Distifrnive jackets, jones was able to send photographs to all septa officers but two hours past and no luck. Jones spotted the trio from the subway line in philadelphia right below the operation center. I was like wait a minute a sergeant was near jones and ran downstairs, the suspect seemed to know something was up and was arrested without a fight. This is a great idea and image of what we do. Videootech knowledge. Leon jackson and a juvenile were arrested for theft and conspiracy and other charges, they may have managed to get away with the crime if not for technology and joness awareness. Its nice to find them so they can get off our systems and they can get their phones. Septa police say that jackson did admit to stealing that fon. Im live in center city chad pradelli, channel 6 action news. Meantime in indonesia tonight crews are waiting for day break to resume what they are calling a Recovery Mission for the air asia airline that crashed into the scene they pulled body as well as debris from the sea they confirm that everything they found so far is from air asia flight 8501, family of passengers and crew were overcome when they saw images from the crash site. Its a scar with me for the rest of my life, it doesnt change anything but very little there was at least some closure compared to not knowing what happened and holding out hope. Search crews confirm from the air they can see the silhouette of the entire plane. There is much more on the crash investigation on world news tonight with david muir, at 6 30 technically after action news at 6 00. A man suspected in three rapes in Pennypack Park is extradited to philadelphia to face charges. Robert palin was jailed in madison, wisconsin and dna linked him to attacks here. He resisted coming back to philadelphia and is now held on so million bail. Berks county authorities are investigating a suspicious death in Douglasville Police responded to a death on creek road at 12 30 today after passerbys discovered human remains. The body is badly decomposed. And police in dover delaware are hoping you can identify this suspected identity thief surveillance photos were obtained after charging fraudulent charges to a woman in new york, the suspect opened credit cards in the womans name and charged items in ken county under her name. If you have any information on this case please call police. The number is on your screen. A driver managed to walk away without injuries after a serious crash in philadelphia Spring Garden neighborhood. The action cam was thereafter the driver lost control this morning. They ended up driving into a nearby building and leaving a hole in the wall. 2014 of course is drawing to a close and we are about to say hello to a new year and ushering the coldest weather so far. Cecily tynan is live now with more. Remember sunday we had clouds and drizzle but the high was 56 degrees yesterdays high 48 degrees today we dropped another 10 degrees our high only 38 degrees, that is 3 degrees below normal. It gets colder as we get to the new year, right now philadelphia 35 degrees and allentown and reading and lancaster 31 and millville 35 and the poconos big ski week, the current temperature is 22 degrees, there is even colder air lurking well to the north and west. Bismark north dakota only 1 degrees chicago 18 and omaha 5 degrees, you factor in the winds, dangerously cold winds bismark it feels like 25 below and 29 in philadelphia. Hate to complain about our warn, but that colder air is moving in our direction. It wont be that brutal but as you usher in the new year, mostly clear skies and 6 00 fireworks at penns landing and by midnight down to 28 degrees, well have a breeze really all evening so windchills are right around 20 degrees, it will be clear and cold for the new year, we are tracking a storm system for the first weekend of 2015, ill have more details in the full accuweather forecast. Stay on top of the changing weather situation with the new 6abc. Com, you can visit 6abc. Com weather for Storm Tracker 6 radar both the hourly and sevenday forecast and the latest video from our action news meteorologist and our collection of weather related photos and videos. It may be cold but the skies are clear new years eve and new years day that means that philadelphias fire work shows and mummers parades should be quite a treat this year. Action News Reporter sara bloomquist is in center city with more on the preparations. Reporter sharrie, that is right, the city of philadelphia is getting ready to ring in the new year. Here at broad and market these barricades are going up to get ready for start of the mummers parade and if you head down broad street work is underway to get the Fireworks Show ready. Here on a barge here a Company Called pyro techno is putting music to match the fireworks it started high above the Delaware River. We had 3,000 pounds of equipment to bring on board and we are loading the shells. The largest shoot 300 feet in the air exploding with a diameter of almost 600 feet, the first fireworks display happens at 6 00 and the second at midnight and as always expect surprises every year our purchasing department goes to china and spain and italy and we design new things. Heading north to city hall it kicks off this year, members of the quaker city string band making sure they measure it all for their route on. We do final preparations for the parade and verifying the measurements we perform in and making sure we fit and everyone is safe. For the first time the mummers perform here first before making their way down broad, the prsh is on but they are excited. The pressure is on but we enjoy it its a fun time. Once again there are two Fireworks Shows on new years eve the first at 6 00 and the sbtd at midnight. Can you watch them from the fltd side of the Delaware River or over in camden again the mummers step off here at city hall on new years day. Live in center city, im