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chris sowers joins us with the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, it's great news. >> reporter: it is wonderful news, you can count on one hand how much sunshine hours worth we'll see the entire week combined. at least a decent amount. let's look at the atlantic city skyline. temperatures are on the chilly side. we're seeing clearing taking place up above. that will lead to sunshine later today. temperature-wise, seasonallably cold. 33 -- seasonable cold, 33 degrees in allentown. 28 in lancaster, 31 in millville. we have a bit of a breeze so the temperatures feel are 5 to 7 degrees cooler. dover, 23. feels like 28 in philadelphia and trenton you have a current windchill of 26.

satellite and radar, there's the huge nor'easter it came running up the eastern seaboard and stopped dead in its traction in new england. you've been feeling the effect of that, we've been dealing with the northwesterly breeze and fairly chilly temperatures. sun and clouds, breezy, high of 42. it's better in the week ahead. i'll have the details in the seven day in just a bit. eva? >> the big story on "action news" this saturday morning is the final farewell to a fall firefighter, funeral services will be held for joyce craig the first female firefighter to line in the duty -- line of duty in philadelphia. she died on tuesday. now, family friend and colleagues will say goodbye. annie mccormick has more from bachelor brothers funeral home. >> a police escort brought joyce craig's family members to

the funeral home. craig leaves behind a 16-year-old son and 16-month-old daughter. >> she managed to balance, job and motherhood. she balanced it very well. i'm very proud of her, i'm going to miss her. >> hundreds of friends, family and colleagues wrapped around the block to pay their respects, they spoke about two joyce craigs, the devoted mother and fearless firefighter. >> loved her job dedicated her life to her job. i respected her a female firefighter? >> she was concerned about all people no matter how would or what color or anything like that, she was just a heart-loving person for all people. >> the decorated veteran of 11 years worked her way up the ranks to her 4th and final station engine 64 in lawncrest.

the fire on middleton street she was working voluntary overtime at engine 73. the first of two viewings begins a weekend of mourning for the first philadelphia firefighter to die in a line of duty. >> i had the pleasure of meeting her at a fire service conference, so it was a sense of obligation to show my support. >> it will go from 71st and broad and go all the way to ivy hill cemetary. annie mccormick. >> there will be several bus detours, septa says the detours will be around broad and 69th cheltenham. the routes affected are 6, 16, 18, 22, h and xh. you can get the full details on septa's website. a man is behind bars

charged with assaulting a grad student walking in the university section of the city. the attacker grabbed a 38-year-old woman at 41st and pine. police are trying to determine if the suspect is the same man who groped two drexel students and robbed and assaulted another student on monday. his bail has been set at $150,000. a handicapped woman was killed when she lost control of the car on the boulevard. the car smashed into a tree and burst into flames in hunting park at 2:30. police tell "action news" several people tried to stop and rescue the woman. no word on what caused the woman to lose control of the vehicle. a man trying to outrun police crashes his car in northeast philadelphia. the action cam was at that scene. investigators say this is where the car went out of out of of c.

he is in critical condition. so far police have not said why they were pursuing the man. several children were hurt in a crash on the schuylkill expressway that left two cars overturned. it happened last night in the eastbound lanes near the blue route in west conshohocken. police say a total of five cars were involved in the accident. three kids were rushed to children's hospital philadelphia, with non-life threatening injuries. a close employee of m knight shyamalan is accused of stealing from the director. it is said she made $15,000 of personal purchases from the credit card while on the job. could be bee will be sentenced in february and tastes up to 7 years in prison. a man from south

philadelphia has lost his life savings in a home invasion. the intruder kicked in his door on the 700 block of jackson street early yesterday morning. the suspect walked out with $3,000 in savings that cavaliero just cashed in. >> it took forever to save it up, nickels, dimes, quarters, pennies i'm not a wealthy man, i'm handsome, watch your mouth, [laughter]. video shows the suspects approaching the house around 4:30. police detective ernie morris has worked tirelessly for years to help the community. the community is giving back, dann cuellar has the story. >> reporter: it was the annual pots grove middle school winter wonder land pta dance, normally

