of bright blue. we're sitting at 17 degrees in philadelphia. actually make it 16. 17 in wilmington. 18 in millville. 11 in allentown, 14 in trenton. these are actual air temperatures. 3 in the poconos. 19 in dover. you factor in the winds it feels like 7 in dover. 3 below in allentown, 8 below in the poconos. 4 in philadelphia. all day today we'll be dealing with the blustery windchills. by lunge -- lunchtime all day long it will be bluster and cold. 17 degrees that's the forecasted high. lots of sunshine, but again with the windchills hanging out in the teens, it will be blustery. 11:00 a.m. 19, 2:00 p.m. 24 degrees normally we should

be around 40. well below average. when i come back we'll talk about milder changes finally in the seven-day forecast. a little bit of a wintry mix to contend with first thing monday morning. developing at night a driver seriously damaged the chester county fire department. it cannot get any trucks out for any call also. a police officer noticed the damage while or patrol this morning. "action news" has just confirmed that the driver is being questioned. we have just talked to officials in chester township. we'll have more on the story ahead. new at 9:00. a squatter started a house fire in north philadelphia. the house on the 2800 block of north lee street was empty because the elderly man who lived there died a few weeks ago. the squatter ran off before firefighters and police got

there. firefighters had to deal with the icy conditions and brutal cold the house is a complete loss. a chinese takeout turned into a murder scene overnight. the shooter hit a man in the chest leaving him to die in the street around 1:30. police are looking for the killer and trying to pinpoint the motive. they are trying to figure out who the victim is, he did not have any i.d. on him. france is ramping up its terror crackdown thousands of police officers and hundreds of troops are being deployed after the attacks in paris. in the wake of the attacks in australia and canada, the state department posted a worldwide travel warning for americans. more americans are targets of efforts to stop isis. in france a manhunt continues for hayat boumeddiene the

common law wife of one of terrorist also attack errs. in philadelphia many gathered to show their support for france, dann cuellar was at love park. ♪ >> reporter: solemnly they sang the french national anthem some holding candles and posters that read in french we are charlie. among those here was a native of paris living in philadelphia the last four years. >> with 9/11, we never really understood in france what it was to have your county attacked and feeling so vulnerable, and i think today we realize. >> reporter: it was hard for her to hold back tears making the connection of what americans must have felt after 9/11 and americans at the rally understand what the french are going through. >> i think that one somebody has done something savage and

terrible it's important for people throughout the world to show their voice. >> reporter: there's french students studying marketing at temple just left france returning from winter break not knowing what happened until they landed here. >> i trust you do something bit, it can't happen like this, it's not normal. >> reporter: man attending including a woman in a wheelchair raised pencil a symbolic reference to the freedom of speech. >> solidarity to the people of france. >> reporter: and the pencil signifies? >> expression. i think it's terrible the attack an freedom of speech. we have to getting together and speak out. the rally was organized by the consul general of france in philadelphia. >> the people are coming out to support the fundamental values of democracy, which is freedom of the press is one of the pillars. >> reporter: clearly the attacks have hit a nerve here and in the

united states. there was a sense that we must all stand together to fight terrorism wherever it strikes. in love park, dann cuellar channel 6 "action news." >> our coverage of the terror in france continues at 6abc.com. you can see photos of the dramatic scenes as police took down the terrorists, along with raw video of the hostages fleeing for safety. we'll be posting updates online throughout the weekend. overnight the tail of airasia flight 8501 was lifted from the java sea. it was resting on the wreckage of a ship. the black boxes should be in the tail. they have a short battery life. a lot of questions this morning after three construction workers were shot at a hotel in the poconos on route 611 at

