but what is really disturbing is it appears to be incest. >> a concert was being held at the school and students were caught watching the video on cell phones. >> the safety and well being of the bristol township school students is our top priority. >> the district attorney tells "action news" the two caught in the sex act may have been caught without their knowledge and that one goes to roosevelt. they have confiscated cell phones and will conduct interviews. >> this will not be done overnight and there is a lot involved in this and we have to make sure we do a complete investigation on this. >> reporter: a law makes it illegal for anyone under 18 to send or receive images even if

it's between minors. a letter was sent home to parents informing them of the incident. >> it's awful and really very scary. kids that young shouldn't even be thinking about things like that today. >> we have taken initiative and effort to again warn our students of the dangerous situations like they are currently encountering. police are trying to find out the origin of that video, if your son or daughter has a copy of that video you are urged to can't bristol police. chad pradelli, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. huge flames tore through a business and homes in philadelphia's logan section today. chopper 6 hd was over the intersection of 10th street and olney avenue, that is where the fire broke out at 1:00 this

afternoon. the building houses homes on top. the firefighters are still trying to figure out how this fire started. it is time now for a check of accuweather forecast and today was the day, you had to bundle up. >> it's cold out there, lets go outside to cecily tynan in for adam joseph. >> i am bundled up because i knew it would be cold and windy, a good amount of sflin but the temperature in philadelphia is only $40 degrees and sea isle city is 40 degrees. we have a brisk wind from the west northwest in philadelphia. 16 in allentown and wind gusts around the 25 miles per hour range so that means the feels like temperature, currently 31 in philadelphia, feels like 29 in trenton and allentown and

wilmington. it feels like 26 degrees in lancaster and wilmington. we are only a few days from winter arriving and it will feel like it. at 7:0037 degrees, by 9:00 and 10:00, down to 36 degrees, overnight lows are dropping down into the 20s, and it gets cooler as we head into the weekend, we'll talk about that but the arrival of christmas. >> christmas is just a couple of days away too you are right. we have a developing story from atlantic city, despite intense negotiations, there is no new deal to staff the taj mahal casino, instead of closing saturday, it looks like thousands of workers will keep their jobs through the new year and beyond. john rawlins, is live now, the deal fell apart but the billionaire investor behind is

not just walk ago way. >> it's a work in progress. the hope was for a global setlement between the union and this billionaire investor, that did not happen, instead the billionaire is offering $20 million which he says could keep the doors open for a bankruptcy process. the taj mahal broadcast its up beat message on the boardwalk today. there was a measure of optimism inside that the union and billionaire karl icahn were about to make a deal. >> at least for the workers because its the holidays. >> they said that the closing signs had been removed. >> it said trump taj mahal december 20th, 5:59 a.m. shoulder down.

>> and they took the sign away? >> no sign today right here. >> but at 1:15 bad news from the union, the deal had collapsed, astatement said in part, we were told that he has gone back on his commitment and will not enter into the agreement. guests told us of the reaction inside. >> the employees are excited about it and then an hour later, the deal collapsed and there is no hope in there that it will stay open. >> there is no hope in there. >> not long after that somber analysis, he released his letter talking about the million dollar life line, saying he is not anti-union, not even socallous that he would release their jobs. that $20 million could at least

keep the doors open here through a bankruptcy process and they could try to make an agreement with the union during that period of time. we shall see. live in atlantic city, john rawlins, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you john. a chester county couple accused of torturing a 3-year-old boy to death had a court hearing today. jillian tate waived their right to a preliminary hearing, they are accused of murdering tate's son, scotty mcmillian, they said they beat and whipped that child to death and prosecutors will seek the death penalties. vernon odom has a live report coming up at 5:00. >> police in northeast philadelphia are looking for the latest thiefs to steal a fedex package from someone's front step. it shows the delivery back on december 1st, the driver in the black car sees the fedex driver

drop off the package and then the same black car comes back and the passenger gets out and takes the package and gets back in the car and takes off again. police are asking for any information on the suspects or that car to please come forward. it's the end of a movie that is shocking and angering many hollywood a-listers, sony deciding to the no release the controversial movie, the interview, pleaing journalists to assassinate north korean leader, kim jong un. and they threatened to ta tack anyone that showed the film or movie gores that went to see it. sony says they are the victim of an unprecedented criminal assault. they are extremely disappointed

