southwest philadelphia. >> in other news, it's as much a part of the thanksgiving holiday as turkey and stuffing. it's about shopping malls and big box stars. black friday is the unofficial start to the holiday season. consumers hope for good deals and retailors are hoping folks are in the mood to spend. walking around the cherry hill mall was a good way to work off thanksgiving holiday calories, "action news" spotted several folks with bags of goodies. those in delaware were equally excited to get shopping started. it was hard to find a parking spot in the mall today. inside shoppers were looking for the best deals. >> wendy has more on that. good evening. >> well all the crowds here just

left. the doors opened at 6:00 this morning and closed at 10:00. the black friday deals were expected to be a huge deal for retailors with half a million people expected through the doors this weekend. black friday shoppers set their alarms. >> early bird gets the worm. >> from target to center city in delaware. >> we have been up all night. still ready to go strong. >> the marathon shoppers were packing the parking lots to get traffic stopping steals. >> that's a bargain. >> for those avoiding the crunch of cars waiting for a parking spot the king of pru salmonella mall is offering an alternative. >> if you valet park, you get a car wash. >> we went through the car twice.

this is our third. we are hanging out longer. >> for some the crowds and chaos become part of their thanksgiving tradition. >> we have been here since 7:00. we go every year. you can get your favorite piece of clothing for like 50% off. >> checking off their list of naughty or nice. >> i didn't get everything but there was stuff for me and stuff for family. >> the doors reopen at 8:00 in the morning and stay open until 10:00. target will stay open until midnight. if the crowds are any indication, it will be a merry christmas for retailors in our area. wendy, "action news." >> thank you. not a bad start to the thanksgiving holiday with temperatures mild this time of year. what about the weekend? sayslcecily tynan is live at thg

board. >> we have had shower today but they are moving out. storm tracker double scan showing the bulk of the showers from seaside heights to surf city. we have a weak pulled through today. that brought clouds all day and late day showers. temperatures not that cold this time of year. philadelphia 43, one degree above normal. cape may, 52. cooled to 43 in allentown and redding 44. radar showing we have a lot of clouds in place. the main low is off the coast moving away from us. there is a piece of secondary energy swinging through the north tomorrow. tonight, cloudy skies, spotty showers possible. 42 center city. as we head through the weekend we see the return of sunshine, temperatures seasonal.

it's going to be breezy. middle of next week i'm tracking rain. it's going to be a dynamic system. could bring a good soaking rain, perhaps thunder. the good news is we need the rain. i talk more about that and the forecast in the seven day. >> you can rely on storm tracker weather for forecasts this weekend. stay connected with our meteorologist on facebook and twitter is a great way to get the weather from accuweather as well. in other news, a neighborhood turned into a shooting gallery tonight with eight homes pierced by bullets. the shooter or shooters are still at large. we have the latest on the investigation. jeff. rick the good news here is that no one was hurt although one couple had a close call when a

bullet pierced their window. this is the scene at westminster and fallen earlier this evening, two dozen bullets fired in all. police say someone was likely targeted but there is no known victim at this point. eight homes were hit including one couple at home when the bullets came through the window. >> the glass shattered. me and my old lady hit the floor and eventually checked the house to be sure everyone was all right. >> police are not saying much about a motivate or suspect. on this thanksgiving weekend, there are many folks counting their blessing again. jeff, "action news." rick? >> tragedy in northeast philadelphia when a man riding a

motorcycle died when he hit an suv. the woman riding with him is fieghtding for her life. detectives are investigating what led up to the incident. the driver of the suv was not hurt. >> a shooting in new jersey sent one man to hospital for treatment. this was the scene at 5:00 p.m. along th east federal street. no one has been taken into custody. >> now to the search for a shooter in south jersey suspected of shooting two brothers early this morning. bob brooks spoke to a man who knew the victims. >> one man is dead. another shot and wounded. they were brothers. the location? the hamilton mall parking lot on one of the busiest days of the year. >> there is no need for that.

this is a family place. there are always kids here. it shouldn't happen. >> officials say the victim is a young man from atlantic city, 20-year-old deman cotman. he was shot multiple times near the entrance to maceys. the second victim his brother 26 years old. we spoke to a man that she is he knew deman. >> he was a good guy. i don't know what happened. >> you can see 30 evidence markers placed. lots of shots were fired. >> it's sad. people come out to celebrate thanksgiving and that happened. >> mall officials say by the time of the shooting they had closed for the night. at this point there is no word on who pulled trigger or why. >> the 20-year-old brother was shot in the leg but is expected to be okay. bob brooks, "action news." >> police have arrested the

parents of a two-year-old boy shot by his four-year-old cousin in philadelphia. both 34 face child endangerment and weapon's charges tonight. police say the children were playing in the living room of the family home last night. as santiago was preparing dinner the children got a hold of a .40 caliber handgun. the two-year-old is in critical condition in hospital tonight. >> several rallied outside of station one in wilmington. they are protesting the closure of the company to save overtime dollars. they say this puts their safety and the safety of the public in jeopardy because they are no, fd to do more with less. this comes two months after two firefighters lost their lives

battling a row home fire. >> a montgomery county man met the man he saved in dramatic fashion. last month jim grove pulled off a rare rope rescue of an elderly man in a fire on the new york upper east side. this technique is considered a last resort. he scaled the building with a rope and grabbed the 80-year-old and landed to the ground where the rope broke. >> one person died in the fire. 15 others were injured including 11 firefighters. as for duffy, he's in a rehabilitation facility but once released, he has nowhere to go. his apartment he lived for 50 years is now gone. the firefighters set up a fund

so duffy will once again have a place to call home. >> it was a busy evening for holiday attractions. lots of people came out to check out the light show and a special guest came by to meet and greet fans, santa took special order from kids excited that christmas is almost here. we asked them what the spirit of christmas means to them? >> happiness and joy. >> snow. >> giving presents and getting presents. >> good answers. santa told us he received a lot of requests for ipads and laptops but he told each child he can't always give them what they want but he will give them what they need. you can catch the light show every evening at 4:30. still to come on "action news" tonight, a group of inmates stage a daring prison break in

california. how they managed to escape their concrete cells. >> and with leftovers in your frimg, you may feel guilty enjoying those foods the next few days, but doctors say you just have to sweat. we'll explain. >> and we have sports coming up. saysly has more on the forecast

