A shooting involving philadelphia police. Im tamrah here with jeanette reyes. It began at 9 00 with the robbery of a deli at the 5200 block of the could be creek section. And they spotted a vehicle that matched the trips of the one driven bit suspect. And they gave chase and when the officer approached. The police say he made threatening motions. He motioned to his waist band and the officer struck him one in the check. Investigators say that the vehicle he was driving may have been stolen. And now on to our other big story of the day. That is the weather cold windchills are hanging around and actually we have this breaking news coming to you right now. From the german town section firefighters are on the scene of a house fire on this part of the city. The fire started at 11 00 as the chopper zooms in firefighters are on the roof. And smoke is billowing out of that hole in the center of the structure and the windows are burned out and its not clear what sparked the blaze and from the s
Afternoon in particular. You should have a period of the day thats fairly bright. The most important thing is how it feels outside. 25 degrees in trenton, ninety seven philadelphia and wilmington, 22 in allentown, 21 in reading, 28 in millville. With winds running in the teens, well, this is really the important number here. What it feels like. The wind chills right now 16 in philadelphia, 17 in wilmington, just 10 is how it feels as you step outside in allentown. 13 in reading, 13 in trenton and 19 in millville. Everybody needs to bundle up and wear that extra gear. We probably brighten up as we head through the afternoon but this model with a high of only about 32, 33 degrees, im going to be optimistic and go 34 but either way youre going to get wind chills with that breezy continuing through the day making it feel like its in the teens most of the time and maybe the low 20s for a tad this afternoon. Even colder air on the way in the sevenday, matt. Low temperatures and low volume im
Stop the subject and then the car collided with another car. The plain clothes officers approached the driver of the suv the chevy. And gave him commands and the operator would not comply with the officer. The suspect referred to his waist band and the officer fired hitting the suspect in the chest. Now, the suspect was taken to penn presbyterian in critical condition. And his name is not released but they plan to charge him with the carjacking and the robbery of the deli sometime today. As for the officer involved with the shooting a name is not released as is protocol that officer will be assigned to min straight of duty depending on investigation. Channel 6 action news. Thank you. Moving on to the accuweather forecast and the frosty temperatures gripping our area its been cold all day and far from over. Meteorologist adam joseph is outside with the latest from accuweather. Outside is the warmest day erience and more than a week. A brutal stretch is now arriving. As we look at number
Thats cold but its not nearly as harsh as it has been. But on wednesday, into thursday i am tracking a low pressure that will be developing off the east coast and that has the potential to bring us significant snow depending on the track. Ill have details on that and talk about record cold for the weekend coming up in the full accuweather 7day forecast. Jim. Thank you, cecily. An apartment complex along the 9600 block of ashton road in northeast philadelphia has been without power since overnight. Action News Reporter chad pradelli has more on how residents are coping with the brutally cold weather. Reporter charred underground transformer was dug up around 1 00 this afternoon nearly 12 hours after it blew at Victoria Woods in northeast philadelphia. Mark weaver arrived home shortly after the power went out. It got colder and colder as the night progressed but we had comforters and her jacket and my jacket and everything so we roughed it out. It worked out. Reporter initially others li
Lot of people head back to work, a lot of kids heading back to school, the wind chill will make it feel like 2 degrees below zero in philadelphia, it stays cold on wednesday. But it eases. Everythings relative. Wind chill wednesday morning 11 degrees. But then im tracking a noreaster developing on thursday. A big question where does it track and that has a big impact on how much snow we would see. Ill have details on that coming up in the full accuweather forecast. Rick. All right, cecily well check back in later. Thank you. Chopper6 flew over the 2018 mummers parade as the performers marched from Philadelphia City hall down broad street. But it appears the frigid forecast kept some of the fans away. There were sparse crowds along the parade route today and those who did show up were bundled up tight. Action News Reporter bob brooks has reaction from the spectators who did brave the cold on this new years day 2018 and he joins us live in center city tonight. Hey, bob. Reporter hey, ric