channel 7, eyewitness news. >> thank you. we have new information about the fifth graders accused of plotting to bomb cliffton high school. >> the prosecutor's office revealed nobody was ever in any danger and the children were not going to be charged. the 10 and 11-year-old's attempt was nothing but an altoid can and oil. one of their friends was being bullied. the children will have to undergo a psychiatric evaluation before returning to school. >>> specific victim detectives are trying to figure out what said he was assaulted in the bronx. that little girl is just 10 years old. rob nelson is in the bronx tonight. >>> well, what we do know right now is this incident involved a young girl who went to school here in the bronx behind me. at this hour, she still needs to be questioned more by detectives to find out exactly what happened here. take a look at this video we shot earlier. this is what we know now at this hour. a 10-year-old little girl was on her way to school when she was groped by someone. that someone at this ho

reporting in the newsroom, bryan callahan, channel 13 action news. neighbors describe horrifying scene.... after police say... a son shot and killed his father. it happened yesterday.... at the famly's home... near green valley and paseo verde in henderson. action news reporter.... mahsa saeidi is live.... with what neighbors are saying tonight. mahsa? a neighbor heard screams!so intense he couldn't tell if it was coming from a man or a woman! but this went on for minutes. we're told when told cops arrived -- they found a father dead. his son still in the house. being held at the henderson detention center. he's identified as eugene tshiyombo.investigators say this began sunday night. there was some sort of a fight between father and son. the next day someone inside called to report a missing person. cops checked it out. nothing. cops got another call several hours later...and made the gresuome discovery. we've reached out to the son. he's doesn't want to talk at this time. there's no one at the house but crime scene crews cleaning up. reporting live

reporting live, bryan callahan, channel 13 action news. shocking video out of florida, shows a suspect punching an officer in the face but that was just the beginning. up next.. we'll show you the furious shootout that followed. stay with us. a florida sherlated into a gunfight. investigators say the driver was asked to show his license.. then punched the officer.. pulled a gun and started shooting. the officer and the supsect were both wounded during the gunfire. police say the suspect.. who's now facing a number of charges.. has already served 20-years for attempted murder. north las vegas police are asking for your help, to identify the man seen in these pictures. detectives believe he pulled off several armed robberies over the past month. in one incident, the suspect shot someone. that victim is still recovering at umc. if you think you might know the contact police. we're learning more about the condition of a man who had to be hospitalized with burns after an early morning fire. action news reporter marissa kynaston spoke with someo

burkett, channel 7, eyewitness news. >> staff sergeant lewis the other new yorker who died in that same attack's funeral will be saturday at new begin's christian center in long island. >>> new york city police commissioner bill bratton demanding that ray kelly reveal the source that told him the nypd is misreporting crime statistics. kelly claims the document has reclassified some violent crimes to make the city appear safer. bratton insists there's been no change since kelly held the job. >> refute everything that commissioner kelly alleged that we are. we have not changed anything since his time as commissioner. at 6:00, dave evans with a new reason behind while kelly and bratton are fruding. >>> a man mugged and stabbed to death on a bronx street. police were called to the williamsberg section this morning. he's not been identified but be in his 20s. the murder was caught on surveillance camera and police are searching for as many as six suspects. >>> a group of at least six teenagers robbed two newsstands on the upper west side and assaulted the clerks. the teens robbed a newsstand

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and with a 2 year agreement, we'll give you all the premium movie channels for a year. 400 dollars back. so go online or call now. get out of the past. get fios. . >>> looks like clear sailing as far as the forecast is concerned. we have warming temperatures, not feeling like december other than today. as we look at double scan live radar a few clouds but the sunshine really took control along with the gusty winds in fact the winds were between 30 and 45 miles per hour earlier today but they have since started to relax. in fact, here are the official peak wind gusts, 34 miles per hour at 10 miles to that in reading and wilmington clocking in at 39 miles per hour and wilmington 38 and peak wind gust in trenton of 30, and that happened mostly in the first half of the day. as we look at the windchills in the region, feeling winter like in the poconos at 28 degrees and at the shore, windchills around 39 to 44 and in the city of philadelphia, not too bad considering it's the beginning of december, feeling like 41 degrees and we have meteorologist, cecily tynan, live in cente

