Good afternoon, sarah is off, in the news, a warning for u. S. Military men and women at home. Why Homeland Security wants them to be on alert for a possible attack. Were live at a fedex facility as cyber monday purchases pour in. On action news this noon, a family is lucky to be alive after their home was allegedly the target of a firebombing. It happened on east colter street in germantown section. The fire marshal said the blaze was no accident. Katherine scott joins us live from the scene with the latest on the investigation. Katherine. Rick, a Citywide Arson Task force is investigating the case, Authorities Say this is 23409 the first time they have been called to the home in germantown. Family members tell plee me a young lady has been harassed over the past several months. I heard a boom. And then he heard the fire alarm, you could see the scorch marks on the front door. 8 family members were inside including a 3yearold and baby. Opened the front door it was too hard to contain
Thanksgiving day. Is there your just in case umbrella temperatures range from the 30s to the 50s out there this morning. Is there your satellite radar. Seeing an increase in clouds first and then rain comes after that as part of the cold front that is draped a across the central part of pennsylvania at the moment. Expected to arrive later. So as promised a little bit of sunshine earlier in the day and through see it, sunrise official in a couple minutes a at 7 03. We are at 51 degrees. We expect to top off at 60, maybe more in some places by noon time today. Then showers will roll in. After midnight tonight some places will see a switch over to a slushy wintery mix. We will have more details on that, of course as we get through future cast coming up later on. We will give you seven day forecast and get you ready for next eagles game at home sunday. Hi there bob kelly. Just after 7 00 oclock. 7 01 on this monday morning, back to work and school. So a lot of unusual traffic patterns toda
On buy and stopped the assaults from escalating further. Thursday night jim is offer im Monica Malpass and the big story on action news tonight is a violent assault against a 38yearold students in University City. Action News Reporter Sharee Williams is live at the scene with new information about the suspects possible link to other crimes, sharee. Monica that grad student attacked that happened right here behind me along the sidewalk. Police say dragged 50 feet and in the last half hour more information from police. They tell thus same attacker is now accused of assaulting two 32en powellton and big connection of putting this attacker in scenarios is that he was wearing in the same clothing. We think he was trolling out here for females and walking a loan and trying to rob them. A 38yearold graduate student got off the bus 42 street and walked a block 41 and pine when police say a man struck here in the baingt of the head with a bicycle lock. The come fought back and all while books a
Grassy surfaces and trees, it looks pretty but tonight the temperatures are dropping then could cause problems once again on the roads. Millville 32 and allentown 32 and wilmington 33 and trenton 34 degrees and the poconos 25, once the sunsets, well see problems on the untreated surfaces. Here is what so expect tonight, flurries and temperatures dropping below freezing and once again patchy, black ice especially the bridges and overpasses, ill talk about the return of sunshine and warming temperatures. Coming up in the full accuweather forecast. Something to look forward to thank you cecily. Follow the wintry weather at 6abc. Com weather, we are always updating the hourly and sevenday forecast and Storm Tracker will show you the path of any weather and well have the latest forecast from action news, find it at 6abc. Com weather. Breaking right now, the man accused of murdering Philadelphia Police officer moses walker jr. Was found guilty. The sentence was handed down to rafael jones, i
Neighborhood. Good evening im iain page. Im lucy noland. On Jennifer Joyce is live at the scene tonight. Hopefully well be able to stab some contact with her. This is the scene there from skyfox we were talking about. Jennifer joyce is there at the scene along with a photographer, of course, and we are going to get that information from her as soon as we can talk to her. Right now Drexel University now says two more students have been assaulted near campus. This is just one day after a man sexually assaulted a 21yearold student in her off campus apartment. The School Center an alert to students today about the attack saying a man targeted two more women this morning. Both victims today say a man groped them on powelton one near 34th street. Other near 35th. No arrests as of yet. A mid the growing National Debate over the use of deadly force by police, some Philadelphia Police officers have begun wearing body cameras. A small group is trying out the cameras in a test program. Police say