>> good afternoon, it is sunday december 28 i'm nydia han along with kenneth moten. >> here's some of the stories we're following on "action news." it's happened again another commercial jet dropped off the radar without a trace. >> an early-morning accident in northeast philadelphia put a woman in the hospital with spinal fractures police say alcohol may be involved. >> the eagles prepare for their last game of the season. those stories but first the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast with meteorologist chris sowers. another december day another day in the 50s. >> i like it. >> reporter: live on sky 6 another mild afternoon around the delaware valley. we have clouds in place but we've gotten rid of the showers that he with saw early this morning. it's gray and gloomy, though

that's the view in cape may. lots of low-level clouds, visibility is above 6 7 miles it's been reduced a little bit. temperatures are very impressive for this time of the year. 51 in philadelphia. 52 for millville. 355 in dover. will also, 52. yesterday you shot up to 59. sea isle, 52. poconos 45 degrees, a very mild afternoon, but the cold front is knocking organ the door. it's -- on the door, it's slicing pennsylvania right in half. we have a cold front out to the west that will push through in the 24, 36 hours. we're catching a break right now we're expecting showers to develop around 3:00, 4:00 west to east. cloudy and mild the rest of the day, showers, hit or miss 53 degrees that's the forecasted high. looking ahead we have cold weather to talk about more

december-like weather that arrives later this week. i'll have the details 23489 seven day forecast in just a little bit. >> now to the latest on the developing story. the search for a missing air asia plane in the waters off indonesia has been called off for the night. there's no sign of the plane with 162 people on board. 8501 was half away along from the indonesia second largest city on its way to singapore. weather may have been a factor. >> reporter: this is the asia airbus that disappeared from radar. search crews look for signs of aircraft which was flying through strong weather. air asia said in a statement at the present time we have no further information regarding the status of the passengers and crew members on board but we'll keep all parties informed as

more information becomes available. the majority of the 161 on board were indonesiaians including 16 children and infant. it took off heading for singapore, it ran into severe weather with the pilot asking to turn left around clouds and significantly increase his attitude from 32,000 feet to 38,000 feet over the java sea the last time the jet commune indicated with the controllers. two aircraft were used to search during the daylight hours. the 6-year-old jet has a good safety record, as does the carrier. air asia is running an americancy call center for family and friends and waiting areas in singapore where the plane was supposed to land. stark contrast 390.

mh-370 leaving 339 and today 161 possibly lost in the air asia aircraft. president obama has been briefed and monitoring the situation while families cling to hope while somehow the aircraft made it to the ground safely. >> that was david kerleyly -- david reporting. there's more at 6abc.com. the 2014 eagles play their season finale on the roads against the giants. this is not the way many of us thought the year would end. knack sports director ducis rogers joins us live from east rutherford, new jersey. doesn't count right? >> reporter: it's hard to

believe we are in this situation. a few weeks ago we were talking about a first-round bye. today's game is meaningless which led to the question how does the team get you mean this? >> this is something you dream about as a kid you get an opportunity to put something on the film and end the season on a high note and be despited about getting the win owe being excited about getting the win. >> being a professional we have a task at hand we have to take care of and try to get the 10th one and we talk about it in the meeting room we're going to approach it like it's super bowl. we'll play and execute and go out on a good note, yeah. >> reporter: chip kelly said the team will put forth its best effort we'll talk about the game on eagles game day final mike

quick will join me as he does every week he'll have his exclusive one on one with chip kelly. an injury note, bradley fletcher who has been killed on and off the field. he is inactive with a hip injury. we're live in east rutherford, new jersey, ducis rogers back to you. now to a strange turn of events after a hit and run in the feltonville section of philadelphia. police have questions for the victim after finding ski mask and gun under a parked car. investigators believe the items came from the man who was hit by at the intersection of whitiker and wyoming. annual armed robber wearing a ski mask stole $300 from a pizza man before the hit and run. police have not accused him of the robbery. a accident sent this car

