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continuous explosion at a fireworks market. the death toll is up to 29, and it could go higher. it is tuesday night and the big story on action news tonight is a giant plume rising on the outskirts of mexico city. a chain reaction explosion ripped through mexico's best known fireworks market causing death and devastation. hundreds of shoppers were in the area stocking up on fireworks for christmas and new year's. but the blast sent shoppers running and reducing vendor stands to piles of rubble. almost unbelievably this was the third explosion in this market since 2005. the president tweeted a message: my condolences to the families of those who lost their lives and my wishes for a quick recovery for the injured. isis has claimed responsibility for yesterday's truck attack in berlin that

claimed the lives of 12 people. german authorities acknowledged today that the rampage comes right out of the islamic state's play book. the vehicle plowed into a crowd of shoppers at a famed christmas market. tonight there is a man hunt for the driver. police had taken a man into custody but released him for lack of sufficient evidence. the dead passenger in the truck was the polish truck driver who had been shot and stabbed by the terrorist. today angela merkel came to a memorial at the scene of the carnage. this was the first islamic extremist attack on german soil and it could be politically devastating for merkel. nationist groups are already blaming her for the attack because she accepted immigrants from the middle east last year. she has surrounded our domestic security. we urge you to stay with channel

6 for continue can coverage of the germany terror attack that's coming up on night line tonight and both the action news morning team and 6abc.com will keep you updated on overnight developments in the man hunt. in our area one person has been killed in a crash in croydon, bucks county. dann cuellar is live on river road between 1 and cedar avenues. dann, what's the situation there? >> reporter: accident and investigators remain on the scene trying to piece together how this horrific accident happened. we are here along river road at cedar avenue. police say a tremendous impact happened between a gmc and a nissan. both vehicles were going in opposite directions on river road when it happened. it's a 25 mile an hour speed zone in a residential neighborhood so obviously at least one of the vehicles was going well above the speed

limit. the impact sent the nissan into a driveway of the home and on to two parked cars. the white suv traveled further and landed upside down. >> it sounded like a bomb. seriously, it sounded like a bomb and we came running out and we seen car parts in the middle of the road here on cedar avenue and we seen the one car in the driveway and the one flipped upside down. we see the guy get out of the vehicle that was flipped upside down and he was walking as if he was okay. we saw the young woman in the vehicle and we couldn't get no response from her. >> reporter: the woman in the nissan sentra was pronounced dead at the scene. her identity not yet being released. again police say it's a 25 mile an hour speed zone so it appears one of the vehicles was speeding which residents say is not that

uncommon. >> i've got two kids of my own. >> there's a sign that says watch children at play and it's now in the neighbor's front yard. >> it got hit by the collision? >> yes. >> reporter: now, the driver of the suv was taken to the hospital where he is being treated for multiple injuries. it's early on in the investigation so it remains unclear who was at fault and what if any charges may be filed. we're live hear in croydon, bucks county, i'm dann cuellar, channel 6 action news. jim? >> thank you, dann. new castle county police want to find a killer. the victim was found shot to death on the 1200 block of linda road just before 7:00. authorities are releasing few details about their investigation so far. police in cumberland county have launched a desperate search for this man. they say 32-year-old jeremiah monell murdered his wife by slashing her throat right in

front of their 12-year-old son. jeannette reyes is live with developments there. jeannette? >> reporter: well, jim, that search wrapped up earlier this evening. it kicked off after jeremiah's monell's estranged wife was found murdered. it intensified after his pickup truck was found not far from where we're standing. it was near railroad tracks and of course it is made difficult for police because this is a heavily wooded and remote area. the search for a murder suspect now goes into day three as police remain tight-lipped about what leads they have, if any. jeremiah monell's pickup truck was found near railroad tracks earlier this afternoon. troops descended upon the remote area, created a perimeter and began an intense search in the air and on the ground. helicopters hovered overhead for several hours while police cruisers kept an eye on the tracks but no luck. with nightfall making it

increasingly difficult to see hardly anything, authorities called off the search. the 32-year-old fugitive is accused of killing his wife in her home yesterday morning. friends say it was in front of their 12-year-old son. he has been charged with murder. and police turned this local fire department into a command center. they left not too long ago. i'm told the search will resume some time tomorrow morning. jeannette reyes, channel 6 action news. >> philadelphia police are trying to unravel a mystery behind a woman's death. she was found on the side of the road in the 2700 block of north third street in north philadelphia last night. the victim suffered severe head trauma and bruising and died at the hospital today. they don't even know her name. she had no identification on her person. the only include right now is a boot left behind at the scene. firefighters were able to bring a blaze under control at

the popular peddler's village in bucks county tonight before anybody got hurt. the blaze broke out at a store called the nut kettle at 6:30. flames were shooting from the building and action news viewer recorded video of the fire. another store is also damaged as well as cars parked out front. investigators have not yet said what sparked the blaze. $226,000 worth of drugs have been taken off the streets in the latest narcotics sweep by philadelphia police. they also made 176 arrests. the raids targeted kensington over a 3-day period last week. that in the wake of an alarming number of opioid overdoses that we've told you about before. police officials showed off the confiscated evidence today and point out that the sweep also netted 21 assault rifles and hand guns. this is the loaded 40