by the outcome well sony's decision to pull the film comes after some of the biggest theaters in the country decided not to show it and it's sparking outrage in hollywood. rob lowe wrote, everyone caved and the hackers a complete victory. >> steve carell says it's a sad day for free expression. and even newt gingrich weighed in. america has lost their first cyber war, that is a very, very dangerous precedent and others are standing behind sony's decision, saying that if anything happened, sony perhaps would feel responsible. they will not be releasing this online or dvd's or in theaters. >> certainly a big talker today. thank you very much. >> another recall over a problem with airbags, the company is pulling hundreds of thousands

more vehicles off the roads today. the man accused of bombing the boston marathon goes to court for the first time in a year. the holiday season is here, which means it's time for the volkswagen

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the nigerian terror group boca haran has struck again. they have kidnapped hundreds. militants stormed aville able and killed all the men they could find before herding the women and children before faking them away. boston marathon bombing, dzhokhar tsarnaev was in court for the first time in a year. his lawyer is asking for a delay

of the trial that is suppose to start on january 5th with injure selection. three people died and 250 people were hurt at the boston marathon bombing finish line. now people are trying to figure out what this means moving forward. president obama announced the u.s. will reopen an embassy in havana, they will ease some economic sanctions but not the long standing embargo that congress would need to address. this comes after a year of secret talks, those talks involved pope francis and president obama spoke with his role. >> he is the real deal, a remarkable man and an inspiration to all. >> the pope spoke about the deal for the first time today saying he is happy to see two nations

taking steps that bring them closer together. to business on a thursday afternoon. and absolutely jaw dropping day, the dow soaring 421 points, the best single day since 2011, and the s&p was up 48. that is a gain of 2.5%. the biggest jump all year long. so good news there. ford has agreed to expand its recall over a problem with airbags, the move adds 470,000 vehicles to the list, the problem is airbags made by japan's takata corporation, the problem is they explode with too much force sending shrapnel through the car. it's time for the "action news" traffic report on a thursday afternoon. lets get you to matt pellman in the traffic center today. >> very plenty of fords and

chryslers and chevys and volkswagons here on 95 today. by the betsy ross bridge, we are seeing backups in both directions in the work zones, sitting at an even half hour from the vine to woodhaven, that is double what it should take. and a handful of accidents for your ride home as well. in royersford at township line road and rittenhouse road, slowing with speeds in the 30s, a crash involving an overturned vehicle in perkasie, and they are investigating the accident in doylestown and closing easton road in the process, stick with turk road and the 611 bypass instead. and a crash on 55, the northbound side at the depford interchange taking out the right lane, as you make your way home on this thursday afternoon, we'll see what is cooking with the waze app, some friends talking about a crash along 295,

southbound side approaching center road in gloucester county, taking out the right lane and the slower speeds are on the new jersey turnpike, just 10 miles per hour towards route 2 to 322, we want to you download the waze app for free and then join our team, the 6 abc "action news" commuter team, join us and lets keep up to date on the commutes home together. >> make it a family affair. >> thank you matt. the first state will soon have its first national park. jack markell made the official announcement. the delaware historical park has been in the works for years and it includes the old newcastle courthouse and for years delaware was the only state with a national park.

as you know indoor tanning has proved to increase the risk of skin cancer and now they are taking steps to protect their students. monica malpass is live in the newsroom with details on this one, lawmakers have asked what more than a dozen universities in our area are doing to crack down on indoor tanning, many students in the winter turn to indoor tanning but health officials have advised against it, coming up tonight at 5:00, reporter and registered nurse, ali gorman will explain what lawmakers are asking these students to do in how they pay for the service. and firefighters take a day off to girlfriend back to children in our area, we'll show you how they are helping young students stay toasty warm. we'll have those stories and more at 5:00. giant food stores made a giant donation to philabundance

today. the action cam was in havertown for the great turkey give away. though formed a human assembly line to box up 1,000 birds. giant says over the course of the holiday season 3500 of their turkeys have been donated to seven area food banks. up next cecily is back with an early look at the weekend call from accuweather. plus, a rock star sits down with a hard core interview with a 6-year-old boy. why sting decided to sit down for this rather unusual one-on-one.

