>> plus, the eagles face the giants in their final game of the season, is this patshurmur'. it's cold, chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> reporter: it's cold get the heavier coats. >> get the scrapers out. >> reporter: what's a scraper? live in cape may. it's a beautiful morning in the delaware valley. we have sunny skies, high, thin clouds, that's about it. the temperatures overnight dropped off. we are down in the 20s and 30s rebounding slightly. a very cold morning. allentown, 30 degrees. trenton, 4. 36 in the city. wilmington, 35. lancaster, 30. factor in the breeze it feels like 30. 6 degrees colder with the wind. reading 29. millville, 31. feels like 27 degrees in dover. satellite and radar, another

very quiet day is expected around the delaware valley, but you don't have to go too far to the northwest to start to pick up a little bit of weather. this is the arctic front knocking on the door pushing over the u.s./canadian border. see a couple of snow squalls associated with it. this thing comes barreling south 24 to 36 hours. it arrives overnight tonight. wait until you see the changes tomorrow. today, not bad, mostly sunny and breezy, 48 degrees. tomorrow, a different story. that's coming up in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> a one-car crash in west philadelphia has critically injured a driver. police say the car went out of control at 3:40 a.m. and slammed into a utility pole. it took more than 30 minutes for firefighters to free the driver. else being treated at hahnemann hospital. investigators are trying to determine what caused the vehicle to veer off the road. an autopsy will be performed tomorrow on a

5-year-old boy whose body was discovered in a canal in allentown this weekend. the sad ending to a frantic search that started new year's eve. jeff chirico has more on the tragedy. >> this is a sad conclusion to the search. it is a sad day for the city, but as always the city pulled together. >> reporter: city leaders made the announcement, the communities was dreading the body of 5-year-old jayliel vega was found under 6 feet of water in the lehigh canal a quarter mile from where he went missing. >> this is consider a tragic accident, however, there will be full investigation. >> reporter: a break in the case came when a volunteer pulled the boy's tablet from the water in canal park. divers spent hours searching the waters, as family members watched and waited. >> i can't imagine what the family is going through. >> reporter: over two days hundreds of volunteers helped

search for jayliel vega who was last seen new year's eve returning -- running from a party from a relative's home barefoot. >> reporter: terry matthews who helped police in the search said it is not surprising that jayliel vega's body was found in water. >> they don't think water is deep, i can drown, they don't have that leveling of insecurity. >> reporter: by evening community members gathered around the memorial with candles and teddy bears to honor the boy and his family they say they never met. >> i'm sure they don't have the strengthen to stand on their own right now. for all the people to come here right now it proves us as a community we are together. >> reporter: the community is rallying around the family, a local funeral director offered to cover funeral costs when he learned the family couldn't afford to bury their son.

an autopsy is scheduled for monday morning. jeff chirico channel 6 "action news." >> the body of a woman was found this weekend in ridley state park in pennsylvania. a hiker made the discovery after venturing off the trail. it is believed the body was there for several months. an autopsy has been performed to figure out who who she is and hw she dies. we have an update on the controversy surrounding the new year's parade. one member was caught on video making a homophobic remark. the captain said the group does not condone the actions or express the sentiments of their proud club. the man has been banned from the club and no longer allowed to be a mummer and never march in the

parade. the entire routine was criticized it showed bruce jener on the front of a wheaty's box and kaitlin jener on a box of fruit looms. -- fruit loops. tolls on the pennsylvania turnpike is up from 1.09 to 1.16 and 1.70 for cash customers. the commission expects to impose annual toll hikes until 2024. heading into new jersey, it's no longer necessary to stop to pay a toll on the bridge, a camera will take a picture and you will

get a bill in the year. a two year project has been completed. the patco officials say the tracks crossing the bridge were 30 years old and needed to be replaced. >> authorities in new jersey are investigating alleged threats against newark mayor and sites across the city. the mayor's spokeswoman said he discovered two threatening letters at his mother's home. no other information was released. holiday security precautions will continue in and around city hall in newark while authorities investigate. michael nutter two term tenure in philadelphia will come to an end tomorrow. jim kenny will take over after his inauguration. the mayor-elect will visit city council chambers where he served. kenny is expected to sign his

very first executive armed. "action news" will have live coverage of the event, it begins at 10:00 a.m. police commissioner charles ramsey steps down tomorrow. ramsey tweeted out a goodbye message, he thank the the police department and the city saying it was his pleasure to be commissioner. his first deputy richard ross will become the new top cop. eagles play their first game today in the post-chip kelly era. the birds taking on the giants in a game pitting two teams neither of whom are going to the playoffs. but chip kelly's defensive coordinator pat shurmur is the interim coach for the the end of the season finale. sam bradford played under pat in

