reported deadly shooting. this one in the normally quiet city of oroville, 20 miles southwest of akron. a woman was found shot in a car on paradice street last night. last night. they towed it away around midnight. we're making calls and working to get more information from police and we'll keep you updated. >>> and now a check on the >> 4:32. we're awaiting changes in the weather world. the morning temperatures have dropped to the upper 20s, but are curr

i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news" in south philadelphia. >>> volunteers hit the streets of philadelphia today to try and track homeless youth, the group will spend the evening interviewing homeless people living on the streets and trying to get them into shelters. experts estimate that 9% of shool students have experienced homelessness at one time or another. >> inside there were two people that helped to make the pope's visit particularly special. chuck keating the director of the band was behind the wheel and bobby hill in the passenger street, who sang for the pope and became quite a celebrity. and he is the father of michael keating, the young man with cerebral palsy, the boy the pope blessed on the tarmac in philadelphia. and join us on saturday at 7:00 p.m. for a special auto show preview. alicia vitarelli, karen rogers and adam joseph will give you an inside behind the scenes look. more than 700 cars fill the ultimate showroom at the convention center. we'll have test drives and the latest technology and the must see items at the auto show saturday at 7:00. "many patients and the

vernon odom is live now at police headquarters with the latest. >> good afternoon rick, in the wordss survival was in his words quote, amazing. one note here commissioner ross and mayor kenney are in office for less than a week when this nightmare erupts. >> an ambush that makes no sense whatsoever. >> commissioner ross responding to this ambush of officer hartnett at 60 andth spruce, this is

in north philadelphia, i'm vernon odom, channel6 "action news. >> the kitchen at manna was extra busyvolunteers from valley green bank helped to prepare and package meals for people who are critically ill. more than 2500 people who live in the greater philadelphia area and southern new jersey will be fed by this effort. manna was founded back in 1990 with an original mission to help comfort people who were dying of aids. >>> meanwhile hundreds of volunteers young and old alike spent this day preparing brown bagged lunches at the ymca in mount laurel. the lunchs are being donated to the cathedral kitchen the largest emergency food provider in the city of camden. >>> in pottstown, the day started with a little warmup as the girl scouts of eastern pennsylvania prepared for their day of service. these young ladies cleaned and organized the early learn center at their facility. that center serves more than a hundred children. >> very nice. they gave back in west philadelphia today as well by giving free hair cuts for the homeless. the chosen 300 outreach and worship center on lancaster ave

in west philadelphia, i'm vernon odom, channel6 "action news." >> we wish officer hartnett the best ofis recovery. big talkers now and we start with this heartwarming viral video darling little claire ryan crosby from salt lake city utah is just melting hearts all over social media with her amazing perfect little three-year-old rendition of part of your world from the little mermaid. >> ♪ >> i mean, can you handle it? dad dave says a few months ago he was paying for an oil change when claire started singing in the lobby and everyone started recording it on their phones. well, dad works in the commercial and film industry as i'm sure you can see there. so they hit the recording studio and a viral sensation and of course her new favorite is frozen, join the club claire. watch it out else saturday. looks like let it go is on tap for her viral sequel. >>> if you're 40 and fabulous you'll live this. the holder family they're at it again. this time with a riff on justin bieber's sorry. >> ♪ [laughter] >> they make it look guilty they say this is 40 and we love it going out at 5:00 in bed by

in fact today vernon odom spoke to school officials about what it takes to call for a snow day and ifs likely again tomorrow or whether classes may resume and he'll have the answer. much more on that coming up next at 5:: >>> controversy over diversity at the oscars strikes a cord at the sundance film festival as well. what some a-list stars are saying about the growing boycott against the academy award. those stories and more at 5:00. rick and sharrie i'll is he you then. >> much more still ahead. an important salad recall that has already sickened people in pennsylvania. >> plus, three dangerous inmates are on the run. we have the very latest on their elaborate escape from a california prison coming up. >> also a family has quite the story to tell about this little guy. details about their adventure of rescuing a pig in the middle of a blizzard ahead in big talkers. >> kind of cute. >> okay. >> all right. >> i thought so. >>> also coming up, meteorologist adam joseph, he'll be back with the full forecast from accuweather when "action news" at 4:00 continues next. >> ♪ ♪ i've been a

