but suspected. the word that fbi investigators have been reluctant to use until today. just about one hour ago at a news conference they made it plainly clear that what happened inside that building behind me on wednesday, was no random criminal act. it was in fact an act of terrorism. >> as of today based on the information and the facts as we know them, we are now investigating these horrific acts as an act of terrorism. >> reporter: those are the words from the fbi today as they officially take the lead on a now three day old investigation. that designation comes amid a flurry of new information that one or both of the shooters had pledged allegiance to isis. >> there is a number of pieces of evidence that has essentially pushed this off the cliff to say we are now investigating this as an act of terrorism. >> reporter: among that evidence facebook postings written by tashfeen malik vowing her support for isis leaders. those postings which were quickly deleted were put on facebook almost exactly as the attacks began.

also discovered by investigators two cell phones that they say had been crushed and put into a dumpster nearby the couple's home all of they say an effort to erase their digital foot printer. >> we have traced those cell phones. >> reporter: the fbi also said today that while it is possible that the couple met with terrorist leaders in person while in the middle east, they were at the very least in touch with others about their plans by phone and by e-mail. >> what i'm ready to confirm is there are some telephonic connections between these two individuals at least one of these individuals and other subjects of our investigation. >> reporter: now, in a separate news conference in washington, d.c. just minutes ago the director of the fbi said there is no evidence right now to suggest that farook and malik were part of a larger terror cell but yet investigators here and in washington are increasingly concerned that they had some

kind of help in particular in buying the guns. we know that two of those guns were bought by farook, two others were bought by someone else. today police say they know exactly who that person is and where they live but so far no other arrests here. of course stay tuned. for now, live in san bernadino, brian taff, channel6 "action news." monica. >> thank you brian. well, this tragedy has reignited the debate over guns in america. just like past tragedies measures to expand gun control in the wake of wednesday's shooting have failed in congress. a pew research poll over the summer shows that 85 percent of americans do favor expanded background check but yesterday a bill to do just that failed to advance in the senate. it was co-sponsored by pennsylvania senator pat toomey a republican and democrat joe mansion from west virginia. a separate bill that would stop anyone on the fbi's terror watch list from buying a gun failed by an even bigger margin. in the meantime gun sales

continue to boom just like they have after other mass shootings including the 2012 tragedy in sandy hook connecticut. guns were a big item for black friday. the fbi says it performed more background checks for gun purchases last friday than any other day on record. our coverage continues for you on 6abc.com with dozens of pictures and videos as well as the very latest information on all aspects of this story. >> we're also following breaking news this afternoon here at home in bucks county. a math teacher from pennridge north middle school is facing child sexual abuse charges. police say 30-year-old joseph becker on the right of your screen was sexting way 14-year-old female student. prosecutors allege the two exchanged photos and videos over a five-month period beginning this past july through november. becker was just arraigned within the past hour in warrington. the penn ridge school district said it was made aware of the investigation today and willfully cooperate with authorities. "action news" reporter eva

pilgrim will have more in a live report on "action news" at 5 o'clock. police are searching for the killer who murdered a man on thanksgiving morning. and they may lived the suspect to a second crime earlier that day. "action news" reporter trish hartman is live in port richmond at the scene of the deadly shooting with details on the investigation. trish. >> reporter: well, rick, it's been more than a week since police say 21-year-old ryan kelly was gunned down here in port richmond. now police are trying to see if this crime is linked to an armed robbery that happened earlier that morning because of a vehicle spotted at both scenes. a week after the thanksgiving day can killings in port richmond neighbors are still anxious for answers. it didn't take long to find people who knew the victim 21-year-old brian kelly several of whom said they heard a quick burst of gun shots in the 3500 block of almond street around 5:00 a.m. >> i heard the scream. that's got to be from the bar or another neighbor. i got up the next morning.

>> reporter: police say ryan was shot in the chest and pronounced dead at the hospital a short time later. neighbors say he was walking home from a nearby convenience store and was shot less than a block from his house. a go fund me page has been set up to help the kelly family with funeral costs. in one week it has raised more than $11,000. austin there are no resays he's lived next door to the family for about 10 years. he says ryan was hard worker and always offered to help even shoveling his front walk when he started having health problems. >> always had a smile. i couldn't believe what happened. >> reporter: police say they don't have a motive and they aren't releasing the suspect description. detectives have recovered a white mazda six that left the scene that morning. they're now investigating whether the homicide is connected to an armed robbery that happened an hour earlier in the 4000 block of unruh street. the vehicle that was spotted at that scene a white mazda six. >> with all incidents like this we look at any other surrounding incidents that may have occurred in the area to see if there's anything that's

