If you are driving toward the poconos theres a Winter Weather advisory that kicks in at 10 00 a. M. Freezing rain and snow mixing in. Around here well see shower activity. Air quality alert in the northern and western suburbs and beyond warm air is trapping pollutants at the surface. If youre in a risk group dont overdo it outdoors. Reporter looking live on the boulevard, after a major accident yesterday, everything is fine and open on the boulevard. Vine street expressway reopened after being closed for construction, westbound, eastbound moving just fine at this point. On the big picture we have an accident in West Philadelphia 52 andy when when whitby avenue. We have a truck on fire on james street inside a garage. They may have lane restrictions in torresdale. Water main break out here right now blocking a lane in Mercer County bear tavern road between i95 and upper ferry road matt and tam. We continue to update the breaking news story, a gunman apparently flagged down a Philadelphia Police officer and came at him guns blazing for no apparent region. The officer is 33yearold Jesse Hartnet. The gunman forced his way into the patrol car unloading 13 shots in all, somehow the five year veteran survived and returned fire. We have live Team Coverage, Katherine Scott is monitoring the officers condition at pen presbyterian, well start with Annie Mccormick live in West Philadelphia, good morning, annie. Reporter good morning, tam and matt, police say the officer Jesse Hartnet who is assigned to the 18th district who was sitting in his patrol car when he was ambushed. They say the suspect unloaded a 9millimeter weapon into his patrol car, you can hear the officer calling for help moments after he was shot. Shots fired, ive been shot, im bleeding heavily. Reporter thats the call after Philadelphia Police officer Jesse Hartnet was ambushed by an armed suspect who according to police came from out of nowhere. Around 11 40 p. M. The suspect rushed toward the officers cruiser in the area of 60th and spruce and fired 1 times. 13 times, look here you can see the officers cruiser riddled with bullets. A male came off the sidewalk and fired into the drivers side window. The male got closer and closer to the point wheres inside the car firing at the officer. At this time we know he fired 13 times at the officer. Reporter while wounded Jesse Hartnet returned fire hitting the suspect these three times. The suspect managed to run, but the officers say they captured him nearby a short time later. We are not looking for nobody else out here. We have him in custody and gun out here. Reporter and you can see in the video you saw a gun and next to it a piece of White Clothing they believe that the clothing and gun belongs to the suspect. They have taken that into evidence. He was taken to the hospital of the university of pennsylvania, the suspect was and police do believe he was hit at least three times, at this point this is an on going investigation, but its not clear what his motive was, the Police Officer was taken to pen presbyterian, but Katherine Scott will have more on that. Reporting live outside the 18th district, Annie Mccormick channel 6 action news. Speaking of which, annie. Lets switch live to Katherine Scott who is monitoring Jesse Hartnets condition at pen Presbyterian Hospital. Katherine . Reporter matt, we are told when the officer arrived at the hospital he was awake and alert and then he was taken into surgery. We are told his arm is in pretty bad shape, but the fact that he was able to survive this has a lot of people very grateful this morning. Police commissioner richard ross stood outside pen Presbyterian Hospital early this morning, thankful being able to to say 18th district Police OfficerJesse Hartnet is able to survive after being shot multiple times in West Philadelphia last night. We are just lucky, thats all i can say, i cant believe he was able to survive this. Reporter the comigger said the officer commissioner said the officer has a lot of damage to the left arm. It is broken and stained nerve damage. He has a lot of recovery ahead of him. Reporter the mayor rushed here when he heard the noise and joined Jesse Hartnets father in the waiting room. He is grateful for the Officers Service and sacrifice. It shows how brave and sacrificial our Police Officers are willing to sacrifice their lives every single day. Reporter as for the suspect he remains in the hospital under guard. We are told he is expected to survive. We are live in university city, Katherine Scott channel 6 action news. Thank you for that. Action news broke the Police Shooting on facebook and 6abc 6abc. Com. Be sure to sign up for news alerts on your smart phone and tablets so youre the first to know when breaking news happen. The 29yearold man who caused a wrongway crash on the boulevard died from his injuries. The driver sped off after a domestic dispute yesterday afternoon. His girlfriends 52yearold mother was in the back seat. The driver was going the wrong way when he crashed into a car. He jumped off the overpass landing on ridge avenue 30 feet below. Police believe he was under the influence of narcotics or alcohol. All three women involved in the crash are expected to be okay. A Montgomery County airman killed in afghanistan will be laid to rest today. Staff Sergeant Peter todd was a native of wyncote and graduated from Cheltenham High School in 2004. He with as killed in a Suicide Attack in afghanistan last month. A viewing will be held at the st. Johns Evangelical Church in easton. The funeral will follow at 11 00. Reporter it is not as chilly as yesterday. A few clouds building in as the morning goes on and staying fairly cloudy today. Temperatures treating us a little better. 