survival. and a costly dilemma for local charities. an "action news" investigation next. ♪ "action news," delaware valley's leading news program with jim gardner. it was a wrong-way head-on crash between a prius and a pick up on i-295. police say the prius driver was drunk, and from the looks of the truck you wouldn't think anyone could survive. not the driver of the truck, not

the driver of the car. but somehow both did. it is monday night, and the big story on "action news" tonight, an extraordinary story of survival. and tonight, hearing from a man who beat death by seconds. and dann cuellar is live with the exclusive details. >> that's right, jim. 35-year-old mark rohrbach a truck driver by trade has an incredible story to tell. he says he field very lucky to be alive tonight. >> i am thankful that i am here for the holidays. >> 35-year-old mark rohrbach of cinnaminson is shell-shocked following the accident. chapter in west chester. and he look at what is left of his ford pick up truck he can't believe it. >> what you saw it in broad daylight what went through your minute? >> wow. how could somebody walk away from that?

>> rohrbach says about 4:30 this morning he was traveling southbound on 295 coming around exit 20 when a vehicle traveling the wrong way came right at him. >> i seen a vehicle's headlights coming towards me, and my first reaction was to hit the brakes and swerve. as i swerved, the vehicle, she swerved towards me. and we both hit about 65 miles an hour head-on. >> the driver that hit him, 26-year-old eileen dougherty of boothwyn, pennsylvania, was trapped in her prius and had to be extricated. she was taken to the hospital with serious injuries and rohrbach did not suffer a scratch. >> somebody was watching me. >> somebody was definitely watching you. >> somebody was watching over me today. >> who are you thanking up there. >> everybody. everybody in my family, everybody. >> and he lost his cell phone and presents for his kids but thank fuful to be alive.

>> going into the thanksgiving holiday you have a lot to be thankful. >> yes, we do. and we will be the talk of the table. i hope everything else turns out for the other driver. >> the other driver, eileen dougherty remains hospitalized but will survive. charges of driving under the influence and other offenses. dann cuellar for channel 6 "action news." two firefighters and a civilian are recovering from injuries they suffered don't in this deptford, new jersey hours fire. recording the scene along lexington drive late tonight. authorities say the blaze broke out after 9:30. this is a live look at the scene. the fire not under control, and smoke is coming from the scene. the firefighters don't know yet what caused the blaze.

three people murdered in philadelphia this afternoon, the city passed a grim milestone. 250 victims killed in homicides this year is already more than last year's total of 248 it and there is still more than a month left in 2015. "action news" reporter at police headquarters with the details of the deadly rise in crime. >> both crime scenes police say there are no motives and suspects. and the bloodshed is a harsh reality for many victim's family men's trying to make sense of all of the violence. [screaming] >> sobs filled jasper street. a gunman fired an about a laj -- fired a barrage of bullets into the home. >> it was a violent scene. there was a lot of blood. it was clear each was shot at least one time in the head.

they may have been shot more because we did find nine spent casings. >> monday's shooting pushed the homicide total to 249. >> and surpassing last year's homicides. >> right at the same numbers. well criminals with guns. this is ridiculous. >> out-going commissioner charles ramsey says police can only do so much and community has to step up. >> people have to stop it. and it is part of what we are up against as law enforcements. and we make an arrest and people say it is dispo popou popou popr >> the homicide an hour later a 19-year-old shot multiple times. three shootings in one day and more families are struggling with the loss of loved ones to gun violence. and the question now, can we

finish with fewer than 300 homicides in the last time we went over that number was in 2012. >> thank you. the u.s. state department issued an alert for all american travellers. the alert states that militants with isis, al qaeda, boko harah and other terrorist groups continue to plan attacks in multiple regions around the world. americans are being told to exercise particular caution during the holiday period. the alert this effect until february 24. passengers traveling from philadelphia international airport expect to see increased security measures including bomb-sniffing dogs. they were planned before the travel alert went into effect. and the k9s were checking lug among but now they will be

brought out to walk in and around people at tsa lines. and the dogs are on duty, you can smile at them but don't pet them. and the city of brussel sincerely shutdown, the highest level of alert for the city and second highest for the country. sake they are facing a serious and imminent threat. targets are shopping malls and transportation centers. and authorities in france investigating the discovery of an explosive vest. a street cleaner found a vest in an area on the southern edge of paris. speculation is that the vest belongs to fugitive attacker, salah abdeslam as service found near where abdeslam's mobile phone was discovered the day of the paris attacks. the french president francois hollande visited and paid we

expects to the victims, and they discussed hollande's plans to put together a military collision including the united states and russia to destroyed isis. and coming to the u.s. tomorrow and moscow on thursday. and the philadelphia police trying to track down a thief stealing unopened packages from an apartment building. chad pradelli live at the scene of the crime in the 3800 block of spring garden street. what exactly has been happening there? >> jim, police say roughly a half-dozen packages worth $3,000 were stolen earlier this month. they were stole from right there. you see those secure mailboxes the packages are too big so the police say they were put on top or underneath, saying that was a prime opportunity for the thief. >> police say the thief hit three times during the first week of november. he steals packages just inside of a gated entrance and then

