>> good afternoon it is sunday, december 20, i'm nydia han along with eva pilgrim. >> here's some of the stories we're following on "action news." haz/mat crews and investigators are on the scene of a deadly early morning crash in holmesburg. a wilmington congregation

sticks together despite a fire that droid its church. >> shoppers descend on stores the last week before christmas comes to a close. those stories, but first the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast with meteorologist chris sowers hi, nydia, not too bad out here, the temperatures climbed in the mid to upper 30s, there's a little bit of a breeze. 38 in fleetwood. chester, 36. 40 for center city. levittown, 42. oxford 36 degrees. a lot of low 40s in south jersey and delaware. agenda -- gandys beach 40. you factor in the winds they are three to five degrees cooler than the numbers you just saw there. satellite and radar we should keep the skies sunny for the remainder of the arch. if you look to the left-hand side of the screen you'll see clouds coming in overnight

tonight. it will set up an unsettled weather pattern, tuesday through christmas eve. 45 is the high, with the slight breeze out of the southwest it will like 39 to 42. when i come back we'll talk about the warmup in the forecast, and several chances of rain. new computer nsks -- information came in, earlier we were forecasting 72 degrees on christmas eve. wait until you see what we're forecasting now. >> a fiery crash in the holmesburg section of philadelphia. it took the lives of three women. >> it could be several hours until the scene of the accident is cleared. trish hartman has been at the scene all morning and joins us again live and that stretch of road has been closed all morning long. >> reporter: that's right, nydia, police and crews are working on torresdale avenue. you can take a look at what's going on behind me.

utility crews are working to restore cable and power to the neighborhood. you can see one of the burned up tractor-trailers. and haz/mat crews are here, as well. all morning long people are coming down when they learned about what happened. >> i can't believe they got airborne. they must have been flying. >> reporter: people who live in holmesburg say they see cars speeding down torresdale avenue all the time. they were shocked to learn that the boom they heard was a car bursting into flames. this video shows the flames and the explosion of a car hitting a tractor-trailer filled with p.s. sides. after it crossed rhawn street it spun out of control and hit the truck. flames erupted engulfing the car and spreading to the second tractor-trailer. >> a witness said you could

hear the people screaming inside the car. he attempted to render aid, but couldn't get to the people due to the flames. >> reporter: neighbors were sad to learn about the violent crash saying it's not unusual to see tractor trailers parked along torresdale avenue. >> they always park there. >> reporter: these two emts live in holmesburg and finishing up their shift when they came to see the wreckage. >> there's a lot of accidents up here. people get airborne if you're flying. >> it's scary, it's scary. people don't take it seriously. >> reporter: now, the three victims have not been identified, police expect this stretch of torresdale avenue to be closed for much of the afternoon. live in northeast philadelphia, trish hartman channel 6 "action news." >> thanks, trish. a 73-year-old man walking home was killed in the 700 block of byberry road overnight. police say a 20-year-old driver

hit the man and another car. the man was rushed to the hospital, but dialed. both drivers stayed at the scene and cooperated with police. >> governor tom wolf isn't sure what is expect following a stinging defeat in the house. the house defeated a bill to revamp pensions for teachers and state workers. a majority of republicans voted against it. some schools say they won't reopen after the holiday break. layoffs in state government may be coming, as well. three democratic candidates each had their moments in last night's debate. bernie sanders clinton and o'malley discussed a wide range of mission. >> passed comprehensive gun safety legislation with a ban on assault weapons. >> i worried greatly that the

rhetoric coming from the republicans, particularly donald trump is sending a message to muslims in the united states and around the world, that there is a clash of civilizations that there is a western plot or war against islam which then i believe fans the flames of radicalization. >> what the dnc did arbitrarily without discussing it with us is shut off our access to our own information crippling our campaign. that is an greej -- an egregious act. >> new jersey governor chris christie is on a four day bus tour of new hampshire where he is gaining in the poll. he said republican voters need to get serious about who they want atop the gop ticket. he criticized marco rubio for missing friday's budget vote in

washington. >> donald trump is a chaos candidate he would be a chaos president. did you hear him talk about foreign policy in the debate? gop rival jeb bush continued his criticism of donald trump. he called him a quote jerk. he blasted his complimentary worlds for putin saying his involvement in syria and ukraine has caused global tensions. >> the u.s. military is investigating a military airstrike that may have inadvent inadvent -- killed iraqi soldiers. the airstrikes were made at the request of and with information from iraqi security forces. from our delaware newsroom,

