"action news" reporter bob brooks is live at the scene in the 2900 block of state road. bob, what's the latest there? >> reporter: well, jim, we're told by those who knew the man who was hit and killed that he was simply walking to work this morning, that he took this route for more than 20 years. imagine that. now behind me here you can see the spot where it happened just across the road from where we are at at the swamp police say the suspect ran into and escaped, jim, he's still on the loose tonight. what you're seeing is the aftermath from chopper6. a man was walking to work like he did every day down state road in croydon. police say he was hit by this white near 2000 ford focus. the pedestrian is dead. >> that's tom culkin of the rail way specialties corporation. he says the man who was killed was an employee. >> it was a good samaritan from the traffic got out of his car and ran down and got a blanket for him and we were

talking to him, said the ambulance is on it's way it's going to be okay. >> reporter: unfortunately police say the victim would pass away shortly at the hospital. we're not naming the victim until police release his identity. at this point the driver of the car is still on the loose. investigators say after the suspect went into the ditch the driver took off on foot through the swamp and escaped. you can see the area where they took off to from footage from drone6. police say the driver of the car is likely not the own he were. culkin says it's been a rough year for his business. back in march their building was burned in a fire. despite working out of a shed for most of the year the employee who was killed stuck by their side. >> we're going to miss a great guy. we're going to miss a great employee. >> reporter: and another live look out here at the swamp. somewhere out there police say the suspect is still on the loose. the agency investigating this is the bristol township police. if anyone out there knows anything about this, give them a call. for now reporting live in

croydon bob brooks channel6 "action news." >> three philadelphia teens are charged with murder in connection with a deadly beating in mayfair. 14-year-old brandon conrad 17-year-old emanuel harris and 16-year-old malik page are also facing counts of robbery. police say the teens killed 57-year-old kevin cullen, that during a robbery attempt back on november 25th. all three defendants are charged -- are students at lincoln high school. a temple university student is still in the hospital tonight, that after being attacked at 3 a.m. sunday morning at 17th and norris. "action news" reporter chad pradelli is live at hahnemann hospital where 20-year-old tanner goodechuck is being treated for his injuries. >> reporter: he suffered serious head injuries. he remains at hahnemann hospital as police move in on

a suspect. tanner has a fractured skull bleeding on the brain and a busted ear drum after being attacked early sunday morning here at 17th and norris. the phone rang at 4:00 a.m. at his parents' home in pottsville. >> i got a call from the nurse saying that i'm calling to update you on tanner's condition at hahnemann hospital. i just panicked. you know, you're just in chock. >> reporter: police say the temple sophomore was walking two female students home when i was attacked from behind. >> it looks like our offender attempted to pick a fight with our victim and during the course of that he grabbed him around his throat and threw him to the ground. >> he's a hundred 40 pounds soaking wet. you know, he's not a fighter. he's a basketball player. he likes to play basketball. you know, he's just a friendly kid and he was in the prong place at the wrong time. >> reporter: they say their son remembers nothing of the attack. "action news" has learned the suspect is a high school senior at an archdiocesan high

school and an accomplished wrestler. we're not naming the 18-year-old because he hasn't been formally charged but police expect to make an arrest quickly. >> i just hope he learns his lesson. i just hope that there's -- you know, there's lessons in life for everybody and, you know, i know he's young and you do stupid things but you have to be accountable. >> reporter: and the parents tell me it appears that their son is going to be okay, but they still are waiting some additional tests. i'm live in center city, chad pradelli channel6 "action news." jim. >> thank you chad. a philadelphia judge has ordered meek mill to stay in prison. the judge said the rapper is a danger to the community and she denied his motion for bail. last month mill was sentenced to two to four years for violating probation on a gun and drug case from 2007. both his probation officer and a prosecutor had recommended no jail time and his imprisonment has sparked a big public backlash from his

