they roll over mccormick to move on. and wren moves on in 3a. we've had them in the cars we drive for several years. maybe you have. i haven't. but the digital dashboard has finally come to nascar. pretty cool new technology. ah yes, but bring out new technology and you will find a cynic in every bunch. >> so many different ways to tailor the dash, different adjustments, but does it make the car going any faster? no. >> yeah, but he probably likes it. does he say, and he makes a good point, he wants something that will help them gauge pit road speeds, because you can get penalized. >>> finally usc's women winning check out the save, then the pretty pass to tiffany mitchell in the win at alabama. gamecock women keep rolling. >> keeping a close eye on the weather. >> a few showers but a lot of rain for your morning commute. so first part of the day keep up with the weather on daybreak. malachi rodgers will have the latest. >> we'll see you at 9:00. see i >> pelley: dangerous weather hit the south. millions of people in five tornadoes. also tonight

denis mccormick is accused of sneaking into daniels hall... then going to the laundry room and finding dryers with women's clothing... and stealing all of the woman's underwear. he faces four he will answer to a judge on february 16-th. two more people are being indicted in connection with a six month burglary spree in clermont county. county.sherry carlier and charles glover are in the brown county jail. investigators accuse them of being involved in stealing 50 thousand dollars worth of jewelry, electronics, and firearms over a six month span. they join the men police call ringleaders, jeff carlier and brian crank - who were indicted last october after being caught.after being arrested - they admitted to selling some of the stolen goods for 20 grand... they used that money to buy heroin. what do you tell parents who just lost a child to heroin? that terrible situation is now... many officers are getting a new tool to to help in those situations. 9 on your side's scott wegener reports on what's inside the kits as the number of heroin users so

(kevin mccormick, youth bureau investigator) "so often we find that these youngsters have some negative contacts with police officers, we want to make sure that we can establish some kind aaport in an environment where everything is positive." this year, four hundred and lock in. they were able to enjoy activities such as laser tag, face painting, basketball, karaoke and swimming. tim: the 59th annual siouxland home how has offically taken over the sioux city convention center. the event hosts 2-hundred and 56 booths with over 1-hundred and 70 exhibitors that gives you a look at everything that you could ever need for your home, except for plumbing. tickets are 5 dollars for adults and kids 12 and under are free. at the event today we got a chance to speak to one exhibitor who has been at the home show for over 30years "we just love being here, we get a chance to ta to people in a non costic environment were they can come rough and ask questions without having to actually stop and go into a show room and wonder how they're gonna get treated and things like that. so it's a great show, we

some of the eight places hit locally include the mccormick and schmicts. >>> and kicking off the book and this year's selections is "cold mountain" by charles frazier, which is about the civil war. he and the composure of the opera were here. kicking off the book programs that take place through march 30. >>> still to come tonight, going for granite. showing you what the candidates of up to tonight in the granite state of new hampshire. >>> plus, panic at 30,000 feet. fire aboard a plane and a hole blown out of the side. the case of terrorism or just a terrifying accident? >> plus, bad for business. how much chipotle suffered from theli outbreak. >>> and the weather coming up. (vo) shop all makes, models and colors in your neighborhood... all with worry-free ownership. head to your neighborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone... shift your thinking about buying your next one. >>> a commercial airliner made an emergency landing in somalia after an explosion and fire blew a hole in the side. passengers reported hearing a loud bang minutes after

some of the eight places hit local inclu the mccormick and schmicts. >>> and kicking off the book and this year's selections is "cd mouain" by chaes frazier, which is about theivil war. hend t compore of the ora were he. kicng off the book programs that take placehrough march 3 >>> still to come tonight, going for anite. showing you what t candidas of up to tight in the granite state of new hampshire. >>> plus, panic at 30,0 fe. firaboard a pla and a hole blown out of the side. the ce of terrosm just a terrifyg acdent? >> plus, bad for buness. how much chipotle suffered from the e. li outbreak. >>> and t weather coming up. >>> a cmercial airliner made an emergency lanng in somia after an explosion and fire blew a hole in the side. passengers reported hearing a loud bang mutes after takeoff. the pilot was able to turn the aircraft around and land safely. toeop were slightly injur. theilot tnks that it was a bomb, and aviatn exper say the damage w consistent with an explosion device. >>> a prosecutor says a 13-yeao rl, aegedly abducted and kildy t virgin tech students w abbed to death.

annie mccormick has the story tonight. >> he was the intended target, he was shot at seven times and hit four times. >> police responded to a shooting last night and when they arrived they found 41-year-old maurice addsite dead. captain clark says that officers captured the suspect immediately after the crime. >> seconds, right after the shooting we got flash information that there was a male with a red hoody seen fleeing on foot and officers saw the male running into a location around the corner and went inside and got him and brought him to the homicide unit. detectives interviewed witnesses throughout the morning on why he became the target. there are video cams in the area and from local businesses too. >> we are talking to family and friends to find out what he was into and find out what this was about but right now we don't know. >> reporter: police say the suspect is 23 years old and they are not releasing his name at this time, he is expected to be charged later today. annie mccormick, channel 6 "action news." >>> philadelphia city council formed a new committee to help secur

