Changing to rain and doesnt last all that long. When i come back well talk about the snow totals in the area of the Lehigh Valley before it changes to rain in the full accuweather forecast. Thanks adam. With snow possible. Check back often at 6abc. Com weather the power of stormtracker 6 live double scan radar is just a tap, swipe or mouse click away. Follow our meteorologists on facebook and twitter for updates as well. Several agents were back at a home in Delaware Valley home, trying to track down Melissa Rodriguez a mother missing since 2018. John rawlins is live at a home in collingdale. What happens next . Reporter well, this was a reassessment day today. Yesterday as we reported. Cadaver dogs reacted positively. Four times reacted positively to possible human remains in the basement of this house. Today they decide that maybe those could have been possibly false positives and they will try a different way of searching. This is disturbing because there has been no trace of this poor woman over these three years. The da is talking of Melissa Rodriguez, the mother of two young girls reported missing by her husband in 2013 and still officially just a missing person. And cadaver dogs had positive reactions in the basement of where she once lived. At this point we have not found any remains. This afternoon investigators regrouped at the house and met with the search and rescue effort and decided to shift gears. The idea was to use to a search technology. We have been in contact in the last 24 hours with various contractors and looking at various pieces of equipment that could be utilized to test the ground without disturbing it. The system known as grown penetrating radar transits bursts of high energy waves into the ground and can highlight buried objects including human remains. So the plan at this point is to hopefully resume the search at this location sometime early next week. Using that Ground Penetrating radar. Live in collingdale, john rawlins, channel 6 action news. Thank you. Police now say that up to 400 teens were involved in a violent flash mob at the philadelphia mills mall. The crowd converged on that mall again overrunning security guards that tried to stop them at the door. Two officers were punched in the head as they tried to break up fights and it took two hours to get the juveniles out of mall and get the situation under control. Four teens are arrested. And sara bloomquist will have more at 4 30 as they try to keep this from happening for a third night in a row. We have an update for a story we told but as breaking news yesterday. Philadelphia police have a woman in custody following a shooting and car crash in the mt. Airy section of philadelphia and we learned that homicide charges are now pending against her. 33yearold Terrell Bruce was shot in the head while driving along walnut lane and then crashed into another car and pronounced dead at the scene, witnesses saw a woman run from the crash. New details on a large sinkhole that opened up on a bethlehem street. Six homes remain evacuated. This is what is looked like. Officialed say its 6 feet deep and 12 feet wide likely caused by a water main, when the road caved crews also discovered a gas leak. And now crews are making progress. And an early Apartment Fire in fishtown claimed the life of a tenent that couldnt get out of his unit and two firefighters were injured. Annie mccormick explains that investigators are trying to explain what sparked the flames. Just after 3 00 this morning firefighters responded to the third floor of this building at the 1200 block. They made a difficult, difficult but aggressive interior attack all the way at the top floor of the building. Inside they found a couch on fire and a man in his 50s unconscious, and medics transported him in serious condition to Hahnemann Hospital where he was pronounced dead. And two firefighters were injured. Two were transported for minor injuries, fortunately but it didnt work for us in this occurrence, there were working smoke alarms in the bidding. A few reads were briefly evacuated but allowed back inside. The damage is isolated to the victims apartment and early this morning the fire marshall arrived back at the scene and they are working to determine a cause. The victim was always willing to lend a hand according to neighbors. Two crashes jammed up traffic in newcastle, delaware. The cars slighted in the southbound lanes of 25 before the 495 interchange and one involved four vehicles and the owner one five, in total two people were taken to the hop with nonlifethreatening injuries. Early in the morning Delaware State Police responded to a rather odd call in stanton, hay fell off the back of a truck blocking the intersection of route 7 and route 4. The driver left the scene and it took about 40 mines to get all this have cleaned up. We are just days away from a traditional philadelphia new years sell brace, the mummers putting the final touches on their costumes. Katherine scott is here with a live look for us behind the scenes. Reporter hi monica, this is the final stretch the day that so many clubs work all year long for its bustling at the convenience center, one captain tells me they build the pieces off site and bring them to the Convention Center and put them together like a puzzle and the countdown is on to new years. Its a second job away from our family and wives but its what we love to do. Its crunch time for the mummers downtown in philadelphia. The costumes hang ready and the u hall was packed and ready to go. Their float is already at the pennsylvania Convention Center in the process of being jeweled and adorned with rio. The theme is rio festival of animals. Kind of where the olympics left off. The