"action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. good afternoon, rick is off.

coming up a bitter forecast for new year's eve. and bitter news for families when chair children's school shut down for good during christmas break. and the hit and run in maryland, new call for charges against the bishop who was behind the wheel. and the big story is the devastating developments in the search for air asia flight 8501, debris found is believed to be that of the plane. bodies and debris is being pulled from the sea. we go live now to new york. >> reporter: hello sara, darkness has fallen the devastation on the faces of these families is aapparent.

everybody is hoping for the best knowing the worst has come. >> for the 162 souls on this flight it has been relaysed by these images debris from the plane. >> the worst feeling that someone can have, we need to stay strong for the families out there. >> before the waves became too intense halting rescue efforts, some bodies were pulled from the sea. investigators tried to piece together what went so terribly wrong. what we know, during a routine flight pilots reported turbulence and they asked to increase altitude. experts say that thunderstorms should not have brought down this plane investigators will look for clues from the plane's black box and a shadow spotted

by rescuers seems like it could be that of the plane suggesting it could have crashed in tact. >> where the pilot would have time to slowly fly the plane into the ocean, this is a violent unsurvivalable event. >> this showed bodies floating in the water and some people collapsed at the announcement. >> sara, we can now report that the uss sampson is at the debris site helping to aid in the recovery efforts as america and the world tries to understand what went so terribly wrong. back to you. >> thank you. another air asia jet liner skid of the runway in the philippines, these are pictures from social media sites. this is where it just landed

after a flight from manilla, the flight and crew are okay and one passenger says that the jet liner landed in severe weather and was swerving as it touched down. philadelphia police say that alcohol may have been a factor in a crash that killed one woman and injured three others think the female driver died when she hit a pole and slid down an embankment her three passengers a pregnant woman and three men were also hurt. investigators did find alcohol inside of the vehicle and speed may have also played a role. the cold air we are talking about is back, it's brisk and cooler when you step outside today. sky 6 hd taking a live look at the mix of clouds and sun over wilmington this noon, temperatures get back to normal for late december and we can expect bitter cold as we prepare to welcome in the new year. lets go outside to david murphy outside and all bundled up again.

>> we have a fair amount of sunshine digging out from the clouds a fair amount of sunlight and it's breaking up from the darker shades of gray from the north and west. nuisance snow showers bugging folk in extreme south jersey but it appears to be breaking up. 35 in philadelphia and 32 is the freezing mark in reading and allentown and over toward lancaster 36 in wilmington and 34 in sea isle city and the boardwalk ain breeze at 10 miles per hour, and in some cases it gives a worse windchill. 25 is the windchill in wilmington. and in philadelphia it's 30. today a high of 39 degrees, it's significant we are below average the average high is 41 degrees, because we have gone the last couple of weeks above average but no longer as this

cold shot has arrived. i'll have colder air tomorrow for new years eve and we'll take you to that and give you a call in case you are outside at midnight. that is all coming up. >> stay on top of the changing weather situation at 6abc.com visit 6abc.com/weather for storm tracker 6 radar and the latest video from our "action news" meteorologist. a man accused of raping women in pennypack park is back in philadelphia to face charges. robert palin was extradited here. we are live now where police have given us an update. david? >> reporter: well, police have connected robert palin to three rapes here in philadelphia three alleged rapes he is charged with two of them only because one of the victims has

since passed away but they also cured in pennypack park. and police made the connection last march when robert palin was arrested for a rape in madison, wisconsin, when his dna went into a data base it matched up here in philadelphia. he is being returned to face charges here the first case was july of 2010, and august of 2010 and the third in august of 2011, the m.o. is the same in all cases, a 26-year-old woman was raped in the wooded area along crest coavenue she told police she was coming out of a convenience store. he offered her a ride home and then stopped at the park and punched her in the fasz and raped her. >> mr. palin is charged with two counts of rape, and attempted

murder and aggravated assault on a pathtern investigation that special units developed in august of 2011. >> palin was arraigned on the charges yesterday and is being held on $5 million bail and in each case a total of 10$10 million and plead guilty in wisconsin and that is why it took long to get him back here to philadelphia to face the charges after he was connected to those cases, he will be facing a preliminary hearing in march. david henry channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. a new facebook page is pushing for charges in the hit and run crash that killed a new jersey native in maryland 41-year-old tom palermo from burlington county died when a car slammed into his bicycle in baltimore on

saturday. police say that he kept driving after pal -- the homicide unit is still investigation. palermo's family and friends are calling for homicide charges against her. and now more into the death a 10-year-old boy, police officers responded to a call sunday night struck and killed matthew mccostski, the witnesses say that the cruiser did not have their lights or sirens activated. the philadelphia school district is taking steps to help students who are enrolled in waltser palmer charter school. palmer school officials abruptly announced over the weekend that

they would not reopen in the new year the school is $13 million in debt and the district says they will help the hundreds of students impacted by the closure by assisting them with transfers to other schools, parents nood to contact the school district or neighboring schools to begin the process. still to come here on "action news" at noon, an undercover sting catches a criminal stealing clothing from those that need it most. and a couple's wedding interrupted by president obama's golf game. and david murphy has your seven-day forecast.

