i am sara. >> reporter: that year sara was recognized for her work.ng with barbara walters was honored by the national down syndrome society. >> that was my very first public speaking engagement in front of an audience. and i was not nervous. >> being here today makes me realize how lucky i am. >> reporter: a lot of people would find that experience of standing enough front of a ballroom full of people completely intimidating. >> i don't know if people think that would be intimidating because i think that if you just, you know, just go up there and do your thing and they see you do it, they just, you know, it's the coolest thing to see people's reactions. >> reporter: how do people react? >> just amazing. like they just wow, she's a good speaker. you know. >> there was never a sense that sara was in any way unable to do something. she just did it. >> hey, todd. >> hey, sara, how are you. >> reporter: todd o'malley is sara godfather and boss. after high school. o'malley offered sara her first job working at his law firm. >> she needed something to do.

." ♪ >>> sara is clapping her hands.yone, i want you to brace yourself for a massive dose of cuteness. this is a scene from a new york city subway platform. this adorable little girl dancing along to the subway musicians. but wait until you see how everyone around her responds. this is an amazing, hilarious scene and sara has it coming up in "pop news." >> new yorkers get a bad wrap for being unfriendly. but this video puts the lie to that. we are actually quite friendly. at least the people at this table. >>> also coming up, could you imagine living next to someone who does this during the holidays? >> yes. >> that's interesting. some people would feel annoyed. if you're sara haines, you would feel competitive. we're going tonight front line this is morning of some over the top light fights. that's coming up. >>> but first here, when does defending yourself inside your own home actually become a crime? >> jurors are hearing the case of a man who shot and killed a teenage exchange student. the question is whether the def

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it's left sara a single mother, almost in debt. states like veracruz - where sara lives - are key areas of control for criminal groups - it's an important transit point both for central american migrants heading to the united states - and for trafficking drugs. kidnappings are a source of income for cartels serving as a way to extort civilians - but also to force people to work for them jose rodolfo is now one of the thousands that have gone missing in recent years, as the mexican government struggles to battle cartels families of the disappeared across mexico have organized networks to support each other and try and help advance each other's cases. >> with so few investigations here one of the most important questions - why was this person taken - is rarely, if ever answered. >> why do you think there are so few investigations around disappearances here in mexico? >> watch more "faultlines" on demand or visit aljazeera.com/faultlines. much of the mexican government's attempts to combat cartels has been through its security forces.

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. >> you're saying that now, sara. like to think that about your babies. >> that's what i'm saying. >> we'll remember that. >> the chihuahua, the epitome of guard dogs. thank you, ron. >>> for holiday shoppers, the clock is ticking louder every hour. they will be jamming malls today and this saturday, which is called super saturday before christmas. it is expected to take the top spot as the busiest shopping day of the year. gloria riviera is out with the early bargain hunters in silver spring, maryland. you are a brave woman. good morning to you. >> referee: good morning, paula. there is good news and not so good news. the good news is if you're watching this in your pjs with your cup of coffee, and you have gifts to buy, you can still get great deals. the bad news is i'm at a kohl's, it opened at 6:00 and there are already shoppers here. so you better get moving. bigger than black friday. stronger than cyber monday. could today be the biggest shopping day of the year? it's called super saturday, and experts anticipat

lay it on thick, man. >> anybody notice that sara haines is back. >> hi, sara haines. >> talk about above average. >> oh! >> until now, i guess. >> you are wearing marriage well. >> yes. >> you really are. >> just back from her honeymoon and modest as ever. >> humility was a lesson i learned. >>> there's a lot of enthusiasm on the set, not just for sara, but the excitement building during the final weekend of the college football season. who are the best teams in the land? who should play for the national championship? there are many critics, but only the voice of a few that count. and this weekend college football's grand jury will have the final say. after 15 weeks and over 1500 games, it all comes down to this final weekend of college football. where only the top four teams will remain. those four playing in the first-ever college football playoff culminating in the national championship game january 12th. >> every team has the most to gain this weekend. look at it. it's a winner take all. everybody is sitting there in a fluid situation. >> reporter: and it's this selection committee,

