police have identified the man identified in a double shooting in port richmond. 24-year-old john marques jones was shot in the neck. and a 35-year-old remains in critical condition with a wound to the abdomen, police are searching for the gunman. >>> new at 12:30, "action news" has learn that president obama will be making a trip to the region this coming monday. the president will travel to joint base mcguire, dix, lakehurst to visit troop there's, and will deliver remarks and thank the troops for their sacrifice and their service. >>> another chilly forecast for the delaware and lehigh valley, it's clear out there as we take a live look at atlantic city and sky 6 hd shows its cloudy and colder at the shore and the same is likely true for your neck of the woods and things should rebound for the weekend, melissa magee is live at the big board with the details. >> happy friday rick as well. these temperatures are definitely cooler than average, they will remain below average as we get into the weekend, we are finding more breaks in the clouds today and 35 in philadelphia and 25 in the poc

. >>> it is christmas season port richmond girl collected presents for children in her neighborhood. those children have parents who have fallen on hard times, and as eyewitness news anchor ukee washington shows news this weeks story of brotherly love, neighbors pitched into help. >> teenager came up with the idea in 2009, now it is a yearly project. sarah swear owes her mother and aunt have big bags of presents to drop off at cheer's cafe in port richmond. bar is serving as ground zero for toy collection, filling up fast with games, trucks and even bikes. >> i love it. >> reporter: sixteen year old sarah, started collecting toys five years ago for her catholic confirmation project. the recession hit the neighborhood hard. >> port richmond is a working-class neighborhood a lot of union guys, and then all of a sudden they are out of work. >> reporter: that year they collect toys and gift cards for nine families. >> after it was over and we delivered she said i would like to do this every year. >> it is crazy how much people need help, and i'm glad i can help them. >> reporter: she cal

. >> port richmond. >> yes. >> is it ka the r a. >> kara. >> kara. >> i'm mike. >> kara. >> okay. >> that is a cutie. >> have you been nice this year. >> yes. >> santa will want to hear that. >> do you have any brothers or sister. >> yes. >> you do. >> share when i get back home in port richmond. thanks for being here. thanks so much. we will heat you down. do you want to go for a ride in the chair. that is the fun of this show. >> we have jen fred on her thing, and look at the her smiling. >> she's enjoying that. >> we need a seat belt for these chairs and then spin at the end and then back to mommy . >> bye. >> what was her name. >> kara. >> you have to yell it. >> yes. >> it is still foggy out there. good morning. this is the toughes act to follow, cutest kid in the world. here we go with fog . .3 of a mile visibility. philly international. same in lancaster. can't see anything up in the mountains. it is bad still out there. i really think our chance of sunshine may have passed because by the the time we get to lunchtime it will be raining and we will see that rain moving in later

there was a similar rally in port richmond last night. this one was organized by the wives of police officers. demonstrators held signs and told drivers to honk their horns to show their support for the philadelphia police department. >>> a pennsylvania lawmaker wants to put all cases of deadly force involving police in the hands of a special prosecutor. state senator-elect art haywood announced his proposal. the bill would require the state attorney general to appoint an independent special prosecutor. haywood's call for action comes in the wake of the michael brown and eric garner grand jury decisions. >> we need to let people know that we care, that they have been heard, and we don't want to wait until a ferguson or a new york incident happens here in pennsylvania before we act. >> state senator-elect haywood says that he plans to introduce his bill when he's sworn into office next month. >>> we've got an update on an e-mail pornography scandal involving pennsylvania state workers. an independent review has found that no other judges s

police investigating a port richmond shooting that left one person dead. this happened around 11:30 last night, police responding to the shooting in 2,000 block of bellmawr street. when they got there they found several bullets lying in the street and a minivan had been hit by gunfire. >> we believe that the 35 year-old victim may have been in the driver's seat of that minivan when a bullet came through the passenger side window and struck that 35 year-old in the abdomen. >> we will continue to follow that story as morning develops, meanwhile, new this morning, within person dead after a single car crash in king sessing. it happened at midnight in the 5100 block have of grays avenue. the car crash in the loading dock of the building and then caught fire. witnesses say car was going very fast before they saw it rather run a red light. police say victim was a 26 year-old man. >>> also new fire fighters responding to a fire in the southwest philadelphia school that started before midnight at bartram high at 66th and grace avenue. fire fighters noticed smoke,

that's in port richmond. the money took his items to the counter, the employee rung them up and the guy pulls a gun and wants everything out of the register. he took off with the cash and the clothes. >> while your out shopping pickpockets might be targeting to you get their holiday presents on your dime. suburban police say thieves are right now racking up thousands of dollars from unsuspecting shoppers. >> our dave schratwieser has the details of where it's happening. >> reporter: christmas joy turned to ba hum bug for unsuspecting shoppers at south jersey shopping centers much police say it's been anything but jolly when shoppers find out their pockets have been picked. >> i work hard for my money so i want to keep it safe. >> picks up that is time of year because you have more shoppers. people on a hectic schedule and obviously they're in the paying attention. >> reporter: several suspects caught on camera after she stole wallets from shoppers at this big shopping center on route 70 in cherry hill. and at

