saturday. it is tuesday night and the big story on "action news" tonight is the mystery surrounding the disappearance of a vineland woman and her daughter. a "action news" reporter chad pradelli is live at vineland police. chad, what are the developments since we spoke to you at 6:00 o'clock. >> reporter: well, jim, multiple sources tell me that a person of interest is being questioned here at vineland police as investigators try to gather information of whereabouts of the young mother and her three month-old daughter. this is as the family anxiously awaits. >> we miss her. we just hope she's okay. and the baby, you know, the baby is only three months. >> reporter: vineland police say neidy ramirez and her three month-old daughter genesis were last seen friday. friend tells "action news" that ramirez was with her three children at this laundromat and it would be last time ramirez was seen. then on saturday a co-worker saw ramirez chevy blazer on the side of the road of route 55. when ramirez didn't show up for work monday morning the friend informed others, family went to route 55, and immediately call police. >> , i see the koran 55. >> state police responded out there. there was nothing suspicious with the vehicle but the the vehicle was brought off the the roadway by the state police. >> reporter: co-workers at connty pasta showed up a a at vineland police and expressed worry. they say it is unlike ramirez to disappear and not contact friend and family. police have been checking cell phone and other financial record but so far they have turned up little information. >> no activity, that we have found at this point since friday. >> we just want her to come home. we want her to come home and be safe and baby be safe. >> devastating, you know, we're waiting for her to show up through the door. >> she has two more kid, they are here asking for her. they want to know where his mommies. i didn't know what to tell them. >> reporter: ramirez has two other young children. they are staying with relatives. i'm live in vineland, chad pradelli for channel six "action news", jim? >> thanks, chad. new jersey state police are investigating a deadly school bus crash tonight. two men in the car that struck the bus, were killed. while eight high school students and an adult are recovering from their injuries. violent head on collision happened at 5:00 o'clock in southampton burlington county along pemberton road and ridge road. the bus was carrying a lenape valley high school swim team. twenty student were on board plus two coaches, bus aid and a driver. new jersey state police say witness put more of the blame of the volkswagen passat. >> the volkswagen traveling, high rate of speed, possibly improperly passing vehicles entered the lane of the bus striking it head on. >> the wounded students were taken to virtua hospital in mount holly but their injuries are minor. troopers have not yet identified two men killed. philadelphia police are on the the hunt for a serial robber who has been holding up stores and pointing guns in peoples faces. surveillance video captured him at two separate locations last week. the the cigarettes and cigar shop on the 6400 block of sacket street which they say he held up twice and then pizza hut on the 6600 block of frankford avenue this pass saturday. the fortunately, nobody has been hurt but police are asking anybody who can identify the band to it call the the police or text in a tip. we have had a lull but more rain is on the way. it is moving in the tri-state area it will stick around for much of the day tomorrow. lets get the latest information from accu weather and meteorologist cecily tynan. the cecily. >> jim, i have my umbrella out here because we have a fine mist. no organized rain right now but it is very damp. storm tracker six live double scan showing a conveyor belt of moisture that is moving up from the southwest. the do you see that low pressure over the tennessee valley? that will be just tracking to our west as we head through the day tomorrow and that will pull all that rain into our region. so it will be heavy at times and we already got a good soaking, today. rain so far, generally about a half inch to an inch of rain. we could double that by the end of the day tomorrow. also, a problem right now is visibility with a low cloud and fog, and philadelphia reporting visibility of less than a mile, and a mile in the atlantic city airport. poconos visibility down to a half mile and i do think fog will be a problem for your morning commute. so tomorrow morning not a lot of heavy rain for morning commute but there will be areas of fog, light rain, drizzle will, reducing visibility and creating wet road so expect delays, lot of extra time, i'll have details on the timing of the heavy rain and when we will finally dry out coming up with the full forecast, jim. >> all right, cecily. in philadelphia fire on the ninth floor of the 12 story apartment building tonight, forced the evacuation in germantown. fire fighters were able to get the situation under control just before 9:00 at the alden park apartments. they are on the 2900 block of schoolhouse lane. fortunately nobody was hurt here. sixers fans said good bye to kobe bryant tonight and celebrated the occasion by winning their first game of the year. "action news" reporter christie lleto was