welcome back, the spirit of the season is alive and well in morrisville, bucks count. >> i morrisville "eyewitness news" was there last night at the morrisville police and fire departments, dropped off toys to a deserving family. santa claus even stopped by to join in on the fun. police officials say it is important to do what you can, for others during the holiday season. >> santa. >> we picked a family that was in need. you see that a lot of kids in this family, put together few presents, from our community, and we were able to give them a wonderful christmas, that you see these kids will have now. >> love to see members of law enforcement, and our fire departments out there in the community, doing amazing job, not only on duty but even when they're off duty. well, heartwarming tradition, in morrisville, and in many other communities, at this time of year. >> we've seen so much giving this week, especially with our "joy of sharing" toyfest, great to see the smile on these kids faces when they get something like that. >> good stuff. >> and now for a treat. >> here is a philadelphia bo

becomes county. >> eyewitness news was there tonight as the morrisville police and fire departments dropped off toys to deserving family and you can see santa and joining in on all the fun and kate? hospital day weekend is just about there and saturday first half of the day in the poconos it starts with snow and freezing rain in the pats of the lehigh valley and watch for slick tax. rain through mid afternoon in the city and down the shore and then it clears out and christmas day sunday looks beautiful with a full day of sun no matter where you are from the city >> aom

a few cars there headed northbound toward the trenton-morrisville bridge and mercer county but overallffic volume is still pretty light in bucks county n montgomery county valley forge road was not closed overnight by the northeast extension but it will close again tonight starting at 9 o'clock and they'll do that then the next three nights. we do have a couple accidents we're watching this morning. one out near douglas township on the ramp from route 73, that's philadelphia avenue to go northbound on route 100 there by patriot buick gmc. we're hearing a slain blocked and emergency crews are on the scene. so watch out for that. there's also one in chester county delaware county where a car ran into a parked car along 291. that's seconds street near wilson street. so emergency crews are on the scene there. and construction crews start some new work today here in delco. elsewhere, warn ford of a -- wallingford avenue going to close. possum hollow road alternates. new water main in upper chichester. blue bell avenue going to close today. chichester avenue or namaans creek road would be al

becomes county. >> eyewitness news was there tonight as the morrisville police and fire departmentsed off toys to deserving family and you can see santa and joining in on all the fun and kate? hospital day weekend is just about there and saturday first half of the day in the poconos it starts with snow and freezing rain in the pats of the lehigh valley and watch for slick tax. rain through mid afternoon in the city and down the shore and then it clears out and christmas day sunday looks beautiful with a full day of sun no matter where you are from the city >> and coming up next the late show with stephen colbert and followed by the late, late show with james corbin and our family is back tomorrow mornin morning. >> and i'm jessica dean we're always on four at cb cbsphilly.com. >> have a good night and sleep cbsphilly.com. >> have a good night and sleep well. captioning sponsored by cbs ♪ ♪ >> stephen: hi. welcome to another wonderful installment of great moments compiled from "the late show." tonight we've got will smith, anna kendrick, and an installment of "big furry hat." that's

by the time i reached this point, in trenton and morrisville, bucks county the snow stopped.is morning the snow is not coming down, but there is rain coming down route 1 the super highway over the bridge from trenton. traffic is moving okay. a sad day in atlantic city as we bid farewell to trooper williams. his funeral will cause a number of street closures, texas, florida, mississippi and columbia place will be closed starting at 8:00 a.m. already delays popping up on the regional rails. i have a feeling it's going to be a rough morning. >> reporter: rough morning on the roads, obviously, matt, as we have a slug of heavy rain coming up the i-95 corridor highlighted in yellow. looks like the precipitation will get down along the coast after the rush hour and by lunchtime it will be going off the coast. up in allentown, hamburg and points north we have freezing rain mixing in with welt snowflakes as we wait for it to change over to rain. cloudy skies on the bus stop, temperatures in the upper 30s while waiting for the bus. 39 degrees by 7:00 a.m. 48 by noon. if you have errand