annie mccormick has more. >> reporter: a history lesson came in the form avenue documentary played before the students of crystal ray high school. cecil's people follows the cecil b. moore freedom fighters and their vigorous campaign to open girard college to blacks in 1965. it includes the stop martin luther king jr. made. >> now is the time to straighten up girard college. >> girard college was a complicated legal problem in which to overturn a will that denied access to school to people of color. >> reporter: the film truly came to life in the school's auditorium. >> ♪ >> reporter: you can see freedom fighter kenneth featured if the piece as a teen and today he came in person along with a panel of freedom fighters still alive. >> i'm really surprised and thankful that i lived this long so witness this. >> ♪ >> reporter: several on the panel including civil rights leader cecil b. moore's daughter spoke to the students. >> if you want to participate in saving our community, there's a role for you. that you don't have to have a famous name but you can serve. >> we love those children

annie mccormick has the story. >> reporter: philadelphians were scratching their heads saying where is the love? the iconic piece of pop art was moved from love park to dillworth park. >> i noticed the love statue was moved. >> literally where is love going? >> the sculpture created by robert indiana originally came to the plaza on loan for the bicentennial. they bought and donated it and the park was nicknamed love park and now the park is getting a facelift and is expected to look brighter and greener and nothing was going to stop moving day not even rain. preparations for today began six months ago and is it started this morning. and dillworth park will be host for at loost a year. they move tropical disturbance with painstaking precision across the street. >> when we walk it across the street the new york lift has a dampening system allowing it to move on a cushion of air. >> george's family business has moved pieces of art and artifacts for years, like the liberty bell. he has a connection to this piece. >> annie this one is special for me, i met my wife in years ago and 10 days a

it took a half-hour to get the fire under control on mccormick avenue in ridley township. nobody was hurt, the fire started in the back of a home. >>> flames poured out of a montgomery home and sent everyone. ♪♪ scrambling for safety. 12-year-old died when he ran. >>> the home to save his dad. >>> a 77-year-old woman was killed when a tree fell into her home in delaware county. margie cooper was asleep when the tree fell yesterday in broomall. it is believed that the couple was trapped for hours. when police got the call it was too late to save her life. her husband is recovering in the hospital. >>> prosecutors want an appeals court to reverse it's decision dismissing charges against three penn state administrators accused of covering up sex abuse complaints against jerry sandusky. a three judge panel threw out serious charges against the three after ruling that the grand jury testimony violated their rights. the three face charges including failure to report sexual child ray abuse. >>> kathleen kane's law license will remain suspended the state court declined to rein

annie mccormick, channel 6 "action news." >>> and as we continue to deal with the rain today, 6abc.com/weather is the place to go for updates. stormtracker 6 live double scan forecast team has you covered there. and follow our meteorologist on facebook and twitter. >>> we weren't the only place dealing with bad weather, the dangerous mix of snow ice and rain left residents in 15 states on alert. from north carolina all the way up to maine and down in the south tornadoes are believed to be behind major destruction. elizabeth is live with more. >> reporter: from snow and ice to more than a dozen reported tornadoes, this storm packed it all affecting multiple states across some 1200 miles. this morning the national weather service will be on the ground looking into 17 reported tornados from florida to louisiana that left homes and businesses damaged and destroyed roofs ripped off buildings and debris strewn across streets and nearby water. and the mix of snow and ice meant a busy morning for rescue crews responding to wrecks across 17 states, more than 500 accidents in virginia alone and

annie mccormick is live at police headquarters with the update. >> reporter: rick, that is right they identified the victim as maurice addsign. they have the suspect in custody and he is expected to be charged later today. >> there was seven shots fired and he was shot four times. >> eight police officers responded to 18th and pine after reports of a shooting wednesday night. they found 41-year-old maurice addsite lying on the ground, he was rushed to presbyterian hospital and was pronounced dead later. officers captured the suspect immediately after the crime. >> seconds. right after the shooting we got flash information there was a male with a red hoody fleeing on foot and uniformed officers saw him and took him into custody to the homicide unit. >> reporter: they are piecing together why he became the target. there are real time cameras in the area and local surveillance cameras from businesses in the area too. >> we are talking to family and friends and trying to find out what he was into and what this was about but right now we don't know. >> and that includes finding out the rel

annie mccormick has the latest on the hit-and-run. >> reporter: police say when emergency crews arrived they pronounced the pedestrian dead at the scene. it happened at ace memorial drive when a driver spotted the victim motionless on the roadway. he was identified as jeremiah mccarthy. >>> we don't know what time the crash occurred, we know a passer by discovered the body and called 911. mccarthy was not far from the delaware/pennsylvania border. there's not enough physical evidence to get the make or model of the vehicle. >>> we don't know which direction he was traveling on route 41. we know he was on the northbound shoulder of the highway. the strikes vehicle was traveling northbound. i was upstairs and i saw flashing lights and my brother said there was an accident. >> reporter: 13-year-old kiley heard the commotion and think the victim may have been at the vfw post beforehand. an autopsy will be performed today to determine how he died and possibly hit by more than one vehicle. delaware state police are asking anybody with information to contact them at 1-800-tips-3333. >> reporte

