>> the sixers are a different team when joel embiid is not available. he returns tonight but the losing continues. after testing his back, embid is given the green light to play. sixers go right to him, inside and outside, embid scores eight points opening quarter. later, alley-oop action to ben simmons. third quarter more embid. nice move down low, 14 points,

eight rebounds, 23 minutes of action. raptors get a 13-0 run. sixers lose 102-86. five straight losses, nine in their past ten games. sixers visit the knicks christmas day. flyers had a loss last night against buffalo. tonight, dave hacks tall. >> flyers down 1-0. ivan with his fifth goal of the season, tied at one. we go to a shootout. jake voracek can't keep it going. flyers lose 2-1. they'll be idle until tuesday's

game on the road against the pan panthers. that's sports. >> thank, ducis. >> disney on ice dare to dream held its opening show tonight. the skating extravaganza is playing here in south philadelphia through january 1st. more "action news" coming up in just a minute. ♪ ♪ 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.

>> saturday night. i'm walter perez. here's what's happening on "action news" at 11:30. more fallout from the miss america scandal. three stepped down. we have the latest. the white house responds to reports that president trump made disparaging comments to immigrants. >> we begin with the all important christmas forecast. after a mild day, the cold weather is moving in, setting the stage for what could be a white christmas for parts of the north. time for a check of the forecast for meteorologist magee. >> hey, walter. i'm doing fantastic.

not everyone is going to have a white christmas on christmas day. we get into the specifics with that. as we look outside, it's 44 in philadelphia. we are starting to cooldown. 29 in buffalo. pittsburg, 33. charleston, west virginia, 35. satellite 6 showing rain earlier today moving south and east, the cold front along the atlantic. the northwest wind flow, it's windy outside, gusts 20 to 25 miles per hour. setting the stage for some prescription for some christmas eve and christmas day. 8:00 tomorrow morning, mostly dry start to the day. sun giving way to increasing clouds. as we get to 9:30 tomorrow evening, we have a disturbance moving through, rain for

philadelphia. light snowfall for areas in bucks montgomery, berks and lancaster county. this continues throughout tomorrow evening into early christmas morning. we talk about how much snow fall we see for parts of the region. we have the details in the full and exclusive forecast, walter. >> thank you, melissa. >> check realtime views by visiting "6abc".com or downloading the free "6abc" app from your mobile device. a four-year-old girl is recovering from a gunshot and the man that tried to protect her was the intended target. bob brooks spoke to neighbors who are outraged. >> lee fisher speaks a sad reality. last night outside of his home was the scene of a violent drive

by style shooting and a four-year-old girl would be shot in the leg. fisher said he was walking his dog and saw it mapped. >> the car turned around in front of my house. it opened fire on the guy and his daughter. >> aspects were approaching, the four-year-old parked the buick, then walked to the passenger side to get his daughter out. next they would be fired on 6789 you can see a dozen bullet holes in the car. the father wasn't hit but the child was shot in the upper leg. the neighbor and another neighbor rushed them to a nearby neighbor house and waited for help to come. >> we shuffled them to his house for safety. then i basically was outside waiting for the police to come. >> at this point, detectives

believe four male suspects were in an unidentified car. neighbors have a tough time understanding who could commit such a horrible crime. >> i can't -- a four-year-old getting shot -- >> the good news is, we are told the little girl is in stable condition. police believe her father is the intended target. bob brooks, "action news." >> out west the thomas fire is the largest in california modern history. it started in ventura county december 4th. dry conditions and strong winds caused it to spread. firefightersplan to fight it around the clock until january 7th. >> the white house is denying that president trump made disparaging comments about

immigrants. according to the paper, mr. trump said that all immigrants from haiti had aids and those from nigeria wouldn't go back to their huts. it's sad and telling that the times would lie based on an anonymous source. >> deputy director andrew mccabe told officials that he would retire in coming months, eligible for his pension in march 2018. he spent hours being grilled regarding his supervision of the hilary clinton e-mail investigation. there is no suggestion he is being forced out. >> now to the controversy rocking the miss america resignation. several have resigned in the wake of an e-mail shaming