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. >> reporter: the majority of russian people get information from all tv channels controlled by the government. russia has the upper hand, it has a history of financing a strong and sophisticated propaganda machine. russia is inundating with its message. turkey does not have that. >> the first wave of coverage focused on technical questions - was it in turkish air space or not, were the pilots warned or weren't they. the next day the russian media were making it about president recep tayyip erdogan family. moscow-based channels, including the russian language and english language zeroed in on allegations that recep tayyip erdogan, through his son bilal was profiting from oil deals with i.s.i.l. >>> to back up the stories, they ran with this image, alleges it showed bilal erdo wan with two i.s.i.l. leaders. turned out the two were not war lords, they were waiters. >> there was a ukranian website dedicating work to dismantling artist propaganda. the website published a story rebutting everything said. it turns out that it's not i.s.i.s. warlords, it's a turkish restaurant in which bil

in manhasset, stacey sager, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> graduate level research. so proud of them. >> imagine what they will do at college. >>> there is still much more ahead. >> "eyewitness news at 6:00" starts right . >>> what donald trump said yesterday disqualifies him from serving as president. >> the white house jumping into the presidential race saying get out of the race. this is after trumps call to ban all muslims from the u.s. the new york state developer tonight is not backing down. first, exclusive video of an off duty nypd officer at the scene of a deadly shooting. investigators say he shot a man trying to rob him. >> good evening to you at 6:00, i'm liz cho. >> i'm bill ritter. police in queens are looking for a suspected suspect that tried to rob the off duty cop. >> the officer answering a craigslist ad for car when one of the men pulled a gun on him, he pulled out his gun and killed one of the suspects. >> all of this happening in springfield gardens. kemberly richardson is there with exclusive video from the scene and our lead story. >> bill and

cefaan kim, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thanks. >>> the governor of connecticut taking action when congress won't. governor dan milloy plans to issue an executive order to ban the sale of guns for people on the no fly list and the terror watch list. >> connecticut the first state to do so. the state doesn't have access to the names on that watch list. marcus solis is live from new milford. marcus. >> reporter: well, sade, diana, the governor's office says it is working with the white house to get access to those lists and once it does, that executive order will be signed. the governor calling the recent terrorist shootings in california and paris a wake-up call. >> this is a moment to seize here in america and today i'm here to say that connecticut, we are seizing this moment. >> reporter: connecticut may have been the fifth state in the union but today it was first, the only state so far to ban firearm sales to individuals on the federal terror watch list. people from boarding an airplane to and from the united states but there's nothing pre 10th them -- preventing them from buyin

and with a 2 year agreement, we'll give you all the premium movie channels for a year. plus, 400 dollars back. so go online or call now. >>> we are seeing new evidence, surveillance video in the alleged case of excessive force by police. after he went through a hookah bar last may. you can see him turn and rush at payne striking him in the upper body with his left arm. >> i wouldn't want this to happen to any other parent with their son or daughter. >> payne's lawyer wants the incoming bronx district attorney to reopen the case. >>> an unexpected guest spent the morning in a neighborhood in new jersey. several people in morris township spotted a black bear strolling through the area. the bear was probably taking advantage of the warm weather to continue feeding before the winter hibernation. some tennis players at the park say the large animal got everyone's attention. >> they were all in the back looking at the bear. everybody was taking pictures with their cell phone. i said i am glad we are in a cage. >> we aren't sure where he went. >> in those woods then behind. bu

reporting live gina lazara channel 13 action news. we have new video tonight showing a motorcycle crash on the 95... near searchlight. three motorcylces crashed. one driver died.. another was airlifted to umc. the condition of the third rider isn't known. right now all south bound lanes of 95 are open.. but northbound drivers are being ushered to the shoulder. earlier today: a car lights up the 15. a viewer sent us this video of an suv on fire. this happened around four this evening. n-h-p says the driver didn't crash into anything. the car just caught fire. thankfully no one was hurt. officials shut down part of the 15 for a short time but it is back open tonight. . a family missing its grandfather since christmas eve hasn't given up hope. the search has continued for wallace inkenbrandt near the california state line. action news reporter david pkg intro: "wallace's disappearance has overwhelmed the inkenbrandt family this holiday season. his daughter says they've spent was last seen near the intersection of lone mountain and decatu

