jaime apody is live with more. >> the stadium is it filled with bryant jerseys and he says whenever hees to play the sixers, the equipment guy leaves him soft pretzels at his locker and cheesesteaks. >> he says i'm an old man, 37 years old, 20 years in the nba, 17 all-star appearances and five nba championships but kobe bryant hold a special place in his heart for his home town cloud and what is his final message to his fans. >> thank you for everything. it's such a beautiful thing, just driving around last night, going to different all the parks i used to play in and driving by there and seeing so many familiar faces and it's the kind of thing about fast times, very appreciative and thankful for everyone. those that support it and those that didn't. part of the entire journey. >> he may be part of a bit of history tonight for the sixers, they are trying to avoid the first nba team to start 0-19 and they are favored in this game against the two win lakers by a point and a half and moses malone should give a lot to watch tonight here in the wells fargo center. >> jammy thank you. to foo

the initiative is expected to be completed by 2017. >>> lets talk sports and eagles and jaime apody,they still have a game to play this weekend. a game that doesn't mean anything, but it's interesting to watch and pat shermer ens 2015 as starts to 16 the same way and we wonder who will be at the helm this time next year is anyone's guess. the former eagles coach making the rounds calling folks on the run, among them is demarco murray, he says the two wishes each other well and reaction from players continuing to pour in after practice today. >> this is my first time experiencing something like this, you know like i said, mr. lurie is the head guy and that is his team and unit, we have to all support him and whatever he thinks is best for the team. >> everybody realized on tuesday this was a situation that could take place after the season wherever you are 6-9, we are stronger offensively and we had a lot of mistakes and sloppy play. we realize that is a possibility. >> kelsey murray said he would like the new coach to have a connection with the players emotionally as well. he backed

jaime apody caught up with the owls. >> what is the key to the win on saturday?ared, preparing throughout the week is the key and knowing hour jobs and what we need to do, and what plays we need to know and knowing the other team as well. just knowing them and knowing what we need to do is a big help to go out and have success this week. >> watch temple in action against houston this saturday at noon here on 6 abc. that is sports. >>> we have breaking news out of burlington county tonight, emergency workers are on the scene a school bus accident with multiple injuries in south hamilton the bus andle collided this evening, they are expected to be transferred to mount holly. they did not say what school district it's associated with or how many children were on the bus at the time. 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 i

off the patriots and got a chance at a repeat performance when the 11-2 cardinals come to town, jaime apody reports because of the wins there is a different vibe at eagles practice these days. >> one thing that was tough not to notice was the smiles, two straight wins do that to a team. >> when you win everybody is having fun, everybody is smiling and has the swagger about them which was never lost in the locker room. >> whenever you win in these league, it's extremely difficult to win so when have you the opportunity to win some games you are a little more relaxes but we have a tough game this week. >> the 11-2 cardinals the only team ranked in the top four in both offense and defense. >> we have to come out and be focused and prepared to make the plays and just go out and play with the attitude and play with anger. >> and playing with anger is working for them. it's after all their new motto, the an angrier they are the happier they are on monday. >> everybody is jockeying for position and the game demands more from you at this point so when are you winning it's easier to come out and get

. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams, and monicaalpass. hello again, here is what is happening on "action news" tonight, the top republican presidential candidates take the stage for the final debate of 2015 and the recent terror attacks are likely the topic of the night. and one wrong move send a car out of control in delaware, new help and know hope for convicted criminals trying to start their life over in philadelphia. we'll explain. >>> the top nine presidential candidates including new jersey governor, chris christie, will try to ease the concerns of the nation still reeling from the attack in san bernardino. and donald trump will be center stage and likely to be a prime target including texas senator, ted cruz who is gaining ground in the race. brandy is live now with more. >> this is the fifth republican debate, and this time around it's senator ted cruz with momentum on his side standing next to donald trump who is seeing his own boost in the polls. >> it's a brand new republican race, senatorted cruz is seeing a surge in t

all right, live at the wells fargo center, jaime apody channel6 "action news.you. anything they can do to turn this season around. >> okay. thank you. >> thanks ducis. >> if you aren't yet in the hospital day spirit tonight's lineup on 6abc prime time will certainly do the trick. at 8 o'clock, it's decorating to the extreme and the great christmas light fight at 10 o'clock it's the great holiday baking show after that it's "action news" at 11:00. >> ♪ 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. plus, 400 dollars back. so go online or call now. get out of the past. get fios. >> adam joseph here with the good news in the weather department for this week. >> if you like it warm. >> we do. >> and you like a lack

. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monicass. >>> hello again, here is what is happening on "action news" tonight. parents at a philadelphia school rupp set about a little second grader that brought needles to school and tried to hurt others. and a man -- planning a paris style attack -- and 50 boston commuters fine themselves on a run away train and officials say it may have been tampered with. >>> now a developing story, "action news" has learned that the atf is investigating a suspicious fire in the city's port richmond section, it broke out in a row home under construction on the 26 block just before 1:30, the atf says it's arson and they are conductsing an investigation tonight. parents at a north philadelphia school are angry at the slow pace in which they were notified of an incident this week. a student stuck other children with a hypodermic needle, parents only found out second and third hand. >> reporter: parents dropping their children off at the george mead school are upset. yesterday a third grade girl brought nee

jaime apody has more. >> reporter: nothing more merry than a hot meal and warm kiss from santa.t was on the menu at the bethesda project homeless shelter. >> it's really great. not only is it you get respect for the people who do this on a constant basis but you -- to see all the people coming with the smiles on their faces when they get a good meal like this. >> you can struggle on the feel and still have a positive impact somewhere which is a good thing to remind yourself of. >> how are your food serving skills. >> nobody complained. i think i did okay. but i had to help people decide between white and dark meat. even distribution i would say. now the phils new gm needs to start sering up some wins. matt klentak has been on the job for two months and he's picked up a new pitching a start in the monumental task of turning this team around. has it been overwelling. >> not really. i think the hunger of the fans and the passion of the city i think that has actual is energizing. >> reporter: these guys say they have been good this year. the question is what's on their phillies chri

our jaime apody is live at the wells fargo center with the details.eporter: ducis, to me this is a sign that the ownership group really is committed to making this team a winner and with sam hinkie's current tanking philosophy it's just not happening fast enough for them. colangelo hall of famer a former owner of the suns and d-backs, a former gm of the suns so he feels like he can help aid the bratz in both areas. take a look at the new brain trust. the 76-year-old colangelo will still live in phoenix but i get the sense he's far from just a figurehead here. obviously we are growing impatient with all this losing and i asked colangelo how long he for sees this turn around to take. >> the fans don't owe us anything. we have to earn the support and respect of the community by how we conduct our business, what we do and the proof is in the pudding. and so there's work to be done. work is in progress. and not crying for patience but the reality is in terms of where the team is today, it's going to take some additional patience. >> we believe we are enter

." >> huge weekend for the temple owls here's jaime apody. >> that's an understatement.hey won 10 games for the first time in 36 years. now the temple owls have their sights set on win number 11 which would break a record and give them a shrine knee new trophy and the title conference champions. matt rhule's team has gone from two wins to 10 in just two seasons. a win tomorrow would bring them to a new level entirely. >> i think it takes about five years to true build a championship caliber program. we'll find out tomorrow if we're there or not but i'm just proud of these kids. these are special group of seniors we have. it's only what makes them special is only their character, their toughness work ethic that has allowed us to get here. >> we're so excited to be your home for the temple owls as they play for the conference championship. temple-houston can be seen right here tomorrow kickoff at noon. >>> nobody giving the owls much of a chance against an angry patriots team coming off their first loss of the season. ryan matthews has been ruled outweigh concussion. it wi

jaime apody breaks down the nfc east playoff picture for us. cecily. >> well, after a seasonably cool weekend we're already rebounding, temperatures 16 degrees warm interphiladelphia than this time yesterday and i'm tracking what could be all time december warmth on the way right in time for christmas eve. i'll have all the details in the accuweather forecast. >> all right. those stories and much more when "action news" at 6:00 comes right back. >> ♪ he. son, the holiday season's just like football season... you got your big games... ...cheese plates, turkey, appetizers. and regular games. get it all at a great price... ...and the holiday season is won. that's my boy! fill your cart with everything you need this season, all at one place. my giant. all at one place. >> a family of seven, five children and two adults are alive but homeless tonight after fire destroyed their home in newark delaware. the action cam on the scene just after 10:00 this morning. this is the 200 block of edge hill drive. one person a 41-year-old man was hospitalized for

the boys parents are considering legal action. >>> turning to sports now jaime apody is here.alking about the eagles and the big game sunday night in one key he to victory in stopping a certain wide receiver. >> i think and i know everything you know this. >> that's right. >> okay. we're getting set for sunday's battle of the birds. my one key to victory shut down larry fitzgerald. the guy scored 11 touchdowns in seven games against the eagles. let's leave it to someone who knows a whole lot mr. than me. for three keys to victory here's espn analyst ron jaworski. >> my three keys to an eagles victory over the arizona cardinals. key number one, the eagles secondary must not let pass plays go over their heads. when you look at the cardinals they love to throw the football deep because they have great speed. eagles safety's get deep, stay deep, keep the plays in front of you. >> ♪ >>> key number two for an eagles victory. the eagles need more explosive plays out of the passing game. the eagles rank 30th in the nfl in yards per pass attempt. that's not good enough. the arizona car