saint louis. >> i have great respect for pat. i think him being here is part of the decision. >> it is important to show respect for ourselves and the teammates and the organization and the game itself to go out and fight tooth and nail and try to beat the giants. >> we'll have reaction from birds fans at 10:00, plus a live preview from met life stadium on "action news" at noon. join us for "action news" sports sunday at 11:35 as eagles linebacker brandon graham and the "action news" sports team wrap up the season. the powerball jackpot is growing, it's worth almost $400 million. no one matched all the numbers in the 350 million-dollar drawing. the odds of doing that were slim 1 in 292 million. someone in pennsylvania with a power play ticket matched the

first five numbers that's worth 2 million-dollar. 5, 6, 15, 29, 42, the powerball was 10, the power play was 2. >> 2 million? i'll take it. there's much more to come on "action news". the force is strong, we have word on another new record for the new star wars film. looking live through sky6 live hd, looking at wilmington, delaware. meteorologist chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast which include an arctic blast when we come right back.

>> take a look at this a powerful fiery explosion leveled a home and damaged dozens of others nearby and registered on the richter scale in oklahoma city. the force so strong it knocked a person inside from his belt. amazingly he survived and only suffered burns. neighbors say they smelled gas before the blast. >> my sister said there's a fire, our front door was blown in, i said oh, my god that house is gone. >> there's so much damage fire officials said looks like a tornado touched down. utility workers were in the back yard of the neighboring house checking for a gas leak before the explosion.

>> looking at a different kind of blast here, an arctic blast, right. >> reporter: that's to say the least. you'll need the heaters on and heavy coats and gloves. i can remember the a couple of days i had the sliding glass balcony door open. a little crazy in december. let's get you outside and looking live on sky 6 toward the center city skyline. it's a nice-looking morning, but blustery and chilly. we have the slightest breeze out of the southwest. the numbers tanked overnight dropping into the 20s and 30s. we're starting to rebound because the sun has come up. it will be a chilly day tomorrow. tomorrow is a game changer we get into a different pattern and we see arctic air involved. 36 degrees in philadelphia. dpoirnt 30, winds out of west/southwest. 35 in millville. 289 in reading, 29 for the poconos and 34 in trenton. a slight breeze makes those

numbers feel 3 or 4 degrees colder. the winds are humming in the poconos, 15 miles per hour. 7 in philadelphia. 8 in atlantic city. the front we're watching is crossing the u.s./canadian border. we have snow squalls associated with it, they will drift south, there's the counter clockwise swirl. the front pushing through the northern great lake states. it's slides in here after midnight tonight. single digits below zero. the good news it's been so warm, the ground is so warm we don't have too much a snow cover across the great lakes or the northeast. as the air mass drops to the south, it will moderate. we'll not see numbers like this, it will be cold around here, compared to the weather we've seen over the last 45 days or so, we are used to 60 and 70s.

these are below average numbers. it is front arrives after midnight tonight. the wind shift out of the north. monday is a cold day. tuesday the same thing, the air mass settles on in. windchills in the single digits tuesday morning. here's a look at the windchills this afternoon, even though temperatures top out in the upper 40s it will feel like the mid 30s north and west, low 40s south and east. tomorrow, windchills by 3:00 p.m. 21 at best. teens north and west, single digits for the the poconos. millville, 23, dover, 22. monday night into tuesday morning, we're down into i don't want to call it a dangerous category, single digits for everybody, the numbers rebound tuesday afternoon. the winds relax. tuesday morning will be one of the colder mornings we've seen in quite sometime. sun and clouds, breezy, 42 degrees, windchills in the mid 30s.

atlantic city and the jersey shore, not too bad. 50 degrees a lot of sunshine. the breeze will make it feel cooler than that. for the beginning of january we can handle 50. 48 in philadelphia, sunny and breezy. winds out of west sustained 15 to 20 miles per hour. mainly clear, cold, overnight tonight 22 degrees, north western suburbs 27 for center city. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 33 degrees for tomorrow, blustery and cold. the normal high is 42. windchills in the teens and 20s. tuesday, windchills in the single digits to start. winds relax by afternoon. 32 degrees for the high wednesday and thursday we are quiet. friday into saturday wet weather back in the upper 40s close to 50. it's brief, but it will hit you. >> the philadelphia or which ha welcomed a very talented guest last night. ♪

