in germany. saying that the person that crashed a truck into the crowd yesterday was responding to calls for targeted attacks. it's tuesday afternoon and i'm brian taff. >> we learned late this afternoon that the driver responsible is still on the loose. german authorities released the man they ridgely arrested at the scene, they said they had insufficient evidence guess him. 12 people were killed in this incident and dozens more were injured. >> that attack at a popular and public place overseas is bringing up serious concerns here in philadelphia and across america. walter perez is live at the christmas village in city hall. we are hearing from the mayor

and police keeping security measures in place. >> reporter: christmas villages are common in europe and becoming more popular in the u.s. and now public spaces like these can no longer be presumed to be safe. >> there are added security measures surrounding the christmas village outside of city hall in the wake of terror attack in germany but made purely out of an abundance of caution. >> we are larger vehicles parked to the entrances of the villages around city hall and police vehicles and trash trucks we don't have an imminent threat but we take precautions when something like this happens. >> meanwhile, thomas bower the organizer of the christmas village says he is heart broken of what happened in his native country. we are hurting for the family members that lost family and

friends and yes it's a tragedy. >> 12 people were killed and many others wounded when someone drove this tractor trailer into the crowded market in berlin, germany. isis has taken responsible for the attack. and we spoke to shopper here's that say the cruelty is almost unimaginable. >> that they would take advantage of the holiday season and hurt other people. a sign of the times. >> our hearts go out to those in germany, and we hope it's not like that this time of year or any time of year. >> mayor kenney says the west way for people to deal with their concerns is still do their thing. >> we can't let things like this from keeping us from enjoying our holidays. >> to be clear no specific threats have been reported.

walter perez, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. and world news tonight with david muir will have more on the attack in berlin and the search for whoever is responsible. that is coming up tonight at 6:30 after "action news" at 6:00. philadelphia police is trying to piece together what happened to a woman in northeast philadelphia. a passing driver found her clinging to life last night but she died this morning. bob brooks is live at the scene at the 2300 block of north 3rd street. a disturbing discovery. we'll get into the details in a second. first i want to show you the scene here. we are located between two vacant lots one behind me and one next to us here. you see the crime tape on the sidewalk where this woman was found. because of this secluded location there are no witnesses yet. >> a part of town that carries a

grim reputation. >> we used to call it the bad landed. >> in between two vacant lots, a woman, not identified yesterday was found lying in the road and the details of the condition she was found in are frightening. >> the trauma to her head owe so severe, the staff at the hospital is not certain or not if she is shot or other type of head trauma. >> the victim would be pronounced dead at the hospital and along with severe head injuries there is more. >> she has other injuries and bruises to her body. >> a boot from the victim was left behind at the scene. and she is believed to be in her 40s. jeff was home but didn't hear anything. >> did you hear anything like that? >> no, no. >> police are investigating to if what happened here is similar to a crime that happened

yesterday. on clementine street a woman was found out in the open. she also had severe head trauma and died at temple university hospital. it's a mystery on what happened and police need help with this, if you know anything about either one of these crimes immediately give the philadelphia police a call. bob brooks, channel 6 "action news." >> all right thank you. >> well, it may be a cold day outside but that did not stop volunteers from getting out a message. this is the scene at the camden county awareness task force handed out notes of what to do in the case of a drug overdose. the volunteers wore purple ribbons assemble overdose awareness. it's cold but we got rid of

the clouds, that lingered the last couple of days. lots of sunshine as we check the first accuweather forecast. >> hi sharrie and brian, we had plenty of sunshine and despite the sun temperatures well below where they should be this time of year. 32 in new york at the freezing mark. 34 in philadelphia and 36 out to the west in pittsburgh but 41 in roanoke, virginia. here is satellite 6 along with action radar we have a mostly clear sky across the mid-atlantic region but if you look to the south and west we have this area of high pressure over the southeast and that is headed our way into the middle half of our work week, for the rest of the evening we have you covered out on the town. the number in at 30 and holding at 8:00 p.m., the numbers falling off into the upper 20s into 9:00, 10:00 and 11:00 p.m. talk about what to expect as we look at the headlines,

temperatures are warming up and highs mainly in the 40s, and it looks like christmas where the temperatures look to be above normal. >> coming up with the full accuweather forecast. >> all right melissa. we'll see you when you come in thanks. two of chris christie's former aids are asking for new trials. they want their cases thrown out. their lawyers claim that the jurors acted improperly. the court filing alleges that some jurors not all deliberated on a day when the judge ordered them not to because the attorneys were resolving a legal issue and that the government failed to prove its case. two separate vehicle fires broke out on the blue route tying up traffic on the morning rush, first a commercial crane caught fire in broomall at 6:15 and nobody was hurt but crews closed all southbound lanes and

