collide in montgomery county. >> eagles fans sound off after another disappointing loss the birds are booted from playoff contention. >> first, chris sowers is here with a look at accuweather. we started out with dense fog and we are going up in temperatures. >> reporter: looking live on sky 6, philadelphia international airport. the numbers visibility wise are starting to improve. the warm front lifts through and the numbers skyrocket danny. .8 in philadelphia. .3. trenton, .8 of a mile. you can see to the south this is where the warm front is right now. visibilities reporting ten miles, once the front pushes through it takes outline the soup along with it, eferg clears by lunchtime.

dover, 57. sea isle city, checking in a nice mild 55. off the scene you get farther to the south of washington, d.c. toward richmond and west towards pittsburgh, temperatures in the 60s as the warm front is arcing like this and lifting to the north. you can see underneath the front the sky is starting to brighten up a little bit. you can see holes in the clouds. morning fog lifting in the next hour or two. clouds giving way to limited sunshine throughout the day. the temperature responding. 64 degrees by lurch time. 2:00 p.m. -- lunchtime, 2:00 p.m., 67. same number by 4:00 shooting for a high of 69 degrees which is well above the seasonal average of 42. it should be good enough for a record in philadelphia. we'll talk about the record highs and several rain chances over the next five or six days. finally turning colder by late week. >> now the latest on the severe

weather down south. people in texas are waking up to death and destruction. 8 people were killed when tornados swept through the dallas area in the latest round of wicked weather. five people died in car accidents, three others confirmed dead in collin county. the twister caused widespread destruction and one was caught on camera. one woman home with her kids at the time said she heard a noise that she has never heard before. >> she keeps screaming at me, like, mom, are you okay. i scream at them, that's all right, all this glass, all this glass before, all the glass was yelling crack crack crack all over the place. >> severe weather has been sweeping across the south since wednesday. more than 2 dozen people have been killed. >> now to california where

firefighters are getting the upper hand on the wildfire burning across the pacific coast scenic highway. the fire that charred 1200 acres is 60% contained. more than 400 firefighters are on the ground fighting the blaze. 50 homes were evacuated as the blaze raged nearby. residents say they are thankful to the firefighters who got them out in thyme. >> if they -- in time. if they didn't wake us up, we would have slept through it and burnt to death. >> the evacuation order has been lifted and the 50-mile stretch of the pacific coast highway that was closed is back open. officials believe high winds downed a power line on private property sparking the blaze on friday. >> eagles fans looking for a post christmas miracle are out of luck. the birds are eliminated from playoff contention for the

second year in a row. ducis rogers has team reaction to the loss to washington. >> reporter: over and overrated. eagles season ends with a lackluster performance against washington, we've been fooling ourselves, this team is not that good. >> 6-9. >> we're there that's our record. >> this is frustrating it is not what we expected or wanted. though, initially you will get exposed if you're not good enough and you don't play well. display look at every guy in the locker room, we have talent and guys back in play. for whatever reason as a cohesive unit we're not that good. >> reporter: chip kelly knows he is in the fans cross hairs. they are not happy with him. while he takes full responsibility for the disaster season he said he is not worried about his job.

>> two years not making the playoffs how much do you put on your shoulders. >> 100%. it is unacceptable. we have to find a way to do a better job. it is 100% on my shoulders. chip kelly the gm better have a blockbuster off season or chip kelly the coach may not surpass the 2016 season. >> the eagles fans are saying maybe next season. washington ran away with the 38-24 win officially eliminating the eagles from the playoffs. fans were outside the link and they were not shy about expressing their frustration. >> it's the worst season i've seen in years. >> it's devastating i'm upset i

thought we would pull it out and make it to the playoffs. >> the redskins and former eagles desean jackson hold the nfc title. eagles play next week against the giants. we'll have more coming up later in sports. >> sphforts -- firefighters are on the scene of a house fire in burlington county, it break out at 5:30 in mount laurel. you can see the heavy smoke pouring off the home. at this hour it is not clear what started the fire. we are told that the house was vacant. neighbors say there were issues with squatters. gas crews shut off the gas in the area. no injuries were reported. an out-of-control driver smashed into a porch of a row home in camden and tried to take off. it happened along the 1400 morocco of south 9th street around 1:00 a.m. you can see the gaping hole left in the front stoop.

