they are being interviewed by investigators here. what investigators are going to have to do is establish who was driving the truck early this morning. this afternoon a sharp eyed bristol borough sergeant spotted this 1990's red ram pickup truck in the 500 block of bath street. fresh damage to the right front and side was clearly evident. bristol township police say this is the vehicle that left deep ruts in this lawn before it slammed into this levittown home overnight and then sped off. >> a radio crawl bristol borough p police that he located the vehicle at 550 vance street. it's definitely the vehicle. >> reporter: the red truck slammed into the back bedroom of the house about three:30 a.m. inside elderly terminally ill jenny russo was on hospice care. her son rushed to her. >> i go back there and see the

dresser drawer leaned over ready to fall on top her and there was cold air coming in, there was a gaping hole right into the wall. had to get that cold air to stop so i picked her up, put her into my bedroom which is the next room over so there was warmth in there. >> reporter: her son says she was frail, only 58 pounds. firefighters moved her bed into the warmer living room. her son thinks those moves may have hasten heard passing. >> we moved her twice. it was too much for her. >> reporter: the bucks countytor said that the d.a.'s office is in consultation with the coroner. well, her family says miss russo had lived a long active life though she had recently become ill. december. is her birthday. she turned 93 today.

john rawlins channel6 "action news." >> a school bus driver went to the hospital this afternoon after crashing into a pole. happened on the roosevelt boulevard extension in tioga nicetown just before 1:30. the driver said wires from the bus caused him to lose control and hit the pole near wissahickon avenue. he went to temple hospital with second degree burns. there were 23 high school students on the bus. everyone is okay. the crash blocked two lanes of traffic. >> a worker was killed at a delaware landfill today after he was hit by a piece of equipment. chopper 6 hd was overt cherry hill -- cherry island landfill on east 12th street in wilmington. that is where the contractor was killed just before 12:30 this afternoon. police have not told us the victim's name but they say he was between 20 and 30 years old. hundreds of police officers paid respects to officer rafael ramos, one of two new york city patrolmen assassinate in there his cruiser. his cass at the time arrived casket arrived for awake in

queens. his funeral is slated for tomorrow one week after the ambush that left him and his partner dead. officer wenjan liu's family is mostly in china and they're still working on his arrangements. susan sol knee will have more on the services and new threats against the nypd coming up at 4:30. >> time for a check of the accuweather forecast. >> and a lovely sunny day out there. let's go outside to meteorologist melissa magee. great day after christmas. >> yeah, really nicer line. it doesn't feel like we're at the end of the month of december. hopefully you had a nice holiday. today we're looking pretty good as well. this afternoon temperatures are still in the lower 50's, upper 40's. philadelphia right now 49 degrees. 47 in reading, allentown also in the uner 40's. look at the poconos right now, 42. along the coast from beach haven down to sea isle city temperatures are also in the upper 40's. satellite 6 along with action radar shows you not a whole lot to track today. that is good news if perhaps you're heading out later this

afternoon. we have high pressure in control so with in high overhead much of the delaware and lehigh valleys we've got a mostly sunny sky overhead turning clear for the rest of the afternoon. we've got you covered with that evening planner. 7 o'clock this evening that temperature around 45 degrees. that is still above our normal high for this time of year. it's mostly clear at 8 o'clock tonight, 43. 42 is average fort us. we'll hit that at 9 o'clock. 10 o'clock we'll drop down forty one here's the call from accuweather as we press forward and look at the weekend call. on saturday plenty of sunshine, it's sunny and mild, above average, up to 55 degrees. and once we get into sunday, clouds will roll in and as we get into the sector half of the weekend we're track something changes. lots of clouds move in with the threat some of showers and a high temperature then of 50 degrees. so, the weekend not too bad, a bit of a 50-50. once that front moves through as we get into sunday a dose of reality on the way next week. we'll talk about those details with the full and exclusive accuweather forecast.

