>> and a suspected thief in a hospital after tracking down the victim's cellphone next on hospital after tracking down the victim's cellphone next on "action news." >> three young women are dead after a horrific crash.

their car slammed that a tractor trail erin burst into flame. they heard screaminged in the car and raiming are fire prevented anyone from getting in or out. >> a devastating. >> squlev is live at the scene with more. jeff. >> walter, so tragic. it's been more than 20 hours since the crash an you can see the road behind me where the crash happened is still closed as crews tried to cleanup the chemicals that spilled as a result of that crash. and meanwhile, here, a memorial is growing to honor the three victims. >> viewer video shows raging inferno sparked be a crash that killed three young women around 2:45 sunday morning. >> we locked out the window even saw a pile of black smoke.

>> witnesses tell police a black camaro was traveling fast north on torresdale avenue when it went airborne and slammed into a parked tractor-trailer igniting a fire that spread to a second parked semi- >> witness on the scene said he could hear people screaming fromed in the care and attempted to returneder aid and could got get to the vehicle because of the flames. >> he was in tears, heartbroken. there was nothing you could do. >> sarah webster came to the scene after seeing a close friend within that car. >> she was like the sister i always wanted one of my best friend. >> a stretch was closed all day as hazmat crews cleaned up herbicide that leaked out of a truck. despite no parking signs truckers often leave their wicks over nights. >> they're always there. business, neighborhood, 40 years. they were always there. >> by evening a scorched

tractor-trailer was towed from the scene and dozens gathered for a candlelight vigil and identify two of the victims as 25-year-old amani hill seen here on facebook page and gia abgarian. >> she was my best friend. >> definitely loved you more than you loved her. definitely showed a lot of love. all of time. >> police have not publicly released any of the names however they tell "action news" they identified two of the victims a third victim is considered jane doe. they expect to release the names tomorrow morning. now, if you travel this stretch of torresdale avenue during the workweek you should be in good shape tomorrow. philadelphia police tell us this stretch of road should on within the hour. we're live in holmesburg. -- the pair made off with a

cellphone and laptop and that frovd be their down fall. they tracked the cellphone to the man who apparently stole it and he was easy to find. turns out he shot himself during the robbery. >> when he got rid of -- and nreechd his boss tom pull it out and the gun went off. and shot himself in the foot. and that's how they was able to get my stuff back because he was in the hospital. >> miss montgomery was shaken up and not injured. she thinks the thieves khout she war breaking in someone else's home. the second suspect remains on the loose. >> it was a chilly weekend and warm weather was about to make a return just in time for christmas. meteorologist melissa magee over at the big board with your

first check of the accuweather forecast. hey, melissa. >> hi, sarah. first week ever winter is on the way and it will feel more lake spring across the delaware and lehigh valley just in time for christmas and christmas ev eve. and currently in the city chilly one in at 35 and 28 allentown and lehigh valley and 45 in sea isle city and 27 in millville. you factor in the wind taken does feel a little colder feeling like 35 city and 27 millville and 28 in allentown we have a south to southwesterly wind these numbers will continue to climb as go throughout the day on monday. a brief, cold shot over the weekend and things changing tomorrow.64 in dallas, texas wep into southwesterly wind to get our temperatures once again above average for month of december. we'll talk about what is ahead. milder week on the way and mostly cloudy areas of rain on and off throughout the week and warm just in time for

christmas. in fact, records are likely for christmas eve. we have details coming up in the full and exclusive accuweather forecast. walter. >> thank you melissa. >> police in delaware country are investigating the case of a woman found shot to death in eddystone. investigators have not released many details and they say the woman was shot in the head this evening inside a home on the 1200 block of dayville avenue and several are questioned tonight and so far no word of any arrests. >> and a man is in critical condition after getting shot during a robbery today in kensington. it happened at about 1:30 this afternoon 1800 block of east cornwall the 48-year-old victim was robbed and shot in the back and rushed to temple university hospital and so far no rests in this case. there is a new crash prevention system on amtrak route between philadelphia and new york city. and this according to a report published tonight in the "wall street journal". and it says over the weekend, amtrak activated what's called positive training control on southern strep of northeast

