above normal despite we think it is cold out there. 43 he in philadelphia, 44 wilmington, 43 he in millville, even lower 40's up in the lehigh valley. up there temperatures in the poconos below freezing where they're going to have some sleet and icing issues overnight because we are tracking a big storm across much of the country. the center of the low near saint louis. this like all the storms is going to cut across the great lakes and surge warmth our way through much of this storm but at the onset especially to the north there will be some mixing issues and you can see chicago right now some sleet, freezing rain before it changes to some snow there as well. winter weather advisories go he into effect at 7:00 p.m. for berks county the lehigh valley up into the poconos. for our immediate area south of the lehigh tunnel it will be a brief mix of sleet before it quickly changes to rain by tomorrow morning's rush hour and in fact, we're dealing with a very warm ground even in the lehigh valley. the last time it was below freezing in allentown was december 21st, so the ground

surfaces are very warm, so we're only expecting maybe a coating of sleet on the grass at most in that advisory area. so, what to expect here in that advisory zone between 7:00 p.m. and 4 a.m.? some light sleet. same time for the rest of us it's just light rain. between 4 a.m. and 7:00 a.m., sleet changing to rain in the lehigh valley. a steady rain here and between 7 o'clock and 10 o'clock no matter where you are it is a soaking heavy rain. we'll let you know how much to expect and when it pushes out brian coming up in that full accuweather forecast. >> all right adam thank you. team coverage continues with "action news" reporter chad pradelli live in south whitehall where the penndot trucks are getting ready for any winter weather to come our way. they had to knock the rust off first i imagine, chad. >> reporter: yeah, you bet, brian. here in the last 10 minutes we've seen some of the penndot trucks loading up with salt. they'll be on the roadways tonight getting ready in case any of that sleet falls here in the lehigh valley. it's been a really easy winter for penndot but for ski resorts, it's been a difficult

one and they need some below freezing temperatures. on bear creek mountain the chair lifts are parked the lobby quiet and the grounds bear. the report is calling this winter one of the worst for skiing. >> it was a week like christmas to new year's we lost this year there's no way to kind of recover from that financially for the company but, you know, we just continue to make efforts to reinforce the other business segments we have. >> reporter: public relations director jeff says the 06-07 and 2011-12 seasons are comparable but by this time they had attempted to make snow. the resorter needs 72 hours to make snow and get the slopes opened. >> looks like there's starting to be some seasonal temperatures towards the end of the week. we're hoping around new year's we could fire up the snow guns. if there's an opportunity before that we'll take it. >> reporter: anthony and maria young booked a getaway months ago for their family. they planned to stay two nights but instead stayed just one. while they he won't be skiing the family is still having a good time.

>> it was warmer yesterday. we said the heck with it and we had a great time no matter what. >> we he did ping-pong, the the hot tubs, we did the pool. so, we had a great time. >> reporter: also shut down i spoke to an employee he there. he tells me he that they hope to get the snow machines up and firing sometime this weekend. i'm live in south white hall, chad pradelli channel6 "action news." >> chad thank you. 80 million americans could be affected by a winter storm making its way across the country. so far weather has been blamed for 43 deaths across seven states in the past week. in missouri, heavy rains caused rivers to overflow producing flash flooding. and in texas, cleanup is under way after a string of tornadoes touched down outside of dallas. we'll go live to the dallas area for an update on recovery efforts coming up at 5:00.

>> ♪ >> we've got some developing news this afternoon. in just the last 30 minutes philadelphia d.a. seth williams announced he wants the state superior court examine the case against monsignor william lynn. lynn first stood trial in 2012 over his handling of sexual abuse cases in the delaware valley. since then his initial conviction has been overturned and reinstated several times. it was overturned once again last week. when a judicial panel award edolina new trial. williams says he now plans to take lynn's case before superior court seek a lasting verdict. >> from our new jersey news room this afternoon this is what's left of a holiday toy that topped christmas lists across the country, this after it caught fire inside an ocean county home. now state and federal officials are using that family's story as a word of warning to all hoverboard owners. nora muchanic has the story. >> reporter: this is the smart balance wheel hoverboard that burst into flames sunday evening while charging inside a house in lacy township ocean

