here is rick williams with tonight's crime fighter report. tuesday february 16th was a typical day for robert coulter the third. at 8:00 p.m. he returned home from a family dinner. >> he was standing outside on his porch. that was in buck county. >> there were two males dressed in dark clothing at the corner by his house shooting down the street at him. >> 20-year-old coulter was shot in the head and killed. >> there were other people on the porch he was talking to. there were not in the line of fire. >> police pulled surveillance video from the scene and witnesses reported seeing a small red compact vehicle from the area at the time. detectives say they need more. there is a $2,500 reward for any information that leads to the arrest of the person responsible. all calls will remain anonymous. >> that's what we are hoping for, someone saw something and is able to help us go further with the investigation. >> for crime fighters, i'm rick williams, "action news." >> mayor kenney weighed in on the rule to keep people from sitting on the walls at

here's rick williams with the crime fighter report. >> jeffrey bones junior and ronda white talk highly of their brother tim chi mcwhorter. >> he was my protector, my big brother. >> the one you depend on. snow, sleet, he's there. when he was a friend to you, he loved you hard. >> that's why they are having a hard time coming to terms with his sudden death saturday april 23rd. >> losing my brother hurt. it hurt it. it hurt. >> about 7:20 a.m., police were called to the 1800 block in philadelphia logan section. they found 29-year-old mcwhorter on the steps with gunshot wounds to the back and chest. he died at the scene. his family believes the shooting was personal. >> he got into an altercation with someone he knew and they took his life. >> the city of philadelphia is offering a reward up to $20,000 for the arrest and conviction of the person responsible. all you have to do is call 215546-tips. all calls remain anonymous. >> we don't want your name. we don't want to know anything personal about you all. just call it in. >> mcwhorter's sister wants justice for her nephew. >> give him th

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon in the news we are following breaking developmhiladelphia where police captured the suspecthe chestnut hill home invasion. and severt trump's cabinet nominees are being approved today. but the big story on "action news" is the chilly and dam many conditions after yesterday's destructive nor'easter. this is atlantic city we see light rain out there. continued with light winds across the region. melissa magee is tracking the the "action news" big board. >> it will be coming our way for now damp and drear across the del valley. and the nor'eastego way heretrac live double scan radar, you see light rain and mist and drizzle along the i-95 corridor. down in south jersey we have mixed precipitation atlcounty and just across the areas in ocean county as well. we are in and out of the wet weather but the bigger picture, on stormtracker 6 live double an r showing the area of low pressure offshore and it will slowly push off to the north and east and we are on the become side ofm and in and out of as far a

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon sara bloomquist is off, in the news a young man dies in a shooting in wilmington just after the city announce aid new plan to fight crime. >>> and two more of president-elect trump's cabinet picks are going before senate panels today. >>> and authorities detonated a suspicious package found on campus this morning and hundreds of students had to be evacuated. walter perez is live on campus with more on what police are saying about the device. >> reporter: hi rick, behind me you see the loading dock where the item was found, it turn out to be a thick canvas belt with wires behind it. you can speculate it's part of some type of project but it turned out to be harmless. >> that is the video shot by the temple university news crew, it was detonated by the philadelphia police bomb squad as a precaution. it started after they were removing trash from this loading dock right around 9:00 this morning. it was some sort of military belt with red and orange wire as matched. students were evacuated as investigato

rick williams, sara bloomquist and meteorologist, david murphy. >> hello again, here are the stories we are following for you now at 12:30. and powerful winds knocked trees on to homes. more on the nor'easter finally leaving our area. after a terrifying accident in an elevator. a member of local law enforcement is allowed to recover at home. and erin andrews speaking out about her medical battle. >>> the gray skies are still hanging overhead but a nor'easter that hit the region hard yesterday is finally moving out. in the after there was downed trees and flooded roads, people in newcastle delaware got stuck when trying to go to high water thank is along the 500 block of airport road near the sheridan hotel and down at the jersey shore, flooding say probm here o. of this golf course in prig teen is under water. >> sandy was a lot worse but, i have seen it worse than this for a nor'easter too. my first hole is under water i haven't gotten out to my second hole but i'm guessing that is under water. >> now, let look live at sky 6 hd everyone is wondering when our sunshine will shine agai

