vernon odom what happened there? >> reporter: jim, it's not that cocalited a 28-year-old man that lives in the neighborhood bought a soda here at takeout pt and as he walked hom out appeared a h gun pointing it at the back of the head of the r-old man. he said to him, empty your pockets and the man who was the victim is a 28-year-old security guard that has a gun permit and his response to the attempted robber was no way. >> at that point i was scared for my life. >> kelly was headed home this morning and talking to an old friend a hooded holdup man appeared and put a gun to the back of his head and at that point kelly a security guard took matters into his own hands. >> as soon as i seen the gun pointed at me and i ducked for cover and got behind the vehicle where i knew he had no visual on me and when i had visual on him i let two rounds off and off and i let with one more round off and he dropped the gun and that stopped the threat. >> he was arrested moments later at this nearby fast food restaurant and police id

vernon odom will have an update on the investigation coming up in our next half hour. >>> students of eastern academy charter school rallied to spare their school from closure. >> save these academies! >> councilman curtis jones jr. led the call outside of district headquarters in spring garden they want them to reverse the decision not to renew the charter. jones says that eastern has a graduate rate of more than 70%. >>> here is a story that makes us philly proud. police officers in the city of burlington spent the morning delivering dozens of new books to school children. then gave a copy of givin tree to second and third grade students and last month they read the book to some of the same student. this was made possible by a $10,000 grant awarded to the burlington police department. still ahead. the fbi is warning of a shipping scam amid the busy holiday season. what to look out for. and some are calling it a medical miracle. a woman gave birth to a baby born of an embryo frozen for 24 years. and karen rogers has a keyser look at the accuweather forecast. >>> authorities say eight

vernon odom is live now. you can say if this passes it will alter the gun rights landscape across america? >> reporter: good evening jim. and if you believe philadelphia police commissioner ross and the attorney general of the commonwealth it makes the alterations far more worse for law enforcement across the country. >> philadelphia's police commissioner and the pennsylvania attorney general called on congress today to quote, think deeper about a gun bill they may be about to pass and they are blasting the pleasure of hr 38 allowing a person to carry a concealed weapon in every state, in other words if you have a gun permit from mississippi you can drive into new jersey or any other state and keep on carrying your concealed weapon. no more questions allowed by law enforcement. >> particularly in philadelphia, we have close to 40,000 people with mer pits to carry. and like i said they are not an issue for us. but we certainly don't need a whole lot more people coming through with permits that we were not able

vernon odom is live with more on the investigation. >> good afternoon at this hour bristol borough police are screening surveillance video they picked up from businesses here on route 13 this morning and extending their investigation alerting area auto body shops looking for the striking vehicle. the hit and run occurred at bristol pike a northbound sedan hit a man heading towards his home and was hurled several hundred feet and his injuries were fatal. he was 56-year-old kevin williams who lives several blocks from the scene. they describe the car as a silver mercedes sedan. a 2000 to 2009 model and eagle and front end damage on the side. police found a decorative license plate of an eagle on the scene believed to have come from the striking car at the scene. >> there appeared to be two vehicles racing down the northbound lane. we want this person to come forward and explain what happened last night and come talk to us. >> rick for our viewers if any can help police find the mercedes benz or its driver contact bristol borough police as soon as possible. i'm vernon odom channel 6 "action

vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >>> nearly a month after suffering a heart attack in texas. tom ridge returned to his home in maryland. the former u.s. homeland security secretary and pennsylvania governor was released from a rehabilitation center yesterday. the 72-year-old was attending a conference in austin texas when he fell ill. the spokesman says that ridge thanks his well-wishers and the medical professionals that helped him recover. and a new museum opened in chester county today and the valley forge center in phoenixville houses the museum of girl scout history. visitors can see the organizations oldest artifacts and displays dedicated to the scouts courage and confidence and character building activi activities. the opening celebration of this museum is part of the scouts 100th anniversary year celebration. >>> the lights and sirens were blaring outside of wal-mart in quakertown as they escorted santa claus to town and tonight dozens of local students are shopping with officers from the quakertown and rich land police departments. >> each child has a chance to brow

