. >>> people are gathering to pay their respects to shane montgomery, a viewing for the 21-year-old college student is underway at st. john the baptist church in manayunk his body was found in the schuylkill river over the weekend after disappearing on a night out with friends. >>> a philadelphia police officer was dragged by a motorist this morning in strawberry mansion before the car ran over his right leg, the law man fired his gun but the suspect escaped and the suspect has since been arrested. chad pradelli is live at police headquarters with the latest on this. chad? >> reporter: jim fortunately the officer will be okay, the suspect dominique fallins eluded capture for four hours and now he is under arrest and facing serious charges. "action news" was there as philadelphia police captured dominique fallins, he is aus kood of running over the officer at 32nd and susquehanna just before noon. the chevy impala that he was driving had an ohio license that didn't match the vehicle. >> we asked him to exit the vehicle instead of doing so he tried to gun the vehicle and spun on ice and the o

the funeral for shane montgomery was held in manayunk today. mourners gathered at saint john the baptist church to say their final goodbyes to the 21-year-old college student. >>> he went missing thanksgiving morning. his body was found in the schuylkill river last weekend. his death an accident according to police. montgomery was buried at calvary cemetery in west conshohocken today. >>> there is more tonight about the 40-year-old woman from voorhees, new jersey, who died from the flu earlier this week. "action news" reporter vernon odom that is a story. >> reporter: this was nicole born of voorhees a poster model of good health at the age of 40 but the mother of two suddenly passed away on sunday after being rushed to the hospital two days earlier. the cause doctors say the influenza a virus h3n2 the most common virus circulating this season. >>> the a strain is associated with higher rates of severe illness and death but born's death is highly unusual. 90 percent of the flu related deaths in the united states occur in those over 65 not an ac

the bill is in response to the death of shane montgomery. the 21-year-old went missing early thanksgiving morning after leaving a bar in manayunk. his body wasn't found until january in the schuylkill river. supporters including shane's family were at the hearing today and say surveillance cameras would have shortened the time it took to find him. they also say cameras would help reduce crime. >> ♪♪ >> a world two veteran from springfield delaware county has finally received a recognition he has so long deserved. to say it was a poignant moment is an understatement. "action news" reporter katherine scott has the story. >> one of the best days of my life. >> reporter: a day 90-year-old richard euler of springfield has been waiting 71 years for. today this purple heart was pinned to his chest at a ceremony at the pennsylvania veterans museum in media. he also earned a bronze star which he didn't even know he qualified for. >> i'm no hero. i'm a survivor. i'm not a hero. >> reporter: euler was part of the 45th infantry division in 1944. he

today a playground at rydal elementary school was dedicated to honor slain shane frankel. his brother sean donated money for the equipment a plaque will be on display to reflect the new name the shane frankel playground. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ with the card most accepted by top doctors and specialists, you have the compassion and security of blue cross. giving you the strength to drive forward. independence blue cross. live fearless. >> so i guess the question is is this a problem that can be fixed or the house that jeff built if you will is it just crumbling. >> looks like it's crumbling right now. there's no easy fix. the players don't seem to fit the system, there's no chemistry. there's a lot going on with the eagles right now. were they outplayed yesterday? yes. were 33 outcoached? yes. did the players quit on their head coach? only they know for sure. one thing is certain they need to get over yesterday's loss to the bucs rather quickly. eagles visit the lions on thursday. sam bradford might be back for that one. law a limited participant in practice today. he's coming off