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we have live team coverage of the winter storm, vernon odom is live at philadelphia international airport and nora muchanic has conditions from trenton. but first lets go to melissa magee with the latest. >> we are tracking stormtracker 6 live double scan with the coastal storm starting to wind down and pulling to the north and east and we'll show you what is going on, from the rain at the coast to delaware, we have mixed precipitation in delaware and the snow is north and west and we'll widen out the picture, affected by much of the eastern seaboard, on north and eastward in areas of maine, and the back edge is pulling apart and away from our region from three and a half to four hours from now, if you are traveling by air, and there are hefty ones, 103 minute delay there and boston logan is reporting delays, from o'hare to atlantic but newark, new jersey, and jfk and la guardia is also reporting delays. we'll talk more about the accuweather forecast in a bit. >>> now, for a closer look at the roadways, our mobile 6 camera is live heading towards i-95, and traffic is moving at a good clip
we have live team coverage of the winter storm, vernon odom is live at philadelphia international airport and nora muchanic has conditions from trenton. but first lets go to melissa magee with the latest. >> we are tracking stormtracker 6 live double scan with the coastal storm starting to wind down and pulling to the north and east and we'll show you what is going on, from the rain at the coast to delaware, we have mixed precipitation in delaware and the snow is north and west and we'll...
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vernon odom is live in manayunk with more, vernon. >> reporter: the latest development confirmation tonight that the fbi joined this missing person investigation. the official word is that the fbi is assisting philadelphia police in the search for shane montgomery. again today, police spent hours searching frigid waters of the manayunk canal looking for any clues as to the whereabouts of west chester university student shane mc. the 21-year-old that grew up and lives in this section of town. he vanished in wee hours of thanksgiving morning after bar hopping with friends along the main street strip. he got separated from them and bouncer escorted him out of the popular pub 2 a.m. no one has come forward to say they've seen him since. his family continues to monitor the search. >> it amazes me that shane was out on one of the busiest nights party nights for kids that are 21 and over and nobody saw anything. >> montgomery extended family says they all refused to give up hope that he'll be found safe and sound. >> i never give up hope. i coach cross country for 15 years roman catholic high scho
vernon odom is live in manayunk with more, vernon. >> reporter: the latest development confirmation tonight that the fbi joined this missing person investigation. the official word is that the fbi is assisting philadelphia police in the search for shane montgomery. again today, police spent hours searching frigid waters of the manayunk canal looking for any clues as to the whereabouts of west chester university student shane mc. the 21-year-old that grew up and lives in this section of...
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vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> all right vernon thank you. >>> leaders in the philadelphia school district met today to discuss the next steps it will take to fix the struggling walter palmer charter schools. the city already shut down the charter school because it had double the students it was suppose to have. parents are scrambling to put their kids somewhere else. the district says that palmer oz them $2.4 million for part of which is overpayments. >> that is because they were billing us for students they were not serving. >> do you have the money? >> at this point absolutely not, no charter school has that much money on hand. >> the district will vote whether to revoke the school's license all together sometime after the first of the year. >>> a golf course stirred up emotion in chester county, that a new school district development project could hurt their quiet community. john rawlins is live in phoenixville with that story. >> one of the attractions just outside of phoenixville is its quiet wooded areas in many locations here, with that if mind, a proposal by the sc
vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> all right vernon thank you. >>> leaders in the philadelphia school district met today to discuss the next steps it will take to fix the struggling walter palmer charter schools. the city already shut down the charter school because it had double the students it was suppose to have. parents are scrambling to put their kids somewhere else. the district says that palmer oz them $2.4 million for part of which is overpayments....
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live at philadelphia international airport vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you vernon the action news morning team will have updated information on the sky cap strike and now it is impacting conditions at the airport. joan matt, tam david and karen to learn everything you need to know before you head out. >>> in other news business owners are picking up the pieces after a raging fire destroyed businesses at the columbus farmers market. 10 of the 65 inside shops were destroyed in the four alarm blaze yesterday. the outdoor vending area and produce and seafood markets will reopen tomorrow but for many shop keepers the future is uncertain. >> we are waiting to find out what the next step is, we have not experienced anything like this before. it's all new to us. >> i want to cry and i want to go in and see it. obviously it happened at the same time and it's one of the big of the days, investigators are trying to figure out how the fire started. >> and now a fire that we brought to you first yesterday. a man stealing a package off an upper darby front porch holding a baby i
live at philadelphia international airport vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you vernon the action news morning team will have updated information on the sky cap strike and now it is impacting conditions at the airport. joan matt, tam david and karen to learn everything you need to know before you head out. >>> in other news business owners are picking up the pieces after a raging fire destroyed businesses at the columbus farmers market. 10 of the 65 inside...
