the attack on police officer jesse hartnett. they said the fbi is investigating this as an act of terrorism. nbc 10's matt delucia is live in drexel hill, where in an hour a mass will be held. tell us about that. >> reporter: that's right, tracy. the officer in last week's ambush was an alumnist of mount senior bonner high school. as you mentioned, fbi director when he was in pittsburgh was talking about philadelphia, especially that officer ambush that happened last thursday and now they are investigating it as a terrorist attack. the suspect in last thursday's ambush of officer jesse hartnett told investigators he did it in the name of islam. beth local police and federal versions have been looking into a tip as well suggesting there could be more radicalized members of a group wanting to target law enforcement. officer hartnett, he will require more surgeries. he has received a wealth of support from people across the country as he remains in the

officer jesse hartnett is recovering at penn presbyterian hospital. around 11:40 he was driving his patrol car in west philadelphia when a gunman started shooting. officer hartnett was shot three times. officers apprehended him, he is also in the hospital. nbc 10's katy zachry is live outside of penn presbyterian medical center where officer hartnett is being treated. katie, how is he doing? >> vai, i spoke to his dad not long ago and he said he's out of surgery, he's in good spirits. as you said, the injured officer was brought here to penn presbyterian hospital. since then he's undergone hour hours of surgery. he's spoken to detectives in his hospital room about being ambushed and shot while sitting in his patrol car. >>> one of the first people philadelphia police officer jesse hartnett saw when he woke up from surgery -- his dad. >> i love him. i'm very proud of him. he's an excellent person. >> reporter: robert hartnett gets choked up thinking about the close call his son had while patrolling streets of west philadelphia thursday night. 33-year-o

officer jesse hartnett has been a philadelphia five years. he had been shot at least three times but was alert and was cohere coherent. richard ross tells us the officer has at least one broken arm and severe serve damage. he's got a lot of recovery. this seeks to the dangers of this job. to do something so evil beyond us. >> the injuriofficer's father hn with him throughout the morning. katy zachry, "nbc 10 news." >> thank you. we have continuing coverage all morning long, we'll bring you updates and you can get the latest on the "nbc 10 news" app or.com any time. >> sights a cloudy morning, the clouds are going to be staying with us during the day and helping to keep temperatures warmer. a little bit of a breeze blowing. you can see that in the flag. those are northeasterly winds that keep the clouds coming through the day today. but no sign of rain until we get to tonight. look at that, 39 degrees, tell degrees warmer than yesterday at this time. cloudy through the day, these are low clouds, not going to ro dues rain. the rain clouds are q

the suspect heading toward jesse hartnett and fires off a dozen shots. reaches into the car with a gun and runs away. the officer manages to radio in. >>> that is chilling, absolutely chilling when you watch that. police officials stunned by the images of the brazen attack. >>> if that doesn't make the hairs on your neck raise when you see that it's scary. >> reporter: even though he was badly wounded the officer gets out of the patrol car and fires back and strikes his attacker three times. >>> officer did strike the male, we'll need another unit. >>> the bravery he demonstrated was absolutely remarkable. his will to live undoubtedly saved his life. >> reporter: police say the suspect edward archer told them he ambushed jesse hartnett in the name of isis because the police follow laws that do not follow the q'uran. police say the gun was stolen from a police officer several years ago. police searched two homes linked to the suspect and carried away boxes of evidence. they cannot say enough about jesse hartnett's briskry in the line of fire. it demonstra

. >> reporter: officer jesse hartnett, ambushed in his patrol car, and the suspect, edward archer, fired, and fired, and then fired, at least 11 shots, striking hartnett, three times. >> he stated that he pledged his allegiance to islamic state, he fouls allah and that is why he was called upon to do. >> now philadelphia police, fbi and home land security are all investigating. good evening, i'm jessica dean. >> i'm ukee washington. as officer hartnett received treatment at a local hospital accused gunman is a await ago rain. in a philadelphia jail cell. we have our team all over the area tonight covering every angle of the story and we will begin with "eyewitness news" reporter walt hunter at philadelphia police headquarters with new information about the the suspect, walt. >> reporter: ukee, odd that a police officer could survive nearly a dozen shots a at point blank range in an ambush are very slim, but officer jesse hartnett did survive, due to the commissioner says his will to live and his raw courage. now as an expanding fbi investigation into the suspect has allegedly confessed s

officer jesse hartnett was shot three times but is expected to survive. we'll have more on officer hartnett's injuries and what lies ahead for his recovery, but our team coverage begins with nbc 10's george spencer who's been gathering the latest updates from police. do police know anything else about the motive? >> reporter: that's what they are working with the fbi right now to figure out. at this point, though, investigators say they simply do not have hard evidence that would directly connect him to a larger network. nor do they have evidence, though, that would indicate he strictly acted alone. it is the clearest shooting video some detectives have ever seen, the suspect in the flowing white robe approaches with arm extended. the flashes of gun fire popping until the man's arm is inside the police patrol car window. that officer protected only by a bullet proof vest and a will to live. >> my god, i mean, the way he's got his arm inside that vehicle, i mean, he knew what he was doing. he was trying to assassinate this police officer. >> reporter: newl

