i'm vernon odom, channel6 "action news" reporting live from west chester. >> we will be there, thank you so much vernon. >>> our coverage of the inferno and continues on 6abc.com and right now you can find the latest updates from the scene along with more video from our crews on the ground and of course chopper6. stay with us all night for continuing updates on this devastating blaze. >>> we have got the latest on the weekend forecast and you won't be terribly happy at least for the first part of it. meteorologist cecily tynan with the latest information from accuweather. cecily, what's the story. >> jim, i am tracking some rain on the way followed by some very windy weather. right now it's pretty quiet out there. it's kind of breezy its a little bit on the cool side, 47 degrees. we have a dry night. it will be cool, temperatures dropping down into the 20's and 30's and double scan live showing the system i'm tracking that will bring us two rounds of rain. it's moving out of the west right now. first there's a warm front. that will be moving through tomorrow afternoon. then there's a

live at police headquarters in center city, i'm vernon odom channel6 "action news." >> all right, vernonar-old man is in critical condition this noon after he was rescued

vernon odom, channel 6 " frankl parkway. i read some piece that some analystics company says that the eagles have a 35% chance to be in the super bowl. >> why are they so pessimistic. >> there are a lot of tes. >> put that number higher. >> 75% jack it up. >> what got into your coffee today. they are 10-1 and the haters say the eagles have been played they visit seattle. ges when >> things are easy for the eagles maybe tooasy andhey won the last two games by a combined 84points have not had y ones, so playing the seahawksn seattle is a huge test. own mth o. -- >> we'll reserve t ps on the back son is over. and i like the personalp our guys that way. they live in the present and don't live in the past. and they are ready for a new challenge. >> the seahawks are that challenge. 7-4 they play 3,000 miles away in a notoriously difficult stadium for a visitin gets into they take pride in it. the team is confident and well coached and they have players zm eagles are off until tomorrow and get set to work on seattle when they head

vernon odom is looking into the issue today. and has spoken into real experts. vernon. >> real experts jim, and the flood gates are starting to open up wide because women are overcoming their fears and exposing behavior of big shots. >> probably 30% in the last few weeks. >> is that right? >> yes, sir. >> deborah willis is a powerhouse attorney in philadelphia. and one specialty is the sexual harassment cases is he tells me since after is the harvey winestein scandal and roy moore, al franken and congressman john conyers and now matt lauer the calls have skyrocketed some 30%. >> since harvey winestein became the first in the dominoes, i think every man that has engaged in this kind of improper, illegal and under ethical conduct should be shaking in his boots. >> here is random public reaction in the wake of the high-profile scandals. >> i think there was a time that it corrected itself a little bit. >> you think it's a good thing it's happening. >> not a good thing but good thing that people are being held accountable. >> i think it's a long time coming that thes

vernon odom is live with the details. >> reporter: good afternoon, the mayor says it's time again for the city to control the school board. local control they say. to get rid of the src that had its own share of criticism over the years from abuse to conflict of interest. now the mayor says give the district with 200,000 districts back to the people of philadelphia. >> i'm officially calling on the members of the school reform commission to dissolve at their next meeting. >> with that mayor kenney calls for abolition of the 16-year-old school reform commission. when philadelphia school says tim was a fiscal basket case. they pushed for years to have the city regain control with the school board independent of harrisburg and the mayor wants the power to appoint the school board and he would be held accountable. we'll select them with one goal in mind assuring every child has access to quality schools no matter what they look like or where they live. >> now the district claiming to be financially stable but facing a billion dollar deficit over the next decade. but the mayor assures ever

and "action news" reporter vernon odom is live outside of citizens bank park where fans are coming to pay tribute to the phillies perfect game pitcher. >> good evening jim i would describe it as a pilgrimage by fans that came to the ballpark to pay respect to the pro ballplayer. this man came to the shrine that has grown outside of the phillies ballpark to softly pray for the soul of roy halladay his impact on the phillies fans on the days he pitched here is real. he left a profound impress. >> world class professional and human being and things he did off the field a humble man he does not brag about. we were fortunate to witness it. >> he crashed in a small plane off the florida coast has hit fans hard. >> a great all start on the field but more and more how great a man was off the field. a family man and man that gave back to the community. just awful. >> tragic especially for a man that just retired and his family is mourning him. and philadelphia they are difficult fans and i think they are tough on athletes but they appreciate excellence and hard work and i think he is one of th