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon in the news fire officials will delaware are looking for an arsonist that set a home on fire. >>> but the big story on "action news" at noon is the count down to inauguration day. donald trump will be sworn in tomorrow as president and the final touches are being made on the national mall. >> trump left his home in new york city an hour ago, he will take part in inauguration eve festivities and tomorrow afternoon the transition of power takes place. donald trump will officially become the 45th president of the united states. >> meanwhile, trump's vice president elect mike pence held a press conference, and talked about the transition of power with him and trump and one that the people would be proud of and even he is feeling the heat of the office as inauguration day moves closer. >> a humbling and moving day for the president-elect and his family and mine. but we are all ready to go to work. in fact, we can't wait to get to work for the american people to make america great again. >> tomorrow is

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon, in the news this noon. a delaware man survives a terror attack in turkey arrived back home as the manhunt continues for the shooter. >>> and president-elect trump is going after general motors as the new republican led congress is being sworn in. and a home invasion that turned deadly when the victim turned the table on the attackers. two men burst into a home where a couple were getting ready for bed. annie mccormick is live near the scene where this unfolded in the frankford section of philadelphia. >> reporter: and sara, those little girls that were inside of the home at the time of the home invasion, luckily were mot injured and the accomplice ran when one was shot and killed. >> i heard six shots -- >> 11:00 last night block street captain lenny heard the shot. >> upon police arrival they found two shooting victimed. one victim was the 26-year-old homeowner. and the other one of the robbers. they forced their way inside after the homeowner forced themselves into the door. the wife had the yo

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon sara bloomquist is off. breaking news police are at the scene of a crash involving a car in the city's frankford section. and an investigation is underway for a robbery on the popular schuylkill trail. and the precautions now being taken. >>> the big story is the escaped suspect who has been taken into custody. chopper 6 hd was over the scene, and brought into custody here. and was caught hours after being able to escape a police cruiser all while being handcuffed. it happened when a car slammed into the cruiser on the roosevelt boulevard. bob brooks is live with the latest. >> reporter: rick, first this suspect crashed three cars and then was arrested for it. and then if you can believe it, he escaped from police by kicking his way out of a police cruiser. >> after a morning spent on the run from the philadelphia police, the man that kicked his way out a cop car was caught. cameras caught the moment they took him into police head quarters. he is accused of crashing a total of three cars including hi

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon we begin with breaking news from cherry hill, new jersey. police are on the scene here at beck middle school in cherry hill for a reported lockdown. chopper 6 hd is over the scene. you see the police cars out in front. an incident was reported shortly after 11:00 this morning when an unknown person phoned in a threat to the school. this is 50 cropwell road in cherry hill. police do remain at the scene. we have video from a short time ago you see police with their weapons they are going into the building here. they have set up a perimeter near is the school on cropwell road in cherry hill, new jersey. we should say we have no reports of reports of anybody being injured. all we know is that an unknown person has phoned in a threat to the school and the school responded. this is beck middle school in cherry hill and we'll follow the developments on this story and bring you the late of on air and online at more news, more information develops here from cherry hill, new jersey. >>> now, to breaking news

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> developing right now in delaware, a 14-year-old boy is one of two people now charged in the murder of a business owner. >> the 64-year-old victim was shot during an attempted robbery at the lancaster market in wilmington. gray hall joins us outside of the store where the two suspects are now in custody. >> reporter: well, rick and sara, the suspects face a number of charges including first degree murder and robbery. as the legal process plays out people in the community are devastated. you'll see this makeshift memorial a reminder that folks in the area are still grieving. police say that2-year-old dorsett and another miner whose name is not given. >> he was a loving guy, i don't care if you were short or something, he would say come back another day. he had a lot of love in the community for someone to hurt him is devastating. >> the suspects were aat the present timing to rob the store owner in wilmington and police say he was shot in the head and pronounced dead at the hospital. residents say it's a big loss and t

with rick williams, sara bloomquist and meteorologist david murphy. >>> hello again here are the stories we are following at 12:30. donald trump has left the capital and we are one day away from the inauguration of the president-elect and trump supporters are heading to washington for the swearing in ceremonies of the 45th president tomorrow and delicate surgery a big cat goes under the neither the knife. >>> donald trump will be sworn in as the 45th president of the united states tomorrow. the president-elect and his wife, melania trump just arrived in washington moments ago and meanwhile final preparations are underway at this hour for the inauguration ceremonies tomorrow. >> reporter: president-elect trump's motorcade left new york for washington and a new era in american politics. >> a historic change coming and it is infectious. his speech is set out to unify the country and d.c. organizers are expected a record number of protesters, 400,000, one for every two supporters. >> among democratic lawmakers, a record number, more than 60 will boycott the nomination. but president obama, a