8:00 p.m. a third person showed up at a nearby hospital with gunshot wound to the chest. they are all workers at the new water park that's being built. him no word on what led to the shooting. hundreds of people paid their respects to a limo drive who was shot down an new year's day. on new year's day he picked up a group of men police say one of them pulled a gun and demanded money before shooting him in the held. one person has been charged in his death. he leaves behind a fiance and five-month-old baby girl. family and friends have said their final goodbye to shane montgomery. funeral services were held for the 21-year-old in manayunk. the gunman disappeared after leaving a bar. his body was found in the schuylkill river last weekend. police say his death was an

accident. a south police officer who hit anticipate killed a 10-year-old boy will not face charges. matt that you mccloskey hit and killed the boy. the prosecutor said his actions were not criminal. he was responding to a nonemergency call and did not have his flashing lights on. he was going 74 miles per hour. police say the boy ran into the road when the accident happened. mayor nutter announced yesterday that the city has reached an agreement with local 22 the terms provide retroactive wage increases and 3.2% hike this july. nutter said the deal will allow firefighters to do their jobs. >> it meets the members' interest in terms of pay and benefits and enables them to

continue to take the personal and professional risk they take each and everyday. the union health fund is expected to be self insured fer fer -- insured which benefits taxpayers. pro blue rally event is support of local police officers throughout the delaware valley it's happening at independence mall from 1 to 2:00 p.m. the theme of the event is all lives matter. there was a show of support last night along old york road in abington. despite the cold, dozens turned out holding signs thanking their police force. lots of chances to hit it big overnight. the mega millions jackpot soared to $246 million. after mega millions nobody hit it big. 37 49, 50, 56, 57 and the mega

ball 8. nobody has won the grand prize since november 4. the next drawing is tuesday night. you can see that and tonight's powerball drawing during "action news" at 11:00 p.m. there's much more to come on "action news" saturday morning. mission accomplished. every part of it. details on the overnight launch of a space x rocket. the up coming auto show is helping children drive away the cold. we'll look at the charity behind the big event. >> reporter: if you're looking to get away, there's not too many places to go. even portions of florida and texas are in the 30s, they are reporting icing in an is an -- san antonio. more of that moves into the delaware valley monday morning. i'll show you the timing on future tracker when we come come right back.

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>> three two one zero, and lift off of the space x rocket with dragon continuing the resupply chain. >> it's a let down when you don't hear blast off. the space x rocket lifted off from cape can a canaveral. the booster was supposed to land

on an ocean barge, but it came down too hard. they took five thousand pounds of supplies to the international space station. >> speaking of a let down, how can you get this cold and no snow? >> i'm not let down. >> reporter: this is our best shot we had cold air in place over the next several days. we went 61 consecutive hours below freezing, we did not see too much snow and we have a decent warmup next week. we're at 16 degrees, minus 6 that's the dewpoint. winds out of southwest sunset at 16 miles per hour. the temperatures will not cooperating we'll be stuck in the upper teens and low 20s all day long. 12 in reading, 18 in millville.

8 below in the poconos. 3 below in allentown and five in lancaster. as longs the winds are out of the northwest which they will continue to be, we'll drive the icy cold air down into the delaware valley. it's minus 12 in buffalo. excuse me, minus 12 in pittsburgh and big -- binghamton. this is the way the feels-like temperatures will play out throughout date. all day we're looking at upper teens throughout the viewing area. far western suburbs is upper single digits and low teens. it will be blustery and cold. satellite and radar, we have a tiny area of low pressure zipping along the mason dixon line. we'll see sunshine out there this morning and this afternoon. once we get into sunday, the high works out to sea the winds shift out of the southwest that allows the cloud cover to roll on in here.

sunday we start out with sun increasing clouds, sunday night the clouds lower and thicken midnight monday morning light snows break out creels -- across the northwestern suburbs. we'll see a mix of snowflakes and freezing rain. south jersey, looking like mainly a rain event. we'll advance this and i think the idea is more of a mixing north and west, rain south and east snow across the lehigh valley and the poconos. this is accuweather's call on monday morning. today we're dealing with the cold tomorrow it's quiet and better monday morning, snow north and west for the lehigh valley and poconos. icing changing over to rain. what i mean by icing it's raining and freezing on contact. it's the i-95 corridor and mainly rain across south jersey and delaware. the model showing anywhere from .02-inch.