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everyone, 9:24 sunday morning, boy, what an odd month december turned out to be here. one for the record books. 31 degrees, 30 of them featured high temperatures above seasonal average 14 degrees above normal which is unheard of. usually when you see a monthly departure you're a degree or two above average. 124 degrees is very, very rare. take a look at the records, 1, 13, 14, 15, 60s and 70s. christmas eve 71 degrees, christmas day 68. that was a record high. 27th, 65. now normally these numbers should be in the low to mid 40s. we were 25 to 30 degrees above

average. now it's time to pay the piper. 48 degrees today. 34 tomorrow, monday night into tuesday morning, windchills in the i think single digits. >> michigan man is known as the piano man. he is tickling the've ivories across the globe. he has been playing since he was 11 years old. if you're doing the math that's 82 years of playing. he enjoys playing for family and friends. >> piano is my my living room. everyday i spend an hour, i just do that, makes me feel good, keeps me younger. >> fountain of youth, programs, he plays for a small group in

the assisted living home. five years his son created a youtube channel called happy piano one so his family and friends could enjoy his father's piano playing. more than 14,000 people subscribe to the channel and 300 videos enmassed 200 million views. he remains humble about his sudden internal success. >> it's heartening to me, makes me feel better. his advice, if you enjoy music follow it. >> topping the people scene this morning blake shelton is going to channel his angry side. he'll lend his voice to the up coming angry birds movie. he will be the voice for earl. he wrote a song for the film's

sound track. angry birds is due in theaters on may 20. >> star wars the force awakens has now surpassed titanic to become the second highest grossing film of all times in the u.s. that means the 7th installment is second to avatar so far the latest star wars film has raked in 6 86 million in the use and 1.3 billion worldwide. star wars is from the disney, the parent company of 6abc. >> there's much more to come on "action news." a homeless couple to thai thai -- able to tie the knot thanks to outpouring of

strangers. >> hunt continues for a singer who went fishing over the weekend. plus, chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast on this chilly sunday morning. >> search for a killer,

philadelphia police look for the gunman who fired more than a dozen shots at a car killing a man inside. >> historic flooding parts of the midwest brace for more flooding from the mighty mississippi river. >> oh, baby, it's cold outside.

parts of the area waking up to temperatures in the 20s. meteorologist chris sowers is outside feeling the cold, it's not very welcome. >> reporter: it's funny for a minute there, i didn't know if old man winter was going to show up this year. it's been to warm, december was the warmest december philadelphia has ever seen. now we're seeing more seasonable-like numbers. 32 in quaker. quakertown. slatington, 29. pilots, 33. center city one of the warmer spots north and west, 38. cinnaminson 37. agenda beach -- gandys beach 43. we'll top out in the mid to upper 40s, that's an arctic front coming from the pole. you hear us mention cold front they don't necessarily mean

colder air, it could mean shifting winds. this guy is can you think from the pole. there's -- this guy is coming straight from the pole. there's cold air involved with the frontal system. highs will struggle to top out in the low 30s. 2:00 p.m., 47. 4:00 p.m., 46. anticipating a high of 48. notice we have sunshine throughout the afternoon hours. that will change for tomorrow, as well, with the colder temperatures we'll seal more in the way of clouds, maybe a -- we'll see more in the way of clouds and maybe a few flurries. there's no significant snow in the forecast. looks like we're moving into a nice tranquil pattern. when i come back we'll take a look at the seven-day forecast about ten minutes away. >> the weather a big story elsewhere 9:30 historic flooding in the midwest topping our news leading to new worries. this a levee breaking along the

mississippi. >> one of the many concerns is that the water flows south. we go to missouri which has been swamped with historic flooding already. >> reporter: the dangerous mississippi flood water moving south leaving community after community under water. north of arkansas, the flooding so widespread divers swimming along the boat dock of greer ferry lake. >> the crest we've had is the highest crest in history. we've never seen one like this before. >> you only go to work in the morning, everything is fine, you come home in the evening, 8 hours later we've had water rise 4 feet. >> the flooding is swallowing everything in its wake 24 dead and 100 homes ruined. now residents are banding together to save the community. the high school basketball team

running a full court press in an effort to minimize flood damage seen here filling sandbags. the family of one of the players forced to clear out their home. >> they had to move their furniture everything out house. i think this is the worst they had it. >> residents surveyed the water-filled home across the area. in illinois, the governor urging the public to remain vigilant. >> if you get a request to evacuate. honor the request and evacuate. >> now, here at home, philadelphia police are looking for the killer who gunned down a 33-year-old man execution style. the action cam was at the scene, the 2100 block of east birch street in port richmond. gunfire rank -- rang out at 4:15. someone shot through the back window more than a dozen times

through the back window. bullets struck the man in the held. >> from the way the mail was sitting in the car it does appear the male didn't know it was about to happen. it appears he was computed -- executed while sitting in the driver seat of the car. >> homicide detective's are looking for motives and suspects. >> it's a sad ending to the search for a missing autistic boy in allentown. the body of jayliel vega was founds yesterday in the lehigh canal. this heartbreaking discovery came after a volunteer pulled his tablet from the water in canal park. divers spent hours searching the frigid waters. his body was found under 6 feet of water. a memorial stands near the site where his body was located. we'll have more from jeff chirico in the next half-hour. >> police in bucks county is looking for a missing man who suffers from seizures.

