kevin fitzharris/detective, franklin township police: "absolutely, i think it's becoming quite the epidemic." one survey found that 23 million americans have had a package stolen.and this holiday season may be the biggest heist yet...with more than a billion packages being delivered as more people do their shopping online. -nats- this police unit is trying to catch package thieves in the act.-nats-dl-so you got a flat screen tvkevin---, blue ray player, made to look authentic dl-so someone trying to steal this will be pretty disappointed when they open it upkevin-absolutelydl-so as someone tries to steal this you'll jump out and arrest them?kevin-correct mark reiner/lieutenant, franklin township police: "we have two surveillance teams on packages placed at people's doorsteps//the chances of one of them getting stolen is possible."lt. reiner says it's all too easy for thieves to snatch up these packages.mark

-nats- kevin fitzharris/detective, franklin township police: "absolutely, i think it's becoming quite the epidemic." one survey found that 23 million americans have had a package stolen.and this holiday season may be the biggest heist yet...with more than a billion packages being delivered as more people do their shopping online. -nats- this police unit is trying to catch package thieves in the act.-nats-dl-so you got a flat screen tvkevin---, blue ray player, made to look authentic dl-so someone trying to steal this will be pretty disappointed when they open it upkevin-absolutelydl-so as someone tries to steal this you'll jump out and arrest them?kevin-correct mark reiner/lieutenant, franklin township police: "we have two surveillance teams on packages placed at people's doorsteps//the chances of one of them getting stolen is possible."lt. reiner says it's all too easy for thieves to snatch up these packages.mark reiner/lieutenant, franklin township police: "this is a prime example of how easy it is to commit one of these thefts, package visible from road on high traveled street." so

-nats-kevin fitzharris/detective, franklin township police: "absolutely, i think it's becoming quite the epidemic."one survey found that 23 million americans have had a package stolen.and this holiday season may be the biggest heist yet...with more than a billion packages being delivered as more people do their shopping online. -nats- this police unit is trying to catch package thieves in the act.-nats-dl-so you got a flat screen tvkevin---, blue ray player, made to look authentic dl-so someone trying to steal this will be pretty disappointed when they open it upkevin-absolutelydl-so as someone tries to steal this you'll jump out and arrest them?kevin-correct mark reiner/lieutenant, franklin township police: "we have two surveillance teams on packages placed at people's doorsteps//the chances of one of them getting stolen is possible."lt. reiner says it's all too easy for thieves to snatch up these packages.mark reiner/lieutenant, franklin township police: "this is a prime example of how easy it is to commit one of these thefts, package visible from road on high traveled street." so

up several mailboxes throughout franklin township. it happened on april 1st and on august 20th but state police are just releasing this photo who they're after now. investigators say he was ride ago small dirt bike in his late teens possibly 20s. if you know bough anything about this, call police. >>> a bill that could be voted on by the house of representatives undermines the second amendment rights of pennsylvania citizens. according to the state attorney general and philadelphia police commissioner. attorney general josh shapiro joined police commissioner richard ross today to announce their opposition to a concealed carry bill that just passed the house judiciary committee. that bill which may be considered by the full house as early tomorrow would allow people to carry a concealed firearm in any state including pennsylvania as as long as they are permitted to do so in their state of residence. shapiro and ross both say the potential law would undermine pennsylvania state law. >> we don't know what those permit holders have gone t

investigators say that this man blew up several throughout franklin township. now, it happened two different times april 1st once. august 20th the second time. but state police are just now releasing this photo of who they're after. investigators say he was ride ago small dirt bike and in his late teens possibly 20s. if you know anything, call police. >>> police say this is the woman who stabbed a man to death in south philadelphia. prosecutors have charged 23-year-old savannah farrow with murder. they say farrow stabbed 65-year-old michael massaro to death in his home early monday morning over a disagreement. >>> a bill in the house of representatives under minds the second amendment rights of pennsylvania citizens according to the state attorney general and the philadelphia police commissioner. attorney general josh shapiro joined police commissioner richard ross today to announce their opposition to a concealed carry bill that just passed the house judiciary commit team the bill considered by the full house as early as tomorrow would allow people to carry a

that is wanted for a brazen, hit and run, that happened this morning in the parking lot of the franklin township police department. the truck hit a park detective vehicle and drove away. police are asking for public's help to track down the driver, it is described as a possibly late model i sushi with black writing on the door. >>> pennsylvania pennsylvania turn general josh shapiro and richard ross say they are against legislation that would how people to care concealed handguns in any state as long as the gun owner is licensed in their home state. >> i think my responsibility to protect people's second amendment rights very, very seriously. i also take very seriously public safety. this federal bill under mines both. >> it posts some problems for police officers on the streets in their attempts to validate the many different permits that they may come across in the country. >> the consumer carry reciprocity act could be up for a vote later this week in the house. >>> change of plans upper perkiomen school district board halts construction on a controversial new middle school, so far taxpayers

