sunday night in the news, vandals target of church in north philadelphia and, shoppers hit the stores, hitting to make sure everything is ready for the big day. and big story on this christmas eve is count down to chris mace. >> and from the stores to church and last minute act of kindness people across the region and world are celebrating, the spirit of christmas tonight. >> we have team coverage tonight "action news" reporter annie mccormack is catching up with the last minute shoppers. >> we will begin with meteorologist melissa magee with the all important

christmas day forecast, it is a mixed bag, um. >> yes, that is right, it changes as we get throughout the rest of tonight and early christmas morning but for christmas day, we're looking good-bye the time we wake up and unwrap these gift and presents. currently in philadelphia we are coming in at 41. thirty-eight allentown. twenty-nine in the poconos. forty in millville. 41 degrees in dover. wind chill to factor in. feels like 34 in the city. teens in the poconos. forty-one in cape may. 35 degrees down in dover. so for the rest of this evening, for the christmas eve forecast, mostly cloudy, we're tracking rain, out in the city , points to the south, so right now we are coming in at 41 but for midnight mass and services then we have a temperature coming in at 43. a winter weather advisory has them posted for berks, lehigh northampton counties up to the poconos. this goes into effect about an hour lasting from 7:00 a.m. on monday because we are tracking wintry precipitation for some, the rest just liquid

precipitation. here's storm tracker six double scan radar 3-d this moisture is coming out of the lower great lakes and ohio valley. this is going to cut up to the west of our region to where it is cold enough to support some snowfall, that is where you'll see, early, monday, morning. so we will talk about what we can expect? rain for the city and south jersey and delaware. light snowfall to the lehigh valley up to the poconos. in the wake of this very windy , brisk for christmas day we will take a closer look at we are tracking santa, those details coming up with the accu weather forecast, now back over to you, walter. >> on the way. of course, we are keeping an eye to the skies tonight and not just because of the weather. santa claus, there he is, on the way, a live look at the official norad santa tracker. he is in spain, right now, we also know that he is delivering more than three and a half billion gifts, so far. well, we will keep an eye on his travels all night tonight so you can check our web site at six abc.com so you and your kid can keep tabs on santa claus as well.

>> well, in addition to santa 's presents there are gifts from family and friend and last minute shoppers, they were busy hitting stores to find the perfect gifts. >> "action news" reporter anni e mccormack live at king of prussia mall with that part of the coverage, annie. >> reporter: walter and jeanette, with three and a half billion presents, sometimes santa forgets a few things and need santa's help ers to head out the night before christmas to tie up loose end. that is what we are seeing here tonight at king of prussia mall tonight. take a look at the parking lot right now, you can see it is still full, congestion around here and around the malls, tonight, and many people, you might call procrastinators other people say they came out here for a good deal. >> i got something. >> reporter: last minute shoppers at the king of prussia mall took it down to the wire before the mall closed at 6:00 p.m. some tell us that the deals were the best they have seen all season. >> got to get in there and get

what you need christmas is here. >> reporter: traffic was conn guessed if in the final hours we didn't see santa claus here but there were reindeer and we saw plenty of santa clauses helpers making sure that they found those hard to find pieces, to complete very special presents. >> we went to anywhere that sells legos, they have the sets, but they don't have them necessity. we were forced to come here so santa can complete the set. >> reporter: worth the trip. >> information her, yes. yes. not for me but the traffic is crazy. >> reporter: back out here live those shoppers walking out and you can see two beautiful reindeer right outside of the newman marcus. i can tell you santa will not miss the philadelphia area, it was beautiful, glistening, red lights, covered reindeer, like that over here, to catch his eye. now the mall will reopen, on december 26th at 8:00 a.m. there are some roles tar rants

that are actually still open tonight, the waitress and waiters came out and said they have reservations around 7:45 and 8:00. they will stay opened until people stop coming in tonight. reporting live at king of prussia mall, annie mccormack for channel six "action news". >> santa claus loves king of prussia, i know that for a fact, thanks, annie. >> reporter: in addition, we found other people picking up last minute items for christmas feast. >> bob brooks hit one of the busiest spots a supermarket and liquor store in cherry hill new jersey. >> reporter: we got to the wegmans at 9:00 o'clock sharp. video speaks for itself. >> it was pack, last minute shopping in full swing. and then around noon time it was even busier, the parking lot packed with just about full capacity, and now some shoppers like daylen, waited until the last minute for no specific reason. >> i guess because that is what everybody else is doing.

