today. three terror suspects were dead, two were suspects in the killing at the charlie hebdo newspaper earlier this week. it is friday night and the big story on "action news" is the end of a deadly standoff that ended with the killings of three alleged terrorists and also claimed the lives of four hostages. >> it unfolded at two separated locations. one of the women suspected have having a roll in the standsoff is on the run. >> hi rick and mon today. police say this woman was an accomplice in one of the standsoffs with police today. she is believed to escaped during all the commotion and is said to be on the run. so three suspects dead and this person still wanted for questioning. but remarkable developments today in this massive manhunt. it came to a very violent end and there were two tense standsoffs. the first at this printerring company nearly 30 miles outside of paris. police cornered the two brother that is police say carried out wednesday's massacre is the satirical newspaper charlie member do.

officials say cherif and said kouachi exchanged gunfire. the brothers reportly called a french tv station saying they were commissioned by al-qaeda defending the prophet mohammed. we also a know al-qaeda release add video today confirming that they are taking responsibility. meanwhile inside a kosher supermarket east of paris police say another accused terrorist amedy coulibaly killed four hostages. he called the same television station saying he synchronized his attack with the kouachis and saying he was a member of isis. he also murdered a police officer in a shootout yesterday. at least 10 hostages they fled for safety today and amidst the chaos the female suspect is thought to have escaped with them. today president obama sent his condolences to those who were killed and said america stands with france against the terrorists. >> the world has seen once again what terrorists stand for. they have nothing to offer but hatred and human suffering and

we stand for freedom and hope and the dignity of all human beings and that's what the city of paris represents to the world and that spirit will endure forever long after the scourge of terrorism is banished from this world. >> take a look at this. in solidarity with this mourning of course of those victims of charlie hebdo the a projected banner now saying paris est charlie. which is paris is charlie. if you want to show your support there's a rally planned tonight in philadelphia at love park. that starts at 6:00 p.m. of course our coverage of the terror in france continues on 6abc.com. we'll have the very latest updates as they come into our news room. you can also see photos of the dramatic scenes as police took down the terrorists along with the raw video of the hostages fleeing for safety. of course you can follow all of those updates on 6abc.com. over to rick and monica.

>> okay, thanks, sharrie. >> thank you so much. >> it has been a long cold week but today was the first time we actually climbed above the freezing mark. >> felt pretty good. >> yes, it did. >> but the slight warmup will not last very long. meteorologist cecily tynan outside our studios with all the details from accuweather. >> hi, rick and monica. your point of reference compared to yesterday it did feel pretty nice today with temperatures finally above freezing. we climbed above freezing at noon dark the last time temperatures in philadelphia were above freezing was monday afternoon. so, we had 91 consecutive hours below freezing and we had some pretty brutal wind chills yesterday. currently philadelphia still a couple degrees above freezing, 34 degrees. our time is running out. trenton 31. millville 31. wilmington 32. sea isle city 34 degrees. it's 28 now in allentown, 27 in reading and it's 18 degrees in the poconos so colder air will be rolling in tonight. however, look at this compared to yesterday. it's 17 degrees warmer in philadelphia than yesterday.

15 degrees warmer in millville and 16 degrees warmer in trenton but that being said, we do have a bit of a wind chill factor its breezy with winds out of the southwest so the wind chill makes it feel like 20 in philadelphia, feels like 24 in millville feels like 13 in reading but wind chills on the west side of the mountains in western pennsylvania are around zero and there cold air mass is moving our way overnight. so your friday night you're heading out you want to bundle up. the evening planner showing temperatures will be dropping down to 25 degrees at 10 o'clock this evening and then they really get cold tomorrow. tomorrow it is going to feel a lot like yesterday. so, what's ahead? yes we did get a brief break from the polar plunge today. but it gets frigid again for one day tomorrow before temperatures moderate on sunday. monday though, could get messy with rain and perhaps some ice in parts of our region. i'll talk more about that in the full accuweather forecast. monica. >> thanks cecily. you can show us how cold it is yourself today in this weekend where you are with our

