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 released from

the hospital and germany assured those responsible will be hunted down and punished. >> the german police still don't have enough information to put out a wanted poster so they are chasing leads but they don't know who they are looking for. molly hunter, abc news berlin. >> and the attack put u.s. cities on alert. in washington, d.c. it's beefed up for the holiday market and both d.c. police and fry at security were patrolling the area around the clock and markets in chicago and new york are also stepping up precautions tonight. and that is also the case here in philadelphia where security measures have been added around the christmas village around city hall. philadelphia mayor, jim kenney, says it was made out of an abundance of caution and not a threat to the city. we have larger vehicles now parked at the entrances to the areas of our own christmasville

able around city hall. and police vehicles and trash trucks and we don't have an imminent threat but obviously you will want to take precautions when something like this happens. "action news" and abc news is following developments out of germany. fine this on air and online at 6abc.com. we are following developing news out of south jersey. right now police are swarming a wooded area in cedarville, cumberland county. chopper 6 hd overhead as police investigated a truck found in the area, less than 15 minutes ago police confirmed that truck belonged to a murder suspect. police believe that jeremiah moanle killed his wife. and the couple was estranged and she survived years after abuse. philadelphia police are trying to figure out how a woman

ended up fatally wounded on the side of a road in philadelphia. here along the 2700 block of north 23rd street. she later died at the hospital and police believe the woman is a woman in her 40s. the only clue is a boot left behind at the scene. a neighbor was surprised what had happened. >> did you hear a struggle or screaming or anything like that? >> no. >> police are looking into whether last night' incident is connected to a similar discovery earlier yesterday morning in port richmond. the family of the sole victim of the deadly new jersey train crash plan to sue. she was standing on a platform at hoboken terminal and a train came barrelling into the platform. others were injured and it was later revealed that the engineer had sleep apnea, the suit names

the engineer and others not to implement safely issues. winter officially arrives in about 12 hours from now. but by this time tomorrow chances are you won't feel the seasonal change a bit. sky 6 hd looking at spring mountain, a sunny day in the delaware valley, looking ahead the temperatures are on an upward trend and we could hit 50 degrees for christmas. melissa magee is in tonight for cecily. >> it's chilly but we have improvements on the way through the rest of our weekend into the holiday, the high in philadelphia 34 and coming in 33 in philadelphia and same for pittsburgh and washington, d.c. at the freezing mark in buffalo. here is satellite 6 along with action radar you see high pressure to our south, we are staying dry for the rest of

tonight and the ridge of high pressure will make progress to the north and east and as it does so we tap nood wind flow and temperatures are a touch milder into wednesday. but temperatures for the most part for the rest of the evening if you step out on the town, the number coming in at 30 and holding at 30 at 8:00 p.m. and leveling off slowly only in the upper 30s at 9:00, 10:00 and 11:00 don't with a few clouds around and highs in the 40s for the rest of the week and above normal temperatures as we get into christmas. we'll talk about the details and see how above normal they are with the accuweather forecast. >> thank you. a consumer watch dog group says their research shows banks are cashing in big time with overdraft fees. they spoke out today in center city and calling on congress to pass strong irregularlations to help keep more of your money in your bank account. >> through the first three

quarters, 626 large banks reported collecting $8.4 billion in revenue from overdraft and non-sufficient funds. the watch dog group found banks with greater financial oversight charged less. and a tough topic today the alarming rise in drug overdoses, the camden county addiction awareness task force handed out informational cards in what to do in the event of an overdose. volunteers with the sheet metal workers locate 19 marched and gave out the life saving tips and wore purple ribbons a symbol of overdose awareness. philadelphia residents are urged to leave the keys in their holiday celebrations include alcohol. uber and the department of transportation teamed up about

the awareness of drinking and driving. tray thomas joined the group today, he said that 28 people are killed in drunk driving crashes in the u.s. every day. >> that is one person every 53 minutes,s that when you look at numbers like that it makes you want to make the right decisions. >> those that choose to drive are encouraged to share how they get home safely but losing the hashtag leave the keys. lets go live to matt pellman in the traffic center. >> lots of ice here at columbus boulevard because of a water main break from earlier today. this is the southbound lanes close to fitzwater street all the lanes are blocked. off 95 and the ramps from 95 to columbus boulevard are closed.

