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found her body near a window in the dining room. the decorated 11 year veteran of the force leaves behind a 16-year-old son and 16 month old daughter. her family who is already inside tells us off camera that while they are hurting, they do find peace in knowing that she died doing what she loved. you can see all the activity. it is not just firefighters, but a bunch of city leaders, the mayor, commissioner ramsey, firefighters from various divisions all here to pay their respects to joyce craig. there is another viewing here tomorrow before she is officially laid to rest. that is the latest from east oak lane tonight. philadelphia police have a man in custody for a series of attacks. >> and they happened on college campuses, all of them the last few days. deanna durante is live where the man is expected to be arraigned shortly. >> reporter: it's expected to happen within the hour. janl james barrett is being charged in connection with an assault that happened last night near the university of pennsylvania campus and the drexel university campus. and police are looking at him for a series of other cases, as well. >> we believe thousand there are possibly sexual assault and robbery at 47 and chestnut. videos around captured it. >> reporter: police are not publicly releasing the name of the man, but a public safety alert says james barrett is the man being held in connection with last night's assault on a university of pennsylvania student and a man responsiblesag of two drexel university students. >> we're awaiting arraignment at this point. >> reporter: barrett's mother told us that she has no idea her son was arrested until she saw it on the news. she says she has not seen her son in weeks and says he uses her home as his address. but doesn't live there. tonight there is relief on two college campuses after a week of terrifying attacks that police have a suspect in custody. >> glad he was caught. unfortunately, four people were harmed. >> reporter: police tell us surveillance video is just one of the key pieces of evidence that they have here that they say shows the suspect wearing very distinctive clothing while committing some of these acts. detectives expect him to go before a judge within the hour. deanna durante, nbc 10 news. first degree murder charges have been filed in connection with the death of susan johnson. she suffered blunt head trauma after being beaten inside her home. police say an argue over money motivated the deadly crime. miguel diaz is in custody. based on the staimts providprovid statements provided by the witness, we believe she was beaten with his fist and possibly another object that the witness was not able to identify that was actually inside of the residence, as well. >> tdiaz will be arraigned monday. johnson had worked with him in the past. she leaves behind two sons and several grandchildren. the son of philadelphiachak act as his own trial. fattah is trying to stop his case from going to trial. harry layer son hairston is loo the efforts. where does it stand? >> first of all, 308 pages. take a look. this is the motion chaka fattah filed trying to get his case kicked. i thumbed through this and then i took to a legal expert who says this is an example as to why fattah should not be representing himself. >> what are you doing for a living now? doctor working on this case. >> despite a federal judge's warning, he insists he can defend himself better than his court appointed attorneys. >> let's talk about the lawyers that you have now and from what i've gathered, very competent lawyers and strong lawyers. why not use them? >> we have a difference of opinion involving strategy. >> reporter: he tells me one of his strategies is to get it indictment dismissed. he filed this 300 plus page motion asking the court to kick his case. >> this is thick and i guess his theory is that if it's thick, it might be true. >> reporter: he showed a former federal prosecutor the motion and he tells me the motion is based on whether the government lied to a grand jury. and that's not near good enough for a judge to dismiss the case. >> you have the government saying it's the truth. the defendant says it's not the truth. ask any first year law student that means you have a jury trial. remember the and he also says fattah's motion gives the government a look at his defense strategy. >> let's say the motion is correct. in other words, let's say there are all these contradictions that he's found. why would you highlight that to the government before trial? >> i was in court today when the judge warned him not to represent himself. he also said if convicted, reminded him, he could get up to 400 years in prison and a $12 million fine. harry hairston, nbc 10 news. sentencing day for a man involved in a shoot-out that killed a philadelphia teen. today a judge ordered jordan to prison for the next 4 to efl 12 years. bernard scott was hit by a stray bullet. a second man pleaded guilty to third-degree murder. he's scheduled for sentencing next month. the snow showers are gone thank goodness. sheena parveen has her sights set on the weekend forecast. as do i. >> and tonight it's still going to be cold and for your weekend, we are still going to be seeing improvements. today we saw improvements, big area of low pressure, the same nor'easter that has been with us a finally slowly starting to lose moisture. and still hanging around new england, but the snow is to our north. so we don't expect any snow or any rain tonight. but the temperatures will continue to drop and our clouds will continue to break up a bit. 39 right now in philadelphia. 37 northeast philly. lehigh valley, mid-30s. 36 pottstown. 35 atlantic city. still upper 30s through parts of south jersey. so as we go through the rest of your evening, your friday night will be on the cold side, but again, a lot of the clouds will be bei inbreaking up a bit. it will be a little breezy. and by 8:00 tonight, mid-30s. by 10:00, if you have the late friday night plans, temperatures will be in the mid-30s, as well. coming up, we'll take a close look at your weekend forecast and see if those temperatures may warm up just a bit. we've been following this one. eastbound side of the vine expressway is backed up for the entire length from the ben franklin bridge all the way to the schuylkill expressway because of an accident. it's starting to crawl by the accident. you're looking liver. you can see the cars stacked up. not clear just how many of those vehicles are involved or if anyone is hurt. if you're headed to philly, expect delays. and stay with nbc 10, we'll keep an eye on this ram came and let you know when traffic starts moving again. >> the linc will be buzzing with excitement. >> and eagles fever is running wild at a different part of town. randy gyllenhaal is live to explain. there is an energy in this city. you're just hanging out. >> i love it. >> we're live inside the sunday night football bus. is this parked in university city right outside the ronald mcdonald house. you can see my crew behind me. is this a cool bus. 38 feet long, it travels across the entire country. we have diehard eagles fans here. the coolest thing inside the bus, though, is the vince lombardi trophy. eagles fans hoping it stays put. and we have mccoy's jersey and tony romo's jersey on the other side. the big match-up here in philadelphia sunday night, 8:30, the two on that teams in the nfc east will be facing off. and tell me, who is your fafrts eagle? >> darren sproles. >> and lesean mccoy. >> one more thing. because this is in front of the ronald mcdonald house. so we've had families staying there coming here getting a tour of the bus. lots of them getting to meet swoop the eagle. i'll show you some of the families who took time out to get a tour. >> it's awesome. it makes the experience here a lot better to make it more of like a vacation as we tell him instead of, oh, yeah you have go into the hospital. >> are you excited to hear there is a big game on sunday? >> yeah. go eagles. >> good chant there. back here live on the bus, let me show you one more thing on this side. count down to super bowl, 51 days. eeg he'agles fans of course neen on sunday. winner will take sole possession of the nfc east. randy gyllenhaal, nbc 10 news. fans are ready, eagles say, hey, they are, too. ahead at 5:55, danny will tell us how the team feels just about 48 hours you thousa s now befor. and football night in america starts at 7:00 sunday night. kickoff at 8:20. and then stay with us for football night in philly. it's all sunday night right here on nbc 10. betting on an atlantic city casino lawsuit. owners of the golden nugget may take if i recall officials to court. >> and hundreds of flights in and out of lon done had to be put on hold. the unexpected problem that let passengers with no flight options. and next, prim, proper and psychedelic? wait until you here was found growing in the buckingham palace garden. vine street expressway eastbound backed up for the entire length from the ben franklin bridge in center city to the schuylkill expressway all because of an accident out there. traffic starting to move. but very slowly during this rush hour. stay with nbc 10, we'll keep an eye on this camera and we'll let you know when traffic starts moving as a quicker pace than that sluggish pace we're seeing out there. >> timing all wrong on that one. >> new information now on air traffic troubles in england. flights were disrupted after a computer failure at a control center. officials say it is returning to normal. some flights had to be canceled, others delayed. a computer hack has been ruled out. in washington, a battle may be brewing in the senate over $1.1 billion spending bill to keep the government running. last night, the house beat a midnight did ted line on that drill krtrillion dollar bill an the measure.line on that trillion dollar bill and passed the measure. democrats were angry on the provision that eased banking regulations. >> if you think the american public is going to stand for a bailout of the biggest banks in this america one more time, you're wrong. >> the senate passed a temporary spending bill to give it time to debate the larger measure which had some measures up in arms for the same reason. >> serious reservations because as someone who sat on the banking committee and helped create wall street reform, i am concerned that we are going backwards and putting the taxpayer on the hook. and that is something that i think is a dangerous proposition. >> menendez says he's concerned because doesn't fully fund the department of homeland security past february. the president will sign it if passed. she made headlines for an incident now dubbed nut rage. today the former executive apologized publicly. watch as heather cho bows deeply in seoul in front of a crowd of reporters. this is all over last friday's incident at jfk. cho was sitting in first sclas and she became angry after she was served macadamia the nuts in a bag instead of on the plate. she had the pilot return to the gate and cabin crew chief removed resulting in the flid delay. cho is the airline chairman's daughter. she was head of in-flight service before resigning this week and she could face prosecution. get this, there are magic mushrooms growing in the gardens of buckingham palace. you heard me commonly known as mushroom. a spokesman confirmed the find. officials made it quite clear fungi from the garden are not used in palace kitchens. so there is no chance that the queen will eat any hallucinogenic mushrooms. gives new meaning to the phrase royal high-ness. >> pretty good. all right. let's check in now with sheena parveen. >> how are we looking tonight? >> we'll be seeing improvements tonight and into the weekend, but it will be cold once again. at least the nor'easter is slowly moving away taking the moisture with it. so through the day today, we've seen the clouds breaking through the area. we'll continue seeing it tonight and into your weekend. we'll see more sunshine and good news is we'll be dry through the weekend both saturday and sunday actually looks pretty good which leads us to sunday. the eagles forecast, big game right here on nbc 10, and the forecast so far looks pretty good. it will be chilly if you're in the stands but at least it will be dry. you see the top of the screen some of the clouds breaking. it will be harder to see in maybe 20 minutes when the sun completely turns the skies dark. philadelphia coming in at 39 degrees. a bit of a wind still making it feel more like 33 degrees at the moment. and it will be staying cold as we go through tonight. so if you have friday night plans, you will need the will heavy coat again. 36 allentown, 38 reading, 36 pottstown. 36 in trenton. south jersey and delaware, some spots in the mid-30s like atlantic city coming in at 35. 40 wilmington. and dover. 39 in stone harbor. so locally we're cold, but tomorrow morning, we'll be a little bit colder. so neighborhood by neighborhood, we'll be in the 20s. 25 with a morning low temperature in allentown. 27 in quakertown tomorrow when you wake up, 28 doylestown, 29 for the morning low this in mt. holly. closer to the shore, near freezing. 29 in dover. and around the philadelphia area, we should be in the upper 20s to near 30 degrees. so the area of low pressure that nor'easter that we've been watching, it's still spinning around maine. so we still have clouds around. but at least it's taking the moisture with it. so we will be staying dry through tonight. here you see a closer picture of the clouds breaking a little bit across the area. but we don't have any rain in the forecast or snow. so that's good news. future weather here shows us staying dry overnight tonight. even into saturday. some clouds move in as we go through the day saturday, but we will again be staying on the dry side through the afternoon. there you see more clouds moving in. but the rain will be holding off until we go into next week. so tonight partly cloudy, 30 for the low in philadelphia. tomorrow, clouds will be around, some sunshine. but highs will still be in the low 40s. then sunday, high temperature around 50 degrees in the afternoon. not as cold on sunday, but for the eagles game, temperatures will be dropping off, but it will say dry by fourth quarter iks weebl dropping in to the 30s. monday we're in the 50s and then the rain comes on tuesday. champions when it comes to singing christmas classics. the winners of the more fm christmas choir competition. >> the chamber choir at burlington middle school won a whole lot more than $5,000 in prize money. ♪ >> the next time you stheem, they will on on stage for the philly pops christmas spectacular. >> it's exhilarating. >> the about your liburlington middle school won first place. >> we were at home, it was before we got to school and my mom started crying and we were all jumping up and down. >> i'm very excited for our students. they have down an outstanding job. they work very hard and mrs. ferguson is an outstanding teacher and really gets the best out of each and every one of the students. >> the students started auditioning for mrs. ferguson in the fall. they enter every year. >> this is fantastic. i've been so blessed to work here. everyone really supports the music program. so for them to rally behind the kid, it was heartwarming and i was like we're going to make it. >> and what do they plan to do with the $5,000 in prize money? >> we'd like to start an ipad lab for the music classes and see where that goes to improve our technology. >> and some of the money will help pay the students' tab when they travel to perform with the if i would philly pops. >> i was so excited, but i realized we'll play with the philly pops and i was extremely nervous. but we got it. we're good. >> we always say burlington township loves the arts and we know that to be true thousand because we were voted and a lot of it had to do with the support of our community. >> loving that. that's great. >> don't you love their enthusiasm not to mention their voices. >> philly pops, unbelievable. you can watch all the performances on our website, nbc10.com. next week, we'll introduce you to the more fm winning choirs from the high school level. can't wait for that. well, ahead on nbc 10 news at 5:00, it's a consumer alert. what state investigators want new jersey shoppers to know about before they buy anything. from south jersey bureau, advice to shoppers before you get burned. ask for a store's return policy before you buy. this week investigators talked to kiosk employees inside the mall, they wanted to make sure signs about refund policies are displayed somewhere in the kiosk. the office of consumer affairs wants you you to know if the sign says all sales are final, that's the same thing as a refund policy. we have new information about the delaware teen accused of killing his father. why police say he did it. plus all new, should new jersey's governor be able to make money from a book deal while still in office? the movement understand way to change the rules. right now at 5:30, huge traffic problems continuing in center city right now. look at this picture. vine street expressway, this is eastbound, backed up the entire link from t length from ben franklin bridge to the schuylkill expressway. all because of an accident. it's moving, but moving slowly. atlantic city police are investigating a woman attacked and sexually assaulted in an alley. >> it happened near the tropicana casino. ted greenberg joins us live from atlantic city. what are police telling you? >> reporter: well, police gave me this sketch within the past hour. it's a sketch of a man who they say committed this crime. . the victim says she was forced into this alley and attacked by a man with a knife. atlantic city police say this just completed composite sketch resembles a man who forced a woman into an alley just blocks from the boardwalk and secondly sexually assaulted her. >> we'd love to get the individual off the street. >> reporter: we tracked down video that shows police responding to the scene. it was around 6:00 thursday more than. the man approached the victim as she was walking on the sidewalk and demanded money. she said she didn't have anything. police say he then pulled a knife on to the woman, threw her to the ground and forced her to perform a sexual act on him. this surveillance photo shows a man wearing a dark puffy jacket who police want to question. >> this is random. she had just gone to the convenience store. >> reporter: investigators say a loud noise in the area apparently scared the attacker and he ran off. the victim called police and was taken to the hospital for treatment. >> if you know the advice, please contact the police department. >> reporter: the victim believes that man was about 6-feet tall and between 30 and 40 years old. she said he appeared to be drunk, smelled of alcohol and was slurring his words. live tonight in atlantic city, ted greenberg, nbc 10 you news. an alleged drug raid may be tied to a mexican drug cartel. this is correspond to the county's prosecutor. yesterday the fbi, state and local law enforcement took part in pre-dawn raids arresting 16 people in atlantic city, hammil p ton township, pennsylvania and california. some of those people are accused of trafficking heroin, cocaine, and crack in atlantic city. >> information coached during the investigation, revealed that the heroin sold by this organization was being purchased directly from a mexican cartel and routed through california to new jersey. flori >> police seized more than $2 million worth of drugs. new information in the case of a boy accused of murdering his father. authorities told us today that shane ramsey use as cross bow to kill his dad. officers found todd ramsey's body inside the family's home. according to the affidavit, the teen skipped school and knew his dad would be mad, so he shot him. five people under arrest for running a meth lab in sussex county. police say the drug was being mafred inside a house in long neck. anthony and robert are two of the five people now behind bars. they were arrested inside the home. detectives also found equipment and key ingredients that go into making methamphetamine. do you recognize this man? he's wanted for robbing a port richmond 7-eleven yesterday. he tried to use a bank card to pay for cigarettes. when his card was rejected, he jumped over the counter and began hit being the employee, grabbed the cigarettes and took off. one worker suffered minor injuries. investigators are also on the hunt for this guy. police say he broke into the ace check cashing agency. video shows him moving from room to room looking to steal cash, but he left without getting anything. 39 new police officers were sworn in today. these new officers along with all of their new colleagues are being required to listen to a video message from the mayor. mayor nutter says in light of the grand jury decision's clearing white officers in death of unarmed black men in new york and missouri, there is a trust gap between police and the public. >> abusive, prejudicial, oppressive policing cannot and will not ever be tolerated in philadelphia. it really has no place in american law enforcement. sfwlt eight minute video is being played at every police roll call. the mayor and the police commissioner are both on the new task force reviewing police policy and raining. the snow showers that have been with us are finally gone. >> and more warm weather is on tap for the weekend. sheena parveen is here to tell us more. >> we'll continue to see improvements especially as we go into part of your weekend. the nor'easter is still spinning around new england. but we are seeing a lot of the moisture moving away with it p so no snow shower, no rain showers. we'll continue to see the clouds breaking. we're still at 39 in philadelphia. so if you have friday night plan, it will stay cold out tonight. some areas north and west as we go in to tomorrow morning, you will wake up in to the 20s. in the meantime, your planner for the evening. we'll see some clouds break. but this weekend, a little more sunshine in store for you. i'll show you that forecast coming up. real drama in philadelphia today. a race to the bitter end and sweet victory. we're talking about decorating gingerbread houses for charity. love park was the location. four separate nonprofits took part in the contest. as you saw there, i was fortunate to represent the red cross southeastern p.a., an organization that helps provide she shelter, warmth. sadly, my team did not win as you can tell from my skills there. i didn't help them at all, but it was fun. nd at make-a-wish foundation comes through for a philadelphia teen battling medical challenges. ashley arrived at the macy's department store. ashley has always wanted to design hoodies with inspirational quotes for girls with low self-esteem. make a wish teamed up with macy's to make her dream come true on national believe day. good idea. a major step forward that will transform the center city skyline. the big dig is lear here at 18t arch. how major work tomorrow will help cement the start of a huge new skyscraper. remembering a new jersey mom and her kids. we will take you to an emotional vigil for these plane crash victims. >> happening this weekend, cementing the future. literally. it will start pouring the concrete foundation for its innovation and technology center. 