sara bloomquist channel 6 action news. Sara we have breaking news now happening in drexel hill, looking at chopper 6 hd police are on the scene of a shooting at garret road, it only developed over a half hour ago so details are coming in as you can see a heavy police and fire presence as the shooting investigation is underway in drexel hill, fire officials tell us that medics are on the scene. They are treating one person at least at this time. A victim they tell us no one has been transported at this point. There is no confirmation where the person was shot or who may have fired the shots this is happening at 4 30 this afternoon and its an active investigation and with all the Police Activity it is affecting traffic at this point and we expect heavy delays in the area, police are investigating this is happening along garret road and shadeland avenue. All right speaking of traffic lets get a check of the roads and highwayed out there on this evening. That is a job from matt pellman in the Traffic Center. Im ready on this new yours eve eve. A bunch of accidents giving us delays not the least of which is in newcastle county, southbound lanes of 95 and at this point the right lane is blocked and the southbound travel times are double what they ideally should be on 95 and spilling on to southbound 95 and 295 depending on where you are going you may want to use kirk wood highway. And this is the normal northbound backup approaching the vine to cotman avenue and locked up on the roosevelt boulevard on to broad street and a crash on the inner drive near adams avenue is cleared out. But in lower South Hamilton bucks county a crash at street and harding avenue. Well check it again coming up in the next half hour. Much more to come on action news tonight, a case of ebola emerges in britain, the latest on the opinion and her condition is coming up. Plus, hear what local doctors have to say about the flu in our area and how to protect your family ali gorman has the story next and well check back in with cecily tynan. Want to get back to breaking news we are following here at 5 00 chopper 6 hd over drexel hill updated information on this shooting investigation, we do now know this is confirmed this is a Police Involved shooting and we know that police were telling us they were attempting to apprehend a suspect when the shooting happened and the suspect is shot. We are trying to figure out what the alleged crime is police tell us this is a suspect they were trying to apprehend you can see the Police Activity at drexel hill at shadeland avenue, this began at 4 30 this afternoon. Health check now some experts think this flu season could be a rough one for children, and we find out what families around here need to know. Ali gorman joins us with more at the big board. Reporter we are in the thick of it now nationally the cdc says that 15 children have died from the flu this season we typically see 100 kids die of complications from the flu and it has to be taken seriously. And now is the time to do what you can to protect yourself and your family. The flu has hit the epidemic level. Chances are you or someone you know caught the virus this season. At the Childrens Hospital philadelphia dr. Julia salmon director of Infection Control says their numbers are up. Particularly in the last week we saw a dramatic rise in the tests for influenza. My brotherinlaw jason who lives in virginia talks to me via skype. It hit me hard. Fatigue, body aches cough fever and chills. Dr. Salmon says this year could be particularly bad because the strain going around is known to cause severe illness and the vaccine does not protect against all cases but if you did not get the flu shot yet, it is recommended. It includes three to four influenza strains and you may see other strains dominate. And its vital to wash your hands frequently and if are you sick stay away from others. The flu can be contagious a day before symptoms and up to 5 to 7 days after your ill and. One goal is to get better and the other goal is to not spread it beyond me. We did not get to see him at christmas but he is on the men. Tamiflu can help but it has to be given in the first 48 hours. If you or someone you know has the flu be on the lookout for severe symptoms like rapid breathing or shortness of breath this is especially the case for someone very old or someone with an underlying medical problem. Thank you ali. Puffs knows winter is hard on your face. The start of sneeze season. The windblown watery eyes. And of course, the snow angels with your little angels. Thats why puffs is soft. Puffs plus lotion is gentle on sensitive skin. They help soothe irritation by locking in moisture better. So you can always put your best face forward. A face in need deserves puffs indeed. Try puffs softpack today. Its the flexible pack that fits anywhere. Another update from drexel hill in pennsylvania officers shot and killed a suspect they were pursuing there was a confrontation and the suspect was shot and we are told that he or she died. It happened at 3 45, about 45 minutes ago that is heavily traveled and they are choking the scene with investigators. No cars are getting by and one suspect is shot dead at the scene at drexel hill. A scottish nurse is being treated for ebola at a special facility in london she contracted it while working in west africa, she returned to the uk on sunday and started to feel sick yesterday people that through on fights with her are being traced but the risk to others is low. She is the first patient diagnosed with ebola in britain. Cecily tynan is at the big board and telling us to bundle up. The cold air is returning currently if philadelphia 35 degrees the high today only 38 10 degrees cooler and 31 in millville and trenton 32 degrees the winds are diminishing but enough of a breeze to create a windchill of 29 in philadelphia and 24 in allentown. Satellite 6 along with action radar showing