police investigating a port richmond shooting that left one person dead and another hospitalized. it happened at 11:30 last night, police responded to the shooting in the 2,000 block of bellmore street. police say when they arrived they found several bullets and minivan hit by gunfire. minivan victim, somebody in that truck, listed in critical condition. >>> new this morning fire fighters respond to the fire at southeast philadelphia a will school. fire started sometime before midnight at bartram high and 66th and blaze avenue. upon arrival fire fighters noticed smoke from the building, fire was under control a short time later. >>> also new this morning one person is dead after a inning will car crashed in king sessing, this happened at midnight on the 5100 block of grace avenue. police say a car crashed in the loading dock of the building and caught fire. witnesses say car was going pretty fast right before that crash and they say that they saw that car run a red light. police say the vick them was a 26 year-old man. >>> philadelphia a police questioning a person of interest in

this all happened before 11:30 on the 2000 block of bell more street in the city's port richmond section. 20-year-old man was killed and 35-year-old man was shot while sitting in a minivan. police hope surveillance video in the area will help lead to suspect. >> police say a violent criminal is off the streets following a brutal attack on a student in philadelphia. police say the same guy may be responsible for a description of attacks. katherine scott is live with the details on what led police to the suspect. good morning, catherine. >> reporter: good morning, nydia, police caught the suspect 55 years old while he was assaulting a woman, they believe he is responsible for multiple attacks in university city including two yesterday morning adjacent to drexel's campus. a string of assaults on or arrested university campuses, police have made arrests. 6:30, a 38-year-old graduate student gotten off a bus at 42nd street she walked to 41st and pine when a man struck her back in the head with a bicycle lock. the woman fought back, but the attacker tragd her down the street -- dragged her dow

the most recent snow shower has not made its way to port richmond, just damp. we have an accident blocking welsh road. the crash in horsham has cleared and the one at richardson road. we have icy spots, but the salt crews are out trying to take care of those. >> reporter: some of you are waking up with snow on grassy surfaces, because we had snow showers. we had them make it i-95, one down the shore, that's thinning and falling apart arc and those of you in chester county are seeing light snow with little or no accumulation. if you have snow on grassy surfaces alongside the road, slow it down. 37 by noon, 38 by 3:00 p.m. the high will be 39 at 2:00 p.m. we're down to 36 by 6:00 p.m. the national map shows you a little bit of something happening in texas and southern missouri, most of the rest of the county outside the west coast looks okay, of course we have the remnants of snow shower activity up to the north. no major delays occurring just yet. philadelphia reporting light snow, but not enough to prevent owe cause any major problems at the airport today, tam.

. >> police are investigating another shooting that happened around the same time this in port richmond. happened 1:30, 1900 block of east monmouth street. a 38-year-old man was shot in the leg and also taken to tem p.m. hospital. no arepingts in this case either. >>> arson streingttors are trying to find the person who fire womd a home in german up to -- fire bomb aid home in germantown. east culture streets. it's not the first time this block has been hit. "action news" reporter chad pradelli has the story. >> carmen pope and her husband are cleaning up and their home was fire bombed this morning around 1 a.m. they awoke to a loud bang. >> the time i got back down field the whole living room was on fire i said no we cannot gets out from downstairs we have to go up. >> few five people were inside the house including 4-month-old little girl. they rushed upstairs and climbed on to a roof and waited for help. >> at document males, females and infant were rescued bilateraler eight from the rear second floor roof. >> fire investigators have been to this unit block more than a dozen times. e

. >> reporter: this gathering and this one in port richmond also supporting officers like others came under the cloak of protection provide bide police. >> this community group just like any other protest and demonstration that is we've handled throughout the past month and a half or throughout the year at any point in time, everybody has the right to express themselves and their first amendment right of being out here this is no different. >> reporter: police tell us there were no incidents of violence here. this was just a peaceful gathering and a chance for folks in this community to show appreciation for the men and women in blue who protect and serve their community. we're live in mayfair tonight, natasha brown, "eyewitness news" at 10:00 on the cw philly natasha thank you. >>> there's new reaction tonight to this image posted on instagram by a philadelphia paramedic. it shows two black men pointing handguns as a man posing as a white police officer. i spoke to mayor michael nutter about this photo earlier today. >> it's offensive and, you know, as much as we believe in the suppo

philadelphia 24th police district is port richmond through it's chirp's christmas party. did it's a great opportunity for officers to get together with their community. the holiday cheer included lots of activities and some good fo food. i'm guessing maybe a little bit of salt here and there. possibly. chips. i go to the ocean for salt air. it's free. >> it wasn't salt that we saw today coming down from the sky. >> no. it could have been, though. big flakes of salt. >>> yeah. maybe even a little bit of graupel. >> the graupel comes back. >>> yeah. just for you lucy. >> thank you. >>> the snow totals across the area we saw a trace to about an inch and a half especially toward the gilbertsville area. glassboro a trace and a trace officially of snowfall at the philadelphia international airport as well. but look at the temperatures by 7:00 o'clock in the mid 30s. a few leftover scattered flurries early. but it's going to be a cold evening if you're stepping outdoors. so bundle up. also, we'll have to watch out for a few slick spots developing in particular over night as thos