it's friday afternoon, i'm sharrie williams. >> and i'm rick williams in for brian taff. we have a frigid forecast heading our way and tomorrow we'll struggle to be above freezing and we're likely to see more snow across the area. meteorologist adam joseph is live at the big board with the latest from accuweather. happy friday adam. >> happy friday to you. it's beautiful this afternoon with that sunshine and temperatures not bad. 48 in philadelphia. it is a far cry from that 67 yesterday as the front is now way down to the south and we have those northwesterly winds moving n it's only in the 20's to the north, 33 in pittsburgh so with the flow coming in out of the northwest you can see what is moving in our direction a little taste of more winter-like air. as we look at the next 12 hours it's going to be a slow drop overnight and the clouds will continue to thicken up later on in the evening and overnight hours. by about 3 o'clock or 5 o'clock in the morning that's when the temperatures settle back into the upper 20's for the city. mid to low 20's in those northwestern su

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon sara bloomquist is off and in the news, president-elect donald trump is planning to ask congress to front the money for a border wall between the u.s. and mexico. and the search is on for a pick-pocket that stole from eldery customers on the main line. and the big story is a normal possible snow storm this weekend. it wasn't much but enough snow fell overnight to make us break out the shovels and scrapers. this is chester county, where people were cleaning off they are cars and clearing the sidewalks. meteorologist, melissa magee, is tracking the snowfall totals and details on the next one. >> reporter: it was a nice welcome to 2017 with the snowfall across the delaware and lehigh valleys. and 3.2 inches in chester, burlington 2.4 and 1.8 inches in huff church. and philadelphia international airport we picked up 1.9 inches of snow and it has moved out and temperatures are cold in the wake and in at the freezing mark in philadelphia. and 28 in reading and feels like the teens north and west when you f

>>> "action news" continue with rick williams sara bloomquist and david murphy. >> here are the storeys we are following for you on oiling at 12:30, we are following developments from a devastating fire in baltimore, maryland. a man was gunned down while working on his car in the cedar brook section of the city and now police are searching for the suspect in this. >>> and we are following developing news out of baltimore at this hour. one body is recovered and five other children are presumed dead after an overnight house fire there. the fire broke out after midnight. one adult and three other children were rescued and all are now in the hospital. we are joined now with the latest. >> reporter: they believe the woman rescued is the mother of all nine children the youngest just 8 months old. with bright flames shooting out of windows, neighbors watched in horror as firefighters pulled four people from the burning home including three children. authorities say the call for help came in just after midnight. by the time the house fire had reached two alarms many baltimore. the fire was so i

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon in the news this noon, a drive ever survived when a car slammed into a gas pump and goes up in flames in delaware county. and president trump is getting ready to announce his pick on the supreme court. >>> and a fire forced evacuations in the old city section of philadelphia. the flames started in one apartment building and spread to neighboring buildings at 5:00 this morning. annie mccormick is talking to residents affected by the fire and joins us from the the scene. >> sara just moments ago we saw residents finally returning back to their homes. they can tell you that the philadelphia fire department cleared the scene a while ago and restoration crews are here and there are reads that live on the top floors that will not be able to return and people that live on the lower floors will not be allowed back in. firefighters rushed to the scene as firefighters broke out at 5:45 this morning at the multi"two story apartment building. >> honesty 5 seconds, smoke to like fire balls. >> we live on the

with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass.ze tppom ple rning.onight crews are racing against the clock to shore up that massivesidnesday fill a hole write in the midf t.heave swalter perez is live with thelndatt. >> rickmonicas thi the edge and they are fil the hole with concrete stone and backfill and it was a ruptured water main but the question is why did that water main crack? >> neighbors along the 700 block say it all happened at 7:00 this what sounded like a muffled explosion. >> we didn't foe what happened and came out side and saw this tremendous sinkhole. the likes of which i have never seen before. >> this sinkhole is massive 30 feet wife and 25 feet deep anduring the better par leaving a pickup truck dangling ge.

