Dari thank you. Weve got developing news out of the bronx. Police found a sixmonthold baby unconscious and unresponsive in the forwardham heights neighborhood before 2 00 this afternoon. The little girl was thrown out a of sixth floor apartment window. She was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. A 27yearold woman, believed to be the childs mother, was taken into custody. Friends of the woman naturally are shocked. I knew her since she was one. Shes a good mother, a very good mother. She has four kids. Its a tragedy, a tragedy to even know that the baby was six months its just sad. Dari heres the bigger tragedy. This is the third time since august a child has died after being thrown from a new york city apartment. The war in afghanistan will not end before president obama leaves office. Dari this morning the commander in chief announcing thousands of troops will remain through 2016. Antwan lewis explains why the president decided to extend their mission. I do not send y
Reporter we got to 76 yesterday, today well go a little higher. Well avoid a little rain until this evening. 53 degrees is the current temperature in philadelphia. Similar to yesterday. We are starting out in the 040s. Allentown, had a. 47 in reading. 48 in trenton. 47 in wilmington. 60 degrees in sea isle city. Winds not much of a factor maybe stronger today overall as we get into the afternoon, but for now theres a lot of calm ones across the region. Similar to yesterday, 60 degrees by 6 00 a. M. 51 by 8 00 a. M. Nice with light winds. Maybe a sweatshirt or jacket on the way in today. The Storm Tracker 6 live app here comes the good news if youre trying to hold off on the coming winter. 70 degrees by noon. 3 00 p. M. , 76. Actually looks like we could get up to 78 degrees this afternoon. 78, explts about 4 00 p. M exprtle about 4 00 p. M. Cooler air is on the way tomorrow and we are starting to look ahead for the weekend, does it stay cool . Thats coming up. Reporter lots of question
There was blood everywhere. This is horrifying. I have known her for a very long time and for Something Like this to happen is unbelievable. Reporter . Reporter pgw workers were called in to turn off the gas as homicide detectives looked for clues. Investigators believe wilson may have been killed on friday the last day she was seen alive. There were no signs of forced entry. Her two dogs were inside the row home one in a cage. Friends said wilson worked the polls every election. She was the block captain. She was very petite had a big sense of humor loved to dance and wore her heart shaped glasses. She was a joy. Incredible person. Incredible person she was. Im just really in complete shock. She knew everybody in the neighborhood and i dont i dont understand. Its just crazy everything that happened to her. Reporter now, were told the woman who went to the Police District this morning among those being questioned right now. As for the motive, a source tells action news it was pretty we
Cindy fitzgibbon. Cindy what a week it has been. Real cold. Now when you step outside, it doesn t feel so bad. Temperatures mostly in the 20 s out the door. Orange one of the few spots down in the teens. There. What we do have not much wind out there. What we do have our clouds. They are going to be with us most of the day. A warm front is going to be lifting through over the course of the day. What we are watching for, this right here, a lot of moisture mexico. It is going to bring rain. A lot of clouds this morning. 20 s. It should be above freezing. Cooler, north and west of town. Midtoupper 30 s. This could you up to the roads. Good morning olessa. Olessa the pike problem free, both directions did this get to the maps and check out the rest of the trip. Not too bad, just some overnight construction. Over by columbia road at the ranch. South of town, construction 95 northbound right by 128. No troubles west of town. We are expecting the trains and schedule. Emily right now there are
11 and locust and the concern here well police state concern is that it is a Pressure Cooker bomb. Lawmen are evacuating businesses between 12 and locust and 10 and walnut. Others are being told toll shelter in place. Septa is also rerouting bus routes from the area as well. Obviously this is a very fluid situation and we will update you as soon as we can. And tonight the search continues for driver of a burgandy pontiac. Police say that is the kind of car that hit a Police Officer on a motorcycle today in the city of chester. The cop is okay and the driver of the car is a hitandrun fell felon and lawmakers want to bring him to justice. Jeff chirico what is the latest. Hey, jim, sources tell action news the name of that injured officer is Daniel Hoffman. Hes veteran of this force. He was pretty banged up in todays crash and is expected to make a full recovery meanwhile as you said, police here at headquarters asking for the publics help in tracking down the driver of the hitandrun car