upgraded storm tracker 6 app. use the share a weather postcard feature and use a photo of yourself for the conditions you see. the postcard includes a temperature showing how chilly your neighborhood is. be sure to use the hashtag 6abc cold. download or update your storm tracker 6 app to get started. >> in other news a voorhees, new jersey, community is mourning a mother and wife who died after a battle with the flu. "action news" reporter vern odom is in voorhees tonight with the story at virtua hospital where the victim was receiving treatment. vernon. >> reporter: rick, it was slated to be a joy wuss christmas and new year's season for nicole born and her family but out of nowhere suddenly it turned into sickness and ultimately a nightmare and tragedy for the feisty local business woman and her loved ones. this is nicole born of voorhees the picture of good health at the age of treatment the mother of two suddenly passed away last weekend after taking ill during the

holidays. the culprit doctors say the influenza virus h3n2: the strain is associated with higher rates of severe illness and death but born's death is highly unusual. 90 percent of flu related deaths in the u.s. occur in those over 65. not an active person like born who loved fishing and was an accomplished athlete in high school and college. >> most of the people who die of the flu tend to be either elderly immuno suppressed or debilitated to begin with or the very young so somebody at this age would be an extremely uncommon event. >> reporter: born's family says her entire household came down with flu around christmastime but the devoted mother and wife concentrated on taking care of her family instead of herself. >> if they die of the flu often it's from getting a pneumonia on top of the flu rather than just the flu itself. >> reporter: nicole born's

funeral is scheduled for tomorrow morning in berlin here in south jersey. live in voorhees, vernon odom, channel6 "action news." >> all right vernon thank you. new jersey officials are issuing a warning tonight about an illegal drug being sold in the state. highly potent and dangerous heroine is being sold in pennsylvania, new york and new jersey with these three labels. investigators say the drugs are linked to six recent overdose deaths in the area. police also warn that some of the drugs being sold as heroin actually contain no heroine at all just toxic and deadly chemicals. >> philadelphia police want you to be on the lookout for a young 12-year-old who disappeared overnight. this is maurice cunningham. he was last seen at his family home in the 1500 block of west norris street in north philadelphia. now, police say he had gotten into a fight with his father and he does have behavioral issues. he's 4 feet five, about 93 pounds. if you have seen him please call police with any tips. bucks county has a brand new justice center for cases to be tried.

crews are putting finishing touches on the 285,000 square foot building here at 100 north main street in doylestown today. it is the largest capital project in county history. opponents say the eight story $85 million building is a reckless taj mahal but supporters say it is needed. the facility by the way does connect the a parking garage. >> all right time now for a check of our "action news" traffic report on a friday night. >> all right t.g.i.f. let's take to you matt pelman see what's up. >> oftentimes friday evenings can be pretty trying on the traffic front for sure monica and rick. this afternoon though a little bit milder than normal just like those temperatures today but still you're going to find delays here on 95 by the betsy ross bridge in both directions. southbound go the taillights. that 28 minute travel time exactly double what it would be with no delays. but right by 95 in port richmond our crash at richmondy pond and west more lands cleared. no need to worry about that. still a crash in bala cynwyd by the cemetery along belmont at land drill.

watching a crash in radnor darby paoli road at saw mill. chester county a wreck here in east bradford along strasburg road at creek road. one in honeybrook chester county along white school road at homestead road. east coventry. in montgomery county we go. lots of suburban accidents. there's one in hatfield along 309 near trewigtown road and in bucks county watch out for a crash along central avenue near rose wood drive. a bunch of suburban accidents. otherwise not so bad. we'll check it again rick and monica in the next half hour. >> see you again. >> thank you. >> much more to come on "action news" this evening. a former bands number at florida a and m university learns his punishment for the hazing death of a drum major. details of the sentencing coming up. >> students in west philadelphia make a video with hopes of reaching grammy award winner alicia keys. their inspiring message is next. >> those stories and much more when "action news" continues including meteorologist cecily tynan is back with an update from the weekend forecast. >> uh-huh. >> when "action news" at 5:00

continues in just a moment. >> going to get cold again. >> ♪♪

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>> the aaron hernandez trial moved forward with a disclaimer to potential jurors from the judge.