sara hates when i bring out my abacus and talk math.up here on "gma," beyonce has dropped a new video and of course it went instantly viral. revealing to fans what life is like when you're as famous as she is. >>> and actress keira knightley has her own big reveal. like the one i just made that wasn't so big. details up ahead in "pop news." >> now we can cut to commercial. >> dan, you want to warn me? cut to commercial. >> dan, you want to warn me? give a little joy. a book is a gift like no other. and barnes & noble is like no other book store in the world. with so many books to discover and the new nook by samsung now a full featured tablet. a book is the gift they'll remember long after the holidays are over. start your morning offak, righthite and cheese: with juicy, sizzly steak, stacked high with protein-packed egg whites, melty cheese and whatever else you love, like jalapeños or spinach - all on warm, toasty flatbread. subway. eat fresh. we are about to make more gooddeliveriesverybody. to more places than anybody on earth. we h

. >> from an early age sara wolf defied expectations. she was born with down's syndrome.t do you want people to know about you? >> i'm a good person. i like to help people. >> reporter: sara has college credits, works at a law firm, on several boards of directors and is a gifted public speaker. >> we treat sara like everywhere else in the family. we weather the storm. >> the family decided from the start not to let sara's decision define her. >> do you have to advocate in you have to advocate for any child. if you do not get involved in the beginning t will not work for anybody. my wife made that commitment. she did. she worked hard, very hard. she got it done. >> reporter: her mother's persistence paid off. at the age of 18 sara became an advocate. >> as a senior in high school, her and a girlfriend of her's basically started the first buddy walk. >> reporter: what is a buddy walk? >> that is set up through the national down's syndrome society to promote awareness for down's syndrome and people with disabilities. >> mum gave me the idea, and we thought people should come

clearly people are really eager to mack some lips. >> ron. >> sara. i'll come give you a kiss. >>> before it gets completely out of hand, let's get it out to california again and the weather, hey, rob, what's going on? >> take that off. >> wow, my goodness. is this a family show or what? settle down in there. okay, mwah right to you, sara haines. nice work there >> all right. on that note, we take a little step further. let's go to the snowstorm that is going to break heavy snow to parts of the mountains and into the plains. this is first significant snowfall for parts of nebraska and colorado and will be unsettled and also thunderstorms across north texas to arkansas and gusty winds behind this front and we'll see over a foot of snowy take getting into the mountains with this and heavier rain at times pushing off northeast and heavy rain in chicago by tomorrow night. here's expected snowfall. foot or more in the mountains to build the base and 6" or more from north nebraska to to parts of south dakota. that's a check of the national outlook locally f

sara, hi. good morning, everyone. >>> tens of thousands of people flooded the streets all across the country in protests against what they call police violence aimed at black men and boys. abc's bazi kanani has more. [ chanting ] >> reporter: tens of thousands taking to the streets for a day of protesting of police brutality. and racial discrimination. >> i hope that this is catalyst. people keep marching and keep talking. >> reporter: from berkeley, to new york, and to boston, where police arrested 23 people trying to block traffic. but the main march heading right to the u.s. capitol. this is easily the largest of these protests we have seen in recent weeks and the protesters out here say this is the most important one. >> if they don't see this and make a change, i don't know what we got to do. >> reporter: the mother of michael brown joining other grieving families now calling for new laws. and special prosecutors for cases like theirs. >> we have to come here and plead they fix this broken

>> well, first off, good afternoon, sara and bill.hristmas, happy kwanzaa and happy belated hanukkah. i think the window dressing, you hit it on the head. we'll see some year end portfolio window dressing and i believe that there will be some tax loss harvesting to offset the gains in many portfolios. institutional and retail clients so i think that portfolios have started to begin to position themselves in terms of the diversification amongst the various asset classes and sub asset classes so i don't forecast that you will see a lot of selling between now and let's say mid-january. i see the market continuing to rally and, in fact, play into the hands of santa claus. >> mark, the hallmark of the market in 2014 was most we would get a 5% move back and then the buyers come back in. it happened again this month, as well. >> yeah. >> do you see that continuing in 2015 or do you see a change in the natural of the market? do we get this elusive 10% correction we have been waiting for? >> yeah, hey bill, sara. i think it's a challenging thi

