a young boy to the president celebrates a major victory at the white house. that's next on "action news." with showtime and multi-room dvr service included with a two-year agreement. switch now and get out of your contract with up to a $500 credit to help cover your early termination fee. get our best new offer. go to getfios.com ♪ >> "action news," delaware valley's leading news program with jim gardner. ♪ this the scene at whitacre and jericho in philadelphia. it was a pray prelude to tragedy the crash of two vehicles, one containing an eight-year-old boy. they rushed the boy to

st. christopher's hospital by ambulance. if anyone could save him, they could, but they couldn't. >> traffic tragedy on the streets of philadelphia. "action news" reporter dann cuellar is live at thet division. dan, you have the details. >> that's right jim. police say the investigation istive and ongoing in the accident. disturbing developments have come to light since our repor at >> this video was taken minutes after the accident at jericho and monaco. neighbors rush today help theboy and his 28-year-old father was driving. >> i went over there and tried to talk the boy telling him to hold on. he just started making noise like he can't breathe. >> he was bad. >> police say the father was traveling eastbound on whitacre

attempting to turn on to jericho when the car was struck by the driver of a at a high rate of speed swerving in and out of the lane before the accident. he stopped to check the damage to his van and got back in and left. he's cla suffered a diabetic event. police say that doesn't explain why he fled the scene. >> the eight-year-old was rushed to st. christopher hospital where he later died. his father was complaining of chest pains. neighbors were heart broken over the boy killed. >> sad. five days to christmas. very sad no matter what. >> it breaks my heart because i have two children. i know how it is end of the year having to lose a child at this time.

>> now charges are pending tonight against the hit and run driver as they check out his story about a diabetic event. he was being tested to see if he was under the influence the illegal drugs and alcohol. i'm dann cuellar channel6 "action news." >> thank you dan. the hit and run driver that hit a bicyclist last night in bucks county is still at large. a decorative lice featuring an eagle was left at the scene. it's suspected debris from a 2007 or '08 sedan like this witnesses say it may have been driving a lancer. surveillance video shows the striking vehicle speeding away while others render aid. >> president trump and others in

congress are celebrating their first legislative victory their tax overhaul. by far the biggest chunk of savings go to the corporate sector rate 35 to 21%. 80% of american households will get some type of tax cuts. speaker paul ryan and democratic leader nancy pelosi with different views. >> the message to families struggling, your taxes are going down. your paychecks are going up. this is what the americans deserve. >> it's about bleeding the middle class dry to pad the pockets of the wealth chest 1%. >> here's something from corporate america. at&t will chair its bounty and

give $1,000 bonuses to 200,000 employees. comcast will give a thousand dollars bonus to a hundred thousand employees. wells fargo will boost the minimum wage to $15 an hour and donate $400,000 to nonprofit organizations. meanwhile, it appears that congress will fail to come up with a long-term spending plan opting for short term funding to keep the government running through january 19th, authorizing money to keep the childr to happen now.f j states co funding including pennsylvania, new jersey and delaware putting 1.9 million children at ris losing coverage. family of one of the victims of last month's fire has hired a lawyer for a potential lawsuit. malloy spoke about her

mother at a news conference today. she had just moved into the barclay friends senior center weeks before the fire. the fire started outside of the building in an area of a covered patio. we are awaiting officialults from the atf investigation. we have learned that a motorcyclist involved with this crash with an suv has died. it happens in the holmesesburg area of philadelphia. the b was not wearing a helmet. no word on what led to the crash. >> a philadelphia police officer has been arrested for an incident last christmas eve where he crashed while driving under the influence then threatened people in the other car with his service

>> ken: kline has been suspended from the force with intent to dismiss. tonight is technically the final night of fall. for our first look at what winter brings, let's go outside to cecily tynan for the forecast. there is a chill in the air after the last two nights in the 40s. across the great lakes temperatures in the 20s. that's the air mass moving in tonight. satellite and radar showing the clouds from earlier today have there are no clouds to insulate the earth and protect us from the cold. tomorrow morning is a bit of a shock to the system after this morning, temperatures in the 40s. tomorrow morning, 29 in philadelphia. 24 allentown, 27 in wilmington. atlantic city 29-degrees. the winter sew solstice officially