i'm vernon odom channel6 "action news" in west chester. >> all right, vernon, thank you. >>> well, the work of determining the cause of this fire is already under way as we mentioned. undoubtedly investigators will look at the building and safety records of barclay friends to see what, if any, problems it's had in the pennsylvania. our own chad pradelli has those records and asked officials about those reports during today's news conference. he'll have more on that coming up in our next half hour. >> and our coverage of this massive fire continues for you on 6abc.com. right now, you can find the latest updates from the scene along with more video from the action cam and chopper6. stay with us all night long for continuing updates on this devastating fire. >>> in other news a killing of a young mother in woodbury that went unsolved for two months now has a suspect. today gloucester county from are sean dalton announced the arrest of 19-year-old brandon wilson of paulsboro. he's charged with first degree murder in the death of 26-year-old shawneeq carter. she died of blunt force trauma i

vernon odom is live at einstein medical center in olney. what a story this is -- >> reporter: indeed jim and mostly good news, mother and her newborn baby a girl remain here at einstein tonight listed in good condition. in the meantime this happens as the alleged attacker is cooling it in the city jail. >> i just want justice to get served that is it. >> that would be? >> put her where she belongs in jail and make her pay for what she did. >> she wants this woman her next door neighbor cox, to be put in jail. it was the culmination of malone and the other. and they said that cox constantly complained that the family and children made too much noise and cox allegedly shot malone who is 9 months pregnant in the legs with a .9 millimeter handgun. >> this is not the first time she pulled out a gun. object 31st was the first instant dent she pulled a gun on my daughter. >> police are investigating all the other incidents. >> arguing with the neighbor is one thing and taking it to the next level and shooting them is another. we frown upon that. t

. >>> lets go ve vernon come back, let go live to "action news" reporter vernon odom. who is live in bryn mawr where he is talking to the last minute s scurrying to make sure they have all the essentials for tomorrow. >> vernon happy thank give to you and your family. >> the same to you and yours jim and to the viewers tonight. i am standing in the aisle. busy thanksgiving eves are nothing new and tonight is no exception. super market managers from across the region tells us business is brisk all day and they are gathering up the fixins for tomorrow's feast with family and friends. and the odds and ends before we cook everything together. >> how many people are coming? >> we don't know. we have a lot of maybes and anywhere between 10 or 20. >> doing dessert here. >> it's called an oreo lasagne a layered sweet cake. >> who is doing the rest? >> my grandmom doing the main parts of it as always she is the best. >> from the suburbs to the city ull of shoppers getting it all together to do cooking. >> turkey wings and fried chicken and jams and pasta salad. >> ox tail and tu

that is where we find vernon odom. the shelter there on the campus of westchester university is now closed but it was full and busy overnight. >> reporter: university was prepared for this time of thing and they did a great job. some of their on the ground security people went to the fire scene to help out some of the evacuees as well. and it's closed down now. 40 evacuees were brought to westchester university overnight and now transported to facilities in the area to meet their medical needs. as the investigation goes forward into the cause of the huge fire. >> the massive fire broke out at the barclay senior living center it went to five alarms here in westchester and more than 100 residents had to be evacuated. senior citizens many not able to move on their own. some how the barclay staff pulled it off. no deaths. >> didn't want to get out of the bed to come out. but we had to come out because there is really a fire. >> as firefighters brought the rages blaze by the dozens pououe dire situation. >> at times people

i'm vernon odom channel6 "action news" in west chester. >> incredible. glad to see that family back together. vernon thank you. our coverage of this massive fire continues on 6abc.com. right now you can find the latest updates from the scene along with more video from the action cam and chopper6. stay with us for updates on this devastating fire. >> other news now authorities identified the man arrested for a woman's murder in woodbury new jersey. 19-year-old brandon wilson is charged in the september beating death of 26-year-old shawneeq carter. wilson allegedly broke into a home on hopkins street and used a piece of gym equipment to kill that young mother who happened to be house sitting for the owner at the time. today carter's grieving father said the arrest brings his family the small comfort of some closure. >> just knowing that my daughter can rest in peace 'cause every sunday i take her flowers to her grave site and first time was hard so this sunday i get to go tell her some good news. hopefully she understands that she's not -- never forgotten w