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for now live in the bronx, lucy yang, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you. if you have our breaking news you know when the amber alert went out. we will have the latest at 6:00. >>> another mother attacked in the bronx. this was deadly. police found a 28-year-old shot in the head overnight in her east bronx home. her young son was home at the time but did not witness the killing. letter the woman's ex-boyfriend was in the house when ratty began was murdered. they want to question him. >>> a cop busted for a disturbing crime. the off duty 10-year veteran of the nypd accused of sitting drunk in his car and exposing himself. the car parked near ps 134 in the bronx. the cop is now suspended. darla miles is at the school. she is in the morrisania section. darla? >> reporter: well, bill, nypd officer wayne roach is suspended without pay during this investigation. he was discovered just a few feet from the front door of the ps 134 in the bronx and completely covered but other parts of his body were not. >> when i seen him, pants were open. >> reporter: officer wayn

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burkett, channel 7, eyewitness news. >> so very sad. a wake will begin tomorrow for louie bonacosa, the new yorker who died in the terrorist attack. his funeral will be on long island. >>> we have new details tonight, that nasty feud between the former and current nypd commissioners and it might seem like unnecessary bickering and in so many ways it is but there is at the root of all this animosity a fundamental difference in police strategy. dave evans is here. >> reporter: i think it's understandable why kelly and bratton don't care other. bratton was commissioner bloomberg. we're told the two do depiez each other. today a new reason why, maybe kelly wants to run for mayor in 2017. >> commissioner bratton was still ripping ray kelly. he's claiming police and bratton are fudging figures that says crime has hit an all time low in new york city. >> we refruit everything that commissioner kelly alleged. >> police figures show shootings are down this year by about 3%. murders are up slightly from a historic low last year. yesterday bratton

live in springfield, john rawlins, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> dupont's merger with dow chemical comes at a heavy cost for workers in delaware. dupont announced 1700 jobs will be eliminated in the company's home state. >> reporter: job cuts are never good news and it seems that everyone in wilmington, delaware is reacting to the recent announcement that dupont is cutting 1700 jobs by the end of march, 28% of the workforce. >> think it's greed to be honest with you, plain and simple. >> hundreds of families must figure out how to make ends meet, many were shocked to hear about the layoffs that was in delaware for over 200 years. >> it's sad, very sad times, we don't know what will happen and where they are going to go. >> dupont says it's part of the cost reduction efforts in advance of a merger with dow chemical that should take place sometime next year. the ceo released this memo to employees explaining the cuts and saying it's a difficult discussion and we are provide separation packages and career packages and training allowances. >> senator chris couns sounds off say

reporting live in new city, tim fleischer, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> tim, thank you. >>> something happening in the weather tonight. we haven't gotten much of it this fall. we want to make sure that you are prepped for it. tim fleischer was. it's called rain. streets get wet. lee goldberg is tracking the foreign object outside the studio. >> we have been looking at it all day long. sounds like the umbrella is optional. we have light drizzle right now. the george washington bridge, a little steadier in fort lee at this time. we have occasional rain and drizzle as we go through the evening hours. we are at 48 degrees. a little on the raw side. northeasterly wind feels chilly at 10 miles per hour. rainfall a quarter inch or less so far. no ponding on area roadways. look at toms river. nearly .9. they will push an inch or more steady rain over eastern long island and connecticut. a little last burst over parts of bergen and that's why the camera looked worse than what we are experiencing on the west side. there it is a gap during the evening commute before the batch over the virginia's

ross, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> now that's a traffic stop. as we continue with eyewitness news at 6:00 on this christmas eve, a fast thinking doctor saves the career of a teenager who needed surgery. it's an eyewitness news exclusive. and giants quarterback eli >>> tonight an eyewitness news exclusive. a fast thinking doctor and creative surgeon saved a teenager's singing career. [ music ] >> reporter: she wants to sing for a living, but she has what could be a career ending problem with her tongue. an artery and tongue tangle that makes it hard to sing or talk. >> it's amazing to come back from the first surgery and know that i can eat and drink and sing. there's a good chance it won't blade. >> reporter: earlier this week a neurologist did a procedure he had pioneered, snaking a catheter through her groin, up an artery to find and plug the leaking blood using a sort of crazy glue. >> here's the artery. it is no longer coming in. this is the glue. this is the picture before. we reversed. here comes the injection of the dye, and it's no longe