officer jesse hartnett pulls up to a stop sign and within seconds a man in a white robe ambushes his car. 13 shots are fired. the officer is hit three times but survives. >> boom, boom, boom and the cop was, you know, trying his best to block from getting hit. >> reporter: despite losing blood, a broken arm and nerve damage -- >> shots fired! just off spruce. i'm shot. i'm bleeding heavi heavily! >> reporter: he hits the suspect once in the behind. >> the bravery he demonstrated was absolutely remarkable. his will to live undoubtedly saved his life. >> reporter: this morning, they learned of a possible motive for the attack. >> he stated that he pledges his allegiance to islamic state and follo follows allah. >> there's no known connection to groups like isis. mistake it's unclear if archer was actually radicalized but it does appear that he was specifically targeting cops. >> according to him, he believes that the police defend laws contrary to the teachings of koran. >> reporter: now, we are also learning that the gun used in this attack was previously stolen from the home of anoth

officer jesse hartnett manages to chase down his attacker and shoot him before his backup arrived. archer said he did it in the name of islam and pledges allegiance to isis. >>> i don't think he had anything to the with isis or the islamic state this is an act by someone who wanted to make a mark for himself. >>> officials are looking into his past and his trips to the middle east. archer is due in court january 25th. >>> meanwhile, a go fund me account has been established to help pay for jesse hartnett's medical bills. go to 6abc.com for the police officer ambush investigation, you can review surveillance images and video from the scene and the report on the suspect's background. >>> meanwhile, a new york city police officer is recovering after being shot in the line of duty. it happened on the officer's 4th anniversary on the job. it happened when a fight broke out at a lot of the space where 200 people were gathered for a party. witnesses say the fight involved guns, ballots and knives. police were called to break it up, and that's when gunfire broke out. 25-year-old officer st

at bob hartnett's auto repair, today it's about jesse. what has this past 24 hours been like for you? >> like a nightmare, it's tough, but it's family, we're going to take care of each other and all be back down there in a little bit. >> reporter: bob hartnett is closing up his shop for a weekend, anxious to get back to the hospital to see his son, officer jesse hartnett. shot in his patrol car while doing the job he always wanted. >> this is a travesty, terrible, somebody just run up and shoot him. i don't understand that. >> reporter: surveillance video shows the 33-year-old officer get out of his patrol car after the shooting, wounded, he was able to return fire. >> i'm truly amazed, but i expect it from him. >> reporter: his uncle tells me about his handgun training. >> he's capable of doing what he had to do. unfortunately, their fire hit first. >> reporter: but family knows it's dedication, too. why do you think he wanted to be a police officer? >> always wanted to help people, plain and simple. always just wanted to do good. >> rep

this is last night, video here of that police car. 18th district officer jesse hartnett was in uniform driving that marked vehicle on 60th street when a man started firing a gun into the driver's side window. he was able to get close enough that at one point this guy was shooting his gun inside the police car. the commissioner says at least 13 rounds were fired at the officer before he managed to get shots off at the suspect himself and injure him. other officers were able to catch that suspect just down the road and the commissioner richard ross not each a week into the job says this was an ambush. >> i don't know what's on this individual's mind. we do know he was dressed in several layers of clothing and what that was for i don't know. i don't know it's that cold or what he planned to do but clearly it was unprovoked, nothing the officer was just driving up the street. >> reporter: the commissioner went on to say in his opinion it really doesn't matter why this guy shot the officer, he tried to take a life. we managed to get this video of the suspect's gun and clothing left on the s

. >> the radio call from officer jesse hartnett only hints at the chilling scene playing out at 60th and spruce just before midnight. police commissioner richard ross could only shake his head at the images. >> bravery he demonstrated was absolutely remarkable. his will to live undoubtedly saved his life. >> reporter: a man later identified as 30-year-old edward archer approaches hartnett's moving squad car firing nine mill neither semi-automatic handgun. archer fires about a dozen shots in all. the last of which from point blank range. hartnett's left arm is struck three times. but as the gunman retreats, he gives chase. firing at and wounding archer whose caught within minutes. police say archer has confessed to the ambush and given a reas reason. >> he stated that he pledges his allegiance to islamic state. he follows allah and that is the reason he was called upon to do this. >> reporter: police spent the day sevens address connected to archer. here in lansdowne, delaware county and also in west philadelphia. detectives questioning archer say he would not clarify whether he belon

officer jesse hartnett was in uniform driving a marked car on 60th street when a man started firing a gun into the driver's side window. he was able to get close enough at one point this guy was shooting his gun inside the police car. the commissioner says at least 13 rounds were fired at the officer before he managed to get a few shots off at the suspect. other officers caught the guy down the road. commissioner ross and mayor jim kenney speak about what they talk about an attempt to scoot a philadelphia police officer. >> shows very clearly how brave our and sacrificial our police officers are willing to sacrifice for us every day. the men and women of this department are brave and they deserve all of the respect and this officer thankfully is still with us. >> this speaks to the dangers of this job and why somebody would do something, i mean, so absolutely evil is just beyond us. so we will continue to investigate this. >> reporter: we managed to get this video of the suspect's gun and clothing left on the side street about a block away. police say the man emptied his gun on the of

