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saturday night, a family is morning the death of the young father whom they say died inside of his home tonight in horsham. tonight the investigation, continues to find out what sparked the fire, and that claimed his life. saturday night i'm walter perez. the big story on "action news" is a terrible fire that claimed a life inside a condominium complex. tonight we are learning more about the victim from his grieving family. "action news" reporter kenneth moton has the story. >> reporter: friday night victim was spending time with his brothers and friends before he came home, but what happened, a after that. family members and neighbors are still waiting to hear what caused this destructive scene. saturday night more questions than answers as people drove wye and saw aftermath of the fire that destroyed this horsham condominium. inside a fire fighters found body of the man family members believed is their loved one, 27 year-old kevin hemminger. >> he was just good spirited, always nice and always saying

high. he was a good guy. >> reporter: call came in around 4:00 a.m. on green meadow lane inside brook wood condominiums. massive fire was on the second floor. john knoll and his girlfriend were directly underneath it there was no in smoke or anything but we could smell something was off. once we got out of the bedroom and looked up the sky was orange. >> reporter: it took fire fighters two hours to get this scene under control. they thought everyone made it out safely but while they were clearing debris they discovered the badly burned body. the medical examiner is still trying to make a positive identification but saturday night family members of this young father told "action news" that they are already knowing the outcome. hemmingshore grew up in horsham owns an appliance repair. his brothers, including a twin, said he had been renting this condo for less than a year. >> it is so unfortunate because he was so young. i'm sad for him and his family and very unfortunate. >> reporter: we found other rent hours were thankful and back in their homes trying to salvage whatever they could.

>> blessed and thankful that my son and i got out but it is tragic. i mean, it is scary. >> reporter: red cross is helping four families, that were heavily damaged to several homes. victim's family says he was a father of a five-year old boy, he loved deeply. once again the cause of this fire is still under investigation. reporting live from horsham, kenneth moton for channel six "action news". a philadelphia police officer is out of the hospital tonight after getting hit by a car while responding to a shooting in kensington. it happened in the 2300 block of north fair hill street. authorities say a the the officer found a 25 year-old shooting victim in the middle of the road there, luke heard the initial commotion and ran outside. >> he was shot a couple times, he shot a couple times. >> reporter: what was he saying. >> he wasn't saying anything, he was just laying there. >> reporter: was he moving or no. >> he was moving.

>> reporter: when the the officer tried to stop the suspect that suspect allegedly hit him with the car he was driving. the suspect then took off but was later arrested along 100 block of west cambria street. he is being questioned. the the shooting victim is being treated for multiple gunshot wounds at temple university hospital. the officer was treated for his injuries at hahnemann hospital and then moved on. police are investigating a murder in wilmington as well. the it happened an hour ago at 27th and west street. victim described only as being in his 20's was shot in the head. he was pronounced dead at the scene. a 45 year-old man, was accidentally shot and killed while hunting with his father today in west windsor, new jersey and they are trying to figure out if the bullet came from your father's rifle or somebody else. it happened on the 1200 block of old trenton road. investigators say the the man was shot in the back of the head. david toledo, the owe called mayfair tire slasher, has been arrested again, this is after allegedly doing the

same thing in his new neighborhood in oxford circle. detectives started the investigation along the 1600 block of creston street after receiving a bunch of complaints about vandalism in the neighborhood. early wednesday morning a pair of septa workers say they saw a man place a mouse trap fitted with nails right in front of the parked cars tires. toledo was quickly identified as a suspect and then arrested at his home. toledo is already serving two years probation for slashing tires in mayfair two years ago. well, a warm up is on the way just in time for the workweek but we may have to make it through some rain first. meteorologist melissa magee is live at the "action news" big board with details, hi there, melissa. >> hi there walter. we have good news for start of the weekend. we are seeing a slight recovery as far as our temperatures are concerned. high today in philadelphia 46. that is warmer then yesterday's chilly high of 37. out identify tonight his two in the city. thirty-eight in the poconos. forty-two along the the coast along sea isle city. dover coming in at 41 degrees.

it will be milder as we get into sunday. widen out temperature profile. we will see cold air entrenched in raleigh-durham and richmond. fifty's for charleston, also 50's in atlanta. we will tap in the piece of the milder eras early as tomorrow w that however does come with a bit of the change. storm tracker six live double scan radar showing you a weak disturbance riding to the north where it will stay but we will see moisture coming up from the southern plains states from the southwest to north east direction. for our region as we get into tomorrow night. so future tracker six has you covered showing you you that precipitation arriving well after sunset between 8:00 and 10:00 p.m. across the philadelphia region and it will continue to over spread as we get into overnight sunday and into monday. talk about what is ahead? we're tracking rain for second half of our weekend, and also tracking record warmth for monday and there is a coastal concern the the day were thanksgiving, that is a very busy travel day. we will have a closer look at

