christie ileto. "action news," jim. >> thank you, chris. >> i president obama offered thoughts and prayers for victims at the white house and then said this country must do something to prevent more heartache. >> we'll vl to search ourselves as society to make sure we can take basic steps that would make it harder and not impossible but harder for individuals to get access to weapons. >> and then obama said it was possible the shooting was terrorist related or that it was result of workplace violence. >>> for those that think we need more gun control they won't like to. for those who say there would be fewer victims of mass shootings if more people were armed, they think twhil is a good things. fact is gun sales has gone up since terror aiingts tacks in paris and fbi processed a record number of background checks on black friday. chad pradelli is live at gun end up in horsham. chad what have you learned there tonight? >> well, jim, tip cool it quantify the impact of mass shootings on gun sales and bu

"action news" reporter christie ileto standing by with last minute shoppers and chris sowers with more on the forecast and first tonight holiday heartache. 11 people killed if a rare december tornado outbreak that swept across the south. scores more were injured in a swiingter and destroyed dozens of homes on the day before christmas. elizabeth herr has the latest. >> back it up. >> back it up. >> the tornadoes so powerful homes demolished and tractor-trailers flipped and debris tossed for miles. >> rumbling thunder and with lightning strike and then you see it that's when it was really, really intense. >> from tennessee to mississippi. >> we heard great big woo like a train and then. >> it was calm. >> it left many homeless. >> devastating. it crushes you here at christmas. >> it's very heartbreaking. i don't have the words to explain it. >> the damages are so widespread a state of emergency has been declared in tennessee and mississippi. and state officials fwound help everyone now beginning the process of recovering and rebuilding. >> this was a well-organized effort and we will rec

christie ileto joins us liver outside lincoln financial field with that part of our coverage, christieand some say they had to doubt the eagles would be able to pull off that upset. >> this is what whipping sounds like. >> i love my eagles, woo. >> birds are back ! >> how exciting was this game? >> exciting. don't stop believing that's what i have to say. >> eagles showed up and shutout against the patriots in their own house. >> it's the whole season is preseason. >> that with a 100 yard return. >> i have no voice left you can tell that's why i have not gotten over that yet. >> big plays and sudden lead over power house was no shock to some plans. >> eagles beat the patriots i called it and said it at work and they said you're delusiona delusional. >> pate raets came back closing eagles 21 point lead to 7. >> they were starting to lose in the beginning. >> even it looks like miracles are happening. >> i believe in miracles. >> when we were up 35 to 14 i knew it was curtains baby. eagles ! >> e-a-g-l-e-s, eagles! >> we won today. hopefully next week we can beat buffalo and we'll go fro

reporting live in west philadelphia, christie ileto. "channel 6 action news." walter. >> thank you, christie. >>> two philadelphia police officers are recovering tonight after being involved in a car crash this afternoon. it was right around 2:30 when the patrol car collided with suv at intersection of kingsessing avenue and south 53 in kingsessing section and officers were rushed to pen presbyterian medical septemberer and expected to be fine and no word who was at fault. >> it was early christmas today for families in camden thanks to this city's men and women in blue. members of the camden county police department were joined by none other than st. nick to go door to door delivering donated toys. there were lots of smiles as youngsters opened gifts. this is the second year in a row for this event . >> moving on to the accuweather forecast, it was not as windy as yesterday. but it sure was chilly. with winter officially beginning tomorrow, we are getting ready for another warm-up this week. meteorologist melissa magee is at the big board with her first check o

christie ileto "channel 6 action news." >> best gives don't come in a box. still to come on "action news" unusual high speed khaiching chase that lasted more than 00 miles and coastguard finally stopped men in the stolen boat. >> and soul sure vivrdz of debately shooting seen on liver television is speaking out for the first time and jeff skversky has chip kelly's reaction to the eagles ugly loss to the redskins in sports when "action news" comes right loss to the redskins in sports when "action news" comes right back. >> the woman who survived being shot on live television in roanoke, virginia, plans to return to her job at the local chamber of commerce sometime next month. vickie gardner says she cannot erase the memory of what happened this past august. >> it was something that one does not expect to happen and your mind quickly goes into a lot of seb airos and but it was very horrific. >> ms. gardner was shot in the back while interviewed by wdbj reporter reporterer and ward. park erin ward were killed. >> three suspects that led the coastguard on wild c

reporting live in doylestown, christie ileto, channel6 "action news." rick. >> christie, thank you. >>> at least three people were hurt when two cars collided in burlington county today. happened near the 2700 block of route 206 in springfield township just before 1 o'clock this afternoon. investigators say that one of the three people hurt had to be freed from the wreckage. police have not released a cause or the crash or information about the extent of the injuries. >>> philadelphia police are hoping to solve a deadly hit and run nearly a year later. theresa pozzi was killed december 23rd of last year when she was hit by a pickup truck. it happened in the 8500 block oin the holmesburg section. >> our investigators are frustrated because we have little to go with. this is a tough way to investigate. >> police say they have some clues like this surveillance video that shows a dark colored older model truck. there is a 15,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of the driver. >>> supreme court justice michael eakin arrived in easton for a court hearing.