>>> "action news" at 12:30 continues, with rick williams, sara bloomquist and meteorologist, david murphy. >> hello again here are the stories we are following for you now at 12:30. the rain is hanging around and it will be a wet ride home tonight. and david murphy is standing by with the update from accuweather. >> and the police commissioner shows this viral video of an officer punching a teenage girl does not tell the whole story. what they are saying the girl good is now admitting to. >>> and penn state looks for a silver lining in the heart breaking loss in the rose bowl. >>> and the rain continues to fall at this hour in the region. and it won't let up any time soon. as you can tell as we look at the commodore barry bridge still very soggy for your tuesday afternoon. >> meteorologist, david murphy, is outside with the coat and umbrella tracking it all with accuweather. >> you guys said it, it's a cold rain today and if you head outside i would put on a decent coat even though temperatures are climbing through the mid-40s, satellite and radar first of all. cloudy overnight when we we

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon sara bloomquist is off and in the news, several doctors offices have been destroyed in a large fire in south jersey. and the manayunk bike race has been canceled. find out why the long running competition is not happening this year. >>> but the big story on "action news" is president trump's first meeting with another world leader since he took office. british prime minister teresa may is due at the office at noon. but it comes a day after mexico's president called off his trip to the white house. making the biggest rift between mexico and the u.s. in decades. marcy gonzales joins us live from new york. >> reporter: a busy day for the president he will sign more excessive orders. and the meeting gets started in the next few minutes at the white house. british prime minister in washington today. laying a wreath at arlington national cemetery ahead of her meeting with donald trump. face-to-face with the world leader since taking office. trade and torture are expected to be among the main topics. and th

>>> "action news" at 12:30 continues with rick williams, sara bloomquist and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> hello again here are the stories we are following for you now on "action news" at 12:30. donald trump holds his first press conference since becoming president, he answers questions about russian hacking and his tax returns and more. and the man turns the tables on a would be robber and the man is now in the hospital nursing wounds. >>> and we look live from sky 6 hd, david murphy has the details from accuweather coming up. >>> and developing right now, president-elect donald trump has just wrapped up his first news conference since july. the long awaited news conference came amid new unsubstantiated allegations that the fbi is investigating that the russians have compromising and personal information about donald trump. mike pence and incoming white house secretary sean spicher says the reports are false. >> i want to thank a lot of the news organizations here today because they looked at that nonsense that was released by maybe the intelligence agencies, who knows. but maybe th

>>> "action news" at 12:30 continues with rick williams, sara bloomquist and meteorologist, david murphy. >> here are the stories we are following for you on "action news" at 12:30. hoarding causes problems for firefighters in a blaze that left a woman critically injured in buck county. and stormtracker 6 live double scan live shows showers in your forecast but not for everyone 123450 and donald trump announces his supreme court nominee tonight. >> and now the details, a woman in buck county is fighting for her life after being pulled from a burning home and we are told that hoarding played a role making it different for firefighters at the scene. this on byberry road is left in ruins. and vernon odom is live at the house with more on the investigation. >> reporter: good afternoon rick, we are just up the street here in the 200 block of byberry road. firefighters remain on the scene this morning. they are clearing out the massive amount of debris and rubble as they search for the cause of this horrific blaze. the fire erupted at 5:30 along the 2300 block of byberry road. by bensalem's fi

friday night, jim gardner is off, i'm rick williams and the big story on "action news" tonight is president donald trump. we have live team coverage beginning with brian taff and sharrie williams both in washington, d.c. sharrie is along the parade route but first let's go to brian on the national mall tonight. brian. >> reporter: hi, good evening, rick. yes, donald j. trump swore the oath of office right there behind me in the shadow of the capitol dome just about six hours ago. it was a moment that caps off an election season and an election itself that revealed deep divisions across america and though those divisions were on display here today in the form of the protests you mentioned today's official events were all about moving forward in the spirit of unit and to that end the day began with mr. obama and first lady michelle obama handing over the white house to their successors. they greeted the incoming president donald trump and first lady melania trump on the front steps all four of them standing together before the obamas left the white house one final time. from there they travel

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with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> i think it's miserable right now. you would almost rather snow. the wind can really be brutal. >> i've never seen anything like this. it's crazy. >> right now folks up and down the coast are hunkered down as a winter nor'easter moves through our area. >> looking live at atlantic city. high winds and flooding causing big concerns at the jersey shore with several weather warnings still in effect. >> monday night and the big story on "action news" is the rain and wind that are moving through the delaware valley at this hour. walt perez on long beach island watching the effects of the system on that shore. >> but first let's get the latest from accuweather. meteorologist cecily tynan starts off our team coverage tonight from the "action news" big board. cecily. >> hi, rick and monica. double scan live showing the system we're tracking. the actual center of the storm system way down to the south. it's off the coast of north carolina and what this will do, it will move up the coast just off shore intens