. >> ♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica>> hello again. monica is off. sharrie williams joining us tonight and here's what's happening on "action news" this evening. new details tonight on this weekend's bear attack in new jersey. what officials say the bear was doing when the scout leader disturbed him. >>> also it was just a routine car chase for these officers in georgia until they realized it was two children at the wheel. and crown confusion. the miss universe mixup that led to the wrong contestant being announced as the winner. >> now the details. a new jersey scout leader is recovering tonight after being attacked by a bear. the man apparently walked into a cave that the bear was using to hibernate for the winter but lucky for him his scouts used their training to help save his life. "action news" new jersey correspondent nora muchanic has the story. >> reporter: it started out as a pleasant day for 50-year-old scout master christopher petronini they were hiking in northern new jersey when he saw a cave he will be in

. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monicapass. >>> hello again, here is what is happening on "action news" tonight, months and months of waiting are about to end as we countdown to the star wars "the force awakens" live. the only thing left standing was the christmas tree and we'll hear from the homeowner whose home was destroyed by a zrabted driver and a philadelphia firefighter is put under the microscope, how the department is being run. >>> all right perhaps if you live in a galaxy far far away, you haven't heard the news but a new star wars movie hits the theaters nationwide in 26 hours from now. and die hard fans in the area are showing their excitement. the force is definitely strong with members of the philadelphia police department, officers spotted two storm troopers roaming around and put them in handcuffs and put them on twitter, they said posting spoilers not a crime but it should be. many others are asking the same, don't post plot points in the force awakens until after the opening weekend. sara bloomquist is l

. >>> still to come on "action news" the eagles go back to work, jaime apody has the details.ng journalists from our areas, gets a warm welcome from the ladies of the view this morning. >> temperatures in the upper 40s to low 50s today but look at the 60s and 70s to the south and it's moving in our direction, in fact record warmth by the weekend. >> all right those stories and more when "action news" continues tonight. >>> part of the center city skyline is about to change in a big way today officials broke grown at 2013 walnut street tower and offer 322 apartments for rent and have a roop top deck and an exercise studio and other amenities, there will be more than 7200 square feet for retail space and the tower's construction is quite a few feet, contractors have to build around fergie's pub a main stay in the neighborhood. officials say the first apartments will be ready in the summer of 2013. >> jaime apody with the eagles riding high, what an incredible meeting this will be. >> yes, and do we have a running back controversy on our hands, demarco murray voiced his concerns

. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monicapass. >> hello again here is what is happening on "action news" friday night. he was labeled most hated ceo by raising the price of an aids drug by 4,000% and now he is facing charges. >>> and camden county police officers are learning new techniques to handle tense situations and we'll show you what they are doing. >>> but first we have breaking news to report at this hour. we just learned that new jersey state trooper, eli mccarson was killed responding to a call this morning. police say that mccarson's vehicle when off the road and hit an utili utility pole, he w out of the woodstown station and he was 30 years old and had a wife. we'll bring you updates as we get them. >> we have other details now of another man whose actions will ring a bell to you. ceo martin kelly vilified for jacking up the price of a hiv drug and is now accused of a crime. he was taken out of his manhattan apartment this morning, federal authorities charged him with securities fraud involving another pharmaceu

. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monicaalpass. >> hello again, here is what is happening on "action news" tonight. startling new details about the suspect in the san bernardino mass shooting and a serial robber is targeting three philadelphia neighborhoods, what police are saying about the holdups. >>> we are continuing to follow the latest developments in the mass shooting in san bernardino, california, authorities are not sure what prompted a man and his wife to open fire during a holiday fire. >> police said that syed farook and his wife tashfeen malik were ready, they had plenty on them and in their home they did not get to use. brandi hitt is live in california, with more on the developing story. >> reporter: detectives here at the crime scene have now identified all 14 victims killed in the building directly behind me and the fbi is now stepping in and agents are digging deep into the gunman's back ground and their history and learning more about the arsenal of weapons they were packing. >> we have several down in the

. >> they are in town to play the sixers, jaime apody is inside of the wells fargo center no doubt kobe is a big draw tonight. >> absolutely he is the draw, because the lakers and 6ers are both bad teams, back in 1 6 he was one of these guys, a local high school player that made the jump to nba player, and now he is playing in his home town for one final time. look at these local fans outside of his hotel, signed some autographs for them. kobe started at lower merion high school and has won five nba titles with the lakers and a five time all-star. okafor is playing in his home town for the first year and he talked about it this morning. >> what do you love about philly fans. >> so much of my game was developed in philadelphia, lower merion high school, and playing in the sunny hill league, and playing at ardmore playground and all of these things, so many great memories there. and it's a very, very special moment. >> reporter: the kind of neat that kobe's farewell tour will begin here in philadelphia, the lakers and sixers trying to avoid setting a nba record of losing 19 state games to

