lakisha holloway veered onto the sidewalk up there three times sunday night accelerating into the crowd just outside the paris hotel and casino he. >> video confirms we believe it to be an intentional act. >> reporter: a wife and mother of three from arizona was killed. this go fund me page set up for her family. at least 35 others were also injured while holloway's three-year-old child sat inside the swerving car. several witnesses tried running alongside the vehicle to stop it. >> it looked like she wasn't even trying to stop the car. she had both her hands on the wheel and was looking straight forward. >> reporter: police caught up to the driver moments later. >> we have this driver in custody. >> that's affirmative she's in custody. >> reporter: investigators don't believe this was an act of terrorism but admit they know very little about holloway or a how abou possible. >> we believe she had some disassociation with the father of her child homeless residing in her vehicle e the toddler

inside the vehicle was unharmed and is in protective custody. >> why did this have to happen. >> reporter: investigators don't believe alcohol was involved but they're testing whether holloway was under the influence of drugs. she could also face several counts of attempt murder. reporting live in las vegas, brandi hitt channel6 "action news." sharrie. >> thank you. as mentioned the story has a local connection. the delaware valley university wrestling team was in las vegas for a tournament. coach steve cantrell and five student athletes were struck by that car. they are all out of the hospital and expected to be okay. they decided not to compete in their tournament and are heading home tomorrow. christie ileto he will have a live 40 delaware valley university in doylestown. her report is tonight at 6 o'clock. >> six american soldiers died today in a suicide bombing at bagram air base in afghanistan. the attacker rode up to u.s. and afghan patrol and blew himself up killing six and

injuring three others. the pentagon did not release the nationals of the wounded or the names of the dead just yet. bagram is the largest u.s. base in afghanistan. almost 10,000 american troops serving there to train the afghan military. three members of the colwyn fire department were arrested today for stealing money from their own firehouse. and one of the suspects is the chief. chad pradelli live in media where prosecutors just laid out the details of their investigation. chad, what do we know about this? >> reporter: brian, investigators say this was not a very sophisticated scheme. the trio suspects basically had control of the colwyn borough fire company's bank account and used them to write themselves checks and take out cash totaling more than $50,000. investigators escorted a handcuffed colwyn borough fire chief gary bryce to court this afternoon to be charged with theft, conspiracy and other related charges. the delaware county district

attorney says bryce fire company treasurer elizabeth salini and her daughter lauren used the fire company's bank accounts as their own personal piggy bank. >> most of it taken out in cash at the bank counter. some of it in checks being issued either to the mother betty or to the boyfriend, the fire chief gary bryce. >> reporter: authorities got wind of the alleged theft after former borough mayor paula brown said fire company bills weren't being paid though the nonprofit should have had money to do so. when confronted elizabeth sanini said the expenditures were legitimate and certain vendors wanted cash. the bookkeeping records were shoddy and they received a bag of receipts. >> one allegation when they foundry seats that they gave us they spent it on dog treats and dog toys. i don't think they have a dalmation at the fire

companyism 2008 the fire company was raided for allegedly operating an ill lease speak easy and the bankrupt borough itself has been under investigation for missing money for months. former councilman gary brundig showed up. >> i think this is a good first step but it's a first step. there's a lot of stuff going on there. this is like the tip of the iceberg. >> reporter: and the d.a.'s office tells me that elizabeth salini has retained an attorney and is expected to turn herself in. her daughter's whereabouts were at last check unknown. chad pradelli channel6 "action news." sharrie. >> we're following breaking news. police have found body of 75-year-old man inside a center city hotel. they tell us that he was inside a room at the road way inn hotel located at 12th and walnut. police say they found him around noon face up on the floor with a cloth wrapped

tightly around his neck. they have not told us the victim's name. "action news" reporter dann cuellar is on the scene. he'll have a live report at 5 o'clock. >> philadelphia police now say speed was a major factor in the crash that killed three women in holmesburg early yesterday morning. a 2015 camaro slammed into a tractor-trailer parked on torresdale avenue and burst into flames. investigators have determined that truck was legally parked. today they also identified the driver as 25-year-old amani bart man from yeadon. scavo was a passenger. police are working to confirm the third victim's name. walter perez will have a live report tonight at 5 o'clock. and developing right now new jersey wildlife officials just gave us more information on a scout master who was attacked by a bear in rock a way township. they say christopher petronino went to a cave at split rock

