christie ileto is live at st. luke's hospital in bethlehem where the trooper is being

christie ileto is at police headquarters with the latest on the inves investigation. >> jim, at last check the weapon has not been recovered. the question is, who owns the gun, who does it belong to and how was it recovered? >> barbara wright looks at the basement of the home where the child was shot to death. police sources say two to four people were home at the time of the shooting but it's not clear if they were in the same room as the toddler when he lost his life. >> it appears to be the case of a firearm in the house found by kids and we have tragedy. >> the boy was rushed to einstein hospital by his father and uncle. he died a short time later. >> oh my god. god bless his soul. >> news spread fast. "action news" was there as family members were escorted away for questions. >> i played with this kid and my dog. cutest kid you ever want to see. it's not clear who the firearm belonged to or if it was legally purchased. cut down at two years old. sad. >> family members were taken in for questioning. no word on charges the weapon has not been recovered. > >> christie ileto, "actio

"action news" reporter christie ileto has the full story. >> that's right, he came to turn in his badgek ipad. he had more images on the pad that he tried to delete before turning it in. >> it was shocking to take a township issued ipad and find what we found on there today. >> the ipad has been turned over to county investigators that had no idea phillip arg had the device i after a raid in his ho. it's not clear if he continued looking at the images after his arrest, but he turned them in with his device. the 60-year-old apologized for damaging the public's trust. >> this is beyond the pail. >> empty words if you ask taxpayers about the additional online images. >> it's like getting hit all over again. >> it's pretty disturbing. it's great that our township manager decided to check it. >> the fact that he had it on other laptops shows he is in addition to being a terrible person -- sloppy. >> we stopped by arg's home. no one came to the door. he is out on bail. his next court day is november 30th. christie ileto, "action news." >> rapper meek mills will appeal today's surprise prison

live in camden, christie ileto, channel6 "action news." >> thank you. in lower manhattan about a hundred new yorkers walked the bike path the scene of carnage two days ago. police say sayfullo saipov drove into the bike path and started mowing people down. eight people were killed. the mourners ended the demonstration near pier 25. president trump tweeted that the 29-year-old immigrant should get the death penalty. he has only been charged and some defense attorneys say the president has poisoned the possible juror's minds and they should not seek the death penalty. >> meteorologist cecily tynan is outside with the latest from accuweather. >> november 2nd and not even needing a jacket. highs more like september than november. philadelphia, 17-degree, 14 above normal. wilmington 76 and a atlantic ciy 75-degrees. double sedan live showing moisture across the great lake. that's a cold front bringing temperatures for saturday. it stays warm. that's a combination for fog. that's a good idea to allow areas of fog. philadelphia, 61. cooler temperatures and rai

christie ileto, channel6 "action news." >> many vehicle attractions inspired by jihadist, th the onnrance the worst killing 86. then the christmas market in berlin, 12 people killed. two deadly attacks this year, one in march and another in june. in august, rampages in bars lope na and another spanish resort town, the attacker swerving down promenades and boardwalks. the fact is philadelphia has constant challenge in the city and it makes philadelphia like every other american city. annie mccormick is live on the ben franklin parkway. there is only so much police can do. we have to play an important role to protect ourselves. >> that's right. commissioner richard ross telling us shortly after the attack they were on the phone sharing intel but he wants to remind the public that it's the public they rely on to share information about suspicious activity. >> we don't waste a lot of time in this profession pushing intel to each other. if it happened there, it can happen somewhere else. >> commissioner ross 'e emphasig the importance of the public's role in terrorist attacks like the one

"action news" reporter christie ileto was there. >> it's beautiful.'t feel it's cold outside because you are watching how pretty the lights are. >> colorful lights danced along the west market street side of city hall. the blue cross deck the halls light show. >> we are looking to align ourselves closer with our viewers and the people that support us. >> every hour on the half hour, crowds swelled dill worth park trying to capture holiday magic. even the youngest spectators were mesmerized. >> what was your favorite part? >> the songs. the music. it was so colorful. >> couple of years ago none of this was here. now all of a sudden everything is here. >> we are getting things done in the city. come on down and bring your money and shop and eat and dine and have a couple of classes of wine. enjoy the holiday. >> i don't know how they'll top that. i'm sure they'll think of something. >> the light show runs through the new years. christie ileto, "action news." >> rehearsals have begun in the parkway for the thanksgiving day parade. >> one, two, three, fou