we woke up with lots of clouds but now the skies have cleared out nicely as a weak disturbance moved off the coast but when you dont have clouds overhead and you have clear skies this leads the way to pretty good radiational cooling temperatures are dropping tonight mostly clear and cold, the coldest night of december so far. 26 degrees and allentown 29 and millville down to 20 could be a little bit colder tonight. Its dry and ironically, there is a better chance of snow on Christmas Eve and las vegas and Southern California, low pressure near los angeles will start to tap into moisture from the gulf once it moves over texas and this has created widespread winter storm warnings and watches from san diego to texas and even las vegas is under a Winter Weather advisory and could get a trace of snow in vegas tomorrow that is certainly unusual. It will be dry tomorrow and cold and windy windchills tomorrow at 8 00, 22 in philadelphia 17 in reading and 19 in trenton. Heading into the afternoon it stays windy and cold and 3 00 windchills in the 20s and as we rin in the new year, definitely put on a few extra layers at midnight. 21 degrees in philadelphia and windchills in the north and west suburbs in the teens it will be clear and dry and cold for new years. The fiveday at 5 00, chilly winds and windchills in the 20s, we keep the blustery cold weather and bundle up for the mummers parade and windchills in the 20s, friday a mixture of sun and clouds and not that bad at 44 degrees, this is when we get the storm system in Southern California it could be a mix northwest of the city, 40 on saturday and changes over to rain on sunday and windy and mild and behind this system. We had an extended period of cold weather, talking about the full accuweather forecast. Thank you cecily. There is much more coming your way when we come right back. Perdue. We believe in a better chicken. Imported chickens been in the news a lot lately. For chicken that hasnt crossed an ocean look for perdue. Were the First Company to have the usda verify that our chickens are raised in the usa. To bring your family a freshtasting chicken. Perdue. We believe in a better chicken. Now more on the breaking news story from drexel hill, chopper 6 hd still over the Police Involved shooting happened at 4 30 at shade road. They were trying to apprehend a suspect and the suspect was then shot and killed by police we dont know if the suspect was armed or why they were wanted by authorities, Police Officers have swarmed the scene and there are dozens of them. We have an Action News Team on the way. Meantime a pregnant woman walking in philadelphia had no idea she would be the target of a thief who police say was just looking for someone to rob. This Surveillance Video shows the 41yearold victim carrying groceries and in the matter of seconds, the suspect makes his move leaving the woman wounded on the sidewalk. Action News Reporter vernon odom is live on the scene in south philadelphia with more on this story. The residents here remain traumatized tonight in the wake of a brutal attack on the sidewalk three nights until christmas. Its pretty worry some, fear and anger brought on by this brutal attack on a neighborhood resident, the pregnant mother of two was walking home with food, the suspect was stalking her from behind and hits her on the right side of the head and knocks her to the ground and grabs her pocketbook and food before fleeing. This brutal assault is a shock that has neighbors worried and on guard. We sent out an email be aware and cautious when going out. It was about 9 00, that to me is not late for runninger rans and coming home from dinner. Everyone is watching what time they walk their dogs at night and not having head phones in and definitely something to be aware of. Its terrifying to know this is happening in our backyard. After the assault the suspect was seen jumping into this vehicle and fleeing the scene. The same vehicle could be seen before the attack obviously looking for a victim. It appears to be a Dodge Durango from the 20042009 range if you know the suspect call police. The victim remains hospitalized. Its terrifying to know you always have to watch your back. Where will the brutal thug resurface police want to get him off the street as soon as possible. Live in south philadelphia vernon odom, channel 6 action news. Detectives are also trying to find thiefs that grabbed a pizza deliverymans car in West Philadelphia it happened in the courtyard of north 54th street and once the victim saw there was two men he ran off and the suspects ran off and took the delivery man and the car and the man himself was not hurt and they took his delivery bag. A father charged with a deadly crash that killed three council rock students appeared in a courtroom today and michael ware is waiting for a ruling on whether he should face trial for allegedly letting his 15yearold daughter drive his suv in the poconos on Labor Day Weekend the girl had several friends and none of them had their license and they flipped their vehicle. Three students were killed. A little girl is in a delaware hospital because she was hit by a marked Wilmington Police cruiser this afternoon. It happened at dooefer avenue. The child is currently in stable condition. Speed may have played a part in tioganicetown section, this is along wissahickon, the Authorities Say that the car swefbed off the road and down an embankment and into a pole, the female driver died at the scene. A female passenger that was pregnant also was injured. They found alcohol in the car. The philadelphia parents are spending holiday break at district headquarters in Spring Garden. The abrupt closure of Walter PalmerCharter School leaves parents and students looking for schools. Hopefully she gets in i hope and pray that she does get in. The office will be open again tomorrow and friday and enrollment can also be done online. An elderly