in ames, megan reuther, channel 13 news. the group chose innovative lighting in nearby roland to install the lights. the plan is to have the system up by march. we put information so you can make a tax deductible contribution on our website. look for it at who-tv-dot-com under the "on 13" tab. next... meet some of iowa's finally tonight...the new star wars movie doesn't come out until later this month. iowans are excited about it. 15:32:50-15:32:58 it's a light saber, what's on your head, yoda ears. and today it was the theme of a special craft day at the des moines library. besides light sabers and yoda ears...the kids also made chewbacca and ewake puppets! there was also a chance for the kids to take their photos with a darth vader

and with a 2 year agreement, we'll give you all the premium movie channels for a year. plus, 400 dollars back. so go online or call now. roads on this thursday. an accident on the garden state parkway. this is near exit 147 in essex county. it has some northbound lanes on the left-hand side of the screen backed up as you can see. >>> over at the hudson river crossings, 10 minutes both ways at the lincoln tunnel. that's the worst of it. >>> a man on long island is facing charges for allegedly scamming would be renters out of 10,000 dollars. he was arrested yesterday. police say he posted ads on craigslist to rent a room in his home in sayerville. after accepting deposits, he refused to answer phone calls. he was arrested in september for a similar scam. >>> jon stewart is back in washington today to pled the case of 9/11 workers. the comedian on capitol hill urging lawmakers to provide money for those workers' health act. he wanted to meet with ohio talk to his chief of staff. >> we can't figure out why we have to drag guys hundreds of times down to washington who are su

channel 13s michael admire joins us... michael... the football game not the only highlight in at the rose bowl. workign a way on rose bowl experience this week together and that's not all fans get to a big crowd for the hawkeye huddle... the celebrity that showed up for the l-a event... days after the paris attacks, senators came together for a top-secret briefing on the terrorist threat... marco rubio was missing - fundraising in california instead. two weeks later, terrorists struck again in san bernardino... and where was marco? fundraising again in new orleans. over the last 3 years, rubio has missed important national security hearings and missed more total votes than any other senator. right to rise usa . this time last year, iowa prepares for the taxslayer bowl as some fans questioned whether kirk ferentz had lost his touch. no one questions that now. another national coach of the year award for kirk ferentz. he wins the dodd trophy. that's one of the big ones. ferentz posed with stanford coach david shaw and the rose bowl tro

ross, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> is that the story of the day or what? >> love it. >> and on that note, that's it for us for now. thanks for watching today and spending all morning with us. i'm bill ritter. >> i'm lauren glassberg.

there's much more to come on the channel 13 news at four... first...the des moines police are investigating the 21st homicide of the year. what we know about the victims...and when police are hoping to have more answers. plus... a young des moines woman has died in a tragic bus crash in chicago. what the driver says caused him to swerve...and how far the bus was des moines police are investigating the 21st homicide of the year... it happened late last night in the 52- hundred block of south union street. investigators are still working to piece together what happened. here's what they know so far... officers found two people shot in the hallway of an apartment complex around 11 o'clock. 36-year-old tacono conner of des moines died at the scene. 37-year-old amy stolki of des moines was also shot...but police say she's expected to survive. police have identified a person of interest and are hoping to talk with him sometime today. however, at this point...no arrests have been made. 06:46:22-06:46:32 we really aren't sure exactly what happened two

we are live in new fill ford -- new milford, marcus solis, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> search for clues tonight happening right now in the ongoing investigation into the san bernardino gun massacre by terrorists. divers of the fbi right now searching a murky pond where syed farook and tashfeen malik used to spend time. it's located a few miles from the site of last week's shooting that left 14 people dead. investigators now looking for any potential evidence that may have been tossed into the water. >> reporter: meanwhile, in geneva tonight authorities are trying to prevent a potential terrorist attack there, working on a tip from the cia. police hunting for four suspects believed to be linked somehow to isis, might be in specific attack in the city. geneva home to 23 international organizations including several involved in syria. >>> now to presidential controversy donald trump creates the higher his poll numbers. the latest poll shows more than one out of three republicans support mr. trump. but two out of three americans presidency. all of this in the midst of trump's call to