sara haines is in this week. pop news?turned as dr. evil, sharing his thoughts on the sony hacking scandal. >> why pick on sony? nay haven't had a sit since the walkman. >> i loved that line. i might still have a walkman. nothing was off limits. taking on north korea, sony, and the hackers. one amazing appearance. >> yeah, baby. >> not surprising when you can get a little dr. evil. who haed edhad a walkman here g? >> i still have mine. >> remember how bad the earphones were. >> but they were comfortable. >> that was your idea of comfort? >> he also has fanny pack. >> i forget who we're talking to. >>> can you feel the love tonight. sir elton john and his partner, david furnish certainly did on sunday. they tied the snot inviting everyone on the internet to join in the fun. elton john sharing photos of the special day on his instagram kmt. like this snapshot of the happy couple signing their wedding papers. the moment they exchanged vows. this sweet photo of their son, elijah. the beguests posting photos. elizabeth hurley s

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon, rick is off. coming up a bitter forecast for new year's eve. and bitter news for families when chair children's school shut down for good during christmas break. >>> and the hit and run in maryland, new call for charges against the bishop who was behind the wheel. >>> and the big story is the devastating developments in the search for air asia flight 8501, debris found is believed to be that of the plane. bodies and debris is being pulled from the sea. we go live now to new york. >> reporter: hello sara, darkness has fallen the devastation on the faces of these families is aapparent. everybody is hoping for the best knowing the worst has come. >> for the 162 souls on this flight it has been relaysed by these images debris from the plane. >> the worst feeling that someone can have, we need to stay strong for the families out there. >> before the waves became too intense halting rescue efforts, some bodies were pulled from the sea. investigators tried to piece together what went so terribly wrong.

i'm sara bloomquist, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you sara. >>> a local congressman is asking the u.s. attorney's office to investigate a possible military impersonator. >> why is the flag so low on your shoulder, it should be here. >> a local purple heart recipient confronted the fake soldier at the mall, after noticing irregularities of his military insignias. the stolen valor act makes it illegal impersonating a soldier in order to get money. >>> and now they are -- for how it handled a nursing strike earlier this year. they allege wrong doing by crozier management during the strike in september. the nurses were demanding higher staffing levels and have been working without a contract since june. and they say that crozier suppressed the employee's speech and the government set a february trial date and the hospital denies the charges and released a statement. we believe that the crozier medical center acted appropriately during this difficult situation. >> federal government designated two philadelphia hospitals as ebola treatment centers, the university of the pennsylvania hos

sorry, sara. over 1 million views overnight. >> my parents always warned me you don't want to do things like that because you risk him not coming back. you don't want to try to peek. >> that's what might happen? >> no, it can. i don't want to scare that little boy but you got to be careful. >> enough with the conspiracy theories. we'll move on now. >>> a daring rescue in paradise. dozens of hikers getting trapped in a rain storm that made the nearby streams overflow and trapped the hikers on a trail as their supplies were running low. abc's aditi roy is on the story. good morning to you, aditi. >> reporter: good morning, dan. what was supposed to be a pleasant outing for some hikers on a popular trail, turned out to be a days long ordeal. in just a matter of hours streams that were once easy to cross became impassable. a dramatic christmas eve rescue caught on camera. 62 hikers trapped by this river turned raging rapids. boarding a fire department helicopter after three days stranded on one of the

i'm sara bloomquist, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you sara. >> two men accused of firing shots that killed a girl outside of einstein hospital, will go to prison. they faced murder and other charges, she was hit by a stray bullet september 22nd. gibson was a football player at father george, and he followed the shots that killed rothman. >>> police in wilmington are trying to track down an armed bank robber tonight. they responded to the williams saving branches today. few details are released about the holdup but police are looking for a white man in his 40s or 50s running on third street. investigators want to hear from you if you saw anything suspicious in this area. >> septa is offering more bus routes in december, to accommodate the holiday routes, in montgomery and plymouth meeting malls, routes 94 and 96 for montgomery and 98 for plymouth meeting, for details log on to 6abc.com. >> from king of prussia to the king of traffic, matt pellman has the traffic report tonight. >> we are watching the royal delays that is for sure. it's mostly wet in the city and slick spots possible