39 degrees in philadelphia. Certainly coat weather. Yesterday we were around the freezing mark and some suburbs in the teens. Winds are light out of the east at 3 miles per hour. Future tracker 6 shows we have sunny breaks, but its a mostly cloudy day. Up until 5 00 p. M. Were dry. If youre heading out to a movie you might wrant want to keep rain gear handier in case theres a shower. Tomorrow is cloudy and drizzle. 46 is the high today, well hit that around 3 00, 3 30 p. M. Afternoon temperatures better than yesterday. High temperature across the region. 43 in reading, 46 in philadelphia and wilmington. Milder in millville and cape may, new jersey. Dinner and movie call for tonight, 5 00 p. M. , 7 00 p. M. Were dropping from 43 to 40. Well hover on or about 40 the rest of the evening. The later you get past 9 00 p. M. To 11 00 p. M. The better chance you have of drizzle or shower. Tomorrow, cloudy with patchy drizzle around overall. 52 degrees is the high, a warm front gets past us, it will be milder. Sunday were watching an area of low pressure that comes in that will give us the weekend best chance of steady rain. As we take a look at future tracker 6at4 a. M. Sunday were starting to moisten things up. By the time we get into 7 00, 8 00, 9 00, theres a chance of heavier rain. I cant rule out a gusty thunderstorm on sunday, as well. Very rarely you see that in january and in the morning, but thats a possibility on sunday. Sunday afternoon it might be damp, but the most intense rain will be past us. 46 mainly cloudy today, a shower or sprinkle tonight. Lots of clouds, 52 the high. Sunday we have the rainy start were hoping for a drier finish and high of 60 degrees which by the way is 3 degrees off the record. Sunday night cold air is going to come rushing back in. If you have plans to be out, youll feel the drop in temperatures. 31 monday morning. Brisk and cold tuesday, 38, wednesday, 38. Were not worried about a snow shower, the clipper will miss us to the north. Weeks after her son went missing, sparking an international search, tanya couch, the affluenza mother is back in police custody. Well continue our Team Coverage of the Police Officer ambush. Reporter light volume, traffic moving okay. Were getting word of a dont in bucks county involving four vehicles. Powerball craze is in full effect, well have the latest a little later on action news. Good morning, everyone, it is friday, 5 43 on the clock. That is the george c. Platt bridge live on sky6 live hd. Lets go over to karen rogers she has the latest on what its like to commute in from the suburbs. Reporter we are in lower merion, a disabled vehicle just cleared on the ramp from the blue route southbound. Things are moving better in lower merion. We have a big accident on the pennsylvania turnpike eastbound between street road and Delaware Valley were hearing its involving four vehicles. We have emergency workers coming to the scene with the new accident happening right now, watch for that, some restrictions and slowing possible as they come to the accident scene. A water main break on bear tavern road on i95 were hearing thats blocking a lane, too. Lets check the commuter traffic report were going into new jersey, looking good, 295 this is the new jersey turnpike if youre traveling from gloucester county, youre heading up maybe youre going over the ben franklin bridge or walt whitman bridge, were not getting any reports of any problems. If youre continuing up towards cherry hill nobody is reporting any problems here, its kind of quiet on the waze app. This morning youve got a good commute so far. The temperatures 4 degrees in philadelphia. 39 in millville. No weatherrelated problems impacting your morning or evening commute. Temperatures warmer today, Lehigh Valley 20 degrees warmer, high today of 46. Breaking this morning a Philadelphia Police officer shot on the job. Authorities say a man ran up to officer Jesse Hartnet in West Philadelphia late last night firing 13 times. He got closer and closer as he fired leaning into the Police Cruiser shooting him. The officer was wounded in the alarm. The suspect tried to runaway, but was run down and arrested by other officers. Well have Team Coverage in the next halfhour, youll hear from the newly sworn in mayor and police chief both stunned by the event. Two refugees arrested on terrorism charges will make Court Appearances today. A sack Sacramento Man met with s group in syria. A texas man received Material Support to isis and received weapons training before becoming an american citizen. The mother of the affluenza teen has been moved to texas. The bail is set at 1 million. Couch and her son ethan fled to mexico after video surfaced showing the teen violated probation. Ethan couch is fighting deportation to the united states. Powerball jackpot worth 700 million. This is the biggest Lottery Jackpot in u. S. History. You can watch the drawing tomorrow night during action news at 11 00. If no one wins it goes to a billion for the next drawing. 