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with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> and good afternoon we begin with a look at the nor'easter that is hitting us at one of the worst possible times. it's dropping snow and rain just as people head out for the long holiday weekend. the change from snow to rain has already happened in center city philadelphia and places south of the city are getting a messy mix. there is a storm warning in affect for several counties, including here in allentown, making the roads a mess. and it's disrupting travel plans nationwide. flights are canceled at philadelphia airport and some flights are delayed. we have a look at the delays on the road and on the rails. we begin with david murphy and karen rogers, they are tracking the winter storm and what you can expect throughout the day. david murphy is live at the big board. >> about a half hour ago my twitter feed exploded with acity because there was a big boom. everybody wanted to know if it was thundersnow, only the third time in my life i heard it and maybe the first time for you. there is an area where we have a

archbishop, charles chaput has more on the brotherly love. >>> and i am rick williams.. good night. >>> good night. >>announcer:closed captioning brought to you by fulton bank. aty is based on a minimum deposit of $1,000. terms and continues are subject to change. [♪] >>> monday night, philadelphia is one of the finalists for the democratic convention and robert kerns pleads in a sex crimes case, but the big story tonight is a day of record-breaking temperatures. but the prospect of mid-week snow. it felt like late summer in west windsor township. throughout the tri-state area we broke a record in the city of philadelphia. it's warm and snowy. that could be what we see for thanksgiving. john rawlins is in norristown. >>> it's hard to believe, jim, i am talking about accumulating snow on wednesday. a record high of 72. that is 19 above the normal high this year. it's typical early may than late november. allentown is record highs. wilmington not quite a record. 72 degrees. it's almost cross the board temperatures in the 70s today. so what is going to happen on wednesday?

." >> if you're not going to the parade, you can see the action on 6abc, rick williams and cesily tynan will host the compage starting at 8:30. >> new this morning, from our delaware newsroom, a huge fire burned a farmhouse to the ground. you can see the fierce flames that tore through the building on the 1400 block of old mill town road in mill vehicle. it took crews an hour and a half to get the flames under control. >>> gunfire rang out at a barber shop in reading for the second time. witnesses say the shooter fired at least 6 times before getting away. one of the victims was listed in critical condition. a shooting happened at the same barber shop on tuesday, but there were no injuries in that in that case. >>> the last survivor of the multiple shooting in tabernacle new jersey has died, 11-year-old alsander harriman. 14-year-old nicholas and nadia died at the scene. their mother died after suffering a self inflicted gunshot. >>> weather is causing problems for many across the country. the good news most of the snow is tapered off, but some of the roads are slick. amtrak expects a h

for sharrie williams, rick williams, i am monica malpass. have a goo a good night. >>> it is monday night and the big story on "action news" is breaking news in southwest philadelphia. philadelphia fire crews are on the scene of an accident involving a car and a trolley. it happened just 10 minutes ago. the vehicles did collide. the medical personnel have responded. no one was transported to the hospital yet. there is word that there are a number of injuries. as you see chopper 6 is hovering above this trolley at 47 and woodland in southwest philadelphia where a trolley has collided with a car. if there is information that warrants us going back to this story we will let you know. >>> now, the story of a very lucky philadelphia police officer released from the hospital today and talking to "action news." this was the scene saturday night when the officer's cruiser burst into flames at 28 and passcard. thanks to a 17-year-old that rerescued marc kimsey. he was able to t

it's tuesday night and jim is off and i'm rick williams. fighters were alerted to the flames inside of columbus's farmer's market at 2:00 this afternoon and dann cuellar is live at the scene with the full story. >> reporter: rick, a few firefighters remain on the scene here making sure the fire does not rekindle, officials say it's too early to say what caused the inferno that caused four alarms, today's high winds did not help. the scene from chopper 6 hd after the fire broke out at the columbus farmers market. shortly thereafter 150 firefighters began arriving to battle the inferno being fanned by high winds this afternoon. >> we were hampered by the winds, cold weather and winds were a big issue on this, give the fire a good head start once it started in there.

