against uber x and how it led to a center city traffic mess today. >> how the interest rate hike will hit your wallet next on "action news." ♪ "action news," delaware valley's leading news program with jim gardner. this is the way it looked. flames and smoke consuming the new jerusalem baptist church. the blaze went to two-alarms but

it looked worse than that. the police say they have work to do, the same church fell victim to another fire two weeks ago. wednesday night and the big story on "action news" news is the house of god coming under attack by fire. the blaze at pine street did injure one firefighter. life at the scene tonight is "action news" reporter dann cuellar. dann, what is the situation there now? >> jim, the f.b.i. and agents from the alcohol, tobacco and firearms have been brought in to assist city and state investigators to cause the cause of the fire, a devastating fire that finished what the first fire did not. fire officials say 7:00 the devastating fire engulfed the new jerusalem missionary baptist church on north pine. >> within several minutes the building was engulfed on the firefighter's arrival. >> there was little they could do to save the building of the

focus was keeping it from spreading to nearby homes. six adjacent homes damaged. and one firefighter injured released from the hospital. the cause of the fire not determined. two weeks ago a fire broke out in the basement of the church and the cause of that fire still unknown. >> would you say that fire was suspicious? >> i can't comment on that right now. >> why are you calling the a.t.f. in. >> because it is a church fire. >> they say the federal agent are brought in when it is a church fire to determine if it is a hate crime. and mary said her father, the late reverend built the church in the 60's. >> i am really broken-harded because my dad built that church and now it's gone. >> the current reverend did not speak with us, but they were devastated thinking they could save it after the first fire. >> but to come and see these people's homes are messed up and

the church is gone, it is heart breaking, it really is but i trust in god. >> as it was, they said they were preparing to celebrate the christmas holiday with-know vacations underway. obvio -- with renovations underway. and there is very little left of the missionary baptist church church and they will be sad this season. dann cuellar channel 6 "action news." >> thank you, dann. a student allegedly threatening to shoot his professor prompted a lockdown for two hours tonight at salem community college. the school tweeted out this bold warning, emergency, lock doors, return off all rights, take cover this is not a drill. north anyti-- fortunately the all-clear was given at 7:45 after they found him tracking his cell phone. he is undergoing an evaluation

and in custody. the family says he does not have access to firearms. and a deadly shooting in the 4600 block of kingsessing. a man shot multiple times at 7:30 tonight. arriving police officers rushed him to the hospital but doctors could not save him. police are also working a case in the overbrook session of the city where an 82-year-old man was found dead inside of his home. they said the victim had stab wounds to his face and the back ever his head. detectives are questioning the man's 29-year-old son who also lives in the home on the 5700 block of woodbine avenue. philadelphia police are probing the death of a 10-month-old girl at a daycare center today. detectives are interviewing workers at the sister's childcare center in the 3500 of germantown avenue in north philadelphia. parents came to pick up their children after hearing the news.

one witness told "action news" she saw a mom emerge from the center holding what appeared to be a lifeless baby. the baby was pronounced dead at temple university hospital. the authorities confirmed that the body found in a vacant home at the jersey shore monday was that of 15-year-old nicole angstadt. and that the teenager was a murder victim. cape may county prosecutors don't believe the killing was random. detectives uncovered other crimes against the victim and have arrested 32-year-old charles mosley of rio grande for allegedly having a sexual relationship with the underage girl. however, he has not been charged in her death. the first trial of a police officer in the death of freddie gray in baltimore has ended in a hung jury. the mistrial saw a small group of protesters say -- take to the street but no violence. and the full story from monica malpass at the big board. >> a handful of protesters and

demonstrators, and at least one arrest today. but nothing like the violence that rocked baltimore, maryland last april for weeks after freddie gray's death. still, some residents say they will not be silent about their anger. >> "no justice, no peace." >> going to have five more mistrials. this sets the tone for the other trials. we can no longer sand by and let the police kill unarmed black men. >> tensions high outside of the courthouse in baltimore. the sheriff deputies were in the building until officer william porter could leave safely. >> immediately disperse. if you do not do so, you will be arrested. >> in fact one man was arrested. elsewhere the police lined up in a wall of security to prevent any violence. but there were no destructive mobs or vandalism or fires like those who rocked the city for