>> reporter: but he did plan quite the feast for tonight and tomorrow so we will give him some credit. >> tonight we have a couple different meats here, i got the brisket, which i'm very excited about, i have a christmas ham for tomorrow and then tonight we will be cooking up, just a little leg of lamb. >> reporter: fran, of cherry hill had no choice but to grab her little helpers still in the pajamas and get it done today. >> since i'm a nurse so i was working, the past few days, so , we have to do things when we can. >> reporter: today they are here. >> yes. >> reporter: we spoke to patty depoland to shop today to make sure they are spread was the best that could be. >> just to make sure everything is fresh everything is fresh. >> reporter: finally we spoke to mother and daughter mary and sarah grill epitome of the holidays, they don't live close anymore and shopping at wegmans today is one of the moments that they will cherish , because they are alone, the rest of the family is at home. >> it is awesome, great, simply because we lived close for a while.

she just moved to the area. so it is nice to be back together doing our thing, yeah >> i enjoy her company. >> yeah. >> it is great. >> holidays are all about. >> exactly. >> right. >> absolutely. >> very much so. >> reporter: so from the video you can see there was plenty of last minute shoppers out there and we certainly wish all of them the best of luck, and happy holidays. reporting there cherry hill, bob brooks, channel six "action news". and for some families christmas shopping includes a trip to their favorite local bakery. line outside termini brother's bakery in south philadelphia began forming before they opened up at midnight. inside, it was an array of customer favorites like canol is, cookies and fresh bread. outside, folks from termini's prepared for the rush by setting up tables and heated canopies and hot coffee. of course tonight will be marked by church services for many people. >> ♪ >> action cam was at cathedral of st. pete inner wilmington

as bishop frances celebrated christmas eve mass, one of the many services taking place this evening, throughout the world. and the one last christmas important part of christmas, what we're talking about here is football. jeff skversky has check of the sports and eagles playing tomorrow night. >> second time ever in christmas. other time they won. hopefully another w, tomorrow, and they clinch, home field advantage throughout the playoffs. count down to christmas is on. eagles can, deliver home field advantage for the first time since their 2004 super bowl season. all they win is a win over raiders on monday night football. eagles look to lock up number one seed in the conference with a w and start 13-two for the first time in 13 years. the link will be electric, monday night, for their first home game in nearly a month. >> we will go out there and just to go get this win and clinch what we want to clinch. obviously these guys are a tough opponent. we have to make sure that we

put ourselves in the best position to watch up a chance to do what we want to do and have it our way throughout the playoffs. >> well, santa delivers tickets, under christmas tree six abc will gift it up. eagles/raiders, pregame she followed by the game and late addition of "action news" to wrap up your christmas night game against the raiders. we will see if jolly old saint nick foles can deliver a w, and clinch home field throughout the playoffs. >> yes. >> all right. thanks, jeff. still to come on "action news" just hours before christmas eve services, church in philadelphia is vandalized heart breaking damage at the war possible time. youngsters in need of some christmas spirit get a special visit from santa claus. >> those stories and more when "action news" comes right back .

discover items from the sanctuary, had been damage and then stolen just before christmas eve services. >> "action news" reporter christie ileto joins us live from the 2100 block of diamond street with the story, christie. >> reporter: walter, church leaders estimate $10,000 worth of items were stolen and, they were broke into the church through the side door. >> they broke in through this part here, they used a crowbar >> reporter: with the intent to steel a real life holiday grinch set his eyes on the jones tabernacle ame church in north philadelphia they took almost everything but the church. >> wow. >> from the pulpit. >> reporter: including a pair of antique chairs, candles and stained glass windows. justin heyward retraced the steps. >> just like this, the doors that was up here and gifts like this they ripped them off the hinges. >> reporter: damage to the church and estimated value of what was stolen is believed to surpass ten grand. >> if you are willing to steel from god you have no conscious