here's rick williams with this week's crime fighter's report. >> reporter: tuesday, february 16 was a typical day for robert robert pattison -- roberter in bristol, bucks county. >> we have two males dressed in dark clothing at the corner that were shooting down the street at him. >> reporter: the 20-year-old was shot in the head and killed. >> there were other people on the porch that he was talking to, but they were not in the line of fire. >> reporter: police pulled surveillance video from the scene and witnesses reported seeing a small red compact vehicle leaving the area at the time. detectives say they need more. the citizens crime commission is administering a 2,500-dollar reward for the arrest and conviction of the person responsible. call 215-546-tips, all calls will remain anonymous. >> that's what we're hoping for somebody has seen something and able to help us go further with the investigation. for crime fighters, i'm rick williams. >> upper darby police will have an extra line of defense in the line of duty. officers are getting new active shooter vests to be worn on top

i'm sharrie williams, live from washington, d.c., we'll send it back in to rick and monica. >> we check in with you later. meanwhile, 6abc.com has expanded coverage. and live feed from washington including initial events and protests and photos throughout the day and talking to people from the delaware valley that made the trip to d.c. you can see the historic day online at 6abc.com. and make sure you have the 6 abc news app. you can download it it from your app store. >> and tonight abc news takes a deeper look inside of the trump family and the new role in the nation's capital. a new edition of 20/20 the trumps go to washington airs tonight at 10:00 and "action news" follows at 11:00. >>> with the president-elect gearing up for the inauguration, the senator works hard to vet trump's cabinet picks, steve mnuchin clashed with democrats. on his handling of foreclosures and not disclosing 100 million there's in assets a mistake he called an oversight. >> trump's pick for energy, secretary rick perry appeared before the senate and once pledged to eliminate the entire agency and believes it

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for crime fighters, i'm rick williams, "action news." history is made in all australia as serena williams accomplishes no other female tennis player has before. >> a great day for a swim -- kind of. it's a great cause. melissa? >> a few more flurries are likely north of philadelphia. expect sunny breaks too. we have the details coming up with the accuweather forecast. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> you see here are brave souls breaking out bathing suits in january for a frosty dip into the delaware river. god bless them. every dip was for a great cause. the polar plunge benefits the special elim picks. last year's event raised $125,000. in general we urge people not to do that. for a great cause -- >> but it's cold. >> it's cold out there. >> it is. a few sunny breaks tomorrow. a few flurries flying about the area, especially north and west. lake effect snow showers earlier today and we could find ?ow showers north of philadelphia in the poconos tomorrow. action camera outside today, walking around the streets in center city, a lot of people bundled up

here's rick williams with this morning's crime fighter's report. >> reporter: jeffrey and wanda talk about their brother tim. >> he was my big brother. >> he was the kind of man you could depend on. when he was a friend to you, he loved you hard. >> reporter: that's why they are having a hard time coming to terms with his sudden death on saturday, april 23. >> losing my brother, it hurt, you know, it hurt. >> reporter: about 7:20 a.m., police were called to the 1800 block of westville annual street in philadelphia's logan section. they found 29-year-old on the steps with gunshot wounds to the back and chest. he died at the scene. his family believes the shooting was personal. >> he got into an altercation with someone that he knew and he was threatened, and they took his life. >> the city of philadelphia is offering a reward up to $20,000 for the arrest and conviction of the person responsible, all you have to do is call 215-546-tips. all calls will remain anonymous. we don't want to know anything personal about you all, just call it in. >> reporter: his sister said she just wants ju

for cecily tynan, jaime apody, rick williams and the entire "action news" team have a good night. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist, cecily tynan, and jim gardner. >>> tuesday night carl icahn plans to give up the taj mahal's casino license. but the big story is the probe into a confrontation between a police officer and 16-year-old girl. we showed you the video yesterday that appears to show a female police officer on top of a teen and punching her. of course the big question here two of them really, what actually happened and what led up to this. live at the 12th district in southwest philadelphia is "action news" reporter, sara bloomquist, sara how are police trying to answer the questions. >> jim internal affairs are now investigating while the 12th district officer goes on desk duty. all the charges again the teen were dropped. we talked to her to hear what happened from her perspective. >> cell phone show shows the fight yesterday afternoon. you see an officer and teenager separate from the group. that teenager is johna pe