ice. it's going to be a quiet weekend, but a nightmare monday morning. 18 in alnl town, 19 in reading. 24 in philadelphia. lancaster, 19. the temperatures plummet in allentown. starting out with sunshine and increasing clouds, wintry mix breaking out after midnight. monday morning we'll see the wintry mix go over to rain. look at the high, 38 degrees by monday after. whatever icing we see it will melt. breezy and cold tuesday 32. clouds and sun expected for wednesday, 34. we'll start pulling out of this by the time we get into week's end. thursday cloudy, 39.

friday clouds to sun 38. next saturday and sunday, the highs are in the upper 40s and close to 50. >> should not you move the horse shoe tournament to next weekend. >> reporter: i don't know how i'll get through it, under armor, i guess. >> if you're planning a trip to a cool destination, you don't have to look any further than the city of brotherly lorvel. love. the city comes in after the italian city of milan and cuba. it's above yellowstone. there are many features, including dilworth park, the schuylkill banks boardwalk and beer gardens.

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>> each year the philadelphia auto show welcomes 250,000 guests to the pennsylvania convention center. those visitors will see the hottest ride in the auto industry but they are also driving away the cold for kids in the philadelphia area. melissa magee has the story. >> we're giving kids with the greats need in the city of philadelphia and the surrounding counties warm coats. >> reporter: since 2008 the auto dealers association of greater philadelphia has donated 180,000 coats to kids in the philadelphia area through their driving away the cold program. >> there's always a need that we want to make sure. regardless of how many coats that we give away, there's a kid that needs one. that pushes to continue to grow the program. >> reporter: 175 local dealers contribute to the cause to provide enough coats to warm the hearts of every almost student in the chester up land district. >> one man said is this for me,

he said for me to keep? he looked at me and said thank you, santa. him for me, that's what the auto dealers did for the city of chester. >> reporter: the auto dealers provided coats for 37,000 coats for kids in the area. reaching as far north as pike county thanks to distribution partners like the ymca. >> it insures that young people are warm parents don't have to use the funds to provide a coat. it warms our hearts. >> the ymca called us and said they had coats. >> when i first put it on on a winter day like a cold day, it was really good, i was like awe. >> warmth should not be a luxury but a staple.

this program does its best to do that. >> that was melissa magee reporting, join melissa magee, karen rogers, adam joseph, ducis and alicia vitarelli for a full preview of all the things you can see and do at the philadelphia auto show, that special airs saturday january 31 at 7:00 p.m. the sixers kick off in brooklyn and chip kelly pokes fun at himself. deciding which bread to buy can be tough. deciding between buying bread and health care is much tougher.

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go down. if you're heading out today make sure you're bundled up, 9:24, 19 degrees. in sports the flyers and bruins face off in south philly. college hoops, villanova takes on depaul on the main line. temple has a tip off against tulsa and the sixers won last night. jeff skeverski has that and chip kelly the pitchman. >> reporter: you can take all the shots you want at the sixers. they may have 89 most heart they showed it on the road. sixers in brooklyn where they have never won before. wake up, you'll want to see this. back they come, tony roten. the sixers take the lead with two and changing to. up two lopez ties it at 88.

michael carter williams, what a pass to nerlens noel. slams the door on the nets with 3 seconds to go, sixers win 90-88. they will fails indiana -- they will face ini can'tindiana later today. the college hoops -- the national football game is set for monday. voorhees native ely apple a red shirt freshman defensive back for the ohio state buckeyes, he was the number one prospect out of the eastern high school. apple's family is heading to arlington texas to route them on against oregon. >> reporter: you never think my kid is going to be a superstar. you realize they are a kid you nurture their love of the sport and allow it to take it as far as it can and it's taken him to

the national championship game. >> oregon, against ohio state and eagles coach chip kelly is planning to be there. kelly who appears to be a no nonsense hardcore football guy has a sense of humor willing to make fun of himself as a new pitch man. >> toast -- hi, i'm chip kelly. >> nobody cares. >> the new tv pitch man corn chips he is in ten different commercials that will be shown leading up to the super bowl. you'll be thinking of chip next time you go to the supermarket. that's sports, i'm jeff skeverski have a good day. >> a dream come true for 200 young hockey players.

they showed off their skills at the wells fargo center. the event was all about the love of the game. much more to come on "action news" saturday morning including "shelter me rescue of the week." >> reporter: this is max and toby this week's winner in the "shelter me rescue of the week" contest. coming up on "action news." we have the details on a man who was cleared.