the first group was told they could still be chosen for the jury even if they have heard about the former patriot's high profile case. hernandez is accused of killing a semi pro football player who was dating his fiancée's sister in june of 2013. more prospective jurors are expected to be broader in on monday and tuesday. >> the accused ringleader of a deadly hazing ritual at florida a and m learned his fate today. dante martin is the first of 15 people charged in robert champion's death to get jail time. the the drum major was beaten to death on bands bus back in 2011 and today a judge in orlando sentenced martin to more than six years behind bars for man slaughter and felony hazing. >> charter school students in west philadelphia reaching tout a hit singer tonight. the kids made a video of themselves singing alicia keys song. they took her message to heart that everybody has to reach for the stars in the future. katherine scott has more.

>> ♪♪ >> reporter: the song we are here is a single by grammy winner alicia keys. but it's also a campaign she launched and students at universal dare charter school in west philadelphia wanted to sends a message to the world about why they're here. >> it's important to get your education. >> we all want to go to college. >> even the younger kids were saying things like i'm here to make a change in the world instead of i'm here to eat lunch today. >> reporter: music teacher kendra left hand to put together this video featuring students and teachers and what messages they want to convey. the finished project was presented in a special assembly and will be sent to alicia keys on her twitter account. the hope is that she'll retweet it to her millions of followers: what do you think she'll think of it? >> she going to be like this is amazing. >> reporter: to inspire middle schoolers to think about their futures different organizations and students from local colleges were invited as mentors. they had some fun performing

but some also spoke about setting goals for college. >> i was just in middle school and not too long ago and i was confused. i didn't know if i wanted to go to college and i didn't have the if this situation so i want to gear them and guide them to give them the right advice. >> reporter: teachers saw the campaign as a way to keep students focused on their goals. >> a lot of times we don't know why we are here so we get confused and caught up into a lot of things that we shouldn't be doing but if we know our purpose, then we will achieve it faster. >> reporter: while these kids do hope to get a retweet by alicia keys, the purpose of this project goes beyond that. >> it may be a problem in the world but we can also fix it. >> reporter: in west philadelphia, katherine scott channel6 "action news." >> we have some good news to report and it is the story we just did a couple minutes ago by a 12-year-old who had disapp beard overnight. the young man has been found in good condition. this is maurice cunningham. he was last seen in the 1500 block of west norris street in north philadelphia. police say he had gotten into a fight with his dad but good news, he has been located and he is in good condition.

>> good news there and good news here. a big donation today for a popular college preparatory school in burlington county. the doan academy is receiving what's being called a transformational gift from henry and eleanor rowan. it's a $17 million endowment that will help the academy expand and educate even more children than the 300 students currently enrolled. the school which sits on the banks of the delaware river is already constructing a new building that will be called rowan hall. today's gift is being called the biggest development fordone academy in its 178 year history. january is national blood donor month. the american red cross is taking steps to hopefully get you to donate. the action cam was in spring garden as the red cross partnered with dunkin' donuts for its give a pint get a pound drive. all blood donors will receive a voucher for a free pound of dunkin' donuts coffee. >> okay, that will warm you up. still to come on "action news" president obama wants to make community college more

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improve and skied expectations. 252,000 jobs were added to the u.s. economy in december. 16,000 more than economists predicted. the unemployment rate dropped to five points 6 percent down from 5.8 percent. >> the car service uber is cutting prices in dozens of u.s. cities. it announced today customer fares will be cut in 48 cities where its service is new to that market. that includes baltimore orlando and dallas, texas. no cities in our area made the list. the announcement comes after the company attracted a lot of attention for spiking fares on new year's eve. some passengers spent hundreds of dollars getting home. >> a delaware county soup supermarket back in business today. acme celebrate add grand reopening of its store on east baltimore pike in media this morning as part of the celebration acme awarded donations to several organizations including the delaware county spca. there was a check presentation and ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the occasion. >> and much more ahead on "action news" tonight. let's take you outside look