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> officials call it a crime swept under the carpet for far too long. today homeland security announced they are teaming up with officials to stop human trafficking in the tell wear valley. wednesday night and the big story is the new task force linking state and local agencies. vernon odom is live with the details. >> reporter: good evening monica and rick. they are talking about team work on this issue that so many mistakenly believe that stems from people from so-called third world countries that problem however does exist here and is home grown as well. >> human trafficking is a horrific crime. it's a global problem with local impact. >> philadelphia's homeland security chief is launching a body based task for that largely involves prostitution and other labor crimes, the work with the fbi and the da's office and the salvation army and the police, who say that this crime has not received enough attention because too many see it as a scourge among undocumented immigrants from thailand. >> we didn't kno

rick williams is here with more. >> this is a story we told but a year ago, nina was suppose to have a kidney transplant months ago after her husband found a donor on craigslist but the surgery fell through at the last minute and she thought all hope was lost until new jersey senator, bob mendez got involved what he did to help get nina the help she needed and save her life. >>> also coming up tonight the animal encounter for one runner in australia that left her battered and bruises and almost unable to walk to help. both stories we are working on fow as well as the other headlines and the accuweather forecast. when we see you coming up at 5:00. back to the studio. >> see new a bit rick thank you. >>> a local law enforcement gave back to the delaware community today in a big way. this is the fifth day year that richar richards leighton and finger helped to stock the food pantry, they brought in all kinds of items, last year they donated 1500 pounds of food. and all the items collected the school will benefit the food bank of delaware. >>> still ahead here on a tuesday afternoon you

(giggles) keep on scratchin' >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> hello again, here is what is happening-on-"action news" tonight. three more people face conf conferaticonfer firmation hearing on the hill -- it was all captured on surveillance video and a treasured piece of american history has a new home in philadelphia. we'll explain why it's so significant. >>> now the details, we are just eight days away from donald trump's inauguration next week. today the senate took up three new nominations to his cabinet. senators questioned ben carson for housing and urban secretary as well as general mattis. lana zach is live in washington, d.c. with more on today's hearings. >> reporter: hi there rick, inauguration is right around the corner. and republicans wanted to have in place several members of president-elect trump's cabinet when he takes office and the senate voted him to have a waiver to allow him to serve as secretary of defense. questions about russia are kind of a litmus test. >> there is a deep number of areas where we

now here are rick williams and monica malpass with a look ahead at 5:00. >> coming up next at 5:00 an "action news" exclusion of. chaka fattah asserts his innocence on the eve of his sounder in federaler he was convicted onacketeering charges. >>> a pizza delivery driver and father of eight speaks out after he was ambushed by an armed robber in philadelphia. >>> and the search everyone wants to put on every hotel room in atlantic city with the hopes of saving d jobs. those stories and moreing up "action news" at 5:00. where things come from? how they get here? what they're packed in? it's a lot of stuff. and these things add up. that's why we recycle. [vo:]it's nice to know that raymour and flanigan is proud to be a leading recycler- 17 million pounds of recyclable materials every year. turned from trash into treasure. so in the future we will all have a more beautiful world. ♪♪ >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> i sufficient evidence for each and everyone of these charges. >

. >>> "action new continues w meteorologist adam joseph rick williams and monica malpass. >> hello again, here is what is happening on "action news" tonight. the future of health care for millions of americans, is now the focus of fierce debate between republicans and democrats on capitol hill. tense moments where students and teachers and parents and police armed with rifles descend on this south jersey middle school. >>> philadelphia police want them off the streets before they ike again. >> and now the details, the fight over the future of universal health care for millions of americans is underway on capitol hill. undoing president obama's comprehensive health care is priority number one of incoming president donald trump. >> mike pence strategizes with the house and senate today and called obama care a failure. president obama made a rare trip to the hill to meet with top democrats to explore ways to safe guard his legislation. karen travers is live on capitol hill with more on the day's development. >> reporter: good evening. it was a rare visit to capitol hill for president obama,

for alicia vitarelli brian taff and sharrie williams i'm rick williams join us tonight an every night for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00. "action news" at 5:00 is next. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> it is final full day of the obama president and the stage is set for donald trump to take over the white house, now they are planning the final transition of power. the big story is the countdown to inauguration day. >> we are keeping track on the "action news" big board. we are less than 19 hours and counting until trump takes the oath of office officially. but the preinauguration festivities well underway in the nation's capital. trump and vice president mike pence attended a wreath laying ceremony at the arlington ceremony. now to the make america great celebration is underway. moments ago trump and his wife melania showed up and he is expected to speak shortly. we'll bring that to you live when that happens. >> mike pence discussed the transition of power and says the