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marks the start of the christmas season, the live team coverage of the parade on the parkway and rick williamsecily tynan has a wrap up and meteorologist, david murphy tells us what to expect when you try to walk off your thanksgiving dinner. lets begin with rick and cecily from the parkway. i give you six drum sticks for your performance today. >> i'll take it, i'm kind of hungry, i looked away and i look back and cecily is holding a baby. >> this is my niece by the way. what a great morning, i think the performances this year were better than ever. >> it turned out to be a mild morning, a chill in the air but it was very clear and a perfect day for a parade. >> we had amazing performances and singers and dancers and we used the most confetti we ever used. >> we were xroin joined by such wonderful guests, mayor nutter and his wife, wonderful performances from motown. >> that was great. >> the dancers and singers, making us proud to see so many philadelphians participate in this show every year. >> and the balloon handlers did a fantastic job guiding the balloons down the parkway, we had a lot

"action news" anchor rick williams is in the newsroom with that story. >> hi there, imagine being in the world and not being able to hold it. that is the reality for mothers and fathers with premature babies but look at this technology at christiana hospital, this allows parents to monitor the children with cameras. >>> also, thanksgiving is stel a couple of week as way but in one city these women are in line for black friday believe it or not. there must be some bargains going on there. those and more coming up on "action news" at 5:00. >> sounds good rick. >>> should parents be required to pay for an adult child's education. that is what one judge ruled. here is wendy saltzman. >> these parents said they laid down the rules for their daughter and then got a surprising letter in the mail. >> did i expect for mr. daughter to sue me? it's heart breaking. >> she file aid lawsuit to force her estranged parents to pay up and then this story take a shocking twist. kaitlyn did not voluntarily leave the home, she was thrown out and she is suing us for a new car. >> now the parents are requi

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy.>>> good afternoon with a developingry, new information about the winty mix threatening to affect the travel of millions of people. we are learning about what to expect in our area, when the rain and snow arrives. but first one more day of pretty mild conditions, not bad out there, sky 6 hd looking at philadelphia international airport lots of clouds out there ahead of a drastic change in the forecast. for the latest from accuweather lets head to the big board and david murphy. >> the first update is the one you mentioned. the last update was in the last hour hour and a half. northern bucks and northern and western chester counties, berks county and lehigh valley and the poconos and hunterdon, new jersey. this is where heavy wet snow will come in tomorrow extending into the evening and we could see slushy or slippery roads developing, i think the farther you get to the poconos the more treacherous it gets. closer to philadelphia it's an advisory, probably wet roads here but poor visibility here particularly in the aftern

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon, sara bloomquist is off and in the news, a quiet hospital becomes a crime scene. the chaos after a patient attacks his nurses. >>> and tragedy for people in need. the deadly fire. >>> and a man turns himself in for assaulting a 14-year-old girl. he is accused of luring the teenger dmoo a home at the 200 block of ninth street in darby on wednesday. a neighbor heard the girl's screams from the house and rescued her, hill has a court appearance scheduled for this afternoon. vernon odom has an update later today on "action news" beginning at 4:00. >>> police are searching for four heavily armed carjacking suspects who forced a driver to take off his clothes, the ordeal began in logan and ended at a gas station in german town. john rawlins is live at the sunoco in german town where the victims broke free. >> reporter: well, the three armed men are still at large, this was a carjacking and robbery, it ended at the mini mart behind me. police did view surveillance video from the mini mart but it's unclear if

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon in the news a woman is killed while crossing a busy highway in buck county. the new details about the 51-year-old victim. and a begger with a luxury car. >>> and a drastic change in the forecast is the big story. we started the day with dense fog that made for a slow morning is commute and now we are looking ahead to a long stretch of plunging temperatures, a cold front is moving in in fact all across the country. lets head to the big board and david murphy. >> it's cooling but not quite yet, you have a few hours to enjoy above average temperatures. breaks to the clouds from the north and west. and in philadelphia we managed to squeeze in sunshine, here is what stormtracker 6 live double scan looked like when we were tracking the fog earlier this morning. this is a snapshot from 9:00, and even in through philadelphia and suburbs north of philadelphia, buck county and montgomery county and down through south jersey, large areas with a half mile visibility and a quarter mile, we had reporting stati

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon, in the news this noon, delvin barnes is on the move. the man accused of kidnapping carlesha freeland-gaither is coming back to philadelphia today. >>> a fire erupts at an abington ymca, a look at the damage inside. >>> and the big story in afternoon is another american cured of ebola. dr. craig spencer walked out of a new york hospital this morning. is he virus free a few weeks after falling ill. that mean there's are currently no other ebola patients under treatment in the united states. marcy gonzales is live outside of bellevue hospital in manhattan. >> reporter: dr. spencer asked that everyone keep their focus on the ongoing fight against ebola in west africa, where doctors cheered him on for his victory over the virus. [ applause ] a celebration -- >> it is a good feeling to hug a hero. >> marking there are no longer any ebola patients in the united states. dr. craig spencer released from bellevue hospital in new york city after two and a half weeks of treatment. >> today i am healthy and no