ernie morris would be a chaperone. this was different. a good portion of the money raced from from the event is being donated to morris, morris his life, christine and katie and his other daughter were in their hotel room when they got word their house was destroyed by a fire. >> they were standing in a hotel room, i started crying, what do we do. >> reporter: surveillance video shows a neighbor used a grill lighter to light christmas ornaments on fire. believing morris was responsible for the on going incarceration of her son who has history of drug abuse and run-ins with the

law. >> the outpouring from the community has been overwhelming. >> i've said it a million times, i'll keep saying it she affected so many people and they rallied around us. >> we come together and helped each other out. >> reporter: overall they expect to raise $1,500 for the family. >> there's a big group of loving and caring people especially my brothers and sisters in blue, you know, i see now it's a small portion of bad people out there. >> reporter: in the wake of the tragedy, any community is defined by how it responds to what has happened. this fundraiser truly defines the good people of potsgrove, dann cuellar channel 6 "action news." >> the results of a disturbing new study on the health of the

nation. trees are no match for the powerful wind in the pacific northwest. >> reporter: they have been dealing with rough stuff out there. for us it's chilly this morning, windchills in the low to mid 20s. we have improving conditions in the seven-day forecast, i'll have it for you when we come right back. hey! it's mister monopoly.

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>> this is part of a so-called

pineapple express storm system that's been wreaking havoc across the north. the strongest reported wind since 1981. when i saw the storm system, i didn't think it made sense. >> reporter: it doesn't have anything to do with the pineapple express. the pineapple express is the southern branch. jet. i saw wind speeds as high as 130 miles per hour on the west coast. let's go live on sky 6. they are getting battered on the west coast. we've been dealing with the storm on the east coast, as well. in the center part of the country is nice and quiet. that quiet weather will be pulling east over the next couple of days. speaking of quiet as we look at the philadelphia international airport. it's not too bad out there. isn't this a nice sight, storm

tracker 6 live double scan crystal clear. allentown, 33, reading, 32, poconos 28 and millville, 31 degrees, winds speeds in the 10 to 15 miles per hour, you take the mid 30s, you add 10 to 15 miles per hour wind it feels like the low to mid 20s out there right now. you will need to bundle up this morning, hopefully we'll get a decent amount of sunshine that will warm us up this afternoon. sat light and radar shows a few clouds to the west, that's about it. here's the nor'easter that slammed through on tuesday, it ran up the eastern seaboard and all of a sudden it hit a blocking high over the canadian maritimes. it's sitting and spinning ever since. we had heavy snow on tuesday, and wednesday, yesterday we saw a little bit of sunshine, we'll continue to see improvements in the forecast over the next couple of days as the low departs the area. for today, a quiet afternoon,

sunday same thing, high pressure moving in on in. this time a milder high. each and everyday the numbers will increase. as a matter of fact by the time we get into tuesday and wednesday, high temperatures could reach 50 degrees, a nice, little warm up is on the way. this system, this is a great lakes cutter it will pull up to the northeast and warm our temperature and showers by tuesday, that's it as far as rail over the next several days. allentown, sun and clouds, chilly, 39 degrees. milder at the jersey shore, atlantic city, 43, breezy, patchy clouds, philadelphia, 42 degrees, combination of sun and clouds, a nice quiet afternoon, wind out of the northwest at 10 to 20 miles per hour. day planner 42 around 3:00 p.m. combination of sun and cloud by 6:00 p.m. we're back down to 38. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 42 today, 46 sunday you can see how the numbers start to climb. monday mostly sunny, 47, nice

and quiet. tuesday there could spotty showers out there, doesn't look like anything too heavy at this point. 50, that's the day, wednesday, sunny and breezy, 46. thursday and friday, cooler, sun and clouds for thursday, 42 and friday, sunny and 40 degrees, not a bad seven-day forecast. you were on vacation all week and you said it was freezing for florida. >> upper 60s, low 60s. >> reporter: i would have loved the 60s up here. >> it's not what you expect in florida. >> reporter: don't forget you can take 6abc.com with you. the new smart design fits any device you have, whether it's your tablet or smart phone, no matter how large or small that screen. check it out by visiting 6abc.com anytime anywhere. we're following breaks news for you this morning, philadelphia firefighters are battling an early-morning fire in the city's strawberry mansion

section. crews were called out to the 2700 block of west lehigh avenue around 5:18 where they found heavy smoke coming from the third floor of a three-story home located in the middle of the block of the crews are battling the fire. several residents have been evacuated from nearby homes and lehigh avenue is shut down between 26th and 28th streets. philadelphia firefighters are battling this early-morning fire in the strawberry mansion section. avoid lehigh avenue between 26th and 28th street. we'll continue to follow this breaking story on air and online at 6abc.com stay with us.

