acquitted of assault returns to the job today. the push for the playoffs continue. the eagles face a tough test against arizona tonight at home. meteorologist, chris sowers here with accuweather. feels like winter these days. >> reporter: especially yesterday with the windchills. let's get you outside, it was blustery and cold all afternoon. it's cold out there this morning, but we'll warm things up early tomorrow. as a matter of fact tomorrow afternoon we could be in the mid 50s again. there's the view in the meantime, cape may, beautiful shot, sunny, calm, and tranquil out there this morning. 34 degrees right now in philadelphia. trenton, 33 allentown the freezing mark of 32. outliepg suburbs dropped -- outlying suburbs in the mid 20s. lancaster, 30. a pair of 3s for wilmington. there's not too much of a breeze, but enough to drop the windchills in the 20s, so it feels rather blustery this morning. later this afternoon as the

winds ease a bit, the windchills values will not be as harsh as yesterday. yerp they were in the upper -- yesterday they were in the upper 20s all day long, today, 30s, 40s. high pressure in control. all the cloud cover state to the north and the west. ton of sunshine, sunny and chilly, 45 will feel like 40 throughout the day. north and west you're topping out at 41 and 42. cooler there. south and east, a degree or two warmer. not a windy day, when i come back i'll have the eagles preview and records, several could fall by christmas, i'll have the details in just about ten minutes. >> now to the breaking news, tragedy in the city's holmesburg section, three people are dead after a fiery crash involving three different vehicles that prompted a hatz -- haz/mat

response. trish hartman has been on the scene all morning long with the latest. >> reporter: eva, crews are on scene after the fiery crash that claimed three lives overnight. take a look at the scene. the car that was involved has been taken away, but the burned up tractor-trailer is still on the side of the road. haz/mat crews are working to clean up the fuel and chemical spill. utility crews are out here, as well, while neighbors are coming out to see the wreckage. this viewer video sent into 6abc shows the explosion and crash. police say a black spun out of control. three passengers were killed. >> a witness on the scene said that he could hear people screaming from inside the car and and attempted to render aid to them, but couldn't get to the

vehicle because of the flames. >> reporter: police say a witness said the car was speeding before it crashed. neighbors who live in the holmesburg section say they see cars speeding all the time. >> there have been plenty of times on the corner, i've seen people fly, it's scary, it's scary, there's children, there's a lot of other people, the elderly walking across. >> there's a lot of accidents up here, right behind me, it's like people get airborne if you're flying. i came down here before doing 35-mile an hour and i got airborne. >> reporter: no word yet on the victims' names from police, cops say torresdale between rhawn and end field avenue will be closed most of the day. trish hartman channel 6 "action news." >> trish, thank you. developing this morning, authorities in africa are interrogating several suspects after a device believed to be a bomb was found on an air france

flight. 463 was heading to paris when it made an emergency landing in kenya. the device was found in a library. several passengers are being questioned and bomb experts are inspecting the device to see if it is indeed a bomb. everyone was evacuated safely. this is the third air france flight to be diverted in recent weeks. bomb threats were made against two other flights, but no bombs were found on those. happening today, parishners at a wilmington church that was devastated by not one but two fires will hold sunday malice. they will meet in about an hour. flames destroyed the new jerusalem missionary baptist church on monday night. it is not clear how the blaze started. a 73-year-old man was killed as he walked home in the city's somerton section. it happened on byberry road near

proctor road. police say the driver pulled over. the victim was taken to the hospital where he died. a white police officer seen on video kicking a black suspect in the head breaking his jaw returned to the force today. thomas webster will return on paid administrative leave. he will have to undergo a psychologic valuation before returning to full duty. a jury acquitted him of assault. he testified he didn't mean to kick the suspect in the head and aiming for his upper body instead. a new jersey state trooper who was killed in a crash last week will be laid to rest on wednesday. services for eli mccarson will be held at rowan university. his car was killed while slam into a utility pole in salem county. he was 0 years old and recently married. police say yesterday's shooting in a packed mall was not an act of terrorism.

gunfire erupted in madison sending thousands of customers running for cover. >> my wife and i were inside and i saw a flood of customers, women, children are running toward the back. >> reporter: you were in american eagle. >> we were in american eagle, everyone went to the back. >> reporter: witnesses say several young men were involved in a heated arpght when one pulled -- argument when one pulled a gun and opened fire. police are questioning the shooting victim and looking at surveillance video to determine who was involved. an los angeles police officer shot and killed a man in the emergency room in the hospital yesterday. the man was in the emergency room for minor injuries suffering from an art. he got into a confrontation with the police and tried to grab his general

gun. the budget stalemate was a stinging rebuke to governor tom wolf. the bill was a key element in the budget deal crafted in the senate with the backing of governor wolf. every single one ever wolf's fellow democrats voted against the bill along with other republicans. it's a win for unions that represent teachers and government workers. christmas is five days away and shoppers are out in full force, jeff chirico hit cherry hill mall for super saturday. ♪ >> reporter: the saturday before christmas and the cherry hill mall is packed as people polishing off their christmas lists and retailers hoping to wrap up the year in the black. in the competition combines before you enter cherry hill

