vernon odom is live in center city with the details. >> reporter: good afternoon rick, it is convoluted and so are these measures but this is council's last session of this year, they go on hiatus now for the holidays until late january and due to take action on 60 measures in all today pieces of legislation, controversial measures taken at the local tow truck agencies. they set up a picket here to protest city council legislation, measures they consider unfair. to rein in a local industry that in many cases steals cars off the street through unscrupulous practices. the bills backers say it's a measure to crack down on rogue towers or rogue companies that remove cars illegally. >> we are mitted to working with the industry and doing our part to come up with a better system but in the interim we have to stop what we blatantly see, and that is some folks stealing cars. >> she has the votes to pass the measure but there is opposition. >> understand her good intentions but the devil is in the details and these independent contractors who are tax paying and law abiding non-predatory, are in

lets go live to "action news" reporter vernon odom at city hall. what happened there today? >> quite a bit jim, tonight the local tow truck industry is crying foul to city council, because they barrelled ahead despite their protest saying that they will work on a more comprehensive reform plan later on. >> independent tow truck operators occupied bike lanes to protest what was going on inside. by a 15-1 vote the city council cracked down on tow truck operators saying there is too much unscrupulous action. >> they have to issue a ticket before it can be towed. >> right now all they have to do is take a picture and we have seen the unsavory picture put up signs and then take a picture and steal a car. >> and they stood with the law abiding operators they get lumped in with the crooks. >> when honest law abiding citizens are lumped in with the criminals. >> they know who the bad guys are, the names are blasted all over the news and they have video of what is going on and you expect the lifestyles of a lot of people. behind the bad doings of a few. >> behind the most prolific to

live in overbrook, vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> developing this noon. police just announced there is new information in the center city package explosion that seriously injured a man on pine street. they plan to hold a news conference earlier today. and jim alden was hit with shrapnel when he opened the letter last tuesday. the atf and fbi and postal service is all investigating. we'll have an update tonight on "action news" at beginning at 4:00. >>> and breaking news from jacksonville, florida, where police arrested a gunman holding hostages inside of a bank there. officers were called to the community first credit union for reports of a robbery. the suspect was holding at least 10 hostages inside and the police negotiated with him and convinced him to release some of them and became distracted when two people hiding began to run from the building and the s.w.a.t. team rushed in and rescued the remaining hostages. >>> a police chase in philadelphia ended with a pileup that killed a woman in her car. police followed two people they believed to be involv

i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >>> cherry hill police have new members on the force tonight. nine officers graduated today from the gloucester county police academy, these men and women were the result of an aggress he recruiting campaign last fall. the process is tough starting with 1200 people taking the written test, and then applicants must pass a physical test and then pass a background investigation. >>> amid the talk of effort and intensity. the eagles get back to work for the red skins. >> they need a win to get positive mojo going through the building. as the eagles get set for washington, what is the definition of max effort? the answer may vary. but apparent to many that the eagles did not give max effort in the loss to the eagles. jaime apody reports it's still an issue. >> fresh off watching the film, coach peterson was asked did all of his players play hard? >> not everybody. his players admitted that stung to hear. >> everybody wantses to know who you are talking about? you have to look yourself in the mirror and make sure you are not one of the people that is

live in cobb's creek, i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> all right vernon thank you. >>> three men were arrested after a robbery, chase and gun fire in philadelphia's feltonville section in philadelphia. it started 1:30 a.m. at east roosevelt boulevard. the chief took -- to take the wallet and cash. police caught up with the suspects on foot in a nearby alley and that is when one suspect opened fire and all three men were taken into custody. no officers were injured. >>> well, it's an unprecedented beat between a president-elect and the intelligence community. donald trump is refusing to acknowledge suspected hacking by russian operatives and president obama is expected to tackle questions today about the accusations. karen travers is following the story and live at the bureau in washington with more. >> reporter: good afternoon. this russian election interference sparked several fierce battles, the white house versus the kremlin and now the white house versus trump transition team and now president obama is facing who should be held accountable for this and how to do it. >> pr