supporters. mill's attorneys say they are disappointed with the judge's decision. they will appeal. they've also asked the judge to recuse herself from the case. the eagles winning streak is over snapped by those seattle seahawks and quarterback russell wilson and last night's game i think is an example of why home field in the playoffs is so important 'cause beating a playoff quality team in their building is just tough to do. >> that's why you need to get that number one seed. the seahawks own the league's best home record since 2002. they win more than 70 percent of their games at home. the eagles have been pretty good on the road this season but they made too many mistakes last night. carson wentz he has been fairly careful with the ball this season. he had a costly fumble in the third quarter. with the birds just feet from scoring a touchdown instead of tying up the game seattle took over. doug pederson did not challenge this play in the fourth quarter, the nfl confirmed today that russell wilson's lateral was in fact a forward pass.

seattle would go on to score a touchdown on that drive. wilson threw 3td passes. the eagles lost 24-10. today coach pederson said this loss will make his team better >> games where we get hit in the mouth and we, you know, we have to fight and battle and scratch and, you know, yesterday's game was one of those games and, you know, you just have to -- you just have to understand that, you know, the preparation -- there's no substitute for the preparation, the hard work, you can't substitute that and the guys have to know that and that's my job to make sure that they understand that. >> at 10 and two the eagles are now tied for the best record with the minnesota vikings. minnesota is ahead of the birds when you go to the fourth tie breaker which is strength of victory. we'll talk about the eagles more aren't the rams coming up next week. >> stay with "action news" and 6abc.com as the eagles continue their quest to clinch the nfc east. could have happened last

night. obviously it didn't. right now online you can read more about the special cleats the birds were wearing during the game last night. you can also see more stories about the players both on and off the field. the u.s. supreme court is hearing a case centered around betting on sports. new jersey governor chris christie is challenging a federal law that bans most states from allowing that form of gambling. of course sports betting could bring more revenue to new jersey. all four major sports leagues are against lifting the ban. they say it would hurt the integrity of their games. a decision is expected by the end of june. police are now questioning a woman in connection with a fatal stabbing in south philadelphia. a 65-year-old man was found dead inside his bedroom on the 1200 block of south johnson street at 1:00 a.m. "action news" has learned that charges are pending against the woman who is now in custody. there is a new social media campaign aimed at solving cold cases.

today new castle county police established a facebook page to highlight unsolved crimes. it includes videos of the victims' loved ones sharing their stories of loss. investigators hope the public appeal for help will lead them to some answers. and coming up on "action news" tonight, a battle over bulletproof glass. a victory for local business owners who fought to keep the barriers in their stores. but the mission to make the holidays sweeter for the region's homeless. adam. >> it is dry out there right now. warm temperatures will warm even more tomorrow but we are tracking a system that is now working through parts of the great lakes and the northern plains that will bring us a good round of rain. we'll have the timing with future tracker coming up in that seven-day forecast. >> those stories and much more when "action news" continues tonight. >> ♪

>> chopper6 was over the scene in radnor township after a box truck drove into a railroad overpass. the entire top of the truck was ripped off when it struck the bridge around noon today on king of prussia road. the driver was not seriously hurt. three men on the run after they robbed a pizza delivery man at gunpoint in northeast philadelphia. it happened at midnight on the papa johns. the three masked men stole $130 from victim and fled the scene. bulletproof glass partitions at stop and go convenience marts in philadelphia will stay at least for now. late today city council decided to remove part of a controversial bill that would have forced store owners to take those barriers down. "action news" reporter vernon

odom explains. >> reporter:. >> this business model is over, period. >> reporter: councilwoman cindy bass wants sweeping reforms in the operation of more than 230 stop and go restaurants in philadelphia. during a state law and cracking down on what she calls public nuisances that open at 7:00 a.m. to sell beer and booze that do not require food to be sold and do not have seating for 30 and access to restrooms. >> no more selling shots to people who are clearly inebriated while children purchase potato chips and candy at the same time. >> reporter: bass says bulletproof windows have to go. >> no more normalization of receiving food or drink through a prison-like solitary confinement window. what message does this send our children. >> reporter: there was a huge turnout of asian-american merchants at city hall today saying they're okay with all the reforms with the exception of the bulletproof window