that means extra traffic on 95 trying to detour around and as you come south of the betsy ross bridge to the walt whitman bridge you look at a lot of speeds like 12 miles per hour. and thanks to the water main break closing the southbound side of columbus boulevard. and you may use the platt bridge eastbound. it just cleared but extra heavy on the platt. and the blue route extra heavy approaching the schuylkill to broomall where we have the truck fire and everything is open now but there is salt and foam all over the roads, people are slowing down for that reason. really owe slow heading towards it's outlets but the crash past limerick is gone. we'll check it again coming up in the next half hour. >> okay matt see you then. there is more ahead on "action news" at 5:00. new today a woman caught in a freak accident says she is alive all thanks to the people in the delaware valley. how a group of locals saved her life and the message she is now

trying to spread across the country. >> the organization trying to make the holidays brighter for women that are fighting breast cancer. those stories and more when "action news" at 5:00 comes right back. more than a dozen

investigators are on the ground in turkey after the top diplomat to that country was assassinated. the shooter was identified as a member of the local riot police squad and it's unlikely he acted alone. six people were detained for questioni questioning. for more people are facing charges for the water crisis in flint, michigan. all four former city officials are accused of keeping residents on the contaminated system for more than a year. the most serious charges carry penalty of 20 years in prison. the survivor of the holocaust gave an emotional speech to students in bustleton. david bucks spoke to the school in middleton as part of the holocaust survivor program. talking about being a survivor of auschwitz and showed

pictures. there were three separate assemblies with speakers at the school today. in health check tonight. the holidays can be stressful for anyone but for women dealing with breast cancer, the challenge can be even bigger, there is a local organization that tries to help in many ways. >> what happened at school? anything exciting? >> karen thought she was done with breast cancer, but last thanksgiving she was shocked to learn it was back. karen had no idea how to get through the holidays or keep the family finances afloat. >> we were still working on bills from my official diagnosis and treatments. they say that the holidays can be hard for women in treatment and even later in life. >> family as assume you'll be the same and what we hear a lot is that women are just not the same. >> because of karen's pain and intensive treatment she quickly adopted a new normal.

>> you learn to sweat the little things and the husband and kids jumped right into action. helped to decorate and put the tree up and things like that. and son mike began making the meals. and karen received a small grant from the goldman fund named for one of the late volunteers. >> paid a month of our mortgage for us that is tremendous. >> and asking for and accepting help is a must. >> you think you can do it all. you are a mom and wife and super woman but asking for help is a real good thing -- >> she is especially thankful for cleaning for a reason. a program providing a free house cleaning for women in treatment. karen says it makes better use of her family's time. >> they don't want to spend their time cleaning they want to spend it with you. the bottom line take care of yourself and don't be apologetic. be what you can. >> karen's son loved cooking so much he is now studying culinary

arts and leaving beyond breast cancer offers services and programs year round learn about them on our website and the 6 abc app. new at 5:00 an elite athlete and former model and mining engineer spent the day if philadelphia raising awareness about tissue donation. more than 55% of tory pitt's body was burned after a firestorm trapped her in the outback. no donated skin was available in australia so they turned to the transplant foundation. 16 americans including donors from the philadelphia area helped to save her life and today she shared her story with employees and supporters of the gift of life donor program. >> i resolved to live my life to the best of my abilities, i never wanted -- to i was in any

way ungrateful for that extremely gracious gift. >> she was able to maintain her life status as an athlete and completed an iron man race in hawaii. >> what a story. >> there is less than two weeks less in 2016, and tonight abc's robin roberts take a look back at the defining moments of the year. robin and guest common taters are look at the highs and lows from the black lives matters movement to the break up of brad pitt and angelina jolie. it airs tonight at 9:00 here on 6 abc. we'll be right back.