week last spring. 25-year-old gray died of spinal injuries in police custody in april. six officers are charged in the death. officer porter faced four charges, including manslaughter for not buckling up the suspect or calling the doctors when he allegedly asked for help. >> we are confident that they are going to retrial the case. >> prosecutors asking for the a retrial after the jury could not decide on guilt or innocence and they asked them to appear in administrative court tomorrow. and the loss there affect trial and he will be offered immunity if he tests against the others. and gray's parents are urging people to be peaceful. >> there will be another trial of the officer and we will await the verdict of the jury. >> we are here to serve as peacekeepers.

>> this man is scheduled to face trying next. jim? >> thank you, monica. the philadelphia cabdrivers among the dozens of drivers protesting in cities today. they were calling for the city to shutdown the popular uber x driving service. the cabdrivers along with uber black say uber x drivers are not held to the same standards. >> we can't advertise in our taxi to make a couple of extra dollars. we can't do a lot of things in our taxis to increase our earnings because of park authority's regulations. meanwhile they are not regulating uber and uber x and lyft. >> they say the unregulated drivers are putting public safety at risk. and uber release add statement quoting the parking authority's outdated rules. the end of an era, the federal reserve raised interest

rates the first time in nine years. while borrowing will be a little more expensive, at least the fed is showing confidence in the u.s. economy. what does this mean to you specifically? "action news" reportering live outside of the federal reserve back of philadelphia and you have some answers. >> well jim, with the announcement, if you are looking to buy a home or car you are not going to see the interest rates drastically changing yet. but if you have credit card debt that is another story. >> and it reflects the committee's confidence that the economy will continue to strengthen. >> meaning interest rates hovering about 0% are a quarter to a half percent. >> i don't think it will make people blink too hard. >> i have credit card debt and packing it on with the holidays, where is the extra money going to come from? >> the average credit card debt

in pennsylvania is $4600 and higher in delaware $5200, and the most in new jersey with $5500. several banks already announced to customers that rates will increase by the end of the week. >> it is a necessary evil. it has to happen when an economy is starting to come back. >> financial experts say it will take a little longer to see the drastic changes in rates for car loans and mortgages. >> you think it will impact it? >> i am sure it will be impacting business. >> the realtor is already thinking long-term. >> what does that mean for your clients looking for homes? >> probably holding back and not rushing into making a decision. deciding to buy for less price. >> there is a silver lining. higher rates for those saving means a bigger return on the money you already have in the bank. not all banks were quick to

raise money on the credit cards. we have not found out when they will be raised for the savings accounts and c.d.'s. reporting life in center city for channel 6 "action news." jim? >> thank you. philadelphia school superintendent is threatening to close the schools after january 29th. dr. william hite says failure of the state and state lawmakers to hammer out a new budget means the school district could run out of money at the end of next month. hite sent the memo to staffers informing them of these grim possibilities. no grim positive bills here. there were piles of presents tonight at the pennsylvania convention center. and the councilwoman's party for the homeless. as you can see, no shortage of gift for the young and young-at-heart. just like christmas morning, the youngsters tried to guess what was inside. a little shaking going on. this is the 17th year for this event. in center city, the american

red cross brought holiday cheer to some families who endured great loss this year. this party was held for people who survivaled fires or other disasters in 2015. there were lots of smiles during the games and craft. but the biggest smiles were reserved for the man of the hour, santa claus. it took place at the marriott. >> and a new terror alert poet cool after doing away with the color system. and millions of dollars in funding for cancer cures in the wake of his son's death. i do and the >> and the cat out of the bag, or the recycling bin. a cat rescued. it is raining cats and dogs, i am sorry, i couldn't resist. details on the timing and where the heaviest will fall in the accuweather forecast. and ducis rodgers hearing