two sailors died today when the operation to secure the greek ferry caught fire on the way to italy. they were hit by a snap tow line. today italian prosecutors ordered the crippled vessel back to italy. they fear that more bodies will be found when it is properly searched . the number of officers killed by guns nearly doubled

this year. 15 were ambush assaults like the ones that killed the two officers in new york. and compared to 32 last year that is from the non-profit national officers memorial fund. the baltimore ravens are starting a national -- after the scandal involving ray rice. they are naming it after yardley love, who was beaten by they are ex-boyfriend. they are finance workshops through the foundation. this follows ray rice's termination from the team after video surfaced of him striking his wife in the valter of an atlantic city casino. an undercover television crew left donated clothing at a goodwill in portland and waited. it took only an hour before

someone pulled up on a scooter and stole the entire bag. they say this is a problem that is widespread. one man that runs dozens of donation sites recorded 90 break-ins over the last two years, president obama's golf game put a snag in one couple's wedding plan. the couple were planning to tie the knot at a golf course in hawaii but the president was set to tee off at the same time and they had to move. he found out and apologized to the entire wedding party. >> we feel terrible nobody told us. >> we went above the 16th hole, we were watching you go. >> that must have been kind of painful. >> the couple says their ceremony ended up taking place

on another part of the golf course with better views the president was invited to their reception but he politely declined . and next a diet that may be the secret to shedding the holiday pounds and take 6abc.com with you wherever you go it changes size to fit any device. check it out by visiting 6abc.com any time anywhere. ño

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well, the new year means tax season is just around the corner the irs is announcing taxpayers can start filing their 2014 returns on january 20th the agency says that tax season will start on time despite a last minute tax law passed by congress and signed by the president congress passed the bill extending more than 50 tax breaks that expires at the end of year. they can claim the breaks when they file this year's return. many people are finding weight loss success with a diet that was created to lower blood pressure, the plan is called dash, stands for dietary approaching to stop hypertension. it features whole natural foods and fruits and vegetables, it also avoids most process foods that focus more on what you are

eetding and not how much you are eating. a health care worker diagnosed with ebola has been transferred from scotland to london for special treatment. the woman arrived in stable condition at this isolation unit at the royal hospital today. she arrived in europe sunday night from sierra leone and got sick the next morning. the first patient to be diagnosed on british soil. and coming up tonight at 4:00 including a study on sleep and the brain a lack of shut eye may lead to fake memories. >> and they are following this 22-year-old new yorker he is trying to help consumers find cheap flights. and is honesty the best policy when it comes to dating, inside of the new site that says revealing your thaws up front.

today is the last day on the job for eugene smitty smith a septa bus driver who has been shuttling passengers through philadelphia for 32 years he received the citation from the philadelphia house of representatives presented by bill keller smitty never called out sick and logged 30 years of safe driving. wow. his official retirement begins january 1st. >> people will miss him on his route. >> we never call out sick -- >> as promised the cold weather is back. >> stormtracker 6 live double scan down so the south of us there is a shower moving off the

coast and if we move off tighter it's in the process of moving past cape may and we have those off and on through the morning and they are on the way out as we look outside the story now is the sun breaking out from the clouds and weather that is appropriate for ice skating at penn's landing, folks are taking advantage of that and a lot of people are off from work. they decided to go for a skate it's sunny in penn's landing. and down at philadelphia international airport you'll want to bundle up there and across the region winds north northwest at 13 and windchills are in the 20s. 35 in philadelphia and 36 in wilmington and freezing in allentown and reading, just enough of a breeze to push the windchills down to the 20s in neighborhoods. as we look at the cloud cover it's thinning out and a lot of our pictures around the region right now showing sunshine and

shadow beneath you. down the shore we are going for a high of 40 degrees, a mix of clouds and sun and chilly conditions there and 30s up north. clouds and sun and colder and winds out of the north at 16 miles per hour. well the overnight hours temperatures will dip and we'll clear the clouds out and winds die back a bit and the overnight low is 26 degrees and the outlying suburbs will hit the teens, and you start to move today and it will be with us tonight and over the next several days. the commute looks cloudy and 37 by 5:30 and down to 35 degrees by 7:00 and continuing on down to there of course. tonight is the night you go out for a dinner and movie and keep in mind you'll need your coat. by 7:35. and close to the freezing mark by 9:00 and by the time you come out of your late night dinner or

movie theater, are you down below the freezing mark and a brisk breeze blowing as well. on wednesday new years eve the high is to the west and we continue to draw a flow from the north-northwest and that draws more cold air from canada and the great lakes and tomorrow mid-30s and if you are out tomorrow night bringing in the new year, perhaps penn's landing bundle up and by the midnight hour, when we are all saying happy new year, 28 degrees and windchills down around 20 and layers if you plan to be out. your exclusive accuweather forecast shows a chilly one today and a high of 39 degrees, and that is a couple degrees below average, and that is the first time we say that in the last couple of weeks 39 on thursday and that means it's cold again for the mummers, starting the parade at 32 degrees and 39 at the height of the afternoon.

42 degrees on friday and clouds increasing and mostly cloudy on saturday and rain arriving in the afternoon and at night. a slight chance of a wintry mix, in the northern and western suburbs. it's mostly rain and most of that lingers into sunday morning and we see the temperature of 40 on monday at least we are maintaining highs along the freezing mark. the newest animal at the zoo in grand rapids michigan he is a baby bongo a type of antelope, some knee -- the name neo means gift in swahili. up next, a police dog in delaware is recovering after being attacked by another dog while on duty. and the flu reaches an epidemic

level, what is means for your health in the cold winter months, that is next.

here are the stories we are following for you at 12:30 officials fear that more bodies will be found on board the greek ferry at sea and a criminal investigation is on the way. one philadelphia charter school

can't overcome financial trouble and parents are trying to find new places for their children to learn. and the search is on for the great white shark while he is spear fishing. and now the latest on the air asia flight 8501 the flight disappeared from radar while heading to singapore and officials believe the plane encountered a strong storm. parts of the plane were found in shallow waters relatives of the 162 people on board waled as they saw tv images of recovery effort. they are take and to where the bodies are taken to identify their loved ones. our investigation continues on 6abc.com, we are posting the latest updates as they come in and we'll alert you to details