linked. >> reporter: now, philadelphia police are offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction. if you have any information, homicide detectives would like to hear from you. live in port richmond, trish hartman channel6 "action news." rick. >> trish thank you. fire officials say a woman escaped her burning home after she was alerted by her two dogs. a viewer captured cell phone video of the flames on south flee avenue in south jersey. fortunately her dogs began barking and woke her up. she and her pets made it out safely. >> i went down to see if she needed anything and i gave her her dog's leash because she had the dogs by the collar. >> utility crews were there this morning to shut off the home's power and gas. the exact cause of the fire remains under investigation. >> time for a check now of that accuweather forecast and the weekend ahead. >> let's head outside to meteorologisty meteorologist cecily tynan. first weekend in december cecily and it looks pretty nice. >> it certainly does.

it's going to feel more like late october or early november. today very nice out here. a lot of sunshine. temperatures slightly above the average high for this time of the year. average high in the upper 40's. right now we're 52 degrees in philadelphia, washington, d.c. 51, new york city 51. the wind that we had yesterday greatly diminished so it feels great and satellite6 along with action radar showing any high thin clouds from early this morning, they moved out very quickly. wall to wall sunshine this afternoon and tonight will be a clear night. winds will be on the light side if you're heading out on the town on this friday night you definitely do want a jacket. it will be back in the low 40's by 7 o'clock, 43 before i 8 o'clock, 4:29 o'clock, 41 and by 10 o'clock, down to 40 degrees. so what's ahead? well, guilty ready for a gorgeous weekend. temperatures on the mild side for december standards with temperatures in the mid to upper 50's and if you're waiting for some really cold air and some snow perhaps, well, you're going have to

wait a little bit longer. there's no arctic air in sight. i'm tracking the possibility of rain next week. i'll talk more about that in the full accuweather forecast. monica. >> thank you cecily. pnc bank says it has now resolved an issue that left customers unable to use their credit or debit cards for hours today. the problem started at 6:00 a.m. that caused problems nationwide with folks all over the country reporting they tried to stop for gas or buy groceries and then couldn't pay. pnc says a tec technical glitch with one of their vendors it was blame. temple football, the owls are in texas to take on the houston cougars and a winner is crowned the american athletic conference champion which means a spot in either the peach bowl or fiesta bowl. it would be temple's first 11 win season ever. the owls are ranked number 20 in the country. houston just ahead of them at number 17.

good luck owls. temple and houston face off tomorrow at noon. there's only one place to see this a game. you can tune into 6abc tomorrow at noon for all the action. >> i know where i'll be tomorrow at noon. sitting right there. >> there you go. >> with the remote. more coffee. not coffee. time for a check of the "action news" traffic report. >> we're thinking red and white cherry and white this afternoon rick and monica. you're seeing a lot of red as you attempt to head home on the roadways on this friday afternoon a lot of red brake lights on 95 southbound side past woodhaven through this point in the work zone at cottman down to just ahead where bridge street there's an accident taking out the right lane so not a great start to the afternoon along 95 southbound. northbound you have the normal afternoon delays basically heavy from center city through this point at cottman. not looking so hot on the roosevelt boulevard extension northbound side locked up off the schuylkill onto wissahickon.

that's where a vehicle broke down just about 15 minutes ago. luckily they got it pushed off to the side so the lanes are opened now but damage is do. it's extra heavy as you head northbound on the boulevard this afternoon t on the big picture not too far off in north philadelphia watching some downed wires along oakdale near 28th. there's a crash in lower merion along knox road at sussex road. live look at the burlington bristol bridge just wrapped up an opening. traffic starting to move again. go ahead and use it but expect slowing on either side. let's do the commuter report on this friday afternoon. speaking of slowing just 16 miles per hour as you head southbound on the garden state parkway this afternoon through that ongoing work zone between somers point and march morality headed down to the big cape may christmas parade this weekend you're going to hit that jam on the southbound parkway. we'll check it again rick and monica, coming up in the next half hour. >> okay. >> sounds good. >> thank you sir. >> criminals pretending to be cops. a local pair that police say

were impersonating officers trying to pull off a series of crimes the. >> five month budget standoff continues in harrisburg. what lawmakers are expected to do this weekend to try to reach a deal. >> the boss is back. bruce spring teen announces he's going on tour again. when he'll be in philadelphia and when you can get tickets. >> our final outdoor adventure of 2015. adam joseph is live in west chester for an annual holiday celebration. hey, adam. plus 1,000 dollars holiday bonus cash on 2015 focus and 2016 fusion and escape. it's the best gift ever. now during the ford holiday sales event get 0% financing for 60 months plus 1,000 dollars holiday bonus cash on select vehicles. see your local ford dealer.

