themselves. >> basically that will stop a bullet round. >> reporter: upper darby police officers will now receive this protective gear to wear over mandated vest that is always worn under their uniform. >> they purchased 137 vests, for $37,000. >> they are call active shooter kit. some kits you can buy or whole vest together, tourniquet, ballistics helmet. >> reporter: at 16-pound each, they are heavy but small price to pay for saving lives. >> they are to protect the officer there any type of rifle, round that may be fired , against them. in particular, active shooter, because we are under siege, because we are being shot and killed, most recent was the tragedy that occurred in orlando florida, i can see the need for it. >> reporter: new vests are not mandatory but will provide an added layer of protection if needed. in upper darby, natasha brown, for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> people for ethical treatment of animals better known as peta is making lance for new jersey shore landmark up for sale. the organization wants to lease issuing is us drive this , in wall township and turn to

darby sensed they could get at leicester, their confidence draining away, and their confidence draining away, and the midfielder‘s first goal of the season the midfielder‘s first goal of the season meant the championship side now lead. finding themselves in a hostile situation, leicester tried foran hostile situation, leicester tried for an escape. they tried three times but derby still clung on. they made it into the final five minutes, but then their captain but his head in. the sequel to this will have to go some to live up to the original. what a cup tie. it was a great game, great atmosphere. as i said, proud of the players to come up against the champions and perform like that. give them a good game. as i said, and other game against them. i look forward to it. it's a great tie for us. forward to it. it's a great tie for us. always we had to be concentrating, because too many times we conceded a goal. but that is the wrong way what we can do.

overall it will slow down here that is blue route northbound past broomall, upper darby and then in new jersey, 42 tree way northbound on creek road, to 295, this is what we're looking at. that is fairly typical. rahel and jim, back over to you. >>> a war of word erupts between two of the most powerful leaders in philadelphia law enforcement. >> as david spunt reports it is over a response between a fight between teenager and police officer captured on video. >> reporter: it the began with the fight captured posted to social media, involving a 16 year-old teen girl and a police of hisser. authorities say that the 16 year-old girl admitted to slapping the female police officer in the the face but that teen was not charged. >> we were all shocked given the circumstances. >> reporter: fraternal order of police officer john challenge man necessary bye was out of state but we spoke about the letter which didn't hold back. once again the district attorney of philadelphia has chosen to disregard his responsibility and look the other way when a police officer is assaulted. john mcnesby wrote. >

. >> reporter: we're told he hung around in upper darby and sharon hill. he works at the macy's in center city and a student at the community college of philadelphia. he has not been seen or heard from in about two months >> i can't believe i don't know wheremy son is >> i was distraught mom on the virtue of never being the same again. her 20-year-old son has been missing since november >> i was having trouble sleeping. >> reporter: last time she talked to him when he texted her november 17th asking if she wanted to watch a tv show with him then he text back and said i'm just going to hang i'll talk to you later, he would come to his mother's house on sundays to have dinner with her and and his ten and 12-year-old brothers, he didn't show up. a sign something you was wrong >> called his job and he hand been to work. the night before thanksgiving, which is something usually spent as a family together, that the when i decided to call and get in contact with the police. >> reporter: still nothing. east lansdowne police posted on its facebook page there's been

. >>> upper darby police will have an extra line of defense in the line of duty. officers get new active shooter vests to be worn on top of their regular bulletproof vests, the extra layer can protect against rifle rounds, officers are not required to where them because they are heavy but ever upper darby officer has an option to put one on as they head to a dangerous call. >> they are protective against ar 47's and ak 15's. >> upper darby bought 137 of these vests at a cost of $37,000. >> very good. >>> still to come in the next-hour a child was allegedly left on this school bus when the driver went grocery shopping, we are are live with reaction from of the mother of the boy, she is outraged. and new jersey governor chris christie says will fight a growing drug problem in his state. up next. i've spent my life planting a size-six, non-slip shoe into that door. on this side, i want my customers to relax and enjoy themselves. but these days it's phones before forks. they want wifi out here. but behind that door, i need a private connection for my business. wifi pr