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vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." thank you vernon. >> now to the latest on the developments on the miracle in maryland, carlesha freeland-gaither is home safe as her suspected kidnapper awaits his first appearance in court. delvin barnes is accused of abducting her in philadelphia and it came to a close in maryland last night. david henry is live now with the latest in the logan section. >> reporter: rick, the happy news is that she was recovered and police have a lot of backtracking to do and a lot of loose ends to tie up. they are trying to figure out how long delvin young was in the area. and comparing notes of other jurisdictions of unsolved crimes they may be able to pin to him. >> i have been around a long time, and that is the first time i have actually seen a kidnapping on video. >> it was video seen around the world, it was also followed by surveillance video of a suspect, take and before and after the abduction. the suspect delvin barnes was identified by police in virginia, as the man they had been seeking
vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." thank you vernon. >> now to the latest on the developments on the miracle in maryland, carlesha freeland-gaither is home safe as her suspected kidnapper awaits his first appearance in court. delvin barnes is accused of abducting her in philadelphia and it came to a close in maryland last night. david henry is live now with the latest in the logan section. >> reporter: rick, the happy news is that she was recovered and police have a lot...
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today the local victim at the center of the case told his story to "action news" reporter vernon odom. lewis campbell started with what sparked the incident. >> a guy who i can readily identified mentioned something in the way a derogatory and sexual matter to my girlfriend. >> campbell outside of this restaurant the night of october 24 when he was surrounded and attacked by as many as six males. >> his friends jumped in. >> campbell had just moved to concern pennsylvania from westchester and was placed in a medically-induced coma for nearly a week. >> i had a skull fracture, nose fracture, bleeding on the brain. right now still suffer from severe headaches. almost deaf in my right ear. >> six members of the university's football team arrested and charged with aggravated assault. wrong them the 19-year-old son of a philadelphia police officer. campbell's lawyer is planning a lawsuit against the university claiming that some of the suspects from criminal records and the school knew it. >> we believe the football program knew of the dangers that these individuals possessed. and that the
today the local victim at the center of the case told his story to "action news" reporter vernon odom. lewis campbell started with what sparked the incident. >> a guy who i can readily identified mentioned something in the way a derogatory and sexual matter to my girlfriend. >> campbell outside of this restaurant the night of october 24 when he was surrounded and attacked by as many as six males. >> his friends jumped in. >> campbell had just moved to concern...
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live in chester county, vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you vernon there is word tonight that 22-year-old carlesha freeland-gaither is huddled with her family at an undisclosed location. her alleged kidnapper, 37-year-old delvin barnes is in custody after his arrest last night in jessup, maryland. david ryis live now where he learned more how the police cracked the case. >> reporter: we learn that carlesha is alive tonight in part because she kept her witts about her. that and a group effort that stretched from here to virginia and most important one man that got the ball rolling immediately. >> the gentlemen by the name of dwayne fletcher, he is the man seen on the abduction video after the car left and picks up the victim's phone and calls police. >> he witnessed it and watched and called the police twice, he called the police and waited for me. if it wasn't for him, we wouldn't have the same outcome i don't think. this man is a hero. >> if fletcher had not done what he did it could have been a missing persons case that wouldn't have been reported until todays later. th
live in chester county, vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you vernon there is word tonight that 22-year-old carlesha freeland-gaither is huddled with her family at an undisclosed location. her alleged kidnapper, 37-year-old delvin barnes is in custody after his arrest last night in jessup, maryland. david ryis live now where he learned more how the police cracked the case. >> reporter: we learn that carlesha is alive tonight in part because she kept her witts...
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"action news" reporter vernon odom live at darby police department headquarters with the story. >> the suspect held in the delaware county prison tonight. the police consider hill dangerous after he allegedly called them on the telephone and told them if they wanted him, they'd have to come get him. this is 18-year-old kassim hill of darby in prison tonight charged with attempted rape and charges on an ailied assault ona 14-year-old girl. occurring in his home on ninth street wednesday march. he lured the girl inside, sent his siblings upstairs and took the girl into a first-floor bedroom. >> she was sexually assaulted. i don't know that a rape occurred but i am not ruling that out. >> the police say a friend of hill's came to the house unexpectedly, knocked on the door and heard the child scream religion. eventually the victim ran out of the door into his arms he told the police. hill pled the police say, only to be surrendered by his parents this morning. >> he was holding her in the room because when the witness came to the door the door was partially open and the witness heard her
"action news" reporter vernon odom live at darby police department headquarters with the story. >> the suspect held in the delaware county prison tonight. the police consider hill dangerous after he allegedly called them on the telephone and told them if they wanted him, they'd have to come get him. this is 18-year-old kassim hill of darby in prison tonight charged with attempted rape and charges on an ailied assault ona 14-year-old girl. occurring in his home on ninth street...