a resident tells "action news" she heard a screech and came run downstairs and that's when she witnessed the female driver of the suffer take off. >> sthefs trying to -- she was trying to getaway i had an old tv sitting in front of my house and she ran it over and it got stuck under my car, she only made it two blocks. >> the driver got out of her car and ran to her home a few blocks away. her family called 911 she was taken to cooper university hospital with injuries. police caught up with her there, charges are pending. five people live in the damaged home, none injured in the crash. one person is dead after a car and tractor-trailer collide in montgomery. this was the scene before 2:30 a.m. near the intersection of easton and county line roads in horsham township. crews had to free two people from the car. one died at the scene. the other is in the hospital in serious condition. at this point it is not clear what caused the crash. >> new, philadelphia police are

trying to figure out if two shootings in the city's overbrook section are connected. the first one happened after 11:00 p.m. on the 6700 block of lebanon avenue. police say a 24-year-old man was shot in the arm. he was taken to the hospital in stable condition. less than an hour later gunfire erupted on the 6700 block of lead street, police found a 15-year-old boy shot multiple times. he was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. no arrests be have been made in either case. police are working to see if the shootings are related. >> crowds of people are hitting in the malls this weekend in search of the post christmas shopping deals. trish hartman spoke with the bargain hunters. >> reporter: for these sisters this is their christmas. >> my daughters didn't want anything until after christmas. >> reporter: customers flock to stores at the cherry hill mall

including this buy one get one free sale. pandora was packed, too, people crammed into the store for the free charm give away or make exchangeses. for some the line was too much. >> i'll come back during the week when there is less people. >> reporter: according to the to the retail federation two-thirds of consumers said they plan to shop the sales the week after christmas. >> were you able to find deals? >> i did, about 50% off. >> reporter: we saw a customer who came in today to complete his wish list purchasing one of the hottest toys, the hover board. when 12-year-old pablo didn't find one under his tree, he used his powers of persuasion on his mom. she gave in.

>> yeah. >> reporter: these two-year-old twins enjoyed ice cream. >> we couldn't resist getting ice cream. >> reporter: from an doesn't care about the deal, but -- fran doesn't care about the deal, it's about spending time with her granddaughter. >> it's about the foot, we're going out for -- about the food, we're going out for lunch. that's their favorite thing to do. >> talk about quality time. >> much more to come on "action news." runway models one group is calling for a new law to make sure moldses are not -- models are not too thin. now that christmas has come and gonl, -- gone, chances are you need batteries. which are best, consumer reports finds out. looking live at cape may,

chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast we come right back.

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we're looking at another record breaker. >> reporter: three of the last four days record highs. this time of year it's weird to see temperatures in the in the 6 and once this lifts we could hit 68, 69 degrees. looking live at penns landing there. 53 degrees is the present temperature reading which is 11 degrees above the normal high. dewpoint, 51. wind out of the south/southwest at 9 miles per hour. the wind is the key not only dealing with temperatures, but getting rid of the fog. it starts to mix the rats up a little bit, the fog will lift. dense fog remains in effect for areas shaded in gray.

we're seeing visibilities around to quarter of a mile in parts of the area. .3 in reading and allentown. 1.3 in trenton. .8 in philadelphia. note what's going on down here, dover and wildwood are in the clear. delaware bay region, the fog has begun to lift because of the front sitting here, the wind speeds are picking up. the atmosphere is getting mixed a little bit. we're getting the fog to lift. 15 miles per hour in dover. the wind are out of the south, 13 gusting to over 20. millville, 8 miles per hour that's where the front is sitting. this will lift in order -- northward in the next several hours. caloriess charles, closing in on # 0 degrees. pits -- pittsburgh 66. everybody is in the 670s this afternoon as we see the cloud deck fizzle apart and the sun shines through that. satellite and radar showing

cloud cover and rain to the west, the bulk of that stays there today, later this evening, maybe a small faint line of showers pushes through, but we're not expecting anything too heavy. 1:00 p.m., 60s for everybody. lancaster a little bit more in the way of sun, 67 degrees. really, that's going to determine everything today. the more sun we see the higher the temperatures go. 65 degrees by 7:00. here comes that line of showers, quick-hitting thunderstorm should not amount to all that much. don't be surprised if you larry thunder. once that -- hear thunder. once that comes through the numbers drop off. in philadelphia, the model has 39. allentown, 34. reading, 34. during the course of the day we'll see the clouds increase they will lower and thicken an give way to rain tuesday morning. now, testers could be cold enough at the on set north and west, starts as a brief period of sleet or freezing rain, this would be the far northwestern

suburbs in the lehigh valley and the poconos. we're not anticipating any snow out of that. the snow is well up to the north, upstate new york and portions of new england where the cold air is a little bit thicker. this goes away, the wintry precipitation by mid morning it's all rain for everybody and heavily live at times. more miserable weather is is one the way. gloomy morning for the lehigh valley. limited sun, 665 new record for allentown. very, very mild. jersey shore, a little bit of sunshine trying to peek through. cloudy and breezy, high of 70 degrees in atlantic city. philadelphia, 69, clouds, sun, showers developing very late. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, we're down to 46 degrees for the high tomorrow. rain developing at night. it is raining tuesday, raining again wednesday, wednesday night. hopefully new year's eve we clear everything out and high