and vernon odom will have the latest in the investigation coming up in our next half hour. >>> a man has turned his vehicle into a weapon and he plowed a car into a crowd of holiday shoppers on a busy street in melbourne, australia. more than a dozen people are treated for injuries and the driver is under arrest along with a second suspect. >> reporter: at this hour. all roads and transportation back to running normally in melbourne but the police investigation is on going and no motive has been given. taken down and handcuffed that is the alleged ataerk of the white suv. in melbourne, australia he plowed through ped teens, blowing through stoplights and speeding up and crashing into a tram station injuring 18 other people and witnesses describe bodies flying into the air. >> i started running and turned around and saw people just scattered on the road and some were just nonresponsive. >> at this time authorities giving no indication of his motivation and no intelligence that suggests terrorism. >> what occurred was an act of evil and cowardess. >> and a man was there filming it on h

"action news" reporter vernon odom is live in center city philadelphia. vernon what happened in new york reminds us that authorities have to be constantly vigilant here especially with the holidays coming up. >> reporter: indeed, jim an act of terrorism in new york city always grabs attention here and in fact all over the world. today's pipe bomb in the new york city subway generated plenty of reaction here from civilians and law enforcement as well. the shock waves of a terrorist attack in new york city always raises alerts in philadelphia. city and septa police were quick to respond to media inquiries about their state of readiness here down the road from manhattan. septa's uniformed personnel have been increased in the subway system and regular police on the streets of center city as well. >> we have a lot of layers of security we're constantly training. we do a lot of outreach. we kind of say the same thing for every active shooter every terrorism event but really is true. >> whenever there's an incident somewhere else in the country every police depar

vernon odom is live outside of city hall with the latest. >> reporter: good afternoon sara today is city council's last meeting for 2017. that is why they are trying to pack a lot of measures for passage or turn them down today here in city hall including a measure that affects 230 stop and go store here in town. >> lots of tension in city council today as black lives matter activities and asian owners talk to each other. many say they exploit the poor in the incity by selling beer and pot and crack pipes. many on city council want to join with regulators to crack down on the stores including restrooms and seating. >> most of these restaurants or establishment. i won't call them restaurants they don't sell food they sell beer and liquor by the shot. medicine, allergy medicine you can convert them to products that get you high. and pipe used to smoke crack. >>> and a measure in the proposed regulations to crack down on the bullet proof glass for stop and goes to run them out of the low income high crime neighborhoods. now we have to choose between living or make a living and that is it. i

"action news" reporter vernon odom is live at temple university hospital. vern, this one needs an explanation. >> reporter: and, jim, i am prepared to offer one. tonight officer kevin fay has gone home to heal from his ricochet wound sustained this afternoon in north philadelphia. he was saving the life of a grandmother who was being viciously attacked by her granddaughter's pitbull. late this afternoon, 34-year-old officer kevin fay left temple university hospital after being treated for a ricochet bullet wound to his leg. the 39th district officer was hit when he fired several shots to kill a pitbull in the midst of a vicious attack on an eight-year-old woman who lives here at 29th and judson. the dog lives here as well. >> unfortunately the 80-year-old female sustained some very significant injuries from those dog bites. >> i think our officer saved her life and hopefully she can hang on. i'm glad our officer is safe. he was my son's age. it was kind of emotional for me. >> reporter: the incident is still under investigation as the mayor heaps praise on

i'm vernon odom, channel6 "action news" at the linc in south philadelphia. >> and "action news" will have one last gift for eagles fans on christmas day. after the dinner, the family dinner just turn on 6abc could watch the birds take on the oakland raiders at the linc. live pregame coverage begins at 8 o'clock with the countdown to kickoff and then be sure to stick around for "action news" right after the game for a full postgame report. >>> coming up on "action news" tonight, a single dad hits the lottery in wilmington. what the winner plans to do with his prize. >>> plus, the eagles rookies are forced to wear a different kind of uniform. the story behind their fashionable getup tonight. >>> and of course cecily tynan returns with the late word from accuweather. that and more when "action news" continues tonight. >> ♪ >> an 83-year-old woman has died after being hit by two different cars at this south philadelphia intersection. the victim was walking across washington avenue at 24 reasonable street at street at 6:30 this morning. that's when she was struck by the first vehicle. an