. >>> upper darby folks now have a special way to remember a fallen officer. local leaders have renamed the portion of lansdowne avenue from school lane to state road it's now the dennis macnamara memorial highway. the community gathered at upper darby performing arts center for the ceremony honoring macnamara. he served on the upper darby police department or for eight years before biker gang member gunned him down in 2002. >>> yet another executive order today from president trump this time targeting government regulations on business which he says are stifling economic growth. the president's executive order states for every new regulation agency requests two have to be removed. speaking in the oval office the president told small business owners that the american dream is back and create an environment for small business. white house set a budget of $0 for new regulations in 2017. >> essentially we're getting rid of regulations to a massive extent could be as much as 75%, even slightly more than that. we'll have great protection for the consumer. we have t

the it began in upper darby early this morning and ended at 58th and angora. upper darby police say to one was hurt the but they are not saying what prompted the chase >>> neighborhood woken by fire in the the new castle county delaware. this was the scene shortly after, midnight on the court in new castle. two alarm fire spread to four town homes and took 45 minutes to get under control. eight people are now out the of their homes, one person was treated at the scene for smoke inhalation. >>> well, two more president-elect trump's cabinet picks will appear on capitol hill for confirmation hearings. former texas governor and presidential candidate, rick perry, testifies before the energy and natural services committee, perry's trump nominee for energy secretary. wall street investor and entrepreneur and hollywood producer steven moon chin is the the treasury secretary and meets the finance committee to take. >>> former georgia governor sunny purdue is trump's choice for agricultural secretary. seventy year-old purdue is a business owner and veterinarian and fi

. >> upper darby police will have an extra line of defense in the line of duty. officers are getting new active shooter vests to be worn on top of their bullet proof vests. they protect against rifle rounds. police will not be required to wear them because they are extremely heavy, but every officer will have the option to put one on as they head to the dangerous call. >> most of the weapons being used against police officers are rifles, ak-47, ar15s, these vests give that officer an better chance of survival. >> upper darby trap bought 137 vests at $37,000. >>> parents say their child are precisely, but this next story may make you think about that. it cost $233,000 to raise a child from birth to age 17. that's 14 grand a year. that's figure is based on on a middle income couple with two more children. more expensive in urban parts of the country and less so he in rural areas. >>> girl scouts are marking a milestone with something new. girl scouts? eastern pennsylvania began unloading boxings of cookies at cardinal o'hara high school. the cookie season run start

this is where we have this morning, still lingering blue route northbound past broomall , upper darby pulled off to that right lane. you can see flashing lights. they have been out there quite sometime and starting to cause backups. good news if you were condense todd a far left lane and they have opened up a couple more lanes. it is alleviating backups but you will still at this point in the morning at 6:00 o'clock hour we will have gaper delay and lots of delays around there ape it will slow you down. give yourself 30 minutes, blue route northbound past broomall upper darby and another quick peak this delaware county 95 north at 452, take this northbound up to the airport this is what you are looking at. we are looking okay. jim and rahel, back to you. >>> a man is shot in the head while sitting outside with family members. >> police know where the bullets came there but search continues for shooter. "eyewitness news" report are tabg do is live outside police headquarters with the latest, trang, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, rahel and jim. investigators are not the sure i

this is from a ceremony in upward darby. it includes money for 106 police officers. in a few weeks the police department will welcome eight cadets set to graduate from the philadelphia police academy. they'll fill the jobs now vacant because of today's promotions. >>> a chemical company that once considered leaving delaware is now staying put. chemours. the building which serves as the world headquarters will undergo an upgrade. their decision to stay saved more than 3400 jobs and $550 million in revenue. now, dupont will spend $200 million to upgrade its 114-year-old research facility. the experimental station's lab space will undergo renovations. it will build centers for its customers and suppliers. >>> bucks county district attorney announced his candidacy for the district attorney in november. >> many of the victims and the people that walk through these doors never, ever expected to be in the situation that they find themselves in. and it is up to us to try to be their voice, to speak for them, even those that can no longer speak for themselves because they've

. >>> a hit and run driver is at large after striking a pedestrian in darby borough. fortunately, police say his injuries are not life threatening. police are working on getting a description of the car. wilmington police are looking for the gunman in a triple shooting tonight. officers were alerted to the gunfire on the 300 block of south jackson street. they transported a 19 year old, 24-year-old and 36-year-old to the hospital. police say all of the victims are in stable condition. they have no details about the shooter. dylan va lenn a te has been remanded to jail after failing to post $5,000. he stole a vehicle last weekend with a baby in the backseat. dann cuellar is live with where the theft happened. what is the latest on this? >> jim, with the suspect in custody, police are left with an interesting dilemma, whether or not to charge the parents that left their one-year-old daughter unattended in an unlocked car making it possible for this to happen in the first place. >> this is the man who stole the car. he's been identified at 22-year-old dylan valente. poli