live in wilmington delaware, i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> all right vernon thank you. >>> on the weather front the cold and chilly temperatures have returned but at least the sun is shining as we look live from the temple university cam sky 6 hd showing you center city. lets look at the commodore barry bridge instead. blue skies out and it's a nice way to start the weekend first weekend of the december that is. meteorologist, melissa magee, live at the big board with the latest on the temperatures. >> reporter: hey rick. happy friday to you. it looks like temperatures are seasonable on this friday but we were off to a chilly start this morning. numbers are recovering because of the sun overhead. 48 in lancaster and the poconos just 39 degrees and 50 in philadelphia and holding at 50 in cape may up to beach haven at this hour and 51 in wilmington. the winds are blustery out of the west northwest. sustained wind speeds 10 to 20 miles per hour with higher gusts to the west and 31 miles per hour gusts in reading and clocking in at 25 miles per hour here in philadelphia and

"action news" reporter vernon odom is at the scene tonight. vernon. >> reporter: jim, the fire department got their first call just after 4:00 this morning so it's been 14 hours since tragedy hit this quiet closely knit section of cobbs creek caster ago pall over this section of southwest philadelphia. >> we couldn't get to the young man. the fire was just -- was just too much. >> reporter: this is a neighbor's eye iphone video of the fire that larry robinson tried to get through even before firefighters and police arrived at the wind driven inferno that consumed multiple row houses in there 1200 block of millick street. the 10-year-old victim's father l.a. got out of the fire and he's hospitalized tonight with severe burns. his 10-year-old boy l.a. the third perished on the second floor where he was trapped. >> these folks do such an outstanding job and they were risk their lives in there today and they're heartbroken. we all have kids. they're heartbroken that they couldn't do more but they really did try. >> honestly i just don't know what

"action news" reporter vernon odom is live outside the federal building tonight. vernon a-very difficult day for the former congressman. >> reporter: indeed, jim, but he certainly knew it was coming. chaka fattah once one of philadelphia's most powerful politicians is going away for a decade. there's no early parole in the federal court system. he was also ordered to pay over $600,000 in restitution. but this was far lighter than what the federal prosecutors had called for. as court ended one of fattah's lawyers told him a 10 year sentence way the "best we could expect." fattah had acknowledged his extensive wrongdoing over a seven year stretch but asked the george take into account his 37 years in elected office generating millions in funding for education programs for the disadvantaged housing for the poor and the advancement of neuroscience. he spoke briefly with reporters. >> i want to thank my legal team and i wants to thank the support of my family and staff and friends through this very tough time. >> reporter: fattah was found guilty in june of 18 counts o

live on temple university campus, i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you vernon. >>> former penn state assistant football coach mike mccreery wants another $1.7 million, he was already awarded $12 million for wrongful termination, he testified he saw jerry sandusky molest a boy in the locker room shower in 2001 and was terminated the next year when his contract expired and now wants $1.7 million in legal fees and penn state will review the question. >>> delaware state court says repealing the death penalty as unconstitutional is retro active. that means powell must be re sentenced to life in prison. 11 other death row inmates will be spared from execution. >>> montgomery county residents will shell out more in taxes next year. today commissioners approved an 11% tax hike, the 2017 budget increases county spending from $391 million to $409 million, officials say on average home owningers will see a $66 increase. the new budget adds a new tax category to fund montgomery county community college. >>> we saw his face and we'll see it again. attorney general elect josh sha

vernon odom joins us with the very latest. >> reporter: good afternoon rick, they have not been shouting at each other but it's an intense day between the district attorney and his chief lawyer dueling over the critical issue in this celebrated case, who will the prosecution be able to call to the witness stand during the trial this spring. >> bill cosby's lawyers want 13 accusers to be barred from testifying about their encounters with him. >> one says it happened more than 50 years ago and the defense says they are old and stale and unreliable. the prosecution wants to establish a behavior of drugging and raping young women. many of them were aspiring actresses, it stems from an incident with former temple university employee, andrea constand. >> judge o'neil is hearing arguments and reviewing its katss of the 13 young women including the descriptions of the alleged encounters with cosby. >> reporter: rick, the judge will ultimately decide which of the 13, if any will be allowed to testify this spring. he is not expected to rule today. i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank

vernon odom is live now in norristown with more details. >> reporter: good afternoon sara, the legal arguments are heated in court this morning, montgomery county da kevin steele and chief defense lawyer several times yelling at each other and the judge reprimanding both of them at times and this is one of the critical issues who is allowed to testify for the prosecution. >> the now so familiar video today. bill cosby blind and looking frail for another pretrial hearing for the sext assault charges he faces in norristown. a former temple employee says that cosby drugged and molested her at his cheltenham mansion in 2004. he says the sex was consensual. the prosecution wants to call witnesses, women that say cosby did the same thing to them showing a pattern of behavior. >> they say that they are not valid because the allegations came from is a long ago they are hard to defend. >> he must be convinced that each of the 13 women are credible before he allows them to testify against cosby. >> rick, the cosby trial itself is scheduled to begin this spring. live at the county courthouse in

"action news" reporter vernon odom is live at temple university hospital. vernon, this is a real scourge. what are you learning there tonight? jim, i'm learning among other things that the scourge is spreading all across the delaware valley but here at temple university hospital's emergency room, they treat lots of overdose cases, saving as many people as they can. the city's medical examiner now believes that it's a spreading epidemic here in 2016. as the year comes to an end and they're seeing the same things in the suburbs as well. >> that way we can make money to be able to support our habit. >> reporter: on the streets of kensington he's known as junior a heroin addict for more than 20 years now. he says he feeds his habit by selling fresh syringes to other addicts. he tells me and his girlfriend hustle out here on these mean streets as best they can. >> how do i get it? i get it any means i can. i do not rob people and i do not steal from people. i bum money and i sell. >> reporter: they're both worried about the increasing number of deaths out here b

i'm vernon odom channel6 "action news. fios in the house! dave this fios party is da bomb! fo shizzle! it's tv totally ahead of its time. yo, let me check that. oh snap. that x1 voice remote is crunk! and it lets me search with the sound of my voice. what should i watch? things have come a long way since you got fios. [nervously laughs] what's fios? fios has fallen behind. don't fall with it. xfinity x1 will change the way you experience tv. >> jamie is here with sports. temple versus wake who will win. >> temple. i'm calling it. temple owls putting the finishing touches on preparations for tomorrow's military bowl against wake forest. let's take a live look. there are the cheerleaders. it's the temple alumni pep rally in downtown washington, d.c. going on as we speak. owls fans and the cheer squad excited to see their team vy for their 11th victory of the season. >> they decided they wanted to come down here. they said coach make eight business trip for us. put together a schedule that's going to be all about winning. >> the leadership, the guys know that, you know, if we

i'm vernon odom, channel6 "action news" at the federal courthouse in center city. >> a former municipal court judge has thrown her hat into the ring for philadelphia district attorney. democrat der risa carr denny announced her candidacy today outside the d.a.'s moves in center city. she was surrounded by supporters as she listed her credentials. denny resigned from the berth on friday after 21 years sighting "it is time for change. >>> coming up on "action news" tonight planning is now under way to redevelop philadelphia's chinatown. plus, child safety was the focus today as dozens of families receive free car seats. cecily. >> we dried out nicely after some early morning rain and snow but the next storm system already waiting in the wings. i'll have details on what to expect and the timing in the accuweather forecast. >> philadelphia eagles coming off another tough loss after facing the bengals yesterday. ducis rodgers breaks it all down when "action news" continues. >> ♪ >> chinatown got a boost today for its redevelopment. the wells fargo regional foundation present the the chinat

vernon odom talked to a veteran from media that survived that attack. >> parade the colors -- >> this remembrance ceremony in valley forge is an annual tradition. this time no survivors were present. the numbers continue to dwindle. tom moore of montgomery county was stationed at pearl harbor with communications to limited. his family thought he was killed on december 7th until he saw him on a news real alive pulling in on a ship. >> they said he is alive and made contact with my uncle paul from the red cross and found out he indeed was alive and survived the attack. >> i spoke with pearl harbor survivor ed cane, he was 18 when he joined the navy. he and his fellow navy members realized they were under attack by the japanese. >> i couldn't believe what was happening. >> we saw all the ships on fire and we were tied up about maybe a half mile from where the battleships were. >> ed cane was in 18 separate battles in world war 12 and lost his brother tom a service member during the war. and glad they are remembering the sacrifices made by so many. i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news.