"action news" reporter christie ileto joins us there and is live with more, christie. >> well, sarah, more than 100 people packed the field to remember xavier to remember his bright smile. hi his family says he was not perfect but didn't deserve to die the way he did. >> he did not deserve that. he did not deserve that. >> richard stonewald junior struggles to make sense of the violence that took his grandso grandson's life, they found him shot to death in a parked car in north philadelphia. >> not him. not 15 years old. >> family members and friends packed the park where stern played football for overbrook monday archs and posters and tee shirts are a snapshot of the person he once was. >> they called him mega tron. >> coach kennedy says he was one of the last to speak to him about making good decision before he disappeared he. >> when you talk to an individual and next thing you know he dies the things that went through your head like i could have done more. what didn't i do. >> and upper darby police confirmed to "action news" stern was on probation stemming from assault in march.

"action news" reporter christie ileto was there when he up wrapped the gifts. santa sleigh came sirens and a fire hose. >> he's extra special because we're taking care of robert wilson's young eggest son robert iv. >> he was asking for a power wheels truck that his now single mother could not afford. >> it's a blessing and i thankel dell county for everything they do. everything they have done for my boys. >> crystal lost her husband sergeant robert wilson this past march. the 30-year-old philadelphia cop was killed in gunbattle to brothered moved from the cane spot but he deposit do this. >> i do this for everyone, everyone. >> this is going to be rough. >> we cannot bring the father back but we can try to do something. >> she deposit know the wiltons personally and was concerned about their story and starpted a go fund me. that snow bald to such much bigger. >> somebody you don't know wanted to make your christmas special. you guys are forever connected now. >> she dish don't -- for some are on the whole -- everything that happened best here has been near and

for that we go to christie ileto life in the vat light center, christie. >> his family tells us he grew up in new jersey great father and worked cape may county health department as health inspeingt tore before moving to callal and had ray deep passion for helping others. >> my brother we were talk before all this happened i didn't get the chance to. >> jacob struggles to make sense of this shooting rampage that left father nicholas and 13 others dead. me relives the moment he got devastating news. >> my boss came and got me and i looked in and saw my aunt d i knew i knew it s him. >> if nothing else families are hurting. >> nicholas's first wife tells "action news" the 52-year-old says he work at cape may country heah department 'take aid before moving west. >> he was a wonderful man that had a passion for ensuring people were safe. he was a health inspector. he worked from the hazmat team in cape may county. >> it's that dedication his former boss gerald thornton is remembering. >> he was a stickler on the rules and regulations. i will tell you this. he absolutely was. he would go out

christie ileto is live in overbrook with more, christie. >> well, they used to play for the overbrook monarchs and one former coach told me he was soft spoken, full of joy and can't understand how his life was tragically cut short. >> sterp was shot in the head when his body was decision covered friday night by his family. violence of the 15-year-old are struggling to make sense of. >> gaveier was a great kid. it was so overwhelming to us. >> annie mccormick toes tone yos moore was a coach at the monarchs a recreational team. >> he was soft spoken, kind of tall tall and big for his age. >> family and friends are holding a vigil while they're working to piece together what happened from the time the teen left upper darby to the time his body was discovered inside this car two days after his family reported him missing. >> the father was on location prior to police arrival and sought boy in the backseat and identified him as his son and that's when 27 district police war called to the scene. >> upper darby police confirmed to "action news" stern was on probation stemming from assault in

christie ileto he will have a live 40 delaware valley university in doylestown. her report is tonight at 6 o'clock. >> six american soldiers died today in a suicide bombing at bagram air base in afghanistan. the attacker rode up to u.s. and afghan patrol and blew himself up killing six and injuring three others. the pentagon did not release the nationals of the wounded or the names of the dead just yet. bagram is the largest u.s. base in afghanistan. almost 10,000 american troops serving there to train the afghan military. >>> three members of the colwyn fire department were arrested today for stealing money from their own firehouse. and one of the suspects is the chief. chad pradelli live in media where prosecutors just laid out the details of their investigation. chad, what do we know about this? >> reporter: brian, investigators say this was not a very sophisticated scheme. the trio suspects basically had control of the colwyn borough fire company's bank account and used them to write themselves checks and take out cash totaling more than $50,000. investigator

reporting live in norristown, christie ileto "action news," brian. >> that's pushing anks very much here's a gift for you last get mobile devices ka phoner or tablet ve eapz to fill them uwith. event app and wch abc p all available right n. spirit in the germantown and section of philadelphia. this is st. luke's episcopal church. christmas eve mass. it's more of rock and roll vibe in voorhees. "action news" was invited inside the par family christmas candlelight service complete with video display. the church opens doors to all gantz for music and spiritualt spiritualty. biblical city of bhlehem there was on odd tension over christmas eve services. birth place of jesus has been clashes between israeli troops and palestinian provide testers for the last few months. full blocked to the city.7b8g the true yo combat violence is through jus message o peace and love a today that city was calm. >> meanwhile pope fncis will deliver traditional cistmas day speech 6 a.m. our m holy father celebrated christmas eve ma st. peters basilica vatican city tonight his only christmas eve ms for the holidays