. >> the injured officer jesse hartnett is a five year veteran of the force. officials say he has a long road to recovery but they are amazed and incredibly thankful that he survived such a brutal attack. friday night, the big story on "action news" is the latest on the ambush of philadelphia officer hartnett. >> police say the suspect edward archer admitted to the shooting and said he was acting in the name of islam. >> we just showed you the pictures that of shooting but we want you to know "action news" has obtained video of the shooting but we are choosing not to air it because it is graphic and police commissioner ross has says it could inflame the situation. >> all right, we have team coverage tonight. "action news" reporter john rawlins is live near the scene of the shooting in west philadelphia. but let's begin with vernon odom who is live tonight at police headquarters. vernon. >> reporter: good evening, rick and monica. the word is amazing. that is how police commissioner richard ross describes officer hartnett's survival of this late night ambush in

>> reporter: chris, police say edward archer has admitted firing at police officer jesse hartnett. and he explains at least briefly why did he it. but it's that why that has law enforcement officials both state, local and federal probing a possible connection to islamic terrorism. >> all cars stand by. we have an officer shot. >> reporter: the gunman 30-year-old edward archer comes out of nowhere firing a 9-millimeter semi-automatic hasn't gun at officer jesse hartnett's squad car at 60th and spruce. archer fires the last of a dozen or so shots from point blank range the weapon literally and side the car. >> that is chilling. absolutely chilling when you watch that. and if that doesn't just make the hairs on your neck just raise when you see that, it's scary. >> reporter: hartnett is hit three times in the left arm but as the gunman retreats he gives chase. firing out and wounding archer who's captured moments later. police officials say archer later confessed to the ambush and he gave a chilling reason. >> he stated he pledges his allegiance to islamic state he follows allah and t

surveillance video shows the crimple worthy ambush on officer jesse hartnett in west philadelphia. the suspect moving closer and closer firing multiple shots until he reaches point blank range. >> reporter: his car riddled with bullets, his left arm punctured by 39 mill neither rounds officer hartnett gets out of his police unit and gives chase injuring 30-year-old edward archer who is then quickly captured. >> the bravery he demonstrated was absolutely remarkable. his will to live undoubtedly saved his life. and we're ever so thankful to god that he's here today. >> reporter: police questioned the suspect as to the motive behind the unprovoked attack. they say he confessed and continued to utter these words. >> he stated that he pledges his allegiance to islamic state. he follows allah and that is the reason he was called upon to do this. >> according to him he believes that the police defend laws that are contrary to the teachings of the quran. >> reporter: sources tell cbs news archer traveled to the middle east including trips to cairo and saudi arabia in 2011 and 2012. and tha

despite being shot at point blank range, officer jesse hartnett is alive and is recovering. though "action news" has obtained surveillance video of of the attack on officer harder net we chose to only air these still images honoring the request of police commissioner ross. officials say the images portray 30-year-old edward archer seen here charging hartnett's patrol car at 60th and spruce just before midnight. from there he unleashed at least 13 rounds firing with a gun stolen from a police officer back in 2013. even though hartnett was hit three times in the amount five year veteran of the 14th district still managed to chase archer shoot, him once in the backside. >> the bravery he demonstrated was absolutely remarkable. his will to live undoubtedly saved his life. >> now archer was eventually captured and according to police confessed to acting in the name of islam and pledged allegiance to isis though hartnett is expected to make a full recovery the ambush has undoubterredly shaken the police force. for more on how his fellow officers are dealing with the aftermath we t

we have a lot of work to do to understand it better. >> the shooting of officer jesse hartnett has sent shock waves through the west philadelphia community where it happened. "action news" reporter dann cuellar is live at 18th district tonight. dann, members of the community came together tonight to express anxiety about their safety? >> reporter: well, that is right, jim. is there a heightened sense of alarm if not concern in the wake of the ambush attack on officer jesse hartnett. there was a deep sense if they could do that to a cop they could certainly to that to one of them. >> tonight is about scary. >> reporter: experts were in west philadelphia for a state senator and other officials to call a meeting on terrorism. but as evidence by standing room only crowd of over 300 people, it is certainly a subject that struck a nerve. >> the city of philadelphia is fearful of ice is. let's be real. i'm just scared about what happened. i have a granddaughter in my house. it was very scary. >> reporter: shocking video of the attack on officer jesse hartnett still on the mind of many here and

