didn't hear that you got it done. >> got it done. >> that is it is for "action news" at 4:00 for brian taftelli, adam joseph melissa magee, i'm shirleen allicott. brian and i will be back tonight for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00 on phl17. nothing against you. probably just your gender. >> just my gender. blame men. "action news" at 5:00 is coming up next and we might be back tonight if we're still speaking. [laughter] >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with jamie apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, with jamie apody, malpass. >> ♪ >> a camden county community is on high alert after a rash of break-ins in a little more than a week, seven homes have been hit. police there say they know drugs are driving criminals to burglarize these homes. >>> friday night the big story on "action news" is the search for suspect who are targeting homes in search of valuables. >> this is happening in clementon new jersey and the burglars have hit homes in one area of that community. "action news" reporter vern odom is live in clementon along the white horse pike with the full

for shirleen allicott melissa magee i'm brian taft.th adam and ducis rodgers back tonight on phl17. >> rick williams and monica malpass will have the latest on the killing spree in montgomery county. "action news" at 5:00. >> see you tonight. >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with jamie apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ williams and monica >> from the ground to the air, authorities in montgomery county are trying to capture a gunman linked to a killing spree that has left at least six people dead. right now we know who they are looking for. it is bradley stone an exmarine. it is monday night, the big story on "action news" is the search for a gunman that has led authorities to four montgomery county communities. >> we know that the gunman killed six people in three separate locations this morning. >> now it all began at 4:00 a.m. in lower salford. that is where a woman was found dead. authorities then found more victims in lansdale and souderton and they're now in pen

i'm brian taft. >> "action news" at 5:00 is coming up next. >> we'll see you at 10:00 . >> ♪ >> "actiony's leading news program. with jamie apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> the week leading up to christmas is off to a dreary starter. accuweather is tracking several systems that will bring us rain ahead of the holiday. and we're learning more about what to expect on christmas eve and christmas day. monday night monica malpass is off, shirleen allicott is joining us and the big story on "action news" is the separate storms that will bring precipitation to our area. >> and tonight we will see light rain as well as fog. meteorologist melissa magee is at the "action news" big board with the latest from storm tracker 6 double scan. >> and shirleen and rick, we are tracking just some light rain right now to the south of philadelphia. you could see on storm tracker 6 live double scan radar some light precipitation, light rainfall across south jersey and delaware. this is the first round of and delaware. the rest of this evening and into tonight. tempe

"action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, alicia vitarelli, shirleen allicott and brian taft again, it's 4:30 and "action news" continues on this friday with deals all about getting fit and feeling festive. >> plus, she may not be old enough to drive but that didn't stop this 11-year-old from taking a cross country trip. how she wound up several states away from home with $10,000 in her pocket. states away from home with bustle of the holiday season can be exhausting especially for santa and sleepy newborns. the story behind this precious holiday moment at the king of prussia mall. >> but first an elderly south philadelphia man may have lost his life savings to a criminal overnight. but he hasn't lost his sense of humor. >> took me forever to save it up. nickels, dimes, quarters and pennies, you know. i'm not a wealthy man. i may be handsome but i'm not -- watch your mouth . >> [laughter] >> he's also a comedian. that was 87-year-old frank cavalier row talking about the money stolen by a intruder who kicked in his door while he slept. clad pradelli has more on the robbery and

i'm brian taft. >> i'm shirleen allicott. we're following new developments in a deadly hit and run. in the last two hours or so, police have made real progress in this case. vernon odom is live at the caln township police station where investigators say they've identified a person of interest. vernon. >> reporter: good afternoon. that person of sent now inside the caln police department being interviewed by the police. they have not yet charged anybody or publicly named any one. police know how the honda suv they believe struck and killed the young coatesville woman late last night. this is 19-year-old nursing decent gray of coatesville. she was killed just before 11:00 last night here in the 3400 block of lincoln highway. she worked an overnight shift at this dollar store. her family says she had been dropped off for work by her boyfriend but the doors were locked. so she apparently came back up on the highway where she was hit and killed by a driver who fled the scene without stopping. her family is to say the least devastated. >> whoever saw the accident, can they step up and tel