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vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> a four alarm fire in north jersey forced nine people from their home this morning, firefighters were high above the smoke and flames trying to put out the flames in paterson. the cause remains under investigation. >>> the appeal hearing for ray rice is underway in new york city, he is fighting his indefinite suspension sparked by the video that shows rice attacking his wife. >> reporter: as he entered into an arbitration hearing this morning, ray rice was holding hands with his wife, janay, the same woman whose body he dragged out an of elevator in february. following the public outcry and the release of this second video, the nfl suspended him indefinitely. rice believes he was punished by the original two game suspension. expected to testify is nfl commissioner, roger goodell, for his mishandling of this case prompted some to say he should be removed from pro football. and the day before adrian peterson was in court, entering a plea deal on felony child abuse charges. >> i regret this incident -- >> this morning peterson is a f
vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> a four alarm fire in north jersey forced nine people from their home this morning, firefighters were high above the smoke and flames trying to put out the flames in paterson. the cause remains under investigation. >>> the appeal hearing for ray rice is underway in new york city, he is fighting his indefinite suspension sparked by the video that shows rice attacking his wife. >> reporter: as he...
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"action news" reporter vernon odom has his story. >> this was ron more than 25 years ago. number 57. a philadelphia eeg the linebacker. now he is a detective tackling crime problems full-time supervising more than 70 investigators of the first african-american to obtain the rank in the prosecutor's office. >> camden, yeah, it's just a tough city. >> so new to this top-level post dozens of his letters of accommodations have not been hung on the wall yet. the case that sticks out most hads a front-line investigator the two busts in the 2001 murder of in washington township, abducted in the parking lot of a patco station. >> this is one that really touched me, you know. it touched me because it was just such a senseless case. >> and he was a stand out at the university of florida before becoming a high florida draft pick but knee injuries ended his career. and he enrolled at rutgers to get a degree in psychology and it led him to the prosecutor's office. 19 years he has thrived and risen through the ranks working with anticrime programs and bringing criminals to justice. ron
"action news" reporter vernon odom has his story. >> this was ron more than 25 years ago. number 57. a philadelphia eeg the linebacker. now he is a detective tackling crime problems full-time supervising more than 70 investigators of the first african-american to obtain the rank in the prosecutor's office. >> camden, yeah, it's just a tough city. >> so new to this top-level post dozens of his letters of accommodations have not been hung on the wall yet. the case that...
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. >> voters are deciding several key races including pennsylvania governor, vernon odom is live l morning, one in philadelphia and one here in montgomery county. that low turnout fever is not to be found in bala cynwyd's number 2. >> we found the turnout is surprisingly heavy, we have no long periods of complete silence and 30 people at the door when the poll opened at 7:00. it's the same way at key polling places like philadelphia's park side section. turnout at mid-day is far exceeding non-presidental year or mayoral elections. >> people are coming out and standing in line before the doors esses and into the evening rush hour, live in bala cynwyd, vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >> on the national front, the races to watch center around the u.s. senate, the magical number for republicans is six. the gop does have the edge. the latest "washington post" poll says that republicans have a 96% chance of taking control from the democrats. >> if you look at the map, they have multiple paths to get to their goal and take back the senate. >> louisiana and georgia are races th
. >> voters are deciding several key races including pennsylvania governor, vernon odom is live l morning, one in philadelphia and one here in montgomery county. that low turnout fever is not to be found in bala cynwyd's number 2. >> we found the turnout is surprisingly heavy, we have no long periods of complete silence and 30 people at the door when the poll opened at 7:00. it's the same way at key polling places like philadelphia's park side section. turnout at mid-day is far...
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vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. around the country hundreds of flights have already been canceled and thousands of delays as well. the lines here in atlanta are long, as people try to get a jump on the storm. but at the midwest's biggest hub, at chicago o'hare, people are already making backup plans. they have no choice. >> i have a reserved rental car in philadelphia just in case. >> in case you have to drive because of the weather? >> yes. >> the ripple affect is expected to spread to other airports by this afternoon. follow the path of this winter storm at 6abc.com, can you get life storm tracker radar and we are following the holiday situation as the storm moves through, it's all at 6abc.com/weather and don't forget we want to see your snowtographs as well. #~ 6 abc snow. >>> and a health scare for supreme court justice ruth baiter ginsburg. >>> plus, are you looking live at sky 6 hd at center city where snow is coming down. meteorologist, david murphy will be back with the exclusive accuweather forecast when "a
vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. around the country hundreds of flights have already been canceled and thousands of delays as well. the lines here in atlanta are long, as people try to get a jump on the storm. but at the midwest's biggest hub, at chicago o'hare, people are already making backup plans. they have no choice. >> i have a reserved rental car in philadelphia just in case. >> in case you have to drive because of the weather? >> yes....
