unpredictable santa ana wins, firefighters are telling everyone to be prepared to evacuate. wind gusts blasting fiery embers down streets catching everything in its path on fire. >> we need to get out of here as soon as possible. that fire is right there. >> thousands forced to evacuate in ventura county and some watched as their homes burned. >> it's a huge hit. i've been an owner for 40 years here. and it's crazy what is twoing on. >> jim a former olympic gold medal swimmer unable to get his prized possessions but thankful for his life. >> the thomas fire exploded overnight driven by santa ana winds burns structures to the the ground. >> i have never seen anything like this previously. >> tuesday morning at least two

more fires burning out of control in the los angeles area. causing evacuations as fire crews face an uphill battle. >> really, mother nature will decide whether to put it out. it's pushing hard with the wind. >> and fire officials say that they expect for the fire fight and the threat throughout the week with red flag warnings here until thursday. channel 6 "action news." back to you. >> thank you. back here at home today two men are charged with stealing a disabled girl's walker in delaware. this is surveillance video of the crime that aired last night here on "action news." after that report newcastle county police followed an anonymous tip that led them to these men 51-year-old watson and 49-year-old donald kale. police say that the pair stole the walker out of kirsten edwards front yard.

the child that has cerebral palsy depends on the walker. >> i can't walk now and i can't even go to school. >> police say that watson was found in possession of heroin when they tracked him down and kirsten's mother says the the support from the community is overwhelming. and a man stole a wallet from a woman at a medical center in center city. they hope this surveillance video will lead them to an arrest. and that he grabbed the wallet out of the victim's purse. >> the victim tried to stop the suspect back on november 27th and brushed passed her and got away. time for a check of the accuweather forecast for you. >> we are on the warm side. adam joseph is joining us now with a check of the accuweather forecast. >> the warmth is losing the battle in the eastern half of

the country as a cold front pushes in from the west and the high today. the east coast still in the 60s. philadelphia 63 today. near 70 in raleigh and 70 in atlanta and cincinnati 59. and 44 in chicago where it was 65 yesterday. 27 in bismark as again the colder winter winds start to whip back in. as we look at the highs and say good-bye to the 60s of today. we drop 16 degrees from the 60s today and same for thursday and friday we lose 22 degrees from where we were today. so yes old man winter is moving on in. we look at stormtracker 6 live double scan there say cold front and along that, that is where we have rain breaking out and still far to the west at this point. pushing in during the late evening hours. a round of rain a half inch in hours. colder weather takes over and a huge pattern change.

for the next couple of weeks. some of us could see the first few flakes of snow before the weekend. we'll talk about that and what the best chance of it coming up in the full an-. >> thank you adam. >> as he faces sexual misconduct cases, john conyers leaving congress. the democrat from mischanounced his retirement affective today. several women have come forward accusing the 88-year-old of sexual harassment. he made the announcement on a radio show this morning and is maintaining his innocence. >> my legacy cannot be compromised or diminished in any way by what we are going through now. this too shall pass. >> democrat leaders in congress called for conyers to step down and he called into the radio show from a hospital where he is being treated for complaints of

shortness of breath. he is endorsing his son john conyers iii to replace him. and president trump has endorsed roy moore other republican leaders are following suit. at this point moore's election is less than a week away. they are coming to terms of the likelihood he will win the seat. they had pulled their support last month and reversed course last night. multiple women have accused moore of sexual miss conduct from when they were teenagers years ago. and president trump says he does not want a liberal democrat in alabama. and a bill in congress is making situation here at home. and the legislation requires all states to allow conceal-carry permits from other states. vernon odom is live now. >> reporter: good evening,

tonight a pair of pennsylvania top law enforcement officials are screaming out in desperation to stop a piece of legislation now traveling through the congress. they say it will introduce more gurns on the streets of pennsylvania and 49 other states as well. >> we have enough guns on our streets. >> today philadelphia police commissioner and the pennsylvania attorney general stood shoulder to shoulder blasting anti-gun control lobbyists. they are appalled by danger presents by proposed legislation to make conceal reciprocity a law. if you have a gun permit in alabama you can drive into pennsylvania and no law enforcement over who is carrying a concealed weapon in the keystone state. >> we don't know what the permit holders have gone through in order to be licensed or if they had a background in some cases. >> some states including 12

states don't require a license at all. the bill pending in congress if you can carry somewhere you can carry anywhere. >> they believe it will be a crisis. >> even if the home state has weaker standers or no standards at all they would still be able to carry here in pennsylvania. >> tonight the nri, the national rifle association issued a statement saying hr bill 38. further protects the second amendment. they say that congress could vote on house bill hr 38 tonight as soon as this evening. vernon odom, channel 6 "action news" at police headquarters. >> thank you. we'll keep our eyes on that tonight. a crash involving a tanker truck caused hours of delays today on the pennsylvania turnpike near the ben salem interchange.