live at city hall is vernon odom. is sounds good but we have heard nothing yet about the city's plan to fill big holes in its funding plan. >> reporter: jim, the mayor today did not provide any specific answers to this whatsoever. a lot of people on city council are noticing the same thing, he assured everyone that the city has the measures in place to close the school district deficit that could soar to $1 billion over the next five years. >> mayor kenney told the city council the school reform commission has passed. the mayor says that the city's public school district with 200,000 students has a balanced bunt and is ready to end the src's long reign. >> when the src returns to the city you can hold me and future mayors accountable. >> they want it up and running by the new term in september and that city hall as taken the bull by the horns and raised the money to close deficits. >> we raised our contribution 5$520 million annually. >> they claim to not fear that harrisburg will cut their funding accounting for 55%

. >>> let switch live to "action news" reporter vernon odom in the sommer ton section of philadelphia. sayfullo saipov came to the u.s. from uzbekistan in 2010 on something call the the diversity visa program that has suddenly become very controversial. >> reporter: good evening jim, president trump was talking about that earlier today as you take a look at the story. president trump went on the offensive right away in the wake of the attack in new york city. vowing to scuttle that program. that gives visas to people from countries with few immigrants to the united states. >> i am today starting the process of terminating the diversity lottery program. >> the president today continued to blast the immigration program under which sayfullo saipov entered the u.s. in 2010 and ripped minority leaders like chuck schumer for sponsoring the 22-year-old program. and wants to send the prisoner to guantanamo and make the penalties more severe. >> we have to get much tougher and much smarter and much less politically correct. we are so politically correct we are afraid to do anything. christine

live in west chester, i'm vernon odom, channel6 "action news".im. >> ♪ >> thank you, vernon. >>> of course tomorrow is election day. there are several key races to track. one of the biggest contests, the race for new jersey governor. democrat phil murphy and republican kim guadagno are both vying to succeed governor chris christie. they spent the day drumming up support in north jersey. democrat larry krasner and republican beth are vying for the spot vacated by seth williams. camden atlantic city and allentown are all electing mayors. "action news" will have complete coverage of all these local races and you will fine the results here on the air and on 6abc.com. >>> coming up on "action news" tonight, philadelphia city council takes up the issue of squatters. right now they have the rights and they are a push to give the upper hand back to the homeowners. >>> and thanother win. the plan moving forward to stay atop the nfl. >> despite a lot of cloud cover some showers. 70 degrees today but much cooler air is moving in behind a cold front and then

have live team coverage tonight as we count down to thanksgiving tomorrow, "action news" reporter vernon odom has the latest on the last minute shoppers. matt pellman is standing by with conditions on the roads and first we head to immediate get, cecily tynan live at the big board with the all important turkey day forecast. >> we are clearing out things nicely on this busy travel day right before thanksgiving, satellite and radar showing the system that moved through this morning that brought light rain to philadelphia. a half inch in atlantic city blossoms along the coast than rain is pushing up around northern new england behind it we have cool gusty winds blowing in. philadelphia reporting a peak wind gust 33 miles per hour the same in reading and nearly as strong in reading and atlantic city 38 and wilmington 36 miles per hour. and we dried out but the gusty winds along with high volume are causing some ground delays in newark. we have delays 51 minutes, that is the only airport reporting delays and boston lingering rain no delays. and buffalo cold but no delays, and washington and pittsb