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for vernon odom, "action news" at 10:00 on phl17. >> a lawyer surround today saying he had sex of a 16-year-old. he had sex in his office 20 times. they forced the girl no sex trafficking rings. she was allegedly able to describe his office and divulged details. >> meehan told her that she knew that she was only 14 years old. the youngest girl that he had sex for money was 12 years old. >> meehan faces a slew of other charges. the couple has been charged. >>> a man accused of robbing several 7-elevens is behind bars. this is christian morgan. he is pulling a knife from his pants on the 6700 block of north 5th street. he tried the same thing this sunday. they arrested morgan a short time later. >>> as "action news" at 10:00 continues, some colleges are cutting ties with bill cosby. >>> and the reciprocate of the nobere -- recipient ofthe nobel. >>> and an arm >>> temple university may be standing by, bill cosby's growing sex allegations, other schools are distancing themselves. they will no longer award a scholarship in his name. 17 women have come forward, accusing the 77 of sexual ass
for vernon odom, "action news" at 10:00 on phl17. >> a lawyer surround today saying he had sex of a 16-year-old. he had sex in his office 20 times. they forced the girl no sex trafficking rings. she was allegedly able to describe his office and divulged details. >> meehan told her that she knew that she was only 14 years old. the youngest girl that he had sex for money was 12 years old. >> meehan faces a slew of other charges. the couple has been charged....
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vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> a milestone day there vernon thank you. >>> an ocean county man hit a pedestrian while driving drunk and then drove with the person stuck in his windshield for more than 5 minutes, it happened on route 9 in ocean township, when they stopped martin ortega more than a mile away, the 66-year-old victim was still lodged in the windshield. ortega is facing a number of charges. >>> police arrested a man for robbing and sexually assaulting an 18-year-old at gun point. ortiz is the man seen in this surveillance video early sunday morning. police say that ortiz followed the male from the chinese takeout and attacked him. >>> two people were rushed to the hop after a fire in north philadelphia this afternoon. chopper 6 hd was over the 600 block of north franklin street, that is where officials say two people were hurt when a fire sparked at 3:00. one man was burned but other details have not been released. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> it was september 12th of this year that two pennsylvania state troopers were gunned down in pikes c
vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> a milestone day there vernon thank you. >>> an ocean county man hit a pedestrian while driving drunk and then drove with the person stuck in his windshield for more than 5 minutes, it happened on route 9 in ocean township, when they stopped martin ortega more than a mile away, the 66-year-old victim was still lodged in the windshield. ortega is facing a number of charges. >>> police arrested a man for robbing and...
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live at the police headquarters in chester, vic vernon odom. >>> they confirmed the deadly family shooting. we have a breaking news news out the clifton heights. the fire was in the 200 block of east beakly street. you see the firefighters working hard. no smoke currently is seen. it has gotten dark. it is hard to see. no active flames. no word on any injuries. we'll keep an eye on the home in clifton heights. >>> now, the police have confirmed that the deadly shooting in tabernacle, new jersey was an attempted murder-suicide by the mother. the state police held a press conference a short time ago. 44-year-old jeaninne lepage shot her two children and then turned the gun on herself. >>> a patient at the hospital of the university of pennsylvania tested negative for the ebola virus. the person recently returned to thtou.s. from west africa. they announced that the test results were negative for ebola. the hospital says that it started to prepare for the possibility of caring for an ebola patient several municipalities ago. >>> it's less than a week that the vatican confirmed that pope franc
live at the police headquarters in chester, vic vernon odom. >>> they confirmed the deadly family shooting. we have a breaking news news out the clifton heights. the fire was in the 200 block of east beakly street. you see the firefighters working hard. no smoke currently is seen. it has gotten dark. it is hard to see. no active flames. no word on any injuries. we'll keep an eye on the home in clifton heights. >>> now, the police have confirmed that the deadly shooting in...
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vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> vernon thank you. >>> an attorney at a center city law firm is accused of paying for sex with a 14-year-old forced in prostitution, he allegedly contacted the girl's captors and paid to visit her at his office on numerous occasions and he was aware of her young age. >> believe there are a special place in hell for a man like brian meehan that rapes 12 and 14-year-old girls. >> his attorney says his client is innocent of the charges and in the meantime, a german town couple are charged with forcing that girl and four others into prostitution. their names are held until the grand jury investigation wraps up. >>> philadelphia mayor nutter invited the onners of several stores that no longer sell tobacco products to city hall, they have implemented the change in a desire to help the community. any store that stops selling cigarettes and chewing tobacco gets a certificate in their recognition. >>> one group is putting a patriotic thanks into thanksgiving. we put out thousands of thanksgiving items, a homeless shelter for veterans stopped to pack up
vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> vernon thank you. >>> an attorney at a center city law firm is accused of paying for sex with a 14-year-old forced in prostitution, he allegedly contacted the girl's captors and paid to visit her at his office on numerous occasions and he was aware of her young age. >> believe there are a special place in hell for a man like brian meehan that rapes 12 and 14-year-old girls. >> his attorney says his client is innocent...
