Good afternoon, sara bloomquist is off and in the news walmart is slashing its prices on the new iphone trying to entice Holiday Shoppers and a jaw dropping death defying ski run stunning millions on social media. Next on action news at noon the arrest of a man in a series of attacks and sexual assaults, action News ReporterKatherine Scott has the latest. A 55yearold man was caught by police when he was assaulting a grad student. But police warn that he is not responsible for all the attacks around here. So stay cautious. A recent string of assaults on drexel students have left people on edge. Last night they arrested a 55yearold man with a criminal history but students cannot keep their guard down. I am keeping a watch to make sure nothing happens. A graduate student got off the bus and walked to 41st and pine and a man struck her in the head with a metal bicycle lock. The woman fought back and he dragged her down the street with her books and papers scattered around here. Officers had beefed up patrols because of the attacks and when they spotted the crime in progress they jumped in. Police believe the same man is responsible for groping two drexel students yesterday. One by 34 and one by 35th. And he is contacted to a robbery at 46th. And now they are trying to determine if he assaulted and robbed a student at chestnut. That had a similar m. O. And shocked people that live nearby. Live near 46th and walnut and i dont want to go outside by myself at night. You dont expect it. This man may be connected to four our five of the attacks in this area, but they do not believe he is responsible for the rape of a drexel student in her apartment on wednesday. Katherine scott, channel 6 action news. Police are investigating a Home Invasion and robbery of an elderly man in south philadelphia, police say that the suspect forced his way into a home on jackson street just after 4 30 a. M. He made his way into one of bedroom and took a pair of pants and 3,000 in cash before fleeing the home on foot. The elderly man was home at the time and was not hurt. A 26yearold man was killed when he lost control of his car and ran into a building on the 5100 block of grays avenue, the driver was traveling at a high rate of speed and tried to make a turn and lost control. He ran into the steps of a warehouse and the car flipped over and caught fire, the driver was pronounced dead at the scene and has not yet been identified. Turning to your forecast, its windy and cold but at least its dry, meteorologist, Melissa Magee is outside and joins us with the accuweather forecast. The good news is its not as windy as yesterday and there is the breeze out of the northwest but all in all conditions are starting to calm. Outside as you look at the temperatures, 39 in philadelphia and trenton 36 and poconos 35 degrees and Sea Isle City 38 degrees, here is satellite 6 along with action radar you can see the area of low pressure is starting to pull away from our region and still left over moisture up in new england but the winds coming in from the backside from the northwest. We have cooler air on the way for the rest of the afternoon. When you factor in the windchill it feels like 22 in the poconos and 26 in beach haven and lancaster, a current windchill at this hour of 30 degrees. Here is your day planner, as with you walk out the door at 3 00, the temperature around 40 and the upper 30s at 5 00 and 7 00 tonight we drop down to 36 and hold at 36 as we get into 9 00 tonight. Lets talk about what is ahead for the rest of today. Its a cloudy start and we see breaks of sunshine peeking through the clouds this afternoon and well stay dry and cool for the weekend and the eagles are at home at the linc and its a prime time matchup against the cowboys, well have a preview of what that forecast looks like. Thank you melissa. Marine time, a massive dangerous storm is right now heading into Southern California, after causing death and destruction in oregon and washington and northern california. Reporter the rain continues to fall here in northern california, this monster storm causing problems across the state. Overnight relentless rains and winds continue to pound california. This morning a mudslide in camario springs, they moved rubble to make sure nobody was caught in the slide. This man walked on to his front porch and mud engulfed his home. Knew i was in trouble at this point but i was fine. Across Southern California people are bracing for more mudslides as the rain comes in. Once the rain starts to flow, there is nothing that residents can do. Much of the San Francisco bay area is under water, after a foot of rain fell in areas, in the wine Country Vineyards are under water and people use kayaks and air mattresses to get around and at one point union square went down and that forced shoppers out of a macies. And Washington State a third home falls into the ocean as a result of huge waves hitting the coastline. Neighboring oregon two People Killed after winds toppled trees on to them and it tore roofs off homes and led to this unusual pictures of tumbleweeds piled up at a womans home in pendleton. This storm is expected to taper off over the weekend and more predicted for this week. Now, to a developing story out of europe, londons air space is closed this morning due to a computer failure, Heathrow Airport says there was a power outage and and now the problem is resolve but the backlog of flights will take many hours to untangled it came at a busy time in the city with five commercial airports. In Washington Congress may have narrowly avoided another government shut down crisis, the house approved a 1. 