craig fant took a bus to the oxford valley mall, but seen by a neighbor later that afternoon. that was the last time anyone saw him. he is marshallly paralyzed on -- partially paralyzed on his left side. he does walk with a limp. he is without his medication. >> we searched the bus routes, the woods, we've gone to trenton, philadelphia, we've left flyers all over. >> family and friends gathered yesterday to pray for his safe return. if you have any information call police. an international guardsman who was a new york city police officer was laid to rest this weekend. [bagpipes playing] >> bagpipers led the funeral

procession for one of 6 service members who died in a suicide attack on december 21. his wife spoke at the service. >> louie was good at his job and he loved what he did, because he wanted nothing more than to protect his family his brothers and his brothers in arms and his country. >> in addition to his wife, he leaves behind a 5-year-old daughter. he promised his family that his fourth tour of duty would be his last. attorneys for one of the baltimore police officers charged in connection with freddie gray are arguing that gray complained of a back injury more than a month before his death in a police van. an officer filed a sealed motion to obtained his medical records. he complained of a back injury weeks before his death. but the attorney for the family

said he never had a back injury before april. the medical examiner testified she found no evidence of a back or neck injury. police in massachusetts say a man had several weapons in his car when they arrested him outside gillette stadium. he faces a long list of charges. police were notified after people complained that he was acting suspiciously outside the patriots home field. he was arrested before friday's winter classic. police do not believe that any of this is linked to terrorist activity. the search afternoon -- of a an oklahoma lake for a missing country singer is expected to resume today. craig strict land is the lead singer of back road anthem.

he disappeared during a severe storm while on a duck hunting trim. the pair's capsized body was found that day. his friend's body was recovered from the lake on monday. >> returning to the race for president. donald trump had some more harsh roads for clinton during a campaign stop saying that her e-mail scamgdz would have -- scandal would have landed most people in jail. >> everybody knows she should be in jail. what she did with the e-mails is a disgrace. people who did five percent of what they did, their lives have been destroyed and ruined. you look at general petraeus. nice guy had some bad moments, right? nice guy. what happened they destroyed him. they've destroyed other people for doing far less than hillary. >> meanwhile, democratic presidential candidate bernie

sanders was heckle 0ed by a trump -- heckled by a trump supporter in massachusetts. >> is a trump supporter worried about mr. trump's money? [jeering] >> i say to mr. trump and his supporters that the billionaires of this country will not continue to own this nation. >> that trump supporter, saying shame on you bernie before getting escorted out of the hall. president obama and his family are heading back to the white house after spending their holiday in the home state of hawaii. a large crowd gathered in honolulu. he said he is fired up for the year ahead and ready to tackle more business. he is going to meet with attorney general loretta lynch

to strengthen background checks on gun permits. president is expected to veto the bill to cut money for planned parenthood. gop is planning an override vote on the 22. that's the anniversary of the supreme court decision that legalized abortion. >> there's much more to come on "action news" sunderland -- sunday morning. including outpouring of support that helped a homeless couple say i do. >> looking live the temple university camera, chris sowers is saying we'll have colder weather, dig out your coat.

>> arctic blast heading our way, right? >> reporter: it's on the way. let's get you outside and show you the view as we go live on sky 6. it looks nice, the sun is shining down brightly. that will help you out later

this afternoon. once the arctic front pulls through overnight tonight, that really puts an end to the somewhat warmer conditions we'll see today. it's a pattern changer and we'll see old man winter flex his muscle later this month. crystal clear out there, flurries tomorrow, that's about it, chance of rain late friday into saturday. most of the week is dry. 48 degrees, seven degrees above average. 30 is where we started out this morning which is where we should be. 29 for the poconos. 36 in philadelphia. millville, 35. wilmington, 35. and dover checking in 33 degrees. feels like 27 with the windchill. millville, 31 degrees. it was cold this morning, we had temperatures in theid 20s.