i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >>> a robber in south philadelphia used a knife to hold up a 7-eleven, surveillance video from the store on the 800 block of south eighth street shows the clerk a knife and she hands over cash and he runs from the store. call police if you know anything about this crime. >> i am about admit i was outside doing last minute holiday shopping but a nice day to be outside. >> not too bad. >> lets head outside to meteorologist, cecily tynan in for adam today. >> brian if you have more shopping tomorrow it's a nice day tomorrow as well. so go out and do some shopping, today our first full day of winter, and feeling pretty mild, lots of sunshine and right now philadelphia the temperature 48 degrees and we did climb into the 50s a little earlier. feeling a little bit cooler thanks to the winds kicking up and all the wind behind a cold front. satellite 6 along with action radar showing that front moved through with little moisture and just brought us clouds in the morning and the sunshine is out and clear skies tonight and a wind, it's pretty chilly, i

i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> all right of course we'll keep watch thank you. >>> temple university introduced their new head football coach on campus today. jeff collins was the defensive coordinator for the florida gators he replaced matt rhule who left temple for baylor. collins will be at the military bowl when the owls play at the end of the month. but they will be led to that game by ed foley. >>> he is the biggest loser in the entire philadelphia fire department, that makes him the biggest winner. lieutenant edward manco lost more weight than any other firefighters in the battle of the badges it pits the fire department against the police department to raise money for families of fallen heroes, police won overall but manco took the title in the fire department and plans to share his prize, a keurig coffee maker with his colleagues at engine 11 and they will appreciate that gesture. >>> it's time for the "action news" traffic report. lets send things to matt pellman now in the traffic sent. >> we are losing tics on the speedometer. some hefty delays forming on the s

vernon odom is live now in overbrook where this incident happened just about two weeks ago. you have the newest details in this investigation. >> reporter: good evening brian. police say that the case against their suspect is rock solid. they have him firm but the investigation is not closed the question is, did paul william of overbrook had an accomplice in avoiding police detection until last night. paul woodland remains in prison his bail set at $1 million. he admits to being the hit and run driver that killed a little girl. gianna powell was hurled 90 feet in the air and two siblings crossing the street with her were not seriously injured. the arrest came after an intense manhunt by police, the break came when the police were tipped of a vehicle matching the description was seen in a chester county body shop for repairs. >> the individual saw that and got suspicious and called us up and we went up there and were able to match up that particular car. it's absolutely the car. >> woodland confessed and said he was drive ago loan in his girlfriend's car. they live here in ov

vernon odom is outside of city hall, you have the details on this. >> reporter: good afternoon brian, this was city council's last regularly scheduled session of the year as they go on holiday high atice until late january. the controversial bill aimed at philadelphia's tow truck industry. they filled a bike line to protest so-called reforms that city council was to approve to crack down on rogue operations that top city officials say steal cars. it would make the vehicle having a parking ticket before they remove it. and there are video of tow truck companies take ago way vehicles that are not even parked in tow away zones. >> we have to stop what we blatantly seen, that is some folks stealing car. >> the measure passed 16-1. >> the independent contractors who are tax paying, law abiding, non-predatory, are in business. and as we try to fix something, they are going to put them out of business. >> we do everything we need to do to pay lni for licenses and paying taxes and hiring people in the city of philadelphia. and it's pretty much going against us. we have no say and no options.

i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> a philadelphia high school student is in police custody accused of taking a gun to school this morning. officials found the weapon as he walked into the randolph career academy in hunting park and they say that the gun was loaded. >> he went through the scanning process where school police discovered the weapon and they immediately secured the weapon and secured the students and philadelphia police were called and the school was placed in lockdown. >> police took ownership of that gun and then searched the building for other weapons, the lockdown was lifted almost an hour later when they determined there was no further threat. >>> a delaware county man is facing felony charges after they found thousands of images depicting child pornography. he is accused of storing the images on various computers in his home and attempting to distribute them. some graphic images 5,000 of them featured children as young as 10 years old. >>> police in bensalem say this man rammed two patrol cars when they tried to pull him over for two warran

