as we look live now at the scene you can see the truck is still sitting on the plaza right there. the rest of the area has been evacuated. a passenger in that truck died in the crash. germany officials say that federal prosecutors who handle terrorism cases are taking over the investigation but they have not yet said definitely if this was an attack. david muir and the world news team are closely following this story. abc news will have the latest on the investigation coming up at 6:30 tonight following "action news" at 6:00. meantime, it's almost official. donald trump will be the 45th president of the united states. local electors gathered in harrisburg, trenton and dover today to complete the next step of the election process. now the countdown is on to inauguration day as the spotlight remains on russia's potential role in trump's victory. monday night monica is off sharrie williams is joining us and as we mentioned today was the final vote from the electoral college won by

donald trump back on november 8th. >> now while the result was predictable the process did not play out quietly. >> ♪ protestors crowded a pennsylvania state capitol today as you see and here singing that they would like to demand electors to refuse to vote for donald trump. >> it was similar scene around the country today. abc's jenae norman is live in washington with more on today's volatile vote. jenae. >> reporter: rick and sharrie, there is little doubt president-elect donald trump will make it to the 270 votes he needs to officially clinch the presidency. though across the country today we have seen a number of last ditch efforts trying to prevent it: from unlikely

candidate to unstoppable president-elect. donald trump is set to officially become the 45th president of the united states. protestors shouting shame on you as electoral college members cast their votes in pennsylvania where trump beat hillary clinton by less than 1 percent. >> 20 votes for done j trump. >> reporter: realizing the likelihood electors changing their votes were about that slim. >> i don't know if there's a realistic chance but i think this is our last chance. >> reporter: state by state electors casting their ballots including bill clinton in new york. in minnesota one elector going rogue replaced after refusing to cast her vote for hillary clinton. similarly in maine one elector trying to vote for bernie sanders going against state law. that ballot was ruled out of order and in the end he voted for clinton. in wisconsin the allegations of russians hacking the election to help trump persisting. in the end, it's the electors

with the final word. >> thank you for tallying the votes. the votes are 10 vote tendon inj trump. >> reporter: members of the house and senate will meet in the house chamber to count all the votes on january 6. then vice president joe biden ks until the inauguration. live in washington, jenae. >> walter perez was in harrisburg today where the pennsylvania electors cast their votes for donald trump. will he have more and have a live report from the local reaction coming up tonight at 6 o'clock. >> all right breaking news now in the past hour philadelphia police have identified -- we're going to go to this truck fire instead. >> this breaking news from chopper6 hd. this is happening in hopewell township new jersey. police and fire crews are on the scene as you see here of a truck fire that was near the

exit ramp to interstate 95. this now has closed down that particular ramp. this is happening along route 31 in hopewell township. mercy county. that's where a tractor-trailer that was en route caused some type of fire here is that now causing big time delays as well. police have the exit ramp from 95 to route 31 shut down now as firefighters as you can see busy trying to work to put this fire out that was apparently caused by the tractor-trailer. no word on what else may have started this. but again, it is slowing down traffic in this area. as we get more information we'll pass it along. >> philadelphia police have identified the two people killed in last night's deadly crash on the roosevelt boulevard. happened around 9 o'clock last night near woodward street in northeast philadelphia. "action news" reporter vernon odom is live near the scene with the details. vernon. >> reporter: good evening, rick. this was senseless philadelphia police say. there was a senseless act

because the driver of the mercedes benz who caused this accident killed himself and his passenger. there was fortunate no other injuries. it happened around 9:00 last night. a horrific two car accident on the boulevard northbound at woodward street. this school bus which moments earlier had been packed with two dozen children was sitting at the light. it was suddenly rear-ended in a high rate of speed by a 2000 mercedes benz sedan only the 40-year-old bus driver was on the bus. she was not injured. the driver of the benz sedan and the female passenger died at the scene. >> i knew that under that car there were dead bodies because there was no way someone could survive getting squished by that car. >> really the vehicle is unrecognizable and on top of just the mangled mess from the accident, the car was engulfed in flames after the accident so it was also crushed and burned. >> reporter: two off duty cops told investigators they saw the mercedes run up the