a wilmington congregation that lost its church in the fire gathered together today returning to the neighborhood that it was forced to leave. the congregation prayed. flames destroyed the church on pine street on wednesday night. it was the second fire in two weeks. federal investigators are searching for the cause. >> christmas is five days away and shoppers are well aware of the looming deadline. the cherry hill mall was packed with everybody getting their final christmas gifts. shoppers we talked to are doing their best to help retailers end the year in black. >> if you don't have patience you'll lose your mind. >> we didn't want to ship everything so we're last minute shopping for everybody. >> now, online shopping has put a dent in business at malls and other stores, but a recent survey found store sales are up 2%.

online sales showed larger gains 4.5%. it is a big night for the eagles as they host the cardinals on national tv. they come in with the number one offense and defense. cardinals arrived with patrick peterson dressed as a holiday elf. tune into "action news" sports sunday for the full run down of the great many it starts after "action news" at 11:00. dallas cowboys are out of the playoff picture. they lost 19-16 after new york kicked a 40-yard field goal with 36 seconds remaining. dallas drops 4-10. one year after winning the nfc east title. >> much more to come on "action news" sunday morning. lots of snow for santa in western new york, but not far

away the grinch is alive and well. scientist explain why you have the christmas spirit or you are bah hum bug. chris sowers will have the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when "action news" continues. a

>> at last, buffalo new york has had measurable snow .1 of a

inch breaking a 116 record. aswago new york got a foot of snow. >> many people on facebook are mad because we have no snow. >> reporter: they are upset it's so cold christmas eve, christmas day, even if we don't get cold all winter, let's make it feel like the holidays. here's the beach shot in cape may. i'm not going to spill the beans, i'll wait until you get to the seven-day forecast. wait until you see what we've done to christmas eve. double scan live, crystal clear, nothing going on out there. sunny skies, 40 degrees in philadelphia. disappoint, 17. winds at the airport are calm. but we're seeing stained winds anywhere from 3 to 8 miles per hour throughout the area. now they are out of the west, as

we get into tomorrow, tuesday and wednesday they will shift in a southerly direction. that will pump the temperatures up as we get into the midweek time frame. windchills, 33 in allentown. philadelphia, 36. mill millville, 38. if you're doing the last-minute christmas shopping you'll need the heavier coat or hat and gloves to keep you warm. the warmer air is cutting through chitown and the carolinas and the warm weather is charging east over the next few days. it is in advance of a system coming off the rockies. that's the warm front that will punch through monday afternoon. underneath that warm front, the numbers sky rocket as we get into wednesday and thursday. so surface maps show the front crossing new england by the time we get into monday afternoon. there's the winds shifting out of the south/southwest.

this guy right here, normally this time of the year, these highs bring the cold arctic shots down from canada. when they get situated off the coast of the carolinas like this it's a clockwise flow acts as a bermuda high. from tampa to maine, the temperatures are mild for most of the week. future tracker later today we're dealing with the chill from canada. reading, 34. allentown, 34. philadelphia, trenton, wilmington, all feeling like 30. by 5:00 p.m., millville, 35. if you're heading to lincoln financial field in time for the eagles cardinals game the numbers drop off a little bit. again, these are windchills feeling like the upper 20s along the i-95 corridor. low 30s north and west. the reason why they are north and west, the winds subside across the north an western suburbs. feeling a breeze across the heart of the viewing area. mostly sunny conditions, seasonable. the 42 in the lehigh valley will feel like the mid 30s.

for the jersey shore, we'll go 44, 45, for places like avalon, sea isle, atlantic city. with the wind it will feel closer to 40. ton of sunshine we'll call it chilly. philadelphia, 45 degrees, normally we should be around 44. most lip sunny and chilly, wind outer southwest ten to 15 miles per hour. overnight tonight, cold, 27 degrees outlying suburbs, 33 for center city. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast are you ready for this? 54 degrees increasing clouds for monday, tuesday, maybe a passing shower, the numbers up in the 60s. 62. wednesday, periods of rain it's not going to be a wash, but there could be a steadier rain developing at any point in time. 66 degrees, that would tie the record if we go higher. take a look at christmas eve, that's not a misprint. latest information has us up to a whopping 74 degrees. not only is that a record high,

it's the warmest temperature ever recorded in philadelphia. and only 6 degrees shy of 80. it's insane. >> a community is sad and outraged after a beloved deer was poached in a public park. it was a common sight to hikers and joggers. a hiker stopped to take a picture, a hunter killed him with a cross bow. >> it's like cecil the lion. this deer was a pet for people in the area who knew him. >> the hunter fled, but wisconsin wildlife officials tracked him down and cited him with $1,000 fine. him neighbors say they will miss him, but there are so many pictures to remember him by.