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peco is lighting up the area this season. the action cam was inside of the liberty ballroom from the marriott ballroom downtown from the annual senior gala, the parks and recreation department teamed up with helping hand home and hospice to hold the party for senior citizens across the

area. we want to see your lights post them to our facebook page or email them to jointheaction@6abc.com. a south jersey family is using a toy drive to honor a loved one who is living proof that every day is special. it's a chance to make the holidays brighter for children in need. once again proven to be a big success. annie mccormick has the story tonight. >> thousands of donated toys fill sam's home in marlton, new jersey, in honor of his cousin that suffer aid traumatic brain injury. >> all the schools and churches and councils and neighborhoods, and great because we are getting so many toys. once all the toys are loaded up on the truck and headed to the childrens hospital in philadelphia. this was the moment of inspiration at the medical

center. >> my nephew was in the hospital at 11 months old and santa came by and give them gifts and it was like someone cared. >> she holds a nonprofit inspired by him. he lives with his parents in los angeles and he is physically and mentally disabled. and today they sold t-shirts to raise money for the nonprofit. the mascot is an elephant with the trunk up and yes that massive head of hair. it's a resource for parents of children with traumatic brain injuries, the toy drive is as much for the kids at chop as. >> it's not even on their mind, to be able to go downstairs to chop and shop for free for their children in the hospital is just

amazing gift for the parents. in marlton, new jersey, annie mccormick, channel 6 "action news." >> still to come on "action news" at 5:00 a check of the forecast for you. looking live at the center city skyline now. meteorologist, melissa magee, has the forecast when "action news" at 5:00 comes back.

time for the "action news" big board, melissa magee is counting down to the holiday forecast. we see reindeer. i was asking about the weather. >> maybe just a little bit. he has been dieing to say that all night. don't mess it up melissa. here is the pagoda camera in reading. in berks county you see a mostly clear sky and conditions are on the cool side. right now in philadelphia 33 and 29 in reading and 30 in allentown, and at the coast in cape may 33 and dover coming in at 31. here is satellite 6 along with action radar we have a mostly clear sky and a few clouds working their way eastward tonight. and all in all it's quiet across the region and december chill sets up and settles in across our region and 19 in reading and 18 in allentown and 20 in

trenton and 29 in cape may and 23 in lancaster for the overnight low. big changes for the middle half of our work week, the winter solstice arrives at 5:44 in the morning when it's sun's direct rays are over the tropic of capricorn. this is the shortest night of year on the way. as we look at the rest of our midweek planner you can see 7:00 in the morning temperature coming in at 28 degrees and 9:00 a.m. 33. we are in the lower 40s at lunch time tomorrow so temperatures are milder with the southerly wind returning by wednesday, 40 degrees by 5:00 p.m. and 36 is the number at 7:00. future tracker 6 showing you 7:30 in the morning on thursday we are tracking a front moving on through, not a lot of precip with it but a few more clouds earlier in the day on thursday and by 1:00 in the afternoon a couple of clouds around and helping to reinforce milder air across the region. here is the five-day at 5:00, milder for the start of winter

the high of 45 and turning breezy and high up to 50 with the eagles at home at the link and saturday for christmas eve here is the rain we are talking about and a morning shower and high temperature of 48 with hanukkah beginning at sun down and partly sunny for christmas day and high temperature coming in at 49. temperatures are actually warmer as we get into next week we'll take a closer look at that coming up in the next half hour. back to you guys. >> thank you. a little too personal -- we'll be back with more news. >> you need to stop it.

"action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, rick williams and monica malpass. >> monica is off and sharrie williams is joining us tonight and here is what is happening on "action news" tuesday evening. president-elect donald trump will officially take office one month from today but before that he has legal troubles he has to settle and we'll explain. >> and an armed thief goes for a popular coffee chain in new york city and people hope you recognize him to get him off the streets. and dental patients are warned

to get blood tests after their office was dangerously unclean. >> now to the latest on the developments on the deadly attack in berlin. it doesn't have information in the moment to back up the claim of responsiblity by isis and this attack bears the hallmarks of previous isis attacks. today investigators combed the berlin square where 12 people were killed and more than 50 people were injured when a tractor trailer rammed right into the crowd. a man authorities arrested yesterday at the scene was let go this afternoon after it was determined there was not enough evidence to keep him in custody. local residents and visitors gathered at the site of the attack for a candle light vigil many brought signs and cards and prayers for the victims. "action news" and abc news are following developments out of germany, find the latest updates on air and online at 6abc.com.