wounded son officer jesse hartnett. police say the the three three-year old was shot three times late thursday night in an ambush. >> shots fired, shots fired. i'm bleeding heavily. >> all cars stand by we have an officer shot. >> reporter: crews rush hartnett to penn presbyterian where he is listed in stable condition. philadelphia police say he will likely have to undergo more surgery. >> it will be a long day, as i said, i will go back, get the mother and coming back. >> reporter: hartnett an east lansdowne delaware county native had been with philadelphia police for five years. before that east lansdowne police say he served there for about a year. he also served on the u.s. coastguard from 2001 through 2008, his father, says hartnett is a strong man. >> he really came up a tough road, he is a tough guy, and excellent philadelphia police officer. >> reporter: in no time was that made clearer then thursday night. if you have learned a lot today about officer hartnett. we just heard from his family. coming up at 6:00

officer jesse hartnett was shot at least three times. nbc 10's katy zachry is live at presbyterian hospital where the wounded officer is being treated. >> reporter: tracy, when the officer was shot it's about 10 minutes from presbyterian hospital. he was rushed here and quickly taken into surgery. the officer's family rushed to the hospital as well. officer heartsnet with the 18th district, his officers and supervisors met here. commissioner richard ross went inside to see him. he tells us officer heartnet was shot three times in the arm, one arm is broken and he has significant nerve damage. >> fortunately he's awake, he was coherent, okay, but he's now up in surgery, he's got a lot of recovery ahead of him. so i mean, this speaks to the dangers of this job and why somebody would do something i mean, so absolutely evil is just beyond us. >> reporter: philadelphia mayor jim kenney was also here in the waiting room with some of the injured officer's family members and he relayed to us part of the conversation he had with the injured offic

officer jesse hartnett was in uniform driving his marked car when a man started firing into the driver's side window. at one point the man was shooting inside the police car. he got 13 rounds off before the officer managed to shoot at the suspect himself and injure him. the other officers who arrived were able to catch that guy just down the road. commissioner ross and mayor kenney, they spoke about what they call a blatant attempt to execute a philadelphia police officer. >> it shows clearly how brave our and sacrificial our police officers are, willing to sacrifice their lives for us every day. the men and women in this department are brave and they deserve all of the respect and this officer thankfully is still with us. >> this speaks to the dangers of this job and why somebody would do something, i mean, so absolutely evil it's beyond us. so we will continue to investigate this. >> reporter: we managed to get this video of the suspect's gun and clothing left on a side street about a block away from the scene. police say that man emptied his gun on the officer. and the suspect is in t

. >> reporter: marco rubio addressed the shooting of philadelphia police officer jesse hartnett. >>> look at the attack they had in philadelphia that the white house refuses to link to terror. the guy said he did it because i was inspired by isis. to this day, the white house refuses to acknowledge it has anything to do with terror. >>> there is no reason why you can't stand for principles and go and fight for them and get things done in government. >>> i don't think you have to give up your liberty for at that false sense of security. >>> there's the three lanes, there's the kasich lane. >>> i will confess i'm the only one on the stage with no political title. >>> we need a leader that will fix things and have a proven record to do it. >> reporter: some of the attacks were directed toward hillary clinton, but generally a quieter debate than we've seen is of late. katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >>> rick williams is in iowa right now. he will continue his live reports tonight and through the weekend leading up to the iowa caucuses on monday. you can find his daily dispatches

hartnett the philadelphia fraternal order of police held a benefit for jesse hartnett who was ambushed organ the job. he shook hands with the hundreds of people who came out to celebrate his heroism and raise money for his family. he was shot at close range while in his squad car on january 7 leaving his alarm shattered. police charged edward archer with attempted murder. archer said he shot hartnett in the name of islam. >>> it's nice to go to a celebration of someone who took action and still here with us. >>> last night's fundraiser included a silent auction of items including a boxing glove signed by joe frazier and mohammed ali and a world champion boxing belt signed by sugar ray leonard. >> reporter: it's kind of cold this morning, but we'll be smiling the second half of the week. we're dry across the region, as we look outside we're looking at the platt bridge in south philadelphia. look out for icy patches as the temperature dipped below freezing refreezing the melting snow from yesterday. 28 degrees in philadelphia. the wind are calm. they will public -- pick up after sunrise

it comes i day after jesse hartnett nearly became the newest name on the list. nearly assassinated on a street corner in west philly thursday night. >> they put their life on the line every day. and though they don't know who the bad people was, but the bad people know who they are. >> we're nervous now, you know, we don't know what's going to happen. >> captain mccluskey acknowledged uneasiness today. the ambush came three days after richard ross jr. was swrorn in as police commissioner. and almost foreshadowed the danger ahead. >> it is a challenging time for law enforcement. i don't think anyone can deny that. >> the temperature's high out there, i think we have to be very careful. >> john mcnesby says officers patrolling in pairs has helped calm some fears. and soon under the new commissioner, the red and blue lights always on atop patrol cars will go dark again. the attack on hartnett proves simply being a cop makes you a target. >> it's not because jesse was white, black, he was wearing a uniform, a badge and driving a philadelphia police car, it's as simm