that with the full and exclusive accu weather forecast. remember, six abc.com/weather is always there with the latest from accu weather and storm tracker six. check out our live radar, see the the seven day, hour liz forecast, plus latest updates from our team of "action news" meteorologists. it is all right there right now on six abc.com/weather. the trump taj mahal casino is offering a olive branch to its workers in a last ditch effort to keep cat seen owe opened. trump entertainment resorts has offered to reinstate health insurance coverage for employees for at least two years, but only if the union drops its appeal of a court order canceling the pension plan and benefits. casino slate todd close next month but company president says if the union drops its appeal the taj will remain opened. holiday spirit ace live and well in the delaware valley. whether it is time, money or food, so many good people are revealing the generous spirits by giving those in need. "action news" reporter annie

mccormack reports. >> reporter: less than a week before thanksgiving spirit is giving from turkies in germantown to canned goods in king of prussia and south philadelphia. all organized by different groups, but with the same goal. >> we want to be a bless to go this community in germantown. >> reporter: for 13 year pastor lewis miller of the greater free will baptist church has given away turkey dinners. this year there are two to 300 available a long with trimmings too. thanks to philabundance and private and corporate donations. >> it makes us feel great because bible says it is more blessed to receive. >> it is a good thing. there are a lot of people that cannot afford a turkey. they want one. it goodies for the kids. >> it goodies to have something like this happening, for the kids. >> reporter: and in king of prussia at girls of the patriots valley forge fast pitch softball league bundled up under blankets accepting donations. >> patriots.

>> reporter: they are taking their spirit from the field to the holidays. in facts. they don't do it all today, they will them do it and make deliveries them self from philabundance. >> our goal, it is to try to fill eight skids of food today. we are halfway there. >> really warms my heart to think that we are, we came up with this idea and like we're going through these events to try to help them and try to support their families. >> reporter: in king of prussia, annie in mccormack for channel six "action news". a reminder thaw can connect share and give through the six abc dunkin' donuts holiday food drive. donate money on line to philabundance or bring canned good to the six abc dunkin' donuts thanksgiving day parade on thursday. boy scouts will be walk ago long the parade route collecting your generous donations. there was an early celebration tonight. young people in east falls hose to ted a prethanksgiving dinner at ab on the ford home community center. it was all done for wonderful seniors who live there these folks enjoyed a meal complete

with the traditional holiday fixins. it was also a lot of fabulous food served in germantown tonight. northwest community partnership along with the group called staying positive equals amazing kids. hosted a thanksgiving dinner to honor men and women from the 14th and 39th police districts. they also invited engine number 59 and 19 from the fill will a fire department. organizers simply wanted to thank the men and women who served and pro tech their communities. much more to come on "action news", tension is building in ferguson, missouri as a nation awaits a grand jury's decision, what officials are doing tonight to maintain the peace. but first temperatures where to warm up in western new york state and that is not good. record snowfall will quickly melt and that entire region is bracing for floods. plus eagles have a lot to prove when they face tennessee tomorrow at the link. jeff skversky has a preview in sports when "action news" comes right back.

it is a race against time in western new york state as they tig out beneath record amounts of of snow. temperatures there are warming up and that means a 7 feet of snow there could turn into flood water. fire fighters have responded to hundreds of emergency since tuesday and a danger of roofs collapsing remains high. meantime rescue crews continue going door to door across the region checking out people to

make sure that everyone is okay. more than 20 people were injured during an earthquake in central japan. it happened near in a again owe the same place where 98 winter olympics was held. quake was registered as a 6.2 by u.s. geological survey. grand injury any ferguson missouri is expected to reconvene on monday there was a expectation that decision would be announced this weekend but that apparently is not the case. all tensions remain high, officers with the st. louis county police department are working in 12 hour shifts. barriers have also been put up around the building where the grand jury is meeting and businesses have boarded up their windows just in case. >> we hope for the best but you have to prepare for the worst. >> several schools have already canceled classes, all next week, the grand jury is decide if you go charges should be filed begins the police officer who shot and killed teenager michael brown. the university of virginia has suspended activities at all campus fraternities after

rape allegations were published in an article in rolling stone magazine. dozens of students at uv a protested in front of the cap a fraternity house earlier today. the crowd directed anger at seven men accuse in the article published this week of assaulting a student two years ago inside the frat house. the university's president has since requested a full police investigation. a chickie and pete's was recently robbed and now the owners are asking for your help solving this case. here's rick williams with tonight's crime fighters report. >> reporter: between 9:30 and ten on sunday morning, october 19th, surveillance video shows two suspect entering the chickie and pete's restaurant in drexel hill. >> two individuals, came in, one wearing a chickie and pete's shirt, ordered three people, originally into the the freezer. >> reporter: but police say they then confronted another employee. >> and went into the office where manager was, pointed a gun, told them to open up the

safe, took money and lock them in the freezer. >> reporter: there was a third suspect involved waiting in the vehicle outside. all fled the scene with $16,000, and manager's wedding rings, and purse. upper darby police believe it was an inside job. >> these individuals, upper darby's mind are somebody very close to chickie and pete's, may have work there at some point in time. >> reporter: citizens crime commission has issued a $5,000 reward for the person arrested and responsible. just call 215-546-tips. for crime fighters, i'm rick williams for channel six "action news".