reservoir. he had been in that cave before but this time there was a bear inside. the animal apparently pulled him in and bit his leg and both shoulders. he hit the bear with a rock hammer but that did not stop the attack. the bear eventually left the cave. there were three scouts there and a dog at the time. that dog barked and scared the bare off. he called 911 and got help. he is in the hospital today but is expected to survive. it is time now for a first check of the accuweather forecast. >> let's head outside to meteorologist melissa magee who is in for adam and you're wearing a coat but it wasn't too cold today. >> yeah, it's really for aesthetics i just need it because i'm outside guys but as you mentioned it is certainly a mild start to our week here. numbers across the region as you take a look at the midatlantic region, it's 56 currently, 55 in the city, 52 in new york, 58 in washington, d.c. richmond 58. off to the west in pittsburgh 44 and 44 degrees in buffalo. so you look at the 24-hour

temperature change with that south to southwesterly wind. it's 13 degrees warm interphiladelphia than it was the same time yesterday, 10 degrees warmer in new york city and 12 degrees warmer than it was 24 hours ago in charles storks wescharlton, wesv here's stor storm tracker6 doube scan radar 3-d. a fair amount of cloud cover overhead and there's a frontal boundary that will work its way eastward so showers are likely by day's end. getting warmer and warmer but it will be cloudy and damp and we're going take a run at records as we get closer to christmas eve. those details coming up with the full and inclusive accuweather forecast. sharrie. >> all right melissa see you when you can come inside. pennsylvania's judicial ethics court is considering whether to suspend supreme court justice michael aiken for his involvement in the so-called pornographic e-mail scandal. aiken attended a hearing at the court of judicial discipline in east to. he's awaiting a decision on whether he violated conduct rules for exchanging

inappropriate e-mails that were captured on government servers. aiken has since apologized. a 28-year-old man just made history in pennsylvania. gregory scott became the youngest sitting magisterial district judge in the state. he was sworn in with his proud family right there by his side. the life long norristown resident is also the first african-american district judge in montgomery county. he has been heavily involved in his community since he was 11 years old. since then, he has taken on positions ranging from volunteer firefighter to junior borough councilman. >> proud family right there. >> very much so, yeah. >> time for the "action news" traffic report on a monday. >> let's do it. matt pelman standing by in the "action news" traffic center to kick offer the work week. hey, matt. >> judging by the volume that we've been seeing on the roadways today i think some people are taking this entire week off, brian and sharrie, because volume hasn't been quite as bad as normal but then you get the construction crews out there and so we do see jams because of road work. earlier today they were

working on 95 northbound at girard. the delays from that spilled back here onto the vine street expressway. stacked from the vine eastbound to the schuylkill out to i-95. meanwhile things look a little different today here in frazier chester county along 202. northbound traffic shifted onto theewly constructed nosh lanes here on the right side of the roadway, what is the left side of your screen so between 30 and 401 new traffic pattern that we're getting used to today, now they're going to start working on the center portion of the roadway and eventually you'll have three lanes here in each direction much like you do up around 29 but right now new traffic pattern on 202 in chester county. watching a crash this afternoon in upper chichester along larkin road near couldn't sega way. in claymont a wreck along 13, philadelphia pike near manor avenue. in new castle county along kirkwood highway at saint james church road there by the did you know indoughnuts.

let's grab the ipad do the commuter report on this monday afternoon of a very busy week especially around the area malls. already seeing heavy traffic through cherry hill along 38 and 70. it's going to be a busy week for sure. we'll check it again, brian and sharrie, coming up in the next half hour. >> sounds good matt. see you then. still ahead today a local bridge set to close for a month, maybe more. we've got details on the project and the impact on commuters. >> it's been a year since the deadly hit and run. police made a push for new leads to find the person responsible. >> by now you've likely heard star wars broke every box office record in the galaxy. up next we put its historic performance in perspective and as we head to break today here's the holy day greeting from a local serviceman. >> ♪ >> hello this is colonel mark, mark jr., we're sending holiday greetings to our favorite girl julia. >> and katie.