it was carrying steel coils that spilled on the roadway at 12:30 this afternoon and several other cars were involved here and no word on injuries or exactly what cause that crash. >> time now for a check of the "action news" traffic report. matt pellman is standing by in the traffic center with an update on that. >> i was about to rewind my reports from last wednesday when we had an overturned truck in the exact same spot. close the westbound turnpike in bensalem through the rush. but it sounds like it is not quite as bad. and traffic is just trying to move on the turnpike. through bucks county. however, they have this ramp from the northbound side of route 1 to get on the turnpike blocked momentarily, they just opened the southbound ramp. in the process of lifting the

closure, and backlogs for the ramp closures and on the turnpike. still speeds in the 40s. a sluggish pace because of that earlier now overturned truck westbound by bensalem. it looks better than last wednesday but still ramifications of that earlier accident and route 1 near cotman had a crash and that is cleared out of the way and a broken down truck 38 by the airport circle. we are watching a pothole near broad street and cars are hitting the pothole and the tires are going flat and in delaware if you are traveling southbound by route 1 near the christiana mall. watch for a crash the truck lost its load of lumber and a log jam off 95. let grab the ipad. wissahickon avenue a crash near

midville avenue. something to watch out for. we'll have more coming up in the next half hour. >> thank you. still ahead on "action news" taxes the topic of discussion at the white house today. new details with the president's meeting with lawmakers. and youtube is looking for viewers, 10,000. we'll explain why they explain their workforce to monitor videos. and ballroom dancing at school. as they waltz their way out of the classroom. she never let anything slow her down.

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moscow are out. the anti-doping agency is accusing russian aof state sponsors cheating, they could completely boycott the games. >> people made their way to the white house to talk taxes with president trump and the senators had a working lunch. to reconcile the differences between the senate and house, note that is jeff flake a trump critic seated next to the president there. the president believes the process will be quick. >> it's the best christmas give we can give our constituents, the best holiday greetings we can give our constituents, with a simpler and fair tax system. >> president trump is pushing lawmakers to get that bill to his desk by christmas. tragedy struck this morning in georgia when a school bus

slammed into a tree killing a little 5-year-old. students were rushed to hospitals in liberty county an hour from savannah. it was foggy out when the bus crashed at 7:00 a.m. the impact caused the roof of the bus to cave in on the young teres. it's too soon to know if the driver was hurt and security footage shows her switching gears before the crash. the bus was not equipped with seatbelts, youtube is looking for them to clean up content on the site. gaggle adds just 10,000 employees from the staff. youtube hit a bit a rough patch withtisers pulling out. after youtube kid videos with profanity and violence. they say that trust season safety teams scanned 2 million videos looking to weed out

extremist content. lets take a look at today's closing numbers on wall street. all three indexes are down and dow jones dropping 9 and change and the nasdaq down 13 and the s&p 500 coming in 10 points down at the close. mayor jim kenney paid a visit for economic activity. a revitalization in neighborhoods. part of the philadelphia delivers tour highlighting local businesses and helping folks since 1958 and the great ever philadelphia chamber of commerce. >> men and women that served their time in jail took a big step to rejoin society. they graduated from workforce solutions a six week program helping these people learn job and life skills and they get support for finding ged classes and registering to vote. and if they graduate they get a

guaranteed job at browns super stores market. computer coding is not just for the experts these days, students at feltonville school for sciences is living proof of that. they showed dr. william hite their skills and they code a robot and websites and they recognize the school district sciences education week. >> students are getting a chance to learn ballroom dancing. "action news" reporter, katherine scott are there showing off their moves today. >> you have heard of "dancing with the stars." today it was dancing with the students. at the marie school in philadelphia. >> i thought it would be boring but actually it's not. >> dancing with the students is a nonprofit organization that offers ballroom dancing to children in underserved communities, a way to enhance

their arts education. they taught us about tango and waltz and once we learned those we practice them and then start to do our grand entrance. >> sin the fourth graders first took their places on the floor ten weeks ago teachers saw their self-esteem grow and respect for each other. to show the students hey there is something more -- >> there is an opportunity for you to use academics and education as a vehicle to get out of problems. >> this program certainly provides educational opportunities, and for these students it's just plain fun. >> i think it's the best it's really fun. >> through one to ten. a ten. >> in north philadelphia, katherine scott, channel 6 "action news." very sweet. you used to do something like that. >> one friday a month, the the friday assembly and the girls