>> we are 31 days out of the inauguration. and before president-elect donald trump will be sworn in he has to pay out millions of dollars, this as a top republican weighs in on whether trump had help winning the election. we are live in washington, d.c. with more on that. >> reporter: good evening rick, becoming president won't shield donald trump from litigation that came before he takes the oath of office and still facing legal troubled even as he prepares to move into the white house. the president-elect's big payout to plaintiffs $25 million to settle the lawsuit against donald trump's now defunct real estate seminar that alleged that it defreuded students, one of dozens that the organization faced and due two days before he is sworn in before starting as

president. >> didn't think president-elect trump had a chance of winning. mcconnell saying there is no question of the russian's attempt to influence the election. and a serious issue if they tried to get trump elected. >> good they were trying to elect donald trump, look at who he is picking for the cabinet. >> as the mcconnell comes to his defense, a one time friend is jabbing back. say that trump doesn't know much but one thing he does know is how to get angry white men how to vote for him. >> he tweeted bill clinton called me after the election, no, he called me. bill clinton responded on twitter. here is one thing donald trump and i can agree on, i called him

after the election. >> the presidential inaugural committee launched their official website and there are no official details yet but a plan for a kickoff concert for the swearing in and the inaugural parade. >> thank you. an encouraging sign out of war torn aleppo, syria tonight, the evacuation of tens of thousands of residents and rebels is complete and should wrap up tomorrow. more than 37 thousand people have left and u.n. observers are monitoring the process from start to finish and residents in east aleppo are leaving and others are being allowed back to salvage what they can. years of fighting left the areas in ruins. a shining light coming out of aleppo tonight, a baby girl named nina, the first baby born

at the evacuation last week. she weighed about 8 pounds and made noise in the clinic when born. both mother and daughter are doing well. families of people killed if the pulse nightclub in orlando. they are suing facebook, and twitter, saying he was radicalized due to stuff posted on social media. they say that the company should be doing more to stop the islamic state group from using their platforms. >> 49 people died in that orlando rampage. >> world news tonight with david muir will have more on the pulse nightclub shooting as well as the situation in aleppo and donald trump's transition into power. back here philadelphia fire investigators are trying to determine what sparked a fire that nearly destroyed a home in

tacony, this is the scene along the 1600 block of gillespie street at 3:00 a.m. firefighters arrived and found heavy smoke and flames pouring from the second floor and everyone inside of the home got out safely. it's still not clear if anyone was hurt or how the fire started. a man armed with a knife targeted a popular center city dunkin' donuts this afternoon and police hope that the video helps to catch him. it happened on chestnut street before 6:00 p.m., the man walked in and pulled out a knife and demanding money. the thief walked out no one was hurt. >> detectives are looking for the thief that busted into aaron's rental center along the 300 block of west cheltenham avenue. the suspect used a rock to smash the front window, once inside the man took two flat screen tvs and ran off. if you know anything about this burglary philadelphia police

would like to hear from you. a pickup truck driver remains in critical condition at the hospital following a crash that killed a tractor trailer driver along the new jersey turnpike. chopper 6 hd was over the scene northbound in west hamilton, burlington county last night. authorities tell "action news" the big rig driver got out of his truck to inspect a problem and that is when the pickup reportedly struck him in the back of the vehicle and then the back of the tractor trailer. the tractor trailer driver is identified as 28-year-old lawrence shants of elkton, maryland. to berks county the state department of health is warning 1,000 former patients of a burn township dentist to get tested for hepatitis and hiv after instruments were found that they were not properly cleaned or sterilized this happened from last december to object. health officials shut the office down and contacted patients that

need to be tested for help dites and hiv. an apartment building in the queensville able section is without water after a water make brain this morning. time for a check of the roads. matt pellman is in the traffic center. it's getting close to christmas. we are talking about gifts. >> i was working on that last night. stay tuned on that one. any way, that thing you were talking about the big water main break in queen village a live shot of it southbound lanes of columbus boulevard do remind blocked as the repairs continue near fitzwater street and traffic coming off of 95 cannot get on to columbus boulevard