. >>> there was a similar rally nearby in port richmond last night. it was organized by some of the officers' wives. a few dozen demonstrators held signs there. they told drivers to honk their horns to show support of the police department. >>> a pennsylvania lawmaker wants to put all cases involving police in the hands of a state prosecutor. art haywood announced his new proposal yesterday. it would require the state attorney general to appoint an independent special prosecutor. haywood's call for action comes in the wake of those grand jury decisions that i mentioned in missouri and in new york. >> we need to let people know that we care, that they have been heard, and we don't want to wait until a ferguson or a new york incident happens here in pennsylvania before we act. >> haywood says he plans to introduce his bill when he is sworn into office next month. >>> now to news from our delaware bureau. there is new information on a cold case in newcastle county. homicide detectives say this louisville slugger was used as a weapon to kill wayne capelli

if you're waking up in port richmond dealing with downed wires and east berks street that is still out there. heading out to chester county, foggy conditions along the route 30 bypass. the good news is no accident and no delays to report on the route 30 bypass. so far typically later in the morning that changes. for drivers in new jersey, 295 looks good. new jersey turnpike free of any incidents. we do have some construction on the southbound side of the 42 freeway at creek road but not causing any significant slow downs. tracy? >>> the fate of the final fours on "the voice" now in your hands. the winner will be revealed tonight during a live two-hour season finale. ♪ >> local favorite mcandrew. i think he's awesome. last night he and three other remaining contestants gave their performance. he graduated from the university of the arts in philadelphia and you can see who the winner is tonight on the results show. it's at 9:00 right here on nbc 10. >>> some schools are closed today as the manhunt forzph%m by stone continues. nbc 10 is staying on top of that breaking news this morning.

the polish american string band rehearsing for their big day the at saint albert's school hall in, port richmond this group, by the way has been awarded first prize 11 times, over the past 15 years. >>> let's see here now with accu weather. we didn't see the sun today but it sure didn't help a whole lot. >> we have not seen the sun in about two months. >> i mean, it has been for a long period of time but we did have pockets of sunshine, still chilly. >> just kidding. >> just milder as we get in the week ahead we will track wet changes. storm tracker six live double scan radar is showing you that it is dry, no issues with rainfall today. so outside we will go, action cam is outside, earlier today and earlier this afternoon, we're at love park they are at christmas village, four more days to go until we get into christmas. the the day of christmas. with that we do have some changes on the way. we will check out some of the highlights, across much of the area, winter is officially here and it has been seasonably cold, this weekend. we will start off with winter, it started around 6:03 this

now, on the port richmond section of philadelphia, here, gulf street and berks road, downed wires, police activity, on the scene. currently no problems on 202 northbound from route 30 into the schuylkill expressway. take you about 12 minute trip, 422 eastbound, no problems also oaks into 202, only about seven minute trip. currently no problems for mass transit. septa new jersey transit and dart all running on time with no delays. erika, back over to you. >> thank you, growing cosmetic surgery technique is finding a new use for unwanted fat. doctors are performing fat transferring procedure on patient called air sculp. it essentially relocates that so-called jigly stuff into an area that may need a bit of a boost. some doctors say healthier alternative to implant. >> it follows your own body. it is your own body. it feels natural t looks natural. >> when i look in the mirror, avenue new shape. i fill out my clothe the way i did before i was ever pregnant and it is where i have gotten my body back. >> experts warn that the fat transfers aren't always permanent, and the result might not be a

. >> we do have some problems out there, including downed wires in port richmond and use caution at burkes street. heading to lansdale accident at main street and that is the only accident pretty much that we're following this morning. a disabled tractor trailer on the shoulder of 76 eastbound right near girard avenue. as you can see, it's not blocking anything and not slowing anyone down. 76 right near the conshohacken curve. just some pockets of volume past city avenue. drive times pretty average in both directions and you can see between the blue route and the vine, about 12 to 13 minutes. good news for drivers and no accidents to report on the majors in new jersey or delaware. tracy? >> jillian, thanks. >>> stay with nbc 10 as we stay on top of the breaking news that is still breaking. the search for an accused killer as investigators in montgomery county try to track down brad stone. schools in the area are closed and neighbors tell us what they believe touched out this deadly attack. >>> most of us have seen this video already. new jersey governor rooting against the eagles in south

