philadelphia, and tips for easing holiday stress. it's health check at 11:00, and that's next. >> "action news," delaware valley's leading news program, with jim gardner. ♪ ♪ >> this is the 5300 block of add sop street in west philadelphia. this was the scene of murder today. the victim, an 85-year-old man. tonight, police want to know who

would want to or feel they had to kill a man of that age. it is tuesday night. the big story on "action news" is the philadelphia p.d. searching for a cold-blooded killer. annie mccormick is live at police headquarters with the latest on this. annie? >> jim, at this hour, police have no motivate and no suspects. they hope for tips to come in from the community. the 85-year-old was not only loved by his family but also by the people in his close-knit neighborhood. >> i had to find my father today. >> kimberly vaughan made the horrifying discovery inside her father's north philadelphia row home. willie cooper was found in the basement stabbed around 20 times. vaughan spoke to her father

daily. she grew concerned not hearing from him today. >> i felt in my heart and i should check on him and i came and found him. >> crime scene investigators spent hours at the scene after medics pronounced him dead after 3:00 p.m. there was forced entry into the basement and police believe it happened some time today. nothing appears to have been taken. >> for someone to go in and kill him like this, i'm in shock. i don't believe it. >> neighbors and family describe cooper as having a big personality and a big heart. the 85-year-old army receipt tren waveteran wasa great grand. the family wants answers. >> he would help everyone in the community. >> we want to know why you did

it? what was the reason for you to do it? what was the reason for you to kill a great man like this? jim, as with every homicide in the city of philadelphia, there is a $20,000 reward for information that does lead to an arrest and a conviction. 216658-tips is the number to call. annie mccormick, "action news." backsback to you. >> the drive of this car is still at large despite efforts of police to track him down. he lost control and slammed into a house on west oak lane. before he hit the house, he struck the 83-year-old resident out in front raking leaves. joe williams was rushed to the hospital with serious injuries. the driver jumped out and ran away. police theorized this could have

been drag racing or road rage or both. >> we are keeping our eye on the u.s. senate expected to vote on the tax reform bill within the next half hour or so. passage in the senate is virtually assured with only arizona jeff flake undecided. john mccain is home in arizona but all other republics are expected to vote yes. that would carry the day. no democrats would vote for the tax bill. they call it a sellout to doan os, big corporations and the wealthiest americans. the house thought they passed the bill but a glitch will necessitate another vote tomorrow. kenneth reports. >> we are confident this will work and we'll take the argument to the american people next fall. >> this bill is a tax scam that will rob middles class families to pay for corporate tax breaks. >> the house passed the bill but

three provisions violated senate rules. those provisions taken out which means the house must revote on the plan. republics are not expecting problems. >> we are giving the people their money back. >> president trump close to his first major legislative win. the white house insists the billionaire president won't benefit from the tax plan. >> he will take a hit, but priority is middle class americans. >> slashing the corporate rate 35 to 21%. americans making $75,000 or less will see their taxes go up within a decade. wealthy americans continue to see a tax cut. >> this is the worst bill to ever come to the floor of the house. >> even after the revote, there are questions about when

president trump will be able to sign it into law. because of the process, it may not happen until the new year. kenneth molten, channel6 "action news." >> no democrats in the house voted for the bill but neither did four of five nm n new jersey republics. two say they are worried about the impact of reducing state and local tax deductions to just $10,000. new jerseyans will be among the hardest hit taxpayer in the country. an analysis of irs data from the governor finance officer association finds 41% of new jerseyans deducted state and local taxes with the average deduction $17,850. pennsylvanians were slightly over the $10,000 cutoff at

11,248. residents of delaware, deducted $9,194 on average. another group that could feel the sting is anyone who lives or works in philadelphia. the city wage tax is currently 3.9% for residents and 3.5% for people who work in philadelphia but live outside the city. republics say fewer people will need to worry about itemizing since the standard deduction will double. >> it stands to reason that christmastime is a busy time for amazon and the people who deliver amazon packages to your home. unfortunately, it's a busy time for thieves who target amazon delivery drivers. police in darby township are trying to track down a group of

bandits. dann cuellar is live on the 1,000 block of oakwood drive in darby tonight. dan? >> jim, making deliveries for amazon is increasingly becoming a dangerous business. this time thieves targeted a woman making deliveries for amazon in darby township leaving her so shaken she can't remember what they look like. >> the 1,000 block in darby township is colorfully decorated for christmas. hearing what happened is the last thing people expected. >> i'm shocked and amazed. this is one of the best streets in the neighborhood. >> last night about 8:30 a driver subcontracted driving a u-haul was robbed. >> my kids play. they were out here playing basketball. i said we have to go drop my truck off so we left and came back and saw the cops up the street. >> the woman driver told police she knew something was up when she noticed she was being