flees on foot down the 3800 block of spring garden. and one of the tenants with something stolen? a beautiful picture frame, never made it inside. >> and one instance the gated door was broken to gain entry. in this case the thief waits for a resident to enter and follows behind the and steals the bicycle. >> and the door they have worked on a few times mainly because there is trouble keeping closed and the lock easy to figure out. >> and the local days are upon us and online sales going up 14%. a lot of packages are being delivered all hours of day and night. >> and management etailed tenants warming about the thefts. and he has no regard for surveillance. look at him. older, walking with a lump and a gray beard. >> we believe he is from the area and happened to walk around and saw the items sitting there and figured i can get in there

pretty easy. >> it is kind of awful. don't take people's stuff. you shouldn't have to tell people that. >> and police say if you live in an area susceptible to thefts and you are having a package delivered. have it sent to your work or to another secure location. live in mantua chad pradelli for channel 6 "action news." "action news" reporter has an undercover report looking into the dirty and costly side of charity donations. i >> and the sites catch donors in the act. and what is hurting the charities. and uncharitable done by some, forcing a philadelphia organization to call in. and why the $160 billion deal to create the world's

largest drugmaker could be a bitter pill to swallow. and the coldest night since last march. the details in the accuweather forecast. and ducis rodgers for the eagles on a short week after the worst loss, still trying to figure out the quarterback situation. "action news" continues in just a moment.

>> tis the season of giving, and while our local charities are hopeful for your donation, the truth behind some donation junk dumps. and exposing some people costing the charities hundreds of thousands. >> the saying one man's jump is one man's treasure, and sometimes it is drunk. and people crashing the donation sites with liter and garbage, leaving little behind beside a

costly mess. and at the salvation army in the tacony section, closed for one day, looking more like a dump than donation center. a dirty mattress and containers, and even a death certificate. all left behind after a weekend of uncharitable giving. >> sometimes people use our donation bins for lack of a better term, trash bins. >> the major overseeing the operations at salvation army. >> broken furniture, old computers. >> november 15 our hidden camera keeping a close eye on that same site, catching the donors dumping bags of trash which they are either to lazy or too cheap to dispose of themselves. this time, bags of personal belongings left behind. photos, used make up and just plain old garbage. >> we have to pay to get rid of those things. >> it costs the salvation army of greater philadelphia about

$180,000 last year to discard garr -- garbage. >> it is a problem. >> at goodwill they are going through donations. >> broken stuff nobody wants we recycle right here. >> the c.e.o. says old computers, clothing, books and plastics are sold, recycled, sold or repurposed. and the clothing bunk bunked -- bundled and. >> this surveillance video shows that goodwill gets their fair share of waste. >> people donate half bottle lotions. >> and holding out loads of trash costing them every year. >> we don't want tired, on the paint, don't want appliances.

we don't want nuclear waste. >> a message apparently miss add few years back. >> a live hand grenade was donated and we had to bring in the bomb squad. >> and they may not reach those who need it the most. our cameras captured scavengers going through bags stealing valuables and leaving nothing but filth behind. >> unfortunately other people see it is not all junk, some good things that can be used for their program and think it is better served them taking it themselves or selling it on their own. >> goodwill and the salvation army are in need of good donations, supposedly clothes. a good rule of thumb is before you leave it, ask if someone else can use it. a list of do's and don'ts and how you can help the worthwhile charities go to our website at

6abc.com. >> as always a fascinating report, thank you. a one-time philadelphia prosecutor called it quits. the first assistant district attorney ed mccann decided to leave the d.a.'s office after 26 years. he has been serving as the head of the homicide unit and has handled some of the city's highest profile cases. he provided no details about his reason for leaving. donald trump isn't backing away from a statement about 9/11 causing a great deal of controversy. trump over the weekend said he personally saw thousands of muslims across the hudson river in jersey city cheering as the twin towers fell. the new abc news/"washington post" poll shows that many support trump to deal with terrorism. and ben carson saw a similar statement about seeing muslims celebrating on september 11 but

is backing away from that. a spokesperson says that he saw news footage of crowds in the middle east breaking out in sell brag, -- celebration. and arresting a man shooting a good samaritan. trying to stop him from dragging a woman down the street and he is trying to help. the police say the suspect shot him in the stomach. he then tried to shoot him two more times in the head but the gun jammed. drug merging to create the world's largest pharmaceutical company. it is called an inversion where pfizer moves headquarters to ireland to save hundreds of millions in taxes. and they operate in montgomery

county known for drugs such as viagra and others. and a majors doctor group recommending generic drugs over brand name drugs whenever possible. the american college of physicians published that as a guideline for doctors to follow. not only are generics substantially less expensive, studies have showed they are just as effective as the originals. hundreds of performers getting ready for the 96th annual 6 abc news dunkin' donuts thanksgiving day parade. ♪ >> many of the dancers and musicians bundled up to brave the cold tonight, rehearsing this year's opening performance on the ben franklin parkway in front of the art museum steps. watch it all come together live this thursday. our broadcast of the 6 abc

news/dunkin' donuts thanksgiving parade. and your hosts, rick williams and cecily tynan. are you ready to go? >> i am so ready. >> rehearsed and everything? >> we just kind of wing it. >> you always do it and it is always terrific. >> for the dancers who can't be bundled up, weather will be fantastic. warming up very nicely. >> warm on thanksgiving day? >> not like tonight. it is pretty cold out there. stormtracker live double scan showing if you look closely, over lancaster county into maryland you see a stripe of white. there are some flurries moving through. it is drying out as the pushes east. the upper-level disturbance. it is an indication how cold the air is. and it is kind of tough to see. right now you step outside and need a winter coat. it is 36 degrees in philadelphia. millville already dropped down to 21. wilmington and dover 31. allentown 22.

