pay for their child's tuition after she sued them in court. >> now, the details, a crime of opportunity that happens often during the holiday season. packages left on doorsteps only to be swept by a thief. it's happening in upper darby and the alleged thief used a baby in his arms as a cover. sharrie williams joins us at the big board with the amazing story. >> upper darby police say this guy stooped pretty low, stealing a package and bringing this innocent little one along for the ride with him. detectives say it's an example of how far people will go to get your packages. the holiday season is here and that means more packages are being delivered but upper darby police say you are not the only one keeping an eye out for your goods, so are thieves. >> the bums are producing the

neighborhood, they see it and follow the trucks, nine times out of ten nobody is home because they are working. >> an ups driver knocks on the door at this home on green wood avenue, no one answers so he leaves the package according to instructions from the homeowner. the box is full of toys for the holiday season, a man two doors down is scoping out the delivery man watching his every move, once the driver leaves the man appears just minutes later, he walks on to his neighbor's porch, takes a look around and then swipes the package, doing his dirty work police say while juggling a baby in his hand. >> the thing that bothers me about this one is the little baby in the video, he never lets go and uses the baby as a cover.

>> police got a good look at his face and want to get him off the streets. this is a warning for homeowners to remember this is the season for thieves, clothes, jewelry and toys could be gone in seconds. upper darby police say that theft is a problem at green wood avenue because of increased drug use. >> now more than ever before, the heroin problem being what it is, these addicts will steal anything. >> upper darby police are hoping that someone recognizes this guy and will give them a call and advice to homeowners that are expecting packages, if you are not home, have someone else come over to pick them up, or have them delivered to an address where someone can receive them for you. >> good advice, thank you. in berks county, authorities are searching for a man and woman in these pictures, police say they stole more than $1,000 in coats and sleeping pads from

east fit outfitters. the thieves hid the items under a woman's long skirt and walked out. if you recognize the couple you are asked to contact police. >> conshohocken police hope they can identify a man passing counterfeit bills, they were taken from the wawa in west conshohocken yesterday, the man used a fake $100 bill to buy a pack of cigarettes and a candy bar. he has targeted other businesses with his fake money. authorities investigating alleged hazing claims concerning it's central bucks football team released their findings, head coach hencele is out of a job but will continue to teach at the school. the coaches had been suspended since the accusations came to light, they will be determined when the new coach is named.

the studentses will not face any further discipline. and now more in the attempted murder trial of eric torres, he is accused of trying to kill officer edward davis. davis spent more than a month in the hospital recovering from his injuries. the pennsylvania supreme court is hearing arguments in the case of archdiocese monsignor william lynn, he was found guilty in the priest sex abuse scandal but the conviction was thrown out on appeal last year. prosecutors want it reinstated that he failed to protect a particular child victim in the case and the monsignor lynn is on house arrest. they gathered in montgomery county today to honor a police officer who is gone but whose sacrifice is not forgotten, officials family and friends

paid tribute to john plunket, he was kill. on a call and the plaque is for all to see. you can be part of the "action news" breaking news team. just email us your tips, photos and videos to breakingnews@6abc.com and we now know the identity of the mystery buyer of the famous coking house in atlantic city, the home was the center of a battle between donald trump and homeowner vera coking. carl icon paid $383,000 for the property on south columbia place. it sits in the shadow of the financially troubled trump plaza and there is word he might be making moves to seize the property and the taj mahal.

and now there are 60 million children in the u.s. that don't get enough to seat. one the many reasons that 6 abc partners every year in the big of the food drive in the area. matt o'donnell has more. >> philabundance launched the kids bites program in 2012, it provides nutritious food to children that need it. >> they have food they wouldn't necessarily have had access to before. staples they need to have a healthy active life. they can choose from fresh produce, cereal and more. >> we didn't have any food so when they started i told my mom and she came over and we now have food. >> the food is on the table for