i'm vernon odom channel6 "action news" at police headquarters in center city. >> all right, vernon, thankg news from the lehigh valley today. a pennsylvania state trooper shot in the line of duty is now doing much better. authorities say corporal seth kelly is no longer listed in critical condition at saint luke's hospital in bethlehem. this after several successful surgeries to remove bullets over the past few days. corporal kelly was shot several times during a traffic stop in plainfield township tuesday. the accused gunman daniel clary has been charged with attempted murder. we are still waiting to hear when corporal kelly will be released from the hospital. >>> well a second man has been arrested in connection to the murder of beloved community activist winnie harris this past friday. the u.s. marshals fugitive task force caught 31-year-old isaiah reels in southwest philadelphia earlier this week. police say reels and 39-year-old nelson giddings 65-year-old harris after breaking into our home. giddings was arrested last month. both are facing a number of charges including murder robbe

i'm vernon odom channel 6 "action news". >>> time now for the "action news" traffic report. matt pellman is in the traffic center. >> we like the mild temperatures out there but not liking thesetravel times, tr here is not so hot. 46 minutes ieady three times what it should be and the flashing lights are here because a vehicle broke down. on the left lane on the schuylkill eastbound side from gladwyne to belmont right lane is squeezing by will not things for the traffic whatsoever. speeds like 8 miles per hour from gulph mills eastbound to that point approaching belmont on the schuylkill. i would think alternates like ridge pike route 23 or route 30. and word is coming in of a crash on 95 northbound side by penn's landing, the spot we are jammed up in the afternoon any way. and the accident is out there just 10 miles per hour. new construction began this morning in frankford. bridge street closed through thursday after wakeling streak a way to get around it. and a wreck along king street at charlotte street and washington township, had a crash along the black horse pike near

i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news" in robbinsville new jersey. >> thank you. >>> in other news tonight it was a week ago today that all of major league baseball and the phillies were shocked by the sudden death of pitching ace, roy halladay, field fellow players and fans and even strangers gathered in clearwater, florida to say a fond farewell to the man that gave us so many great memories. jeff skversky is live now with more. >> reporter: hey rick roy halladay's memorial service is going on behind me. chase utley talked about the first time he met halladay here in clearwater and how he came in at 5:45 in the morning and halladay was finished his workout and how much he loved him as a teammate and person. >> thousands of people have come out to pay their respects to doc halladay, who pass addeded away a week ago. from fans to former teammates and his loved ones, his wife and sons and parents are here to say their good-byes and among those that spokes with phillies owner, he had this to share. >> roy was one of those exceptional athletes you don't need to be a baseball fan to kn

. >> vernon odom is live now outside of citizens bank park. >> good evening. all day long fans have been down here and dropping in and paying their respects here at the monument and makeshift shrine actually outside of the ballpark to pay their respects to a pro ballplayer that commanded a great deal of respect in this town of hard nosed fans and chris ims. >> he was a good player on and off the field. i met him five times. and he remembered me. >> she brought all sorts of items to adorn the shrine outside of the ballpark to remember the legend roy halladay who died yesterday when his small plane crashed into the gulf of mexico: he spent the last five years of his career pitching for the phillies provided thrills and for this young lady inspiration during a tough period of her life. >> my dad died in 2012, he was still pitching with the phillies and it kind of helped me cope with my depression. >> and the perfect game here and no hurter in the post season against the red are moments that david han holds sacred. >> his playoff no-hitter with the reds was the la

vernon odom has the story from phoenixville. >> in phoenixville this morning a touch football game.dition here now played five thanksgivings in a row. this annual neighborhood touch football game has taken on a special significance this year it has become a fundraiser to reward the courage and strength a young teenage girl in a tough battle for her health. >> isabel was diagnosed with summer with hodgkins lymphoma. the funds raised today will go to her favorite causes. >> definitely the cancers that are hard to find cures for, but definitely many ronald mcdonald house and make a wish is also great. chop has helped me a lot. >> isabel a's family is with her every step of the way and they pay tribute to their neighbors. >> our entire phoenixville community has been very special and very giving and has encouraged us and given us strength and courage to fight this. >> it's really for izzy and everything they is passionate about and what is dearest to her heart. >> indeed the neighbor as long waverly circle have joined in to help isabela waiting for critical testing to be completed at ye