would wear the white gloves, very fancy. >> you and rhythm? those poor girls. cold is coming in even a chance for snow for some by the end of the week. a big change as we look now in the weather center live on sky 6 hd heavy crowd color lieu much of the day today. even though it was warm it felt damp and a shower or two and mist in the air in spots this afternoon and early this morning. as expected the solid area of rain coming in from the west late in the day. as we take a closer look reading and allentown the first few drops are falling here and working in from the west through the evening hours and shouldn't arrive to philadelphia until probably at least that 6:00, 7:00 hour and then south and east thereafter. we are in the upper 50s for reading and allentown and 63 in

trenton and philadelphia. and 63 in millville and 57 cooler at the shore in cape may and same for beach haven. same inland for the southeast wind out of the atlantic and after the rain departs the colder winds are moving in and 9 above in international falls that does not include the windchill. as we look at satellite 6 along with action radar, it's not going to last long when the rain comes in the only a few hours we have the steady rain and some could be briefly moderate to heavy with gusty winds as the front progresses through and as we take a look at future tracker 6 at 9:00, we see the definitive line it's narrow and the quick hit of heavy rain and gusty winds and that pushes to the shore and at that time it's stopping in philadelphia. but a lot of clouds lagging behind the rain and as we get up tomorrow morning for the rush

hour, no rain falling and damp roads to the south and east and a glimmer of sun poking out to the north and west. a quarter to half inch of rain on average for tonight and for tomorrow even though you see the sun return in the morning the clouds start to fight the sun through the entire day tomorrow. look at the temperatures, they stay even from morning and afternoon and evening and upper 40s and windchills only near 40 degrees, those winds could gust 20 to 30 miles per hour. your four day at 4:00, brisk and chilly and breezy at time. s. lighter winds on thursday, much brighter tomorrow and friday it's cloudy and chilly and 41. snow showers, and breaking out southeast of philadelphia. and then on saturday. morning snow showers are gone and sun and clouds at 42 degrees the next half hour a seven day

and a snapshot with future tracker 6 showing the snow will fall. >> thank you sir. >> absolutely.

6 abc is proud to be part of a great community project today. the adopt a family radio-thon is product casting all day from dillworth park and raising money for holiday meals and gifts for families and seniors in need. today tamala and i were guest dj's. and karen rogers joined us and 1,000 hess trucks and clothes and blankets. >> great stuff. the philadelphia eagles are out west preparing for the l.a. rams, some players took a break from football to help the less fortunate in the los angeles area.

they traded in their cleats for work boots to volunteer for "habitat for humanity." quarterback jaylin mills and his teammates are happy to give back to their community. something that the birds do on most mondays. >> the philadelphia eagles are a great organization not just on the field but off the field as well. showing it here today by helping these families out. helping build their houses. the team is coming off a tough loss against the seahawks on sunday making their record 10-2 but moving on and keeping their eyes on clinching the nfc east. the game time is 4:25 and your eagles pride pours in "action news," these are the fan photos you are sending us on social media. using the #6abcaction. we encourage you to keep the pictures coming. famous players helped to relaunch a center city

basketball program. they came to village academy gym today and kicking off the city's middle school basketball program thatment thatmenter s the athletes. they honored wagner a standout from camden high school and still the highest scoring player in new jersey basketball history. how about that? >> not bad. coming up the latest on a hit and run that seriously injured a 66-year-old man in the park side section. and a lot of us promise to donate what we spend to charity but before you choose a retailer, we have what's the deal.

good afternoon, "action news" continues with an update on the rain moving in for your evening commute. plus, a sign of the season pictures of kids screaming and crying, struggling to get away from santa. they found the melt downs hilarious. one mom says the right of passage photos are damaging. and a poignant representation of something hard to articulate. you'll hear the story of this photo going viral. we start with another hit and

run the city of philadelphia a 65-year-old is seriously hurt after a car ran him of while standing in the area that is suppose to be safe for pedestrians. annie mccormick is live now with the details. >> reporter: brian, on that roadway there is an area that looks like an extension of the sidewalk, at this hour we are learning to hear more about the condition, and his family telling us he is in the icu and at this point things do not look good for him. 65-year-old james wilson the victim of a monnight hit and run has police looking for the driver and his family looking for answer. >> you hit him and he through in the air and he goes into the air and coming down and you still leave, you know you hit him. >> wilson and his brother war crossing the street headed to