. >> a crash in upper darby at 6:00 continue. they survived but with injuries. the driver stopped after hitting the pedestrian but investigators have not said who or what is at fault. >> we have learned that the mother charged in the murder of her adopted daughter once worked for the child welfare agencies. sarah packer worked for the county 2003-2010. she faces charges of the murder of 14-year-old sarah packer. the 14-year-old was the victim of a rape murder. >> it appears the cold snap is about to end but not tonight. accuweather says get ready for a warm up. let's go to meteorologist cecily tynan. >> we have one more cold night before we climb out of the deep freeze. 20 in philadelphia down from 23. the coldest day this season. where the snow pack is deeper, it's a lot colder. millville, 60. atlantic city airport, 11. the cold air will be in place for the morning commute. it's so cold i don't know if my clicker is working. satellite 6 showing part of the reason it's cold, we have clearing. there are clouds rolling in overnight and a band across the midwest as

this was the scene this afternoon in upper darby. a live look down broad street in center city. another cold day as people go to and from work, but changes are coming. the wet weather we're getting tonight is bringing a big warm-up behind it. >> first we have to get through the rain. glenn "hurricane" schwartz is tracking the showers and the icy conditions for some people out there. glenn? >> yes, looks like it is going to be raining tonight. the atmosphere is warming up everyall but will the surface temperatures warm up enough? this area of light snow in northeast pennsylvania, most of that not reaching the ground. this is the area that we're watching in central pennsylvania now. that is some freezing rain. obviously, moving straight to the east. there are other areas back to the west. this is the heavier area. that's going to be coming through our region during the middle of the night. you can see most places are at or above the freezing mark already. but we need all the places to get above freezing. so if you get rain and the temperature's still below freezing, you got freezi

. >> darby where i work out. >> not have to pay the tax. >> yes, that is right not have to pay the tax. >> they will go over the border where the tax does not come into play and buy their sweetened beverages there. that could be a significant en that c impact ailers here in the city of philadelphia. john rawlins, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> there is other business news tonight. macy's has announced it is closing dozens of stores around the and that includes. the stores are located in mores town, new jersey, voorhees town center and neshaminy and plymouth meeting. they are en the spring, 347 people will lose their jobs locally. in all macy's is closing 68 stores across the country. including 6200 jobs all to save money and invest money in digital business. >> this is it for today's warm weather, we are looking ahead to extreme cold and the possible of snow. lets get the latest information from meteorologist, cecily tynan, at the action news big board. >> dramatic changes are on the way today. today the high 54 degrees, 13 degrees above normal and for the next two days it

. >>> a hit-and-run driver is at large after strike ago pedestrian in darby borough. chopper 6 hd was over main street and summit street. police say the injuries were not life threatening. police have yet to release a description of the car that hit the man. >>> a male nurse in the lehigh valley has been charged with in decent assault. the district attorney said 30-year-old exposed himself and pondled the patient -- fondled the patient at bethlehem hospital. the victim reported the incident. saint lukes has fully cooperated with the investigation and the male nurse is no longer employed at the hospital. >>> we have tragic information about the 14-year-old girl who was raped tortured and killed at her adoptive mother's home in montgomery county. grace packer has been abused or neglected in at least three homes during her short life. a lawyer for her birth parents said they had lost custody of their daughter over claims that other adults were sexually abusing. police have charged her adoptive mother and jacob sullivan in a rape murder fantasy carried out over many hours

. >> upper darby police officers will be protected by an added line of defense. these are active shooter invests to be warn during the especially dangerous situations. the extra layer of metal and ceramic can protect. they were bought at a cost of $30,000. >> the drug epidemic was the focus of chris christie's state of the state address today. he has a comprehensive plan to save lives. he planned to limit the number of days opioid painkillers can be prescribed from 30 days to five. >> alabama senator jeff sessions spent the day before the judiciary committee. this is the start of confirmation hearings for donald trump's pointties. sessions is trump's choice for attorney general. he called water boarding which trump expressed support for improper and illegal. >> also in the spotlight today was retired marine general john kelly designated to lead the department of homeland security. he said he likes the idea of a wall to secure the border with mexico but a physical wall alone won't do the job, but physical manpower is a must. >> "action news" reporter jeanette reye