vernon odom talked to her and joins us from einstein hospital what is the lightest here? >> reporter: good evening indeed a baby was born healthy overnight in einstein not long after her mother was treated here in einstein from a bullet wound from a .9 millimeter handgun. the child was born around 2:15 this morning roughly eight hours after her mother was shot in both legs, police say it was a culmination of an ongoing dispute with her neighbor, denise cox who lived next door in oxford circle. the baby's grandmother told me cox was harassing them non-stop since they moved into two weeks ago. >> the woman knocked on the door with hammers on the wall and turns the radio on at 5:00 in the morning. it happened when cox opened fire on her with her 5-year-old son on her side at 6:15. >> the victim was taking the trash out and there was a verbal altercation and at this time miss cox allegedly shot the victim. >> my daughter was shot and later on she was discharged. as we were on our way home she started to have contractions. >> reporter: that was indeed the grandmother, mother a

that is where we find vernon odom.he shelter there on the campus of westchester university is now closed but it was full and busy overnight. >> reporter: university was prepared for this time of thing and they did a great job. some of their on the ground security people went to the fire scene to help out some of the evacuees as well. and it's closed down now.

vernon odom has the story. >> i am not going to jump from this window or this window. >> to jump outr death decision for jasmine. to escape the inferno where they lives and next door. final the back one. >> it was terrifying 3:00 this morning. >> this is all jasmine could sal salvage salvage, the rest of her belongings are gone. same for the other fire victims in this dwelling and a father and son managed to escape without injury. and six other people were taken to the hospital for treatment for smoke inhalation. so too one firefighter. >> several neighbors tell me they were awakened sometime after 3:00 for what sounded to gunshots. >> it sounded like gunshots but it w glass breaking. >> and i went to the window and saw a bright light and the house was fully engulfed. >> she got the first radio call hen she arrived six were out on the sidewalk suffering from apparent smoke inhalation. >> i heard peoplecreaming and houses a grandfather that conre wa m the back of the house to the front. >> so far the fire marshall did not release a cause for thi >> better news here the rain did not da

vernon odom has the very late of the now from the district attorney's office in west chester and vernon, what can you tell us. >> reporter: good evening, alicia. these key words tonight, tragedy averted but not by much. apparently a motorist off of her medication ran over or hit a total of three west chester university students today and fled the original scene eventually police stopped her. university police and the chester county d.a. are investigating the hit and run event that has left two west chester university students hospitalized both listed in stable condition. it happened around 9:00 this morning on new road as the two south campus students waited for a bus to drive them to the main campus less than 2 miles away. they were standing at this bus stop. the driver fled the scene. >> we are concerned about the safety wellness of all of our students. as you know the students were struck and we had emt was on scene as quickly as possible. transported the students to the hospital. >> reporter: the suspect police say was locked up on high street on campus moments later after she repor

"action news" reporter vernon odom is live at police headquarters with those details. . >> reporter: good evening, rick. that child was killed with a handgun reported stolen in 2015 out in montgomery county. the question tonight, who brought it to his olney home? no one in that house is if he ising up, fessing up much less who left it in the basement where this poor doomed child could get to it. >> no one is coming forth with the truth. >> reporter: four adults were in and out of this olney home yesterday where 22-year-old kareem lawson shot himself to death. the mother, the father and uncle and a grandfather. but no one is telling police how a 9-millimeter handgun reported stolen in cheltenham montgomery county in 2015 got there. >> at this point no one has come forward with the truth concerning that but investigators are working around the clock to ensure that truth is discovered. >> reporter: all signs the child found the gun in a basement closet and started handling it and then tragically struck. the child died of a bullet wound to the head. >> the two-year-old chil

vernon odom had have more coming up in off next half hour. >>> it's election day and we are following several big races in our region. in new jersey voters are currently headed to the polls to choose a new governor, "action news" reporter, katherine scott is live at a polling place in pennsauken with more. >> hi sar remarks people are in and out all morning long here in pennsauken. the signs are hanging on the doors, pointing voters to the right direction. the governors race is much discussed but there are other races the voters want to weigh in on too. >> it's your duty to get out and vote. the polls open at 6:00 a.m. in new jersey. in haddonfield and pennsauken. we saw voters headed out of their polling places i voted today affixed to their clothing. >> you have no right to even live in this country if you don't pick who speaks for you. >> and the term limited chris christie is the most talked. phil murphy and lieutenant governor kim guadagno. >> the governor's race is important to me. >> 60-year-old murphy a former golden sacks exectaff and monmouth county resident is talking about