temperatures cool down a little bit, highs in the 40s. >> a group of california sanitation worker gifted a preschoolers along the route with a special christmas gift. the parents say he is obsessed with trash collection. each week he brings in the cans from all 17 neighboring homes after the garbage is picked up. the truck drivers say they see his dedication to the job. when he asked for shiny new garbage cans his sanitation friends granted his gift on christmas morning. >> he gave his friends cookies as the thank you. sanitation workers say seeing him is a bright spot in the day. we'll be right back. foreign policy you are

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>> reporter: welcome back everyone, 9:26 time for the travel forecast, most of the major hubs are in the clear, we see a lot of green planes which means the flights are on time. the delays are in dallas, 45 mingles. we expect the delays to get longer and longer as the day wears on. heavy rains and thunderstorms expected across the lonestar state. rainfall totals anywhere from 2 to 3.78 inches in tulsa. this area right here, this is 5 inches across texarkana and western portions of arkansas. the tornado threat is going to be in this little box right here, it includes a large portion of the deep south. farther to the west they are

getting into blizzard conditions where they see snow driferlts as high as -- drifts as high as ten feet. if you're traveling west or toward the heartland of the nation make sure flights are on time. >> we have the latest lists of the most over-paid actors. johnny depp is in the top spots. denzel washington comes in at number two, followed by will farrell. liam neeson is number four and will smith is number five. the best bang for the buck actors are chris evans and mila kunis. a diamond that was bought back in 2007 -- the fozle is a rare form.

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>> happening now, counselors will be on hand at a new jersey school after an 8-year-old is killed in a murder suicide. more turmoil and tension in chicago after a mother of five is accidently killed by police. now the department and city's mayor is speaking out. >> isis is is being targeted by the pentagon and they release new details about christmas day airstrikes. >> let's go outside to chris sowers, hi chris. >> reporter: hi, nydia, we're still in the dense fog advisory, the numbers are getting better, as the warm front charges north and ushers in warmer air, it will take the fog with it. dense fog issued for the next

half-hour. expect delays and slow travel. keep the beams on low, that is very, very important. visibility-wise 2 miles in millville. .8 in philadelphia. look what's going on north and west, allentown and reading, .3 of a mile. 1.3 for trenton. half mile for the poconos, one mile in lancaster and wilmington 1.7 miles. to the south, though you get into the delaware bay region, dover and cape may. right now visibility has lifted up to ten miles. it's much, much better down there, because the warm front is closing in. that's where it is sitting right now. 57 in dover. 53 in philadelphia. 47 in the poconos and allentown. the milder numbers will lift north over the next several hours. satellite and radar, clearing to the south across the virginias and the southern portion of the delmarva. that will be the trend here this afternoon. skies won't become completely

sunny, but you'll see limited sunshine. that will help to get the temperatures in the upper 60s, a little prospective for you, the normal today is 42. the record 64 we're forecasting 69 which is just four degrees shy of the all time december high set back on december 5, 1998. 73 degrees, another warm one is on the way, colder changes in store later this week, i'll have the details coming up in just a little bit, guys? >> now the powerful and deadly storms down south, this video is just into our newsroom. take a look at the expensive damage in texas. at least 8 people were killed when several twisters touched down, homes destroyed, two churches ripped to shreds. we go to texas with more. >> that's it, that's it. >> reporter: overnight a series of tornados devastating north texas. >> that's a tornado! >> reporter: carving a path of destruction through the greater

dallas area. >> huge tornado! >> reporter: leaving at least 8 dead and injuring 50 others in collin and dallas county forces officials to declare a local disaster. >> i hear something, something is on fire. >> reporter: the national weather service sending out a tweet at 6:56 telling people to get to short in -- shelter in te area. tornado warnings and sirens sounding off through the city that is large and extremely dangerous twisters leveled entire neighborhoods flipping cars and crumbling this church. the church's pa tore -- pastor said it happened so fast he couldn't escape. the building collapsed on top of him. another enormous twister ripping through red oak texas taking down power lines and causing a

series of explosions. dozens of gas leaks and fires springing up in the wake of the wreckage leaving 50,000 people without power immediately following the storm. the violent storm visible from the air as love field airport was forced to avert flights and evacuate terminals. >> we have to wait for the storm to pass. >> reporter: that evacuation order lifted saturday night, officials allowing flights back in the area after 9:00 p.m. >> that was abc's philip menna reporting. a woman was accidently shot by chicago police. it started when officers were called out to a domestic disturbance involving a 19-year-old college student. responding officers were confronted by a combative subject. he was killed. jones who lives downstairs was a mother of five and hosting