scandal. >> resignations at the top of the miss america association. ceo sam haskel resigned saturday the day after he was suspended from the board. president and ceo josh randle also departing following publications of leaked e-mails in the huffington post including demeanorring comments about former miss america contestants. miss america malley hagen is the subject of many derogatory comments about her weight. >> having someone demean you, degrade you in anyway is not okay. stand up for yourself. it matters. >> hagen signed the petition with 50 others calling the behavior despicable. haskel says the e-mails are

edited and the events are not as described saying he was under stress for attacks by two miss americas. josh hagen says his comments don't reflect the organization. >> josh randle said he inappropriately respond today an e-mail. apologized to the contestant involved and alleged participation in on my part in a yearlong e-mail communication which is grossly misleading. the e-mails were exchanged in 2013 and 2014 and predate my employment all together. chuck seavorson, new york. >> now to a water main break in northern liberty. the 12-inch main broke this morning at front street and girard avenue. there was water all over the place as you can see making a

mess of things affecting ten homes and businesses. three properties are still without gas and electricity because of water damage. >> an eagle returns to his hometown in delaware to play santa for the day. what he says inspired him to give back to the community y. >> police officers in philadelphia are getting into the holiday spirit. those stories and more when "action news" comes right back. ♪ ♪

>> philadelphia's 12th police district hosted a luncheon to celebrate with children from

across the community. there was a chance to put in requests from santa claus. there were bags and bags stuffed with toys for children to take home. here's a story that makes us philly proud. eagle's running back wendell returned to make christmas for this family and her 12 children. smallwood says he was raised by a single mom and remembers how tough this time of year can be. he wanted to give back to the moms so they could have a wonderful christmas with their family. >> time for a final check of the forecast. >> christmas eve, then christmas day. >> we have the forecast covered. sky 6 live and hd, as we look from our city hall camera down

the ben franklin parkway, the flags are blowing in the wind. the winds are picking up on the backside of the cold front moving through. winds gusting 20 to 25 miles per hour. here's storm tracker 6 live double scan radar showing we are dry not tracking precipitation. 44 in the city after a high of 60. 40 in allentown, same in reading. poconos, 30. cape may, 48. here is satellite 6 along with action radar, dry conditions across the region in the wake of the rainfall through today. the front moved through, winds on the backside and cooler air filtering into the area. the rest of tonight, colder tonight than last night, dipping to 31 in the suburbs and 38 in philadelphia for the overnight low. christmas eve, it's a good start to the day.

7:00 in the morning, chilly and 37. sun giving way to increasing clouds as we get to christmas eve. temperatures maxing out in the middle and lower 40s across the region. cooler in comparison to today's high of 60. christmas eve night into christmas morning, tracking a disturbance moving through. 8:00 tomorrow morning, sun giving way to increasing clouds. it will be chilly. numbers in the 30s. tomorrow night, you can see the disturbance as it works its way through, it's a chilly rain in philadelphia, especially areas in south jersey and delaware. light snowfall reading through allentown and the poconos. watch how quickly it comes in and out. 2:00 in the morning, monday morning, christmas morning, rain in the city. we find snow changing over to rain for areas to the north. by 7:30 monday morning, all of

the wintery precipitation is out of here, and we are dry throughout the rest of our christmas morning. when we look at computer models, these are the different names of the models we track looking at precipitation and the likelihood of a white christmas in philadelphia, not going to find it monday morning. the models not projecting snow fall. in the lehigh valley region, there is half an inch according to the models and inch and a half inch at the nan. there is some i-95 metro area for light snowfall, white christmas day. gusting and chilly. it's nice and dry throughout the region. sun to clouds tomorrow. cooler with a high of 44. monday, colder and a windy day.