"action news" reporter dann cuellar was there tonight. >> reporter: officer jesse hartnett smiled, and shook hands, with hundreds of people gathered tonight to celebrate his heroism and raise money for him and his family. >> it is very overwhelming, the support that is shown not only from officers but there is people just dropping checks off by the hundreds, you know, just because they want to. businesses, local businesses, community leaders, and, you know, he just wants to express his thanks to everybody. >> reporter: police surveillance camera captured ten seconds of the terror of how he was shockingly ambushed while on patrol in west philadelphia by a man claiming allegiance to isis. incredibly hartnett shot three times in the left arm managed to get out of his patrol car and fires back wounding his attacker. >> absolute hero, a warrior, it shows that the training that he received, kicked in, and he is very, you know, very, very lucky. he had aid guardian angel that day. >> reporter: number of officers from new york, rhode island, and new jersey were here to show their support. >> j

. >> edward archerer told police he ambushed officer jesse hartnett in the name of allah and that he pledged his allegiance to isis. investigators now wanto know how he got his hand on a stolen gun. archer faces eight charges, including attempted murder. as for officer hartnett, he remains in critical but stable conditions while he's treated for three bullet wounds. >> winter group has taken a wild to take hold.

hartnett. >> it's not okay to assassinate a police officer. it's not okay in any way, shape or form. it's not okay to pick up a gun and murder my brother like they did. it's not okay to take mother's children away. >> reporter: rosalind pachard is the founder of operation save our city. she started it after a robber shot her brother to death. a case that's gone unsolved? >> i think every life matters, not just blue lives matter, but in particular our police are very important to us. >> reporter: signs stated "stop shooting our philly cops" "all lives matter" and "jesse hartnett get well." >> i know the community supports officer hartnett and the police and they support reducing crime and having peace on the streets of philadelphia. >> reporter: a display of good will toward police to counter the images of officer hartnett who survived a gunman's brazen attempt to kill him. >> regardless of if it was one person or a thousand people, the important thing is all lives matter. we want to get our point across. >> reporter: the turnout was light. oth

archer is facing attempted murder and other charges stemming from the ambush of officer jesse hartnett in west philadelphia thursday night. nbc 10's drew smith has been following the story for us. he is live in west philadelphia with more on the new threat investigation. drew? >> reporter: denise, police made clear that they don't know if the information contained in this tip is true or not. they're working on investigating it, and they are taking it seriously. also, the woman who told police this information gave specific information right after she said the threat is not over. here at southwest detectives we've been here all afternoon. we've seen police already making changes. they're doubling up, working in pairs. that is something that has gone on since thursday night after the ambush on officer jesse hartnett. police confirmed that yesterday a woman who wished to stay anonymous approached an officer on the street. she warned that the man now charged in the shooting of officer hartnett was, quote, part of a group that consists of three others and they still frequent the 6100 block

more than a week after surviving ambush shooting, we're getting new details about officer jesse hartnett's health. >>> vacation day with a purpose. today is martin luther king jr. day. we'll show you how people across our area plan to honor the memory of the civil rights leader. >>> it's 4:00 am. good morning. i'm tracy davidson. let's get right to meteorologist bill henley with his first alert forecast. >> it's going to be a blustery day today. winds now at 21 miles an hour. temperatures have fallen into the 20s and 30s. right now it's 28 in trenton. 30 degrees in phil dadelphia. factor in that wind. 17 degrees is what it feels like in the city. the forecast hour by hour is calling for plenty of wind. we will see sunshine. clouds are moving out. 25 degrees at 6:00. not much warmer. in fact, a little cooler at 9:00 in the morning. by lunchtime, sunny, windy and 27 degrees. we'll go through the forecast neighborhood by neighborhood. we'll be back in 10 minutes. jessica boyington is watching your traffic. >> we're watching the schuylkill right now. no problems yet. moving along nicely. no co

we do have this in have seen several times by now this shows officers jesse hartnett being ambushed, police say, by 30 year old edwards archer last thursday in west philadelphia. there is also now a tip that he is part of a group of four men, who are allegedly bent on attacking other philadelphia police officers, this, of course, also comes as this tipster also says that these four men may have been radicalize in the west philadelphia area mosks, again, the pbi and police are investigating that. officer jesse hartnett is a 18th district officer, with five years on the force, and as he the investigation continues, and he recovers, we are hearing that philadelphia police are patrolling in pairs. erika, back over to you. >> justin finch, thank you. right now one last quick check on our forecast and also the roads, at least dry right now, but so cold out there. >> really is, yes, in fact, when you look at this, stellar sunrise underway here, guys, beautiful beginning to the morning, but it is cold, temperatures says it all, right? expect that at best today our high mid 30's, but you have