. >>> a few dozen people gathered for a similar rally in port richmond. some of the officers' wives organized this one. demonstrators held signs and told drivers to honk their horns to show their support for the police. >>> this morning a bucks county man is charged with making a hoax call during the manhunt for bradley stone. he's the former marine whom authorities say went on a shooting spree earlier this week. according to investigators, luke sanderlin claims that a man looking like bradley stone tried to car jack him in doylestown monday night. it led to the lockdown of central bucks ymca and the high school. he also told them he fired a gun at stone to scare him off. police began searching for stone after they say he killed his wife and five members of her family monday. they found his body the next day in montgomery county but no clues ever turned up in doylestown. investigators say that's because sanderlin made up his carjacking story. as for why, authorities believe he was trying to raise money for a medical treatment for an alleged illness. >> he

. >> this gathering and this one in port richmond also supporting officers like others came under the cloak of protection provided by police. >> community group like any other protest and demonstrations we've handled throughout the past month and a half or throughout the year at any point in time. everybody has the right to express themselves and their first amendment right of being out who are. we're going to -- this is no different. >> reporter: police say this was a peaceful rally. no incidents to report. just a gathering of folks who wanted to show a appreciation for the men and women in blue who protect and serve their community. in mayfair, natasha brown cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> meantime in new york, demonstrators took to the streets in support of the nypd. but they were met with a rival demonstration by critics of police policies. the pro police rally was held as a counter point to the recent protests against police brutality. >>> there was new reaction tonight to this image posted on instagram by a philadelphia paramedic. it shows two black men pointing guns at a white man p

. >>> and a few dozen people took part in a similar rally in port richmond organized by some of the officers' wives. demonstrators held signs and told drivers to honk their horns to show their support for the philadelphia police department. >>> an arrest tonight stemming for the search for bradley stone. tonight a bucks county man is charged with making a hoax phone call during the manhunt. investigators say luke sanderlynn claimed a man looking like bradley stone tried to car jack him in doylestown. that report led to an all-out search. he also told them he fired a gun at stone. search teams looked for bradley stone all day monday after he killed his wife and five members of her family. they found his body the next day in mobilintgomery county but no clues in doylestown because the man made up his carjacking story. as for why, authorities believe he was trying to raise money for a medical treatment, but there wasn't much response. >> we would contend the stone situation gave him the opportunity to decide to try and play hero and get some notoriety for himself. and he did so at the community

thursday on the 3300 block of aramingo in port richmond. now they say the suspect tried to pay for two cartons of cigarettes but with rejected bank card. when it did not work as you can see he jumped over the counter hitting the workers and then ran off with the smokes. >>> a bucks county contractor is convicted of stealing millions of dollars from people. 58-year-old john sue chi accused of receiving payments for major remodeling jobs and then doing slipshod work and demanding more payments. more than 10,000 people filed complaints -- more than 10 people filed complaints against him. he will sentenced next week he's facing more than 100 years behind bars. >> a judge says south carolina mom was insane when she drove her three children into the atlantic ocean. prosecutors are dropping three attempted murder charges against ebony wilkerson. a judge will decide whether she should be involuntarilily hopped hospitalized or released with court supervision. earlier this year wilkerson drove her van into the surf off daytona beach. police and bysta

. >> it was an early christmas for dozens of children in port richmond. santa himself was on hand as rizzo pal on clear field street and is what vice from it santa without him. kids got to pick out their own new toys from shell shelves lined with everything from action figures to game and plenty of pizza. it was hosted by police athletic league with help from amazon.com. >>> it wasn't santa but community clause on hand at bartram gardens in southwest philadelphia this evening. hi mr. clause. he is known by day as paul earthquake more more brought along a bag of toys and handed them out to the kid. children got a sweet treat as well, a along with that new toy. >>> all-star line up hits the stage at wells fargo center for q102 jingle will ball. >> ♪ >> that is mega trayn or who proved with grande, one republic, sam smith and iggy a sale y it is part of the jingle ball tour which hits about a dozen cities, very fun. >>> jimmy kimmel live at 11:35 right after "action news" and here's jimmy with a preview of tonight a's show. >> thanks, monday cars, hello ph

we got downed wires in port richmond causing a problem at east burke street. the construction on the schuylkill westbound at vine has cleared. looking live in new jersey, that's 42 northbound at creek road. northbound construction cleared but crews will be out there again tonight and it's kind of a pain because 42 northbound is detoured. you have to kind of go off the ramp on 295 and back on so that's in the overnight hours, matt. >> we continue to follow a breaking story unfolding in the philadelphia suburbs. police are desperately trying to track down bradley tomorrow. the 35-year-old is accused of killing his ex-wife and five members of her family in montgomery county yesterday morning. the upper perkiomen school district is closed today due to the search. >>> "action news" reporter katherine scott is live in doylestown bucks county, the scene of an intense overnight search. >> reporter: people around here are being urged to remain vigilant. there was a shelter-in-place advisory but that was lifted late last night around 11:30 so the search continues today