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>> time now for accuweather at the "action news" big board meteorologist cecily tynan has been getting us thoughts of

springtime and summer. >> definitely we're ready. >> i have. keep it in your -- the warm thoughts in your head because you will need it tomorrow. it is going to get very cold again. but we are live on sky 6 taking look spring mountain ski resort in montgomery county where some folks are doing a little night skiing. the lights are on and actually conditions are pretty good. they have been making snow all week and today not all that cold. we did get some snow this morning. in addition to this kelly posted this on my facebook page she said that the snow looked like dipping dots. if you look at it, they're little balls and what this is technically this isn't snow, this is what's called grapple. it's when super cold water droplets collect and freeze. it's kind of like small hail so we did have a little bit of that this morning as the cold front moved through. temperatures though, not bad. 34 degrees in philadelphia and millville. 31 allentown, 28 reading, 27 in trenton 31. you factor in the winds, wind chills dropped at about 10 degrees but wind chills

will be a major factor tomorrow morning. satellite6 along with action radar showing that was the front that moved through in the morning that brought us the snow and the grapple and you can see buffalo new york dealing with snow. lake effect snow warnings in effect could get up to 3 feet of snow in buffalo. we won't be getting the snow tonight and tomorrow. however, we'll be getting those winds and that cold air. buffalo the temperature is 16 degrees and that is the cold air that will be moving over us in the overnight hours. so, future tracker showing tomorrow morning 8:30 in the morning temperatures back down into the teens and they are going to have trouble recovering and then you factor in the winds. remember yesterday how brutal it felt? tomorrow's going to be very close to that. we're looking at wind chills in the single digits across extreme south jersey, interior south jersey, the i-95 corridor wind chills five below to zero. the northwest suburbs five to 10 degrees below zero and the poconos the wind chill 15 degrees below zero, so if you're heading to the mountains tomorrow, i'll meet

you in the lodge. it is going to be colds. lots of sun. by 2 o'clock 11 despite the sunshine. wind chills right around zero in the poconos so a very cold saturday. so the five day at 5:00 showing tomorrow the high only 22 degrees. wind chills in the afternoon generally in the single digits. on sunday, we bump it up to 36 degrees and then we run into some trouble on monday. a storm system moving in will bring us some ice in the morning, changing over to rain, the high eventually 36 degrees but when it first begins, it could cause problems for your morning commute. tuesday and wednesday lots of sunshine. temperatures rising up to the 30's. we'll talk more about monday, what to expect. could be a big problem for the mourning commute coming unin the full accuweather 7-day forecast. have a good weekend, guys. >> thanks, cecily. >> much more ahead on our next half hour of "action news" at 5:00. imagine continuing your education after high school without having to pay for it? we'll have details of president obama's ambitious

education plan. >> also another person in south jersey has been diagnosed with hepatitis after eating at a popular restaurant. >> and this stretch of bitterly cold weather taking its toll on folks who work outside. we'll show you just how much coming up. >> those stories and much more when "action news" at 5:00 continues in just a moment. >> ♪♪

>> ♪♪ >> we are following a developing story from montgomery county right now. the state has just ordered that the wyndmoor learning center in glenside immediately

stop caring for children. this comes after the death one child. the state reviewed surveillance video of the incident on monday during an inspection and says it found that a worker placed a sheet over the child's face. the cause of the child's death is not known officially. several other violations were also observed during the inspection. we are still gathering details on this developing story and we'll have much more for you on 6abc.com. >> in other news tonight president obama declared today that anyone who wants to continue their education should be able to do so without having to pay for it. so today mr. obama proposed that publicly funded community colleges be free for the first two years. that's enough time to earn an associate's degree or certificate program. but those students who qualify will have to earn their free ride. abc's cavern traverse karen traverse is live tonight. >> reporter: the president said a quality education should not abprivilege for just a few but this is a very

pricey proposal. and no surprise, republicans right away dismissed it. (applause). >> reporter: in tennessee today president obama continued to roll out his upcoming state of the union address. >> don't tell anybody i said this . >> [laughter] >> i'm giving you the inside scoop. >> reporter: the president announce add new education proposal. >> an ambitious new plan to bring down the cost of community college tuition in america. i want to bring it down to zero. (applause). >> reporter: here's how it would work. students who attend school at least half time and maintain a 2.5gpa would get two years free at a communities college. the school would have to allow students to transfer to four year schools or do job training programs. the white house says a program like this could benefit up to 9 million students if every state participate. the average tuition savings is estimated at $3,800 a year. the white house says this plan would cost the federal government about $60 billion