mall. >> i was circle around for 30 minutes trying to find a space. >> if you don't have patience you'll lose your mind. >> reporter: the pellegrinos who were visiting from japan had no choice but to start shopping today. >> we didn't want to ship everything, so we are last minute shopping for everybody. >> we got cloths and jackets from old navy. >> reporter: tyler did much of his shopping online. >> i'm shock to see this many people in this day and age with online sales, what else could they need if they are not buying online. >> reporter: while online shoppers have hurt brick and mortar, sales are up. it may because they need the gifts that won't ship in time for like gary hamilton it's a time to stroll the mall with his

grandson. >> it's something to do. >> reporter: do you know this is one of the busiest shopping day of the year. >> yeah, i'm out there with all the other lunatics. >> reporter: the mall opened 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. most of next week and then kohless open 24 hours a day until christmas eve. jeff chirico channel 6 "action news." >> tonight in front of a national tv audience, the eagles have to outpace the number one offense in the nfl, the cardinals. 89 cardinals arrived at their philadelphia hotel, that's patrick peterson dressed as an elf. the 11-2 cardinals have the best defenses. sam bradford will have to find a way to get past the defense and outscore arizona. tune in to "action news"

sports sunday for highlights it starts tonight at 11:00 p.m. dallas could cowboys are of the playoff picture they lost to the jets after new york kicked a 40-yard field goal with 36 seconds remaining. dallas is out after win the nfc east title. smart watches a hot commodity this holiday season. which one is the best buy? >> avoiding germs at the movie theater. it's not an easy thing to do, but details are coming up. >> looking live at wilmington, meteorologist chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, yeah, we'll warm you mean again this week, we'll be right back.

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dusting of snow last night and in the process smashed a 116-year-old record. the latest snow to hit buffalo since 1899. the snow-free streets left a tenth afternoon -- of a an inch in the city. if a normal season, buffalo would have had 22 inches by now. >> reporter: if you're not a big fan of cold weather and snow,

they can't make the snow, they have the last couple of days, but now we're going into the 60s and 70s. it's not going to last very long. for many of you, you're enjoying the mild weather. there are flowers that are starting to sprout and trees are bug. the stretch that we've seen around here has come to an end. only to see the numbers rebound next week. lovely shot of the ben franklin bridge. we'll flip it over to the storm tracker 6 live double scan, for the most part we're clear. we don't have too much going on. we should keep it this way through the this afternoon and tomorrow, as well. the clouds increase, but we'll stay dry. tuesday and wednesday is when we'll see measurable precipitation. 4 degrees, dewpoint, 15, the wind out of the west northwest at 10. we lost the gusts that were up

to 30, 35 miles per hour yesterday. that put pitches in the upper 20s -- windchills in the upper 20s. the winds will subside as the day wears on. they will not be as harsh with what we dealt with. windchills in the 20s. satellite and radar, what you can't see here is an area of high pressure sitting between philadelphia and richmond. the winds blow clockwise around the high. as the high shifts and pulls east, the wind shift out of the of the south/southwest. it's a very mild wind direction for us this time of the year. this system coming off the front range of the rockies that will charge east, as well. we have the winds out of the south, southwest building today. there's the warm front that punches through as we get into tomorrow. the cold front will lose it's punch, fizzle out and run out of steam and never crosses the area. bermuda high takes over. we see wet weather tuesday and

wednesday. each and everyday from that point on the south southwesterly winds continue to strengthennen and temperatures respond nicely. we could be in record territory as early as wednesday afternoon. by thursday we are in the 70s. toofuture tracker 6, 32 degreesn philadelphia. chilly in the poconos, 26. game time, eagles and the cardinals doing battle. 33 in allentown. 34 in philadelphia. 9:00 p.m. this evening. reading, 33, lunchtime, sunny skies 42. 2:00 p.m., 45, that's the high temperature today. by 4:00 p.m. we're back down to 44 degrees. in the city. north and west, it's colder. allentown, 41. mostly sunny, windchills reigning between 35 and 40 degrees. you're heading to lincoln financial field, a chilly night

is on tap for the delaware valley. 8:30, kickoff time, 38 degrees. 4th quarter 37678 windchills will be two or three -- 37. windchills will be two or three degrees cooler. increasing clouds tomorrow, 54. a passing shower tuesday, 62. wednesday, periods of rain, 66 degrees. that could be a record high. thursday, record-high temperatures are certain at this point, 72 degrees, christmas day, a ton of sunshine, 62. mostly cloudy, 6o we go behind that there's another warmup. we're in the mid 60s. it's a little strange. >> a group of moms from delaware gathered to support a member of the air force who was about to deploy. they had a luncheon for master sergeant heather cameron. back in october she posted a request on facebook asking people to adopt airmen on their

first deployment. the response was overwhelming, now neighbors wants to show their support for her. this is her 4th deployment with the air force. she heads out the day after christmas. we'll be right back.