southbound. that means we are seeing big delays on 95, coming from the betsy ross bridge on down to the walt whitman bridge extra traffic because of the columbus boulevard closure. and traffic light troubles honest essex and this is one of the fires sparked after my report. just north of ridge avenue, this the right lane is blocked and a parking lot coming north of the schuylkill expressway on the boulevard extension and now two lanes are getting by heading up toward wissahickon avenue. farther north on 1 the super highway a crash in neshaminy, single digit speeds there and 95 in delco a southbound accident at 420, mostly on the shoulder but attracting attention. but jammed there as well. >> all right matt thank you. still to come on "action news" tonight. a new study concerning sugar is

drawing some criticism, what experts are now saying. >> and his 80s hits like should have known better and hold on to the night made richard marx a star. >> hey there the chill sticks around and high in philadelphia only 34 degrees and 32 in new york city but milder air comes in for the start of the first day of winter. details in the accuweather forecast. >> as we head to the break here are some festive holiday lights show you. if you decked the halls we would love to see them. send them using #6abcaction. >> can you post them to our facebook page or email them to jointheaction@6abc.com. "action news" at 5:00 will be right back.

how much sugar is too much. scientists say the guidelines may be wrong according to the study published in the journal an nals of internal medicine it week but questioned because it's

funded by a company with ties to coca co coca cola and hershey. president obama has ordered wide areas of the atlantic and arctic oceans permanently off limits for oil drilling, the last drift effort for environmental protection before he leaves office. donald trump promised a policy allowing more u.s. production facing legal challenges if he atemmed to reverse president obama's order. ducis is here and eagles get a key player back but is he in shape? >> and what would have happened had he been here the whole time. lane johnson is back to the eagles with the 10 game suspense over. the eagles went 2-8 with johnson out of the lineup. the failed test was his second and i third will lead to a one

year band and he knows he let his teammates down. >> they drafted me here to play tackle and they need me on the field. and the last couple of years, four years in and i only played three if that tells you anything. from now on no more strikes or i'm out. i know what is at stake and that will bring the best out of me as a person and player. >> lane is a heck of a player and heck of a tackle and helps me and does a lot. it's good to get him back and excited to finally get him back out there. >> to make room the eagles have placed kenyon barnard on injured reserve. to baseball the phillies make news they acquire clay buchholz. and he has been inconsistent in

recent years and last year it was near 5 and he tossed a no-hitter for boston in 2007 and they get josh toby in return. and the sixers face the pelicans tonight coming off a win sunday over the brooklyn nets, they will face anthony davis and okafor and embiid have faced anthony in the past the first time taking on the all-star together. >> it doesn't change anything. we are going strong with defense. the best defense as we can. we want to move the ball and shoot the ball. >> this is an encouraging sign. ben simmons working on his shot the top has been out since having foot surgery. no official word he may return but possibly january though. temple football team has a long break between games they will be back a week from today in their bowl game.

they prepare to take wake forest in the military bowl in annapolis, despite the lack of games since the conference championship they are working out like crazy in practice. >> up tempo practice and eight times since the game. but making plays and we notice the last go around for us seniors to be around the younger guys and go out and have fun and believe in one another. >> and temple is looking for the first 11 year winning season in the school's history. >> thank you. the childrens hospital of philadelphia celebrated the holiday with red, green and orange. today flyer players including brayden schenn and the santa orange clad player surprised the patients with holiday gifts. they played a round of bingo and made arts and crafts. it was a big day for the south work elementary school.