county. it belongs to 11-year-old craig whale len. >> i was just like 2 feet away from it and all i see is it burst and it was just in flames and i got really scared. >> i started to see some sparks and i yelled and he ran -- he was running in the room and we just heard a loud bang and pieces new like a bomb. it just went up in flames. >> reporter: before the fire department arrived one of whelan's three children emptied an entire fire extinguisher putting out the blaze which scorched the rug left burn marks on the kitchen floor and left a coating of residue over the living room. >> all i can say is i thank god that he wasn't on it because the way it exploded he, i can't imagine what would happen. >> reporter: the damage from this hoverboard was minimal but officials are worried about more serious fires and recommend you charge these outside of the home if possible. >> obviously that's the only way they're going to work but certainly do not charge them inside the house until somebody knows what the problem is and they can rectify that problem.

>> reporter: kim whelan bought the hoverboard from amazon.com which has pulled sales of many models. hoverboards have caused 16 fires in 12 states because of malfunctioning batteries and plugs and fire officials expect that with the thousands purchased for christmas that number will increase. >> this is only two days old. and it blew up. and i don't mean just caught on fire, it exploded. >> the consumer products safety commission is investigating this incident. it will retrieve the charred hoverboard from the fire marshal. meanwhile the whelan family is grateful no one was injured. >> if he was on top of that it would have been like a land mine. >> reporter: in lacy township, i'm nora muchanic channel6 "action news." >> a grand jury has ruled that two cleveland police officers will not face charges in the killing of 12-year-old tamir rice. rookie patrolman timothy layman fired at that child while responding to a call about a man waving a gun. tamir was holding a pellet gun at the time. an ohio prosecutor said newly enhanced video shows tamir was

removing that toy from his waist lanhiswaist band when he . he called it a perfect storm human error because the officers did not know the gun was harmless. the justice department will continue its own independent review of that killing. chicago mayor rahm emanuel cut short a planned vacation in response to the fallout of a deadly double shooting in the hands of police. quintonio legrier was shot and killed when i lease mao he is were responding to a domestic disturbance. 55-year-old bettie jones was accidentally hit by gunfire during that incident. emanuel says the city has been referred to the independent police review board. >> a highly anticipated transformation began today in south philadelphia. >> one, two, three. [cheers and applause] >> officials broke ground on a renovation that will give

children the chance to play on artificial turf at the smith recreation center, the site at 24th and jackson will feature a state of the art facility with basketball courts a playground a fitness trail and a newfield. the ultimate goal is to create a safe place for children to play and exercise. eagles linebacker connor barwin and his foundation were among the many partners who helped make this happen. >> i'm again so proud to be a part of something like this because all of you are here, there's an entire community involved and this will result in creating a healthier south philadelphia for the kids that live in this neighborhood. >> this project is scheduled in three phases work on the rec center building will be completed first. >> now to the rest of the eagles. i know. i'm sorry. we have to talk about it. their playoff hopes of course dashed on saturday after a crushing loss to washington. today head coach chip kelly says he has no regrets. kelly told the media today he does not think the six and nine eagles are a bad football

team. he says this season just "didn't go their way. this will be kelly's third season without a playoff win and eagles owner jeffrey lurie is very disappointed as are many fans of course. we'll have more from coach chip kelly coming up in sports at 5:30 tonight. in the meantime some of the birds used their day off to do some good off the field. mark sanchez jordan matthews and codey parkey packed special tradition baskets for children who have recently lost a loved one. the baskets are filled with sentimental items meant to help the children condition traditions they once shared with a parent who has passed away. each one comes with a special ♪ from an eagles player. the team organized today's event at the novacare complex to benefit the family lives on foundation which is based out of chester county. that's a beautiful sentiment there. >> no question about that. many people got the chance to spend time with families over the weekend no doubt hitting the roads to head back home today as we get a first check of the "action news" traffic report.

