let's go to annie mccormick live in pennsauken, camden county. annie, what's happening there? >> reporter: and sarah flurries have been on and off all morning in camden county. right now they have picked up. it's the wind that is picking up. many people here aren't concerned about the flurries right now. they are echoing the concerns of what you heard from govern chris christie, they are concerned about what's next to come. >> i have salt canned goods and bottled water and pee -- pjs and blanket. >> reporter: people are not worried about the flurries, they are concerned about tomorrow. the gas pumps at this pennsauken wawa did not stop pumping through the morning. this cherry hill we wegmans saw thongs of people through the night. >> where do you work? >> home depot. >> we're getting ready to get you all ready. >> reporter: this morning new jersey dot crews continued work that began overnight with a fleet of at least 2600 salt spreaders and plows. sam -- camden county freehold said they called in extra manpower. >> we have all our workers throughout the county public works and

annie mccormick is live in south jersey. annie? >> reporter: that's right we're live in pennsauken where we're seeing on and off flurries and the winds are picking up. we'll have the details next. 6:25, hello mobile 6. got some traffic on broad street heading up to philadelphia city hall. look out for slick spots today. >> let's look around the region, matt pellman has a look at 6 in 60. >> reporter: get your stopwatch ready. here we go we're starting in chester county on the 30 bypass, downtown tail lights heading eastbound. we're getting a little bit heavy from 322 out to 113. once you get outside, this is camera 2 the boulevard in east falls. this is what you'll deal with on your windshield. you'll need to scrape or let the cars warm up. trust me things are moving fine on the schuylkill expressway. new hope are yardley wet in the area, watch it on the ramps. camera 6. buildings southbound volume turning the work seen of -- zone cottman avenue. vine street express way by the schuylkill expressway. no delays, we made to camera num

"action news" reporter annie mccormick has been gathering reaction to the tragic development. we begin with ken live at the scene, kenneth. >> reporter: walter, right now the body of shane montgomery is at the medical sent to determine the cause of death. we don't know the condition of his body but we know how he was found behind manayunk brewing company. on this stretch of the schuylkill river in manayunk a discovery many in this community thought was inevitable and never wanted to see. saturday drivers pull the body of missing 20-year-old west chester senior shane montgomery from the waters. >> that's why we do this. to find family's loved ones and bring them back. >> he was found garden state underwater recovery unit 11:30 a.m. near main street and sheers lane. his family and their pastor watched from the business. differs told us the young man was on the bottom of the river about ten feet from the shore. >> where he was was about waist deep center of river there's holes 8 10 foot deep for the most part it's 6, 7 foot. >> it's been nearly 0 days since shane disappeared wedn

we have live team coverage with annie mccormick and nora muchanic. but we begin with david murphy at the big board with exactly what happened with this storm and conditions now. >> all right stormtracker 6 live double scan showing you most of it is over one patch near buck county and trenton, but the bulk of this is eroding and getting on out of here. we wound up with a lot less snow than we were expecting. we had the area of low pressure that came past us on schedule you recall yesterday i was doing this sort of a graphic and the real question was where on this path will the storm intensify, if it happened later in the game it would be less snow for us and that is what happened. it was far away to dish the heavy bands from ocean county and burlington county new jersey we got decent sells in mercer county. the track wound up to the east and the farther you take these nor'easters off the coast the less chance they have of building the intense snow. we did get snow, no doubt about that. looks like the western suburb as a coating to an inch, from delawa

"action news" reporter annie mccormick is live on the schuylkill where preparations have gun. we begin with meteorologist melissa magee with a preview of what is ahead from accuweather. >> sarah walter we're tracking precipitation slowly moving in and will continue through the overnight hours and as you wake up tomorrow morning w that said the national weather service issued winter weather advisory for philadelphia, 95 corridor and interior sections of south jersey and northwest suburbs as we find sleet and frozen precipitation before you find gradual changeover to rain. advisory goes up 1:00 in the morning lasting through 1:00 in the afternoon on monday. stormtracker 6 live double scan radar showing you some precipitation already starting to break out across western suburbs and more specifically to lancaster. a lot of precipitation not working its way down to the surface. atmosphere is dry and dew points in the teens which means precip not falling and reaching ground yet. we'll widen out the picture here and what we're tracking on stormtracker 6 double scan with big picture o

live in malvern with that part of the story is annie mccormick. annie. >> behind me on 202 things are moving slowly and in hours this could be a different situation. the worst part of all this is timing. it could all happen during the morning commute and on monday. this malvern salt yard looks calm now in several hours it will be packed. >> we're bringing in allstate crews tonight at midnight. we'll have 1 trucks on the road ready to start spreading salt when the precipitation begins to fall. and we did not spray brine today for this particular event because we had salt on the road friday when the equals came through. >> it covers five counties and main thoroughfares and many municipalitys are already brining and the winter mix is expected to make messy conditions on roadways and dangerous ice could bond and form between 4 to 6 a.m. and that could change. >> we'll continue watching the forecast. if we feel we need additional trucks in each of the five counties we'll call in additional contractors. >>> and keeping us all into perspective penndot te

annie mccormick is there. annie. >> yeah, matt, about 80 people forced out into the cold after an apartment fire in whitemarsh township. we'll tell you about the some of the dramatic rescues coming up next. >> the news room is such a busy place especially in the morning so erin o'hearn has been out there gathering up fresh batch of news. she's live at the big board with the six things you need to know as you head into your wednesday. >> we'll start with international news. russia says north korea's leader has accepted an invitation to moscow in may as reported in the south korean news publication. kim jong un has not taken any overseas visits. this visit will be closely watched for what it might indicate about his policies and strategy. >>> in big business news apple's quarterly results smashed wall street expectations with record sales of big screen iphones and the holiday shopping season and a 70 percent rise in china sales powering the company to the largest quarterly profit in corporate history. >>> anothe