vernon odom, channel 6 "action news" in west philadelphia. >> matt lauer is expressing sorrow and regret a day after his abrupt resignation from the "today" show. since it's initial claim of sexual harassment to other women made formal clients one of sexual assault. lauer says that quote, some of what is said about me is untrue or mischaracterized but there is enough truth to make me embarrassed and ashamed and is taking a look at his troubling flaws and repairing the damage is his full-time job. >>> entrepreneur russell simmons stepped down from his company as mid sex assault allegations and calls for congressman john conyers to retain. world news david muir will have continuing coverage at 6:30 after "action news." >>> a pedestrian was killed after being struck by three vehicles in cherry hill this morning, the incident happened at route 38 at longwood avenue and the man was crossing at the crosswalk but the light was green and initially struck in the eastbound lanes and the body was tossed to the eastbound side and hit by two more vehicles. >>> it appears that american airlines is doi

"action news" reporter vernon odom live in the parkwood section of northeast philadelphia today.e got the details on this one. >> reporter: good evening, brian. ashley morris was headed off to paradise with her new husband and their ever loving family all around her on the trip but then a brutal norovirus crashed the wedding party. >> my family is suffering now. >> reporter: ashley morris' honeymoon cruise to the bahamas has become a nightmare. eight other members of her family including her husband, two kids, herparents and nieces and nephews and sister-in-law have come down with a brutal stomach virus.r ym seven days aboard royal caribbeans anthem of the sea. she says rumors avenue spreading virus started circulating on day two of the cruise out of bayonne. sanitizing workman could be seen spraying the narrow hallways but it was spreading like wildfire. >> some hand sanitizing stations they didn't have hand sanitizer available to us. they were out of soap at certain sinks. they didn't have sanitation at the elevators. >> reporter: ashley's brother mark says his wife and two chi

i'm vernon odom, channel6 "action news" at police headquarters in center city. >> all right, vernon,. >>> we turn to the latest on that devastating fire at barclay friends senior living community. within the past hour or so, chester county officials confirm that four people are still unaccounted for following last thursday's major fire. that includes a married couple, ages 89 and 92, an 85-year-old woman and a 93-year-old woman as well. 133 people were rescued when the building went up in flames. we'll continue to follow the recovery efforts both on air and online of course at 6abc.com. >> grief counselors spent this day at roxborough elementary school offering support to students and staff who are mourning the loss avenue beloved teacher. 62-year-old sheila hawkins and her family became trapped in their home yesterday morning. neighbors rescued her husband and son but could not get to hawkins. by the time firefighters pulled her out the third grade teacher suffered third degree burns and died at the hospital. the chaumont elementary school community is devastated by her loss. hawkin

vernon odom is live at the fire scene the 200 block of manheim street with more on what is turning out to be an amazing story. >> reporter: good afternoon rick, i spoke with the owner of the lighthouse there on the corner, she and her husband have insuranceness a place to go for now and their young child was able to scramble to safety with them but six neighbors right next door apartment dwellings mostly were taken to the hospital to be treated and not many remain there now but nobody is believed to be in a life-threatening situation. many remain and one firefighter was treated for smoke inhalation after fighting this fire this morning. the fire was horrifying say residents of the gulf twin houses of manheim as well as neighbors looking on at 3:00 this morning. i look out the window and see the house on fire and the fire choked it and they did get here. >> the fire went to two alarms and officer leslie white back four days from maternity leave was just four blocks away got the call. >> i got a call for a fire and drove down the street i didn't expect it to be a huge fire. but when i pu

vernon odom is live in south philadelphia where a memorial is growing to honor the great pitcher. >> reporter: it is growing rick i'll show it to you in just a moment. first let hear from the fans passing by out here today unanimous among them this is an awful tragedy halladay's death at such a young age and a tragedy for him and his sons. the sudden tragic death of roy halladay forever a phillies favorite continues to reverberate in the town where he finished out his long and legendry career. thrilling fans on the mound at one time pitching a perfect game and a no-hitter in the same season. >> what a terrible thing and leaves his hard work and humanity and really performed on the field. >> tragic especially for a man that just retired and philadelphia they are difficult fans and tough on athletes and they appreciate excellence and heart word and he is one of the best. >> it hit me the same way when jerome brown had passed and you find a quality performer that speaks to the people of philadelphia. a blue collar performer and philly is a blue collar people and he spoke to the people a