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>> philadelphia police are hoping to generate new leads in a deadly hit and run that remains unsolved almost a year after it happened. it was december 23rd 2014 when 33-year-old theresa posey was killed. detectives say she was struck by a dark colored older model truck on state road in holmesburg. the driver never stopped. despite surveillance video from a nearby business, police have been unable to make an arrest here. >> friends and family are heartbroken still. pozzi family. our investigators are frustrated because we have little to go with. >> police today reminded the public that there is a $15,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of the driver. >> the new year is going to bring new traffic problems for drivers who use the falls bridge in fairmount park. the bridge over the schuylkill will be closed for a month or

more for repair work but officials say that's only a temporary fix. john rawlins, he is live near the bridgeton night working the story and has more on the project and what it means for commuters. john. >> reporter: hi, sharrie, it's a temporary but an emergency fix that's in the works here. we should say that the city is waiting back, it should get its return on bids this week. we could not find a recent accurate account as to how many cars actually use that bridge. it is indeed thousands a day and those drivers are going have to find another way to get around. >> we're going to be posting a detour and putting out a press release with the detour route as soon as it's developed. >> reporter: last month city inspectors found problems with the falls bridge. you can't see the troubled areas, they are under the road surface where beams and bridge deck meet. >> it was -- yeah, there was rusting of the steel, corrosion of the connections and we are putting out an

emergency bid to reinforce these connections. >> reporter: the plan come february the popular river crossing will be closed to vehicles for 40 days. as special brackets are fitted under the bridge. drivers will have to find alternate east-west can ekes and likely longer commutes. >> depending on the the time of day in the morning it's probably going to cost me about an extra 15 minutes so it's kind of worrisome that they're shutting it down. >> reporter: the 121-year-old bridge is part of landscape the design o into motif. the boxy bridge has host add community fundraising today. it's become more than a bridge to some. >> i would say the falls bridge is the symbol of the neighborhood at this point. people love the bridge. >> reporter: well, the city is also committed to the bridge. the 40 day closure should yield a temporary fix so the bridge can have a full restoration five or six years down the road.

first things first sharrie. we have to get through a tough winter that's for sure as people try to get around the closed bridge here in the city t live in east falls, john rawlins, channel6 "action news." >> definitely will have an impact, john. thank you. senator lindsey graham announced he's dropping out of the race for president. the south carolina republican posted a video on his web site saying he was proud of his campaign but that now is not his time. graham focused his entire run on national security and the threat from isis and other terror groups but he was never abable to gain traction in the polls and could not make it to the main stage in the debates. with him out of the race, there are now 13 candidates left on the republican side. >> federal regulators have rejected staples plan to revise its deal to buy office depot. staples wants to pay $6.3 billion to merge with its

rival and offered to sell $1.25 billion worth of existing contracts to ease concerns it would end up controlling too much of the office supply market. but the federal trade commission recenter. >> plan without making a counteroffer and that raises serious questions about the future of that deal. well, wall street had this to say about business today, pretty good stuff. the dow up 123 points on the day, the nasdaq also up just about 46 points. the s & p up just about 15 and a half points on the day. >> other news that was up the box office numbers are in for "star wars the force awakens" and it is safe to say the force is strong with this one. the movie raked in an estimated $238 million in its opening weekend. that's the biggest ever for an opening beating out the previous record holder jurassic world by $30 million. it's also almost triple the previous record for a december opening. star wars is produced by disney which is the parent company of 6abc.

>> so i'd say it's safe to say it's a hit. >> i think very safe. major hit. >> a major hit. speaking of hits, the weather. most people think it's pretty fabulous. not everybody obviously but this is pretty nice. >> we can deal with this in december. let's check in with meteorologist melissa magee with look at that the beach behind her. >> nothing to complain about today guys. sky6 live in hd as we're looking at a very nice shot of cape may new jersey on this monday afternoon. right now temperatures are in the 50's but by week's end you play want to take a jaunt down to cape may because temperatures will be well above average. currently it's 55 in philadelphia, 49 in allentown, the lehigh valley. along the coast in cape may also at 55. dover in the upper 50's. the month of december has really been above average from the first to the 18th temperatures were well above the norm. then on the 19th of d.c., temperatures dropped below average. on the 20th yesterday we were right where we should be for this time of year. once again on this monday we are above average by a good