rick. >> melissa we'll see you back inside. thank you. shoppers got to take advantage of the sunny weather today. some were making returns, others went looking for those last few items they didn't find under their tree. as "action news" reporter katherine scott tells us some were out trying to find an after christmas deal. >> they had great dealsism the mother of four delilah left his wynnefield heightsly target with a full shopping cart. this year her opportunity for christmas shopping fell on december 26th and it was a success. >> i got some toys for the boys, i got a scooter and some alphabet things and a nice little thing for my daughter. >> reporter: you know it's the day after can christmas. >> right. you know how it is. i'm a working mom. >> reporter: the french familiar from roxborough was here for acquisitions not returns many they already have their eye on next christmas and were hoping for rock bottom prices. >> we're going buy some christmas stuff, ornaments, lights, anything that's on

sale. >> reporter: over at cherry hill mall the first stores opened at 7:00 a.m. retailers were expecting crowds after what they describe as a solid holiday shopping season so far. >> the 26th of december has now become one of the busiest shopping dates year. there was a time where it was dedicated for returns. now it's become a very affect tiff day for shoppers. >> reporter: discounts were posted, price still slashed, merchandise ready to move off the shelves to make way for next season's gear. and shoppers were tempted. >> i got my shoes. don't tell my husband. >> reporter: but for many there were still returns and exchanges left to make and they wanted to get in the door before everybody else. >> we don't want to deal with people. >> the crowds, exactly. get out early, you know, a lot of returns today so figure get in, get out. >> reporter: for a lot of shoppers we spoke with they wanted to come out today and get their errands today because they're ready for this holiday shopping season to do you mean a close and maybe start getting rest for next year. in wynnefield heights,

katherine scott, channel6 "action news." >> well, if you unwrapped a new smartphone or tablet on christmas morning you can make the new gift better. download the 6abc family of apps. we have the six apps news app the storm tracker 6, 6abc events, the 6abc alarm clock and the watch abs app. they're designed to make your devices work better to your. download them from the apple and android app stores and they're absolutely free. >> a north philadelphia pizza shop was robbed after gunpoint this week and today police release new surveillance video that captures the thieves at work. the men walked into the little caesar's store on the 1100 block of west girard avenue monday night. they shoved one employee over the counter and forced another employee into a back room. the worker was punched and kicked when he said he didn't have the code for the safe. the robbers left him -- left with cash from the register. they were last seen heading west on girard avenue.

the fbi believes this man is that behind six bank robberies in philadelphia in the past two weeks and he struck again today. investigators say he tried to hold up the wells fargo branch on north 52nd street at 11:00 this morning. they think he also robbed the pnc branch on north broad street on tuesday and four other banks between today and december 11th. no one was hurt in any of the crimes. there is a possible reward for tips that lead to his capture. >> well, the florida developer who wants to buy the revel casino hotel in atlantic city now wants a discount. lawyers for glen straub said this week the property should be sold for $8 million less than what he bid at auction. straub was the runner up but ended up in line to buy revel after the winning bidder backed out. straub said he would only bid $90 million if he knew that. so he wants a judge to honor that bid then deduct a $3 million break up fee because revel is keeping the original bidder's $11 million

deposit. a judge will decide on january 5th. >> we want to wish a happy kwanzaa to all of you who are celebrating this year the seven day holiday begins today and runs through january 1st. the goal to help african-americans reconnect with their roots by celebrating african culture. a professor at california state university at long beach created in it 1966 as a be be nonreligious celebration of family and social values. each day is dedicated to a principle beginning today with unity. >> and still ahead on "action news" at 4:00 vladimir putin cancels christmas. why the russian president isn't letting some people go home for the holidays. >> plus, it was a very special christmas delivery. a baby born right on the market frankford el. today we are hearing from the delivery. >> ♪

>> "the interview" opened in movie theaters across america

yesterday just sony originally planned. now the company is dealing with a new problem. play station network went down on christmas day just as users were trying to power up new gift. microsoft xbox also went down. the hacking group lizard squad claims responsibility for the problems. >> they did what happens every day. there's a thing called denial of service where you basically overwell the servers -- overwell the servers. people could not get on line. >> there's no indication the gaming problems are connected to the major hack of sony. that attack almost caused the movie studios to pull "the interview" from theaters. it decided to release the movie yesterday after all in about 300 movie theaters brought in about a million dollars at the box office. >> russian president vladimir putin has canceled christmas. russia does not celebrate christmas until january 7th but putin canceled holiday