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon, in the news this noon, alan gross who has been in prison for five years is heading home now, prompting changes with the relationship with the communist island. >>> and the big story on "action news" this noon is tragedy in bensalem, a 16-year-old girl was struck and killed by an on coming car as she was getting on her school bus this morning. police say that the stop sign arm on the bus was out but the 18-year-old male driver didn't stop. he is also a 18-year-old high school student. this happened on bridge road and bensalem boulevard. the driver is being questioned. >> now we are live with walter perez. >> reporter: such a tragic story -- >> we'll interrupt walter to listen to president obama in the changes with cuba. >> instead we will begin to normalize changes with our two countries, with these changes we intend to create more opportunities for the american and cuban people and begin a new chapter with the nations of the americas, there is a complicated history with the united states and cuba

i'm sara bloomquist, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you sara. >>> well, the new years eve forecast is at your finger tips with the storm tracker 6 app, you can report your own weather, tap the icon and add your photo and report your conditions and select your favorite picture and share it with family and friends. download your app now to get all the features. >>> coming up an ocean county man's wedding in hawaii is disrupted by president obama's golf game. we have reaction from the family. >> and the post season the talk shifts to who is staying and who is going. cecily tynan is back with the exclusive accuweather forecast. . >>> breaking news from northeast philadelphia, a car has crashed into a school building it happened at knights road a few moments ago the vehicle crashed into the arts academy at benjamin rush, no word on the injuries or damage to the building, the car is still lodged in the corner of the building there in northeast philadelphia. >> on a lighter note, president obama has added more to his resume. crasher and chief. a couple was forted to move their wedding in

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon sara bloomquist is off and in the news former president, george h.w. bush remains hospitalized after experiencing a shortness of breath and officials determine the cause of an apartment blaze in delaware. but the big story is the christmas eve rush, people are trying out of town or driving to grandmom's house or going to the stores to get last minute gifts. >> the action cam found this man trekking through the rain with his suit case in hand. we have team coverage of the holiday rush this afternoon and john rawlins is at the owe airport and walter perez is live in south jersey where last minute shoppers are busy but lets begin with karen rogers at the big board. >> reporter: that is right, we told you that the first half of the day is the wettest than is what we see on stormtracker 6 live double scan, specifically south and east of the city we see the heaviest rain so far, the areas of yellow and red hitting millville and this is route 40 here and if you are traveling near mays landing, heavy rainfal

with rick williams, sara bloomquist and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon sara bloomquist is off, in the news jimmy rollins no longer a philadelphia philly, his trade deal is official. and this new contraption is making it easier to capture the all important selfie. >>> and with it being the last weekend before christmas, lots of people will be out and about, lets take a live look at sky 6 hd at at jersey shore, it's a cold shot here but at least it is dry. karen rogers is at the "action news" big board with the latest from accuweather. a lot of people need the weather to cooperate with our shopping and travel plans. >> lots of last minute shoppers out there, the waeshl is cooperating and it's not very pretty, a great deal of cloud cover and we can start to see wholes in the clouds popping up and a peek of sunshine through the clouds in allentown and reading and lancaster, we are stuck with the clouds and peeks of sunshine trying to mix in. temperature-wise temperatures are a couple of degrees below average, you expect it to be chilly, in december, 38 in pottstown and 39 d

i'm sara bloomquist, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you sara. coming up on "action news" tonight, new hope for the cam tour of a fugitive from new jersey. a change that could lead to the most wanted suspect three decades after her escape. and the insides of a burlington county home looks like a toy story tonight. we'll tell you how a retired marine created his own personal santa's workshop. >>> we had a reality check today only 41 degrees. >> jaws on the skins, jeff skversky with that. >>> authorities are hoping that a thaw in u.s.-cuba relations will bring a fugitive to justice. joanne was grabbed asylum by castro and chesimard is on the fbi's most wanted list. >>> a delaware man and his dog are reunited thanks to the generosity to strangers around the world. pete became homeless this year after losing his job, he asked animal faith shelter to take on his dog. the staff at faithful friends were so impressed by his loyalty, they launched an online fundraising drive and today buchanan was given his own pet friendly apartment and a vehicle and is

