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skyline from our temple university cam, we could see more rain at times today and it feels more like spring time. david murphy is at the "action news" big board as we count down to christmas. >> rick, it's a shame we don't have more sunshine in play, there has been a peek here and there, but the temperatures are mild enough to enjoy, as you look at stormtracker 6 live double scan most of the area is essentially dry and there is bits and pieces of light spotty shower activity in the northern suburbs, the bulk of it is in

south jersey and delaware, the steady is in yellow down to the south of us and there is a possibility of a thunderstorm popping up in the afternoon and evening down here, if you hear a rumble of thunder take cover in case it's a gusty storm. we have seen a drop-off in the coverage we had earlier from the storm prediction center, for the possibility of severe weather, that is not as much of a concern now. looking at stormtracker 6 live double scan, it's a cold front and ahead of it we are zooming temperatures pulling mild, humid air from the south and record breaking highs this afternoon not only for the day but for the entire month of september. right now we are sitting on 71 degrees for your current temperature in philadelphia, upper 60s in allentown and reading and this afternoon we go for a high of 75 degrees, well above the average high of 42

we'll smash that and the record of 64 and the december high in philadelphia of 73 and tonight looks very, very mild. taking a look at the records that could fall and the record highs that fall, these are the december records in philadelphia, we are forecasting above that, and it looks like a tie in allentown, and atlantic city it's close, lets check travel conditions, delays of 75 minutes in jfk and 30 minutes in philadelphia, we'll also point out there is a two and a half hour delay in atlantic right now, it's a connecter going to and from philadelphia, if some go to and fromatlanta. >> it's another busy day of holiday travel but not like yesterday, philadelphia international airport is under a ground delay at this hour because of the weather, flights are running just about 30

minutes late we are told, coming up "action news" reporter john rawlins is live at 30th street station with an update on the rails, and the clock it ticking and you just about out of time-outs and on this day you'll find two types of people at the stores, procrastinators or those looking to get a great deal or both like me. jeff is live at the mall in cherry hill at this hour. lots of shops to choose from. >> reporter: yes and with the mild temperatures, added to the fact that the rain is holding off foot traffic has picked up here on german town avenue with people that are hoping to get the gifts they almost forgot about. >> it's crunch time and shoppers armed with umbrellas dodged rain drops in chestnut hill to take advantage of the last remaining hours before christmas. >> we need a picture frame and a little bit of jewelry for

grandma, some things i had forgotten about and the kids coming in and something for everybody. >> while the streets are decorated for the holidays, the record warmth has people dressed for summer, making it almost perfect weather for mary to do her gift buying. >> i can dart in and out of the stores quickly, hot sales combined with warm weather will cause a surge of pro craft nayers, we expect it pick up more with last minute shoppers. >> do you think the rain hurt a little bit? >> maybe, i don't know maybe it will clear up. >> but the rain doesn't seem to bother candy here who apparently did some shopping of her own, does candy know what is inside of those bags? >> she does. it's amazing how she is not chewing the bag and shredding it completely. >> and candy there reminded me i

didn't get anything for my dogs, here is the peanut butter turnovers for them. >> if you need to get shopping done the stores close as early as 4:00 this afternoon, we are live in chestnut hill, channel 6 "action news." >> don't forget about the pets thank you jeff. and people are grabbing the final items to complete their holiday dinners, customers lined up outside for a chance to grab the legendry cannolis and cakes and sweet treats and many people arrived before sunrise, you come after 6:00 you have a really long line but 5:00 to 5:15 it's not as bad but that is part of the fun, the line. >> the bakery brought in live music to serenade the shoppers. and take 6abc.com with you over the holiday season, load up the may becil devices you are getting with the 6 abc news

storm tracker and events app, they are available at is the watch abc app at the google play stores. in other news, a prechristmas storm system has wreak wreaked havoc on the other side of the u.s., it has taken seven lives and the damage is so extensive some governors have declared a state of emergency. >> reporter: rick, right now we are told that because the emergency crews have so many areas block of authorities say the true extent of the damage done, they don't know, but what they have seen so far is just heart breaking. >> it's a big tornado in fronts of us. >> reporter: destruction and devastation across seven states including mississippi, arkansas and tennessee. >> it makes you feel terrible