boulevard at a rate far exceeding the 45 miles per hour limit on that stretch. the mercedes is registered to the man driving the car. the bus is owned by the huntingdon valley christian academy. their billing was closed today. our phone calls were not returned. rick, late today police police released the identities of the deceased. they're ramon camacho and 38-year-old lorraine rivera. live in northeast philadelphia, i'm vernon odom channel6 "action news." >> all right vernon thank you. an early morning home invasion was caught on camera in the city's olney section. now police are hoping surveillance video will lead them to the suspects. "action news" reporter annie mccormick has some that has thay tonight. >> reporter: look closely at the surveillance video of a home invasion at the intersection of howard street and west godfrey a at least two of the assailant's faces are caught on camera. you can see as they rush

business owner khorn sao after he came from his restaurant in they pushed my dad into the house. they took his bag. >> reporter: both sao and his wife who are in their 60's yelled for help and their son michael came running down the stairs. michael says there were three armed men and a fourth person who appeared to be working as a lookout. >> just very scary to happen to my parents especially i worry about them coming home at night. >> reporter: they made off with khorn sao's backpack and his handgun. just over a month ago city council heard testimony from police and asian business owners who have become frequent targets of armed robberies. last year 16 percent of the city's home invasions were committed against asian households due to the belief business owners carry large sums of cash. michael sao believes the armed robbers knew his parents schedule. >> not sure if it was someone from around that area where the business is or maybe they told their friends and they started following them.

>> reporter: luckily the saos were not seriously hurt. take another close look at this crystal clear surveillance video and see if you recognize these faces. they were last seen leaving on howard street. the armed men were last seen getting into a white sedan near where the home invasion took place. if you have any information, call philadelphia police. in olney, annie mccormick channel6 "action news." >> well, a judge has dismissed a lawsuit aimed at blocking philadelphia soda tax which is still slated to take effect next month. that lawsuit was filed by the american and beverage association on behalf of several companies. it claims the tax which amounts to 1.5 cents per ounce on sugary drinks would drive business out of the city. today mayor jim kenney applauded the dismissed lawsuit. >> this indicates our position from day one that we believe that we were correct in our legal standing and the judge agreed thankfully and we'll take it as it goes. >> philadelphia is the first major city to enact such a

tax. mayor kenney had that pledged to spend most of the money from the tax on his universal pre-k plan. the tax goes into effect january 4th. >> all right. well, hopefully the ride home tonight not too taxing as we check in with matt in our "action news" traffic report. >> matt i just have so many jokes taking in today. >> sure just write them down. >> we have some trouble popping up in a few spots. >> there you guys go. >> you got that one. slow speeds along the schuylkill expressway just 14 miles per hour as you come into center city this evening. just 13 on the northbound side of 95 by the betsy ross bridge and let's look at this situation on 95 that we have been talking about for about the last hour. broken down truck here in the northbound lanes by the airport. they just got it pushed off to the side. so, all lanes are opened. the small delay that we did see is now cleared out of the way. along 309 hatfield there was a crash earlier this afternoon. gone now. still some residual delays. still one on forty foot road.

we just showed you the pictures from chopper6 of that truck fire in hopewell township. route 31 pennington road is blocked by 95 federal city road or scotch road would be some alternates. and in pitman gloucester county watch out for a crash along lambs road at elm avenue. fire police are helping you through intersection. we'll check it again, rick and sharrie, in th in the next halfr hour. >> so much more. it's being called a terror attack. the investigation under way in turkey. the diplomat shot and killed in front of dozens of cameras and officials say it was a targeted assault. >> also the controversial state law north carolina's governor is already working to repeal before he even sets foot in office. that story coming up. melissa. >> rick yesterday our high in philadelphia 60 degrees. numbers across the northeast certainly much colder. just 30 here in philadelphia. the teens to the north and east. we've got more details plus a change in the pattern. it's all coming up when "action news" continues right after the break. >> ♪