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon, sara bloomquist is off and in the news wal-mart is slashing its prices on the new iphone trying to entice holiday shoppers and a jaw dropping death defying ski run stunning millions on social media. next on "action news" at noon the arrest of a man in a series of attacks and sexual assaults, "action news" reporter katherine scott has the latest. >> a 55-year-old man was caught by police when he was assaulting a grad student. but police warn that he is not responsible for all the attacks around here. so stay cautious. >> a recent string of assaults on drexel students have left people on edge. >> last night they arrested a 55-year-old man with a criminal history but students cannot keep their guard down. >> i am keeping a watch to make sure nothing happens. >> a graduate student got off the bus and walked to 41st and pine and a man struck her in the head with a metal bicycle lock. the woman fought back and he dragged her down the street with her books and papers scattered around here. officers had beef

. >> you are stepping it up there sara. >> are you doing very well. no precipitation is left as the last of the snow showers and sprinkles are off the coast and the sunshine is breaking through the clouds across the region fairly well, there is the airport. temperature though bellies that picture it's definitely cool with winds 13 miles per hour and that gives you windchills in most neighborhoods in the 20s. feels like it's 24 degrees in allentown and windchill of 23 in reading and 30 in philadelphia and wilmington but at times the wind picks up and the number will drop. definitely an afternoon for coats and layers and all that stuff. the cloud cover has thinned out a bit and more sunshine in places like washington and pittsburgh and a mix of sun and clouds the rest of the way here. 36 is your high in allentown and 37 in reading and 38 in trenton, new jersey and 39 in millville new jersey and we'll get up to 40 in points south and dover delaware, and the rest of the afternoon 39 is your high at 3:00 and 37 at 5:00 and 35 by 7:00 and 33 degrees by 9:00

. >> sara, what do we know about this man? because he had a long connection with -- criminal connections in the past with police. >> yes, he did. this is a man who was an iranian immigrant to australia. he came here in the 1990s, and he has been a thorn in the side of law enforcement for years. he was a self h-proclaimed shai, it wasn't as if he had some official designation for that. and there were a number of times when he had been in trouble. the most recent one, and quite dramatic, was when he was named as an accessory to the murder of his ex-wife. and this was a murder in which she was stabbed and then set alight. but he was given bail as he was awaiting facing those charges. it was during that time that he was on bail that everything happened here at this cafe. so this is not the only situation involving him and the law, but it is the most recent one. and the one that i am sure will be receiving a great deal of scrutiny. andr andrea? >> sara, as you stand by, we'll bring in jim maceda, our colleague in london. what more

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon, sara bloomquist is off and in the news an elderly woman goes mszing on christmas, what we know about the grandmother last seen in montgomery county and two workers are hurt during a pizza store robbery, details on this heist caught on camera in philadelphia. >> and the big story say hit and run that leave a woman dead on her 90th birthday, police say that a vehicle slammed into her home in buck county early this morning, the driver left the scene and the woman later died. john rawlins live now with more. >> reporter: a sad bizarre story, these tire tracks on the lawn tell much of it, you can see where a vehicle jumped the curve and plowed into that house, that is where the 93-year-old was asleep and her son caring for her picks up the story. all of a sudden the whole house shook. just shook. i said what is going on here? and i saw a screaming truck goes away from me. >> ron was in the front bedroom and he ran to the back bedroom where his mother, jenny was. >> and i go back there and there was a dres

sara's boyfriend phillip was on board flight 370. and she says she knows exactly what the families in indonesia are going through. >> it's the same thing that we went through. the only real differences here is that they've had a couple of answers within a few days period of time. where as we are just kind of still in the state of limbo. >> reporter: watching the search unfold on television, she says the families there have something we may never get. >> we need closure. until we get some sort of proof, we must continue to hope. it's the only choice. >> reporter: it will be some time before we have all the answers to the air asia crash. after the black boxes and the fuselage are recovered. investigators will need to piece it all together. >> they'll bring in barges things that can pull up big pieces of metal. cranes that will pull up that wreckage and begin to lay it out in a pattern as it sits in the bottom of the ocean. >> reporter: but that process may take years, as it did in 1996, with a twa flight en route to rome crashed into t