"action news" reporter annie mccormick has more on the incidents and man facing charges tonight. >> i got a call 4:00 this morning the firehouse was hit. >> the company took a major hit from suv according to police it was a gaping hole and results of this man 22-year-old reese wilson who allegedly drove drunk crashing a borrowed suv into the historic building. >> we're in the process now and getting an extra now. >> critical because the company services chester township and overnight crash with firehouse temporarily out of service. >> there's still a fire response going to the township and will bump up other lows. >> there was a trail of car fluid that led officers to a nearby neighborhood where they found a trail plays were brick dust and front end damage. he admitted to crashing his brother's vehicle into the firehouse after drinking at several clubs. wilson's brother initially lied to officers about his brother's name and whereabouts and they took him into custody too. police arrested and charged wilson on multiple counts including dui, leaving the scene of accident and driving wit

annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >> prepared they are thank you, annie. make sure you download the storm tracker 6 live app it has the latest accuweather forecast plus access to the live radar. plus, use the report your weather feature to let us know what's happening where you live. >>> developing overnight three people were sickened by toxic fumes overnight. firefighters responded to a carbon monoxide leak around 3:30 a.m. pgw worked to get the situation under control. the fire marshal is investigating. >> lehigh valley is getting snow. >> reporter: yeah, a little bit 6 light snow to start out. there's precipitation down the shore, largely rain, if we go in closer on the northern suburbs the lingering snow that was down to the south earlier is pulling off to the north. this is the beginning of round one. it could be coating roads around quakertown, pottstown and doylestown and bethlehem and easton. be careful again if we shift it farther to the south. we do have that area of precipitation down year atlantic city, it's rain along the coast and change over

. >>> i'm annie mccormick at the music cool despite sunshine, temperatures were stuck in the mid-30s and windchills in the 20s and i'm tracking a cold night followed by a touch of snow in the forecast. ducis rogers with a major shakeup in the phillies front office, and it's not what you might think. "action news" continues in just a moment. >>> we'll see more and more of this as we get closer to philadelphia's world meeting of famliz, catholic schools are celebrating the pope's visit to philadelphia. >> reporter: mass was different today at saint andrew catholic school in newtown students sang prayers and hymns in a variety of languages it's school hallways are dedicated to different countries. these preschoolers got their own unofficial passports. >> today we are celebrating familyies awell as kultd tour and faith and how all three work together. >> it's catholic school week across the country. they chose this theme instead. since the world meeting of families attended by the pope himself in september, is in their backyard. >> who is coming in september? >> the pope. >> they are und

annie mccormick is live in pennsauken, camden county. good morning annie. >> reporter: good morning, matt, you're talking about the temperatures hovering around freezing, when the wind picks up, you can feel the freezing temperatures on your face, in pennsauken, we have light precipitation, roads in new jersey are prepared. last night they had 2-6r -- 2600 trucks between nj dot and contractors. this is the scene in wegmans where people were getting their staples and eggs and milk. it was tough to find a shopping cart and that rock salt everybody is trying to get they can get their hands on to spread it around their homes and businesses, those were flying off the shelves, as well. dann cuellar caught you mean with this man who said he is prepared with the salt and the snow blower. >> we are ready i got it fixed over in philadelphia. yeah not even 20 minutes ago i'm ready. >> and of course, nj dot and crews out here, mirroring much of what deldot is saying if this does happen to be a major event to think about whether or not you need to ou

"action news" reporter annie mccormick has more on the incident and man facing charges tonight. >> i got a call 4:00 this morning the firehouse was hit. >> chester township fire company took a major hit from suv according to police the crumbled brick and gaping hole was result of this man. 22-year-old reese wilson who allegedly drove drunk crashing aboroed suv into historic building. >> unfortunately it's happened to our critical facility and we're in the process of getting x-rayed now. >> critical because it serves chester township and overnight crash puts the firehouse temporarily out of service. >> there's a fire response going to the township it will jump up other lows from around us do it. >> they said car fluid left officers to a nearby neighborhood where they found the truck. wilson admitted to crashing his brother's vehicle into the firehouse after several clubs. wilson's brother initially lied to officer's about his name and whereabouts and took him into custody too. they arrested and charged him on multiple accounts including dui leaving from the scene of an accident. >> th