jaime apody has more. >> i think -- no -- >> you can't blame newly named pro bowler fletcher cox for his confidence, the eagles have no choice but the beetle red skins and you can bet that saturday emotions will be riding high. >> you are an eagle playing in philadelphia, you know the passion that the fans will bring and we need to bring in a game like this. >> sam bradford will be playing with amped up emotions, have you to channel them and use them as good energy, obviously everyone is excited if you are not excited to play in this one, i don't know if you would be excited to play football, you can't let it take you out of your game. >> the last time was his rookie year in 2010, the only thing he remembers was he thought it would not take that long to play in another one. >> it's five years and a long time coming, this is why you play and get excited to come to work every morning. and i am excited to play on saturday night. >> and to give eagles a meaningful move into the new year. >>> guess who can play grinch, for the second straight season, desean jackson could single handledly

throws stories and more coming up next. >>> for rick williams, jaime apody ducis rodgers brian taff the"action news" team, i'm monica malpass. join me next for "action news" at 6:00. >> see you tonight. >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> monday night jim is off, i'm monica malpass. d.a. death williams seeks a rehearing in the case against monsignor william lynn. >>> and a however board explodes inside a home in ocean county. >>> but the big story on "action news" is a winter weather advisory. after record warmth, temperatures are taking a dip. sleet is expected to fall in the lehigh valley from the north to the poconos. the change to winter won't last long and let's get the latest from accuweather and meteorologist adam joseph. hi, adam. >> by tomorrow afternoon temperatures will be in the 60's yet again as we look at double scan live radar. not much going on right now. there are a few showers passing by and at times a few sleet pellets mixing in as well. doylestown new hope pennington je

jaime apody has more. >> i'm not talking to chip, he condition call me or shake my hand. >> that was shady mccoy yesterday and i asked chip kelly to respond and he was as candid as we ever heard him. >> that is his choice and how he was traded was not handled right, i did not get an opportunity to talk to him and it's a lesson we should never do and i felt bad i didn't get to talk to him, he didn't answer and i know he was angry and rightly so, he was the leading running back here and he was disrespected and it was wrong and i was part of it so it's on me, i will always shake his hand, if he extended his hand to me, i would shake his hand. >> and his current running back is not happy either. demarco murray says he has no idea how word on that got out and it's no big deal. >> how hard is it to take a backseat to the other guys? >> it's hard, i have never been in this situation, but like i said every guy in the locker room wants to go out there it's not just me. >> are you happy here? >> yes, i am happy here and i love the guys and coaching staff and ownership ship. >> does he want to

. >> jaime apody, channel 6 "action news." >>> the flyers host the islanders tonight and the flyers were on a role, winners of four straight until their win streak was snapped on saturday. >> we were tired and it happens it's hockey we played four games in six nights and it just hit us and overall we were playing good hockey and we are a confident team. >> we are playing good hockey and had a bit a blunder against the columbus blue jackets but it's a different day and we are ready for the islanders. >>> never too early to talk about baseball, we are four months away from the season opener for the phillies, but now they have to deal with the ryan howard problem, howard is healthy but has not had a decent year since 2011, and the phillies are unable to trade him do they play him full-time at first base or platoon him. >> we'll do what is right for ryan howard in addition to what is right for the phillies, i give credit where credit is due, i respect all the things ryan has done for the franchise and remember this guy won mvp and rookie of the year and world series, he was mr. philadelphia.

. >> ♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monicaello again. here's what's happening on "action news" tonight. president obama meets with top military advisers to discuss the strategy to defeat isis. we are live with details. >>> plus a serious crash is causing traffic tieups along one camden county roadway and a new program is watching out for first responders while they're out protecting the communitily we'll tell you how it works. >> and now the details. president obama delivered a simple straight forward message to the leader of isis today. you cannot hide and you are next. the president met with top military officials at the pentagon this morning to discuss the fight against the terrorist network. this as new questions are raised about the couple at the center of the san bernadino attack. abc's elizabeth hur is live in new york tonight with more. elizabeth. >> reporter: that's right, rick, president obama didn't take any questions today but his message was simple and clear. progress is being made but more needs to be done. this

that and much more coming up neck at 6:00 for meteorologist adam joseph cecily tynan jaime apody jeff entire "action news" team, i'm rick williams. have a nice weekend. >> good night. >> good night. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> friday night accuweather is tracking a record breaking weekend ahead and the school reform commission offers philadelphia school superintendent william hite a contract extension. >>> but the big story on "action news" tonight is the charge of aggravated arson in that fire last night in gloucester county. the blaze erupted at 8:30 on lafayette court in washington township. tonight police say 32-year-old lynette mcguire and her cousin set fire to the house with mcguire's children and parents inside. "action news" reporter wendy salts plan is live at the fire scene. wendy, the charges indicate this is one horrific family crisis. >> reporter: and, jim, prosecutors spoke exclusively with "action news" telling us that they believe this fire was a ruse to get the