>> good morning, sky6 live hd taking a live look for us right now over the platt bridge. it is chilly out there again this morning, 38 degrees outside, so if you're heading out put on a jacket. meteorologist tells us there's a warmup coming just in time for christmas. >> it's weird isn't it? if you've got a smart watch on your holiday shopping list, listener up, consumer reports tested the latest ones listener up. >> reporter: watches of all shapes and sizes and prices offer to count your steps and check your heart rate and display all your notifications on your wrist and, of course,

they tell time, too. consumer reports rated a dozen watches putting them through a variety of tests. the lab checks the durability of cover glass by scratching it. consumer reports compares watches to the highest rated heart rate monitor. the sonny failed the test and landed at the bottom. at the top of the ratings. apple watch which starts at $550. >> the face doesn't scratch easily and it has android wear and pebble to have appears developed by third parties. that means a calendar app and personal organizer app. a good choice, 130-dollar zen watch ii. you can run it on android.

the 350-dollar samsung offers 3g. you don't have to stay tethered to your phone to receive notifications. it's good to know all the smart watches that consumer reports recommends lasts a day. in "healthcheck," fred astair and gene kelly and sammy dave -- davis achieved fame by tap dancing. early results show tap lessens get the heart rate up. but researchers are getting an unexpected payout. >> we're getting parent valuations that are saying they are using their smart phones less and they are using music and dance more as a way to fill the down time with their kids or

keep them from watching television. >> reporter: study leaders say that art improves lives that these programs should not be the first cut when money is tight. many people walking to movie theaters all weekend long to see star wars, movie theaters especially busy ones can be breeding grounds for germs. keep in mind one of the best way to stay healthy is simple. >> wash your hands before you eat. that's one of the biggest things it's simple. go wash your shandz make sure they are clean -- hands, make sure they are clean before you put food in your mouth. >> using soap and water is best, if you don't have access to a sink use hand is sanitizerr wipes. germs are everywhere, it should not stop you from having fun.

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everyone, 9:26 sunday morning, day planner looks good, lots of sunshine expected out there, blue skies and the slightest breeze out of the west at 5 to 10 miles per hour. 45 degrees for philadelphia, a degree or two above average. by 3:00 p.m. by 5:00 p.m., mostly clear conditions, down to 42. that will set up a chilly night. this pattern takes a stronghold coming into this upcoming week. this high has cemented itself off the carolines over the next

couple of days. the winds are shifting out of the south/southwest. this acts as a bermuda high, when it takes over the pattern it means warm weather from florida to maine. it's difficult for the ski resort to make snow with the temperatures we're forecasting. everybody east of the rockies, this is extremely warm temperatures. here's the high sitting height there. there are the clockwise winds. warm from the gulf up to maine. getting 8 to 14 day outlook this takes us past the new year. it is extremely mild everyone east of the continental divide. >> mack truck is handing out pink slips at the lehigh valley plant. they plan to layoff 20% of its workforce. it assemblies every mack truck of the north american market. the automaker blames the job consults on weakened demand.

>> most people save hundreds of dollars at the pump this year. gas prices average 2.40, 2015, that's down a dollar from last year. it means drivers who bought an average of 11 gallons a week saved $550 this year. most drivers are using the extra cash to dine out more. >> not a bad way to spend money, right. >> much more to come on the sunday morning edition of "action news." we continue to follow breaking news out of holmesburg section of philadelphia where authorities are investigating a fiery crash that killed three people. >> democrats took center stage in new hampshire for the democratic debates last night. a recounts of all the action. plus, meteorologist chris sowers will have the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, when "action news" continues.

>> happening on "action news," haz/mat remains on the scene after a fiery wreck kills three people in holmesburg we're live. democrats go head to head in the final presidential debate of 2016. the head of pharmaceutical charged with fraud speaks out about the allegations against him. first we go outside to meteorologist chris sowers with the accuweather forecast. >> reporter: nydia, it's not too bad out here, temperatures are

colder than the last few days, we have somewhat of a breeze, but we can handle 34 degrees in philadelphia and millville. reading, 32. lancaster, 30 degrees. dover, 33. cape may, 37. and wilmington 33. there's a little bit of a breeze so it feels like the mid to upper 20s right now. 24 in reading. 26 in philadelphia. wilmington millville, and dover all showing 27. and lancaster, 22 degrees, satellite and radar, really this is the last of the cold air once we get past probably midnight tonight that's when the winds shift out of the southwest from that point on it starts to moderate. you can see the clouds approaching from the west. that's in advance of a storm system that's ushering in those milder temperatures. you'll see that reflected in the seven-day forecast later on. the temperature skyrocket by christmas eve. 42 degrees by lunchtime. 2:00 p.m., 45.

let's give you a sneak peek of christmas eve. these are the average high temperatures to our south. tampa usually sees temperatures near 70 degrees this time of year. phoenix and jacksonville, 65. if everything plays out according to plan, these are the forecasted high for christmas eve around the delaware valley. atlantic city and millville that's a record high, 74. philadelphia that's a record high, 72 degrees. so forget the ugly christmas sweaters this year you'll be looking for the sunscreen. nydia and eva when i come back in just a few minutes we'll talk about that and the rain chance in the seven-day forecast. >> now to breaking news out of philadelphia's holmesburg section, three people are dead after a their car crashed into a tractor-trailer. three vehicles wenlt up in flames -- went up in flames and haz/mat crews were called out.