the brothers pled their case to a federal judge today and vernon odom is live now with the details. >ter: good evening, the hearings are soon to wrap up we understand, they are trying to get their terrorism convictions from back in 2008 thrown out claiming their lawyers at the time did them wrong. >> the duca brothers, threeal banean born albanian born friends and family members gathered outside and packed in the courtroom as well. >> the father of the brothers say they were entrapped by an fbi informant and duped in the not with two others convicted with them. >> know my sons, and i blame the prosecutors. >> you believe they were railroaded. >> yes, i do. >> the fbi evidence included this video of 9 brothers practicing at this gun range in the poconos and hours of wiretapped conversations, the brothers say they were denied the right to testify in their own defense. tony says his lawyer never prepared him to testify telling him his desire to tell the jury about his islamic beliefs would cast him in a bad light and come across as an extremist. all brothers testified today that they are

vernon odom has more. >> congratulations! >> with that only richard ross became philadelphia's 30th police commissioner, he chose his alma mater as the venue after a quarter century rising through the ranks of philadelphia's finest. he was mayor kenney's first choice. >> he instilled a decently and dig nate. in order to lead a police department in 2016. >> i am not ashamed to applaud this department or ashamed to say that some things need to change. >> he will work to improve police relations with key elements of the community. >> -- even thoughs we don't trust and don't want to connect with us -- >> richard ross graduated from central high in 1982, the kmigner's speech was an inspiration. >> it gives me inspiration to know i could be whatever i want to be and do what i want to do. >> it was an inspiring speech, i also want to pursue a career in law enforcement, first a police officer and then becoming an fbi agent. >> several generations were here beaming with pride. >> i'm proud of him accomplishing this. >> my dad is my ro

vernon odom is live outside of northeast detectives with the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: tonight rick and monica, police tell me they received multiple tip calls since we aired the robbery attempt murder at noon, they are running down all of these leads at this very hour. this is surveillance video recorded at torresdale and princeton of a resident on her way home from the supermarket carrying two bags in moments she was shot in the face in broad daylight. the driver was driving this pearl or white colored nissan maxima, when he approached and tried to steal her pocketbook, he said do you want to get shot and she said no and resisted and he shot her point blank in the face and made off with $400 in cash and her cell phone, the bloody victim in the state of shock walked two and a half blocks to her home. >> you take a lady, 75 years old fighting for her pocketbook and you shoot her in the face. there is nothing more heinous than that. >> this woman is home after surgery and recuperating and anxious to get back to her job as a non-teaching assistant. >> she is in pain and

vernon odom is live from the state house with more. >> reporter: good evening rick, the governor's appearances here in trenton and indeed statewide are increasingly rare as he tries to claw his way to the republican nomination and made light of that as he opened his speech today in the general assembly. >> good to be home -- >> new jersey's governor was here for the day to deliver his state of the state address, he is underfire for not dealing with the garden state's financial problems and the job else rate, 5.3% down from a peak of 9.8% and ignored the dropping credit rating and blasted organized labor on the on going war on full pension funding. >> how about that knowledge, 23% of your money to trenton to pay for pensions? >> christie shaped his address to appeal to voters in new hampshire. a state ravaged by heroin addiction. >> we are proud to announce a historic commitment of more than $100,000 for mental health and substance abuse. >> for me i didn't get much of it as a state of the state as just lecturing and pandering. >> outside a statewide coalition of unions and community activists,

i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> police in south jersey are looking into reports of attempting lurings in two communities on the same day. evesham township police gave us this surveillance video of the vehicle they say was involved. they say an older man and teenage girl ask sd two kids if they wanted candy and then the car drove off. and police in oakland got a similar report on the same day with the same description. sara bloomquist will have a live report on this at 5:00. >>> police say a man died from carbon monoxide poisoning and tied his death to last week's blizzard. they say his exhaust pipe was blocked by the snow and he went to the hospital but died yesterday afternoon. the ninth person in pennsylvania whose death is connected to the storm. >>> from our delaware newsroom, the storm cleanup continues in rehoboth beach. the north end was hit the hardest and the dunes were washed away and the boardwalk was damaged by harsh waves. the hotel is also dealing with water damage this afternoon. >>> today in philadelphia was the first day back in class after two s