vacations for cabinet members. he says the government cannot afford an extended holiday. russia's economy has been in a downward spiral this year. putin says u.s. sanctions are one factor for that but denies they are the primary cause. former president george h.w. bush is still in the hospital after experiencing shortness of breath. bush was admitted to their hospital on tuesday and spent christmas there. a family spokesperson says the 90-year-old is in great spirits but will stay in the hospital just as a precaution. bush suffers from a form of parkinson's that has forced him to reel lie -- rely on a scooter. but he's gone sky diving including a jump for his 90th birthday as seen here back in june. >> to business now and it was a light day of trading with the markets up. the dow gained 23 and a half points. the nasdaq rose 33 and change. the s & p was up almost seven. switzerland's second largest bank is favoring a

lawsuit in new york and it could be worth billions of dollars. a judge denied credit swiss' request. a lawsuit is seeking $10 billion in damages. jp morgan chase city group and bank of america settled similar cases this year. >> time for a check of our "action news" traffic report on this day after christmas. see if there's any traffic out there. probably around the malls i suspect. >> we are wishing people many happy returns today, returns at the malls rick and shirleen. this is 202 by the king of prussia mall and you can see traffic is heavy in both directions especially sitting through the traffic lights here along 202. also watching a considerable amount of sun glare out there this afternoon. it's nice and bright and sunny. but on most of our highways traffic doesn't look too bad at the beaumont. we are watching a crash in

concorde township delco along cheney road at glen view road f you're headed towards the concorde mall speeds are in the 30's as you sit through those traffic lights. we have a crash in cheltenham along washington lane at shoppers lane appropriate today there by the home depot and the target. no huge delays at this point. some heavy traffic in spots but no huge delays on the schuylkill. 95 getting a few northbound slow speeds there by the betsy ross bridge and southbound through the work zone at girard, 27 miles per hour. we also have a downed pole that we're watching in berlin camden county. it's along the white horse pike at tansboro road by the rite-aid and pnc taking out the right lane so you can squeeze by. if you're adding mass transit patter company on a modified weekday schedule same with septa buses. let's go to the ipad commuter report on this friday. if you head out to the outlets at limerick things look pretty good but beyond that reports of a minor crash along 422 westbound not too far away from sanatoga.

we'll check it again rick and shirleen in the next half hour. >> matt we'll see you then. thank you. a pennsylvania couple is thinking that 3's this holiday season they welcomed triplets born three months early. courtney went into labor on saturday. she was in labor until christmas day when she finally delivered two girls an boy. all three babies are completely healthy despite being premature. now after almost a week in hershey medical center the couple says they're just anxious to go home. >> i'm excited. i just want to get them home after courtney had them for so long, carrying them around i just want to get them home and have her home since they're healthy. >> the couple already has two other kids. meaning they will get to meet their older siblings when they get home. >> a music star dealing with major hack. what madonna fans are asking fans to do after her album leaked on line. >> meet the men behind a special delivery.

we'll talk to the officers who right on the market frankford el when we come right back. the holiday season is here,

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>> new year's day is less than a week away and so is the 2015 mummers parade and we got a preview of the show today in south philadelphia as the woodland string band put the finishing touches on their costumes. they are getting ready for a costumes. location this year. the festivities next thursday will begin at city hall. procession will march south on broad street ending at the intersection with washington avenue. >> always a fun time. >> yes, it. >> great day for a parade today. nice mild day. let's see if we can extends it >> let's check in with meteorologist melissa magee. can we. >> i think we can shirleen and rick at least for the first half of our weekend but we're tracking cool changes on the way for the second half. we'll go over the details. it is a gorgeous shot the day after christmas. sky 6 live in hd of the center

city skyline, plenty of sunshine overhead and fairly mild temperatures. in fact, check out these numbers. this is december? certainly doesn't feel like it. christmas eve had a high temperature of 64 degrees but we also had all of that moisture to deal with as well. where across the region we picked up anywhere from three-quarters of an inch to more than an inch and a half of rainfall. yesterday for christmas day we had a high temperature of 65 degrees but it's a little deceiving. that was reached a little bit after midnight. most of the day yesterday we had temperatures in the 50's and so far today in philadelphia coming in at 50 degrees. still above average. normal for this time of year is 42 degrees. outside this afternoon still in the upper 40's to about 50 there in wilmington. on the 95 corridor in trenton 48. up in the poconos not bad at this hour, 42. 46 in lancaster. along the coast from sea isle city temperatures are also holding at 48 degrees. we'll widen out the temperature profile because everyone across the eastern half of the u.s. is certainly feeling that warmth. it's 53 in cincinnati, 58 in

