an attacker targeted university city tonight and the crime happened 400 block of south 43rd street fortunately police were

on buy and stopped the assaults from escalating further. thursday night jim is offer i'm monica malpass and the big story on "action news" tonight is a violent assault against a 38-year-old students in university city. "action news" reporter sharee williams is live at the scene with new information about the suspect's possible link to other crimes, sharee. >> monica that grad student attacked that happened right here behind me along the sidewalk. police say dragged 50 feet and in the last half hour more information from police. they tell thus same attacker is now accused of assaulting two 32en powellton and big connection of putting this attacker in scenarios is that he was wearing in the same clothing. >> we think he was trolling out here for females and walking a loan and trying to rob them. >> a 38-year-old graduate student got off the bus 42 street and walked a block 41 and

pine when police say a man struck here in the baingt of the head with a bicycle lock. the come fought back and all while books and papers scawld out everywhere and that's when tables turned and an officer spotted the night. >> they see the struggle between male and female and nearly jumped out of the. >> the man was taken into custody and was responsible in university section and saturday a student was adulted and robed 41 and sansom. detectives say video evidence shows attacker tonight is the same man from over the weekend wearing the saiming clothing seen wearing on saturday. >> de tengt activities are trying to determine if the same suspect is behind a third incident. monday a stint got off of a bus

and was severally assaulted at 47 and chestnut. >> at least for myself and my friends we tebdz to nravl groups. >> university of pennsylvania student andrea david sop gotta lert on cell phone the assault in the area. >> they'll update us and and if i'm walking at home by myself, police already had a game plan to step up patrols in this area tonight and we know that the woman was taken to the hospital of the university of pennsylvania to treat that laceration and as for the suspect he's charged at southwest detectives charges are pendzing. we're live in university city sharee williams "channel 6 action news." >> police say 13-year-old boy was shot after annen counter

with two, would-be robbers 7:157 tonight a 34-year-old was robbed on the porch after i home in the 4000 block of cesman street and the suspect opened fire and bullets went through the home and grazed the 13-year-old in the stomach and a 3-month-old child inside was not hurt. >> we're monitoring developments in washington. funding for federal agencies will not expired at midnight. that after president obama phoned democratic law maker and urged them to back the measure. the senate agreed on two day extension of current funding until members vote on that house bill any puddles could turn into black ice by morning.

let's get the details from meteorologist cecily tynan. >> it could be another icy commute tomorrow. standing outside our studio we have flurries here and steadier snow showers south. stormtracker 6 double scan showing a band that moves from philadelphia an hour ago and settled over primarily south jersey continues to push down to the south. and most of the temperatures right now are above freezing and however this will change as we head through the overnight hours and temperatures will be dropping and i think i need produce to go ahead and go to next graphic i'll show you temperatures across the region now and actually that's south jersey snow i'm talking about. hammonton,el mer and knowledge of atlantic city dealing with light snow showers. philadelphia, 34. millville it's 33. and allentown dropped down to 31 and reading 31 degrees. allentown 3. future tracker showing tomorrow morning at 9:00 in the morning you can see viewing area at or below freezing and that will cause problems.

so this is what to expect in the overnight hours and this last band of snow could bring a coating to inch in spots. most areas less than that. temperatures dropping below freezing and any of those puddles not dried out by the winds untreated surfaces will become black ice tomorrow and careful especially on bridges and overpasses i'll talk more about that and warmer temperatures and haze. sunshine finally coming up in the full accuweather 7-day forecast. >> thank you, cecily. join the "action news" morning team 4:30 a.m. for morning commute. >> investigators in delaware are piecing together a fatal pedestrian crash on kirkwood highway it happened 9:00 in marshallton. he was pronounced dead at the scene scene. a strecht way way as shut down for police to investigate task

for looking for missing west chester university student serve add long the river. it lasted an hour. they believe montgomery walked into a parking loot long the river and somehow ended up in the water. he was last seen leaving manayunk bar sunday morning. >> a judge found rafael jones guilty in murder of philadelphia police officer moses walker junior. jones fired a shot that killed officer walker during a robbery attempt in 2012. a second suspect chance ormcfarland admitted his role and testified against joins. that crime carries mandatory life sentence. jones will be formally sentence in march are. >> philadelphia police department has plans to shift operation from center city to west philadelphia. some living in that location are not on board with the plans. "action news" reporter dann cuellar joins 4 and market and neighbors voice their on significance tonight didn't they?