>> i feel violated because we have been through so long, we have been a force in this community for so long, we have done a lot of community work, and we have helped a great deal of people, and to see this happen, it is, really sad >> reporter: but setback hasn't dampened the holiday spirit of those, who came to worship on christmas eve. >> ♪ >> unaudible. >> i pray for those who broke in because one of the things you have to realize when you steel from god, god will work it all out. >> and, a forgiving spirit indeed, and because of what was stolen church leaders believe that the crooks may have been inside this church before, likely, casing the place and anyone with any information about whoever is responsible is asked to cat police. live from north philadelphia, christie ileto for channel six "action news". >> all right, thanks, christie we have an update on a quadruple shooting in southwest philadelphia, police identified a suspect.

they are looking for 21 year-old jabir kennedy who lives in the 6600 block of dorell street, the same place where shooting took place thursday night. officers say they were called about a woman who was allegedly assault by her children's father earlier in the day. she went back to the house, and that is when a fight broke out. kennedy reportedly went onto shoot all four men, one of this was killed, other remains hospitalized. kennedy is considered armed and dangerous. some children who really need a lift this holiday season received a very special visit to day. santa claus was at st. christopher's hospital for children in philadelphia's hunting park section, this little girl was all smiles, as she sat on the big guy's lap. santa didn't make her way until christmas morning to open gifts he gave them to her on the spot, she received a puzzle, and abc's and immediately began, singing to santa. and this little girl spotted santa in north fail and mad a mad dash. she gave him a huge hug. in return he gave her an early

christmas present. santa spent the afternoon hanging out with state representative emelio vasquez and they delivered toys in his district.

all right. turning to sports now, jeff, we are hoping for the biggest christmas present of all. >> wouldn't it be great under the tree christmas morning. doug pederson will let house players, spend the night at home with their families, normally they are in a hotel before the game but no, they are going home to spend christmas with their families. how fitting can jolly old saint nick deliver the perfect christmas gift tomorrow. something eagles fans have been asking for, to foles and eagles can clinch home field advantage throughout playoffs for first time in 13 years with a win. eagles fans better watch out and better not throw snowballs at santa let saint nick foles do the throwing tomorrow night against oakland raiders.

tomorrow night foles and eagles look to clinch their first number one seed in the nfl playoffs since 2004 super bowl run. >> everybody is excited about the season, and with the ability to close out number one seed in the nfl, or pardon me nfc it is a huge game for us. >> it is a great opportunity for us as an organization, we have worked very hard, we have been through things in the past and way our season has been going this year, we are made a lot have stride and we stayed hungry and we will do what we have to do on monday, we will just play hard, and be ourselves and then clinching like that, we appreciate it situation. >> if you don't have eagles ticket under the tree tomorrow don't worry see eagles/raiders monday night football here on six abc, coverage at 8:00 with our pregame show count down to kick off. game followed by late addition of "action news" which will wrap up, the game, and hopefully, that clinching

story line, well, eagles are soaring dallas cowboys they are still alive in the playoff chase. they are down five to seattle. if dallas cowboys if they win and were to beat eagles next week and get lots of help they could sneak in the playoffs. elsewhere saints hosting falcons drew brees becomes third quarterback in nfl history to throw 07,000-yard. second quarter, ted ginn junior, flying, 54-yard object a one horse open sleigh saints win 23-13. they clinch playoff birth. jared goff and rams clinch nfc west title, trailing by three in the fourth, goff to cooper cup, how about sliding catch, he stays in. rams take down titans 27-23, connor barwin the former eagle the rams are nfc west champs for the first time since 2003. cam newton and panthers, down by four to the bucks 39 to go, cam fumbles but gets the ball back, punches it in, a carolina come back story,

panthers top tampa 22-19. cam lights candle, i'm afraid it is his son's birthday, carolina clinches a playoff spot. here's where things stand, playoff picture is simple, top five teams have clinched playoff birth, falcons, seahawks, cowboys they are all alive, all fighting for the final wild card spot in the nfc. eagles need one win to clinch home field throughout the playoffs. basketball now sixers big man joel embiid is questionable for tomorrow's christmas day game in new york with the knicks. embiid has been battling a back injury. did he not practice today instead getting treatment. sixers, they are hurting in more ways then one. embiid missing team and sixers missing out on wins. they have who nine of their last ten games including five straight, brett brown he is trying to remain positive. >> just making sure that the sky isn't falling. it is not falling. we feel internally the things