let's say good morning to our friends in port richmond. matt i think most of them are still asleep because it's quiet along aramingo avenue and app street. nice and quiet at this point as well. new issues on 422. we'll discuss them when "action news" continues on this tuesday morning. >> ♪ e. so you can. ♪7 powerball tickets ♪6 match 6 chances ♪5 cash 5s ♪4 big 4s ♪3 daily numbers ♪2 mega millions (joe) happy holidays, rita. (rita) thanks, joe! (man) what a great gift! (announcer) pennsylvania lottery tickets make great gifts, like the new $1 million peppermint payout. (joe) happy holidays! ♪and best wishes from the lottery♪ >> ♪ >> welcome back. you're taking a live look sky 6 out at the airport as we wait on a wintry mix of precipitation to come our way. it's 5:14, 39 degrees. >> how are the roads doing matt pelman. >> i would be fine if we kept waiting on that wintry mix but i guess eventually it will get here. so far this morning roads are looking good, things are nice and dry even in the suburbs as we get suburban

we've got these downed wires causing a problem though in port richmond. i-95 northbound at the vine street expressway we talked about some construction there but that is cleared. here's the construction here on the schuylkill approaching the vine. you see that westbound traffic as you head towards girard, construction blocking the right lane. it was scheduled to clear at 5:00 a.m. so no delays yet. looks like they may be in the process of getting trod do that but a little bit of late running construction on the schuylkill there matt. >> thank you. >>> we're following the manhunt for bradley stone. the search for the accused masked murderer continues across two counties. police say stone killed his ex-wife and five members of her family in the lansdale area yesterday morning. because of the search, the upper perkiomen school district will be closed today. >>> the action cam is live outside of stone's home in pennsburg montgomery county. police continue to seek any information that might help them figure out where stone is. they've been searching for him in

the jolly fella visited children in port richmond and they had a big holiday party at the rizzo pal center. santa and police athletic league helped unwrap a giant box full of toys for the kids and as you can imagine everybody had a great time there. you can celebrate the holidays with our joy of sharing campaign buy a new unwrapped toy and bring it to one of our drop off locations. for list of those locations go to cbsphilly.com/joy or call 215-977-joys. you can also text donation just text the word joy to 41444. we'll be right back. ♪

the jolly fella visited children in port richmond and they had a big holiday party at the rizzo pal center. santa and police athletic league helped unwrap a giant box full of toys for the kids and as you can imagine everybody had a great time there. you can celebrate the holidays with our joy of sharing campaign buy a new unwrapped toy and bring it to one of our drop off locations. for list of those locations go to cbsphilly.com/joy or call 215-977-joys. you can also text donation just text the word joy to 41444. we'll be right back. ♪ with the card most accepted in the philadelphia region, you have the compassion and security of blue cross. giving you the confidence to move forward. independence blue cross. live fearless. (vo)rescued.ed. protected. given new hope. during the subaru "share the love" event, subaru owners feel it, too. because when you take home a new subaru, we donate 250 dollars to helping those in need. we'll have given 50 million dollars over seven years. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. >> thank you for watching cbs3 "eyewitness news" at 11:00. we're back tom

the guy walks into the store on the 3300 block of aramingo avenue in port richmond. they say the suspect tried to pay for two cartons of cigarettes with a rejected bank card and when it didn't work, he jumped over the counter hitting the workers before running off with the smokes. the employees had minor injuri injuries. >> a 26-year-old man is dead following a single car crash in kingsessing this happened just after midnight near 51 is the and grays avenue. witnesses say the driver was speeding and ran a red light before crashing into the loading dock of a building. they say the car then flipped over and caught fire. the man died at the scene. >>> four children at the center of an amber alert in southern california are safe and sound this evening. this afternoon their father was charged with killing their mother and kidnapping the children. >> fox's patricia stark reports the search for the suspect came to a dramatic end on the side of a freeway. >> reporter: police say 43-year-old daniel perez kidnapped his young sons after killing their mother. >> they've been tal

. >> police investigating another shooting that happened right around the same time this one in port richmond. 38-year-old man was shot in the leg on the 1900 block of east monmouth street taken to temple hospital and so far no arrest here i'mer. >> today marks two years since mass car at sanityy hook in connecticut a local group marked the anniversary by demanding changes to gun laws ♪ capped light vigil was held here at the springfield friends meeting house to remember the 26 children and educateers killed in december 2012. supporters of delaware county united for sensible gun policy organized this event and called for new gun legislation. >> a firefighter in wilmington top was hon ford for a life type of service today. raymond brawk was back at fire station 6 where he started with the wilmington fire department. current firefighters gather todd wish raymond all the best in it his retirement after a 51 year career. many of those who worked with him over the years also came out to tell him it was an honor to serve by his side. >> we still have yet to see if the eagles are super bo