12 degrees so so far this month temperatures have been a good 10.6 degrees above the norm and that trend will continue as we get into the rest of the week. unfortunately mother nature is on her own calendar because the winter solstice begins tonight at 11:48 when is sun's delays are over the tropic of capricorn. here's satellite6 along with action radar. we've got a pastily to mostly cloudy sky across the region. we're tracking a frontal boundary that's currently coming out of the great lakes and the ohio valley. this will continue to work its way eastward so by day's end we could have a couple of showers to contend with. the call from accuweather tonight, it's 51, still mild in philadelphia. average for us this time of year is 43 so still well above that by tonight. 43 in allentown. it's cloudy and mild and those showers are likely later on tonight. here's future tracker6. 6 o'clock in the morning, it's mostly cloudy. you notice a little bit of wet weather north and west of that 95 corridor. it will continue as we go throughout the day on tuesday

afternoon, on and off by 1 o'clock. we're still dealing with there moisture especially with that south to southwesterly wind. by 6:00 p.m. tomorrow evening a lot of that precipitation starts to exit to our east. so, here is the call from accuweather with your four day at 4:00 cloudy tomorrow with those showers around. it's still a mild day despite the moisture and at 64 degrees. on wednesday foggy and wet. if you're traveling the day before christmas eve, it's a william one,, too a high of 64. now, on thursday, for christmas eve we are calling for a high of 74 degrees. record shattering. the all time record high for the month of december is 73 so we could likely surpass that, even christmas day we are warm, guys, with a high of 64 degrees. so, we are definitely above the norm. it's okay to be above average. i like it. >> that's right. >> not a bad place to be. >> we could be trending. >> i think we will be. >> yeah. >> thanks melissa. >> still ahead, a jersey shore casino calls in a debt. why atlantic city's mayor says it could leave the town

bankrupt. >> it's technology that took center stage in the aftermath of this year's deadly train derailment in port richmond. now amtrak says it's using it to help keep people safe as they travel from philadelphia to new york. >> and remember, "action news" is about interaction with you. follow us on social media for the very latest headlines, accuweather and breaking news and also to communicate with us on facebook we're 6abc "action news." on twitter we're at 6abc. join us and be parter of "actiopart of "actionnews."

>> ♪ >> amtrak has activated safety technology between philadelphia and new york that advocates say can prevent derailments. the technology was recommended after that deadly wreck back in may that killed eight people and injured about 200. it's called positive train control and it uses gps to automatically stop trains that are traveling too fast entering a work area or are

about to collide with another train. the technology was already up and running on other parts of the northeast corridor. it was activated on the path from philadelphia to new york over the weekend. >> the borgata cass flow is asking a judge to order atlantic city the pay more than $62 million in tax refunds. the court has already ruled that the borgata is entitled money finding the city assessed the property too high. overall the city owes more than $150 million to the borgata. mayor don guardian says atlantic city could be forced into bankruptcy if it has to pay all at once. some of our coworkers here at 6abc got into the holiday spirit today. check it out. a group from our sales department spent the afternoon volunteering at philadbundance. they spent more than two hours working in the hunger relief warehouse sorting and packaging food donations.

philadbundance has been a long time partner for our annual 6abc holiday food drive. great the see so much our coworkers getting into it. >> and every bit counts. >> yes. still ahead here at 4 o'clock today from ezra to cora. we run down the list of the most popular baby names of 2015. >> plus an out of this world mistake leads to the wrong miss universe being crowned. what the internet and the pageant host is saying about the awkward moment.

>> ♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, alicia vitarelli, sharrie williams and brian taff. >> it is 4:30 and "action news" continues with the reason some are calling the christmas classic baby it's cold outside one of the creepiest songs of all time yet again. >> plus, talk about a one-two punch. a young man goes from being an accident victim to a robbery victim within a matter of seconds. what the suspect got away with straight ahead. >> with four days and countering until christmas we are officially in the home stretch for the holidays. that's why we sent alicia vitarelli to hack me to uncoveacme he touncover that soe entertaining ideas to make it look like you spent a lot of time and money without putting in a lot of those things. >> fir at 4:30 the luck has run out for some lottery winners delaware. this after state officials realize that'd a glitch meant the exact same winning numbers