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"action news" reporter vernon odom live in darby tonight with the very latest. vernon? >> it was down right awful and had it not been for a neighbor stopping by unexpectedly, it could have been even worse for the 14-year-old girl. this is 18 year old hill charged with multiple crimes related to the attempted rape of a 14-year-old neighborhood girl. he surrendered to the darby police this morning. the incident occurred inside his home on 9th street wednesday afternoon. the police say he lured the girl inside, spent the siblings upstairs and took the girl into a first-floor bedroom. >> she was sexually assaulted. had it not been for a person coming and knacking on the door because they left something in the building, i don't know how much farther this would have went. >> police say a friend of hill's came to the house, knocked on the door and eventually the victim ran out into his arms while hill fled, only to be surrendered by his parents today. >> he has a history of violence. we are extremely concerned about that. >> the victim's family says she is extremely traumatize
"action news" reporter vernon odom live in darby tonight with the very latest. vernon? >> it was down right awful and had it not been for a neighbor stopping by unexpectedly, it could have been even worse for the 14-year-old girl. this is 18 year old hill charged with multiple crimes related to the attempted rape of a 14-year-old neighborhood girl. he surrendered to the darby police this morning. the incident occurred inside his home on 9th street wednesday afternoon. the police...
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vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> topping the ticket in delaware, chris couns is big in the senate, he voted in highland elementary in wilmington. he won the seat formerly held by vice president joe biden, is he now seeking a full six year term, kevin wade is trying to unseat him. wade cast his ballot earlier this morning at a church in old new kastdle. there was a steady turnout in east vincent, people arrived shortly after the polls opened to kastd their vote in pennsylvania's governor's rate and who will win the seats in the u.s. house of representatives. >> and some encountered problems votesing this morning and their polling place was not open. in upper darby, they did not open until 8:00 a.m. and later and then police told us they had incorrect information on who would be voting there and organizers set up an alternate polling location. this reminder now, if you have questions about the polls or voting procedures, you can fine help here at 6 abc, volunteers from the league of women voters are here to take your phone calls right now and also talking about possible voting irreg
vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> topping the ticket in delaware, chris couns is big in the senate, he voted in highland elementary in wilmington. he won the seat formerly held by vice president joe biden, is he now seeking a full six year term, kevin wade is trying to unseat him. wade cast his ballot earlier this morning at a church in old new kastdle. there was a steady turnout in east vincent, people arrived shortly after the polls opened to kastd their vote in...
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vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> all right we'll have more on that case throughout the evening tonight. >>> now though to the latest on the rescue of that woman abducted from-month-old. carlesha freeland-gaither is safe this afternoon and her alleged kidnapper is behind bars, we have team coverage tonight and chad pradelli is live in maryland, where the suspect delvin barnes was arraigned by a video conference today. but we'll get started with david henry outside of northwest detectives, you have the latest from there. >> reporter: we are learning new details about what happened in the moments right after carlesha was abducted. they initially thought she had kicked out the windows of the car and now we learned that there was a hammer on the backseat of the car and she knocked the windows out with the hammer and hit her abductor with it until he was able to subdue her again. this are piecing together the suspect's movements and looking at where he was and they may have already linked him to another crime and that she came across him by chance. >> it was random, ma makes it even
vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> all right we'll have more on that case throughout the evening tonight. >>> now though to the latest on the rescue of that woman abducted from-month-old. carlesha freeland-gaither is safe this afternoon and her alleged kidnapper is behind bars, we have team coverage tonight and chad pradelli is live in maryland, where the suspect delvin barnes was arraigned by a video conference today. but we'll get started with david henry...
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odom, with the story. >> reporter: city hall today was a canyon of heroes and salvation as the full council paid tribute to cops and regular citizens that pitched in and worked hard to avert tragedy. this was the horrific scene in grays ferry when a police car crashed into north vehicle and burst into flames, officer mark kinsy was trapped and cannot get out but joe chambers of ridley park came along and jumped into action and pulls the officer out the window. today city hall hailed chambers and others that helped. he refused to call himself a hero. >> if someone needs help help them, don't stand and watch and video tape. that is the problem with young kids they want to video tape and get the publicity on the internet. you act instead of watch. >> he acted so i could spend more time with my family. thank you. >> this was followed by another emotional tribute to heroism with city council, all involved in rescuing carlesha freeland-gaither were honoreded to. including the detectives working on the case, they were able to track the car of the suspect to virginia, delvin barnes, a caree
odom, with the story. >> reporter: city hall today was a canyon of heroes and salvation as the full council paid tribute to cops and regular citizens that pitched in and worked hard to avert tragedy. this was the horrific scene in grays ferry when a police car crashed into north vehicle and burst into flames, officer mark kinsy was trapped and cannot get out but joe chambers of ridley park came along and jumped into action and pulls the officer out the window. today city hall hailed...