raleigh, 55 memphis, 49 in chicago but you can definitely see that colder air off to our north and west just the teens right now in bismarck, north dakota, sitting at 18 degrees there. 33 in omaha and 41 in wichita. where you have that division of warmer a your to the east and cooler air off to the north and west we're also tracking a cold front so you could see the beginnings of that front starting to get its act together out across portions of the great lakes down to the midwest. we'll be tracking that frontal boundary as it works its way eastward for the second half of our weekend. so future tracker 6 showing to get things started tomorrow and even as we get into the afternoon hours plenty of sunshine overhead with high pressure in control. as we get into the day on sunday however 8 o'clock in the morning things cloud up fairly quickly across much of the delaware and lehigh valleys. a little bit of wet weather moving off across areas north and west of town but you could see as we get into noon on sunday, you might need the wet weather gear because we will be tracking some light showers. i think the day starts out cloudy and dry and then as we get into the afternoon hours

we'll be tracking that moisture that will move in from the west-east direction but we're not expecting a whole lot of precipitation with this but it will cool our temperatures down for the second half of our weekend. the call from accuweather for the rest of tonight, mostly clear, chilly but not bad. 30 in allentown, forty four philadelphia. typically our overnight low sits around twenty eight so we're still above average tonight. 35 in cape may for the low, 32 in dover for the overnight low and 29 degrees will be the overnight low tonight in lancaster. here's the four day at 4:00 showing you saturday not bad. get out and enjoy it. mostly sunny and mild, high temperature of 55 degrees. and on sunday lots of clouds around, a high temperature of 50. then we'll be tracking showers by the afternoon and on on sunday and then monday shower early. then we start to clear out. much cooler, 40. then it's back to reality on tuesday, brisk and cold, a high temperature then, guys of 38 degrees but enjoy the start of the week. it looks good. >> sure will. it looks good. >> thank you melissa. members of the coast guard reunited with families today for the first time in two months.

the crew of the cutter dependable returned. during their deployment they rescued 42 migrants from overloaded vessels and recovered $800,000 worth of cocaine from drug smugglers. the commanding officer told "action news" the dependable was able to make it home ahead of schedule missing christmas by just one day. >> and coming up in the buzz it seems everyone is getting hacked, everyone and everything. i'll tell you which pop star was targeted next. >> okay. >> yeah. >> ♪

>> it is time now for the buzz and as we mentioned earlier, people across america finally got a chance to see "the interview" this week. but the premiere was especially popular in los angeles. that is because codirectors seth rogen and evan goldberg made a surprise appearance. the two stopped by a soldout screening yesterday to thank the theater for showing the film and to thank the audience for showing up.

the controversy over the movie has had at least one unintended consequence. studios are watching the movie's online numbers to see if releasing a movie directly to a streaming service can work in the future. and the music world no exception to the problems with these hackings. 14 more tracks from madonna's upcoming album rebel heart just leaked on line. it's the second round of songs to hit the internet from the material girl it's new album. madonna says the leaked songs are did he mean mostly sunny and unfinished versions and she's asking fans not to listen to them. and finally, jennifer lawrence spent her holiday giving back. the actress visited some young fans at a children's hospital in her hometown of louisville kentucky. the visit was unannounced but lawrence shared pictures of the visit on social media. love these kinds of stories. >> always flies to hear. still ahead on "action news" at 4:00 a dark day the

in the big apple as police say goodbye to one of new york's finest killed in that ambush attack. santa baby. live outside of hahnemann hospital with an update on the infant born not in a manger but on a subway train yesterday. he made it big and returned the favor. how a single envelope from an actor to his parents changed the rest of their lives.

>> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, alicia vitarelli, shirleen allicott and brian taft. >> hello again it's 4:30 and "action news" continues with the final freebie friday of 2014 where you can get everything from free flights for kids to free pretzels. >> yeah, it will be worth it. speaking of freebies people in china thought someone was giving them free money when an armored truck accidentally spilled millions of dollars on a highway. but the government is asking those cash grabbers to do now. but the government is asking exhilerated the reaction. one things remains constitute his gratitude the adorable details coming up. >> we begin with the latest on that christmas miracle on the market frankford line. this was the scene last night as a baby entered the world other el train with the help of two septa police officers and this was the scene less than 24 hours after that dramatic delivery.

mom, her two wise men and her new baby appropriately named chris for the day he was born. "action news" reporter eva pilgrim is live outside hahnemann hospital with more on the special delivery and our favorite story of the day, eve say. shirleen, that baby born on a septa el strain and it was two police officers that brought him into the world today. those officers came here to hahnemann to officially meet the little boy. two septa transit officers helped make a special therefore on christmas day. today they wanted to meet the bundle of joy they helped bring into the world. >> we just came down, we thought it would be nice to bring the newborn baby a little miracle baby some presents reporter: last night the sergeants helped deliver a baby on the market frankford el train. another passenger on the train captured the whole thing on his cell phone. the mother was traveling east on the train when the baby decided he couldn't wait. today the two officers came to hahnemann hospital to bring the mom and baby a stuffed

train along with other gifts from septa to celebrate his birth. >> got tearful, it d the mom, all she could say to us was -- she said i remember you. >> really good to see the healthy. >> reporter: the baby's name chris for the day he was born. at the hospital staff ran up to pose for pictures with the hero cops. they say they were just doing their jobs. >> it's just a good reminder especially for the public that it's not always just bad that you're going to be dealing with us. we'll be here to help you and get that sense of community policing back. >> something i'll never forget. >> reporter: it's a moment these two plan to keep throws close to their heart. >> my daughter. >> i hope to keep in contact. i would like to seat baby grow. >> reporter: mom and baby chris are both doing just fine here at hahnemann. they are hopeful they will get to go home soon. we're live here in center city, eva pilgrim, channel6 "action news." >> great story. thank you, eve v our coverage of the special delivery

continues on 6abc.com. we have posted viewer video that captured the moment the little boy was born as well as pictures from the hospital as the office visited with mother and son. it's all right there on 6abc.com. >> well, the mayor of paulsboro new jersey is accused of driving while intoxicated. mayor w. jeffrey hamilton was arrested last week during a traffic stop. he was pulled over after an anonymous 911 call for an erratic driver on paulsboro road in woolwich township. police say he failed a field sobriety test. he's served as the mayor of paulsboro since 2012. police are lining two men to nine robberies around the strawberry mansion section of philadelphia. they robbed the b and r grocery store on the 2600 block of north 23rd street. they got away with money after threatening a clerk with a gun. investigators think they've held up eight other small convenience stores throughout the same community in recent weeks.

philadelphia police are asking anyone with information to give them a call. >> the big apple was a sea of blue today as members of the nypd paid their respects to officer rafael ramos, one of two new york's finest killed in the line of duty last weekend. as abc's susan saulny explains his wake comes as tensions remain high. she's live in washington, d.c. susan. >> reporter: good afternoon shirleen. thousands of people are preparing for a solemn weekend of remembrance in new york. police honor guard carried officer ramos' casket into a queens church for his wake and thousands lined up outside to get a chance to pay their respects. he was one of two policemen ambushed and executed in brooklyn last weekend by a troubled man with a grudge against police. funeral arrangements for the other slain officer wenjan liu will be finalized once his family arrives from lynam killings ramped up emotions in

the already tense national debate over police conduct. new york city police are investigating what appears to be a disturbing new trend, a wave of serious threats against police officers. authorities are looking into at least 40 cases of people threatening even more violence. there have already been at least seven arrests. in one case, a man was overheard at a bank saying they should have killed two white cops not a hispanic cop and an asian. he allegedly was overheard saying he would kill a white cop before that christmas. at his home police removed two guns an set of brass knuckles. ed mullins is with the new york city police's sergeant's union. >> i have 33 years in the nypd, bon and raised in the/. -- city of new york. >> reporter: with the family of went january through -- wenjan liu behind him he asked for donations. giuliani said he spoke with