his truck when the striking vehicle hit the 65-year-old throwing him into the air. >> you see the skid marks on the street. philadelphia police confirm. the driver fled the scene, and the -- was almost hit but jumped out of the way and did not get a vehicle description. wilson is active in the community and works at a community center. >> an apology will work. at least an apology, you can't do anything else. >> we did just touch base with police and officers in the 16th district have a vague description of a white vehicle, they are looking for any information that people, witnesses may have. if you have that information call 215-686-tips. back to you. >> thank you.

police in wilmington say that a 29-year-old man was killed when he went to investigate a noise early this morning. it happened along the 800 block of jackson street. the victim heard something coming from the back of the house and when he checked it out he was shot once through the back door and neighbors are stunned by this. >> a shock really to look out the window and see all the police here because you don't normally see that on the streets. >> police tried to save him but were unable to revive him. the victim not yet identified died at the scene. philadelphia police are asking for tips to track down a gunman that rob aid cvs in kensington. the surveillance shows shows the suspect getting out a white van. the gunman that covered part of his face with a bandana and walks into the drug store and approached a 40-year-old worker after forcing her to open the

safe, the robber flees. if you have information on the armed holdup. contact east detectives. voorhees township police need your help finding this man wanted in a purse snatching at burnt mill news on burnt mill road. he was seen swiping the handbag after the victim accidentally left it laying there following purchases. if you can put a name to this face please call voorhees police. a lumber truck spilled its load in christiana earlier. wood and other building debris was spread over route 1 at the christiana exit. all of this spills and traffic was backed up as crews worked to clean up the mess. police have not said if the driver will be cited. time to get a look at accuweather and how we are shaping up. >> i heard snow. when will that happen? >> there could be snowflakes in

the area by the end of the week but now warmth. temperatures were in the 60s. 63 in philadelphia, just a couple of hours ago. still sitting at a mild 60 at the airport and trenton 62 degrees. the clouds have been dominating that sky all day and continue to do so there on sky 6 hd, looking from our temple university camera and you can see the city lights starting to pop and glow here as the sun is starting to set. and the rain is starting to push in. as we look at stormtracker 6 live double scan. berks county and parts of the lehigh valley and the steadiest rain won't come in for a couple of hours from the west. we'll show you the drop in the seven day and a couple of chances of that snow. we'll spell it out for you monica, and show you in the seven day coming up. we invite you to keep up

with changes yourself including real time views from stormtracker 6 live double scan and download the free 6 abc app. terribly sad update a 5-year-old lehigh valley girl famous for her generous spirit. known as sassy massy succumbed to brain and spine cancer last night. we told you about this little girl who organized a toy drive for her friends at the hospital in philadelphia. they raised thousands of dollars for toys for kids battling cancer. >> oh my goodness. his story and generosity despite his own circumstances touched lives and went viral and a local homeless man gave his last $20 to help a man in need. rick williams has the details on that. >> that is right.

hard to forget the story of johnny and kate mcclure the woman he helped. it grew more than $400,000 more than enough for hill to make a fresh start. johnny is well on his way to doing just that and we'll have the details coming up on "action news" at 5:00. also, coming up tonight tis the season for sharing colds and flu. parents we have ideas on how to keep your kids from catching extra germs from the holiday break. something we need to know if we have kids at home. >> coming up on "action news" at 5:00. >> see you in a moment rick. christmas came early for and incarcerated parents, having to hear their children perform for them. part of a program to help kids and parents spend time together even when a parent is in jail.

nearly 3 million kids nationwide have one parent in prison. still ahead on "action news" at 4:00. if you want to shop for a cause. stick around what you need to know about buying from stores that donate to charity. and it would not be the holiday season without photos like these, crying screaming children trying to get away from santa. are these cute or is it cruel? >> and unravel. the poignant and powerful story behind the 14 patches and piles of yarn right here.