5 47 two new jersey state troopers found themselves in the role of delivery men on the garden state parkway. A gruesome discovery in a hue ton home, a man has been living with his mother and she was dead for more than a month. Reporter milder than yesterday, mid 0s up north to close to 40 in the Center Portion of the region. Well dress the kids and give you the day planner forecast next. Wha. Before the sugarcane. Af was discovered. And everything had fewer calories. Truvia. Life with less sugar is just as sweet. Two words it heals. E different . How . With heat. Unlike creams and rubs that mask the pain, thermacare has patented heat cells that penetrate deep to increase circulation and accelerate healing. Lets review heat, plus relief, plus healing, equals thermacare. The proof that it heals is you. The food an Drug Administration has determined that a common chemical in pizza boxes can cause birth defects and cancer. There is a ban on the chemicals it will go into effect 30 days after its published in the public register. They say it may have affected the pizza,. Reporter no problems in chadds ford. We have a fire location, action cam and chopper 6 heading to the scene at 4th and somerset. Expect restrictions here. It is cool with most of us in the mid to upper 30s, were dressing the kids in extra gear, winds are not that strong, but they might want a hat. It will be milder than yesterday by a degree or two. A lot of clouds out there, still coat weather. 39 degrees by 9 00 a. M. 42 by noon. 46 is the high 6 above average. Well have a fair amount of clouds and drizzle this evening, and light showers possible on your way out for dinner and a movie. Bring a little rain gear along. You can find the sevenday forecast live look Storm Tracker 6 live double scan radar. Anytime you need to head to 6abc. Com weather. Police cams recorded an extraordinary call on the garden state expressway. One, two, three, push. There you go i should say garden state parkway. Well done officers, two new jersey troopers delivered a baby boy, the couple realized they were not going to make it to the hospital, and pulled over and dialed 911. Both mother and baby are doing well this morning. Texas police are investigating a weird death case, sounds like the plot of a cheap horror movie. Deputies discovered a man was living with his mothers dead body inside a houston home. The man is undergoing a Mental Health valuation, more tests are being done to determine how the mother died. No word if the son will face charges. 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Will you be ready when growth presents itself . Realize your buying power at open. Com a live look here, the view at penns landing of the river rink. It is 55 00, 39 degrees out there. Gunfire in the grays ferry section of the city left a man fighting for his life. Philadelphia police were called to the south ringgold street. Someone picked up the shooting victim. Officers followed the car to the hospital and holding it as evidence. Police are not sure who shot the man and why. A middle school in Chester County is the focus of incident. They released a statement discussing cell phone safety with their teens. The investigation has been turned over to Pennsylvania State police. Police say a young girl helped steal a package from a front doorstep in south philadelphia. She attempted to take the box on her own, but it was too heavy, so she returned with plan who carried it away. Authorities just released the video, if if you recognize either suspect contact Philadelphia Police. A 1,000pound butter sculpture is on display at the Pennsylvania Farm Show in harrisburg. Artists from conshohocken created the life size sculpture in honor of the celebration. Land o lakes donated all the money they needed. The 8 day farm show opens tomorrow. We have a fire scene live from chopper 6 we learned two people are dead, the 2800 block of north 4th street in north philadelphia, 6 people had to be taken to the hospital. Again we have learned two of those people have died. This started what appears to be the second floor of a row home. The people that were originally injured or taken to the hospital, four minors, and two adults, the fire is now under control. No word on a cause, but two people dead in a house fire in north philadelphia. Its 5 57. Were following some breaking news, a Philadelphia Police officer has been injured in an ambush shooting. Action news has obtained the Dramatic Police car that the officer himself made the moment the realized he had been shot. 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