liu's family who explains that his son was the family's sole survivor. >> he was afraid they were going to be thrown out of their house. >> police officers are arriving from all over the country to attend officer ramos' funeral tomorrow. vice president joe biden is also expected to attend. reporting live in washington, susan saulny channel6 "action news. shirleen. >> thank you susan. in atlantic city hundreds of police officers and supporters rallied at boardwalk hall to remember the lives of officers ramos and liu. the crowd paused for a moment of silence after several speakers took to the stage t the crowd marched down the boardwalk. speakers said their event was designed to thank those officers for their sacrifice and others for their service. >> well, police are looking for the thief who stole a family's christmas presents while they were at church. someone broke into this locked shed where the jacobs' kept their gifts behind their home in berks county. the culprit took two of the most expensive presents

the family bought this year along with a snowblower and other tools. the theft happened christmas eve dealing another blow to a family already legalling from their mother's diagnosis with lung cancer. >> finally started to get over the whole cancer scare and then had you had suddenly this happens and it just kind of set everything back a few steps. >> the jacobs family said they still made the best of their holiday despite being robbed by a real life grinch. west berks regional police are offering a reward for information that leads to an arrest. investigators are trying to determine the cause of a fire this morning at a home in levittown. chopper 6 hd was over the scene at 48 candytuft road. you can see an upstairs window knocked out. the home was damaged but fortunately everyone got out in time. >> a montgomery county grandmother is home safe after she went missing on christmas day. police located 94-year-old stella miniger today at a wawa

store in mount laurel new jersey. someone alerted them after seeing her picture on "action news." her family and police asked for help locating her last night when she failed to show up for a christmas celebration in gilbertsville. it is not clear how she got to new jersey but we do know she has been reunited with her family. check of the forecast. melissa magee is here now and we hit 60, 65 yesterday. >> yeah. >> still mild today, though, hm. >> yeah, it's mild and we hit 65 a little after midnight. most of the day though it was still mild for christmas day. temperatures were in the 50's and we're still comfortable outside right now. it's 49 degrees in philadelphia, 47 in allentown, 50 in wilmington. 48 degrees currently in beach haven along the coast in sea isle city also in the upper 40's, 47 there. westward into dover 49. you look at the sustained wind speeds. it's not bad. sustained from 3 miles per hour in beach haven up to 9 miles in philadelphia but look at the wind particles, those green little specs on your screen, coming from a

west to southwesterly direction so that helps to bring in milder air and that's going to continue even for the start our weekend. so we'll talk about what's ahead. it's quiet, it's a chilly but a dry evening if you're stepping out on the ground. we've got a bit of a 50-50 weekend. the good news is that the when i would temperatures are going to continue so we'll talk about all of the details and let you know which half of the weekend is better than the other with the accuweather weekend is better than the >> okay. >> sounds good. >> thank you melissa. a two time academy award winner, it has a famous song and now for the very first time it is hitting the ice. >> ♪ >> yes, you guessed it, frozen made its debut on ice at the wells fargo center today. else is a anna and olaf made for a special day. this disney on ice production is the hottest ticket ever in the arena's 20 year history. the show runs through january 4th. >> and still to come on "action news" at 4:00 from free parking to free pretzels, stick around to treat yourself

to a present or two in freebie friday isn't i think i'll stick around for that. it was his dream to pay it forward. how a successful app designer changed his parents' life with the contents of a single envelope. >> plus he may be little but his response was big. you don't want to miss the harder warming way a his dream gift. >> meteorologist melissa magee is back with a closer look at that forecast from accuweather when a "action news" at 4:00 continues in just a moment.

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costs just 52 cents a mile. firefighters in los angeles say strangers came to the rescue of other strangers when flames ripped through a motel on christmas day. dozens of people were trapped on the second floor of the j.j. park motel gasping for airport. more than 100 firefighters didn't respond. neighbors helped out before they could get there. >> individuals were working as teams standing on each other's shoulders. >> five people were hurt, two critically. fire officials say it would have been worse had it not been for those good samaritans. >> at the big board with the big takes. we begin with a chaotic cash grab in lynam -- china. a four and a half million dollars started raining down on a highway. it apparently spilled from the back of an armored truck after its doors accidentally opened.

people scrambled to scoop up as much money as they could carry. unfortunately for those chasing down the cash, it's not finders keepers. police are asking anyone who dove for the dough to return it. otherwise, they could face charges. yikes. up next, turning now to a heartwarming christmas gift from a successful son to his hard working parents, joe rick well's folks thought they were done with presents yesterday afternoon until he handed them a letter. [laughter] >> (crying). >> oh, i love you. >> the reason his parents burst into tears, joe who create add poop lar iphone app was telling his folks that he was paying it forward by paying off their entire mortgage.