dramatic video, trish. >> reporter: that's right, nydia, police are on the scene. police are not letting people down the hill. you can see not only the burned up tractor-trailer, the haz/mat crews are trying to clean up the fuel and then chemicals from the crash. utility crews are working to try to repair the wiers which police say caused power outage -- wires which police say caused power outages and phone, as well. let's look at the video from earlier this morning. police say it happened around 2:45 a.m. a black camero lost control and crashed into a parked tractor-trailer. the passenger car burst into flames with three people inside. let's look at viewer video that shows flames and explosion. [popping noise] >> reporter: fuel from the truck

spilled into the street and caught another tractor-trailer on fire. all three people in the car died, even though officers tried to rescue them from the burning car. >> they found the tractor-trailer behind me fully engulfed in flames. subsequent to that, the vehicle behind me, also, was engulfed, as well, engulfed in flames. witness on the scene said you could hear people screaming inside the car, he tried to render aid to them, but couldn't get near the vehicle because of the flames. >> reporter: torresdale avenue is closed. and and it is going to be closed for most of the day because of the cleanup, no word on the identities of the victims. >> now to the latest on the democratic debate, there were laughs and attacks and apology on stage last night.

we go to new hampshire with more. >> reporter: good morning, on that stage clinton promised no middle class tax increase, sanders pledged a free college tuition and martin o'malley said he would speak for a new generation. >> it started with an apology. bernie sanders pledging to fire anyone involved in the data breach more staffers were suspended overnight. in more than two hours, the candidates sparred on regime change isis and guns. >> isil training videos are telling lone wolves about the loophole at gun shows. it's because of the flip flopping both of my colleagues on the stage were doing for the last 20 years. >> calm down, martin.

>> martin o'malley came out of the gate swinging while clinton went missing after a commercial break. >> sorry. >> all three candidates were lively. >> this is getting to be fun. >> this is fun. >> but did the debate change the election? what did martin o'malley or bernie sanders do to change the dynamic. >> an error by hillary clinton. >> reporter: thank you, good night and may the force be with you. >> reporter: and that star wars reference was the knows most tweeted moment of the debate, hillary clinton's staff tells us it was entirely unscripted. >> new jersey governor chris characterize is in the midst of a four day bus tour of new hampshire where's drawing new interest and gaining in the polls. it is time for republican voters to get serious about choosing

their candidate. they are not picking legislator and chief or entertainer in chief they are making a president. >> donald trump is a chaos candidate he would be a chaos president. did you hear him talk about foreign policy in the debate? >> former governor jeb bush continued his criticism of donald trump in new hampshire. at one point he called him a quote jerk. he blasted trump for admiring putin who bush pointed out who is a big problem in syria who has journalists killed for criticizing him. martin shkreli has denied he did anything wrong. he said the charges against him are baseless and without meter.

the 32-year-old former hedge fund manager was released from jail on $500 million bail. he is accused of stealing $11 million from a hedge fund to pay investors who lost money on his hedge fund. a popular hair care product has sparked a class action lawsuit. we'll tell you about the allegations against wen. >> a chilly, but clear day for us right here, meteorologist chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when we come right back.

>> yeah we have not been seeing snow, but out west it's a different story and extreme snow

enthusests are taking advantage. a snow boarder is kite boarding. >> reporter: some areas out there have picked up more snow just this season alone which doesn't start until monday than they have in the last three years. snow at west, 70 degrees in the east. let's get you outside and show you what's going on as we look live on sky6 live hd from our temple university camera. it's a little cold chilly out there to be playing tennis. the winds are picking up out of the west. not a nice morning in terms of tennis. not too bad. you can see the sun shining brightly. double scan live crystal clear, we don't have anything to worry about today or tomorrow. a little bit of rain moves in tuesday and more so as we get into wednesday and christmas eve. 34 degrees in philadelphia. dewpoint, 15. for the first time this season,

philadelphia dropped below the freezing mark of 32. our low temple was 31 -- temperature was 32. millville, 34 with a feels like temperature or windchill of 27. feels like the freezing mark of 32 in wilmington. 22 in lancaster. 24 in reading, feels like 26 right now for philadelphia. so you'll need to bundle up. i was out there a couple of minutes ago you'll need gloves and hat and scarf. later this afternoon as the temperatures begin to climb it gets better, chilly, though, compared to what we've been dealing with over the last 30 to 40 days. satellite an radar, as you can see quiet as can be. nothing going on. you have to go to the west around the heartland of the nation to pick up the clouds. we'll get a system jumping the rockies that will gather strengthen and pull into the great lakes again it lifts a warm front through and an area of high pressure takes hold over