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gina lazara channel 13 action news. trump isn't the only candidate holding rally ahead of tomorrow's big debate. marco rubio spoke to a packed room at the renaissance las vegas this afternoon. he touched on his childhood in las vegas before diving into one of the big topics in tomorrow's debate: national security. the florida senator talked about the danger of isis.. and touched on the paris and san bernardino terror attacks.. rebuild its military power. marco rubio 23:38:51:00 we need to have the strongest military in the world, so we can confront any enemy anywhere at any time that threatens our national security and instead we are in the midst of the most dramatic defense cuts in a generation. rubio only spoke for about 15 minutes before heading into the crowd to meet some of his supporters. with outburst.... like the one gina just showed us.... and... a room full of presidential candidates.... you can bet security will be stepped up.... tomorrow night. action news crime and safety expert former metro federal agents.

live in yonkers, marcus solis channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you. we're ahead above the scene so check in with shannon sohn in news copter 7. she is above the sawmill, which is still closed at this hour. >> reporter: it looks like it's going to be closed in both directions liz, probably for the entire rush hour. you are looking down at the closure on the southbound side after the sawmill river parkway. they have that in place at the cross county parkway. we want to show you what this is doing to traffic. if you follow that roadway back you can see it's actually not too terrible, but to the left side of your screen, that is what is picking up all of that alternate volume. that is rumsey road. to take you for a ride across the cross county parkway. it is jam packed. delays back past the new york state thruway, and of course the thruway itself is picking up all of that alternate volume as you head down through yonkers raceway and right on through van courtland park. you also need to know traveling through this area they've got it shut down on the north

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chad pradelli, channel 6 "action news." jim? >> here we go an extended broadcast of world news with david muir is coming up after "action news" tonight, it will be an hour long broadcast to cover the latest from california. >> philadelphia police have once again collected used cell phones to give cell phones -- collection boxes were placed in every district for verizon's home line program, so far police have collected 700 phones, any phone is accepted no matter how old or what condition. >> drexel offered a new tenent, drexel president, john fry. they will set up in the newly renovated space in one drexel plaza, it provides collaborative work spaces for companies. it's the holidays. and of course, everyone wants to get online at once. to watch things. buy things. but slow internet makes it hard. that's why it's time to get fios. it has the fastest internet and wifi available. with speeds from 50 to 500 megs. and right now, you'll get 50 meg fios internet, tv and phone for 79.99 a month online for your first year. and with a 2 ye

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and with a 2 year agreement, we'll give you all the premium movie channels for a year. plus, 400 dollars back. so go online or call now. abc7 and your tri-state ford dealers thank you for helping protect our children. >> a bill cosby firing back at seven of his accusers with a counter suit accusing them of defamation. cosby's lawyer says the comedian never drugged or sexually assaulted the women listed in the lawsuit. cosby alleges the women made malicious and false accusations for financial gain. the women's lawsuit says cosby defamed them by letting his representatives call them liars. >>> more than 1,000 people including 350 babies may have been exposed to tuberculosis at a hospital in california. officials at a medical center in san jose say a nurse who worked in the maternity wing was diagnosed with an active case of tuberculosis last month. state health officials are tracking down the hundreds of patients who could have been in contact with that nurse. they are all treating them with antibiotics as a precaution. >>> i am sure that many of you know by now the direc