family for christmas n in the statement the department extended the deepest condolences to her family and friends. chicago mayor said anytime an officer uses force the public deserves answer, we all grieve anytime there's a loss of life. the shooting comes in the wake of a another deadly police shooting that sparked protests. bergen county officials say counselors will be available to help students copy with the murder of a an 8-year-old student. michael stasko killed his wife and daughter before killing himself. investigators say the shootings may have occurred earlier this week while the victims were sleeping. a motive has not been determined. philadelphia police are investigating a double shooting that left a teenager in critical condition. it happened just after 8:30 on the 100 block of east clear field street in kensington. an 18-year-old man was hit

multiple times. he is in the hospital fighting for his life. the other victim is in stable condition. no arrests have been made. a teenager was killed in anther shooting in west philadelphia. the boy ms. mid teens was shot in the chest and back yesterday. it happened on the 800 block of north 341st street. he died at the hospital. fire officials in delaware are trying to figure out what caused a fire that destroyed a home in kirkwood. the charred remains are all that is left of the home on the 1900 block of old kirkwood road. firefighters arrived on the scene to the house fully engulfed in flames. nobody was inside at the time. the coast guard was called into action to rescue a ship that ran aground in the delaware river. the 622-foot vessel got stuck on the way into the terminal in morrisville, bucks county. it was transporting scrap metal. it took 9 hours, but crews did get it free. >> we are learning about a

series of airstrikes against isis targets that happened on christmas day. the pentagon said it was part of operation inherent resolve. 7 airstrikes hitting tunnels, manufacturing sites and bridges and fighting outposts all u.s. aircraft returned safely. authorities appear more certain that a mosque in houston was deliberately set. they said the fire was started in several locations indicating that an accelerant was used. the mosque does not have a kitchen or electronic equipment that could cause a fire. investigators are looking at video cameras from the shopping center for suspects. nobody was hurt in the blaze. police call it a bad case of hording now the gloucester county animal shelter is looking for homes for 100 cats. nora muchanic has the story. >> reporter: they have the

sweetest faces no names and no homes. almost 140 cats rescued from a house in pit mannor last week brawght -- in pitman last week. >> we have room for 140, we had 290 when we brought in the cats. >> reporter: the shelter is focused on trying to find homes for all the cats in their care. >> our goal is 100% placement. >> reporter: that's the gloucester county animal control chief. the shelter is so crowded they are being kept in dog cageses. >> cageses -- cages. they are seeing that the hands that are reaching for them are not harming them. >> reporter: the shelter is offering reduced rates if you adopt a cat from the pitman hording house you can get it for $25. that if you can hold on to them.

there's a 2 for 1 deal. two cats for $95. all the animals up for adoption have been screened vaccinated and spayed or neutered and micro chip. >> they are all handable. >> reporter: with daily contact, the cats are coming around. they are finding more of them i hidden in the house on 6th after in pitman where they are being cared for by a ten >> a special surprise for one of tom brady's biggest fans. i know you don't like the patriots, see how the quarterback made a little girl's christmas dream come true.

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>> a little girl fighting cancer said she had christmas twice this year. yesterday 8-year-old halle got to meet tom brady. she got the surprise invitation on her computer. >> i heard you had a special christmas wish that you wanted this year, i got one. >> so brady signed his jersey and gave her a hat just like this. she said she will never wash the

spot on her head where she gave her a kiss. >> reporter: that's a great story. as much as i hate tom brady, i love when they do things like that. cam newton does it too, they are huge -- what's the word i'm looking for? >> celebrities. >> reporter: the word escapes me, but they are huge celebrities and a lot of people look up to them. let's go live on sky 6. looking at penns landing, the fog is a problem around the delaware valley. dense in spots. some areas are seeing the visibility reduced to less than a half mile now. getting a lot of people, people asking me where's the snow and the cold. this is the sun bowl yesterday. this is el paso, texas, they picked up 6 to 1 inches of snow. the normal high down there is 64 degrees, that's what's going on on the border of mexico they

saw nearly a foot of snow. blizzard conditions in western texas. if you want snow and cold, you have to go down to texas to find it. it was a fun game to watch. i watched a couple of quarters of that game before i turned it off. double scan live, we don't have any snow in the forecast. we have colder changes by week's end. that will make it feel more like it should for this time of the year. 69 degrees that's the high temperature we're shooting for today. it will not feel like winter this afternoon. the low temperature, 50 degrees, that's where we bottomed out this morning. big issue out there, .3 for reading an allentown. 1.3 in trenton. .8 in philadelphia. 55 in millville, closing in on 60 in dover. wilmington, 53. cooler to the northwest, even for you folks in the lehigh valley and the poconos. that's well above the seasonal averages for you guys. a ton of clouds out there right now. clearing taking place across the