>> good saturday morning, sky6 live hd taking a live look for us, over center city. it is 36 degrees outside 5:49.

in "healthcheck," a new study shows most patients who signed up for affordable care act, the only isolated cases of consumers struggling to get appointments. most patients are receiving the care they need even if they have to wait longer and drive farther. 81% of prime rather care doctors in the study say they are overextended or at full capacity when it comes to patients. a disturbing new health report on america's health we're getting fatter and lazier. karen travers has the conclusions of this report. >> reporter: this may not be surprising, last year, americans got larger. according to an annual nationwide report from the united health foundation, one-third of adults are considered obese. >> this organization has been putting out this report for 25

years and in these 25 years obesity has gone up 125%. nearly a quarter of americans say they have not done any physical activity in the last 30 days that's up from last year's report. >> i'm guilty, i have a membership to want gym literally across the street from me, it's a time issue. >> reporter: the statistics show a troubling trend over the past 25 years. during that time the absent dowbility obesity rate doubled and diabetes rate doubled. hawaii comes in at number one. >> it's warm and beautiful, although it's expensive, i think people are very happy they want to go outside and do thing. new england makes a strong showing, vermont, massachusetts and connecticut come in second, third and fourth.

mississippi is ranked the least healthy in the nation. its neighbors arkansas and louisiana are just behind. nationwide, smoking is down 3% and immunizations are up five. karen travers abc news washington. snow flurries are a good reminder to get your car ready for the winter. check the batteries, and put in jumper cables and nonperishable foods. >> 32 degrees you're losing the cranking power. with the polar vortex last year you're losing that energy to start your car. >> tips stay in the back of the plow trucks don't pass, keep a

good amount of distance between your car and the truck ahead

>> good morning to you on this saturday, sky6 live hd taking a live look at penns landing, 5:55. chrysler is expanding it's recall. it was in four years now it's in 12 to comply with the request of the national highway traffic safety station. takata air bags can explode under humid conditions sending shrapnel out. aforesaid blackberry

favors -- ford favors blackberry over microsoft. scams from santa claus,. mcdonalds is expanding it's custom sandwich occupation called create your own -- option, called create your own taste, you can pick out the bun and cheese, and the topping you want, the fast food will be slower, the touch screen kiosks will be rolled out next year. a waitress down on her luck received quiet a tip. as icindy loved her job, but

she had trouble getting there. employees decided to buy her a 2008. ford fusion. >> there are good people in the world that are watching. that care, you know, and you might not even know them. >> this is video of grady getting keys to a new car and it has gone viral on facebook. much more to come on "action news" saturday morning. a epic comes to the big screen theekd -- this weekend. nfl is dealing with an outbreak of the mumps.

>> good morning it is 6:00 a.m., saturday, december 13. here's some of the stories we're following on "action news." saying goodbye, the first female firefighter killed in the line of duty will be laid to rest today. flames consume a delaware home overnight sending a dozen

people out into the cold night air. plus, the mudslides and flooding and tornado, the west coast is reeling from a monster storm that slammed ashore. meteorologist chris sowers joins us to look at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, a lot quieter for us this morning. >> reporter: fortunately, because it's about a rough week with our fair share of weather from gusty winds to heavy rains and heavy snow showers we saw thursday, right now it's nice and quiet. there's the view of the camden waterfront. we're dealing with the coastal system that's spinning up in new england. the effects will be less and less and less each and everyday from this day on. windchills are blustery, you'll need to bundle up when you head outdoors, 29 in philadelphia. 29 in trenton, 26 in the poconos. the freezing mark in allentown, 26 in lancaster and 23 in wilmington, bone-chilling 21 in dover. satellite and radar shows clear