saturday is the championship game and the prize for winning it is huge, a trip to a major bowl, jaime apody asks coach rule about that. >> how do you get them to not look past this, i know these guys and you probably too are dreaming of new years day? >> absolutely, we dealt with this all season long, first it was penn state and then the big cincinnati win and we have had big events and our kids foeg us on playing football, things they can control, there are good things to come after this game, win or lose. >> do you embrace the challenge of playing on national take, are you on abc for the second time this season. >> our kids are big game kidded, they like to go out with a lot of energy and they love the adversity, and they love to play football, i think we'll play well on tv versus a great opponent. >> get on the owls band wagon and watch here on 6 abc on saturday. >> a lot of attention, we are routing for the temple owls. >> a plot of planned vacant for decades is getting a major facelift, a brand new philadelphia youth basketball organization, plans to build a $25 million youth developme

jaime apody is here with temple owls all season leading up to tomorrow.e go. >> are you wearing temple's colors. >> on purpose. on accident. but either way. tomorrow at this time temple could have a shiny new trophy and potentially new year's day bowl game that could come along with it. the owls have arrived in houston for the inaugural american athletic conference championship game again the cougars. do the coaches look like brothers? little bit. >> matt rhule knows what's at stake tomorrow. >> my concern has been more is this going to be too big of a moment for us. are we going to get so nervous and so -- a just try to get them to say it's all that we control, it's how we play and i think the kids echoed that sentiment. >> we are so excited to be your home for the temple owls as they play for the conference championship. temple-houston can be seen right here kickoff at noon tomorrow on 6abc. >>> from the awesome owls to those other birds, the eagles, remember them, nine and a half point underdogs in new england again the undefeated patriots on sunday. d

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> wednesday nightiladelphia, police are investigating the suspicious death of a 10-month-old baby at this day care. this is the 3500 block of german town avenue just after 1:00 this afternoon, we know the baby was a girl and was found unresponsive by a family member. katherine scott is live at the scene with the latest. katherine? >> reporter: well, the circumstances here remain under investigation, but we are being told that this baby girl was 10 months old and her death is considered suspicious, if you take a look at the front window here at this facility, it says a state licensed facility and the officers are positioned right in the front door as this is well underway here, this is on the child care center on the 3500 block shortly after 1:00 this afternoon, police say a family member found a day care member performing cpr on the baby girl and the baby was taken to temple hospital and she was pronounced dead at 2:45 this afternoon, parents of the other children are allowed back in to pick up their c

for rick williams and adam joseph, jaime apody i'm monica malpass join me next for "action news" at 6:00. >> good night. thousand-dollar bill. with 'cash4life', the great game from the pennsylvania lottery, you could win a thousand dollars a day for life! you could buy a new house! or maybe even treat yourself to a trip to the islands. and with drawings every monday and thursday, that means 2 chances to win every week. cash4life from the pennsylvania lottery. you could win a thousand dollars a day for life. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist, cecily tynan, and jim gardner. >>> mr. cosby is charged with aggravated indecent assault and this is a felony. >> bill cosby once known as america's dad is now an accused felon, he was assisted in a montgomery county courtroom to hear the charge against him. i'm monica malpass, the big story on "action news" is the arrest of bill cosby. the felony charge of indecent assault stems from an alleged event at his home in 2004. first lets go to john rawlins in the elkins courtroom today. cosby has

. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> hello again monica is off and sharrie williams is joining us tonight and here is what is happening on "action news." a little berks county girl dreaming of being a ballerina is shot in the leg in her parent's car. and a risk of escape plan for a robber, we'll tell you if his tumble played off. >>> the head of space x thinks mars is possible after launching and landing a rocket. >>> a so-year-old girl has a long road to recovery after being shot in both legs while sitting in her mother's car, walter perez spoke to the girl's father today and brings us her story. the 10-year-old victim's father asked not to reveal his identity says his daughter is having a hard time dealing with what happened. he says she is traumatized and doesn't want to come home from the hospital, he adds it's hard for him too, because he works nights and feels guilty he was not there to protect his family. she was in the passenger side of the vehicle when her mother was circle their block looking for a

." >> for cecily tynan, jaime apody, brian taff, and rick williams, i'm monica malpass join me next for "action news" at 6:00. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist cecily tynan, and jim gardner. >>> tuesday night and jim is off and i'm monica malpass in the news dupont announces hundreds of job cuts for delaware employees and construction may soon begin on a memorial park on the site of this center city building collapse. >>> but the big story is another budget veto by governor tom wolf, he scolded lawmakers saying they left for the holidays without doing their jobs but in the meantime wolf released millions in funds to keep the schools and emergency programs running. john rawlins is live with the story tonight. >> reporter: well, the release of the funds to the cash strapped schools and social service agencies, first gop praised him and then chided the governor for not doing it sooner, that is okay because the governor had his own bone to pick with the gop. >> i am releasing money to let the schools stay open. >> good news that saw