these young people are getting an early lesson on the meaning of christmas. german town academy held their organization holiday program and every member of the student body brings in a gift that is donated to local organizations, last year they donated and delivered close to 1600 gifts for children

in need. cecily tynan has wisely taken off her coat and come inside. >> it's freezing, lets go over to you cecily tynan. >> what a rude awakening it's not unusual for this time of year and we had two days in the 50s and the windchills get your attention. behind me taking a look at the center city skyline, it's really pretty, very a request for "action news" viewers please send me in a photo of the sunset. my kids said last night's sunset was spectacular and i am always working it's at 4:38. allentown 38 degrees and dover 39, and the boardwalk in atlantic city 39 and beach haven 40 degrees. factor in the winds and it feels like 32 if philadelphia and feels like 31 at the atlantic

city airport and 29 in wilmington and 26 in reading and lancaster. christmas is only a week away and it's starting to feel like the holiday season, satellite 6 along with action radar showing this low pressure we are talking about for days and that is beginning to strengthen over texas and it looks like this whole system will slide to the south and miss us. future tracker showing at 2:30 tomorrow afternoon it's beginning to spread more moisture across the gulf, heading into sunday, you can see the moisture is offshore and we'll get a little bit of clouds from the system, no rain and no snow. and that leads the question, what are our chances of a white christmas. the historical average, over the past 30 years we have a 3.9% of a white christmas and this year it's even less. call from accuweather tonight, no warm air it's cold, 33 in

allentown and 31 in wilmington the four day at 4:00, tomorrow a december chill, the high only 41 degrees, not as windy as today, saturday a mixture of sun and clouds with a high of 40 degrees, winter officially begins at 6:00 in the evening and it's seasonably cool with a high of 44 degrees and dry on sunday and monday a system moving through will bring us rain in the afternoon with a high of 46 degrees and the main word for christmas eve and christmas day will be wind. i'll talk about some howling winds for your christmas and rain for christmas eve coming up in the full accuweather forecast. >> the fire going and presents, perfect. >> thank you cecily. some familiar faces braved the cold december afternoon to raise money for a good cause. our own alicia vitarelli joined wendy saltzman in center city

today, the women of "action news" were ringing bells in honor of the salvation army's red kettle drive. we saw alicia and wendy taking a couple of selfies with the fans out there today. >> that had to warm folks up out there today. >> some very generous fans as well. >> buzzing next. >> you talking about this before, i'll have the story coming up. an 11-year-old sitting down with sting for an interview, wait until you hear the questions. are you proud of yourself? proud of your work? .

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award for television writing achievement. that award is given to writer that advanced the literature of television and for her commitment of diversifying race and women on screen. and a 6-year-old land aid one-on-one with sting, or mr. sting as he addressed him. this is ian armitage, from arlington, virginia, and he agreed to do the interview. >> i thought it was a great show, and i can see you tried your best and you did it. >> thank you. >> you nailed it. >> and you should be proud of yourself? >> if you say so. >> even as a youth, youtube channel, the many shows he is able to see with his mom. he gets this interview with

sting and sting used to be a grade school teacher before he was a major monster rock star, he said i'll sit down with this kid, the kid asks him how did you become known as sting and he gets to telling the story he used to wear the black and yellow sweater in a band and it kind of looked like a bee. i don't know if you knew this, this could be common knowledge. >> not the last we have heard from that young man. >> love it. >> we have much more to come in the next half our of "action news" at 4:00. >> customprosthetics. and santa could not come to see sick kids he used technology.