for crime fighters, i'm rick williams for channel six "action news". merry christmas!s kind of half-fast. what's wrong? we still have cable internet, so our uploads are half the speed of our downloads. so i'll be half-fast when i share my photos. and i'll do a half-fast job updating my blog. wait, is everything under this tree half-fast? who wants eggnog? don't settle for half fast cable internet. only verizon fios comes with speedmatch. uploads as fast as downloads. get this great price online guaranteed for two full years plus $400 back with a 2-year agreement. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >>> icy conditions caused a delta jet line tore slide to a stop in detroit earlier today. luckily nobody was injured, but airport officials have shut down access to several runways due to the icy conditions there. >>> time for a check of the accu weather forecast with meteorologist melissa magee. no ice around here. >> no. >> couple days look nice. >> a really mild day. gets milder tomorrow and then we will track record warmth on mon

and rick williams with this story. hey there, rick. >> hello, shirleen, how are you >> happy friday. colder weather, children are bundling up and wearing hats on the head. the important accessory can keep them warm, it can also spread lice unfortunately. this is the time of year where school nurses see more cases of lice. coming up tonight at 5:00, reporter and registered nurse, ali gorman with tips on how to protect your child during the school year. >>> and philadelphia's increased tax on cigarettes in effect more than a month. how it is impacting businesses from and outside of the city. >>> and those stories and more when we see you later on "action news at 5:00." shirleen, back to you. >> see you soon, thank you. >>> tonight on "20/20" meet the men who are having sex with strangers to help them have babies. single women and infertile companies turning to a new service to have a child. the unconventional method of sperm donation called natural insem nation. connecting with women on the internet who want to become mo

here's rick williams with tonight's crime fighter's repo t report. >> reporter: speaking through herhez says her son effram was well liked in the community. >> she says he was a great son. he had a lot of people that loved him an a lot of fendz. >> reporter: august 28, 2002 the 38-year-old was with his girlfriend river flowed camden. 11 p.m. police say effram exited a chinese sglawnt at some point he was approached by a male or males thans with a quick verbal altercation which led to him being killed. >> reporter: he was shot to death and his girlfriend was not injured. his family said he had a history with drugs and are not sure that could be a possible motive. >> we just love him and miss him and want to know who did this. >> reporter: sit sgrimz crime commission is administering an award for the conviction of the person responsible you're urged to call 215-546-tips all calls will remain anonymous. >> they deposit see nothing the first time and you can please -- come out with information this time. we need people to come forward and need people to stand up and take their community

here's rick williams. >> reporter: lordes rivera remembers her younger brother sergio. >> he had a big heart. >> reporter: she said the 38-year-old father of two was a wonderful dad. >> he was such a handles on father. -- hands on father, everything was about the boys. >> reporter: on friday, his family said he was walking home from a bar at 3:30 a.m. on the 1100 block of north 21st street in camden. someone approached him, i don't know, words were exchanged, and they shot him. >> reporter: se are. gio -- sergio was shot multiple times and he died at the hospital. there is a five thousand reward for the arrest and conviction of the person responsible. call 215-546-tips all calls will remain anonymous. his family said they don't plan on giving up. >> we are suffering. everyday it's a struggle. it's not going away, we're going, my little brother will have justice. >> reporter: for crime fighters i'm rick williams. channel 6 "action news." >> 6:51. in "healthcheck" a new way to fight wrinkles without surgery. it's called the inside out facial it involves a laser targeting heat to the face

here's rick williams with crime fighters report. >> betty was not blind to her son's lifestyle. she insisted he was a good person and didn't deserve to be shot to death. >> nobody has the right to take somebody's life. >> reporter: jamar was in camden at a known drug area. it was where he was shot. >> it seems jamar and the surviving victim was struck from behind. >> reporter: the other person who was shot has not provided investigators with any leads. >> there was a car that was the just stopping at the stop sign that was struck. luckily the people inside got minor cuts and bruises from glass. >> reporter: the citizens crime commission is offering one thousand dollar reward for the arrest and conviction of the person responsible. call 215-546-tips. all calls are anonymous. >> betty hopes to see justice for her son and she'll have peace. for crime fighters i'm rick williams channel 6 "action news." >> an 11-year-old cancer survivor is showing off her new invention to help other patients in treatment. kylely simmons created this hello kitty backpack. cancer patients can carry the