1 trillion dollar spending bill to keep the government running through september. The senate bill is expected to pass and may come today or this weekend actually. Find out what was cut in order to get the deal done. Cia director, john brennan defends his organization after a report was released about interrogation techniques. Brennan says the program stopped attacks and saved lives, he did though acknowledge that Agency Officers wentbove the techniques approved. Back here the search for Shane Montgomery goes on after weather conditions got in the way of search efforts yesterday. He was last seen leaving a manayunk bar thanksgiving morning. The team canvassed the banks of the Schuylkill River and it lasted an hour yesterday and now Police Believe he walked into a parking lot along the river and somehow ended up in the water. A viewing takes place tonight for fallen philadelphia firefighter, joyce craig, friends and family are invited to pay their respects at the bachelor brother Funeral Services on west oak lane. A second viewing takes place after at 8 00 p. M. And then her funeral. She was a 11 year veteran of the department and the first female philadelphia firefighter to die in the line of duty. Still to come on action news at noon, a woman catches a as a burglar breaks in and steals her valuables. And a reminder, you can take 6abc. 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Four young boys were in protective custody and their father behind bars, following a dramatic chase in Southern California, it started a few days ago after an amber alert was issued after the boys were picked up and the boys mother erica was reported missing and her body was later found in the trunk of the car and mr. Perez was considered a person of interesting and when they spotted the car on a san diego freeway, they proceeded with caution. We were fearful based on his statements that he may try to throw the kids off the bridge or maybe himself. Perez got out of the car with two of the children, and when it looked like he was about to jump, s. W. A. T. Officers moved in and arrested him. It was all caught on camera when a woman was alerted to a robbery by the surveillance camera on her smart phone. The thieves stole her electronics and jewelry, youll hear from the victim and police and their search for the suspects. Another nurse is in isolation in washington, d. C. , after she was exposed to the ebola virus while volunteering in sierra leone. She is an american and is transferred from overseas, so far the patient has not tested positive for the deadly virus, the ebola chief says it will take a long time before the outbreak is under control in western africa. A skier is breathing a sigh of relief after a death defying stunt. Cody townsend plunged through a vertical shoot between two ridges in an alaskan mountain range. Its five football fields stacked together, as tall as the empire state build. When i realized how fast i was going and when it came together, it was terrifying. He made it out unscathed in just 16 seconds. Well, the eagles are gearing up for a big game at the linc this weekend, they are battling for first place against the dallas cowboy, they won their first meeting easy on thanksgiving day and the birds are coming off last weeks disappointing loss against the seahawks here at home and kickoff is at 6 30 and while are you watching the game you can tweet live with our sports team, using the ~ 6 abc eagles. Well help you get things started with eagles game day kickoff. Ducis rogers hosts the show live from the linc. Well, just in time for the holidays, walmart is slashing prices on the late most iphones by 50, the iphone 6 is going for 129 and the iphone 6 plus 229, the customers must buy the phone from walmart along with service from at t, verizon or sprint. They hope to get a push before christmas. Good news for the commuters using bridges operated by the delaware port authority. This will keep the tolls on the four bridges at 5, they delayed raising the round trip toll for two years. New Research Suggests that High School Kids may not be getting enough sleep. They looked at data from the center for Disease Control and they admit