"action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, alicia vitarelli, shirleen allicot, and brian taff.ph, hello again, 4:30 and "action news" continues with a warning about a scam happening in delaware, people are renting home there's and getting ripped off. and an update to a story we told you about, a woman finds her valuable stolen viola. but its not --

>> and a school took a -- we begin with the call for help to track down a missing man whose car was found torched in north philadelphia, veto was last seen driving friday night and his car was found yesterday. eva pilgram is live now at police headquarters with the latest on this. >> a family in northeast philadelphia is desperately searching for a 69-year-old man and police are hoping that someone saw something that could help them figure out where he is. >> vito magleo has never not come home. he has six kids and nine grandkids, this passed july he and his wife celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary. >> he has medical issues and he needs daily medication for, we are beyond 72 hours at this

point, we don't know what kind of state he is in. >> detectives say he came here to macaronis in bustleton as he did every night to see family and friends, he was last seen at 8:00 p.m. driving his gmc yucon and his car was found abandoned yesterday and torched in north philadelphia on north beachwood street. his family says he doesn't know anyone in that area. >> it's unreal for us to hear it was found in that location. there is just so many unknowns now that that has been found, we are going stir crazy here. >> she is planning to get married in 10 months and they are hopeful they will find her dad so he can walk her down the aisle. >> he is our dad, whatever the news may be, good or bad, we just want him to be home. >> if you saw him or know

anything about what happened to him, you are asked to call police. eva pilgram, channel 6 "action news." >> all right eva thank you. police in bensalem are working to build a case against the teenage driver that hit and killed a 16-year-old girl getting on her school bus yesterday. david henry has the latest. >> so far no criminal charges in this case, the bucks county detectives continue their investigation and there could be serious charges, depending on what they find. >> any time there is a death we'll treat it as a homicide. 16-year-old minet zeka was killed crossing to her school bus, she was hit by this bronco, the driver either didn't see the flashing lights on the bus or ignored them. the defroster in the bronco was

not working and it may have diminished the view of the road and they described the suv as a hot mesz. today the investigators are inspecting the bronco and sorting through other potential evidence. we'll look at the car and any evidence left behind and cell phones and forensic evident, we'll look at the cell phone to see if texting was a part of the accident. >> minet's classmates were in school today they met with counsel alreadies to process the tragedy. a roadside memorial has grown today. it's a block from her home. last night friends held a candle light vigil. she is described as independent and free spirited. the school board had a moment of silence before their meeting last night and the superintendant will review the

safety procedures with police. >> this is paramount to us and the police, we want to do things to make it better, if they come to us with information we'll sit down with them and work together on this. >> now police say that the investigation is moving along quickly and a decision on whether or not to file criminal charges could come as early as tomorrow. live in ben salem, david henry, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. to people were hurt when a car rolled over on roosevelt boulevard in north philadelphia, this is near adams avenue, the car was badly damaged and the entire front windshield was shattered. the victims are in stable condition. >> a convicted rapist is facing charges for allegedly stalking an allentown boy, 73-year-old claude ruple approached the boy when he was 11, and despite

warnings to the man to stay away, ruple moved in next to the family, he watched the child play outside and left love letters and rose petals on the father as car. and now they are warning house hunters to be cautious renting properties online, this after four people were scammed-on craigslist, the scammer broke into the home and placed a rental ad and then took cash before they found out he was not the real owner. >> a woman whose bee loved and valuable viola was stolen from her home was found smashed to the pieces.

she says her instrument worth thousands of dollars and 200 years old was found in a vacant block by a friend. the friend collected the pieces for the police. if anyone has information about this theft or crime you are urged to call the police. a coalition of police departments is making an emotional plea to cut down on dui's this season. the police have teamed up with penndot to initiate their safe holiday campaign. the moving memorial was on display to remember those that lost their lives because of impaired drivers, officers will be it out in full force over the holidays to keep the drivers off the roads. cecily tynan is joining us on this very blustery afternoon. >> the wind gusts up to 25 miles per hour, but they are

diminishing. lets go live to sky 6, and this is northwestern chester county near honey brook, lots of cloud there's from an upper level disturbance moving through tonight and temperature 36 degrees and the windchill make its feel like 26 degrees and the ben franklin bridge showing breaks in the clouds and the windchill is currently 32 with winds sustained out of the northwest at 15 miles per hour and atlantic city, and the sun is getting close to setting. 37 degrees and winds out of the northwest at 10 and the windchill is 33 durings. we'll talk about a cold, dry weekend and our next storm system arriving on christmas eve. all the details in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. santa traded reindeer for wheels today in center city. that is where kris kringle and

mrs. claus loaded up the vans for the santa express. in edition to gifts they donated clothing and gift baskets, this year it will help 60 families in need. next on "action news" at 4:00, lost and found, one new jersey family is reunited with their memories after 16 years. plus, having the name elizabeth gallagher is paying for for one canadian woman. she is about to embark on a trip around the world free of charge.