were drawn for 6keno games. for more on what that means for those who, well, caught on, we went to "action news" reporter gray haul live in wilmington. high, gray. >> reporter: hi, brian. well, this is one of the places where you can get one of those keno lottery tickets and if you won big last week don't throw he that ticket away just yet because tonight the waiting game continues to see what happens if you'll get your money or not. sam patel owner of the convenience store in wilmington, delaware, says last week's glitch with the keno lottery game had business booming. he didn't realize something was wrong until a customer hit big. >> screaming again oh my god, oh my god, the same numbers are coming out again. well, at that point she got my attention. >> reporter: when the player realized the machine was selecting the same number over and over for each game, word spread like wildfire and other customers started buying up tickets. it's easy to placement you pick 10 numbers ranging from

one through 80. bet one to $20 you could win from one to 1 million bucks. >> everybody was happy wishing everybody merry christmas. it was -- it was a glitch obviously. same numbers don't come out. >> reporter: lottery workers eventually caught on and shut down the game. patel was table pay out some customers but had to direct others to the nearest claim center. the people we talked to say winning ticket holders should be able to get the cash. >> i don't think they should have to return it. 'cause i mean if they're faithful keno player, they probably lost a lot of money so that was just their lucky day. >> reporter: delaware lottery officials posted this statement on its web site saying there was a malfunction in the keno game and it was working with its supplier to figure out what went wrong. lottery workers wouldn't confirm how much money was won, if the winners will be paid or how long this investigation will take. >> it shouldn't matter, it's not their fault and they're paying their money so are you

going to give their money back? >> reporter: lottery officials tell me some smaller prizes were paid out. those individuals are allowed to keep the money and again the verdict is out tonight for those larger prizes but we're told a backup machine is being used to generate those keno numbers. live in wilmington, gray haul channel6 "action news. >> let's see if their luck continues. gray, thank you. a septa bus driver has been suspended without pay all because of a video that's now circulating on the internet. this short instagram clip appears to show the route 57 driver pour water on a passenger then strike her in the face twice. septa police tell "action news" this happened friday while the bus was stopped near rising sun and duncannon offers in the city's olney section. officials believe the incident stemmed from a fare dispute. the woman in the video has yet to file a report. septa police are now asking

that passenger or anyone who knows who she is to contact them to help with their investigation. >> hm. philadelphia police are looking for a robbery suspect who targeted an accident victim earlier this month. the 25-year-old man was sitting in his car following a fender-bender near west tioga street back on december 4th. seconds later you see the suspect open his door and start punching him eventually climbing into the victim's car. the young man was able to escape but his assailant got away with an iphone 6 and a tablet. the victim was treated at temple hospital and released. if you have any information on this robbery he, please call east detectives. police in burlington county, new jersey, say at least three people were hurt when two cars collided in springfield township today. it happened in the 2700 block of route 206 just before 1:00 this afternoon. officials tell "action news" that one of the three people hurt was trapped for some time. police have not released a cause for the crash just yet or any information about the

extent of the injuries. >> pennsylvania law enforcement agencies are trying to improve the way they he share information with each other. today they showed off the latest technology at the lehigh valley regional intelligence and investigation center in allentown. the center offers a secure web base portal as a single access point where police can can search important information about suspect. the crime and delinquency is funding a technology update to allow the display of complex relationships between gang members and their affiliates. a family of seven forced out of their home by a fire in newark delaware this morning. firefighters sent us a picture of what it looked like when they arrived on the 200 block of edgehill drive. investigators say the blaze started in a bedroom when materials left too close to a space heater caught fire. two adults and five children live there but today only one person was home at the time.

a 41-year-old man was treater for smoke inhalation. >> meteorologist melissa magee joining us here at 4 o'clock this afternoon as she is the bearer of incredible news for this christmas week. >> it is so mild dan the numbers keep on climbing as the week wears on. here is sky6 live in hd from our temple university camera, looking at the center city skyline. it's 55 in the city, dewpoint at 40, the winds out of the west-southwest at 10 miles per hour. not much of a wind chill to factor in with that southwesterly breeze. it feels like 55. bear creek, well, they are trying hard to make some snow but unfortunately no luck. it was cold over the weekend there in berks county but right now it's 48 degrees, the dewpoint at 29. winds out of the south-southwest at 3 miles per hour and again, not much of a wind chill. so, if you're trying to make some man-made snow not going to lap as we press into time here. future tracker6 showing you by christmas eve, check out these numbers across the east coast. 73 he in philadelphia. 75 in raleigh, 84 in jackson,