caliber hand gun that tsa officers say that a bucks county man tried to bring on to a plane. it happened at newark liberty international airport yesterday. officers found it in a backpack during an x-ray. the suspect has been charged but not publicly identified. he told tsa that he brought his hunting nap sack with him on the trip and didn't realize the gun was still inside. the two defendants convicted in the bridge gate trial last month say the jury acted improperly and they want a new trial. bridget kelly and allege that some of the jurors disobeyed the judge's orders and deliberated on a day when they were instructed not to. prosecutors will respond to this motion in january. first responders have delivered some holiday cheer across newark, delaware tonight.

is an to clause arrived at the newark housing authority in style. he traded in his sleigh for a firehouse. christmas came early tonight for some deserving families in mount holly thanks to santa and the police. christie ileto has that story. >> reporter: it wasn't reindeer but sirens and squad cars that helped santa deliver presents in mount holly. >> merry christmas! >> they told me a little bit vaguely about operation st. nick but i never expected anything like this. >> reporter: angela is one of 10 area families in need receiving wrapped toys, presents and donated holiday dinners. >> all i want is for my children to have a merry christmas and for these people just from the community to do this for us is

overwhelming. >> i'm a big believer we're just not law enforcers, but we're community caretakers. what better time than at christmas time to make sure that our community, those less fortunate, that their children have a memorable christmas time. and that they do receive gifts that maybe their family could not provide for them. >> reporter: and over at the martinez residence. >> i didn't know it was going to be this many presents. i thought it was going to be a few. i'm excited. >> when i see those smiles and the happiness that i bring to the families in general, that fulfills. >> reporter: this is the department's fourth year doing something like this, the chief says they do stuff like this year-round but it makes it just a little bit more special around the holiday season. reporting in mount holly, christie ileto, channel 6. >> still to come on action news tonight, concern that up to a million vehicles on the road

could unexpectedly roll away on their own even while parked. plus the daring rescue caught on camera. good samaritans risk being burned to save a life. and new research challenges the conventional wisdom how to treat children suffering from concussion. >> we enter a new season and it is certainly not going to feel like winter. those changing numbers in accuweather. >> plus the new inductees to the rock and roll hall of fame and ducis rodgers shows us what happens when nerlens noel gets some playing time tonight when action news continues.

for government officials including two former emergency financial managers are now facing criminal charges over the water crisis in flint, michigan. the state's attorney general announced the charges today. the four are accused of putting people's health at risk by keeping residents on a contaminated system for more

than a year. the most serious charges carry a penalty of 20 years in jail. a man accused of setting off bombs in new jersey and new york pleaded not guilty to attempted murder charges today. he made his first court appearance in elizabeth, new jersey. he faces charges that he tried to kill police officers during his capture in linden, new jersey. he is accused of setting off a pipe bomb in see side park and pressure cooker bombs in new york city on september 17th. a retired new york police officer is accused of murdering four men who went missing during a drug deal in april. police think they discovered the victim's remains today on a property rented by a man in orange county. he retired from the briar cliffe man or police force in 2008. the fbi's warrant's application to search hillary clinton's e-mails 11 days before

the presidential election was made public today. this refers to the e-mails found on anthony weiner's computer. james comey's letter to congress caused a fire storm that some think influenced the outcome of the election. it was revealed today that the fbi was trying to find out if clinton had mishandled classified information, one. and two, whether there was evidence that the computer had been hacked. it turned out the e-mails contained no evidence of wrog-doing by clinton. this is new video just released today. good samaritans rushed to rescue a man trapped inside his burning car. for some reason the driver slid across the freeway and hit a tree on sunday in texas. several motorists saw it happened and immediately pulled over to help. they were able to break over the window and drag the man out of the vehicle. the victim is expected to

survive. federal safety regulators are investigating reports that 1 million fiat-chrysler vehicles can roll away while shifted in park. the vehicles involved include 2013-2016 ram pickups and dodge durango. this is similar to a problem that caused more than a million jeep grand cherokees to be recalled earlier this year. volkswagen has reached a deal to either fix or buy back 80,000 diesel vehicles involved in the company's emissions cheating scandal. the agreement is expected to cost the company $1 billion. volkswagen will give $225 million to an environmental fund to offset the cars' excess pollution. most of america's waters in the arctic ocean and certain sections of the atlantic will be off limits to gas drilling. that under executive action today by president barack obama.