>> well some of them did, monica, indeed. voters approved sale of 200 million in bonds to move headquarters to this location in philadelphia. in the wake ofture meterologist furgeson and new york city protesters are de noupsing move as bad idea. >> no juicetis. >> 75 protesters carrying banners marched to west philadelphia high school. there was a meeting taking place there to move to philadelphia head quart he's and west philadelphia. >> i can't breathe. i can't breathe. >> pointing to furgeson and new york city blasted plans to move philadelphia headquarters to prove department mute tuille life insurance building at market. >> protesters claim there was growing distrust of police and do not believe headquarters should be moved to west philadelphia neighborhood. >> this is a neighborhood that was terrorized by the police for

years now with the patrol boundaries extending further and further west ward combined with patrolling of philadelphia police department. it's too much. >> protesters did not disrupt a community meeting aimed at proposed 200 million project including moving medical examiners office and health department to the site upon completion in 20 18. one woman expressed concerns about the move. >> i'm very, very concern and crazy over what happened. >> the move was aimed as serving communities better. >> building and trying to get them closer to the community. >> council west ambler johnston hall blackwell who represents the area says she understands protesters concerns. >> we're glad they're here. we support openness, discussions and we're happy to talk with them and deal with them on this because we have plenty of time ta talk about it.

>> reporter: pro testers continue their efforts in the weeks ahead even if it means stapling them in front of the homes of city officials. live in west philadelphia i'm dann cuellar "channel 6 action news." >> thank you, dann. in south philadelphia residents hld a town hall meeting in response to verdict in new york and furgeson. the charter school many parents of children who died by gun violence were there to share their stories. >> more than two dozen philadelphia police are testing new tools of the trade. officers here in the 2 district started wearing body cams ra a few weeks bag. charles ramsey says it's a pilot program and he has intentions of expanding to entire force. it raivrp from 200 to $1,000 each it provides transparency and protects against frivolous sglawts and a model adds her name to growing list of women accusing cosby of drugging them.

>> dozens of kids have a reason to smile this christmas thanks to handy work and volunteers in west kherter tonight. cecily. >> welcome to storm trainger 6 double scan showing showers and drier weather on the way and warming trend over the weekend. i have information i think you'll like in the accuweather 7-day forecast. >> absolutely. plus ducis rogers with sports. all that when "action news" plus ducis rogers with sports. all that when "action news" continues in a the sleepless night. (cough).

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>> a well known 340d model is adding her voice. beverly johnson was the first black mod toala pier on vogue. she coming forward it disturbing allegings in 1986 she was invited to rehearse at cosby's new york home there he insisted of making her a cup of

cappuccino. >> i knew i had been drugged and was drugged really good at which time he placed his hands on my waist. >> she said she starred yelling. and he got angry and dragged her out of his home and tlooi her in a cab. since last month more than a dozen women came forward claiming they were drugged and sexually assaulted by cosby. johnson says coming forward was one of the most difficult decisions she has ever made. >> the current cia director responded today to senate report on agency torture tactics used on post 9 sfe/11 detainees. valuable intelligence did come from those interrogations and it's unclear if that information came from specific tactics like sleep deprivation or water boarding. it occurred because cia was tluingt in fighting terrorism after 9:11 attacks.