the coast of the carolinas. and the numbers skyrocket as we get closer to the up coming week. white christmas, philadelphia forget it. chicago forget it, boston forget it, detroit forget. toronto is seeing temperatures in the 40s and 50s. it's unbelievable to see how far north the cold air is getting. you have to go to quebec and areas to the north to get any snow coverage east of the mississippi river. plenty of snow out west, but not for us along the eastern seaboard. monday and tuesday, the clouds lower and thicken. we'll see the waves of low pressure develop during the two day plan tuesday through thursday, each bringing us wet weather. today is a bright sunny day. here's tomorrow, 2:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m., it's cloudy, but dry. monday night into tuesday we start to see a few of the

showers develop. some of the showers could come down at a good clip. you can see the darker and greens and yellows popping up at 1:00. 2:00. tuesday arena wednesday if you're doing the last minute christmas shopping get it done today or tomorrow. lehigh valley seasonable 42 degrees, windchills in the 30s. jersey shore, 44 lots of sunshine, it will feel like 39 or 40. for philadelphia the forecasted high today is 45, mostly sunny and chilly. winds out of the southwest at 5 to 10 miles per hour partly cloudy and seasonable overnight tonight, we'll call it cold, 29 degrees outlying suburbs. 33 center city. tomorrow, increasing clouds, the warmup begins, 54. tuesday, a passing shower, could be a quick-hitting downpour, 62. wednesday the record high is 66. we're forecasting 66 periods of rain.

thursday the record high is 65. we'll smash it we're forecasting 72. friday, christmas day, 62 degrees. not too bad. >> unbelievable. >> reporter: i thought last christmas was warm. it's going to be warmer. >> people were complaining about last christmas. >> reporter: the only thing i'm complaining i'm getting sick now i have the cold shot come in my head hurts and i have the sniffles. >> aaah. >> you can check out the storm tracker 6 live radar at 6abc.com/weather. >> five months ago a new jersey waitress footed the bill for two firefighters. they found out she was trying to raise money tore a van for her father and since then donations have rolled in. >> reporter: that's 62-year-old steve woodward of mount laurel. his daughter at the route 130

diner in delran. picked up the check for firefighters and thanked them for serving others. when they found out that she was trying to raise a wheelchair accessible van for her father who had a brain aneurysm. >> we're trying to pay it forward. >> thousands of people have shown their support, it's absolutely mind blowing incredible. >> reporter: a specialty car company heard about the family and donated this 50-dollar mz one which has a wheelchair ramp built right into it. >> i like it. >> reporter: you can see yourself tooling around in there. >> i don't think they will let me behind the wheel. >> reporter: we thank etch and every one of you that are apart of that you touch our lives.

>> reporter: the woodwards have had a tough couple of years, but they say the gift will be life changing. >> to be able to take him to see the ocean and smell the salt water. >> reporter: except for doctor appointments steve has only been out of the house twice in the last several years. now he can go to the store, dinner and the movies. all the money raised will go toward his care, life will be better because two firefighters touched by liz's note decided to pay it forward. nora muchanic channel 6 "action news."

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live look right now via, sky6 live hd at cape may, new jersey. the sun is rising. it looks beautiful, doesn't it? hey next week could be beach weather. in the 70s. at the big board with the big talkers there are serious allegations by a popular hair care product that's been endorsed by thousands of celebrities. women are suing saying the product made them go balanced. here are the picture -- balled. here are the -- bald. the product is called baldness, scalp and breakage.

they go for 30 bucks a bottle. a spokesperson for wen said there's no statistic evidence to support the claims and add we intend to vig contest the claims. you see a mother and two young daughters with their mouths taped shut and their hands bound by christmas lights. dad has a sign that says peace on earth. the photographer posted the shot on facebook and people have been slamming it calling it sexist, sick and deferment -- demented. the mom said all the comments were disheartening.

>> sports now, the eagles are preparing to do battle with the cardinals at the linc. they need a big win, here's jeff skeverski. >> reporter: a lot of talk heading into tonight's game is about larry fitzgerald carson palmer and the number one ranked offense and rightfully so. did you know they had one of the best defenses too. santa claus is coming to town, this is santa's helper. patrick peterson dressed as an elf last night. watch out for larry fitzgerald 7 touch downs against the eagles. sam bradford will have to put up

a lot of points. bradford is on his a-game and he is taking more of a leadership role in the locker room. >> i feel more comfortable saying things now after being around the guys going through battle with them i think they respect me a little bit more and taking it to heart. >> the best thing about sam he doesn't always talk. when he opens his mouth we listen. >> he has been a vocal leader of the team. it's good for the team. >> reporter: and this is not so bad either. cowboys eliminated from contention by the new york jets, tied up final minute ryan fitzpatrick, sets up the game-winning field goal. 40-yarder, what do you know? dallas done, eliminated 19-16. they are 4-10.

how about them cowboys. it's happy holidays for flyers fans, since thanksgiving they are one of the hottest team in hockey. last night in columbus before their christmas break there's a little more to cheer about especially late. steve mason making the second straight start in net. flyers needed a prayer to come back last night. flyers within 1. more to cheer about 9 minutes later. jake borachek after a slow start second in three games. he ties it up in 2. borachek can win it, wide open net denied by the blue jackets. so we go to a shootout mason beat. brayden shenn nothing. flyers lost 3-2. they picked up points in nine of their last 11 games. flyers off until next monday when they face the blues that's sports, i'm jeff skeverski. have a good day.

