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news, a former police officer is found guilty of raping several women on the force and wilmington based dupont is involved in a major merger worth $70 billion. and the big story is the potential for record breaking temperatures in the accuweather forecast this weekend. sky 6 hd showing us the view at penn's landing and it's an extremely mild december friday and an even warmer weekend ahead. lets check in with melissa magee outside. >> it feels nice too. it doesn't feel like we are in the month of december. the numbers are already up, 56 in the city, 10 degrees above our average high. 55 in trenton and 54 in the poconos, sea isle city 57 and 61 already in dover, we had and issue this morning earlier today

with fog and visibility down to 5 miles in trenton and allentown and lancaster, and the v visibility is up to 8 miles in reading. 10 miles per hour wind in philadelphia but the southwest wind gets these numbers well above normal. so where is the cold air? stuck up into canada, we have the jet stream rising in the north and pumping up the warm air and it feels like october into the weekend, 3:00, 64 and partly cloudy skies and upper 50s at 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. tonight. get outdoors and enjoy it and records of 67 and sun that should actually read a high of 68 that is 22 degrees above average, we have more details coming up in the accuweather

forecast. >> melissa we'll see you back inside thank you. in other news delaware based dupont company and dow chemical are looking to merge in a deal worth $230 billion, under the name dow dupont and they would separate into three publically traded companies, the new business will have dual headquarters in delaware and michigan, the new deal needs approval from regulators, and is expected to close sometime next year. philadelphia police say around 15 shots were fired in the west kensington section, one of several locations where the gun fire erupts last night. annie mccormick is live with more on the story. annie? >> reporter: rick, that is right, philadelphia police are investigating after a violent night in the city left five people injured in separate shootings. philadelphia police are on the scene in west kensington on the

2800 block of west swanson after gunmen sprayed a hail of gun fire hitting at least three people. officers scooped the three victims and rushed them to the hospital. two masked men were spotted fleeing from the scene and police pulled over a vehicle. >> the female operator of the vehicle was acting suspicious and we are holding the vehicle as part of the scene and detectives are questioning the female. >> at the same time in the lawn crest section of the city neighbors heard shots. >> like six or seven shots last night. and all i heard was people screaming and i knew that someone had got shot. >> here in the 5900 block of

malta. a 19-year-old called 911 saying he was also shot on malta, and another victim at einstein he was shot in the calf and they scoured the area finding damage left behind like scattered windshields. >> i have been in this neighborhood for five years and i never heard of it happening around here, it's just crazy. >> reporter: and we are told that all the victims are in stable condition, one victim in the west kensington shooting is released from the hospital. so far there are no arrests. annie mccormick, channel 6 "action news." two bucks county women are accused of setting a home on fire while six people were inside. the house went up in flames on lafayette court, police have arrested annette mcguire and her cousin denise coil, they say

they lit it on fire and tried to kidnap her daughter from the home. the grandparents and all the children escaped and were not hurt, investigators are back at the property today and both are charged with arson and attempted kidnapping. and the investigation continues into this overnight car fire that sent the driver to the hospital on the 2500 block of north market street, wigts say they saw the car speeding along the roadway before hitting a building and suddenly bursting into flames. we heard a boom and turned our head and then jumped out of the car and he was on fire and laid down on the ground and was rolling on the ground. >> the driver managed to run a half block with his clothes on fire and was rushed to christiana hospital in critical condition and know one was hurt in the early morning accident. federal investigators know where the san bernardino terror

suspects were in the moments before they were killed in a shootout with police, a fbi dive team is searching a lake in the area again today. marcy gonzales is following the latest developments and joins us live from new york with more. >> rick, for now they are not saying what they are looking for and there are reports that it's all about tracking down a digital device owned by the suspects. >> the fbi searching the lake here near san bernardino looking for possible evidence that the killers may have dumped here after the massacre. >> we will leave no stone unturned. the effort to uncover more as the fbi continues questioning enrique marquez his former neighbor accused of supplying the military style rifles used in the rampage, he said they planned another attack in 2012

and abandoned the plot. >> there were arrested immediately adjacent to that in southern california, probably by the counter terrorism people that caused them to rethink it. following the first funerals for the 14 people last week. >> it's just tragic and unspeakable. today the fbi still trying to figure out why the san bernardino attack was directed by isis s. and now authorities reveal another concern linked to the terror group and now isis militants overseas, have two government passport printing machines. if isis is able to acquire legitimate passports, this would be a major security risk to the united states. and several fraudulent passports are found in europe including one that was used by one of the suicide bombers that carried out the terror attacks in paris.

marcy gonzales, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. politics now, in a new poll shows donald trump holding a commanding lead in new hampshire but new jersey governor, chris christie is gaining ground according to the poll. 27% many of likely new hampshire voters support the donald and now christie is in second place at 12%, he got a key endorsement from the new hampshire newspaper and senator marco rubio is in third followed by senator ted cruz. in washington, the federal government is facing a funding deadline and the latest short-term spending bill runs out at midnight. the senate agreed to extend the deadline through next wednesday to allow time for the debate. republicans and democrats remain gridlocked on dozens of issues. back here a big football game at lincoln financial field not the eagles but the annual army-navy

game, the 116th match-up for the schools and the traditional festivities leading up to the big event are already underway. the cadets and mid shipmen were up with the sun at the philadelphia museum of art, a rocky look alike led them up the relay and the huge rivalry has attracted the attention of espn's college game day, they will broadcast live from exf exfinity live in south philadelphia. a large number of prepaid cell phones were purchased across the state and two children were dropped off at the bus stop when they noticed a brurgry going on at their home. and melissa magee is back with a closer look at the seven-day forecast from accuweather. i have asthma...