"action news" reporter vernon odom explains. >> reporter:. >> this business model is over, period. >>eporter: councilwoman cindy bass wants sweeping reforms in the operation of more than 230 stop and go restaurants in philadelphia. during a state law and cracking down on what she calls public nuisances that open at 7:00 a.m. to sell beer and booze that do not require food to be sold and do not have seating for 30 and access to restrooms. >> no more selling shots to people who are clearly inebriated while children purchase potato chips and candy at the same time. >> reporter: bass says bulletproof windows have to go. >> no more normalization of receiving food or drink through a prison-like solitary confinement window. what message does this send our children. >> reporter: there was a huge turnout of asian-american merchants at city hall today saying they're okay with all the reforms with the exception of the bulletproof window restrictions they feel discriminated against. >> everybody has in the whole city of philadelphia, the banks, the gas stations, you name it. we know that's the la

i'm vernon odom channel6 "action news" in germantown. >> yup, a sad case for sure. , thank you. >>> police are looking for a grinch who stole christmas in south philadelphia. this is surveillance video showing a person swiping not one, not two but three small christmas trees as well as two ornament bushes. the decorations were stolen from outside a home on the 1100 block of fitzgerald street. this was early in the morning on december 9th. if you have any idea who this guy is, contact south detectives. >> two people were injured in when a dart bus collided with a car. it happened at 7 o'clock this morning on lancaster pike and barley mill drive in wilmington. the bus ran a red light and crashed into the other vehicle. both drivers will be okay. e driver of the car was cited for failure to have insurance identification. the bus driver was ticketed for failing to stop at that red light. >> turning back to our forecast and not a bad way to start the new work week. >> mild monday. >> yeah. >> not bad. you said it. meteorologi melissa magee joining us now. a lot of m's her

i'm vernon odom channel6 "action news" in center city. >> thank you, vernon. >>> we are learning new a home invasion robbery in philadelphia's germantown section last night. police revealed they're now looking for two men and a woman. the victim says the female knocked on his door here in the unit block of west logan street about 11:00 p.m. when he answered, the man pulled a gun and the pair ransacked his home. the victim was then forced to drive to another location where they picked up a third man. from there, the ma and was told to withdraw money from an atm. the trio got away with the victim's belongings and car. >> time for a check on that accuweather forecast. >> all right, let's take it over and see what's going on with adam. >> we started a little chilly this week, clouds coming in here this afternoon ahead of another system that arrives here during the day tomorrow but temperature-wise, again, little cool, 36 allentown, 39 in trenton, 42 for philadelphia, the same for the atlantic city airport. and in wilmington, right now, sitting just above that 42-degree mark. as we take a

the robber tried to hold up the wrong victim and ended up in the hospi vernon odom is live at the scenereporter: good evening rick that attempted robbery suspect has been released from einstein medical center a few moments ago after being treated for the wrist wound and faces now time in the city jail as he awaits to be bound over facing charges including robbery and other violations. >> i look over my shoulder and the pointed on >> he was headed home afterng a soda at 12:30 this morning. while talking to an old friend a holdup man with a hood put a gun to his and kela license to carry took matters into his own hand. ucked behind the car and ll there and fired two shots and then he tried to take off running and he dropped the gun. he ran off and i went and secured the weapct was h arrested moments later at this nearby fast food restaurant and identifies thesuspect as ocyrus lester facing multiple charges. he has a long sheet sfwli was shooting just to defend myself. i canre he is going to get hit but just to shootd myselfand once he dropped the weapon i feltsecure. >> rickg to one he ph