jesse hartnett is on his feet and walking. see how those who love and support him are rallying behind him. >>> also ahead, a new lease on life for a legendary old ship but the "ss united states" future may not include philadelphia. >>> 31 degrees in philadelphia. 35 at the shore. a little bit of melting going on in cape may. neighborhood by neighborhood forecast is just ahead. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >>> 4:38 and we're back into the cold zone this morning. most of the area is below freezing and in the 20s to start with. we will see a decent warmup during the day. the wind kicks in and may blow some isolated showers through the area. to the north of the city, those are likely going to be snow showers. the east, new jersey, more likely to be rain showers. and as we go through the weekend, it will be dry and turning warmer, in fact, next week we could see record warmth in the area. not today. 27 right now in mt. pocono, 29 degrees in northeast philadelphia and just below freezing at

despite serious wounds, police officer jesse hartnett managed to exit the car and return fire at the gunman. then came this frantic radio call from the injured cop. >> i've been shot. bleeding heavily. >> it is extraordinary that officer hartnett survived the point blank assault but he did and his alleged attacker is now behind bars. it is friday night and the big story on "action news" tonight is the attempted assassination of a philadelphia police officer on the streets of west philadelphia late last night. we need to tell you that we are honoring a request from police commissioner richard ross not to use moving surveillance video of the incident, video that we did obtain but ross is understandably trying to make sure that neighborhood passions are not inflamed. "action news" reporter vernon odom is live at police headquarters. vernon, philadelphia's new police commissioner set it straight. this could have been a police funeral today. >> reporter: indeed, jim. it is a miracle but a veteran police officer tonight explains what happened there this way. he says you see the gunman char

. >> despite serious wound to his arm, officer jesse hartnett emerged from his cruiser and fired back. so why has this become head line news across the country? because the gun man told police he acted in the name of islam and pledged a allegiance to isis. friday night, the big story on "action news" tonight is the big question: does 30 year-old edward archer, the man who has confessed shooting a philadelphia a police officer have ties to terrorist? the the the fbi is now investigating why archer may have traveled to saudi arabia in 2011 and egypt in 2012. police say there is no indication that anybody else, was involved in the ambush. "action news" reporter jeff chirico is live at penn presbyterian where officer hartnett is being treated but first lets go to dann waste air at police headquarters. officials are marveling over the fact that hartnett survived the attack. >> reporter: they sure are, jim. they are marveling, indeed. we are learning from sources tonight that the suspect had recently traveled to the middle east, saudi arabia in 2011, egypt in 2012 and had coverted to islam.

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he said haunting memories came back when he heard officer jesse hartnett was shot thursday. police say man who showed hartnett is a -- who shot hartnettes a self proclaim jihadi. gibbons says man who shot him and his partner claimed to be muslim. he was shot in the same neighborhood and also, was a stolen officer a's gun. >> i can just imagine, you know, what officer hartnett went through this guy is leaning in the window and continuing to fire. but these ambush-type attempted execution and shootings, they are scary. and it is unexpected. >> gibbons also commended commissioner ross for instancetently making the decision to assign police to ride in pairs while this investigation continues. fbi is looking into a tip about a possible larger threat to officers and we will have commissioner ross, in a little bit later in the the show to talk about what is going on and latest with the investigation. >> his first visit here to the set as commissioner. >> yes. >>> well, they made a decision over at the circus, the the stars of the circus are retiring a bit early. when he we can expe

officer jesse hartnett, 33, he survived. but this attack really is in so many ways a nightmare scenario for law enforcement not just in philadelphia but around the country. want to get right to cnn international correspondent deborah feyerick. deb, you've been talking to law enforcement sources. what are they saying now? >> what they're saying is this was an ambush. this came out of nowhere. this man had one intent and one intent only and that was to assassinate this police officer. he walked up to the marked squad car and fired 11 shots from a stolen .9 millimeter gun and hit this man at close range. it's remarkable everyone is saying that this officer even survived. he did -- the officer was able to get out of the car, shoot the suspect. the suspect was brought to headquarters and questioned by homicide detectives. and that's when he confessed saying he had done this on -- he had pledged allegiance to isis and was doing this in the name of allah. he did not implicate anyone else. did not release any kind of information sug

the gunman travels toward jesse hartnett cruiser his muzzle flashes and fires off a diswen shots. dozen shots. the officer manages to radio in. that is chilling, absolutely chilling when you watch that. >>> police officials stunned by the images of the brazen attack. >>> is if that doesn't make te hair on your neck raise when you see that. it is scary. >> reporter: the officer gets out of the car his wounded alarm dangling he fires back and manages to strike the attacker 3 times. >>> officer did strike the male, we'll 23450ed a rescue -- we'll need a rescue unit, for him as well. >>> his bravery was remarkable. >> reporter: police say the suspect said he ambushed jesse hartnett in the name of isis. the gun used was stolen from a police officer several years ago. football and police execute the search warrants at two addresses linked to the suspect carting away boxes of potential evidence. police officials could not say enough about the officer's courage and bravery in the line of fire. >>> he really just demonstrated, a paragon of excellence when it comes to what it means in terms