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trubynored twobyme town heroes that saved a police quaicer during a car y vernon odom has morord >> reporter: this was the horrific scene in gray's ferry last weekend when a'trlice cla niser was t the sned and a broke out immediately, the off, hr marker tensyd didsad de, the wamor was stadqd and the flames were growing. along came a goday.not the 17-year-old first responder infrom wrigley park. >> i did whrk i had to do and what everybody else should have done if i wathat s't there. fi my hero. >> and honored was dante johnson, a gray's ferry reds thatadqrined chambers in theest r. towsaw joe running to the ca first. >> they also h was tred the de firb es and others inhnlluc in the carlesha freeland-gaither case, she was snatched off the streets in philadelphia only to be rescued in virginia day later. >> he shoul,0't havelven on the s was et but i'm glad they caug him and hopefully this time he remainslvhind bars for the rest of firss liford >> she came to visit and one neighbor was inconsolable, he we gu over the nd hoghbor's hou 'o put the neighbor at t is the kind of person she is. >>wil
trubynored twobyme town heroes that saved a police quaicer during a car y vernon odom has morord >> reporter: this was the horrific scene in gray's ferry last weekend when a'trlice cla niser was t the sned and a broke out immediately, the off, hr marker tensyd didsad de, the wamor was stadqd and the flames were growing. along came a goday.not the 17-year-old first responder infrom wrigley park. >> i did whrk i had to do and what everybody else should have done if i wathat s't there....
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vernon odom is here with more from philadelphia international airport. >> reporter: good evening, just how much service will be disrupted is unsure at this hour but there has
vernon odom is here with more from philadelphia international airport. >> reporter: good evening, just how much service will be disrupted is unsure at this hour but there has
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vernon odom is live with more. >> reporter: as you drive down the high ways these days you cannot help but be elated when you see the price of gasoline and how it dipped. what sparked this was simple supply and demand. >> i'm glad and i hope it stays down. >> the mood is happiness and contentment, as consumers hail the lowest pump prices in years, that the middle east turmoil has not turned things upside down and with winter time coming the demand is at its lowest. >> we all of a sudden have a sudden wave of supply in the market and this sends a shutter through the market. quitd frankly we are at a time of year where demand is at its lowest and supply is at its highest. >> it's a pleasure to fill up the tank for under $50. >> this drop is leaving consumers with disposable income. >> they help people in their pocketbook that is for sure. >> the holidays are coming as well. >> as i understand it will affect heating and things like that. hopefully, it's good for families that could use the break. >> for me it's great because with transportation business your profit is limited. and gas can
vernon odom is live with more. >> reporter: as you drive down the high ways these days you cannot help but be elated when you see the price of gasoline and how it dipped. what sparked this was simple supply and demand. >> i'm glad and i hope it stays down. >> the mood is happiness and contentment, as consumers hail the lowest pump prices in years, that the middle east turmoil has not turned things upside down and with winter time coming the demand is at its lowest. >> we...
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live in parkside, vernon odom "channel~6 action news." >> thank you. voters in new jersey can cast their ballots at 6:00 a.m. polls open in pennsylvania and delaware at 7:00 a.m. and the polls in all three states will close at 8:00 p.m. >>> meanwhile, mailers with incorrect polling locations went out to 30,000 philadelphians. it was funded by an organization based in brooklyn. anyone that is confused about where they can cast their ballots you can find a link to that on 6abc.com. and to be an informed voter is on our website. which are following the candidates as you expect. you can see profiles of everyone running for office. tomorrow night we will have live results as soon as the polls close. you can find it all on 6abc.com /election. >>> the eagles paid a high price losing their starting quarterback and unquestioned leader on defense. jamie apody the fans will ask the question, which loss hurts more demeco ryans or nick foles? >> i posted that on our facebook and twitter pages. they say that demeco ryans is more than a hit than foles's loss. many ar
live in parkside, vernon odom "channel~6 action news." >> thank you. voters in new jersey can cast their ballots at 6:00 a.m. polls open in pennsylvania and delaware at 7:00 a.m. and the polls in all three states will close at 8:00 p.m. >>> meanwhile, mailers with incorrect polling locations went out to 30,000 philadelphians. it was funded by an organization based in brooklyn. anyone that is confused about where they can cast their ballots you can find a link to that on...
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vernon odom will have more on this disturbing case coming up on "action news" at 6:00. >>> turning now to the forecast, a severe thunderstorm warning is issued for parts of south jersey. lets go out to cecily tynan for details from accuweather. >> most of our region is dealing with showers and fog and we have a severe cell that is dropping some hail and the potential for wind gusts at 30 miles per hour. in parts of atlantic and cumberland and all of cape may county until 5:30 tonight. this is the cell really just over fortescue right now, you can see the bowing, when you get that bowing it indicates rushing winds and it's moving quickly towards the east at 50 miles per hour. so it's movie quickly, bell plain and goshen and woodbine, if you live in these communities and you hear the rumble of thunder, take shelter. wider view showing again this is the only area of severe weather, what is going on is low pressure is forming off the eastern seaboard and this will intensify and give us strong wind gusts tomorrow and i'll have more details on that coming up in the full accuweather forecast.
vernon odom will have more on this disturbing case coming up on "action news" at 6:00. >>> turning now to the forecast, a severe thunderstorm warning is issued for parts of south jersey. lets go out to cecily tynan for details from accuweather. >> most of our region is dealing with showers and fog and we have a severe cell that is dropping some hail and the potential for wind gusts at 30 miles per hour. in parts of atlantic and cumberland and all of cape may county...
