lauren. >> the ban can go into effect even while challenges continue to be heard in lower federal courts. restrictions can now be placed on citizens from those eight nations, six of which are majority muslims. two federal judges blocked the latest version of the ban in october but those rulings are now set aside. now, you may remember, there had been different versions of this ban. this is the third attempt by the trump administration. it was rewritten after furious protests and legal challenges broke out over previous versions during the early months of 2017. this version of the ban allows travel restrictions on citizens from those eight targeted countries, even if they do have personal relationships with someone in america. live in the breaking news center, lauren mayk, nbc 10 news. our coverage of this breaking news on the travel ban continues on "nbc nightly news" with lester holt at 6:30 right after this newscast.

>> cvs has announced plans to purchase aetna. >> cvs has a mass tive footprin across our region. >> 65 stores in the city of philadelphia alone and they are in virtually every town in southern jersey and northern delaware, too. but now this megapharmacy chain wants to do much more than just sell you shampoo and fill your prescriptions. cvs storefronts like this would become the front doors to patients' entire health care experience. a one-stop shop for all types of medical needs. for regular customers like bob reinhart, this sets off alarms about fair competition and fair pricing. >> too many businesses buying out other businesses and

becoming controlling everything. >> reporter: cvs' $69 billion acquisition of aetna, they plan to add more medical services inside cvs stores and get more involved in managing patients' conditions. according to this health ceo this morning. >> the next step is executing and beginning the integration process. >> they can go way beyond dispensing medications. they can broaden their services and target specific customers. >> reporter: michael howley says there is a potential for customer convenience with merger sharing because it's two players in adjoining space, not competitors. he also acknowledges possible pit falls are real. >> the fears are well-founded

across a broad he can spectrum. it could be choice limiting for patients. >> judging from cvs stores across our region, those fears are common. >> that's not the way it works here. >> so many people are asking if this will impact the cost of their prescriptions. the answer is complicated but probably not at least in the beginning, although over time this mega cvs and insurer company could impact having sufficient bargaining power such that the costs would lower. the question then is would they pass that along to customers. reporting live, george spencer, nbc 10 news. >> new at 6:00, a pennsylvania state trooper shot during a traffic stop is now out of the ç hospital. seth kelly was shot several times in plainfield township.

kelly endured several operations. the suspect is facing attempted murder charges. also new at 6:00, seth williams is no longer in the state of pennsylvania. williams was moved to a prison in oklahoma city. he's accused of accepting bribes from a businessman while in office. right now at 6:00, a philadelphia judge fires back at rapper meek mill and celebrities who are fighting to get him released from prison. she suggested he may have cheated on drug tests and questioned how good of a father he is. all of those comments came as the judge denied meek mills' latest request for bail. >> dee anna durante is digging

through the paperwork today. >> reporter: his lawyers say he's a threat to no one. supporters of meek mill have accused the judge in the case of abusing her power and holding the rapper for far too long on probation violations. she says he is a great risk to the safety of others. she also wrote that the defendant claims to be involved in his son's life but he doesn't reside in philadelphia county. the artist was arrested after a video showed him doing wheelies that surfaced on social media. he was using a dirt bike to sell drugs in 2008 and the latest arrest comes with an issue with a dirt bike. lawyers for meek mills fired back asking the judge to step aside saying that the fbi is investigating her for her behavior in the case.

the fbi is not confirming or denying any investigation but defense lawyers say if the judge didn't know about the federal investigation back in november, they are certain she knows about it now. lawyers did not go into specific details about what they know about this fbi investigation or how they came to know about it but they do s if the judge has knowledge of it, that alone should be enough to have her step aside.deanna durante, >> our coverage of the meek mills news continues. you can see the timeline of how the rapper ended up in jail. you'll be the first to know anything that develops in this case. >> police are investigating after two people were found shot to death inside of a motel. this was the scene a short time ago on governor's boulevard. within the last hour, the investigators arrived on the scene. both victims were shot in the head. no arrests have been made.