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. delays on i-95. >>> but the big story on "action news" this noon, a new push to find a kidnapping victim and her attacker. the reward has jumped to $15,000 for information that leads to an arrest. it's two days since a young nurse was shoved into a car by her german townhome. the police say she didn't know the man e, police are putting a lot of resources behind this. >> we need to find this young laid yes and find the person responsible and get him into custody and get her home safely. >> by now we have all seen the terrifying video of the abduction. carlisha was snatched off the street apparently by a stranger sunday night, is happened on westd coulter street in german town, she had gotten off a bus and was hustled into a green ford taurus and she managed to kick out the windows as the car took, it may be from out of state. the video is chilling and police are trying to enhance it. >> we are working with the fbi to get an enhancement of the video, police got a good description of the

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon, we begin with breaking news at this hour. police say that two children were killed during a shooting outside of a home in tabernacle, burlington county. are you looking live from chopper 6, investigators say that another child and woman were wounded and rushed to the hospital. >> the shooting was reported at 9:15 this morning at this hom on holly park drive. david henry is live at the scene gathering the latest information. >> reporter: as you can imagine this quiet suburban neighborhood is rocked by what happened. a scene of carnage behind me and state police are on the scene continuing with their investigation. it played out in a house that you can't quite see behind foliage back there. here is what we have learned so far, apparently at 9:00 this morning, a woman in the house discovered the carnage, the victims were all in one of the bedrooms and there were other adults in the house at the time and when police arrived they found the bodies of a boy and girl. a woman and another boy were still ali

here's rick williams with tonight's crime fighters report. >> reporter: on wednesday september 10, anloyee was closing up at don's check cashing on east hunting park avenue in june at at that section of philadelphia. the time was after 10:00 p.m. surveillance video captures a hooded man outside the store. >> you can see on the the video the perpetrator was pacing up and down waiting for her to come out. as she came out, he snuck up behind her. he put a gun in her back and go back inside. once inside he opened the safe. after the robbery he walks by the camera. he is a black male in his 20s to early 30s, 5'9" medium to dark complex wearing a black hookedy with black stone jeans and tanned boots. >> reporter: all you have to do is call 215-546-tips all calls will remain anonymous for crime firefighters i'm rick williams channel 6 "action news." >> 6:52 an organization helping people with physical disabilities is getting a boost. dozens of people dressed to impress at this ball last night. the ray of hope benefits the edge english foundation. cocoa or eggnog? toasty or frosty? exactly th

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> from the city to the suburbs, the thanksgiving holiday weekend started with a mix of rain and snow. since many people travel ahead of thanksgiving, crews are staying busy keeping the roads safe.anksgiving, crews are the big story on "action news" is the winter storm slowing down travel on the busiest day of the year. looking live outside with mobile 6 we are monitoring the roads and matt pellman will have an update in a few minutes. chad pradelli and eva pilgram are following how folks are getting around in the weather and cecily tynan and melissa magee has the latest on the storm's path. >> lets start with cecily. >> a storm system like this early in the season depends on elevation and locate. stormtracker 6 live double scan shows you can cut our area in half. east of the i-95 you got the liquid and west of i-95 you got the snow and drier air is working in and this is an indication that this storm system is winding

back to rick williams. >>> thank you, sharrie. >>> and a traffic report on friday. >>> switching to matt pellman. hi, there matt. >>> it could be worse. try to keep that in mind for a busy friday afternoon. the traffic is hitting the bill for a typical friday. coming out to i-95 out to broad street. an earlier crash blocked the lane. it came out. we are watching a crash on the northeast extension of the pennsylvania turnpike south of the lansdale interchange taking out the left lane. you see typical friday volume. in bucks county the fire-police are helping a wreck at blue school road. camera time en route 1 the super highway. a crash cleared out past pennsylvania avenue. there is heavy traffic as you come down to lan langhorne. we'll check it again rick and monica, no snow hopefully in the shot in the next half-hour. >>> our fingers crossed. thank you, matt. >>> there is more fallout on the allegations against bill cosby. details are next. >>> i am tracking warming temperatures over the weekend. rain, would you believe it, record warmth in the accuweather. rick. >>> thank you, cec. and

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> nearly 24 hours after her d dramatic rescue, new details are emerging about the abduction of carlesha freeland-gaither as police reveal how they worked with the fbi and atf to find the 22-year-old and her abductor. it's thursday night and the big story on "action news" is the ongoing investigation into the abduction and rescue that is gaining international attention. >> carlesha freeland-gaither is now safe with her family tonight and we are hearing more from the heros that made that possible. meanwhile, the man accused of abducting her is waiting extradition to virginia where he is wanted for another heinous kidnapping and rape. until he is extradited he will remain in the baltimore county detention center but the virginia authorities have five days to pick him up and they could move him as early as tonight. reporter annie mccormick is outside of carlesha's mother's home but lets begin with sara bloomquist she just heard from the lead detective in this case. sara? >> reporter: detectives here are wo

