impending eviction of a once homeless couple. and the powerball winning numbers next. "action news," delaware valley's leading news program with jim gardner. >> it starts with tragedy turned to triumph. but tonight it has taken a darker twist. you may recall a little 2-year-old boy found alone in love park and a community rallying around him and his parents. that family was given a roof

over their heads. tonight, some of the donors who came to their aid are regretting it. wednesday night, jim on assignment and i'm monica malpass. the big story on "action news" is an attempted eviction of the once homeless couple. and going to dann cuellar in center city to explain it all. dann? >> essentially a feud telephoned between a christian group helping a muslim family and their children find housing. chosen 300 ministries are trying to throw the couple out of their home saying they are terribly uncoun k uncome cooperative. >> they always say he who is without kind casts the first stone. we all have issues but it is how we handle that and the people around us that support us. >> a family whose child was found wandering around love

park. the charter school donated $1,000 to chosen 300 ministries to raise the money to lease a home for a year. now they say the family is uncooperative wanting to boot them out of the home. >> we're not going to have two grown adults sitting up in a house, not interested in working, not interesting in moving forward, not trying to get off of their substance abuse. who wants to abuse the system, take advantage of some good-hearted people. >> tonight the people who are devout muslim said things began to fall apart when the christian group tried to force them to attend christian opportunities. >> then they wanted us to go to a christian retreat. you are not going to send to us a christian repeat or to see a marriage counselor. >> that's not the issue, it is that this family is not interested in getting help. they want a free ride to be able to sit down in a home, and not even try. >> and joiner is trying to bring

the two sides together. let's do it for the children. i beg them let's go at it again. and let's go to their religion and get their religious leaders and try to pull this together. >> now in a statement tonight, brian jenkins says they help all in need, not self-professed christians. and they have muslim volunteers to help feed and shelter the less fortunate. >> thank you. a chester county man facing child sex abuse charges after allegedly molesting a child for years. and robinson allegedly assault add 14-year-old for nofour year starting with massaging and then going to sex acts. the victim came forward. >> for years the victim lived in

turmoil because it is one heck of a thing to carry around with you. finally it came to the forefront. suffice it to say mr. robinson knows that he is in trouble. >> investigators want to know if others may have been molested. robinson also involved with the boy scouts, a coach and on youth church groups. they are asking anyone with information to come forward. robinson is out on $100,000 bail tonight. firefighters in bucks county a busy night battling two blazes. one at this home on burnt house hill road, and it took a little under two hours to get it under control. one person taken to doylestown hospital with minor injuries. and another person hurt in a second blaze, they are to be ok. and it was it a detached structure adjacent to thes house and the cause of both fires

under investigation. and following the first bitter cold snap of winter, in for warmer weather, at least as far as temperatures are concerned. and cecily tynan with the first look at the accuweather forecast. >> after two days of argumentic air we climbed out of the deep freeze today, making it up to 40 degrees, the average high for this time of year. monday and tuesday afternoon highs struggle to make it up into the low 30s. it's not going to be a balmy night, but compared to the past two nights it is not as bad. mostly clear and a few clouds south of philadelphia. 23 degrees in philadelphia. bundle up. allentown 14, wilmington 22, trenton 20, and cape may 27 degrees. fortunately the winds of calm. i am tracking a big warm up on the way peaking over the weekend, and temperatures in the 50's. it's not going to be a bright and sunny weekend. i am tracking a lot of clouds with soaking rain on sunday, and that system will open the door for an extended period of cold

weather to return next week. possibly even a touch of snow. and i will talk more about that in the full accuweather forecast. >> thank you. a flagrant foul on the court. a referee seemingly attacked by the neshaminy high school basketball coach. this video we first showed you last night at 11:00 has everybody talking. tonight that team was back on the hardwood against pennsbury and how the team is rebounding from this controversy. >> monica, tonight they lost their first game without their head coach, who's actually there sparking a lot of controversy within the school's community. the neshaminy boys' basketball team took to the court without their head coach tonight. the cell phone cameras caught devine arguing with a referee before he got physical with a second one. >> oh! >> he was immediately ejected

from the game. the senior star. >> have i never seen anything like that from devine. he is not that type of person. i love devine, he was a great coach to me and i never saw that in many of my years there. >> and tyler said that he watched tuesday's exchanges ka late. >> he was out of line. no reason. >> and so far no charging filed against a coach who is also a special ed teacher. the pennsylvania interscholastic athletic association is waiting to see how the school district handling the case before they take any further action. >> so there was contact. it wasn't a full-on straight-forward head butt as some people may have thought, but certainly any type of contact with an official like that is egregious and unacceptable. >> >> and standing behind him, her son playing on j.v. >> and the years he coached should be recognized, instead of one moment.