richmond section, a 24-year-old man was killed and 35-year-old man was shot while sitting in a minivan. police hope surveillance video will lead to a suspect. >>> a graduate student was violently attacked on the streets in philadelphia. now police are looking into weather this suspect was tied to another attack on students hours earlier. katherine scott is joining us live from hunting park with all the details. good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam, that's right, last night police caught a man while he was assaulting a woman in university city and police believe he is responsible for four, maybe five attacks in the area including two yesterday morning near drexel. a string of assaults on or around university city campuses. now, police have made an arrest. last night around of 30:00 a 38-year-old graduate student had gotten off a bulls at 42nd -- a bus at 42nd street. she walked to 41st and pine when a man struck her in the head with a metal bike lock. when she fought back, the man dragged her down the street. officers who were in the area due to the recent events, spo

now it's sort of like a juggling act, sort of like the kid party they had in port richmond. and a juggler riding a unicycle was just one thing they had. the kids were treated to holiday gifts. party on people! blinds to go's 60th anniversary sale continues celebrating with 20% off the entire store. you heard right, 20% off the entire store. we're talking employee pricing baby! hey, you need 'em, you want 'em, and now there's no better time to get 'em. blinds to go. blinds for life. >>> now cecily tynan is here at the big board. snow is predicted? >> there are snow showers around and stormtracker 6 live double scan showing a few showers and they are beginning to diminish in reading and now it's tapering off to flurries across route 422 and another batch near coatesville and downingtown, all thanks to the gift that keeps on giving the nor'easter that is stuck in northern new england, and creating scenes like this, from townsend delaware, the snow is covering the grass and puts you in the holiday spirit. the snow is melting on most road surfaces and temperatures begin to drop n

smoke swept through both floors of the home on the 3200 block of jasper street in port richmond section of philadelphia. the fire forced a family of five outside. no word on what sparked that fire. >>> on the way to the call, fire chief was involved in a crash. police say a car ran a stop sign and hit the chief's suv on east atlantic avenue two blocks from the home on fire. a laptop hit the chief in the chest, but he refused medical attention of the woman driving the car was taken to the hospital for minor injuries she faces a summons for driving without a license and running the stop sign. >>> a taxi carrying a passengers careens off i-95. the taxi ended up in a marsh. the driver said he was run off the road by a tractor-trailer that never stopped. state police are looking into the claim. the driver and passenger were taken to the crozer-chester medical center and expected to recover. >>> the search is on for a gunman in a late-night shooting in chester. a person was gunned down near the intersection of west carla lane and west 12th street. the victim was rushed to crozer-chester. >>>

flames swept through the 3200 block of jasper street in port richmond. the smoke forced the family of five next-door outside. the red cross is helping the family with temporary housing. no word on what sparked the fire. >>> on the way to the call, the fire chief was involved in a crash. a car ran a stop sign and hit the chief's suv two blocks from the fire. a laptop hit the chief in the chest, he refused medical attention. the woman driving the car was taken to the hospital for minor injuries, she faces a summons for running the stop sign and driving without a license. >>> a taxi carrying a passenger careens off i-95. the taxi ended up in the marsh in the northbound lanes of up labd land, delaware county. the driver said he was run off the road by a tractor-trailer that never stopped. state police are looking into the claim. the driver and the passenger were taken to crozer-chester medical center they are expected to recover. >>> rolling stone magazine has apologized for a story about a university of virginia student who said she was gang raped at a frat

>> port richmond, thank you. >> happy holidays. >> bye! >> bye, see ya later how old is he? >> four. >> four, ya. let's go to bob. bob, is there more on this breaking news? >> we have an update, yes. we will give him ride home in the chopper, skyfox over the scene of this massive water main break, in north philadelphia, germantown avenue, what a clean up ahead of these guys, water department turned the water off, along the 1500 block of germantown avenue. between jefferson and oxford. we have been over the scene the last half hour or so, then jenny joyce headed to the scene. but it is right just north of jefferson, islamic academy, to evacuate the kids say the parent picking the little ones up, all you see here. >> oh, this looks like water pressure, do people now, they cut it off, does that mean people don't have water? >> probably. >> you know, we're wait to go hear back from the water department, exactly what the deal s not sure whether that was one of those, you know, one of the goes straight up, whether it funnels into each of the buildings, there is a parent there, pic