frost everywhere. there will be colder conditions tomorrow morning. tuesday morning and wednesday morning. here's the arctic front right here. it's just crossing over the us/canadian border. it will do a number on our temperatures. 37 degrees in reading. the numbers climb a little bit this afternoon. 42 in reading, allentown, 41. lancaster, 43. philadelphia 2:00 p.m., 44. accuweather is going with 48 degrees later on. you can see mid to upper 40s for south jersey and delaware. overnight tonight, once the front pulls through, the numbers will drop off. allentown 6:00 p.m., 25. poconos going to be able to make snow up there, 19 degrees, wildwood 33. as we advance it 33 degrees for the high temperature tomorrow. 20s north and west. tuesday morning temperatures down in the teens area wide. they will be better by

afternoon, but below where we should be for this time of year. we've been seeing beautiful weather as far as temperatures are concerned for the last 45 days, every single day, maybe one or two above average. now we'll see temperatures a good ten to 15 degrees below average. 2:00 p.m., sunny, clouds overnight tonight as the fronts crosses the area. monday, combination of sun and clouds, flurries north and west. monday night into tuesday, we clear it out nicely again. tuesday is quiet and clear, wednesday is quiet and clear, thursday for the most part quiet and clear. forecast for this afternoon, 45 degrees by lunchtime. 2:00 p.m., 47. wall-to-wall blue skies, 48 degrees in philadelphia. low to mid 40s north and west. reading 42. allentown, 42. lancaster, 43. mostly sunny breezy with the winds it will feel like the 30s. 48 in millville, 50 is the number for dover, cape may and atlantic city. overnight temperature crashing,

22 in allentown. 23 in reading. lancaster, 21. philadelphia, 27 degrees, very brisk and cold. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, blustery and cold tomorrow, 33. feeling like the teens and 20s. tuesday cold, 32. feeling like the 20s. wednesday, sunny, still cold, 42. we start pulling out of it by midweek. sun and clouds thursday, 46. friday and saturday high temperatures getting close to 50 degrees, the neck storm that comes -- the next storm that comes in here, we'll get more rain. it gets interesting once we get beyond next weekend. >> define interesting. take a look at storm tracker 6 live at any time of the day on our website at 6abc.com/weather. an 8 week old kitten believed to have been attacked by a dog and then abused by

people. this is smurf he was called that because he was dyed blue. he was treated for puncture wounds some of them pretty deep. he will have more surgery this week. >> he has a good prognosis to be a normal cat. he is sweet and gentle and loves attention and relatively strong considering what he's been through. >> he is making friends, he bonded with another kitten and the two of them will likely be placed in foster care together. we'll be right back. >> the post office unveiled

their new line of stamps for the new year. trekies will love this one, they pay tribute to the tv show 50th anniversary. there's the u.s.s. enterprise, the star ship insignia and a vocan salute. a couple made a unique fine fine -- find in a pair of jeans

a woman gave to her husband for christmas. they working to lobing -- working to locate the other than. ring that was found in the pocket. gerald and many clay said i do last week at a home who marries couples who can not afford a wedding. >> everybody's situation situation is different. >> i have no idea what they are going through. i have no idea what got them to where they are. >> he didn't charge the couple for the service and parishners provided the gown, hair makeup and bouquet. they said they never expected such an outpouring of support to start their lives together, but

they are appreciative. that's a look at big talkers, sports is next.

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morning, the sixers have lost twice in the same building in los angeles this weekend. first they were beaten by the lakers and last night the clippers crushed the sixers. okafor scalder 23 -- scored 23 points. but clippers 130-99 rout. eagles looking for a chip kelly's replacement. >> reporter: eagles owner jeffrey lori wants the new coach to understand the passion of the

fans. who knows that better than deuce staley who interviewed for the eagles head coaching job on friday. he has been the running backs coach since 2013. before that he was a special teams assist assistant. eagles fans know him from his playing game. 7 years as an eagles running back. 4800 yards rushing. he may be a long shot to get the job, lori hired andy reid who was a quarterbacks coach at the time. pat shurmur has not lobbied for chip kelly's old job, the focus this afternoon's finale against the new york giants. >> i sort of look at everyday of my life as an audition. it just so happens, the last game of the year is against the giants in the meadowlands, i have strong feelings for this organization this is my 13th

year here. iervel -- i've grown to appreciate how strong the organization is. >> reporter: happy new year, not if you're a flyers fan. they have not won on the road in more than 3 weeks. dave roberts son at the game in la. flyers failed to kill the penalty. flyers fall behind 2-zip to the kings. brayden shenn scores flyers win 1. they need a quick going goal, bt jonathan quick robs claude giroux. it's their 5th straight loss on the road. college hoops villanova on the road. 15 points scored in the first 15 minutes. josh hart making a point.

hart scores 9 of ten from the field. he finishes with 25. nova wins 85-71. that's sports, i'm jeff skeverski have have a good day. >> it was a night of friendly competition for first responders, firefighters faced off against police officers during the 4th annual winter classic to help families with kids battling childhood cancer. >> much more to come on "action news," the revolutionary war has been fought over 200 years ago, there's a battle raging on the sacred ground in new jersey. we'll have more on the storied site. chris sowers will have the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast speaking of ice, right? when "action news" continues.