. >>> "action news" delawarvalleyo with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and met david murphy. >>> goodon, we begin consideritheaking news. theead abduction ofsha freeland-gaither. aes have released acme philadelphia onday. katherine scott justvealed this new video. this is a new video that investigatorased ininvestigatio see him down investigator someonerecognizes authorities. we need helphe public. this video wasound 6:00 monday keep all of your options open until you know for sure. we learned this morning that clear channel will put up 25 electronic billboards that look like this, with carlesha's picture on them hope that someone recognizes her and calls in tips. we have the number listed at 6abc.com or call 911. katherine scott, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> can you get a closer look at the person of interest by going to 6abc.com. there you'll find the surveillance video and other images released by police along with the plea from carlesha's family as the search continues. you can see it all right there right now at 6abc.com. >>> shots were fired at a delaware county neig

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> good evening we begin with breaking news tonight. a house fire that continues to burn here in chester county. this is kennett square, pennsylvania, chopper 6 hd is over the scene and as we look at the sprawling home where the smoke and flames continue to burn, we are told that this home was built in 1880, and this is union street, kennett square and one person was taken to the hospital. this is a multi-alarm blaze and one person was taken to the hospital. everybody else managed to get out safely. we are continuing to watch this breaking situation from chopper 6 and we'll bring you more information from kennett square as it becomes available. >>> we are tracking the bitter cold tonight, the delaware and lehigh valley woke up to winter, hats and scarves were needed to brave the weather, but parts of new york state is digging out from a ferocious snow storm, the big story is the arrival of winter like weather on the east coast. it did not help warm things up much. frigid digits, in fact philadelphia tie

here's rick williams with this morning's crime fighters report. >> reporter: speaking through her daughter, she said her son was well liked in the community. >> she said he was a great son. he had a lot of people that loved him. he had a lot of friends. >> reporter: august 28, 2002, the 38-year-old was with his girlfriend in the area of river road in camden. at 11:00, he exited a chinese restaurant. >> at some point he was approached by a male or males and there was a quick verbal altercation which led to him being killed. >> reporter: ephraim was shot to death, his girlfriend was not injured. his family said he had a history with drugs, but not sure if that was a possible motive. >> we love him and miss him. we want to know who did this. >> reporter: the citizens crime commission is issuing a 1,000-dollar reward for the arrest and conviction of the person responsible. call 215-546-tips. all calls are anonymous. >> we need people to come forward and stand up and take their community back. >> reporter: for crime firefighters, i'm rick williams channel 6 "action news." >> there's new help ou

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon, in the news one person is dead in a fire that also ignites a transformer in new jersey. >>> and a surprise sweep nets child support delynn quents in delaware county. >>> but the big story is a cash crash that killed two people and injured nine others. it happened in berks county, the big rig came to a halt and came up against two other cars and a dunkin' donuts sign. walter perez joins us from the scene with the details. >> reporter: sara it's a horrific scene here in maiden's brook. they are a long way from clearing the wreckage. the tractor trailer plowed into a bunch of vehicles and several vehicles simply flipped over and others got crushed between the big rig and the dunkin' donuts sign where the truck ended up. at least two have been killed and nine have been hospitalized. one of them hospitalized is the big rig driver. those that were trapped had to be extricated from the scene. one of the police officers was on the dunkin' donuts line when it happened. officer robert wood said at first it

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon, sara bloomquist is off and in the news, getting ready to skate outside of city hall, we'll take you live to the brand new ice rink at dillworth park and the good news for drivers all across the region. and the big story on "action news" anoon is an early taste of the the winter chill after the first taste of snow overnight. as you step outside bundled up is the only way to be. people are venturing out with heavy jackets and the cold is mixing with the biting wind, as we look live from wilmington, it's a bright but chilly scene here in delaware. for more on today's forecast and a peek at the weekend as well. lets check in with meteorologist, david murphy, outside in the chilly conditions. >> this is the first noon i have worn a winter coat this season so far. we started out chilly and it's feeling rather cold outside. take a look at satellite, there is cloud cover welling in from the west now, but we have enjoyed a fairly sunny morning mixing with clouds and you see the precipitation from overnight th

. >>> here now are rick williams and monica malpass with a look ahead at 5:00. >> coming up n at 5:00ews" through the abduction of carlesha free laland-gaither in live report. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> just give her back.iams and please give her back. >> an emotional plea from the mother of a 22-year-old woman abducted nearly 48 hours ago, the crime is getting national attention as police reveal new clues showing that the victim and suspect could be as far away as maryland. now more in the investigation of a violent abduction of a philadelphia nurse. >> bank activity shows that someone was using carlesha freeland-gaither's atm card in maryland. we begin now in the satellite center with sharrie williams. >> reporter: this investigation has crossed state lines and the fbi and maryland state police are now involved in the search that is happening in aberdeen, maryland, that is 75 miles south of philadelphia, we also know that the use of carlesha's atm card has sparked new