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there he is. santa and mrs. claus brought holiday cheer to a christmas party in juniata today. the 24th district hosted the event for 24 children with disabilities and did crafts and got to sit on santa's lap and got a gift to take home. look who was there mickey and minnie mouse joining in own today's fun. >> for folks that expect perhaps a white christmas may be disappointed. >> may not find that, temperatures are getting milder starting tomorrow and continues into the holidays over the weekend. stormtracker 6 live double scan radar you see it's dry and no issues with precipitation, it's chilly outside. and in fact, if you enjoy the chill it's a good spot to be, sky 6 hd spring mountain and a

couple of skiers on the slopes there, a mostly clear sky with a few patchy clouds around, with the clear sky bringing in cold air. the high in philadelphia 34 degrees and 9 degrees shy of normal typical for this time of year 43, neighbors and numbers north and west of town, 27 in warrington and 25 in quakertown. 33 in center city and 29 in chester and upper 20s in new holland and oxford. the upper 20s in glassboro, woodbine and 29 in cinnaminson and 30s in hockessin and dover. >> and this ridge of high pressure to our south continues to work its way eastward so just a few patchy clouds on the way for the rest of tonight. the december chill though is settling in across the region. but dropping down to 18 in allentown and 19 in reading and 23 in lancaster, bottoming out

in philadelphia and 28 degrees at the boardwalk. fast forward into wednesday, the winter solstice arrives in the morning and the longest night of the year and the days turn longer going forward so that is something to look forward to after tomorrow. >> from you north and west of philadelphia in the lehigh valley, high temperature of 42 degrees and in philadelphia center city a nice mixture of sunshine and clouds a bit of a milky sky as the frontal boundary gets closer and close to our region tomorrow night. seasonable conditions where we should be at 45 this time of year. along the coast partly sunny with the westerly wind at 6 to 12 miles per hour and the temperatures comes in in the middle 40s. here is the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast mild start to winter high of 45 and breezy on thursday with the eagles at home at the link and high temperature of 50.

friday 50 and saturday a shower is around for christmas eve and sun christmas day and honda beginning at sun down as well. and high temperature of 48 and partly sunny for christmas day and up to 49. this won't be a white christmas. on monday for the start of kwanzaa, mostly cloudy and a high of 48, tuesday next week 55 that is 13 degrees above where we should be this time of year. after tonight the numbers are in the 40s. numbers peaking in the 50s. >> hello winter. track changes in the forecast in 6abc.com/weather check radar for current conditions, the seven-day forecast is there to show you what the season has in store. >> singer richard marx jump in action in the air when a passenger suddenly got out of control. he posted several photos showing the flight from vietnam to south

korea. his wife, model daisy few went ez took to social media to say they battle the the person for four hours and two other members of the crew were injured in the flight and the passenger was arrested when the plane landed.

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there were eight rounds of applause for the letter carriers honored today in tacony. they were recognized for achieving a milestone, 100 million step without an accident. each carrier served on foot routes for 30 years or more. some of music's biggest names will soon be inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame including pearl jam, journey, joan baez and the english rock

band, yes. they say the inductees reflect an array of styles from the 60s to the 90s. a special exhibit featuring all inductees starts in cleveland in march and they will be honored in brooklyn at a ceremony in april. >> quite the list there. right now jim gardner and the "action news" team is standing by with these stories next at 6:00. >> plus, how police are beefing up security at philadelphia's christmas market. and they net hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of drugs and make arrests in a three day sweep into this is a senior party. a look at this thoughtful party. for the entire "action news" team. i'm rick williams have a nice evening.

"action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist, cecily tynan, and jim gardner. tuesday night a solar farm is installed at a new jersey military base and fire damages neighboring homes in delaware. but the big story on "action news" tonight is the search for the terrorist truck driver in germany. as they haul the truck away from the scene of last night's deadly rampage. word came from german authorities that police released the initial suspect because there was insufficient evidence

to hold him. that means the driver is on the loose somewhere and there is a massive drag net to track him down. 12 people were killed when a truck plowed into the popular market in berlin and authorities have determine that the original driver, was assaulted. he was from poland, and was assaulted and killed by one or more hijackers and the dead passenger in the front seat was in fact the polish driver. there is a big christmas market just outside of city hall in philadelphia. that is where walter perez is live tonight. walter are city officials here increasing security given what happened in berlin? >> reporter: they are jim. you know the security presence at city hall is strong but city officials are clear that no specific threats against philadelphia have been reported. >> added security measures are now in place around the