then another southbound vehicle burst into fire at the saint david's exit in radnor. crews had a bit of a hard time reaching the fire because they were caught in traffic from the first fire. >> lets see what is happening this afternoon on the roads. lets head to matt pellman live in the traffic center. >> we'll take what we can get i guess. good afternoon, here on the schuylkill expressway we have irish yous this afternoon. it's a broken down vehicle and penndot is just arriving on the scene here and the right lane is blocked and it's extra slow on the schuylkill to this point at university avenue. if you get off the schuylkill on to the vine street expressway that is a bumper to bumper drive. from the vine eastbound to 95

northbound. one of our busiest ramps in the afternoon restricted this afternoon because of this police activity partially sticking out into the right lane and extra slow on the eastbound vine because of that. on the big picture a crash in northeast philadelphia at the aldi at prim rose and an accident at 15th and tioga, and we wrapped up an opening at the tacony palmyra bridge. so a burlington bristol bridge is coming soon. and the southbound lanes of 42 are extra heavy because of an earlier crash the landing ride can you see it off the walt whitman bridge. crash along 295 south of mount laurel off to the side but causing slowing there as well. we'll check it again coming up in the next half hour. >> all right matt thanks into next on "action news" work

begins on a massive energy project at a local energy base. key tails on the solar panels involved. and a dentist may have spread infections and diseases. next. and a mall packed with holiday shoppers we help you find healthy options at the food court.

the policeman that is still the there that allegedly assassinated a russian ambassador. he was flown home the day after being killed at an art gallery at a local art gallery. the police officer was upset over the civil war and fow they are looking for others that may

have helped plan the attack. the man accused in three bombings in new jerseyth new york pleaded not guilty to murder charges today and prosecutors say that no plea deal will be offered to rahami after he tried to kill two police officers. in linden, new jersey. one pipe bomb exploded in seaside park and two pressure cooker bombs went off in new york city. and patients that went to a berks county dentist office were told they could be exposed to serious infections. the department of health is advising 1,000 people to get tested for hepatitis b, hepatitis c and hiv. they visited the dentistry in burns township. they say they had inadequate procedures and the patients

never saw this coming. >> that is the last thing from your mind thinking things were not sterilized or cleaned properly. this is the holidays and this is the last thing you want to think about. >> this warning is everyone that visited the office from last december until this october. the dentist's license is suspended and the practice is now closed. four more people are now charged following the investigation into the led water crisis in flint, michigan, the attorney general charged two more emergency managers for their failure to protect the residents of health issue because of contaminated water. officialed say that more people could be charged as the investigation continues.

ft. dix will soon be home to a massive solar energy site. military and energy leaders broke ground on the new project today. crews will install more than 50,000 solar panels on top of the old landfill in burlington county. they are expected to produce enough energy to power 2500 homes. a consumer watch dog group is calling on congress to pass strong irregularlations to keep more of your money in your bank account. the industry group released a report showing that 6126 banks charged a total of $8.4 billion in overdraft fees and that is the first three quarters of this year. and banks with less oversight charged less and that means more oversight is needed. a good tuesday, the dow rising 91.5 points and close to

the 20,000 mark and the nasdaq up 26 points and the s&p 500 up 8.25 points on the day. >> a bit of a consumer warning, they have opened an investigation after reports of fiat chrysler vehicles rolling away while in park have been reported. the investigation covers the 2013 to 2016 ram 1500 pickup and 2014 to 2015 dodge durango. 20 reports are made and nine injuries are reported. the recall of 1 million jeep grand cherokees earlier this year. it's time fow for a check of the accuweather forecast on a tuesday afternoon. melissa magee has made her way inside of the building and we still have a view out there. >> reporter: we'll show you the pagoda camera, still sunshine overhead but the sun is not doing a lot to warm you are temperatures on this tuesday afternoon. most spots north and west are at