over 10 years. but that's only three-quarters of the cost. the remaining $20 billion would be left for states to pick up. republicans quickly dismillions the proposal as just a talking point. one that will never move forward. the white house says they want to start a conversation. they say this video released last night with the president announcing the plan was the most viewed facebook post ever for the white house. more than 5.7 million views. president obama's proposal is modeled after one started by tennessee's republican governor but some republican lawmakers say this is an issue best left to the states, no the federal government. reporting live from washington karen traverse, channel6 "action news." sharrie. >> okay, karen thank you. meantime nebraska supreme court removed a major obstacle to the controversial keystone excel oil pipeline today. the judges tossed out a lawsuit challenging the pipeline's route through nebraska. president obama had called the

lawsuit a major reason for his opposition to the bill. republicans say the pipeline is their top priority now that they control congress. we will it passed the house again today. a test vote in the senate is scheduled for monday. comedian bill cosby is under fire once again. this time for joking about the sex assault accusations made against him. shame on you shame on you. >> protesters shoulder at guests of cosby's standup routine in ontario last night. inside the 77-year-old comedian made a joke about a female audience member who got up to get a drink. cosby said "you have to be careful about drinking around me." many of cosby's accusers have said the comedian slipped something into their drink before assaulting them. another person yelled rapist at cosby during the show and was then removed. cosby released this statement following the performance. it reads "one outburst but

over 2600 loyal patient and courageous fans enjoyed the most wonderful medicine that exists for humankind; laughter. i thank you. i'm far from finished ." world news tonight with david muir will have more on the fallout of bill cosby's canada performance include wag his critics are saying. you can watch that following "action news" at 6:00. another hepatitis a case being reported by a person who ate at the same restaurant in hamilton township, robbinsville township health officials say one resident ate at rosa's restaurant on 3442 south broad street during the time when a food handler reported having hepatitis a. however officials cannot say with certainty that the case is directly related yet. the resident does work in hamilton township. coworkers at the job though only have a negligible risk. a shooting outside a wal-mart in the northeasterly this morning, it happened at 1:00 a.m. outside philadelphia mills mall formerly franklin mills mall. police say a 26-year-old

victim was shot about 75 feet from the front door. the store was opened for business. investigators say the victim had arranged to meet a person who may have owed him money and police say they're close to identifying that gunman. a philadelphia man will spend between five and 12 years behind bars for drunk driving after killing a mother in wissinoming. 58-year-old theresa mccard and her husband were walking on a sidewalk near comly street in february of 2013 when a minivan driven by eric lu cia no swerved into them. the man pushed the woman out of the path of the van but she was killed. luge -- llewes -- >> the terms provide retroactive wage increases for 2013 and 2014 as well as a 3.25 percent hike this july. nutter says the deal will

allow firefighters to do their jobs. >> it meets the members' interests in terms of pay and benefits which enables them to continue to take the incredible personal risk that is they do each and every day. >> in terms of healthcare, the union health fund will be self insured which is expected to benefit taxpayers. the contracts are good through 2017. abc news has learned that fbi agents and federal prosecutors interrogated new jersey governor chris christie over the so-called bridgegate scandal. mr. christie met with them last month at the governor's mansion in princeton. he agreed to the sit down with investigators after they offered him a chance to provide his side of the story. the governor was also accompanied by his attorney. a democratic led probe found governor christie had no knowledge of the controversial bridge lane closures back in 2013. >> our temperatures didn't get out of the 30's all day but compared to the past few days today did feel balmy to some

