>> can kim was the quarterback and team captain. his family was there today at a memorial service at the school. "action news" reporter walter perez is live outside of cb west in doylestown with the story. walter. >> reporter: well, rick as you can imagine it was a very, very emotional day here in doylestown as this community came together to remember a young man who had just 14 years on this earth and made a quite an impact. steve's sister natalie says to know her little brother was to love him. >> he was a great person. possibly the best person i've ever met in my entire life and i hope i can be more like he was. >> reporter: a few hours ago, hundreds of students and faculty from central bucks west high school and lenape middle school gathered at war memorial field in doylestown to honor the memory of the freshman football star. the 14-year-old died late saturday night. he was riding a skateboard across the intersection of

southeast ton road and turk road when he was struck and killed by a vehicle. those closest to steven are still having a hard time believing that he's gone. >> i wanted it to be like fake but later in the night i broke down and i just -- it was hard on me and it's going to be hard to be happy for awhile. >> reporter: kim a ninth grader at lenape middle school was the quarterback and captain of the central bucks west freshman football team. and so in his honor, the entire team walked out with steven's family in a show of support before today's vigil. people say the outgoing teen will be remembered by many as a great athlete but he'll be remembered by everyone as a great student, classmate and friend. >> i want to remember how strong he was and how great of a kid law and how much everyone loved him and how much he impacted everyone's life and i wish you could see how much he meant to everyone. >> reporter: it's belowd he couldn't slow down his

skateboard fast enough before entering that intersection. the driver did stop at the scene. while toxicology results are pending it's believed this was a tragic accident and no charges are expected. reporting live from doylestown, walter perez channel6 "action news." >> all right, walter, thank you. investigators say charges are unlikely for the mother of two kids carjacked in magnolia camden county. police say she left her children in her running car outside of a liquor store last saturday night and they say surveillance video shows 38-year-old chris dumas walk across the street then jump into the driver's seater and take off. he drove a short distance then crashed into another car. the stolen vehicle flipped but luckily the children eight and 10 years old suffered only minor injuries. dumas remains behind bars. police are looking for the man who robbed someone in the elevator of an office building in the powelton section of philadelphia. happened at 4445 holden street back on november 20, just before 6:00 p.m. you can see the man blocks the

victim's way when he tries to get out of the elevator on the eighth floor. and there led to a struggle right here. the suspect took just over $800 then used the fire escape to get away. police want anyone with information to give them a call. >> you are next. that was the message president barack obama sent today to leaders of the islamic state group. mr. obama addressed the nation after a meeting with national security advisers at the pentagon. he says the u.s.-led coalition is making progress against isis in both iraq and syria and the president said those in charges of the extremist group cannot hide. >> we are hitting isil harder than ever. coalition aircraft our fighters bombers and drones have been increasing the pace of airstrikes. nearly 9,000 as of today. last month in november we dropped more bombs on isil targets than any other month since this campaign started. >> president obama is set to attend a briefing at the national counter terrorism center later this week. and there will be much more on president obama's

remarks about isis coming up on world news tonight with david muir. that's at 6:30 right after "action news at 6:00. >> on the weather front it was another warm december day close to 70 degrees out there, not a winter coat in sight but you may want to keep the umbrella handy this evening. as we look live from sky6 hd from our temple university cam at the center city skyline we had peaks of sunshine today but a morning fog and thickening clouds this afternoon into the evening setting the stage for a soggy night. meteorologist cecily tynan is at the "action news" big board with the very latest from accuweather. cecily. >> hi, rick and the cold front that's moving in that will bring us some rain. ahead of it a surge of warm air again, 70 degrees the high today. our third day in a row of record warmth. if you think it doesn't feel like december you're right. 70 is the average high for early may but this is 25 degrees above average and breaking a record from 1881, 134 year record and record highs across the region. allentown's record high of