the lower 30s and 32 in allentown and 34 so far in philadelphia today. at the coast in cape may 35 and 35 degrees in dover. here is satellite 6 along with action radar a fair amount of sunshine you can see you have a mostly clear sky from new york to philadelphia and into dover and into our nation's capital there in washington, d.c. we are staying dry for the rest of tonight. in fact, over the next 12 hours a few clouds around and the december chill overhead. we drop down to 19 only in reading and 18 in allentown and 23 in lancaster, 29 degrees in cape may for the overnight low. we have changes up ahead and the winter arrives, the winter solstice at 5:45 in the morning the sun waves are over the tropic of capricorn, the shortest day of the year on the way headed our way. as we look at the midweek planner you see 7:00 in the

morning, 28 degrees. 34 at 9:00 a.m. 40 by 11:00 a.m. and lower 40s by lunch time tomorrow and back down to 40 degrees as we get into 5:00 p.m. on wednesday night. here is future tracker 6 as we get into thursday there say frontal boundary moving on through, not much in the way of precipitation and by 1:30 in the afternoon a couple of clouds around and we are staying dry and temperatures by thursday warm up as the frontal boundary comes in. the four day at 4:00, as we look at the forecast it's milder on wednesday, a high temperature of 45 and thursday turning breezy with a high of 50 degrees, abundant sunshine on friday and high of 46 and christmas eve could be a morning shower and hanukkah begins as well. we teased you about christmas day. the numbers are improving if you

like things on the mild side. we'll let you know how mild it gets for christmas day and the following week. >> you have brian's attention. >> i am holding out hope. >> for a white christmas? >> you never know. >> you can hope. >> you can track changes in the holiday forecast at 6abc.com/weather be sure to check stormtracker 6 live double scan radar for current conditions and the seven-day forecast is there to show you what the season has in store for us. still ahead on "action news" at 4:00, philadelphia police undertake a major operation to clean up the streets of kensington and see the drugs they already hauled away at 4:30. but first a final holiday shopping push is on and the food court is a place to pack on unnecessary calories, i'll show you how to spot good options. and we'll show you the best last minute gift ideas coming up in what's the deal. fios in the house!

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firefighters had a chance to take a break and have a holiday meal. they were on board a fire truck and also on board santa and mrs. claus, the meals are part of state senator anthony williamson's day of giving provided by the family fresh grosser and the family was in overdrive in the juniata section of philadelphia. santa and mrs. claus stopped by for a party given by the men and women in blue. they planned the entire event put on especially for 40 children that have various disabilities. mickey and minnie where there putting smiles on everyone's facing in the rooms. shopping is coming down to the wire, if you head to the malls or shopping centers this

week. consumer reports has tips for navigating the land minds at the food court. nutrition experts say you don't need to shop on an empty stomach to avoid calorie overload. >> there are pitfalls but you can make good choices. >> at five guys, the little hamburger and little cheeseburger are satisfying and save between 200 and 300 calories compared to the regular size. skip the fries a regular size has 1,000 calories and the good option is the rotisserie style chicken. a little fat than a carved turkey sandwich and pile on the veggies for flavor. >> be careful with condiments because even small amount of sandwich spreads and dressings

can pack a lot of fat. >> and chicken caesar salad becomes a better choice by picking balsamic vinaigrette that saves 114 calories and 16 grams of fat and order antiant's pretzels without salt or fat. >> and be wary of dishes with salt, like panda express, tangy sauces can contain sodium and hidden sugars. make smart choices when you do your marathon shopping, that is what i'm doing the next couple of days. >> there is so much good stuff. >> i may or may not have been there -- last night. >> thank you alicia. still to come a fire inside of a townhouse in delaware this morning has left a family

homeless we are following the latest there. >> and if you haven't gotten your christmas shopping done yet. no immediate no worry some stores are offering special deals for the procrastinators. those stories and more when "action news" continues.

hello again 4:30 now and the latest from accuweather on slightly warmer temperatures coming our way in time for christmas. >> plus, find out what caused this tractor trailer to jackknife this afternoon. on a busy new jersey roadway. and christmas came early today for delaware families following a generous donation. >> and the streets at one philadelphia neighborhood are safer today and this afternoon police announced they wrapped up a three day initiative in kensington that focuses on getting drugs off the street after deadly overdoses it there. vernon odom is live now at the philadelphia police forensic science center with the details. >> reporter: good evening sharrie. one more chapter in the never ending struggle against elicitity drugs in philadelphia. police on the offensive in kensington. and the outbreak of violence and apparent overdoses.