4,000 yards of concrete will help support what will become the tallest building in town. the new tower will change the philadelphia skyline. it will also create thousands of new jobs and become the new home of nbc 10 and telemundo 62 when it's completed in 2018 before you know it. you can watch the progress live on nbc10.com. it really is a cool view. meet elijah. he might not be here if it wasn't for a rare surgery carried out while he was still in his mother's womb. right now on the nbc 10 app for your smartphone and tablet, you can hear from the pioneering surgeon who helped save elijah's life and how doctors are saving other babies before they're even born. the eagles are gearing up for a sunday night showdown. you'll see it right here on nbc 10. it could baf papave the way if playoffs. ahead tonight, how the birds are getting ready for dallas. and the nor'easter is continuing to move away. we have big improvements in your weekend forecast. plus all you new at 6:00, a verse sir involving the president of one of the area's most prestigious universities. why police have r. upset about what she's doing in this picture. ♪this holiday season, my good friend gave to me♪ ♪7 powerball tickets ♪6 match 6 chances ♪5 cash 5s ♪4 big 4s ♪3 daily numbers ♪2 mega millions (joe) happy holidays, rita. 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(joe) happy holidays! ♪and best wishes from the lottery♪ thousand back to the breaking news. huge traffic problems are continuing in center city. the vine expressway east pound backed up. it's moving slowly. backed up from the ben franklin bridge to the schuylkill expressw expressway. all because of an accident. traffic moving slowly. we'll let you know when the lanes fully reopen. here are some of the stories making headlines at 5:45. right now friend, family and firefighters gather to remember joyce craig, the first female firefighter to die in philadelphia. craig died battling a fire tuesday. we have a crew talking to firefighters as they arrive and we'll bring you a live report on nbc 10 news at 6:00. the man police call a person of interest in the murder of a south jersey woman has now been charged with her death. 59-year-old susan johnson of gloucester township was discovered in a wooded area. she went missing last week. police believe she was beaten in her home before being dumped in a wooded part of the township. and a suspect in five attacks on college co-eds is going before a judge. james barrett is charged with robbery and assault among other things. he was caught attacking a universi university student last night and also at drexel. big improvements across the area. a little bit more sunshine today. all because the nor'easter is finally taking the moisture away. with it, clouds breaking today. they will break a little bit tonight, too. especially as we go into the weekend. we will be staying dry. a little on the cold side to start your weekend. by sunday, we'll be a little bit warmer and that leads us to the eagles forecast of course. i believe this is blue mountain ski resos. a lot of skiers and snow bothereds still out there. and temperatures are certainly cold enough to still be supporting the snow that they have been makingover night. it's 26, but with the wind, feels more like 13. philadelphia at 39 right now. 36 trenton. 36 allentown. 38 in reading. 36 pottstown. by tomorrow morning, those areas north and west will be in the 20s. 40 in dover and wilmington stone harbor. but these numbers will be drofing out overnight tonight. locally clouds are breaking through the area. you can see the thinning on the satellite image. it's all because the nor'easter is finally moving farther away. it's still hanging around maine. slow to move out. but there is not so much moisture with it anymore and the snow around it is staying up to our north. so we'll be dry. we won't see any rain or snow. and as we go in as to saturday, we start off dry, but we will be cold. through the afternoon saturday, more clouds will be in the forecast. but we don't expect any rain or snow with these clouds. as we go in to sunday, that's when we'll see more in the way of sunshine. tomorrow, high temperatures around 40. quakertown 41. trenton, 41. so still going to be a cold day. 41 doylestown, 43 moupt. holly. but it won't be as windy. high temperatures for your saturday will be topping out in the 40s around philadelphia. so tonight 30 for the low philadelphia. 26 areas north address west. and tomorrow clouds around, some sunshine, but still stay if about the mid to low 40s. sunday, more sun, not as cold. around 50 degrees for the high temperature. but sunday night when the eagles play, 43 by 8:30 when the game starts. by fourth quarter, we'll be dropping in to the 30s. and next week, we start in the 30s. next chance of rain is on tuesday. happening now, loved ones are gathering in maryland to remember a south jersey woman and her two young children killed inside this home. >> a plane plowed into the house. gemmell and her two sons died along with three people aboard the plane. chris gordon is in gaithersburg at the scene of a candlelight vigil tonight. >> reporter: this is chris gordon in gaithersburg at the house where marie gemmell and her two young sons were killed by a yet that crashed monday. and as you see, a small memorial the flowers out front.jyet that. and as you see, a small memorial the flowers out front.et that c. and as you see, a small memorial the flowers out front. tonight a large group is expected at a vigil, the community coming out to pay their respects. >> when i first passed the street once they opened it up for school, i had to pull over. i just got hysterical crying. i cannot believe what has happened. this week the community has donated christmas gift, clothing and school supplies for the family. but now it must turn to the sad task of planning the funerals. chris gordon, nbc 10 news. also tonight, in ocean county, marie gemmell's friends will host a toast to marie. it will be held at river rock. the golden nugget is threatening to sue over a tax plan. they say they are unfairly hurting smaller gaming halls. the nugget's owner plans to go to court to block the legislation if governor christie sign it is. eagles fever starting to build. >> a little more than 48 hours away from a sunday night showdown. >> talk of the town. game day right around the corner. see why you'll likely see a different version of tony row m romo than you saw on thanksgiving. and coming up at 6:00, he searched time for stealing women's underwear and taking pictures up their skirt. why he's in trouble with the law again. hey! it's mister monopoly. and the new monopoly millionaires' club lottery game. where you have 3 ways to become a millionaire. first, win the top prize of up to 25 million dollars when you match all the draw numbers. or win 1 million dollars when you match all the club numbers. or you could win up to one million dollars as a contestant on the exciting new tv game show in las vegas. play the monopoly millionaires' club game today. there could be more million dollar prizes than any lottery game in us history. the pennsylvania lottery. benefits older pennsylvanians every day. huge traffic problems continue. the vine expression way eastbound backed up the entire length from the ben franklin bridge to the schuylkill expressway all because of an accident. traffic moving a bit slow, but faster than we've shown you you in the past hour. we'll let you know when the lanes fully reopen to traffic. all quite at the linc right now, but 48 hours from now, this place will be a "liflooi live w excitement. sunday night football is more than sdwrjust a bitter rival. >> it can led to a division title. and both teams are tied for first place. excitement is building. danny, we can't wait. >> you covered it all. i'll toss it right back to you. hey, guy, eagles and cowboys meet for the second time in three weeks, but the birds are expecting a much different tony romo than they saw on thanksgiving. romo was sacked four times, but it seemed like he sacked himself. with lingering back issue, he didn't look quite like himself, but that will surely clapg this time around. >> whether he that had time to recuperate or not, he was still out there playing. and as players, that's the name of the game. we have to do that. so he had ten days to recuperate now. and we'll be expecting his best game. >> we have to get focused. we have to be prepared for a whole different team. a team who is ready to get revenge. >> much more still to come on this big game. we'll hear from dez pry aunt br says the eagles were kind of cheap on thanksgiving. we'll see if he sticks to those words. keith, back to you. nbc 10 is your place for the sunday night showdown. football night in america starts at 7:00. kickoff at 8:20. and after the game, stay with us for football night in philly. it's all sunday night right here on nbc 10. coming up next at 6:00, imagine not being able to breathe in your own front yard. >> some neighbor this is south jersey say that is their reality all because of a horrible smell. what is causing it and how they're trying to stop it. and i'll tell you what kind of weather you can expect for the weekend. including the bhig match-up against also cowboys. details straight ahead. plus we're following breaking news. an arrest in the murder of a noonlg grandmother. why police say her kindness might have led to her death. that breaking news is the arrest in the murder of a south jersey grandmother just an hour ago. police announced the charges and they revealed the motive for beating this woman to death. the victim was susan johnson. months ago, she took a couple into her home and that decision cost her her life. >> nbc 10 south jersey bureau reporter cydney long is live in gloucester township. who is the suspect? >> reporter: his name is miguel angel diaz, he's 30. and investigators tell us he is no stranger to the law. also diaz and johnson knew one another, they worked together at an office cleaning business and police say it was an argument over money that led to this tragic ending. >> susan johnson out of the kindness of her heart took these two individuals in, provided them with shelter and when a dispute came up regarding money -- >> reporter: that's when susan johnson, when went by the name debbie, suffered fatal blows last week inside her own mobile home in gloucester township that she allowed the suspect and female friend to take refuge. >> he preyed on a single innocent woman who worked hard for herself. she was a good girl, you know. >> we believe she was beaten with his fists and possibly another object that the witness was notable to identify. >> reporter: police were notified when johnson didn't show up to work december 5. they discovered
Ocean-countyNew-jerseyUnited-statesDelawareCaliforniaWashingtonDistrict-of-columbiaMexicoDoverPennsylvaniaAtlantic-cityAllentown today a final farewell to one of philadelphia's bravest. the community will come together to remember fallen firefighter joyce craig. plus, work is already under way. it will lead to a changing center city skyline. this morning we are live in center city philadelphia at the site at the new comcast innovation and technology?w#s center. here's a live look where we are off to a cold and breezy start. we are expecting to see a little bit of sun later on today. . good morning. welcome back to "nbc10 news today." let's get right to the forecast with meteorologist michelle grossman. michelle, still some clouds out there right now. >> yeah, seeing partly cloudy skies. we will see more sunshine than we'll see cloud cover. lit be a pretty nice day for mid december. it's going to be a cold one as expected this time of year. here's a live look outside as we mentioned, we are waking up to partly cloudy skies but we're dry. we're looking to have a dry weekend the entire way through. so temperatures there, cold this morning in the 20s in mount pocono. just 28 degrees. 28 in lancaster. 36 in philadelphia. just above freezing in dover at 33. at the freezing mark in atlantic city. that's at the airport, 32 degrees. feels like the teens in mount pocono. feels like just 27 in philadelphia. feels like 23 in dover. feels like 25 in atlantic city. so for today, partly cloudy skies. 34 by 8:00 a.m. by 10:00, 37. by noon, 39. the cold breeze, we'll talk more about that and look ahead towards your sunday forecast in just a bit. new from overnight, one person is dead after this car crashed into a tree, then caught on fire. this happened in the omni section of philadelphia. these are pictures from the scene of the accident at north fifth street and west roosevelt boulevard. police are still out there at the scene investigating. they're trying to determine what caused the single car crash. they tell us that the it offer bound lanes heading north on roosevelt boulevard will be closed until at least noon today. also new from overnight. a driver is in very critical condition after a police chase and a crash. nbc10 was on the scene at the boulevard in northeast philadelphia where it all ended up the police say they started chasing the driver of the suv involved in bensalem, bucks county, just before midnight. about an hour later the vehicle went out of control and flipped over several times. we're working to find out exactly why police were after that driver in the first place. we will keep you hosted. happening right now, it is one of the largest concrete pours in philadelphia history. this is a life look, the bird's-eye view from 18th and arch street where the foundation is being poured at the site of comcast new innovation and technology center. matt delucia is watching the action firsthand. matt, tell us what's happening right now and exactly what you're up to. >> reporter: rosemary, within the past 30 minute we got i side the construction site here at 19th and arch. we can show you what's going on. i have all the safety gear here, all the construction workers have all the hard hats and safety vests because they're considering safety a huge priority right now, especially when you're dealing with this much concrete. look behind me. you can see what is going on behind us right now. 4,000 yards of concrete are being poured into the foundation here. basically what they're doing is making this ten stories tall. right there this is the elevator core of the building so it's that central part of the structure. and right now i'm going to bring in mike, he's the project manager. you guys are managing the concrete operation here. tell us what is going on right now. how is that concrete getting into the ground? >> basically what you see is an operation that started around midnight. we've got 4,000 yards, 400 truckloads are going to be delivered in a continuous operation. take probably 10 to 11 hours to get it in. most of the trucks are coming up arch street. we also have trucks coming up 19th, feeding three concrete comps, comp placing into the foundation. that's ten feet thick. and it will probably, like i said, will be 10:00 or 1:001:00 before we get the concrete? >> how do you plan for an operation like this? >> well, a lot of oh preplanning between us, the construction manager, philadelphia streets department, also philadelphia police, and just a lot of -- like a month before, a lot of preplanning to do. the surrounding commercial owners are brought in. the residential property owners are brought in to let them know what we're doing. and so everybody is onboard for a night like this. >> we were talking about this weather. it's very chilly out this morning but you're saying this is perfect for pouring concrete. >> for this type of placement because the concrete is so thick. there's a lot of maternal heat that builds up. with the cooler temperature, it's a plus for us, for the curing process. >> reporter: mike, thank you very much. we know it's a busy day for you guys. they've got about 50 workers out here working nonstop, as you heard, since about midnight. they started the pouring operations about 1:00, 1:2030 this morning and they will be going throughout the morning hours. we will show you the progress. they still have a long ways to go. stories high when this is all done. ten stories thick, this concrete layer. we will show you this progress. just give you an idea of the traffic situation in this area, they are allowing some of the vehicles to go by in this general vicinity. but just as a point of reference here, we see all of these construction vehicles, all of these concrete trucks that are lined up here or arch and 18th and 19th street. may be a good idea to avoid this area in the later this morning. we'll keep an eye on this situation here live in center city, i'm matt delucia, nbc10 news. today will mark the final farewell for joyce craig. she is the first female firefighter in philadelphia to die in the line of duty. family, friends, and fellow firefighters gathered last night for the first of two scheduled viewings. nbc10 was at the bachelor brothers funeral home in west oak lane for the first viewing. craig died taus battiling a houe fire. she was trying to rescue an erlerly woman from the basement of this house. right now fire investigators are trying to determine exactly how this fire started and what prevented craig from getting out of the house. the second view for joyce craig is set for bachelor brothers as well. that's this morning at 8:00. the funeral will follow at 10:00. pennsylvania governor tom corbett has ordered that flags be flown at half-staff in craig's honor. this morning we have some new information about a man whom responsible for a series of students. a judge arraigned 55-year-old james barrett. that happened last night. five different assaults have occurred on or near the drexel and penn campuses just in the past few days. police say they caught barrett attacking a penn graduate student in university city thursday night. that's when they arrested him. authorities are now holding him on $150,000 bail. we also have new information in the case of the 17-year-old boy who is accused of murdering his father in kent county. authorities tell nbc10 that shane ramsey used a cross bow to kill his father. officers found todd ramsey's body inside the home on thursday. according to the affidavit skipped school and knew his father would be mad so police say he shot him. alleged drug ring may be tied to a mexican drug cartel according to the county's prosecutor. the fbi, state, and local law enforcement took part in predawn raids thursday morning. 16 people were arrested in atlantic city, hamilton towns p township, pennsylvania and california. some of the people are accuse of trafficking drugs into atlantic city. >> information developed during investigation, revealed that the heroin sold by this organization was being purchased directly from a mexican cartel and routed through california to new jersey. >> police also seized more than $2 million worth of drugs. a local university president is under fire this morning for joining protests in -- joining students in a die-in protest earlier this week. you're looking at picture of university of pennsylvania president amy gut it is man lying on the ground with student demonstrators on tuesday. they were all protesting the police shooting death of michael brown in ferguson, missouri. the head of penn's police union said that gutman's involvement angered many officers. university officials say she only wanted to show solidarity with the students. we are learning more about the cost of protests over those police killings in ferguson and in new york. philadelphia police tell nbc10 that over a two-week span their overtime costs for shutting down streets and ensuring public safety is nearly $700,000. some people tell us it's the price for justice. others people said it's money taxpayers should not have to put out. happening today, if you're heading to the flyers game they're hoping you will help spread holiday cheer. they will collect new unwrapped toys a t this afternoon's game at the wells fargo center. all donated toys will go to the salvation army of greater philadelphia toy drive. m next, the battle over a foul smelling landfill is headed to court. why one local community says the whole situation just stinks. plus, a new medical marijuana clinic is headed to our area.p8s we'll tell you when and where that dispensary is expected to open. webuyanycar.com has helped thousands of people let go of all the hassle that comes with selling or trading in. we make selling your car, truck or suv, fast, safe and fair with three simple steps: one -- get your free online valuation. two -- drive to your local car-buying center. three -- walk out with a check in as little as thirty minutes. buying cars is all we do. all makes and models and no dealership pressure we'll even settle your loan or lease. so, don't wait. get your free online valuation now at webuyanycar.com. at 5:43 this morning let's look live at the concrete pouring that's happening in center city. this is on arch street between 1th a1 18th and 19th. this is the home of comcast. crews have been out there poushing concrete since midnight. they're pouring a ten-foot tick foundation. it's going to take them 10 to 12 hours so they expect to be out there through much of the morning. you can see they are busy at work. this building here, this innovation and technology center will be 59 stories tall. it will be topped by a luxury hotel. of course, it will be the new home of nbc10 and telemundo 62 as comcast is our parent company. the man accused of leading police on a chase through three states following a carjacking will be brought back to new jersey. this happened thursday. police say that trent tally went up to the driver of a medical transport vehicle here and asked, quote, do you want to die. police say tally forced the driver out of the vehicle, got in and then drove off. he headed to 295 and then the new jersey turnpike with officer hot on his trail. tally escaped into delaware and kept going into maryland. state police there used stop roadblock. they arrested him. his bail is set at $200,000. he will face charges in the other states and then be extradited to new jersey. from our south jersey bureau, there's a big stink in one camden county community. residents are taking their fight over a landfill odor coming from across the river to federal court. some people who live in florence township fouled a class action claut lauz of the stench. the group citizens against the smell say that waste management for the pennsylvania landfill are not doing enough to keep the air free of foul odors. some residents say the odor has forced them to stay inside. one local man says the air just smells fine to him. >> i've been coming down here for years. and i don't notice it. so whoever is complaining probably hasn't lived here that long. >> again, mixed reaction to what's happening at this landfill. tully town makes millions of dollars from waste management charging for the landfill. our calls to waste management about the matter were not returned. from our delaware bureau, a medical marijuana clinic intends to open in i'm withing on the next year. they will certify patients to use medical marijuana. the clinic will charge a $200 yearly fee giving patients access to a cannabis consultant, appointment with a doctor and six-month follow-up visit. it's set to open january 17th next to a medical marijuana dispensary that's due to open in april. next, two years after super storm sandy slammed into our area, new research shows that it didn't just cause damage to properties. it's also caused health problems for people. we'll break down the findings. okay. we're off to a cold start. temperatures in the 20s, 30s. windchills in the teens in some spots. here a live look outside. waking up to partly cloudy skies. mixture of sun and clouds. we're tracking rain in your seven-day. we'll talk about this, too, coming up. 