something i hope to be able to do one day. beautiful. and those parents weren't the only ones moved to tears by such an act of kindness for their loved one. you are looking at the jones brothers from philadelphia reacting to a gift the oldest boy kenny jr. has always wanted. >> what is it? what is it? >> in case you couldn't understand that excited scream, kenny jr. received a wii gaming console. once the shock wore off the emotion settled in and the eldest child needed a hug from mom diane. >> what's wrong, kenny? >> it's such a beautiful thing in my life. >> it's what? >> (crying). >> are you happy? >> yes. >> you really wanted that? >> i feel the tears coming out. [laughter]

>> dad kenny sr. tells "action news" he's thrilled his boys are so grateful for all they have. he says they try to teach them that the most important things in life can't be bought in a store and i guess we can all learn a thing or two from kenny jr., right? >> well, i have acted like that when i received christmas presents. >> from my gift, is that how you reacted? >> yes, certainly, shirleen. still looking for it actually. thank you very much. time for another check of the highways and by ways. matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center with an upday. i'm sure you've acted like that, too, when you opened a gift or two. >> speaking of still looking for it, rick, i'm still looking for it as well. i guess we'll keep waiting. good afternoon. we have a crash we're watch ought schuylkill expressway westbound side here near the conshohocken curve. it's off to the side. police are on the scene and the westbound traffic is moving a lot better than the eastbound traffic at the moment. definitely heavy here as you come away from conshohocken into the curve. i think maybe some sun glare contributing. we'll let you know if we find egg else -- anything else

going on. had a crash by the home depot and the target store in cheltenham at choppers lane. that cleared out. by the target store in springfield township delco a wreck along baltimore pike at 320. normal slowing on night. it's not as slow as normal but through the work zones you're looking at speeds in the 30's and 40's. a crash as you come off the ben franklin bridge on the admiral wilson boulevard eastbound at 676 in the gore point. a new one in evesham township along 70 eastbound past elmwood road taking out the right lane by the elmwood businesses park and in berlin camden county don't forget about that downed pole along the white horse pike at tansboro road by the rite-aid taking out the right lane there as well. i guess i'll just keep waiting for my gift rick and shirleen and i'll be back at 5 o'clock. >> i'm waiting, too. >> we're all waiting. >> we're all waiting. >> we'll be waiting for a long time. >> stepping outside, sky 6 hd

meteorologist melissa mags has the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast coming up next. waiter: here's your check.

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>> ♪ >> another nice day in the neighborhood, right. >> yeah, we like it. the high today of 50 degrees. boy, and maybe tomorrow even higher perhaps. >> i think you're going like it. tomorrow it's not going to feel like december. we'll talk about the nice numbers on the way. storm tracker 6 live double scan radar you can see it's dry, it's quiet, no issues with precipitation great news on this friday afternoon as we head into our friday evening. if you're stepping out on the in the town or heading down to the shore, the action cam was outside earlier today down the shore in atlantic city there's a beautiful shot. bright blue sky overhead, plenty of sunshine and probably some very chilly temperatures as far as the ocean temperature is concerned. back here at home in

philadelphia the high temperature coming in at 50 degrees. that's well above average. average for this time of year is 42 degrees so 8 degrees above that. the record 68 set back in 1964. outside this afternoon 49 in philadelphia. 42 up in the poconos, 48 in trenton along the coast in beach haven coming in at 46 degrees. sea isle city 47 degrees, allentown the lehigh valley coming in at 47. so here's satellite 6 along with action radar you can see we have high pressure in control so plenty of sunshine ahead for much of the afternoon and it stays partly clear and partly cloudy for the rest of the night even as we get into the evening hours here's the setup for us on our saturday as we look ahead. high pressure situate to do our south. as we get into the day on saturday we'll tap into a west to southwesterly wind which means our temperatures will stay nice and mild. we'll max out in the city coming in around 52 degrees. but there's a cold front off to our west and with that cold front on the move you could see it moves right across the delaware and lehigh valleys as we get into sunday and with that we do have some some wet