>> also, in sports tonight eagles continue to prepare for a showdown with buffalo on sunday and jaime apodys going on here. >> sunday could get interesting folks, it appears that lesean mccoy has a very large chip on his shoulder literally and can't stop letting the world know about it. he is set to make his return to the linc and has it on his calendar since he was traded to balls. he would like to shake his former running back's hand, here is mccoy's response to that. >> i'm not talking to chip, we got nothing to talk about, he can't call me or shake my hand, he can't say [ bleep ] to me, i have nothing against him, there is nothing for us to talk about, he knows how i am and how i act. nothing he can do or talk about. why can't chip shake your hand. he said he wanted to. >> chip can't shake [ bleep ] at all. he know its. >> now kelly's current running back is not too happy either, demarco murray frustrated with his limited role as running back. and congratulations to malcolm jenkins named the defensive play of the week, he had an interception for a touch down in the upset of the patriot,

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> dad's new videow the moment a truck loses control in delaware county and flips over, it happened near the ridley park exit and miraculously the driver walked away with no major injuries, the big story is the horrific crash in media, and the driver who is lucky to be alive. wendy saltzman joins us with more. the speed here is 55 miles per hour, imagine being in a semi truck that crashes at the speed. that is what patrick lived through and this shows the stunning story. the dash-cam video taken by a semi truck driver tuesday as he was approaching the ridley exit captured what could have been the final moments of his life. free life playing on the radio, according to patrick novak, he felt the back of his truck fall off and it went on its side and came to a crashing halt, he condition believe he walked away from the accidents alive. you can see the truck bounce and the windshield explosioned on impact and novak who tells "action news" he owns his own trucking company was able to unbuckle his seatbelt an

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> it was a bold decisionire him and he had certainly some success and i wish him the very best. >> one day after firing chip kelly, eagles owner, jeffrey lurie wants a coach next time that can relate to his players and the search is on for a new leader of the birds. wednesday night and rick is off and brian taff joins us and the big story on "action news" is the end of chip kelly's run with the philadelphia eagles, he was let go for missing the playoffs for a second straight season, gray hall is outside of lincoln financial field with reaction from fans but first we go to jeff skversky, outside of the nova care complex. >> he did not even give chip kelly the option of staying on as head coach, that was not even on the table and lurie called him in yesterday and flat out fired chip kelly and extremely disappointed with this football team and said it was one of the toughest seasons he ever had to endure, jeffrey lurie speaking to the media for 20 minutes, this is the frs time he has fired a head coach in season

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> dupont employees learned today that 1700 of them will no longer have jobs. the cuts are happening throughout delaware where the company is headquartered. tuesday night and the big story on "action news" is the devastating news for so many workers in dupont. after the recent merger with dow chemical, gray hall is live with the details tonight. >> reporter: hi brian, as you know dupont is a fixture for over 200 years in this community, for many the news of the layoffs heart breaking. >> it's news that has the community rattled. dupont announced a cut of 1700 jobs from their home state by march. >> at least keep some of the jobs here and not destroy lives. >> it's a huge blow to the economy as 20% of the delaware workforce must now look for new jobs, a company that has been around for 200 years in the state, many are surprised. >> i know a couple of people that work for dupont and they kind of said they were actually worrying about it and this is horrible to hear about it. >> they say it's cost productio

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> 75 rounds firedt a roomful of coworkers but it could have been even worse, they had 12 pipe bombs and 5,000 rounds of ammunition ready for an attack, and we are learning more about the capabilities on the couple that opened fire in san bernardino, california, it's friday night and the big story is a search for the motive behind the shooting that killed 14 people. we learned that syed farook and his wife tashfeen malik were behind the attack that killed 14 people. brian taff is live with more. >> reporter: yesterday the street where i am standing was the epicenter of an enormous police response and hundreds of officers from seven different agencies including the federal government trying to end a mass shooting in the building behind me, tonight it's the epicenter of the investigation into how and why that began. somewhere between 65 and 75 rounds from their rifles as the scene, we located one pipe bomb, it was three pipe bombs combined into one. >> police say that syed farook and his wife tashfeen mal

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> the holiday travel on and the weather is getting in the way, philadelphia international airport has been packed all day as many flights are delayed because of the rain and fog. wednesday night monica malpass is off and sharrie williams is joining us and the big story is the busy day for folks heading out of town or to the mall to pick up the last minute gifts. gray hall is live at the airport but first lets check in with cecily tynan at the big board. >> reporter: the weather outside is indeed frightful, double scan live radar showing a solid area of rain over us and heavy rain currently moving through cape may county, as we zoom in it's pouring near reeds beach and sea isle city are you getting it and ocean city, it's all tracking to the north and east and there is more rain on the way and if you are traveling tonight you'll want to take it slow, temperature-wise it's balmy out there, 62 in philadelphia and this is a warm front moving through some temperatures are actually rising in the overfight hours