high temperature of 39. something to keep in mind. eagles prime time game against the raiders, going to be chilly. extra layers needed christmas night. tuesday, a high of 37. arctic chill thursday, walter, 29. watch the coast next friday and new year's eve saturday, potential of a storm. >> temperatures are going to dip. thank you, melissa. >> a one man stays behind at the end of the workday to help an elderly man close his shop. that was a decision that cost him his life. here's rick williams with the crime fighter report. >> anna curry is honest about her son, describing him as a challenge with a floral flair. >> he was a handful from the time he was born to the end. very energetic, loved flowers. he worked since he was 15.

he was big into flowers. >> cortez was closing up the shop saturday april 1st at a store at second and west more street. he helped a nearby store owner close the gate when his mother says he was approached by two men. >> they probably tried robbing him. the cops said he was probably getting the best of one of them and the other shot him in the head. >> it may have started as a robbery but the suspects didn't get anything. >> they got nothing. his money, wallet, everything on him. >> the city is offering $20,000 reward money for the arrest and conviction of the person responsible. call 215546 tips. all calls will remain anonymous. she says the neighborhood where

the murder took place is tight knit community. >> they know each other. someone knows something. i need closure on this. >> for crime fighters, i'm rick williams, "action news." 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.

>> all right, time for a check on sports with ducis rogers. santa claus and the eagles same day. >> what could possibly go wrong? >> and it's on channel6. >> it is. if the vikings lost to packers tonight, it would do the trick. five degrees at lamb bo field. >> that's quarterback sam bradford. four yards to stephen. vikings win 16.

eagles can clinch on monday night with the win. eagles are still in the driver seat. guys are getting a little tired. coach pederson is keeping an eye on that and adjusting accordingly. >> giving them an extra day of rest, a walkthrough, two practices this week. it's been good. guys are feeling good. got to keep everyone fresh and healthy for monday night. >> monday night is christmas night. it's "6abc," pregame at 8:00, game at 8:30 followed by "action news." >> joel embiid returns to the lineup. sixers get the bad news, the present not enough to counter sloppy play. >> embid is cleared to go.

first quarter, sixers go to him. inside and outside. eight points opening quarter for him. later, embid goes alley-oop to ben simmons. >> third quarter, more embid. 14 points in all, eight rebounds, 23 minutes of action. raptors 13-0 run to rosen. 35 points thursday night, 29 tonight. sixers lose 102-86, five straight losses in nine of the past ten. they'll visit the knicks on christmas. >> dave hakes alcoaching his 200th game with the flyers. orange and black even it up, tied at one.

we go to a shootout. pierre scores on elliot. that's how this one ends. flyers move 2-1 off until thursday's game in florida against the pan thens. >> i look forward to the eagles. >> thank you, ducis. >> a christmas display in boulder colorado has prompted calls to 911. this is not the homeowner dangling from the roof hanging christmas decorations, it's a dummy. police and paramedics rush today the home after receiving reports of a man in trouble. they arrived and found there was no need for a rescue. the homeowner behind the prank did it to be real. >> the boxes are tangled. it takes forever to untangle them. >> we have all been there. >> police got a good laugh and noted the address for future 911

callers to tell them to relax. >> castle is next. "action news" continues at 6:00 tomorrow morning. for melissa magee, jeff skversky and the entire "action news" team, i'm walter perez. have a great night. see you back here tomorrow. ♪ ♪

there are two kinds of folks who sit around thinking about how to kill people--psychopaths and mystery writers. i'm the kind that pays better. who am i? i'm rick castle. castle. castle. i really am ruggedly handsome, aren't i? every writer needs inspiration, and i've found mine. detective kate beckett. beckett. beckett. nikki heat? the character he's basing on you. and thanks to my friendship with the mayor, i get to be on her case. i would be happy to let you spank me. and together, we catch killers. we make a pretty good team, you know? like starsky and hutch, turner and hooch. you do remind me a little of hooch. ♪