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>> happening now on "action news" saturday at 9:00. thousands of security forces are deployed in france today in an attempt to thwart new terror attacks. police in utah have released body cam video after a deadly police-involved shooting this week. governor chris christie is cheering on the cowboys this weekend, but he is planning the trip a little bit differently. >> let's head outside to chris sowers. wouldn't you love to be heading to the game. >> reporter: that's not in dallas. >> reporter: it's in green bay. it feels like green bay. the normal high temperature is

40 degrees monday was not too bad, with he shot up to 50. that's ahead of the front that barreled through around 5:00 p.m. tuesday and wednesday be, 24 for the high. thursday, 19 and yesterday 36. we spent 91 consecutive hours below the freezing mark. it's 16 in philadelphia. 11 in allentown. 3 in the poconos. 18 in millville. but it feels like 2 in millville with the wind. 4 in philadelphia. 3 below in allentown and nearly 10 below in the poconos. they will probably stay below zero all day long up in the mountains. by lunchtime minus 2. 8 in trenton. 8:30 zero, 1 2 degrees in the poconos. reading, 10, is a -- 15 in philadelphia. 11 in wilmington. it will be whrufort -- blustery

and cold, feeling like chicago. it's a cold start to the weekend. tomorrow we warm up, we're above freezing, and then we have the wintry mix moving in monday morning before a permanent warmup in the second half of the seven-day forecast. i'll have that for you in ten minutes. >> the chester township fire company is calling for help not answering calls. the firehouse has been severely damaged. the damage has put the department out of service. early this morning an suv plowed into the front door preventing the trucks getting out for calls. police noticed the damage and tracked down the driver nearby. the fire chief spoke to "action news." >> we're trying to find anybody who come down and secure the building looking to secure the wall so we can get our trucks staged at a temporary location.

as for repairs we're still working on trying to come down and repair the building. >> the good news in all of this is that no firefighters were inside at the time of the hit-and-run. chester township is relying on other fire companies to handle any calls until the damage can be cleaned up. an engineer is heading to the scene to assess it all. a brazen robber flashed a gun and walked off with a brand new tv overnight. it happened at the wal-mart center store on christopher columbus boulevard. a man dressed in blacked walked out of the store and when he was approached by a security guard he pulled out a handgun and pointed it at the guard. the guard backed off and went inside to call 911. police are now looking through surveillance video. a philadelphia firefighter had to spread salt on an icy sidewalk overnight after hosing

down a blaze in frankford section this morning. the fire was on oxford avenue before 5:00 a.m. residents were briefly forced out into the cold. there were no injuries reported. everybody is now back inside. france is trying to calm its people still shaken from deadly terror attacks. this morning a french leader called for extreme vigilance while admitting france is at risk. one alleged accomplice is on the run and anti-terror rally is planned tomorrow in paris. marci gonzalez has more. >> reporter: a day of terror in france ending with that flash. hostages running for their lives at the scene of one two standoffs that left three

terrorists dead. the first site near de gaulle airport where 89 suspects in the deadly attack on charlie hebdo was cornered by police. the brothers, cherif and said kouachi came charging outside before being shot dead. police say the man who killed an officer thursday was holding hostages at this kosher supermarket. he said he synchronized the attack with the brothers. the s.w.a.t team stormed in and killed him and found four hostages dead. french president saying through a translator, the country remains on high alert. >> france also knows it is not over yet. >> reporter: al qaeda in yemen

claimed responsibility for the terror attack at charlie hebdo newspaper earlier this week. abc news new york. >> a body camera captured led up to a deadly shooting by a utah police officer. >> send me another unit. you need to calm down right now. >> i know my business. >> i'm trying to to find out what you're doing. >> you're in my face. you did get in i moo face. >> after he hit the officer with the shovel, the camera went dead and the officer shot the man. he matched the subscriptionful a man peering into windows of homes, no word he did that. >> a new york city judge has cleared a man of murder, he spent 21 years in prison for the crime. daric hamilton was freed in2011.

