salvation army issues a plea for donations. >> and the search is on for a hihit and run driver that left a man dead in delaware county. "action news" is next. >> "action news," with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skversky and walter perez. ♪ >> i'm still in shock. you know, the person who did it, come forward.

turn yourself in. you are not going to get away with it. >> tonight the search is on for the driver who ran down a beloved bartender from delaware county. ronald williams was killed coming home from work. saturday night, i'm walter perez. the big story on "action news" is the search for the driver who cut short the life of a working father of two. williams was run down and the driver kept going. trish harper joins us with details. >> walter, it happened as the victim was getting on to i-95 south this morning. family members are shocked and want to know who is responsible. >> i don't understand how someone can hit someone and keep ongoing. >> many in chester wonder the same thing as 46-year-old ronald

williams known as peabody was struck and hit by a hit and run driver. friends outside the american legion where williams was a bartender. williams stopped his vehicle for an unknown reason getting on to i-95 and chester when a car hit him and kept going. williams was pronounced dead on the scene by the medical examiner. police are looking for a volkswagen like this one with front end dam. regulars knew him well. >> everybody where you go, peek people are drinking for him. it's sad. >> family members hope for closure and an arrest. >> he didn't deserve what happened to him.

the person that did it, they know what they did. they should turn themselves in. >> many people we talked to described him as a hard-working father with a larger than life personality y.4848401000 for information. >> channel6 "action news." >> thank you, trish. >> police in philadelphia are investigating a murder. investigators were called to the 4600 block of benner street just before 7:30 where they found a man in his 30s shot in the chest and armed taken to hospital and pronounced dead a short time later. so far no arrests have been made. >> a man stole from sacred heart church december 7th. during a fundraiser. this is video of him walking away from the scene.

if you recognize the person, please contact police. >> investigators say 30-year-old adam radcliff was shot and killed attempting to flee police during a traffic stop. he was witnessed driving erratically. when testify trooper approach, radcliff took off, dragging the trooper. the trooper opened fire. >> with a week until christmas, officials from the salvation army of eastern pn opinion and delaware say donations to the red kettle campaign are down 50% from last year.

donations can be made at many of the iconic sidewalk kettles until december 23rd. >> moving on to the forecast. after yesterday's snow fall, it was warmer today. melissa magee is here with the forecast. melissa? >> we had a mild recovery and much needed after cold conditions across the area yesterday. in philadelphia, friday, a high of 29. today we maxed out at 42-degrees in philadelphia, two degrees shy of average. it felt tolerable outside with sunshine throughout the day. 35 in allentown, 24 in the poconos, dover, 33. the pine bears in new jersey, 33. it's partly cloudy and dry, a weak disturbance earlier today triggering flurries.

we are dry the rest of the night, dropping below 32-degrees. slush on the roads and grounds will likely refreeze. watching out for icy patches. we are tracking late night precipitation. we take a look at the full and exclusive forecast, walter. >> despite the weather, holiday shoppers checked out with their list. christmas is about a week away. >> it's icy. water is leaking on you. it's miserable. >> shoppers hung in there anyway, seemingly pig headed about finding the perfect gift, merchandise was a bargain. >> awesome deals for nike and

vera bradley. >> the deals are amazing. you can put up with the doled. >> the sounds of christmas serenaded the shoppers. >> i love hearing the music 57bd people and decorations. it's a great experience. >> a shock for michelle of fort lauderdale, florida. >> i'm usually in my pool. >> store owners say customers seem undeterred by three snow falls in a week. >> it's because of the know outside. people love to shop in the cold, it seems. >> this is the place you capture the christmas spirit. >> if you have more shopping to do, stop by chestnut hill for

the annual christmas celebration. there are live visits and treats and a visit from old st. nick. >> it appears the tax bill will be passed next week. today president trump defended the plan saying he will cut taxes and create jobs. the bill will shift tax benefits to the wealthy. republics have enough votes to pass the measure in the house and senate. assuming it's passed, it's expected to add $1.5 trillion in deficit over ten years. >> a fire in california forced more evacuations as strong winds fame thfan the flames. >> the thomas fire scorched 400 square mile sos far and one firefighter has been killed.

nearly a thousand homes and structures have been destroyed. the fire is now threatening celebrity homes. we have more on that and the efforts to fight the blaze in the next half hour. >> firefighters in philadelphia took police officers to the hoop tonight in the hooping for heros tournament at the academy charter school. at halftime a thousand dollars was present today the deceased firefighter. his son accepted the money on behalf of his father and gave the money to the school. he says this is what his father would have wanted. >> 13-year-old emily dougherty says the staff at university hospital made sure she had a gift to hope when she was after patient three years ago. this year she has collected

gifts to make sure others have the same experience. developing news, police are stepping up security for corey booker. we'll tell you why. >> the latest lawmaker who says he won't seek reelection. >> eagles will play their first full game without carson wentz. jeff skversky has sports when we come back. spread some cheer