that includes underwater canyons off new jersey and delaware. the white house says it is confident this permanent ban on offshore leases cannot be undone by the trump administration or any future president. health check at 11:00 tonight. strict rest may not be the best medicine for children who suffer concussions. research published today found that kids ages 5 to 18 who stayed inactive the week following their injury had lingering or worse symptoms a month later. that compared to children who engaged in physical activity. this does not mean going back to the sport that caused the concussion in the first place. it means taking it easy with light exercises such as walking or swimming. the researchers say more experiments need to be done to determine the savest timing and intensity after the concussion. this will be news obviously to many young people and their parents, but again, we'll have to see what more research

unveils. >> that we will as we move forward. and as we move forward into the weather department, as we go into winter season it's not going to feel like it over the next few days. as we take a look outside right now, it is quiet on this last night of autumn, but they are trying to make snow 24/7 right now spring mountain live on sky 6 trying to get a good base there, but i tell you, mother nature really going to try to fight with them as we get towards that holiday weekend with temperatures running way above average and adding a little rain into the mixture as well. temperature-wise, it's going to be cold. 20s across pretty much all the suburbs in fact millville right now sitting at 23 degrees, same for the poconos, trenton 26, philadelphia at 30 degrees. the warmest cape may. we've got that wes terly wind. trying to kick that number up just a little bit at the tip of cape may. we do have a few high clouds

that are now streaming through the region but they'll continue to sink to the south and east overall as a very quiet night ahead. as again, we enter winter at 5:44 in the morning. the least amount of daylight will be during the day tomorrow. the longest night. so after tomorrow those days will be turning longer moving forward as we go into the winter season so some good news if you like a little more daylight and less darkness. as we wake up tomorrow morning, bus stop forecast, a lot of kids dreaming of the vacation that is nearing. partly sunny, bundle them up. 22 degrees at 6:00 in the morning. at 8:00 your temperature at 24 degrees. your day planner for your mid week, 20s replaced by 30s by 10:00 and then jumping into the 40s by lunchtime. normal high this time of year is 43. today we are just 34 degrees. so we're going back above normal at 45 topping off tomorrow

afternoon with a decent amount of sun and just some high clouds. the set-up high pressure nearby. again 45 as a front is approaching from the west. that front comes through during the day on thursday. prior to it, it's warm. we're up to 50 degrees with sun and clouds, but late in the day the breeze really will be picking up behind that front so it is windy for the eagles here on thursday night for your football game, 8:25 p.m. the kickoff, 38, 35 by the fourth quarter but with those winds it will only be in the 20s. it's typical football weather in december. it's cold. i would definitely bundle up for that. as we look at the exclusive 7-day forecast which is jam-packed with evidence here as we have a mild start to wivrnt 45 on wednesday, turning breezy thursday, warm 50. lots of sun on friday, 46. christmas eve and hanukkah on saturday, temperatures in the 40s a little on the wet side as some rain pushes through, a few showers in the afternoon

christmas day. 49 partly sunny and as we get into monday, 13 degrees above normal, 55 by thursday. so not much in the way of winter as we start tomorrow. >> it doesn't happen all the time but it's nice when the three holidays converge. >> in the same week. new class of volunteer firefighters ready to rescue people and protect property in bucks county. 35 people receive their certification tonight during a graduation ceremony in newtown. they just completed basic academy training. two firefighters also received outstanding student awards. walked around the shelter,

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fame has announced next year's inductees. pearl jam, journey, tup tupak shakur, the electric light orchestra, joan baez and yes. t the sixers hosting the pelicans, easy win tonight, right? >> not at all. there are four quarters in an nba basketball game. the sixers failed to show up for one of them in tonight's game against new

he will be okay. midway through the third. nerlens noel. too much anthony davis, 31 points, 16 rebounds. the sixers lose 108-93. taking responsibility. lane johnson is owning the fact that his actions hope to lead to the eagles' demise. the right tackle will try to make the things right once again. johnson is back on the practice field today. his suspension is over. the eagles went 2 and 8 in his absence and he's well aware of

that. >> i feel like we should have been 4 and 0. it's all on me. like i said, all i can do is go play. it's really going to be shown from now on no more strikes. i know what's at stake and what will bring the best out of me as a player and a person. >> a pair of eagles have made the pro bowl. jason peters is headed to his ninth. fletcher cox is headed to his second pro bowl. it's a bit surprising given the way he's had an up and down season. the giants are up next on thursday night. it's been a long time since these birds have won a game. >> we lost five games in a row and that hasn't happened here since i've been here since 2012. it's about how this team react to the last two games of the season. want to show how much the guys in the locker room love this

game of football and which i know they do. >> still ahead, the orange and black go red and green. plus the phillies add a once big name to the starting rotation.

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league prospect. finally tonight rough and tough on the ice, teddy bears off it. holiday cheer at chop today. the players brought gifts, signed autographs and posed for pictures. >> thank you, ducis. finally youngsters with talent for the written word showcased their skills tonight. 40 students from several schools performed at a poetry slam. the inspiration for this event came out of the presidential election. jimmy has david spayed and music fromca. for ducis rodgers, adam joseph, and the entire action news team, i'm jim gardner. good night.

>> dicky: from hollywood - it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight, david spade, the "jimmy kimmel live" clip of the year, and metallica. and now, on top of all that, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: thank you. thank you, i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching. thank you for coming. thank you. i will say -- it's beginning to feel like christmas here in holl