. >>> a concrete spill tied up traffic on northbound i-95 in port richmond this morning, chopper 6 hd was off the scene as a dump truck flipped near bridge street at 9:30, it took crews several hours to clean everything up. the driver is recovering at area torresdale hospital. >>> it's not just the other side of the world that celebrated the new year -- >> three two one! >> that scene is hundreds of ecstatic kids ringing in the new your midnight is well past their bedtime and this is a chance to get the full experience and still get to bed on time. >> still to come, some call it cruel and others call it brilliant. we'll show you the way one mom punished they are naughty kid. and that has people talking. and the fast pass to fitness, how you can get all the classes for one low price. >>> and one thing for kids that causes hours of entame. the prank that tricks your friends into sending funny and pretty unflattering selfies. >> and counting down the minutes until 2015, 7, 21 minutes and 4 seconds. "action news" continues after the break. >>> a missing persons case in florida has come to

he's wanted for robbing a port richmond 7-eleven yesterday. he tried to use a bank card to pay for cigarettes. when his card was rejected, he jumped over the counter and began hit being the employee, grabbed the cigarettes and took off. one worker suffered minor injuries. >>> investigators are also on the hunt for this guy. police say he broke into the ace check cashing agency. video shows him moving from room to room looking to steal cash, but he left without getting anything. >>> 39 new police officers were sworn in today. these new officers along with all of their new colleagues are being required to listen to a video message from the mayor. mayor nutter says in light of the grand jury decision's clearing white officers in death of unarmed black men in new york and missouri, there is a trust gap between police and the public. >> abusive, prejudicial, oppressive policing cannot and will not ever be tolerated in philadelphia. it really has no place in american law enforcement. sfwlt eight minute video is being played at every police roll call

smoke spread through the home on jasper street in port richmond section.read through the home on home was vacant, but smoke forced a family of five outside. the red cross is helping them with temporary housing. no word on what sparked that fire. >>> on the way to the call, a fire chief was involved in a crash, police say a car ran a stop sign and hit the chief's suv on east atlantic avenue two blocks from the home on fire. a laptop hit the chief in the chest, but he refused medical attention. the woman driving the car was taken to the hospital for minor injuries. she faces a summons for running the stop sign and driving without a license. >>> new this morning, a taxi carrying a passenger careens off i-95 and the driver says this was no accident. the taxi ended you mean in a marsh in the northbound bound lanes of up land, delaware county. the driver said he was run off the road by a tractor-trailer that never stopped. the driver and passenger were taken to crozer-chester medical center, both are expected to be okay. >>> new this morning, the search is on for a gunman in a late night sh

. >>> it was an early christmas for dozens of children this evening in port richmond. >>> don't go anywhere we have much more in the next half an hour, a warning for comcast customers, why you need to grab your last bill and check it closely it turns out the cable giant made a big mistake. >>> next up we will take to you camden where police officers were busy this evening, cleaning up the streets, how city is turning >>> here's big story on "action news" at ten on phl17. one of the most famous phillies is leaving according to multiple rollins had has been traded to l.a. dodgers. new surveillance video surfaced that show shane, stumbling across the the bridge after having drinks at kildare's irish pub early thanksgiving morning. is there a $65,000 reward for information that leads to shane: >>> philadelphia fire fighters joyce craig will be laid to rest saturday morning, killed tuesday morning while trying to rescue a woman in the 1600 block, of middleton street. >>> but the big story tonight at 10:30 is a huge push to get camden, new jersey back on its feet. crime has been a problem, but a

richmond they tell police that he asked to buy two cartons of cigarettes with the bank card. card was reject and that is when he he jumped over and attack the clerk. he eventually made off with the cigarettes. he is wanted for robbery. clerk did sustain minor injuries. >>> philadelphia police want to you take a very good look at this surveillance video. they are asking for your help in identifying a burglary suspect. the investigators say this man was caught on camera, inside of the ace check cashing on north broad street in franklinville. authorities say suspect was looking for cash but got away empty handed. anyone with any information is asked to contact the police right away. >>> son of the pennsylvania congressman chaka to take ignored advice and will represent himself in his tax evasion trial. a judge grantedded chaka fattah's junior request during a hearing at federal court in philadelphia today. fattah junior says he wants to represent himself because he is having disagreements with his current defense counsel. he did not say what those difficulties an agreement are.

. >> in gathering there is one port richmond, also supporting officers, like others, came under the cloak of protection provided by police. >> throughout the year at any point in time, anybody has the right to express themselves, and their first amendment right of being out here. so we will, you know, no different. >> police say this was a peaceful rally, no incidents to report, just a gathering of folks who wanted to show appreciation for the men and women in blue, who protect and serve their community. in mayfair, natasha brown, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> in new york demonstrators took to the streets in support of the new york police department. but met with rival demonstration, by critics of police policies. pro-police rally was held as counter point to the recent protests against police brutality. >> well, new reaction to this image polls dollars on the instagram by a philadelphia paramedic. it shows two black men, pointing handguns at a white man, posing as a police officer. under the picture, the paramedic wrote in part: our real enemy. mayor nutter spoke about that photo on frida