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>> officials in turkey are calling today's deadly shooting of a russian ambassador a terror attack. andre karloff russia's top diplomat to turkey was giving a speech in the turkish capitol of ankara when he was shot from behind. witnesses say the gunman who was later killed by police shouted don't forget aleppo, don't forget syria. russia has supported syrian president bashar as sad and his forces during the most

recent conflicts in the middle east. police in switzerland are trying to find a gunman after a shooting at an islamic center in zurich. officials say several people were hurt when someone opened fire. though it's still unclear if the shots were fired inside a prayer room or outside of the building. the mosque is frequented by somali immigrants. police say they are not sure if the shooting had anything to do with the location. >> north carolina's newly elected governor has called a special session this week to repeal a controversial state law. house bill two came under fire for limiting protections for lgbt individuals. it includes a provision that requires people to use public restrooms that correspond to the sex on their birth certificate. governor elector roy coop area democrat called this special session after charlotte leaders repealed a local nondiscrimination ordinance. with presents on the minds of many this holiday season the u.s. postal service is hard at work making sure

everything gets to their destination ons time. the action cam was inside a usps processing facility in bellmawr today. the agency says today is the busiest mailing day of the entire year. >> we expect to cancel about one point million letters today. we put the postmark on and move it on to its next step. we expect to process about 100,000 originating packages today. >> if you still need to mail a present using the u.s. postal service you don't have much time. packages sent by first police class mail need to be sent by tomorrow to get to their destination by christmas. priority mail needs to be sent by wednesday. and if you really want to push it, you can use priority mail express through friday. shipping deadlines for other carriers are also quickly approach pentagon. wednesday which is the 21st is the deadline for ups's second day option. with fedex you have an extra day. shipping by thursday december 22nd will guarantee delivery in time for

christmas. >> well, one of santa's helpers pulled his sleigh full of toys not by reindeer but with a pretty cool motorcycle. he made stops all across wilmington and newark today. elves stopped by homes, shopping centers even gas stations to hand out toys to kids before christmas. and they eventually made their way to alfred i. dupont hospital for children deliver some holiday cheer there as well. >> good to see. special visitors stop stopped by the homes of elderly residents deliver holiday treats. one of the recipients was 92-year-old ervin here in mayfair. the jesuit home nonprofit made this possible. the care packages included food activities and blankets. all of the items were donated by vendors in and around the stein the baskets were put together by local students. >> another reason to smile. >> health check. christmas is less than six days away and there's plenty

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>> ♪ >> health check tonight with the holiday season full swing that usually means there's also a boom in baking cookies cakes and pastries. >> and now there are more alternative flours to make those treats better. >> more people are kind of staying away from your white flour all purpose flour now because they're being a lot more health conscious. >> registered dietitian abbey with the wellness says more people are choosing diets rich in whole foods. that means taking out the so-called white stuff. >> the white flour is a lot more processed so it's just not as healthy for you. >> and with more awareness and celiac disease and the popularity of the gluten free diets we've seen a rise in alternative options and flour is no exception. keen what almond coconut and buck wheat flours are made

with nonwheat grains and not processed which makes them better for you than traditional all purpose flu. >> the alternatives won't spike your blood sugar as quickly as the white flour will. >> correct. >> that's good for diabetics to know. >> she says alternative flours also pack a nutritious punch. >> each of them kind of has the same type of properties to them with being good protein, high in fiber and typically low in carbs. >> but some alternative flours can be high intercalories. >> these ones have the more nutrients and less carbohydrates, more protein, more fiber. >> correct. >> she says alternatives can be used in both cooking and baking. she says read the recipe to see how much you can substitute. when it comes to taste, it's a matter of preference. some will taste nuttier, others toasted or hoppy. if you like chick piece you'll probably like garbanzo.

