A twisted mind. The man aacusedco of slashing a tourist on the subway is about to face a judge. What weve learned that could put him away for good. And the okay, but not everyone is okay about it. But first, wind, rain and what is shaping up to be a n sty mo rning commute. Imtcck scarborough. And im sibila vargas. Now we just need the hrowds to cooperate. What we may fone tomorrow. Here it is stretching from just each of buffalo east of cleveland into the ohio valley. This is all ahead of a cold front. So this rain will arrive in time for the morning commute moving over new york city just before 8 00 but it will start and push and were also watching the winds because those are going to increase too. Right now seeing some gusts between 15 and 25 Miles Per Hour but they will intensify by the sun comes up. Along the jersey shore and out towards the hamptons and 30mileperhour gusts many the ty. Those will be the highest gusts of t day. The showers will taper off in the afternoon. Iwhll let
Officer being medivacked to Temple University hospital with severe burns on his back. Got a bad burn on the back. But hes conscious much hes talking. Um, hes actually joking with us but hes very lucky to be alive. Reporter chief mcclay said the corporal was working in plain clothes in doylestown as part of a county narcotics operation when a suspect tried to deliver drugs near the doylestown train station. And recognized the nine year police veteran. He ran through the narcotics on tom of the train. Officer chased him for pretty good distance. Apprehended him. Reporter police say when corporal pitcher return to the doylestown train station, to retrieve the drugs the suspect had tossed on top of the train, he climbed on top apparently he thought the electric was off. Apparently the electric wasnt off. The transformer pulled him in which severely burned his back. Were all relieved. We actually thought the worse when the the reports came in, and rushed down here lights and sirens. Reporte
Im lucy noland. Quite a scare for local Law Enforcement with heavy hearts from the death earlier in the day of a new jersey state trooper. Dave schratwieser live at Temple University hospital. Dave, Police Rushed to the hospital today praying they wouldnt be mourning another brother in blue. Reporter lucy, police tell me tonight while they were racing here to the hospital they didnt know what to expect. In fact, several told me they were preparing for the worst but fortunately tonight the Corporal Michael pitcher is in Good Condition recovering from first and Second Degree burns to his back. Thank god hes okay. Reporter it was close call for veteran police Corporal Michael pitcher after a drug investigation he was working on ended with the 38yearold officer being medivacked to Temple University hospital with severe burns on his back. Got a bad burn on the back. But hes conscious much hes talking. Um, hes actually joking with us but hes very lucky to be alive. Reporter chief mcclay said
Soldiers killed in generally. The greatest single military life in the countrys history. As we look ahead to the 2016 qualifier. And unable to play at home because of war, syrias Football Team make it two wins from two as they aim for a place at the world cup in russia. Europe is grappling with a growing refugees crisis and hungary is the latest frontline. An hour away from budapest hundreds of desperate people have been involved in a tense standoff with riot police. More than a thousand refugees have been stranded for days attributatbudapests main traint set off to walk to austria. Including people in wheelchairs and on crutches its 175kilometer to his that border. At a refugees camp close to the board we are serbia. Riot police have fired tear gas to put down unrest. 300 people managed to escape from that camp. Al jazerras jockey rowland is in luxembourg right now where e. U. Foreign ministers are meet to go discuss the crisis. Andrew simmons is with refugees walking from budapest. B
The ben franklin parkway tonight and its first round of unprecedented operation to secure the area for next weekend of pope francis and first sign of what proms to be a week of changes and challenges. Sunday night and the big story on action news tonight is an allout effort to clear the streets of vehicles in the neighborhoods near the ben franklin parkway. And as you can see from the the countdown clock its now five days, ten hours, 13 minute and 40 seconds until pope fran sais rivz any philadelphia and with each passing day we can expect to see added measures all designed to keep the pontiff and everyone else as safe as possible. Action News Reporter Andre Williams is live in the city fairmount section with the full story. Hey, annie. Walter, the cars that remain in this area thats part of the restricted parking zone are the ones that have these yellow placards they picked up at the Philadelphia Parking Authority. Were told in the first two hours of tonights vehicle removal about 4 c