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>> welcome back 10:00 a.m., sunday, january 3. in the news a man is fighting for his life after a nasty crash on a west philadelphia road overnight. a memorial grows for a young allentown boy found dead in a canal. the eagles face the giants in the final game of the season

it's pat shurmur's chance at the head coach's job. those stories, but first chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> reporter: temperatures are in the 30s across the mid atlantic states. 40 in philadelphia and new york city. much colder air is starting to build to the north just above the u.s./canadian border. all this will charge south over next several days. we have temperatures single digits below zero and colder up here. so, again, that air mass driving toward the seethe. here's a look at the upper level air pattern. that pocket the cold air settles in monday and tuesday. it's the coldest air we've seen in quite sometime. you have to go back to february to get into this type of an air mass. today is not a bad day, fairly

mild, the normal is 41. 7 degrees above average. mainly sunny and breezy. winds out of the west at 15 to 25 miles per hour. wall-to-wall blue skies, 49 degrees noon. the normal is 41 only going with a high of 33. with the winds it will feel like 19. guys? >> yikes! thank you chris. the big story on sunday morning, the finale of the eagles season. the brirdz face the giants in -- the birds face the giants in east rutherford this afternoon. they will do it without head coach chip kelly. trish hartman joins us live from south philadelphia with more, it's what everyone is talking about today trish. >> reporter: that's right, good morning alicia and nydia. the season finale is today. the game won't mean much for the

eagles or the giants. eagles fans have their eyes on the interim coach pat shurmur. at the mel rose diner folks admit they will not be watching the game. but they are anxious that the season is over and can't wait to happen with the team. we got to see shurmur acting with the team as the interim coach. deuce staley was interviewed for the job on friday. we asked fans what they need as a new coach. >> i don't know how much experiences deuce had as a coach. he knows the system it might be a good match. >> you have to have a great rapport with your players and be

open to them. >> i think the next coach should be somebody with nfl experience and knows how to pick up defensive quader nature around him -- coordinators around him to build the team from the ground up and improve in the draft. >> reporter: the eagles take on the giants at 1:00 p.m. at met life stadium in northern new jersey. both teams are 6-9 and looking to make big changes. trish hartman channel 6 "action news." >> high expectations in philadelphia. join us at 1:35 with brandon graham and the "action news" sports team look back on the season. a one carp -- car crash in north philadelphia has critically injured a driver. the car went out of control at 3:40 a.m. and slammed into a utility pole. it took 30 minutes for firefighters to free the driver.

he is being treated at hahnemann hospital. investigators are trying to figure out what caused the vehicle to veer off the road. an autopsy will be performed tomorrow on a five-year-old boy with autism. his body was discovered in a canal in allentown this weekend after a frantic search that started on new year's eve. jeff chirico has more on the tragedy. >> this is a sad conclusion to the search. it is a sad day for the city. but as always the city pulled together. >> reporter: city leaders made the announcement the community was dreading the body of jayliel vega was found under 6 feet of water in the lehigh canal a quarter mile from where he went missing. >> preliminarily this is considered a tragic accident, however, there will be a full havings. >> reporter: a break in the case came when a volunteer pulled the boy's tablet from the water in canal park. divers spent hours searching the frigid waters as family members tearfully watched and waited. >> it's heartbreaking.

i have a five-year-old at home, i can't imagine what the family is going through. >> reporter: over two days, hundreds of volunteers helped search for jayliel vega who was last seen new year's eve running from a party from a relative's home barefoot and without a coat. an advocate for children with autism who helped police in the search said it is not surprising that his body was found in water. >> there's not same level sense of danger they don't think water is deem or i can drown or i can't swim. they don't have that level of insecurity. >> it could happen to anyone's kids. >> reporter: by evening the community gathered around candles and teddy bears to rally for the family they never met. >> it proves us as a community we are together. >> reporter: the community is

