And i was kind of scared. Reporter firefighters and paramedics rescued the man his burnt clothing lay strewn across the sidewalk. Investigators spent much of the morning on the scene looking for clues including Surveillance Video from homes along the block. I believe they have cameras down here so i hopefully they caught everything. Reporter the victim was taken to Temple University hospital with second and third degree burns over about 50 percent of his body. Police are expected to provide some new information and just about a half an hour we will be there and we will have a live report coming up on action news at 6 oclock. Live at the special victims units in hunting park im Sarah Bloomquist channel6 action news. Back to you. Sarah thank you. A camden firefighter injured on the job was released from the hospital today. The action cam was there at his home as captain Robert Eckert was greeted by the mayor and fellow firefighters. He spent much of the last two weeks at cooper Universit
Takes in the areas root they have taken on the viking theme as well and has sting featureorg up news ating live in inneapolis, im sara ws bloomquist, chann 6aco you. Thank you. Ers also ngtonitthe teamrd from coach players today. Hey there rick and ay birdsin the twin cities the walk through and agthy media session and as you can imagine a lot of questions from the birds centered around tom brady andhes to be successful find a way to slow down the future halloffamers. A four time super bowl vip. We talk about tom brady the most in nfl history. Four times and looking for the sixth ring and he was the guy that beat the eagles 04 and 05. The buy that the defense has to heans love to hate. And i got a rare chance ton with tom brady. Time the eagles we3 y faced you and your coach. And they still harbor bitternessuncanny it has tak years and here you are agai oiously different teams they zation racticed against them three or four years ago a times, and i have a lot of respect for this team.
This noon, new information about the woman that claimed to have an affair with the president. We have details on the payment she receive issed from the president s lawyer. And a School Bus Crash in philadelphia. But the big tory is a local teenier fighting for his life on a busy street. The bullets went flying here in West Philadelphia leaving the 17yearold in critical condition. The person that shot him remains at large. Action News Reporter Jeanette Reyes talks to horrified witnesses and joins us live from the scene. Well, that boy was shot twice and we are told by witnesses he darted into the traffic here in the street looking for help. S he now fighting for life and police are trying to find the gunman. When he got shot and he ran out in the street, i was like whoa i said this is serious. Witnesses recurrent whad they saw yesterday evening when shots were fired at 52nd and wall mont in West Philadelphia. I heart last night the gunshot. And saw a young boy was running. I saw him he
And ali gorman is live now with the details. Reporter hi rick, people that have been advocating for medical marijuana both patients and doctors, they say this is a dream come true for them in pennsylvania. As you said, this is one of two dispensaries in our area set to officially open this weekend. The other facility is in sellersville. Ter ter ter terra vita opened last night. They are approved for medical marijuana in pennsylvania. They can meet with a provider here at costone shops to get a 30 day supply in the form of pills, vapor or form. This is a dream come true for many. This is hope for people with irritable bowel syndrome. And hope with people with various neurological conditions because of the relief. There is hope for the individual who secondary to cancer chemotherapy that loses weight and unable to tolerate food. This is something new, it did face opposition some in the medical community would like to see more Scientific Evidence about the benefits of medical marijuana an
What could be worse . How about another layer of tragedy where people are paid to get high so junky hunters scam Insurance Companies . Its insidious, deadly and happening in philadelphia. Tuesday night the big story on action news is a special action news investigation. Call it junky hunting or patient brokering. Critics call it exploitation of drug users and the insurance industry. Chad pradelli sat down with a young man that says hes a junky hunter. Many users have been on both sides of the illegal fraud. We learn industry insiders say brokering is a growing problem in our area. I would say you can get involved in it. Its a gold mine for you. It is. They are called body brokers, junky hunter, patient pimps. One paid him 2,500 to go to rehab. Detox was 500. If you have clean urine you get offered a detox pack to get you high and bring to the facility so you have dirty urine and can be accepted. He received 2,000. There are people that make over 150,000, 200,000 a year sending people t