live at police headquarters in center city, i'm vernon odom channel6 "action news." >> all right, vernon, thank you. >>> 33-year-old man is in critical condition this noon after he was rescued from a trash truck in philadelphia's juniata section this morning. "action news" has learned the search for the man began shortly before 6:00 a.m. on the 300 block of east erie avenue. police say the man was sleeping in a dumpster when it was lifted into a waste management truck. rescue crews spent nearly two hours trying to get him out of the truck. he was taken to temple university hospital with lowerable hip and leg injuries. >> a crash involved three vehicles that happened about 6 o'clock last night in the area of 495 and route 141. officials say the 80-year-old suffered head and facial injuries and remains hospitalized. two other people at the scene were checked out by paramedics. no word on what caused the collision. >> reverend al sharpton expected to visit philadelphia rapper meek mill in prison today. mill was sentenced to at least two years in prison for a probation violation. the rap sta

i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news" in camden. >> thank you. >>> north korea has launched another intercontinental ballistic missile and claiming it could carry a nuclear weapon that could reach the united states. and following a call with the chinese president preside trump ts that a sanctions will be imposed. and people in north korea celebrated the rogue nation's launch in two months. >> they have a long series of tests they have to do. they never stopped. >> this is the highest and longest distance yet. like the previous launches it was aimed straight into the sky but if angled horizontally it could go as far as new york or washington. >>> it seem a computer glitch left tens of thousands ofnes without someone to fly them during the holidays, a spokesperson says that the system used to schedule pilots and copilots, gave everyone off during the busy christmas holiday period. and the airline is reaching out to pilots and copilots and offering overtime and using reserve pilots. but the union says that pilots that chose to do that may be in breach of their contract. they expect to

vernon odom has that story. >> reporter: annnnul phoention nville nsh.ghborhood touch football game hasal meaning this year. the funds raised are on behalf of 15-year-old isabela. battling none-hodgkins lymphoma. >> they go to her favorite causes. >> ronald mcdonald house and we talked about alex's lemonade stand and it'stedery meaningtifl for her to take the money and donate it to cancer research and other children. >> and her family has hung tough with her but a long haul. >> gogt hospital and spending her whole s wmer and basically since september -- going to the hospitals and figrighing this. it has been hard. >> to do normal things that normal kids do. but definitely the biggest part was losing my hair it was a struggle. a teenage girl it's a struggle. >> she getseldp and goes to school and always trying. and called me with good news always a positive aear.itleae. >> for the 3mily the kickoff of this holiday season is a crucial period. in the weeks ahead her progress will be closely evaluated and the way forward for her will be laid out. >> the scan is rigrigh before christmas hope

i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news" at police headquarters in center city. >> vernon, thank you. >>> a 2-year-old boy died from a gunshot wound inside of his home inside of olney this afternoon. philadelphia police are not clear how it happened. chopper 6 hd was over the block of godfrey avenue at 2:00 p.m. there were adults home with the boy when it happened and the gun has not been recovered and police are interviewing everyone in the house at the time. >>> breaking news for you right now, chopper 6 hd over the scene camden city firefighters are at the house fire at the 900 block. the fire broke out at a two story row home and numerous police and firefighters on the scene. they are reporting thick smoke and flames from the property. no word on whether anyone is there or trapped but we have firefighters currently going into the home to try to put the fire out and assess the situation and save anybody that may need it. >>> get ready for the coldest weather we have had arctic air sweeps in to bring us a bitter blast. cecily tynan at the big board with the latest. >> right now it d