pop news with sara haines coming up. christmas, call in the goats. sara haines coming up. my credit score for free, right? and then you're gonna ask me for my credit card so you can charge me on the down low two weeks later. look, credit karma - oh, are you talking to websites again? it's sayin' 'free credit score.' credit karma? yeah, it's actually free. look, you don't have to put in your credit card information. credit karma. really free credit scores. really. free. fist bump. that. >> if we could show you what happened in the commercial breaks here, i don't know how you would react. >> a different version of pop news. >> exactly. some of you would like it, others would not. anyway, sara haines is here with pop news. >> every break starts the blaster because of the things that go on here. some day i'm writing an unauthorized book. santa delivered hugh jackman a pup. the australian introducing the new family member with this pic. her name is alegal gra. she's a little sister to his french bulldog dolly. i call that a sister from another mister beca

sara haines is in this week.return to "saturday night live" this weekend. crashing the show in the most evil way possible. the star reprising his "austin powers" role. sharing his thoughts on the sony hacking scandal. >> why pick on sony? they haven't had a hit since the walkman. >> i loved that line. i might still have a walkman. nothing was off limits. taking on north korea, sony, and the hackers. one amazing appearance. one of the top trending videos on youtube overnight. >> yeah, baby. >> not surprising when you can get a little dr. evil. who had a walkman here guys? >> i still have mine. >> i think i still have mine, too. >> with the foam ear things. remember how bad the earphones were? >> but they were comfortable. >> that was your idea of comfort? >> he also has fanny pack. >> i forget who we're talking to. know your audience. >>> can you feel the love tonight? sir elton john and his partner, david furnish certainly did on sunday. they tied the not on sunday, inviting everyone on the internet to join in th

i'm carl quintanilla with sara eisen and simon hobbs at the new york stock exchange. david and jim are off today. the penultimate trading session of 2014. premarket red after the s&p's 54rd record of the year. case-shiller housing data is out. no relief in oil though. a new 5 1/2 year low.

is sara done with breakfast? sara is having one more snack if you don't mind here. wait.- is she -- has she been gaining weight? when she's little, how big is she? >> most piglets are about 2 pounds when they are born and they keep growing. she was full grown at about 1 and a half, 2 years old. >> reporter: is she gonna get bigger? >> no,. >> reporter: she's all done. her hair here, it's very -- it's kind of rough, kind of wiry. not what i expected. just beautiful. >> alex, say hi to felicia for me. i met her -- >> reporter: pam says hello. >> they have a walk on the wild side. >> reporter: okay. we -- >> all right. >> reporter: all right. great. well, she -- felicia is doing a fantastic job. she's working harder than anybody out there. imagine corralling a 300-pound pig. >> that's right. alex savidge, thank you, at the oakland zoo. appreciate it. >>> speaking. that, we're gonna talk about restoring fun and magic as wellals the hanukkah season -- as well as the hanna hanukkah season. coming up how lawmakers in texas are making shurl kids are enjoying the holidays. >>> we'

. >> sara james is in sydney for us with new information this morning. good morning, sara. >> reporter: milissa, the latest here in sydney is that police just announced a new operation which they're calling operation hammerhead. and this is going to be increased police presence throughout this city of 4 million people. and in particular we're going to see more police in areas like the harbor, the opera house, places where people like to congregate. and that is designed to make people feel safer. transportation as well. because this city is edgy. this was something that no one in sydney ever thought could happen here. and now there are concerns as to whether or not there might be a copycat or another lone wolf. so the police pre designed to deter that. i also spoke to the head of a global counterterrorism research center. and he was talking about the particular character of man haron monis, the gunman at the center of this. it is his belief that monis, while he was somebody who had some mental instability and problems that there is a sense that some of wh

our sara sidner is in l.a. and she joins us now. sara let's talk about this. what's the latest in terms of the effort to find a second suspect? do police believe the suspect is still armed? >>> the police are still looking for the second suspect. they have one suspect in custody and they have found a weapon as well. we're not sure exactly what that weapon is but they have found a firearm as well. and i will let you know that they expect to take some of this police tape down the next ten minutes or so so they're wrapping some things up and interviewing the officers who were involved in the shooting. both of them were driving along, they were in their black and white patrol car going to another call. they said these two people they were looking for had nothing to do with the call that they were going on. they then said that they saw the flash from a muzzle of a gun and then they were fired upon. and they said it was completely unprovoked that they were not involved with these two suspects in any way, shape, or form. they weren't on a call that involved them so i