vernon odom, channel 6 "action news" at police headquarters. >> thank you. >>> we'll keep our eyes on that tonight. a crash involving a tanker truck caused hours of delays today on the pennsylvania turnpike near the ben salem interchange. it was carrying steel coils that spilled on the roadway at 12:30 this afternoon and several other cars were involved here and no word on injuries or exactly what cause that crash. >> time now for a check of the "action news" traffic report. matt pellman is standing by in the traffic center with an update on that. >> i was about to rewind my reports from last wednesday when we had an overturned truck in the exact same spot. close the westbound turnpike in bensalem through the rush. but it sounds like it is not quite as bad. and traffic is just trying to move on the turnpike. through bucks county. however, they have this ramp from the northbound side of route 1 to get on the turnpike blocked momentarily, they just opened the southbound ramp. in the process of lifting the closure, and backlogs for the ramp closures and on the turnpike. still speeds in t

"action news" reporter vernon odom spoke to many folks today for us about this latest revelation and what it could mean for the trump administration moving forward. >> reporter: monica, rick, good evening. michael flynn by accepting this deal today is now obligated to spill all the beans involved in this to sing like a canary one legal expert today said. if he doesn't robert mueller is now able to vacate this deal completely and go after mr. flynn full throttle. >> general. >> did you betray your country. >> reporter: as michael flynn marched into federal court ignoring reporter's questions and the taunts from trump administration critics the experts knew he deal to cut himself a deal and perhaps his son. the deal for flynn agree to testify against higher ups on the president's totem pole. >> the government doesn't cooperate down. they'll cooperate up. they'll get a medium sized fish to go after a big fish. what that means they'll offer the medium size fish or the small fish a deal leniency at sentencing in exchange for information about other people who might be involved typically m

i'm vernon odom channel 6 "action news" in south philadelphia. >>> all right thank you.3-year-old boy tortured to death back in 2014 will spend at least four decades behind bars. jillian tate was sentenced to 42 to 94 years in prison for allowing her boyfriend to beat her boy scotty mcmillian for years. she sometimes even helped him. scotty died after being hung upside down in his coatesville home and tortured with a number of objects and he is requestededto life plus ten to 20 years. >>> and the service on market frankford line was suspended after someone fell on the at the huntington stations they say that the person tumbled on the tracks around noon and the commuter was noted and they were helped out and checked out by medics and train service resumed an hour later and the disruption led to delays. >>> now the accuweather forecast. we begin to see the temperature nose dive. >> tumbling down. adam joseph is here now with the frigid details. we are plummeting and the winds are picking up as well. we look at how it feels at the present time. not bad especially in souther

and vernon odom is following the search for a suspect live in bristol with the latest. >> reporter: good evening rick. bristol borough police are continuing to screen video, surveillance video gathered from out here along route 13 trying to get enough and trying to see a plate well enough to get a license tag number and putting auto repair companies a heads up. >> this is the video that bureau police are screening today as their hit and run goes forward. the white flashes are the moments of impact when the driving car slammed into the bicyclist. 56-year-old kevin williams who lived just a few blocks away from the scene in bristol borough. >> it happened at 8:00 on bristol pike route 13. williams was thrown at least 50 feet in the air. and the driver sped away from the scene and other motorists could be seen stopping and offering aid to the victim. >> two vehicles were said to have raced down north 18. we need that driver to come forward and speak to us. >> sharrie to our viewers if you have information on the hit and run driver or the vehicle that was being used in this terrible tragedy