ali gorman, channel6 "action news. >> peco is lighting up the holidays this season and "action news" is bringing you some of the best holiday light displays from around the delaware valley. >> action cam was at penn's landing for a septa holiday first. today the agency showed off its holiday themed buses as part of the philly holiday fest on the philadelphia waterfront. it's the first time septa's decorated buses have been a part of the celebration. >> we want to see your favorite holiday lights. be sure to send them to us on social media. use the #6abc lights. you can also post them to our facebook page or e-mail them in to join the action at 6abc.com. >> ♪

>> time for accuweather at the "action news" big board. >> meteorologist melissa magee in for cecily tynan schenn has the forecast for us that has got some changes for us as we get closer to christmas hm. >> yeah, that's right. depending on the kind of whether you like, if you like things on the mild side i think you're going to like the treat that's headed or way as we get into the latter half of this weekend and into the holiday. sky6 live in hd as we are looking at city hall. a lot of folks out and about at dillworth park doing some ice skating as well. bundle up for sure because temperatures are on the cold side. most spots right now are either at the freezing mark or below. we've seen a wild swing in temperatures. friday we only had a high of

26. saturday we started out the weekend with all of that snow, ice and rain with a high of just 36. we peaked to 60 yesterday and today. 34 degrees for the high. that's still below where we normally should be for this time of year. typically we should be close to about 44. north and west of town numbers are only in the upper 20's for allentown reading and lancaster just 30 in philadelphia right now, 32 in cape may and 30 degrees there in beach haven at the coast. here is satellite6 along with action radar. pretty quiet across much of the eastern half of the u.s. we've got this ridge of high pressure that's across the northeast so we're tapping into that cold canadian air but you notice that this ridge of high pressure to our north it suppresses all of this moisture to the south. there's a stalled out frontal boundary across the southeast that stays away from our region for the rest of tonight and into tomorrow as well. so over the neck 12 hours turning clear. it's cold. it is calm but temperatures north and west only in the teens. we'll drop down to 17 in reading, too in philadelphia. the overnight low in millville 18 and 22 the overnight low in

dover. as we get into the day tomorrow, high pressure reigns supreme and it will be chilly. 7:00 a.m., 23, mostly clearly by 1:00 p.m. tomorrow for lunchtime a temperature of 37 and we're back down into the middle and lower 30's as we get into 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. on our tuesday. the forecast for all of the region most spots again below average by about 5 degrees underneath a mostly sunny sky. high temperature in philadelphia 39. 38 in allentown. 37 in lancaster and 41 degrees at the coast in cape may. if you're looking for some precipitation hard-pressed to find it over the next five days. we're dry tomorrow and wednesday, a 30 percent chance of finding some rain thursday with the eagles at home at the linc. friday 0 percent chance and as we get into saturday for christmas eve a 20 percent chance of finding some rain across the area. here's the exclusive five day at 5:00 and you can see sunny, still chilly, high temperature of 39 tomorrow sun to clouds for the first day officially of winter on wednesday, 44.

we're in the 40's as we get into thursday and friday for christmas eve, 48. guys we'll send it back over to you with more in the next half hour. >> all right melissa thank you. we'll see you next half hour. quick break. more news right after this. stay with us. >> ♪

>> ♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> hello again. monica malpass is off tonight. sharrie williams is joining us. here's what's happening on "action news" monday night. new jersey lawmakers are at odds over what some are calling backscratcher bills. legislation that's making governor christie and democrats happy but at what cost? nora muchanic breaks it down for us. also a woman is reportedly confront by a violent stranger outsider of a grocery store but doesn't back down without a fight. also an update concerning dozens of orphans strand and pleading for help in war torn aleppo syria. >> ♪ >> but first we are continuing to follow breaking news out of berlin germany. at least nine people are dead, more than 50 people injured after a tractor-trailer plowed into a packed christmas market in one of the city's main squares. police said they arrested a