weather that we are tracking. so future tracker 6 has you covered. as you get into sunday morning it's mostly cloudy with those showers off to our north and west. and as we get into noontime, 12:30 in the afternoon on sunday you could see some showers overspreading much of the delaware and lehigh valleys but it doesn't look like a lot of precipitation that will be on the way as we get into sunday. the call from accuweather for the rest of tonight mostly clear, chill, 34 in the city, 30 in the suburbs north and west of town with that southwesterly wind. here's the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast. mostly sunny, mild tomorrow, up to 55 degrees. well above average once again. on zinn lots of clouds around, a high temperature coming in at 50 degrees so still above average on sunday but we will be tracking that front that moves through late in the day so some rain is likely late sunday and then on monday you could see we'll get much colder by then, a high temperature of 50 degrees. showers will be around but early in the day on monday probably clearing out after eight, 9 o'clock in the morning then we've got some breaks of sunshine after that.

tuesday brisk and colder coming in at 38 degrees. and then new year's eve on wednesday, mostly sunny but it's going to be cold with a high temperature of 33 degrees and on thursday, partly sunny, a high of 36. 39 as we get into friday with increasing clouds. enjoy the mild stretch because things get a little bitter back to normal as we get into next week. >> just in time for the mummers. >> that's right. >> to make your weekend better we've got some freebie fridays for you on your friday coming up next. >> what she said. >> yeah. >> laugh. >> ♪

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licensed pilots last about 20 minutes plus there's time to ask any questions before and after. just head to our web site to find a flight. if you would rather keep are feet on the ground why not explore some of pennsylvania's beautiful wooded areas. the schuylkill center for environmental education is hosting free winter wellness walks on the last saturday of every winter month. join the first one tomorrow in roxborough from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. >> if shopping is more your speed then you should head to philadelphia's commercial business district tomorrow marks the final day of free meter parking throughout the city. that begins after 11:00 a.m. if you're in a mall find a philly pretzel factory. if you sign up for their mailing list, they'll send you an e-mail good for a free pretzel. yum. a freebie for anyone who loves broadway musicals. for a limited time los angeles' center theater is offering 17 free song down loads. they include hits from

aladdin, le miserables, and phantom of the on that a head to 6abc.com to get >> what do you get when you combine the family dog, vacuuming duty and christmas? we're about to find out. >> ♪ [laughter] >> he helped clean up before santa's arrival by sailing around on a roomba vacuum. his ride lasted more than a minute and he seemed to enjoy the whole thing even the costume. >> the song, the costume. >> floor is clean, too. >> you can't. >> doing the chores, why not. >> and that is it for "action news" at 4:00. coming up next at 5:00 vandals target holiday decorations in marlton, new jersey.

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>> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with jamie apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> it is the final friday of 2014 and we are enjoying temperatures in the 50's. at the shore the sun is shining brightly and the mild weather is a welcome treat as we head into the weekend. friday night monica is off, shirleen allicott joining us and the big story on "action news" is the picture perfect end to the week. >> meteorologist melissa magee is outside our studios with more on how long this weather is going to last. >> yeah, shirleen and rick, a really nice start to our friday and we've got really really nice start to our us at least for parts of the weekend. you have to ask yourself, this is december? it doesn't feel like that. christmas eve we had a high temperature of 64 degrees but we had a lot of moisture

overhead. yesterday christmas 65. today at philadelphia international airport coming in at 50 degrees. average for this time of year is 42. we were above that once again today. outside this evening it's 46 in philadelphia, 39 though in the poconos, 45 in trenton. along the coast from beach haven down sea isle city that temperature holding at 46. 46 degrees in dover. so here's satellite 6 along with action radar. you can see it is quiet with high pressure in control. we've got a mostly clear sky overhead and it will stay that way for the rest of tonight. so, if you're stepping out on the town we've got you covered as we look at our evening planner, you could see 7 o'clock this evening 45 degrees. still above average. 8 o'clock, mostly clear, 43. 42 at 9 o'clock tonight and we'll drop down to 41 at 10 o'clock this evening. so, the weekend call from accuweather showing you it's still mild tomorrow, sunny and mild, above average and at 55 but on sunday we are tracking some showers overhead and those clouds still move in with a high temperature then