we find christie ileto with details. christie. >> reporter: walter.e learned that service is being restored. all of the township felt this in some capacity. >> went to take a shower and it just didn't go. i thought it was just our house. i tried it a few times. and then i tried the sink. and then i, like -- i just tried everything that had water. >> reporter: with no warning, residents in lower makefield found themselves with no water on this frigid sunday night. emergency maintenance crews with pennsylvania american water department raced to valve off the break location on an 8-inch pipe. part of the challenge, we learned, is that the street was recently repaved and the valve covers were paved over. crews haven't begun excavating to make repairs. >> i see a lot of water across the street. and it makes me think that it's going to be hard to get that fixed. but we're hopeful. >> reporter: now, no word on the cause, but, again, service is slowly coming back. the water department, though, is asking customers to be patient. live in bucks county, christie

christie ileto is live at the scene. what is the full story there? >> jim, police are on the scene of the 2600 block of lehigh avenue. a man was found dead bludgeoned to death. apparently the 80-year-old was found dead inside the kitche kin with blunt head trauma and bruises and lacerations to the body. the inside of the home's first and second floors, there are trails of blood. there are no signs of forced entry and the home doesn't appear to be ransacked. "action news" was there as a man was taken into custody. it's not clear how the man was killed or why someone would want to have him dead. police are on scene trying to piece together how this unfolded and why this 80-year-old man was allegedly, beaten to death in his home. christie ileto, wphl-17. >> we want to show you michael huggins, 18 and a killer. he escaped from the harborfield youth detention facility last night. he broke out with three buddies. they were caught nine hours later. annie, do police feel they are closer to an apprehension? >> jim, at this hour, they have not made any indicat

participants are putting the finishing touches on their performances and action news reporter christie iletothe ben franklin parkway to show us how people are getting ready hi christie. >> reporter: kay there sar that is right we met up with some performer whose have been practicing for weeks and the next couple days taking center stage in the spot on the parkway in front of the art museum and what will be the country's oldest thanksgiving parade. >> we have been having a lot of practices learning step by step and i've been watching them on tv and i'm excited i get to do it this year. >> reporter: hundreds of children packed the hilton hotel ballroom polishing their two step for the 6abc dunkin donuts thanksgiving parade. >> going on the 98th year of the philadelphia parade so it's sort of a landmark. >> i mean it's like been a tradition for a really long time so everyone likes to watch it. >> reporter: drawing thousands of spectators and hundreds of performers. >> ready to roll for the wonderful experience. >> reporter: like mary ellen who picked up tap dancing over the summer. >> very exci

christie ileto is live in the satellite center. what do we know about him?e district attorney identified him as kevin neil. this started as a dispute with a neighbor and escalated with him trying to get into an element trielementaryschool. teachers initiated a lockdown. >> the teacher came out saying to get inside there was a shooter in the area. >> kevin neil fixated on the rancho elementary school. >> he was randomly picking targets. >> he was not licensed to carry bus was armed. he spent 25 minutes shooting at the school, injuring a student. he injured a mother and her child bound for the school dropoff. the gunman spent an hour at seven locations, killing four and injuring ten others. it ended with an officer killing neil. >> brian flynt is the suspect's neighbor and says there was warning signs. flynt's roommate was one of those killed along with another woman who filed a restraining order against the gunman after a reported assault in january. >> i feel maybe there should be more effort put into stopping things like this. >> he was on bail for the janu

action news reporter christie ileto is live at the scene of this gruesome find, christie what is the latest there? >> reporter: well jim this particular area has a handful of businesses in this one parking lot and at nighttime there is hardly any foot traffic and not immediately clear if this woman died here or if she was dumped here. >> my house is directly behind where they had it quartered off today. i mean it's directly behind the house. >> reporter: state police spent almost 7 hours combing a wooded area nestled between pat's home a coffee warehouse and railroad tracks trying to solve what happened to a woman whose body was discovered late wednesday morning. >> very scary. >> nothing ever major happens. 316 west main street unconscious person. >> reporter: police have not revealed whether her body was dumped in the area or died in the spot where she was discovered by the birdsboro mayor tells us there have been no reports of missing people man or woman in the immediate area. so the discovery panicked parents who rushed to pick up their children from a daycare near the crime scen