the police squad showed the results of a three week streep mainly the drug infested kensington match knew neighborhood. they made over 170 arrests in efforts to some how improve the quality of life in this town. $220,000 worth of drugs from heroin to crack to oxycontin were seized. >> it led us to individual houses and corners where we locked in on certain drug dealers and organizations and made arrests when we had enough probable cause to do so. >> we have great community groups kind of trapped in the heroin markets and when they see a big operation like this, they see hope and they need hope down there. >> more than 20 guns were seized many of them high powered weapons like the one seen here.

thousands of dollars in cash from the dealers flush with it. many residents in this district have seen the sweeps before only to have them flourish anew. >> the drug sweeps have been continuing for years and years and things are going on. >> does it ever do any good? >> i suppose it does yes. >> brian police know that people will rise up to fill the market demand and 10% of the arrest were out of towners. live in northern liberties, i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. this was the scene in middlesex county this afternoon after a tractor trailer jackknifed. chopper 6 hd was over the scene at noon on route 32 near cranberry south river road in south brunswick temperature. police say that the truck was making a turn when the load of 40,000 pounds of syrup shifted causing the trailer to fold in

half and the 40-year-old driver of that truck was not hurt. one lane was closed down while hazmat crews cleared the scene but it was just syrup. and firefighter rushes to the scene on tamborn drive and flames tore through the second floor of that home and damaged the house next door as well. everyone made it out safely here and the red cross is helping the family and no word on what caused this. >> an apartment building in philadelphia's queen village section is without water after a water main break. the 12 inch main broke at 7:00 at columbus boulevard. what caused the sinkhole to open up and an suv eventually got stuck in the hole and had to be pulled out. the southbound lanes we main closed between fitzwater and christian streets. philadelphia lease are

trying to track down the suspect in this surveillance video that they say robbed a center city store at knife point. that it happened at 6:00 at the dunkin' donuts on chestnut street. police say he walked in and pulled a knife and demanded money, the employee handed over $150 but nobody was hurt. police in bucks county say there were four burglaries at bensalem businesses since saturday. they released the pictures of the suspect in action. the suspects got into the business after hours by breaking their glass front doors. we have gotten away with cigarettes and money, if you know who this could be give police a call. >> estimate carriers were recognized for achieving a milestone. the carriers from the tacony station send the 100 million step awards. each of them delivers the mail by foot and walked accident free for more than 30 years, the

carriers were given a plaque and special jacket to commemorate their good and safe work. >> we all appreciate it too. >> i wonder if it goes to 100 million steps, you start to smoke at that point. >> a cold day to walk outside for an extended amounts of time at least. >> that is true on the cold side today but conditions improving and winter arriving tomorrow and conditions are changing. we'll show you the picture outside sky 6 hd looking at center city and city hall there, you see it's chilly and a beautiful picture in the sky and dew point at 12 and the atmosphere is dry and winds are calm and not much of windchill to figure in. down the shore in cape may anybody want to take a dip in the temperature only 35. head up north to the poconos to camel back mountain we are below freezing there and the dew point

at 11:00 and the wins out of the south at 9 miles per hour. the windchill coming in at 17 degrees if you are north and west of philadelphia. i did mention we have changes coming our way. it's really chilly right now and conditions slowly moderating for the better, if you like things on the mild side. winter arrives tomorrow and all the holidays this weekend. details with the accuweather forecast. >> an exciting several days coming up. track the changes in the forecast with 6abc.com/weather. of course the seven-day forecast will give you a broader picture of what the next several days have in store. >> well, doctors first told her she would never be able to walk again and she proved them wrong. she went to philadelphia to help them recover from a freak incident that almost took her life. rick williams is live in the newsroom with more on this

incredible story. >> incredible she is tory pitt and had many many the delaware valley for being alive today. she was caught in a freak firestorm in australia, severely burning half of her body today she is up and walking and completed an iron man race. how the people in our area helped to safe her life and the message she is dedicated to getting out tonight and the safety campaign from uber and local officials encouraging everyone to leave the keys as they head out to their holiday celebrations. those stories and more when we see you in a little bit. >> the smart choice and safe choice. rick thank you. today atlantic care celebrated the service of an employee that worked for that company for half a century. nancy palmetto spend the last five decaded serving as a

remember technician in atlantic city. at a celebration in her honor her colleagues shared 50 reasons why they love her and she will retire at the end of this year. much deserved . two families in delaware will have a very merry holiday season thanks to the generosity of kel atlantic home partners, the families received dozens of wrapped christmas gifts to make the season memorable and bright. the employees also gave the school district more than 70 new and gently used coats to give out to the children. and still to come here on "action news" today. we have a list of some of best last minute gifts. and we'll tell you about the mistake that almost sent a commercial plane into a california mountain and why scientists say that the government's current sugar guidelines should be taken with a grain of salt. >> and meteorologist, melissa magee, will be back with the

full forecast from accuweather.