some include mccormick and schmidt and the cherry hill and philadelphia locates and morton center city and the golden nugget casino. we have more information on what to do if are you affected at 6abc.com. >>> and people are optimistic on what 2016 might bring, the chamber of commerce hosted the conference this morning and held a survey showing that it improved last year compared to 2014, and there is optimism things will improve this year as well. >>> this weekend say special valenti valentines fyi philly. and karen rogers talks to a man that hand crafts bean to bar chocolate. >> reporter: for robert campbell the chocolate chemist it starts with a trip to peru last may. >> went to five different organic farms there. >> he hand selected beans from ecuador and the dominican republic. >> these have a solid earthy taste to them. >> he roasts them and hand separates the good from the bad and then a blow dryer to separate the shells from the anybody. >> isn't that cool? >> that is amazing. he makes them at his shop at 10th and spring garden street. he built a glass room so people could watch

annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >>> former eagles player lesean mccoy is under investigation for an alleged assault on three philadelphia police officers at a nightclub. two officers were hospitalized as a result of the incident. the fight happened at 2:45 a.m. at the recess lounge in old city. according to sources mccoy and three other nfl players were involved in a physical altercation with the off-duty officers over a bottle of champagne. mccoy was not arrested, a police report was filed. team officials are gathering information and will not comment. >>> we are waiting to learn more from police about a shooting that left a man dead. family members say a man was killed and another hurt after they were shot by police. it happened in the 1200 block of keystone road around 2:00 a.m. video from the action cam at the scene showed an suv that appeared to have crashed and ended up on the sidewalk. chester police confirmed they are investigating a shooting. we'll continue to follow this story. >>> a fraternity president at cornell university is accused of attacking a female student

annie mccormick, channel 6 "action news." >>> in other news an investigation is underway after a fire broke out in blue bell, the phrase started at lee angelo blue. the fire was contained to one room and the restaurant is now undergoing renovations. >>> new hampshire's primary is underway and people were out before sunrise to cast their votes. bernie sanders is in the lead with one precinct reporting and most polls are open until 7:00 tonight and so far they say that voter turnout is steady across the state but they are not sure if turnout will meet expectations or break records. monica malpass is also in new hampshire covering the primary election there, her live reports continue today at 4:00 and is posting updates on her twitter and facebook pages. >>> now to the growing concern on the zika virus. there are at least 50 confirmed cases in the u.s. and the white house asks congress for $2 billion to combat the spread. and now they are reissuing the exclusive list of the most effective mosquito repellants. >> reporter: concerns around the zika virus at an all-time high. they are raisi

that's tricky because you'll think its fine you'll go flying annie mccormick hit a patch. this is 309 at the pennsylvania turnpike. the road is wet, you have to be careful on the ramps and overpasses. we're seeing light snow in the turn lanes and on the sides of the roads. watch as you turn, for sure. exton looking live at route 100, patchy snow there. vine street expressway looking good no overnight construction, matt and tam. >>> katherine scott is live for us in west chester, hey, katherine. >> reporter: hey, matt, light snow has been falling in west chester. we've been. [ speaking over each other ] ing -- we've been speaking to drivers this morning, they are saying the roads are not too bad. standing in west chester, the blacktop is wet and the traffic is moving along just fine. but, of course, it is cold out. there might be slick spots, so watch out as you head out the door this morning. looking at 422 limerick during the storm, the snow was sticking to the roads last night. traffic slowed down, they pressed on. the plows and salt trucks were out you can see them relo

annie mccormick is live at jefferson university hospital in center city where the driver went for help. >> reporter: the driver drove himself to jefferson hospital. i want to give you a look at the cab behind me, the police cruiser is holding the scene they are looking for evidence in the cab parked in front of the police vehicle. >>> he put the knife on my neck and hold of the knife and struggling with each other. >>> this center city cab driver picked up a fare at 4th and catherine at 1:00 a.m. when the fare got in, the threats began. >>> he told me i have a gun, i'm going to shoot you. >> reporter: the driver could not get to the phone to call 911. he gave up the cash and the suspect ran. >>> he had a knife put to his throat and that's when our perpetrator announced the robbery. for some reason, the cab driver and the perpetrator got into a physical struggle over the knife that's when the cab driver was cut in his hand. >> reporter: next the cabby drove himself to jefferson hospital. the suspect cut the cab driver with the knife initially telling him he had a gun, too. the cabby was

annie mccormick is live on the scene the 2100 block of walnut street where crews are still working. good morning, annie. >> reporter: tam, that's right, you can see the crews working behind me. at last check 90 customers were without power. the goal is to get the power back this morning. you can see the thick black smoke pouring out of drains and manholes. before 5:30, calls came into 911 reporting an underground fire in the 2100 block of walnut. crews began evacuation. >>> there was a firefighter banging on the door telling me to get out. nationally 400 customers were without power including the miriam theater which was blocks away. for last night's performance of rain only those with orchestra seats were able to see it. some got back inside, others were waiting for the okay from firefighters. >>> some people could go back in, not all of us, so we're waiting. >>> and the first step is to get the power back on, the neck step is for fire crews to begin their investigation and figure out a calls for the fire. annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >>> this is new on "action news," a

annie mccormick is live on the scene of the crash at 6th and fisher avenue in olney. annie? >> reporter: matt, just a couple of minutes ago police towed away the vehicle they believe the suspect stole and went on a chase damaging several vehicles in the way including this one and several vehicles on the block that were damaged. there's debris in the roadway, police are expected to come back to clean up and talk to residents about the damage that they have. take a look at the video. they believe it started at 13th and rockland when the suspect tried to rob a pizza delivery man out on the job. he stole the car the light color sable that you see in the video there. police were called for help. during a short chase, the stolen vehicle collided with the red vehicle injuring a woman inside. the stolen car continued on this block and several parked cars became casualties of the chase before coming to a stop. police arrested him taking him into custody. the woman in the red car was taken to the hospital. she is in stable condition at this time. police do not know if the suspect was