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with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon in the news this noon, a search for an mcdonald's customer that stabbed an employee. the reason for the fast food attack. >>> and the man accused of running a men lab what else police found inside of his home. >> but the big story is the cold front coming across our region. here is a look from penn's landing from sky 6. temperatures are below normal and expected to stay that way for a while. >> lets go to karen rogers at the big board in for david murphy. >> it's a big change from yesterday when we were so mild, 46 in philadelphia, 43 in allentown and reading and in the 30s in the poconos. 46 in millville and 46 along the coastline and the boardwalk in a.c. and sea isle city. a 21 degree temperature drop in the city of philadelphia and 23 degrees cooler in wilmington right now than this point yesterday. we are talking about the front coming through and producing the cooler air, we felt it this morning and certainly right now. but temperatures this afternoon are only 7 degrees below average. not a

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon sara is off. new video of a teacher dragging a student in gym class the new charges he is facing today. >>> and the latest allegations of sexual assault against bill cosby. >>> and chopper 6 is live over the scene of a sinkhole, giving us a look at the expanding crater, it opened on hampton road after a water main break last night and now it's devouring someone's driveway and we learned it swallowed a dump truck that responded to the scene. katherine scott is live now at the scene with 30 people that were forced to flee their homes. >> reporter: that is right, more than 30 people have had to evacuate but could return except for these people. their home is uninhabitable. the sinkhole has just gotten wider, if you look down the street here, there is a lot of equipment here and there are crews on scene throughout the night and over the last hour the sinkhole got wider and part of a dump truck did sink down. look at that video from 45 minutes ago. the dump truck with water and sewer toppled into the r

. >>> now for sharrie williams, monica malpass, i am rick williams. have a good good night. >>> friday night. firefighters rescue two women from a burning home in gloucester county. they snatched a package off at south philadelphia stoop. >>> there is confirmation by new jersey state police. they say it was in fact the mother that shot her three children yesterday in tabernacle. two of them fatally. the police have identified the three children ages 8, 11 and 14. they also released the name of the alleged shooter who they say attempted to take her own life as well. nora muchanic is live at the red lion state police barracks. what did they have to stay today? >>reporter:jim, the state police say that the evidence makes it clear who pulled the trigger. it was the mother of the three kids. she has not officially been charged. if she recovers she will be facing homicide charges. >> jeaninne lepage has shot her three children and then turned the gun on herself. >> they confirmed that 44-year-old jeaninne lepage shot her three children found in an upstairs

. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and h monicass. >> hello again, rick and monica are off and i'm shirleen allicot with nydia han, here is what is it happening on "action news" tonight. a day of calm after nights of violence and unrest. we are live in ferguson, missouri, as the embattled community enjoys a pause in protests for the holiday and giving back people across the delaware valley serve others and what is hot this year in the toy aisle, it isn'tle mow anymore. >> thanksgiving is being celebrates across the country including ferguson, missouri, where residents are and joying calm after several chaotic days. some took this opportunity on this day of quiet to write messages of peace over the damage brought on by violent protests. marcy gonzales is live with the latest. >> reporter: hi nydia, we are seeing the impact of this holiday, in some ways people are finding disappointing. >> an empty parking lot along what should be a loud and exciting parade route. organizers delayed the parade. >> we are saddened that they delayed th

here is rick williams with tonight's crime fighter's report. >> speaking through her daughter esparanzaell liked in the community. >> he was a great son. and a lot of people loved him he had a lot of friends. >> august 28, 2002, 38-year-old was with girlfriend in area of 21 and river road in camden. at about 11 p.m. police say effram exited a chinese restaurant. >> at some point he was approached by a male or males and there was quick verbal altercation that led to him being killed. >> she was shot to death and his girlfriend was not injured. he had a history with drugs and are not sure if that could be a possible motive. the citizens crime commission is administering a reward for the arrest and conviction of the person responsible. are you urged to call 215-546-tips all calls remain anonymous. >> you know they deposit see nothing the first time. can you please come out with information this time. >> we need people to come forward and people to stand up and take their community back. >> for "crime fighters" i'm rick williams for "action news" at 10 on phl17. >> more to come on "action n