people. for folks whose jobs require them to work outside, it was a welcome break from the even colder weather if only for a few hours. "action news" reporter annie mccormack live at 17th and vine in s hi, annie. >> reporter: hey monica you're right. just for a few hours it felt like we all had a break. it feels like we're right back to where we were yesterday right now. it is cold but for all of those jobs out there like the one behind me, that don't take a break when the weather dips, like construction jobs around the city, we checked around with many of them to see if they were dressed and prepared. "action news" went across the city snapping these images with our thermal imaging camera. people working outside can't escape the cold. jennifer larkin's picture shows she might want thicker gloves and as for her face. >> i can't do much to cover up my face. i got to talk to people. >> reporter: the orange represents heat but the brighter orange means that heat is escaping. the blue or darker parts of the image shows heat is trapped in. on rittenhouse square park

rittenhouse doorman richard fulton soaked in the sun when he could. we stepped in the shade for his thermal scan. >> i'm good today no, very good today. tomorrow i'm worried about. >> reporter: today he prepared for yesterday's temperatures. >> and you know, sweater shirt, coat, sweater scarf my eagles gloves. >> reporter: who would have thought 34 degrees meant a warmer day. at 15th and chestnut carlos thought so. >> i definitely put on too many clothes today. [laughter] >> reporter: but today once the sun dodged behind buildings and clouds and the wind picked up conditions became bitter again. but not for verona. look his score is blue, nice and warm and even though heat is escaping his hands and face he says it doesn't bother him. no gloves needed here. have you worked outside for a long time, is that. >> yeah, since i was 18. >> reporter: so that's probably why you -- >> yeah, i'm probably -- what's the word -- acclimated to it already. >> reporter: lucky him.

i thought only polar bears get acclimated to this type of weather. this is a picture of me with our thermal camera. the brightest spot is on my face. that is the part that i don't have covered but the rest of me is still orange but it looks like overall i'm doing a pretty good job here with the down jacket and also wearing my hat. again tomorrow you listen to cecily she's telling you it's going to be even colder than what it is right now. you got to be dressed to be prepared. reporting live in center city, annie mccormick, channel6 "action news." >> thank you annie. time for some hot chocolate. show us how cold you are throughout the weekend with the upgraded storm tracker 6 app. use the share our weather postcard feature and put a photo of yourself or the conditions you see there. the postcard includes the temperature to show us how chilly your neighborhood s be sure to use the hashtag 6abc cold. download or update your storm tracker 6 app just to get start. >> how about a picture postcard of traffic maybe of the schuylkill that says wish i wasn't here, how about that? >> hi, matt. >> focus on the sunset. >> there you.

>> oh sunset is very nice on this friday night. schuylkill expressway eastbound a pretty big mess at this point. you're looking at a parking lot like this the whole way from 202 in king of prussia through this point into belmont. a vehicle stalled wasn't blocking a lane for about 20 minutes. towed away but you can see the damage is done. still 45 minutes three times what it should be there on the eastbound travel time. i think i'd still think alternates like ridge pike route 23 or route 30 instead of the eastbound schuylkill this evening. just off the schuylkill on belmont by west laura hill cemetery still have a crash and a warning for the weekends closing new state road in northeast philadelphia for some construction right by 95. so starting tonight through monday morning new state will be blocked. there's a fire location in pennsauken along 46 between jackson and madison and in abington by sussman acura watch tout out for a crash along old york road at the fairway. after there was have a great weekend rick and monica. >> thanks matt.

>> thanks for nothing. >> much mr. to come on "action news." heavy snowfall leads to a nightmarish scene along a michigan highway. >> philadelphia is known for its cheesesteaks but fanatic sports fans liberty bell. turns out it is also a top travel destination this year. we'll have that story. melissa is in for adam. >> temperatures along the 95 corridor in the 30's and 40's. off to the west the teens are awaiting we'll tap into a piece of that arctic air just in time for the start of the weekend. details coming unwith the accuweather forecast. >> thanks melissa. >> jamie apody has sports including flyers news and an eagles player whose going to the prom. thanks to social media. >> how about that. >> when "action news" comes right back. >> pretty cool story. >> uh-huh.