11:28 tomorrow when the sun rays are over capricorn. tomorrow lots of bright shine cool temperature in the low 40s. i'm tracking major changes toward and through the holiday weekend. i'll explain in the accuweather forecast. jim? >> cecily, thank you. investigators believe the engineer may have been stracted extracted for an extended period of time after an amtrak drain went off the track on monday. officials have reopened the lanes of the major north/south artery in duponte washington. >> meanwhile the driver of the amtrak drain crash two years ago was in court for a hearing. prosecutors are seeking to have the charges reinstated. a new hearing for the appeal has

been set for february. >> new at 11:00 tonight president trump has nominated a local lawyer to be the next federal prosecutor for the eastern district of mcswane center city. the marine veteran previously served as an assistant u.s philadelphia2003-2006. >> v casino is getting a new owner. it will be the company's first casino in the gambling industry is to u a major expansion here. they have a plan to add 250 slot machines next year. big dinner block elementary school in philadelphia tonight. mayor kenney stopped by for the spaghetti dinner for students, parents and community members. he was happy to pose for pictures with everyone. in addition to the dinner, there

were community resources on hand including fire safety and employment opportunities. >> it will come as a surprise to absolutely no one that this is the busiest mailing and shipping week of the year. overtime is standard operating procedure to help santa claus get the gifts to their destinations by the 25th. >> christie ileto toured the shipping and distribution center in southwest philadelphia and got an education. >> we are the first people to touch the mail. you get the mail in a fast moving time. >> normally the philadelphia plant crosses an average of 405,000 letters and cards today. through monday and tuesday this week it has skyrocketed to 2,000,000 today. it will remain above average the rest of the week. >> eu9's it's crazy. everyone is working seven days a

week, 12 hours a day to serve our customers. >> we process by color codes. >> this is "the peak" week of the year for the postal service. >> you are looking at all holiday packages coming customers for the most part. >> 100,000 packages a day will come through this square foot facility. 1800 santa helpers will double down on package handling alone.>> trying to get the mail so we can process with the equipment we have in the building. the plant has automated packaging processing equipm it's an intense operation that won't lighten december 25th. the post office expects the letters to decrease throughout the week. half of the village will rampnute shoppers.

remember the deadline for priority express mail is friday. southwest philadelphia, christie ileto channel6 "action news." >> pennsylvania has moved rank amove the 50 states. up or down, we'll let you know. are you one of the people that thinks your i-phone gets slower when new ones ared? you are right. apple explains why. >> blue and red as police officers make community bright for children in need. >> two days in the 50s. today's high dropped to 48-degrees. true arctic air arrives next week. before it gets here, we deal with two storm systems over the holiday weekend. the fiv seven-day forecast. >> and sunday night football

when "action news" continues.

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road. they are looking into the possibility that negligent led him to lose control of the gymnast kayla moroney is suing u.s.a. g claims he was paid to keep quiet. she was the only athlete asked to sign a nondisclosure agreement. he was sentenced to 60 years in prison for child porn charges. >> according to the latest census data, the keystone state the u.s. population grew less than 1%. idaho, by the way is the fastest growing state. >> in consumer news tonight it turns out the conspiracy

theories about apple slowing down old i-phones are true. many say when new phones come out, their old phones feel sluggish. apple admits it is slowing down old 6s and 7 but it' because of the old batteries. apple is throttling the speed of processors to prevent random shutdowns. tech experts say now that we know that, speed your phone back up by replacing the battery cheaper than buying a new i-phone. >> peco lights up the holidays with lights across philadelphia in honor of christmas. it finished a blue and white

menorah scheme for hanukkah and will be lit in red green and black the day after christmas. >> what are the chances of a white christmas? >> 10% right now. >> 10% in philadelphia. we have a system heading in. is it rain? does it end with snow? a lot up in the air to use the pun. tonight, the action cam in camden new jersey, great looking house on the 300 block of boyd street. we are getting ready for the holidays. francis posted this on my facebook page. this is a moon set. it's right before the moon set before 7:00, it's the waxing in the western sky after sun zit, you cansunset, you can usually get a view of the moon. as we head toward the weekend a lot of changes on the way.