rallying around the family. a local funeral director offered to cover funeral costs when he learned the family couldn't afford to bury their son. an autopsy is scheduled for monday morning. in allentown, jeff chirico channel 6 "action news." >> the body of a woman was found this weekend in ridley creek state park delaware county. pennsylvania state police say a hiker made the discovery yesterday after venturing off the trail. investigators believe the body is that of a tall woman in her teens or 20s with a slender bill. we have an update on the controversy surrounding the new year's day mummers parade. the captain of finnagan's brigade said the group does not condone the actions or share

opinions or press the sentiment of the proud club. the man was banned from the club. the entire routine was criticized. it included bruce jener on the wheaty box and caitlyn jenner was on the box of fruit loops. he said that was and not homophobia. a company wants to cut their local workforce 28%. dupont employees 6100 workers in the state. 1700 are expected to be laid off before the company merges with dow chemical. tolls are up 6% for pennsylvania turnpike. the common toll for a car traveling one turnpike exit is

1.09 to 1.16. it will pay loans used to fund roadwork projects. they expect to impose annual fare increases until 2024. drivers heading into new jersey to the new jersey turnpike will no longer have to stop to pay a toll, a camera will snap a photo and you will get a bill in the mail. delaware port authority officials say the ben franklin bridge patco traction crossing the bridge were 30 years old and needed to be replaced. authorities in new jersey are investigating alleged threats against newark mayor and sights in newark, as well. he discovered two threatening letters at his mother's home. no other information was

released, but holiday security precautions continue in and around city hall in newark while authorities investigate. back in philadelphia, michael nutter's two-term tenure as mayor will come to an end tomorrow. jim kenny takes over city hall following a formal inauguration. the mayor-elect will visit city council chambers where he served. he is expected to sign his first executive order. "action news" will have live coverage of the inauguration the ceremony begins at 10:00 a.m. police commissioner, charles ramsey steps down tomorrow. ramsey tweeted out a goodbye message this weekend. he thanked police department and the city saying it was a pleasure serving as commissioner. ramsey held the position for 8 years. his first deputy richard ross will become the new top cop. the powerball jackpot keeps

growing worth $400 million. no one matched all the numbers in last night's 355 million-dollar drawing, the old of doing that were slim. one in 292 million. don't to say the tickets -- tonight toss the tickets just yet, someone in pennsylvania with a power play ticket matched the first five numbers, so that ticket is worth $2 million. not bad. numbers, 56, 15, 289, 42 and the -- 5, 6, 15, 19, 42, the powerball was 10 and the power play was 2. >> up next on "action news" sunday morning. a war of words over lands that general washington won during the revolutionary war.

>> he is a cool pooch who is more popular than hollywood stars in japan. wherever those people are taking off today, it's about to get cold around here, chris sowers has the complete seven-day forecast when we come right back.

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scale in oklahoma city. the force was so strong it knocked a person inside from his belt. he survived and suffered burns. neighbors say they smelled gas before the blast. >> my sister said there's a fire, our friend door was blown in, i want i said oh, my god that house is gone. >> there was so much damage the fire official said it looked like a tornados touched down. u tilt workers were in the backyard of a neighboring house checking for a gas leak before the explosion. >> time for accuweather and here's comes winter. >> reporter: finally, right? you got to get some cold in here at this point, right? here we go live on sky6 live hd down in penns landing. it was so warm for so long, record highs and temperatures 15 to 20 degrees above average. things will change we'll see more arctic air in the next 15

to 30 days, you'll feel the changes as early as tonight and tomorrow and tuesday. a little bit of winds blowing around, but nothing too strong at this point. doubling scan live is clear. no issues on the radars. we should keep it that way until friday believe it or not. a nice stretch of weather. 40 degrees philadelphia at this hour. dewpoint, 31. winds out of the southwest at 11 miles per hour. the swemple -- southwesterly windy will warm us up into the 40 z today. tomorrow, the numbers crash. 35 in reading, freezing mark of 32 in the poconos. we're two to six degrees warmer than this time yesterday. by tomorrow this time we'll be 15 degrees colder as this arctic air starts charging on through. cloud cover off to the west. arctic front crossing the

u.s./canadian border. look at the temperatures on the other side of the front. single digits below zero now.pe. this front will drop south over the next couple of days. we'll feel a true shot of arctic air. it funnels in after midnight. tomorrow is a cold day, temperatures in the 30s. tuesday cold day high temperatures in the 30s. once we get into wednesday and beyond, the pocket of air moves into the canadian maritimes and we'll warm up nicely into the upper 40s and low 50s. it's brief, but it's cold. in the ho -- 40s for south

jersey and delaware. monday afternoon these windchills teens everybody north and west of the city. 20s for south jersey and delaware. monday night into tuesday, we're down into the single digits. tuesday afternoon as the winds ease up a little bit, the numbers will rebounds. these are the actual air temperatures, maybe a little colder. a lot of locations north and west of philadelphia tuesday afternoon are staying in the 20s for the high. lehigh valley 42 degrees sun and clouds, the winds will make it feel like the mid 30s. jersey shore, temperatures close to 50 degrees, a ton of sunshine out there, a little bit breezy, but a nice day. as we get into tomorrow, everything is changes. 48 for philadelphia, mostly sunny and breezy. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, only 33 degrees tomorrow, blustery and cold. windchills in the city upper 250e7bs. colder north -- upper teens, colder north and west.