68 degrees, that shatters the old record of 60. broke it by 8 degrees. reading a new record. wilmington a record high of 69. dover hit 72 degrees. atlantic city airport 65. that ties the record high. the poconos not making snow at the ski resorts in the poconos, a record tying high of 58 degrees today. so, this continues the trend. we're coming off our second warmest november on record and the first 14 days of december every single day above normal temperatures so far averaging close to 11 degrees above normal. temperatures will begin to stepdown as we head through the week and part of the reason why, double scan live showing this rain ahead of a cold front that will sweep through in the overnight hours. so, if you are heading out you can see that rain is beginning to move in to our western suburbs so you want to grab an umbrella and we're looking at the first half of the evening will be wet. generally light rain, not a lot of rain, about a quarter inch. can't rule out the possibility of a rumble of thunder. it will all be out of here in

time for the morning commute. then temperatures start to stepdown and by the weekend, i'm actually tracking one day of below normal temperatures. it's going to feel like december again, at least for one day. i'll talk about that coming up in the full accuweather forecast. rick. >> bah humbug cecily. >> one day. you can handle it. >> no, that's all right. thank you anyway. and of course as always stay with 6abc.com/weather to always find out what's next on the weather front. you will have the power of storm tracker6 live at your fingertips to help you to always be prepared. >> two suspects in the shooting of two teens in west philadelphia are still on the loose tonight and one of the victims died. the other is still in critical condition. "action news" reporter chad pradelli live tonight outside police headquarters with the latest on the search for the gunmen. chad. >> reporter: yeah, monica, police tell me more than a dozen shots were fired and while investigators have interviewed several witnesses, so far police have no suspects. today a pool of coagulated rug

stained the roadway at wyalusing and creighton. neighbors in this crime ridden neighborhood didn't want to say much but they're well aware of the gunfire there killed 17-year-old deash lawn owe sean glover and injured his 17-year-old friend. >> it was like five gun shots. bang, bang, bang, you know. i didn't bother about getting up. i ain't trying to stick my head out there. >> reporter: it was 10:30 last night when the whizzing bullets hit cars homes and the two teens. >> we're hearing those two males got into an argument with an unidentified male and female. the male pulled out a gun and started shooting at the teens. the teen who survived looked under nearby porches looking for a safe haven. one neighbor took him in until police arrived and he was transported to a local hospital. neighbors awoke to droplets of blood on their properties and news of another young life lost in the streets of philadelphia. this man spoke to us but didn't want his face shown. >> blood on my steps, my porch, my doorknob.

seems also a though he must have knocked on my door, one of the victims must have knocked on my door trying get in or something. i don't know what the world is coming to. >> reporter: and police say another woman may have suffered a graze wound. investigators are still trying to confirm that and not much is known about the victims at this point but an acquaintance tells me there will be a vigil tonight for the deceased at 56th and haverford. live outside of police headquarters, clad pradelli channel6 "action news. >> clad thank you. bill cosby is fighting back against some of the women accusing lymph sexual assault. he's if i would counter suits against seven accusers saying they're "false malicious uncorroborated allegations have caused him harm" and he's seeking compensation for the damage they've done to his reputation and livelihood. the lawsuit comes on the same day boston university became the latest school to revoke an honorary degree awarded to cos glee time right now for a check of our "action news" traffic report monday night. >> matt pelman in the "action

news" traffic center. how was the weekend matt. >> weekend was decent. this afternoon is looking more decent than this morning at least we can see this afternoon rick and monica whereas this morning we were dealing with thick fog but what we're seeing are some heavy delays here on 422. westbound side from 23 through this point at oaks on out to 29 our crash that we had in the pottstown area by armand hammer boulevard is gone but it's still shrug garb. new crash in upper darby along 69th street at patterson avenue by the burger king can and there's still the wreck on the side on the boulevard extension northbound by the ridge avenue on-ramp. that, too, is attracting some attention. tacony palmyra bridge on stand by right now for app southbound ship. so you want to head for the betsy ross as an alternate. close to penn state brandywine watch out for a crash along 352. that of course is middletown road at forge road and all afternoon we've been dealing with an accident in winslow township there continues to close williamstown road. we're hearing for at least another hour or two. new brooklyn road or 73 he are some alternates. mass transit on the septa

regional rails up to 20 minute delays because of mechanical problems and don't forget new schedules did take effect yesterday especially impacting the airport line. all those trains running a few minutes earlier than what we're used to. so if your train doesn't show up when you expect it to that's probably why rick and monica. >> probably why. all right. thank you matt. >> all right. pennsylvania's christmas tree is aglow at the state capitol tonight. governor tom wolf led the new time tree lighting ceremonies. this year's tree is a 22-foot high douglas fir donated by crystal spring farms. the great christmas traditions include the long wood lights show and the many christmas markets. he also offered his top wish for christmas a new state budget. they're only five months behind. >> yeah, of course. pretty tree, though. >> yeah. >> much more to come. a man takes his anger out on a hotel. find out where this wild incident was captured on camera. >> how becoming one way jedi could actually get you back in

shape. ali gorman tells us about the star wars theme workout. those stories and more. cecily is back with a full forecast from accuweather for the week coming up. >> may the force be whip you. >> that's right. be careful.