>> now, piaa officials say they never received any negative reports about the coach. we also stopped by both the coach and referee's home and no one answered and our phone calls were not immediately returned. reporting live in bucks county for channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. philadelphia police looking for a killer tonight who gunned down a 49-year-old man. it happened about 8:30 in the 2600 block of north stanley street in the city's strawberry mansion section. two significant developments with bill cosby. his next court appearance in montgomery postponed. and the los angeles charges are not filing against him. and a court spokesman says the preliminary hearing next thursday will locally be rescheduled and cosby's family asked for time to repair. and the entertainer is expected to lead not guilty to drugging and sexually assaulting a mom in

his home in 2004. he remains free on $1 million bail. meanwhile, cosby will not face charges in l.a. two women claiming they assaulted him. but they say the older case is past the statute of limitations and not enough evidence in the more recent case. the white house is skeptic call tonight that north korea successfully test add hydrogen bomb as it claims. the reclusive country made the surprise claim late last night saying the fourth nuclear test was a much more technically-advantaged h-bomb and more powerful than the previous bombs. and they tested in 2013 as the last time. and yesterday's incidents caused a seismic stock of 5.1 magnitude. american officials say it is not consistent with the claim of a

hydrogen bomb. that weapon is actually 1,000 more times powerful than the bombs dropped on hiroshima and nagasaki. but the u.s. is sending sniffer craft to look for if you recollect clues. and jim gardner on assignment today in washington, d.c. for a hit-down interview with vice-president joe biden. saying the u.s. is still working to get action and telling jim what steps the administration would take. >> if they did detonate it, what would be the american response? >> we will continue to work with the chinese and international community to continue to bring international pressure on north korea. and to make it so if it becomes an increasingly high price for being one nation in the world

out of the world. >> and you can see more of jim's one-on-one interview with the vice-president on a wide range of topics tomorrow on "action news" at 6:00 and 1 1shgs. -- 11:00. a bill to repeal obamacare on his desk. this is the first one to make it all wait to the white house. the u.s. house approved it today. the senate passed it late last year using special rules to below text it from a democratic filibuster. stark priorities in this presidential election year. investigators say a police shooting after knife-wielding man was justified. the tense scene in clifton heights when a man called the police to say he was suicidal and dangerous and they went to the apartment and found 54-year-old david zollo threatening them.

when he came at them with a knife the police fired, killing him. he was diagnosed bipolar and the police were called to his home nine times before. with a firm hand shake, commissioner ross, and meyers patterson formally appointed to deputy commissioner. and day-to-day information on how to deal with the neighbors and he has been with the department 30 years. the bones of a person found in a vacant kensington lot creating a mystery. discovering the skeletal remains in an overgrown load on east cambria street. not sure if it is a man or woman or how long they have been there. and a potentially explosive position in palmyra. and buried medal detectors and

possible munitions, 700 of them. the cite used as an arsenal more than 60 years ago and now part of the nature park. and the bomb crews say this is slow, deliberate work to keep the danger to a minimum. it should take until mid february to big everything up. after 85 years in business, macy macy macy's, keeping shoppers from buy hots and winter clothe details were down. and this closed 36 stores across the country in early spring. the 74 suburban scare employees in montgomery county will be played off, but may be offered positions at other stores. financial clearance begins monday. a new wawa being proposed

for horsham township. not everyone happy. jamming up the intersection of 611 and blair field road. and also concerned it will butt up against residential properties. and if will be open 24 hours. >> and coming up, the winning numbers for the powerball and the jackpot jumped again tonight. and plus, why the case of plotting to kill soldiers at fort dix was brought back before a guj today. and the criminal investigation for illnesses that have nothing to do with the e. coli outbreak. >> and flooding rains in southern california and a big impact this weekend. letting you know how in the accuweather forecast. and ducis rodgers with the local boy making good getting into the hall of fame tonight when "action news" continues for you.

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chill convicted of plotting to kill soldiers at fort dix, their father says they were entrapped by an f.b.i. informant and duped into the plot by two others who were convicted with them. the brothers say they were denied the right to testify in their own defense. all three are serving life sentences. the man who bought the rifles used in the san bernardino attack pleaded not guilty today to conspiring with one of the killers. 24-year-old marquez could be sentenced to up to 50 years if he is convicted. investigators say that marquez admits plotting attacks with his neighbor, farook, but never carrying them out. farook and his wife did kill and wound people in a meeting on december 2. chipolte part of an investigation, asked to provide