>> star wars mania is in full swing and fans can get their hands on a unique piece of memorabilia. a man is england is making and selling storm trooper helmets from the mold of the original film. the if you want it here, you're out of luck. it was bought back when the original star wars was being shot in the you meant k. george lou can you -- lucas suer patent infringement and not to sell it in the u.s.

>> breaking news, three people were killed in a fiery crash in holmesburg this morning, don't go away.

>> welcome back it is 10:00 a.m., sunday, december 20. we're following breaking news, a fiery crash killed three people in the holmesburg section of philadelphia and triggered a haz/mat response we're live. >> a delaware police officer acquitted of assault returns to

the job today. the push for the playoffs continues, the eagles face a tough test against arizona tonight here at home. first, meteorologist chris sowers at the "action news" big board with the look at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. feels like winter now, but it's not going to last long, right chris? >> reporter: that's right, nydia, it's chilly out there right now, but we have a nice warmup on the way. these be the coldest numbers we'll see for the remainder. year. temperatures in the low 0s and mid 30s popping up. starting this week we have another warmup on tap. we'll see what happens come january. right now it's a beautiful weather pattern for us. dplaz borough, 32. dover, 36 degrees. high pressure, yesterday the high was here, and the winds are clockwise around the high. so the winds are out of the northwest. today the high is sitting right here. because it's a clockwise wind.

the winds are shifting in a south/southwesterly fashion. today it's chilly cold air hanging on for one more afternoon. by tomorrow, the southwesterly wind tarts to take over. today's high, 45. tomorrow, 54. mostly sunny and chilly. wind out of the southwest at 5 to 10. lunchtime, 42 degrees, 4:00 p.m., 45. sunny, cloud or two, 4:00 p.m., back down to 44 degrees. and we do have a couple of rain chance in the seven-day forecast. not only are we talking about a warmup, but the weather pattern turns unsettled. tuesday, wednesday and thursday, christmas eve we've a chance of rain we'll talk about that and the record breaking highs, potentially when i come back in just a few minutes. guys? >> chris, thank you. now to our breaking news. >> three people are dead involving a fiery crash involving three vehicles that

prompted a haz/mat response. trish hartman has been on the scene all morning long, the road is closed where you are this morning. >> reporter: that's right, eva, we're here at the intersection of torresdale and rhawn crews are on scene after the fiery crash that killed three people according to police overnight. you can take a look down the hill there under the bridge where haz/mat crews are working to clean up the fuel that was spilled overnight because of the crash. utility was working as will to restore power, cable and phone lines while neighbors are coming out to check out the scene. the viewer video sent into 6abc shows flames and explosion after the crash. police say it happened around 2:45 a.m. when a black camero spun out of control an slammed into a parked tractor-trailer. the car booster into flames -- the car burst into flames all three people in the car were killed.

>> a witness said you could hear people screaming inside the car, but couldn't get to the vehicle due to the flames. >> reporter: fuel leaking from the tractor trailer set another truck on fire. witnesses say the car was speeding before it crashed. neighbors here say they see cars speeding down torresdale avenue all the time. >> there's been times when i have been on the corner and i have seen people fly. it's scary. there's children and elderly. >> there's a lot of accidents with the home behind me. it's like people get airborne if you're flying. i came down here doing 35-mile an hour and i got airborne. >> reporter: no word on the identity of the three victims. police say this stretch of torresdale avenue will remain closed for most of the day while the cleanup and investigation continues. live in northeast philadelphia, trish hartman channel 6 "action news." nydia? >> thank you. developing this morning,

authorities in africa are interrogating several suspects after a device believed to be a bomb was found on on an air frae flight. it was heading to paris when it made an emergency landing in kenya. several passengers are being questioned. bomb experts are inspecting the device to see if it is a bomb. 449 passengers and 14 crew members were on board. this is the third air france flight to be diverted in two weeks. parishners say with churcht was devastated by not one, but two fires are holding a service at this hour. flames destroyed the new jerusalem baptist church on pine street. it was the second fire in two weeks. the feds are investigating. a 73-year-old man was killed as he walked home in the

city's somerton section around 7:00 p.m. on byberry road near proctor road. police say the driver pulled over. the victim was taken to the hospital where he died. from our delaware police officer a white police officer seen on video kicking a black suspect in the head breaking his job. dover police chief said thomas webster will return on paid administrative leave. earlier this month he was acquitted of assault. he testified he didn't mean to kick the suspect in the head, and was aiming for his upper body instead. a new jersey state trooper who was killed in a crash last week will be laid to rest on wednesday. eli mccarson funeral will be held at rowan university campus. he was killed when his car slammed into a utility pole responding to a call in salem county. he was 30 years old and recently

married. yesterday's shooting in a packed mall was not an act of terrorism. gunfire erupted in madison sending thousands of customers running for cover. >> my wife and i were inside i say a flood of customers women, children, running towards the back. >> reporter: you were in american eagle. >> we were in american eagle, so everyone went to the back. >> reporter: witnesses told police a number of young men were involved in a heated argument when one pulled a gun and opened fire. a 19-year-old is in the hospital with a non-life threaten injury. the mall was closed for several hours. the collapse of the pennsylvania budget deal appears to be a stinging rebuke to governor would feel from his own party. yesterday the house overwhelming rejected a bill that would have revamped the state pension system. it was a key element in a budget