. >> reporter: moving well through morrisville tam. route 1, up work by oxford valley road has cleared. you want to get in the holiday spirit, sure you do. i'll tell you where you can do that later today when "action news" continues on this friday morning. ♪this holiday season, my good friend gave to me♪ ♪7 powerball tickets ♪6 match 6 chances ♪5 cash 5s ♪4 cash 4 lifes ♪3 pick 3s ♪2 mega millions (joe) happy holidays, rita. (rita) thanks, joe! (man) what a great gift! (announcer) pennsylvania lottery tickets make great gifts, like the new $1 million snow bank. (joe) happy holidays! ♪and best wishes from the lottery♪ look, the commodor barry bridge, 5:14, 40 degrees, karen rogers told you we were going to see a temperature drop overnight. she was right. it's a little frosty when you walk out there this morning. >> matt pellman you have that shot, you're sort of like hello, hello, hello. >> reporter: anyone home? we're hiding out under the ben franklin bridge here, are you feeling festive? >> yeah. >> reporter: good it's december now. l

officers found it in the morrisville man's carry on bach during an x-ray. suspect has been charged but not identified. he said he brought his hunting nap sac with him on the trip and forgot the gun was still inside. >> christmas came early for some families in south jersey. "action news" was there last night as santa mount holly police officers firefighters and volunteers from the local v.f.w. went door to door passing out presents. angela covington is one of 10 area families in need who received wrapped toys, presents and donated holiday dinners. >> all i want is for my children to have a merry christmas and for these people from the community to do this for us is overwhelming. >> this is the mount holly department's fourth year taking part in operation saint nick. the police chief says they actually do this year round but it is more special around the holiday season. >> look at the smiles on those little faces. it is 4:39 and the whos in whoville would be found. >> a car plunges into an icy river but fortunately for the driver the right people just happen

. >>> the police and fire departmentness morrisville bucks county came together to make one family's christmas a merry one. community members donated gifts, which were distributed to a family in need this evening. children had a chance to meet and speak with santa claus before opening up one, just one of the many gifts. the hope was to give one family a christmas they would remember for a long time. of course, santa left, the same way he got there, inside of the chimney. >>> a heart warming reunion in harrisburg caught on camera. that is dylann arriving home from basic training in georgia , and embracing his son dylann was away for three months and will be returning to service after the holidays. i'll tell what you it certainly looks like he will be enjoying his time with his family. nicely done. >>> ever wonder what some people are doing on christmas day if they don't celebrate. >> jewish children and adult from a northeast philadelphia synagogue have baked sweet treats to spread holiday cheer and john mcdevitt from our sister station kyw news radio has their story. >> attend religi

. >> denise richter of hamilton and katie of morrisville, charged as accomplices in the death of amber dudley shot in the chest while being driven by man providing tran takes through the ride sharing service lyft. >> mother and her 23 month olds son, recovering from injuries suffered at they fell off a roof while alluding armed rob earls. this happened during a home invasion wednesday night, on the 300 block of hog avenue. the woman told police, she took the child, and climbed out after third story window, in an attempt to hide from the robbers, but lost her footing and fell with a child in her arm. >> from the front page of the mercury, another sign of the holiday season, dressed as angel, saint theresa of calcutta sang from family members during their christmas activity in limerick this week. >> that's a look at some of the newspaper headlines from around the delaware valley. >> well the eagles pull off an upset at the linc. >> hear what the players think their win against the new york giants says about the team. that's coming up in sports. >> hi, i'm sergeant theresa thomas, from am

officers found the weapon while x-raying the morrisville man's backpack.is name has not been released. agents say he told them he had brought his hunting nap sac with him on the trip and did not realized there was a gun still inside. >> christmas came early for some deserving families in south jersey. "action news" was there last night as santa mount holly police officers and firefighters and volunteers from the local v.f.w. went door to door passing out presents. angela covington is one of the 10 families in need who received wrapped toys presents and donated holiday dinners. >> all i want is for my children to have a merry christmas and for these people just from the community to do this for us is -- is overwhelming. >> now this is the department's fourth year taking part in operation saint nick. the police chief says they do things like this year roundabout it's a little bit more special around the holiday season and when you look at those little kids grabbing the presents with smiles like that of course it is. >> it's one thing to give but to do in it

money will be used for property reservation, in milford, and park land development in morrisville anwar minister. >> from the cover of the delaware county times, gas tax in pennsylvania going up 8 cents per gallon sunday. pennsylvania already has the highest gas tax in the nation, then when you factor in federal taxes and underground storage tank fees, it racks up to 78 sent per gallon for 2017. >> that's a look at some of the newspaper headlines from around the delaware valley. >>> the sixers play the jazz at salt lake city. >> things go well until the fourth quarter. how things changed in those final minutes. and how their game tonight may and little different. pat's doing double duty. back in a second with sport same nose. same toughness. and since he's had moderate alzheimer's disease, the same never quit attitude. that's why i i asked his dtor about once-a-day namzaric. (avo) namzaric is approved for moderate to severe alzheimer's disease in patients who are taking donepezil. it may improve cognition and overall function, and may slow the worsening of symptoms for a while. namzaric