followed a mile away. >> made a call to the boss. eventually, they cut her off, jumped out, put a gun to her and took boxes from the truck. >> what's unclear is how the men knew the woman in the u-haul was making deliveries for amazon. >> the only thing she could remember was that it was a dark vehicle. >> they took her phone. she drove around until she found someone to dial 911 for her. >> this is not an isolated incident. there are several reports of am donamazon drivers being robbed d in some cases their entire loads stolen. in this case they are thankful the delivery driver is safe. >> you have toe watch your back. this is a quiet neighborhood for something like that to happen. >> so far police have not been able to tack down surveillance

video. they are asking anyone with information helpful to call darby police or call 911. dann cuellar, channel6 "action news." >> we have breaking news from bristol br bristol borough bucka deadly hit and run. a bicyclist was hit and killed minutes before 8:00 in the mb northbound lanes. the victim was hit by a silver mercedes van that fled the scene. the vehicle will have front end damage and anyone with information is asked to call police. >> a middle school teacher is being accused of assaulting a student for three years.

police are asking anyone with information or other potential victims to please, come forward. authorities in delaware county are looking for this bank robber who used a gun and threatened he had a bomb. the bandit left a suspicious device behind. after fleeing the savings bank on the 900 block of township. the bomb squad was called to investigate. this just in, construction on a middle school is back on after the school board voted to stop the project. the project was approved by the prior school board of directors. the current board stopped the project earlier this month because of concern to cost to taxpayers. tonight the same board voted 5-4 to reverse the decision.

$8 million has been spent on the project already. we are two days from the start of winter. it didn't feel that way today. let's head to meteorologist cecily tynan with the first look at the forecast. >> hi, jim. the december chill has taken a holiday. yesterday's high, 50. today, 58 dries. that's 16-degrees above the average high for this time of year. now we have a front slipping through. it's coming through dry. cooler air tomorrow. it's still mild right now, 47 in philadelphia. temperatures will be holding in the 40s through the day tomorrow. it will be seasonably cool a mixture of clouds and sunshine. the 45-degrees will feel closer to 35 when you factor in the wind. a bit of a shock to the system today. ahead, a chilly breeze blows in tomorrow.

heading toward the weekend, i'm tracking mild air to start the weekend, very warm saturday, wet, colder air arriving for christmas. will it arrive with snow? i have details in the seven-day forecast. jim? >> thank you, cecily. >> tonight the transportation safety board is looking into what it calls situational awareness, a factor in yesterday's deadly amtrak train derailment in the state of washington. investigators believe the train's engineer may have been distracted by the presence of an employee in training next to him. the train was moving 80 miles per hour in a 30 miles per hour zone. >> the emergency brake was automatically activated when the accident was occurring, rather than being initiated by the engineer. >> three premature were killed. a hundred others were injured when the train plunged off the

overpass on to the highway below. it's too early to say why the train was going so fast. >> a bus carry tourists flipped over today in mexico killing the tourists and their guide. seven me americans and two sweds were involved in the crash. no announcement of the dead. >> a terrorist plot has been foiled in england six days before christmas. british police arrested four men between the ages of 21 and 41. they were plotting an attack on a christmas target. since march, security officials foiled at least tennis lambist attacks. >> it's at the highest tempo i

have seen in my 34 year career. today there is more terrorist activity coming at us more quickly, and it can be harder to detect. >> and of course, it's been one year since the berlin christmas market truck attack that killed 12 and injured a hundred others. german chancellor angela merkel marked the anniversary today. >> an unusual end to a plane crash in knoxville, tennessee today. the plane ended up on top of a car in a driveway. three adults were on the twin engine piper and walked away from the crash. >> facebook rolled out a recognition feature today to alert you when someone else posts a photograph of you. you can keep track of your likeness even if the person didn't tag you. it's to help with privacy

concerns and prevent impersonation. you can ask the poster to take the picture down or flag it as a violation. >> the holiday season brings joy and celebration but also stress. research shows holiday stress impacts women more than men but no one is immune. sally gorman has tips to help you cope. >> with so much to do, shopping, traveling and shopping for the holiday season, one of the first things to take a hit is sleep. >> it's harmful around the holidays because we drink more and need sleep for recovery. >> the doctor says stress during the holidays can feel heavier than other times of the year. research shows an increase in heart attacks in the u.s. during the holidays.

many of us may feel a duty to make the firs festivities the be can for family and friends. pressure on the wallet can feel overwhelming at times. it helps to reflect why we do the running around. instead of focusing on the hustle and bustle, it's important to remember why you are doing it and why it brings joy. >> it makes it easier to get out of the wellness habits making us feel exhausted and trese stress. try to squeeze in exercise and time to relax. >> meditation or guided imagery or yoga or exercise, a walk with your spouse or friend or whatever, you should do those things that bring you joy and help you manage stress. >> it's helpful to set aside time for yourself, even if it's