suspect near the scene but they don't know if that person was driving the truck at the time. a second person inside the truck died at the scene. german officials say that federal prosecutors who handle terrorism cases are now taking over the investigation. but they have not yet said if this was definitely a deliberate act. world news tonight with david muir closely monitoring the situation out of berlin germany and you can watch that tonight at 6:30 following "action news" at 6:00. >> closer to home, new jersey lawmakers are expecting a marathon session tonight before they break for the holidays. of the more than 60 bills the senate and assembly are set to vote on at least a couple have run into a bit of a snag including one that critics are calling a dirty back room deal. new jersey correspondent nora muchanic live at the statehouse now with the full story. nora. >> reporter: hi there sharrie. this was a deal that was going give governor christie something that he wanted and top democrats something that they wanted. it was put on the fast track but ran into some big trouble

today. the symbolism was anything but subtle. a coalition of unions environmental and good government groups were handing out backscratchers at the statehouse in trenton that's how they characterize a deal cut between governor christie and democratic leaders. the proposal would have legislators loosen ethics law so the governor could make money on a book deal while still in office while christie would go along with $10 million in pay raises for legislative staff judges and cabinet members. >> you scratch my back and i'll scratch yours. christie gets a book deal and then some people get their salaries raised. >> to loosen ethics laws for a governor who has been so extremely unethical is absolutely ridiculous. the mystery is why on earth democratic leadership would be going along with this. >> reporter: the bills have been rushed through in a week. lawmakers have been bombarded with phone calls against the legislation. critics compare to it

extortion and we're told there were discussion about the bills in caucuses this afternoon. >> it's wrong and i hope we stop it and i believe we limit another controversial bill being considered would end the requirement for counties and towns to post legal notices in printed newspapers. governor christie claims it would save millions. critics say it would cut ad revenue to papers causing shut downs and layoff. it's been nicknamed the revenge bill. >> it's a clear pay back to the press and to the local papers like the bergen record that discovered the bridgegate scandal. >> reporter: over the weekend governor christie tweeted his response. senators weinberg and gordon revenge on taxpayers force them to pay $80 million a year to newspapers rather than free posts on web need tax relief. now the nonpartisan legislative researchers here concerned that putting legal ads online instead of in the papers could increase costs for towns rather than save money. we'll have to wait and see if these controversial bills are posted. it's expected to be a long

neither here at the statehouse. live in trenton, i'm nora muchanic channel6 "action news." rick. >> all right, nora, thank you. a suspected thief did not count on his victim fighting back when he allegedly tried to attack herou her outside of a grocery store. he tried to hit her with a large stick threw hot coffee on her. that's when the woman pulled out a gun and fired two shots. one of the bullets ricocheted off the ground and hit a nearby security o he's going to be okay. the thief ran off with the woman's purse but was later arrested by police. two men charged in connection with the death of a bethlehem man appeared before a judge today. 30-year-old james heim balk is accused of killing 28-year-old joseph goda back in september. also charged 32-year-old charles yoakum. all three men were using flak today a synthetic drug similar to bath salts at the time when

heim back allegedly killed goda. investigators say yoakum helped heim back roll up the body in a carpet. the body was later found in the truck of a car. >> a man who served time for possessing child pornography is back behind bars charged again with the same crime. upper darby police have once again arrested john fisher the third on child pornography charges. this after a recent routine check from his probation officer. police say they found images of child pornography on his computer. he faces felony charges tonight. investigators say fisher was released from prison in march for the same type of charges. "action news" viewer captured this dramatic video of a house being destroyed by flames in winslow township camden county o of cross keys road. firefighters arrived and safely evacuated. one person from the house. that person was not hurt. it's still unclear what touched off the fire. >> now to the ongoing