. >> annie mccormick is in quakertown bucks county an area that is still under a winter weather advisory. good morning, annie. >> reporter: good morning. we're seeing a whole lot of issues here, ones that you wouldn't expect until you get out of the car. first though i want to show you the roadway behind me. this is front john fridays fries highway and weiss road. there is still snow here and there's also clunk of ice as well but there has been salt laid down so the roads pretty much though are pretty good so far butter what but what i wanw you that is a problem is areas like this. there's snow and ice that is now covering this. when you get out of your car this is what it looks like in the parking lot and then over to the grassy area before we walk out onto the highway, that's what you're going to see. i'm not even walking a lot because i kind of slid my way down here. over here this pile of snow you can see how it looks kind of pretty actually because you can see how it's glistening right there but it's encased in ice. you'll have that problem also when you get out to your car as you'r

for now reporting live in bellmawr, annie mccormick, channel6 "action news." >> annie, thank you for that. >>> happy to tell you about this story. happening today, phillies pitchers and catchers report to clearwater florida for spring training. their first workout is tomorrow the same day single game tickets will go on sale. our jeff skversky is in clearwater. he'll have live reports every night from spring training all this week on "action news." shorts and flip-flops are in the future. >> must be nice. >>> time right now is 4:37. new from the overnight apple's ceo announces he will fight a judge's order to help the fbi access an iphone that belonged to one of the san bernadino killers. >> today lottery officials plan to introduce another one of the winners of last month's record powerball jackpot. david. >> we're dressing the kids with a little extra gear this morning because we have temperatures in the 30's across most of the region. it gets a little better this afternoon. i'll have your afternoon call, the rest of your seven day coming up. >> ♪ look around pennsylvania and it's

annie mccormick is live at police headquarters with the details. annie. >> reporter: hi, matt, police say the victim never had a chance as he was ambushed as he got out of the vehicle this morning. police say a 31-year-old victim was killed execution style after he was shot multiple times at point blank range. when officers arrived they found the victim on the ground, seriously wounded. he was rushed to pen pretty bad hospital where he was -- pen presbyterian hospital where he was found dead. police he just parked his car. >>> the victim exited the driver door when he walked on the curb, the shooter walked up within feet and fired at least 6 shots. it appears this individual was the intended target. >> reporter: and police have not said at this hour if they have identified a suspect. we do know that the shooter ran north on 52nd street and west on delancy street. if you have any information you are urged to call homicide. annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >>> thank you for that. >>> and philadelphia police are busy with this they are looking

annie mccormick is live with the latest details. good morning, annie. >> reporter: good morning, tam, to appear legitimate the two alleged scam artists used commercial spaces to conduct their businesses. they stole $130,000 from two dozen clients and they are wondering if there are more victims out there. camden county prosecutor's office believe two dozen victims were duped by the two who were selling vacant foreclosed properties that would advertise on craig's list or by word of mouth. >>> either the closing date came and went and never got their property, or they were advised that the water couldn't be turned on in the property. >> reporter: smith known as lisa edmunds had her license revoked for life. the two operated under several companies. sterling reality investment, angel home savers and breeze capitol consulting. they are accused of stealing $130,000 from clients. >>> we have a gentleman who saved his life savings for the past five years to put down on a house that he and his three children are being kicked out of. >>> inv

rain on the way, i'll let you know how much annie mccormick when we're going to get it. that's coming up. >>> it's special matt, it's really special. it's unique > new information n, officials in the south pacific island of fiji overnight that the death toll from a ferocious cyclone has risen. 18 people are dead after the cyclone made landfall saturday night. schools are closed today, but government workers are expected to report to work. if this storm had developed in the atlantic it would have been labeled a category five hurricane. that's how strong it was. >>> we're starting off our workweek somewhat mild. >> reporter: we had a nice weekend. i hope you got outside and enjoyed it. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows you a little bit of the leftover shower activity that came through at times sunday afternoon and evening. it is now off the coast. looking outside, we have sky 6 at the airport. no winds. the temperatures is 42 degrees, we're on the mild side. we're in the 30s in the northern suburbs, wind light at 8 miles per hour. a comfortable morning overall. temper

annie mccormick has more to tell us what is happening now. >> reporter: the fire destroyed the popular restaurant. i want to take you to the video because you can see how intense the flames were. that's what the firefighters arrived to, this is the house of jin restaurant that serves japanese and chinese cuisine. there were multiple fire agencies that responded. it took more than an hour to get this fire under control. it's in a shopping complex. it is unclear if other businesses were affected. fire crews say this broke out around 1:00 a.m., like we said it looks like the fire was completely so destroyed this business. there are ladder trucks there and they are still dousing the business from above with water. right now they are telling us it took more than an hour to get it under control. we are waiting to hear from fire officials to see how many alarms it it it was and see if there was any other damage. annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >>> a man is in custody charged with shooting his own brother in the chest in northeast philadelphia. their mother called 911 it happened on w