they came out of nowhere, sir! how many of 'em? we don't know. dozens. all right! let's teach these freaks some manners! good luck out there, captain! thanks! but i don't need luck, i have skills... i don't have my keys. (on intercom) all hands. we are looking for the captain's keys again. they are on a silver carabiner. oh, this is bad. as long as people misplace their keys, you can count on geico saving folks money. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. u.s. supreme court has arguments on a wedding cake. jack phillips owner of a colorado cake shop. he says that making the cake for the same sex couple went against

his faith and wouldn't make it. if the court rules for the couple it will affect how religious liberties are applied to other businesses. there were protester there's for both sides yesterday. a nfl player is showing promise after an accident that left him temporary paralyzed. this morning he reportedly had some movement in his lower extremities, suggesting a spinal cord bruise. the next 24 to 48 hours is key to whether he recovers completely. we wish him the best. dramatic footage is released for an infant here in georgia and william can be seen sprinting up a flight of steps, for a baby still breathing. the 9-year-old infant choked on something. and ministered chest

compressions and one minute later that baby started to cry again. the infant's family called the office their angel. over at the big board with the big talkers today we begin with an ordinary photo resonating with an extraordinary number of people including one of the richest men in the world. this is sara willerman and her 66-year-old mom renee. she made national headlines, after the picture showing renee's hobby. renee was diagnosed with early onset alzheimer's when she was only 2. at first doctors encouraged her to focus on crocheting to keep her mind busy and the disease took hold. and now they are forced to pack up the crochet tools. since being diagnosed 12 years

ago renee's condition has detear why itted to none verbal and unable to care for herself. she dug up the crocheted patches and laid them out like this. she captured a manifestation of her mother's mind unraveling. she post that on social media in the spring and recently went viral thanks in part to this. microsoft founder bill gates commented on sara's picture thanking her for sharing it and calling it a clear representation and the toll alzheimer's takes on the brain. gate as loan has donated $50 million to find a cure for alzheimer's. you can donate by going to 6abc.com. pretty wild stuff. how about this? this is perhaps a scene that so

many of you have seen year in and year out. it's not there. you can relate to it. and take your toddler to santa claus and the excitement gives way to sheer terror and makes for a funny picture. one mom says no and this sends a serious message. angela chance, a mom blogger will not be suggesting her daughter to the movement. she wrote a put my child in a strange man's lap and told her to say there even when she was uncomfortable so he would give her gifts. that is not what i want her to learn. but that she can say no when she doesn't like what someone else is doing to her body. instead they will just write a letter this year. is it creepy or cruel? or cute? this is a debate that happens

year in and year out. taking on new traction this year. >> a valid point. time to get a look at the roads out there. matt pellman is in the traffic center. what is rolling out there? >> we have terror and tears. especially for those that blowout a tire on 95 southbound a big pothole, rounding the walt whitman bridge and penndot is on the scene patching it and the center lane is blocked. the bad news is we have substantial 14 minute delay on the southbound travel time and jams south of the vine street expressway to the scene of the pothole approaching broad street. speeds around 10 miles per hour. not so hot but just volume westbound from montgomery to the conshohocken curve and better news in bensalem bucks county and they completely cleaned up the overturned truck by bensalem route 1 and the turnpike is back

in business and a little slow coming back from langhorne and recovering in bucks county. in harass ham a crash at the ramp at 422 westbound from pottstown and eastbound 422 will close again overnight tonight heading towards the pottstown. that closure starts at 9:00. word of a serious crash in gibbs town by the broad street school 44 at rambo avenue. i would stick with railroad avenue to get around that as emergency crews respond to the scene and the truck that lost its load of lumber. still a couple of lanes blocked southbound side of route 1 and 7 as well by the mall. expect delays coming off 95. we'll check it again coming up in the 5:00 hour. >> thank you. how about a live look outdoors on this tuesday evening, sky 6 hd with the ominous view of center city philadelphia.

adam joseph is standing by with the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast including the word snowflake. coming up next.

we are seeing a little bit of everything this week. the warmth and cold and the first few flakes in the air to fall from some of us. the action cam was down in wilmington at is the wilmington river front ice risk. the holly player getting into practice and you see the ominous clouds that just dominated the sky today and rain is now about to fall from the clouds in the western suburbs, as we look at stormtracker 6 live double scan in the weather center, you see the rain and even in central pennsylvania a little bit of yellows popping up that is some

of that steady heavier rainfall. that will quickly pass through in a window here with a round overnight. a colder pattern sets up shop here with highs only in the 30s. and that looks to last for quite sometime. maybe a couple of weeks once the cold air comes in that it does not move back out. we look at stormtracker 6 live double scan closer in the western suburbs, approaching coatesville and malvern with the first rain drops to fall and once they start to fall that stays steady for several hours and lifting southwest to northeast and the direct east to west fashion and it takes time before it pushes into philadelphia. so it's not going to quickly arrive here and again a quick hit of rain a half inch on average. warm ahead of it. 60 in philadelphia and 62 millville and 64 in dover, even where the rain is falling, mid-50s for lancaster as well as