>> ♪ >> police have arrested a man and woman they say were impersonating police officers to rob people in south philadelphia. terrence jacobus and kelly rowan are charged in connection to two incidents on sunday. investigators say they flashed a badge a 21-year-old man on east passyunk avenue and ordered him to produce his i.d. when he complied they took cash from his wallet and drove off. less than two hours earlier they were also targeting a 23-year-old woman at fourth and jackson.

>> a second person died after a house explosion in north jersey. kamia henderson died from her injuries that she suffered during the blast back on november 11th. the explosion can killed a 24-year-old man and left a third person critical condition. elizabeth's mayor says an apartment behind the garage was getting electricity and gas service illegally. investigators are looking into the possibility that the gas line wasn't properly capped. >> pennsylvania lawmakers are back in harrisburg for the first time since thanksgiving as they get back to work on a deal trying to end the budget standoff. governor tom wolf has been working on a possible compromise with republican majority leadery leaders. they held a close door meeting today. the stalemate forced counties schools and social service agencies to borrow money even lay off workers even stop operating altogether. senators are expected to work through the weekend on a plan. >> the u.s. economy had another solid move hiring in

november. the labor department says employers added 211,000 jobs and retail was one of the sectors that led the way as stores added extra staff members for the holiday. the report also shows that more americans started looking for work in november and most of them found it. the unemployment rate held steady at 5 percent. the report makes it more likely that the federal reserve will raise interest rates this month. all right here's a look at the day's closing numbers on your friday. you can see how investors reacted to that jobs report. the dow is up 369 points and change. nasdaq also up 104 points, the s & p 500 up as well 42 and change for your friday afternoon. meanwhile fiat-chrysler is recalling more than 100,000 dodge darts. the company says the car can leak oil into a brake part that could affect the car's ability to stop. the problem has led to at least seven accidents and two injuries. the recall affects 2013 and 14 darts with two leader and two-point liter engines.

bruce springsteen and the e street band are hitting the road again in 2016. no surprise the boss will be making a stop in philadelphia. the river tour is a nine week trek across america. it includes a february 12th show at the wells fargo center. the tour is promoting the release of "the ties that bind the river collection" its a four disk archive set that looks to landmark 1980 bruce album. tickets for the tour go on sale december 11th. >> time for the accuweather forecast. meteorologist cecily tynan is at the big board with a look at the current temperatures and boy, oh, boy, it feels warm out there. >> it's pretty nice thank you to el nino because we have a very mild first weekend of december and kicking off with 52 degrees in philadelphia on this friday, millville 49, allentown 49, wilmington also 49, popular number. atlantic city airport checking in at 50. satellite6 along with action radar showing we did have some high thin clouds very early this morning but you can see how they lifted up to the

north. high pressure in control and this is a massive high pressure. so, what this does, it provides the sinking air so the clouds can't bubble up in the afternoon so this is keeping the moisture away from us. if you're heading out you'll want a jacket. chilly way light wind, clear skies, 26 degrees in the cooler suburbs, about 35 degrees for center city and future tracker showing as we head into the afternoon tomorrow, temperatures again up into the 50's. at 3 o'clock 52 degrees in philadelphia. trenton and reading 50, millville and wilmington 51 degrees and then heading into sunday, this is when temperatures get even higher. 56 degrees at 3 o'clock and a bonus is that we're talking about bright sunshine throughout the weekend. so, this is a reminder to my husband. honey, if you're watching, we need to decorate the house and the week will be a great time. he's not watching. but mostly sunny with mild afternoons with temperatures in the 50. it really is a great weekend to go ahead and get the house

decorated for the holidays. so the four day at 4:00 showing tomorrow sunny, very nice with a high up to 54 degrees. bear in mind the average highs for this time of the year in the upper 40's. sunday temperatures running about 10 degrees above normal, 57 degrees so a dry and mild start to hanukkah. on monday sun with some late clouds, 57 degrees and yesterday i was talking about the possibility of a coastal storm on tuesday. looks like that low pressure will stay away from us off the coast so just a mix of clouds and sunshine, another dry day but we could have some rain later in the week. >> there are a lot of christmas eve vents tree lighting throughout the area and festivals so it's a good weekend for that. >> the weather is perfect. >> your husband called. he said you do the decorations this year. >> i do the inside he does the outside. >> you're moving. >> new house. >> he doesn't even know your number. >> he's had it. >> all right up next a new class of police officers joins the force in philadelphia. >> coming up at 4:30 we've got another live report from san bernadino, california as the investigation continues into