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> this is tough. you know there are many ups and downs that come with a job like this. but a tragedy like this i think touches everyone in our city. >> right now police are still looking for one young victim after flames ripped through a baltimore house overnight. nine children and their mother were inside at the time. and six of those kids did not make it out. >> thursday night and the big story on "action news" is the investigation into the deadly house fire in maryland. >> the mother was in the home at the time and had been a staff member of representative elijah cummings for 11 years. cummings spoke about the tragedy a short time ago. >> sadly six of her nine children perished. it's very difficult time for our office. >> now, the painstakingly slow process is underway at the scene. >> we are live now in new york with the latest developments on this tragic story. >> reporter: >> well rick and monica, this is what they tell us as far as what they know. they know that the father was at work and the m

. >> here are rick williams and monica malpass with a look ahead at 5:00. >> a look ahead. the legal action taken in philadelphia today just days after president trump signed his executive order on emgration and how mayor jim kenney is responding to the proposition to strip cities of funding. >> and in the poconos snow. the business boost that the snow gave the report resorts in our area. z1we5z zi0z y1we5y yi0y >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> we have received from lawyers from people all over america. and the world. it's just not american what has happened. >> employee local families are suing president trump over the immigration band claiming their relatives forced to return home after arriving in philadelphia were illegally detained. the big story is the new legal backlash against the trump administration over the controversial executive order. john rawlins live at city hall with the story. >> reporter: hi guys the next stop is federal court and there was a news

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rick williams is live with the details on this one. >> that is right. it's called a spinal simulator and being tested out at one of the top hospitals in california. coming up tonight in health check, ali gorman explains how the device retrains the brain helping patients reuse of their body parts. and coming up tonight at 5:00, the new physical fitness test the u.s. army is relying on to make sure recruits are matched up with the right jobs. those stories and more coming up at 5:00. >> well you are just so talented rick. >>> to health check at 4:00, kids breakfast foods are so sugary, they are getting half of their daily allowance before they ever get to school. they found between the cereals and juices and pastries, kids get more than 11 grams of sugar at breakfast alone. that is 1,000 sugar cubes a year in the morning alone. a lot of sugar. >> makes me think about how much i put in my coffee though. >>> adam pacman jones with the bengals has a history of getting into legal trouble and the latest incident has him spending this night before bars. >>> and

with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> crews in the lehigh valley are trying to figure out what causes a greenhouse to go up in flames. it took firefighters hours to get the blaze under control and tonight the owners of that business are looking at a seven figure tab to get everything fixed. >> and wednesday night and the big story on "action news" is the fire investigation in lehigh county. walter perez is live at the scene in lower middleton township. >> reporter: hey guys those owners say that the dan shots farm is a business since 1959 and will not waste time rebuilding the damage a damage estimate that exceeds $1 million. the cell phone video shows the heavy flames that tore through the shipping fashion ilt and green out in lower milford. the first call arrived at 8:30 p.m. and it took fire crews nearly 7 hours to get this one under control leaving behind nearly $1 million worth of damage and lisa myers says her concern about the business was secondary. >> my first reaction was is everybody okay. my first thought. >> and fire crews were

. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> hello again. here is what is happening on "action news" tonight. president obama addresses the white house press corps for the final time as commander and chief and what he told them about the road ahead. >> and a scene outside of their windows, flames shooting into the sky and getting closer. and an unexpected emergency popped up in one lehigh valley town, this sinkhole nearly swallowed a car parked on a busy street. >>> you are suppose to cast a critical eye on folks that hold enormous power and make sure that we are accountable to the people who sent us here. and you have done that. >> for the final time as commander and chief president obama addressed the white house press corps and told them to stay the course. >> he held his last news conference and answered a wide range of questions on a variety of topics, he mentioned commuting the sentence of one of the most controversial prisoners in america. we are live in new york with more on the press conference. >> reporter

rick williams is live now in the newsroom with the details we learning about this one. >> it happened in the middle of the afternoon inside of the lancaster market and the person responsible is still on the run. reporter vernon odom spoke to regular customers and how people are remembering the victim colling up tonight at 5:00. also coming up tonight, the job one couple in utah posted an a d for online that got 19,000 responses, some call it an opportunity of a lifetime. those and much more when "action news" continues. until then back to the studio. >> thank you rick. >>> japan is getting ready to launch a small rocket as that country tries to promote their commercial space business. the company will carry a tiny satellite to take pictures of earth for the researchers at the university of tokyo and technology that is less expensive. >>> and still to come here on a tuesday afternoon. sea lions that sparked controversy in one california town and many tourists that come through there. >> i thought it was a joke at first and then thrown back by it. i was surprised. >> it wasn't a joke, t