into a home. the driver was speeding whether he lost control. the vehicle hit a tree before plowing into the front porch column and landing on the roof in the front lawn. a female passenger suffered a fracture spine and hurt her foot. a bucks county woman who died after a truck crashed into their home does not die from the crash. a coroner said she died of natural causes. she had no signs of trauma. take a look at at the truck that slammed into the home. the driver initially fled, but later turned himself in. a sea of blue filled new york city as thousands said goodbye to a police officer ambushed and gun down in his patrol car. more than 20,000 police across the u.s. and canada came to the funeral of remain -- rafael

ramos, he was shot last week in brooklyn by a disturbed man. vice president joe biden spoke of the deep pain caused by the killing. >> when an assassin's bullet targeted two officers, it targeted this city and it touched the soul of the entire nation. >> remain -- rafael ramos was deeply religious training to be a chaplin and on friday, the nypd made him an honorary one. several hundred officers turned their backs when mayor bill de blasio spoke. they blamed him for escalating tensions in new york. officer's wenjian liu's funeral will be next saturday. palmer charter school will be shut down. it was already shut down by the

school district and the courts. in a letter he wrote -- >> a school district spokesperson said the walter palmer organization has not informed the school district of its plan to close the charter school but set up a dedicated website where parents can get assistance with the process. the famed fountain restaurant at the four seasons served its final dinner last night. it is moving to the top of the comcast center in 017. the fountain will continue to serve brunch and lunch until june, a steakhouse called urban farmer will take the fountain's place. the summers are hard at work to prepare for new year's day. the action cam stopped by the

woodland string band club house. several other clubs are preparing for the parade. after all the countdown is on. the big apple is getting ready for new year's eve. workers were there assemblying the crystal ball to signal the start of 2015. the two refugees who immigranted to new york will push the button for the ball's drop. taylor swift one direction and megan trainer will be there for the fun. the special is hosted by ryan see crest. get your party hats and plan a memory and join us at 8:00 p.m. new year's eve. >> i'll be watching will you? >> i will stay up until midnight and watch. >> we'll meet a young man who

made a resolution to change and boy did he, we'll tell you how he dropped 200 pounds since last december. snow on the road is keeping skiers in france from getting to the snow on the slopes. >> reporter: knitted i can't we don't have any snow around here, but we have colder weather moving east i'll show you in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when we come right back. i'm steve demarco back in jam, i meant to wish all my friends back in new jersey a safe and happy holidays, can't wait to see you soon, love you guys.

>> severe weather has hit much of western europe. the french alps, 15,000 drivers have been stranded on the roads. the snarl in traffic to the ski resort is called a orange weather alert. one man died after his car skidded into a ravine. a trip that normally takes 30 minutes took 11 hours. >> no snow here. >> reporter: the last 6 days have been something like 62, 64, 65 52, 58 and 51 now. it's like the carolinas it's been balmy temperature-wise in the delaware valley. we have cloud cover out there this morning but at least we're dry. showers pulled through earlier on now we're seeing clouds and another batch of moisture getting ready to pull through in the next few hours. for now we're dry i, if you look

toward the lower left-hand side of the screen near baltimore that's the second batch of moisture that will pull through probably around 3:00 p.m. 51 in philadelphia. dewpoint 42. of winds out west/southwest at 8 miles per hour. pressure 29.95 inches. everybody the entire viewing area with the exception of the poconos sitting in the 50s. wilmington 53. millville and will also -- will will atlantic city, 352. there's round number one here comes round number two around 3 4:00. storm tracker 6 live double scan a lot of that is not reaching ground but this is, that slides in the afternoon hours. it's in advance of the moisture of this cold front that will pull through during the day tomorrow which will put an end to the balmy weather. tomorrow is not bad we'll see highs in the mid 40s tuesday wednesday, thursday, that's when

the cold starts to settle in. high temperatures drop into the mid to upper 30s you throw on top of that a wind we'll have windchills in the 20s. it will feel more december-like by the time we get into tuesday an beyond. future tracker 6 lots of clouds out there right now. here comes the showers later this afternoon. the model has them arriving around 3:30. it will progress east by 4:30. it's quickly out of here most of it stays south of the pennsylvania turnpike. in the lehigh valley far northwestern suburbs probably don't see this next round. mainly for south jersey and delaware. that continues into the first part of the eerng. evening. overnight tonight it cloud cover pushes away. we'll see temperatures in the upper 30s tomorrow morning. windchills by tuesday morning there you go, there's old man winter feeling like 24 in reading, 22 in the allentown, 18 in the poconos, 28 for