live outside the wells fargo center. the christie, quite a night in south philadelphia. >> reporter: it was, bryant got a standing ovation before and after the game. it was a packed arena inside likely because this will be the last time that bryant plays in his hometown. the wells fargo center may be the the sixers house, but inside it is a sea of purple and gold. >> why are you here tonight. >> to see kobe. >> we're here to kobe. >> i got my kobe jersey. i got mize purple tights. >> reporter: it didn't take long for tickets to sellout. >> kobe. >> reporter: especially after kobe bryant philadelphia's native son announced he is retiring. >> we found out sunday about 5:00 p.m., and it sold out this after noon. >> reporter: cheers echoed through the arena, sixers veteran doctor j gave the five time world champ a home coming present to remember. bryant's framed high school jersey. >> in seventh grade he did a 360 and everybody knew wow go to the pros. >> reporter: ari saw the magic from the beginning. he a behind other lower merion alumni packed section 113. >> we watched him on the bleachers in lower merion. this is amaze to go see his last game. >> what he said about us, you know, during the nba final. >> reporter: amean cleve a's memory remains fresh from 2001. >> not the whole game but when the time is right, i will try to make sure he sees it. >> reporter: for many, tonight's game is the the end of an era. >> i'm hoping he goes out on top, what he deserves. >> i want kobe to have a good night. i pray that the innings -- sixers win. >> reporter: of course, sixers won so fans are happy about that. while kobe did not want an official farewell tour, it seems like he will probably be getting one. reporting live from south philadelphia, christie lleto, channel six "action news". >> that question, gm a robin roberts sat down with an exclusive one on one interview with bryant today in philadelphia. you will be able to see what he has to say on growing up here, on his retirement and more tomorrow on good morning america at 7:00 right here after "action news". it is unclear how her own legal troubles will end up but today pennsylvania attorney general kathleen kane went on the offensive against porngate. kane named a former state attorney general from maryland to head the probe in the exchange of pornography and objectionable e-mails among pennsylvania prosecutors and judges. doug gansler was maryland's attorney general for two terms. he failed to get democratic nomination for governor. kane had harsh word who doubt legitimacy of her porn gate investigation because her law license has been suspended. >> to a few who challenge it including members of my own staff, i pose a simple three pronged question: are you a white male? are you or one of of your buddies in this e-mail network? are you trying to get my job without the benefit of having to rub for it and being chosen by the people of pennsylvania? >> harsh word indeed. kane is facing charges of perjury and obstruction because she allegedly leaked secret grand jury information to a reporter. forty-eight year-old philadelphia police officer joseph sees has been charged with assaulting a woman on thanksgiving and breaking her nose. authorities say this was a domestic altercation. the the officer was off-duty. he has been suspended with intent to dismiss. former chester county executive has been accused of stealing thousands of dollars of products sold to first responders. investigators say five five-year old tomorrow at westzel s used his position, to steel, $195,000 to products and sell them on e bay. he was fired from the job for watching pornography at work and violating a sexual harassment policy. but thefts were uncovered after he was let go. delaware river port authority launched a discount plan for bridge commuters today. those who make 18 trips in one calendar month from south jersey to pennsylvania, will get an 18-dollar credit on their e-z pass. discount applies to the ben franklin, betsy ross, commodore barry and walt whitman bridgees. congress is close to passing a five-year, 281 billion-dollar transportation bill, and included in the 1300 pages of legislation, is a section a affecting victims of the deadly amtrak derailment in philadelphia this past may. the bill will raise liability on passenger train accidents from 200 million to 295 million-dollar, meaning that the lawsuits, could generate more compensation for the victims. eight people were killed, and about 200 people were hurt, and the bill is expect to come up for a final vote on friday. still to come on "action news" tonight u.s. is spending in special forces on the ground to combat the islamic state. hear from the secretary of the defense. plus after chicago's top copies fired today the controversy we asked outing philadelphia police commissioner charles ramsey if he is in line for the job in his hometown, cecily. i'm tracking heavy rain moving in during the the day tomorrow, i'll have new information on the timing of the rain and when it all moves out coming up in the accu weather forecast. facebook founder mark zuckerberg makes a staggering announcement about his plans for charity while announcing a very personal event, that and more when "action news" continues tonight. the the united states is stepping up the phytogenesis is. the pentagon says that