rick williams has more on this. >> this is for new parents a big change and difference for what foods parents can safely feed their infants, coming up tonight in health check, reporter ali gorman breaks down the new guidelines and the way you should introduce peanuts into a baby's diet. and the philadelphia police are putting a pop culture spin on their popular no safesies campaign, the new push for residents to shovel and share with the first snowfall of the season heading our way. some stories we are following for you later on "action news" at 5:00. we'll see you in just a bit. >> no savesies there rick on your chair. >>> and they all drove more than a million miles without getting into an accident. 20 southhampton letter carriers were recognized for reaching the milestone and postal employees nationwide have surpassed the million mile mark since 2005. still ahead on "action news" at 4:00. they want to share their special day with their newborn son, so they moved their wedding to the hospital's nicu. more from the touching moments next. >> the first of its kind and smart technology

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon in the news police say that a store owner was the victim of a deadly shooting in wilmington. >> and protesters are being thrown out of a senate confirmation hearing for one of donald trump's nominees. >>> and the big story is the back to back robbery of a 18-year-old girl and a 29-year-old man and they both wound up in the hospital. it happened minutes be blocks apart in the frankford center of philadelphia. one victim was shot. katherine scott is live with the details. >> reporter: that is right. one of the attacks happened here and the other happened about a block away from here. we spoke way victim this morning and he did not want to be identified. he says he has a broken nose and was shot twice in the hip and the wounds had shallow, still walking with a limp and in a lot of pain. >> i thought it was cops coming. >> but the 29-year-old victim realized these were no police officers. he had just turned on to the street in frankford when he noticed a white chevy impala. >> they came out with a sh

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"action news" anchor, rick williams was on hand, and so was 6abc general manager and president, bernie prazenica. that event benefits neurology at children's hospital philadelphia. melissa magee has a sneak peek inside the show. >> the pennsylvania convention center becomes the city's most exclusive parking lot. seven hundred vehicles on display from 40 manufacturers. >> it's all there waiting for you. >> exotic alley is back welcoming the most limited editions. and vehicles from hollywood. >> that car was a focal feature character. >> reporter: look for the time machine from back to the future, the bat mobile, ghost busters cadillac hearse and more. there will be a drive and ride. and the first ever scouts day sunday january 29. >> they will be learning about the industry, a little bit built show, a little bit about the career paths. >> reporter: to participate in scouts day, guests must preregister, you can find information on the auto show website. melissa magee channel 6 "action news." >> tune in tonight for a one hour preview of the auto show. we'll take you inside the latest vehi

the entire "action news" team, i'm rick williams. have a nice evening. good night. >> ♪ z254jz zi0z y254jy yi0y >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> monday night, penn state fans cheer on the nittany lions in the rose bowl. and the fbi is searching for a pair of bank robbers who struck again today. >>> but the big story on "action news" tonight is waiting for the return of jacob raak. he's the man from greenville, delaware, who was shot in the leg in a terrorist attack in turkey. cameras showed him being loaded into an ambulance shortly after the attack that killed 39 people. and this was raak at the airport today in istanbul. he was the only american injured in the assault. let's go live to "action news" reporter bob brooks at philadelphia international airport. bob, when do we expect that raak will land? >> reporter: well, jim, good evening. we expect him at some point tonight and again going back to the airport istanbul raak spo

. >>> good afternoon, everyone, i'm sarah bloomquist along with rick williams. that's one of several reports of damage we're getting as the nor'easter blows through. high winds are taking down large trees across the region, including here in astin. this came down on beatrice lane. delaware valley has 4,000 customers in the dark. delaware and new jersey is problems, too, this is the scene in new castle where another tree fell on a house. the jersey shore is at risk for flooding and ierosion, you're looking -- and erosion, you're looking live at atlantic city with the waves crashing on the beach. david murphy has more from double scan radar. david. >> reporter: all right, sarah and rick, we have two issues, wind and rain. i'll handle the rain quickly. not the a lot of heavy rain, the problem it's windswept rain it's beating across the winds shield and reducing visibility. every now and then you get a heavier cell that's mostly west of the region, that's highlighted coming up from south, areas south of dover and cape may, county. we'll get heavier bands of rain. th

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