richmond, gulf streak at berks street and the blue route and 95. here's what it's looking like. 76 slow and the blue route still looking pretty good, although we are starting to see some congestion right near baltimore pike and 95 southbound is jammed right now from cottman down to girard. vai? >>> breaking news this morning an attack shakes a school in pakistan. more than 100 people, mostly children are dead. killed in a suspected taliban attack. we'll get an update coming up in about three minutes. >>> 16 hours. that's how long a deadly hostage situation lasted in australia. this morning, we have new details about the gunman who is being called by the prime minister a deeply disturbed individual. (vo) nourished. rescued. protected. given new hope. during the subaru "share the love" event, subaru owners feel it, too. because when you take home a new subaru, we donate 250 dollars to helping those in need. we'll have given 50 million dollars over seven years. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. >>> now an update on the breaking news we're foll

street will take you down through bridesburg, port richmond, get you back to the city past the casino there. the sugarhouse casino. right near rancocas woods delran, tying traffic up, the new jersey turnpike, though, looking good, north and southbound. no problems at philadelphia international at the moment. one of our jumbo jets comes in for landing. but later today, if you are headed to or from the airport, heads up. penndot plans a midday mess. they're going to be there with bridge inspections on 95, near the airport. they'll work southbound from 9:00 to 10:30, then flip it around, and work northbound from 10:30 to noon. soy if you are going to the airport or through that area on 95, give yourself lots of extra time, up until lunchtime. kerry, back over to you. >> good advice as always, bob, thank you. 6:49. new video out after fight between disgraced rutgers quarterback philip nelson and ivan coalstat, actually knocked out near death from sucker punch. video shows this 82nd alcohol fueled fight apparently over the former quarterback as girlfriend, it shows him throwing a punch fro

and in the neighborhood, port richmond, accident at aramingo and allegheny avenue. otherwise, 95, looking good, just wet road conditions, coming down that i95 corridor. over in south jersey, some downed wires, along the white horse pike, at united state avenue. all of the bridges, because of the wet they are morning, have speed restrictions in play, and mass transit, so far, looking good with no delays. chris, kerry, back to you. >> news week article is dubbed wilmington, delaware, murder town usa. the title is upsetting some city officials. the article says there have been 27 murders in wilmington, so far this year. it also ranks wilmington as thirds for violence among small cities in the u.s. mayor dennis williams said his city being misrepresented. he said in a written statement, radio station, wdel, quote, to refer to wilmington as murder town is a grossly inaccurate characterization that severely misrepresent sent the many good nature resident within our community. >> at 5:06. two weeks after the deaths appearance after west chester university student, investig

. >>> a few dozen people gathered for a similar rally in port richmond. some of the officers' wives organized this one. demonstrators held signs and told drivers to honk their horns to show their support for the police. >>> this morning a bucks county man is charged with making a hoax call during the manhunt for bradley stone. he's the former marine whom authorities say went on a shooting spree earlier this week. according to investigators, luke sanderlin claims that a man looking like bradley stone tried to carjack him in doylestown monday night. it led to an all-out search in doylestown and a lockdown of central bucks ymca and the high school. he also told them he fired a gun at stone to scare him off. police began searching for stone after they say he killed his wife and five members of her family. they found his body the next day in montgomery county but no clues ever turned up in doylestown. investigators say that's because sanderlin made up his carjacking story. as for why, authorities believe he was trying to raise money for a medical treatment for

. >>> earlier a caravan of tow trucks made a special drop off today, drivers gathered in port richmond to load their vehicles with donated presents. all gifts were delivered to kids at youth services as part of a seventh annual tow for to the toy drive. >>> time for a check of sports. jeff skversky live from the "action news" sports center, hi there jeff. >> can you wait, binders/boys will battle for first place tomorrow night at lincoln financial field. eagles trying to avoid back to back losses for first time in over a year. the here's tony romo and cowboys a arriving in philadelphia tonight. and the eagles expect more of a fight from dallas then they did on thanksgiving. dimarco murray was held to a season low 73 yards rushing, and, of course, romo had one of the worst games of his season too, trent cole says they will bring the heat once again tomorrow. >> no, not always the pain but i want to make sure, that we're here. we're coming. we will be all over him. you know, it is not going to stop, until the end of the game. >> can't wait. >> perhaps the flyers, starting to catch fire h

. >> ♪ >> that's philadelphia famous timmy kelly serenading shoppers port richmond today. it was a welcome treat as shoppers picked up a variety of baked goods for the bakery that's known for its special counter pike. >> and we are sharing our christmas spirit with you on the "action news" facebook page. pictures, videos holiday tradition they are just what some of fans of our facebook page can get. make sure you're getting everything that we have to offer by liking our page. it's facebook.com/6abcaction news. >> in other news tonight philadelphia police are searching for the person who beat, shot and robbed a man in the logan section of the city this morning. just after 1:30 a.m. someone attacked a 44-year-old man at the intersection of ogontz and olney avenues. he was shot once in the side. the attackers took a hundred dollars and got away. the victim is now in stable condition at einstein medical center. >>> well, the holiday will be a very difficult one for one philadelphia family. they lost a loved one in a hit and run accident and police are pleading with the public