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outdoor, waking up to partly cloudy skies. bree breezy. we will see the breeze in place throughout the day. 36 in philadelphia. winds out of the northwest at 15 miles per hour. as we look across the region we're looking at temperatures maunly in the 30s. we're looking at partly cloudy skies, 36 in philadelphia. 32 in atlantic city. so all across the area we're mainly looking at 30s. we do have a 20 on the map. a couple of 20s north and west. 28 in mount pocono. 38 in allentown. 32 at the atlantic city airport and 33 in dover. temperatures around the freezing point across the area. you factor in the northwesterly winds and it feels colder than that. feels like the teens in mount pocono and 28 in allentown. feels like 24 in lancaster. same story in parts of south jersey, northern delaware. feels like 23 in dover. 29 in wildwood. 4óçs is the set-up for today. nor'easter off to the north and east and near canada. high pressure is building in. it's creating the breezing conditions. staying with us today and also tomorrow. we're doing see winds 5 to 15 miles per hour but gusting higher than that. wind gusts as we go throughout time, 5:00 later on this evening up to 20 miles per hour in philadelphia. up po 31 in mount pocono and up to 20 in dover. a breezy evening as well. breezy night. seeing the same story on sunday before it kind of backs off on monday. so future wind gusts, when we go to sleep right around 20 miles per hour. highs for today across the area. chilly there. 40 in allentown. 41 in quakertown. bucks county, montgomery county, 40 in norristown. 43 in mount holly. along the coast, 41 in cape may. temperatures in the low 40s. some spots in the upper 30s. feeling colder with the temperatures in the northwesterly flow in place. 41 in chester. 42 in glassboro. by tonight we will see temperatures dropping back into the 30s. the 20s north and west. partly cloudy skies, breezy still. five to ten miles an hour, gusting higher than that, maybe around 15 through the overnight hours. 28 north and west. seven-day forecast. 45 is normal for this time of year. a little below normal. normal tomorrow, 46. breeze stays in place. looking like a nice day on sunday. monday milder, 48. mostly cloudy skies, chance for showers. mild, around 50. 46 and breezy on wednesday. by friday, mostly sunny skies, chilly. temperatures around 43. last night homeowners at the jersey shore had an opportunity to talk to federal officials about flood risks in their neighborhood. fema held an open house in cape may for people to look at updated flood maps and flood prone areas. fema adjusted the maps in the wake of super storm sandy. residents spoke to officials about their options when it comes to flooding and sfloo flood insurance. speaking of super storm sandy we're finding it didn't just destroy property when it slammed into new jersey. a new study is revealing that it also caused health problems. researchers from rutgers university found the county's hardest hit by sandy had a 22% increase in heart attacks and 31% higher death rate within a month of the storm. that's compared to other counties throughout the state. researchers believe that blocked roads stopped some people from getting medical attention and some evacuated residents left the area without bringing their medications with them. the result of the study could help hospitals prepare for future weather disasters. this time of the year a lot of people, maybe everybody wants to head someplace warm for vacation but the newest hot spot is beyond cold. explorers and thrill seek is are flocking to the mountains of antarctica. it's a fully serviced all inclusive get away. guests live in double walled tents that are specially heated by the 24-hour sunlight. the cost for the breath-taking antarctic experience runs about 400 bucks a night. next, a holiday shopping treat for dozens of children in philadelphia. how business tried to make christmas a little bit brighter for the kids in our area and for other kids across the country. four wholesome grains. sugar. only six? six grams of sugar? that's really good. excellent, delicious... and yummy! honey bunches of oats. tasty! yummy! at 5:55 checking on the progress that's happening here at 18th. this is a bird's-eye view of the comcast innovation and technology center. this is the site for the center. it's going to be the city's tallest skyscraper. this morning crews are pouring concrete to make that foundation. matt delucia will have live reports throughout the morning. a big development for one south jersey university on a mission to double enroll in -- to double enrollment in business school. rowen university broke ground on the campus in glassboro. plans include a four-story building for rowan's college of business. the new digs allow the school to boost enrollment by 1,000 students. the state kicked in $46 million for the project. rowan's president believes the new building will almost benefit the surrounding community. >> many, many construction jobs for the people who build this facility. therefore, being part of economic engine, helping lift the community as we grow an institution. >> an additional $40 million in state money will pay for a new building for rowan's college of engineering. christmas came a little bit early for some philadelphia children. 50 kids from the kensington section of the city headed to center city for a holiday shopping spree. it's part of unique lowe's, clothing retailer gave these children and hundreds of others across the country a chance to shop at its stores early ahead of christmas. they had a little brit of help from workers to find p perfect gifts. >> we knew going in it was going to be special but once i got here and realized how much these kids need it, i think it needs so much just to get a jacket that they weren't going to be able to get before. >> customers donated to the warm gesture program and store matched all donations 100%. right now in center city as we've been telling you about all morning, construction is under way that will soon change the philadelphia skyline. matt delucia is following those developments for us. matt? >> rosemary, while everyone is at home sleeping right now or just getting up, getting ready for their saturday, there's a lot of work happening in center city. here we're at 19th and arch where you can see the concrete being poured into the foundation of the new comcast tower. ten feet thick, that concrete layer will be when it's all said and done. we'll give you another live look coming up after this break. weather not bad for all of that work. looking at partly cloudy skies this morning. off to a cold start. making some snow in the pouk kn pocono mountains. we'll be breezy today. we'll talk more about that coming up. right now on "nbc10 news today" honoring a hero. family, friends, and the philadelphia community are saying their final farewell to a firefighter. building the foundation for a changing skyline. a massive effort is under way right now. crews are pouring concrete for the new comcast innovation and technology center. a life report is just ahead. we are off to a frigid start this morning. here's a hive lolive look at th city skyline. don't expect to see the temperatures warm up too much. good morning. this "nbc10 news today." i'm rosemary connors. it's 6:00 on this saturday. meteorologist michelle grossman is tracking the cold conditions outside. i'm guessing,
New-yorkUnited-statesCape-mayNew-jerseyCanadaCamden-countyRutgers-universityNorristownPennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaAntarcticaDelaware craig, the first female firefighter to die in the line of duty in philadelphia. family, friends, and fellow firefighters are paying their respects at this morning's %cpy÷ viewing. this was the scene last night at the first viewing. the mother of two died tuesday battling a house fire in west oak lane. investigators say that craig was trying to rescue an elderly woman from the basement of thee house when somehow craig became trapped. as i mentioned, the final viewing is under way right now. the funeral follows at 10:00. pennsylvania governor tom corbett has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff in craig's honor. new from overnight, one person is dead after this car crashed into a tree then caught on fire in philadelphia. these are pictures of the scene of the accident on north fifth street and west roosevelt boulevard. we spoke with one witness who said he tried to rescue the driver. >> we tried to break the windows to get someone, anyone out. and within seemed like seconds it just erupted in flames, and there wasn't really anything else we could do. >> police have not released the victim's identity and are investigating the cause of the crash. also new from overnight. a driver is in very critical condition after a police chase and crash. nbc10 was on the scene where it all ended at boulevard in northeast philadelphia. they started chasing the suv in bensalem, bucks county, before midnight. about a hour later driver lost control and the suv flipped over several times. investigators have not said why they were chasing the driver in the fist place. crews are pouring millions of pounds of concrete at the site of comcast new innovation and technology center. this is a live pictureeá(yw oveh and arch streets in center city where philadelphia's tallest skyscraper will stand when all the construction is complete. nbc10's matt delucia is live in center city. matt, work has been going on there all morning long. and they are getting closer to finishing. tell us about it. >> reporter: rosemary, the hope is to get all the concrete poured in the next couple of hours. workers have been out here since midnight and they started pour that cop krencrete at 1:00. most of the work is happening 40 feet fwe low us. that is the foundation for the elevator core of this building. it's the first major step. and when this tower is done it will be 59-s&tx stories tall an tallest skyscraper in the city. that foundation@z will be ten ft thick. most of it is underneath all of that rebar that you see there. but we should have a three-inch layer of concrete there at the surface when it's all done. pl concrete does th take, you ask?w 4,000 cubic yards and 400 truckloads. one after@s(ñ? another, concret trucks are pulling up on arch street and unloading. when those. giant arms you see there are pumps that are push that concrete into the ground. with pietrini and sons. mike, tell me what'sshof going here. how important is this foundation for the structural integrity of the building. >> this is the crucial element for the underneath if pour structure. 4,000 yards of concrete coming in and being placed. after this the core structure is going to be built above5.b it a it it. that will rise above it and the structural steel will tie into it and it sustains the building. >> the big question is when can we start seeing this building rise from the ground here? >> we're5vx actually -- within week we're going to start on the elevator core structure itself. but it's going to be an overall -- about 16-month progress to build the structure floor. and then actually what i said is structural steel will follow behind it and basically from there you will see the output out building. >> a lot of work going on. thank you for your time. give you another look. we were down there not long ago but this is all together going to be the new comcast technology and innovation center. it's also the new home of nbc10 as comcast is our parent company. but for now though the only road that's being affected, as we talk about traffic, that would be arch street between 18th and 19th street. you see all that activity with all the concrete trucks. they're constantly moving into police. 18th and 19th streets are not affected. keep that in mind. if you're heading out this morning, i was just talking with mike, he tells me this they're hoping to get arch street here, this little stretch here, reopened by 5:00 today. hopefully a little bit before then if they get all this clean-up done. live in center city, matt delucia, nbc10 news. >> very exciting. thank you, matt. we'll check back with you soon. this morning new information about a man philadelphia police believe may will responsible for a series of attacks on college students in university city. last night a judge arraigned 1i'psqáh!art and set his bail. police say officers caught barrett in the act as he was attacking a 38-year-old penn graduate student in university city on thursday night. he is suspected in several other assaults on female students at penn and drexel over the past week. authorities are holding barrett on $150,000 bail. there's also new information in the shooting of rapper and philadelphia native beanie sigel. police have named two people of interest in the case as the rapper remains in critical condition following the shooting outside of his house in pleasantville last week. detectives want to talk to a man named ricky childress whom they already questioned but released. the other person of interest is sigel's sister-in-law, camilla. investigators are trying to contact her. from the nbc10 south jersey bureau, police arrested a man in the murder of a camden county grandmother. susan johnson was last seen leaving her house last week in glocester township.hçt police found her body early friday in evesham township. diaz beat 59-year-old johnson to death in her mobile home. johnson invited diaz and a woman to stay with her. they had all been living together for a couple of months. police believe a fight over money sparked the deadly beating. investigators say after the murder, diaz dumped johnson's body in the woods near willow ridge park. he will be arraigned on monday. do you recognize this man? police are hope that somebody does. they say he sexually assaulted and robbed a woman in atlantic city early thursday morning. the man approached the woman just off atlantic avenue. investigators say he forced her into an alley at knife point. police released this surveillance picture and want to talk to the man seen here in the dark puffy jacket. now to the atlantic city casino crisis. this morning we're looking at revenue numbers from the past year. the new jersey division of gaming enforcement released the figures yesterday. comparing this past november to november 2013 when there were 12 casinos and internet gambling was brand new, the casino market in atlantic city took in 10.3% less revenue. but when only the 8 can ssinos still operateing are considered, revenue increased year over year by 11 1/2%. four casinos have closed and the trump taj mahal could be the fifth. it's set to close one week from today unless a last-minute deal is reached. as for revel casino, a bankruptcy court judge voided2u its proposed sale to a canadian firm. revel wants the court to let the auction's runner-up buy the property. we'll learn more about that in january. california is coping with mudslides and flooding caused by heavy rain. still ahead, a look at the aftermath. that rain out west had threatened this roc+jo launch. we'll show you how it finally got off the ground. this is a live picture of the bachelor brothers funeral home where family, friends, and kx paying their respects for the last viewing of joyce craig. she is the first female philadelphia firefighter to die in the line of duty. many of our comrades are out there and fire trucks, of course, making the way for the funeral procession. to start at 10:00, the last and final viewing is already under way. now let's take a live picture from our camera in center city. this is at 18th and arch streets. crews are pouring foundation, concrete for the foundation of what will be philadelphia's tallest skyscraper. this will be the site of comcast innovation and technology center. it will be the site, home to con cast software engineers, technology experts, all the innovators in comcast. also inside this 59-story skyscraper will be the four subpoenas hotel and nbc10 and telemundo 62. we are moving our operations downtown into the heart of philadelphia. as you can see the crews are busy at work. they've been out there since past midnight. we'll get another update on their progress from matt delucia at 9:30. new from overseas this morning. militants killed two u.s. troops in afghanistan during an insurgent attack on a convoy. authorities say it was part of a series of attacks that also saw taliban fighters gunned down at least a dozen/q bñ workers who clearing land mines. international official tells the associated press that the two americans were killed26 46áu nit near bagram air base just sought side the capital city of kabul. the attack also took the life of an afghan court official. new from overnight, at least eight people are dead. more than 100 are missing after a mudslide in indonesia. heavy rains set off the slide which buried some houses and swept away dozens of others. back here in the u.s., people in california are also dealing with the aftermath of a mudslide. flash floods and even a small tornado. it's the result of the pineapple express storm system. that's from hawaii and it's been pounding the west coast with heavy rains and high winds. the mudslide swallowed more than a dozen homes and in a rare occurrence in southern california a small tornado touched down in los angeles. the extreme weather conditions have certainly kept emergency crews very busy. firefighters rescued at least two people from the los angeles river this week. the storm system has killed two people in oregon and has left tens of thousands there without power. the rain california had delayed this launch on thursday, but it went off without a hitch last night at vandenberg air force base. this atlas 5 rocket lit up the skies as it climbed into space. the rocket is headed for orbit and is carrying a secret payload for the national reconnaissance office. now to news in washington. today the senate will meet for a rare saturday session scheduled to begin in just about three hours from now. lawmakers are debating a major spending bill that will keep the government running. the house passed the $1.1 trillion bill on thursday. senate democrats are split over some provisions in the bill but they're expected to pass it. a vote could happen as early as monday. president obama will not be in washington on monday. he will be in south jersey to visit joint base lake hurst to thank troops and families for their service. the military base is home to more than 38,000 active duty, reserve, and guard members as well as civilian workers and their family members. the time is 9:13. when we come back, we'll meet this week's wednesday's child who has a real sense of adventure. and if you are heading out to run holiday errands today, looks like the weather will cooperate but definitely grab that hat, right, michelle? >> yeah, actually need the hat, the gloves, the coat. it is cold. perfect for errands. you could be outside. you don't need the umbrella. live look outside. or you could be skiing. a live look at the pocono mountains. cold start to the day. we're going to be cold throughout the day with a breeze. we'll talk more about that and your seven day in just a bit. if week's wednesday's child is a smart young guy with a real sense of adventure. he's more than ready to find his for ever family. nbc10 introduces us to janai. >> hey, kelly. >> hello. >> going to give us a step? >> he's a smart and friendly 12-year-old with a healthy come climbing wall at the sports arena. how are you+kí0 doing? >> bad. you're all of the way up there. i'm down here. >> reporter: we had a great time racing each other and had lots of laughs. he's very quiz tive and loves trying new things. >> he is very energetic. he has a lot of personality. he's a very caring young man. he loves to ask lots of questions and he enjoys learning so he is a very bright young man. >> reporter: janai is currently in the fifth grade and enjoys school. he loves math and science and knows what he wants to do in the future. why do you like science and math? >> well, i'm trying to become a physicist when i grow up. >> a physicist? >> yes. >> reporter: he also knows what he wants in a family. >> i want a family that likes -- that likes to go out, that likes to go out places, likes to travel. i want a family that will have my back in times and that will also -- that will also like -- like take care of me, protect me. >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: the ideal family will support and motivate him to reach his goals. >> he will do best in a two-parent household. he requires a family that can give him lots of one-on-one attention. >> reporter: he would make a loving addition to any home. >> oh! >> yes! >> reporter: janai is this week's ed wednesday niece child. >> you can make a dream come true for any wednesday's child sponsored by the dave thomas foundation. all you have to do is go to our website, nbc10.com, and search wednesday's child. or you can call the national adoption center at 1-866-do-adopt. now your nbc10 first alert weather. >> all right. good saturday morning. meteorologist michelle grossman. we are cold this morning. we're breezy. we're going to keep it that way throughout the day. we're dry. we're not going to see any rain falling this weekend. weather headlines on your saturday morning. seeing windchills in the 20s. air temperature in the 30s. bundle up. it is breezy. the breeze will be in place today and on sunday before it eases back on monday. looking at a couple of days this week. finally, sunshine. we have the snow, we had the rain, we had the nor'easter this week but we are dry this weekend. looking quiet actually. here's a looki/yl outside from adventure aquarium camera. temperatures, cold. winds out of the northwest at 15 miles per /] that northwesterly flow in place bringing the windchills into the 20s. right now seeing the air temperatures in the 30s, 36 in allentown. 