>> now back to the grind. live with matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center. hey, matt. >> for sure alicia and brian. some people back to the grind today, some people from the day off but they're running errands, maybe making exchanges at the mall. as you're coming home from the king of prussia mall trouble on the schuylkill expressway eastbound side. it's a broken down vehicle just past gulph mills that's taking out the right lane. that means just the left lane is get buying headed toward the blue route and that means traffic's not moving so well. 22 minutes to get east from the turnpike into the blue route. that should be about a five minute ride so four times what it should be. north coventry and couple accidents along 100 this afternoon. one at neiman road another at temple. concorde township delco watching a crash along three he 22. that of course is conchester highway by mat son road one of my favorites and in newark watch out for a wreck along bread mill road at 2273. let's grab the ipad do the commuter report on this monday afternoon. hope you had a nice christmas. this isn't nice. 8 miles per hour in the southbound lanes of the new

jersey turnpike between exits three he and two in gloucester county. overturned vehicle crash on the side approaching 322 is the reason for that delay. southbound 295 a better bet. we'll check it again, brian and alicia, coming up in the next half hour. >> matt, thank you. there's much more to come on "action news" at 4:00 the war of words continues between donald trump and hillary clinton. why the gop frontrunner is now taking aim at her husband. >> plus a phillies star accused of using performance enhancing drugs. the news report now coming under fire after its main source recanted his story. "action news at 4:00 with the details right after this.

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spokesman says today's success is a proud moment for iraq. to politics now and the race for the white house is back on after a holiday break. >> yeah, brief break and gop frontrunner donald trump has resumed his attacks on all of his rivals including democratic frontrunner hillary clinton. that includes taking aim at her husband, the former president. abc's baez kanani live in washington with the details on this one. bazi. >> reporter: good evening, brian. good evening alicia. the clinton campaign is not changing track ticks despite trump's threat announce dag that bill clinton will begin campaigning for his wife next week in new hampshire. donald trump now going after not just one clinton but two. tweeting if hillary things she can unleash her husbands with his terrible record of women abuse while playing the women's card on me she's wrong. trump threatening again to dig up bill clinton's old scandals after hillary clinton accused trump of sexism in an

interview last week. neither clinton has responderred directly to trump's new threat but hillary clinton has reposted this video of her take on trump. >> we shouldn't let anybody bully his way into the presidency. republican rival carly fiorina briefly defended trump on fox news. >> bill clinton is fair game but my point is attacking bill clinton won't defeat hillary clinton. >> reporter: a flattering new poll for trump's chief nemesis a gallop survey of americans found hillary clinton tops the list of most admired women in the world, a spot she has held 20 times. donald trump tied with pope francis for second most admired man in the world but in first place, by a wide margin is president barack obama. with just five weeks to go until the first primaries, republican analysts say biggest threat to a dominant trump would be an early loss in iowa where ted cruz is gaining ground in the polls. >> i think at that point the sort of -- the mystique is

gone and then it's a regular race and trump has to be a candidate just like everyone else. >> reporter: in an interview with abc back in 2013 trump seemed proud to consider bill clinton a friend and he told cnn back in 2008 that the former president's infidelity was "totally unimportant" n washington, baez kanani channel6 "action news. brian. >> bazi thanks very much. nfl star peyton manning is fighting back against accusations that he used banned substances to recover from an injury. a documentary aired by al-jazeera featured an interview with an indianapolis pharmacist. that pharmacist claims he helped rehab manning and other pro athletes with performance enhancing drugs. the pharmacist has fully recanterd that story claiming he was testing the documentary's reporter. manning calls the allegations fabricated and "complete trash." the reporter says manning has yet to address several questions raised by her work. that same report claims

phillies first baseman ryan howard also used performance enhancing drugs. howard also called that report false and irresponsible. eases now hired a lawyer and is threatening to sue. >> to business now. stocks closed down today after wall street's first full day of trading following the holiday break. let's take a look at the days closing numbers for you on the "action news" big board. you see red arrows across-the-board. the dow losing close to 24 points, the nasdaq dipping about seven and a. had a and the s & p 500 also down about four and a half points on the day. time now for a check of the accuweather forecast. >> yeah. >> some other arrows going down, also. >> yeah, things getting a little bit chilly out there today. >> yeah. >> meteorologist adam joseph standing with with more on the winter weather advisories. >> yeah, taking a look at double scan live radar right now and overall we're dealing with cloudy skies. there's couple can scattered showers here and there across the area throughout new castle county and western parts of lancaster county but overall we're going wait until the