live in northern liberties, i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> this was the scene in middlesex county this afternoon after a tractor trailer jackknifed. chopper 6 hd was over the scene at noon on route 32 near cranberry south river road in south brunswick temperature. police say that the truck was making a turn when the load of 40,000 pounds of syrup shifted causing the trailer to fold in half and the 40-year-old driver of that truck was not hurt. one lane was closed down while hazmat crews cleared the scene but it was just syrup. and firefighter rushes to the scene on tamborn drive and flames tore through the second floor of that home and damaged the house next door as well. everyone made it out safely here and the red cross is helping the family and no word on what caused this. >> an apartment building in philadelphia's queen village section is without water after a water main break. the 12 inch main broke at 7:00 at columbus boulevard. what caused the sinkhole to open up and an suv eventually got stuck in the hole and had to be pulled out. the southbound l

"action news" reporter vernon odom live in north philadelphia tonight with more. vernon. >> reporter: good evening, monica. the emergency room here at temple university hospital is where many overdose victims are brought to be saved in inn there is in that fact time. and the city's medical examiner tells me today that the number of overdose deaths this year could go up 25 to 30 percent. >> i am a heroin addict and i am homeless. >> reporter: this is debbie a heroin at ticket who lives or rather survivors in the streets of kensington. one of philadelphia's busiest heroin trafficking areas. she's aware of all the heroin related deaths in the city in recent weeks. the medical examiner who is awaiting many toxicology reports believe there may have been anywhere up to 35 overdose deaths since december the first. a lot of people out here overdosing on heroin these days you know. >> yes, i know they are. >> reporter: does that scare you. >> y-it does. right now i'm trying to get help so i can get off of it. are you afraid of killing yourself out here. >> yes, i am. >> re

live at the montgomery county courthouse, i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> vernon thank you. >>> 55-year-old marcia williams turned herself in for the hit and run that seriously injured a 12-year-old boy in newcastle county. police say that williams struck 12-year-old brian richards in minquadale on december 5th and the boy suffered broken bones, she said she knew she hit something but didn't know what and that she drove back but didn't see anything. charged with leaving the scene of the a collision and failing to report the crash. >>> the partial collapse of a waterfront home in wildwood sent a ckacar -- a part of the struce caved in this morning and the worker was struck by a beam causing him to fall into the water. and several teams responded to rescue the man from the water and the victim was in stable condition when he was taken to the hospital. >>> coming up on "action news" tonight. a suspected porch package bandit is in custody as donations pour in to replace stolen items and temple's new football coaches talks about the pressure of taking over a new program. >>> and

live in frankford, i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> a montgomery county man is facing charges of child pornography tonight. 52-year-old williams davis of skippack was arrested for child pornography from his home computer part of an undercover operation of representatives and internet task force. >>> from our new jersey newsroom tonight. this is careen hayes facing criminal charges in toms river for allegedly burning a 6-year-old child with a lighter. it happened while hayes was watching the child and the victim suffered third degree burns to his neck and ear and is he charged with assault and endangering the welfare of a child. >>> a woman was injured when her car took out a fire hydrant and landed on its roof. firefighters were able to pull the woman from the car as water from the broken hydrant flooded the street. police say that the 70-year-old driver may have suffered a medical condition before losing control. chopper 6 hd over the philadelphia navy yard this morning as firefighters conducted an investigation, they were called to a building along admiral

live in northeast philadelphia, i'm vernon odom channel6 "action news." >> all right vernon thank you. >>> an early morning home invasion was caught on camera in the city's olney section. now police are hoping surveillance video will lead them to the suspects. "action news" reporter annie mccormick has some that has thay tonight. >> reporter: look closely at the surveillance video of a home invasion at the intersection of howard street and west godfrey a at least two of the assailant's faces are caught on camera. you can see as they rush business owner khorn sao after he came from his restaurant in they pushed my dad into the house. they took his bag. >> reporter: both sao and his wife who are in their 60's yelled for help and their son michael came running down the stairs. michael says there were three armed men and a fourth person who appeared to be working as a lookout. >> just very scary to happen to my parents especially i worry about them coming home at night. >> reporter: they made off with khorn sao's backpack and his handgun. just over a month ago city council heard testimony