you know and you want to run and help and do the best you can. >> at least 24 reported tornadoes touching down ripping homes apart and flipping tractor trailers on to their sides. >> oh wow it looks like there is two. >> leaving is drivers terrified as they watch these two twisters become one huge tornado right before their eyes. holly springs, mississippi, hit especially hard. >> i'm seeing devastation i have not seen. >> parts of the town destroyed and two people killed including a 7-year-old boy. >> whether it's a death like the case of this young person or the devastation to the homes of these people right here on christmas eve, it's very, very hard to deal with but we'll pull through and we ask that the people pray for our community and the people here. >> with that vow to rebuild, a promising sign in the town of clarksdale, homes reduced to

rubble but this christmas tree somehow still standing. their home was torn to pieces but the homeowners are grateful they survived. again, because the damages are still being assessed authorities are asking for prayers. that is the latest from new york, channel 6 "action news." >> all right thank you. back here gun fire broke out overnight in the east mt. airy section of philadelphia, one man was shot and killed. it happened just after midnight and the 34-year-old victim was hit sitting in a car and was able to drive a half block before crashing into two parked cars, he was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. the investigation continues. police in montgomery county are trying to figure out who shot and killed a 70-year-old man here, they ran down a

suspect and he turned the gun on himself. they found richard duncan in abington yesterday afternoon, arresting officers cornered the suspect three blocks away and they confronted him and asked to show his hands, that is when the suspect raised hi gun and shot himself twice, family members say duncan and the suspect did know each other. philadelphia police want your help tracking down the men that broke into an old city bar, at four fathers bar and grill tuesday morning, they got in by breaking the window with a brick and they stole two safes worth $14,000. and they tried to break open the cash register. if you have any information call philadelphia police. still to come on "action news" at noon, it's a popular gift item this holiday season the hover board but the concern over the safety of the device

prompted a federal agency to take a closer look. and how one hotel could have compromised your personal information, we'll talk about a hack coming up.

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hyatt hotel officials are telling people to monitor their credit card statement, that hackers may have used it to hack credit card customers, the chicago based resort chain is working with outside security experts to figure out what happened. hyatt officials have not confirmed if any sensitive

information was hacked. the consumer administration is looking into hover boards as to why some of them are catching on fire, there are 16 records of them catching on fire. amazon stopped selling most of its hover boards it listed online. turning to sports, eagles is dealing with injuries going into the game on sunday. corner back byron maxwell and benny logan remain out. if the eagles beat washington and win against the giants the following week they can clinch the nfc east for the third time. >> i am excited to play in this one, but you can never let it take you out of your game. >> former eagle, desean jackson

returned to lincoln financial field and could single handledly keep the eagles out of the playoffs, he has four touch downs in his last five games.

turning to health check this noon, we all have those pictures with santa and our kids screaming our heads off. and it's a good thing, if a child cries while taking a

picture with old saint nick, children say that people that fear him are developing good stranger danger awareness, it's up to parents and care givers to reassure children this time of year that santa claus is okay. a doctor's care doesn't start or stop at the office door, and it's hard to keep track of everything as people go from one office to the next, as tamala edwards reports there are no ways to keep order, the days of having a single doctor are gone. >> i have a cardiologist, and of course like most women i have a gn-y. n special lifts. >> and a dermatologist and a ten difficult, with type two diabetes and a history of cancer, her health can get complicated. and they act as team leaders in

what is called quality care, looking for gaps or contradictions in brenda's care. >> any error or mistake or misinterpretation in instruction can make a huge difference they can go down in terms of their health with something that is fairly simple. >> especially when patients are hospitalized when brenda was during a visit in north carolina. >> i ended up in intensive care. >> when brenda is hospitalized he gets a notice. >> i call her or her family to make sure everything is okay and they don't have any questions and to confirm the appointment. >> dr. sade says that philadelphia therapists and other doctors should be brought in the loop. when there is good control, even patients with numerous conditions can stay at home and not in the hospital.