florida. it certainly does not feel like we are getting closer to the holiday. we'll have all of the details and plus we'll take a look at how we will run at records this week, guys. >> it is incredible. >> yeah, really nice. >> all right. >> i was thinking about stan. >> right. what is he going to wear? >> bathing suits. >> people on a ride at sea world got stuck hundreds of feet in the air today when the sky tower decided to well stop working. "action news" anchor rick williams live in the news room with the incredible details on this one. hi, rick. >> hi, brian, that's right the sky tower in orlando he is a double decker rotating pod that gives you an incredible view of sea world but today it did malfunction and everyone on board had to wait patiently while emergency crews tried to figure out how to get everyone down to the ground safely. coming up on "action news tonight at 5:00 well tell you what happened and we'll give you reaction as well from the folks there. also today coming up at 5:00 we had unseasonably warm weather this december of

course but one ski resort in the poconos is open for business. we've got the details on the slopes coming up. those stories and much more when we see you in just a little bit on "action news" at 5:00. until then back to the studio and sharrie we'll see you soon. >> rick see you at 5:00. plenty of holiday clear in media today thanks to a group of young musicians. >> ♪ well, the ridly elementary school band played holiday music outside of the delaware county courthouse. the temperature was a bit chilly but the students warmed hearts and even drew a crowd. courthouse employees and people just walking in downtown media took a moment to listen. there was a cast of christmas characters at the philadelphia parking authority headquarters in center city this morning. santa mrs. claus and lots of elves set off today to deliver dozens of toys to the good girls and boys. this is the ppa's annual santa

express. employees loaded up vans with gifts and food for more than 60 needy families. this is the tenth year in a row for this event. >> and still ahead here on a monday, you can't deny that the song baby it's cold outside is a christmas classic but many say you also can't deny that it's frankly kind of creepy. we'll explain why in big talkers. >> speaking of christmas, we are officially in the home stretch for the holiday if you don't feel prepared, stay tuned. alicia vitarelli stops by acme to get some last minute tips including a recipe for something called the world's greatest cookie. >> ah-ha. i'll be the judge of that. meteorologist melissa magee back with there full and warm accuweather forecast. "action news" at 4:00 will be right back.

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30-foot wall of mud slammed into an industrial park crushing several buildings. hundreds of rescue workers spent the day combing through the debris serving for people in the rubble more than a dozen people are being treated at area hospitals including an eight-year-old boy. officials believe the cause of the landslide was man-made saying hundreds of trucks had been dumping construction waist in the area daily for at least two years. now to the latest in the manhunt for a texas teenager whose famous affluenza defense spared him jail name a deadly drunk driving accident. 18-year-old ethan couch filed show up for a probation appointment nearly two weeks ago. well, now u.s. marshals have launched a manhunt for both couch and his mother who has also been declared missing. authorities believe tonya couch may be traveling with her son in a black pickup truck helping him to avoid capture. >> if we can find out that she helped him at all, i ash sure

you we will file criminal cases against her. the d.a. is in full agreement with us and we're going to prosecute her as fully as we can if she helps him at all. >> ethan couch was 16 years old when he killed four people while driving drunk. his attorney blamed his irresponsible lifestyle on being coddled too much by wealthy parents. >> sharrie over to the big board with big talkers today. we're going begin with what's become annual criticism of a christmas classic. you know the song, baby it's cold outside. the man some say creepily pressuring his female guest to stay she repeatedly telling him she'd frankly are rather not. this year the folks at funny or die.com made their point that the song advocates date rape with us some spoof video he. >> really i better scurry he. >> beautiful please don't hurry. >> maybe just a half a drink more. what the neighbors might think. >> baby it's bad out there.