let's go over to annie mccormick live on 31st street. >> reporter: the good news crews say they have located the gas leak and break it is something they are working on right now. it should be fixed in a matter of time. in the meantime residence out here this area of north 21st street are staying warm at a restaurant nearby. you can see the crews out here and the tape that is up. the crews have been out here since 1:00 a.m. the four inch broken main was found 7119 north 21st street. pgw and peco responded at 1:00 a.m. when the crews came out here you can the meters detected high levels of natural gas. they had to locate the source which took a lot of time. an alert neighbor coming home smelled the gas and called for help and authorities say they are glad she did. >>> take a look at the high levels of natural gas in the atmosphere, it appeared to have a main break in front of one of the problems 7200 block of 21st avenue. we evacuated four homes and staged the people away from the incident, stretched line make sure if something went wrong if we had an explosion we were prepared to go i

live in south philadelphia, annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." matt and tam. >>> this new video in from old city, the action cam was along market street early this morning just as the changeover from rain to snow started. as the snow falls check 6abc.com for the latest from accuweather you can final storm tracker 6 live and follow our team on facebook they are posting changes throughout the day. >>> where are you seeing the snow? >> reporter: it's close to the shore. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows we have wet snow across the region. in some areas it's highlighted in shades of lavender, that's heavier bands of snow. in all cases as we take the two dimensional view we're looking at mainly wet roads. we were in the 50s a short time ago and last evening. the road surfaces have maintained that warmth. we're getting closer to the freezing mark along the i-95 corridor and south jersey, in most cases you're looking at wet road surfaces. i would be careful beneath these bands of slush developing. sidewalks and be careful if slush under foot. it's

. >>> let's switch live to "action news" reporter annie mccormick. she's in fairfax, delaware, along route 202 with the latest on conditions there. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, today. and we're at 202 and murphy. i can show you the snow that's on the ground here from overnight. i showed you it last half hour. it's that pretty nice fluffy powdery slow. it looks pretty. you're only going see this on grassy areas around this area in delaware. take a look at the roadways. you can see right now there's moisture on them but there's really no problems at all. take a look at this video. this was video that was taken overnight when that snow was falling in downtown wilmington, delaware. that's at fourth and market. right now crews are actually in downtown wilmington delaware salting sidewalks and preparing for what may come throughout the morning. now, deldot has also been preparing overnight. they had a brining operation going on making sure to put that solution on the roadways so that whatever comes down will not stick. they also have a number o

"action news" reporter, annie mccormick showed us the damage left behind. >> this massive tree split in half after crash on to this home in cherry hill. the impact was so strong it sliced the roof and knocked off brick facade. on the other side of the township, jerry never heard her tree crack, fall or crash. but missed her neighbor's house that say miracle. >> it was about 70 feet tall, it was huge. if i stood at the bottom of it i could not look up and see the top. >> what goes through your mind now? >> divine intervention. >> heavy rainfall and bolts of lightning made trees fall. knocking out power and blocking intersections like this one at morrison larks spur. >> it's our tree and power went out everywhere but not ours. scott and jordan says this tree got in the way of their front yard baseball games any way but this damage can prove deadly and costly, pat enright could not help but get side tracked by damage even on jobs that are not his. he is getting to every call as fast as he can. >> if it's serious we'll address it right away, but if it can wait we'll get the sidewalks cle

annie mccormick has the latest. >> reporter: this is what a septa train versus a taxi looks like. it's a crumbled piece of metal, after being pushed by the train an entire city block. >> we heard this huge bump and i thought they ran over a tree or something. >> this happened on the manayunk norristown line in conshohocken. when the passengers realized the train hit a vehicle, many feared the worse but luckily nobody was inside of the taxi. people on board the train complained of minor injuries. >> if someone was in that vehicle they would be short of dead the way that cab is. >> reporter: another sign of the impact is pieces of the cab and door and top of it that remain over there. the cab driver says it was here where she got stuck on these tracks and they immediately called 911 and then saw an on coming train coming towards her and the 911 operator said get out of your car and run. >> the cab driver will receive several citations for her driving according to septa three crew members were on board and they will all undergo medical screening and a full investigation is underway.

annie mccormick is live at jefferson university hospital where the victim was treated, annie. >> reporter: matt, luckily the cab driver is okay. but at this hour police are looking for the suspect, in fact behind you can see where the cab is over there a police cruiser is behind it, they are holding that scene waiting to helpfully get more evidence from the cab as they continue to look for the knife-wield be suspect. the center city cab driver picked up a fare at 4th and katherine at 1:00 a.m. the suspect said he had a gun an pulled out a knife. >>> when i get to 4th and katherine he attacked me with the gun, he said i have a gun. give me money. >>> a struggle ensued between the cab driver and the perpetrator the cab driver was cut two times in his hand. the perpetrator got $70 from the cab driver. >> reporter: the driver could not get to his phone to call 911. he gave up the cash and the suspect ran. next the cabbie drove himself to jefferson hospital. south detectives centered their investigation on the cab since that's where the crime occurred. the cabby was treated and released and gl