34 in lancaster. 38 in philadelphia. 29 in mount pocono. to the south and east, looking at the 30s. 35 in atlantic city. 33 in dover. 38 degrees in wilmington. a cold start to the day. we are looking at windchills around 20, 29 in philadelphia. 27 in reading. 27 in atlantic city. 20s all across the area is what it feels like. feels like the teens in mount pocono. feels like 16 degrees. certainly bundle up there. there is that northwesterly flow coming from canada. we're seeing winds sustained around 20 miles per hour in wilmington. up to 15 in philadelphia. gusting higher than that. so wind gusts as we go throughout time, plan on that throughout the day. 34 miles per hour. by 8:00, so)2ep your saturday plans may be breezy. same story on sunday. bring back that breeze. it's going to be around for the eagles game and eases on monday. set up low pressure to the northeast. that was a nor'easter. high pressure building in. that's that chilly breeze and it will stick around for two days. today, 40 to r3. partly sunny skies. winds out of the northwest at y miles per hour. seven-day forecast today. partly sunny, breezy. sunday, the eagles play a nighttime game. up to 46. by the time the game starts, 40 and then dropping back into the 30s. lots of sunshine during the day though. monday, that looks to be a nice day. milder, 48. mostly sunny. tuesday will be even milder than that but we're going to bring back showers. also clouds, mostly cloudy, 50 degrees. 40s on wednesday prks 46, breezy. mostly cloudy. before we see mostly sunny skies. chilly on friday. a high of 43. it's going to be a sunday night showdown in south philly. here's a live look at lincoln financial field where the eagles will cost the rival cowboys tomorrow night. the winner walks away with seol possession of first place in the division. nbc10 is the only place you can watch it. sunday night football bus is in town parked outside the ronald mcdonald house in university city yesterday. the kids there and their families got vip tours of the bus. the bus is making several stops in the area before tomorrow night's game. you can find a list of all those stops on our website, nbc10.com. and again, nbc10 is your place for the sunday night showdown. the birds versus the boys, live at the link. football night in america starts at 7:00. game time is 8:20. after the game, be sure to watch our special live post-game report with player interviews and reaction. it's all sunday night right here on nbc10. coming up, a little girl has a special christmas wish for santa. ñe daddy back? >> uh-huh. >> would her wish come true? find out, next. at 9:24 this morning. here is a live look at the center city skyline where you can see we do have clouds out there but we will get a little bit of sun later on today. it's not going to help us out so much because temperatures are only going to warm into the 40s. it will be a little bit better for tomorrow but we are dealing with breezy conditions. keep that in mind when you head out the door. ♪ they were ringing in the holiday season in south jersey. nbc10 was in camden county last night as the autobahn junior and senior high school choirs had their rendition of "twas the night before christmas." this is the 87th year for the concert nnchts north jersey a department store santa makes a christmas wish come true for the youngest members of a military family. take a listen. >> you want your daddy back? >> uh-huh. >> when this little girl asked santa to bring her soldier dad home from kuwait, little did she realize her wish would be granted so quickly. a few moments later came the big surprise for her and her little brother. >> daddy. >> daddy! >> daddy! >> it is huh. even with all the technology, all the skype and everything like that, it's just not the same. it's just not the same as seeing them every day and, you know, waking up and making pancakes. and they're going to getq$-8f sd rot on the. absolutely rotten. >> proof that santa is real and makes things happen. sergeant archibald says he has no plans to return overseas for another tour of duty. city ahead on "nbc10 news today," matt delucia is live at a major project in center city that will change the philadelphia skyline. matt? >> rosemary, the pouring continues at this hour in the form of millions of pounds of concrete. i'll explain what's going on to give you a live look. but first, michelle grossman has first alert forecast. the folks out here tell me this is great weather for pouring concrete. >> i'm so happy to hear that. we're not seeing rain. a little breezy. a little chilly. i guess it's keeping them cool pouring all that concrete. not a bad weekend. we are tracking some showers in your seven day. here's a live look outside. partly cloudy skies in cape may. ing looking good . right now on "nbc10 news today," philadelphia's first female firefighter who lost her life on the job will be laid to rest. you're looking live outside the funeral home. we'll show you how the community is honoring the mother of two. right now in city center, crews are pouring the concrete foundation for the new comcast innovation and technology center in a live report, we'll explain how the building will change the philadelphia skyline. cold, but dry conditions today for all the skiers and snowboard wes at camel back resort in the pocono mountains. across the region, the weather will cooperate for any outdoor activities you may want to do today. good morning. welcome back to "nbc10 news toda today". i'm rosemary connors. it's 9:30 on this saturday morning. meteorologist michelle grossman is tracking the weekend weather. all things considered, not a bad saturday for december. a week ago it rained all day. >> that's right. all day and all night. yeah, that was not nice last saturday. but today, yeah, pretty nice. looking at pretty nice weekend. as you mentioned, it is cold but it is december so feeling good for december. here's a live look outside. we are looking at partly cloudy skies across the area. some spots seeing more cloud cover to the west but we are more sunshine today which is good news. temperatures right now, 37 in allentown. 34 in lancaster. 38 in philadelphia. then we're looking at 33 in dover just above freezing there. factor in the winds. the winds will be a factor throughout the day. we'll have breezy conditions. it feels like the 20 nasdaq most spots. feels like 29 in philadelphia and it feels like just 16 degrees in mount pocono. if you do have things to do over the next couple hours dress for the 20s. as rosemary said, bupdle up. wear the coat, the hat, the gloves. it is cold. by 11:00, 37. by 3:00, looking at 42 degrees. breezy the entire way. it will be breezy today. breezy once again on sunday, effort eagles game. we'll talk more about that coming up. >> thanks, michelle. happening right now, family, friends, and fellow firefighters are saying their fine theal good-byes to joyce craig. she is the first female firefighter to die while on a call in philadelphia. this is a live picture out side of the viewing in west oak lane. it's where loved ones and as you can see, many of her comrades, co-workers, firefighters are paying their respects. this is the last viewing for joyce craig. this was the scene last night outside of the first viewing for craig. the mother of two died tuesday battling a house fire in west oak lane. investigators say she was trying to rescue an elderly woman from the basement of the house when somehow craig got trapped. as we said, the final viewing for joyce craig is under way right now. it's happening in west oak lane. the funeral will follow in just about half an hour from now at 10:00. pennsylvania governor tom corbett has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff in craig's honor. it was a fiery crash overnight in philadelphia. one person is dead after this car crashed'ciá= aó;óv tree, caught on fire at north fifth street and west roosevelt boulevard. one witness tells nbc10 that he and others rushed to the scene but it was too late to pull the driver out. the car had burst into flames. the victim's identity has not been released yet. police are now investigating exactly what caused this crash. also new from overnight. a driver is in very critical condition after a police chase and a crash. nbc10 was on this scene at the boulevard in northeast philadelphia where it all ended. police say it started in bensalem, bucks county. they were chasing the driver of the suv just before midnight. about an hour later, the driver lost control of the suv and the car flipped over several times. right now we're working to find out exactly why police were chasing that driver. as soon as we get more information, we will pass it along. now to news in delaware county. crews were called out to battle here's a look at the scene at ninth and ridge avenue. everybody made it out safely but initial reports said that people were trapped inside the second floor. that's where fire officials say the blaze started. right now they are trying top2x determine exactly how it began. happening right now in center city, laying the foundation for what will be philadelphia's tallest skyscraper. for the past eight hours now crews have been pouring millions of pounds of concrete. this is the site of comcast new innovation and technology center. nbc10's matt delucia has a front row seat for all the action. he's been updating us all morning long. what's the progress at this point? >> reporter: rosemary, we've been out here all morning. the workers have been out here since midnight. they started pouring all of this concrete around 1:00 this morning. let me get out of the way and you can get a better look. you're looking down about 40 feet down at the foundation for the elevator core of this building. it's the first major step of this project here. that foundation will be ten feet thick. most of it is underneath all of that rebar. but we will have about a three-inch layer of concrete there at the surface. just within the past 10 to 15 concrete filling up toward the we're going to have one big concrete slab. it's a lot of concrete. we have 400 truckloads coming in here one after another. you see those trucks right up there on arch street betweenu[& 18th and 19th. they pull up and unload. you see those giant arms there. there are three arms. they are pumps that are taking the concrete from these trucks and pushing them down into the ground. and this will be the site of the new comcast technology and innovation center. z the new home of nbc10. comcast is our parent company. and for now, as we talk about traffic, you can see that the up there is arch between 18th and 19th streets. 18th and 19th are not effected but i've been talking to the project manager. he tells me they're hoping to get all the concrete into the ground here within the next couple of hours. hopefully by noon. and then get the road cleaned up by 5:00 this afternoon. live in center city, i'm matt delucia, nbc10 news. >> before you go, i heard you mention to michelle that the workers out there actually are appreciating these colder temperatures. tell us about it. >> reporter: yeah, the folks out here are telling me that because the temperatures are chilly right now, it actually helps that concrete to cool. it's also good there's no rain or snow, but they were planning to be out here rain or shine. >> great, matt delucia live for news center city. thank you, matt. we have some new information this morning about a man whom police believe may be responsible for a series of attacks on local college students in university city. last night a judge arraigned 55-year-old james barrettnd set his bail. five different assaults have happened on or near the drexel and penn campuses over the past few days. they caught barrett in the act attacking a penn graduate student in university city thursday night. authorities are holding him on $150,000 bail. we also have new information in the case of the 17-year-old boy who is accused of murdering his father in kent county, delaware. authorities tell nbc10 that shane ramsey used a cross bow to kill his father. officers found todd ramsey's body inside the family home in harrington on thursday. according to an aft david, the teen skipped school and knew his dad would be upset so he shot him. now to the atlantic city casino crisis. we're looking at revenue numbers for the past year. new jersey division of gaming enforcement released the figures yesterday. comparing this past november, so november 2014 to november 2013, when there were 12 casinos and internet gambling was brand new, the casino market in atlantic city took in 10.3% less revenue. but, when only the eight casinos that are still operating are considered, revenue increased by 11 1/2% year over year. the deal is officially dead to sell the revel casino, that's the other news we're following out of atlantic city. bankruptcy court judge awarded the sale to brookfield asset management. the canadian firm won a court auction for the casino but could not resolve a fight over old debt. revel wants the court to let the kaukz's runner-up buy the property. a hearing on that request will be held on january, on the 5th. a south jersey college now owns the formern showboat hote and casino in atlantic city. stockton will turn the site into a branch campus to promote economic and community development. it will include hundreds of rooms for student housing. the college expects to have at least part of the atlantic city campus operating in spring of 2015. the showboat closed its doors in august. hey, if you're going to be heading down to the flyers game today they're hoping that you can help them spread a little bit of holiday cheer. of course, this is a live look at the link. that's where tomorrow night's game is against the eagles and the cowboys. if you're going to the flyers game tonight at the wells fargo center, bring unwrapped toys to the game. all donated toys will go to the salvation army of greater philadelphia's toy drive. it's a place where there's plenty of sun but you better not pack your bathing suit. a hot new vacation spot. that's anything but hot. at 9:42, live picture in west oak lane where, as you can see, fellow firefighters and i'm sure police officers are paying their respects at the last viewing for 36-year-old joyce craig. she is the first female philadelphia firefighter to die while on the job. she served for 11 years and was one of only 150 women in the philadelphia fire department. another live picture, this comes to us from center city. this is looking over 18th and arch streets in is where the concrete is being poured in the foundation of/nk comcast innovn and technology center. if we can just remove that changing skyline bug you can get a better look at what those crews are doing. there you go. you can see it. at this point it looks like that deep pit there. they're putting in the concrete, 400 trucks. that's what's trucking in all that concrete. they've been out there since just after midnight. they figured it would take them 10 to 12 hours. they're getting ready to wrap up this work. this building here will become the city's tallest skyscraper. 59 stories tall. today you can get help signing up for health care under the affordable care act at the winter health and resources fire at the gallery in philadelphia. you can get one-on-one assistance at the fire whiair w runs from 11:00 to 7:00. monday is the deadline to for coverage that willb begin o january 1st. this time of year a lot of people, if not everybody, wants to head someplace warm for vacation. the ne;8x vacation hot spot is anything but hot. explorers and thrill seekers are flocking to the mountains of antarctica. this has become the new trend. the union glacier camp is an all inclusive getaway. guests live in double walled tents that are specially heated by the 24-hour sunlight. they're not really wearing their bathing suits or shorts. they're bundled up there. the cost for the breathtaking you about 400 bucks per night. i think i'll settle for something in the caribbean. right? somewhere nice and warm. excitement is building for the eagles' match-up with the cowboys. up next in sports, mark sanchez explains why players dream about games like the one you will see here on nbc10 tomorrow night. and looks like the weather will be great for that game. a little cold if you're going the watch the game in the stands. temperatures in the 30s by the end of that game. today though, looking at temperatures in the low 40s. we're looking at clouds this morning to start out with depending on where you are. we'll talk more about that and also look towards your workweek in just a few minutes. a good saturday morning, i'm meteorologist michelle grossman. we had a cold week all week long. we had the snow, the rain, the coastal storm. temperatures never really made it above normal for this time of year. we're not going to get there again today. we're going to be right around 42. below the average, which is 45. it looks like we will get there the next couple of days. looking at clouds in some spots. we're going to call it partly cloudy by this afternoon for everybody. mostly cloudy in philadelphia if 38 degrees. off to a cold start. breeze in place at 15 miles per hour. it's going to feel colder than that 38. looking at temperatures across the region. mainly in the 30s. west. reading, mostly cloudy in philadelphia philadelphia. atlantic city, bright sunshine. with are seeing agb%o differenc depending on where you are. the satellite, clouds back to the v='ntqáu full sunshine to the east at philadelphia. everyone will end up seeing partly cloudy skies as we head temperatures are mainly in the 30s. lots of blue on the map. 38 in philadelphia. 37 in allentown. 34 in lancaster. 35 in atlantic city. 39 in northeast philadelphia. 5 is we have a northwesterly wind. cold wind from canada. seeing windchills in the 20s. that's what it feels like. 29 in philadelphia. feels like 27v'2 lancaster and 27 in atlantic city. as you take the kids out this morning, take yourself out. dress for the 20s because that'o what you will feel. winds out of the northwest. we're going to seewósh sustainl day long, from 10 to 15 miles per hour. gusting higher than that. right now seeing sustained winds at 20 miles per hour in wilmington. 14 miles per hour in reading. that is making us feel colder than it is. plan on this as you head through today. also tonight into tomorrow. the breeze stays in place for the eagles on sunday. we're looking at temperatures at the start of the game at 40 degrees. a cold start but it's december so dress for december temperatures. and then by the fourth quarter temperatures dropping into the 30s. we'll have that northwesterly wind. feeling colder than the actual air temperatures. tonight, temperatures dropping to the 20s and 30s. for today, 40 in allentown. 41 in northeast philadelphia. along the shore points, mainly low 40s. 40 in cape may. in philadelphia, 42 degrees. so a nice day. nice weekend. quiet weekend. not looking at rain or snow. we are looking atpmhredecember- weather. partly sunny skies today. tomorrow, mostly sunny, breezy, 46. milder, above normal. by monday, mild( 48 degrees. mostly sunny. tuesday, we change a little bit. bring the clouds back in. mostly cloudy. spotty shower. bring the umbrella. you may need the windshield wipers, too. by wednesday, temperatures back into the 40s and breezy. 45 on thursday. mixture of sun and clouds and chilly on friday. high of 43. good morning to you. hope you're enjoying your saturday. i'm danny pommells from comcast spors net. the weekend is upon us and that means one thing. we're getting, oh, so close9o eagles and cowboys sunday night at the link. everybody getting fired up for the match-up for nfc east supremacy. f ♪ yesterday comcast sports helped alumni. a lucky fan won a pair of tickets to the game. as for the birds, they're embracing the pressure. >> just don't talk about, okay, this is throw me a pitch and it's 1-1 in the middle of the second inning. nobody says that. nobody practices that. everybody says, bottom of the ninth, full count, two outs, bases loaded, that kind of thing. so that's when you want the ball in your hands. and i'm just, you know, blessed and excited about getting that opportunity. >> and, oh, baby, if you're not nbc10, your place for comprehensive eagles/cowboys coverage. football night in america starts at 7:00. kickoff is at 8:20. after the game be sure to watch our special live postgame report with player interviews and reaction. it's all sunday night where else but right here on nbc10. another football note to pass along. arbitrator upheld the indefinite suspension of vikings running back adrian peterson. peterson hasn't played since september when he was charged with child abuse for disciplining his 4-year-old son in texas. last month he pled no contest to a charge of misdemeanor reckless assault. peterson is expected to appeal the decision in federal court. to the hardwood. sixers visiting the nets. second quarter. tony to his backcourt mate michael carter williams rising up for the alley-oop. 30 quarter. ncu doing it himself with a two-handed whammy right down the paint. ties the game at 56-56. the nets too tough, though. they win 88-70. sixers now 2-20 on the season. to the ice, flyers host the carolina hurricanes. 1:00 matinee today here at the wells fargo center. we'll have it for you at comcast sportsnet. prep pigskin now. aaa state title in hershey. jarrett mcclendon had himself a night. 50-yard scamper in the third quarter. in the fourth quarter he was back at it.(-lñ cuts it back and kid has more moves than a u-haul truck. breaks a tackle. 