>> we were not prepared. we had little experience housing detainees and precious few of our officers were trained interrogators. >> he says the vast majority of agents and workers used ethical methods and said there are policies in place to prevent future abuses. >> electrical nnl nears and insurance adjusters and business owners got a look at columbus farmers market today. flyers destroyed the building november 18. investigators have not determined the cause of last month's plays. some shops affected by the fire moved and reopened at other buildings at the market. >> playful puppies here will have well deserved homes. these little guys were recovered from a fighting ring in south philadelphia and their owner was charged with cruelty to animals and eight puppies given to pennsylvania spca. since they were rescued they doubled in size and they're ready to begin new lives. if you're interested in adopting them go to spca erie avenue or

pet plus natural in lansdale. >> and some needy children will get their first bicycles as christmas thanks to volunteers. doneens of kind hearted folks came to west chest to do imaginationive assembly of bikes. >> one night, 100 bikes it's a deadline in one of santa's workshop this is pine street carpenter warehouse. >> we have 100 bikes here we got from friends, family, colleagues. >> this 17th year the company assembled bikes for those in need. to date they have given away 400 assembled bikes this year their biggest endeavor. matt, and monica have lost count over how many they built. >> mow many do you think you built. >> 100. >> 100? >> the tlc they nut is important. >> every child has memy of their

first bike it's a special memory you have forever. to be part of that is wonderful. >> eight students from st. st. andrews were assembling and raised 1,000 towards buying bikes. by doing good deeds in the community. >> having a selfless act to understand they were giving without receiving anything. they were bringing money and collected. >> the most important part of bike event is delivery and that is taking care of, too. >> they stay local and work with social service agencies in chester and montgomery county and they identified children in need to each bike we purchase is for a specific child. >> in west chester, annie mccormick, "channel 6 action news." >> well out west two days of storms and high winds are eating a way at the shoreline. take a look at video from washington state where a home is sliding right into the ocean. my goodness this area is known as wash away beach. this is third house this week to

fall into the pacific. tonight more than 11,000 people there are without power and incredible and scare dwroy watch. >> that area could get 5 to 10" of rain and we're looking at a lot of mudd slides over the next several days a real serious situation west. >> you don't want to complain. >> when you see that. >> we have problems and snow showers kind of gloomy nothing like that unfortunately. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing snow showers right now across south jersey and it's a band moving through south philadelphia hour and a half ago. millville white snow. mays landing. a coating to inch could drop on grassy surfaces. the main problem is the fact that temperatures right now above freezing and won't stay that way overnight. philadelphia it's 34 degrees. millville 33. wilmington 34. sea isle city 36. allentown 3 1. reading an

lancaster 3 1. poconos 25. once skies clear temperatures will be dropping. it's still pretty windy. damp, wendy, cold, wind chills across the board make it feel like temperatures in the 20s. that's the way it will feel tomorrow morning. satellite 6 and action radar showing you see pin wheel low pressure north of vermont right now. it's not moving much. but it's weakening. this is same low of a nor'easter taking in the moisture from atlantic and pulling it around and bringing down in the form of clouds and snow showers. tomorrow finally this low pressure nudges further norm and east and weakens. it's key. it will allow winds to shift more northwesterly and drier flow of air. we'll see a lot of clouds. some breaks of sunshine. it will be windy winds out of the northwest, 10, 20 miles an hour and temperature 40. it will feel cooler temperatures in the 30s through the day and wind chill factor. heading into the weekend we can say good-bye to low pressure.

high pressure moving in. saturday breezy, cool, not quite as harsh. 42. we see mixture of sun and clouds, 50 does 50 and that brings us more sunshine on sunday and temperatures up into the mid 40s. the bus stop forecast you definitely want to bundle up tomorrow morning brisk and chilly 6:00, be careful icy patches and black isa round. 8:00, 33. you factor in breeze wind chills in low 20s. you definitely want winter gear tomorrow morning. the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast not a beautiful day tomorrow. breezy. more clouds and sunshine. some sunshine will kick snow showers out of here finally. high of 40. could see a flurry or two. nothing like today. on saturday, partly sunny, high of 42. and sunday will be nice. mostly sunny and seasonable high of 46. and if you head to the linc