there is suspicion that the detective corrupted dozens of cases. hamilton made fellow inmates similar accusations while he he was in jail. he is now a paralegal. >> hamilton at attorney also are considering filing a civil suit against that detective, he is retired and cannot be criminally charged. mitt romeny said he is considering a third run for the white house. it's a move that surprised many of his loyal supporters and staff members. he ran in 2008 and 2012 and lost. he said he would run a different campaign this time around. as recently as october romney said publicly he was not planning on running. meanwhile new jersey governor chris christie plans to meet with potential supporters in the early voting state of south carolina.

christy said he intends to make a decision only this year on the 2016 for the gop nomination for president. christy has come under fire for his support for the dallas cowboys. he plans to attend the playoff game in green bay tomorrow. the spokesperson said the governor will pay for the ticket and travel himself this time. embattle the comedian bill cosby was heckled during a show in canada last night. [yelling]. >> stop, stop. stop. >> protesters yelled we believe in women. cosby asked them to stay calm when they did not he asked security to escort them out. cosby has denied sexual assault allegations from 15 women.

he thanked fans for what they believed in. two homes went up in flames on washington avenue around 10:00. chopper 6 was above the blaze. you can see smoke pouring from the large home. there's no word on the extent of injuries. the cause is under investigation. the gloucester county prosecutor's office said a 25-year-old father is behind bars for shaking his infant daughter. the baby suffered a skull fracture. michael rodriguez lived with his family in malaga. the children have been removed from the home. this is video from our tv partners at univision. the 8-month-old girl was hospitalized for a month. she has been undergoing rehabilitation. rodriguez was arrested thursday and charged with assault. the state of pennsylvania has shut down a day care in

wynmore after a child died in its care. surveillance video shows a staffer putting a sheet over the child's face and trying to hide the sheet when paramedics arrived. it's not clear when the incident happened. inspectors say the facility showed incompetent and negligent and misconduct. the atlantic city race course will close down next friday after 70 years in business. grace kelly's father was one of the founders. the current other than blames a trifecta of trouble the decline in the horse racing industry and lagging economy around atlantic city and alternative ways to make money. a berks county shelter

started small and has seen thousands of adoptions. we'll get a check of the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when "action news" returns.

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>> they can this out kids in brook haven delaware county took advantage of the deep chill this week and created their own

backyard hockey rink. they froze water and put up a net and laced up their ice skates. that's the way to deal with the frigid arctic temperatures. >> reporter: that's something my brothers and i would have done as a kid. >> i remember pouring water over the tennis courts. . our parents would say i remember when i was a kid i used to walk to school when the lakes would freeze over. there you go, the pattern continues. there's the view of the philadelphia international airport. blustery an cold this morning. storm tracker 6 live double scan crystal clear no issues out there. we could see freezing rain and sleet monday morning. the next 48 hours look okay, but potential problems for the morning commute. 16 degrees in philadelphia. dewpoint minus 6. winds out of the west/northwest at 16 miles per hour. making the temperatures feel

like the single digits. minus 2 is the windchill in reading. minus 8 in the poconos and 4 in philadelphia. satellite and radar, high pressure is scooting on by providing a whole heap of sunshine today. it's a beautiful looking day but it will be blustery and cold. the high pressure will activate the snow guns again, lake-effect snow bands off lake ontario could see one to two feet. big time snow is right through here but it stays out west. we have sunshine for today increasing clouds sunday. it looks quiet over the next few days today is quiet tomorrow increasing the high clouds. we get into tomorrow night. this is around the midnight hour first thing monday morning here comes the snow breaking out north and west, we'll see a band of sleet and freezing rain that will run parallel from wilmington up into philadelphia and mainly rain south and east.

looks like it could be a moderate icing event in parts of the area. something we have to watch. one thing is for certain we have not seen much snow. so far only 1.6 inches. normally we should be over five. last year at this time, last winter at this time we had over 20 inches already. we are well behind the numbers. doesn't look like there's any good-sized snowstorms in the foreseeable futures. bitter cold, 18 degrees, feeling like the upper single digits and low teens. atlantic city, maybe a little bit better, but not much. 25. mostly sunny with a breeze it will feel like the teens. philadelphia, 24. the normal high is 40. windchills making it feel like 15. winds out of west at 10 to 15 miles per hour. overnight tonight 8 degrees outlying suburbs, this is for places like lancaster reading allentown. 13 in center city. millville includinged in that 8.