good afternoon, everyone, rick williams will be along later, matt o'donnell joins us this noon. the big story on "action news" is the pope coming to philadelphia. >> the catholic faithful from all over were planning on attending the world meeting of families in september of next year. the announcement that pope francis will be there, could attracted 1 million people to the city. >> we have live team coverage of the up coming papal visit to philadelphia. let's go to david henry at the philadelphia museum of art where city officials held a news conference. >> reporter: yeah, sarah they are walking on air with the announcement. they held the press conference at the museum because this will be the backdrop for the event. here's what mayor nutter had to say. >> what an historic day and unparalleled day for the is citf philadelphia. this will be the largest event in the city's modern history. >> this moment is a historic and skill -- exil rating one one for all of us to share. >> reporter: that was the president of the world meeting of families reading a letter from archbishop chaput

. >> reporter: if you're not going to the parade watch the right here on 6abc rick williams and cesily tynan will host our coverage at 8:30. >> from our delaware newsroom, a huge fire burned a farm house to the ground on old mill creek. the farmhouse was empty when it happened nobody was hurt. it took crews an hour half half to get the flames under control. >>> today's turkey is the appetizer for football fans. they will be focusing on a different kind of bird this thanksgiving. the eagles are in dallas trying to carve up the rival cowboys with first place on the line. ducis rogers found eagles fans willing to trade in dinner with family for the game in big d. >> reporter: a funny thing happened when they arrived at the hotel. it seemed like they walked smack dab in the middle of eagles country. >> this is great, the fans bring great energy. we love this kind of support. it's a big game. [laughter]. >> every time we come here, man, it's a great welcome. you can see how many eagles fans are in dallas, it feels good. >> reporter: with a hardy welcome aside, the eagles are all business. t

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here's rick williams with tonight's crime fighters report. >> reporter: between 9:30 and 10:00 sunday morning, october 19th surveillance video shows two suspects entering chickie and pete's restaurant in drexel hill. >> two individuals came n1 wearing chickie and pete's shirt, ordered three people, originally into the freezer. >> reporter: police say they then confronted another employee. >> they went into the office where the manager was, pointed a gun and told her to open up the safe, took money and lock them in the freezer. >> reporter: police say there was a third suspect waiting in the vehicle outside. all fled with $16,000 the manager's wedding rings and purse. upper darby police believe it was an inside job. >> these individuals and upper darby manager, are close to chickie and pete's and they have may have worked there at some point in time. >> reporter: citizens crime commission administered a $5,000 award for the arrest and conviction of the person responsible. call 215-546-tips. for crime fighters i'm rick williams for "action news" at ten on phl17. >>> final preparations a

i am rick williams. a bitter blast of winter before we make it to thanksgiving. but the arctic temperatures are causing a bigger headache in upstate new york. it is burying buffalo. what is supposed to be a roadway. and a driver that got stranded shot this selfie video of his predicament. the authorities are blaming the deaths of four people on this storm. and one last shot to show you. this is how it looks in philadelphia. the town of philadelphia, new york that is. we can be thankful it's hundreds of miles away. cecily tynan join us us at the big board. what is causing the wicked weather. >> it's all about the winds. the winds that brought us the wind chills. lake erie is not frozen yet. it picking up the moisture and depositing it in the form of snow. in buffalo is not measuring in inches but feet. imagine inside of this house. it's lancaster, new york opening up and the snow is over your head. the big problem is that it's heavy, wet snow. this is causing life-threatening conditions. this was a door that was blown in cannot contain the weight of the snow. into

. >> for cecily tynan, jaime apody, rick williams and the "action news" team, i'm monica malpass haveening. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. >>> with ducis rogers, meteorologist, cecily tynan and jim gardner. >>> we expect the far northwest suburbs to get hit pretty hard and that is exactly what happened. that is the way it looked in allentown today, it was getting more challenged as the day wore on, some rain and a small serving of slush, the same for trenton and south jersey and in delaware, del/dot went through the motions of standing in the ready, the snow as accuweather predicted went elsewhere. the big story on "action news" tonight is our prethanksgiving snow and just as we were told yesterday, it was all about location today. we have several locations to talk about tonight. "action news" reporter annie mccormick is live in whitehall township and eva pilgram is on the north pottstown pike in exton and standing by are meteorologists, cecily tynan and melissa magee. >> annie, accuweather says that whitehall township got 4 to 5 inches today. >> that is jus