." >> we were at a special retirement party in upper darby. rose parise has been the tax collector for the district for over 40 years and now she puts away her calculator for good. she game her career in 1958 and then moved to the district in 1990 and from all of us at "action news" rose congratulations on your well deserved retirement. better play. >> they need to string together several wins in a row to get back on track. the flyers that stumbled through the holidays host toronto tonight and the flyers look like a different team a complete team over last night's win against the ranger. >> a good job the last two nights being able to come back in brooklyn and regulation here against the team we are trying to catch as well and that is big. we have to put the standing watch on the back burner and focus on our results. villanova has to get over the recent loss to marquette they host number 12 virginia. and josh hart show a calming force. jeff skversky goes one-on-one with him. >> villanova may be the number one ranked team in the country still f

." >> upper darby police are getting new vests to protect them in the line of duty, michael chitwood, unveiled the new active shooting vest. underneath their bulletproof vests. protecting officers in the case of an active shooter and repels rifle rounds and each of the department's 133 officers get a new vest. >>> sixers getting ready for the knicks tomorrow night and everyone is talking about one sixers that is becoming a true fan favorite. >> and a phenom on the basketball court. with three wins in the last four gays it's easier to trust the process. the rookie is a bit out there but in a fun, good way and his teammates and coach are all in. >> when joel embiid proclaimed after their third win in four games that the sixers had a chance of making the playoffs. many thought that was absurd. >> we were at the bottom of the east conference the last three or four years, i can understand where they are coming from and acting surprised but that say realistic goal and i think we can achieve it. >> while mathematically that seems far fetched especially because embiid can't play on back to ba

main and summit street in darby borough. police say the driver hit someone who was walking and then took off. we're working to see how serious that person's injuries are. katy. >>> we have details about the dune and beach project in atlantic city. the beach project happening along the northern section of the county. it will spread from seaside park. it's an area devastated by superstorm sandy. >>> the owner of the atlantic city revel casino is ready to reopen. the admission was scheduled to hold a hearing on whether it needs a gaming license. the series was put on hold after the last lease agreement issue. he tells nbc10 that he hopes the property now known as ten will be able to reopen next month. >> 100% open, but that's everything including all other stop. >> staub believes he does not need a gaming license because he's simply the building's land lord. >>> a philadelphia company has to pay fines for underage gambling. there were five incidents last year. the general manager said the fishtown casino has become popular with

this is reservation road in upper darby, delaware county. do as mobile 6 is showing us, drive slowly and carefully. >> karen, you were saying same thing in the makeup room, you get to the stop signs you have to be careful. >> why don't i get included in these conversations. >> reporter: you can come into the makeup room. >> it's use to be unisex. >> reporter: give yourself extra time this is what it looks like in the community for the most part, this is what it looked like in gloucester county, new jersey, you have to dust off the car, it's cold, the snow stuck to the cars, as well. this is a look at the roads, this is south philadelphia, oregon avenue at snyder avenue, you want to watch for this, we're seeing some snowfall on the sides of the roads, certainly as you're traveling, i'm not seeing people doing slipping and sliding, you can see how the snow is on the roadway, as well. the highways look different, they are mostly wet as you travel. new jersey turnpike between delaware memorial toll plaza we have 45 miles per hour speed restricti

. >>> and fresco user michael quantity lurie takes us to upper darby to the scene of a nasty crash here. a car overturned around 10:00 their this morning on the four hun block of shade land avenue. what happened here not sure as of yet and don't know if anyone was hurt. if you see news happening be sure to take out your phone and shoot it. make sure you use the fresco app to zen it to our newsroom. lucy? >> all right, thank you very much, chris. torments in it more lawmakers are threatening to boycott president-elect donald trump's inauguration. a local democrat says he'll be in d.c. for the big day. and as our fox 29's bruce gordon tells us, he's going. >> reporter: january 20th, 1941, franklin roosevelt takes the oath of office for his third term as president and a south jersey teenager is somewhere in the crowd. >> i went with my father. i was the only kid. i was 15 years old. i was the only kid on the bus. >> reporter: thus began what would become b. harold schmick, injury's 76 year unbroken streak of attending presidential inaugurations. >> what makes you want to be there? >> good