downtowners begin. The building continues and last minute touches applied. Dave was busy painting for the spartans and he is an artist that makes time for this parade. I am in museums all around the world and people say why would you paint for the mummers its truly any give back to the city of philadelphia. Every detail from the sparkle to the paint it all has to get done. 12 to 15 hour days to get it to look like it does. And it struts down broad street to washington avenue and a push from the mayor and the mummers to be more inclusive. Sensitivity training was offered. We all participated in it, it was informative and educational. Making sure we are following the guidelines and you know being equitiable and fair across the board. Reporter and back here live at the Convention Center where the fancy brigades are busy getting everything together before the big day. Less than an hour for now mummers starts. And you can see the floats but the costumes stay top secret until the big day. Thanks katherine. If you are headed to california by chance to watch penn state watch unc. They have announced safety regulations for the game, selfie sticks, umbrellas and drones are not welcome and if you carry a bag into the stadium it must be clear plastic. If you cheer on from home, you can see the game on our Sister Network next monday at 5 00 p. M. No complaints about the restrictions because you are going to california. How about that. Time for the traffic report now. Reporter im good, i dont want to hear complaints about my restrictions either. I have several of them. And luckily the restrictions here brian and monica along 95 by 452 have just ended because of the crash here in the northbound lanes in delco just cleared out. You are still dealing with residual delays from delaware to 95 northbound and crash is gone so recovering quickly. Southbound an extra heavy gaper delay and sun glare as well. South at the airport to this point of 452 in the red with a 52 Minute Travel time that should ideally by 8 minutes. This is holding true to form, the Early Morning is quiet and then the afternoon is busy on the roadways. Cheltenham township a fire location along glen side avenue, that is blocked off and waverly road gets you around it. And delco, 295 its construction this afternoon, slowing 25 Miles Per Hour across the delaware Memorial Bridge and the slowing heading towards 95 where we had the early crash in delco. Lets grab the ipad and do the commuter report on this hump day afternoon. Look for a crash on haddonfield berlin road. By burnt road, there are restrictions and delays. Well check it again coming up in the next half hour. Sounds good. Next on action news they are looking for peace in the middle east with a serious warning for israel. And the echo a hot gift for christmas and now a key piece in a murder mystery. And a soldier wounded abroad and now a fire hands him another hardship. The dow with a triple digit loss today. The second time since election day that that has happened. Zero really can be a hero. Get zero down, zero deposit, zero due at signing, and zero first months payment on select volkswagen models. Right now at the volkswagen sign then drive event. [ it[ goat bleat ] by peggy lee playing ] [ crow caws, music continues ] this is gonna be awesome when it comes to buying a house. Trulia knows the house is only half of it. And with 34 map overlays like playgrounds, demographics, schools, and more. You can find the right house and the right neighborhood for you. Trulia. The house is only half of it. Afoot and lighthearted i take to the open road. Healthy, free, the world before me, the long brown path before me leading wherever i choose. The east and the west are mine. The north and the south are mine. All seems beautiful to me. Secretary of state, john kerry, delivered a blistering rebuke of israels prime minister. Accusing him of endangering the peace in the middle east. His policy suggests that he is up ending the chances for peace they suggest a two country solution. If the choice is one state. I israel can either be jewish or democratic it cannot be both. And it wont ever really be at peace. Netanyahu responded today with a speech of his own condemning his remarks as skews against israel. He has accused the United States for abandoning israel. Saying no administration has done more for the country. And donald trump weighs in tweeting quote, we cannot continue to let israel be treated with total disdain and disrespect. Stay strong israel. January 20th is fast approaching. Investigators in germany are questioning the man this they believe is connected to the terror attack in berlin. Prosecutors say that the 40yearolds number was saved as a contact in anis amris cell phone. Amri is believed to have driven the truck into the crowded Christmas Market and was killed in a shootout in milan, lit italy and so far he is not charged with a crime. And it appears there wont be much of a defense in the punishment phase of the suspected charleston shooters trial. Dillon roof is representing himself. He will not call witnesses or present evidence. Roof could face the death penalty, two weeks ago the jury found roof guilty of all charges in the 2015 massacre that claimed the lives of nine black church members. There are questions about the man that killed a washington, d. C. Yoga instructor. Adrian Wayne Johnson was suppose to be under gps monitoring. Court records do not say if he showed up to enroll in the program and johnson stand as accused of murder in the death of tricia mccauley. She was found dead in her trunk of her car. Turns out the amazon echo could be the key to solving a case in arkansas. Its always on listening for voice commands, they believe