philadelphia. forecast for today cloudy and mild showers arriving again after 3:00 p.m. 53 degrees that's the forecasted high. winds out of west/northwest 5 to 10 miles per hour. mostly cloudy overnight tonight a few showers are possible early, south of the city, 33 degrees north and west, 39 for center city. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 46 degrees, sun and clouds tomorrow. 38 degrees cloudy and colder tuesday, windchills in the up 20s. wednesday, 34 degrees. women's in the 20s thursday, new year's day 38 windchills in the 20s. friday 39 degrees, saturday, 53. not too bad. showers, bring the umbrella. >> you can get your weather by

attaching the icon download or update your storm tracker 6 live app now. google has introduced their self driving prototype car to the world. it's missing a steering wheel. google is testing the car on a private track on the holidays, but homes to hit the roads in northern california next month. i can just hear my husband saying that car is a better driver than i am. >> no comment. >> next we show you how tough it is to get teens giving up tanning. >> we'll be right back.

>> welcome back on this sunday, this is our last sunday newscast

for the morning show before the end of the year. can you believe it? 12:20, 52 degrees, sky6 live hd looking at center city, very gray out there. in "healthcheck" this noon, new figures on teens and tanning. a recent survey showed while indoor tanning is slightly decreasing 10% of high school girls use tanning beds. teens are not accepting the message that indoor tanning causes skin cancer, especially melanoma. more and more cancer are offering class are for yoga to help relieve stress and helps current patients to connect with other survivors. it can ease muscle tightness that chemo therapy causes. if you're looking to stick

to your new year's resolution, look no further than jim of home had a. when he stepped on a scale and saw that he was over 500 pounds, he decided to change. the 32-year-old traded bad habits an big portions for weight training and treadmill time. he stopped taking blood pressure medication. he is still working toward his healthy weight, he said in losing pounds he gained a lot of more fun out of life. >> amazing. good for him. >> there's much more coming up including sports. >> the flyers face their former boss we'll have the details when we come right back.

grool checking sports this noon,s as we mentioned earlier the eagles wrap up their season playing the giants in north jersey. the birds lost three straight losses and their post season dreams are over. the birds have three players going to the pro bowl for the first time. the flyers faced their old coach and his national predators. claude giroux tied the game at 1 in the second period, but that's all they could manage. the team lost 4-1. new new orleans they shut down michael carter williams to

beat the sixers. turnovers plagued 9 sixers. the jazz led the way with 17 points and 15 rebounds and five blocked shots. they play utah on tuesday. penn state ended their season on a high note. the nittany lions beat boston college in overtime. ncaa banned the nittany liians from -- lions from bowl play because of the sandusky scandal. a year ago after a terrible car crash doctors said isaiah wouldn't walk again, in fact they said he might not live. they were wrong. three weeks later he was out of

the comma and out of the hospital. and three months later he stopped by to show he still has his wrestling move. but doing it in a competition is another matter. >> i had to reteach myself everything i learned in 6th grade. just to get the mechanic down. he wrestled last week and he won. >> a strong young man there. another half-hour of "action news" is just ahead. here's some of the stories we'll have for you. bravery in action caught on video as a man rescues a young boy from a raging inferno. history and mystery as chocolate becomes an exhibit. karen rogers has 6abc loves the arts. those stories and more when "action news" continues.