to getting less than 5 hours of sleep per night. They recommend kids 13 years or older get 10 a night and lack of sleep can negatively affect memory and Attention Span and put teenagers at risk for chronic disease like obesity. A program in new jersey is helping those in wheelchairs focus on what they can do rather than what they cant. Push to walk is developed for people with spinal cord injuries and paralysis. It was founded by Darren Temple ton and his parents after he became paralyzed after a swimming accident. He lives on his own and drives, and he just tries to live his life as fully and as normally as anyone else. Once are you out there, you just gain more and more confidence as you go and things get better and better. The push to walk facility is in riverdale, new jersey. The Action News Team is out working on news stories beginning tonight at 4 00. Like this one a theft targeting a philadelphia film maker, the person that stole thousands of dollars from m. Knight shamlon. And we break down the things to do around town during the holidays, that is coming up at 4 00. In the meantime, this Holiday Season we want to see how you decked your halls, whether your home is lighting up the block or has a more modest display, sent us a short video on instagram or vine, using ~ 6 abc lights. Or post it to our facebook page, facebook. Com 6 abc action news. Hey its 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. 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Philadelphia 39 degrees and the dew point 22 and the winds out of the north northwest at 16 Miles Per Hour and the pressure is 30. 03, with the winds out of the north northwest. We have a windchill in philadelphia of 30 degrees, allentown 35 and beach haven right now 40 and the upper 30s for reading and even down to lancaster, here is satellite 6 along with action radar you can see the area of low pressure is pull ago way from the midatlantic region and light snow showers across northern sections of new england and this will drift to the north and east and press into canada for the rest of the weekend, youll notice with the winds wrapping up a few break orz holds in the clouds and that is what well experience as we get into the afternoon and our weekend, some moderation and gradual improvement on the way. Brisk with a High Temperature of 36 degrees, if you are traveling down the shore some clouds and pockets of sunshine as well. Slightly below average coming in in Atlantic City of 46 degrees, this is the setup for friday, the area of low pressure departs from the north and east, with the winds out of the northwest, at 10 to 15 Miles Per Hour. Its not as windy as it was yesterday, but still a breeze to contend with at 40 degrees, saturday High Pressure wants to take over still over the ohio valley, that makes its way eastward as we get into the rest of the weekend, most specifically on sunday, 42 degrees and a gentle breeze with a mixture of sun and clouds, the eagles will be at home against the cowboys, kickoff at 8 30 on sunday and partly cloudy and chilly and kickoff temperature 39 degrees and the Fourth Quarter we drop down to 37, the exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast brisk and chilly today and high of 40 degrees and light winds to deal with and not as harsh on saturday and sunday partly sunny and High Temperature 45 degrees, not too far away from average, average is 46, on monday sunny and nice and 48, tuesday sunshine and clouds, a High Temperature of 50 degrees, with hanukkah beginning at sun down on tuesday, and a high of 46, and thursday sunshine and clouds sharing the sky with a High Temperature of 44 degrees, it gets a little better over the weekend and the best part is that the sunshine makes a more dominant appearance. Good Christmas Shopping day. Thank you melissa. Much more ahead in our last half hour at noon, police say that christmas time is the busy season for crooks. Find out how to protect your home and belongings with a simple tool and did paul revere and sam adams, put it there. Action news continues with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. Here are some of the stories we are following at 12 30, police are searching for a thief that targeted a home in philadelphia. And a terrifying ordeal for two 7eleven clerks when a man jumps the counter, the hundred is on for this violent crook, and now the details, a south philadelphia man is talking to action news after a thief broke into his home while he was sleeping, it happened on jackson street at 4 30 a. M. The man went after a pair of pants. Chad the victim tells me inside of those trouszers were was 3,000 and this is a bizarre story because the intruder came in not once but twice. Frank cavallari was sound asleep on his couch when the intruder kicked in his door. Felt someone passed by and walked to where my trausers were and took the trousers and he mumbled something i couldnt