a few hours a week, it will give you time to refresh your mind and mood. >> allie gorman, "action news." >> mayor jim kenney didn't appear to be stressed out tonight. he was spreading holiday cheer at franklin square dressed up as an elf. they helped light the electrical spectacle friended by picot. the free light show has 50,000 lights choreographed to music. catch it 5:00 to 8:00 through the end of the year. >> joy brings loud sounds sometimes. that was the sound of ten excited kids that learned they were going to spend part of this night with eagle linebacker nygel who took them to dick

sporting goods in king of prussia. he helped them pick out sports gear. he says it's important to motivate kids to work hard in school. >> if you can translate that from what you are doing in the classroom to real life situations, it takes you a long way in life. >> the trip wasn't complete until the kids checked out the eagle section. several of them couldn't wait to by a shirt with 53 on it. jay ajayi will'nigel's number. to see what else makes us philly proud, go online. let's get the seven-day forecast from cecily tynan. >> jim, we have changes on the way. live on sky 6, great looking shot at the center city skyline on this dry and quiet night. i love this photo posted on my

facebook page at independence hall. keep sending me photos. i love to share them with "action news" viewers. i'm issuing a car wash alert. i got my car washed today. it was coated with salt and brine. it's a great time to wash it tomorrow because we stay dry tomorrow through the workweek. zero percent chance of rain through thursday. friday, 20% chance of drizzle. the wet day, saturday. sunday drops again and christmas day up in the air, depending on where the boundary sets up. right now, temperatures not cold at all. ifn harmony and the pocono, 43-degrees. war minister, 48.

malvern 48. claymont 50. we are getting a bit of cloud cover from a cold front pressing through, coming through dry. all of the moisture is well to the south. that's where it's going to stay with low pressure to the south. tonight, partly cloudy, west winds, 33. wilmington, 38. tomorrow, temperatures will be stuck in the 40s. breezy, cooler, 45-degrees. pretty much where we'll get to. you factor in the winds, it's going to feel cooler than that. windchills in the 30s. future tracker in the 30s, windchill, 7:30 in the morning, 34-degrees. holding in the 30s through the day tomorrow. i want to show you the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. i think i have to have the director pull it up. it's not in the rundown. my producer is not here right now. i'm going to step out. we can pull it out.

there you go. i want to talk about the weekend and christmas day. tomorrow is a quiet day, the high 45-degrees. chilly breeze, windchills in the 30s. thursday, winter officially arrives 11:28 coming with seasonably cool air, a high of 41-degrees. friday, 47-degrees. drizzle possible. saturday, periods of rain at times, 62-degrees as a cold front presses through. we dry out sunday, increasing clouds, 49-degrees. monday, watching the coast, monday is christmas day. that frontal boundary where it sets up determines what happens. if the low pressure hugs the coast, we get rain. if it's further to the center, snow. we stay dry no matter what happens christmas day, cooler tuesday, 37-degrees. a lot of people hoping for a

white christmas. it's like threading a needle. i'll keep you posted. >> i like the third option. >> we stay dry? >> a young man has joined a group of elite people that reached eagle scout. at the tabernacle baptist church, they celebrated devan bird's achievement, only 4% of scouts reach the status. we want to congratulate devin. >> 50 members of the mighty riders program for the celebration, the program that teaches students to think and write clearly was given $20,000 during the party tonight. there was balloons, food, face

painting, and a copy of the declaration of independence for the young and mighty writers. ♪ ♪

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sixers are careful with him because of his back issues. >> the biggest lead of the game, downhill from there. buddy hill 24 points off the bench. sixers down by one. later, garrett temple, sixers are out scored 30-17, lose 101-95. seven losses in the last eight games. >> i was focusing down the stretch on the shot. little things like that, it comes down to making sure we are committed to defense and offence at the same time. >> eagles will be well represented at the pro bowl, six players named including carson wentz. it's the first selection for each one of them. joining wentz, tight end zach

irs, tackle wayne johnson and guard brandon brooks. this is fletcher's third straight selection, pro bowl january 28th in orlando. eagles host the raiders despite being 12-2, they are far from perfect t. >> we try to see what you can do better. >> when you look at every position, we have what it takes to get to the superbowl and win it. it's up to us, up to our execution, how well we prepare and be ready for our next opponent. >> on christmas, you can see the eagles take on the raiders on "6abc." game starts at 8:30 followed by a late edition of "action news." there we have the complete post game report. stick around, more after this.

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>> the temple owls continue to bask in the florida sun. thursday night they play the sas aprisarsaparilla bowl. >> win or lose, it sets the pace for next season. >> in my mind, it shows how we'll do next season. we have young guys that want to play the game. >> the sof sophomores and junios have done a great job this season. >> we at "6abc" are pleased to announce we are continuing our partnership with the union.

we are adding wphl. between the two stations, we'll air most of thees next season. >> >> that's an 881 winning percentage. ridiculous. >> all right, ducis. "jimmy kimmel live" next on channel6 followed by "nightline." jimmy's s, the cast of "star wars," the last jedi. >> for cecily tynan, ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. have a good night tonight. ♪ ♪

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