>> happening right now on "action news," darkness has sent crews searching for the missing air asia plane back to their bases. >> the u.s. ended its war status in afghanistan that doesn't mean the troops are gone. >> a young girl is inspired by her own medical problems to find solutions for others. we check on the accuweather forecast and go outside to chris

sowers. >> reporter: good afternoon nydia, it's nice and mild, lots of clouds, but temperature-wise for december, you can't beat this. the normal high temperature for this time of the career is 42. monday 45. tuesday, 52. christmas eve 64. christmas day 65. friday 50. yesterday get a load of these numbers, atlantic city almost 60 degrees millville 58. philadelphia, 56. wilmington, 56 and we're in the 50s now so the mild weather continues. allentown, 50 degrees at this midday hour. poconos are 45. even in the poconos you're 13 degrees above the freezing mark. hard to do skiing when the temperatures are not cooperating. trenton, 50. wilmington 53. millville, 52. sea isle city, 53 degrees, the big story continues to be the mild weather that just encompasses the whole eastern

seaboard. we have a cold front approaching from the northwest. you can see showers off the left-hand side of the screen. that wave will ride the front and pull through here over the next several hours. probably after 3:00, 4:00, we expect the next line of wet weather to move in. cloudy and mild, showers around, temperatures will hover around 53 or 54 degrees. tomorrow mild, temperatures in the 40s. not as warm as today. it's after tomorrow w4-89 -- when the colder weather starts to move in here we'll talk about that in the seven-day forecast in just a little bit. >> now to a developing story overseas an air asia jet disappeared from the sky while troorve -- traveling from indonesia to sing singapore. the pilot asked to change the

plane's flight path to the left. aviation experts call the disappearance baffling. >> pilots work in these kinds of conditions all the time. it's baffling, but there's a lot of questions here. >> a-320 has been in service for 6 years and has a good safety record. the night sky forced aircraft searching for the plane to call off their search until tomorrow. now another story near the greek isles where helicopters and other ships are trying to reach it where a fire has broken out. hundreds of passengers are trapped on the top of the deck, a life boat carrying 100 passengers had been lowered into

the water. the ferry was traveling from the greek isles to italy. pakistani officials are investigating a fire that started along a 89 port to warehouse forcing residents to run to safety. wood stored in the warehouse fueled the blaze. nobody was seriously injured. 89 united states and nato formally ended their war in afghanistan with a ceremony at the military headquarters in kabul. u.s. and nato joined afghanistan officials for the event. more than 2200 troops lost their lives there. the insurgency remains always dangerous today as 2001 when the u.s. first went in. but from now on, the u.s. will have a supporting and training role. north korea suffered a

internet outage, this is the third outage in a week. the north korea national defense commission is blaming the u.s. for the shut down, u.s. officials have not commented on the matter. a massive lava flow in hawaii is moving close to a shopping center. officials say the lava is move, once again several businesses in that area have begun excavating. a alabama man is being praised for helping get a young child out of a fast-moving fire on christmas the rescue was caught on camera. >> reporter: a dramatic and daring rescue caught on tape as intense flames and heavy smoke poured out of this apartment complex in alabama on christmas morning. a mother's painful pleas to save her son trapped on the second floor. >> jump!

we got you come on. come on, your mother right here. your momma said do it. come on. >> reporter: neighbor kerry jackson captured the blaze and terrifying moments yelling to the boy to jump out of the window. >> i didn't have he had emotion at the time, he needed to jump. >> reporter: in a split second he leaps watch again he is caught in the arms. jackson's cousin. but others in the complex were not out of the danger yes including 3-year-old who was rescued along with his sister and four adults were taken to a nearby hospital, officials say glass and another are in critical condition. abc news, new york. >> an off duty philadelphia police sergeant shot and killed a dog he said was attacking his dog. the officer was walking his pet along the 4500 block of pine

street when a much larger dog got loose from his other than. when the sergeant tried -- 0 his owner, when the sergeant tried to separate the two animals he was bitten. he shot the dog and his dog suffered severe injuries. officer made the comments to washington post. he was talking about the makeshift memorial at the site where brown was killed. last week somebody ran over it with a car. when the paper asked about the incident, he said he he didn't think with a crime. former president george hw bush is still in a houston hospital. but they are planning for his release. the 94-year-old president went to the hospital with shortness of breath. back in our area an egg

harbor township second grader is turning a medical problem into a business. >> i want little kids would have cancer not to be fearful. >> reporter: she does not have cancer but they noticed that her hair was thinning and ilashes and abrows were missing. she was diagnosed with alopecia. >> her grandmother came up with the idea of hats with individual themes and human hair. its the kissy face selection. there are killsy face hats with blonde hair. >> this is the sun and umbrella and coconut water.