blew up some mailboxes in chester county and investigators say he blew up several mailboxes in franklin townshippril 1st and august 20t 20th but state police are just releasing this picture of who they're looking for. investigators say he was ride ago small dirt bike and is in late teens or 20s. >>> eight years old and wanted by police. yes. delaware state police are after four boys who attempted to a robbery and they think one of them may be as young as eight. police released surveillance photos of these four boys who they say tried to rob a 56-year-old woman outside a dollar tree sunday evening. they say one of the four flashed a knife as she was leaving the store. followed her to her car, then took her purse again. as young as eight. when the woman said she was going to call police the kids dropped the purse and ran. >>> two men are in custody tonight after surveillance cameras at a wilmington, delaware, home caught them stealing a walker that a ten-year-old girl needs to get around. now, people in that community are rallying around the little girl. our jeff cole has the story. >> ten-year-ol

they say he targeted them throughout franklin township on april 1st, and august 20th.fter lengthy investigation. detectives say the suspect is in his late teens or early 20's and was riding a small dirt bike. >> good news and good update. former pennsylvania governor, tom ridge and also homeland security director, has been taken out of the hospital. he was there about two weeks ago he had a heart attack, rushed to the hospital. he is just 72, he was down in austin to go to conference when he called for help at his hotel. he had an emergency cardiac catheterization, will continue to recover at a rehab down in texas. >> teenager facing charges after police say he brutally beat a homeless man. let's get to steve keeley, in center city, it is more than truck, i mean there is teen did it in front of police offerser. >> yes, you can see the cops are here at city hall, almost, around the clock and right across the street from where this cop is parked notice vending cart that has the neon signs on it. and i'm showing this now because you're about to see it in video. senseless

switching over to douglass township in berks county. 422 eastbound is blocked between the benjan franklin parkway and route 100. >> police end a stand off in bucks county after 6 hours, a man bar -- barricaded himself leading the community to go into lockdown. bob brooks has more on the suspect, bob. matt, good morning, the good news nobody was hurt, police say they believe the suspect might have been person of interest in a fatal hit-and-run that happened in croyden earlier this week. i want up the video. police say the suspect you see in handcuffs he is nicholas napley. for the better part of yesterday barricaded inside a home on pond street. he was wanted for a state parol violation as well. police tried to talk to him on a bull horn and eventually h to breakdown the door. he and his girlfriend came out to the relief of so many living around there. >> i heard it on the loud speaker wh hap have anxiety,o i was nervous the whole time. >> was cforting not to have to u force. it shows you the challenges thaa >> reporter: police again believe the person of interest for the fatal hit-and-run

a hamilton township police officer recorded the video saturday. a viewer also caught the flashing light. the franklinit was a meteor, probably the size of a baseball. >>> 4:48. 37 degrees. looks like the eagles will have one of their most potent weapons against the rams. >> zach ertz is still on the team's concussion protocol but is expected to suit up sunday afternoon. great news. another weapon is wide receiver nelson aguilar. the usc alum, excited about returning to play at the l.a. coliseum. >> i look forward to playing with my brothers. >> we have warriors on the team and guys who know what ads versity is -- what adversity is like. we're okay, we don't curry away. when there's a challenge we don't hide. we stand up and fight. >> that pumps you up, right? >> we're warriors. i love that! >> the former trojan had a career game for the eagles last week seven catches including the birds' lone touchdown against seattle. >>> eagles' fans in california for the game are savoring a tasty treat from back home, philly cheesesteak. philly's best opened 25 years ago. they specialize in actual philly cheeseste

township's finest. chris? >>> snow still scattered across the ben franklin parkway tonig tonight.ut it's the ice underneath that can cause the problems. stay with us much ♪ >>> probably a lot of happy people this week. >> happy skiers. >> take live look at blue mountain our poconos mountains camera. they're making a lot of snow. a lot of snow is falling. good weekend for skiers although might be a little cold up there. >> bundle up. >>> children in burlington township are checking some toys off their christmas lists to night it's all thanks to a big shopping spree with their local police department. shawnette wilson was that for all the fun and joins us live from burlington, new jersey. shawnette. >> reporter: well, dawn, you know the holidays can actually be pretty worrisome for families who are concerned that they might not be able to afford it but thanks to burlington township police tonight those families will be able to have christmas for their children. >> hey buddy. >> jordan. what are you looking for today. >> christmas came early for some families on a shopping spree in t

franklin parkway, 22nd street. traffic is snarled in that area. upper darby townshiprove. one lane out. one in chester county near malvern, off to the side, speeds in the 60s. >> let's go outside to david murphy and talk about your monday morning. >> reporter: we have sunshine building across the region, tam. we have hit the 40-degree mark in philadelphia and 37 in allentown. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, a bit milder than over the week. we'll climb to 48, sun and clouds. tomorrow, breezy and beautiful high of 56. back to 45 wednesday and 42 as winter arrives late in the morning on thursday, rain arriving, but not until friday afternoon, tam. >> coming up on "action news" at noon, a pennsylvania state senator facing calls to resign. governor wolf said daylin leach should step down over claims ofd former staffers. we'll have more on the allegations which leach denials coming up on "action news" at noon. >>> time for "live with kelly and ryan." i'll take that. hey, l'eggo my eggo. i don't see your name on it. really? ba bam! know the rules. keep your egg