later part of the evening hours and mainly after midnight for this precipitation to turn a little more on the steady side. as we look at the numbers right now, it's above freezing, well above freezing in the lehigh valley, 41 in allentown, from unin reading, 43 he in philadelphia as well as millville and mid 40's at the shore so those numbers thankfully no matter where we are are out of the 30's at this point. but double scan live radar will slow this storm is really starting to ramp up. it's been dealing with severe weather with tornadoes in the deep south, dealing with ice and snow through much of the great lakes and the northern plains and you can see that cold front near nashville. all this has to slide to the north and east and there will be some cold air far to the north and west at the onset of this storm. so, winter weather advisories go he into effect first time this year. 7:00 p.m. through 7:00 a.m. berks county lehigh valley to the poconos. the main threat would be some sleet brief at first and then it will change to rain by tomorrow morning's rush hour. so, at 8 o'clock tonight,

again a few spitting showers of rain and that blue is the sleet. as we speed up time by 9:30 tonight you see some of that sleet falling in the lehigh valley. rain elsewhere across much of the area through about midnight tonight, heavy rain developing philadelphia to the south. still some sleet to the north. and by 4 o'clock in the morning, we start to in inthat sleeflipthat sleet to rain. rain to philadelphia south and east and for the morning rush at 7:30 heavy rain everywhere so ponding on the roads will be the major concern for tomorrow morning's rush hour and by about lunchtime or thereafter the rain is off the coast and we start to even dry it out to the north and west. so in the advisory area in the lehigh valley, the low tonight is just going to be 34 so lows are not going to dip below freezing in allentown so maybe a little sleet on the grass. the icing issues would be up in the poconos. in fact you take a look at throws overnight lows, 34 allentown, 35 philadelphia, 40 philadelphia, 41 in millville as that rain arrives and again, that sleet mix is very brief for a few hours to the

north and then it flips to rain. as we look at the four day at 4:00 forecast, tomorrow we're going to see that morning rain and then drying in the after, maybe some peeks of sun, 62 again tomorrow so very mild. cloudy with some afternoon showers developing on wednesday, 57 and a few more peeks of sun here on new year's eve at 54 degrees. and then as we get into friday, brisk and cooler for the mummers parade and for the new year, 45 degrees, winds maybe 20, 25 miles an hour and overall we're looking at about a three-quarters to an inch of rain for most of us late tonight and tomorrow morning, guys. >> more rain. >> it is a rainy month. >> yeah, and warm. >> we need some sun. >> let's get that sunshine, adam. thanks very much. you can take "action news" with you on the go in 2016. load up any mobile devices you've got over the holidays with our 6abc apps. watch your abc programming on the go all available at 6abc.com/apps.

>> still to come on "action news" at 4:00 imagine walking off a flight and into a giant celebration just for you. we'll till how an ordinary flyer wound up were with some pretty phenomenal gifts but also a pretty frustrating travel day in big talkers. >> but first christmas is over. now the cleanup begins. we'll explain how to get rid of that christmas tree in an easy but eco friendly way. >> ♪ oh remotes, you've had it tough.

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>> christmas has come and gone. that means it's time to start thinking about taking down the tree. the city of philadelphia is trying to make that task a little bit easier this year. officials will launch their annual tree recycling program one week from today. you can drop your tree off at one of six sanitation convenience centers. the city will also have 23 designated tree drop locations. city officials say recycling your tree helps the environment and cuts down on waste costs. you can find a full list of the locations on our web site 6abc.com.

>> "star wars the force awakens" shattered yet another record over the weekend. the latest star wars installment is now the fastest movie to break $1 billion with a b in sales worldwide. it took 12 days to hit that mark beating jurassic world's previous record of 13 days. sales got a big boost over the holiday weekend. "the force awakens" brought in another $154 million. daddy's home raked in nearly $40 million for its debut and joy debuted in third place raking in $18 million. "the force awakens" is produce bide division of disney the parent company of 6abc. >> rescue crews in australia have a new furry friend after rescuing her from a dangerous situation. a massive brush fire down under has already destroyed at least 100 homes. rescuers have been working to evacuate everyone safely. including this adorable koala. she was found unconscious on the side of the road.

officials nursed her back to health nicknaming her constable k bear. >> what cute little mascot they have now riding with them. can coming up in the next half hour of "action news" at 4:00 a man is beaten up as we confronts alleged thieves caught vandalizing his car. we're live in cheltenham township with the latest on the investigation. >> plus it's that time of year where you likely overdosed on sweet holiday treats. >> not me. >> come on. >> kidding. >> with losing weight one of our top new year's resolutions "action news" will show you how to turn your body into a fat burning machine. sounds good. those stories and much more when "action news" at 4:00 comes right back today.

>> ♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, alicia vitarelli, sharrie williams and brian taff. >> ♪ >> it is 4:30 and "action news" continues with a moving tribute for a local firefighter who died in the line of duty more than two decades ago. >> plus, a horrifying robbery caught on surveillance cameras. gunmen rush into a philadelphia grocery store and force customers to the ground at gun point. >> and in big talkers a passenger got quite the surprise when he walked off his flight in atlanta. a brand new car and more. we'll explain what this fanfare was all about and why it was also a little, let's say, frustrating. >> first at 4:30, two suspects are under arrest today accused of attacking a montgomery county man with a wrench and a brick.

he reportedly caught them in the middle of a theft. "action news" reporter gray haul live in elkins park this afternoon with the very latest on this investigation of a violent crime, gray. >> reporter: indeed it was, brian. it was a typical sunday night, that is, until the car owner peaked out the window and noticed someone trying to steal his car tire. he jumped into action. >> that's real bold, okay. that's very bold. >> reporter: neighbors are reacting after police say these two were on more than just a late night drive in the elkins park community sunday night. officers say they were strolling the linwood apartment complex looking to steal tires. >> the reason that they were stealing the tires from the vehicle was turns out that they have the same. their tire went flat and they were stealing the vehicle from the tire to put onto their vehicle. >> reporter: about 11:20 sunday police say 44-year-old search joe gullo and 37-year-old emi oka targeted a car in the 2000 block of

mathers way. before they could get away they were spotted and confronted by the car owner. >> the suspect then assaulted the victim about the headway brick and a wrench. >> reporter: ironically the police station is just blocks away and officers constantly patrol the area. people living in the apartment complex say it was a bold crime. >> who wants to do anything if you know the police are going to be here in 15 minutes. >> i'm not worried. i been here over 30 years. >> reporter: despite being injured the victim was able to remove a t-shirt covering the suspect's car tag and provide police with enough information to track down the would be tire thieves. >> we were able to secure them and get them positively identified by the victim and arrest them. >> reporter: and we're told that victim probably needed some stitches but was treated and released from the hospital. those suspects they were arrested less than 30 minutes away in ambler. tonight they are facing several charges including aggravated assault and also theft. live tonight in elkins park, gray hall, channel6 "action news."

alicia. >> gray, thank you. trenton police say that they have a woman in custody this afternoon facing multiple charges for stabbing four people last night. investigators say it all happened during a fight over money. the action cam was on the 400 block of west hanover street as police were still on the scene. 31-year-old la shonda felton is facing three counts of aggravated assault. one victim refused treatment but the other three were taken to the hospital and then released. philadelphia police are trying to identify two gunmen who stormed into a kensington grocery store and forced the people inside to the ground at gun point. take a look at this brand new surveillance video from inside the el gayu market on the 100 block of east tioga street. detectives say the duo busted inside the store on december 23rd, they took a cell phone and cash from the victims and then took off. if you know anything about this crime, you're asked to call police. >> meanwhile police also trying to track down the pair of thieves who struck in west

kensington. this is surveillance video showing the men as they broke into the print fresh on the 1600 block of north hancock street. it happened back on december 15th. after getting in through that second story window, they rum matched around awhile leaving with just one dell laptop computer. east detectives would like a phone call if you recognize the suspects. police have identified the man who died during a car accident in montgomery county early yesterday morning. a tractor-trailer and a gray hyundai collided at the intersection of route 611 and county line road in horsham. 25-year-old eric detwiler from quakertown was killed. police are trying to determine if drugs or alcohol might have played role. both drivers gave blood samples as part of the investigation. >> delaware meth officials notice an alarming trend this year. they say overdose deaths from a synthetic pain killer have