for rick williams and sharrie williams, the entire "action news" team, i am monica malpass.ood night. >> sponsored by fulton bank. terms and conditions are subject to change. a this will be the largest event in the city's modern history. >> mayor nutter hailing the news this morning. it is now official. pope francis is coming to philadelphia next september. it is monday night the big story tonight is confirmation not only from the vatican but the pope himself. he made the announcement at 3:30 our time during an interreligious conference on family values at the vatican. [ speaking foreign language ] [ applause ] and so the pope will choose the world meeting of families in philadelphia to make his first visit as pope to the united states. and the first papal visit since john paul the ii came in 1979. pope francis is expected to go to new york and washington. and david henry was there for the news conference this morning at the art museum. sarah bloomquist has been exploring the impact of a papal visit. and dann cuellar was talking to students that made a personal plea to the p

and now for meteorologist, adam joseph, sharrie williams, melissa magee and monica malpass i'm rick williamsave a nice evening. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, cecily tynan and jim gardner. >>> wednesday night and an upper darby clothing store gets a shipment of marijuana for the second time in as many days and firefighters battle a fire at a historic home in kennett square. but the big story is the latest on a grinding crash that killed two people in berks county. police say that the driver of a 18 wheeler fell asleep and plowed into a line of cars stopped at a red light. it happened on it 222 in maiden creek township. the driver of the truck, steven bernay is charged with a host of crimes. walter perez has all the details. >> reporter: the scene was ababsolutely horrific. the two people have been identified. once again as you mentioned, the driver of the big rig according to investigators fell asleep behind the wheel. >> i have been here for years and this is the worst i have seen. >> the person

. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, rick williams and monica malpass. >>>what is happening on "action news" tonight. the man standing on this delaware county porch is committing a crime and he took a child along with him. >>> feeding students stomachs is just as important as feeding their mind, one program is making it happen but needs you to get involved. >>> and new developments in the case of two parents forced to pay for their child's tuition after she sued them in court. >> now, the details, a crime of opportunity that happens often during the holiday season. packages left on doorsteps only to be swept by a thief. it's happening in upper darby and the alleged thief used a baby in his arms as a cover. sharrie williams joins us at the big board with the amazing story. >> upper darby police say this guy stooped pretty low, stealing a package and bringing this innocent little one along for the ride with him. detectives say it's an example of how far people will go to get your packages. the holiday season is here and that means more packages are being deliv

. >>> "action news" continues with rick williams, and monica malpass. >> here is what is happening on wednesday night. important news for anyone traveling through philadelphia international airport tomorrow morning. workers are walking off the job and we have new details coming up. and more on the baby toting suspect that swiped a package off a delaware county front porch and a drive benefiting philabundance is underway. we'll tell you how to help families across the region. >>> and now breaking news from washington, d.c., a man was arrested one block from the white house today after secret service officers found a rifle and 40 rounds of ammunition and a knife in his car. he is a 41-year-old man from davenport, iowa, he was now the hurting anyone but his behavior was deemed suspicious. we'll bring you updated on air and online at 6abc.com. >>> passengers traveling through philadelphia international airport may have to add extra time to their journey because dozens of baggage handlers are walking off the job tomorrow morning. wages and unsafe working conditions are their completes. ver

i'm rick williams have a nice evening. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, cecily tynan, and jl. jim gardner. thursday night and the big story on "action news" tonight is the gut-wrenching shooting in tabernacle, new jersey, police are investigating the shooting of four people in what they believe to be an attempted murder-suicide. two children were killed and a third child and a woman believed to be the children's mother are in the hospital. chad pradelli and david henry are covering this story in burlington county. chad is at the crime scene and david is at the staging area. >> reporter: state police here is a they have a lot of unanswered questions as this voestgation continues, it all began with a frantic phone call from a house on holly park drive shortly after 9:00 this morning. >> when they got there, they found a really horrific scene. >> inside one of the bedrooms they found four shooting victims, two of them, a boy and girl were already dead. the other two, a boy and adult woman had signs of life and were flown to cooper trauma s

cecily tynan and rick williams host the live broadcast tomorrow morning it kicks off at 8:30 here onhannel 6. >>> the pulse is beginning to quickenin the tri-state area. the eagles and the cowboys with first place on the line. >> the eagles arrived at the dalles fort worth airport about an hour ago, they though that tomorrow's game is the biggest of the season and not because they are their biggest rivals. >> it's a division game, a tough one, in different years, it depends on how good we are and they are, now it's big because we are both good teams and on top of the division, it's a big game. >> not to take anything away from any other week, the main thick is, we are both ahead in the division and both teams are playing very well and that makes it a play for the division lead, that makes it an incredibly huge game. they will be in sole possession of first place. and they meet again in two weeks at the linc. ducis rogers, channel 6 "action news." >> all right ducis it looks warmer down there. linebacker acho is questionable tomorrow. we'll have a special edition of game day final aft

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