232 yards rushing and four scores in this one. wood repeats a state q championship, champions, winning 33-14. that's sports. i'm danny pommells from comcast sportsnet. have a great weekend. what's possible today? wi-fi access in more places then ever before. all your favorites in the cloud and on every device. a home you control with the touch of a finger. news and entertainment that informs and delights in ways you never thought possible. comcast nbcuniversal bringing media and technology together for you. one of the larnlg largest concrete pours in philadelphia history is under way right now. the ten-foot thick layer of foundation for comcast technology and innovation center will be made up of 15 million pounds of concrete. nbc10's matt delucia has been watching the trucks roll in all morning long. matt? >> reporter: rosemary, this is a very important part of the process of building this giant skyscraper. workers have been out here since about midnight. they started pouring the concrete at around second quarteraé th-- around 1:00 thi morning. you're looking 40 feet down into this giant hole here. this is the concrete elevator core that they're working on right now. and ten feet of concrete has beenpyo filled in underneath alf that rebar that you see there. all those workers, they've been working hard and we will be following this progress throughout the day. for now we're live in center city, matt delucia, nbc10 news. >> very exciting. the innovation and technology center going to be fantastic once it's complete. >> it's doing to be awesome. admiration for them. how do you know where to start with that? i'm so glad the weather is cooperating because last saturday would have been a different story. look outside. another great thing to do today, maybe ski in the pocono mountains. it is cold out. feels like december. temperatures in the 30s right now. windchills in the 20s. up to 42 later this afternoon. breezy. by tomorrow, milder, 46. monday we're looking pretty good. that's going to be the pick day of the week, i think. mostly sunny, 48 degrees. back above normal. tuesday, plan on a spotty shower. 50 degrees. mostly cloudy. winds, the breeze comes back. back in the 40s. pretty quiet for thursday and friday. maybe looking at a storm for next weekend. >> we'll deal with that when it comes. that's going to do it for us for now. i'm rosemary connors. for michelle and everybody here at nbc10, have a good one. see you back here tomorrow. 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you know what color or anything like that. she was such a heart-loving person to all people. >> the decorated veteran of 11 years worked her way up the ranks to her fourth and final station, engine 64 in northwest philadelphia. the night of the fateful fire on middleton street craig lost her life she was working voluntary over time at engine 73. the first of two viewings begins a weekend of mourning for the first philadelphia female fire fight to die in the line of duty and drawing colleagues from all over the country. >> i had the pleasure of meeting her at the women's firefighter conference. it as a sense of obligation to come show my support. >> the funeral procession will begin 71 and broad and will go down to ivy hill cemetery. members of the community are urged to take a moment of eye silence as they say that procession go by. >> any, thank you. a second viewing for joyce craig will take place tomorrow morning 8:00 to 10:00 at bachelor brother funeral services to be followed by her funeral 10 a.m. to noon. >> five vehicles were involved in a crash on the schuylkill tonight that left three people hurt and caused quite a mess. it happened eastbound lanes blue route westp conshohocken. several vehicles overturned. three people were rushed to children's hospital of philadelphia with non-life-threatening injuries. eastbound travb was show ised to a crawl while police cleared the wreckage. >> typical december weather was on the way. we'll take it after wintry conditions that gripped up this week. meteorologist cecily tynan is at the big board with accuweather. >> hi, shirleen. this has been a tough week, cool, unsettled, wednesday high of 43. yesterday we never made it out of the 30s. 38. today we bumped back up to 32. four below normal. and we had a lot of clouds for really the past three days. satellite 6 and action radar showing this low pressure spinning over northern maine the nor'easter finally weakening and moving away. high pressure building from the west. if we look at the cloud cover over us it's thinking out and breaking up and that high pressure is nudging in. that high pressure will win out over the weekend. tonight, partly cloudy skies and unseasonably chill limit overnight low 31 in philadelphia, 27 millville, 27 reading, 2858en town -- 26 allentown and 28 trenton. roads are dry. no worry of icing tomorrow morning. this is what is ahead. the skies will brighten as we head through the weekend. really nice, dry stretch through the weekend and early next week. temperatures recovering near normal. talk about temperatures in near 40s. going to feel nice. i'll talk about that more in detail and track our next chance of showers in the accuweather forecast, shirleen. >> thank you, cecily. we'll see you again soon. take the forecast with you wherever you go with the stormtracker 6 abc app it's update around the clock and available for your apple and android devices at no cost. >> police have arrested a man they're linking to multiple assaults in university city. the latest attacked happened 41 and pine last night where a 38-year-old grad student was followed after she got off a bus. she was dragged 50 yards before police saw what was happening and took the suspension suspect into custodych they believe the same man sexually assaulted and robed a student monday. a judge set bail at $150,000 fort suspect and he's still being processed. rapper and philadelphia native beanie seigel is still hospitalized days after being critically injured in a shooting. the former jay-z protege given name dwight grant was gunned down inside a pleasantville home last friday. today police disclosed he was shot in the chest and the bullet exited through his back. one person of interest has been questioned and police are still looking for another person they would like to talk to. both of them are relatives. >> an employee of emlight shemlon is accused of stealing from the director. he was hired to manage his home. prosecutors say she made $15,000 worth of personal purchases on a company credit card while on the job. kody will be sentenced in february and faces up to 7 years in prison. >> a south jersey college is breathing new life into a shuttered atlantic city casino. richard stockton college paid $18 million for the former show boatch the former property will reopen as a campus and operate as a hotel open to the public with nearly 500 rooms. hotel portion is scheduled to open in late 2015 . >> and annen tire community is banding together to support a family that left everything in a fire. tonight that family witnessed a true spirit of the holidays. "action news" reporter dann cuellar reports from pottstown ♪ it was the annual pottsgrove ipt winter wondrerland pta dance. normally this man would be a chaperone this was different. a good portion of the money is being donate todd morris after learning of his devastating loss. his family was away on vacation disneyworld in florida last week. >> that's where i go to be safe and get the time i get to spend with them an now that's like taken away. >> family were in their hotel room when they got word their house was destroyed by a fire. >> you're in a hotel room i think i started crying what do we do? what do we we do? >> surveillance shows a neighbor had broken into the home and used long extended grill lighter to light christmas ornaments on fire and spread through the house. the motive. krupp believed morris was responsible for the ongoing incarceration of her son who had history of drug abuse and run ins with the law. the community came together to support the morris community. >> it's been overwhelming and they've helped up financially and emotionally. >> i said it a million times and keep saying it she affect sod many people and they all rallied around us immediately. >> we come together and help out what when it's needed. we got world of the nair and within hours the plan was made. >> they expect to raise $1500 for the family. >> there's a really big group of loving caring people you know especially my brothers and sisters in blue and you know, i see now it's a really small portion of bad people out there. >> in the wake of tragedy the fabric of any community is defined by response to those left devastated by what happened. this fundraising event tonight is what would truly define the good people of pottsville. dann cuellar, "action news" at 10 on phl17. >> phl17 was proud to take part in a mission to feed families in need across the delaware valley. philly fap attic helped lead a ray at the toyota tundra food drive in philadelphia and it benefits philabundance several organizations including phl17 and 6abc dropped off a pickup truck full of food for the charity. an audience enjoyed a bit of risky business inside the kimle center theater philabanco performed risky business. they performed works from numerous be loved core oing pers here on their home stage. this concert is the company's last performance in the u.s. before traveling across europe. and still ahead on this full hour of "action news" at 10:00, water and mudd everywhere. severe water is wreaking havoc on sections of the west coast. >> adrian peterson denied. but it is not over yet. >> and the case of a contractor accused of stealing millions from >> four young people were hit by gunfire outside a high school in port land, oregon in what is likely gang-rement add tack. the victims are students at the alternative school. a 16-year-old girl was in critical condition and two young men 17 and 20 were in serious condition and fourth person was grazed by a bullet. witnesses told police it started with a dispute. no arrests have been made. >> a medical examiner today confirmed shooting of tamir rice in cleveland was a homicide. tamir rice was shot once in the abdomen. that bullet was fired by a rookie police officer within two seconds of stopping the young man own a playground. rice was carrying a fake gun. head of cleveland police unit says officers were not told by a dispatcher that the gun may not be real or even that at suspect was a child. a small fire forced evacuation of one of new york city's most popular museums shortly before 3:30 firefighters were called to the american museum of natural history on the upper west side. some smoke could be seen coming out of a basement window. and there is no word yet on what it was. firefighters quickly put the fire out. and no one was hurt. the west coast is cleaning up tonight after severe storms swept through the drought-stricken state. heavy rains caused mudd slides and those mudd slides sparked tense rescues and the deluge was simply too much for some buildings and at a assumeer market a chuck of the ceiling came down. >> getting a round posed be a challenge in some places folks used kayaks to get down their street. when cars got through the water was up to windows. many homes are uninhas been aitable after mudd slides brought sludge and rocks up to people's front door. believe it or not the drought is still in effect. experts say it would take many more storms to counter three years of dry conditions. back here at home, though, nothing like that. cecily tynan. it's been sunetleed but no big storms over the past few days even the nor'easter did not cause many problems. temperatures on the cool side, morning low 4. 33 above norm afternoon high 42. five below normal and we hit below normal nearly all week longment currently philadelphia, 40 in millville. 9 wilmington and 39 allentown and 36 trenton and 37 a little bit on the breezy side. wind chill makes it feel like 28 in reading and look at this lancaster right now feels like 24 degrees with a wind chill and in philadelphia it feels like 33. and we did have winds all day long. all thanks to this low pressure that was nor'easter and if you look here, though, there's that low pressure it's over northern main mane and really running out of steam. it's being pushed away finally by high pressure that is building in. and high pressure is something you like to see as we head towards the weekend because that will bring us increasing sunshine as we head through the weekend and hey poconos ski resorts are open and lifts are going fast. partly sunny for the poconos 10:00 tomorrow morning, it will be 30 by 2:00, 34, breezy, wind chills in the mid 20s. i ski a lot and that's not that bad. >> so the forecast for tomorrow mixture of clouds and sunshine. temperatures on the cool side. it won't be as windy as today. so it won't feel quite as harsh. allentown 39, reading 40. and pottstown high of 39 and quakertown 3. philadelphia should make it up again to 42 degrees. still about 4 below normal. glass bow owe 43. doylestown 39 and wilmington 43. you like temperatures a little warmer, i have good news for you coming up in the full accu weather 7 day forecast. shirleen. >> thank you, cecily tynan. >> ashton carter is on the mend. he's recovering from back surgerych the procedure was planned before president obama nominated him to leave the department of defense last week according to the whitehouse. no information has been released detailing why carter needed surgery or how long his recovery will be. >> adrian peterson suspension stems nfl appointed arbiter upheld the minnesota vikings punishment today he was us is spended by the league and faces misdemeanor charge for disciplining his young son with a switch. peterson submitted an appeal saying his punishment was too hash and they plan to appeal in federal court. >> it's time for sports. ducis rogers is live in the "action news" sports center, ducis. >> shirleen, 2-19 sixers record entering the night. the long season continues in brooklyn. head coach brett brown shows love for brandon j.j. v. away from the sixers. robert covington makes the most of it. all six shots made from downtown. 20 minutes point. sim rz up one at the broke. michael carter williams this jam ties the game 56. he scores 14 point. nets are out scored by -- sixers out scored by nets in the 1st quarter. sixers lose 88-70. they commit 23 turnovers in the game. >> baseball, like waiting for your tax return to come n you know it will happen just not when. jimmy rollings trade to the la dodge certifies just not official. we caught up with larry boa he said the time to rebuild is now. >> as great as those guys were and some will still be with us. we have a cut the cord and move on. >> you feel like it's that time. >> i think if you watch the way we played the last couple years, it's nothing against them i think those guys hit good last year. i think it is a young fwi's game and i think phillies front office for the most part tried to get another championship out of them and it didn't happen. >> coming up next half hour we'll hear from eagles and >> coming up next half hour we'll hear from eagles and cowboys o ♪i want it all! ♪and i want it now! your toys want more. they need more. so get more guaranteed from verizon fios. including your favorite movie channels, blazing fast internet and $400 back. all for this amazing price online, guaranteed for 2 years with a 2-year agreement. so take the hint. and get more guaranteed today. >> on "healthcheck" at 10 no gloom and doom study tonight uk researchers tried toe poke fun at a serious field of medicine. in annual dose of humorous holiday studies the journal of medical studies ranged best and worst songs in the operating room. topping the chart stay ago live and unbreak my heart and worst song to hear another one bites the dust. >> a new study shows super storm standee put a toll on people's health. they had a increase in heart attack and stroke by the areas hardest hit by the hurricane. they compared numbers in two weeks after the storm from the same time period. in the last five years. heart attacks increase 22% and people were 31% more likely to die from them. study says road blocks may have caused delay in treatment and disruptions to people's lives may have prevented them from taking their medications. children who will not be fortunate enough to receive gifts this holiday season will not be forgotten. tonight youth action hosted the 9th annual toy drive in south philadelphia it celebrated friend rehabilitation septemberer and toy >> students from the school of rock performed music of van halen tonight at the voltage lounge and kids showed up what months of hard work and classes can do. if you missed today's performance catch another if you missed today's performance catch another tomorrow a >> more in the next half hour at 10:45 bucks county contractor face as i judge and we'll hear from victims that say they were lost out of thousands and someone broke into this elderly man's house and stole thousands the burglar deposit stop. there bizarre story after the the burglar deposit stop. there bizarre story after the break. deciding between buying food and health care is something else. healthy pa is now here to help, with name-brand health insurance that costs as little as a few basic groceries. if you're uninsured, call or apply online today. >> and we thank you for joining us. here's a look at stories we're covering tonight on "action news" at 10 on phl17 firefighters friends and family members pay their rejects to joyce craig. the philadelphia fire fighter was killed early tuesday morning in ate fire. she leaves behind a 16-year-old son and 16-month-old daughter. craig began her career 11 years ago and worked her way up. her funeral is tomorrow. >> pottsgrove a fundraiser was held for detective ernie morris and his family. they were at disneyworld last week when a fire destroyed their home aix neighbor was captured on surveillance setting the fire. investigators say the woman believed morris was responsible for her son's incarceration. and a man who attacked a 38-year-old in university city last night now has been linked to multiple attacks and the woman was hit in the back of the head and dragged. a police officer saw it happening and arrested the man. investigators believe the same man broke two drexel students yesterday and sexually assaulted and robbed a student monday. new tonight 10:30 a fire broke out center city apartment building. this was the scene on the 400 block of south 9th street. around 7:15 a fire broke ut in the three story building. when firefighters arrived there was heavy smoke coming from the complex. 15 minutes after they arrived they got the fire under control. no one was injured. we're waiting to find out how it started. >> check out the drugs. elsmere police foubdz while serving a search warrant today in addition to 4,000 bags of heroin they found 42 grams of cocaine. marijuana and drug parj paraphernalia. they arrested 24-year-old renaldo diaz wanted in connection for a double shooting that happened in september. he's held 476,000 bail fort shooting and drug charges. >> body of a gloucester township woman was found today and now her co-worker is charged with murder. 30-year-old miguel diaz is accused of killing 59-year-old susan johnson and dumping her body in a wooded area. diaz and female companion war living on and off johnson's home. last friday there was an argument about money and it escalated. the woman not being charged led police to johnson's body in eavesham township 2 may have been there for a week. >> a delaware teenagers is accused of murdering his dad because he was afraid he would get in trouble tore skipping school. seth was arrested yesterday at his home in harrington. they were doing a wellness check after co-workers at dover air force base said they had not seen todd ramsey for days. he used a cross bow to kill his 41-year-old father. the teen sake held without bail. >> a teen aimer will spend 1 years if prison for kidnapping an 89-year-old woman and lock her in a trum ever a car for days. jacqueline perez pled guilty to car jainging, kidnapping and conspiracy last march perez and another teen asked margaret smith for a ride home. smith found herself alone and barefoot in a cemetery. >> 87-year-old south philadelphia man may have lost three grand but he has not lost his sense of humor. frank calaro was asleep when a man walked in early this morning and drabd grabbed his trousers inside the walter was 3,000 it took him four years to save that money. >> it took me forever to save it up. nickels dimes, quarters and pennies you know, i'm not a wealthy man. i may be handsome but watch your mouth. >> cavalaro has a sense of humor. this surveillanceenence was captured 4:30 this morning. he believes he was targeted because the suspect knew right where the money was located in the odd twist the intruder returned this morning and said he would get the money back if he was given 10 0. there was a scuffle and cavalaro was knocked down. >> after a gloomy week the sun is going to make an appearance. for more let's go to meteorologist cecily tynan. looking forward to that. >> i am too, shirleen. it's great when we have a weekend on the way. even better when the weather is nice. sky6 is live behind me. center city sky line. very quiet right now. stormtracker 6 live double scan finally getting a break after tracking snow showers for the past two days. it is crystal clear. we are clearing out any moisture in the air. still a few lingering clouds. currently in philadelphia, 43, allentown 37, millville 39, reading 36. poing knows 28. >> satellite 6 and action radar swriling over maine that's the low pressure that was a nor'easter. it's hanging around for days now. it's finally saying good-bye and we have clouds that if you look across the ohio valley and areas south you can see this nice clearing carved out with high pressure. this high pressure will be nunling in as we head through the weekend tonight will be chilly, partly cloudy, overnight low 26. cooler suburbs 31 degrees for center city. feeling like december. if you head up to the poconos it's looking nice. 30, by 2:00, 3 4, breeze, wind chills will be in the mid 20s. back home if philadelphia tomorrow, 32, same as today. won't feel as come because the winds won't be as strong. winds 8 to 16 miles an hour and we'll see a mixture of suband clouds. priingter tomorrow than today. high pressure fwhuldz sunday. pick of the weekend. partly sunny, light breeze, high of 45 which is about where we should be this time of year. great timing as we head into the weekend. of course, sunday night, sunday night football eagles taking on the cowboys it's going to be a big game and weather should cooperate if you head to the linc bundle up, chilly, partly sunny, winds not an issue. kickoff temperature 39 by the 4th quarter and 37. it will be chilly and dry. so the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast looking g mixture of sun and clouds, chilly high 2. bumping it up sunday and monday better mostly sunny, 40. on tuesday, we warm up to 50 degrees. increasing clouds. possibility of showers late in the day or tuesday night. hanukkah begins and wednesday seasonably cool high of 46. we drop it down to 44 degrees on thursday with lots of sunshine and friday it will be dry. but it will be chilly with a high of 42 degrees. the next 7 days the only chance of wet weather is late on tuesday and even then the showers will be open the light side. all in all i think it's a nice looking 7 day forecast. >> much needed break. >> yeah we needed it's been gloomy this