what can you tell us? >> well, jim, we just learned from state police that the suspect is deceased. the shelter in place has been lifted and the scene is secure. we are here at third and wilson street. you see emergency vehicles and personnel down there. according to state police, when the emergency response team went into the home, the suspect was found dead. the new information was found 15 minutes ago. the last update was an hour ago saying this was an active shooter investigation. this is new information. we heard shots from the neighborhood earlier this evening. take a listen. >> multiple agencies respond today this active shooter investigation in bethlehem township on dennis street. police in dozens of homes were told to shelter in place as

shots were fired. one neighbor shows a police armored vehicle with what appear to be bullet holes across the windshield. it started about 1:30 this afternoon. we saw officers focused on a suburban home in the neighborhood. the suspect fired shots at officers. no word on injuries. we are waiting for information from state police, expecting an update soon. the standoff is over. police say the suspect has been found dead inside the home and the shelter in place has been lifted. if we have more information we'll bring you the developing details. trish hartman, channel6 "action news." >> thank you, trish. >> harrisburg police came under fire late this afternoon. a man shot at officers at three locations. the suspect is now dead. the first shooting happened near the state capital building. the suspect shot up a police

vehicle. the officer was not injured. a state trooper was hurt at another location. the injuries are said to be nonlife threatening. sky 6 on two major transportation hubs. at this time of night, things have calmed down in philadelphia and philadelphia international airport but traffic will pick up in the morning. to the latest holiday forecast from accuweather, here's meteorologist cecily tynan. >> jim, we are dry for now. double scan live showing it's not lasting that way long. you see the plume of moisture out of the tennessee and ohio valley with pressure lifting to the north and west. as it does, it pulls up wind from the south. it's mild for late december standards.

we are also getting rain, probably about 5:00, areas of fog. temperatures holding steady overnight. no cold air tonight. future showing when a lot of people waking up tomorrow morning, 8:00, rain has arrived. there are pockets of heavy rain, especially philadelphia areas to the west. ahead of > a cold front, rumbles of thunder. tomorrow is a good soaking west of philadelphia. rainfall amounts quarter inch along the shore to more than an inch in reading and lancaster. a soaking rain tomorrow. it's not completely wet over the entire holiday weekend. 59-degrees tomorrow. very warm on sunday. christmas eve behind the cold

front, we see the return of sunshine, 44-degrees. clouds roll in ahead of the next system bringing a touch of snow for christmas morning. i'll talk about that in the seven-day forecast. jim? >> business was brisk today at the philadelphia international airport. we caught up with the cantrell family welcoming their daughter home from the air force after five months. >> it's awesome. her being gone for the first time like this, all these months, it's tough. it's tough on all of us, but getting this week -- it's what christmas is all about, right? >> 30th street station was bustling with travelers today. amtrak says christmas to new years there is an uptick in riders but seats are available. >> time is running out for last

minute shoppers. thousands made their way to the gloucester outlets to tackle their lists. more than a third of shoppers do the bulk of their gift buying during the final week before christmas. be sure to download the updated app this holiday. get weather tips at your fingertips any time anyway this weekend. the miss america organization has been hit by scandal and its ceo has been suspended. sam haskel is out for now. in the wake of a story by the "washington post" that haskel mocked miss america winners over their appearance, intellect and sex lives. haskel says the story is unkind and untrue. he says he's been under attack by two former misamericas and the stress ha has caused him to

lower his judgment. >> president trump called news photographers into the oval office today where he signed the tax overhaul bill into law. he changed his plans after seeing a news reports that he would sign the bill before christmas. trump has arrived in florida for his christmas vacation. the president's third travel ban is illegal, but the court put its decision on hold until the supreme court issues its own decision. the court said trump exceeded his authority in part because he failed to provide a legal explanation why those blocks would be detrimental to the entry of the united states. >> now to an accident in harrison township gloucester

