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>> sixers spend holiday open the road and that's probable lay eye good team they're the only team with no win at home. a heated exchange open the bench tonight in orlando. brings them together. down as many as 11 in the third. noel below the put back slam. fourth quarter off the steal. carter williams to henrey sixt ms for the dunk. sixers up 11. bud noel distant seem bothered any more. later in fourth carter williams throws it down. how about rookie kj mcdanielch the throw, slam, mommy loves.

it carter williams and noel hug it out. sixers win they have only three wins all three came open the road. >> we'll have altercations at times it made us good and the team reacted and we got it it was positive. >> even with the sixers win let's face it flyers city's only hope at making another playoff run. right now things are not going so well. hopefully their 7 goals last night help turn it around. rookie rob zet making debut flyers another fast start 40 seconds in the game vorachek scores and he has the most points in hockey 1-0 flyers does not last long jets score twice in the second period.. and flyers were down 3-1 in third but flyers scored 2 goals of their own. within a three minute stand of third and they have tied it up. vinny la calfler three and

change to go tied up this thing. flyers trying to have a come back here. >> reading, pennsylvania, one scaingly christmas tree is a showpiece after all. it was compared to the one in the charlie brown christmas movie and city officials considered taking it down and council president got the idea to invite residents to redecorate it. there was a rededication ceremony and smiles around. >> much more to come a man opens fire in a bar in mayfair. >> and it's not too tlit get christmas gifts shipped in time for the big day. what deals with available for for the big day. what deals with available for you procrastinators.

>> surprised night here's what's happening on "action news." vigils held across the country in honor of two nypd officers gunned down inside their patrol car. we're learning information about the man that killed them. >> the much-needed holiday cheer that lost her mother to violence. local police officers what they did to put a smile on her face. >> also the clock is ticking for the last-minute christmas gifts and retailers make it worth it for you to wait. first new details emerging into killings of two nypd officers.

>> vigils were held republicaning lives of officers and we're learning more about the man that gunned them down he was violent criminal with at least 19 arrest and we get more now from abc cecilia vega. >> open the sunday before christmas, new yorkers stand together on a cold night mourning the death of two police officers rafael ramos and wenj wenjian liu. >> the mother of one of the slain officers quietly praying next to a flowers and cappedlees marking the place where they died and you see chaos and shock a day earlier. two officers were hit sitting in marked patrol car brooklyn when a man walked up to the passenger side of vehicle opening fire striking both in the head at pointblank range. >> shots fired. >> shots fired. >> swat team chased brinsley

into a subway station passengers dropping to the floor in fear. he then shot himself in the head. earlier that day in baltimore he shot his exgirlfriend in stomach and posted this traveling on a bus to brooklyn i'm putting wings on pigs today he wrote they took one of hours let's take two of theirs. baltimore police alerted colleagues about the post and at the same time he started to talk to two men on brooklyn street. >> f he asked if they were in a gaping and said look what i'm going to do. >> both leave behind a wife ramos had two children and liu was married two months ago. cecilia vega, "abc news" new york. >> there was another protest against police brutality. it was peaceful one of the largest yet about 1,000 in

attend apts call the blackout philly march with protesters demanding changes in the way police deal with plaque community. police commissioner charles ramsey head of president obama task force says rhetoric and tension needs to calm down. >> it gets too inflamed rhetoric then people stop listening and going at each other in a way nothing gets accomplished. >> ramsey said there are issues to be addressed by police and community members and they deannounce ambush killing of two new york city police officers by a man that said he want reconvenient m for the killing. >> in the wake of nypd murdered energy until statewide police union issued e-mail alert to officers warning them to take added precautions and change up upry true teensch the e-mail says open hostility created tenseen counters with officers

during >> brimming gap between law enforcement and the community was gold today in wilmington. resurrection center invited wilmington police officials to take part in question and answer session with young people and organizer say in light of recent events they hope to open an important dialogue. >> with reaction in the nation the fact is we still need our government, our officials and our law enforcement and they're still honorable positions. what we're doing is facilitating healthy relationships with the community and law enforcement. >> organizeers say another hope is to let the young people know they can play a role in keeping their community safe by keeping open the lines of communication with local police force. >> a man is dead after hit by a septa train at 30th street

