The firearm. The officer returned fire and shot and killed gashard. They were looking for him since last september. He was saved by s. W. A. T. Armor that is morrow bust than standard issue. Had that been a patrol officer, it would be a different issue, it was low enough this vest had an flap that when down and it caught the round. The officer is a 17 year veteran of the force and has a wife and two children. We are not releasing his name to the public after Police Determine he and his family are no in danger. Thank you for the update. Coverage of this story continues at 6abc. Com there youll find the latest details about the officer and suspect as well as information about what led to this mornings violence exchange. Its all right there right now at 6abc. Com. From our delaware newsroom tonight, a registered sex offender was arrested for sexually assaulting two teenage girls, 27yearold Matthew Hagen knew one of the alleged victims and investigators say he invited the girls back to his home on monday night and the girls were assaulted multiple times and hagen was arrested and is held on 450,000 bond. And new video after an atm exploded, it happened at 9 30 at the corner of sixth and luzerne streets you can see the debris falling and two suspects running from and away the atm. They believe an illegal fire with work was used to set off the blast the suspects got away empty handed because the money was safe inside of the atm and remained in tact. Local Law Enforcement say that they shut down a suspected heroin dealer on the main line and the suspect is a 61yearold woman. Walter perez has the details. Reporter hi sharrie local investigators say that the suspect 60yearold lynn towardle was not just dealing from her home in wayne, they believe she is a junky that turned to sell can narcotics to subsidize her addiction. On the street next to this Elementary School is a heroin dealer but people know her as lynn twadle a woman that lives on the road, she is 61. They say this case is truly a sign of the times its now with the change in society, we are seeing a burge ning amount of pills and oxycodone. This fet oh shows just a few of the 250 bags of heroin they recovered along with a han gun we spoke with people that live nearby that say this case is simply frightening it can happen to anybody it doesnt matter where you live or the education you have, it can happen to anybody. I dont know how she got such a mess but maybe a Family Member or somebody can help her. Meanwhile sergeant bereta says that this should serve as a cautionary tail. In the suburbs we have the heroin use and abuse and distribution. No word if twadles husband is facing charges. Reporting live, walter perez, channel 6 action news. Thank you. Armed citizens are showing up at a National Guard recruiting center, some of them all around the country in the wake of last weeks deadly shooting rampage in tennessee they want to protect recruiters that are not armed. The delaware National Guard pulled their recruiters from three satellite offices and they will report to new main bases until security measures are put in place, we want to protect them and make sure they are safe there, and we are looking at upgrades in the satellite offices. Officials say they are engaged in daily conversations with governor jack markell with arming the recruiters and that the threat level does not warrant it. Firefighters are letting a large warehouse fire in New Brunswick new jersey, burn itself out. Residents in a nearby Apartment Building were evacuated when the siding of their building caught fire. Well have more in a full report from the scene in our next half hour. Turning to the forecast now a picture perfect day across the region, we finally got a break from the crazy humidity lets look live at sky 6 hd a nice evening to take a flight in or out of Philadelphia International airport and accuweather says that this weather is going to stick around. Lets get the details now from cecily tynan cecily it is a nice day. Its gorgeous out here sharrie, mostly sunny skies and a refreshing breeze and low humidity, that is key, heat wave number two is officially over, the heat index peaked at 105 and yesterday 91 making it a heat wave. And today so far in philadelphia 85 degrees is the high which is two degrees high of the normal high of 87 degrees, philadelphia 84 degrees and allentown its 80 and millville 83 and with the land breeze and not a sea breeze the same temperatures as inland. The same in Atlantic City and beach haven 83 degrees, part of the reason why it feel soz great, not the temperature but the dew points dew points have dropped into the 50s, when you get dew points this time of year below 60 degrees, that is a comfortable air mass, we have three more days of it so if you have not gotten out to enjoy it you have more time. High pressure over the midwest, that will stay in control of our weather right into the first half of the weekend. If are you heading to the playground with the kids, enjoy it a light breeze and pleasant 84 and 8 0081 degrees, i am tracking the return of heat and humidity along with storms, ill have details of when that occurs. Thank you. While you are outside enjoying this nice stretch of weather visit the weather page at 6abc. Com. You can see the latest weather reports as well as the accuweather forecast and follow the Action News Team of meteorologists for updates throughout the entire day. Time for a check of the action news traffic report for a wednesday night. Lets go live to matt pellman in the Traffic Center for an update. If you are traveling on route 1 the not so super highway, because of this crash the pendel exit, we have to trucks here but they have not towed away the vehicles yet and traffic is swerving around coming north of the pennsylvania term pike