>> thinking healthy if you're donating to a food drive this season. those stories and more when we come right back.

>> welcome back on this sunday, 12:20, 41 degrees, sky6 live hd taking a live look at penns landing. look at all the people ice skating. martin shkreli said the fraud scaikses against him -- accusations against him are baysless. the former hedge fund manager is out on bail. he is accused of robbing a hedge fund company to pay back bad investment also.

five areas of the brain that lit up after showing volunteers happy holiday pictures. those areas didn't light up in volunteers who don't celebrate christmas. strong positive christmas experiences rewire to create the christmas spirit and bad ones lead to the bah hum bug attitude. families with kids of simple appendicitis can get antibiotics one year later three out of four didn't need surgery. doctors say it's a win for them, parents and kids. >> you don't have to be in pain, you don't have to have the risk of surgery it was worth the try. >> it was amazing, she was able to to go do other musical and go to disney world with no problem.

whatwe are thankful. >> doctors say antibiotics should be used in early appendicitis. >> many donate to food drivings, while every donation is appreciated some donations are more nourishable than orioles. consider canned tbriewts -- fruits in light syrup. if you serve the food to your family it's good to contribute to a food pant tri. >> much administer -- pantry. much more to come on "action news," including sports. flyers end in a shootout, all the days sports just ahead. >> tomorrow may be judgment day

for the heads of feef if -- fif. both deny any wrong doing and the they say the court can't remove a fifa president. eagles playoff chance are on the line again tonight as they battle the cardinals. here's jeff skeverski with all your sunday morning sports. >> reporter: a lot of talk heading into the eagles games has been about larry fitzgerald and the arizona's number one ranked offense. did you know they have one of the best defense, too. santa claus is coming to town, this is his helper. patrick peterson dressed as an elf as he arrived with the

cardinals last night. watch out for eagles killer layer fitzgerald. to keep up the pace of the offense sam bradford will have to put up a lot of points. bradford has been on his affirm-game of late -- on his a-game of late and taking more of a leadership role in the locker room. >> i feel more comfortable saying things being around the guys and going through battle with them. i think they respect me a little bit more. >> the best thing about sam he doesn't always talk, he opens his mouth everybody listens. >> he is taking it to another level e level and being a vocal leader for the team. >> reporter: this is not so bad either. eagles fan you love this, dallas sons unite. cowboys eliminated from contention by the new york jets. ryan fitzpatrick. 43 yards sets up the

game-winning field goal. 40-yarder, what do you know? dallas, done, eliminated. 19-16 down in dallas, 4-10. how about them cowboys. it's been happy holes day for flyers fans. -- holidays for flyers fans. they are the hottest game in game in hockey since thanksgiving. steve mason second straight start in net. down 2-0 in the third. lawsuiten gets the flyers -- lauten gets the flyers within one. jake borachek ties it up at 2. three to go in regulation, wide open net denied. we go to a shootout, flyers one last shot, brayden shenn,

nothing. flyers lost 3-2, but 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. >> lincoln financial field was transformed into an eagles themed holiday carnival. families played games and met a few cheerleaders during operation brotherly love. a number of local observations and bringing brothers and -- organizations and big brother and sister made this possible. >> a big computer company is hacked and the fbi is worried. we'll tell you why. >> the force is with one stars wars fan as he helps him copy with autism. we have a warm warm front when

we come right back.

>> happening right now on "action news," haz/mat teams continue to clean up after a fiery deadly crash in northeast philadelphia. we'll have the latest on a suspicious package found on an air france flight. annual investigation is underway after a young man dies at a college fraternity house. >> let's check the forecast with meteorologist chris sowers. it's chilly out there, huh?