south jersey is said to get most of the snow, annie mccormick is live in pennsauken, camden county. annie? >> reporter: and matt, so far most people in pennsylvania are seeing the snow. here in south jersey we're not seeing it yet. it's about watching, waiting and preparing. take a look at the roads as traffic picks up here. we have not seen any precipitation, but we did see light precipitation earlier. the roads have been treated, new jersey dot has been on the roads. this is video from last night at the wegmans in cherry hill right off route 70 where people were stocking up on supplies, everything from bread milk and eggs. they were having a hard time finding a shopper cart to put their goods in that they were going to buy. many people preparing for a multiday event. >> i work down the street and i want to stay there tonight because i live in pennsylvania. so i don't like to take any chances. >> reporter: did you pack an overnight bag? >> i did. >> reporter: wow you're really prepared. >> i am. >> reporter: live out in the distance, there's a bus stop, new jersey transit preparing

annie mccormick live in pennsauken, camden county. good morning annie. good morning tam, south jersey is finally getting some of the winter love that it looks like everybody else is getting. take a look at the streetlight you can see flakes that are coming down, this has happened in the past ten minutes. nothing too heavy just light you can notice the flakes are going sideways. that's the biggest difference since we got out here at 4:00 a.m. it's the wind it's picking up and making the temperatures feel cooler. take a look at the video, this is from last night this is people getting ready for whatever is coming our way at the wegmans looking for rock salt and food necessities. so many people in fact at the wegmans it was hard torched a shopping cart -- torched -- to find a shopping cart. we caught up with a group of employees at an important store that many people will hit today. >> i'm going to work. >> reporter: where do you go to work? >> home depot. we're getting ready to get you all ready. >> reporter: we're back out here live, traffic is picking up

for now reporting live in center city, annie mccormick, channel6 "action news." jim. >> thank you annie. >>> "action news" has confirmed that the upper darby mother accused of locking her mentally impaired son out of their house has turned herself in. karima tolbert is being processed. police say she locked her 18-year-old mentally impaired son out in the freezing cold last week for hours without so much as a jacket. again, tolbert has turned herself in. >>> this coming monday will be the one year anniversary of the shooting death of 26-year-old amber long. philadelphia police are still looking for the bandits who attacked long and her mother on north front street in northern liberties. "action news" reporter dann cuellar is live in our satellite center. dan, you spoke to long's mother today, the first time she has spoken out since that terrible day. >> reporter: yes, jim and for her the memory is so fresh it was as if it only happened yesterday and there's not a day that goes by that she doesn't think about her daughter her one and only child. >> people keep ask

let's go on over to "action news" reporter annie mccormick. she's there with the very latest. good morning annie. >> reporter: good morning tam. we're just down the fred where this fire all happened earlier this morning. there are reports that at least three people were transported to abington hospital but we are told that they have nonlife-threatening injuries. now, we're also told that it took about an hour and a half to get this blaze under control. well, take a look at this video. this is video of the fire. it broke out just before 1:00 a.m. in the 400 block of south bethlehem pike in whitemarsh, township at the washington towers apartment complex. well, firefighters focused on second and third floors of the four-story building, they also found fire in there rear of the building. there were reports of several ladder rescues -- of firefighters rescuing people from the building. one resident had this to say. >> fire started at the end over there and it was engulfed in flames. just right now getting it under control. firemen have been up there all night shooting water out the

"action news" reporter annie mccormick has details. >> i got a call 4:00 this morning the firehouse was hit. >> chester township fire company took a major hit from he allegedly drove drunk crashing a bow owed suv into historic building. >> it's happened to critical facility we're in the process of getting it looked at now. >> critical because the company services chester township and it put the house temporarily out of service. >> there's a fire response going to the township and can't bump up the other locals. >> there was a trail of car fluid that led he officers to a nearby neighborhood where it led a chevy trail blazer -- and admitted to crashing brother's vehicle into a firehouse after drinking at several clubs. police say wilson's brother initially lied to officers you about his brother's name and whereabouts and they took him into custody too. and police arrested and charged wilson on multiple counts including dui leaving the scene of accident and driving without a license. >> and this damage will cost this volunteer fire company tens of thousands of dollars. they get some money

annie mccormick was there as they broke the news to his family. >> shane montgomery's parents fought tears to say thank you shortly after volunteer differs discovered their 21-year-old son. >> we want to thank everyone for their support and prayers and love and ask they continue to pray for our family at this trying time. >> the people of manayunk and shane's native roxboro put flyers in shop windows and substituted annual tree lighting for candlelight vigil during the west chester university student's disappearances. a reward are grew to more than 60,000 with the help of local businesses. and at his parish, st. john the baptist became ground zero for volunteer search and rescue operations out of the basement. >> he's home with god. he's home with his family. >> some parishioners entering saturday evening mass just learning news. >> i thank god because i've been praying every day for him that they would find him for the parents. >> shane's uncle at the river during today's discovery sharing mixed emotions following tonight's mass. >> there was that moment you kind of hoped it was not

mccormick is there. >> it was a rally feet from independence hall. >> we came and proved dark people are surprise pouring them. >> i know exactly from being i police wife what police went through every day. >> mean bitter cold more than 100 people showed up organizeers say this is non-partisan event and they're saying thank you to police. >> they make you want to come out more. they're out here and in days where it's cold and protect our neighbors and. >> the killings of two unarmed black men and two white police officers in missouri and new york sparked protest in philadelphia. >> it caused disruptions at first amendment played out in city streets. it is in response to december's ambush of two new york city police officers more pro police rally have been organized. >> protests wherever they want to be however they want to be are fine. closing down major intersections in the city is ridiculous. >> we need to tone it down and make sure we treat people with respect and honor constitution. >> they invited community and political leaders including those who protected legacy of fallen phi