and that means north of woodhaven road. The phils game has wrapped up but first a crash in upper moreland at lake view drive the phils game wrapped up what you need to know from me is the schuylkill westbound is heavy and not helping us out we have a disabled truck at girard avenue taking out 95 its extra heavy with slow speeds off the walt whitman bridge and a bus fire in Cranberry Township in the southbound lanes of the turnpike past the Molly Pitcher service area you sew a little bit of adelay there because of the bus fire. You dont want to play sports reporter. No, ill leave that to them. There is more to come on action news at 5 00. Federal authorities announce ikea is offering a safety kit to keep dressers and chests from falling over this after a year after a local toddler was killed by the hazard. And now a bionic eye used to help patients overseas. Ali gorman has more in health check and cecily tynan is back with the full forecast from accuweather. C i am never getting married. Never. Psssssh. Guaranteed. You picked a beautiful ring. Thank you. Were never having kids. Mmmmmm. Breathe. I love it here. We are never moving to the suburbs. We are never getting one of those minivan . We are never having another kid. Im pregnant. I am never letting go. For all the nevers in life state farm is there. The penalty phase begins in the Movie Theater shooter james holmes, he was found guilty on murder in the shooting that took place in 2012, the same jury that convicted him will now decide if he should get the Death Penalty today he told a judge that he will not testify during this phase of the trial. There are more incidents of lasers being aimed at planes in new jersey overnight, and the faa is investigating when at least four flights reported being illuminated by lasers. Lacers can disorient and temporary blind pilots. In health check treating high cholesterol could be under a big change the fda is looking to sign off on a new drug. Its been 30 years since the first staten drug was approved in the u. S. , now now a pfs k9 inhibitor, its being tested here in philadelphia the doctors are taking part in the trial, looking at a drug developed by pfizer, its an auto injecter that a patient uses once a week, statens are good but dont work for everyone. A number of patients did not reach their targeted goals to control cholesterol. Some patients developed side effects that is where this new drug can help. The plan hopes to enroll 30,000 patients we have more at 6abc. Com. There is new hope for the millions of americans with known as a bionic eye. That was fran fulton last august thanks to a bionic eye she was able to see again for the first time in 15 years fulton has a rare eye disease but doctors in england put it in ray flynn with the more common mack lar. Patients wont see as they used to and the images will be more crude but it can significantly help them get around better. This is what the doctor told us when it can be used on people with more common problems like macular generation. It can be useful. Thank you. And now habitat for humanity in philadelphia the next building project in philadelphia called hope village, five homes will be built on the 500 block of turner street. Well action news at 5 00 continues next and we want to remind you to go to facebook and like the 6 abc facebook page, it will give you access to all the top stories as well as weather updates and the best and most current viral videos and you can communicate with members of Action News Team. Across america, people are taking charge of their type 2 diabetes. With noninsulin victoza. For a while, i took a pill to lower my blood sugar but it didnt get me to my goal. So i asked my doctor about victoza. He said victoza works differently than pills and comes in a pen. Victoza is proven to lower blood sugar and a1c. Its taken once a day, any time. And the needle is thin. Victoza is not for weight loss but it may help you lose some weight. Victoza is an injectable prescription medicine that may improve blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes when used with diet and exercise. It is not recommended as the first medication to treat diabetes and should not be used in people with type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis. Victoza has not been studied with mealtime insulin. Victoza is not insulin. Do not take victoza if you have a personal or Family History of medullary Thyroid Cancer multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2, or if you are allergic to victoza or any of its ingredients. Symptoms of a serious allergic reaction may include swelling of face lips, tongue or throat fainting or dizziness, very rapid heartbeat problems breathing or swallowing, severe rash or itching. Tell your doctor if you get a lump or swelling in your neck. Serious side effects may happen in people who take victoza including inflammation of the pancreas pancreatitis which may be fatal. Stop taking victoza and call your doctor right away if you have signs of pancreatitis, such as severe pain that will not go away in your abdomen or from your abdomen to your back with or without vomiting. Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take and if you have any medical conditions. Taking victoza with a sulfonylurea or insulin may cause low blood sugar. The most common side effects are nausea, diarrhea, and headache. Some side effects can lead to dehydration, which may cause kidney problems. If your pill isnt giving you the control you need. Ask your doctor about noninsulin victoza. Its covered by most health plans. Eye key yo is offering wall anchors for chests and tables after two tip over accidents that killed two toddlers. Its been more than a year of 2yearold colin of westchester he died after a six door chest tipped over and pinned him against his bed. For more on the recall and how you can get a free wall anchoring kit, log on to 6abc. Com. Wawa is the number one Convenience Store for consumers wawa is headquartered in media and was ranked number one. 7,000 people were asked to rank their latest experience at a gas station or Convenience Store and they earned the highest score of 6 and 7eleven game in last with 38 . And future engineers are gathering at Rowan University for a special camp or workshop special because its only for girls, for awe, it stands for attracting women for engineering and for the next two days they will learn the basics of engineering like building bottle rockets and burning bridges, the campers will ultimately pursue it for engineering. The Special Olympics got a big donation for summer campers, the action cam was there for the annual field Day Celebration at Chester Academy schools for kids that spend all of july raising money for the Special Olympics, today they got to enjoy their hard work and hand over a check. Iran keeps their nuclear facilities. Military sites can go uninspected. Restrictions end after 10 years. Then iran could build a Nuclear Weapon in two months. Iran has violated 20 International Agreements and is the leading state sponsor of terrorism. Time now for accuweather, lets check in with cecily tynan he is enjoying this weather, set cecily was dancing a minute ago. They dont need to see my dancing, its called the elaine. Sky 6 hd looking at the center city skyline, they are bright white cumulous clouds and contain little moisture. Rick is dancing now. Rick got some exercise today now its good to report. Right now temperatures tell the story instead of the 90s like the past three days, we are in the mid even low 80s and philadelphia 83 degrees and allentown 80 and reading 82 and wilmington 82 and millville 83 and with the wind generally out of the west its a lan breeze and not a sea breeze, and Sea Isle City is 83 degrees and along the boardwalk 82. Cooler with the breeze and the wind is 15 Miles Per Hour in philadelphia and allentown 15 and Sea Isle City, the wind at 10 Miles Per Hour, with the wind out of the northwest that is off a lot of land, that is a dry flow of air and that is creating dew points generally in the 5 00 very low and very comfortable, and that weather is sticking around. Satellite 6 along with action radar showing broad High Pressures over the ohio valley and this will ever so slowly work to the east and south as we head to the weekend. What the High Pressure will do is give us three very comfortable day a nice night to turn off the air conditioning and open the windows 61 in toms river and allentown 56 degrees, very comfortable. It is Hurricane Season and it began on june 1st and looking at the gulf of mexico, no organized activity in the caribbean right now we have some thunderstorms flaring up and no chance of tropical developments it stays very quiet and we have only had three named stores anna bill and claudette and the next two danny and erica but we are in an el nino year and typically we dont see a lot of trop storms and hurricanes. 86 in philadelphia and 81 in cape may and 83 in reading and 84 in wilmington with low humidity, the fiveday at 5 00 shows a carbon copy of today. Tomorrow 86 degrees and loads of sunshine and the same on friday 87 and saturday we warm up a bit but the humidity is still in check, 88 degrees and on sunday and monday the luck runs out and its move humid a high near 90 with thunderstorms and more thunderstorms possible on monday and behind the system heat and humidity. And well talk about that in the full accuweather forecast. Tonight is a great night for dancing, thank you you cecily. More to come in our next half hour of action news at 5 00. Authorities hope that new Surveillance Video will help them crack a shooting on 4th of july. And new steps to keep Public Places safer well show you how. And if you are heading to philadelphia for the world meetings of families and the popes visit. There is an app to help you get the most out of your trip. Im done for the woke. Action news continues with meteorologist, Adam Joseph Jaime apody Rick Williams and monica malpass. Hello again monica is off and Sharrie Williams is joining us tonight and here is what is happening on action news. The philadelphia region is not the only one preparing for pope francis franciss visit. New jersey is getting plans in place. And two sexual predators are behind bars accused of targeting children in our area, and dozens of firefighters remain on the scene of a massive warehouse fire in north jersey. Now the details, communities in new jersey are gearing up for an influx of visit arers during Pope Franciss visit and they are still working out the logistics of how to pull it off without a hitch. John rawlins has the story. Know it will be busy, i would love to see him actually. Bob keys of lyndonwald is talking about seeing pope francis in philadelphia. How would he get there . I think it would be easy, i can go over the speed line. The patco speed line is one way to get down town during the papal weekend. We have the capacity to move each day approximately 100 people in total 10,000 people per hour. The ben franklin bridge is open for walkers, could they drive their car and park on the camden side that seems unlikely those spaces may be reserved for 1100 charter buses and as for driving over the ben franklin that is up in the air and they are talking about closing the bridge to cars. There is certainly a possibility and most of it is concontinuegent on what roads are open. We are waiting to see what the plans are. The plans are the secret Service Security that could cause closures on the new jersey side. When are you dealing with a head of state the pope himself, the secret service ha