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>> ♪ >> four cars collide in montgomery county this morning sending one person to the hospital and leaving a mess on the roadways. chopper6 was over the scene on the 2200 block of swamp pike in hanover township. that's where the crash happened about 8:45 this morning. police still have not said what caused it but they say five people were injured. that includes one victim who went to the hospital. police have not told us that person's name or how seriously they were injured. a police officer was hurt in south philadelphia this morning after someone slammed into the back of her cruiser. happened about 1:30 in the eastbound lanes of the schuylkill near the passyunk avenue exit. police say the officer went to the hospital with head and neck injuries. the action cam was there as officers took the driver who hit her into custody. they tested that person for dui but so far no word on whether they plan to file any charges. >> eight months of training

paid off for dozens of philadelphia police recruits. the men and women of class 373 march need mcgone miguel hall for their graduation. they were sworn in. they heard from mayor michael nutter and commissioner charles ramsey. the stands filled with loved ones who gave them a standing ovation very nice. philadelphia hosted the first ever word camp u.s. the three day conference started this morning in the pennsylvania convention center. it is a national gathering for word press. that's the software used to create more than 25 percent of the web sites on the internet. dozens of sessions will be offering participants ideas and techniques for their web sites. 2000 people are expected to attend throughout the weekend. >> all right. time now for one of adam's outdoor adventures. as we mentioned he's in west chester. >> that's right live for the 36th annual old fashioned christmas parade. always so beautiful. you do a great job. hi, adam. >> hey, adam. >> reporter: it really s monica and rick this is my

ninth year that i ride along the parade route and i co-host the broadcast of this parade. this 4500 participants in this parade over 30,000 parade goers come to west chester to watch the hour and a half to two hour parade and one of the performers right behind me, check them out. this is the on edge movement dancers from oaks, pa. they're directed by cara tees itessa. they performed in the thanksgiving day parade the last three years in a row. and you know what, they're keeping warm by dancing around. the weather is absolutely perfect right now. do you mind if i bother you while you dance. >> yes. >> reporter: what does it mean to you to come to all these parades and performances. >> it's so good to perform for everyone on the streets. >> reporter: can you you can can't wear a coat. what does it mean to have weather like this. >> it's great. last year it was rainy and cold. this warmer. >> reporter: have fun

tonight. this is an awesome parade to be part of. i tell you, they've got the moves and i've watched it so that the while they not only performed at the thanksgiving day parade, this one every single year and watching them practice, i think i know every single move but i'm not going to do it. also i want to turn around because i love all the people who stand look at them recording with all of their cameras, the proud moms, the parents here watching their little girl dancing here and practicing for you back at home so rick and monica, we're going to get ready to go under way. this parade begins at 7:15. come and check it out. you will not be disappointed. huge production. you can see the lights up there, they're doing the sound checks and we got our own broadcast booth and we have much more coming up in the next half hour with another performance and that seven-day forecast. rick, monica, you got the moves all right. you got the moves. >> yes, beautiful. >> yes. >> they make it look easy. >> monica and i can do it if we wanted to. but we're working. >> thanks adam. we'll see you later. maybe we can't. santa claus made quite the splash in camden today.

literally. here at the adventure aquarium old saint nick showed off his scuba skills as he took the plunge visiting his under water friends even bringing them tasty treats. this was the can kickoff to the christmas celebration as visitors got to see scuba santa in action. children watched with delight as he swam with sharks, turtles even sting rays. >> still ahead we'll have the first freebie friday for you of december. >> an ohio teacher is taking heat for refusing to accept a second grader's project about his favorite things. why she claimed one of the photos he used to honor his late sibling was inappropriate. stay with us.