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>> now to a developing story, police are stepping up security for senator corey booker after he and his family received death threats. newark capitol police have notified newark police about the threat. as a result they are providing security at booker's home. the two police agencies are working together to ensure his safety. >> the congressman from nevada says he's not running for reelection following accusations of sexual harassment. he has promised to cooperate in a house ethic's investigation. >> kiss founder gene simmons is also being accused of sexual assault. a journalist claims simmons

groped her during the opening of a restaurant last month in san bernardino. she says he touched her knee and then her backside during a group photo. >> mario by tally has apologized for sexual misconduct and included a recipe in his apology. he apologized for disappointing family, fans and friends. he promised to work everyday to regain the trust of his fans and added, in case you are searching for a favorite breakfast, this is a fan favorite. >> hill leveled sexual allegations against clarence thomas during his supreme court hearings in 1991. she said it happened when the

two worked together at the department of education. she says it's time to end the silence. >> a check of the accuweather forecast is next on "action news," taking a live look from the sky 6 camera christmas tree right there. it's a chilly night but considerably warmer than the past few days. miss shammah guy has the forecast when "action news" comes right back. ♪ ♪

>> pico peco is lighting up the holidays. chopper 6 is over this home in language horn. the lights and decorations run through the property. the homeowners do a light show everynight at 5:30 p.m., and keep it running lieu january 7th. you can share your photos on social mediate@"6abc" "action news" or "action news" lights. this could win you "6abc" swag bags. time for the forecast with melissa magee. a bit of a warm up this week. >> it was warmer today after the chilly day yesterday and the

snow. we have things to talk about. here is a picture of sky 6 live h. d. from the temple university camera. you can see we have a partly cloudy sky, calm conditions right now. here is sky 6 live h. d. looking at themodore barry bridge. >> chilly in millville, 28. dover, 33. we have a bit of a chill in the air. if you compare now to same time yesterday dealing with the snow has had fallen across the region, 16-degrees warmer than 24 hours ago. 17 milder at this hour in beach haven. as we look at satellite 6 with

action radar, we have a partly cloudy sky across the area. we have dry conditions. we had flurry that is moved through earlier today through the catskills and poconos. the disturbance moving south and east. the disturbance is stalling off because of a frontal boundary to the south of us. tomorrow night into monday, a ripple of energy, light precipitation across the region. the rest of tonight, partly cloudy, cold, 23 in the suburbs, and 29 in philadelphia for the overnight low. the set up for us, sunday, increasing clouds tomorrow. a high of 42-degrees. it will be a blustery day. late sunday night into monday, tracking a piece of energy that works its way into our region. we talk about what to expect by tomorrow night. mixed precipitation likely in spots. the timing with this is key across the region. if the precipitation falls late

tomorrow night, temperatures could be below the freezing mark, leading to mixed precipitation in spots. we look to accumulation, allow extra time. here is the exclusive accuweather forecast, lots of clouds sunday afternoon, high of 40. late sunday night into monday, precip to the north and west. high temperature 47, breezy and warmer by tuesday at 56. sunny and cooler wednesday, 45 for the high. thursday, a high of 42. friday, a high of 52, mostly cloudy with rain possible, saturday, sun and cool with a high of 42-degrees. it's not bad tomorrow, tracking precip. nice warm up on the way next week. >> thank you, melissa.

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santa's lap, praying for a playoff appearance. >> the flyers the only team to lose ten straight and rebound by six in a row. what is the difference? dave hake hakstol changed it upd they talked over beers. >> flyers fight from behind, third period pick it up, jamal smith beating brian elliot. let's spread the cheer. shane there, get in there, ties it at one. it goes to overtime. from the point, scores. flyers win 2-1. it is their sixth straight victory. >> we are feeding off of each other, finding lanes.

we are relentless. the goal at the end showed our work there. >> carson wentz may not lead the eagles on to the field for the rest of the season. he finishes with the most probowl votes. his play speaking for itself. without wentz eagles are counting on nick foles in a giant way. last time totals played the giants on the road, he won. coming off of the bench to engineer a fourth quarter come back just like he did when wentz went down last week in l.a. >> if it's rhythm and playing for one another, you have to get to the point. it's hard to get there. it starts in the locker room with the exe chemistry. >> foams and company trying to build that chemistry this week.

in week three eli was benched coach fired. eli was reinstated as quarterback. >> they were talking about competing for the division. they have good players. e's a tough place to play. we have to go up there and be our bis. >> eagle giants sunday at 1:00. still to come, atler is having a happy hanukkah. we talk to the phillies manager about all of their recent moves -- next.

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