members of the morrisville community chipped in to help make the gift giving possible. >> love it. you go. >> plus special holiday performance from the philadelphia boys choir. the things that i consume a lot of it is very acidic. the enamel on my teeth was actually weakening. the whiteness wasn't there as much. my teeth didn't look as healthy as others. my dentist said that pronamel would help fight against that erosion that foods and drinks were causing. so it was really important to start using the pronamel. it'll be one less thing you have to worry about. pronamel is now giving me the confidence to know that i'm doing the right thing. so it's nice to know that it's as simple as that. ♪ >>> here's what you need to know, three to go. suspect from berlin, shot and killed in italy, ending world-wide manhunt. >> holiday weekend, triple a says 2016 on pace to be record breaking year for travel. >> channukah celebration takes place tonight in franklin square from 5:30 to 7:30. of course there already games, food, crafts, whole lot of fun. >> that's three to go, a last check on traffic

other is casey dellzoit of morrisville. twenty-seven year-old amber dudley of collinswood was killed november 30th when a man tried to rob her. two others while they were riding in a lyft vehicle from north jersey to trenton. gunman is still on the loose. >>> one man is dead after an apparent fire in montgomery county early this morning. it happened just after 1:00 a.m. on the 400 block of high street in pottstown. this was the smokey scene after crews battled the flames police tell us that the victim was found dead in his apartment on the second floor. authorities believe the fire may have been caused by careless smoking. twenty-one people were left displaced by the fire, including seven children. >>> talking sports now eagles nation is one happy family going in to the holiday weekend. the bird ended their five game losing streak beating giant 24 -19 and preventing them from clinching a playoff spot. leslie joins with us more on last night's win good to see. looked like a different team. >> they never make it easy do they.

the action cam was in morrisville bucks county where robert morris plaza is deck rated.ert morris the namesake of the town signed the declaration of independence and the u.s. constitution. >> check out this display in cherry hill. the iconic g boys animation dates back 50 years. >> wow. >> the family tradition now has a home at mcnaughton's garden center. >>> we want to see your favorite holiday lights. send them to us on social media. just use #6abc lights. you can also post them to our facebook page or e-mail them in to join the action at 6abc.com. "action news" at 5:00 will be right back. >> ♪ >> time for accuweather now at the "action news" big board. >> meteorologist cecily tynan has a check of the weekend forecast. there's kind of a potpourri of things happening. >> there certainly is. a very messy storm on the way will bring us a little bit of everything. right now it's dry out there. it's cold. but like family everything is relative. compared to yesterday it's not that bad. live on sky6 taking a look at the rothman ice rink at dillworth park. a lot of people out

officers found the weapon while x-raying the morrisville man's backpack.been released. agents say he told them he had brought his hunting nap sac with him on the trip and did not realize the gun was still inside. >> now for my favorite story of the morning. christmas came early for some deserving families in south jersey. "action news" was out there last night as santa mount holly police officers and firefighters and volunteers from the local v.f.w. went door to door passing out presents. angela covington is one of 10 area families in need who received wrapped toys presents and donated holiday dinners. >> all i want is for my children to have a merry christmas and for these people just from the community to do this for us is -- is overwelling. >> now this is the department's fourth year taking that's right what they call operation saint nick. the police chief says they do things like this year round but it's a little bit more special around the holiday season and there's nothing like seeing a child pick up a present like that and how excited they are. >> a

said, i don't want to scare you, but i want you to know that i'm looking for properties here in morrisville so -- for us to be together. >> for the detective, deanna's story put a whole new spin on the investigation. keith griffith now seemed like a man with a very big secret. or thinking like a homicide detective, was she the one with the secret? >> you can spin it another way and say maybe she's driving events here. maybe she wants to get rid of the wife. >> that's correct. we were open for that being an idea or a possibility. >> in fact, the detective had let her tell her story without ever explaining the reason for his visit. now he laid out his cards. >> was he not divorced? >> no. >> he says, first of all, keith's not divorced. according to him, keith had been married to his high school sweetheart for 36 years. and i just broke down because i -- i couldn't believe it. >> but, of course, there was more. >> we're conducting an investigation, and this investigation involves what we believe to be a homicide of his wife. >> i was in shock. i felt like, oh, my gosh, i couldn't believe what