restrictions they feel discriminated against. >> everybody has in the whole city of philadelphia, the banks, the gas stations, you name it. we know that's the last line of defendants for everybody's life everybody's business. they deserve it we deserve the option too. >> reporter: tonight a vote by the full city council is expected late last week on the bulk of that reform package. it is expected to pass. as for the bulletproof window issue that's been bumped over to be handled by l and i for the next several years. i'm vernon odom channel6 "action news" in logan. >> well, the new jersey historical commission is celebrating its 50th anniversary. to commemorate the milestone a gathering was held at the trenton war memorial. it honored those who helped to make new jersey more accessible. lieutenant governor kim guadagno was one of the featured guests today. starbucks has come to trenton.

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>> not many people thought they would go 15 and one but now they do have to beat the rams. >> yeah, a little pressure on them in l.a. this sunday. it was framed as a big test for the birds. if so they failed. that said this team is still 10 and two and tied for the best record in the nfl. carson wentz was not as sharp as he usually is. in the first quarter against the seahawks he missed a wide opened nelson agholor. that might have been six points. in the third quarter with eagles on the doorstep wentz fumbled the football. the eagles lost 24-10. today coach doug pederson defended his quarterback. >> sometimes as quarterbacks you just miss you know, those are things that we continue to

coach up and, you know, carson is hard on himself. he won't miss next time. >> the birds are staying on the west coast sunday they will visit the l.a. rams. as for their psyche following their first loss since week two the eagles say don't worry they'll be just fine. >> not too worried about how we'll respond. i know we'll come out right away tuesday with our meetings and everything. wednesday's practice we'll run full speed. we'll be fine. >> not really concerned about that. we just got to go out there and execute and know that we can make it. >> everybody still believes, everybody you know knows what this team is capable of. we got everything right in front of us right now. we can't get into no slump. we gave the game away. we just got to learn from it and keep it moving. >> zach ertz is in concussion protocol. the tight end went to the locker room in the third quarter after having his head driven into the turf. ertz did not return to the game. he will be monitored closely throughout the week.

elsewhere around the league the giants are a mess. after their loss to oakland yesterday head coach ben mcadoo said he would keep coming to work as long as his keycard kept working. ownership fixed that problem today. mcadoo was fired shy of two seasons on the job. general manager jerry reese is out too. the giants are in the midst of a two and 10 season. a former eagles assistant tokes over as interim head coach. the sixers sitting at four games above .500. they have been playing well lately despite a tough schedule. they'll entertain the phoenix suns tonight. ben simmons has been fighting the flu the past few days but coach says he'll still play. >> ben came in yesterday said the treatment yesterday was in the bed most of today and will suit up and i will start him. out of kindness i've decided to still start him and we'll see how that goes. >> plenty of fluids.

if the flyers hope to get back on track soon it will have to happen on the road. flyers gain three game trip tonight in calgary. in case you've lost track the losing streak stands at 10 games. maybe a road trip will help. >> we need this right now. we need to get it. just us together and, you know, we got to play better. >> they need like a six-nothing blowout victory to kind of erase those 10 games and start anew. >> maybe in calgary. >> maybe. >> knock on -- what is this? >> i think it's formica. >> no, it's not. volunteers were busy preparing today for a very sweet delivery in broomall. the candy care charity has been collecting candy for the homeless at saint luke's greek orthodox church. they have pulled in a sizable load weighing in at

8,000 pounds. they plan to divide the treats into gift bags and distribute the holiday cheer to various local charities including broad street ministries. >> ♪