station. the train was coming into 30th street station when it hit the man. he was pronounced dead at the scene. >> also tonight firefighters continue to battle a three alarm fire at the value run apartments in claymont delaware and no reports of injuries and however three buildings were destroyed and apartments were engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived. this fire is three miles from apartment complex hit by a fatal fire earlier this morning. >> a 55-year-old man arrested accuse 6ed of opening fire into a bar in a fair fair section overnight in mc geea n's bar. he turned hostile when the girlfriend reused to leave without him. he was asked to leave, returned and elderly opened fire and shot several shots into the bar. a second man late area rivd firing off another shot and struggled with officer he was quickly arrested as well. >> police in norris up to are

investigating an early morning double shooting in the burrow at the powell and west fernan street 1:30 this morning one victim was air-lifted to jefferson while the other went to the hospital of university of pennsylvania. no further information released at this time. >> two dozen cats who live in their own represented space have to move out. a homeowner in chester county rents part of the homes with the cats with rent being paid by bonnie bennett. she keeps the space clean and visits the cats every day. the problem the homeowner is moving and bonnie doesn't have room for the cats to live with her. >> i don't want to put them outside. they've been taken care of ten years inside. think won't do well outside they've been fed every day, housed, and too many dangers outside. >> no now the block ticks the house naidz to be vacated by the second week in january.

>> winslot township police did what they could to make the roll days rightser for a the girls ages 5 and 18 received all sort of presents. once again their mother jennifer was murdered over the summer. officers wanted to do something for them and donated a substantial amount of money so they could buy those gifts. >> and santa claus was granted a police jolly old st. nick and police officers collected toys for charity. had was the first time for this event and these officers are hoping to make this an annual tradition. >> still to come on "action news" tonight last minute holiday shoppers can still get great deals. retailers are put betting on the final push to make the bottom line and save you cash. >> first biggest day of the year and mumers are getting ready to

strut their stuff. we'll take you behind the scenes for rehearsal. >> walter, four days to go until christmas and before at rifle of the holiday we're tracking wet weather that could have an impact on your travel plans this week. impact on your travel plans this week. details coming up with the

>> count down to the new year is on. mumers are making final preparation before they strut

their stuff. they're rehearsing her in port richmondch the string band has been a mummers tradition since 1933. >> but before that new year's day tradition it's time for last minute christmas shopping. >> millions in a race with the clock. many wait until christmas eve to buy their gifts. more on where procrastinators can get the best deal walter. >> last minute shoppers facing holiday countdown surged into stores across the country today. so crowd today was surveil of spendest. >> i tend to go to wall greens less busy than average mall i came to present lovely pictures to turn into photo coladies and gentlemen. >> i hope to find deals i want to get in and get out. >> now we're at dig's sporting goods if i don't find it here i won't get it. >> it's not too tlit get a good

gift at good value. they're going to screams to get holiday shoppers. big name stores are around the clock open and pushing back dead lines. best buy guaranteeing gifts as early as monday morning we'll best buy guaranteeing gifts as early as monday morning we'll get there on time. some of the best deals out there now trendy klonls 70% off h & m, bicycles toys "r"us 40% off and julie at kohl's 70% off. >> that was glory reporting. this year instead of ice skates railroad sleds under the treat you want umbrella, rain boots. knot nice hat to keep you dry. >> wet weather is moving in day before christmas which can show you down if you do traveling.