virginias and the coral lines that. that will -- carolinas. that will lift north along with the warm front. temperatures will responds nice ly later on. we have flood warnings in indiana and western portions of ohio. there's a lot of rain. in the south, tornados expected there. heavy snows on the western edges of the storm. it's the collision of air masses, 76 in new orleans, bismarck zero. and single digits below zero across the high plains. whenwhen you get this contrast u get big storms that produce all that crazy weather. across the entire lower 48 during the months of december we averaged 24 tornados. we saw 51 on december 23 and 6 on christmas eve. 11 more christmas day.

yesterday, 6 more tornados. that's four days we tripled the amount of torpedos you're supposed to see in a -- tornados you're supposed to see in an entire months. this afternoon, skies brighten and temperatures get into the mid to upper 60s. showers develop as the cold front slips through. tomorrow we have sunshine clouding up again. a little wintery precipitation tuesday morning, sleet, going to rain in the afternoon. tuesday and wednesday, those are the rain days. this is what it looks like, clouds and sun, very, very mild. 67 degrees by 2:00 p.m. forecasting a high of 68. western suburbs well into the 60s as well. reading, 67. allentown, a pair pair of 6s. dover, 70 degrees. the high tomorrow 46 chilly with a breeze. rain developing at night. raining tuesday, and raining

wednesday and raining wednesday night. i hope you know where your umbrella is. 46 degrees monday, 58 degrees tuesday, wednesday, 62. 55 thursday, and then back into the 40s. if you have a new mobile devise over the holidays load i i tell up with the 6abc news storm tracker 6 live and the overnights app. they are available on the google store links at 6abc.com. this is the best block of all.

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>> a louisiana police officer crashed his car on christmas eve and investigators know is to blame. the officer was being attacked by an owl at the time of the crash. the attack was captured on the body camera. the owl flew into the open window and hit the officer in the face and started to peck the back of his head. >> i tried to keep control of the car and went into a ditch and trees, finally stopped the car and put it in park and got out and the owl was chilling out in the car. >> it took 45 minutes to coax the owl you have the cruiser. the officer is okay and got a tetanus shot and is on antibiotics. 2015 is coming to a close and that means it's time to look back at the most popular baby names. year. charlotte amelia, ava, and cora.

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ocean begins and the fog ends, by looking at this camera shot. you can see how foggy it is out there. this is a live shot sky6 live hd cape may, new jersey, 53 degrees in philadelphia at 9:54. sports now, the eagles won't be going to the playoffs and the sixers do something they have not done all season. here's jeff skeverski. >> reporter: it's the nightmare

after crays -- christmas in a do or die game, all the eagles had to do was win a game at home beat a redskins team that was 1-35 on the road. it slips away from the eagles and their playoff hopes gone. the eagles trying to give eagles fans awesome christmas present. they come out on fire, ryan matthews starting tore demarco murray makes it 7-0. kurt cousin a big night for him to jordon reid. things get heated. desean jackson and malcom jenkins get into it. the sam bradford to nelson agular drops the ball off his finger tips. down 6 at the half redskins extent their lead. kurt cousins one of of his 4

touchdown. demarco murray touchdown they are back within 6. neck possession they can take the lead, but murray drops the ball scooped up and returned, wow! ballgame, the redskins close the division at the linc, eagles lose 38-24 they miss the playoffs for the 4th time in five years. here's the eagles after this tough loss. >> reporter: why do you think you guys are sitting here 6-9. >> because we continue to shoot ourselves in the foot. same things we were doing in week one and week two we are continuing to do. good football teams don't make the mistakes we make on a weekly basis. >> it's a terrible situation, but there's a lot of great careers and great coaches in the locker room, we didn't carry our weight tonight. >> reporter: eagles eliminated from contention the next game against the giants is meaningless. sixers are without their

best player okafor out with a sore right knee not believed to be serious. mike antoni on the sidelines, smith joins the team on the court. nerlens noel he'll take it, two of his 14. and then in the second, holmes feeling at home before leaving with an injured. marshall buried a 3. sixers win 111-104. the first win on the road since last march. 0-18 on the road this season in for the win. let's go flyers chance, flyers in anaheim later tonight. that's sports, i'm jeff skeverski. have a good day. >> you can hear them chanting now. there's much more to come on "action news." a rude awakening in camden as a car smashes into the front of

the home. a driver tried to take off. >> crews battle smoke and flames in mount laurel, new jersey, the latest next. those stories, and more, plus, chris sowers will have the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when "action news" continues.