week. >> thank you cecily for that forecast. >> night in wildwood. jaycee christmas parade made its way through down. this were bands, fire trucks and lot of colorful slopes. for those of you keeping count there are only 13 days until santa arrives. >> a pa jaming ainard moore. mom's and kids came out to louisiana's. to wrap up pajamas for children in need. she started the initial ever a month ago and in three weeks collected more than 300 pairs of pajamas they will come in hand 'y and keep people something you and warm this winter. >> the pope tried to cheerp a little more mourning the loss of his dog. this is not the view you normally get at the grand canyon what caused this rare weather phenomenon and tracy morgan fired a lawsuit following a phenomenon and tracy morgan fired a lawsuit following a horrific crash last pa ♪ ♪ we put all the apps you love inside a car designed to connect you to a world of possibilities. the connected car by volvo. innovating for you. give the gift of volvo this season and we'll give you your first month's payment on us. l >> new tonight at 10:30 a federal judge will not delay a lawsuit brought on by actor tracey morgue whoon was severely injured last summer with a walmart truck slammed into the back of his limo bus open the new jersey turnpike chb the truck driver wanted the suit delayed until the case of criminal was revolved. ropeer is not nimd named in the case walmart was using roper motion to stall the suit to not disclose safety practices they say. >> a florida woman who drove her mini snroont ocean with three children inside is found not guilty by reason of insanity. psychologist ruled ebony wilkerson had a psychotic breakdown. her children have been in state custody since the march incident and she's since given birth to baby boy in her husband's custody. >> all dogs really do go to heaven. yes, just ask pope francis he used those words to comfort a little boy sad because his dog died. during his weekly dress the pope said paradise is open to all god's creatures and added one day we'll see our animals again. >> a rare site at the grand canyon a sea of thick clouds below the rim. the fog that hobb clouding parts of northern arizona is currency of recent rains. they're forced down by warm air and unable to rise. >> you're doing it all yearlong with friends and the number one thing posted on twitter in 2014. >> next a contractor accused of ripping off customers in bucks county face as i judge. ripping off customers in bucks county face as i judge. we'll hear from victims, looking for one of these? yoplait. smooth, creamy, and craved by the whole family. >> a guilty verdict in the case of contractor -- he's accused of stealing money from consumers. "action news" investigative reporter wendy saltzman has the details. >> what happened? >> one of the last contractors john sushi makes as a free man. he refused to answer our questions. >> do you think you're innocent of these crimes. you have to have a thought on whether or not you're innocent. >> we plead >> as far as contractor fraud this is the worst we've ever seen. >> horrifying what he's done. >> jerry landis testified he stole 600,000. >> i had to hire another 400,000 for another builder in total a million tlarz for a 400,000 phone. >> she was supposed to finish a basement and deck on richard shula's home sgle and annette said his shoddy work put her elderly mother in physical danger. >> she walked in and fell through right down into the basement. >> while it's mist fewing where the money went victims agree on one thing unlukely they'll ever sooeing see a penny of what they lost. >> i think he should pay for all he put us through. >> only payment they may get is justice knowing he may never have another day of freedom. >> right now it's to make sure he's away for a long period of time. >> while there's speculation you may never now how that money was sent. he was led out ever the courtroom in handcuffs and facing 1 35 years. he may spend the rest of his life n behind bars. i'm wendy saltzman phl17. >> expanding recall chrisler of tucks in tacata hair bags. it's about expanded to twelve states to comply with refreingt national highway safety administration. they can explode under hot and humid conditions sending shrapnel flying. five drivers have faileds a interrupt. >> dumping microsoft in player ever blackberry, ford's new sync system will look like phone or tablet. it gives drivers directions, music and phone calls. the new swim you'll be able to side with and expand the screen like a tablet it will run off blackberry new operating system instead of microsoft which is what the company has been using. >> walmart is slashing prices on the new iphone 6. you can get the 16 gig bite 6 for $129 if you want the six plus $29, 50 dollar discounts. kuing merz must pie the phones with service through att, verizon or sprint. samsung s 5 is also marked down $50. >> if are you looking -- lucky that is maybe you'll find bling under christmas tree this year. diamond sales sour every september. americans spend 6 millingon on jewel write during the holidays. >> you've been taking them all yearlong and mentioning them on twitter it is declared 2014 year of selfie. word was mentioned 2 million times on social media site this year. that's a 5 0% increase from 2013. most retweeted tweetsw of 2014 selfie was ellen degeneres and handfulle of seblties at the oscars. >> ducis rodgers joining us now at the big board. >> hey shirleen we start on hardwood. the season seems to get longer with each passing loss. they fall to the nets. brett brown from brandon davies traded from the sixers yesterday and all six shots he takes and make from downtown. 20 points. up at the break. billy king former sixer executive now at the nets. game tied 56. he scores 4. i couldn't -- cory there. sixers lose 88-70. they commit 3 turnovers in this game. >> all right. enough of that let's get to 23509 ball. big game eagles injury report is clean heading into sunday practically. the loser could seesly miss the playoffs arguably he had the best win in the season. he expects the cowboys to come into the linc fired up. >> we expect the same exact team energy-wise. i think they know what's at steak and that last performance was not really indicative of the talent they have. >> ultimately we have to play better than we de in that game. i'm excited to see our guys step up to the challenge. >> in the first meeting eagles jumped to 14-0 lead. ron jaworksi said it would be good to get things moving early again. >> when i look i think they very to start fast. come out on the field and get dallas thinking. thanksgiving day again you couldn't stop them. you want to get shady up early and sustain offense and take any confidence cowboys may have. >> the trade is not official though it's it just beginning to set in. j-roll he calls the greatest shorp end up in franchise history. >> in my era he's like the mike schmidt. a lot of people won't really understand how important he was to the ball club. everything you can do on baseball field jimmy rollings has done i personally believe he has a lot left. >> he'll be missed. flyers vinny has been a healthy scratch lately sweekd a lower body injury they host carolina tomorrow. >> the quarter finals of the fcs national championship tournament cats delaware. >> well, it is unusual. we have known each other a long time. back to his days at delaware and row wab and he's a good man and good coach. i know he'll come in fired up and ready to go. >> his championship weekend in high school football st. joe's prep left tonight for hershey and hawks pay pine rich land for a state title. >> archbishop wood in central valley for the past three. wow, a 50 yard touchdown an third uv the day he finishes 14 in all. 30 yards. villanova, next year would win 33-14. it's their third state title in four years. >> that's sports. >> all right. thank you, due us. >> philadelphia boxing champ has not forgotten hometown during the holidays. christmas came early at the mow delz in northeast philadelphia. danny garcia treated five local families to an all-sxlepss paid shopping spree. kids picked out cool sneakers and new sporting gear and even boxing fwlovz that will all go under the tree. the welter weight champion wanted to take away some burden cash-strapped families feel. >> at the end of the day it's about giving back where you're from and i know people need it at the holidays especially and it's a blessing. >> fairhill police athletic league helped garcia connect >> fairhill police athletic league helped garcia connect with the thankful families. proof you're too old to sit on lieu santa's lap. >> you know it made sanity app clause told me i wish i could have time to really visit with you. >> aw. >> so what is pearl's secret to living a long life. she said it's important to stay active. she volunteers for several charities including salvation army. just this week she was rippinging that xwel. i would say, jean jean he's a lot to do with how great she looked. >> santa clause should give her whatever she wants. >> whatever you want pearl. >> a lot of people want a nice weekend to get ready for the holidays. >> christmas shop egg an nice. in a nutshell mixture of sun and clouds. same temperature as today, 4 2. the winds will be a lot lighterto just a light breeze really the pick of the weekend is sunday. temperatures near normal 45 which after this week clouds and yesterday temperatures only 30s, 48, 5 degrees will feel nice up to 48 degrees monday. >> looking forward to it. >> thank you for joining tonig t tonight. 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New-yorkUnited-statesLouisianaConshohockenPennsylvaniaMillvillePottsgroveCenter-cityTexasAlgeriaPhiladelphiaFlorida >> the intruder fled with his pants inside was his wall etd and $3,000. it took five years for the man to save the money. >> it took years to save it up, nickels and dimes and quarters, i'm not a wealthy man, i may be handso handsome. >> this was caught on surveillance just after 4:30 a.m. it shows the suspect walking up to his home and he was obviously targeted because the suspect went for his pants and the intruder returned this morning at 8:30. >> he came back and said look i'm from the neighborhood and i feel bad for you, i heard what happened but i happen to know who the guys were the suspect said he needed $100 to get his belongings back and he called police and the two scuffled and the suspect fled once again. >> he got up to leave and that is when i pretended i had a gun and it was that wrench. i said stand where you are or i'll shoot you, he punched me and knocked me down twice. >> he says that his car keys were also in the pants and that the suspect went through the trunk of his car right there. now he believes that the suspect may be connected to a female friend of his, police are investigating and in the meantime therk are putting these bulletins on the vehicles in the neighborhood telling residents to keep a lookout. >> chad pradelli, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. police believe a 55-year-old man is behind several attacks behind women in university city, officers caught him going after a grad student and the 38-year-old woman was followed when she got off the bus and was struck in the head way metal bicycle lock and she fought back and was dragged 50 yards down the street and officers had increased patrols in the area because of recent crimes when they spotted the assault in progress, they believe the same man groped to students yesterday and sexually assaulted and robbed a student on monday. it shocked people that live nearby. >> live at 46th and walnut and i don't want to go out at night by myself. the suspect is connected to four or five attacks but they do not think he is responsible for the rape of a drexel student at his apartment. there are no suspects in that case and police are urging people in university city to stay alert. fellow firefighters and friends will say good-bye to a philadelphia hero, various people are invited to pay their respects to joyce craig at bachelor brothers funeral home from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. the veteran of the fire department will be laid to rest tomorrow morning, she was killed trying to rescue an elderly woman in a house fire. this marks the first time a female firefighter was killed in philadelphia. >> seth ramsey was arrested yesterday at his home in harrington, police were doing a wellness check after coworkers said they hadn't seen todd ramsey for days and that is when the 17-year-old told them he may have killed his father and the victim's father was found in the bedroom with a wound in his torso. ramsey is being held without bail. police have identified the man identified in a double shooting in port richmond. 24-year-old john marques jones was shot in the neck. and a 35-year-old remains in critical condition with a wound to the abdomen, police are searching for the gunman. new at 12:30, "action news" has learn that president obama will be making a trip to the region this coming monday. the president will travel to joint base mcguire, dix, lakehurst to visit troop there's, and will deliver remarks and thank the troops for their sacrifice and their service. another chilly forecast for the delaware and lehigh valley, it's clear out there as we take a live look at atlantic city and sky 6 hd shows its cloudy and colder at the shore and the same is likely true for your neck of the woods and things should rebound for the weekend, melissa magee is live at the big board with the details. >> happy friday rick as well. these temperatures are definitely cooler than average, they will remain below average as we get into the weekend, we are finding more breaks in the clouds today and 35 in philadelphia and 25 in the poconos and 39 in sea isle city and millville 39 and 37 degrees to the north and west there in reading, we'll show you the wind speeds, they are sustained from 7 miles per hour in lancaster to 16 miles per hour in philadelphia. you'll notice the wind direction coming in from the north-northwest. it brings down slightly cooler air than average this time of year. checking out the windchills in the city, it feels like 22, lower 30s for windchills in wilmington and millville. here is satellite 6 along with action radar you can see the area of low pressure with are tracking the nor'easter that brought us the heavy rain and snow north and west is pulling away to the north and east and still left over snow showers for new england and we'll start to clear out with pockets of sunshine peeking out this afternoon. we'll talk about what to expect as we get into the weekend looking at the outlook, partly sunny and a light breeze and moderation into sunday and mostly sunny skies and below average, and a high temperature of 45 degrees, we'll take a closer look with the full and excluszive accuweather forecast. >> a storm packing heavy rains and winds and several feet of snow continues to pound california today, just north of los angeles, residents were evacuated after a mudslide destroyed several homes here and up towards san francisco a foot of rain fell terming highways in lakes and napa wine country people use the kayaks to get around. those that braved the elements needed four-wheel-drive and chains to get over the pass. and it wouldn't be the holiday season if congress wasn't facing a major deadline, they narrowly missed a government shut down by passing a $1.1 trillion spending bill. karen travers has the latest from washington. >> once again congress goes down to the wire. >> on this vote the yays are 219 and the nays are 206 and the motion is adopted. the house passed a $1.1 trillion bill to fund the government until next september and avert the government shut down. >> my job tonight is to say good night and merry christmas. lawmakers scrambled to cram in the 1600 page bill their pet projects and there was something in there for everyone to dislike, the most controversial was a measure that would weaken wall street regulations put in place after the 2008 financial melt down. >> all the opposite side has to do is stop supporting a bill that would allow the biggest banks in america rip off the people one more time. >> it prompted some unlikely alliances, republicans and democrats joining together in opposition and nancy pelosi squaring off against president obama and vice president joe biden, trying to push the bill over the finish line and the chief of staff making the trip to capitol hill to lobby the party. >> and now the senate's turn, a vote could come tonight and maybe tomorrow. but the drama we saw in the house is not expected. karen travers, channel 6 "action news." dozens of clergy members from congregations across america join each other in camden, to show solidarity against police abuse, organizers say there needs to be more ktdibility for police officers that use aggressive force and they laid down in the street to simulate a lie-in. there is still more ahead on "action news" at 12:30, a woman in georgia is helping people track down the man that ransacked her home. and the list of cosby accusers continues to grow, what a ground breaking super model says happened to her in new york city back in 1986 and melissa magee has the exclusive accuweather forecast when "action news" continues. first, another holiday message from one of our troops serving overseas. >> happy holidays from chief master sergeant robert thornton, we are stationed in korea, sending a happy holiday to my friends and family in philadelphia including my parents, robert and 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forward and said they were drugged and sexually assaulted by the comedian. police in georgia are searching for a pair of brazen burglars, they have a good look at the suspects thanks to a woman and her tool on her cell phone. something you can do as well. >> reporter: they're the definition of brazen, police are looking for the thieves caught on camera robbing this home in atlanta the middle of the day. one finds an ipad and claps his hands in joy. watching it play out as it was happening eyesha beeman sent the alert to her cell phone and watched the thieves stealing her cell phone and electronics. >> they had no urgency at all. >> i said are these the maintenance guys and i said no i know my maintenance guys and then i realized i was being robbed. >> the week before christmas robbers get bold and busy and these motion sensing cameras could increase the chances of the crooks getting caught. >> we can clearly see the suspects and aids our investigation and someone will know who these 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incredible piece of history is unearthed in boston, crews removed a capsule from underneath the state house, they believe it was buried there from revolutiony war figures paul revere, back in 1795, they believe it has coins and documents from that time. >> they washed it before they put it in acid for some of the coins, so we are concerned about that but we'll see when the box is opened. >> officials will x-ray the box this weekend before they officially open it next week. melissa is back and no surprises in the accuweather forecast this week. clear and cool. >> temperatures slightly below average but the sunshine is making a come back today and into our weekend, stormtracker 6 live double scan showing you it's dry and quiet, and no issues with precipitation and outside we go, sky 6 hd a gorgeous shot of the ben franklin bridge, on this friday afternoon, the clouds are starting to break apart and it will turn mostly sunny for locations as we get into the afternoon hours, 39 in philadelphia, reading 37 and allentown 35 and upper 30s for millville and dover, the winds are coming in from the northwest, and the windchill feels like 26 in the lehigh valley in allentown and along the coast in sea isle city, 29 is the current number and 28 degrees outside in trenton, here is satellite 6 along with action radar there is that upper level low, it is responsible for the showers we had earlier in the week this, is moving on to the north and east and the wins are coming in from the backside and a breeze to deal with today and notice a few breaks in the clouds and things start to thin out across the delaware and lehigh valleys in the mid-atlantic region, 3:00 this afternoon, the temperature is 40 degrees and upper 30s at 5:00 and 7:00 tonight, 36, we'll hold at 36 with the overnight low dropping down to 32 degrees, fast forward as we take a look at the setup for you as we get into the day on saturday and we'll have improving conditions on saturday and things get better, even as we get into the second half of the weekend, the area of low pressure departs to the north and east with a high temperature of 40 to 42 degrees, as we get into sunday, high pressure is over the ohio valley working its way eastward so by saturday, high temperature is 42 degrees and a gentle breeze on the way. a look at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, breaks of sunshine on the way with high temperatures still below average with a high of about 40 degrees, as we get into the day on sunday, 45 degrees for the high temperature and the eagles will be at home at the linc on sunday with a high temperature of 45 degrees, and as we go into sunday night, when the eagles are at home, the temperature is 39 degrees, for the fourth quarter and once we get into the fourth quarter -- a few technical difficulties -- either way we are showing for the seven-day forecast, to show gradual improvement on the way 40s today and 40s tomorrow and middle 40s on sunday and temperatures do warm up as we get into the day on monday. a few problems with the graphics, it's just a little sluggish. >> did you break david's graphic significance tim. >> it was giving me problems. >> he is back monday. >> we'll fix it. >> stay on top of the forecast this weekend at 6abc.com/weather, there you'll find the stormtracker 6 live double scan, and the hourly and seven-day forecast, and watch the latest videos from our "action news" meteorologists, it's all available at 6abc.com/weather. on our people scene this noon, the man assaulted by actor, mark wahlberg as a teen says he forgives the star, he blames his action on his youth, wahlberg had robbed him of alcohol and used asian slurs and hit him, he thought he blinded him and the actor was charged as an adult and served 45 days behind bars, wahlberg wants the pardon for reasons of getsing a liquor license and working with the police. keira knightley is pregnant. she is said to be 3 months pregnant and this is the couple's first child. she picked up a nomination for the screen actors guild and the gold's englobes for her role in the imitation game. ♪ with the card most accepted in the philadelphia region, you have the compassion and security of blue cross. giving you the confidence to move forward. independence blue cross. live fearless. well, if are you looking for distraction this afternoon look at these stories at 6abc.com. one small step for dog and one giant leap for k-9 kind. watch chunk an english bull dog puppy find out how to get down the stairs, try oxford's rendition of mariah carey's "all i want for christmas is you" must see video and more at 6abc.com/distraction. >> melissa is here now with a final look at the forecast before we take off. >> we'll show you the seven-day forecast rick, today brisk and chilly and a high temperature of 30 degrees, and saturday it's not as harsh with a high temperature of 42 and sun 45 degrees and the eagles are at home at the linc and kickoff is 8:20 and maybe in the 50s for the first night of hanukkah on tuesday. >> thank you, don't forget to join us for "action news" later today at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. i'm rick williams have a good friday afternoon. we'll see you right here tonight beginning at 4:00. ♪ ♪ [instrumental music] ♪ >> announcer: today on "the chew," because no one should have to decorate on an empty stomach, we're whipping up tree-trimming treats, with special guest co-host -- the amazing brooke shields. what's the warm and savory pot roast that's sure to please your little elves? and while carla puts a few gifts under the tree that you can make from home, clinton's working on a christmas tree topper that would make frosty himself tip his hat. it all starts right now on "the chew." 