reporting live in olney, annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >>> new this morning, carbon monoxide fumes sickened five people in philadelphia's crescentville section. crews were call atlanta and found the fumes in the house. five people were taken to the hospital for treatment. >>> police in allentown are investigating a suspicious death. police found an asian woman's body in a large recycleling container. they think she was between 18 and 25 years old and 5 feet tall. anyone with information give the police a call. >>> pope francis will preside over a mass in three different languages celebrating indian life in that country. pope francis will be there until wednesday. >>> let's go over to david murphy, there's snow out there. >> reporter: yes, and a light snow band coming through now. we have snow to the south, but we have a light band popping up in the central portion of the region. it's highlighted in various shades of gray, but it's light snow to start out. if it hits any untreated surfaces, it could create a freeze up. be careful in south philadelphia, wood withbury andr picki

reporting live in quakertown annie mccormick. >> thank you annie. >>> let's go to sky6 giving you a live look at philadelphia international airport. the large winter storm system impacted travel and in out of the airport. now, i'm looking at an update right now from the faa. right now at last check there are no delays or cancellations due to the weather but of course we'll keep an eye on it and you can visit 6abc.com/weather for live conditions as the rainfalls today. there you can use street level forecasting from storm tracker6 radar and also be sure to follow our team of meteorologists on facebook and on twitter. >> it. >> developing this morning gun shots were fired near temple university prompting a campus alert. it went off near cecil b. moore avenue and 11th street at 1:00 a.m. bullets shattered a window at the view at montgomery a student complex. no one was injured. >>> a mask gunman robbed a man in center city this morning. the victim was almost able to get away but was shot and collapsed right there in the street. "action news" reporter katherine scott is live at 15th and locu

"action news" reporter annie mccormick is live at the sharon mill police station. she fills us in on the very latest. good morning, annie. >> reporter: good morning, tam. we do know that the sharon hill police officer is expected to be okay. the suspect, however, does remain in critical condition at penn presbyterian hospital. take a look at this video. this is video from last evening when this unfolded here in sharon hill around barker avenue near chester pike. it was in that block just before 8:00 p.m. that officers had been called to the home that -- they had been called to that block earlier in the week dealing with a mental health patient. this time they were called out last night responding to a domestic disturbance in the home. two officers arrived and nobody would answer. police then barged down the door. it was then that the suspect allegedly lunged the officers with a butcher knife. in the struggle one of the officers was stabbed in the left ear a county detective also responding to the same incident did fire a single shot striking the suspect in the ches

annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >>> the storm has plunged tens of thousands of people in our area into the dark. peco has 9,000 people in the dark. the majority 6600 are people in bucks county. >>> sky6 live hd looking live at philadelphia international airport, once again you can see the gusty winds blowing the camera around. the faa had to issue a ground stop for all flights coming to philadelphia and flights heading out right now we're not seeing many delays because it is early and there are not many flights. call ahead to check your flight 1-800-phl-gate. head to the facebook page to see the sights and sounds from the damaging storm. you can comment on what's going on in your neighborhood and we'll check it out. >>> let's turn to david murphy to find out about flooding this morning and what to expect for the rest of the day. >> reporter: the rain is over, there are spotty showers around. storm tracker 6 live shows you that northwest and back into lancaster, in the lehigh valley. there's a little bit more of that throughout the day, but not a whole lot. we're looking at fl

annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >>> all right, annie, thank you for that. let's go over to karen rogers with the latest on the commute this morning, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, everybody, we know one of to wake up a little earlier in the suburbs to get going, this is 409 fort washington, 309 at the pennsylvania turnpike. everything is clear. coming up from quakertown, montgomeryville, ambler, the roads are dry, and hardly anyone out there. we have debris on the roads, balligomingo road is blocked at trinlt -- trinity road. stick to 320. chester county an area that was hit hard with flooding. north brook drive is closed brandywine drive. street road is closed, use lenape road. something was reported on the roads at north masher street. you will find there's roads with debris, we have gusty winds. 20-mile an hour winds. 37 is the temperature in philadelphia. you factor in the change since yesterday, it's 20 degrees colder than yesterday. put on the coat. it's chilly out there and watch for debris on the roads with the gusty winds, tam. >>> new on

reporting live in hockessin, annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >>> a hit-and-run driver hit an off duty officer on the new jersey turnpike. he changed lanes anticipate collided with a car. the accident happened in list beth. after exiting the car the off-duty officer was hit by an infinity. the infinity and the driver were located. charges for the driver could come as as soon as today. >>> philadelphia police are searching for the gunman who left two teens wounded in the city's grays ferry section. surveillance cameras captured the drive drive-by shooting at r avenue at 6:00 p.m. a 15-year-old is in critical condition. a 17-year-old is in stable condition. we'll have moo more in a live report coming up in the next half-hour. >>> royal carribean cut a cruise short that involves the same ship that had problems on board last month. royal carribean announced on saturday it was returning to bay one new jersey, this is the same ship that headed into a major storm in the atlantic and had to turn around during the first week of february. >>> now to hollywood's biggest night celebrities