-- included in the 8. wind out of the west at 7 miles per hour. sunday night after midnight into monday morning, wintry mix. going over to rain in the afternoon. the question how long a period do we see the wintry mix. breezy and cold, tuesday 32. wednesday, clouds some sun 34 degrees thursday we're watching a coastal storm, right now most of the models keep it offshore we'll go mostly cloudy for now 39 degrees, it is something we have to watch it will have a lot of moisture with it. storm or no storm on thursday, once we get into next week the pattern breaks and we're back in the 40s. >> everybody will love that. now it's time to feature this week's winning rescue group in the "shelter me rescue of the week" contest, one by one cat rescue in berks county. david murphy has their story. >> reporter: for the past 20 years, one by one cat rescue has

been finding forever families for homeless cats. >> we average 300 a year moarms. in more or less, in the beginning it was smaller we're well into the thousands at this point. >> reporter: the rescue survives on private donations. >> that's the lifeline without people's again revolt we wouldn't operate. >> reporter: the rescue operates through foster networks. >> they take on the kittens. that helps to acclimate them, they get friendly and used to people and kids and how it would be to be in a home environment. >> one of the vet techs found little fry in her yard he was sick and dehydrated. we have this amazing little boy now. >> reporter: marshall would prefer a quiet home em with no

dogs. >> he we would be perfect for an elderly couple. baby girl was found outside a volunteer at home. parentally the owner passed away, she was wondering around in the cold. >> reporter: this is max and toby on the bottom there. they would love to be adopted as a team. they are 16 weeks old if you're interested in max and toby go to the one by one cat rescue website. vote for your favorite shelter or add a rescue group to our list go to the the "action news" facebook page. it doesn't get much easier than picking 2 things. you pick 2, and...

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flags to move is going to be brutal as it hits any exposed skin. bundle up this morning. here's a look at what's happening in and around delaware and lehigh valleys. the 99th annual pennsylvania farm show gets into full swing. it's the largest indoor expo in the nation. 6,000 animals. ten thousand competitive exhibits and 300 commercial exhibits. if you can't make it today the farm show runs through next saturday. learn about the wonderful world of pets at the annual greater philadelphia pet expo. it's designed to educate and entertain the public about pets. there will be a petting zoo plus an opportunity for adoptions and for you to do shopping. it's happening from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the greater expo center in oaks, montgomery county. admission is $12 for adults and

five bucks for children ages 11 and under. kids 3 and under are free. are you one of those who refuses to take down the holiday decorations until mid january. you are not alone. this is the last weekend to check out the christmas display at longwood gardens in ken knelt square in chester county. the indoors flowers and trees will be available today and tomorrow from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. federal health officials are advocating an aggressive approach to combat the flu epidemic. center for disease control advising doctor to prescribe tamiflu for those at risk. the director of the cdc said the county is halfway through an

expected 13 week flu season. next, meteorologist chris sowers will take a look at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast.

>> it's cold. >> reporter: it is very cold. forecast for today about 24 degrees worth of cold and windchills in the teens. all day bundle up in layers if you're out and about. mostly sunny skies, it will look great, but it will be bitter out there. sunshine expected sunday, otherwise, increasing clouds. 36 degrees. the winds ease a little bit. it will be easier to handle by tomorrow afternoon. monday morning, there could be a period of ice before it goes over to rain. 38 degrees depending on how long an icing event we see. some areas it could be a mess,

monday morning we'll see. >> but a week from now amazing. >> reporter: 40s. >> yea! jack hanna's wild countdown is next. how an area is fighting back in an up tick against whooping cough. and the chamber orchestra. now for chris sowers i'm eva pilgrim, have a great saturday!

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