"action news" annie mccormick has a check on how penndot crews are planning keep your road safe. let's begin the coverage with a look at the forecast and meteorologist melissa magee at the big board, melissa. >> sarah, walter, we're tracking wintry precipitation. that arrives in the overnight hours and early tomorrow morning. with that said the national weather service issued a winter weather advisory. philadelphia 95 corridor and interior sections of south jersey and suburbs to the north and west and we're tracking sleet and freezing rain. so this goes into effect at 1:00 in the morning right through 1 p.m. in the afternoon. here's what we're tracking. stormtracker 6 live double scan radar 3d showing you here low pressure still over areas in missouri. and a lot of that precipitation breaking out ahead of the frontal boundary. nonetheless we track the frontal moist you're that works its way to the mid-atlantic region affecting delaware and lehigh valley overnight and first thing tomorrow morning. future tracker 6 has you covered. 6:30 in the morning mixed precipitation breaking o

for now reporting live in society hill, annie mccormick "channel 6 action news," jim. >> thank you annie. also on the political front chester mayor john linder announced intentions to run for reelection. he kicked off his campaign for a second term. eric frein is fighting the first degree murder charges against him setting the stage for a death pepty trial the 31-year-old pleaded not getty today at arraignment in milford pennsylvania he's accused of shooting two pennsylvania state troopers in december. corporal brian dickson was killed and trooper alex douglass survived and his brother posted this new photograph of douglass today at a new york hospital for 14th operation a hip replacement and he still says his brother is in good spirits. >> this is 49-year-old dr. >> this is 49-year-old dr. william o'brien iii tonight he's suspected of selling pripings of ox yes codon't percocet and xanax. officials say he told prescriptions out of offices in north east philadelphia and levittown. charges say o'brien will also offer to sell precipitation to undercover agent in return for section you'll f

reporting live from philadelphia international airport, annie mccormick, channel 6 "action news." >> i'll take it from here, this is the scene from parts of northeast, boston is one of the places that saw the worst areas of massachusetts, connecticut and long island are digging out from 20 inches or more of snow. boston is still getting pounded by the storm that was barrelling up the east coast in marsh field a sea wall crumbled into the sea with the weight of the snow, both massachusetts and maine who declared a state of money are expecting one to three feet of snow. and the conditions in long are hazardous, falling up to 2 inches per hour creating whiteout conditions, in new york city everything came to a stop, streets and bridges and the subway system a ghost town completely closed. this was not the storm of the century that folks up there were expecting they did not back down. >> based on the forecast two feet of snow there is nothing to discuss. >> you act on the information you have at the time. because the roads were empty we could plow the roads. >> just to give you an idea o

annie mccormick was there. she has that ahead. >>> the buffalo area gets so could -- socked with another big snowstorm. >> reporter: it's cold out there this morning temperatures in the single digits and teens. a winter weather advisory goes into effect tonight with the arrival of sleet and rain. i'll have all the details chik right back. if you come again? give them something special. gather around the world's best chicken and home-style sides for a dinner everyone will get excited about. kfc. >> the sun is out, and it's clear right now but how long will that last? sky6 live hd taking a live look over center city for us, meteorologist chris sowers has the news about how long it will last. >> reporter: about an hour. >> it's much prettier to look at as you just learned than to step outside into it. >> reporter: you look at the numbers, the windchills are better than yesterday morning but it still feels awful out there. let's go live on sky 6. temperatures are colder at this point. >> how is the beach? >> report

annie mccormick has been live on the scene in whitemarsh township montgomery county and it sounds like a terrifying night for people in that building, annie reporter: yeah, terrifying night for at least a dozen people who were rescued by firefighters. we're learning new information at this hour, tam. in fact, three people were transported to abington hospital. we were told they have nonlife-threatening injuries but authorities tell me one of those people were taken to temple hospital because they were suffering smoke inhalation. take a look behind me. this is the scene right now as firefighters still remain on the scene and crews still out here. i'm also just learning that a number of those people who have been displaced that were staying in a nearby building that was not affected during the fire will now be moved to a hot t well, let's now take a look at the video of this blaze that broke out just before 1:00 a.m. this all happened in the 400 block of south bethlehem pike in whitemarsh township at the washington towers apartment complex. firefighters focused on the second and third fl