county has turned deadly. the crash happened just before 6:00 near ellis mills road. one car left the roadway and slammed into the trees on the side of the highway. the driver was pronounced dead at the scene. friends and family held a memorial for a an 83-year-old veteran found dead in his home. they donned his white framed glasses and released balloon in his honor. he was killed tuesday. police are searching for his killer. an adult and two children escaped a house fire this afternoon. firefighters responded to the 2100 block at 2:00. all three inside managed to get

out safely. they were taken to hospital in stable condition. >> a pennsylvania stateslator hs get their last-minute christmas trees. vanessa brown handed out trees witness stand asked all that stopped by for their feedback. >> it happened in norristown. they continue the beloved christmastime tradition in the hispanic community. "action news" reporter dann cuellar was there. >> it's a tradition that goes back centuries, the reenactment of the pilgrimage to bethlehem by joat joseph and mary. beginning december 16th, parishioners go to preselected homes looking for the place of

the birth of jesus. they beg for lodging. >> there is someone inside answering, we have no lodging. we have no room. we go on for that for a while. >> finally an innkeeper recognizes them as joseph and mary and welcomes them in for food. >> to be a host for one of these events is competitive. people try to get on the list a year in advance. to be chosen in a deep honor. even the children are honored to host as many as 50 guests. >> i feel good about having everyone here. >> it's a wonderful custom. it's a mexican custom. we do it all the time. we have been doing it for years. >> fe liz, navidad.

♪ ♪ >> in norristown, dann cuellar, channel6 "action news." >> still to come on "action news" tonight, officials say they have foiled a terrorist plot on the west coast planned for christmas day. the suspect told authorities coming up. >> and the stress that comes with the holidays may be a boost for your health. cecily? >> temperatures basically holding steady overnight. next week we plunge into the deep freeze along with a significant winter storm. i explain in the accuweather ?oaskt. >seven-day forecast. >> the eagles are set for the match up against the oakland

this is where it was supposed to happen, the water front. 26-year-old edward jamison was planning a terrorist attack on christmas day. the tow truck driver was arrested and charged telling an undercover agent that he needed no escape plan because he was ready to die. video from the cab of the derailed amtrak train in the state of washington shows that the engineer didn't appear to be using a cellphone or personal device just before the train jumped the tracks. he said something about the speed of the train but didn't put the brake into emergency mode. apple is facing a lawsuit

for alleged consumer fraud. they are being sued for not issuing updates to the slow models. the updates slowed the cellphones. the plaintiffs claim that because apple didn't disclose the information, they thought the only option was to buy new phones rather than replace the batteries. >> elizabeth vargas is leaving abc news. she's leaving to pursue new ventures. he's proud of her telling about her struggles with alcoholism. she recently coanchored 2020 with david mueller.

the stress of the holidays may be good for you. social interactions, even the occasional family spat release chemicals in the brain called neurotroafens, keeping connections in the brain active. stress also releases cortisol, boosting immunity. >> tonight, a christmas day tradition will live on thanks to a nonprofit organization, george washington and his troops will once again cross the delaware river. current conditions between pn opinion and new jersey would have made it impossible to navigate the wooden boats that a group will lend several handmade

row boats, drawing six inches of water, giving enough clearance to cross the river enacting what turned the tide in the revolutionary war. eagle players handed out coats in the east section of philadelphia. aside from giving the gift of warmth, they chatted and took pictures. >> after your family dinner christmas day, turn on channel6 to watch the eagles take on the oakland raiders. pregame coverage at 8:00, with the countdown to kickoff. stick around for "action news" after the game and a complete post-game wrap up. >> a broadway hit performed tonight in philadelphia as part

of a review. >> these are the kimmel central show stopper musical theater students. they selected selections from aladdin, the color, purple and on your feet. >> they should have invited you. >> why do you say this? >> you are a good singer, and you know a lot of broadway songs. >> you're pretty good. >> i have him flustered. >> let's go to the forecast. >> the action cam, looking at williams town new jersey, it's quite a display. excitement in the air, lots of clouds as well, taking a look at the skyline, the view from temple, university.

