Transcripts For WPVI Action News At Noon 20170330

Good afternoon sara ahov and we are following breaking news from delaware county. They announced the arrest of dijon lee, charged with assaulting nine different women over three years. Lee is facing charges of rape, homicide and robbery. And investigators say he would hide and wait for unassuming women that were walking alone and then attack. They are urging more possible victims to come forward. Vernon odom has more in a live report coming up at 12 30. And following new information about a local man shot to death by police. Sources tell action news that the man allegedly hit and dragged a Police Officer with a van in southwest philadelphia hours before he was killed in delaware last night. Action news has Team Coverage of the investigation. Jeanette reyes spoke to the suspects family if philadelphia and we start with john rawlins and the latest from the shooting scene in newcastle. Reporter hi rick, Details Remain sketchy as far as official information coming out of here and police will only say that they are investigating this Police Involved shooting that turned into a fatal shooting. We dont know how it played out or why it play odd United States there are at least two seens in newcastle county. And the focus is in and around this bench. You see the fluorescent orange markings that they marked out the evidence they picked up here. But it appears that the real trouble began at that apartment complex shortly before 8 00 last night. Five minutes later we heard gunshots. And then i got a phone call from my cousins wife she lives over here. She was asking me what is going on. And said did you hear that . I said yes it sounds like our building. She said okay come over here, but we werent allowed to go out. For more than nine hours police shut down coachman apartments in delaware county. Residents ended up spending the night in their cars at a nearby gas station. Earlier there was an incident involving leroy brown jr. And there was a second confrontation at a nearby park and shooting and brown was transported to the hospital where he later died. Its believed he was involved in a confrontation in philadelphia with police. When people responded to reports of a man with a gun trying to abduct a woman. And the Police Officer shot at the driver. Browns family believes he may have been hit and wounded in the incident in philadelphia. The how and why he ends up here in newcastle county. Its believe he was trying to get to a girlfriends house here but the Details Remain sketchy at this point in time. John rawlins, channel 6 action news. Thank you. Lets switch live now to action News Reporter Jeanette Reyes in southwest philadelphia where the chaos all started last night. Reporter well rick, the family is also asking a lot of questions this afternoon. They spoke exclusively to action news the mother saying it began with a nightmare from his son saying he was going to be killed after allegedly running over an officer. The worse situation i have ever been through in my life. This afternoon renee brown is trying to make sense of the chaos that began yesterday afternoon in front of her home and ended with her son shot to death in newcastle county. I received a phone call from my daughter that the police had stopped him and he tried to take off and he was shot. Philadelphia police say they responded to a domestic dispute at 5 30 yesterday afternoon on woodby afternoon in southwest philadelphia. An officer arrived to fine a man now identified as 28yearold leroy brown dragging a woman out of a rent ared minivan and things escalated from there. This neighbor witnessed the altercation. The gunshots went off and the girl was screaming and there were kids out there. Police say that brown stepped on the gas and dragged the officer. My thoughts are he will probably end up dead. Just like what happened. Relatives say he dropped off two of the children in chester before driving to delaware and the father of three would be shot and killed later in newcastle county. His family says that brown had a warrant out for his arrest and that is likely when he fled. He was trying to get away from police, he was not the best kid on the block. Devastated they are waiting for more details on what happened. I dont know. I dont know. In spite of the bad choices he made, he was a good hearted young man. Reporter and police are saying, or the family rather, are saying there were two kids present at the time brown was shot but police have not yet commented on that. We expect to get Additional Details this afternoon. Janet reyes channel 6 action news. Thank you. Happening now in the nations capital. A public hearing into russian meddling into the 2016 president ial election, the by Bipartisan Commission saying that russia inundated the social media and fake news to hurt Hillary Clinton and to help donald trump. This russian propaganda on steroids was designed to poison the National Conversation in america. The russians employed thousands of paid internet controls and bot nets to push out fake news on twitter and facebook feeds and flooding our social media with misincomes. The senators plan to interview 20 witnesses including jared kushner, the president s soninlaw and Senior Adviser who admits to meeting with russians during the transition. And conditions have turned cooler outside. Sky 6 hd looking live at the Commodore Barry bridge at lunch time. Sun is giving way to clouds ahead of tomorrows soggy forecast. And david murphy is tracking the conditions. So far so good with the rain. A couple of showers in the poconos but the rest of us are dry. There are still holes in the clouds here and there but generally speaking cloudier through the afternoon and evening and there additional rain and some will probably come