>> ♪ >> it is 4:30 and "action news" continues with major new developments out of san bernadino california. >> a short time ago the fbi confirmed wednesday's deadly shooting rampage is not a random act of workplace violence. they're investigating it as an act of terrorism. officials say the wife of syed farook tashfeen malik pledged her allegiance to isis on facebook just moments after the attacks began. investigators also discovered two cell phones that had been crushed and put in a dumpster near their home, an attempt to erase their digital footprint. the director of the fbi and attorney general acknowledged today the news of a terrorist plot on american soil is certainly unsettling. >> what we hope will you do is not let fear become disabling but try to channel it into an

awareness of your surroundings to get you to a place where you are living your life but if you see something that doesn't make sense you say something to somebody. >> he went on to say that authorities are still investigating the case trying to understand the motivation of the shooters and whether they were planning more attacks. let's turn now to brian taff live in san bernadino and brian, there was quite an unusual scene at the home of the suspects today. >> reporter: yeah, unusual is one word. surreal is another monica and that's a word that's been used by so many people to describe so much of what's played out here in san bernadino for the last 48, 72 hours. in facts it's the very word used by lieutenant mike madden last night the first police officer inside that massacre scene. he called it surreal. but it also applies to what happened today inside the apartment where farook and malik once lived before they died. take a look at this incredible video here today. dozens if not more than a hundred journalists inside

that apartment building just yesterday the fbi was combing that apartment for evidence. well, today apparently what happened is the landlord the man who owns that apartment took the boards off the door and allowed journalists to go inside. the fbi now says in hindsight that the scene was cleared that nothing inside was evidence but at the time the reporters who went inside weren't aware of that, did not know that. obviously highly questionable tactics employed by those dozens of reporters who went inside possibly compromising information. not to mention the fact that so much of what was in there was personal information about other people close to farook and malik, people who may have no connection at all to either this plot specifically or terrorism in general. so, quite a scene playing out there insides the red lands want just a couple miles from where i'm standing here today. let's come back out live. i want to show you the scene that's playing out behind me. it's just rather incredible

frankly. we've been watching so many activity in various parts of this city play out from a law enforcement perspective over the last couple days and yet this scene behind me the inland regional center where the massacre played out remains largely untouched frozen in time. all of those cars in the parking lot have been there since the massacre played out wednesday morning. their owners having run from the scene or having been taken away from that scene by police as they processed the scene. so, a moment frozen in time insides that building. we should also pointer out that investigators tell us that at this point all of the bodies, the 14 who died inside that inland regional center have all been removed from the scene now obviously their identities were made public yesterday but it did take some time to remove those bodies given that the apparently the sprinkler system had gone off and compromised that process, delayed it rather significantly. so, yes, guys, unusual is one word, surreal is another to

describe what we saw play out today. also, the sentiment throughout san bernadino as they scratch their heads now knowing that this was in fact not a simple and random crime, it was in fact terrorism that played out right near their backyard. we are live in san bernadino, brian taff, channel6 "action news." guys, back to you. >> brian thank you. as we learn more about the attackers we're also learning more about the 14 innocent people killed at that holiday party. they range in age from 26 to 60 and include a father of six cousin of a new york giants football player and a police officer's wife who fled extremism in iran. we spoke to the the so woman thalasinos married 14 years ago and the man whose boyfriend had been shot and thought he was alive. >> it was hard to watch the

family members that were getting reunited and not knowing anything about what had happened to daniel. >> unfortunately the news was not good for ryan reyes. his long time boyfriend daniel cough plan did not survive. the only solace, both reyes and thalasinos say the last words to their partners were i love you. our coverage continues on 6abc.com where you'll find dozens of photos and videos as well as the very latest information on all aspects of this tragic story. >> in other news, three philadelphia prosecutors implicated in the porn gate scandal have new assignments today but the move is not satisfying everybody. some folks are still calling for their jobs. "action news" john rawlins live in center city with the assistant district attorney's new positions and the e-mail scandal that led them there. john. >> reporter: hi, monica. the d.a. took action this week but he's not explaining at this point we should say why he took that action or what it really means. as you say critics wanted

more. they wanted the three to be gone, not reassigned. prosecutor frank fina transferred from handling high profile corruption cases to civil litigation. mark costanzo from special investigations to appeals and patrick blessing ton from insurance fraud to the appellate division. three have been linkd to their judicial e-mail scandal those e-mails investigate bide a special prosecutor named by kathleen kane on tuesday. the trio's boss seth williams declining to speak today about those reassignments. >> we deserve to know. i think that the public wants to know. >> reporter: councilwoman cindy bass rolled out a resolution last month demanding williams fire the three. critics say the e-mails are demeaning to blacks women and gays among others. >> it's hateful. it's very much hateful. >> reporter: and corrosive. she says if d.a.'s think intolerant e-mails are funny how can people believe they'll get justice. >> if i'm a woman, an african-american woman how do i know you're going to talk me seriously.