the echo may have recorded what happened moments before a man was found drowned in a bathtub last year. The lawyer says turning over the echo would be an invasion of privacy. Safety Officials Say they looking at reports that the cars taking longer to stop. They are hundreds of reports with the 2007 to 2009 ford fusions and mercury millans, three crashes are reported. And they suspect part of the antilock braking system may be to blame. Having a computer these days a necessary but a lot of people cant afford them. That is where a Montgomery County charity is making a difference. Team children in audubon takes donated computers and refurbishes them to make them like new. They will be given to students that dont have access to a computer at home. And each one comes loaded with software. We have proprietary learning programs that we put on the computer that can help any age, from a toddler to senior citizen. Team children needs more computers and financial donations in order to meet its goals for 2017. What a terrific effort. Time to get a check of the accuweather forecast. Adam joseph is standing by with word on the Winter Weather. A lot of rain and little snow into your thursday morning, right now the snow is getting lower and a little bit of sun breaking out after a cloudy day, you see the ben franklin bridge the buildings being splashed by low angle sunshine as the clouds break apart temporarily before they filter back in overnight tonight. Temperaturewise, close toward normal a chilly day compared to yesterday, 43 now in philadelphia and 44 in millville and 43 in wilmington and that is the target area to see a little brief snow before it changes over to rain as well. 24 hour change compared to yesterday at this time. We dropped a good 20 or so degrees across pennsylvania and anywhere from 15 to 19 degrees in southern new jersey and delaware after that very mild tuesday. There you can see a hole in the clouds, we have a little bit of clear sky to go through this evening and overnight tonight. System right now is near chicago and south of st. Louis and memphis, not a lot of precipitation with it just yet but as it pushes through more moisture will get involved and then it becomes a powerhouse of a storm for new england. 7 00 tomorrow morning its a rainy rush if you head to work, allow a lot of extra time with wet not icy or slick roadways, for the Delaware Valley. Its really confined near northern berks, bucks and Montgomery County and the Lehigh Valley where it begins early tomorrow morning with a believe period of wet snow before it even changes to rain there. Its raining almost up to the poconos where we see periods of heavy rain but doesnt last long, but early afternoon the heavy rain moves away and we break the rain apart west of philadelphia. 5 00 tomorrow evening, a peek of sun before the sunsets for some of us. With that onset of precipitation early tomorrow morning if the form of a little bit of snow a coating to an inch in reading and allentown and 1 to 3 inches in allentown as it begins and ends as rain. Where you want to see the heavy snow is in the ski resorts, we get brushed by it in the poconos of 1 to 3 inches but new england they are looking at a foot to foot and a half or more some areas two feet in the White Mountains of new england and boston gets ripped off in southern new england. As we look at the four day at 4 00 forecast, 44 degrees and rain with brief snow on the onset and in the far western suburbs before it changes to rain there and drier in the afternoon and windy and cold and windchills in the 20s with a snow shower around. And then on saturday, the last day of 2016, sun and clouds and 41 degrees and then for sunday bright and mild for the mummers parade and the eagles in town as we begin the new year, a lot of sun and high of 50 degrees. So those mummers dont have to wear too many layers this year and the spectators as well going out. Its a pretty nice second half of the weekend. No jacketed required. No heavy jackets. Thank you. Up next dreams come true for a 10yearold boy battling a heart condition, see the surprise from his football idle. And putting flavor in your coffee. Fios is not cable. Were wired differently. So were offering incredibly fast 150 meg internet, just in time for the holidays. Hurry, freddy, youre gonna miss it coming. 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It was a home that volunteers built while he was injured serving in afghanistan but the fire destroyed three of his wheelchairs and his prosthetic leg and the house. He was able to save himself and his two dogs. Combat. Under fire. Technically i was. I think my experiences in the military are what saved me. Absolutely. Now generous neighbors are coming forward to lend a hand again. And a local pharmacist is donating the wheelchair and his sister started a fundraiser that already surpassed its goal. A wish came true for a boy that has a serious heart condition, Taylor Decker was wearing one of his jerseys when his idol walked in the door. Taylor jumped out of bed and gave the Carolina Panthers quarterback a hug. That seemed to last a lifetime. Newton surprised the super fan when he heard he was stuck in the hospital on christmas and wanted to bring joy to that little boy. I love that. Great story. He wont let go. How sweet. Still to come on action news at 4 00, well tell you how you can continue to enjoy your specialty coffee drinks without the guilt of all the calories. And the newest American Girl doll will be revealed live on Good Morning America tomorrow. We have cool details about her we can tell you right now. That is coming up next. Action news continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, Alicia Vitarelli, Sh