through later tonight and steadier rain arriving overnight and special tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow evening. Temperature as head of all of this, 47 in philadelphia. Still kind of cool right now. 46 in allentown and 46 in wilmington and we talked about how there would not be a range today and that is on the books now and winds are on the light side of the ocean most areas calm or single digits. As we go through the rest of the day 52 by 2 00 and 54 by 5 00. If we get the high it will be 55 at 4 00 or 5 00. If the clouds get thicker fast enough we miss that by a degree or two. But 50s through the dinner hour. And 8 00, 49 and 46 by 10 00 and dropping a little bit in the overnight hours. There is the wide view on stormtracker 6 live double scan obviously we have the little bit of rain that is missing us to the north and additional sours could come through tonight and into tomorrow morning and eventually the cold front portion brings heavier rain in the afternoon and evening think you see it playing out, out to the west there. Well take future tracker 6 be give it a run. Can we get it out of here in time for saturday. Well have the latest model information on that coming up. Fingers crossed thank you. You can always get the latest Weather Information at 6abc. Com weather that includes the sevenday forecast and Storm Tracker 6 live radar and be sure to check in with our meteorologists throughout the day on facebook and twitter. Well, four decades after it was stolen in cherry hill, new jersey, thefic recovered a piece of art worth 4 million. Its entitled taking a break, by Norman Rockwell in 1919 and was stolen from a cherry hill home in 1976. The unclear how the painting was recovered. The Philadelphia Museum of art is expanding a Ground Breaking took lace for the 196 million core project. Designed by architect frank jerry. Philadelphia mayor jim kenney was on hand for the Ground Breaking. A space where we stand today will be reopen to the public for the first time in over 50 years and a generation of philadelphians will be able to enjoy this architectural treasure. Mayor kenny says that the administration will provide capital for the project over the next six years, with 24,000 square feet of space added to the museum. Still to come on action news at noon, a 57yearold woman breaks another record in space, what this american astronaut is doing that no woman has done before. And a high school has denied a High School Students request to take his grandmother to the prom. Find out why. Hey, neighbor. Well, if it isnt the second most famous groundhog in pennsylvania. Wow, you were some athlete. Back in the day, g. Well, you can still go for gold. Ahh, Million Dollar gold rush, the new instant game from the pennsylvania lottery. With top prizes of a Million Dollars. See, you still got game, dwayne. I got instant game, gus. Instant game. giggles keep on scratchin. Federal investigate ofs are on the scene in texas between a deadly collision between a church bus and pickup truck, its believed that the driver crossed on to on coming traffic on a curved road. 13 of 14 people on the bus were killed. The bus driver and driver of the pickup are the only survivors. Church members are coming to help those in the wake of this tragedy. We have other churches that know us and in a Community Like ours people know one another and we are having, you know, folks from other churches come over and support and stand by. And pray with. And cry together the governor of texas and his wife have offered their condolans to the church. The bus driver is in Critical Condition the pickup driver is in stable condition. An American Airlines copilot died while the plane was landing in new mexico. The plane landed safely inal albuquerque. And a proposal to repeal the socalled bedroom bill. That heads to the state house for consideration. North carolina lawmakers and the governor made an agreement to repeal the bill last night. It has been criticized by lgbt groups saying its repeal in name only and fails to protect transgender people from discrimination. The worlds oldest space woman has the most ever performed by a woman. Pelley ventured out for the only space walk of her career this morning. She and her partner are doing more work on the back part of the International Space station and searching as a parking spot for space crews. If you have medicare parts a and b and want more coverage, guess what . You could apply for a Medicare Supplement Insurance Plan whenever you want. No enrollment window. No waiting to apply. That means now may be a great time to shop for an aarp Medicare Supplement Insurance Plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. Medicare doesnt cover everything. And like all standardized Medicare Supplement Insurance Plans, these help cover some of what medicare doesnt pay. So dont wait. Call now to request your free decision guide. It could help you find the aarp Medicare Supplement plan that works for you. These types of plans have no networks, so you get to choose any doctor who accepts medicare patients. Rates are competitive, and theyre the only plans of their kind endorsed by aarp. Remember these plans let you apply all year round. So call today. Because nows the perfect time to learn more. Go long. Aging many place is a goal for seniors but when faced with a diagnosis of alzheimers or dementia it can be challenging. Tamala edwards meets someone that is make it more comfortable. Are you ready to be powerful . Felicia is a licensed contractor that holes classing designed to empower women with power tools. When her father was stricken with alzheimers and took what she knew and became an aging in place specialist. We are here 61 years in this one house. Creating a program to help care givers create a great