"action news" reporter christie ileto is live at the scene with the details, christie? >> reporter: family members say marquis houston was hanging out, with his friends and one of his brothers just up the street when he found himself staring down the barrel of the gun. he was then murdered, steps from his family home. >> i was in my room. i heard eight gunshots. >> reporter: wanting to remain anonymous this woman ran to help her neighbor 15 year-old marquis houston. >> i started to, comfort him and said i could not do nothing. hes was laying on his side. i saw saw all of the blood. i check the pulse. i checked his wrist and his neck. >> he heard shots. he tried to wake him up. my nephew wouldn't wake up. he had tears in his eyes. it was a very traumatic experience for his brother. >> reporter: witness says gunman approached the 16 year-old, hanging out with his friends on the 2700 block of 19th street. the shots were fired, with at group of kid. twelve year-old was shot in the seat, marquis shot multiple times in front of his home. >> i just cannot stand how this has ha

"action news" reporter christie ileto was live at city hall tonight. ristie an extraordinary display and we are really pleased to be a partner. >> reporter: that's right, jim and it seems like lately every year there's something new down here for the holiday at dillworth park and this year was no exception. it is a light show. this was video from moments ago of the 6abc independence blue cross deck the hall light show that debuted in center city, each performance is six minutes long and the west market street side of the iconic city hall building lights up with holiday lights synchronized to holiday tunes. it's a very intricate and detailed show that drew dozens of people with its debut performance. >> fabulous, beautiful. so pretty. >> it's really amazing. i didn't expect this to be here. like we just walked past and saw it so it's really cool. >> we want people to enjoy each other, each other's traditions and show a little love going into 2018. >> really cool event that we can all feel really wonderful about and it's another great holiday tradition. >

"action news" reporter christie ileto is live. there were expectations of a big turnout. >> reporter: every couple minutes you hear free meek mill. the rapper has had some serious star power in his corner from eagles malcolm jenkins to former sixers dr. j and droves of people rallying that last week's prison sentence must be overturned. >> free meek mill, free meek mill. >> reporter: fans even athletes and fellow rappers took to center city streets calling for rapper meek mill's sentence to be overturned. the north philadelphia native was convicted of gun and drug charges in 2008. judge brinkley seen in an interview revoked the rappers probation. advocates outside the criminal justice center are calling out the judicial system that they say failed him and continue to fail others. >> 61,000 men and women incarcerated for technical violations not crimes but technical parole or probation violations. >> i definitely don't think his sen spence is fair -- sentence is fair. he made a mistake but he doesn't deserve that amount of time. >>

. >> "action news" reporter christie ileto live at lincoln financial field with fan reaction, hey there, christie. >> reporter: hey there sarah, how could you not be excited if you are a fan. every week they are bringing home a w and fans are basking in what is a new normal of a winning season. >> it is unbelievable. i have been following them for ever. >> reporter: how exciting was with this win. >> wow. >> yeah, go eagles, 10-one. >> so exciting, i think carson wentz is best thing that has happened to news so long and it is so much fun to have such a fun, winning team. >> reporter: what was your favorite part. >> end zone that agholor had that was beautiful. >> reporter: when was last time we had a 10-one record. >> were we even born. were you alive? >> e-a-g-l-e-s eagles. >> never been to the super bowl were. i think we will win. >> reporter: it has been a while since we had a winning teak here. >> yes, it has been a great season. >> we can always hope, i think they will have a winning season but i don't know how far they will go. we will see what happens. >> reporter: report we will

and gets to study for two years at oxford university he is a road scholar action news reporter christie iletory. >> i did not think something like this would happen to me. >> reporter: it did a 2017 temple university grad became the first student from the school to become a road scholar. of the thousands of nominees he is one of 32 winners to get the prestige accolade. >> the first to go to college i think i'm the second generation literate in the family so the trajectory has been and uncontinuable in ways. i'm confident in myself but things like this were not on my radar. >> reporter: raised by a single mother and youngest of four and grew up at 23 and diamond a product of philadelphia public schools he admits he struggled in high school and didn't have the grades to make it to itemel, instead got an associate degree from philadelphia community college before transferring and becoming an owl do you think you would have done anything differently looking back? >> i think in everything there is a lesson so that motivated me to go even harder and for me it's really crystalized the fact that the

friday she is a 21-year-old art student investigators say she was strangled and action reporter christie iletos live from police headquarters with details christie. >> reporter: they identified her as 21-year-old kiera johnson and reported her missing on thursday, her body was then discovered 24 hours later action news was there as homicide detectives combed through cobbs creek after 21-year-old johnson's body was discovered face down on a creek bed and police say the cause of death is literature strangulation as of now there are no witnesses. johnson is a student at hudson art school in spring garden according to an essay she penned interning at mass parks student intake program she is passionate about the arts and land conservation a motive for her murder though is not immediately clear. again police say right now there are no witnesses to this crime so anyone with information about her killer is asked to contact homicide detectives live at police headquarters christie ileto. >> a motorcycle officer is recovering after he was hit by a car in center city it happened near broad and chestnut st