three philadelphia teenagers are under arrest. november 26th, they tried to rob him. nothing was stolen. the teenagers all attended lincoln high school. turning now to your first alert neighborhood weather, we're bracing for some rain heading our way now. it's dry tonight as we look live at the camera. the rain is moving in for tomorrow. see it there on first alert radar. let's go to tammie souza. >> it looks like we'll be fine tonight so if you have plans, go out he enjoy yourself. grab the umbrella. it's midday tomorrow that the rain moves in here in earnest. doppler radar is quiet. take a look at these lines of strong and severe storms moving

across the central plains into the upper midwest. damage will be associated with them. that's where the cold front is. behind it, cold air and potentially these types of temperatures are ain our direction. we're enjoying warm and unseasonably warm weather. it's 57 in pittsburgh. 47 in allentown and 47 in atlantic city. we're going to be in the 40s tonight. a very mild night and rain followed by a cold blast. president trump is defending a former member of his inner circle who pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi. he admitted to lying about speaking with russian officials. today the president says he feels badly for flynn as he pointed the finger at hillary clinton. >> hillary clinton lied many times to the fbi.

nothing happened to her. flynn lied and they destroyed his life. i think it's a shame. the president offered no evidence to support his claim that clinton lied to the fbi. as part of his guilt plea, michael flynn will work with the investigators looking into wll russia meddled in our last election. today, president trump officially endorsed a senate candidate who's been accused of sexually assaulting teenaged girls. today the president spoke to republican roy moore on the phone. shortly after that call, moore's campaign put out a statement thanking the president for his endorsement. last month the president said alabama voters must elect moore to keep a liberal democrat from winning. moore denied the allegations that he assaulted young girls. new at 6:00, pennsylvania's governor wants to develop a system for anonymously reporting sexual misconduct. governor tom will says he's trying to make the state capitol safer. he said he's heard of disturbing stories of threatening behavior against women and says victims

don't come forward because they are afraid of being retaliated against. in delaware, ladders were used to rescue people in claymont. the fire happened around 3:00 this afternoon. it began between a stairwell and sixth floor apartment on society drive. as we said, everyone made it out safely. new at 6:00, a swamp escape in bristol township. police are looking for that driver that hit a pedestrian on state road in croydon. also new at 6:00, a stranger inappropriately grabs a child in a bucks county grocery store. tonight, lower southampton the suspect. he grabbed the rear-end of a 13-year-old girl and then ran away. up next, all new at 6:00,

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new at 6:00, cracking cold cases using your facebook feed. tonight, police in delaware are harnessing the power of social media to solve cases that remain unsolved. >> delaware bureau reporter tim furlong shows us that families could be forced to wait too long. >> reporter: we covered this story in december 2012. lured outside with a text message and then murdered, his case is still unsolved. >> edwin was killed in may 2015, a person of interest on this video but still no arrests. the new castle county police department created a cold case unit but now they are taking it to social media. >> it's about providing answer to the families because they are suffering. >> reporter: you will find well-produced video that the department has made for each cold case.

more videos will be rolled out on a regular basis. they want you to take a look and jog your memory if you have any information about a case. >> we need you to go on social media, to view the videos. we need you to share the videos. we need you to "like" the videos. >> solving cases isn't going to bring the loved ones back but can give them closer to move on a little bit. the families say, if not to help them, help everyone else lock up killers. >> it gets the people off the street and we have whatever to commit something like bullets it gets them off the streets so hurt anybody else. >> reporter: there are cash rewards in this case. if you have any information, call crime stoppers or the new castle county police. a new jersey congressman is betting the u.s. supreme court

will allow gambling. they would be in favor of ending a law that bans states from offering sports betting and at the same time, congressman frank pallone introduced a bill that allows them to move forward. sports leagues propose changing the law but the court will rule on it in june. ♪ >> a lunchtime treat for shoppers at liberty place in center city. this choir delighted the crowd with a few songs. it's the perfect way to get in the holiday spirit. not a bad night to be outside at all enjoying the holiday lights. the philadelphia museum of art, it's beautiful. >> we're tracking rain heading our way as you can see on first alert radar. let's bring in tammie souza. >> big changes on the way. first the rain and then maybe

the snow scrapers and snow shovels to follow that. outside, we have a beautiful night. clouds have moved in. we have a little sunshine earlier today and we made it to 54 degrees. that's 5 degrees above where we should be at 49. no rain out there and high wind gust of only 10 miles an hour which explains why we had that fog this morning. the air wasn't moving around. it took a while to burn off. nothing showing up on doppler radar as far as rain here in the greater philadelphia area. you can see the clouds beginning to roll in all the way from berks county to the jersey shore. we'll see cloud cover tonight and tomorrow. now, the first of the showers, you can see, crossing the great lakes and crossing portions of northern pennsylvania and further to the west, a well-defined line right here of severe storms. some will produce large hail and behind that very clear air and very cold air because we have snow, significant snow across the northern plains.