"action news's" vernon odom will have more on the investigation coming up at 4:30. >>> it's an eventful 24 in politics and one of the most hotly contested races in u.s. history. doug jones won the open senate seat in alabama. what does it mean for the rest of the nation and w challenger, roy moore concede. >> we head to lana zach in good afternoon bn ary for democrat doug jones but it is actually two weeks before he is office. assuming there is not a recount but we hear from republicans and democrats in washington as they start to make their plans. in alabama democrat, doug jones is celebrating his unlikely victory. >> the people of alabama have spoken.t years in alabama to be elected to the senate and roy moore remains defiant not conceding his lost. >> realize when the vote is this close that it is not over. >> moore's campaign was bee set by allegations of sexual his conduct including assault of two teenagers. moore denied the allegations but moore saw a boost in th vote by young women especially with but they saw acan candidate but a referendum on president trump and the majority. d

as the issue is kicked over to lni. >> i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> all right thank you. >>> a 42-year-old man is charged with connection with the accident that nearly killed a st. joseph's university student last night. police say that he was under the influence of drugs when he hit the 20-year-old woman along the 5600 block of city avenue and "action news" was there as he was taken into custody last night and charged with aggravated assault dui and simple assault and more after police found marijuana inside of the car. the student remained in critical condition today. >>> philadelphia police have released video of a man wanted for burglarizing the same south philadelphia block at least five times last week. the man sold microwave ovens a generator and handtruck and a bag from a construction site along the 1400 block of climber street. the first four burglaries happened between november 24th and november 26 and and then on november 30th. the thief was caught stealing two bicycles from a yard on south 15th street. if you have any idea who this guy is contact south detect

vernon odom has the story in east mount airy. vernon. >> reporter: good evening, sharrie.es of thefts are multiplying during the holiday season because the bandits know where shopping online is steadily rising. so, with the new age version of snatching shopping bags. alexa mahas is a professional photographer. 31 weddings done this year alone. she produces the albums as well. she works out of her home in mount airy. she says this man stole two of her completed albums ready for mailing to her clients last week. they were just back from a printer via ups and left at her doorstep along with a second box containing new camera gear. she cannot get the albums replaced in time for christmas delivery to her clients. >> my clients will still get their albums. unfortunately it cuts into my profits because i have to reprint them at cost to me. ups doesn't really take responsibility for it. so, they'll get them just in time for christmas. >> reporter: police here in the 14th district say they get an average of five such theft reports per week during the holiday season. she says this o

vernon odom is live at the scene. and we hear that one person is being questioned now. >> reporter: good evening, that is correct. one person of interest is being interrogated and held by police so far the ownership of that striking vehicle has been traced to a relative of that woman now being questioned. two other people from the victim's car remains hospitalized but expected to survive. their rear seat passenger however was killed instantly. the incident happened after 12:30 this morning at torresdale. one toyota with two people inside ram aid similar vehicle riding it through this residential fence and three people were inside and one male in the back was ejected and killed. >> the car struck was occupied by three people. the rear passenger was ejected from the vehicle. and ultimately did succumb to his injuries. >> the occupants of the hitting car fled on foot. >> they ran around the block chasing them ran down the block and ran that way. i don't think they found them. >> about seven hours after the incident the f

"action news" reporter vernon odom is live in kensington tonight with the story. vernon. >> reporter: good evening, rick. every holiday season we are flooded with pictures of people stealing delivery packages off of porches, out of doorways and on stoops. this one stands out in particular because this video will clearly implicate a city of philadelphia employee. via home surveillance camera witness this crime. a city sanitation truck yesterday picking up recyclables along the 2200 block of east oakdale in kensington. the collector spots a delivery package left on the steps of a row house, grabs it and cagily hides the package until it's time to pull it out from under the actual trash when down the street. a neighbor sent "action news" this video which has gone viral. she wants her identity shielded. >> their job is to take the recyclables and the trash. not to pick packages off someone's -- someone's belongings. that's sad. it's very sad. >> reporter: the city streets commissioner immediately launched an investigation on the three member crew on this recycling rout