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for the first time today. their comments come in the wake of that police officer, jason vandyke, being charged with first degree murder for the shooting last year and the dash-cam video showing the shooting and protests continue throughout chicago calling for the resignation of rahm emanuel and they staged a die-in yesterday downtown and they will likely thank the public for demanding justice and change. a jury has found a former oklahoma police officer guilty of rape and he is facing the rest of his life in prison. daniel holdsclaw sobbed in court when he learned the verdict, he was charged with six counts of rape and battery while he was on the force. they recommended he spend 263 years in jail. the news had some women celebrating outside of the courthouse but one victim's mother said she wasn't

satisfied. >> they will try to run it together so he won't see nothing but 30 years, that is not fair to us or my daughter, or not fair to any of the victims or the people of our community. >> he is due back in court for sentencing next month. federal investigators are trying to determine why several large batches of cell phones are being purchased in missouri. groups of men are buying dozens of prepaid phones from wal-marts across the state and there are six different cases and in one two men bought 59 cell phones at 4:00 a.m. on a saturday, they are drawing concern because prepaid phones cannot be traced and can remote detonate bombs. a school bus driver in ohio jumped in action when two students noticed something was not right at their home when they got dropped off at school, seventh grader, elizabeth and

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a bloomingdale's outlet store is now open in center city, the action cam was at the ribbon cutting at 9:00 a.m. this morning, the grand opening weekend features special savings in time for the holidays. >> i think it's fantastic, we wanted to open a store in philadelphia for a long time. we looked at a lot of locations and this was a great mix of a location with street traffic and locals and tourists and people

that work in the city. >> love bloomingdales, i don't get an opportunity to come to them because they are too far and it's great having them across the street. >> they join nordstrom rack in offering discounts to philadelphia shoppers. today's report shows that retail sales were up .2%, americans increased their spending on clothing and electronics, online retailers like amazon also got a big boost. overall americans spent $440 billion over the month of october. the sweet leaf tea company is recalling six different flavors because of glass fragments that may have contaminated the bottles, the recall affects tea in 16 ounce glass bottles distributed until

december 6th, customers can return them to the store for a full refund. "action news" is working on stories beginning at 4:00 and alicia vitarelli is in newsroom with a preview. >> happy freebie friday rick, from a free spin or bar class or a free pet photo shoot with santa, you can get a lot of things for free today. a northeast philadelphia man says this video shows a recycling truck destroying a christmas tree made out of lights, one neighbor even chased the truck down and we'll hear from the city haez about the decoration alligation. and don't forget you can take us with you on the go using the 6 abc news app. see you at 4:00. >> okay alicia thank you. quick break and we'll check the accuweather forecast when we

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meteorologist, melissa magee, is back now with a closer look at the weekend and maybe a record breaker. >> close to it today and numbers are warmer into the second week of december, isn't that crazy, we'll show what you is going on here at stormtracker 6 live double scan can you see no issues with precipitation, it has been dry and high pressure is dominating much of the mid-atlantic region, we'll show you it's picture outside, the action cam is outside in ventnor, it's a mostly cloudy start and we did have that today in the coastal sections of new jersey, the fog is starting to lift and burn on off, and we have plenty of sunshine as we go through the rest of our friday afternoon. mild still at this hour, 56 degrees in philadelphia, that is

10 degrees above the average high, we are at 46 and we are well above that, the winds are out of the southwest pumping in the milder air and the barometer 29.96 on the rise, thanks to high pressure, currently 56 in wilmington and along the coast in cape may 67 and 55 in trenton. satellite 6 along with action radar showing you we do have a fair amount of cloud cover across the region but a few high, thin clouds are starting to disperse across the area and we have sunshine through the rest of the afternoon, especially as we continue to tap into the southwesterly wind, we are in record territory today and into the weekend, a high of 65, if we hit that we'll tie the record of 65 hit in 1961, and we could break a record potentially as we get into sunday, a high

temperature of 68 degrees, here is the setup for our friday, rare december warmth with a nice mixture of sunshine and clouds and a high of 65 degrees not much of a change here and more of an october feel than the month of december, and no arctic air in sight as the jet stream stays not north of our region and eastbound as we travel into the weekend, speaking of tomorrow we have the army-navy game going on, kickoff is at that time and the kickoff temperature is 64 degrees and then we drop down to 60 in the fourth quarter. and the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast showing you it's mild today and a high of 65 and average for us this time of year is 46 and record warmth on the way tomorrow, 67 degrees and still looking good on sunday

with a high of 68, rain is possible as we get into monday and still staying warm ahead of that precipitation, high of 68 and it looks like a lot of the moisture will move in monday afternoon and monday evening, so a dry start by then. on tuesday a high of 60 degrees, not as warm and it will be windy, cooler midweek and 58 and more clouds around on thursday 58 and no arctic air on site and cooler mid to late next week wrerks above average by 10 to 15 degrees. very nice. >> i'm looking it, thank you melissa. more ahead on "action news" at noon. more news from the campaign trail one of the candidates is threatening to leave the republican party and coming up delaware firefighters are going above and beyond the call of duty, to rescue a cat stuck in a storm drain, when "action news" continues in just a moment.

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ordering gifts online you may want to do it sooner than later. and one of the hottest tickets in town, bruce springsteen, the boss, is coming to the wells fargo center and tickets went on sale a few hours ago, how they are selling and a warning from buying them from certain websites. we begin this half hour with breaking news, chopper 6 hd is over a protest at city hall right now, starting at 11:00 this morning, the demonstrators are protesting a move that would effectively end philadelphia's status as a sanctuary city by allowing cooperation by the immigration department and law enforcement. the clergy and others protesting today are opposed to change to that policy and asking michael nutter not to change the policy if at all possible. lets check our weather now, it's not givening to fee