>> surveillance video out of oklahoma shows a man's fit of rage that ended with a pickup truck inside of a hotel lobby. police have not released a motive but video shows john parsley getting into the truck then driving into the front office of a comfort inn. two workers at the desk narrowly escaped from the truck's path. they're both okay. the driver was jailed shortly after the incident. a local heart transplant recipient has been picked for a big honor. mark meade of princeton junction will ride on the donate life float at the 2016 rose parade in pasadena california. today hahnemann university hospital and seconds chance the harder recipient support group gave him a festive sendoff. meade was being kept along life on machines when he received his new heart back in 2008. but he says he never gave up. >> the fact of the matter is we were anxious and excited for it to happen. i wanted to live. i wanted to see ou our grandchildren grow up. >> since the transplant meade volunteers with the gift of

life and new jersey sharing network helping others through their transplants. this year's float theme is treasure life's journey. meade says he'll treasure the trip on new year's day. >> our lady of lourdes gave a hearty thank you today to the folks who make so much happen. it held its annual recognition ceremony for 130 volunteers today. they serve as role models mentors and respite caregivers at lourdes free senior service program. over the past 25 years those programs have made life better for thousands of folks in five different south jersey counties. >> health check tonight a new study lynx the use of some antidepressants by pretty good women to a higher risk for autism in children. >> health reporter and registered nurse ali gorman joins us at the big board with details. >> as with many studies this one doesn't proved as cause autism but it shows strong evidence that some of them may be linked to a higher risk for the disorder. the drugs in question are known as ssri's they include prozac paxil and zoloft.

researchers in quebec followed nearly 150,000 moms and babies for 10 years. they found a significantly higher risk for autism when women used an ssri during the second or third trimester. still the doctors recognize this could be due to other factors and in some cases the harm of depression during pregnancy can be riskierer than medication. the study is published in jala pediatrics. researchers say because antidepressants are so widely used we need to learn more about this potential risk. and in much lighter news today, we he have seen some crazy workouts but one in new york city is getting a lot of attention especially from star wars fans. >> why do you think i have my strike at an angle like this? >> well, this is jedi fitness. every thursday star wars fans get a unique workout. some while in character. they practice their light sabre skills. maybe not up to the par of the

movie but it does get them moving and instructor daniel riser is a special education teacher by day and a jedi trainer by night. >> where is the fun of just simply watching something? i mean, you look at say a football fan. they're going to go in the pack yard and throw that football around. it's the same kind of a thing. instead of a football we have light sabres. >> the class has one core philosophy, no matter your skill, once a jedi always a jedi. and of course "star wars the force awakens" opens in theaters friday and will probably spark some new jedis to join this group. >> absolutely. >> star wars of course is owned and distributed by disney the parent company of 6abc: have fun. >> that is a great workout. >> thank you ali. >> i tried it before. >> my nephew would like it. >> our matt o'donnell interviewed the cast and director of the force awakens. you can see his interviews on 6abc.com along with pictures from his trip to a galaxy far, far away. plus enter to win a pair of tickets to opening night in

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>> time for accuweather at the "action news" big board, meteorologist cecily tynan here and we love the warm temperatures but a little rain is coming our way. >> that's right. some showers tonight and then temperatures will begin to stepdown a little bit as we head through the week but the real cold won't be arriving

until saturday. double scan live showing we have some light showers generally south and east of philadelphia right now and then up to the north and west, this is where we have some heavier showers in parts of berks county, heading towards kutztown, 222 to the east and lehigh valley and that's ahead of a cold front that will drop temperatures somewhat tomorrow but we'll still be in the 60's and we have been above 60 degrees since thursday. thursday 62, friday 61, over the weekend record highs 69 degrees on saturday, yesterday driving the convertible with the top down, 71 degrees. today's high 70. breaking a record set back in 1881. so, to put this in perspective philadelphia the high 70 degrees today. if you take a plane and you fly 750 miles south, head to florida, 70-degree weather is typical for orlando and tampa this time of the year. so basically we're getting florida type weather here in