christie ileto channel6 "action news." >> looks beautiful.als for the 6abc dunkin donuts thanksgiving day parade are well under way on the parkway. >> one, two, three, four, five, six, seven. >> last night we caught up with several groups practicing in front of the art museum. on thursday, they will perform in front of thousands of spectators at the oldest thanksgiving day parade in the country. the parade kicks off at 8:30 and is hosted by rick williams and cecily tynan. you can watch it from the comfort of your home right here on 6abc. >> feeling like the holidays, isn't it. >> it is. >> i'm in. the trump administration expected to impose new sanctions on north korea. >> charlie rose is suspended. the latest blockbuster report on sexual harassment. his response when we come back. >> new video shows a massive fire that sent flames shooting into the sky overnight and it's still burning now. david. >> wow. we have a little bit of cloud cover around this morning but it looks like it's going to fade off to the east pretty quickly and we're expec

christie ileto is at the mall where all of the action is tonight. hey, christie. >> hey, sharrie.n at at this hour the crowdse going strong. the mall anticipates 25 to 30,000 people tonight alone many of them hunting for the best bargain. it's a tradition for myself i can't give up. this is my only opportunity. >> wanting to get a head start on black friday deals, shoppers swarm cherry hills mall, 95 of the stores are open on thanksgiving night. >> maceys. we went to pink. american eagle -- and where are we going next? >> charlotte russe. >> did you map this out before hand? >> yes, we did. >> toys"r"us in port richmond -- >> this is little live pet you put in the dream kitty. it's a live action doll. you can feed it. >> at target, shoppers cleared their schedules to wait in line. >> chopper 6hd caught a line of people sneaking outside the pry mark store at king of prussia mall. >> have you found good deals? >> we have. >> for many shoppers it's not just how much you save but how often you can score a good deal. >> we like to go all night. >> a lot of people we spoke with said thi

christie ileto is live at special victims in hunting park. christie? right jim.18-year-old was arrested late this evening for sexual assault. was jacket scene and helped police link him to the crime and possibly others. >> the cops are swarming aroundff looking checking. >> police were searching for this 18-year-old seen on home surveillance. we lea late tonight he was arrested for down an alley way and sexual assaulting him. the err of street is still frightened. >> i walk this way. this is my neighborhood. >> days earlier and blocks apart, detect is believe the samepect was behind a robbery on east washingto making off with victim's cellphone and three he also pulled a on another getting a cellpho it's the teen could be behind additional holdups. >> it's sad. ubdyou to go where you want to go without being harmed. >> i'm not trying to look over my back all the time, but it don't make me comfortable at all. >> now police say all of his victims including the armed robbery victi are young boys. he's being c once offially chargedis name will be relea >> thank you m

"action news" reporter christie ileto is live at the scene of the crime in mayfair. christie? >> jim, you can see the candles, flow tereflowers and cards are o mark the spot kevin cullen was beat to death sunday. his family said he was an easy target admitting he had demons like most people but didn't deserve to die like this. >> this means so much to our family. >> they greeted friends and even strangers where their brother was beaten to death. >> it doesn't matter if it was a teenager. to be that vicious -- my brother wouldn't harm anyone. >> surveillance video show him walking down the street. a group of teens follow. several minutes later, bludgeoned. >> someone started calling and theianswered it and they hung u. >> this happens all the time around here. it's not reported because it's small crimes. >> right now, no arrests have been made. that's left many who live here on edge. >> that could have been my dad or me. >> the residents are forming a block watch. kevin's family sa want the kills to do the right thing. >> a go fund me has been started but his family has asked t

christie ileto is live at the hospital. what do we know? >> no word on his condition or what led up to the shooting. it appears this was the police car the officer arrived at the hospital in. it's been taped off with yellow crime scene tape as officers guard the emergency room. he was shot 10:15 this evening near ninth and chelten and rushed to cooper university hospital for care. we are told he has nonlife threatening injuries and the suspect is in custody. officers are near the car he arrived in and in front of the emergency room. a suspect is in custody. channel6 "action news." jim? >> thank you, christie. there is no information tonight about alleged new york terrorist and his mile long ride of death in manhattan. investigators were scouring the bicycle path where 20 people were run over in the afternoon. eight were killed, five argentinians, a woman from belgium and two american men. 112 injured, 9 in serious or critical condition. federal agents raided sayfullo saipov's most recent home in new jersey where he's been living with his wi