kids and they can learn better and get higher grades. >> the program is not only inspiring healthier eating it's part of the student's curriculum. these are gardens, designed to give children an opportunity to grow fresh food and harvest it and plant it. >> we pull out the weeds. >> what the kids grow they can take home to eat. >> you like fresh frutd and vegetables? >> yes. >> did you not like them before you got involved with this? >> i did but not that much before i came to the school. >> what do you like about gardening? >> that you can get dirty without your parents getting mad. >> many children participate in the by weekly distribution. >> if you would like to help families in need this season, go to 6abc.com and click on the 6

abc dunkin' donuts holiday food drive icon, you can see the many ways you can save, share and give. >> once again this year channel 6 is teaming up with philabundance to fight hunger, join us on our telethon, you can call in or go to our 6abc.com philabundance page. now a check of traffic tuesday night, how is it looking. >> i wouldn't want to be on a train platform. at the moment no trains running and that is the case for over an hour, no telling when the service will be restored on the west trenton line, the line is running and helps you out. delays on the broad street line

the length this afternoon and no etch press service on the market frank ford line. the slow speeds continue on 95 and the schuylkill and they are not going away any time soon. stick with lincoln drive or the roosevelt boulevard instead of school house lane. and hamilton township, still the downed pole blocking the southbound lanes of 130. stay warm out there. >> thanks matt. still ahead on "action news," a local lawmaker is taking action when two parents were forced to pay their daughter's tuition. >> that chill is definitely overhead and temperatures on the i-95 corridor in the teens and 20s and single digits north and west of town. how long will it last? >> all right and jaime apody has

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tonight "action news" is getting action a week since we broke the news of her parents to pay her tuition, and today a judge ruled in her favor telling them to pay up. wendy saltzman has the news. >> chris brown, met with the father of 21-year-old kaitlyn richie, he told us about new legislation he will introduce to protect parents' rights. >> can't believe the story has gone this far. >> it has caused a firestorm of responses from across the country. kaitlyn richie is suing her and her ex-husband to pay her out of state tuition. the judge ruled that they have

to start shelling out $16,000 a year to pay for her adult child to go to college. >> we feel we are being treated unfairly. they met with richie to talk about protecting parents from their parenting destinations. the current newberg law, is made to compel one parent to contribute to their expenses. >> parents rights are being violated here. if this continues, what is next? assemblyman brown is constructing legislation to take parents out of the process when two parentses are in agreement. >> the courts shouldn't have a right to change the decision. >> richie just wants his

estranged daughter to come home. >> we want a relationship with her and we want her to come home and be involved in her decisions. >> kaitlyn's parents have not paid and are appealing the decision. congressman brown will unveil his legislation in the coming weeks. i'm wendy saltzman, channel 6 "action news." >> turning to sports now, the birds are getting back to work after sunday's big loss to the packers, they face the titans on sunday. jaime apody is live now in the sports center with more. >> the eagles are back at work and they have watched the game tape and say all the mistakes are fixable and they will put the mistakes in the past and move on. they think it's a veterans group that will handle the ups and downs of a long season, one is bradley fletcher that is picked on at will by aaron rogers, they

say it's the nature of the position, when he makes a mistake it's more exposed. he did think about pulling fletcher but today said he is sticking with him and here is why. >> i have big respect for fletch and how he responds, do i make a move? you watch him come out and play in the second half, he made the same plays that beat him in the first and he was on it and played the ball and his press was better and he got better and fought through it. >> have you to have a short memory as a corner, you keep fighting sometimes you don't have the best play. you don't allow the mistakes you made to affect the next play, he did a tremendous job of bouncing back and doing everything we asked. >> the eagles made an interesting move putting wolf on injury reserve. it turns out he has a nagging

knee injury and never told anybody about it. >> it was hard to say guess what guys, i am hurt. >> yes, it was, i don't like to make excuses, i wanted to play through it all. last year that is what hurt me. i've been playing, i have the most games played in state history and my whole goal this year was not to miss games due to injury. it didn't get better and the swelling went down but it's still nagging. they will start carmichael in his place. the flyers could be without captain, claude giroux, but the reason is a mystery. he missed practice when he met with team doctors for a lower body injury, and it's believed to be his ankle. the captain missed the mandatory event last night because of it and then gm says he was find and

then coach berube says he was in the dark about it. >> i don't know what is going on and i just found out before practice. >> did you talk to him, any concern for him? >> i haven't seen him since yesterday. i know he is getting checked out, and that is all i know. >> it's the on going question, when will the sixers finally get the first win, they host boston tomorrow. last night they fell to 0-10 losing to brett brown's former team san antonio and they never led in the game, what is the record for a losing streak to start the season? 18 set by the nets in 2009. nerlins noel get your head out of the towel you have plenty of games before that happens. don't let that happen.