for now reporting live in south philadelphia, annie mccormick, channel6 "action news." >> thank you, annie. >>> comedian bill cosby he is expected to return to a montgomery county courtroom today. cosby's lawyers are trying to convince a judge to dismiss the philadelphia native's sex assault case. the temple employee accuses him of molesting her at his cheltenham home more than a decade ago. the defense says cosby made a deal with former district attorney bruce castor that he wouldn't be charged provided he testify in his accuser's civil lawsuit in 2005. castor testified yesterday that he didn't file criminal charges because of a lack of physical evidence. >>> a trial date lab set for embattled pennsylvania attorney general kathleen kane. it will begin on august 8th at the montgomery county courthouse. kane is fighting criminal charges of perjury along with suspension of her law license. the state senate is also considering removing her from office. kane has denied any wrongdoing and indicates she might run for another term this year. >> erin o'hearn is here with two warnings that co

annie mccormick is watching the roads in university city. . let's go over to david murphy with the latest from accuweather and roger roj has traffic. >> reporter: -- karen rogers has traffic. >> reporter: it's been snowing for two or three hours, we have snow pushing toward the coast, you'll get a changeover there if yoot not seeing that. -- you're not seeing that. we have bands bringing in cooler air and putting slushy

annie mccormick is live in atlantic city, she has details. good morning, annie. >> reporter: good morning, it's windy it's cold down here in atlantic city. later on this morning twhekd -- they could expect to see some flurries. we got the blizzard, they got a big amount of snow, but the big issue is coastal flooding. they are not expecting to see like that this time around. coastal flood is expected today through tomorrow, coast flood watch monday night through tuesday afternoon. high tide is around 6:30. this could impact roadway flooding especially during high tide and makes conditions for the possibility of minor tidal flooding. wind gusts, back here live on the boardwalk, wind gusts are expected to be high around 40 miles per hour. right now picking up a little bit of speed, the temperatures are dropping, as well. for now we're live in atlantic city, annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >>> with flooding and snow in the forecast keep 6abc.com open all your devices, rely on double scan radar to learn where the heaviest rain is heading.

we're live in fairfax, annie mccormick channel6 "action news. >> that would be nice. all right. let's head on over to karen rogers now. she's got the late nest traffic. good morning. >> that's always good advice. clear off your car, warm it up and you'll need to scrape the windshield a little bit too. as we look at the roads annie was showing us-202 in delaware, this is 202 on the border of montgomery and bucks county at county line road. watching a car zoom by. no problems. just a little bit wet. you can see some of the light snowfall on the grassy surfaces. we got a good coating for the most part overnight. let's switch over to an accident we had. it has since cleared in hatboro. york road moving just fine. take it icy. hopping into new jersey this is what it looks like on 42. that's your northbound traffic here at creek road moving fine. 42 just a little bit damp at this point. they did a great job in treating the roads so even if you get a snow shower it looks like for the most part it's been melting through the area. >>> we have some flooding here but it has subsided. route

annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >>> thank you, annie. lehigh university has confirmed a case of the zika virus. a student was infected while traveling abroad after winter break and has made a recovery. there are 66 cases in the us including two women in pennsylvania and one in delaware. "action news" will be hosting a live chat with an infectious disease expert to answer your questions about the virus. it's on the 6abc facebook page. >>> a stomach bug sickened 100 students at a college campus in montgomery county. katherine scott is live to tell us what the school is doing today to handle the outbreak. >> reporter: the dining halls have been shut down. in the meantime, local restaurants and businesses are reaping out to provide meals for the students. students will be here at the at threat e -- athletic center where wawa and others have partnered with the college to help with the meals. 100 students fell ill from a stomach flu outbreak. students reported feeling sick tuesday night, by yesterday the number multiplied. >>> a number of them

. >>> an underground fire broke out at walnut street annie mccormick is there live. >> reporter: according to peco's website there are 90 customers without power. they are hoping to get it back on by noon. you could see the thick black smoke pouring out of drains and manholes before 5:30 p.m., calls came into 911 reporting an underground fire in the 2100 block of walnut. crews immediately began evacuations. >>> all of a sudden there was just a firefighter banging on it is door telling plea to get out. initially had hundred customers were without power including the miriam theater which is blocks away on broad street. for last night's performance of rain only those with orchestra level tickets were allowed to see it because the emergency lights were knocked out. some got back inside, others stood by waiting for the okay, from firefighters. >>> they said some people could go back in, but not all of us, so we're waiting. >> reporter: and back out here live, you heard karen talking about it, it is going to affect your morning traffic. this block is taken up with crews. once they are back onlin

annie mccormick is live at the scene of the crash at 6th and fisher avenue. annie? >> reporter: and matt, this is the block where several parked cars were hit badly damaged. this is a vehicle that looks like it got the brunt of it. you can see the side is almost all taken out. there's debris all over the roadway for people who have no idea what happened that are driving through at this time. this is one of three cars that did get hit. police believed it began at 13th and rock handle where they believe the -- rockland, the suspect was trying to rob a pizza delivery man. he stole his car that light colored sable that's badly damaged. during a short chase, the stolen vehicle collided with the red vehicle you can see injuring a woman inside. that happened at the intersection of 6th abbey -- and fisher. and then the stolen car kept going and it hit several parked cars. then the car did stop after the police pursuit police did get the suspect out of the vehicle and they able to arrest him. back out here live, the woman in the red vehicle was transported to the hospital. s