deal crafted in the senate with the backing of governor wolf. every single one of would feel's feel's -- wolf's fellow democrats voted against the bill. yesterday's vote is a win or union that represent teachers and government workers. christmas is five days away and shoppers are out in full force, "action news" reporter, jeff chirico hit the cherry hill mall for super saturday. >> reporter: the saturday before christmas and the cherry hill mall is packed with people polishing off their christmas list and retailers hoping to wrap up the year in the black. >> you enter at your own risk. >> reporter: the competition begins before you enter cherry hill mall. >> i was circle around for 30 minutes trying to find a space. >> reporter: a packed lot outside means long lines once you get inside. >> if you don't have patience you'll lose your mind.

>> reporter: the pel green nos who were visiting from japan started their shopping today. >> because we didn't want to ship everything we are shopping. >> reporter: like many, tyler did much of his shopping online and picking up one last gift. >> i'm shocked to see this many people. what else could they need they are not buying online. >> reporter: while online shopping has hurt brick and mortar retailers. store sales are up 2% while online sales surged 4.5%. many are buying the gifts they need to touch or may not shift in time. or for others like gary, just a chance to stroll the mall with his grandson. >> we're just out. >> reporter: nothing specific. >> something to do. >> reporter: you know this is one of the busiest shopping day of the years. >> i'm out there with all the other lunatics.

>> reporter: you can bet retailers are extending their hours to accommodate shoppers, the mall opened from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. and kohles open 24 hours a day until christmas eve. jeff chirico channel 6 "action news." >> tonight in front of a national tv audience, the eagles will outpace the number one offense in the nfl, the arizona cardinals if they hope to maintain a tie in the nfc east. the cardinals arrived looking loose. the 11-2 cardinals have one of the league's best defenses. sam bradley ford will have to find a way to get past the defense and outscore arizona good luck. a texas town's early modern darkness is disturbed by a huge burst of flames from a tanker

fire. now looking live through sky6 live hd center city through our temple university camera, meteorologist chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, it is an interesting one when we come right back. dramatic video froma

deadly accident a racetrack gasoline tanker exploded bursting into flames killing the

driver. the burning fuel pouring down both sides of the road. there were no other injuries. the accident kept the road closed for several hours. surveillance video at a florida convenience store captured the gunman getting the tables turned on him. he stormed into the store with a gun in his coat. two customers jumped the man, one hit the suspect over the head with a bottle. they wrestled him to the floor and held him until officers arrived. officers say they are relieved the customers were not injured. police will tell you that's not it best thing to do. >> reporter: i agree with you. what do you want? [laughter]. let's go live on sky6 live hd. looking at penns landing, it's a beautiful morning, it's chilly, we have a breeze, temperatures are down in the 30s, quite honestly this is where we should be. we've been spoiled rotten over

the last month 1/2. what a months this has been so far. november was the second warmest ever for the city of philadelphia. up to this point, december, this december is the warmest that we've ever seen in the city of philadelphia. yesterdays the first time all months that we have daytime highs below seasonal averages. when you take all 19 days, you add them up, the average amount that's the 11.2 degrees above normal. it's by far the warmest december we've ever seen in philadelphia. 1923 held the record, 7 degrees above average. as we look ahead into this upcoming week and the week after that, which gets us into new year's eve. the tempts are anywhere from 15 to 25 degrees above average. i don't think we'll have any problems breaking the record this go around. 36 degrees right now in philadelphia. dewpoint, 16. winds out of the west/northwest at 7. the pressure reading is rising.

winds speeds these are lower than yesterday when we had the gusts between 30 and 35. it's good enough to produce windchills out of the of the west at 5 to -- out of the west 35 to 15 miles per hour. allentown, 30. feels like 24 in lancaster and 28 in reading. later on the windchills will get better, but there will be blustery from time to time. most of the time we're hanging out in the upper 30s and close to 40s at least the feels-like temperatures. satellite and radar, we'll keep it clear today. high pressure in control. you can see the clouds arcing around it. the high is rushing out to sea. all 9 clouds will pull on in here as we get closer to closer tuesday and wednesday. future tracker 6, lunchtime, low 0s north and west, millville, 34. wilmington, 34. 36 in dover. trenton, 33. atlantic city, 35. later this afternoon, same thing mid to upper 30s throughout the area. if you're heading to lincoln financial field, eagles taking

on the cardinals, twiferl like the upper -- it will feel like the upper 20s, low 30s even though the air temperatures will be in the upper 30s. it will feel colder with the wind. by lunchtime tomorrow we'll lose the wind. note the direction it's out of the south. this starts the warmup. we'll see air temperatures in the 50s. as the breeze continues to intensify over the next two, three, four days, the numbers jump every single day. 42 degrees by lunchtime. 2:00 p.m., 45. same thing nice looking day, just a little chilly. we're shooting for the high of 45. 4:00 p.m., 44 degrees, sunny conditions, western suburbs a few degrees cooler, but not too bad for this time of the year. lancaster, 41. reading, 43. allentown, 42. 44 is the popular number south and east, wilmington, dover, millville, cape may, atlantic city. eagles taking on the cardinals, number one offense in the league. chilly night. winds out of the south/southwest