the military will deploy a special operations force to iraq. but it has details the the number of troops in the new mission. defense secretary ash carter would only tell a congressional pan toll day that the size would be more than 50. carter left no doubt this is a crucial operation. >> we're at war. we're using the might of the finest fighting force the world has ever known. tens of thousands of u.s. personnel are operate nothing broader middle east region, more are on the way. >> carter told the house arms services commit thee that the ops will conduct raid, free hostages, gather intelligence and capture isis in iraq ape syria. chicago mayor rahm emmanuel fired police superintendent gary mccarthey today. it is in response to the mounting pressure asking for change. yesterday officer jason van dyke who was charged with murdering 17 year-old laquan mcdonald posted bail and is out of jail. philadelphia police commissioner charles ramsey work on chicago's police force for over 30 years and we asked him tonight if he has been offered mccarthey's job. >> i still plan to retire in january. there are ways of helping organizations, beyond just, leading it in terms of the being a police superintendent or something but i have not heard anything from chicago at all. >> emmanuel also announced creation of the task force to make recommendations on police accountability. philadelphia police are looking for a smash and grab burglar who has struck at least seven times in the past two weeks. surveillance video captured the suspect on numerous occasions throwing a rock to the shatter store windows and glass doors. he then runs to the register to try to get money, sometimes, he has been thwarted and left empty handed. all of the break ins have happened in northeast philadelphia. philadelphia mayor-elect jim kenney held his second town hall meeting tonight this one took place at south philadelphia high school. the residents voiced their concerns about schools, about community policing and about abandoned properties. kenney will host two more meetings this week, one in northeast philadelphia a, the the other in strawberry mansion. on health check at 11:00 tonight fewer mesh adults are being diagnosed with diabetes. that least verses a decades long trend. much of the type two diabetes rise has been driven bio beesty. the cdc says, that in 2009 the number of new diabetes cases reached 1.7 million. but last year that fell to 1.4 million new cases. researchers frankly don't know what led to the drop. overall, there are about 22 million americans, with diabetes. facebook found are mark zuckerberg and his wife priscilla made two big announcements today, the first the arrival of their daughter, max. the second, what they planned to do with their fortune. zuckerberg posted a letter on line saying he plans to give away 99 percent of the couple's facebook shares over their lifetimes. to fight disease, improve education, and build stronger communities. the shares are worth at least today, about $45 billion. >> today is giving tuesday, so very timely. >> i have a hunch that is not a coincidence. >> very nice. >> i feel like my donation to the spca kind of paleness comparison to that. >> it is not that much. >> but important. >> nice to give today. >> mother nature is giving us plenty of rain. more on the way. storm tracker six, live double scan you look at this and think it is kind of nice out there but then we have stepped outside and we have mist and fog. thinks live at skies six philadelphia international airport where you can see damp runways and visibility now is down to 1 mile. this fog will be a problem in the overnight hours, right through the morning commute. temperatures though, barely a drop from our high of 56 degrees today. that is 6 degrees above normal. it is balmy out there. 54 degrees in philadelphia same in millville, sea isle city, wilmington 51. little about the cooler in allentown 47, and trenton 49 degrees. satellite six and action radar shows you can see moisture drain from the south and west. this is the storm system that will bring us a warm front and then a cold front and this will just add up to a lot of rain, tomorrow. pretty mild temperatures too. morning commute, allow plenty of extra time, not because of heavy rain but because of that fog. retuesdayed visibility, some drizzle, at 6:00 o'clock 52. by 8:53. temperatures already higher, then our average high for this time of the year. future tracker showing as we head through the day rainfall will intensify. at 7:30 really not the a lot of organized rain. mostly west of our region, just the fog and drizzle but as we head through mid-morning in the middle of the afternoon this is when we will get this pulse of some heavy rain. temperatures close to 60 degrees. but that rain will continue into the evening commute, and then the whole cold front will sweep off the the eastern seaboard by about 11:00 o'clock, pushing the rain out of here, shift wind out of the northwest and that will bring up a dryer flow of air and bring us returning of sunshine on thursday. future tracker is showing an additional half inch to three-quarters of an inch of rain by wednesday night. so total about half inch to an inch of rain across our entire viewing area. some areas further north and west could get close to 2 inches of rain. much needed rain