. >>> showing support for a philadelphia police officer ambushed, officer jesse hartnett may have a long road to recovery but he will not have to make that journal a loan. eye witt the necessary news reporter, rahel solomon joins us live outside the high school alma matter, rahel solomon is in drexel hill to tell us more. >> reporter: monsignor bonner and prendergast is a small tight tonight community so when word spread about what happened to jesse hartnett as we heard in the story, it is especially hard. they help in the best way that they know how. >> it is like family when you have been here so long. >> reporter: after 27 years of working at a high will school, you might think that the names and faces of students start to blur but in the for miss rocco. >> very mannerly, always coming into say hello. >> reporter: philadelphia a police officer jesse hartnett a 2001 graduate of monsignor boner high school has recently become known to many aren't around the country after what police call this targeted ambush. >> i'm shot. i'm bleeding heavily. >> reporter: officer hartnett was shot thre

hartnett who was charged over the weekend with murder on the unprovoked attack on officer jesse hartnett. >>> they are urban terrorists. >> reporter: police released this video of another assault of an officer on saturday night at penn pretty bad medical center. a man tried to grab the officer's gun, but he was subdued. fbi is working to investigate the threat as they verify the credibility of the allegations. katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >>> high tide caused flooding in new castle, delaware. the action cam was on the scene as rescue crews helped a woman get to safety. her car was surrounded by water she try to get to the airport. >>> a man tried to car jack a woman at a bucks county gas station it happened on route 1 in trevose. the woman just finished pumping and a man tried to push her from the drivers seat into the passengers seat. the victim beeped the horn and screamed. others chased the man off. >>> two crimes were reported yesterday, the first was the theft of a cell phone. after that a car was reported stolen at saint teresa's church. the man took her jacket which ha

police say archer shot at officer jesse hartnett's cruiser last night. the good news -- the officer should be ok. one booth is now empty at c-e-s! u-s marshals raided a chinese hoverboard booth...for suspected patent infringement! bloomberg says the marshalls were there to serve a court order. and the search is on for whoever lit several vehicles on fire overnight. here's surveillance video of two of the fires....near fremont and charleston. it's video you'll see first on action news. you see a car pulls up, two people get out... and then minutes later, flames erupt! two vans were destroyed, the video just coming in from a nearby business at fremont and charleston. fires as arson. make sure to bring in any outdoor pets or potted plants, wrap your pipes and make sure your elderly friends and relatives are ready for the overnight chill. by monday, mostly sunny to partly sunny skies return but looks to be short lived. here's tonight's primetime lineup on channel 13... it starts at 8 with last man standing, dr. ken at 8-30, then shark tank at 9. 20-20 comes

officer pgh jesse hartnett with his arm severely injured gets out of the car and shoots back hitting archer. officers responded to his call for help and arrested archer. authorities know he traveled to saudi arabia in 2011 and egypt in 2012. there is no evidence he had actual ties to terrorists. he shot pgh jesse hartnett because the officer defends laws that are contrary to the q'uran. >>> he follows allaw and that's the reason -- allah, and that's the reason he did this. >>> we know police raided two locations yesterday believed to be connected to the suspect. one of the raise happened at 61 61st and pine street blocks away from the shooting scene. fbi searched the house for several hours and removed at least four boxes and a bag. >>> the last philadelphia police officer who was shot and killed in the line of duty was robert wilson, wilson was killed while protecting customers inside a north philadelphia game stop last manner. he was buying a gift for his son when he stopped two armed men from robbing the store. sergeant wilson was killed during the fire fight. the two suspects who

he unloaded 11 shots at officer jesse hartnett last night with a gun stolen from a officer's home more than two years ago. officer hartnett got out of the car and started chasing him. >> i'm absolutely amazed that officer hartnett is here with us today. this male fired aft least 11 shots from a .9 millimeter at close range and he started firing with one aim and one aim only and that was to kill him. >> on top of talking of officer hartnett's courage, the police commissioner described his compassion. he said in one case hartnett bought food for the son of a man he had just arrested. >>> new information tonight in the trial of the officer accused in the death of freddie gray. william porter will not have to testify in the trial of caesar good so goodson. a judge said he would have to testi testify. tonight a court of appeals ruled he would not have to testify. his trial ended last month in a mistrial. jury selection in good soson sts on monday. goodson is the!hÑ driver of then carrying gray. >>> a 19-year-old priss geornce george's county woman was killed. she was not far from her apart

. >> just weeks after officer jesse hartnett ambushed thinks his cruiser, steve keeley live in center city with more on the scary threat. do they know where the threat came from? >> this is two weeks to the day today that jesse hartnett was shot and an update from headquarters here is that his condition finally upgraded to stable just this week. that is how bad he was hit. and as they deal with that, and wish him well, and the rest every us deal with the threat of snowstorm, now, the police again with a new threat. and what happened was two calls came in yesterday. one, here, to philadelphia police, a second call, up to new york city police. and that person calling said in both calls that somebody was going to shoot a police officer in philadelphia and in new york city. soap, both departments were out talking about that last night. >> there was a time when, you know, you were just cautious about it, and any more, i mean, because of the things that have happened, not only here but in new york and around the country, gout to take it very seriously, so when these things happen, the autho