"action news" reporter annie mccormick is live at the washington towers apartments in whitemarsh township. annie. >> reporter: matt at one point people actual had to jump for safety. we were told at least three people have been transported to abington hospital but they have nonlife-threatening injuries. at one point there was a school bus outside to keep people warm while they waited to find another place to stay. at this point though we are also told it took about an hour and half to get this fire under control. this is video of that blaze. it broke out just before 1:00 a.m. in the 400 block of south bethlehem pike in whitemarsh township at the washington towers apartment complex. firefighters focused on second and third floors of the four-story building. they also found fire in the area of the rear of the building. there are reports of several ladder rescues. little jasmine, her sister maria showed us the video they took of the flames, their familiar had to jump to safety. maria says she was scared. >> i was awake and my mom was trying to put her boots on and i put my boots on and then

annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." #. >> abbey join us tonight on 6abc for our auto show special members of the "action news" team will give you a look at the hundreds of cars on display. there's much more to come on "action news" this saturday morning. honoring those killed in action and helping charity at the same time. how a brewery is paying tribute to soldiers who have paid the ultimate sacrifice. >>> snow causing problems for drivers in parts of one county. chris? >> reporter: eva, what a blustery morning it is out there. 10 below in reading, 6 below in the poconos, 2 below in philadelphia. i'll let you know when it warms up and the up coming winter storm sunday into monday straight ahead when we come right back. >> most of northeastern pennsylvania awakened to school closings and traffic conditions. traffic moved slowly due to snow. parts of interstate 80 in luzerne county were stopped due to accidents. more snow is on the way several inches could fall, super bowl sunday. we're watching that system here, it's moving around on us. >> reporter: that will be the area that tak

reporting live to headquarters, annie mccormick phl17. >> annie thank you. >>> police identified the driver of a van shot and killed in hunting park overnight. police were called to the 3700 block of deli street 3 p.m. there they find the van which crashed into three parked cars. 39-year-old bernard pray was shot in the chest. no arrests so farch the motive is not yet known. >>> out of our delaware newsroom tonight, police in wilmington are looking for a hit-and-run driver that fled on foot. officers found a 65-year-old man lying on the 1900 block of seneca road late this afternoon. they believed he was hit by the dodge durango right here. he was hospitalized in unknown condition and police continue to investigate. >>> time for a first check of the forecast for your workweek. get ready for a change taking a live look at sky6 in high definition where philadelphia international looks wet out there the good news is the showers are moving out and bad news is bitter cold is making a come back. meteorologist melissa magee is over at the big board with the accuweather forecast. melissa. >>

that's where we found annie mccormick. she joins us with more on how this happened, annie. >> and shirleen that little infant still remains inside icu at chop. she lost most of her face including her nose. her four siblings were removed from the home and are in the care of other family members. bernie frame taking "action news" to the terrifying moment after he woke to screams monday afternoon. >> she was right here. not moving you know what i mean. she was more like hysterical screaming. >> his fiancee holding the 1-month-old baby girl. two of three family pet per et cetera escaped from this cloth cage as 1-month-old sky isabel sat in her car seat next to them inside her darby borough home. frame was asleep upstairs and the mother jessica seen in this facebook photo holding the infabt was also upstairs and ran down when she heard sky being mauled. >> she kept yelling yelling help me help me the baby is dying. >> she's in intensive care units there and she's able to breathe through two stints in her nose. >> sdashy police

annie mccormick for "action news" at 10 on phl17. >> philadelphia police are investigating a shooting that left a man critically injured this afternoon and it happened 3:304900 block of kizner the city germantown section. a 20-year-old was shot once in the chest and once in right leg vl. he was taken to the hospital in a private vehicle. >>> the man killed by bridgeton police tuesday night once served prison time for firing on new jersey state troopers. jeremy reed was 15 at the time. reed, who is is now 36 was killed tuesday after being pulled over by bridgeton police. authorities would only say a hand gun was revealed. but yet to release details about a traffic stop that turns a traffic stop that turns deadly. air force captain joe came home from third deployment in middle east. he's currently c 17 pilot and earned jump wings and vernon odom enjoys parachuting and marksmanship he couldn't believe they did that you for him. >> they're really blowing me away with all the people here. so they're fantastic. >> he said this weekend's deployment was particularly difficult and he's looking

." >> annie mccormick will have more reaction in the next half-hour. our coverage continues online at 6abc.com. there you can read about the time line of the search and the comupt -- communicate effort to find shane and we posted information about vigils in the days to come. >>> e-z pass customers will notice a higher charge and those using cash will have to dig deeper because tolls went up for everyone. it will help produce a state transportation funding short fall and reconstruct the roadway and widen it from 4 lanes to 6. it's the 7th increase in seven years. >>> bad weather slows the search torched the bodies of -- to find the bodies of airasia flight victims. only 31 bodies have been recovered. officials think they have located large pieces of wreckage on the sea floor. search teams expect to find many of the bodies in that debris. two divers were able to reach the area, but had to return to the surface immediately because of poor weather conditions. so far searchers have not found the black boxes. >>> north korea, pyongyang denied the role in the

annie mccormick has the story. >> reporter: "action news" was there as michael shelly entered bensalem police to face charges facing homicide by vehicle and involuntary manslaughter as he sit and killed a 16-year-old bensalem high sophomore tried to get on the bus. >> he went through a school bus, the lights were activated and the arm was exposed. >> reporter: shelly in admits seeing bus lights and saw a kid run by and he braked. according to an affidavit he told police, quote, i think i killed her and admitted his 1984 bronco is not registered and no insurance and counterfeit inspection stickers. he said quote i had basically tunnel vision i had a small area to see out front. the family watched him during the arrangement visibly upset. shelly's family and friends came for his support. >> he feels badly about the death of a classmate of his. when the facts come out it will be clear what happened. he wasn't intoxicated and he wasn't high. >> i'm hoping today is the first partly of the healing process and that the justice system can take its course. >> reporter: shelly is charged with ov