pennsylvania in early december but things will be changing. right now 68 degrees in philadelphia, still very warm. allentown and reading 65. millville 65. wilmington 66. and trenton 67 degrees. satellite6 along with action radar showing this system that is heading our way. the actual center of that storm like so many this fall is heading up towards canada. so that means we don't get the cold air. we really just get the leftovers from a cold front moving through and that will bring us some showers this evening, maybe a rumble of thunder as it rolls through and then drop temperatures somewhat. at 7:30 take an umbrella if you're heading out, 66 degrees with this rounds of rain right over the i-95 corridor. look at what happens right before midnight. temperatures spike ahead of that front, 68 degrees. if we hit that, that would mean tomorrow's new record high is set at midnight and then temperatures do begin to drop as we head towards the morning at 5 o'clock in the 50's with a return of sunshine

tomorrow, loads of sunshine, nicer sky conditions than today. lower humidity and temperatures not as warm as today but still well above normal. ask 63 degrees in philadelphia. allentown 58, wilmington 61. cape may 60 degrees. loads of sunshine, mild and windy with wind gusts up to about 35 miles an hour. so, the five day at 5:00 showing tomorrow sunny windy and mild 63 degrees. wednesday we drop to 57. thursday periods of rain, 60. friday 51 and look at this on saturday, find the winter coats. 42 degrees, wind chills in the 30's. finally feeling like december but you know how long that lasts coming up in the accuweather forecast. >> what do you think this is the northeast? >> quick break. more news when we come right back. >> had to happen sometime. >> yeah.

>> ♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> hello again. here's what's happening on "action news" tonight. president obama meets with top military advisers to discuss the strategy to defeat isis. we are live with details. plus a serious crash is causing traffic tieups along one camden county roadway and a new program is watching out

for first responders while they're out protecting the communitily we'll tell you how it works. >> and now the details. president obama delivered a simple straight forward message to the leader of isis today. you cannot hide and you are next. the president met with top military officials at the pentagon this morning to discuss the fight against the terrorist network. this as new questions are raised about the couple at the center of the san bernadino attack. abc's elizabeth hur is live in new york tonight with more. elizabeth. >> reporter: that's right, rick, president obama didn't take any questions today but his message was simple and clear. progress is being made but more needs to be done. this as you mentioned the california attacks raised new questions about the visa program and the vetting process. for anyone wondering what if anything is being done to defeat isis president obama had this answer. >> we're also taking out isil leaders commanders and killers one by one and our next

message to them is simple. are you next. >> reporter: that message after his rare visit to the pentagon with top security officials talking strategy and tackling terrorism. >> we are hitting isil harder than ever. last month in november we dropped more bombs on isil targets than any other month since this campaign started. >> reporter: the reassurance comes as new questions are raised about miscues and warnings in the san bernadino attacks. abc news has learned that tashfeen malik had extensive social media postings supporting jihad but she still got a fiancé visa to come to the u.s. turns out a secret u.s. policy preventerred immigration officials from searching social media as part of the screening process. >> the primary concern was that it would be viewed negatively if it was disclosed publically and there were concerns it would be embarrassing. >> reporter: just last year immigration officials did ask for new policies allowing them to look at applicant's social media public posts were were

you the opposed by the homeland security office of civil rights and civil liberties. >> will they checked out tashfeen malik a little more maybe she wouldn't have gotten aves s maybe those people in san bernadino would be alive. >> reporter: well, the homeland security department says the current screening process is now under review and is being revised but insiders tell abc news the new pilot programs are still not widespread enough. we are live in new york, i'm elizabeth hur for channel6 "action news. rick. >> all right, elizabeth, thank you. meanwhile syrian troops and allied forces seized control of a sprawling military air base near the capital of damascus. this after heavy airstrikes targeted opposition strong hold. officials said today's capture of the military base was a major victory because it had been held by rebels for the past three years. >> jury deliberations are now under way in the trial of one of the six baltimore police