live from north philadelphia, christie ileto for channel six "action news". >> christie, thank you. >>> also in north philadelphia a 18 year-old is in serious condition after being shot just blocks away from the temple university campus. police say that the teenager was walking on the 1700 block of north 17th street when he was shot in the pack right around 12:20 this morning. he was taken to temple hospital. no word on what sparked the shooting and no arrests have been made. victim's identity has not been released but "action news" has learned that he was not a temple university student. >>> a woman suffered smoke inhalation when a fire broke out in a new castle delaware home. fire fighters were dispatch to the unit block of gene avenue just before 11:00, it took them 20 minutes to put out the flames month. man in her 60's was taken to christiana hospital, investigators have not said how the fire started. >>> moving on to sports, eagles freight train rolls on. >> the team dominating the broncos beating them big today >> jeff has the highlights. >> thinks one of the greatest starts in

"action news" reporter christie ileto was live at police headquarters. story. >> that's right, jim. we have learned there could be other teens involved in the attack. residents say the homeless man was walking down the street minding his own business when he became an easy target. >> we seen him go by and run after him. >> wanting to remain anonymous, this man's home surveillance camera caught the moments before teens beat to death a homeless man. following him and bludgeoning him. >> he hit the man's head against the wall so hard i felt it on the second floor. >> when she ran out to help, the man's pockets were turned inside out and the teens were running down the street saying, we got 'em. >> two teens were arrested after a neighbor recovered one of the teen's cellphones and are looking for the others. >> the violence has residents rattled, saying this isn't the first by the group of teens, and fear it won't be the last. >> they are planning to have a vigil for this man later this week. police have not identified the other teens, so if you have informa

christie ileto is live at st.s hospital in bethlehem where the trooper is being treated for three bullet wounds. what is the update tonight? >> he remains in critical but st condition. the suspect has been identified as 22-year-old daniel clairey. for the first time we are seeing images of what happened after the shootout. >> new video shows clairey minutes after the shootout with troopers. dash cam caught the gunman passing on the right and weaving in and out of traffics back window blown out. he was stopped for speeding and failed a sobriety test. >> troopers were in a knock down drag out fight. it got violent. the suspect was able to free himself from the troopers. he goes back to his vehicle, retrieves the gun and fires several shots at both of our troopers. flying bullets hit one trooper three times. critically injured he was flown to hospital. clairey drove himself to the hospital. he's charged with attempted murder to a law enforcement officer. >> our guy is fighting for his life. he's a warrior. he went th

. >>> exciting time to be an eagles fan, "action news" reporter christie ileto joins us live from south philadelphia where the team has beat the bears, hey there, christie. >> reporter: hey there, sarah how could you not be excited fan their ninth consecutive win, best record in the league and some fans we spoke with said they can't remember last time their team was 10-one. >> it is unbelievable, i have been following them forever. >> how exciting was this win. >> wow, wow. >> carson wentz, he almost got a touchdown but he slid and went for 13-yard. >> flipping in the end zone that agholor had that was beautiful. >> when was last time we had 10-one record. >> were you alive? were you alive. >> this is it. >> e-a-g-l-e-s eagles. >> i think it will happen this year, super bowl. >> reporter: it has been a while since we have had a winning team here, right. >> yes. >> reporter: it has been a great season. >> yes, we can always hope, i think we will have a winning season but i don't know how far we will go, we will see what happens. >> reporter: definitely see, you can see with all these exc

christie ileto, what are the details here? >> jim, the d.a.ice says alicia tried multiple times to change her microbiology grade enlisting the help of a friend and orchestrating a security breach at her school. >> kelly marriott accessed a faculty members personal information and leaked it to her friend. desperate to change her grade she used it to gain unauthorized access to the communitier system and changed not just her grade but several other student's grades in her microbiology class. >> the same i.p. address was used by one of our charged dechts. >> the electronic footprint led them to ma roscoe and her friend. >> they got his personal identification which they should not have obtained and used for that purpose. we intend to prove at trial that they accessed the account and changed grades. they take the integrity seriously and all of the grades altered were restored to the correct level. students are stunned a classmate would go to such lengths to change a grade. >> that's on her. >> it's crazy. you deserve the grade you get. you should