for now live in quakertown, annie mccormick channel6 "action news." >> annie thank you. >>> now going ton a developing story. a masked gunman ambushed two friends walking along a center city street putting one in the hospital. let's get the details from katherine scott. she's live where it happened on the 1500 block of locust street. good morning, katherine um good morning.>> reporter: good , today. the victim remains at hahnemann university hospital in critical condition. this happened during a robbery attempt here at 15th and locust but the victim ended up collapsing after he ran away over by the kimmel center. let's go to video from last night. police were called out just before 1:00 a.m. after report of this shooting here in center city. investigators say the victim had been at 15th and locust walking with a friend when a plan with a gun approached them and announced a robbery. the victim took off running south on 15th and that's when the robber fired one shot hitting the victim once in his right arm. the victim kept running until he collapsed at broad and spruce by the kimmel cen

"action news" reporter annie mccormick is live for us now in bellmawr camden county where some people still are in the dark. they don't have power. good morning, annie. >> reporter: good morning, tam. that's right, there's going to be a lot of cleanup and still people waiting to get their power back on. dopped wires are here. that's why this police line such. also in the front yard of this home an uprooted tree that fell on the home next today. well, at this hour as they're waiting for power to be turned back on several hundred people are still in the dark. >> it was like snap, crackle, pop and i saw it coming down right from the kitchen window. sparks flying, bang. >> reporter: next carol says a tree fell on herman clue what home taking down power lines with it. the fast moving storm did not stop there. there were downed lines on major roadways like mantua pike in west deptford and route 130 near the brooklawn circle. it caused traffic issue, too. winds knocked down this camden billboard and on the walt whitman bridge, toppled tractor-trailers delayed traffic for an hour. >> these tr

annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >>> the search continues for a hit-and-run driver who sent a 3-year-old philadelphia boy to the hospital. the driver struck the child's stroller in tacony last night. the child is being treated at saint christopher's hospital for children. police are looking for a dark green 1998 dodger conversion van with a lighter green stripe on the side. a full report on the investigation is coming up at 6:00 a.m. >>> karen mentioned this accident the hood of a does an ripped off as it slammed into a building overnight. this is video in from the scene at north 29th street. the driver struck a tractor-trailer and hit the curb. hub caps and child safety seat went flying, no baby was in the seat or on board. the driver is being treated at the hospital. >>> there's investigation to reopen the death investigation into the ceo of a hospital and his wife. police ruled the death of john and joe sheridan suicide. their sons rejected the police report. now a group said -- released a statement saying that they deserve to have their death and life look add competently.

annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >>> a trailer burst into flames in chester county last night damaging a nearby restaurant. the customer's rv was at the cracker barrel in downingtown. fire officials are trying to figure out what the fire started. the cracker barrel is expected to open on time at 6:00 a.m. >>> surveillance video from the whole foods in jenkintown has police searching for a group of thieves. it shows a man snatching a wallet from an unattended shopping card. a second man acts as a shield while she bags bagels. the victim said it's not the fraudulent charges that hurt the most, it's her father's stolen dog tags. >>> just to turn your back for one second, one split second and have your life taken away from you, all your memories. >>> police warn shoppers to not leave purses and wallets unattended in shopping carts. any one with information about the thieves contact abdominning police. >>> gunfire wounded two men and damaged a parked car in philadelphia. police are looking for two triggermen at the connor of 60th street last night. the motive for the shootings is n

. >>> "action news" reporter, annie mccormick is on the move at another scene where the trees are down. >> reporter: matt, take a look a massive tree is down, just got moved out of the road we're trying to keep up with the damage in cherry hill. they have just move the tree. we just came from orchard road there was a power line down. we're trying to keep up with the damage not just in camden county we're seeing damage, but in cumberland county. take a look at this video from vineland. all kids first aid care had a tree [inaudible]. >>> tell you what, sorry about that, we'll give you the information about the day care center in a couple of seconds, it's all kids first because a tree fell on. >>> national weather center is sending a team to see if a tornado came down there in lancaster county. be sure to bookmark 6abc.com/weather on all of your devices so you're read when storms move through the region. get a step ahead on the changing weather with storm tracker 6 live radar. >>> berks county police are stepping up patrols now that the burglary peace has -- spree have all the marking of

annie mccormick is live at the house of jin restaurant with more on the fire fight. >> reporter: matt, fire crews are out here behind me using the laureled trucks they are dousing the hot spots in the building of the restaurant. take a look at the video. this is how intense the flames were. the popular chinese and japanese restaurant at cheltenham and pulaski was consumed in the flames and the flames spread to the roof. it broke out at 1:00 a.m. and took an hour to get the blaze under control. it appears other businesses near the restaurant are not heavily damaged. the other than said he was too shaken to speak on camera, but has been in the business for 18 years. after seeing the flames in the video, it's surprising there were no injuries reported. the fire marshal is on the scene. he said it's too early to discuss a cause they are still investigating. reporting live in germantown. annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >>> thanks, annie. >>> new this morning, a mother called police on one of her own sons with when a family dispute led to gunfire. it happened on woodhaven road in n