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> today has been allut the rain across our region it has gone from a light sprinkle to a heavy soaking but good news the end is near. thursday night and the big story is the rainy ride home and a change of temperatures coming in this weekend. double scan live radar and cecily tynan has the latest for you. >> what a soggy day, even my dogs didn't want to go outside today, we had a steady rain for much of the day and double scan live radar showing the steadiest rain is pushing across south jersey and delaware when have a few light showers across eastern bucks and montgomery county and generally this rain is pushing off the coast pretty quickly, a wider view on stormtracker 6 live double scan all of this rain is ahead of a cold front and the cold front is still across western pennsylvania and this will be swinging through around 11:00 or so tonight, as it does we could have an additional shower and generally the steady rain is out of here, one thing i want to show you, you have go to northern maine to see mi

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> she is 102 yearsand was attacked in her own home by an intruder. she and her daughter were attacked and the suspect got away with cash. the search for a suspect in a home invasion and robbery in toms river, the victims survived the ordeal because they werer smart. nora muchanic is live tonight in the new jersey newsroom with the full story. >> monica, this elderly mother and daughter were about to have dinner when the thief pushed into their home, it made for a tense couple of minutes, they kept their cool even though the 102-year-old was pushed to the floor. >> i was frightened but annoyed more than anything. that is evelyn that lives on dock street in tom s river. >> he had already opened the storm door and he grabbed me and turned me around and held me from the back and put his arms in the front and pushing me and i yelled to tell her to call the cops. >> her is bonnie's mom that wears a life alert pendents around her neck and the suspect heard that and immediately went to her and pushed her

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> all right lets do it, we are just hours away from bringing in the new year, hours of celebrations coming in across the globe and everybody welcoming in 2016 with the hopes of a fresh start. >> pens landing is the place to be in philadelphia tonight, there are two sets of fireworks, one at 6:00, coming up in an hour for the younger crowd and the grand display at midnight. rick is off and brian taff joins us and the big story on "action news" is all the excitement for the parties and a brand new year that is upon us. >> the weather is a hugely important part of the new years eve festivities. lets get to adam joseph. >> the weather has been on the naughty side but the rain and clouds are clearing out to ring in 2016. we are ending the month where we started on the warm side. 52 in philadelphia and 56 in millville and 57 at the atlantic city airport and upper 40s to the north and west and the poconos your high temperature 42 degrees, as we look at the month as a whole, in philadelphia, for december, we ran

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> the latest on "actions" is donald trump's call to block all muslims from entering the united states, legal experts say it's unconstitutional but illegal to carry out. he made the comments last night in north carolina, and he is advocating for advanced surveillance of mosques for fears over radicalization. >> yes, we have to look at mosques and respect mosques but yes we have to look at mosques we have no choice we have to see what's happening. something is happening in there, man there is anger. >> rivals and numerous republicans say this proposal is what finally crossed the line. we go live to the new jersey newsroom and nora muchanic. >> reporter: hi there rick, trump spent a lot of time during his campaign talking about closing borders but his most recent suggestion is causing uproar and now people are weighing in. >> i have two years left at the moment -- >> at a

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> two separate attacks against people in center city are under investigation tonight, they happened just blocks apart and one of them is near a popular apartment building and the latest on "action news" is the latest on a stabbing and slashing that happens early this morning. live at the scene in center city with the full story christie? >> reporter: police have no mote he and they are calling the stabbings two random attacks that could be connected. >> report of a stabbing -- >> the first call came just before 6:00 a.m., cop cars and flashing lights swarmed 25th and walnut after reports of a stabbing. >> i heard screaming and then it stopped. >> a second call for help came just blocks away -- >> 23rd and arch, report of a male -- >> a man fitting the suspect's description struck again this time at 21st and ar:police say they have no motive as the suspect never took anything from either victim after each violent altercation. >> it appears he approaches the individual and pulls outs the knife and begins to c

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> twaz the night beforeistmas but it felt more like spring and travellers donned shorts and flip-flops warren than a long sleeved anything, from the city to the shore skies were damp and gray and it set the stage for santa's big day. the big story on "action news" is the warmest christmas on record for the delaware valley, looking live from sky 6 hd tonight. this picture shows the story, a green hill, ski lifts sitting idle on christmas eve, that is the weather picture this evening and it's a historic one. now they are in with a first look at the forecast. it was all about the temperatures today, the old record in philadelphia, the old record was 64 set last year in 2014, the high today 71 degrees, well above the average of 72, the all time december high is 73, just 2 degrees high of historic warmth, 67 in the city at this hour, 65 in allentown and along the coast in