>> welcome back it is 10:00 a.m. sunday december 27.

in the news, a the death toll is rising after more severe weather slams the south this time in texas. >> one person is dead, another injured after a car and a big rig collide in montgomery county. eagles fans sound off after another disappointing loss gets the birds booted from playoff contention. >> chris sowers is looking at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. fog advisory has been lifted. >> reporter: it is getting better out there and temperatures are starting to warm. the visibility is still lousy. dover 61 degrees now temperature. millville, 56. sea isle 56. atlantic city closing in on 6o philadelphia, 54. cooler to the north, allentown, 48 and the poconos checking in at 49 degrees. there's the warm front that will lift north over the next several hours, 66 in richmond, charles ton 70.

pittsburgh that's close to a record high for them, as well. 66 degrees. this is warm southern air racing to the north. this front this afternoon will be sitting up here, even as far north as saranac lake. this area will be in the 50s and 60 as the front charges northward into portions of new england. satellite and radar shows a lot of clouds in place, but clearing taking place to the south. we'll allow for limited sunshine. cloudy skies, patchy fog, 56 degrees, lunchtime, 64. 2:00 p.m., 67 topping out at 69. by 4:00 we're back down 67 degrees. looking ahead you'll need t-shirts today. umbrellas all week long and sweaters by the end of the seven-day forecast. pattern starts to change we get the colder air in here, i'll have the details coming up in just a bit. guys. >> eagles fans looking for a post christmas miracle are out of luck. the birds have been limited from

fall contention for the purpose of the second year in a row and fans not happy. trish hartman spoke with fans and joins us live in upper darby with more. hey trish. >> reporter: hey eva and nydia. eagles fans are pretty bummed this morning at the lantern diner. many people recapping the game over eggs and coffee. 38-24 loss knocked the eagles to third in the nfc east and out of the playoffs. eagles fans are not mincing words this morning, they are upset. deplorable and embarrassing. >> it was a big let down, because there was a playoff implications involved here and the loss takes them out of that situation and you know we can look forward to a better draft pick, but not so hopeful that chip kelly can make the right picks. >> reporter: the birds made many mistakes that led to 38-24 loss

to washington, it was a do or die game. fans west hopeful 678 now fans are taking a hard look at head coach chip chich as they look -- championship championship as they look -- chip kelly as they look forward to the next season. >> he should be doing something better. >> chip kelly has to go he ruined the whole team. >> reporter: now, the redskins win knocks the new york giants out of the playoffs, as well. the season is not over quite yet. one more game, the birds play the 6 6-8 giants on the the road next weekend. nydia. >> eagles players are weighing in on the big loss, ducis rogers has that. >> reporter: over and overrated the eagles season ends with a lack luster performance against washington, this team is not that good.

6-9 are you a 6-9 football team? >> there's a where we want to be. we there and that's our record. >> it's frustrating it's not what we expected or wanted. initially you will get exposed if you're not good enough and when you don't play well. >> i look at every guy in the locker room. we have talent and guys that can play, but for whatever reason as a cohesive unit we're not good. >> reporter: chip kelly is in the fans' cross hairs, they are not happy with him. he said he is not worried about his job. >> reporter: two years in the row not making the playoffs, how much responsibility do you put on your 0 shoulders? >> 100 percent on my shoulder.

>> reporter: chip kelly the gm better have a blockbuster off season or he and chip kelly the head coach may not surpass the 2016 season. ducis rogers channel 6 "action news." >> now to the latest on the severe weather down south. people in texas are waking up to death and destruction this morning. 18 people were killed when they swept through the dallas area in the latest round of wicked weather. five people died mainly in car accidents. 3 others confirmed dead in collin county. the twisters caused widespread destruction. homes have been reduced to rubble and two churches obliterated. one woman at home with the kids said she heard a noise that she never heard before. >> my kids were screaming at me, mom you okay, i scream at 24e78, owe them, that's all right. i hear the glass crack crack all

over the place. >> severe weather has been sweeping across the south since wednesday, more than two dozen people have been killed. >> and now to california where firefighters are getting the upper hand on a wildfire burning along the scenic pacific coast highway. flames can be scene near the stretch of highway and the hills in ventura county. the fire which charred 1200 acres is 60% contained. 400 firefighters are fighting the blaze. 50 homes in the solamar beach community were evacuated. residents say they are thankful for the firefighters who got them out in time. >> this they didn't wake us up to escort us out, we would have burnt to death. >> reporter: the evacuation order has been lifted the 50-mile stretch of the pacific coast highway is back open. officials believe high winds downside power lines on private