ahead of that we break this down. mild air in place. ahead of that front, blue arrows behind it to indicate the colder air that will move in. let's break it down for you neighborhood by neighborhood. at 8:00, we're dropping into the 40s. winds generally out of the east. in the southeast, it's fairly mild. you wake up in the 40s. not the 30s where we should be. clouds in place and maybe an isolated shower across the area. by the time we reach the early afternoon, we're getting steady rain across berks county and lehigh valley. you may see a thunderstorm out there as well. there's enough lift in the atmosphere. we're not expecting severe weather here but there's a potential for an isolated thunderstorm to pop up. look at the winds streaming in from the south. very breezy and mild. by 9:00 tomorrow night, steady rain still ongoing.

the temperature is now risen to 60 degrees in philadelphia. and cold air moving in out of the west, thursday we make it only into the low 40s with sunshine and off to the west you don't see any green. you see white stuff. why is that? well, our warm air will depart. look at the next ten days. cold air continues to rotate across our area. our highs only in the 30s and 40s. and look at ten days from now, the temperatures across the area. we may only top out in the upper 20s and low 30s. it's going fto be fearsome. we're looking at 60 tomorrow and

after midnight, temperatures fall throughout the day. we see a rain/snow mix possibly on saturday and look at these temperatures. right around freezing by next week, that's when we could see our first accumulating snow guys? >> the eagles were left with a bitter taste in their mouth and mall c malcolm explains coming up next in sports.

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the eagles' nine-game winning streak came to an end last night in the game against the seahawks. carson wentz struggled and a fumble at the goal line with a chance to tie the game. he said he's hoping to get another shot. >> a little bit of blood in our mouth. you know, that's when you learn who you are. and we have a lot of guys that enjoy that adversity and challenge. we've got to make sure that, you know, we're better prepared and we get ready to weather the storm. >> the eagles decided not to come back after the loss and instead they are staying in los angeles. doug pederson's press conference wrapped up less than an hour ago and he explained that decision.

>> the challenge is we're trying to eliminate distractions. we're trying to make sure it's hard when you have back-to-back west coast trips like this to fly back home and practice and come back out this way at the end of the week. so trying to keep the week as normal as possible for the guys, for the coaches. we've got asetup he.ers have evt they need. >> simmons will play tonight despite suffering from flu symptoms. here's brett brown on playing simmons. >> there definitely is that feel, that judgment. you know, we'll probably all see what i do and feel what i feel, too. but the plan is to, you know, give them the ball, start in the game and, you know, go from

there. >> meanwhile, the flyers will try to halt a ten game losing streak. >> ten ouch. >> i know. >> thanks, marshall. coming up at 11:00, a major win for the trump administration. we've been telling you about it and it will impact hundreds of thousands of families. >> tonight, what the supreme court's decision will mean for many in our area. getting a cancer diagnosis is difficult.

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darlene: i'm thankful to be able to help people in crisis. vanessa: i'm thankful that addiction is treatable, and that help is available. christie: new jersey is experiencing a heroin epidemic fueled by opioid painkillers. but if you or someone you love is struggling with addiction, i want you to know: we are here for you. this holiday season, choose help. call 844 reach nj or visit reachnj.gov. a good night for the bluecross river rink. what a good nice to be out there. >> it will be perfect conditions. very soon it will be perfect conditions. 60 tomorrow but cloudy into the week. only in the upper 30s and low 40s. we'll see rain with that 60 tomorrow, too, so it's not like a true sunny day. by the end of the ten-day, we'll be lucky if we can break the freezing mark. >> get the heavier coats ready.

>> yep. that's our news at 6:00. i'm jim rosenfield. >> and i'm jacqueline london. "nbc nightly news" is next. see you back here tonight. tonight what did president trump know and when did he know about michael flynn lying to the fbi? and could one of his new tweets be used against him? a storm of controversy as the president's lawyer now says a president cannot obstruct justice. also tonight, president trump endorses alabama senate candidate roy moore. and hours later new evidence from a woman who says she dated roy moore when he was 34 and she was 17. moore later claimed he didn't know her. breaking news from the supreme court allowing the president's travel ban to be fully enforced. a blockbuster deal that could affect your health care. what cvs buying aetna could mean for how much you pay for prescription drugs.