officers accused in the killing of freddie gray. during closing arguments today jurors heard from both sides in the death of the 25-year-old suspect who died of injuries in the back of a police van last april. now, defense attorneys say the case is based on speculation of when gray was injured. but prosecutors say officer william porter did not buckle gray up in a seat belt and did not call doctors even after gray asked. porter could get 25 years in prison if convicted of manslaughter and world news tonight with david muir will have the latest on the first trial of the six baltimore officers accused in the death of gray as well as president obama's strategy against isis. you can watch all of that following "action news at 6:00. >> a delaware man is formally charged with first degree murder in the death of his estranged wife and her mother this weekend. this is 66-year-old gilbert rochester. state police say the smyrna man stabbed his 56-year-old estranged wife mary lane and her 80-year-old mother louise carol to death yesterday

morning. investigators believe rochester was waiting outside of the carol's home on hawk eye branch road to attack them when they left for church. he's now being held without bail. from our delaware news room still not clear what sparked a fire at the harbor house apartment complex in claymont early this morning. smoke and flames forced 20 people out o out into the parkig lot. residents didn't realize the situation until police officers were knocking on their door. >> we just heard the fire alarm going off in the building and unfortunately the residents have come to ignore fire alarms around here because there are so many false alarms. >> investigators say it will cost about $50,000 to fix the damage. >> a driver was seriously injured in a crash along a busy stretch of highway in winslow township new jersey this afternoon. chopper6 was over the scene in the 200 block of williamstown road. as you can see a car lost control and flipped over and

landed there in the woods. the driver was cut out of the wreckage and rushed to the hospital. authorities are asking other drivers to avoid the area for the next several hours. >> a new campaign is under way to keep first responders secure at home. in allentown today, state farm a home security company donated devices to police fire ems crew members. the company says first responders dedicate their lives to keeping us safe and keeping their homes secure safe is the least community can do in return. the protect the protectors efforts will continue. >> 100 trees donated by tree growers were moved out from the armory he in board down. acting new jersey governor kim guadagno was there to thank the guard and helped attach special ornaments from the future farmers of america. they read merry christmas to our men and women in uniform. thank you. >> one of the world's biggest

musical artists is coming to philadelphia next fall. singer song writer adele has announced dates for her much anticipated u.s. tour. it is her first american tour in five years and it will include six night runs in both new york and l.a. and she will perform two nights in philadelphia september ninth and tenth at the wells fargo center. tickets go on sale next thursday. >> time to say hello to matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center with an update on the commute home tonight. >> let's check on the other side with matt pelman. hey, matt. >> yeah, we're checking out and saying hello to 202 here in chester county this evening and saying hello to a few showers that are just starting to come down. you can see the road is becoming a little bit damp and the southbound traffic is definitely slow from approaching 29 through this point approaching 401 as you head towards the 30 bypass. a crash in perkasie bucks county. fires police helping you around it along fifth and market. not too bad on the northeast extension but a crash

involving a pedestrian in lower chichester. steer clear of chichester avenue at pleasant a it's been a pretty normal afternoon along the schuylkill and 95. a crash on the northbound boulevard at adams avenue. there's still the one in upper darby at 69th street and patterson avenue by the burger king. also richmond street remains blocked in port richmond now through tomorrow afternoon. they just keep extending this so keep using aramingo or frankford instead. in mount laurel there's a crash on 295 southbound giving us single digit speeds approaching 73 and the regional rails still up to 20 minute delays this afternoon because of mechanical problems. rick and monica, back over to you. >> all right, thank you again matt. much more still to come on "action news" monday night. one of the most highly anticipated movies of the year just hours from its world debut. more on how hollywood is getting ready for "star wars the force awakens." >> holiday attraction that dazzled dozens of families across the area. a unique look at the macy's holiday lights show. adam. >> we are spreading the 70's

all along the eastern seaboard, even back into the tennessee valley but there is eventually a dip back to more typical december temperatures in our forecast coming up. >> all right, we'll have those stories and jaime apody with eagles including what chip kelly and sam bradford have to say about yesterday's win over the bills when "action news" comes right back. >> ♪