>> a crash involving a tractor-trailer packed with fireworks created this nasty scene in michigan this morning. as many as 90 cars were caught in the fiery pileup on a snowy stretch of i94. thousands of pounds of fireworks exploded. at least one person died and dozens more injured. a 3-mile evacuation was ordered because another truck involved was also carrying hazardous materials. that freeway will not reopen

until tomorrow. searchers are trying to figure out if any signals detector in the java sea now are coming from the black boxes on airasia flight 8501. officials say some under water pings were picked up in the search zone but no metal was detected. yesterday the tail of the plane was located. diverse inspected the wreckage today which is where are flight and data recorders could be located. the plane went down with 162 people on board. a total of 48 bodies has now been recovered. >> turning to sports tonight flyers starting to turn things around on the ice but they're once again dealing with injuries as well. >> jamie apody live in the "action news" sports center with that. >> just when it seems the flyers are starting to get their groove back they're again bit by the injury bug. we hate when that happens much last night in the first period against washington defenseman nick grossman checked hard into the boards and hurt his shoulder. sidelined for the next three weeks. one today. per saw jake voracek the

leading scorer in the nhl knocked the game winner into overtime. flyers beat the caps three to two. they look to win their third straight tomorrow afternoon against boston. sixers are so bad some players would rather lose money than play for them. andre kirilenko has yet to report to the team and is suspended without pay for refusing to play for them. really. the sixers happen to be playing kirilenko's former team tonight in brooklyn. the last time they played the nets they were held to only 11 made two-point field goals the fewest ever in the shot clock era. brett brown is looking forward to it. >> we like going to new york brooklyn because of their veterans and their resumes. they wreak of history with some of those players. you say okay, look at this, look at the resumes and the accolades here. and so we go in, you know, we look forward to fixing some of the things that we made mistakes with but it's my job to get them back up, roll them out and let's go play again.

>> well, the second round of the nfl playoffs set for this week. most eagles fans are probably devastated the birds are not still playing. well not hannah delmonte. her favorite seeing emanuel acho. the fact he's sitting after home gave her opportunity to ask him to her high school prom. she asked him if he would be her date if she got 2,000 retweets on twitter. she he said how about if you get 10,000. a few hours later she did it. >> i think that's the beauty of social media. i know a lot of people hate it and others love it but to me it allows the every day person to reach out with their fans, you know what i mean whether it's just a teenaged high school girl that's a big time eagles fan it allows you to get in touch with people who you otherwise never would have been able to get in contact with and that's the beauty of it. >> now acho who never went to his own high school prom because he went to an all boys school needs to go out and buy a choreograph if you need

someone local to root for in monday's national championship game i've got your guy. new jersey's own eli apple starting cornerback for ohio state. the red shirt freshman was a star at eastern high school and monday will have his biggest fan in the stands, his mom annie. who i caught up with dan here's what she -- today and here's what she has to say. >> to see him out there living his dream has inspired me. we have a very young team at ohio state. so to watch him living his dream and as a parent be there to just witness it, there's nothing better. >> you can catch eli and ohio state taking on chip kelly's former team the oregon ducks monday night at 8:30 p.m. the apple family left tonight for texas and it's thanks to her perseverance that the family was able to afford the trip. i will explain that. it's a story you'll not want to miss uming up later at 6:00 rick back to you. >> eli apple. >> memorable name. >> thank you jamie. if you're planning a big trip to a cool destination

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>> ♪♪ >> all right. some talented students from cherry hill high west had a chance to sing way world famous jazz vocalist today. manhattan transfer founding member aaron dickens joined them as they performed for folks at springfield assisted living facility in cherry hill. the residents got serenaded in the process. >> we weren't singing the blues as far as the temperatures were concerned. >> it wasn't bad on our friday something to celebrate today. unfortunately that celebration is only a one day event. >> oh. >> tomorrow we're back down into the deep freeze. storm tracker 6 -- sorry -- is showing that you it's dry and quiet. we had snow showers early this