>> reporter: the winds make it feel cooler than it is. come tomorrow the temperatures are in the 50s, after that it's a blow torch of a forecast. you'll see that in the seven day in a moment. if you're not a snow lover or winter weather fan, this is the month for you. the first 19 days of december, only one has featured temperatures below seasonal averages. that was yesterday, the 19th. every other day was above average. you take all the highs and lows and average them out. we're 11.2 degrees above average. the record prior to this year was 7 degrees above average. we're not only seeing a new record we're smashing the old record. starting tomorrow the numbers moderate. 42 in buena. gandys beach 40. ewing checking in at 44. satellite and radar, we'll keep it clear for most of the afternoon if you look toward the

left-hand side of the screen, a couple of clouds may try to sneak in here late in the day. that will set up a partly cloudy sky tonight and mostly cloudy conditions tomorrow and tuesday. sunny skies and chilly that's the call from accuweather this afternoon. 45 degrees is the forecasted high. we're talking 70s in the seven-day forecast. we'll look at that coming up in ten minutes. >> thanks, chris. back to a developing story from northeast philadelphia three people are dead after their car crashed into a tractor-trailer. all three vehicles went up in flames and created a haz/mat situation. trish hartman has been on the scene all morning long. trish what's the latest? >> reporter: it's been an upsetting scene at torresdale and rhawn street. police are on scene. the car was taken from the scene, but the burned up tractor trailers are here. utility crews are working to restore power and cable. haz/mat is working here, as well. viewer video sent into us early

this morning, shows the vehicles engulfed in flames and you can hear the explosion. [popping sound]. >> this happened around 2:45 a.m. a black camero driving northbound on torresdale avenue, witnesses say it was speeding lost control crossing rhawn street and crashed into a parked tractor-trailer, the car and truck burst into flames, the fire spread to another parked tractor-trailer. this was what was left of the vehicle. all three people in the car died. plenty of neighbors came back to the scene to check it out today. as we token to -- we spoke to a woman who was a friend of one of the victims. >> they was an awesome person all around fun, always there for you, no matter what she was going through. i think she would the worst luck, but she always had a smile

on her face. >> torresdale avenue is closed along the stretch near rhawn street. it will be closed for most of the day while the cleanup continues. no word on the identity of the victims. trish hartman channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. we have new information this noon on a suspicious device found on an air france jet. an explosive was not found that forced the plane to land in kenya. the device found in a restroom looked like a cardboard box with a stopwatch taped to it. the boeing had taken off an island bound for paris. the government is worried about a major security breach at the juniper networks computer company used by the defense and treasury and big companies.

because of the sophistication of the hack, investigators think a foreign government is behind it. police are investigating the suspicious death of a young man at a university berkeley fraternity house. officers were called to the house where they found the man in his 20s. he was pronounced at the scene. a los angeles police officer shot and killed a man in the emergency department at the harvard ucla medical center. the man was in for minor injuries suffered during an arrest. he tried to grab an officer's gun, so one officer fired. federal officials are concerned about gun thefts in tampa, florida. they are being stolen from unlocked cars. 375 guns were stolen compared to 285 for all of last year.

one stolen gun was used by a 17-year-old boy in an armed robbery last week. police want gun owners to take them inside and lock them up. >> the family of the san bernadino killers are removing items from the couple's house. they arrived at his town hall in a uniformity-hall truck. investigators say they found an arsenal of amunition and homemade bombs after the attack. atlantic city has until tomorrow to pay $62.5 million to the borgata. it owes the most successful casino $148 million. the 62.5 million is the first installment. br gotta has -- borgata has won several tax appeals over several years. 89 mayor said the city is in negotiations with borgata. a new jersey state trooper killed in a crash last week will

be laid to rest on wednesday. services for trooper eli mccarson will be held at rowan university. he was killed when his car slammed into a utility pole responding to a call in salem county. he was 0 years old and recently married. a man from felton delaware, can't seem to stay out of trouble. delaware police say they arrested joseph graden for breaking into vehicles. after he was arraigned and released he was caught rummaging through another car parked at the police station. he faces a list of additional charges. opening weekend box office with star wars the force awakens has rocketed the movie into a financial galaxy far, far away. they raked in an estimate

$238 million. audiences gave the star wars an a grade. disney produced the force awakens and owns 6abc. you can imagine how angry hundreds of fans were when the projector failed in the middle of show. they were up in arms, the projector was started 16 or 20 minutes ahead of where it stopped. the theaters gave everyone full refunds and vouchers to come back. >> santa made an early visit to dozens of kids in camden, new jersey. with police officers by his side santa stopped by dozens of homes to insure they will have a great chris mools. police were on -- great christmas. the police were on hand because they were the sponsor. local community groups helped find the children santa visited. >> smog returns to dangerous

levels for china's largest city. >> young man gives christmas gift to help another family in need. >> taking live look at sky6 live hd meteorologist chris sowers will have the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, you are not going to believe it when "action news" continues.