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New-yorkUnited-statesMillvillePennsylvaniaChadPhiladelphiaAtlantaGeorgiaDelawareBostonMassachusettsPort-richmond >> the gentleman that was there if you want to call him that was not very nice person to her. showed her no respect and this was her home. >> reporter: mary sent this joking text to susan johnson on tuesday was wondering did you move. where have you been? by then police believe she had been dead for days. again, police are expected to update us within the next half hour. that's when we'll learn more about this murder and if champs are forthcoming. live in clementon, nora muchanic channel6 "action news." >> thank you nora. also breaking right now police have told us the name of the woman found dead outside a so much motel this week. santiago was found in the trunk of a car in maple shade on sunday night. she lived in philadelphia. 41-year-old jesus garcia was arraigned earlier this week on charges of disturbing human remains but he has not been charged with her murder. police have not said yet how santiago died. brand new at 4 o'clock, we have video of a brawl inside a delaware county school. students fought just as classes were about to start yesterday at can chichester high school. david henry is there now with more on what happened and how the school handled it. david. >> reporter: well, shirleen we don't know how the school is handling it because they're not responding to our calls for comment but in the meantime the police are investigating and they say criminal charges are likely against a number of students after yesterday's ugly melee here at chichester high school. >> (screaming). >> reporter: videos are poster on social media. the school public safety officer says it started as a fight between two boys over an earlier incident that occurred off school property. as the boys went at it other students jumped in. three teachers suffered minor injuries as they tried to break it up. police say one cut his hand, another had a blow to the head and the third was punched in the nose. the teachers drove themselves to the hospital where they were checked out and released. but police say all three were back on the job this morning. several students were taken care of by the school nurse for minor injuries. as students returned to class this morning, they were met with extra police patrols. there were no reported incidents today. despite rampant rumors the police say the fight did not involve young people from outside the school. the school released a statement last night informing parents of the incident. it said the students involved were meade immediately removed from the school. witnesses say it was frightening. >> one kid just swung at another kid and utter bedlam in the hallways i tell you. >> reporter: were you a little frightened of what was going on. >> of course. you have to be in a situation like that. >> reporter: and the police say as many as 10 of the kids involved will be facing criminal charges but none have been arrested yet. now we tried contacting the superintendent of schools and the principal of chichester high school here but neither has returned our calls for comment. live in boothwyn, david henry, channel6 "action news": rick. >> all right david thank you. in other news one man is dead after driving off the road and slaming into a building in southwest philadelphia. the action cam found the wreckage here on the 5100 block of gray avenue just after midnight. police say the 26-year-old was speeding down lindbergh boulevard when he lost control. his car flipped over and burst into flames. firefighters pulled him from the wreckage but he was already dead. investigators are not releasing his name at this time. >> prosecutors in atlantic city say they've caught a group of people funneling drugs directly from a mexican cartel onto the streets of new jersey. they announced the results of the investigation today. they say the group was shipping drugs through los angeles and right to south jersey. local police, the fbi, the dea and the atf all coordinated to arrest 16 people. they confiscated heroin, cocaine, marijuana and guns. they also seized properties cars and bank accounts. >> family and friends will gather tonight to say goodbye to philadelphia firefighter joyce craig. and they'll be joined by first responders from across america who are in town to honor her service. "action news" reporter annie mccormick is live in west oak lane where the first viewing will start in about two hours from now. annie. >> reporter: rick, that's right, and this will begin the first of two days of remembering firefighter joyce craig, the first woman to die in the line of duty with the philadelphia fire department. now, behind me you can see there firefighters are lined up and in both of those black limos are her family members. they are waiting to get out so that they can greet the firefighters before they head into bachelor brothers for a 6:00 p.m. viewing. they're expected to have some time alone inside before that viewing begin and as you can imagine there's going to be firefighters from across our area, police officers from across our area but also many first responders from across the can country. decorated firefighter joyce craig put in 11 years with the philadelphia fire department beginning her career with 178th cadet class first assigned to engine 9a platoon in northwest philadelphia. she worked her way up to her fourth and final station engine 64 northwest philadelphia. she began in 2012. colleagues say craig one of 150 women serving in the department always asked to be at the busiest fire station. she was working voluntary overtime at engine 73 when she was called to the fate tull fire in the 1600 block of middleton street in west oak lane. craig, one of the first on the scene, went into the thick smoke and became trapped. her crew realized she was missing. once found she was rushed to einstein hospital where she died. weren't person was saved from that blaze. craig leaves behind a 16-year-old and a 16 month old, a large family including her parents and siblings and her fire family who began their grieving process this week by putting up black bunting outside of their firehouse and memorializing her locker. craig's viewings are set for today from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at bachelor brothers funeral services and tomorrow from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. funeral services are saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. followed by intern. at ivy hill cemetery. and back out here live again you can see those two black limb mostly sunny waiting there in front of bachelor brothers funeral services with firefighters at the side waiting to greet family members. like we said they are expecting hundreds not own from our local area but also from across the can untree. tomorrow there's also a long funeral procession that we will have details of on our web site 6abc. sometimes members of the community want to step out, see that and show their honor to the people passing by as well. for now reporting live in west oak lane, annie mccormick channel6 "action news." rick. >> thank you. president obama is planning to honor local men and women in university when he visits our area next week. the white house announced today the president will be in new jersey on monday. he'll visit joint base mcguire-dix-lakehurst where he'll give a speech to show his gratitude to service men and women and their families. the white house says it will release more details about the visit over the next few days. >> time for a check of the accuweather forecast. it was nice to finally see the sun. >> nice to finally see friday. meteorologist melissa magee is in for adam joseph and the weekend something to look forward to as well. >> yeah, rick and shirleen we had a really nice start to our friday albeit it is definitely cool and cooler than average but the sun is making a come it is making that return just in time for our weekend. check out these temperatures, chilly across much of the delaware and lehigh valleys. philadelphia 39, poconos just 27, trenton 36. the upper 30's from beach haven to sea isle city. hitting 40 in wilmington and dover. satellitesatellite 6 along withn radar shows that you area of low pressure starting to lose its grip across our region. it is parked across areas in new england but we have high pressure to our south and west increased skies over the heavy that works its way into our region for the rest of tonight and into our weekend. if you're out on this friday 7 o'clock that temperature 36. the middle and lower 40's as we get into eight, nine and 10 o'clock tonight. take a look at what's ahead as we press forward. good news, skies brighten. we have a nice dry stretch on the way and these temperatures will be pretty close to normal. we'll take a closer look coming up with the exclusive accuweather forecast. back inside to you both. >> thanks mel his swarthmore ahead on "action news" at 4:00. a recall of almost 200,000 cars. the worldwide problem putting drivers in danger. we'll tell you about it. >> plus mudslides pouring rains and high winds, a fear storm that continues to pound the west coast and has tens of power right now. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> a soaking storm out west has caused mudslides, flooded streets and cut power to tens of thousands of people. this was the result of a mudslide in california. it buried several homes including home of one elderly man. he was walking outside on his front porch as the mud and rocks came crashing down. luckily he wasn't hurt. parts of the northern california were swamped by nearly a foot of rain many people used kayaks and canoes to get around town. >> funding fight forcing strange partnerships in washington. the house narrowly passed the $1.1 trillion spending package last night. president obama joined republicans to get it passed with liberal democrats and conservative republicans joining together to lead the opposition. the bill funds the government through september. some democrats are furious it changes campaign finance rules and relaxes regulations on wall street. >> all the opposite side has to do is to stop supporting a bill that would allow the biggest banks in america to rip off the people one more time. >> but some republicans including senator ted cruz are angry it doesn't include more extras, specifically something that would stop president obama's recently announced executive action to deport fewer illegal immigrants. the senate is expected to pass the bill and president obama said he will sign it if it gets to his desk. >> to business now. stocks took a beating today to finish out their worst week in three years. the dow lost 311 points. the nasdaq was down 54 and a half. the s & p fell 33. chrysler is bowing to pressure from the u.s. government and recalling about 179,000 vehicles over a problem with air bags. those air bags can can explode with too much force and injure drivers. the recall covers ram pickups, dodge durangos, chrysler 300s and dodge magnums from different model years. this is just the latest in a series of recalls involving air bags made by the takata corporation. honda and mazda have also agreed to a nationwide recall. >> all right. it is friday so let's get a check of the commute home tonight in our "action news" traffic report. >> people hoping to get that weekend started early matt. >> they would like to but it's going to take sometime some time to get home as it does most friday afternoons. i'm not going to recall you if you're headed for 95 northbound. i was doing that new york. i was saying don't go there it's a parking lot. this afternoon it's sort of a parking lot but what we expect on a friday afternoon. northbound lanes from penn's landing through the betsy rich up to cottman a couple vehicle accident off to the side northbound by the betsy ross bridge. you can see the traffic while moving slowly is moving. unlike this morning when it was just absolutely parked for a long stretch between center city and northeast philadelphia. still slow speeds on 95. slow on the schuylkill as well. it is a friday afternoon awe after all. a crash to avoid in pennsauken along 130 at westfield avenue and because of the viewing for firefighter joyce craig tonight, broad street is closed already until 11 o'clock between 69th street and cheltenham avenue. 309, 611 i think that's going to be congested. maybe use ogontz avenue or tookany creek parkway as alternates. you'll have septa bus detours because of the closure of broad street. further north don't use 611 in jenkintown. there's a crash at washington lane and meetinghouse road is closed this afternoon in abington because of another wreck between fox chase road and sunset avenue. forest avenue a possible alternate around that. in cherry hill we're watching a crash that brought down a pole and some wires closing split rock drive near marlton pike. stick with cropwell road to get around that and the slowing already start there had on 295 southbound. you see by route 73 just 18 miles per hour. we'll check it again, rick, coming up in the next half hour. >> see you then. thank you matt. some holiday shoppers experienced quite the knockout today at a sporting goods store in northeast philadelphia. what a surprise when philadelphia's own danny garcia a professional boxer suddenly walked into this modell's store on cottman avenue. the current welder weight champion posed for pictures and signed a few autographs. the big surprise came when five needy families were selected to go on a shopping spree with danny. it was his way of giving back while also not forgetting the tough times of his own childhood during the holiday season. >> national hockey league battling the outbreak of an illness that usually affects children. monica malpass is in the news room with this story. monica. >> reporter: that's right the mumps virus has been spreading throughout the league this season and players in philadelphia are now taking some precautions to try to stay healthy t at least 11 players on different teams have been diagnosed. that includes teams the flyers have recently played. the medical staff is offering a booster shot to try to keep its players healthy. also coming up tonight a time capsule really that was buried by paul revere and sam adams back in the 17 hundreds is now being unearthed in boston, massachusetts. historians believe what's insides will reveal a window into life in the colonial era so we'll tell you some of the items that they do expect to find and what they legally find when they open it up. those stories and much more coming up on "action news" at 5:00 rick and shirleen we'll see you then. rick i'll join you. >> thank you. much more ahead on "action news" at 4:00 a theft targeting a philadelphia film maker. the person who stole thousands of dollars from m. night shyamalan's. philly. we break down the best things to do around town in the run up to the holidays. >> ♪ >> it was a team effort this morning making sure the opening of the horizon services riverfront rink goes perfectly. from the ice to the lights to the signs every detail carefully attended to. the rink will be a temporary outdoor event for families to take advantage of over the winter holiday rink officially opens tomorrow through february 28th. >> do you ice skate? >> yeah. >> do you really. >> it's fun. how about you. >> not really. [laughter] >> moving on let's get a check for the weekend. meteorologist melissa magee. >> yes, shirleen and rick looks like we've got a nice weekend and perhaps you want to do some ice skating outdoors, temperatures are definitely going to be cooler than average. the great news on our friday is that the weather conditions are improving. sky 6 live in hd we're giving you a shot of the center city skyline. we had some clouds this morning, clouds and pockets of sunshine returning late in this day. we'll show you temperatures outside. unfortunately we are still below average despite the sun, just 39 in philadelphia, 40 in wilmington. lancaster 37. allentown the lehigh valley 36. 39 in sea isle city. but the winds today are coming in out of the northwest so you factor in the wind chill it feels like just 31 in the city, a current wind chill in allentown of 30 and it feels like 34 degrees in dover, 29 the current wind chill number in lancaster. here's satellite 6 along with action radar. you can see the center of that area of low pressure that has been lingering for days across much of the northeast is now starting to depart to our north and east and this is pulling away high pressure to our south and west will work its way eastward. we'll fly you to the western half of the united states and this is where we have been seeing heavy amounts of rainfall los angeles international over the past four days -- or two days i should say you've seen an inch and a half of rainfall. san francisco you've seen about 4-inches of rain your monthly average of rainfall is four an half so you picked up close to a month's worth of precipitation in just two days. we have another round on the way. this is the water vapor imagery and gives you an idea of how much moisture is in the atmosphere. so you have this moisture move in across areas in indiana tear eighty four sections of the west coast. another round moving in to the south and east as california deals with another round of precipitation early next week. the call from accuweather for the rest of tonight 31 in the city, 27 for the low in lancaster, 33 in cape may. partly cloudy bit of a seasonably cold december chill overhead. as we look at your day planner for the start of the weekend still cool, mostly sunny skies -- 36 at 10:00 a.m., sunshine and clouds sharing the sky at 41 degrees at 1 o'clock in the afternoon 40 degrees is the number at 4 o'clock tomorrow. here's your four day at four showing you sunshine and clouds tomorrow, high temperature 42. on sunday partly sunny a high temperature of 45. the eagles are at home at the linc and it should be dry for that game but definitely chilly. sunday night and monday will start to rebound up to 48. the fires night of hanukkah on tuesday, 50 with just an afternoon shower, nothing major on the way but all in all a nice sunny weekend on the way, guys. >> all right. >> not bad looking at all. >> not bad. >> thank you melissa. local families in need adopted for the holidays to make this time of year brighter. peco employees were busy in center city today wrapping gifts for some 30 chosen families. this is all thanks to the pathways pennsylvania adopt a family program. it serves the greater philadelphia region by making sure children experience the many joys of the holiday season. >> we've got the buzz coming up next. m. night shyamalan we love him around here but unfortunately he's got a court case pending but it's not something that he d i'll tell you more coming up next. >> ♪ >> it is time now for the buzz and we start with a crime against local film maker m. night shyamalan. his former housekeeper faces possible prison time after she admitted to racking up about $15,000 in unauthorized charges other director's credit card. she reportedly used the card to buy more than 195 items on amazon, netflix and other sites. she pleaded guilty this week and will be sentenced in february. now on to actor mark wahlberg he's getting some support in his push for a pardon from an assault conviction and it's coming from his victim. wahlberg wants a pardon for attacking a vietnamese man in 1988 when the actor was just 16. that man says he for gives wahlberg and believes in seconds chances. he also says it's not true that he went blind in one eye from the attack. he says he lost his vision serving in vietnam and not because of what wahlberg did. wahlberg served 45 days of a two-year sentence for that crime. and finally we have new information about the new star wars movie thanks to an old school idea. director j.j. abrams released a series of trading cards with the names of the key characters in star wars the force awakens. tops is making the cards like they did for the original star wars movie in 77. abrams joked he is sorry he couldn't also give fans a stick of gum. remember that, rick. >> i do, i do. that was the fun days. this will be fun, too. >> i wasn't alive then. >> sure you were. >> i'll take your word for it. >> right, okay. i got pictures to prove you were around. thanks shirleen. still ahead on "action news" a delaware teen has been charged with murdering his own father with a cross bow. the shocking motive ahead. an intruder went after an elderly man's pants but got away with a lot more. we got word on a suspect who stole a south jersey homeownerrer's life savings. instead of getting hug. the unexpected tale of generosity when we come right back. >> ♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, alicia vitarelli, shirleen allicott and brian taft. >> hello again, it's 4:30 and "action news" continues on this friday with deals all about getting fit and feeling festive. >> plus, she may not be old enough to drive but that didn't stop this 11-year-old from taking a cross country trip. how she wound up several states away from home with $10,000 in her pocket. states away from home with bustle of the holiday season can be exhausting especially for santa and sleepy newborns. the story behind this precious holiday moment at the king of prussia mall. >> but first an elderly south philadelphia man may have lost his life savings to a criminal overnight. but he hasn't lost his sense of humor. >> took me forever to save it up. nickels, dimes, quarters and pennies, you know. i'm not a wealthy man. i may be handsome but i'm not -- watch your mouth . >> [laughter] >> he's also a comedian. that was 87-year-old frank cavalier row talking about the money stolen by a intruder who kicked in his door while he slept. clad pradelli has more on the robbery and the investigation. >> reporter: the victim tells me he believes he was targeted in this home invasion but in an odd twist he says the suspect came here not once but twice. >> i got up when i felt somebody pass by and he walked right to where my trousers were, took the trousers and was walking out the door. i said who is it? and he mumbled something that i couldn't grasp. >> reporter: 87-year-old frank was sound asleep on his couch when the intruder kicked in his door. the suspect went right for his trousers that were sitting on a chair. his wallet was inside and $3,000. it took him four years to save the money. >> it took me forever to save it up. nickels, dimes, quarters and pennies, you know. i'm not a wealthy man. i may be handsome but i'm not -- watch your mouth,. [laughter] >> reporter: he still has his sense of humor but this is surveillance video of the suspect captured on a nearby business just after 4:30 a.m. it shows the suspect walking up to his home. he believes he was obviously targeted because the suspect went right for his pants. in an odd twist he says the intruder returned this morning around 8:30. >> he came back and he says, look, i'm from the neighborhood, he said, i feel bad for you. i heard what happened. he said but i happen to know who the guys. >> reporter: the suspect allegedly said he needed a hundred bucks to get his belongings back. that's when the 87-year-old called police. the two scuff if he would and the suspect fled once again. >> got up to leave and that's when i pretended i had a gun. it was that wrench. and i said just stand where you are or i'll shoot you. he knocked me down. he punched me and knocked me down twice. >> reporter: he tells me that the suspect also took his car keys and went through the trunk of his car. now, police are investigating. so far there have been no arrests. in south philadelphia, chad pradelli, channel6 "action news." >> police in delaware say a teenage are murdered his father with a cross bow because he was afraid of getting in trouble for skipping school. 