>> sir what's in this drink. >> snow caps to be had out there. >> yikes. defenders of the song say that date rape was clearly not its writers intention when he penned it back in the 40's. the couple's daughter says she loved it and that it was all about celebrating the innocence of young love and flirting. all right, now to the wild ending at last night's miss universe pageant. you can see right here miss colombia being crowned the winner last night. only problem, she didn't actually win. turns out host steve harvey announced the wrong name meaning that miss colombia reigned supreme for about two and a half minutes before this happened. >> i have to apologize. [cheers and applause] >> the first runner up is colombia. [cheers and applause] >> miss universe 2015 is

philippines. >> awkward. harvey later explained that he mixed up the names on the card taking full responsibility for the error. miss colombia was gays full in defeat saying there everything happens for a reason. though it appears the beauty queen forgave harvey the internet not so quick to forget. a tsunami of memes emerged in minutes including one that oh pro-claimed justin bieber quoting his song is it too late to say so. another with odell beckham jr. stealing the crown and final reference to harvey's duties as the host of family feud with this question, name someone who is not invited to miss universe next year. guessing he will not be the host in 2016. finally with a little less than two weeks left in 2015, time to look back at the most popular baby names of the year. according to name berry.com the most searched for baby names for girls were charlotte

amelia eva olivia and cora. while the most popular for boys were ezra asher atticus declan and oliver. in addition to the most searched names the web site also compiled the hottest names going into 2016. take a look. esme evelyn mia abigail and luna for girls. on the guy's side kai austin lachlan graham and everett. you can see a list where the names rank country by country on our web site 6abc.com. >> no sharrie, no brian? >> well, 2016. there's always next year. >> there's always next year. >> yeah it. >> , brian, thanks. let's get another check of the roads to do that tonight we check in with matt pelman keeping an eye on what you're calling a light situation on a monday, right, this week. >> lighter than normal. >> okay. >> we'll say sharrie yeah but still not incredibly light in some spots like this one. the name of this roadway the delaware expressway also known

as i-95 which is backed up northbound as it so often is coming out of the city on up toward cottman avenue. nearby, the ramp from aramingo avenue to the southbound sized 95 here near the betsy ross interchange with 95 closed today for long term construction. that ramp from aramingo avenue to 95 southbound not going to be opened again until september of 2016. association next september. trucks are being sent down to allegheny avenue to get onto 95 southbound, cars being sent down to girard avenue to get onto 95 southbound. so, some changes around the 95 work zone today in northeast philadelphia. over on the schuylkill typical slow speeds. 16 miles per hour. have a crash that we're watching by abington memorial hospital along 611. that of course is old york road at horace avenue. were 91 montgomery township by supplee presbyterian church along walsh road. 63 at stump road. just a little over three days now to get your shopping done. some of us still have little bit of work to done here in king of prussia we are seeing a little bit of extra traffic sitting through the lights along 202 right by the mall

but at the moment i suppose it could be worse. we'll check it again sharrie and brian coming up in the 5 o'clock hour. >> yeah. >> it could be worse you're right. matt thank you. meteorologist melissa magee standing by with the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast coming up next. >> ♪

>> melissa magee broken record is the appropriate terminology for the weather because we are repetitive and we are literally breaking records. >> yeah, i mean it's going to be a very warm week. wait until you see the numbers as we get closer to christmas eve and christmas. >> yeah. >> going to blow your mind. let me show you what's going on. stay with us. the action cam was outside earlier this afternoon in fairmount park. you could see we had a mostly cloudy day despite a fair amount of mild air overhead with there southwesterly wind. the mild air is sticking stg around and it's cloudy and

damp for the rest of the week with areas of rain and on and off showers. here's storm tracker6 live double scan radar. it's dry. no issues with precipitation. later tonight we'll be tracking a frontal boundary that's going to be working its way eastward so late tonight and the first half of the day tomorrow things will be changing. currently it's 55 in philadelphia. the average for us this time of year is 43 so we are well above average today. 40 in the poconos, 55 in sea isle city and wilmington at this hour and at 54 the lower 50's in trenton. satellite6 along with action radar slowing yo you -- showing you it's mostly cloudy across the region. frontal boundary coming out of the great lakes and ohio valley. it's kind of broken and scattered but the moisture will be moving in later tonight and into tuesday. so the call from accuweather for the rest of tonight t-it will be cloudy and mild, those showers will be around. the overnight low in the suburbs dops down 43. we'll drop down to 51 in philadelphia. still above average overnight tonight as you're sleeping with that southwesterly wind at five to 10 miles per hour. so, here's the is theup for us