sunday night as eagles take on cowboys temperatures in the 30s. kickoff temperature 39. 4th quarter 37. winds will not be a factor, it will be clear and calm sunday night. heading to next week. mostly sunny monday, decent day, 48. open tuesday, we cloud up. we could have a few showers tuesday night. hanukkah begins, 48 behind that system. it's breezy and little cooler. 44 degrees. thursday clouds mixing with sun high of 42. so there's light at the end of the tunnel. tomorrow morning could be icy patches. tune into "action news" 4:30 it could have a major impact on the morning commute again. >> joyful night adds sounds of season filled air in overbrook park tonight. >> sfrunt over block school for blind showcased their talentsch the public was invited to come out and enjoy this tradition.

>> it was fun meet and greet at the camden library. students hosted event to goat know parents of the children they tutor. kids, moms, dads, enjoyed a meal and children all participated in the tutor time program where medical students helped kids with homework and reading skills. jimmy kimmel liver 11:35 after "action news" here's jimmy with a preview of tonight's show. >> thanks monica. hello, philadelphia, people look like what we spent call day working sgln you know who is watching at all times. >> santa claus. >> what? >> why? he's not -- he's

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>> flyers about to start a four game home stand. willie nelson liked being there flyers not so much the road has not been good to them back them

to face the new jersey devils. 6 minutes in devils on power play. flyers first short-handed goal this season. in the first later matt reed, and flyers have 2-0 advantage. little one in the third wayne simmonds twelve on the year comes power play. flyers win 4-1. >> when you play new jersey you have to be a patient team. i think we were patient and waited for opportunities and if they came at the end of the game to put a couple more in. >> we have to get the wins and good way to start the home stand. >> we're still holding pattern when it comes to jimmy rollings trade. timer phillies nor dodgers made it official. by all accounts the deal will happen and j-roll will say

goodbye philadelphia. they'll got a pair of minor league pipers in return. the former teammate moyer puts his legacy in per spec live? its with a key part to the organization and one of the faces of the organization for a long, long time. i'm sure jimmy will come back to philadelphia as retired player and you know shake hands and you know philadelphia means a lot to sxwrimy rollings. people can really now hopefully appreciate what he has brought to the ball club. >> and still ahead the sixers make a trade. plus lips are your thinnest skin. they need special attention, day and night. new chapstick dual-ended hydration lock provides 24-hour care. spf protects by day. natural oils replenish by night. chapstick. put your lips first.

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emergen-c. let your awesome out. >> each without phillies news this was shaping up to be a big week in philadelphia sports that's because it's dallas week. this say bigy. first place at stake. eagles won first meeting easily two weeks ago. things got chipy. we know the fan basis don't like each other but chip kelly is above the hatred. >> i've never been a hate guy i don't hate anybody we play i have utmost respect for them. i hope they're at their full strength to anyone we place. >> it's biggest game to date and we have to go in and when the game and philly fans would like nothing more than to we'll be dallas. >> he had a treat for the players after practice hot chocolate and marshmallows too.

if that was eggnog you would be speaking my language. >> sixers acquired karilnco he is 33 makes him aarp eligible on this team. >> archbishop wood got a great send-off in a pep rally they square off in hershey for class 3 a state title. arch bish ol wood for fourth straight year. >> dozens of children got to celebrate early christmas west kensington. santa topped by and said hello at the light house police athletic league. and what would an aexperience be without gifts. coca-cola came bearing gifts as welch the company donated $5,000 to police athletic league. >> "jimmy kimmel live" is next

followed by "nightline". "action news" continues 4:30 a.m. with tamala edwards, matt o'donnell, meteorologist david murphy and karen rogers with traffic. for jim gardner, cecily tynan, ducis rogers i'm monica malpass for jim gardner, cecily tynan, ducis rogers i'm monica malpass you have a great night.

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