given a portrait yesterday and in upper car darby road now bea his name. >> changes coming to the boy scouts of america. organization opening up programs to transgender children who identify as boys. enrollment will now be based on the gender listed on the scout application form and not on the child's birth certificate. recent case in new jersey factored into that decision. last year an eighth-year-old scout member from secaucus was kicked out of troop after parents and leaders found out he is transgender. in montgomery, dropped in on students yesterday. cell phone video of albert in grade school in huntington valley. all part of the phillies fanatic about reading program presented by comcast. >> three minutes before five right now. how is this for a super bowl sendoff. students and staff at saint phillips school were all fired up. school held a pep rally in one of their own. atlanta falcons quarterback matt ryan. this is where he got his start. his family was there. they plan to head to houston ahead of the big game on sunday. speaking of the pride of chester county. here's matt ryan

a section of the avenue right in front of upper darby high school will be named in his honor. >>> today opens as brand new 11,000 square foot learning resource center. pictures of the students workspace which is spread across two floors. features wireless internet. brand new computers, study rooms and a coffee bar. >>> ten minutes before five. let's get you to work. >> check in with jessica boyington looking at the blue route. >>> right around germantown pike. no problems or delays. see actually all traffic is moving nicely. roads are dry. not seeing huge problems reported there. crash in upper providence around olympic road. checking with pa turnpike. construction on the westbound side. losing the left lane. eastbound and westbound drive times are okay. 25 minutes at the most from valley forge headed to route one. also remember about the bridge closure, new jersey and pa turnpike connector bridge is still closed for structural repair this morning. watching that for you and the vine street expressway, open in both directions in between broad street and schuylkill. no problems getting ea

police say one person had to be taken to the hospital after being hit on main street in darby. police are still investigating. we don't know yet what happened to the driver. of course we'll give you an update when we get morings information. fresco user marvin takes us to the scene of a fatal shooting in west oak lane section of the city. a lot of police activity on the 7800 block of baldwin street. investigators say a 26-year-old man was changing the brakes on his car when someone shot him four times around 5:30. he died. police are trying to track down the shooter. >>> now to spring garden where press user arlene says a benefit involving professional athletes atten.players from the phillies, eagles and other sports teams presented eight kids with awar awards. those kids all had health struggles sin the moment they were born. when you see news happening take out your phone and shoot it and then make sure you use the fresco app to send it to our newsroom. lucy? >> thank you very much, iain n your health tonight if you're always a little hungry after eating your meal you might w

any time they come through for darby along route 13, i-76, heading into camden, also heading into areas in new jersey, things can stick on the ground fairly quickly and this is also in a location where you're probably getting reduced visibility fairly quickly. so, as far as what we can expect right into the evening snow showers and squalls, reducing that visibility and it's right over the airport right now in philadelphia, so i wouldn't be surprised if we had some weather related travel delays. localized quit coating so use caution if our on the roads. coming up we'll take a close look and let you know when this activity comes to an end but a clipper system arrives tuesday. i'll let you know who will be affected by that with the full and exclusive accuweather forecast. sharrie. >> melissa thank you. >>> remember 6abc.com/weather is your weather resource 24 hours a day. you'll find updated hourly forecasts and storm tracker6 live radar scans and remember to follow each of our meteorologist on twitter and facebook for updates as well. >> now to president donald trump's sweeping immigratio

enters a home in florida and the family is taking extra precautions and taking you inside of the upper darby shop offering more than repairs, see how to get a new style as you wait. when we come right back. stay with us. z254jz zi0z y254jy yi0y jy yi0y jy yi0y jy yi0y jy yi0y jy yi0y jy yi0y jy yi0y jy yi0y jy yi0y jy yi0y jy yi0y jy yi0y jy yi0y jy yi0y jy yi0y jy yi0y >>> "action news" at 12:30 continues with rick williams, sara bloomquist and meteorologist ever being david murphy. >> hello again sara is off and here are the stories we are following for you now on "action news" at 12:30. a serious crash injured two people in center city this morning. details on what caused the truck to flip over. and pack extra change because the tolls on the pennsylvania turnpike are going up this weekend and parts of the country are under winter weather alerts and some states have declared a state of emergency, a look at preparations that are underway. >>> now the details, there is another chance of snowfall for parts of our area this weekend. after much of the delaware valley got at least a coating over