brenda appreciates the effort. >> when i leave here i feel better. >> and this makes coordinating care easier and they are not perfect yet but patients need to be active partners, keeping hard copies and medications and allergies and doctors names. tamala edwards, channel 6 "action news." >> the "action news" team sought working on news stories for tonight at 9:00, like this one consumer reports that puts small appliances to the test and a pro basketball player taking a major hit this holiday season, police say that two women he met at a nightclub ended up stealing hundreds of thousands of items from his home and police think those women could be behind other robberies as well. in the meantime, accuweather is up next at noon, david murphy has the seven-day forecast when we come right back.

norad is ready to track santa's sleigh led by eight reindeer, the aerospace command has been supplying the track for 60 years from now and the shot line answers calls from children around the world that want to know his status and his whereabouts and right now santa is leaving pakistan and heading to kabul afghanistan before he heads to the united states. >> he did australia and the marshall islands. that is nine reindeer by the way rudolph is on the front. >> we'll need him to get him off during the dreary conditions, things are getting better rain wise, stormtracker 6 live double scan showing us we are looking at rain. it's mainly over south jersey and delaware, if you are down

there and getting wet, and i'll give you the two dimensional view, there are lighter sprinkles and up in the northern suburbs, it's that stuff down south that is the issue, it gets into a lull and you see that happening down by dover, and there is more precipitation in the south, and over the next several hours you'll continue that off and on wet pattern and things get better in the afternoon as we look outside we have the action cam checking out what looks like spring out there, cloudy and forsythia blooms on the bush and in my wife's front garden we have more color than we usually do the roses are out. that is the way gotting to go for the next seven-day forecast, 71 degrees and we have already blown past the record high for this date and we'll at some to that, winds from the east at 18 miles per hour and on the

blustery side, 70 in trenton and 70 in wilmington and 69 in allentown and reading. and these numbers have already broken daily highs and will break december month long high temperatures over the next several hours. future tracker 6 showing you the rain on radar, a spritz up another and main body of rain down to the south and this is down on the coast and along the way we'll have a couple more thunderstorms involved and take cover in case they are gusty and less of a threat of severe weather in the morning hours, there is still a chance of sprinkles left over and still the rest of the way we are looking at the main body of rain down south, a shower or thunderstorm cannot be ruled out and there is not much of that left for the rest of the day, and 72 is your high and 69 at the shore and mostly cloudy and showers in play, and a rumble of thunder there as well. in philadelphia we are not rule ougt a shower or a rumble of thunder and mostly cloudy the

rest of the way, and a 75 degree high that would be a new record for the month of december, for philadelphia. 73 is the old record, we are at 71 and that looks like it will fall, a lingering shower or thunderstorm particularly down south and winds are slack ening off a bit. as we get to christmas day, a cold front to the west and we'll get the temperatures zooming and that means we'll wind out 25 to 30 degrees above average and sun in the morning and lots of clouds and late day rain and still mild, in your exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, we are shattering the record today with a high of 75, cloudy skies and a couple more showers possible and tonight very warm and sun giving way to clouds and 70 is your high and late in the day and at night the possibility of rain reentering the picture. on saturday, the front is gone and damp and cooler and 58 degrees, and the front stalls to the south and we'll get the cooler high and a lot of clouds around though and drizzle at times, and we bum it back up to

70 and it will be damp with drizzle around, and monday shocks your system and we are back up to 60 on tuesday so a little dip there is really no major cool air mass on the way. christmas eve is on the milder side. still ahead in our next half hour of "action news" at noon, chipotle is adjusting the way they cook and prepare their ingredients, we have the latest as the chain tries to rebound from a multistate e. coli outbreak. and we introduce you to an elf on the shelf with an important job at a pennsylvania police department.

mornings. they're bad breath, bad hair and a bad case of the mondays. and organized wardrobes that help you pull it together. they're showering, shaving, and shuffling. and bathrooms that get big families out the door. they're number ones, number twos, and a number of ideas for three. life's morning madness. and comfortable, organized bed and bathrooms that make them better.

"action news" continue with rick williams, sara bloomquist and david murphy. >> good afternoon sara is an off. break out the tank tops and shorts on this christmas eve, we are tracking the warm weather poised to break records and the new video shows a vandal caught in the act, police say he slashed tires on a dozen vehicles and ted cruz defends his daughters, the latest on a controversial cartoon and the supporters coming to his defense. >> and the details, leave the jackets and scarves at home today,