nearly from that medical. officials say 31 people have died from overdosing on fentanyl through the end of september. there were 11 deaths linked to the drug last year in 2014. fentanyl is often mixed with heroin to create a strong high for uses. the spike in delaware reflects a trend that is also being seen across the nation. >> meteorologist adam joseph joining us now. we caught a brief glimpse of the sun morning and then it just high tailed it out of here. >> sure did. >> we're tracking a soaking rain for most of us, a little sleet overnight tonight in the lehigh valley but i think we're on another inch of rain by tomorrow morning. >> a wet one. >> take a look at the poconos. you see a little patch or two of white on that one trail in the middle. temperature 31 with a 20, an easterly wind but they're going to deal with a lot of ice overnight tonight and then heavy rain even in the poconos by tomorrow morning. winter weather advisory goes into effect tonight for berks county lehigh valley and allentown. that's where we'll see a

little bit of sleet before it changes to rain. you have to look north of the lehigh tunnel to see any freezing rain. that will be confined mainly to the poconos. double scan live radar will show this is a massive storm dealing with a lot of major cities. we've seen many tornadoes in the deep south and we're dealing with icing and snow across much of the great lakes. and even parts of northern new england. so, we'll time all of this precipitation on future tracker for you, let you know exactly how much rain you're going to see and what day, if there is a day on that seven day we'll see he some full sunshine coming up in just a little bit, guys. >> all right. >> bring it on. my sunglasses are getting lonely. >> adam thank you. of course you can keep track of the changing weather with 6abc.com. there you can watch the latest forecasts and do the seven-day forecasts as well as storm tracker6 live. >> a newborn in need of a life saving surgery is alive today thanks to his mom being a perfect match. "action news" anchor monica malpass is live in the news room to explain this story.

monica. >> hi, alicia, that's right. this mother gave the gift of life not once but twice. baby brody was just shy of three months old when doctors discovered he had a rare liver disease. he needed somebody to donate a piece of their liver in order to keep him alive and as you said his mom happened to be a perfect match. coming up at 5:00 tonight, hear about the delicate surgery and the miracle that his mom made possible just in time for christmas. ali gorman will have their story on "action news" at 5:00. brian we'll see you then. >> great story. looking forward to that one monica. thank you. philadelphia firefighters honored one of their own who died in the line duty more than two decades ago. "action news" was invited to the memorial service for steven yale. he was with ladder 29 when he was killed on the job back in 1991. his son also named steven was among those who gathered at the cathedral basilica of saints peter and paul today. steven has followed in his

father's foot stoop. he too a firefighter with ladder 29 soon will be promoted to lieutenant. >> still much more ahead on "action news" for you this afternoon. next a waitress trying to help a stranger ends up getting shot. and the bullets were meant for a different target. we'll tell you about it. >> and celebrating the true meaning of family actress kate hudson sets an example for others. it's quickly going viral today. details in big talkers. >> meteorologist adam joseph returns with the full accuweather forecast when "action news" at 4:00 comes right back.

>> his name isn't in any nba record books but a basketball great has passed away. a household name for sure. meadowlark lemon was known for his half court hook shots and behind the back passes as a star of the harlem globetrotters and he became the most popular player during the team's heyday from the mid 1950's to the late 70's. lemon played for 24 seasons and in more than 16,000 games.

he was 83 he years old. >> texas waitress is recovering today after being shot while trying to help a total stranger. 24-year-old kathy anderson rushed outside the houston bar where sh he two, try to stop a carjacker. the suspect opened fire and witnesses say the bullets that hit anderson were not meant for her. he was reportedly aiming at her coworker who was also trying to help. >> the man tried to fire at the male bartender and missed hit kathy and he's absolutely torn up about it. he wishes that it had not hit her. as of right now she's doing well. she's awake so we're hoping for a really good result. >> anderson was shot in both of her legs. police are still searching for the suspect. >> transportation security administration is increasing random checks for airport and airline employees. they're focusing on the employees who have badges that allow them to bypass checkpoints. this decision is part of a larger push to increase airport security after the

terrorist attacks in paris and the russian jet which was likely brought down by a bomb that was smuggled on board. >> the sole survivor of a shooting that took place on live television is planning to go back to work in virginia as the head of the smith mountain lake chamber of commerce vicki gardener was being interviewed about the town's 50th anniversary when a gunman shot her along with the television crew. the reporter and photographer both died but gardener underwent several surgeries and was rehe leased from the hospital two weeks later. through it all she's managed to stay positive and said she will not let the worst moment of her life define her. >> i am so thankful for to be here to be surrounded by the community that we have that has been eye opening experience. i've seen the worst that society can do and i have seen the best that society can do. >> now gardener says she hopes to return to work at that same chamber of commerce sometime next month.