. >>> a new memorial is in place for an upper darby police officer killed in the line of duty. a section of landsdown avenue in drexel hill has been renamed for fallen police officer dennis macnamara. he was shot and killed in 2002 while investigating a suspicious vehicle. >> residents in south philadelphia have a new place to seek medical care. mayor kenny helped cut the ribbon on the urgent care location on the 12 hown block of south -- 1200 block of south broad street. medical staff there will provide x-rays, lab tests and vaccinations and physical exams. >>> fixes for your sugar fix. >>> off an running if anyone is competing in the broad street run, get it down on the calendar. >>> scene of a love story from a composer who burst on to the scene at the age of 18. it's coming to philadelphia, we'll be right back. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. so we created internet that doesn't make you wait. introducing fios instant internet. it means you can download a video just like that. or upload your photos like this. or this. or that. it's the only 750 meg internet avail

. >> coming up from upper darby township into pennsauken, rapid roads i work to shuttling. >> reporter: so you do a lot of driving. what did you see on the roads. >> not too bad. >> reporter: coming out of your house, what did you see? >> wow, we have snow. >> reporter: wow, we have snow. we have snow on the ground, it has accumulated, 2 inches here's. if you're not driving or you have to walk to work or take the bus or public transportation, have on waterproof shoes it's going to make a difference today. be careful you're walking on sidewalks, some of the walks in certain areas are not salted, so you may have problems with black ice on those, as well. again i can't say it enough, these guys behind me have to slow down. annie mccormick channel 6 "action news" back to you. >> heavy snow stranded students at schools in western new york. hundreds of students in a district in west senica were stuck inside their classrooms and inside school buses late into the night. the district said all the students have been dropped off. the schools are closed today. >> we should let you know take a look

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. >>> a hit-and-run crash in darby borough sent a person to the hospital tonight. nbc 10 here on the scene at the corner of main and summit streets. police tell us the driver hit someone who was walking then sped off. no word yet how serious that person's injuries are. new at 11:00, a southwest philadelphia deli owner talks about getting beat up by a customer over a cheese steak. now this video may be hard to watch but the owner of the store on elwood avenue says the man wanted a discount. >> as nbc 10's keith jones reports, she want this is guy off the streets. >> picture this -- it was daylight. the scene, daylight breakfast and more. for the 60-year-old woman who owns this place, it was a normal day until two guys walked inside. >> i never thought about he's going to hit my face. >> a 60-year-old afraid to show her face because of this guy. he orders a cheese steak but didn't like the price. >> he kept going on and on. i said "are you stupid?" he said "say it one more time." i said "you were stupid." >> reporter: he takes his juice and squirts it over the counte

. >> coming from upper darby township going through pennsauken, working the shuttle at the airport. >> reporter: you have a lot of driving to do. >> i do. >> reporter: so far what have you seen on the roads. >> just a little slippery, not too bad in jersey, but in pennsylvania. >> reporter: when you were coming out of the house in your neighborhood, what did you see? >> wow, we have snow. >> reporter: wow, we have snow, take a look you can see it glistening right here. the if you are driving there will be puddles, if you drive by a reporter on the side of the road, slow down so they don't get splashed. take your time as you go through, we're not seeing much ice over the roads or freezing at this point so far this morning. reporting live in pennsauken, and channel 6 "action news." annie mccormick. please drivers do not splash annie. >> reporter: this is how it looked along lancaster avenue in wilmington. deldot worked through the night to make sure the roads are clear for drivers. >> an intense band of lake-effect snow walloped new york. look at that picture. emergency management recom

he's the son of upper darby police superintendent we know so well. his first day on the job was today. he serve washington, d.c. it the philadelphia police department for 17 years before he took the chief of police job in oklahoma and most recent until daytona beach, florida. >> fight over apartment rehab project in west chester got out of sole control police responded noun a contractor faces charges. general contractor angelo, got into an argument with electrical contractor on the church street in west chester. investigators say he hit the other guy with a 2-foot piece of rigged wire and caught him on the head. he now facing simple assault charges local fire department is collecting donations for family who lost everything in a fire yesterday. the prospect fire department collecting clothing and gift cards and really just anything else that family might need and it needs everything. three adults and four children were living in the home when it caught fire. you can drop off donations at the firehouse. they'd greatly appreciate it. we have informatio

fresco user michael quantity laurie took to us upper darby at the scene of a car crash. many responders there after the car overturned right around 10:30 this morning. this is the 400 block of say the land avenue. what happened here, well, we're not sure as of yet. don't know if anyone is hurt. >>> philadelphia's district attorney seth williams will pay $62,000 in penalties for violating the city's gift poli policy. the da made the settlement with the philadelphia board of ethics over failure to disclose gifts and sources of income and accepting gifts barred by the city's ethics code. in a statement williams apologized and vowed to earn back the trust of philadelphia residents. >>> and in an executive order new jersey governor chris christie declared the opioid abuse a public health crisis. >> now what that does it create a new drug abuse task force that's working on solutions to fix the problem. governor christie says he wants to devote his final year in office to address the drug crisis. nearly 1600 people in new jersey died in 2015 from drug overdoses. so says his off