>> reporter: there are kissy face hats for girls who like sports kissy faces for daughters with military families or bikers and hats for dog lovers. >> it's good for kids if you want to feel happy and great and beautiful in their hats like me. >> reporter: earlier this months grandmom and granddaughter attended a business event at shore. they will be featured at the hospital gift shop. >> tell me about having your first business. >> it feels great. >> go to our website 6abc.com for contact information lisa thomas-laurey channel 6 "action news." >> i think all kids will want one of those kissy face hats.

>> she is amazing. >> 12:38 much more to come on "action news" this sunday. tornado brings down several buildings in texas nobody was hurt. a man needs a shower after being drenched in eggnog. i need to hear that one. chris sowers will have the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when "action news" continues.

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oh! you--you got it. you know since i got rid of my car, i really enjoy walking. ok. got it? no, i'm good. announcer: getting pulled over for buzzed driving could cost you around $10,000 in fines, legal fees, and increased insurance rates. oh, you're home early. you live with your mom? announcer: that'll set your game back a few years. buzzed, busted, and broke because buzzed driving is drunk driving. >> oklahoma city got a blast of cold and snow this weekend. this coca-cola truck went out of control and slid on its side. in pasadena, texas a

tornado collapsed several businesses. a woman living behind the shop said the skies got dark and winds were swirling before the collapse. there's no word on whether this was a tornado. we don't have those issues there. thankfully. >> it's been quiet in our area. >> reporter: it's been quiet and warm. that's the headline, the warmth. live we go on sky 6. let's get you outside temperatures are cooperating. we have clouds out there but we're in the 50s again we look live in penns landing. we can see the river rink. there's the zanboni there. doesn't feel like winter when you're doing ice skating and temperatures are in the 50s. maybe things will change in the short term. we're clear for the most part. we have spritzes and sprinkles showing up south of the city. and there's stuff in new castle county south of wilmington. all this is pushing toward the north and the east 15 to

20 miles per hour. it will happen later this afternoon, probably after 3:00, we'll see the next round of moisture move on in. that will dampen the roads. 50 degrees in coatsville, oxford saint david 51. martins creek 49. glassboro, 52. cinnaminson, 52, as well. buena, 52. agenda beach, 52. that's a popular number across south jersey. boardwalk in atlantic city, 54. smyrna 56 degrees. a little bit of shower activity across the western suburbs. all this is pushing toward the north an towards the east. even though it's dry in most locations now later on we'll start to see more in the way of shower activity. it's all in advance of this cold front which is slicing pennsylvania right in half. the air is cold behind the front. that will continue to push south and east over the next 24 to 36 hours. it will put this warm streak that we've been on to an end.

richmond 62 degrees. 37 in pits it -- pittsburgh, 35 in buffalo. the cold air is off to the west and creep farther to the south. 58 in atlanta. i think 35 in cincinnati. ten in bismarck, 27 in chicago. so again all of this will push south and east over the next 24 to 36 hours. that cold shot will save us from the next system that will arrive. the cold air will press and force this low that is developing over the next several hours right here in the southern appalachians it will force it out to sea. we'll stay dry it's just the cold that will start to bleed in here, that will be the pattern change that will happen as we get into tomorrow afternoon and beyond. nothing going on for monday and we get into tuesday, we have to watch this batch of moisture. this is called an upper level piece of energy that will head out to sea there's watching as

we get into tuesday morning. it 14u8d -- should stay farther to the south. if it creeps to the north, there will be snow showers tuesday morning. cloudy skies showers possible this afternoon. 53 in philadelphia millville 53. ful will also -- atlantic city, same number. today, 46. cloud and cold tuesday that's the cold shut. partly sunny friday, 39. rain and mild next saturday, 53. nydia? >> chriss thank you,. all the movie talk on christmas was about the inter vie. american sniper took in $240,000 at 4 theaters and selma details the civil rights protest in selma, alabama took in