the countdown is on, less than three days from christmas, two days and 30 minutes now. it's an active holiday weekend. it starts warm and wet tomorrow. we cool off, dry out christmas eve day. early christmas morning tracking the potential for a wintery mix. this helps to open the door for true arctic air to stream in. temperatures get cold next week. right now, temperatures not bad at all. 47-degrees down from 51, eight degrees above normal. it was a mild day. trenton, 42. cape may 48. allentown and reading, 41. clouds are in place, thickening, leading edge of moisture trying to move in. if you look at this view, doesn't look like much. you widen it out, there is a lot of rain along thear moving in tomorrow. tomorrow, heading out doing last

minute christmas shopping, take the umbrella. rain on and off throughout the day. 59-degrees the afternoon high. that front rolls through late saturday evening. behind it, we dry out for christmas eve, seasonally cool, 44-degrees, increasing clouds. that's the system i'm tracking precipitation as you head to midnight mass. rain, philadelphia, a mix to the north. lehigh valley and the poconos, it's snow. this is a piece of energy on the way to linking up with the coastal storm. we don't get the coastal storm by 2:30, beginning to dry out in lancaster by 6:00 in the morning, it eat it's out of her. it's probably a d dream for the

philadelphia area to the south. mainly rain, snowflakes mixed in. you have to go north of the lehigh tunnel to get an inch of snow. poconos see that elsewhere not much at all. if you are headed to the eagle game, bundle up. windchills in the teens as the cold air comes in. wet and warm tomorrow, 59-degrees. dry out, sunshine and increasing clouds, 44. mcdonald for christmas, blustery and cold, wind gusts 45 miles per hour. temperatures sliding down for the week, tuesday 37, wednesday, 42. thursday and friday, temperatures not climbing out of the 20s. there is a potential on friday or next weekend that we could have a significant storm impacting our area. keep you posted on that. in the meantime, have a great

holiday weekend. you too. >> thank you. >> a small group of church goers spent the evening spreading holiday cheer. >> members of the new community baptist church in collingswood hosted a night of caroling. the church promoted a new rotation along the 600 block of collings avenue. >> fa la la la la la. >> residents of young delaware students ventured out to spread christmas cheer. today students from the all saint's school went caroling. they sang for customers and staff at the local wawa. ♪ ♪

>> sports caster dick enburg has died. the man who's catch phrase was "oh my."

we won 14 sports caster of the year awards. he was 82. the cause of death not certain. his wife believes he suffered a heart attack. >> philadelphia flyers in buffalo tonight. here's ducis rogers. >> not a good showing. the flyers feeling good p following their home stand. brian elliot under fire. ryan o'reilly from an impossible angle. check out this one. midway through the period, evander cane. flyers down, 2-0. 3-1 buffalo. scores, game not done yet. flyers get the second empty nether of the contest.

flyers lose 4-2. >> eagles host the flyers. nick foles expects the atmosphere to be special. >> philadelphia will be rocking. i can't wait to see the fans and energy in the stadium. >> i have never played christmas before. i know it will be crazy. a lot of people there probably got tickets as christmas gifts. >> malcolm jenkins was asked if any of the rookies have a future in singing? >> not at all. they elected the lead singer. let's say he's a better quarterback than performer. >> it was terrible. how can you not not know the

christmas songs? you hear them every year. >> still ahead, we talk basketball, the 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.

>> villanova has been idle nine days. nova and hostra, cats enter perfect, 11-0 on the season. end of the first half, nova up

21 at recess. villanova win, 95-71. temple and georgia, a long afternoon. a rare bright spot here. deep three. temple down 16 at this point. temple loses 84-66. la salle on the road at bucknell. isaiah, 24 points off the bench. bucknell fouling. he drops 30 points on 12 of 16 points. loses 21-88. >> two dozen children were treat today a special holiday celebration for the kids at the west park apartments. they played games, made crafts and had swe

members of the transform church congregation. "jimmy kimmel live" next followed by "nightline." "action news" continues at 5:00 a.m. for the team, i'm jim gardner. have a good night, great weekend and have a wonderful christmas. ♪ ♪

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