year old fran cho robinson the third reportedly admitted to theft from ten unlocked vehicles in upper darby in late december and early this morning. also suspect in the similar incidents in haverford. lock your car doors, people. >> you heard it first, jim donovan, from the burlington county times we go new jersey governor chris christie signed a bill yesterday, to add 20 judges to courthouses across the state. $.3 million in additional funding also being provided to number of state judges will be at historic high of 463. >> in the mercury, if you purchased a lottery ticket within the last few days, you may want to check it again. that's after a pottstown business just sold a $1 million winning ticket. about pat's beverages sold one of the $4 million tickets, with pennsylvania lottery new years millionaire ravel. the drawing was held on january 7th. >>> too bad for us. we will have to try again. that's look at some of the newspaper headlines from around the delaware valley. >>> and, up next: pat's here with sports. >> good morning, guys. yep, we will have more on the while finishsh between

the other robberies were in chestnut hill, wissahickon and upper darby. >>> in pasadena, california penn state is playing the grand daddy of them all, the rose bowl game against usc. currently usc winning 13 to nothing. "action news" reporter dann cuellar is lie at the field house in center city philadelphia where penn staters are watching the game and i note dann penn state is driving. >> reporter: that's right, they got a good drive going on right now in the second quarter, jim and these fans are getting a little excited. they bleed blue. don't get me wrong, they bleed blue no matter what. they gathered here early to watch the big game and they're hoping to start the new year right with a big win against southern cal. [cheers and applause] >> reporter: standing room only at the field house tonight for the big game against the usc trojans. >> we're expecting a win baby. we're going all the way, the grand daddy of them all. >> reporter: they're going to bring home that rose bowl trophy. >> they're going to bring it home. >> reporter: do you smelling that. >> i think i smell roses. i smel

believed to be responsible forearmed robberies at two other philadelphia banks and even one in upper darby. of course if you recognize these suspect, call police right away. >> take a look at this video, bensalem police say the maroon pick up you see hit cyclist, then drove off. the crash happened around 9:30, sunday morning on tennis avenue near state road. the victim suffered serious injuries. the chevy pick up, police are looking for, is miss ago passenger side mirror. and has damage to the passenger side door. >>> police are also investigating a fatal accident in montgomery county involving a car and a pedestrian. officers say a person was hit on ridge pike near northwestern avenue about 7:30 last night, nearby roads closed while the accident was investigated. the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. the driver involved in the accident is cooperating with police. police have not yet identified the victim. >>> well the man accused of killing his he estranged wife in her cumberland county home last month is being held on $1 million bail. thirty-two year old jeremiah menel arrested of

darby sensed they could get at leicester, their confidence draining away, and their confidence draining away, and the midfielder‘s first goal of the season meant the championship side now lead. finding themselves in a hostile situation, leicester tried foran hostile situation, leicester tried for an escape. they tried three times but derby still clung on. they made it into the final five minutes, but then their captain but his head in. the sequel to this will have to go some to live up to the original. what a cup tie. it was a great game, great atmosphere. as i said, proud of the players to come up against the champions and perform like that. give them a good game. as i said, and other game against them. i look forward to it. it's a great tie for us. forward to it. it's a great tie for us. always we had to be concentrating, because too many times we conceded a goal. but that

not answered his phone or showed up for work more than two months shawnette wilson is live in upper darby. >> reporter: police are calling this as mystery, this young man's family says it's a mystery, his mom told me she cannot sleep at night not know where her son is. tonight i am begging on her behalf for answers if you have have any >> i wake up every day and can't believe i don't know where my son is. >> a distraught mom, his 20-year-old son has been missing since the middle of november. >> i stay up, i was having trouble sleeping and it really was a matter of another day is about to come to a close and if i go to oh sleep i'm sort of giving up for that day, that being able to find him. >> reporter: the last time michelle talked to her son when he texted her november 17th. asking if if she wanted to watch a tv show >> then he said i'm just going to out with my friends talk to you later. >> he would come to have dinner with her and 10 and 12-year-old brothers, when he didn't show up, a sign something was wrong. >> called his job. he hadn't been to work and that took it to the next leve