. >>> you can see the video where pgh jesse hartnett gets out of the patrol car and fires back. this video has grabbed national attention because the gunman said he acted in the name of islam. dann cuellar has more on the investigation. >> reporter: we are learning from sources the suspect traveled to want middle east saudi arabia in 201 anticipate egypt in 2012 and converted to islam. the question, police and fbi are trying to answer is whether or not he was in contact with radical muslims. the ten seconds of terror was capturedded on camera, the gunman heads toward pgh jesse hartnett and reaches into the car with a gun an runs away. the officer manages to radio in. officer shot, officer shot, i'm bleeding heavily. >>> that is chilling when you watch that. >> reporter: police officials stunned by the images of the braidsen attack. if that doesn't make the hairs on your neck raise when you see that, it's scary. even though he was badly wounded, officer hartnett gets out of his patrol car he fires bark and manages to strike his attacker 3 times. >>> we're going to need a unit. >>

police charged edward archer with attempted murder, archer said he told them he shot jesse hartnett in the name of islam. >>> an out-of-control van goes on a demolition derby in a philadelphia neighborhood. hear from an innocent car owner who watched in horror. mom! baby! i love that we're spending the weekend together. oh, i know! hey, why don't you turn off your phone and all your stuff? good idea. it's off. mom? oh, my internet is so slow when anyone else is using it. did you like want to do something? i am doing something. need more bandwidth for all your devices? it's good to be back. switch to fios for 100 meg speed internet, tv and phone, now only 69.99 per month online for 1 year. switch to better. switch to fios. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >>> good morning, it is 6:00 a.m., thursday, january 28 here's what's happening. >>> bullets shatter car wind shield in a shootout in the city. >>> a crossing guard is suspended after contacting the mayor about a snow covered crosswalk. >>> can you believe allentown schools are closed for a

as you know last night about 11:40 officer jesse hartnett was on patrol in uniform in a marked vehicle when he was ambushed by a male. this male fired several shots at close range striking hartnett in the left arm three times. despite being seriously injured, hartnett exited his patrol car, and chased the male. he returned fire and able to strike the male who was later apprehended by officer officers. the bravery that that he demonstrated was absolutely remarkable. his will to the live undoubtedly saved his life, and we are ever so thankful to god that he is here today, because this could have easily been a police funeral. officer hartnett is presently recovering, and he has very serious injuries that will require multiple surgeries. our thoughts and prayers are with him sh, and his family. the suspect in question is a 30-year-old male from yayden, and he has a philadelphia address as well, and confessed to confessing this cowardly act in the name of islam. according to him, he believed that the police defend laws that are contrary to the teachings of the koran. and now, at this time,

hartnett is still recoveriri from t t attack. year's state of the union address is going to be unlike any other we've seen before. before.president obama is not expected to present a wish- liststf policies to congress. with republicans firmly in control of congress - the president has resorted to executive actions on controversial issues such as nimum wage, immigration and gun control.tomorrow's speech could include a preview of the next issue the president will take on without congress - election reform. "you'll hear the president talk about making sure thth every americananas a chance to influence this democracy. not millionaires and the billionaires," billionaires,"south carolina governor nikki haley will response. the democratic party's three candidates for the oval office were back in iowa tonight... tonight...it was for the brown and black forum in des moines, the campaign. campaign.much of thehe conversasaon had to do with economic issues facing minority communities, but they also talked about criminal in the wake of presi

police say archer fired 13 shots at jesse hartnett while he was sitting in his patrol car. archer confessed and told police he did it in the name of islam. he also allegedly pledges his allegiance to isis. he is due back in court later this month. be sure to check in with 6abc.com for the latest developments in the police officer ambush investigation. right now you can view the surveillance images and raw video from the scene and reports of the suspect's background. >>> we're learning new information built arrest of "el chapo" the infamous drug lord was caught two days ago. before he arrest he sat down with actor sean penn for an interview. matt gutman has the latest from mexico. >> reporter: this morning a stunning new video, the first ever interview joaquin "el chapo" guzman surfaced a day after his capture in his home state. he conducted an interview with search penn filmed only a remote ranch and credited with thousands of -- in an companying rolling stone article with the proof of interview picture, he describes a harrow trip to the jungle to meet "el chapo." his son w

rest up jesse hartnett. jessica dean, for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> as a wake of the attack on officer hartnett and an attempt add tack on officers in paris, on thursday, the new york city police department wants its officers to be extra vigilant. in a letter to officers the nypd wrote these two incidents demonstrate the continued threat that members of the service, face from individual seeking to target law enforcement personnel. new york city police department strongly advise all members of the service to exercise a high degree of vigilance. >>> stay with "eyewitness news" for continuing coverage of the officer ambush, you can get latest developments and see the press conference in its entirety at cbs philly.com. >>> a pennsylvania state trooper, wounded in a deadly ambush will be a guest at president obama's state of the union address, senator toomey invited trooper alex douglass to attend next tuesday's speech. authorities say he was ambushed by eric frein outside blooming grove barracks in 2014. anot