er i . >>> now new york's number 1 news, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> it's 4:30. recapping our top stories this afternoon, the fbi has deemed bernardino as an act of terrorism. officials say tashfeen malik used an alias on facebook to pledge allegiance to isis. malik and farook were supporters of the islamic state group. earlier we got an inside look at the couple's rented townhouse which showed a cluttered kitchen, baby toys and computer equipment. the landlord invited the media into the home giving us a glimpse of how the couple normal. we're going to check back in with reporter n. j. burkett in california for us coming up on eyewitness news at 5:00. >>> and our top story this half hour, a mother who thought she was meeting her ex for a custodial exchange, instead police say it turned into a bloody melee. the mother is in the hospital this afternoon, another man is boyfriend. violence erupted in front of their two young children. eyewitness news reporter tim with the details this afternoon. tim. >> and liz and diana we have a new development this afternoon. poli

marcus solis, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> a brave man he is. thank you. >>> a popular messaging app is back up in brazil. a judge temporarily blocked what's app a free app used by about 100 million in brazil. the court blocked it because it wouldn't hand over user information in connection to a criminal case. the judge later changed his mind saying it wasn't reasonable for the apps' users >>> jetblue and american airlines are applauding a deal that could allow 110 commercial flights between the u.s. and cuba. it will likely be months before the first regular flights take off. u.s. travel to cuba has risen by more than 50% since diplomatic relations were established. >>> this is it, the night so many are waiting for. opening night for "star wars: the force awakens." it is the top selling movie of all time according to fandango. a live look right now in paramus, new jersey. fans are waiting at the theater at the garden state plaza. they will enjoy themselves tonight. lucky for them they have a line inside. >> it's a downpour. >> my son is lobbyin

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shannon sohn, channel 7 >> what a mess indeed. all right, thank you very much. >>> a former police chief of suffolk county behind bars indicted for attacking a man car. then the federal charges allege cover up the attack. kristin thorne is keeping us up to date on twitter. she is at the federal courthouse in central islip kristin. >> reporter: liz, shocking that the former suv if he can police chief will be spending the next few days of his life in jail in brooklyn before he comes back here on friday for a bail hearing. custody because they are worried former law enforcement, there maybe people in the jail that would like to get close to him. prosecutors say they wanted burk held because he is a danger to the community. it is a strange site indeed. the former suffolk police chief james burk in handcuffs. the fbi arrested the 51-year- old veteran cop this morning. >> suffolk police chief james burk finds himself on the opposite end of the laws he was sworn to uphold. >> burk was with the suffolk police department three decades. he

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in new york, i'm elizabeth hur for channel six "action news". walter, back to you. >> thanks, elizabeth. >>> coverage of the san bernardino shooting and investigation in the suspect continues on world news tonight. from 6:30 right here after "action news". >>> elderly couple in philadelphia was rush to the hospital, early this morning, with carbon monoxide poisoning. "action news" reporter jeff chirico is live outside that home on sully avenue in the rhawnhurst section and jeff, we're told it has already been a rough weekend for that family. >> reporter: that is right, walter. another family member who lives here had to be taken to the hospital earlier yesterday for a different health problem. then around 1:00 this morning those inside started feeling some symptoms, they told a neighbor who then call 911. hours after a carbon monoxide scare here windows and doors are still opened, airing out the home of the potentially deadly gas, that i can end a family. officials say that the close call was caused by an oven, used to heat the home on the 2200

jeff skversky channel 6 "action news." >> thank you so much. over the next couple of days. we'll talk about which coaches may be available. john gruden will likely be approached and bill cowen doing commentary as well. those are the names you'll see popping up. we'll see where it goes. >> thank you ducis. >>> a montgomery county restaurant tries to perk up eagles fans with a special sandwich in the wake of the firing of chip kelly. they offered the cheesesteak named for him for half price, topped with cheddar cheese and bacon and mushrooms and fried on ons. >>> a pair of new jer sey twins are give can back to a hospital that gave them a start in life. they gave the 50 blankets to the neo natal care unit in voorhees, they were inspired by blankets that a nurse gave them when they finally went home. >> it's something they feel is special to have from the day that they are born. >> absolutely. becka and lindsay want blankets to symbols of hope for the families. >>> adam joseph is here. >> it's dry and fairly warm and the new year comes and temperatures start to tumble. but we