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problem, possible mudslides because so many trees burned down this season, the mountains are barren and cannot absorb all the rain. >> a catch-22. california in a four-year drought. >> too much, too late. >> they need rain, but a slow, steady soaking. and that storm system is heading our way for the weekend and bringing us rain. nothing quite that intense. stormtracker live double scan showing we don't have any rain out there this evening. it's a dry evening. and the action cam out and about at rittenhouse square where folks are taking a stroll. fortunately, you don't have to bundle up in quite as many layers tonight as the past two nights. temperatures now definitely on the cold side but we don't have the wind. high pressure right over us, the winds are calm, no wind chill factor. 30 degrees down from the high of 40. allentown 19. wilmington 26. trenton 26. millville 20. the poconos currently 24 degrees. satellite 6, along with actions

radar, showing for the most part we are clear. seeing some high, thin clouds generally south of philadelphia. the storm system offshore moving out, and tomorrow we will see a good amount of sunshine mixing with some clouds. and temperatures a little bit higher than today. it starts off chilly at 7:00. seasonably cold, 26 degrees. by 10:00, 34. by 1:00, 41. and by 4:00, 43 degrees. so 44 degrees, 4 degrees above normal. again, mixture of clouds and sunshine, partly sunny skies. heading into friday, a transition day. we start the day with sun and increasing clouds ahead of the warm front. 45 degrees the high. that warm front brings us temperatures in the 50's over the weekend. but the low pressure currently moving into california, that will move to our west on sunday. and that will pull up some warm air. but also a lot of moisture. so the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast nice. sun mixes with clouds and up to

44 degrees. friday, morning sunshine fades behind increasing clouds, high of 45 degrees. could have a couple of showers friday night and saturday, mostly cloudy and relatively warm, 50 degrees. damp side, a little drizzle. the heavy rain saturday night through the first half of the day on sunday. again, with the storm system kwut cutting to the west mild and 57 degrees. as far as the rainfall, we're looking at a pretty healthy amount. around an inch of rain in most of our viewing area. plus, about a half inch as you head towards the coast. and what this storm will do is open the air for cold air to streak in next week. monday, the high dropped down to seasonable cold 40 degrees. then it keeps dropping on tuesday. bright sunshine. the high only 38 degrees. and wednesday, 36 degrees and a fast-moving clipper has the potential, it has enough moisture to bring a first snowflakes of the season. not looking like a big deal at

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the search is on for the new eagles' head coach and hearing bit by bit how they are going. >> still don't have a head coach. >> it will take awhile. >> and every day it will be our lead story. if you are reading tea leaves you have to believe adam gates is the early front-runner to land the coaching job. after eight hours here yesterday for an interview, nfl.com reporting that the bears' coordinator back in town this weekend for the second interview. and sean payton announced he is staying in new orleans. to the ice, the flyers parted away with vincent lecavalier and luke schenn traded for jordan weal and a third-round draft pick. and spending a lot of time in the coach's doghouse. and the flyers reportedly pick up 50% of the salaries due on both players' contracts. and his brother, brayden schenn

thankful for the opportunity to skate along side his bro. >> you don't realize how good it is until it is taken away from you. a half day so far where you realize that is correct but for us to have a chance to experience playing in the nhl together is it a dream come true for both of us. and giroux heading to the all-star game later this movement the flyers' captain in his fourth all-star game. leading in goals and points, 12 and 29 respectively. a couple of days ago the sixers hopped in the hot tub time machine to find elton brand. the 36-year-old may be looking for a hot tub as he tries to get back in basketball shape. brand signed to mentor the young player. playing last season with the hawks and hasn't played a game at all this season. >> i have been doing exercising, maybe not on the court as much, but i felt good today. felt good and made some shots and played on d and got some good hacks and fouls in like i

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>> baseball hall of fame welcoming two new members. ken griffey, jr. gets in with the highest voting percentage ever at 99.3. and mike piazza finally gets in on his fourth try. the phoenix high school graduate earned 83% of the vote. 75% needed for election.

piazza 427 career home runs, drafted in the 62nd round in 1998. 1,390th overall. it worked out ok for him. villanova, a big name at butler this weekend. first the cats cannot overlook seton hall. nova 11th in the nation. and the second half, working the lane and dare i say like moses malone. la salle visited fortham. and the first half, stevens elevates for the slam. and roundtree and the rebound and put-back. winning 85-68, and that's sports. >> thank you. youngsters enjoying a second christmas tonight. hundreds of kids showed up to

the banquet hall for the celebration. and helped tell the story, receiving gifts and a visit from the phillie phanatic. and the eve of christmas in the orthodox faith. and at the archangel in northern liberties celebrated with the mass. following the julian calendar, 13 days behind the calendar used by the roman catholic church. and "jimmy kimmel live" next followed by "nightline." his guests tonight, ken griffey, jr., aaron sorkin air and music from the internet. and continuing at 4:30, and now cecily, ducis and jim gardner and the entire "action news" team i'm monica malpass. you have a great night tonight. ♪

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