we'll tell you about that. double scan radar showing you dry, quiet. no issues with rainfall until we get to monday afternoon and it's prolonged period of finding this unsettled weather. we'll talk about it and show you the picture outsidech the action cam was looking at the clock city hall in center city and you can see the light close to bill worth park where we shot that picture for you earlier tonight. checking out high temperatures today across the delaware and lehigh valleys, dover, chilly, 41. philadelphia, 40. average for us this time of year is 43. we were below arm today. wrightstown 39, 39 pottstown and poconos did not get out of 20s with high today of 27. still holding 27 in the poconos. allentown, lehigh valley, 31 philadelphia and 2 pine barrens at 34. here's satellite 6 and action radar we have a partly cloudy sky and things increase at least

clouds do in the overnight hours in anticipation of moisture we're tracking from the south. here's a setup for us monday future tracker 6 showing you things cloud up quickly across the region because you have the winds coming in from easterly direction tomorrow and getting that moisture approaching from the south as well. it will continue as we get into monday evening and as we get to tuesday morning showing you 6:00 in the morning it's dramed you have a drizal around from time to time as the warm front lifts through. tuesday night to wednesday when we track the bulk of that precipitation. so future tracker 6 showing you wednesday, 10:30 the rain starts to develop and cuts west of our region and when i say cuts up west i mean that we're dealing with storm system that will be in the form of liquid precipitation. so good soaking rain on the way as we get into tuesday night and throughout the day open wednesday. locally we can find an inch of rainfall some places smaller amounts than that.

>> surprise giving way to clouds, temperature 31. 36, 10 a.m. and 41 where we'll be 1:00 and 4:00 234 the afternoon and sun giving way to clouds and moisture moves in on. here is the exclusive accuweather forecast. high temperature 40. afternoon rain around. tuesday, mild, up to 52. that drizzle stick around as well. wednesday for christmas ever that's why we sept said sanity needs a slicker. wind whipped rain. gusting 40 to 50 across the region and christmas day high temperature 52. cooler, windy, winds 40 at that point. friday, sunshine and clouds high of 49. dry by then and saturday cloudy with shower possible at 50 cooler next sunday with high temperature then of 43 degrees. definitely slow downs on the road and also slow down if you're last minute shopper. >> that's right. >> thank you, melissa.

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tonight. claw giroux and eagles trying to prevent a painful end to their season. flyers down two. in third they fight back holding, holding, scoring. flyers down one. ten minutes later vinny la cavalier is become in a big way. scores first goal since november 1. we're tied at 3. they force over time. ten second in over time that's jay vorachek his second of game. flyers win 4-3 must be second straight afterwards. that's coach craig karubi ready to throw down. control your jets. >> sixers in orlando tonight what's going on here michael carter williams and nerlens noel get in it on the bench and make orlando pay. 4th quarter off the steal. ncw throws it down.

21 for him. there's caster and noel hugging it out. >> they have only three wins all three have come open the road. >> it's one of the worst regular surprise collapses in nfl history eagles started 9-3 and are eliminated from the play groffs. they needed dallas to win today. doesn't happen. >> they start 4-0 run. tony romo to 1st down. cowboys they're celebrating nfc east wroun in five years and eagles are out. >> you have to be at your best as a group, as a whole. we had too many mistakes. until we get that fixed, things will not change. >> get it out of here. >> now you have to wonder if

releasing deshane has come back to bite the bird. he caught two balls and helped beat his former team and took a shot at the eagles calling them naive. >> they play how they play they don't care. that's philadelphia eagle defense. been there a lot of years and witnessed a lot of players and wide receivers and tightened and wow i'm happy to be on this side and send them home with a loss. they constantly tell me how much they miss me. but it's a decision they chose in the front office. i'm happy to be here in washington. >> eagles fans certainly miss him tonight. next week eagles game against new york giants is now meaningless. >> thank you. finally tonight an action news colleague reported very important and timely story today. >> in hopes that st. nicholas

soon would be there. >> rick williams read was the night before christmas at the annual holiday concert young artist orchestra in addition to that the orchestra and 200 voice choir presented favorites from carrolls to the nut tracker. he's got that done. >> i was hoping he could sing. >> and "million dollar movie" next on channel 6. >> "action news" continues tomorrow 4:30 with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, david murphy and karen rogers. >> now for sarah bloomquist, melissa magee, and the entire "action news" team, i'm walter perez have a great night, great "action news" team, i'm walter perez have a great night, great weekend.