Her boot her and i put my boot on and then she went to the window and saw the fire. I knew it was scary but for my two girls, i said to them we have to jump. Reporter and this cell phone video was taken by that mom once her family was safe on the ground. They were not injured. They are now staying with family. They say fire officials told them they would be out of their apartment for 24 hours. Meantime red cross is on the the scene and assisting families displaced. They are trying to get a better idea how many families need assistance at this point and they are helping two families. We will bring you updates as soon as we get them but we are live from Fort Washington jan carabao for cbs3 Eyewitness News. Thank you jan. Bricks rained down from the Center City High rise and they come crashing through the the roof of the popular Athletic Apparel store next door. Three women were hurt inside lulu lemon store on walnut the street. Eyewitness News Reporter Nicole Brewer joins us from outside
On businesses in olney, they just went into the Dunkin Donuts and saw a man walk up and pull down a halloween mask and walk inside. Ten feet away from us and goes in. Right behind him. The rest was captured by surveillance cameras as the officers moved in and they walked up behind the unsuspected suspect who was now holding a gun, i put the gun to him and said please get down on the ground and he complied. I covered him from the door and took control and he complied and werent right down and we had that under control there and disarmed him and cuffed him up. They got him quick. Nobody got hurt that is a good thing. Is he behind bars where he should be. The suspect, russel mason watts is this man caught on surveillance robbing a Family Dollar store from the same complex a week earlier, a week later another district officer Chuck Cassidy was shot and killed when he checked on a Dunkin Donuts and walked in on a robbery in process. The officers are getting high praise from police brass whi
We hear from one of them. Wednesday night, the big story on action news tonight is it an exclusive firsthand account of the roof collapse yet at 15th and walnut. Action News Reporter Kenneth Moton is live at the scene. Kenneth youve got the full story . Jim, this young woman received an m. R. I. Tonight, a couple of hours after she spoke with us. We learned all of the victims are from philadelphia, montgomery county. All are 27 years old. All are friends. And all went through a very traumatic experience inside of this store. Tonight these are new images of the scary scene inside of lululemon just moments after tumbling bricks caused the roof to cave in on this young woman. I thought i was going to die. Like i thought that my life was over. We promised the 27yearold we would not share her identity. And she told action news she and the other two victims of the chaps on walnut street are Friends Meeting up at the Popular Store yesterday for shopping. Minutes later they heard the noise. I
The hospital. And, tuesday night the big story on action news tonight is latest on a mishap late today. It happened between 15th and walnut right in the heart of the center citys shopping district and obviously it could have been catastrophic a action News Reporter Kenneth Moton is live at the scene. It did stop short of catastrophe but somebody will have to account for this. Reporter well, jim l and i Officials Say owners of the two buildings involved are cooperating with their investigation tonight. Three women injured in this roof collapse are out of the hospital tonight. Tonight engineers and contractors moved fast to repair and security wall of the walnut Street Building. It shook, it shook. It was intense, very intense. It was 3 30 when eight employees and five customers inside lulu lemon heard bricks from the neighboring building crash down on the athletic Clothing Store causing the roof to partially collapse. Lightening and the whole ceiling and the roof, and whatever, side wal
Substantial radiational cooling and temperatures nose dive, the low in philadelphia dropped down to 16 degree january 8th we dropped down to 9 degrees, so not quite as cold but still below average. Trenton 8 and reading 4 degrees and the saving grace of the temperatures is that the wins are relaxing and the windchills are not a major factor. Ill talk about the light snow on the way and what to expect for the Super Bowl Weekend in the full accuweather forecast. Thank you cecily as the temperatures drop, stick with 6abc. Com weather we have both the hourly and sevenday forecast, you can be prepared no matter how cold it gets. The wintry weather caused problems on our roadways and potholes seem to be opening more and more and crews are working to fix them but more nature keeps getting in the way. Katherine scott joins us now in overbrook with more on that. Reporter the pothole situation this year is not as bad as last year but its january so potholes are popping up and some areas are noto