property and that sparked the blaze on friday. >> firefighters are on the scene of a burning home in mount laurel on 100 block of canterbury road. it is not clear who started the fire. we are told the house was vacant. nation tell "action news" there has been issues with squatters. gas crews shut off the gas in the area. no injuries have been reported. new, police say an out-of-control driver smashed into the porch of a row home in camden and tried to take off. it happened along the 1400 block of south 9th street at 1:00 a.m. you can see the gaping hole left in the front stoop. a resident said she heard a screech and came running downstairs that's what she witnessed the driver of the suv take off. >> she was trying to getaway, i had an old tv sitting in front of the house, she ran it over and it got stuck under the car so she only made it two blocks. >> the driver got out of the car and ran to her home a few

blocks away. the family called 911 she was taken to cooper university hospital with the injuries. police caught up with her there, charges are spending. five people live in the damaged home, but nobody was injured in the crash. one person is dead after a car and tractor-trailer collide in montgomery county. this was the scene before 2:30 near the intersection of easton and county line roads, crews had to free two people from the car. one died at the scene, the other was taken to the hospital in serious condition. at this point it is not clear what caused the crash. philadelphia police are trying to figure out if two shootings in the city's overbrook section are connected. the first one happened on the 6700 block of lebanon avenue. the 24-year-old man was shot in the arm. he was taken to the hospital in stable condition. an hour later gunfire erupted on leads street, police found a 15-year-old shot multiple times,

he was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. no arrests have been made in either case. two good samaritans are out of the hospital they were hit by a car after trying to help a disabled motorist on christmas night. it accident happened in lehigh county. 29-year-old of trenton was killed. she got out of her car to get help when an suv struck her. two people who pulled over were hurt by the vehicle. no word if any charges will be filed. from our delaware newsroom, police say an illegal turn led to a collision involving a fire truck at lancaster and avenue and rodney street in wilmington. the fire truck was returning from a call when it hit by an suv making an illegal turn. nobody was hurt. >> landmark bridge is closing for repairs in the new year. we'll take a look at what this will mean for commuters.

>> if you have not made it out to philadelphia's christmas village, you better hurry. the popular shopping site is closing up for the season. >> looking live at a foggy center city skyline. the fog advisory has been lifted, but there's clearly fog out there, be careful. chris sowers will have the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when we come right back. >> the action cam was at the

cherry hill mall while people were looking for christmas deals. others say the mall was too crowded even for a bargain. >> i'm coming back during the week when there is less people. >> we found shoppers redeeming gift cards while everything is on sale. christmas village is getting ready to wrap up today. local shop owners have had their gifts on display at love park. you can find sweet treats from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. tonight. >> as you head out, watch out for fog. >> reporter: the advisory has been lifted, as you can see, you can't see, the fog is very thick in spots. we're down to a hoof mile in philadelphia. -- a half mile in philadelphia.

elsewhere we're down to .3 of a mile. we're above the criteria for the advisory which is a quarter mile. double scan live we have cloud cover out there, as well. nothing showing up on the radar, just a few spritzes and sprinkles. 52. wirchedz out of -- owe winds oue west/southwest. we're doing better in dover and wild ten miles. toms river, ten miles. the warm front looks like it is pushing to the north. eventually everybody will start to clear. give it another hour or two as the warm front lifts through. you can see the difference in temperatures. 61 in dover. behind the front, 49. in the poconos. as the warmer air lifts we'll

see sunshine later on. delaware and lehigh valleys, clearing taking place, across the virginias and the carolinas. future tracker 6 the way it plays out, easily mid 60s. the more sun the higher the numbers. 66 in wilmington by 4:00 p.m. reading, 68. allentown, 65. and then the cold front pushes through, the numbers drop off. 8:30, widespread showers and thunder, 54 in wilmington by 8:30. 59 in millville. philadelphia 53. tomorrow is a colder day, the winds shift out of the north as the front drops to the south. we're in the 30s and 40s during the late morning hours in the first part of the afternoon. the model by 1:00 p.m. has allentown, 39 degrees, that will be chilly stuff. philadelphia, 43. reading 40. during the course of the day, the cloud cover increases and lowers and thickens, precipitation spreads across the

region somewhere around 9:00, 10:00 p.m. that sets up a dreary monday into tuesday, at the on set it starts out as a period of sleet for the lehigh valley and the poconos. effect, too mild, it will be a cold rain and heavy at times. by 8:30, look at the yellows and oranges, it's a mess across south jersey and delaware. lots of ponding on roads. visibility will be reduced again. speaking of visibility we've had quite a bit of visibility problems today. because of the the rain, past ten days, rainfall totals, atlantic city more than 3 inches. philadelphia, more than 3 inches. wilmington, 2.75. if the modeling plays out according to plan we'll add an additional one to two three wednesday. that's three days, 1.15 in philadelphia. more than two in atlantic city, 2 inches in wildwood. once we get past thursday