humanitarian crisis in aleppo, syria. the evacuation of thousands of civilians and rebels from the eastern part of the city continued today after a ceasefire was quickly established. a deal brokered by russia and turkey has returned the city to government control. several previous ceasefires breaking down and virtually no humanitarian aid reaching its tens of thousands of residents there. as buses drove into the city to continue the exodus trucks carrying humanitarian relief met refugees in neighboring towns. last week we told you about group of orphans stranded in aleppo hoop issued a plea for help. well, today all 47 children were evacuated to safety. the united nations says more than 100 humanitarian staff on the ground will start man touring evacuations from aleppo in accordance with the new un resolution. they'll be syrian nationals observers from the international committee of the red cross and the steerian arab red crescent. un officials say the stave's

main goal will be to make sure all refugees make it to safety without facing danger from government forces. >> several people who became trapped by high waters while exploring a cave were rescued after 39 hours underground. this all happened in that binkly's cave. they didn't emerge at 3 a.m. theirst responders had to wait for the water to recede. everyone was prepared with food and water they only suffered mild hypothermia and exposure. today is the last day people can sign up for so-called obamacare health insurance coverage midnight tonight. officials pushed back the deadline from december 15th. president-elect donald trump is vowing to repeal obamacare

but that has not deterred people from signing up. >> all right. speaking of volume, let's check the traffic situation on a monday night. i'm sure all the malls around the area are probably packed with drivers. hey, matt. >> exactly. tough to move in those parking lots for sure and these are the last days of work for a lot of people before their holiday break. traffic patterns this week a little bit abnormal. some of the rush hours maybe the mornings not quite as heavy as normal but it's looking normal here this afternoon on the schuylkill. it's very busy especially as you head eastbound. near al 40 minute ride from the blue route to this point at vine as you head towards the flyers game tonight and the vine will close each night this week, that's completely normal despite the holiday coming unovernight construction will necessitate those closures. on the big picture a lot of normal slow speeds. still have that downed pole in feltonville along fourth at bristol so i would avoid that area. up here in the pennington area along 31 at 95 they have some lanes opened now with that truck fire, just the southbound right lane still blocked and in lawrence

township i would not use route one tonight. there's a big northbound delay because of a crash approaching bakers basin road taking out one lane. in atco close to murphy's mark watch out for a wreck along the white horse pike near atco avenue. also still have the wreck in winslow township near the sunoco along williamstown roads at sicklerville road. in pitman avoiding a crash along lambs road. not calm like a lamb rick and sharrie. >> it's rather baaad. >> i like that. >> you can laugh if you want. still could to come on "action news" tonight the eagles don't have much time to assess yesterday's dramatic loss in baltimore. jaime apody has more from coach pederson on what the birds need to do to get ready for thursday's matchup against the giants. >> and hundreds of youngsters got quite the special classroom visit today and yes, he brought presents. we'll take you to chester and melissa is in for adam tonight. >> hi sharrie. temperatures across the region in the 20's for a good chunk of the eastern half of the

u.s. but tracking a pattern change later this week details coming up with the accuweather forecast. >> as we head to break here are some of your festive holiday lights. if you've decked the halls we would love to see them. send them to us on social media using #6abc light. >> you can also post them to our facebook page or e-mail them to join the action at 6abc.com. here's melissa's house right there, the top left right there. we'll be right back.

>> time for sports now. jaime apody is here. the eagles officially out of the playoff hunt but they can still make a difference this season. >> they have to. they can play spoiler and they also can try to keep their confidence up going into next season. >> okay. >> we have a game soon, thursday. did doug pederson have any choice really with a banged up offensive line the head coach announced lane johnson will start thursday against the giants at right tackle. johnson back from his 10 game suspension. interesting thing is that pederson said with confidence he is starting him despite the fact he hasn't even seen johnson and has no idea what kind of shape he's in or how much he weighs. pederson's response to that well quote what else do i have