>> anticipation has been building for months for star wars fans. the seventh installment of the star wars franchise called "the force awakens" will be released this friday but for a lucky few their wait ends tonight. that's right. hollywood is gearing up for what could be one of the biggest film premiers in history. >> and because of that, three movie theaters in los angeles will show star wars the force aikens and will screen the movie he this evening. >> that's right. take a look at the massive tent that is already up along hollywood boulevard where the stars will walk the red carpet outside of the chinese theater tonight. fans have been camping out some of them for a week to get the best spot and maybe get their lands on some tickets. the first star wars film by the way premiered here at the chinese theater back in 1977 and was so much buzz around the film, even the actors are getting caught up in all the excitement. the plot is largely a secret

but we do know that it will have the return of all the favorite characters han solo princess leia and clue what che. don't tell folks how it ends. the movie will hit movie theaters nationwide on friday. if you can't get enough of star wars we have a lot of extras for you on 6abc.com including matt o'donnell's star wars interviews with the stars. there are also photos from his trip to galaxy far, far away plus enter to win a pair of tickets yourself to opening night in our star wars sweepstakes. check it out. >> sounds exciting. well, if you have a taste for adventure and perhaps going where few people have gone before then here's a job that will send you soaring. nasa accepting applications to be a an astronaut. beginning today you can go online and submit an application. you have to be a u.s. it sen with a bachelor's degree he in science math or engineering. the pay is somewhere between

66,000 and $145,000. and you also have to move to houston. the last time nasa went on an astronaut search four years ago thousands of people applied but only eight people were selected including myself, y-but i turned that job down. >> this would be a good job for you. >> i have to move to houston. >> all right. >> then outer space. >> jamie is here with sports. it was a close one but they won. >> let's talk playoff guys. >> yesterday jeffrey lurie left each player a t-shirt in their locker before the game there said 53 angry men. we have a new motto for this team because ever since lurie told the guys to play angry in a speech before the patriots game the angry birds have been on a roll. lurie was loving yesterday seeking out shady mccoy for an embrace. the birds led the entire game though the bills tied it up to make it interesting when mike

not shady scored in the third but the d had some big fourth quarter stops and managed to frustrate the eagles all time rushing leader in the end the eagles had a 23-20 win and it was shady who left angry throwing his helmet refusing to shake hands refusing to talk to the media. are the birds peaking at the right time. here's chip kelly today. >> sometimes when you look too far and you're looking down the road and trying to say how do we do this you forget about what the task at hand s the task at land is getting ready to play arizona. we'll see. we've had success for two weeks. can we handle dealing with success. that's another challenge that we as a group have to wrap our arms around and embrace. >> kelly gave his quarterback a huge vote of confidence today. sam bradford is here for the long haul he says. they wouldn't have traded for him otherwise. bradford now five and one in the last six games he started and finished. for the second straight week he called the offense together pregame to fire them up and the guys say it's working. >> it's cool. it's kind of cool 'cause he doesn't say much usually so

when it does, it's like oh, yeah he's ready to go. >> i think he's gotten more comfortable with everybody so he's able to show more of his personality and he's been obviously frustrated just like everybody else with the way the season has gone and i think everybody realizes the time is running out here. we have to win games. >> i do feel better out there. i feel more comfortable out there, more confident, you know, in what we're doing and i think as a quarterback when you're confident and you're able to kind of just let things rip that's when you play your best. >> baseball's all time hits leader pete rose may never be a hall of famer and the former philly struck out again today in his quest to be reinstated to major league baseball. he was hoping the new commissioner would have second thoughts on his lifetime ban but he informed rose that his application for reinstatement has been denied. manfred cited his gambling and said he doubts rose "has a scope of his violation." temple owls are usually in the thick of their off season right now but this year in mid-december it is a work week. temple will be back on the

practice field tomorrow to prepare for their boca raton bowl date with toledo one week from tomorrow and jihad thomas is looking forward to getting back out there. >> having the opportunity to win another game and to accomplish something, 11 winds, something temple has never done that will be the icing on the cake for the season. >> sixers in chicago tonight to take on the bulls. they will not have the services of nerlens noel who is out with a corneal abrasio abrasion. ouch. noel was taken to the hospital last night after being hit in the eye by former villanova star kyle lowry in the third quarter of last night's loss to the raptors. jeremy grab is expected to start in his place tonight. there is a big blow for the sixers who are now one and 24 and that hurts. i've had that injury. it's a -- i get poked in the eye all the time but that looks like it really hurt. you can't play basketball with one eye. >> big goggles on next time maybe. >> like kareem abdul-jabbar. holiday light show at