vernon odom is live now in norristown with more details. >> reporter: good afternoon sara, the legal arguments are heated in court this morning, montgomery county da kevin steele and chief defense lawyer several times y

live at the montgomery county courthouse in norristown, i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> the federal government is investing in camden in a big way. today officialed announced a substantial grant to redevelopment the community. they have awarded camden $13 million that money along with other public and private financial help will be used. joined mayor dana redd and other officials for at announcement this morning. organizers plan to build more than 300 mixed income units and residents are excited for the future. >> i can't wait to see the new community. we wait for so many years when i see it, they start working on it i'll believe it. >> the project is expected to be completed in five years. >>> we have had stories about bandits taking packages off stoops and front porches and stories about burglars taking christmas items but this is a story about someone stealing packages full of donations for a neighborhood coat drive. it doesn't get more despicable than that. sara bloomquist is live in the northern liberties section of philadelphia. >> reporter: well jim

"action news" reporter vernon odom is live outside the fire station where hope worked there. vern. >> reporter: good evening, sharrie. it's been widely known in this town that miss hope's chances of survival were slim narrow at best and the fact she battled for over two months is seen here as a sign of her strength and her courage. black bunting hangs over the entrance to senior firefighter ardythe hope's last assigned post station number five. wilmington's fire chief was emotional today as he paid tribute to the 23 year department veteran who overcame a brain tumor earlier in her car tree win. commendations and awards for her service. >> ardythe is the first female line of death in history. >> reporter: ardythe hope suffered burns over 70 percent of her body in the row home arson. two veteran colleagues perished in that inferno christopher leach and jerry fickes. hope charged in to help them. ardythe hope fought for 68 days trying to survive this disaster. >> we were called to the hospital and we worked diligent to get the family members to the hospital for what we thought w

live in radnor township, i'm vernon odom, channel6 "action news." >> all right, vernon, thank you for that report. >>> for the second year in a row a philadelphia woman is making the holidays a bit brighter for families in need. myrtle strong held a toy drive this year and collected enough toys to help 35 families. strong chose families including single parents and grandparents who are racing children to give the toys to. "action news" there as she, her husband and her son loaded up the boxes to deliver them today. >> if you have a penny more than the next person, share. if you have just a penny more, 'cause when you -- when kids wayne in the morning, they wake up to christmas. >> that's for sure. strong says she enjoys giving back to her community. this year the toys included games and a scooter for each child. >> great effort from her. >> uh-huh. >> so much more ahead on "action news at 5:00. a christmas terror plot foiled in australia the moment pell men arrested down under accused of plotting a major attack. >> it's a hectic time of year for many buts experts say it's also one of

vernon odom is live at police forensic science center in north philadelphia. you have the full story. >> reporter: i do jim. we have seen all of this many times before, the police trying hard the drugs and the guns and the cash and all of those people addicted to drugs. dangerous elements all from the mean streets. >> drugs. soliciting. different things of the sort that may happen that the cameras or people or cops don't see. >> that is what long time homeowner will fowler sees from his home every day. he lives a stones throw from kensington avenue and the heroin addicts seem to be everywhere you turn. they did a sweep over $50,000 in heroin, $130,000 worth of powdered cocaine and penty of crack and oxycontin and marijuana. lots of crash and guns. a massive number of arrests, a flood of apparent overdoses, much of it experts believe attributable to the opioid fentanyl. stronger than street heroin. >> we targeted organizations that we believe was laced with fentanyl and using technology we borrowed from the national guard and identified fentanyl laced packages.

"action news" reporter vernon odom is covering the story. he's live outside the home on south millick street with the details. vern. >> reporter: sharrie, firefighters, police and very valiant neighbors tried to rescue that 10-year-old boy in the predawn hours this morning, all involved say there was just too much smoke and flame to make that possible. the fire erupted at 1207 millick street at 4 o'clock this morning and spread like lightning to three other adjacent row homes courtesy of the wind. the father of the house at 1207 identified as l.a. jenkins jr. acknowledged scrap bell to safety but was severely burned. his son did not make it out despite the best efforts of firefighters and neighbors. >> it was lucky that the father got out. it was just tomb too much flames. it was nothing nobody could do at the time. >> reporter: but you guys tried to get there but the flames beat you back. >> yes. yeah, the smoke and flames. as our crews were trying to make it up to the second floor the fire did a flashover which involves the entire building

vernon odom talked to the fire chief in wilmington and he is there now with more on the sad story. >> reporter: good afternoon.