when you hear about buried treasure at the jersey shore you may think gold and gems but what was found in ocean county was

more precious to a family in pennsylvania. it was home movies lost for 16 years, they traveled to the poconos back in 1998, dad left his camera bag outside of a store and after years in a lost and found it was moved to the attic, after seeing the videos and hearing the family's need. they tracked the family down, it includes shots of mark's father who recently passed away is a priceless gift this christmas. pills in the medicine cabinets to senior citizens could be a hidden risk, new research shows americans may be taking valium or xanex inappropriately. it could cause falls and even motor vehicle accidents.

here at the big board with the big talkers, the parents of a blind boy in kansas city, missouri, this is 8-year-old dakota and his cane was taken away on the school bus because officials say he used it to hit another child and now without the cane he only has a pool noodle to get around. his parents can't understand even if he was misbehaving on the bus why they would take his only way to get around away. they said he fithities and needed something to hold. we bring you derby the dog, able to run for the first time with 3-d printed prosthetics, he was born with a deformity, with no front paws, the folks at 3-d

systems were able to sculpt the perfect 3-d for derby and look at him go, his owners say he runs 2 miles a day right alongside them. what is in a name? a lot if it's elizabeth gallagh gallagher. jordan from toronto booked an incredible trip for him and his girlfriend elizabeth gallagher but she broke up with him. she will now travel with him with a man she never met. all she needed was the name on the tickets and a canadian passport. >> poem wanted to change their name all the way to hollywood producers.

>> i'm pretty excited. >> they talked and got to know each other, and haven't met yet. 18 elizabeth gallaghers responded and she does have a boyfriend and they will be in separate rooms but nonetheless, there they go. >> one heck a blind date. she has a boyfriend though. for now. >> they are going to paris. romance is in the air. lets get a check of the roads right now. >> i was ready to change my name to elizabeth gallagher, but i'm matt pellman. it's quite slow, you can see on the eastbound side stop and go conditions from 202 to this point from gulph mills from past the curve to the boulevard to the vine heading to the flyers match-up. and tapping the brakes again here in king of prussia, i

wonder why, we are a week away from the big day, christmas day, a lot of people headed towards the king of prussia mall, a lot of accidents in king of prussia, one along gulf road and one on moore road and audubon at egypt road and an accident at rittenhouse road and we are getting ready for the burlington bristol bridge opening. stay on the connecter bridge instead. two accidents on the southbound side of the 295, near center square road and one taking out the left lane and speeds just in the teens, new jersey turnpike also has speeds in the teens because of construction, if you are headed southbound think of new jersey turnpike. we'll check it again brian and shirleen, i'll probably still be matt pellman in the next half hour. >> are you doing just fine. thank you matt. up next a check of the

accuweather forecast. and sky 6 hd is looking live at the blue cross river rink at penn's landing. bundle up if you are going out to do some ice skating.

well, talk about pressure, this was the scene at the national constitution center this morning as the region's top fourth andtive and graders took part in the citizenship essay contest. it's put on by the rendell center, former governor rendell joined with margie rendell as the students read their essay's out loud and answers questions. the winners won $1,000 prizes to take back to their classrooms.