have a vehicle into the telephone pole closing church road, township line road can get you around that situation. live look at the ben franklin bridge. our good buddy ben is wet this morning. we're doing okay at the ben. burlington bristol and tacony-palmyra 25-mile an hour peed vee -- speed restrictions in effect. northbound on the turnpike between exit 6 and new york city 45-mile an hour is the max because of the weather. >>> a moving tale involving a brown cow. well the bovine was part of a christmas live nativity scene and running from police on i-95. katherine scott is live on i-95 with intriguing details on how foul play could be involved. >> reporter: her name is stormy, she is back at the church getting a bite to eat. back with her barn yard friends safe and surrounded taking a rest after a night. it was around 2:00 a.m. that police got a report that a cow was on the road. the bovine was not on the vine, she was on i-95 south near callowhill. she was walking along the highway. state police, philadelphia police, animal control corralled her in. it turns out one of the troopers has a horse and cattle ranch in south jers

we have word of a crash in abington township, montgomery county that's blocking fitzwater town road south of t turnpike. however, upper benjamin franklinbucks county cleared out. and the lux covered bridge open over cabin run. new wreck in east goshen, west chester chester pike are at mary fran drive. a bunch of of suburban accidents on this mound morning. >> there's calls for state senator daylin leach to resign amid allegations of sexual misconduct. jeanette reyes is outside the senator's office? king of prussia. >> reporter: good morning, tam, top democrat tom wolf is calling for leach to resign to spend his congressional campaign. meanwhile, daylin leach is denying all the accusations and pointing out one of his accusers waited ten years to come forward. this morning the pressure on daylin leach to resign continues to month. he is answering allegations that he act thepriately toward women. governor wolf asked for his resignation saying he is a leader on important policy issues, but his conduct cannot be excused. leached responded to the accusations on facebook saying in part i never in anyway intentionally or unintentionally touche

a hamilton township police officer recorded the video on saturday. a viewer also caught the flashing lights. the franklin institute tells us it was a meteor, probably about the size of a baseball. >>> a local principal is braving the elements in order to keep his word to his students. >> randy gyllenhaal is live outside lionville middle school in exton. tell us how the rooftop camp-out happened. >> reporter: well, it's all for charity. he's camping out on the roof. it's been extremely cold overnight. good thing he's not doing it tomorrow when we're expecting snow. he's not cheating. he does not have a space heater. only a sleeping bag, clothes, and tent. that is principal jonathan ross. he's been going since school let out yesterday. how was the night? >> it was fantastic. other than missing my wife's birthday which is this morning, happy birthday, hon, sorry i'm not there. other than that, it was great. >> reporter: a promise to your students? >> that's right. our kids raised $7,600 on alex's lemonade stand. i made good on the bet. >> reporter: he had a wamger with the students at lie -- a wager with th

also, ben franklin bridge, beautiful look at the city of philadelphia headed from camden, into the city, no delays here either. also, construction, ewing township, i59 northbound, this is still out here. but it should be moving out of the way, in the next few minutes. jim, rahel? >> this is you have to for fans to see, injured quarterback carson wentz struck told walk down the stairs as the eagles return to philadelphia. you can see wentz, wearing black knee braze, to help stabilize his left knee. birds victory clinched the division, but with it a hefty price. front covering this morning, daily wins, the win cost an arm and a leg, literally. all hoping for the best but bracing for the worse. >> despite the loss of the franchise quarterback, the eagle still soared in l.a. pat gallen here with more, of course. >> yes, just bittersweet victory, and tough hard fought win for the eagles so your philadelphia eagles are nfc east champs, which is certainly something to celebrate. however, a massive win against one of the best teens in the f fc bake potentially season altering lost, as it feared carson wentz tore his acl. here is the play that may have

franklin parkway in the -- westbound is parking lot at a normal busy spots. pennsylvania turnpike, speeds 10 miles per hour west of ben salem. a crash at caln townshipfrom blackwood road you can see the snow on the trucks, they should clean them off. >> we have a live look at the christmas tree at bill back and forth park. >> reporter: we have one to two inches. coming up at 8:00 a.m. we're drying out. there's sun break running through the clouds on the terrace. a couple of lingering snow showers down south not having much of an impact. 34 degrees currently in philadelphia. 24 in allentown. not as brutal and cold as yesterday. this afternoon we'll get sun back into play and high of 38. we'll melt the snow and this evening, the testers dip again andy there could be a refreeze. tomorrow, cloudy and cold, 34. >> we have more cow puns and funs, like eat moore -- more chicken. we have more on our facebook page and instagram. >>> good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. breaking this morning, the walt disney company acquiring a huge part of 21st century fox. the blockbuster move that will transform the entertainment industry. disney's ceo bob iger revealing