morning. didn't pick up a whole lot of activity. that's well off shore and in the wake tonight turning sharply colder as we get into our friday night and into the start of our weekend. check outer this picture outside. the action cam was outside earlier this afternoon looking up at the sky and looking up at that flag. we had winds gusting today out of the west-southwest and west-northwest anywhere from 30 to 35 miles per hour so definitely did make a difference when you stepped outdoors. brutally cold today. the last time we had temperatures above freezing was back on monday with a high temperature of 50 degrees. tuesday and wednesday temperatures were only in the 20's. we dropped down into the teens during the afternoon hours. on thursday in the high temperature in philadelphia climbing up to 36 degrees. that's just 4 degrees shy of average. unfortunately we're back down below average as early as the start of the weekend. outside this evening it's 34 in philadelphia, 32 in wilmington, 18 throw, in the poconos, 28 in allentown, 33 at the boardwalk. same thing in sea isle city, the lower 30's for trenton and

millville. factor in there winds, they've been pretty constant with a westerly component. feels like 20's if philadelphia, feeling like the teens in allentown 12 degrees the current wind chill number in the poconos. currently in dover 29 and feet like 24 degrees in millville. here's satellite6 along with action radar. not a whole lot of activity to talk about in the wake of the snow showers we had earlier today. some lake effect snow showers still popping up down wind of the eastern great lakes. that's not headed our way but it will turn partly cloudy to mostly clear for the rest of tonight and with clear skies overhead and a westerly wind turning northwesterly as we get into the day on saturday, we've got some wind chills to tell you about. philadelphia and areas south and east as you wake up tomorrow morning it's going to feel like we're anywhere from five below to zero and north and west of town wind chills anywhere from five to 10 degrees below and 15 degrees below zero as you wake up tomorrow morning in the poconos and unfortunately not much in the way of recovery on saturday afternoon. still bitterly cold, high temperature coming in at 22 degrees. it's very cold. nonetheless we'll have plenty

of sunshine to enjoy. on sunday it starts to ease just a little better. gets a little better by then, a high temperature coming in at 36 degrees with clouds and sunshine. so we actually tap into a southwesterly wind on sunday ahead of a system we're tracking for the start of next work week. the call from accuweather for the rest of tonight, partly cloudy turning colder, just 14 in the city, 8 degrees for the overnight low north and west of town. here's the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast, sunny and bitterly cold once again on saturday, high temperature 22. on sunday not as cold, a high of 36. then really late sunday overnight into monday we're tracking a storm system that will bring some wintry precipitation and changing over to rain. the timing with this is going to be key on monday. high temperatures coming in at 36 degrees. on tuesday behind that brisk and much colder with a high temperature of just 29. mostly sunny on wednesday 34 degrees. lots of clouds around on thursday and at 37 and 34 as we get into next friday. so a chilly start tomorrow but there is some recovery on the way over the week, guys.

>> all right. >> thank you so much. >> have a nice weekend. >> all right. >> and we'll take a quick break. more news when we come right back. stay with us. >> ♪♪

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approved! live the regular life. phillips'. >> it was a day to honor police officers in middletown delaware county. the chick-fil-a at westtown town center offered all officers and their families a free meal. the event was sponsored by the ronnie williamstown days which honors the life of a philadelphia state trooper who passed away in 2002. >> jim gardner and the "action news" are standing by. more terror attacks in france. tonight three suspects and several hostages are dead. one of the hostage takers still on the run. >> a 42-year-old woman dies after contracting the flu in new jersey. >> a woman goes missing just before new year's. now her husband is missing too. tonight her family talked about her disappearance. those stories coming up next. for adam joseph cecily

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>> ♪♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪♪ >> it is friday night and the big story on "action news" tonight is the violent end of the three day terror spree in and around paris france. it happened on two fronts today with the deaths of at least seven people including three terrorists. french security forces stormed a printerring planter in the town 25 miles from paris near

charles de gaulle airport. killed were said and cherif kouachi. one hostage they held today was freed unharmed. but in almost the same moment police used explosives to storm a kosher market in a neighborhood where another militant was holding hostages. this is a jewish neighborhood and the president of france called this a blatant antisemitic act. french forces killed amedy coulibaly but his accomplice wife managed to escape. while 11 civilians got out four hostages were found dead. coulibaly said he was working in coordination with the kouachi brothers and al-qaeda in yemen released a statement that it directioned the deadly