coming over the course of two days. the exclusive seven day forecast, another rainy day tomorrow but even warmer than today with a high of 61 degrees. the thursday, what a difference a day makes. wind northwest, bringing us a return of sunshine. the it will be cooler but temperatures don't go above normal 53 degrees, friday, beautiful day, mostly sunny and five two. weekend is shaping up nicely. saturday sun with fair weather cloud, 52 degrees on sunday. partly sunny skies, touch warmer, 54 degrees. mild and dry start to hanukkah. temperatures continue to climb on monday up to 56 degrees. tuesday looks like it will be another rainy tuesday with a cloud thickening, rain arriving late in the day on tuesday and into wednesday with a high of 54 degrees. once again do not forget the umbrella tomorrow. david murphy will have an update on the timing of the heaviest rain on "action news" beginning at 4:30. >> thanks, cecily. forty-seventh annual pepper pot award recognized woman at the helm of the philadelphia's ever public events. the award recognized best in class public relations campaign, professionals. philadelphia mayor michael nutter handed out inn telling receipt award to donna ferrell, she served as executive director for world meeting of families and preceded over preparations for the visit of pope francis, to philadelphia. under privileged children will have a more year christmas thanks to volunteers in montgomery county. local marines and volunteers have counted and sorted donations for the toys for tots program. josh shapiro and valerie arkoosh tored the stockpiles in horsham today. family requests will be taken into account by this organization. plans for new years celebrationness philadelphia have been announced including the city's iconic par raid. >> ♪ >> mummers gave a small taste of what is to come today inside city hall there will be two fire works displays this year at 6:00 p.m. and then at midnight along the delaware river hosted by sugar house casino. then the mummers will follow their new route along broad street, from city hall, to washington avenue, and beginning at 9:00 a.m. on new years day. meanwhile, abc television announce today, which artists will join head liner carry under wood for dick clark's rocking eve with ryan see crest. they include luke brian and group one direction will perform in los angeles. count down final hours of 2015, can you believe we're saying that with ryan seacrest right here on channel six, new years rocking eve begins at 8:00 p.m. on december 31st. jimmy kimmel live coming up at 11:35 right here a after "action news". the here's jim which a preview of tonight's show. >> thanks, jim. hello philadelphia. we have a very special, special show for you tonight. >> why don't i just come out here i feel like i can probably help you raise a a lot. >> i think his mike went down. >> we cannot hear him. this holiday, ford america's best-selling brand is giving you more. the ford holiday sales event... with 0% financing for 60 months on 2015 f-150 and focus and 2016 fusion and escape. plus 1,000 dollars holiday bonus cash on 2015 focus and 2016 fusion and escape. it's the best gift ever. now during the ford holiday 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him with a high school jersey, kobe scores first 11 points. l.a. lead by eight at half time. kobe finish with 20. sixers begin a come back in the third quarter. robert covington, game tied at 58. he lead all with 23. fourth quarter covington, to jeremy grant, the sixers win 103-91 for that are first win of the season. it snaps a 18 game skid to begin this season. kobe gets the the loss, but the the sixers walk a away with that illusive first victory. >> i'm pleased for the city. you know, we don't want this streak continuing. we were please todd come in here and get a win for our fans. they deserve it. obviously this is a relief, on many levels but we're going to get greet i, we want a little bit more. >> it what's motional. i am deeply appreciative, beyond belief, it was really very, very special. >> during half time of tonight's game sixers announced they will retire moses malone's number two jersey a at some point next season. to the ice, flyers are slowly turning their rough seas 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with the left shoulder injury. tom brady is highest rated qb in the nfl with a seven to one touchdown to interception ratio. he might carve birds up and eagles defense says it is looking forward to the challenge. >> i am excited. you know, hopefully watch us raise our level of play to go against one of the best. it is exciting. it is a great opportunity for us. hopefully we can gain confidence from playing against brady. we know this week you have to be on top of everything. >> a programming note you can watch temple take on houston in the american athletic conference championship game saturday here on six abc, kick off set for noon. college basketball villanova off to a blistering start six-zero, number eight ranking. cats renew their rivalry with st. joes. villanova shoots the ball well 50 percent from the first half. cats build a 17-point lead. hawks will cut to it five in the second half. isaiah miles. and, that is a ballgame. villanova pulled away down the stretch. daniel owe chef 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