corridor that's the same stretch that runs through port richmond a train derailed leaving dead and more than 200 injured and the safety system can take control of a plane before speeds into a curve. >> according to report septa trains are expected to have the same system up and running by the end of january. >> two police officers in philadelphia are recovering tonight after being involved in a car cawsh this afternoon. it happened 2:30 when their patrol car collided with suv at the intersection of kingsessing avenue and south 53 street in kingsessing section. officers were rushed to pen presbyterian medical septemberer you're expected to be fine no word who was at fault. >> christmas came early for sop of fallen philadelphia police officer. a local fire department helped make sure robert wilson the third's young son got exactly what he wanted for christmas. "action news" reporter christie

ileto was there when he up wrapped the gifts. santa sleigh came sirens and a fire hose. >> he's extra special because we're taking care of robert wilson's young eggest son robert iv. >> he was asking for a power wheels truck that his now single mother could not afford. >> it's a blessing and i thankel dell county for everything they do. everything they have done for my boys. >> crystal lost her husband sergeant robert wilson this past march. the 30-year-old philadelphia cop was killed in gunbattle to brothered moved from the cane spot but he deposit do this. >> i do this for everyone, everyone. >> this is going to be rough. >> we cannot bring the father

back but we can try to do something. >> she deposit know the wiltons personally and was concerned about their story and starpted a go fund me. that snow bald to such much bigger. >> somebody you don't know wanted to make your christmas special. you guys are forever connected now. >> she dish don't -- for some are on the whole -- everything that happened best here has been near and dear to my heart. if they never need anything she knows she can -- >> i feel as though -- >> you want to get in. >> fire there's got to be 10 other families and 29 children and vav to deliver up 500 christmas. parishioners at a church that burned down are vowing to move back into your neighborhood in wilmingtonment

pastor led sunday service this morning at a sdivrp location. group gaermingd at the non profit atf investigators are trying to figure out how the party stated. it de >> a boy scout leader is in the hospitalry covering from an attack. the scout he was with saved his life leader and three children at the split rock reservoir in rock away township when the mayor attacked. the group was exploreing a cave at the time. the boys called 911 when they heard him for help. and jumped into action luring the pair away from snacks. that didn't write we had a fire and successfully smoked the bare out of the gaenl and it helped first responders final the kid in woods. >> be advised we have youth

gellin' out loud and also have started a fire possibly for" smoke signal. >> we have the helicopter hovering above them. we have a party here all of us are going to go to those kids. >> the han was examination as rescued and being treated for in the life threat inning injuries. >> mur move to come. donald trump. >> what truth there is to the hillary clinton claim to be used to report reartist we'll have head to pill to. >> many of times they go unush unushd. we'll show you how to purpose gash and make it an improvement. >> jeff skversky has sports improvement. >> jeff skversky has sports when "action news" come backs.

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from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m., enjoy any medium latte >> today new york city honored two police officers called in the line of duty one year ago. family members and fellow officers laid a wreath at deadly shooting site in brooklyn. they preptd plaques in honor of two others. mayor bill deblaseo said the city has yet toe fully recover from the incident sdm they were attacked because of the uniform they wore and jazz they wore and it was not only an attack on these two brave men but attack on all of us. >> shooter was posting angry messages on social media reacting to eric garners death which led protest across the country. >> bomb scare dporsed to make emergency landen and turned out to be a mox. the flight was on way to charles degallie airport and

they were forced to land in kenya. homemade apparatus will be held wind a mirror in one of the bathrooms. >> this was first one against. >> more than a dozen injured when a grayhound bus hit a car out of north texas interstate today and collision happened early this morning in arlington. investigators say 40 passengers were on the board the bus when a car in front of them stalled and mit hit a barrierch the bus slammed into that car and at least twelve people on the bus were hurt. the woman killed was in the car but it's not clear whether she was the driver or passenger. >> and five people were killed in the crash of a small plane in central floor -- california. the plane was headed from san jose toy pub ush of las vegas when air traffic controllers lost contact and it went down in or khartd. officials say it was rainy and cloudy when the plane went dow down. >> former president jimmy carter broke nurz to search in