on our tuesday. ahead of this frontal boundary moving on through, it's a mild day a-high of 64 degrees, so showers will be around and then as we go throughout the day, tuesday night into wednesday that cold front moves on through but by wednesday it returns as a warm front meaning it stays mild midweek with a high of 64 degrees but as that frontal boundary gets closer to us we tap into that south to southeasterly moisture as well. we'll be dealing with dense fog an soaking rain on and off throughout the day so we'll kind of time out what we can expect and when the wet periods will occur can. later tonight into the first half of the day tomorrow some showers will be around, less than a quarter of an inch likely but the really wet day looks to be on wednesday. if you're traveling the day before christmas eve we're dealing with a steady soaking rainier an inch likely and by thursday evening, for christmas eve there could be a couple of showers around but you will be more impressed with the records that are likely by then. the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast cloudy and shower 64.

fog and wet condition, those will be around as we get into wednesday, a high of 64. then on thursday records are shatter. we're calling for a high of 74 degrees. the all time record and the record to fall in philadelphia is 64 set back just last year. allentown close to record, same thing inly wilmington, trenton and atlantic city, the all time record high for the month of december is 73. we'll more than likely go above that by then. friday for christmas day sunshine and clouds, 64 degrees. then we're track something rain as we get into saturday for kwanzaa, high of 57. 60 on sunday. and mostly cloudy next monday, a high of 54. so, we are very mild. going to be cloudy and damp but wait until you see those and feel those numbers thursday and friday. >> thanks. >> no snow he. >> melissa, thank you. >> you got it. >> what's the deal is coming up next.

>> time for what's the deal and we are officially in the home stretch for the christmas holiday. >> yeah, from the shopping to the wrapping and the cooking, alicia vitarelli stopped by acme for some last minute tips. >> reporter: what i love about this is that a lot of these tips are do aheads so that you don't have to crack and crunch at the last minute. >> you can put them in the refrigerator today on christmas day or new year's or whatever your holiday is take them out the day of, you're ready to go. >> reporter: first to the appetizers. for your holiday spread executive chef jeff anderson says this cheese spread is quick icy and yummy. start with cream cheese and shredded cheddar. >> this is like a cream cheese snowball. really cute. >> use a little bit of smoked bacon an and chives. >> roll it in and press it on. that's the extent. it's super easy is. >> reporter: mmm. that's good.

tasty. anderson says compound butters are also a great make ahead. and can be used on anything from meat to fish even turkey. >> this is unsalted butter. >> reporter: unsalted butter and some cubes. >> yes. >> reporter: rose mary. >> roast >> reporter: mash it with a fork roll in it a cylinder and cover with parchment paper. >> everybody should be doing something with butter. you can put any flavorings you want from sun dried tomatoes lemon zest. >> reporter: this looks like you're at a restaurant. >> this is restaurant quality. lastly the world's best cookie. >> reporter: the world's best. >> it's the world's best. >> reporter: he says that's because it's packed with all kinds of delicious flavors. wall nuts. >> wall nuts pecans chocolate chips apricots. i love that cookie. >> reporter: really g that's a good cookie. again you can make the mixture ahead of time keep it in the freezer or fridge and then

scoop bake and serve the day of your gathering. all of these delicious recipes are in 6abc.com right now. alicia vitarelli channel6 "action news." >> how did you like that cookie. >> where are the studio samples? >> we've got talk to alicia. >> that will do it for "action news" at four a-a-for sharrie williams alicia vitarelli adam joseph and melissa magee, i'm brian taff. ooh i hope you'll join us for a full hour at 10:00 on phl17. >> "action news" at 5:00 is up next.

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in and out of the roadway inn here at 1208 walnut. they continue to look into what happened. here's what we know right now. just before noon a housekeeper made the discovery he in a fifth floor hotel room. police say a 75-year-old man was found lying on the floor face up with a cloth wrapped tightly around his neck. how that came to be is under investigation. now, it's unclear if there had been any other guests in the hotel room. detectives have been looking at surveillance footage to see if anyone else entered that room in the hours before the discovery was made. so far hotel staff and others have been questioned but no one has been taken into custody. as you can imagine, some hotel guests have been taken aback with all the goings on here at the roadway inn on walnut. so far police have not released the identity of the dead man as is routine in these investigations the medical examiner will conduct an autopsy he to try and figure out how that cloth ended up around the man's neck, was it a robbery gone bad