for shirleen allicott, adam joseph and cecily tynan i'm brian taft. i'll see you at 10 o'clock.>> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with jamie apody degrees meteorologist cecily tynan rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪♪ >> the holiday season is marred by tragedy for one berks county family. >>> a husband and wife were killed in a fast moving fire and investigators now are trying to determine the cause. >>> monday night rick is off sharrie williams joins us. the big story on "action news" is that fatal fire that claimed the lives of a beloved mother and father. >> the fire destroyed the louse in reading last night. we know little about what might have caused it. "action news" john rawlins is lie at the scene with the very late he have on the investigation. john. >> reporter: hi, sharrie. i talked to the fire marshal a short time ago. the investigation continues says he's waiting for information from a scheduled autopsy in this case. the family says the victims were a couple who were married for more than 60 years. a family in pain, coming to grips with th

"action news" continues at 10:00 on phl17 with brian taft shirleen allicott and ducis rodgers.e join us for "action news" at 11:00 on channel 6. now for cecily tynan ducis rodgers and the entire news team i'm jim gardener. we hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00. >> ♪ >>> welcome to "world news tonight." breaking news, the storm. the rescues playing out. even the rescuing needing help. and the mud slides. homes buried to the roof tops. also breaking, the markets in a free fall. dropping more than 300 points on friday. the worst week in years. what's driving there. >>> the deadly cruise ship fire headed to the u.s. we hear from the passengers, the smoke and the panic. >>> face to face. the moment between angelina jolie and the hollywood executive. and tonight, the new video message straight from angelina jolie herself. >>> good evening on this friday night.

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"action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, alicia vitarelli, shirleen allicott and brian taft hello again it's 4:30 and "action news" continues with the final freebie friday of 2014 where you can get everything from free flights for kids to free pretzels. >> yeah, it will be worth it. speaking of freebies people in china thought someone was giving them free money when an armored truck accidentally spilled millions of dollars on a highway. but the government is asking those cash grabbers to do now. but the government is asking exhilerated the reaction. one things remains constitute his gratitude the adorable details coming up. >> we begin with the latest on that christmas miracle on the market frankford line. this was the scene last night as a baby entered the world other el train with the help of two septa police officers and this was the scene less than 24 hours after that dramatic delivery. mom, her two wise men and her new baby appropriately named chris for the day he was born. >>> "action news" reporter eva pilgrim is live outside hahnemann hospital with more on the specia

action news" continues with meteorologist adam >> "action news" continues shirleen allicott and brian taftagain it's 4:30 and "action news" continues with some no fail tricks and tips to make the most of your time and money this holiday shopping season. later apparently the only thing worse than promising a man will be eat nd alive by an anaconda is for man not to be eaten alive by that anaconda. why the discovery channel's big snakes special left so many hungry for more. >> uh-huh. plus a follow-up to an "action news" investigation for the first time we see the young woman who sued her estranged parents for college tuition money. what happened inside of a camden county courtroom today. >> we begin with the weather waiting game. right now a nor'easter is developing off the carolina coast in just a few hours. that some will start to move month into our area. for more on the timing and what type of precipitation to expect let's head over to meteorologist melissa magee at the big board. hi, melissa. >> hi, shirleen. the bulk of the precipitation will start and fall in the form of rain but the

for experimental psychiatry at the university of pennsylvania's pearlman school of medicine and brian taft, senior research associate for traffic safety. doctor? >> good morning, thank you for inviting me to speak at this important meeting. i'm going to begin by setting the stage for the biological effects of drowsiness that make it so terrifically dangerous when we drive. next slide, please. the first thing to remind those listening and looking at the slides are that as near as we know right now, all animals need to sleep and humans are no exception. sleep is an essential part of our health and survival. we have to do it on a daily basis. and we have to achieve healthy sleep and we need sleep that is of adequate duration to ensure we don't have uncontrolled drowsiness and sleepiness during the daytime. next slide, please. this slide is maybe just a reminder that when we don't receive adequate sleep, we tend to fall asleep very rapidly. the graph going down on the left shows that the longer we're awake, the more rapidly we'll fall asleep and the more rapidly we'll transition into a stage o