georgia today his grandson unexpectedly pass away. atrd coming to murch minister he sti the this morning. he tolls us his grabbed son wasic tech and never woke up. his wife detideed to stay home. president carter announced he had brain cancer and after treatment and scans ♪signs of cancer. >> turning to presidential politics now you may have watch the debate last night. one of the most notable claims as was from property runner hillary clinton she said isis is using donald trump individual dwroz recruit new members. today trump fired back. . here's anti-defamation league. >> afte >> the republican front runner fired back. >> she made it up. >> on abc this week donald trump attacked front runner

hillary clinton for this clos closeive allegation. >> he's becoming isis's best recutter they with going to people showing videos of donald trump insulting siz. >> there is no hard everybody they're not using it to trump. former secretary of state was not in a specific video hillary clinton lied he tweetd i've about right on more than anybody else has been right. >> you sure you want top go down that road the facts have called you out on so many candidates. >> i'll go down that road and people may be calling me out and they kurn out wrong also. >> democratic senators bernie standers deliberately missed leads. >> i think you have a pathological liar. most of what he says are blues. >> that was biggest target and

only republican candidate called out by name. but even as fellow returns are taking aim at their front runner. >> i was in new jersey september 11 and thousands are people were notel celebrating in serving season. >> across party lines as primary voters and caucus growers get closer to making a decision. devin dwire, "abc news" washington. >> much norcom on "action news" you can't say it was unexpected but the new star wars movie it shattering box office records this weekend and well tell you how much it's making. >> sky6 looking live over center city from temple university. meteorologist melissa magee has your -- when "action news" meteorologist melissa magee has your -- when "action news" comes right back.

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ready for the mummers parade. this is the first time this puerto rican band will march with the mummers new year's day. there will be a bunch more acts as they work to make the parade culturally diverse. >> i got it thank you i'm ready to dance. >> time for a check of the accuweather forecast with meteorologist melissa magee. >> you may want to dance too when you see the numbers. mild as we head into christmas. >> more like puerto rico weather. >> very warm. 50s. 60s, 70s. we'll show what you is go going on.fist - of the day could be showers around. we'll talk about that. in near term we'll show you picture outside.

>> chilly this weekend and below average today reaching high of 43. all in all for month of december it has been quite mild. in fact we're going down in history books as warmest december on record near city with temperatures averaging 1 11.2 degrees above where they normally should thb time year and that trend will continue as early as tomorrow. 35 in city and 28 allentown and lehigh valley and 27 millville and 34 trenton. dealing with south, south westerly wind this hour. >> there's a frontal boundary across the great lakes and ohio valley and we'll be tapping into a piece of that moisture but ahead of that we pull out that south wrlly suvrming air that gets numbers well above average and does provide a mos mostly cloudy sky. and that's the call from accuweather tonight. partly to mostly cloudy depending on your location.

27 in the suburbs for the overnight low and we'll drap down to 35 in philadelphia. speaking of tomorrow winter begins. winter solstice ovlly 11:48 tomorrow night when the sun's direct raise are over tropic of capper corn shortest day and longest night and certainly not feeling like winter across the region. here's setup tomorrow we have frontal boundary off west it's cloudy and mild and high temperature of 54. but as that moisture continues to move into the region late night shower possible. then we get in day tuesday showers likely first half of day by then and stays mild up to 62. it looks like these numbers will keep climbing because in the wake of the front moving on through we're not tapping into any cold if not arctic air and we're staying warm. it's warm for winter with the exclusive accuweather forecast forecast high temperature 56. tuesday early shower around,

mild in at 62, and travel day the day before christmas eve 66 periods of rain. thursday for christmas eve 74 degrees. that could surpass the all-time record high for that day of 73. so temperatures will be well above average. we cool down on friday. still that's a good 15 to 20 above average with high of 61. rain is possible on saturday. 61. and on sunday mostly cloudy in at 5 the degrees. all in all it will be a very mild week ahead and lots of cloud cover overhead until we get into christmas and these numbers you certainly don't see them this time of year across the region. >> that's for sure. >> all right. melissa thank you. >> you can find the 7 day forecast in a live look at stormtracker 6 double scan radar any time of the day right there on our web site go to 6abc.com/weather. >> people in washington state

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