annie mccormick for "action news" at 10 on phl17. >> new tonight, police are searching for the gunman behind a murder in west philadelphiach the action cam on the scene in the 5400 block of delancey street where investigators say a 25-year-old man was shot in the back of the head 7:00 tonight. he was pronounced dead at the scene. and delaware newsroom tonight firefighters had their hands full with a two alarm house fire in wilmington. the fire was reported before 8:00 tonight on the 200 block of west summit avenue. we're told two firemen were treated for injuries and crews are still there checking on hot spots. >> moving on to the weather. more rain as we head out the weekend. the action cam was trying to stay dry. a change in temperature is on the way. meteorologist melissa magee joins us with the first check of the accuweather forecast, hi, melissa. >> hi, walter. >> how are you doing. >> good to see you. >> good to see you this first weekend of the new year. unfortunately we're dealing with the wet weather. we'll show what you is going on double scan radar. we have the moisture sta

well many of the mumers we spoke to you tonight say next weekment reporting live in center city annie mccormick "channel 6 action news" monica. >> the hospital welcomed philadelphia's first baby of the new year. sophia was born 3:04 and they've been waiting ten years. she's first child for couple and family's first grandchild. open top of that sophia going for 2015 makes it that much sweeter. >> passing of legend and applications. video you have not seen friday apassenger taken open the ferry. >> if you're making new year's resolutions because of her diet. >> you have a resolution to exercise. a fine day tomorrow out doors however a rainy weekend and dramatic swings in temperatures in the accuweather 7 day forecast. >> all right we'll run down new laws for new years in pennsylvania new jersey, delaware plus ducis rogers had a game changer that gets underway when "action news" continues tonight. >> recovery teams including u.s. navy ship are scouring java sea tonight for bodies and wreckage after flight 8501. total of nine bodies were found and first identified victim was laid to rest.

annie mccormick live at hahnemann hospital where that woman is being treated. hi annie. >> reporter: hi, brian. 44-year-old erica goodwin remains at hahnemann hospital in critical condition. she is the pedestrian that was hit by rebecca kim that 18-year-old that fell to her death from that center city building. now, friends say that kim was actually taking pictures before she fell. well, this afternoon we spoke to goodwin's family who tells us that they are sending their condolences to kim's family and they're thankful that their daughter is alive. >> it's unbelievable. what are the chances that anyone would walk down the street someone would fall on them. >> reporter: joyce adams' 44-year-old daughter erica goodwin happened to be walking down 16th street when 18-year-old temple university student rebecca kim fell to her death falling directly on top of goodwin. >> she has a broken shoulder and some spine injuries and they're still running tests. >> reporter: this all unfolded near the busy intersection of 16th and chestnut. kim was visiting students of the art

investigators say the 18-year-old victim may have been shot as many as a dozen times annie mccormick ad in the paper claiming a bodzy of a woman from wilmington caught the eye of a lot of people after no one claimed the woman's remains. they came together to bury the woman with dig tixt healthcare workers that treated her got all saints cemetery to donate a plot and members of delaware state police honor guard volunteered as palm better rears. >> it seems the delaware police participate in funerals all throughout the year for dignitaries and retired troopers have an opportunity to give back in a way that traditionally don't have toy chance to. >> had nobody stepped in mayor's unclaimed body would have been burried in numbered state grave. >> still to come on "action news" tonight envisioning philadelphia in the future and middle school students are taking the lead on obtaining a sustainable. >> "action news" comes right >> these talented ballerinas are hoping to land a spot in a prestigious summer program school of american ballet in new york city is holding auditions for the five we

"action news" annie mccormick is live at headquarters with the full story annie. >> walter and sarah police tell us they have no named suspect but they believe three men were involved in this the victim's family telling us he just started this job two weeks ago. 24-year-old rodriguez started his job at la primera car company after quitting his catering job because it was not bringing in enough money for him and his fiancee and baby girl. >> he has to make money to live. >> philadelphia police say after 7 a.m. saturday in 5400 block dell lancey street rodriguez died after shot once in the head inside the 2007 silver chrysler 30 0 he drove. his fiancee in the front seat of the car. she told the victim's brother he was dispatched to another address picked up the suspect and drove them to the fateful location where at least one suspect pulled a gun and robbed his fiancee of cellphone and little cash threatening to kill her too and fired the fatal shot. >> he said you don't give me the money i'll shoot her he said don't shoot her. >> tonight his large extended family and best friends reme

mccormick is there in the area, the winds are beginning to pick up. this will get worse as the sun goes down later on this evening and through the night. meantime, umbrellas were needed to protect the little ones from the falling snow as they walked to the school bus stop in wilmington. the action cam was along lancaster avenue and clayton street. many used the umbrella to shield their children from the falling snow. >> we have live team coverage of the approaching storm. meteorologist david murphy and karen rogers have the track for us, let's begin with david who is outside. >> reporter: sampling the great outdoors this noon, not all that great. we have light snow on the terrace. not sticking here. if you're driving around in the stuff, slow it down just in case there's a slick spot. storm tracker 6 live double scan showing the snow i'm standing in. we'll be in and out of these little nuisance snow bands for the rest of the afternoon. i doubt we'll get much more of one to three inches of coverage anywhere before dinnertime. later on tonight and overn