>> peek at your seven-day forecast. >> you did. what did you think? >> cold. [laughter] >> we're going way below normal, something we haven't been used to so far this late fall season and, yes, even maybe a few snow showers on top of it, too. >> oh, boy, here we go. >> that word is in the forecast. as we take a look right now no snow in the next 24 hours but rain as we look on sky6 live. all is quiet on this monday night after a pretty mild

afternoon. a lot of sunshine. the front end of the day the clouds increased this afternoon presently right now and they'll continue to thicken and lower overnight tonight as we take a look at those headlines. starts to turn damp especially tomorrow afternoon tomorrow evening and tomorrow night. that's when the heaviest and steadiest slug of rain arrives. could be some spitting showers through most of our tuesday morning as well. and then it's dry the rest of the week. wednesday, thursday, going into friday. but over the upcoming weekend that is when the winter chill will slam in here from canada and we get a little taste of what the middle of winter should feel like. as we look at 47 degrees right now in allentown, trenton, 46 in reading, 49 in philadelphia. 47 in atlantic city. 51 in beach haven and these numbers now that the clouds are here acting as a blanket aren't going to drop all that much further overnight tonight plus with the southwesterly wind it's going to hold in some of the warmth. as we look at satellite and radar we have a storm that is winding up right now in the northern plains. bringing a couple of different

sides to the storm. you're starting to see boxes pop up missouri oklahoma watch box on the east part of the system to the north and west you do see some snow breaking out eastern dakotas where there's blizzard warnings. so, for tonight cloudy mild some patchy fog developing 40 in the suburbs, 46 degrees for center city. as we look at future tracker six:30 tomorrow morning the clouds are here. could be some mist or drizzle around but no steady rain fall. that continues into the lunchtime hour, even early afternoon, 1:00 p.m. it's really hit or miss with some of those very light showers around. much of the time it is dry. but there is the steady rain with the front, starts to collapse into philadelphia by about 5:00, 5:30 in the evening so a wet evening rush hour especially to the north and west. then that pushes into south jersey during the overnight hours but by the time we wake up wednesday morning, the rain

is off the coast. the clouds even starting to clear to the north and west looking at about a quarter to three-quarters of an inch of rain with this system and as we take a look at philadelphia specifically here for tuesday into tuesday night about a half inch showing on the euro. pretty close to that for the g fs the nam and the rpm. a big soaking as the front barrels through. 63 is the high. a warm surge here. then chilly winds come in behind it tuesday night into wednesday. wednesday it is a breezy day, a high temperature collapsing down to 48 degrees and then the real cold comes in for the weekend. december 4th it is very mild right now ahead of that system but after it departs all that cold air comes in from the great lakes through the midatlantic into new england. this is coming up this weekend here on december 10th, which is sunday afternoon, so a cold one on tap and in fact as we take a look at that exclusive accuweather 7-day, 63, breezy

tomorrow. that steady rain comes in late in the day, brisk cooler 48 on wednesday. sunny but chilly thursday, 45 degrees. cloudy chilly friday, 40. there could be a couple of snow showers coming in to parts of the region friday night. does not look big at all. on saturday, cloudy, there could be a period of some late snow showers especially south and east of philadelphia as that colder air comes in behind it, sunday into monday where high temperatures will only be in the upper 30's with overnight lows in the teens and 20's. there it is. >> thank you, adam. >> yeah. >> all right. finally, children at saint christopher's hospital received a special visit today for the first time lego landis landis -- land discovery center. the little ones were encouraged to make their own lego creations and they did. abc's "world news tonight" with david muir next on channel6. "action news" continues at

10:00 on phl17 with brian taff, sharrie williams adam joseph and ducis rodgers. and then please join us for "action news" at 11:00 here on channel6. for adam joseph, cecily tynan t-ducis, ducis rodgers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. we hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00. >> ♪

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tonight, president trump and his legal team with a new strategy. they say a president technically cannot obstruct justice. also tonight, president trump's new message to michael flynn, who is now cooperating with the fbi. the other major headline, the president now making it clear. he is fully behind alabama senate roy moore, despite more than a half dozen women coming forward with allegations. the president saying, quote, i like a fighter, go get them, roy. the high school soccer coach tonight behind bars, allegedly luring a 17-year-old student away with him. tonight, she's now standing beside her parents. what the family now says. the major storm at this hour. blizzard conditions and heavy snow. and the brutal cold moving in across the country right behind it. temperatures plunging 30 degrees. the multimillion dollar