the air traffic controller told the pilot to turn left rather than right and turns left toward another flight and high mountains, the controller realized the mistake and told the plane to turn around. a team searching for the missing malaysian airlines plane was probably looking in the wrong place and that it's probably farther north. flight 370 disappeared two years ago in route to beijing. in health check this afternoon some scientists say that the official guidelines for

sugar you should be eating may be wrong. because the guidelines are based on evidence that may not be reliable. a professor at the university of california says the research was fishy because funded by a nonprofit with ties to companies like coca cola and hersheys the company recommends eating no more than 12 tea spoons a day and the new study argues it should be half that amount. and big talkers now the moment from last night's notre dame game that brought one player to tears. it started with this message from matt farrell's brother beau a lieutenant in the u.s. army up there on the big screen. [ applause ] you are about to find out why the tears turned to cheers, there you see matt finding out

that beau was not streaming from afghanistan but right there in the locker room. this surprise going wild on social media the emotion so raw and conageous. >> we don't have much for christmas it's awesome. the best present i ever got. and beau parents were surprised too by the homecoming. >> and born from a classroom in illinois, this is 17-year-old jaylin brooks and this is his reaction to an exotic animal presentation. it went down in zoology class, the animal a huge python being pulled out of a box. we can't be sure if he is wowed by the massive exotic snake or really scared. his face so priceless the video you can imagine is going viral and his classmates even made

t-shirts, i want to show them to you here on the big board. the whole school is wearing the t shifrt with the face. adam would get one of those if he were here, he loves snakes too. >> and finally talk about taking the office competition to the max, this looks like a log cabin, cool right, look closer, it's a cubicle at an office a pretty talented and dedicated viewer named melissa o'neil transformed her cubicle at toll brothers into a full blown log cabin for her office's decorating contest and i'm guessing that she won the contest. her co-worker shared this with us, using #6abcaction. there she is having her lunch working in her office cubicle a log cabin and i don't know if maybe santa and his levels were

hard at work helping her. >> this is impress he. i would pay to have that all year long. >> i need to know more. what are these materials? >> thank you so much. >> time for a check of the roads tonight. matt is standing by with the update for us on how things are moving. >> we are logging problems as people head home on this tuesday evening from the cubicles to the cabins, one issue is left over from this morning. it was the truck fire on the blue route, southbound side approaching broomall, you see the white all over the road, this is some of the foam they put down and maybe some ice out here as well. on the southbound side of the blue route and this is a spot that would normally be heavy in the afternoon and heavier south of villanova and broomall this afternoon. off 476 in plymouth meeting and

a crash. and just 7 miles per hour because of a crash pass the the limerick interchange. watch for big delays on 422, ridge pike or 724 may be better bets. a live look at center city, this is the vine street expressway eastbound side bumper to bumper across town but at least the police activity on the ramp northbound has cleared out and westbound stacking now to the schuylkill expressway and on the schuylkill, broken down vehicle by university is gone and we have the crash in northeast philadelphia at academy and prim rose. and we still have this issue. the shut down of the southbound side of columbus boulevard at fitzwater because of this water main break from this morning. this is putting extra traffic on 95 southbound heading down to the walt whitman bridge extra congested and an icy mess this

afternoon. burlington bristol bridge wrapping up an opening now and the turnpike connecter a better bet at this point. we'll check it again in the 5:00 hour. >> all right thank you matt. still to come here today we'll break down some of the best last minute gifts in what's the deal. sky 6 hd giving us a live view from spring mountain. melissa magee has the exclusive accuweather forecast.

>> i see you already finished your ugly sweater contest. >> rachel: our dollar store christmas showdown just

all right meteorologist, melissa magee, is joining us now we are talking about the prospect of a wet rather than white christmas. >> maybe just mild. how about that? i think the kids will like that brian. >> so no rain. >> exactly just open up the presents it's a good day. we'll talk about it. the picture outside.