morning we shut the faucets off and pattern changes. if you're sick of the dreary weather like i am, things will start to clear. 66 degrees in allentown. a record high for you guys up there. jersey shore, atlantic city, 70 that's a record. a little bit breezy winds out of the south. philadelphia, 69 degrees, clouds and sun, showers developing late in the day, through the evening hours rumble or two of thunders. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast shows a lot of rain in the short term. colder rain, monday night into tuesday, tuesday, more rain into wednesday. wednesday in time 60s. the parents of a 4-year-old say he is obsessed with trash collection. each we can he brings in the

cans from all 17 neighboring homes. the truck drivers say they see his dedication to the job week after week, she -- when he asked for shiny new sanitation cans the drivers granted his wish on christmas morning. >> it warms my heart. >> he gave his friends cookies and santa drop off a toy garbage truck. >> people have been walking and biking over the bridge in fairmont park for 100 years, now the key link is about to be closed for repairs. john rawlins has the details. >> it's very, very popular for rush hour. >> reporter: east falls development corporation talking about the iconic false -- falls bridge and the impact of the

shut down it will have on the commuters. under the road as you wish sure sure -- road surface there's rusting of the steel and corrosion of the connections, we're putting out an emergency bid to reinforce these connections. >> reporter: in the 1980s it was estimate 1,000 vehicles used the bridge a day. whatever the numbers, commuters are figuring on readjustments. >> if traffic is jammed on 76 that's my out to get to center city. >> if they close that down, i have to find a way to get through stop and go traffic. >> reporter: after a century it is part of the local landscape the design of the lace-like metal railing incorporated into a local motif. it's more than a bridge for

some. >> the falls bridge is the symbol of the neighborhood. at this point, people love the bridge. >> reporter: john rawlins channel 6 "action news."

>> sky6 live hd taking a live look for us, i think that is i-95 down there in the penns

landing area. you can barely see the cars if you look really carefully, you can see it. it looks like ants moving across the screen there. the fog is heavy this morning. if you're heading out give yourself pleasant of room on the road. 54 degrees, 10:21. there's a program designed to provide some relief professionally comfort dogs ease the anxiety at several airports. they've wack walking through the terminals all week. a bright spot for a family who was dealing with a frustrating delay. >> stowed was a special treat. >> the dogs were introduced last year, but expanded to several airports including dull dulles international at washington, d.c. the transam from smoky and

the bandit was owned by burt reynolds. four other upon yaks were damaged -- pontiacs were damaged through the filming they had to be restored. over at the big board, a look at the odd and unusual pictures of the week. take a look at this. you see this guy right here, that's a wily could coyote makia run through the baggage terminal. they don't know how he snuck in. animal control captured it. officials say they can't be relocated and the annual had to be put down. if you're a politician i think you'll enjoy the story. residents in a russian city want the cat to be the next mayor.

the city is getting ready to elect a new mayor, but none of them is sparking interest with voters. there's informal online poll saying pick the candidates or the cat. the feline got 90% of the vote. the holiday spirit in full swing in nebraska humane society. they hosted a holiday party with presents and dogs were tearing off the wrapping paper. they provide mental stimulation, they give the dogs something to do inside their kennels. merry christmas, i like that. eva back to you. >> a meteorologist chris sowers has another look at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast in just a moment we'll b right back. >> soupy out there, chris.

>> reporter: a little soupy, payoff this afternoon when we are in the 60s. record-high temperatures expected. 69 degrees in philadelphia. maybe a degree cooler than that north and west. 46 it's cooler for tomorrow, rain developing at night, it will rain most of the time for tuesday, 58 degrees, wednesday, more rain developing late in the day. it continues through wednesday night. 62. new year's eve we start to clear. 55 degrees, that sets up a pattern change new year's day. it feels like winter around here, highs in the 40s. >> we'll take it. >> this week with george stephanopoulos is coming up at 10:30. this morning we have more from the campaign trail,. >> reporter: we have a packed show for you this weekend.

as we review the year of trump, my face-to-face interview with the candidate. our power house round table breaks down the campaign so far. i have a man who is campaigning as the antitrump candidate. and we have justice bryer. >> well get a look at the movie concussion through the eye of local concussion experts. now for chris sowers, eva pilgrim and the entire "action news" team, i'm nydia han have a great morning, we'll see you at noon.

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