left. truer words have never been spoken. >> considering the injuries we've had and with lane being back today lane will be the starter. he's an athlete and i'm sure he worked out and kept himself in shape and stayed, you know, stayed relatively around. he was about 318 this evening 19 when he left us so, you know, expect to see him about that wait i guess with the injury situation you got to go. >> a whole lot of monday morning quarterbacking going on today. actually it started the minute the game ended last night. everyone second guessing doug pederson's decision to go for the win. pederson said he made the decision that if they scored they would go for two even before the eagles had the ball back. why? well, he said he had nothing to lose. players greed telling me they would rather go out swinging many wondering why the coach didn't have ryan mathews on that play. after watching the tape pederson still wouldn't change the play call either and here's why. >> as a defensive coordinator i mean you go -- you storm the

castle. and, you know, that's what they did and then you try create the matchup one-on-one and just unfortunate that the one extra guy got his hand on the ball and tipped it so, you know, it wasn't going to be a -- didn't matter who was in the back field at the time. we weren't going to run the ball in that situation. >> flyers 10 game winning streak came to an end but they've still won six straight at home. they'll try to keep that going. flyers on the ice this morning they'll have to do something they have not done in more than three weeks and that's respond from a loss. flyers ended their longest winning streak since i was in first grade no idea how old rick was. now it's all about. >> yuck, yuck. >> bouncing back. >> we got to go. we can't -- we got no time to sit back and kind of process what happened. it's no time in this league. everyone in our division is

winning games and they continue to win games so although we did lose last game we want to get back up on the horse and, you know, we want to have a strong outing tonight very strong. >> j. roll has a new team in his christmas stocking. jimmy rollins signed a minor league deal with the san francisco giants. he'll be invited to spring training way chance to make the team. rollins grew up across the bay bridge in oakland. one last shot for jim plea to keep his career going. he hasn't played since being designated for assignment by the white sox. how old were you in 1985. >> you know what, someone will be doing sports. >> good point. >> okay, where is monica. >> the philadelphia phillies are stepping up to the plate in the battle against hunger especially during the holiday season. members of the phillies fronts office including phils president andy macphail helped to serve up hot meals here at one of the largest shelters in

philadelphia. of course the philly phanatic was on hand helping to serve a bit of laughter and good clear. today's event was part of the phillies' organization season of giving. well, there were toys delivered to every child in kennedy university hospital today. this is the fifth year 14-year-old dj of sicklerville collected toys for sick children in honor of his late brother. emanuel died as a newborn at the hospital in 2006. friends school mates family and area businesses donated the toys so dj could put smiles on the faces of these children in his brother's memory. >> very sweet. the big nan red took a little time out of his schedule for a special visit to delaware county today. santa claus hand delivered more than 1200 presents to the three campuses of the chester community charter schools. the big man and his merry band of elves broader all sorts of toys to each of the boys and

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>> time for accuweather. meteorologist melissa magee has a check of the forecast that has quite a bit going on this week. >> it really does. starting out with the cold, well below averages. temperatures slowly coming up as we get into the end of the week and into the weekend guys with the holiday approaching. storm tracker6 live double scan shows it's dry. no issues with precipitation. high pressure is dominating but it's cold outside. we'll show you the picture sky6 live in hd looking at a beautiful shot of the ben franklin bridge and it is turning clear. a lot of folks out and about maybe doing some last minute holiday shopping as we get closer and closer to hanukkah and even christmas. here's what's going on right now. in philadelphia we're coming in at 30 degrees after a high today of just 34. the teens up in the poconos. 27 in reading. 28 at lancaster 30 for millville dover and cape may and just 28 degrees in atlantic city. when you look at the 24 hour temperature change this really tells the story because this