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> rain and cloudse region and as we look ahead, we have more rain in the forecast and record warmth just in time for christmas. tuesday night and monica malpass is off and sharrie williams is jpmorganing us and the big story is accuweather tracking rain that will put a damper on your holiday travel tomorrow. meteorologist, cecily tynan, is live at the big board on when the next round of rain will move this way, our next round moves in tomorrow and double scan life showing a break in the action and the rain from earlier moves up from the northeast and low clouds and fog developing tonight, still a damp night and wider view showing we have a conveyer belt of moisture and that is pulling in some steady rain tomorrow, and heavy at times, and a big travel day, future tracker showing by 11:00, this is when the steady rain really moves in and that is lasting right into the afternoon and even into the evening hours, we have waves of rain, tomorrow don't forget the umbrella and take it slowly and allow plenty o

with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> colder temperaturesefinitely need to bundle up this week as we look live from sky6 hd at the center city skyline it is a chilly evening and temperatures only made it into the upper 40's today and tomorrow will feel even colder. it is friday night and the big story on "action news" is the dropping temperatures. >> and you'll definitely be able to feel the difference. this is the first time this month that temperatures will be below normal. meteorologist cecily tynan is at the big board with a closer look at the accuweather forecast. hi, cecily. >> hi, sharrie and rick. it will be a bit of a shock to the system tomorrow. earlier in there week we had the record warmth. today it's finally feeling like december. the average high for this time of the year is 44 degrees so still slightly above normal but i want to show you the air mass that will be moving in over the weekend. here it is. this is with temperatures in the teens. it will be modifying as it moves in. so it will be warming up a little bit but the wi

with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> an elderly man work done on his drive way but what he got was robbed. one family in northeast philadelphia speaking out tonight about the contractors they're calling crooks. monday night, monica malpass is off, sharrie williams is joining us and the big story on "action news" is how one city resident was taken advantage of by the same people he hired. >> "action news" reporter trish hartman is live outside northeast detectives with the full story tonight. trish. >> reporter: well, sharrie, rick, police say the men who did this not only took advantage that of elderly man they knew that there was a lot of cash in that house. now police are asking for the public's help before they strike again. >> he's my father-in-law. it's hard. very hard. >> reporter: john kill bride was brought to tears talking about what happened to his 81-year-old father-in-law saturday. police are looking for the men posing as contractors who stole $90,000 from the man's safe inside his home on normandy drive. kill bride said th

with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> monday night taff joins us. the big story on "action news" is monsignor william lynn who was convicted in a catholic church abuse case and then had that conviction overturned has news tonight. >> tonight the philadelphia d.a. says he wants to reargue that lynn case and this time in front of the full pennsylvania superior court. williams says he wants a lasting verdict this time around. >> "action news" reporter john rawlins live with the full story. john. >> reporter: hi, guys. this issue first came up a few days before christmas in this high profile case when a superior court panel of three saying in effect there was a fundamental flaw in the trial and that there should be this retrial. the d.a. responding today very forcefully. he says there is no flaw in this case and as you say he wants to go he in front of a full panel of the superior court to argue that. monsignor william lynn was the first roman catholic official convicted because of his role in covering up alleged sexual abuse but last wee

with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> we are now investigating >> major developments tonight surrounding the mass shooting in san bernadino, california. not only is the massacre being looked at as an acts of terrorism but we're learning the female shooter was posting on facebook during the attack praising the leader of isis. >> it is friday night. the big story on "action news" is the possible terrorist connection to the horror that unfolded wednesday afternoon. the fbi is now hoping that evidence left behind such as crushed cell phones will help the agents unravel the killers true intentions. >> "action news" anchor brian taff is the only local reporter in san bernadino and he joins us live with the latest developments from ther there. brian. >> reporter: rick, monica, this has been a day of swift developments here in san bernadino as investigators continue to probe just what led up to that massacre wednesday morning inside that building behind me, the inland regional center. well, in addition to their fact that they're now calling it a terroris

with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> we're just about spring. the warm weather trend continues into the weekend so any outdoor plans you have like holiday shopping will certainly be pleasant. friday night the big story on "action news" is the chance for record temperatures this weekend. >> also fans heading to the eagles game on sunday can leave their coats at home maybe even wear shorts. >> wow. >> meteorologist cecily tynan is outside tonight with the accuweather details. cecily everyone talking about how warm it is. no complaints from my end. what about yours. >> rick and monica i'm not complaining. some people say it doesn't feel like the holiday season. it feels more like spring. take a look at these temperatures. the lie in philadelphi high in a 61 degrees, about 15 degrees above normal. wilmington and millville even warmer, 62. dover 64 degrees. sea isle city 64. areas to the south saw more sunshine. more clouds to the north and west. allentown 58 and reading 59 degrees and this continues the trend of our warm december weather. ev