>> ♪ >> big talkers now and a big day of holiday travel for one airline passenger in atlanta. it was both phenomenal and frustrating. let's start with the good part. it started when larry kendrick got off the plane to major fanfare at hartsfield-jackson international airport. [cheers and applause] >> there he is, unbeknownst to him what was going on there, music was playing inside, there was a water cannon salute outside. local leaders were there. the celebration at what's known as the world's busiest airport to celebrate their 100 millionth passenger so congrats larry kendrick of biloxi, you're the one. they gave him a whole prize package, two round trip tickets anywhere that delta flies in the world, 500 bucks and a new car. the only rub here is that with all the the fanfare poor larry missed his connecting flight which as you know around the

holidays is no joke. i don't know if being the 100 millionth passenger got him on a new one any sooner. we'll have to find out what happened there. there were no shortage of christmas selfies of course snapped this year but this one from actress kate hudson is going wildly viral because it celebrates the true meaning of the season and the true meaning of family. putting all the differences aside just for the kids. the actress posted a picture with her ex in front of their tree on instagram celebrating not x mass with an x but ex-mass with an e-xe they have a two-year-old son together and for his sake they spent the holiday together. she writes from our modern family to your whatever kind of family is your kind of family we send you much love and blessings with the #ex-mass. holiday fun and santa's coming. divorce and split couples loving this and sharing it like crazy.

finally sitting living isn't exactly known for being spacious butter in new york city some super small apartments, we're talking little micro units here are renting like mad. so, how small? think teenie. 265 square feet basically the size of an average garage. and so far 60,000 new yorkers have applied to live at carmel place with only 55 units up for grabs, the beds are retractible but hey the ceilings are tall and there's a balcony. the rent about $3,000 a month. it's new york city's first micro apartment building created before the city enacted zoning rules requiring no less than 400 square feet. residents say the upside here, less stuff, less clutter and so less cleaning, right. but if you want a queen size bed you better be really creative and i'll tell you with a toddler there's no way i could figure this out but even back in my single days, i

don't even know where would i put my shoes? >> that is a real. >> real struggle. >> burning question. alicia thanks very much. it would appear that a well known hacking scandal is not stopping new users from sign up for ashley madison. that cleatin cheaterring web sie claims it has 4 million more users when news of the hack first broke. no such thing as bad publicity. the web site faces an uphill battle. the parent company he is fighting a number of lawsuits lee rated to that data breach and they're asking for hefty payouts for damages. >> let's switch gears here. >> okay. >> take another check on the roads tonight. >> all right, matt pelman standing by in the "action news" traffic center. he won't cheat us of any information. >> but i will try to help you cheat the delays this afternoon as you head out on the schuylkill expressway, there actually are delays out there this afternoon unlike this morning when things were pretty quiet. and we're watching a broken down vehicle here on the ramp from the eastbound schuylkill to belmont avenue.

to head into manayunk or bala cynwyd you can see the dv mostly blocking the ramp but track has been squeezing by on the right shoulder. westbound are bigger delays. a half hour to get from the vine to the blue route, about double what it would be with no delay. still have delays on the schuylkill coming out of king of prussia. speeds like just 13 miles per hour because of the earlier police activity by gulf mills. that has cleared now, though, so both eastbound lanes are opened headed toward the blue route. in tredyffrin watching a crash along swedesford road at valley forge road. two accidents earlier this afternoon in north coventry along route 100. there's still one out there at neiman road to avoid. earlier overturn vehicle crash on the new jersey turnpike southbound in gloucester county. crash is gone. damage is done. speeds in the teens from exit four, route 73 down to approaching exit two for 322. you could use southbound 295 instead but steadiest speeds there are just in the teens as well so i would think local,

roads like kings highway or 130 as alternates. in new castle delaware watch out for a crash along wrangle hill road. better off on cox neck road as an alter alternate. alternate. we'll check it again in the next half hour. >> meteorologist adam joseph standing by with that exclusive accuweather forecast.