we're doing will add up. we stand by that. >> much more tonight on "action news" sports sunday at 11:45. eagles players will reveal their favorite christmas presents t the tree as kid. anytime we hear and think about those great presents you got as kid. >> i can barely remember. >> really. >> long time ago. >> it that was great. >> g.i. joe, right. >> kung fu grip, sorry. thanks, jeff. chris mayday forecast coming up. >> plus taking a live look at sky six from city hall, festive scene and check on your exclusive forecast, is up next on "action news", stay with us. (avo) when you have type 2 diabetes, you manage your a1c, but you also have a higher risk of heart attack or stroke.

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mold list ace looking for santa claus. >> yes. >> be patient. >> yes. >> nice to pull your sleigh there yes, more than, 3 billion presents. as we get into christmas night it is all about the eagles as they take on the raiders, kick off at 8:30. we have that forecast covered for you, breezy, cold by the time we getting with that game , wind chill will be in the 20's, 30's during the daylight hours, 8:00 o'clock

tomorrow night we have a temperature of 31 and at 11:00 t 29 and watch the game right here on six abc. numbers though they are certainly colder then this same time yesterday, high in the city, on saturday, was 60, and today's high just 43. thirty-four for slatington and kutztown. twenty-nine in lake harmony. thirty-seven in warminster. newtown at 39. down in new jersey, 39 for ewing and browns mills, right along immediate coast in brigantine coming in at 44. forty for smyrna and dover in the lower 40's. here's satellite six with action radar you can see lots of cloud around, we are tracking this disturbance off to the great lakes and ohio valley. so this moisture is actually going to come up to the west of our region and where it is cold enough at on set some spots north and west of the i-95 metro area you can find light snow before you get a transition over to some mixed precipitation. so as we are tracking, santa, we have got you covered, still more than 3 billion, present, and he is, crossing over the

atlantic ocean as we speak. that is to be in the delaware and lehigh valleys as we get closer to the midnight hour. future tracker six typing out that precipitation, the rain around in philadelphia, 10:00 p.m. it is chilly rain especially for south jersey and delaware but there is light snowfall for lancaster reading and allentown this is where we have go that windshield weather advisory posted and up to the poconos as well. but by 2:30 snow, quickly changes over to rain but it stays snow, up in the poconos and this is quickly out of here, by 7:00 o'clock on christmas morning. so cloud breaking for some sunshine. as far as the expected snowfall if you are hoping for white christmas here in philadelphia, just not going to happen this year you have to travel well to the north and west, to try and find that a coating is likely for areas in southern berks county, southernly high county and montgomery and upper bucks as well, about an inch of snowfall is likely and it is in the poconos and more than likely going to stay all snow for this small duration event. so, christmas day, blustery and cold, temperatures will

remain in the 30's with wind chills once again in the 20's and 30's, winds gusting from 40 to 45 miles an hour, with a wind advisory that goes up tomorrow. here's the exclusive accu weather seven day forecast brisk and windy for christmas day high of 39. partly sunny, cold on tuesday, a high of 37, and then maybe some flurries likely tuesday afternoon, and sunshine and crowd on wednesday, 32, and arctic chill moves in on thursday, 29, and then we're watching the coast, as we get into next weekend, guys with that cold air in place. >> here we go. >> thanks, melissa. thanks, world news sunday is next here on channel six, don't miss "action news" at ten on phl17 tonight, and we are right back here, on six abc at 11:00. for jeanette reyes, sarah bloomquist, melissa magee, jeff skversky and entire "action news" team i'm walter perez. we will see you at 11:00 o'clock.

tonight, double trouble. the winter blast hitting both coasts. weather alerts from oregon to maine. and the white christmas in store for millions. breaking tonight, deadly plane crash. five people killed, including a father and his children. investigators on the scene. did weather play a role? christmas terror scare. the false alarm sending holiday shoppers into a panic. this, as homeland security officials are now calling that shooting spree targeting police an act of terror. rescue emergency. more than 100 skiers stranded for hours. helicopters called in for the mountaintop rescue. and, home for christmas. the police officer killed in the line of duty. tonight, a community coming together to give her family a place to call their own.