>> reporter: state senator anthony williams also wants answers. the derogatory e-mails he says widely circulated within the pennsylvania legal system. >> judges, defenders, public defenders, prosecutors, u.s. assistant prosecutors are all part of it. >> reporter: he says those sending the e-mails on state computers drawing state salaries need to go. >> i would challenge anyone that would say they would call somebody some of the names and terms that they called some people that suggest you can flip a switch and then become fair and blind. >> reporter: given the current e-mail mess and what appears to be a suspect investigation into -- at the state level there needs to be significant judicial and legal reform in pennsylvania if the system expects the public to trust it. live in center city, john rawlins channel6 "action news. back to you all. >> all right, john, thank you. a north philadelphia high school was placed on lockdown this morning following a gun scare. happened near lincoln high school on the 3100 block of ryan avenue. investigators say they received a report of a person with a weapon just after 8:30

u-turns out the gun was actually a bb gun. two men were area rivered in connection to the scare. still not clear if they are facing any charges. the lockdown was lifted before 9:00 a.m. victims of child sexual abuse have a new place to turn for help. al state of the art medical facility opened today at the philadelphia safety collaborative in juniata park. the mission is to minimize the trauma for sexual abuse victims by providing an alternative place for follow-up visits and treatment instead of an extra trip to the hospital. the center will be staffed by children's hospital of philadelphia and saint christopher's. the doctors will be trained to provide court testimony on their evaluations. >> a montgomery county community is preparing to welcome a majestic parade to town next week the anheuser bush budweiser clydesdale horses will trot through west conshohocken. today leaders announced a number of road closures and designated parking areas to accommodate the crowds. all spectators are urged to bring at least one winter clothing item or a canned good

for a donation drive. the collection will be distributor to do area nursing homes, veterans and a local food bank. >> all right time now to head back out to west chester for their huge old fashioned christmas parade going on tonight. >> let's see what's up with meteorologist adam joseph getting us in the holiday spirit. hi, adam. >> hi, adam. >> ♪ >> reporter: yeah, it is looking and it is sounding a lot like the holidays. you can hear it behind me. we will talk about this particular band. you know what, although it sounds like christmas, it's not feeling like it right now or the holidays whatsoever. take a look at the numbers in the eastern half of the country. we've got 40's all the way in the northern plains, the great lakes, parts of the ohio valley and we have got 50's pretty much elsewhere. again, no signs of winter but come to west chester tonight and i tell you, you're going to get every as expect of the holidays tonight with the old fashioned west chester christmas parade. what you are hearing and what you are seeing now is the 2016 marple newtown high school band. you're looking at 110 members

of this band and in this particular parade this year, we have 14 bands that will compete. they compete for money, they compete for the trophy and last year, the marple newtown high school band came in number one of all the bands so we'll see if they can take those honors again this year and what i love the most about this, it's how statuesque they are. i mean, you literally you can say boo and they don't move whatsoever. i tried to get them to break and they didn't and what you're listening to them play twas the parade before christmas. >> ♪ >> reporter: nice job. everyone give them a round of applause. i used to be in the orchestra, not the marching band but i know how to direct. rick and monica coming up in that full accuweather 7-day forecast we'll have more performers and we'll give you, if there's any signs of winter in that seven day whatsoever. can you actually move or say

boo yet? >> yes. >> reporter: okay, now he can. >> we do this. >> reporter: they're all laughing back here. >> we ignore you too here at work. >> he's used to it. thank you adam. if you didn't get in the holiday spirit from that stay tuned. we have he some freebies that will get you to say merry christmas. >> his teacher refused to accept it. we'll tell you why she called it inappropriate. >> ♪ >> meteorologist adam joseph will also be back with a full forecast from accuweather. all of that when "action news at 4:00 continues next.

>> with the big talkers beginning with an ohio teacher under fire for refusing to accept the homework of a little seven-year-old boy an assignment she thought turned out to be inappropriate. the teacher told her second grade class to create a list of their favorite things. so, nicholas milsap filled a poster board as you see with photos of his family including one slowing his mom and step

dad holding what was his stillborn baby brother noah. nicholas included that picture of little noah who died after his umbilical cord got wrapped around his neck because he says his little brother is his guardian angel. nicholas' mom says she wasn't surprised her son wanted to show his classmate how much he loved his late sibling. she was surprised that his teacher wanted him to redo the project and remove noah's photo. >> we deal with it every day one day at a time. if they want to grade him lower then they can grade him lower because i refuse to make him feel as if he can not be proud of his brother. >> well, school leaders are standing by the teacher saying they also thought the subject of the photo was inappropriate given the age of the children in that class. you'll have to see what you think about it. all right, meantime we have our other story which is also very controversial. a christmas commercial has the internet on an emotional rollercoaster. debating whether it is harder