the action cam was outside earlier today in wilmington, delaware and you see the deer. they are just regular deer but our deer and reindeer the same? that is the question. maybe just a cousin. here is stormtracker 6 live double scan you can see it's dry and quiet and no issues with precipitation, high pressure is dominating our region right now, the chill is sticking around and 34 in philadelphia and 32 in reading and 32 in lancaster and 32 in the poconos and below freezing there and 35 in cape may and 30 degrees in atlantic city. here is satellite 6 along with action radar you see it's dry across our region and the clouds stay away for now. it's quiet and calm for the rest of tonight and through the next 24 hours the december chill overhead with patchy clouds aroundnd 19 in reading and 18 in allentown and 26 in philadelphia and bottoming out at 29 in cape

may and 26 in dover. winter arrives officially tomorrow at 5:44 in the morning. and this is the day when we have the least amount of daylight and the longest night of the year the days turn longer as we move forward, after tomorrow, the length of nighttime will actually decrease. it will actually be longer as we go through the rest of this year into next week. sun and high clouds turning milder and high temperature of 45 degrees and we track the area of low pressure that moves on through as we get into thursday with the trailing cold front and sun and clouds and breezy in the afternoon as the front passes through the south and east and maxing out at 50 degrees and in the wake of the front the winds turn northwesterly as the eagles are at home and a prime time match-up, taking on the giants, windchills in the 20s with the northwesterly wind at 10 to 16 miles per hour and the kickoff temperature a chilly 38 degrees

and once we get into the fourth quarter coming in at 35. here is the exclusive accuweather forecast mild start to winter high of 45 degrees and thursday 50 for the high and abundant sunshine on friday and 46 degrees and saturday for christmas eve a high temperature of 48 and shower early and then some sun and hanukkah beginning that day. on sunday it's partly sunny for christmas day and we have the rain threat out of there, and not a bad looking day and 49 for the high and mostly cloudy monday and 48 for the start of kwanzaa. it gets better as we go. >> you had me at the days starting to get longer. that is the best part. >> something to look forward to. >> thank you melissa. it's less than a week until hanukkah and christmas and stores are offering last minute deals on gifts. we'll tell you where to go and

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call today. comcast business. built for business. it's less than a week until the first night of hanukkah and christmas. are you still thinking about the perfect gift? stores are running sales and a trend that could make your gift giving easier. >> i forgot to get presents -- >> stores are banking on last minute shoppers. >> hey siri is target the place

to get last minute deals. chains from macies to nordstrom have sites dedicated gifts. >> millennials have a story to tell and they want that more than a product. >> according to the company a quarter of spending by millennials will be on experiences. >> you'll see more trips and see more big dinners and events that people will go to. and people will also give as part of that experience, they can tell that story on social media. and they can learn about those products and experience those with other people. and that is where this trend towards experiences as gifts will become bigger this year and continue as a trend far into the future. >> pretty cool right. if you need something right now. get tickets to a future concert or a movie online or go out and grab a restaurant gift card in

many cases print or email the confirmation of that purchase on christmas day or the first day of hanukkah or first day of kwanzaa, wait until the very last minute and get something cool. >> be creative and make it happen. >> thanks. >> finally at 4:00 santa stopped at hunting park to see boys and girls that made the nice list. san tan mrs. claus came. and students from several elementary schools were invited to meet santa and had fun with the offices that work right there in their community. >> it's us adults that are on the questionable list. >> that does it for "action news" at 4:00, for sharrie williams and alicia vitarelli and melissa magee and adam joseph i'm brian taff i hope you'll join me along with ducis rogers tonight and every night for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00. now here is rick williams with a look ahead at 5:00.

>> thank you. coming up next on "action news" at 5:00. developing right now a manhunt is underway for the mastermind behind yesterday's attack on a christmas market in berlin, germany, what the police are focusing on as isis claims responsibility. after a woman was found dead on the side of the road. the lawsuit new jersey transit is facing in light of september's deadly train crash in hoboken. those stories and more coming up next at 5:00.

"action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. developing right now the search for a killer is underway in berlin after an attack on a popular christmas market. the popular place for tourists and locals. a man in a truck killed at least 12 people. berlin is a city in mourning as people gathered to remember the lives lost. >> tuesday night and monica is off and sharrie williams is joining us and the big story on "action news" is the manhunt for an alleged terrorist in germany.

after isis claims responsibility for the attack. >> reporter: the attacker is on the loose tonight. likely armed and with a 24 hour head start. tuesday night german prosecutors released the man they detained on monday due to insufficient evidence. he was a 23-year-old pakistani asylum seeker and they did not say what evidence let them to him in the first place and in the front of the truck a dead polish man with gunshot wounds. and they are ordering the public to be extra vigilant and across europe where other christmas markets could be targets. president obama called the chancer of germany today saying they will stand by them. and people were