christie ileto, channel6 "action news." jim? >> let's switch live to meteorologist melissa magee. what can folks expect coming out early for the parade? >> you might need extra layers. it's chilly, but it will be dry. the chill is starting now. 32 in philadelphia. the current temperature in buffalo, 32. 33 in washington d.c. looking at satellite 6 along with action radar, the rain we had along the new england coast. we have a mostly clear sky on the way for the rest of the night with a nice brisk northwesterly wind. for the parade forecast for the duncan doughnut thanksgiving day parade, sunny and chilly. 36 at 9:00 a.m. lots of sunshine all the way through. 10:00, 38. 11:00 a.m., 40-degrees. mostly sunny and dry at noon. a temperature coming in at 42. we have you covered for the rest of our holiday tomorrow. as you gather around the table, temperatures seven degrees below average. temperaturesmaxing out in the middle and upper 40s. we have details on that coming up in the full and exclusive forecast, jim. >> the last opportunity for many of you to fill your fridges with all of th

live here in center city, christie ileto channel6 "action news." ca and rick. >> christie, thank you. it's getting exciting. next wednesday night at 7:30, 6abc will present philadelphia celebrates the holidays. join cecily and me live at dillworth park outside philadelphia city hall for a magical night featuring the amazing new deck the hall light show as christie was talking about. it all starts at 7:30 next wednesday right here on 6abc. >> a lot of fun going on. >> health check tonight just in time for thanksgiving formerly conjoined twin girls headed home from the children's hospital of philadelphia. >> that's right. erin and abbey delaney were separated back on june 6th. >> that's right. health reporter and registered nurse ali gorman joins us at the big board with an update on their story. >> erin and abbey spent more than a year at the children's hospital. they were born joined at the top of their heads which is the least common type of conjoined twins but now they're about 16 months old and they are both ready to go home. it's a joyful goodby

and if the opportunity i would love to come back here to itemel and teach in north philadelphia christie iletoix action ns. >> one heck ofy.r forecastholiday what do we got? me rainek is looking pretty prettyky six looking at cen skyline we have some clouds that are growing ahead system and the coolest off for thanksgiving and thanksgiving only two days away some turkeys get away others don't but the weather certainly t be fou looking really nice for thanksgiving although it's going to be chilly if you head to the 6abc dunkin donuts thanksgiving day parade bundle up morning temperatures stuck in the 30s afternoon highs only in the mid 40s so running close to 10 degrees below normal but the good news it will be and abundant sunshine breezy but not all that windy winds generally out of the northwest about 5-10 miles per hour. right now temperatures really show you where we have been seeing the thick cloud cover this is where we are still in the 50s philadelphia 53 cape may 56 atlanta city airport 59 but allentown and reading ha been under clear skies 36 degrees but satellite showing the clouds a

christie ileto has more on that part of the story. >> two, one! yay!> reporter: the reynolds family annual holiday decorations has a twist. >> i do this every year. this year the eagles are doing awesome. i'm not a fair weather fan by any means, but i figured. >> reporter: this was the year to do it. >> this was the year. >> reporter: no detail left out. close to 10,000 lightbulbs outline a mini football field with a 50 yard line. and life size mannequins sport cheerleader uniforms and fan gear. one holding a present for a referee. >> everyone knows pete morelli from the panthers game on thursday night football. >> reporter: fans aren't just talking about the birds, the broomhall address is also the talk of the neighborhood. >> steve put us all in the christmas spirit with this eaglings themed lighting. give limb credit. it's awesome. >> just something i wanted to, you know, have come to life. and i thought people would appreciate, you know, at the end of the day, it's the holiday spirit. eagles spirit. >> reporter: he's intending to have them up for t

avi is mobility animal helping a wounded army vet, and "action news" reporter christie ileto reports that his owners are desperately holding out hope that avi will be found. >> a group of people offered to bring their drones. they wanted to try to spot him from up there. >> reporter: army veteran laurie and her husband guy have been searching their newark delaware neighborhood for their missing service dog. they brought it together when he returned from afghanistan a vi a gray colored golden doodle is a maine built dog and helps her cope with ptsd. last month he suffered a seizure and scared him so much , he took off running away from the home and hasn't been seen ever since. >> we have had a lot of sight goes, one of problems we are having is trying to, real sightings from false sights. >> reporter: retired army sergeant admits they have in the come close to getting him back. >> thanks for delivering these for me. >> we were hope wore getting close. >> we need people who are just aware of their surroundings and if they notice him to call , but not, you know call him, call us. >> rep