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security has put into effect a new terror alert status called the bulletin category. it will be in effect until june 16 of next year. this is the first change since that color-coded system was replaced in 2011. the security chief jay johnson says there is no specific threat against the country but the government remains concerned about terrorist-inspired extremists. with the mass shootings on everybody's mind the white house announced that president obama will go to san bernardino on friday. obama will meet with the families of the victims on his way to hawaii for vacation. meanwhile, the f.b.i. says farook and malik communicated privately about jihad before they were married, but no evidence they posted publicly on social media. "healthcheck" at 11:00, the budget deal we told you about last night include a medical

issue that joe biden was pushing for in the wake of his son's death. bo biden died of brain cancer in may. and joe biden said he would spend his year pushing for cancer research and development instead of devoting time running for democratic nomination for president. he worked for lawmakers to secure $200 million for what is called precision medicine. a protectional break-through which customizes treatment to the individual patients. some 5th and 6th graders with a new tool to jump start their education. united healthcare donated 10 laptop computers to the after school program. the pec supports women and children in need. this donation is one of several die united health care to help empower families in under-served communities. "star wars" "the force awakens" haven't even been released in theaters yet, but today it nabbed the distinction

as one of the best films of the year according to the american film institute. the seventh installment of the space epic in good company along the list. along side of golden globe nominees and suspected oscar contenders you would think that tickets are sold out everywhere, but that's not true. theaters are adding many showings even though advanced ticket sales at record levels it is through the weekend. and fans such as king of prussia showing a marathon of the "star wars" movies at 4:00 a.m. tomorrow. that's right. join the action, use the force or your cell phone to send us photo graphs of the lines, costumes and what you encounter at the movie theater.

and talk about a fortunate feli feline. a sharp-eyed worker in california plucked this kitten from a conveyor built before she would end up in a compactor. the kitten, no worse than ware, hidden under recycle. and she may have survived a trip to the center inside of a trash truck. >> it is amazing to see a kiddie survive this, it made my day. >> scooped up in more ways than one. the plant supervisor decided to take her home for good. >> the kitten down to seven lives. >> seven? >> i am thinking the recycling and the dump truck. seven or eight. >> that's one way of looking at it. >> i don't want to argue it. >> you can argue with me at any

time, in fact you do argue with me. >> i won't argue about the weather. although sometimes we do that. showing dry conditions right now. rain on the way tomorrow, and temperatures still on the mild side. today's high 54 degrees. cooler than yesterday and really the past four days, but that's still 9 degrees above normal. still holding at 50 in philadelphia, 48 in allentown and reading and trenton and millville. 50 in sea isle city and wilmington currently 49 degrees. satellite 6 and action radar showing the system heading our way, there's a cold front that stretches from the great lakes into the tennessee valley. there is a wave of low pressure developing near atlanta. that will help to siphon in moisture from the gulf of mexico. and also tap into the atlantic. that will bring us some heavy rain middle of the day. the bus stop forecast not looking all that wet early in the morning. cloudy and mild with a few areas ever drizzle mainly south of philadelphia. and the temperatures holding

almost steady. and futuretracker showing around 8:00 we will see some showers again mainly south of philadelphia. then as we head towards lunchtime, this is when the rain really blossoms, especially along the i-95 corridor and areas to the east. it is a fast-moving system. by 3:00 the steady rain along the coast. and by 8:00 at night lots of clouds with a little bit of lingering drizzle. this is really a quick hit of rain. mild for december with temperatures in the 60's. usually this time of year we have a cold rain if we have rain. heaviest rain between 10:00 in the morning and 5:00 in the evening along the coast. and how much rain you get really depends in your location. all about location. north and west of the i-95 corridor about a quarter inch to three-quarters of an inch. and south of i-95 three-quarters to an inch along the coast where we will see the heaviest rain. and the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast a rainy day,