. >>> three suspects are caught on camera breaking into businesses in upper darby, the incidents were reported in the last two weeks of december along long lane. investigators believe that these three people are working together and not releasing the names of the businesses involved to protect them from future crimes. >>> there is more ahead in our next half hour off "action news." we are just days away from having a new president. business owners weigh in on how they feel he will affect their lives. >>> and restaurants close with little notice to customers. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, alíg ivocueorid rittenhouse square and walter people have unfortunately spotted the rats there at many times. >> reporter: that is true alicia. here and many other parts of the city as well. to be clear this report covers the entire metropolitan area but does not paint a flattering part of our city. >> rats and. >> apparently at lot of them. philadelphia ranks number one in households reporting evidence of mice and rats. rounding out the top for or boston, new york and

he's the son of upper darby police superintendent, mike chitwood. deputy pulled over the florida sheriff. he was going 78 in the 55 zone. the deputy extended his boss, professional courtesy, was not going to write him a ticket. but sheriff chitwood later saw the ticket and said we need to set example for me and everybody else out there, that ticket cost him $281. >> if you have a protein age err, you know it can be interesting. here is a big question. our own hank was trying to figure out why do kids like to wear shorts in the winter? where does it come from? the drive to be the first female official in the nfl. it starts inside. that's why every cup of activia yogurt is made with billions of our exclusive probiotic to help care for what's inside. activia. it starts inside. >> good morning, everybody, there is your alarm clock, 4:45 on a wednesday morning, and we are drying out. as mom used to say. live look here at the blue route. no problems at all as you roll out of ridge pike, heading down toward the schuylkill expressway. certainly, a different

comedian and upper darby native tina fey is a fan. she brought some on a visit to the tonight show. it's open for takeout today. the restaurant is expected to open next week. >>> upgrades this year, south whitehall townships approved two new attractions, one will bring bumper cars back to the park, another is a circular ride that sends you on a trip of weightlessness and acceleration. >>> and welcome back to our live coverage from the nation's capital. i'm jim rosenfield. we want to bring you the sights, sounds the excitement about president elect donald trump's inauguration which is happening tomorrow. i had a chance today to go over to the capitol to talk to members of our local delegations from all three states. pennsylvania senator bob casey who acknowledged to me that there is so much uncertainty on both sides of the aisle about what happens after tomorrow. take a listen. >> it's contentious, but also uncertain. and it's not just democratic members of congress being uncertain about where the administration might go, a lot of republicans who aren't sure h. as you recall, donald

that is what darbies. >> what is dash. >> yes, and basically, the goal there is everything that your mother said. fruits, veggies, reductionness red meat and avoiding sweets. that was the number one, diet, and i hate to say the word diet the but best way to go. it is simple. it works. it reduces risk of heart attack and diabetes, and it works to get you to lose weight. >> what was number two. >> mediterranean diet. >> yes. >> all right. >> they all live long probably because they sleep more, they have less stress and they don't, remember that story with pasta. they eat a little bit of pasta >> that is right. >> mediterranean diet. >> right. and what you want to do is live like they do over there, and it will help you lose weight. now third one, very important, the mind diet. and that is a combination of the dash diet, and the mediterranean diet, and that is specifically to reduce the risk of alzheimer's. i know this personally as well , my mother has alzheimer's. it is very important to reduce risk of alzheimer's and dementia down the road. focus on green, leafy vegetables, void red

we are here in upper darby, girls auto clinic we will tell you why she's real life hidden figure but first i have to go fix this thing in the van. we will be right back. >>> we are ready for a take that is a five out of ten. for a lot of us no snow but croissant just like buddy. wind chills in the 20's this morning and all of these counties are under a winter weather advisory because of this snow, moving through, mostly, extreme, south jersey, or as steve keeley says, the shore, and southern delaware, the beaches, as well. so 32 degrees in philadelphia right now. everybody else is at or below freezing this morning. it is cold enough for snow but most of it, all of it the is to the south and by the end of the day we will have a high temperature of 38 degrees, but , hit or miss snow showers around this evening, as well. but, very few and far between, bob kelly, so if you see one, hooray. >> we have depending upon where you we sianni end your trip, we have got some snow. good to go on a monday. big delays on i-95, i-95 northbound right here near commodore barry bridge approaching commod