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>> traffic problems tonight on the blue route northbound approaching the ramp to the schuylkill expressway as we look live from one of our traffic cams because of a car fire there.

you can seep the flashing lights from the approaching fire units to put out the car that was on fire. no word of any injuries. but traffic as you can tell is at a standstill now. again, this is the blue route northbound just north of the villanova exit approaching the schuylkill expressway. we'll keep an eye on the situation and bring you more information as it becomes available but a car fire there on the blue route heading north. >> all right, time to talk to adam about accuweather and we've had a nice pattern here. we're about switch things up a bit. >> we'll break those temperatures down a bit as we go through the rest of the week. some rain coming through so the roadway is on the wet side. as we look at double scan live radar dealing with light rain philadelphia down to the south and a little band of heavier rain from reading to lancaster and now heading towards baltimore and washington. as we close into center city philadelphia again you see this area of green with some steady light showers developing ahead of a cold front. that will bring those temperatures back to near or below normal by the end of the week and we're starting to see a little yellow there in eastern lancaster county. that is a little band of

heavier rain and also dealing with some heavier rain up towards the lehigh valley as you head north of allentown and the lehigh tunnel, really pushing through fairly quickly so you get a little burst of heavy rain at times and then it kind of light tense up and we can expect that through at least the midnight hour tonight. but another record fell in philadelphia. today's high 70 degrees, 25 degrees above average. breaking a record that was held for 134 years back in 1881. it was 69 degrees. 64 right now in the lehigh valley, 67 in trenton, wilmington down to 59 now, dover 64 with some of that rain but these temperatures will temporarily drop with the rain but ahead of a front near midnight temperatures will jump back up. here as we look at satellite and radar, one band of rain here now entering the western suburbs and there will be a seconds one with the can cold front to come through right around the midnight hour. that's near pittsburgh right now but the center of the low is spinning north and east of chicago keeping all of that

cold air locked well to the north and west. let's not -- that's why we're not seeing much in the way of frozen precipitation even in the great lakes with this system. future tracker at 7:30 there's the band over lancaster now moving through philadelphia at 7:30. that pushes off the coast. scattered in nature through midnight with the second front. we will break tuesday's record high temperature at midnight. that will be four straight days in a row. then it's off the coast in time for tomorrow morning's rush hour as we dry out and temperatures drop back into the middle 50's. so the school day forecast for tomorrow, not as warm as the last few days. sunny but still mild for this time of year, upper 50's to near 60 degrees. and expect winds gusting to near 35 miles an hour especially tomorrow afternoon. the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast, 60's tomorrow. still mild but there will be a strong wind out of the west-northwest. a lot of sun, less wind on

wednesday 57. periods of rain, still mild on thursday of 60 and then early morning showers give way to some pops of sun friday afternoon. cooler at 51. and then wind chills in the 30's for one day only, saturday, with a high of 42 and then not as chilly as we go back close to 10 degrees above normal as we get into monday of next week at 54 degrees. only have one day in the seven day that will actually feel like december, guys. >> we can handle that. thank you. we'll take a break. "action news" continues right after this. >> ♪

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>> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> a pennsylvania appeals court upholds the first sentence under the brad fox law and record warmth provides another beach day, sort of, for 2015. but the big story on "action news" tonight is a day of inconsolable grief for a school community in bucks county. students came together today at central bucks west to mourn the death of 14-year-old steven kim. he was killed saturday night while skateboarding in doylestown hit by a car at

southeast ton and turk roads. walter perez is live at war memorial field where can kim was looking forward to a career as a high school quarterback. walter, a brutal day all around. >> reporter: no doubt, jim, it was a very, very emotional day here in doylestown as a central bucks community came together to honor the memory of a young man with just 14 years on this earth made quite an impact. >> i loved him so much. >> reporter: natalie kim is talking about her little brother steven who died this past saturday. >> he was a great football player. law a great kid and law a great person. possibly the best person i've ever met in my life. >> reporter: earlier today the kim family along with hundreds of students and faculty from central bucks high school and lenape middle school gathered to honor the memory of the freshman football star. this past saturday night the 14-year-old was riding a skateboard across the intersection of south easton road and turk road when he was struck by a vehicle.