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live at the scene of the crime is vernon odom. >> reporter: jim, an unspeakable tragedy has unfolded in this trailer, the d.a. here is in a rage. >> though the heavens may fall justice will be done to these defendants. >> the defendants are gary fellenbaum and his girlfriend jillian tait. they are charged with first degree murder. the d.a. says they tortured her 3-year-old son scotty mcmillan until he died. they used
live at the scene of the crime is vernon odom. >> reporter: jim, an unspeakable tragedy has unfolded in this trailer, the d.a. here is in a rage. >> though the heavens may fall justice will be done to these defendants. >> the defendants are gary fellenbaum and his girlfriend jillian tait. they are charged with first degree murder. the d.a. says they tortured her 3-year-old son scotty mcmillan until he died. they used
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"action news" reporter vernon odom live at darby police department headquarters with the story. >> the suspect held in the delaware county prison tonight. the police consider hill dangerous after he allegedly called them on the telephone and told them if they wanted him, they'd have to come get him. this is 18-year-old kassim hill of darby in prison tonight charged with attempted rape and charges on an ailied assault ona 14-year-old girl. occurring in his home on ninth street wednesday march. he lured the girl inside, sent his siblings upstairs and took the girl into a first-floor bedroom. >> she was sexually assaulted. i don't know that a rape occurred but i am not ruling that out. >> the police say a friend of hill's came to the house unexpectedly, knocked on the door and heard the child screa
"action news" reporter vernon odom live at darby police department headquarters with the story. >> the suspect held in the delaware county prison tonight. the police consider hill dangerous after he allegedly called them on the telephone and told them if they wanted him, they'd have to come get him. this is 18-year-old kassim hill of darby in prison tonight charged with attempted rape and charges on an ailied assault ona 14-year-old girl. occurring in his home on ninth street...
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vernon odom is live outside of christiana hospital. vernon. >>reporter:tonight the state police sources are tell me that the driver that plowed into defrancesco's car will face charges for the tragedy that he created allegedly in the wee hours of sunday morning. friends and family are mourning the death of alexis defrancesco age 22 that was due to finish her studies next month and get her fashion degree in the spring. she was a passenger in the nissan which was brodsided by th-- broad sidedby the pathfind. >> we are taking moment by moment. >>reporter:her boyfriend alec clark was driving the altima. the driver of a pathfinders identified as ewing-wright roared into the intersection at a highrat high rate of speed. she worked as a sevener for twoo years. >> she had so many goals in fashion. he was about t graduate. >> it's shocking that someone is with you for a moment and the next moment they are not. it's just -- >>reporter:police sources say it will be up to the state attorney general general to decide what e charges will be. >>> thank you,
vernon odom is live outside of christiana hospital. vernon. >>reporter:tonight the state police sources are tell me that the driver that plowed into defrancesco's car will face charges for the tragedy that he created allegedly in the wee hours of sunday morning. friends and family are mourning the death of alexis defrancesco age 22 that was due to finish her studies next month and get her fashion degree in the spring. she was a passenger in the nissan which was brodsided by th-- broad...
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vernon odom has an update later today on "action news" beginning at 4:00. >>> police are searching for four heavily armed carjacking suspects who forced a driver to take off his clothes, the ordeal began in logan and ended at a gas station in german town. john rawlins is live at the sunoco in german town where the victims broke free. >> reporter: well, the three armed men are still at large, this was a carjacking and robbery, it ended at the mini mart behind me. police did view surveillance video from the mini mart but it's unclear if it will help them in their investigation. >> it started at 11:00, two money in a car were approached at lakeland street, by heavily armed men, after making the driver remove his pants, shoes and sweatshirt. they drove them to the mini mart. and one took his debit card and pin number and went in to use the cash machine. >> he takes about $600 cash and in addition they take $2500 cash from the victim whose car was taken. >> the two victims were released here at this corner, it's not clear to police why the driver was having to disrobe at that point, having
vernon odom has an update later today on "action news" beginning at 4:00. >>> police are searching for four heavily armed carjacking suspects who forced a driver to take off his clothes, the ordeal began in logan and ended at a gas station in german town. john rawlins is live at the sunoco in german town where the victims broke free. >> reporter: well, the three armed men are still at large, this was a carjacking and robbery, it ended at the mini mart behind me. police...