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trish mart han, "channel 6 action news." >> a close call. check out the car when a steel beam sliced through the windshield ape drive is able to walk away from this one. >> tb scare for hundreds of newborn babies and how we're expose whad parents and, doctors need to know. >> taking on the bill and shady mccoy at the linc. >> taking on the bill and shady mccoy at the linc. "action news" will be right [barks] are those... you there... stormtroopers! halt! turn here. go go! follow them! bb-8! beep, beep! this way! where'd they go? they went that way! that way, they went that way! i can't believe that worked! of course it worked! beep, beep, beep! it's the holidays. which means a house full of people -- who all want to get online. so it's the perfect time for verizon fios. it has the fastest internet and wifi available. with speeds from 50 to 500 megs. and right now, you'll get 50 meg fios internet, tv and phone for 79.99 a month online for your first year. and with a 2 year agreement, we'll give you all the premium movie channels for a year. p

we're live at franklin square, jeff chirico, "channel 6 action news." >> all right. jeff, thank you. probably not selling a lot of hot chocolate there. >> tailgaters had something to cheer about today. eagles pulling out a win over shady mccoy and the bills. >> the stakes were high and birds made it happen. jeff skversky is here with more they needed this win and got it bottom line. >> for the defense they came up big stopping lesean mccoy. yards rushing for the most part kept them in check and didn't do severe damage. lesean mccoy had a chip on his shoulder since chip traded him awe and fumbled news by not telling the eagles all time leading rusher that was the story line all week that he was rushed off to buffalo and now he's back. as promised lesean doesn't shake chip kelly's fan but how about the hug for jeff lurie. eagles back de marco powery limited and darren sproles in the first. fly eagles fly early. 2nd quarter sam bradford, 53 yards to nelson agholor. eagles up 7. final minute of the game phils down 3 throws it up and reynolds picks it off. what a play! ea

live in corona queens, kala rama channel 7 eyewitness news. thank you. and also new this morning, police in new jersey are also searching for a hit and run driver there. a pedestrian was hit while just before midnight at gordon's corner road. the victim recovering in the hospital this morning. route 9 was closed for a while but has since reopened. >>> a two-year investigation in queens has led to the arrests of a police lieutenant and a detective. investigators say they took bribes and also gave a club owner early warnings about police raids. the queen's d. a. says one of the men pocketed $2000 a month from the manager of two karaoke bars in the 109th precinct. in return the officer allegedly warned the man of raids using a chat application on his phone. the officers allegedly got people released after they had been detained on drug charges. and there are reports another nine officers could be involved. >>> 6:33. happening today, a former suffolk county police chief expected to turn himself in to face federal charges of assault and obstructing a civil ri

i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. world news tonight with dave muir has more on donald trump's plan. next on abc. >>> on a lighter note, we are getting an early christmas gift, mild weather for the next several days, our temperatures today were pretty good and getting milder as every day goes on. lets go outside to meteorologist, cecily tynan, for all the facts and figures. >> by the weekend people may be wearing shorts and short-sleeves to pick out their christmas tree and the temperatures took a dip, yesterday's high 57 and today the coolest day of the week, 50 degrees and still 3 degrees above normal. temperatures show the stormy down to the south it's warmer and raleigh it's 50 and charleston and atlantic and savannah, as we head through the week, temperatures will turn southerly and we'll be gradually tapping into the warm air and pulling it into our region, satellite 6 along with action radar showing we did have a lot of sunshine earlier and then the clouds rolled in this afternoon and you can see how the clouds

on channel 13. then at 9:30... it's america's party live.... on action news. from the strip to downtown las vegas... we're taking you right into the heart of the action.... along with over 3- hundred with views of the strip.... high overhead from chopper 13. action news is tracking new development in the tamir rice investigation. announced a review wil be conducted for both officers cleared of shooting a 12 year old boy in ohio. this video was seen around the country. the officers shoot tamir rice.. playing in a park with a toy gun. abc's elizabeth hur has the latest on a grand jury's decision to not indict the police involved. elizabeth hur live intro: the prosecutor did not take any questions but noted that he had recommended that no charges be filed.. that the evidence shows, the officers had reason to fear for their lives.. pkg script: sot -- tim mcginty / cuyahoga county prosecutor: "the grand jury declined to charge either officer involved in the shooting death of 12-year-old tamir rice.... sot -- tim mcginty / cuyahoga involved that day - the evidence d