in beijing smog has climbed back into the unhealthy range. they are forcing people to stop using their cars. chinese officials triggered a red alert after the latest readings of the smallest deadly airborne particles rose. it's blamed on coal burning power plants. >> time for accuweather you have incredible news. >> reporter: for you, not for me. i like the snow and the cold. let's get you outside, if you're a big fan of warm weather, you

will enjoy the forecast. there's the view. we have a chilly breeze, temperatures in the 30s and 40s. starting tomorrow the numbers rebound nicely. by tuesday, wednesday, thursday, it will feel like spring armed here. as you can see we have clear skies, double scan live is crystal clear. we'll keep it that way until after midnight tonight. that's when the clouds will roll back in from the southwest, a little rain is to follow tuesday afternoon. for now we're doing okay. temperatures wise that continues to be the big story. we haven't had any chilly air at all this month with the exception of yesterday. today is somewhat chilly, two degrees above normal we're shooting for a high of 45. the lowest was 31 which is the first time philadelphia dipped below the freezing mark. the suburbs had done that, but philadelphia hadn't done that until this morning. we're seeing temperatures where they should be for this time of

the year. 40 for philadelphia and wilmington. 42 in millville and 40 in dover. you factor in the breeze, as light as it is out of the west 3 to 5 miles per hour. philadelphia feels like 36. 38 in reading. with the wind feels like 33 in allentown and feels like the freezing mark of 32 in lancaster. future tracker 6 note how far north the rain/snow line is. quebec the snow is farther to the north. up in canada it's rare that you see a rain snow line this far to the north this time of the year. it happens, but doesn't happen often. a lot of showers will push east over the next 48 hours. there's a chance of wet weather, as we get into tuesday and wednesday. here's the close up, we'll skip over this afternoon, since we're not seeing any clouds out there. here's tomorrow afternoon, as you can see it's completelily cloudy. we should day dry, the clouds will loran thicken throughout the day. monday night is dry and cloudy.

overnight we'll get showers that push through. through tuesday afternoon. it reloads as we get into wednesday. wednesday morning starts out dry, cloudy and damp. wednesday afternoon we see the next round of rain pushing through. we focus in on temperatures for the remainder of this week and the week after that. the 6 to ten day outlook. look at the warmth. temperatures well above average we're talking about two to three degrees above average. we're talking 15 to 30 cease above average in the 6 to 10 day outlook. this is the 8 to 14 day outlook. everybody east of the rockies well above averages anywhere 10 to 20 degrees above average. this takes us past new year's day. the pattern might change a little bit by the middle of january. at least for the next two weeks, a little bit longer, it will be mild. 45 in philadelphia. 44 in wilmington and millville. cape may, 44.

sunny. windchills in the mid 30s to 40 degrees. these numbers will feel cooler. the eagles taking on the number one offense in the league, the cardinals, should be a fun game to watch. chilly night, 8:30 start time. temperatures in the upper 30s, falling slightly with the breeze feeling like the upper 20s, low 30s. you'll need a coat. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast increwsing -- increasing clouds, 54. tuesday, 52. wednesday and thursday, feeling like april. 66. christmas eve, 74. christmas day sunny skies and 62. >> remember you're never more than a few clicks away from the seven-day forecast and storm tracker 6 live radar. get it at any time 6abc.com/weather. >> uber uber and facebook are teaming up sharing a ride bring booking it from the messenger

app. you'll be able to book a car without switching apps. you can import an save payment information. uber is promoting the deal by offering the first ride for free. new parents working at pay pal will get a nice perk. they are doubling moo -- maternity leave from 8 weeks to 16 weeks. new dads will get 8 weeks nationwide. despite big improvements, u.s. languages behind europe where 6 months ever paid leave is common. >> welcome back on this sunday,

taking a look live sky6 live hd philadelphia international airport. many people are heading there, off this week for christmas vacation. an ohio boy has given up his christmas gifts to pay it forward. he would have found new clothes

under the tree, but he returned what he would have received and donated the money for the funeral of his grandmother's best friend. she was 48 years old and died of a heart attack. she didn't have life insures and her family couldn't afford a funeral. he said he wanted to help the family and show other kids the best christmas gift is helping others. >> it is the car collector's equivalent to finding a pa picao in the attic. this rare dodge charger has been sitting in an alabama barn for 40 years. 500 cars were built and this has most of the original features including a white wing spoiler and 440 magnum engine. it's expected to fetch 150 to $180,000 in florida next month. a restored version of this car sold in auction in january for