wrenchingly sweet borderline evil or maybe something in between. this is an ad for a large german supermarket chain it starts with lonely older man learning his kids and grand kids are too busy to come spend holidays with him. if that's not bad enough soon you'll see shots of his family learning their loved one died alone over christmas. they all rush to his place for an emotional reunion but there's a plot twist. he's not really dead. >> ♪ [speaking foreign language] >> papa. >> ♪ >> needless to say folks have had mixed feelings on this advertisement. some call it heartless callous plane ridiculous. others say the commercial does serve a reminder that the season is a time to cherish your loved ones before it's too late. regardless of what you think, though, sure has people talking doesn't it? >> that's for sure. boy, oh, boy, thank you monica. time to get another check of the highways and by ways on

a friday night. matt pelman back in the "action news" traffic center with an upday. matt, hello again. >> hey, glad our commercials are a little bit lighter fare. good afternoon everybody. problems on the pennsylvania turnpike since last we spoke. an accident happened in the eastbound lanes approaching the willow grove interchange. that's the exit for 611. the crash is just letting the right lane by. so, as you can see coming east of fort washington you're looking at speeds that continue to drop now 14 miles per hour. you may want to stay local this afternoon instead of on the eastbound turnpike use roads like 63, county line or even bristol road. eastbound turnpike at a standstill coming away from for the tractor-trailer washington because of there crash near willow grove. this is 95 southbound side a little bit extra heavy from approaching academy down to bridge street but our crash there i mentioned during the last half hour is gone. so the lanes are opened. it's just plenty slow as you can see here in northeast philadelphia. this is a live look at the vine street expressway right by the schuylkill expressway. la brokehad a broken down vehicn

the westbound lanes but it cleared out. slowing eastbound as you head towards 95. as adam has been telling us and showing us tonight is a big night in west chester. expect a lot of street closures including high and market until 10 o'clock because of the big parade and 5k and in maple shade there's also a holiday festival and parade going on closing main street until 7:00. 38 gets you around that. also watch out for 15 minute delays on eastbound patco trains because of some equipment issues. we'll check it again rick and monica in the 5 o'clock hour. >> thank you matt. >> we'll have that forecast including that weekend for you next. >> okay.

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>> ♪ >> all right, back we go to meteorologist adam joseph. he's at the old fashioned west chester christmas parade and it's starting to look a lot like christmas. >> yes, sounds so great and

festive. >> ♪ >> reporter: that and it sounds like it i tell you. i've got these beautiful little snow queens i'm calling them lined me. take a look at their outfits and their hats definitely keeping them warm despite we don't have a chill in the atmosphere. this is the betsy daily dancers from berwyn pennsylvania and they range from ages from 1718 years old. they're dancing to let it snow. unfortunately no snow in that forecast. we'll talk to a couple of these dancers in a second but take a look at the numbers right now. it is beautiful. the last two years during this parade it was chilly, it was rainy but not tonight. in philadelphia right now our temperature coming in at 52 degrees. up in the lehigh valley it is in the upper 40's, 49 in trenton and in atlantic city your temperature coming in at 50 degrees. as we look at the satellite and radar, not much happening here in the midatlantic, the northeast or even in the deep south. large high pressure is over the ohio valley and you can see it is basically taking up

all parts of new england, down to the deep south and this high is not going to move all that much which means we have back to back days of really beautiful weather. as we take a look at the forecast for tonight it will be clear, it's going to be chilly but not bad. we're looking at 20's in the northwest suburbs, 35 for philadelphia, 31 in wilmington and in cape may, our temperature coming in at 38 degrees. your weekend outlook. saturday, sunny and nice, temperatures 6 degrees above average with a high of 54. and then we're going 9 degrees above average on sunday at 57. but really just a few high clouds during the afternoon and as we get into sunday evening we'll be saying happy hanukkah around here. sundown is at 4:52. it will be clear, it will be comfy way temperature at 52 degrees. that exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast sunny, nice, 54 degrees on your saturday and then again even warmer come sunday at 57 and then