$325,000. both open nationwide. there's been an disibt -- exhibit at the academy of natural sciences that you can sink your teeth in. >> reporter: from dark, to birth to sweet. chocolate, the exhibition tells the sweet story. >> it's been at every holiday we've had yet we know very little about it. >> reporter: thank the ancients mayans for discovery -- dovering chocolate. >> it was -- discovering chocolate. >> it was popular and when the aztecs came along they enthralled with chocolate. >> once irrelevant arrived in

europe everything -- once it arrived in europe, everything changed. >> this is when the sugar melt the chocolate. >> reporter: the exhibit discusses philadelphia's importance in developing chocolate in colonial times and display continues -- display tins. >> many say why she would i -- why should i come to the exhibit? >> all the exploring and labor that went into chocolate, it will make it taste better. >> reporter: visit 6abc.com/6abc loves the arts for more on this and area events. for 6abc loves the arts, i'm karen rogers.

>> welcome back on this sunday,

12:49, 53 degrees, sky6 live hd looking live a wilmington, delaware. can you believe 53 degrees and next saturday we're looking at 53 again. office parties can get wild but one party in utah ended with a woulder at a hospital after he almost drown on eggnog. he decided to take a challenge to chug eggnog. he downed the eggnog in 1 seconds but was out of breath. a few hours later -- >> i was pretty much shake b sharing shaking uncontrollably. i was nauseous and my breathing became a pant. >> at the hospital tests showed he the eggnog in his lugs. after a day in intensive care he

was okay. he won the gift card, but has a big hospital bill, too. >> speaking of eggnog, why is it such a holiday favorite. karen got to the bottom of the punch bowl and how it's become a staple of the season. >> reporter: washington based mixologist said you haven't tried eggnog until you try it made from scratch. fresh ingredients and good spirits. >> keep the spirit brown because that adds richness to it. add stuff like vanilla and spicy characteristics. while brandy rum give eggnog a kick the ideas of adding it was

so the mixture wouldn't spoil. it has british origins hot milk and liquor. early americans gave its popularity a boost on this side of the atlantic because ingredients were easy to finds. >> they had dairy and cows and chickens and eggs, this was accessible are for them to make at a certain point and became a popular drink in colonial america. >> reporter: the colonialist spirits were rum. >> some put cinnamon on it, some use bourbon or brandy. in each case people have their own little twist on it. >> reporter: the creamyiness makes it a special treat served

at the holiday. this is the 50th christmas the family spent under the same tree. they paid $15 for the 6-foot tall life like tree in 1964. that's the equivalent of $120 today. it and even the box has held up. it's getting to hard to put up her own so next year she'll pass it on to the grandchildren.

>> recapping our top stories the search has been called off for the night for a missing air asia jet liner. it disappeared on its way from indonesia to singapore. weather in the area could be to blame. it is the last had harrah today for the 2014 eagles. the season if finale against the giants. kickoff is just in a couple of minutes. >> reporter: i can't believe they are going to the playoffs. they had a 91% chance they were going. if you have a 91% chance it's going to snow you get a shovel, right? [laughter]. the forecast for today cloudy and showers possible that have this afternoon. 53 degrees, 46 tomorrow, sun and clouds cooler and cold as we head into tuesday wednesday thursday friday, each day temperatures in the high 30s

new year's eve windchills in the 20s. next saturday, bang, up in the 50s. >> a college freshman in missouri is following her dream of becoming a professional graphic artist even though she can not use her arms. go to pie facebook book page i'll do a video for you it affects all the muscles in her arms and legs, ye -- she uses her which i know to move the tools, it's she doesn't see it as a road block. >> working for disney. i want there for part of my graduation. they told me about their internship program. her father hassles told her to

go for her dreams, even if it means working extra hard. if she gets the dream job she said it will be the best day ever. >> hopefully somebody from our company heard that. the aladden special is next on channel 6. for eva pilgrim, kenneth moten, chris sowers and the entire "action news" team, happy new year, we'll see you 2015.