cecily tynan is back with us, will we shake the cold. we'll warm up and it will get rainy. everything is a tradeoff. we'll go live now at sky 6, taking a look at the jersey shore, i talked about how the sunset will be nice looking at atlantic city, the sunset about 10 minutes ago, it's looking really nice out there. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing that we have rain free conditions out there. and we'll keep things dry right through the week and right through the weekend, this is a great photo sent in to my facebook page, this shows cirrus clouds, that is latin for curly hook, known as mare's tails, they are made of ice crystals, 20,000 feet in the atmosphere and not thick enough to shade and get rid of the sun today. we finally saw some sunshine. 40 in millville and 39 in

allentown and wilmington 38 and trenton 38, factor in the winds, we have windchills in the 30s and 20s and it's a lot cooler than yesterday. this time yesterday we were 10 degrees warmer than yesterday. it's 9 degrees cooler in reading. we do have clouds streaming in from a disturbance from the w t west. the moisture will miss us this weekend. as we head into friday, we have a breeze out of the north and it won't be as windy as today. temperatures on the cool side, the high is 3 degrees below average with a mixture of clouds and sunshine, the high pressure builds in and this will bring us calm conditions on saturday and drop the temperature more with a high of 40 degrees, and a mixture of clouds and sunshine, that low pressure i have been talking about for days now, fortunately this will be suppressed to the south and it

will head to sea, no rain this weekend from the low pressure or any snow. next week show, christmas eve during the day it looks like we'll be dealing with rain. partly cloudy tonight and winds diminish, and with that temperatures plummet, 28 degrees in the cooler suburbs, 33 for center city, the accuweather forecast, the december chill is sticking around and height is only 41 degrees, we drop it to 40 degrees on saturday with a mixture of sun and clouds, sunday 44 degrees and seasonably cool and winter begins shortly after 6:00 and monday here comes the tradeoff, warmer and 46 degrees and it clouds up with rain moving in in the afternoon, we bump it to 51 degrees on tuesday with clouds and drizzle and wednesday, christmas eve looks rainy and windy, advanced word appears that the rain is earlier in the day and clearing out for santa and behind the system for christmas day, 44

degrees with howling winds, still looking like we won't be having a white christmas but it will be cool and windy, great weather for just hanging out with the family. >> cecily thank you. the holiday season is here,

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anything but a gift card for christmas and that is smart. it's estimated that a billion dollars worth of cards tucked in cards and wallets will not be spent this year. they will not expire though thanks to new regulations but gift cards still don't make a great gift. >> one reason is fees, in the case of bank cards, fees can chip away at their value. bank issued cars with visa or mastder card or american express could have other charges like dorm ent -- lost or stolen the replacement fee could be $15. cards issued by merchants don't have fees like bank cards, but we ding them on convenience. >> and if you lose a store card

or it's stolen you are probably out of luck, merchants are not required to replace them and some who don't, if you get a gift card this season, consumer reports says use it quickly. another draw back you have no legal right to dispute charges made on them. i'm nydia han, channel 6 "action news." finally at 4:00, santa is a busy man these days but that did not stop him from paying a visit to sick children in texas. thanks to a camera and giant screen, old saint nick did not have to leave his workshop at the north pole, it brought smiles to all the children in austin, especially when santa's elves started doing the two step. whatever that is. >> some local hospitals do that, like chop for instance. that will do it for "action news" at 4:00, for shirleen allicot, alicia vitarelli and adam joseph i'm brian taff.

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valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and the district attorney called their alleged crime an american horror story. and today a mother and her boyfriend had the first of many court appearances to come in connection with the killing of young scott mcmillian, and the big story is the first hearing tied to the murder of a 3-year-old boy that shocked people in chester county and throughout our area. the defendants in the case were not physically in court today but there were plenty of activists calling for justice. vernon odom is live with the details. >> reporter: the trio of suspects are being held in quote, isolation, in the chester county prison these days so heinous are their alleged crimes against a child. the wheels of justice do indeed

grind on in the case of scotty mcmillian, at this tiny courthouse gary lee fill-in he died november fourth, the prosecutor says from systematic torture in their trailer with punches to the face and stomach and scourges with a homemade whip and tied upside down by the feet and beaten more, bruises on top of bruises the prosecutor says. the prosecutor is seeking the death penalty. >> there are two factors here the able of the victim. he was only 3 years old and the second is torture. >> his ex-wife, amber who also lived in the trailer watched the abuse but waited too long to report the abuse.