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odom is live now at philadelphia international airport with the latest on the ripple effect being felt here today. >> reporter: hello a lot happened today at philadelphia international airport, the faa has a ground delay status in effect all day. but an hour ago they posed a ground stop here. that means planes about to take off and bound for philadelphia, are not taking off and grounded for the time being, because of the low ceiling and thick cloud cover. the family from south jersey headed for their and non-stop flight to orlando, and their plan got off in time. >> it's his 50th birthday. >> if i knew i would live this long i would have taken better care of myself. >> i'm looking forward to better weather. >> warmer than here. >> generally there was happy faces heading out of philadelphia all day even though they persevered through delays all day. including this student, he had an hour delay. >> i'm excited to get home and get some rest and catch up on exams and all of that. >> it was a constant sure thing for holiday travellers. >> for the last three days, i didn't think i was going
odom is live now at philadelphia international airport with the latest on the ripple effect being felt here today. >> reporter: hello a lot happened today at philadelphia international airport, the faa has a ground delay status in effect all day. but an hour ago they posed a ground stop here. that means planes about to take off and bound for philadelphia, are not taking off and grounded for the time being, because of the low ceiling and thick cloud cover. the family from south jersey...
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vernon odom is live now along kelly drive with the latest. >> reporter: it was sunny and frigid along kelly drive at mid-day, traffic was shut down for about two hours. just before noon time, police got an emergency call that this vehicle this crossed kelly drive at a key intersection and hit the wall and plunged into the river. it was coming down the highway out of control witnesses say. it took the marine unit and police some hour to fine the suv in some 12 feet of water, the lone victim was a female u. and she was pronounced dead at the scene. >> there was no indication that there was an application of the brakes or if she had a medical issue or mechanical failure or if it was intentional. >> visibility there is nil. >> it lands with such a great amount of impact, that the divers were unable to get the doors open under water, as you saw we had to remove the car from under the water and extricate the victim. >> at this hour police are not releasing the name of the victim pending the notification of her next of kin. >> thank you. officials have released the name of the woman charged
vernon odom is live now along kelly drive with the latest. >> reporter: it was sunny and frigid along kelly drive at mid-day, traffic was shut down for about two hours. just before noon time, police got an emergency call that this vehicle this crossed kelly drive at a key intersection and hit the wall and plunged into the river. it was coming down the highway out of control witnesses say. it took the marine unit and police some hour to fine the suv in some 12 feet of water, the lone...
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odom is now on the scene, what is the latest? >> the latest is, police drivers are about to plunge into the river at hunting park and kelly drive to look and see what they can find down there. they don't know how many people were in that car, all they told me so far is that witnesses told them, a car, they believe it was a sedan, heading westbound completely out of control at a high speed from hunting park and bumped into a wall and went off the wall and directly into the schuylkill river, now police divers are going down to pull this out. they believe the driver was a female but have no idea why she lost control of the vehicle. can you see it here from chopper 6, we are right down on kelly drive and hunting park. we'll have more details later as things develop. live on kelly drive, channel 6 "action news." >> officials in sierra leone, promise a vestn investigation o martin salia, he did not receive aggressive symptoms until two weeks after he started symptoms, by the time he was delivered to the medical center in omaha, nebrask
odom is now on the scene, what is the latest? >> the latest is, police drivers are about to plunge into the river at hunting park and kelly drive to look and see what they can find down there. they don't know how many people were in that car, all they told me so far is that witnesses told them, a car, they believe it was a sedan, heading westbound completely out of control at a high speed from hunting park and bumped into a wall and went off the wall and directly into the schuylkill...
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"action news" reporter vernon odom will have a full report on tomorrow's strike and how it could affect air travel. >>> well, a dog in berks county took a bite out of crime while protecting his owner's house. >> a burglar broke into a home on railroad road, he went for the bedroom and came across the owner's dog and that dog was not looking for a tummy rub, the police found blood all over the house. they believe he could be connected to other break-ins in buck county. >>> lawyers argued over interpretations over the pledge of allegiance, it came from a boy, saying that the words under god discriminates over their atheist beliefs. even though he is not forced to recite the pledge. the judge is expected to decide on this case soon. >>> a teenager is making the delaware valley and the united states very proud. nia gupta is the first to win the international childrens peace prize. desmond tutu destowed the honor on the teen yesterday. she started the charity to benefit orphans in india, when she was 9 years old and it has since raised $1 million. >>> thanksgiving is a little more than a wee
"action news" reporter vernon odom will have a full report on tomorrow's strike and how it could affect air travel. >>> well, a dog in berks county took a bite out of crime while protecting his owner's house. >> a burglar broke into a home on railroad road, he went for the bedroom and came across the owner's dog and that dog was not looking for a tummy rub, the police found blood all over the house. they believe he could be connected to other break-ins in buck county....