. >> nbc sara james is live in sydney for us. any new response? >> reporter: yes, as a matter of fact, angie, one of the things that happened to be the is the new south whaels police, the state police announced operation hammer head. it's going to be a three week program of increased police surveillance and intense policing activities throughout the city. the city of 4 million people. in particular police presence will be seen in places like the opera house, the harbor, other places where people congregate and elements of transportation. the idea with the heightened police presence, it will make people feel safer. in the wake of what happened, this city is edgy and anxious hoping there isn't going to be a copy cat situation or another lone wolf as was the case with man her roan man nice. everyone is deeply concerned about what happened. people here -- many of them know the two victims katrina dawson and tori johnson. i've spoken to friends of katrina today. she's remembered as a wonderful

police have removed barricades and posters from the main site, but as sara clark now reports many say they will continue the fight. >> the protestors had plenty of warning, and as the deadline looms, some dismantled their tents and left, but others vowed to stay until the end. we are really angry, this never ends. >> protest leaders formed a sit in, legislatures joined the. capain, vow tock remain peaceful, but came to confront police when the time came. we will take responsibility but we also want to send out a signal that the struggle for democracy will not end, we h continue to push. they moved in barricades that blocked the highway were removed, signed were taken down, students stood back and watched. >> protestors came prepared for confrontation, but the clear up was slow and peaceful. the only arrests were those who refused to abandon the sit in. this may be the end for the student occupation, but protest leaders say it, has the start of their push for greater voting rights for the 2017 election. >> our ideas. after this site is cleared there's still one more protest area remain

cnn sara ganin has latest. >> reporter: john and christine, rolling stone says they are to blame fories of the story of the alleged gang rape. they are backing away from the criticism from jackie who is at the center of the story. the attorney for the fraternity on campus tells cnn several details in the article are just plain wrong. he says records show no party the night jackie claimed she was attacked. no side staircase in the fraternity house where the article states jackie walked down after the attack and the fraternity brother who jackie says brought her to the party was never even a member of the fraternity. over the weekend, the campus remained focused on the broader issue of sexual assault. in the meantime, we spoke to several of jackie's friends. they say they do believe something bad happened to her, but it is clear that there are things about the article that are inaccurate. that now is for police to figure out. john and christine. >> sara, thank you. >>> the israeli government remains silent on if the israeli defense forces were behind two strikes on sunday. the syrian m

sara bloomquist got a look at the cameras today. >> reporter: well, that is right, 30 police officers and one sergeant volunteered to wear the body cams in the busy 22nd district near temple university. all part of a pilot program that will last the next six months, they need to figure out which model works best and which one the city can afford. they range in size and have a variety of feature, they cost from $300 up to $1,000. commissioner charles ramsey is pushing for cameras for a while and hopes it will increase transparency and hopes it will give another level of protection for police and the public. >> it will provide an accurate record of what took place and when everybody is aware that something is being filmed, it can alter behavior. other departments have put body cameras on officers on patrol. philadelphia's policies are still being refined, and for now officers start recording when they respond to a 911 call or pull over the car, you push the button down and it's on and push it up and it is off. >> they tell people they are recording and in some cases they will stop if as

. >>> sara x is back in a bikini to spread some christmas cheer with a little jingle bells. her version is sure to get you in the holiday spirit. >> i love christmas. ♪ your flame. it is guys measuring lamborghinis. >> guys measure everything. >> let's get in to the christmas spirit with a little jingle bells. not just any jingle bells. sara x's jingle bells. >> jingle boobs more like it. ♪ >> i got to say -- ♪ >> that's christmas. christmas just came early. >> you almost want to hate this video. >> why? why would you hate this video? >> it is so funny to see the girls have that much control over them. the first video got her a lot of attention was set to mozart and that got 33 million views and after that featured in a movie where