3 to 6 miles per hour. these upper 30s will feel like the upper 20s, low 30s. 354 increasing clouds for -- 54 increasing clouds tomorrow. tuesday, 62 passing showers. 66 that's the high for the date. we could set a record wednesday. if not, we set one thursday, record warm, 72. and friday, 62 degrees. the following week doesn't look that warm, but it's very warm. >> just incredible. thank you chris. police officers from south jersey gave a big chunk of their weekend to play santa to sick kids at children's hospital. the deptford township from a terming order -- fraternal order of police headed to chop with one thousand presents. >> it's for the kids and their families who are not fortunate

enough to be at home. >> even one present where they might not have seen a present because their parents are here and losing time at work can mean the difference for a family. >> they say it's nothing better than producing a smile on the faces of the kids. 1.6 million-gallon water tank is being pressed back into service in vor -- voorhees. nydia han has the story. >> reporter: i got the chance to step into this 1.6 million-gallon tank that new jersey american water has rehabbed and repainted. 74 feet high and 60 feet high the empty space inside is huge. >> it has to be scrubbed down and sandblasts and painted and

coated. it's painted by workers suspended from the ceiling. it was built in 1958 and painted in 1993. >> as long as you maintain the life span is forever. this tank is one of 61 they have in the camden burlington area. when it is filled it's part of a network of 9,000 miles of pipes of treated delaware river water. the company invited their employees to take a look at the tank. >> when they come in they talk about changing the tanks and this is the first time i ever saw it. >> reporter: what strikes you inside the tank are the acoustics, the sounds is maybe a dozen people inside the space buildings to a roar and sounds like there's 1,000 people here. stamping your foot sounds like a

cannon firing. the tank should be back online any day now and should not need another facelift for 15 or 20 years. >> in voorhees, nora muchanic channel 6 "action news." >> with the help of comfort keepers, i'm keeping my mom healthy! i'm keeping dad on schedule. i'm keeping my mom happy! comfort keepers in-home professional caregivers

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the pint size royal shown in his new holiday photo will begin attending nursery school next month. he is nearly 2 1/2 years old and raised out of the public eye. the nursery said they are looking forward to welcome be george and get the same churns as all children. the star wars film is filling theaters across the country and the force is with one massachusetts family. jim and denise welcomed a baby boy the same day the movie was released. they named their son right rick, he diddy. >> it seemed pro -- jedi. >> it seemed natural. >> mom and her little jedi are happy and healthy. the family is hoping to see the new film. too. >> wow.

now a look at the odd and unusual pictures of the week. look at this cute couple. this guy in hiews -- houston texas wanted to propose to his girlfriend and decided to shut down one of the busiest highways in the country. he saided girlfriend loved this view of the houston skyline. why not stop traffic and propose on the highway. so he had his friends follow him, they stopped traffic he got down on one knee. michelle said yes, the happy couple while celebrating, authorities not pleased by this, they have charged him with obstruction of a highway which is punishable up to 6 months in jail. not very smart. how about this, if you're a skier you will appreciate this story. an architect in asia wants to give people a place to ski. he is proposing building a ski slope on top of this apartment buildings.

the area has cold and snowy winners, but no hills to -- winters, but no hills to ski on. it two stretch down the 21 story building. it could cost $70 million to build. if you need motivation for your exercise routine. how about these pooches. a charity in california is combining it offers a fresh way to work out, smaller dogs can be moved as a strengthen challenge and the bigger ones help with cool downs. seems like the four legged friends like it. >> maybe this is something to consider. meteorologist chris sowers has a look at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast in just a moment. we'll be right back. i have asthma...

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later this morning on 6abc. here's matt o'donnell with a preview. >> reporter: hey guys i hope you're having a great sunday. coming up on inside story, the pennsylvania state budget is late. due almost half a year ago. lawmakers in harrisburg are worried about getting coal in their stocking. people on the federal no fly list cannot purchase weapons. jim kenny block party what does it say about the mayor elect? it's coming up on inside story. >> reporter: another chilly day today, we warm up back in the 50s tomorrow.

45 today, 54 tomorrow. and then there's wet weather that moves into the area, tuesday, wednesday and thursday, neither day look like a wash, but you want to keep that in the back of your minds as you get closer to christmas. 62 tuesday, wednesday, 66. get a load of this, this is christmas eve. these are the highs on christmas eve. atlantic city and millville, 74. philadelphia, 72. as you can imagine these are easily record-high temperatures. >> it's feeling like the spring. >> i like it. >> george stephanopoulos is next, "action news" is continuing at noon. scientists go in search of the christmas spirit at it is about a -- bah hum bug feeling. now for chris sowers, eva pilgrim and the entire "action news" team, i'm nydia han, have

a great morning, we'll see you back here at noon!

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