especially the middle of the day. temperatures on the mild side, high of 60 degrees. behind the front on friday, clouds breaking for some sunshine. is there be windy and cooler. 51 degrees. the real cold air unleashed saturday. the high only 42. the first day this month with temperatures below normal, but wind chills through the day below freezing. but we have a quick rebound on sunday. the winds die down, 48 degrees. cool but dry for the eagles' game sunday night. and then temperatures continue climbing. monday mostly cloudy, 56. on tuesday, 62. and wednesday looks wet but likely record warmth for the high of 68 degrees. and if some computer models are correct, christmas eve and christmas could be our warmest on record. >> in the 70's? >> yes. if that's correct it can change. and i have a photo on my facebook page that cherry

blossoms are blooming in philadelphia. >> going down in washington. >> go and celebrate with them. and youngsters with a visit of the man of the season. the sea isle city volunteer fire department hosted an evening with santa at the fire station. the kids got some quality facetime with st. nick and a chance to get in last-minute requests. this event is a sea isle city tradition going back more than 50 years. "jimmy kimmel live" coming up at 11:35 right after "action news." here is jimmy with a preview of tonight's show. >> thanks, jim. hello philadelphia. tonight donald trump and an all-new mean tweets what more do you want. >> someone asked if he would kill baby hitler. do you think that he would kill baby hitler? >> no, he is too nice. >> would you kill baby hitler?

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so go online or call now. get out of the past. get fios. eagles getting read yeah -- read yey to face one of the best teams in the nfl. >> and coach kelly believes in sam bradford. when bradford struggles so do the eagles. and a couple of weeks ago bradford was healthy and started playing well. and against the cardinals looking for the first three-game win streak of the season. and throwing just one interception in the last games and if he keeps it up he probably will look for a long-term contract from the birds. the question is does he want to stay?

>> i do like it here. it is obviously a lot different than anywhere i have been before. but i really do enjoy it i will think of that in the off-season but i am not worried what will happen she or four months down the line. we have a big game against arizona this week and that's all i am really focused on. >> injury updates, jordan matthews limited in practice today with a back issue. cornerback byron maxwell did not practice at all, he has an ankle injury. telling you all week if the eagles win out they make the playoffs but chip not focusing in on that. >> it is not three games, the task at hand is yesterday was really having a good tuesday and today is really having a good wednesday and preparing for one of the top teams in the whole nfl in terms of how well arizona is playing. >> this is a weekly thing. we have so bring it this week like last week and the week before. we can't let down. and everyone knows that. the sixers haven't tasted victory in about a month. they have not won on the road all season. story spoil the suspense, that

streak does not end in atlanta tonight. confession, the empire strike backs. and first quarter, holmes all over horford. the sixers down by 9 after one. the hawks dominate the rest of the way. and the sixers lose 126-106 falling to 1-26 on the season. still ahead, we hear from one of the flyers promising young stars. and the most accomplished soccer player in u.s. history. and tonight she says good-bye. . ♪

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the flyers have the night off hosting vancouver tomorrow. not having a good season but vun which had is. shayne gostisbehere has been a bright spot. rocky fourth on the team in goals scored. last night he recorded his third overtime winner, the 22-year-old is living a dream. >> it is pretty awesome, of course. you can't do it without your teammates. it's been fun for sure, but sometimes you have to pinch yourself but it's definitely you have to move on and worry about the next game. tomorrow is vancouver, you just have to move on. women's soccer star abby wambach playing her last game for team u.s.a. in an exhibition tonight against china. 180 career goals the international record for both men and women. two gold medals and the world cup title. and one remarkable career. that's sports.

>> thank you. and finally, one of the area's top teachers sponsored tonight at lincoln financial field. david miller from penncrest high school the all-pro teacher of the year award, the award given by the philadelphia eagles and accompanieding system. accepting a $10,000 check for his school and he and the students will have a pep rally with the eagle's swoop. and "jimmy kimmel live" next. and his guest is donald trump and music from gary clark, jr. and "action news" continues at 4:30 with pamela edwards, matt o'donnell, meteorologist david murphy and karen rogers with traffic. and for cecily tynan, ducis rodgers and the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner, good night.

>> dicky: from hollywood it's "jimmy kimmel live!" tonight -- donald trump. celebrities read mean tweets. and music from gary clark jr. with cleto and the cletones. and now, so there's no confusion, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