. >> vernon odom is live now outside of citizens bank park. >> good evening.own here and dropping in and paying their respects here

vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> there is good news this afternoon about the pennsylvania state trooper who is still recovering from a highway shootout earlier this month. that corporal seth kelly's condition is bet toward move from out of the icu at saint luke's hospital. he was shot multiple times on november 7th. the gunman was arrested that same day. >>> upper darby police are trying to solve what they call a hate crime after a man plants disturbing signs near a mosque. it shows the culprit walking down the street and once he gets to the mosque on the 200 block of south 69th street he puts down a poster of misspelled words and upside down american flag and left another one along with rubber duckies and other items he set on fire. they believe was referencing the devil and suffered from mental illness. >> it's my experience this guy is nuts. so what is he capable of? i don't know but certainly the message he is sending is a strong hatred violence message as far as i'm concerned. >> they feel that maybe someone will come and shoot them in the mosque or maybe will come an

in southwest philadelphia, i'm vernon odom channel6 "action news." >> vernon thank you. authorities in upper darby delaware county are looking for the person who attacked and robbed a 75-year-old man who was out for a walk. happened sunday afternoon along the unit block of glendale road. detectives say the attackers knocked the victim to the ground went through his pockets and took what they could. we'll hear from police about leads they have in this case coming up tonight at 6 o'clock. >> a man and woman were killed in a head-on collision in cumberland county new jersey last night. it happened about 10 o'clock on route 47 in maurice river township. police have not yet identified the victims or commented on what led up to it. >>> officers in west whiteland township are asking for your help identifying two people who went on a vandalism spree early black friday morning. now, look carefully. these surveillance pictures were taken at 1:30 a.m. along small wood court. the suspect allegedly hit several cars. it's not clear how much damage was done. but if you know anything ab

have live team coverage tonight as we count down to thanksgiving tomorrow "action news" reporter vernon odomast minute shoppers. matt pellman is standing by with conditions on the roads and first we head to immediate get,

i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> a major proposal from the mayor thank you. >>> a thumbs up from the camden county police officer shot at point-blank range. patrick oh hanley is recovering in the hospital while the man that opened fire on him is behind bars. police are still looking into the shoot tag injured the police officer and response by officers that rushed to his aid. sara bloomquist is live with more in camden on that story. >> reporter: and brian and sharrie we are here because come endation ceremony is underway right now. the officer shot remains in the hop under observation at least until tomorrow. the 19-year-old suspect is in custody and camden's police chief gave us new details today about the confrontation. it's ely amazing this officer survived. this is 19-year-old delron mayhan of lyndonwald knowledge, he is charged with first degree attempted murder and other crimes. camden county police tweetd this photo. 20-year-old patrick o's hanlynn. and up until the point of the investigation the way he responded. this is the xeeb at cooper hospital as officers ru

vernon odom was there at the news conference, he joins us live with more. >> reporter: good evening hanukkahick. police are asking you to help them fine a pair of killers that struck gang style killing a man named terrell shields. >> volley of shots. >> that is what one neighbor at 45th and marion heard around 9:30 this morning down the block from his home. 34 to 35 shots fired in all. >> a lot of ammunition and guns on the street. >> the victim terrell shields was hit multiple times including once in the back of the head. >> came out afterwards and saw a guy on the fence. >> a 29-year-old male by the name of shields getting into the auto and two men approached and opened fire with handguns and hit multiple times and pronounced shortly thereafter. >> they are looking for two gunmen that fled the

. >> "action news" reporter vernon odom is live outside southwest detectives in west philadelphia tonightecent case. vernon. >> reporter: good evening, rick and to you, monica. this "when will people learn? i just don't know." those the words of a frustrated veteran philadelphia detective today as yet another case of careless tragedy plays itself out, this time here in southwest philadelphia. >> own a gun you got a lot of responsibility. much more responsibility when there's a kid in the house. >> reporter: a three-year-old girl shot herself in the right thigh with her father's licensed gun. terrance williams had rushed out to work at midday asking his mother barbara mcgill to secure the weapon. police say the grandmother put it in the a holster in the closet but without a safety lock. soon the girl got her hands on the gun and shot herself. from there police say, mcgill did not tell first responders why the child was bleeding or that there was a gun in the house. for that mcgill has been charged with recklessly endangering the welfare of a child and evidence tampering. >> by hiding thing