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icy conditions caused a delta jet line tore slide to a stop in detroit earlier today. luckily nobody was injured, but airport officials have shut down access to several runways due to the icy conditions there. time for a check of the accu weather forecast with meteorologist melissa magee. no ice around here. >> no. >> couple days look nice. >> a really mild day. gets milder tomorrow and then we will track record warmth on monday. in between that time though we have some rain as well. we will go overall of the details as we look at storm tracker six live double scan radar. it is dry and quiet. no issues with precipitation, even as we get into the rest of the overnight hours we will be dry, so the day should be okay. a all of those people participating in the full or

half marathon. so as we look at accu weather live line up we will talk about the temperatures and definitely on the chilly side but not as bad as last night. forty-two in philadelphia. thirty-eight in the poconos. reading 41. reading early this morning they had a record morning low of 15 degrees. temperatures are definitely rebounding. forty-three beach haven. sea isle city also in at 43. here's satellite six with action radar. we have pretty dry, quiet conditions but it is cloud a cross our region. there is a weak disturbance off to the north where it will stay for the rest of tonight. what we're tracking is moisture coming in from the southern plains. so from the southwest to northeast direction that is what we have in store as we get into late tomorrow night. in the mere term ahead of the moisture approaching for the marathon we have you covered. some sunshine early tomorrow morning. southeasterly wind at 48 miles an hour. 7:00 a.m. that temperature 38 degrees. once we get to noon time that temperature around 52 degrees. runners will be chilly at least to start that race but

it looks like that moisture will hold off until late tomorrow night. so we've got you covered. future tracker six showing you as we progress through date sun giving way to increasing clouds, turning windy as well, 9:30 you can see leading edge of that precipitation south and west of the 95 corridor it will over spread as we get in the overnight hours, as you are finding where three-quarters of an inch of rainfall. monday showers do persist for the start of the day. for the start of that commute. then that moisture moves off to the north and east followed by record warmth as we get into monday afternoon. call from accu weather, mostly cloudy, not as cold. dropping down to 37 in the city. thirty in the suburbs. now let's fast forward into wednesday, wednesday, one of the busiest travel days of the year, day before thanksgiving. we have a coastal concern, we're tracking two pieces of energy. one on the north, one to the south. big question is will these two pieces phase and will they do so fast enough across our region.

it depend on the the track and timing here. track number one has this storm system close to the coast. we could find rain south and east, snow north and west. track number two has the storm system staying mainly off shore and that could lead to rain at the coast. we're four days out. we will keep you posted on if there are any changes as we go throughout the next several days. accu weather forecast showing us milder tomorrow, in at 56 degrees. then we will have a late day rain with a high temperature in the upper 50's. the eagles are looking good at link tomorrow. record warmth on monday a high up to 72. record is 71 setback in 1979. cooler on tuesday, 55. tracking the coast mid week, it is dry but chilly for thanksgiving on thursday, walter. >> thank you melissa. as melissa mentioned this is philadelphia's biggest weekend for runners. thousands took part in the rothman 8k this morning. runners started at philadelphia museum of art and followed the course along the schuylkill river. tomorrow, once again, runners will take off from the same

location for the philadelphia marathon, and the half marathon. final preparations are underway on the been frank parkway for tomorrow's marathon. last of the the water stations went up on the route tonight. 30,000 runners are taking part in the half marathon and full marathon tomorrow. runners will make their way along the schuylkill river, through fairmount park, university city, and manayunk before ending back on the parkway. as a result, there will be a whole bunch of road closures and septa detours in the effect. keep that in mind if you are planning to come to philadelphia tomorrow, you can find detours on our web site at six abc to the come. up next on "action news" the flyers and sixers are having a rough go of it, but we're expecting big things from the eagles tomorrow. up next jeff skversky has sports. now tonight's power ball numbers. we put all the apps you love...

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flyers up two-one. in the second wayne simmonds, watch it, grabs the puck, puts it down and puts it in. just like that. flyers are up by two. to the third, flyers put ate way, to bob without a stick, braydon coburn sticks tonight. flyers win four-two ending their four game losing streak. whatever gm ron hextall said in new york it is working. >> anytime, you know, your gm calls out every single player on the team, it will light a fire under your bet. i think we have had a good response. we have played two strong games in a row. >> i think guys took it too them and gave them an opportunity to get in any sustained momentum. that is the effort we need on a mercon cyst tenth basis. >> maybe hextall needs to chew out these guys. win less sixers, they have met their match, let's hope so. sixers in new york against the knicks who air monk the worst teams in the nba. carmelo anthony showing love for michael carter williams. firstqu