reporting live at chop, annie mccormick, "channel 6 action news." >> thank you annie. still to come on "action news" tonight a delaware county man accused of threatening special needs students and a volunteer fire fire fight surcharged with molesting more than a dozen boys. it's not the first time he found trouble with the law and heart stopping moment as suited am mar tan tries tackling a fuel thief until the ban tut pulls out a meshety. >> new information on what to expect when you make up tomorrow morning and through the day and on track with snow in the morning in the accuweather forecast. >> plus ducis rogers with breaking news of passing of baseball legend and former villanova star comes back to hawnlts the sixers. when "action news" continues 20-year-old john corcoran was taken to jail sfwr court after hes with arraigned on abusing children. his victims were between and 14 years old. he say former volunteer firefighter in glenolden and is facing time forsetting buildings on fire and arriving open the scene to fight the blazes. law mep fear there could be more vi

annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >> joins us tonight at 7:00 p.m. on 6abc for our auto show special. members of the "action news" team will give you a look at the hundreds of cars on display. >>> there's much more to come on "action news" saturday morning at 9:00 a.m. including "shelter me rescue of the week." >>> i'm jamie apody this is our pet from tree top animal rescue. you can hear about them later on "action news." >> doctors are checking out a new device to detect breast cancer. we'll have more on the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when "action news" returns. # # >> too much of a good thing the forecast in san francisco calls for sunny skies began and again. january is on tap to become a record-setting month for san francisco. not a drop of rain has fallen, that has never happened at least since the 18 50s san francisco is not the only city with a sunny disposition oakland and sacramento have had dry months, as well. >> reporter: that's why we average everything out. because the month before they saw 15 to 20 inches of rain which is

annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >> and join us tonight at # #7:00 p.m. on 6abc for the auto show special. the "action news" weather team will give you a look at the cars on display. >>> many protest bill cosby's performance. >> close encounter with golf legends tiger woods. a montgomery county native talked with "action news" about an airport -- errant ball will a left him bruised. >> reporter: we have bitter winds and rain snow line to the north, i'll talk about this when we come in just a bit. airport. this winter, experience something new in new york state. from the exciting slopes of catamount. to the soothing spa at the gideon putnam resort to hours of fun exploring the strong, the nation's museum of play. you can find something for everyone with the i love ny app. so plan your winter getaway at iloveny.com/winter or with the i love ny app.... and see what's next >> authorities are investigating another horrible death caused by an exploding air bag. a texas man was killed earlier this month when a air bag inflated during a crash and killed the man.

annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >> authorities in houston texas are trying to figure out if police were targeted in a deadly crash. a does an ran into the back of a police cruiser. the does an flipped over the retaining wall and fell below. police say the passenger in the crash called the police that morning and said he would kill any officer who tried to arrest him. >>> happening today mourners will pay their respects to slain new york police officer wenjian liu, liu and is partner were killed last month by a man who targeted police. remain -- rafael ramos was buried last week. wenjian liu's funeral was held until his family could fly in from china to new york. >>> funeral services were held for a ten-year-old boy who was hit and killed by a police car. matt that youckloskey was laid to rest in gloucester county. >> i would like to say they are holding up well, but they are not. >> reporter: matt that you was on his way to a sleepover last sunday when a franklin township police cruiser hit him as he crossed the road. the officer is on paid leave while the prosecutor investi

"action news" reporter annie mccormick was there every step of the way from the parade to brigade to parties tonight. live at city hall with a recap. hi there, annie. >> hey there brian, they were not scared off by the cold today. it takes a lot to put this together. a lot of people to take it all down. confetti off the roads and still a lot of work to be done. >> the party on chew street rocked and rolled this mummer's party on the one day year everybody breaks into a strut. before the reveling came the hard work. comeics, ban shees and string bands performed outside for judges at city hall. >> it was wonderful. >> was it what you expected. >> it was everything we expected loved it music colors. >> in convention center the brigades put on shows with sets and costumes. >> the crowd reaction and competition is phenomenal as clubs get better and better they raise the bar higher every year. >> they practice and you can tell how much went into and how much giving back to the people. >> i like the costumes. >> 114th old tradition shortened its route this year due to declining participatio

annie mccormick has reaction to the news of montgomery's body being discovered. >> today we have done what we have promised. we have found and brought shane home. >> reporter: shane montgomery's parents fought tears to say thank you shortly after the divers discovered their 21-year-old son. >> we want to thank everyone for their support and prayers and love. they continue to pray for our family at this trying time. the people of manayunk and businesses put flyers in windows, and substituted a tree lighting for a candle light vigil. a reward grew to $60,000 with the help of local businesses. his parish st. john baptist became ground zero for search and rescue operations out of the basement. >> else home with god. -- he is home with god. he is home with his family. >> reporter: some parishners just learning the news. >> thank god i've been praying for him. >> we were hoping it wasn't shane it was something else, but at the same time else in god's hands, he'll never feel pain, he'll never feel rain, he'll always be happy. >> reporter: ribbons were given out with shane's favorite color th