space. Lillians husband suffers from alzheimers, she wants to move to a continuing care retirement home. It took weeks and months to talk out loud and now he knows we are leaving the house and lillian works to make the transition easier. Well work hard to recreate the places in their home and the memoriies they have been the things that are really important. Black can feel like the abyss. It can be very scary. Lighting this is something you can put along the wall to show where the bathroom is. And patterns. Sometimes fabrics like this can look 3d. She posted tips on the website my fab lose life. Making sure is he comfortable and make sure i can take care of him and we can be together for a period of time. And they urge all family members to enjoy the time you have been be able to walk down memory lane. You dont have to keep pauling them back into todays land, you foe what today may not be awesome but 40 years ago may have been spectacular go there and have fun. Well, the Action News Team is out working on news stories tonight begin agent 4 00. Here is Alicia Vitarelli live with a preview. Hey rick, coming up today at 4 00, it is a design that is literally out of this world. A new york city Architecture Firm came up with plans to dangle a skyscraper from an asteroid. Yes, that is seriously happening. Coming up today at 4 00. And can you figure out who this is . A nightmarish stature, if you guessed soccer star christian ronaldo. Well break it down in big talkers see you at 4 00. You got my attention alicia. Thank you. A teenager in alabama has invited hi grandmother to the prom but says his school is rejecting their date. Katherine mane also known as nanny accept aid prom proposal from her grandson, bryce. Because she never had a chance to go to her senior dance. Nanny immediately bought a dress and they canceled her invitation. Because there is an age limit. And now they started a movement, hashtag let nanny go to prom. She is the only woman figure in my life. Why not take her. He meaned the world to me and i saw him when he was born and raised him up. School officials may reconsider they set up a meeting with bryce and his family next week. Meteorologist, david murphy is back now. If you liked yesterday well too bad. Its a little different. The clouds are getting thicker and a big change on the way. Stormtracker 6 live double scan shows you that we are basically dry up in the poconos and there is a little shower and chopper 6 hd was out with the signs of the changing seasons. This is the Delaware River and a little while ago there was a mariner there dusting off the boat and starting the motor with the sail up and it gets to be that season. No ice left in the season. 47 is your current temperature. Grab a jacket if you head out. Winds are on the light side only 6 Miles Per Hour in philadelphia. Numbers similar, 46 in cape may and 46 in allentown un46 in wilmington and 49 in millville at this hour. Everybody is looking at the jacket weather though. We started out with sunshine and the clouds are getting thicker and holes here and there and holes in south jersey where its brighter yet. And the clouds continue to filtser in and looking amostly cloudy skies and this batch of precipitation passes us by to the northern and we could start to pick up sprinkles and showers and overnight into tomorrow we look at heavier rain. 54 degrees in the Lehigh Valley ahead of any rain. Sun mixing with increasing clouds and cooler than it was yesterday. And down the shore sunshine cokesly especially the far south you go down the coast for now. But clouding up pretty well over the next several hours and 54 is your high there. Philadelphia increasing clouds a high of 55. But at the same time the winds are lighter, only 6 to 12 Miles Per Hour. Not as blustery as yesterday. And for the evening commute we are looking at the cloud cover overhead for the most part and 55 by 5 00 that is your high and 53 by 6 00 and back down to the upper 40s by 7 00. Overnight down to 40 with suburbs probably in the mid to upper 30s. There is a lot of cloud cover around and that evens out the temperatures. And tonight a shower or sprinkle developing and tomorrow morning well see more of that. Tomorrow is looking cool and rather uncomfortable. A high of 48 and raining most of the time and an east wind off the ocean adding to the dank, chilly feel. In terms of the rain itself. Lets look at future tracker 6 the latest model run as early as 5 00 in the morning, ill be on the air it looks like it will be damp and we get to the midday area. And most of the heavier stuff appears to be to the west. And 3 00 you see its raining and steady rain is possible and maybe a late day rumble of thunder and 11 00 a few more bands of the heavier stuff coming through. Will we get out from under this, could be dampness but eventually things get better. Your accuweather forecast seven day, a damp start on saturday and drying quickly with afternoon sun and cool with a high around 52, and partly sunny and 61 the better day of the two weekend days and monday night probably later at night the way things are timing now and on in through tuesday occasional rain and drizzle. All right david thank you. Quick break and more news coming up when we come right back. Stay with us. Action news continues with rick williams, sara bloomquist and meteorologist, david murphy. Hello again, sara is off. Here are the stories we are following for you now on action news at 12 30. A man suspected of attacking several women in the chester area is under arrest. We are live with the details of his alleged crimes. And a man is shot and killed by police in delaware and now connected to an attack on a Police Officer in philadelphia. And an elderly man that recently retired as a judge in pennsylvania is missing and u. S