>> ♪ly. >> meteorologist adam joseph joining us. we have some actual winter weather coming this way tonight. >> yeah, the lehigh valley mainly is a concern for some sleet overnight. the rest of us pouring rain and even in the lehigh valley by the morning rush tomorrow, a soaking heavy rain even there. s were's a we take a look double scan live radar there's a few sprinkles here and there. overall we're not going really see this precipitation enhance or ramp up until between about 9:00 and 10 o'clock tonight and especially after midnight that's when the heaviest rain will arrive. we are all in the low and the mid 40's at this point. the only place that is below freezing is in the poconos with your temperature at 31 degrees. but this is a beast of a storm. you can see he that spin working towards chicago.

once again low is cutting across the great lakes. the warm air will surge with this storm. before that warm air filters in we have some cold air that is bumping into it, high pressure from eastern canada wedging in some of that very dense low lying cold air. overnight rain arrives. brief mix farther north, lehigh valley into the poconos but even in allentown, lows are not expected to drop below freezing over tonight. staying at 34. 40 degrees for philadelphia. in fact the lehigh valley, the ground is very warm right now despite your seeing sleet temperatures haven't been below freezing up in this area since before december 21st. so, at 7 o'clock tonight that winter weather advisory goes into effect. it also includes all of berks county and reading as well as you into the poconos. again, sleet majority, then changing to rain. if you want any freezing rain, no one wants it but ill will be confined north of the lehigh tunnel especially in the poconos. at 10 o'clock tonight rain for the majority of it.

there's that blue with some that sleet right on the brink of the lehigh valley. by 1 o'clock in the morning it's flipping to rain in reading, still sleet in allentown, heavy rain beginning to develop across much of the area. 4 o'clock in the morning a soaking here, wilmington, dover to trenton, even the lehigh valley starting to change to rain and by the morning rush rain even as far north as the poconos, heavy at times. 10 o'clock still heavy rain, so popping on the roads will be a major concern. that afternoon rain exits and maybe a little peek of sun here and there. take a look at the rainfall amounts. even the poconos picking up over a half inch of rain, same for the lehigh valley right around an inch for philadelphia down to the south a couple areas could see over that inch mark. and then the warmth is on here tomorrow afternoon. 62 philadelphia, near 70 tomorrow in dover and millville, lehigh valley the only place staying in the 40's tomorrow afternoon and it will be on the breezy side. the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast, 62 in the city

tomorrow morning rain, drier in the afternoon. a lot of clouds wednesday. another disturbance rolls by with a few showers late wednesday afternoon and evening. warm at 57. a few peeks of sun as we end 2015 at 54 degrees. flip that number, it's much cooler for the mummers parade on new year's day, breezy, 45 degrees but dry and then over the weekend into monday, back to more seasonable temperatures in the mid 40's and, hey, a string of sun on that seven day for the weekend. >> all right. we'll take that. we'll teach everyone how thowto become a fat burning machine just in time for those new year's resolutions coming up. >> see ya'. ño

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>> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> monday night rick is off. brian taff joins us. the big story on "action news" is monsignor william lynn who was convicted in a catholic church abuse case and then had that conviction overturned has news tonight. >> tonight the philadelphia d.a. says he wants to reargue that lynn case and this time

in front of the full pennsylvania superior court. williams says he wants a lasting verdict this time around. >> "action news" reporter john rawlins live with the full story. john. >> reporter: hi, guys. this issue first came up a few days before christmas in this high profile case when a superior court panel of three saying in effect there was a fundamental flaw in the trial and that there should be this retrial. the d.a. responding today very forcefully. he says there is no flaw in this case and as you say he wants to go he in front of a full panel of the superior court to argue that. monsignor william lynn was the first roman catholic official convicted because of his role in covering up alleged sexual abuse but last week by a vote of two to one a three member superior court panel overturned his 2012 conviction ordering a new trial. it's decided lynn's trial judge allowed too much evidence concerning prior bad acts or coverups protecting abusive priests from a time before lynn had any actual