"action news" reporter annie mccormick has more on kim and the woman just walking down the street. >> i'm still processing it. i mean it's unbelievable. what are the charge chances that anyone would walk down the street and someone would fall on sglem joyce adams 4-year-old daughter eric goodwin happened to be walking down the street when 18-year-old temple university student rebecca kim fell to her death directly on top of goodsglin she has a broken shoulder and some spine injuries. and they're still running tests. >> this all unfolded before 6 p.m. thursday near the bidsy intersection of 16 and chestnut. according to investigators kim was visiting students at art institute inside their center city dorms. a witness says kim klinld out on to a ledge from the window facing 16 straight. friends say she was trying to take pictures. one roommate told her to come back inside. she did not and fell from the ledge on to the sidewalk. art institute resident advisers warned students not to look outside. >> somebody fell out of the window from the 8th floor she said when you get out there don't

annie mccormick was there as his family broke the news shane montgomery's body has been found. >> today we have done what we have promised we have found and brought shane home. >> reporter: shane montgomery's parents fought tears to say thank you shortly after the diver discovered their 21-year-old son. >> we want to thank everyone for their support and prayers and love and ask that they continue to pray for our family at this trying time. >> reporter: the people of manayunk and shane's native roxborough put flyers in windows and substituted a tree lighting for a candle light vigil. a reward grew to $60,000 with the help of local businesses and his parish st. john baptist became ground zero for search and rescue operations out of the basement. >> he is home with god. >> reporter: some parishners entering saturday evening mass just learned the news. >> i was praying everyday for him, they would find him for the parents. >> reporter: and shane's uncle with mixed emotions. >> there was a time when you were hoping it wasn't him but at the same time, he is in god's hands. >> reporter: during

reporting live in center city, annie mccormick, channel6 "action news." >> thank you annie. >>> time for some hot chocolate. >>> show us how cold you are throughout the weekend with the upgraded storm tracker 6 app. use the share our weather postcard feature and put a photo of yourself or the conditions you see there. the postcard includes the temperature to show us how chilly your neighborhood s be sure to use the hashtag 6abc cold. download or update your storm tracker 6 app just to get start. >> how about a picture postcard of traffic maybe of the schuylkill that says wish i wasn't here, how about that? >> hi, matt. >> focus on the sunset. >> there you. >> oh sunset is very nice on this friday night. schuylkill expressway eastbound a pretty big mess at this point. you're looking at a parking lot like this the whole way from 202 in king of prussia through this point into belmont. a vehicle stalled wasn't blocking a lane for about 20 minutes. towed away but you can see the damage is done. still 45 minutes three times what it should be there on the eastbound travel time. i think i'd

for now reporting live in bensalem annie mccormick channel6 "action news." brian. >> devastating story all around annie. thank you. >>> it was a somber scene in gloucester county this morning as dozens gathered to say goodbye to a little boy killed in a police crash. "action news" was outside our lady of peace parish saint mary's church in williamstown. inside friends family and classmates paid their respects to 10 year old matthew mccloskey. he was walking to a sleep overwhen he was struck by a franklin township police cruiser. investigators say the officer was responding to a call at the time of that deadly accident. >> we're all family in franklinville. a lot of us have come tout to pay our support to the family. it's a tragedy. an enormous tragedy for everyone in franklinville. >> >> the gloucester county d.a.'s office is investigating whether the officer had his lights or sirens on at the time. much more from today's funeral coming outpatient at 5:30. >> septa police are investigating a message they found scrawled on a bathroom door yesterday. chief of

mccormick caught up with today. >> reporter: we captured these images across the city with our thermal imaging camera finding people who could not escape the cold. their jobs are outside. >> my hands are warm, my face is warm. >> reporter: wallace is right. the orange represents heat but the brighter the orange means that heat is escaping. the blue or darker parts of the image show the heat is trapped in. this morning the sun made a difference for his job near 21st and pine. >> yesterday it was really cold. today we get a little sun on that side street but it's still cold on this side because we don't have no sun. >> yesterday was cold, today is nice and warm. i'm ready to take some layers off. get a suntan. >> reporter: on rittenhouse square park rittenhouse doorman richard fulton looked for the sunnily we stepped in the slade for his thermal scan. >> i'm good today no. very good today. tomorrow i'm worried about. >> reporter: today he prepared for yesterday's temperatures. >> you know, sweater shirt coat sweater scarf my eagles gloves. >> reporter: the sun dodged behind clouds and bu

"action news" reporter, annie mccormick has reaction to the news of montgomery's body being discovered. is the. >> today we have done what we have promised. we have found and brought shane home. >> reporter: shane montgomery's parents fought tears to say thank you. >> we want to thank everybody for their support and prayers and love and ask they continue to pray for our family at this trying time. >> the people of manayunk and shane's native roxborough put flyers in the windows and substituted a tree lighting for a candle light vigil. a reward grew to $60,000 with the help of local businesses. his parish st. john baptist became ground zero for search and rescue operations out of the basement. >> he is home with god and his family. >> some parishners entering saturday evening malice heard the news. -- evening mass, heard the news. and shane's uncle sharing mixed emotions. it was that moment you kind of hoped it wasn't shane it was something else, but at the same time, he is in god's hands he'll never feel pain, he'll never feel rain, he'll always be happy. >> reporter: during his disapp