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meteorologist, melissa magee is here, she says don't put her on the spot. but we could have warmer weather coming. >> the temperatures go from the 30s to the 60s at the end of the week. >> when does that happen? >> i'll let you know.

stormtracker 6 live double scan showing you it's dry with no issues of precipitation, the big story is the arctic blast of bitter air, and most of the day we have windchills in the teens and 20s, and not much recovery as we get into the middle half of our work week here. some of the peak wind gusts in reading are as high as 45. philadelphia 42 miles per hour, trenton 37 miles per hour and in atlantic city 36 miles per hour. you factor in the blustery conditions, it feels like 7 in the poconos. and lancaster coming in with a windchill of 19 and 17 is the current feels like number in sea isle city. we have high pleasure over the southern plains and it's keeping us nice and dry and mainly clear and quiet in our region, just off to the west in the great lakes, and more specifically

down wind of lake eerie and upstate new york and south of buffalo, some spots have seen 60 inches of snow in the past several hours. new record lows, tonight we call for a low of 21, the record of 20 and 18 in reading and we'll likely tie the record tonight. trenton 19 for the low and atlantic city will break the record at 17 and tie a record in the poconos with an overnight low of 17 degrees. we call for a high temperature of 33, it won't be as harsh tomorrow but the wind and windchills coming in at 20 degree, sunshine and clouds and wednesday into thursday a warm front lifts on through and thursday sunny and breezy and not as cold with a high temperature of 45 degrees, definitely a westerly wind that moves in for thursday and the chill eases a bit. here is the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast,

cold and left wind tomorrow, high temperature of 33 degrees and 45 degrees on thursday and a cold front moves through late thursday into friday ain high of 38 on friday and saturday 42 degrees and sunday mild with late rain a high of 58 degrees think the eagles are home with kickoff at 1:00 and it looks like the majority of that moisture should hold off until after kickoff and it should arrive in the afternoon and an area of low pressure in the afternoon as we move into monday and then the temperatures are back up into the 60s and a 30 degree temperature jump from now into next week. but get ready for the blast on the way.

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despite the cold, they harvested seed and will have kale and lettuce to bring home. a great dane has 19 new reasons for a nap. she gave birth to this massive litter of dogs, they were expecting a litter of 12 after an x-ray at the vet and then came 7 more, they are exploring their surroundings, and it just fell shy of the large of the litter that is 24. >> and i thought twins were a lot of work. right now the "action news" team is standing by with these stories next at 6:00. fire consumed a landmark market in south jersey, we'll have the latest next. and one of the country's biggest malls is suppose to get even bigger. >> and a license was awarded in philadelphia today for a casino,

we'll show you which location in the city won out. now for meteorologist, cecily tynan, sharrie williams, monica malpass, and the entire "action news" team i'm rick williams.

"action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist, cecily tynan, and jim gardner. the big story on "action news" tonight is a developing story out of burlington county, a four alarm blaze burned through a landmark farmers market in columbus. it's tuesday night and jim is

off and i'm rick williams. firefighters were alerted to the flames inside of columbus's farmer's market at 2:00 this afternoon and dann cuellar is live at the scene with the full story. >> reporter: rick, a few firefighters remain on the scene here making sure the fire does not rekindle, officials say it's too early to say what caused the inferno that caused four alarms, today's high winds did not help. the scene from chopper 6 hd after the fire broke out at the columbus farmers market. shortly thereafter 150 firefighters began arriving to battle the inferno being fanned by high winds this afternoon. >> we were hampered by the winds, cold weather and winds were a big issue on this, give the fire a good head start once it started in there.