vernon odom has more on the investigation and the charms they could be facing, coming up tonight at 6:00. >>> last weekend's blizzard turned even dead letter, a lehigh valley man passed away from carbon monoxide poisoning making him the ninth death in pennsylvania. >> michael may got into the vehicle and was overcome by exhaust fumes because his tailpipe was blocked by snow and was taken to the hospital and died shortly after yesterday afternoon. >>> and allentown schools remain closed for a fourth straight day tomorrow and reading schools will be closed the rest of the week. the lehigh valley bore the brunt of the the blizzard and some got 40 inches of snow enough to break snowfall records. >>> children in philadelphia got back to class today after a four day weekend. the action cam found plenty of staffers and kids that were sad to see their snow-cation come to an end. >> a wonderful building engineer who has been probably soaking in bathtubs every evening since this started. but they have worked relentlessly, tirelessly. >> parents told "action news" that the trip into school was t

vernon odom will have more on this story coming up in a live report at 5:00. >> it's time now for a check of the accuweather forecast. >> it's cold out there. >> very much so. meteorologist, adam joseph, standing out in it wrapped up with a scarf. >> i can't feel my skin but the winds are beginning to relax and some areas seeing a dusting of snow as the temperatures stay cold enough not to melt it today. talking of the snowflakes, finally some in the city of philadelphia yesterday, at philadelphia international airport in the even, we did pick up a trace of snow and this marked the latest date ever in philadelphia's history to see that first trace of snow. so we finally got it, but still no measurable snowfall at philadelphia international airport we are still waiting on that. morning windchills, 6 in philadelphia, 5 in allentown, 5 in wilmington and a bone chilling 8 in atlantic city. as we take a look at the temperatures themselves, in philadelphia it was bright today, our high has only reached 28 degrees so far, 12 degrees below average and windchills remaining in the teens so this is

live in city hall, i'm vernon odom, channel6 "action news. >> all right, vernon, thank you. >>> on the page we just turned from, today michael nutter giving his final public speech as mayor of philadelphia this morning. and he did so at his alma mater, saint joseph's prep inside the church. nutter saying he wanted his final public appearance as mayor to be where it all started the high school is shaped him. at a he told the student body do not bury your talents, share them with the world and to that end nutter says this chapter for him may be over but he's just getting started. >> today as the mayor of this great city and as i thought about it, i walk into the academy of music as mayor, i i'll walk out as mike. but i'll main at any my focus and my commitment and i still have more to give. >> and that's the promise he made this morning just an interesting bit of city history for you here. both michael nutter and new technological inaugurated mayor jim ca jim kenney both weo saint joe's prep. >>> some irony there. i don't know brian but all those students listening to mayor michael nutte

. >> earlier in the day clip ton took aim at the vernon odom senator trying to undermine his liberal credentials on gun control and healthcare. next democratic debate is set for sunday in charleston, south carolina. >> reminder the fox business network hosts this week's republican debate and nrs charleston and moderators are there from fox business news and prime time debate is on thursday 9 p.m.. 7 government op candidates invaded trump, cruz, rubio and dr. ben carson and jeb bush and new jersey governor chris christie and ohio governor john kasich. still ahead now that the powerball is up to 1.4 billion dollars, you can bet pun intend aid lot of people are getting in on the office pools. details about the app that helps keep track of who is in and who is paid so there will be no messy business. >> fair enough a live look outside now. chance of snow flurries later today and lot of problems with the winds today. so we'll get the details from tucker after the break it's so we'll get the details from tucker after the break it's 6:12. >> good morning, welcome back. let's get going with

a man in his 60s turned himself into the other incident taking place at the heidi ho lounge on vernon odom. a man was shot and killed inside the bar and what was being the source tells us the man walked up to the victim and fired several times. the shooter walked out. no word on any arrests yet. corrina. >>> and we have r main break on east 55th and central. one lane now back open northbound on east 55th. and both east and westbound lanes are open on and water crews have been we'll let you know when east 55th is completely back open. and let's check out the maps seeing major slowdowns 71 and 77 northbound as well as 90 and where i wanted you in here. we're getting reports of an accident i-90 eastbound at west 41st street and another one 5th street. keep that in mind if you're heading in that area. we're going to look outside in just a second and this is how it's looking around the akron area and check out drive , 77 northbound and rockslide and downtown. and this is i-90 at fulton. you see some slowdowns definitely caused by the told you about on i-90. and so, a slow ride if you're heading