"action news" reporter vernon odom live at temple university hospital with details. vernon. >> reporter: good evening, monica. the wounded officer has just been identified as kevin fay of the 39th district, that's kevin fay. he's left for home moments ago with his wife after treatment here at temple. he's in good condition tonight after a harrowing experience saving the life of an 80-year-old woman. just after 12:00 30 this afternoon police came to this house at 29th and judson responding to a report of a vicious dog attack. when they got inside they found a pitbull mangling an 80-year-old resident of the house. the dog lived there too, police say. >> while in the course of striking that dog, one officer was struck with what we believe was a ricochet. fortunately that officer is going to be okay. he sustained a superficial wound to his right chin. >> reporter: the 80-year-old female who lives here and the target of the attack is not doing well suffering from multiple bites on her lower body. they're being called significant injuries. >> our officer is doing well and h

"action news" reporter vernon odom live outside of a random location trying to keep the glass in placernon. >> reporter: good afternoon, brian, sharrie. there are lots of elements in this call by city council to reform a lot of so-called stop and go's in the city but this thing about bulletproof glass is especially controversial. it's uncertain whether city council will be able to pass these local reforms before the end of the year but they're trying with many controversies involved. at city hall today asian-american merchants called for justice for their community. they want to block a plan now in city council that would force them by law to remove bulletproof glass that's in place at the counters of the vast majority of the more than 230 stop and go's that are so widespread across the city and especially in low income high crime rate neighborhoods. >> no more normalization of receiving food or drink through a prison-like solitary confinement window. what message does this send our children. what are we conditions them for. >> reporter: the president of the asian-american license beve

vernon odom joins us live from police headquarters with more on the investigation. >> reporter: good afternoon rick, police say that the tables suddenly turned on an armed holdup man overnight when he was shot in the wrist. lester age 22 is hospitalized at this hour but in police custody facing multiple charges. >> the shooting occurred in the 6500 block of beachwood street at 12:30 this morning, two neighbors were outside talking and suddenly a gunman appears and attempts to rob him and the other flees and the other stands his ground and tries to get away and the stickup man gets a surprise, his victim is armed and has a mer pit to carry. >> he has a valid permit to carry, the victim of a robbery and did attempt to retreat and tried to take cover behind the car but the offender continued to aggress and he discharged two or three times and struck him once and the bad guy takes off on foot and is apprehended later. he remains in einstein medical center at this hour. formal charges are coming. >> reporter: the formal charges are here rick, sources say that that suspect identified momen

"action news" reporter vernon odom caught up with fans who were out picking up their eagles gear todaye for us outside the linc with that story. hi, vernon. >> reporter: good evening, sharrie. you can feel the anticipation building all over for monday night's engagement with the oakland raiders. so far it has been an incredible season for the eagles and the fans are showing their appreciation especially at specialized retail outlets. >> would you wear this. >> reporter: here in the final shopping days before christmas, eagles gear is flying off many racks. at this popular landmark snore center city, sales this season on jerseys bearing the number and names of current stars and throw back jerseys to the glory days of the past have soared after this season. sales have doubled here over 2016. >> as the fever has kind of taken over people and definitely, you know, increases sales a lot. >> reporter: listen to christmas gift shoppers from all over. swear their allegiance to the eagles who many believe are super bowl bound. >> we're expecting a big win this weekend. >> i'm always pumped up.b

vernon odom talks to national security analysts from our area about the impact of this charge and flynn's plea deal. >>> our coverage of the beltway plea continues on 6abc.com. there we posted more details about the charges against flynn and related stories concern, the mueller federal investigation. >> another big story we're following for you stretches from philadelphia to northampton county and all the way to hawaii. investigators are calling this man a serial predator. they say seth mall met women online, allegedly lured them to hotel rooms, then sexually assaulted them. but the allegations don't stop there. john rawlins live in bethlehem now to explain. john. >> reporter: hi, monica. this is where the police first came across the defendant along with a 24-year-old woman who was savagely treated who says she was being held continue tiff in -- captive in a fourth floor hotel room. there are other victims in that possibly as many as three other states. the fbi is said to be assisting. the focus of the criminal charges and investigations is 30-year-old seth mull, mull who prides himself