time yesterday it was very mild. in fact yesterday in philadelphia we had a high of 60 before those numbers started to crash. so it's about 14 degrees colder in the city than it was the same time yesterday, 16 degrees colder in wilmington than it was just 24 hours ago and 21 degrees colder at the coast there in wildwood. here is satellite6 along with action radar. high pressure is dominating, just a few high thin clouds across the area but turning clear for the rest of tonight. you can see the stalled out frontal boundary to the south of richmond it stays away from our region so over the next 12 hours we've got a mostly clear sky on the way. it is calm, it is cold cold. we're dropping down just 14 in the suburbs and 22 degrees in philadelphia for the overnight low. if you are north and west of philadelphia in the lehigh valley tomorrow lots of sunshine, still a bit of a chill in the air and below average, the high coming in at just 38 degrees and if you're in center city, here in our region mostly sunny, 5 degrees below where we normally should be for this time of year, we're coming in at just 39 degrees but high pressure

comes in on wednesday and some milder air moves in. along the coast tomorrow bright and some light winds, a high temperature coming in at 41. if you're looking for some changes, well, they are coming. if you look at the six to 10 day outlook really starting from christmas day a pattern shift across the pacific northwest, temperatures will be below average and and all of the above average air moves across the eastern half. so it will be milder in philadelphia and much of the midatlantic and greatest above average temperatures expected across the southeast and atlanta included in that. here's the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast. sunny tomorrow still chilly high temperature of 39 degrees. on winston clouds for the first full day of winter, a high temperature coming in at 44 degrees. thursday clouds and some sun, a high of 46. the eagles at home at the linc. kickoff around 8:25. it's rather cloudy with that northwesterly wind, the kickoff temperature chilly. bundle up a temperature of just 38 and once we get into the fourth quarter we're

dropping down to 45. on friday sunny with a gusty breeze. saturday high temperature of 48 with hanukkah beginning at sundown and on sunday mostly cloudy with a shower around a high temperature of 49 for christmas day. and very mild for kwanzaa on monday with a high temperature coming in at 55 degrees. we're warming up. if you're looking for a white christmas may not happen this year with numbers in the 40's, guys. >> well, all right. no one is complaining over here. >> i'm not. >> thanks melissa santa was flown in via helicopter visit children at cooper hospital. he went room to room to visit with pediatric patients and also give them gifts. santa told the children he wanted to visit them early and new in on cooper one to give his reindeer more time to rest before the big night come christmas eve. minutes.

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>> one by one police officers in trenton took an oath as part of their promotions today. they gathered in city council chambers for the event. 12 officers in all were rewhat ared for their hard work and dedication to the job with a move up in the ranks. >> right now jim gardner and the "action news" team are standing by with these stories and more next at six ooh and: we're following new developments from berlin germany where a truck crashed into a crowd at a christmas market. and it's official the electoral college formally votes for donald trump despite protests today in harrisburg. >> also a four-year-old child who suffers cancer puddles off a big mission to brighten the holidays for her friends at the children's hospital of philadelphia. that and much more coming up next. >> now for monica malpass meteorologist adam joseph cecily tynan, melissa magee jaime apody sharrie williams the entire "action news" team i'm rick williams. have a nice evening. good night. >> ♪

>> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley' s l eading news program. with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> it is monday night and the big story on "action news" tonight is the latest on a possible terrorist attack in berlin. authorities say at least nine people have been killed when a truck barrel need one of the city's famed christmas markets at about 8:00 p.m. local time. german officials say they are investigating this incident as a terrorist attack. the market was filled with hundreds of holiday shoppers. word is the truck driver has been taken into custody.

and police converged on the modern art museum in ankara turkey today the scene of a political assassination. the russian ambassador to turkey andre karloff was standing at a podium introducing an art exhibit on russia when a man dressed in a suit opened fire and killed him. the gunman an off duty riot police officer yelled the words don't forget aleppo, don't forget syria. russia has backed syrian president az sadd in the syrian civil war. turkey is on the other side. it has supported the rebels. police killed the gunman. world news tonight with david muir will have much more on these developing international stories. that is next at 6:30 right here on channel6. donald trump has been officially voted president-elect by the electoral college. the state of texas put him over the top at exactly 5:28 tonight but texas had