monday sun, some late clouds with a temperature of 57 degrees. and look at this. i mean, we're talking the first full week of december, staying in the 50's on tuesday, that coastal storm looks like it's going to stay off the coast at this point, staying dry tuesday, wednesday in the lower 50's and then we're going back into the middle 50's on thursday with increasing clouds and then mostly cloudy on friday with a temperature of 56 where there could be another system lurking just off of the shore line. as i mentioned, this dance studio about seven to 18 years of age, they start at seven, they go up to about 18 years old. they've been doing this on the main line and teaching them these really breath taking moves for 40 years and you can see the smiles on their faces right now. how many years have you been dancing? i've been dancing for 12 years now. >> 12 years. and what makes you go back every single year. >> well, i love to dance. it's one of my favorite things to do and hopefully when i'm older i become a professional

dancer. >> reporter: there you go. what do you think about being in a town like west chester? it's a small town but it's a big parade. >> i love it here its wonderful. >> reporter: and it's warm this year which is even better. >> yeah. >> reporter: go ahead, go again and i love these young ladies who just stand on the corners and what is your job? >> i hold the flag. >> reporter: you hold the flag as you walk down. >> yes. >> reporter: how many years you've been doing that. >> well, this is my first year but i dance here also. >> reporter: welcome. you'll have so much fun tonight and rick and monica, this parade has five divisions so it's almost an hour and a half, two hour parade with 4500 participants and here's my script book. yeah, i got to learn all these pages here after i do the weather, so got a busy night on tap but i hope you can um down and check it out because it is totally worth it guys. >> sounds like fun. >> hopefully they're small words. >> thank you adam. i'm sure you'll be fine. >> thanks adam. quick break. freebie -- i crack myself up. freebie friday is up next.

>> west chester christmas parade did not get you in the holiday spirit for some reason today's edition of freebie friday might do it. a huge holiday tree lighting party at the river ross winter fest tonight. it starts at 6:00 and they'll light 40,000 bulbs on one of the city's largest christmas trees. it continues until 9 o'clock with free festive activities like a stocking decorating station, performances both on and off the ice and more. and if you can't make to it penn's landing tonight south street the headhouse district is having its own holiday extravaganza on sunday. this is an annual winter wonderland returning to second and pine from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. in addition to make and take ornament stations the festival will feature free carriage rides, the lighting of both a menorah and a christmas tree and kris kringle. >> or if you would rather have santa claus come you to check out this deal. portable north poles offering

a free personalized video message from jolly saint nick himself. ho-ho-ho, hi monica. just decide whether you want to send the note to an adult or child and fill in all of their information whether or not they've been good or not. >> i have been good. >> we'll see. and finally if you happen to have a santa costume lying around put it on and take a photo. if you post that picture on twitter facebook or instagram using #snack for santa under a tea ann's will reward you with a free pretzel. details on all the deals we mentioned head to 6abc.com. >> yum plea. finally at 4:00 a seattle man has figured out a way to repeatedly prank his wife and friends. it's known as the forever pose. now he acts like he's going to take a picture of them but then records a video instead capturing his subject's funny expressions and efforts to look good for a the camera. he took a few videos by accident and then discovered the hilarious results.

it started as a joke but it's been a great way to record the evolution now of his wife's pregnancy. how about that. >> that's nice. that's going to do it for "action news at 4:00. "action news" at 5:00 is coming up next and we'll see you in just a moment.

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>> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> we are now investigating these horrific acts as an act of terrorism. >> major developments tonight surrounding the mass shooting in san bernadino, california. not only is the massacre being looked at as an acts of terrorism but we're learning the female shooter was posting on facebook during the attack praising the leader of isis. >> it is friday night. the big story on "action news" is the possible terrorist connection to the horror that unfolded wednesday afternoon. the fbi is now hoping that evidence left behind such as crushed cell phones will help the agents unravel the killers true intentions. >> "action news" anchor brian taff is the only local reporter in san bernadino and he joins us live with the latest developments from ther there. brian. >> reporter: rick, monica,

this has been a day of swift developments here in san bernadino as investigators continue to probe just what led up to that massacre wednesday morning inside that building behind me, the inland regional center. well, in addition to their fact that they're now calling it a terroristic act the big question now becomes how deep did this plot run? >> as of today, based on the information and the facts as we know them, we are now investigating these horrific acts as an act of terrorism. >> reporter: with there a now three day old investigation has been fully transferred to the fbi responsible for tracking done just how deep this terror plot was and how farook and tashfeen malik went undetected. >> law not under active surveillance. i am not aware and i do not believe there was any type of an investigation pending on him. >> reporter: investigators now say a preponderanced of evidence has surfaced to conclusively call this massacre an acts of terrorism. among that