reading. satellite and radar. as we look to the west here and a ribbon of rain and the clouds lag after the rain ends and not a bright and sunny day despite that we get rid of the rain and 8:30 this evening. there is that line a quick hit of heavy rain pushing to the coast around the midnight hour, that is when we end the rain and by the morning rush the rain is off the coast and brightening to the sky and the jet stream dives to the south and once it happens it locks in here for a few weeks maybe right up through christmas below average. not looking at a major arctic outbreak. no longer above average. with the cold in play. a coastal low brushes to the

shore as far west as i-95. a ripple of energy in the upper atmosphere and that rolls through with a couple of showers our way on sunday. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast 47 the next two days, brisk and chilly tomorrow. and brighter on thursday, friday evening snow showers there is that snapshot, midnight on friday, the best chance of some snow showers especially philadelphia to the south and east and not much happening to the north and west. and on saturday. clouds and sunshine, and 42 degrees, cold with a snow shower or two on sunday. of 39 degrees and low to mid-40s, monday into tuesday. as hanukkah begins here and monday rain and snow showers possible on tuesday before colder air for the middle to end of next week. not brutal cold but chillier than we are used to and snowflakes in the air sometimes.

what's the deal is next. what you need to know from you giving a gift that gives back. michael: i'm thankful that i'm alive and have a second chance. james: i'm thankful for the help and the opportunity that i received. darlene: i'm thankful to be able to help people in crisis. vanessa: i'm thankful that addiction is treatable, and that help is available. christie: new jersey is experiencing a heroin epidemic fueled by opioid painkillers. but if you or someone you love is struggling with addiction, i want you to know: we are here for you. this holiday season, choose help. call 844 reach nj or visit reachnj.gov.

tis the season of giving, so how would you credit giving a gift that lets you give back. some retailers give a portion of your sales to charity. so why not give them your business. >> why not play santa and give to charity at the same time. it's a great idea, but consumer reports advises looking at the fine print before you do. want to see your holiday wish list, and a cause promising to contribute a portion of the sales to charity. >> it's a win win. but you have to make sure the companies are as jennous as you think they are. >> the key is transparency, look

at the company's website for the information about the giving policy. amazon smile says clearly it donates one half of 1% to all eligible purchases to the charity of your choice. >> you want to be skeptical if they say they will give a portion of the proceeds but doesn't tell you exactly how much. >> and don't give your business strictly to support a good cause make sure you get the same service and price if shopping elsewhere. >> buying the television on amazon smile is roughly $2 but if you get a better price elsewhere. go ahead and make the donation on your own. >> and take a look at return policies before deciding where to make the purchases mr.ly during the holiday season, you want to make sure whoever you are gifting can make a return if they need to.

finally at 4:00, "time" magazine will announce their person of the year tomorrow and in the meantime. it has revealed its short list and president trump is a finalist and also collin kaepernick and the me too movement. and special counsel, robert mueller and the dreamers, undomed immigrants that arrived in the country as children. "time" magazine has the affect better or worse for the past year. >> always debate. a good conversation. that does it for us at 4:00. hope you'll join me along with sharrie and ducis rogers tonight and every night for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00 on phl 17. coming up at 5:00, a little girl living with cerebral palsy is the victim of thieves when they steal her specialized walker. two men are now facing charges. hear from the mom about what the

men said after the crime. and a fire fight out west. residents are forced to leave their homes with little more than the clothes on their backs. >> stick around.

"action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. two men in a white truck saw an opportunity when they stole the walker off a front lawn in wilmington. the actions caused a little girl with seatbeltral palsy a life line to the outside world but one call to police changed everything. >> two men are arrested for allegedly stealing the walker especially designed for a 10-year-old girl living with cerebral palsy. the police took the suspects in custody after the tip call and walter perez is outside of minquadale tonight. you spoke with the family? >> reporter: rick and monica, the family received dozens and dozens of offers to replace the walker and they are eternally

grateful and regarding the suspects in a strange twist the youngster's parents met them the night before they were arrested. the suspects are identified as leeland watson and 49-year-old donald kale from newcastle. accused of stealing the walker that belonged to kirsten alexander. who has cerebral palsy. >> wish i could walk now, but i can't. so -- that is how i feel deep inside. >> kirsten's mother britney says she is certain that those are the two men responsible. >> they came to apologize for taking the walker and for it not being scrap. >> we found out that the walker