tuesday, chilly, 32 degrees, wednesday, 42 degrees, thursday, 46 degrees friday, periods of rain 48 degrees. we'll see the sun and cold. >> near 50. back up again. >> reporter: that will not last, you look at the super extended the following week ooh. >> a new battle is brewing on a historic battlefield in princeton new jersey. it's sight of a american troops victory over the british and could be faculty home. >> reporter: in 1770 general george washington and his rag tag troops scored a major victory over the british at the battle of princeton. another battle is raging over maxwell field where the fight took place. >> this is some of the most sacred ground in american

history. it's where literally the fate of the republic was decided. >> reporter: but the institute of advance study where albert einstein taught has begun preparing a 7-acre tract of handle to make way for faculty housing. >> this is as important as omaha beach. >> reporter: concerned that precious artifacts and hallowed ground would be lost preservation groups are fighting this project in court for years. critics convinced a bye a bye part -- bipartisan new jersey senate committy to hear testimony that would be built on wetlands. >> it's fraud by the institute for advance study the state regulator dep closing their eyes. >> that clarification is

needed. >> reporter: the institute for advance study would not address accusations of fraud and dlienld an interview owe declined an interview saying they have plans to move ahead and have received all necessary approvals and permission from the relevant agency. so the fight over the storied piece of land continues. in principal son, i'm nora muchanic channel 6 "action news." muchanic channel 6 "action news." >> thanks! gus, the second most famous groundhog in pennsylvania! that's me. and this is for you! gus bucks ! the new instant game from the pennsylvania lottery- with top prizes of a hundred grand. it's the best game yet. 'cause you're on it? well... keep on scratchin'!

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declined we are here at the big board with a look at the odd and unusual pictures of the week. first, thousands of people flocking to the botanical gardens in australia to see a rare giant bloom that gives off a pudge -- a pungent odor. it releases it releases door thn odor that smells like a dead annual or garbage dump. it's blooms every seven to ten years. edmonton, alberta shows ice

castleses 27 tons. there are led lights embedded makes the castle glow. it will be there until it melts. meet one of the most famous dogs in japan. the 8-year-old dog has been famous on instagram for several years. he has more than 2 million online followers every single day. he lives in tokyo with his owner who said he was more surprised than anyone at his popularity. he thinks his popularity is his round face that looks similar to cartoon characters in japan.

some of the 2 million followers are in the u.s. that's a look at the odd and unusual pictures of the week. nydia back to you. declined even more followers than you have, alicia, that's hard to beat. declined he have a full lineup on 6abc, america's funniest home videos. 8:00 p.m., galavant. quantity question and "action news" with walter perez and sarah bloomquist. chris sowers has a final look at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast in just a moment. we'll be right back.

declined inside story is coming up next on 6abc. a fall from grace with bill cosby charged with sexual assault. kevin steel charged cosby this week. jim kenny is about to take over as mayor of philadelphia. panel will discuss whearbled tackle first -- what he should tackle first. tom wolf has authorized 23 billion in an emergency funding budget. how long will the state lawmakers badger over the budget. inside story is at 11:30. declined time for a check on of the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast with chris. remember scarves and hats. what are they? >> reporter: 48 degrees today is not a bad day. close to 50 for january is not bad. 33 tomorrow that will sting a little bit. women's in the teens and 20s.

same deal tuesday, 32. windchills again teens and 20s, it will be a cold stretch of weather coming up here. bundle up. declined this week with george stephanopoulos is next right here on 6abc. martha raddatz is in for george. declined she has the latest on the contentious battle for white house. >> reporter: good morning we have a big show to start off the new year, less than 30 days from the from the all important iowa caucus and we'll talk about ben carson about shaking up his staff and his plans for a comeback. bernie sanders is here taking on a new tone in his campaign with the tough words for trump. plus the round table ways in on the week's biggest headlines coming up on this week. declined the eagles close out the season against the giants today and fans are weighing in on who she would be the next coach for the birds.

we'll have live team coverage. chris sowers and the entire "action news" team i'm nydia han have a great morning, we'll see you back here at noon. moo

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