17-year-old seth ramsey was arrested yesterday at his home in harrington. police were doing a wellness check after coworkers at dover air force base said they hadn't seen todd ramsey the father for days. that's when the 17-year-old told him he shot his father because he knew he would be mad if he caught him at home instead of at school on tuesday. 41-year-old todd was a civilian employee of the 436 is this civil engineers squadron. the teenager is being held without bail. police say 55-year-old man -- 55-year-old man will soon face charges for attacking at least one woman in university city recently. the suspect was arrested after officers caught him dragging a 38-year-old grad student down a street near 41st and pine last evening. they believe he is the same man who groped two drexel students earlier that day and sexually assaulted and robbed a different student on monday. however, investigators do not think he's responsible for the rape of another woman in her apartment near drexel on wednesday because charges are pending the suspect's name has not yet been released. >> local groups continue their efforts to remember the young victims in the shooting massacre in newtown, connecticut. it will be two years this sunday since two 20 children were shot and killed at sandy hook elementary school. ceasefire pennsylvania, mothers in charge and heeding god's call all gathered for a vigil today in center city. they displayed t-shirts with the names of the victims. the groups talked about gun violence and how to work together to solve what they call a public health crisis. >> well, macies and make a wish teamed up to make a local teen's fashion show dream come true. 14 year old ashley who has a life-threatening medical condition has been busy working on designing hooded sweatshirts. each one displays an inspirational quote that ashley came up with on her own. a designer for macy has been working with ashley every step of the way and today it all paid off. the sweatshirts were unveiled at a fashion show at the macy in center city. >> today you're going to see my sweatshirts i made for girls with insecurity problems to help them feel more confident, also girls who don't love themselves because of their appearances, i'm getting a little emotional that i came this far so it makes me really happy that all the people are here to support me with this. >> this event was plapped on macy's sixth annual national believe day. >> breaking news right now. the eastbound vine street expressway, the traffic camera is showing us a car fire that has been just put out by fire crews. as, see the smoke is still billowing. this is most certainly going to have traffic implications. this is the vines southbound -- excuse me eastbound approaching eighth street. of course matt pelman will be monitoring this situation for us and will bring you an update in the "action news" traffic report. >> all right, in the meantime let's get an update on that accuweather forecast. meteorologist melissa magee is here now. keeping an eye on those temperatures. >> that's right. temperatures are going to stay cool, close to normal but the good news is that the sun is returning in time for our weekend. sky 6 live in hd as we look at philadelphia international airport on this friday, the temperature 39 but you do notice some breaks in the clouds. that will continue for the rest of tonight and turning partly cloudy as we get into tonight. dewpoint at 23, the winds out of the north-northwest at 13 miles per hour. wind chill 31. down the shore we head next. it is a from time to time a lot of people probably getting a way. atlantic city that temperature 39. the dewpoint 24. northwest wind making it feel like a wind chill down the shore of 32. here's the place to be if you are a ski lover. there in berks county bear creek we're opened for the season. a few other ski resorts also open, that temperature coming in at 38 degrees. coming up we're going to take a closer look at the forecast let you know how long that sun is sticking around and there will be a gradual rebound and our temperatures we'll take a look at that with the full accuweather forecast. >> how is that football game looking. >> football looking really g we'll be chilly but dry. >> on my couch i'll be warm. >> we knew that's where you would be. [laughter] >> thank you melissa. young students in bucks county turned into little holiday shoppers today. each second grade class at walter miller elementary school in langhorne adopted a family in need. they raised money to buy holiday gift for the families and today it was time to shop. they went up and down the aisles of target to get what they needed. this was all part of the student service learning project. >> and be sure to tune into 6abc this saturday evening at 7 o'clock. it's our fyi philly holiday special a complete guide for gift giving and getting into the spirit of the season. >> alicia has an fyi for you on some of the holiday happenings in the city. >> ♪ >> reporter: franklin square is charged with holiday spirit thanks to the electrical spectacle. >> over 50,000led lights synchronized to people's favorite holiday tunes by the philly pops. >> reporter: and right here in the heart of center city you can get your skate on at the rothman eserine at dillworth park. >> over the holidays people will be able to skate and walk around into the city. >> reporter: the rink is the centerpiece of a $55 million renovation of dillworth park that includes rosa blanca a catch ray run by jose garces and views from the ice rink that are breath taking. >> it's center stage for philadelphia. >> reporter: technology takes center stage at the comcast holiday spectacular. >> there is so much energy and happiness and laughter and oohs and ahs. >> reporter: the macy's light show has electrified the city since 1956. >> a beautiful display that our customers love. >> reporter: please touch museum is home to the enchanted colonial village a holiday tradition that started at the lit brothers store in 1962. >> grandparents and parents will recognize it and now their children. >> reporter: once the holidays are clear it's time to turn the calendar to 2015. >> count down to noon which is fill's original kids celebration of new year's eve. >> reporter: the count down to noon is so popular at please touch they drop the ball again at 1:00 p.m. don't forget to tune into fyi philly holiday special this saturday at 7:00 with an encore presentation sunday at midnight. alicia vitarelli channel6 "action news. >> so many awesome things to do. speaking of things to do during the holidays we have several more fun and free events coming up in freebie friday. >> plus they're sneaking out and then there's this. how a little girl from arkansas wound up in a cab in georgia with $10,000 in her pocket. >> and later who needs a crib when you have kris kringle. we share the sweet story behind a local mall santa and >> very quiet. meteorologist melissa magee is back with the full forecast from accuweather when "action news" at 4::continues in just a moment. >> ♪ >> an 11-year-old arkansas girl is back home today after she decided to go on a cross can country journey in cab. family members say alexis waller swiped $10,000 in cash from her grandmother's sock drawer in the middle of the night and then snuck out. from there the child admits she walked to a gas station and hitched a ride from stranger to little rock. that's where she called the taxi that would drive her to georgia. >> he didn't really ask anything. he just asked where i needed to go and i said i needed to go to jacksonville florida. he said do you have money. i said yeah. >> she was trying to meet a boy she had met on vacation two years ago. fortunately police were able to track the call the girl made to the cab company and get in touch with the driver before she made it to florida. incredibly that driver is not facing any charges. it's not illegal apparently for taxis to transport minors across state lines. an alabama mother and grandmother reached a moment of desperation and found herself in trouble with the law but what happened is quite inspirational. helen johnson didn't have enough money to buy a dozen eggs to feed her five children and grandchildren, two of them are toddlers. she took just three eggs out of a carton and planned to buy them but a store worker thought she was stealing and called police. when she explained what happened to officer william stacy he felt she didn't need to be arrested, she needed real help. so he bought her the dozen eggs and sent her on her way. but someone as you can tell because filming it all and after several people saw the video well the food donations for helen started pouring in. >> she started crying. she said i just need help. i need help officer stacy. i need to put food in my baby's symptom max. that's what got to me. that's what hit me the hardest. >> oh, my god. thank you. you're so sweet. i just thank you sir. >> helen's family has been signed up for a holiday toy drive. >> such a touching story. at the big board big talkers and another touching story. if you could talk to yourself from 20 years ago, what would you say? what would your hopes and dreams and how are they different now? well, thanks to one high school teacher in canada and a unique assignment that conversation has been possible. bruce farr has his students write a 10 page letter to themselves. he keeps it for 20 years, then tracks them down wherever they are to return it to them. the profound impact these letters have had is veriest. >> i wasn't really fully prepared for a reading about my grandmother or meander who passed -- my aunt who passed away. i wasn't expecting that emotional rollercoaster. >> it was a shock. >> oh, yeah, i did think that way. >> farr says he doesn't mind the detective work it takes to track down each student. he says it brings him joy. for the students it's a keepsake they'll have forever. and finally we bring you the story behind one of the most adorable photos of the holiday season. this is nine week old weston napping with his new buddy santa claus at the king of prussia mall. mom kate posted the photo on her facebook page saying the precious moment began when she approached saint nick with her sleeping elf. even though he was about to take a break santa decided to grab a little shut eye himself. kate says kris kringle not only read to weston he held him for a full 10 minutes. the new mom added how nice it was to see someone slow down and truly share the magic of the holiday with others. kate says it's a moment she will treasure forever. >> that is a great pick can cherry. thank you shirleen. all right, time now for another check of the highways and by ways, commuters no doubt saying bah humbug as they try to get home, matt. >> we got a great big lump of coal for you in center city rick. the vehicle fire in the eastbound lanes approaching eighth street. i know by now it's a little difficult to see because there's so much smoke in the air but i'm sure you can make out the flashing lights here along the vine eastbound as you head towards 95 and toward the ben franklin bridge, all of those eastbound lanes remain shut down. a different vantage point of the fire location, you can see it here eastbound lanes closed. so stick with the local vine up top instead. at this point it congested but at least traffic is moving along toward eighth street and toward 95. so, with the vine eastbound completely blocked off, shut down you're getting huge delays that spill back onto the schuylkill expressway. this is the scene eastbound approaching spring garden street. instead of this chunk you want to stick with the river drives like the mlk or the kelly. , see the traffic here on the west river mlk drive is moving at this point and to get over to 95 you could also keep going on the schuylkill in toward the walt whitman bridge. meanwhile we have the viewing tonight for firefighter joyce craig in west oak lane so broad street shut down. 611, old york road or ogontz avenue or tookany creek parkway. in jenkintown a crash along 611 at washington lane also in abington shutting down meetinghouse road. forest avenue gets you around that. watch out for a wreck in voorhees along 73 at signal hill drive. so lots of situations rick and shirleen. we'll check that vine situation in the 5 o'clock hour. >> meteorologist melissa magee has the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast coming up next. >> okay. >> ♪ >> meteorologist melissa magee joining us. you know this is a crucial holiday weekend for shopping. >> i know. 13 more days until christmas. >> yeah. >> how many more days? >> we have to get on it. >> 13 more days. >> you might want to start. >> don't worry we have good >> that's right good weather to do holiday shopping. the action cam was outside earlier this afternoon. we're looking at fdr park in south philadelphia. it's a cool shot. we have a breeze and we've had a breeze all day today coming in out of the northwest so it is making our temperatures cooler than average but the good news we are staying dry. the snow showers are moving on out. we'll show you the storm tracker 6 live double scan radar machine. you can see it's dry across much of the delaware and lehigh valleys, no precipitation to track. it's dry, it's comfortable but it is on the cool side. 39 in the city right now, 27 in the poconos. reading 38. dover 40 degrees. sea isle city 39. beach haven 38. the winds right now are coming in out of the northwest direction so that brings down cooler air from the north and it drains it to the south and east so we have sustained winds anywhere from 9 miles an hour in reading to up to 14 to 16 miles per hour there in the poconos in millville. we'll show you satellite 6 along with action radar. there's that area of low pressure. this is the same one responsible that gave us the soaking rain earlier this week and even some snow showers north and west of town. it still lingers across coastal section of maine but this will push off to our north and east. high pressure will work its way eastward and things are starting to thin out across the ohio valley. this will continue to work its way into the midatlantic region just in time for our weekend. so here's the setup for us on our saturday the area of low pressure departs. sunshine and clouds tomorrow, northwest wind sustained anywhere from eight to 16 miles per hour and the high temperature in philadelphia 42. average for us for this time year is about frick. slightly below average. near normal zone partly sunny a light breeze up to 45 degrees with high pressure over the ohio valley getting closer and closer to our region which means if you're heading over to the linc on zinn it's a prime time matchup, it's an important game to watch as well as the eagles are taking on the cowboys. kickoff around 8:30 partly cloudy chilly and calm. can kickoff temperature 39 degrees. once you get into the fourth quarter we drop down to 37. here's your call from accuweather for the rest of tonight, partly cloudy. it's a december chill but seasonably cool overhead. we drop down to 31 in the city to 26 in the suburbs with that northwesterly wind at six to 12 miles per hour. exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast sunshine and clouds on saturday high temperature 42. no excuses for doing that holiday shopping or at least not doing it tomorrow. sunday partly sunny and at 45 degrees and on monday temperatures start to rebound and at 48. tuesday a high temperature up to 50 degrees with hanukkah beginning at sundown and afternoon showers likely. not a whole lot of precipitation late tuesday but it will reinforce the cooler air. on wednesday, seasonably cool, a high of 46. lots of sunshine on thursday, 44. 42, it's dry but chilly as we get into friday. all in all a pretty quiet weekend an good weekend to watch some football sunday. >> okay. >> very good. >> thank you melissa. this holiday season we want to see how you have decked your halls. whether your house is lighting up the block or has a more modest display take a picture or short video and send it to us on twitter instagram or vine using hashtag 6abc lights. you can also post it to our facebook page at facebook.com/6abc "action news." >> ♪ >> it is time now to save with 6abc and today's freebie friday is all about holiday festivities and fitness. jolly old elf will be at frankford hall this weekend and next weekend from noon until 3:00 clock. in addition to free photos with santa kids under 10 will get free hot dogs and hamburgers. if you hashtag your instagram photos hashtag holidays you'll be entered to win a star restaurant gift card. head over to penn's landing for winter fest. the blue cross river rink is putting on a free all ages concert from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. tomorrow as part of its fire side sessions. next up free yoga for the whole family. >> i like that. >> the lulu lemon store on 15th street in center city complimentary hour session every saturday at 9:15 through january. the class called momma wellness joint combines family adult yoga. why not join the november project. the group meets at 6:25 every wednesday at the philadelphia museum of art and every friday at various locations. the hour long guided workouts changes every session and good for all fitness sessions. freebie for the bride to be in your life. things remembered is offering a personalized engraved heart pen dander to women who are currently engaged. just sign up online and head into our store -- that store. you can find details on the free necklace and all of the freebies mentioned on 6abc.com. >> thank you shirleen. and finally at 4:00 a very courageous bull dog takes his first stepdown, boy. this is chunk and no doubt this plump puppy got the name because he's a bit on the can chunky side. that may explain why he was afraid to walk downstairs until right now with the encouragement of his owners he overkim his fears and took one small leap for canine kind. bravery and dog determination was rewarded with plenty of puppy praise. >> kind of reminds me of chunk from the goon niece in -- goon knees. that could be his dog. >> perhaps. he's cute enough. >> that is it for "action news" at 4:00 now for rick williams, brian taft alicia vitarelli adam joseph and melissa magee i'm shirleen allicott. >> now mere's monica malpass with a look at what's ahead on "action news" at 5:00. >> the verdict is in in the trial of a bucks county contractor accused of stealing millions from his clients. we're live at the courthouse with the very latest. plus the flyers are battling new opponents, mumps an outbreak of the mumps in the league is prompting the team staff, the medical staff to take immediate action. we'll have those stories and news" at 5:00. >> blank. ♪ ♪ we put all the apps you love inside a car designed to connect you to a world of possibilities. the connected car by volvo. innovating for you. give the gift of volvo this season and we'll give you your first month's payment on us. >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with jamie apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> after a week long trial the verdict is in. a bucks county contractor is found guilty of bilking millions from customers. it is friday night. the big story on "action news" is a verdict in the fraud trial of john succi. >> prosecutors say he took at least $2.5 million from clients. investigative reporter wendy saltzman was in the courtroom when the jury handed down its verdict. >> reporter: 12 separate families testified against john succi over the time span of a week. some lost tens of thousands of dollars, others lost hundreds of thousands of dollars. now, the man they believe stole from them with no remorse faces up to 135 years behind bars. >> mr. succi do you think you're innocent of these crime. >> reporter: in one of the his last walks down this haul of justice as a free man john succi said nothing to defend himself. a jury would soon return a verdict finding him guilty of stealing $2.5 million from verdict finding him guilty of >> it's just horrifying what he's done. >> reporter: sherri landis testified against succi. she says she took out a line of credit on her ivy land home that was supposed to pay for her daughter's college education and gave $600,000 to succi to build her second home on the shore but she says he walked off the job. >> after
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