trenton 28. a lot of the ski resorts making snow in the poconos tonight, current temperature 17 degrees. it is the coldest night since last march. and satellite 6, along with action radar showing the little upper-level disturbance moving through squeezing out a few flurries here and there. mainly just cloud cover. what will happen tonight, temperatures are tumbling to the lowest point in about eight months. 30 degrees in philadelphia. allentown, millville 20. trenton 26. wilmington 27 degrees. so tomorrow as the kids head to school and you head to work you definitely do want winter coats. some clouds here and there, some sunshine mixes with clouds. at 6:00, 30. at 8:00, 32 degrees. seeing a good amount of sunshine tomorrow. today's high 43. tomorrow not quite as chilly, 49 degrees. but still, that's 4 degrees below average. but this high pressure, this will really be a weather-maker right through black friday. what the high will do is slowly work up to the north and east. so wednesday, great weather for

traveling. not as chilly, and storm-free east of the rockies. we have each warmer air on the back side of the high pressure on thanksgiving and on friday. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast sunny but chilly tomorrow 49 degrees. and wednesday more seasonable, 53 degrees. great weather for traveling. and thanksgiving warmer, 64 degrees. and when santa arrivals up to 60 degrees and santa will be sweating. friday for shoppers, breezy and warm, 68 degrees. and things change on saturday, a cold front moving through and hoping for showers in the morning. should be dry for the temple game. and here comes the wintry chill returning on sunday and monday. the afternoon highs only in the upper 40s. a bit of a battle between the

mild and cool air, but thanks giving the mild air winning out. >> thank you. holiday helpers in wilmington spent this night preparing hundreds of thanksgiving meals. more than 20 years. new castle county paramedics collecting turkey and canned goods for needy families. and hoping to hand out 500 meals this year. even though construction underway at bensalem high school, a celebration tonight. they had an open house to show the community the progress made so far, including the completed renovations to the performing arts center. and jeff skversky and trish hartman were there, both graduates of bensalem high school.

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>> beginning to hear some murmurs of discontent from the eagles' locker room. at least reports of, and that's not a good sign. >> nobody is putting their name on it just yet, we shall see where this goes. and yesterday the worst defeat of the season for the birds, one that could send them into a tail spin. visiting the lions on thursday. and a chance sam bradford back on that one. he is covering from a concussion and shoulder injury. chip kelly getting some heat for the disappointing 4-6 record. the players say criticism is part of his job. >> that's the way is goes, and i know he understand that. we are not in this business to be affected by what people say about it us, it comes with the

territory. >> we get out played, out couched. didn't do a good job of coaching in that football game and that's what it is, but that's all it is. we need to move forward. the flyers giving us little to smile about, loser of 11 of the last 13 games. and tonight, a welcome distraction. and inducted into the flyers hall of fame, the fan-favorite spent nine seasons here in the class of 2015. and the flyers and hurricanes tonight. and i thought my hair was hard to manage. the second period, 1-0 flyers. they are short-handed but on the rush giroux cleans up the shot and it is 2-0. under 4:00 to play in the third, now 2-1, and pesce beats them to tie the game. going to overtime. and gostisbehere, the youngster is the hero! the flyers with the rare win, we'll take it. sixers after the break. ♪

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to the sixers, i'm beginning to sound like a broken record. for you millennias it is a scratched and sixers and t'wolves and jahlil okafor showing he can be a force, putting them up by 6 in the fourth. a little more than 2:00 to play and sixers up 2. and grant with a huge block on martin, but wiggins comes flying in, and the foul. he would miss the free throw, game tied. and later minnesota up 2, and martin with the dagger. the sixers call again and 0-16.

and la salle and lafayette. no need to cover your eyes, not when you have jordan price on the quad. and 11-14 shooting, the explorers win 83-75 improving to 3-o. the sun valley high school marching band recognized tonight. a remarkable season winning all seven of its competitions including the advanced competition which is tantamount to a state championship. and "jimmy kimmel live" live next on channel 6 followed by "nightline." his guests tonight the cast of "star wars 7: the force awakens." and actions will continue in the morning. and for the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner, good night.

>> dicky: it's "jimmy kimmel live"! the "star wars" special. tonight the cast of "star wars: the force awakens," featuring harrison ford, carrie fisher, john boyega, adam driver, daisy ridley, and director j.j. abrams. with cleto and the cletones. and now, may the force be with him, here's jimmy kimmel! and now, here's jimmy kimmel!