$900,000. an older treasure will be auctioned off, it's the largest fossil found. it was found by a farmer in north dakota. it's been at a county museum. next year a long and locals auction house will sell it. bob's other than said based on on recent sales he could end up in the united arab emirates. 7-year-old samuel johnson has been fascinated by everything star wars. his favorite character darting darth vader sevilleen, it is helping him with his autism. >> he doing all his school work with incentive to get pictures

printed of dat -- garth -- darth vader and connecting with pierce. without a doubt the force is with this little boy. norman lewis is at the pennsylvania academy of fine arts. karen rogers has 6abc loves the arts. >> reporter: norman lewis was a trail-blazing artist for african-american. it is one of the most important exhibitions in north america this fall. he was an artist in harlem in the mid 20th industry. >> norman louis has been under appreciated. >> the exhibition divides his career into 6 sections.

>> his paintings and drawings and prints and very wonderful objects he made. >> including a handmade doll that is said to be a self portrait of the artist. >> you can see it when you enter the exhibition. >> reporter: while he was reserved about his political pieces, they are said to be his most powerful works. >> he was an important civil rights oriented painter. his family provided pieces for the exhibition. >> every gallery has cases in it and in the cases are the materials that come from friends. >> reporter: this includes letters and items that give us a sense of his personality and character. >> many works have never viewed publicly before. >> reporter: most are borrowed from private collections

succession is on display at the pennsylvania academy of fine arts until april 6. for tickets go to the 6abc loves the arts or visit 6abc.com/6abc loves the arts for this and other area events. for 6abc loves the arts i'm karen rogers. >> when "action news" continues an update of our top stories. plus a final look at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast in just a moment. come on in pop pop. happy birthday. i just had a heart attack... and now i have a choice. for her.

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"action news," three people are dead after the car they were in slammed into a parked tractor-trailer in the holmesburg section of the city.

both vehicles burst into flames. police say the car was speeding. a suspicious device that forced an air france passenger jet to make an emergency landing in kenya today did not contain explosives. the device found looked like a cardboard box with a stopwatch taped to it. 6 people are being questioned. the eagles host the cardinals on national tv tonight. 11-2 cardinals are the nfl leading offense. sam bradford will need a big day to outscore the big play cardinals. >> reporter: chilly for the game, in the 30s, windchills in the upper 20s and low 30s. 45 degrees is the high. 54 tomorrow. 62 tuesday, there could be a passing shower around tuesday afternoon, but it doesn't look like a wash. same thing for wednesday, we'll have periods of rain in the afternoon. the numbers, 66 wednesday

afternoon that would tie the record high. 74 how's that for christmas eve? that will shatter the record high of 66. christmas day, 62 degrees is still 20 degrees above average and 60 for saturday. we go beyond that we go to the next sunday and monday we're back up to 64 and 65 again. >> finally this noon, a tiny kitten has a loving home after coming to close to tragedy. a would would worker at a recyct spotted a kitten on a conveyer belt before it reached a cutting and exacting machine. the worker called the supervisorrer over fell in love the with the kitty, she named the kitty murph. >> "action news" continues at 6:00 p.m. tonight.

for eva pilgrim, chris sowers i'm nydia han. we'll see you back here next weekend. have a good christmas.

>> i'm karen rogers. >> and i'm erin o'hearn. saturday/tonight on fyi philly. this is so cheerful! >> it's a celebration of the holidays! >> they are just so beautiful and bright. >> we'll have some last minute shopping ideas for you. >> it's really becoming a holiday tradition. >> and lots of fun things to do in the city and the suburbs. >> merry christmas! >> plus we get a recipe from rachael ray. >> oh, yeah! >> and visit some restaurants perfect for last minute holiday dining. >> hi everyone and happy holidays! >> we are at peddler's village in lehaska, pa. >> a perfect one-stop shopping place to knock off everyone on your list. >> if you're looking for a place in the city, there are 2 outdoor markets, this year >> one offering an old world taste of europe. >> the other all made in philly artisans.