tomorrow winter begins, seasonally cool, bright and quiet. clouds friday ahead of the next storm system. the first brings rain. the second i'm tracking for christmas morning. that could bring a lot of things. right now quiet and chilly, 36 in philadelphia allentown 31, reading 38 and cape may 38-degrees. we started the day with a lot of clouds clouds breaking up, aheading south all with an inch of rain in the deep south. we got if cloud cover. the temperatures are tomorrow morning bundle up the kids hats gloves. philadelphia 31. the suburbs are in the 20s. it's a cold start to the day. the first day of winter, loads of sunshine and seasonal. normal high this time of year, 43.

42 in philadelphia, allentown 39. cape may 43. tomorrow a storm develops across the plains. this tracks north and west on saturday pulling up the warm air. it's a warm but rainy day. that's the first one. the second one arriving late christmas eve into christmas morning. colder air is moving in the storm system lifts. big qs the cold air catch up with moisture changing into snow. 10% chance it starts as rain, 40% of snow, 10% chance it misses us, something i continue to track for you away. >> the seven-day forecast, 42 tomorrow. clouding up friday. 50-degrees. saturday mild but rainy. 59 partly sunny sunday. christmas eve 47.

christmas night into christmas morning, possibility of rain or mix. 40-degrees for the high. eagle game, windchill in the teens. tuesday, 31. wednesday, a high of 29-degrees. saturday storm system, no brainer. still a lot to iron out. >> operation ?ik st. nick a big success. >> they brought a bunch of toys for my kids. it's one of the best christmases ever for my kids. >> all of the toys are donated by the community and the local

vfw donated holiday dinners to each family. >> the mission to preserve and protect the cookie dough. new castle police officers lent a help hand in the effort to bake 10,000 cookies for those in the state of delaware. they making sure the sweets are delicious. >> meanwhile in the bustleton section of philadelphia, it was a synagogue members busy in the kitchen baking hundreds of cookies. congregations plan to deliver the treats to firefighters in philadelphia huntington valley and those that have to work over the christmas holiday. ♪ ♪

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>>flyers red wings here's ducis rogers. flyers were hoping to end their five game home span on a positive note. wayne simmons in front on tr play, tied at two. robert hague welcome to the nhl, that is his first career tieing the game at three. third period, sean, we'll have what he's having. than 15 in the season flyers win 4-3. >> we weren't expecting the phillies to spend t this offseason but they have. they spent a lot on first

baseman carlos santana three year deal. #the interest was >>nere because the phillies they want me. they believe me. >> he has power. he takes his walks. he coming from a winning environment. he demonstrateility. turned himself an impact defender at first base. >> you tell them they are getting this line look in the mirror to say what does this mean for me, but they have no choice but to be excited if the eagles tightened up their defense they'll get a look at that on monday. the birds know they better bring it. >> he's one of the guys with

unique balance. even when guys are hitting them low, they are bouncing off try to hit them strong enough to stay up. you really have to wrap up and hold on and hope that you get another ball to the ball. >> on christmas you can see the eagles take on the raiders. game starts at 8:30 followed by a late editions." injury news

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>> sixer center joel embiid may be on the bench longer. he could miss the next two games with his sore back. >> newkirk leads the hawks in scoring. hawks lead by eight. johnnies chip away at the lead. st. joe's falls 77-73. delaware beats cal state

bakersfield, 76-62. that's sports. >> huns of seventh graders showed off their science projects tonight. they have been working on the projects since october. they were complete a scientific investigation based on research. each scored for their work and top 24 will advance to the science fair. the word we have is that each was impressive. >> "jimmy kimmel live" live is next. "action news" continues at 4:30. for cecily tynan, ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner. have a good night tonight!

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