live in norristown, i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> the deadly shooting of a man in philadelphia put a school on lock down this afternoon. the 49-year-old victim was shot twice here in the 3,000 block at 12:30. he was taken to temple university hospital where he died and the high school was put on lockdown and the gunman remains on the loose. >>> two dogs are recovering from eating rat poison and the owners think that someone gave it to them on purpose. they say that two of their beagle puppies nearly died from the poisoning. and coming up at 4:30, nora muchanic will explain why the owners believe their dogs were par getted . >>> a man that drove into a dry clearer thanes in delaware was cited for careless driving. he drove his porsche box ter halfway into the cleaners. damage to the building was extensi extensive. >>> time for the accuweather forecast as we chill out. adam joseph is joining us now. not so bad out there now but getting much worse. >> as we go into thursday and especially friday. today seasonable. the normal is 45 degrees and we are at 44, we

vernon odom is live now. what happened there today? >> reporter: >> jim, this question of who will get to testify for the prosecution at cosby's trial this spring say critical one. it was intense between cosby's legal team and the prosecution in court today. who will get to testify against bill cosby in the sexual assault trial. the da wants to call 13 women that claim that cosby drugged and molested them in years past and some go as far back as the 60s and prosecutors say it will show a pattern of the defendant's history. the defense says it's testimony is too old to be reliable. and most are represented by gloria allred. >> it's the question of is this a signature act, common what we call an mo. most of the womens names are already established as the cosby scandal exploded. but the defense s

vernon odom is live with more on that investigation. >> reporter: good evening monica, many in this neighborhood are shocked and saddens to learn that the accused person lives among them and sources say that the case is not yet closed. and paul woodland may not be the only one to face charges here. >> it's a neighbor it's crazy. it's crazy. >> reaction on the 1200 block of marlin street when word spread that an overbrook neighbor is arrested and charged in a hit and run case. paul woodland age 24, he claims he was driving alone at the time and 8-year-old jayanna powell was killed on november 18th as she and two siblings headed tomorrow from school and the vehicle was his girlfriend's car. the break came when a suspicious body shop employee sent in a tip. >> we went and matched that particular car and it's absolutely the car. >> woodland said he was driving alone at the time but the police investigation remains open. police confirm that jayanna's 12-year-old brother injured at the crime scene said he saw a young woman in the passenger seat and an infant seat. woodland and his girlfriend and their

"action news" reporter vernon odom is live outside the federal building tonight. vernon a-very difficult day for the former congressman. >> reporter: indeed, jim, but he certainly knew it was coming. chaka fattah once one of philadelphia's most powerful politicians is going away for a decade. there's no early parole in the federal court system. he was also ordered to pay over $600,000 in restitution. but this was far lighter than what the federal prosecutors had called for. as court ended one of fattah's lawyers told him a 10 year sentence way the "best we could expect." fattah had acknowledged his extensive wrongdoing over a seven year stretch but asked the george take into account his 37 years in elected office generating millions in funding for education programs for the disadvantaged housing for the poor and the advancement of neuroscience. he spoke briefly with

odom channel6 "action news." >> all right, the sentencing making national headlines. vern, thank you. >>> meantime a man wanted in philadelphia was shot and killed in app confrontation with u.s. marshals. this was the scene around 10:00 in the morning on the 1300 block of hellerman street in northeast philadelphia. officials say they were serving a warrant in connection way july shooting when the suspect pulled out a gun. the agent fired back killing the suspect. we'll have more information on the deadly incidents coming up in a live report at 5:00. >> well, a largely cloudy morning gave way to a mostly sunny afternoon as we get a first check of the accuweather forecast. >> meteorologist adam joseph now live at the "action news" big board. hi adam. >> a front came through any morning rain is continuing to exit stage east here as we take a look at satellite and radar. that early morning rain now gone. in fact even the brightest clouds heading on to the north and east as well with some breakup in that cloud cover especially philadelphia points to the west in fact as we