. >> reporter: sara and rick we have a break every now and then and the clouds are getting thicker, if you look at stormtracker 6 live double scan, rain is to the west of us and i am thinking that the rain is getting oversold a little bit because of the distance from the radar. but we had a report from washington, d.c., of a report of heavy rain, that is likely what you see passing through baltimore now and if are you in reading or chester county, some of that will hit you for 30 minutes or so. you'll get hit with a substantial rainfall, most of what you see today is mostly more scattered. it's up to the north and there are not a lot of similarly heavy cells down south. as we look at satellite, kind of in and out of them there is a break and the rain is coming in and the clouds are in the process of getting thicker, the mid-atlantic states are getting milder. 52 in philadelphia, and it's raining there now, even out in pittsburgh we are at 50 degrees, nice temperatures this afternoon but by 2:00 we get the 50 degree high but showers could get closer to philadelphia by this point and by

thank you, sara. you're absolutely right about that.harris rock is those and grabbing on the back of a city bus and rolling down broadway. >> we used to call that skitching when i was a kid. >> you could do it with snow boots, too, but we just need some snow. not awhole lot of that in the area. 54 degrees in philadelphia. in the 50s across much of the area and rain showers that push northeast. those will be increasing maybe in through tomorrow as this front pushes through. most of the heavy stuff will stay to the south. 40s in pittsburgh and 39 in cincinnati. it's chilly in vegas, 26 it feels like right now. 45 degrees the wind chill in los angeles and 36 degrees in bakersfield. holding out for snow in the mountains and cascades and oregon and washington could see up to a foot or more. they'll get down to salt lake city and colorado. here comes the cold weather. talked about the lack of snow, the mild december. things are about to change as we wrap up the last couple of days of the month. in cheyenne, minus 15. these are actual nighttim

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> the region is soaked from a nor'easter, from the jersey shore to the tri-state area, we have high wind. we are facing a chilly and damp weather ahead. we'll get the latest from david murphy coming up in a few minutes. >>> first, we are learning about the female firefighter killed in the line of duty overnight. the 11 year veteran died while battling a house fire in the west oak section of the city. the fire commissioner says she became trapped in the basement. john rawlins is live on middleton street. >> reporter: good afternoon sara, a grim bit of history here, the department says this is the first female firefighter to die in the line of dut your here if philadelphia. at first it was hoped it was an injury but a fatality confirmed by the mayor this morning. >> we suffered a tragic loss her this morning. >> it was a small but intense basement fire that took the life of a 11 year veteran of the fire department. they descended the basement steps to fight the blaze with a hose and it gill owed up, called a chimney

i'm sara bloomquist, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> a limerick township police detective had to cut his vacation short when a fire destroyed his house. detective ernie morris returns from disney world when he heard about the two alarm blaze. fire investigators haven't pinpointed the official cause but they are focusing on christmas lights that were operating with a timer on the front porch. >> coming up on "action news" tonight, hundreds of new jersey restaurant customers get vaccinated in the midst of a hepatitis scare and a 12-year-old falls victim to crime in his after school program. how he is being made whole tonight. >>> the clouds are rolling back and i am tracking rain on the way. what this means for your weekend in the accuweather forecast. >> and ducis rogers with an eagles-seattle preview when "action news" continues tonight. >>> hundreds of people are lining up for the hepatitis a vaccine in mercer county. a worker exposed all the diners to the disease between november 10th and 21st. hamilton residents can get the vaccine for $35 until 8:00 tonight at the fire

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon, sara bloomquistd in the news, a man is shot just two blocks from his home in south philadelphia. the lucky reason is he expected to survive. and a gift for local drivers, the new jersey gas station driving less than $2 a gallon today. but the big story is the wet weather affecting travel plans as people head out for the holidays, rain and low clouds are causing delays at the philadelphia international airport and flights are canceled or late elsewhere in the country and one today's rain clears out there is another round on the way and is expected to linger on christmas eve. lets begin with meteorologist, karen rogers at the "action news" big board with the latest from accuweather. >> that is right. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing no rain out there right now, just a little touch of drizzle we are currently dealing with and that is it. and the issue is the fog, that is still plaguing us, for this hour in the day, 1.3 mile visibility is a big deal. 1.5 in reading and wilmington 1.3 in wilmington