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>> breaking news tonight from southwest philadelphia where a three vehicle accident involving a police cruiser is snarling traffic off the plat bridge westbound near the airport. this happened just after 11:00 tonight. you can see a number of cruisers on the scene, a number of

flashing lights there. a police suv is involved here. one civilian was taken into custody. this is a busy area at this hour. there was also an armored truck that overturned at the base of the plat bridge forcing rescuers to attend that scene as well. a number of police officers on the scene of a three vehicle accident that involved a police cruiser southwest philadelphia at the base of the plat bridgeheaded toward the airport. we'll bring you more information as it becomes available to us. >> a manhunt is under way for two potentially dangerous inmates that escaped from a san jose jail on thanksgiving eve. four prisoners cut through bars on a second story window and used bed sheets to propel to the ground. two inmates were captured but

the other two are on the run tonight. >> an urgent search is under way for two women accused of abducting a california mother who was found yesterday. she disappeared thee weeks ago. yesterday she was found bound with restraints 150-miles from home. she managed to flag down a driver to help. she says she was abducted if by two hispanic women. president elect donald trump isn't taking a holiday. he named two more people to his administration. he named mcgahn. congressional democrats have made ten requests to review potential conflict of interest

meanwhile mcfarland has been named as security adviser. >> former presidential candidate jill stein has raised enough money to file for a recount in pennsylvania and wisconsin and nearly enough for one in michigan. cyber experts urged hilary clinton to contest the results in the key states saying the votes might have been manipulated. others say there is no evidence that electronic machines were hacked. the goal is to raise $7 million by wednesday. the deadline to file for a recount in the state of michigan. >> good news in health check as we dig into leftovers. a small study finds eating for a week may not be bad as long as

you exercise regularly. researchers wanted to know what would happen to people's fatty tissues after a week long blowout. the participants continued to exercise as usual. at the end of the week there was no sign of inflammation in the fatty tissue and no change in glucose as well. what better way to work off dinner than on the ice rink today. that's what folks did in camden. tonight is the first night of skating season here. for those that wanted to spend the night on a non-slippery surface, there was a merry go round and ferris wheel and everyone could enjoy a horse and carriage ride. >> i went running on the trails, as far as from the malls as possible. cyber monday, sitting at the

computer, pretending like i'm working, getting all the deals. >> don't forget to get my gift. >> you got a car last year. a ferrari. >> in your dreams. we have been dealing with showers this evening, but the bulk moved off the coast. we have a line of light showers right now over the garden state parkway, lifting up to the northeast, surf city, seaside height. the action cam in center city looking at city hall and the lights on the tree, looking like the holiday season. temperaturewise not feeling like late november. currently temperatures in the 40s most places although martins creek 39. quaker town 43. st. david 44. center city 49 down from 53 one degree above normal wood vine

51. delaware 45 and smyrna 49. satellite 6 along with action radar showing yet again stuck in the clouds two day in a row. you can see the clouds are beginning to break across central pennsylvania. the weak system is pulling away. there is an extra piece of energy moving across lake eerie to the north tomorrow. it will be improving. we see a lot of clouds in the morning and partically cloudy in the afternoon. we'll have breezy conditions, winds out of the northwest 8-16 miles per hour, temperaturewise, 54-degrees. all in all a nice day. high pressure controlling sunday. sunday will be the brighter of the two days this weekend, but both days, we see a mix of clouds and sunshine. sunday, brisk and chilly but for this time of year, not that bad. monday night football, a system

bringing rain. i think it will be dry monday night, mostly cloudy skies. clouds thickening through the night. winds, 5-10 miles per hour. temperatures not bad, 48-degrees and by the fourth quarter dropping to 46. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast nice weekend, great weather for the temple game. a morning high of 54-degrees. sunday, mostly sunday, a high dropping to 50. bump it back up to 52 monday during the day with high clouds becoming mostly cloudy monday night. tuesday, a storm develops and moves across the great lakes pulling in milder air with a high of 62 but rain developing late in the day and tuesday night. wednesday could be a soaker, much-needed rain, even the possibility of a rumble of thunder. looks like this is a strong system the high of 66-degrees.

thursday, transition day, morning rain and partly sunny, 58-degrees. friday, mixture of clouds and sunshine with a high of 52. all in all, chilly sunday but sunshine will be back. >> we'll take it. thank you, saysly. >> a celebration to mark the opening of the school in montgomery county. all alumni were invited to dinner in the hall. stst. maries was created after e purchase of a creamery. the school was built in 1961. ♪ ♪

>> it was a christmas themed rugby game in the park today. santa and a few elves with several dozen players took part in the rugby tournament. even the easter bunny showed up today. the tournament raises money for a program that funds water safety training. it was created to honor a semple

rugby player who died in an accidental drowning at the jersey shore. time for sports. eagles preparing for monday night football. will aguilar play? >> the coach has yet to make the decision but he's telling aguilar prepare as if you will play. as much as aguilar wants to play, he won't plead his case with the coach. he will let his body language do the talking. after talking to a schol yis pst about his mistakes aguilar says he has to stop out of it. >> i have the tunnel to show mental toughness, opportunity to prepare the right way and be there. don't get in your own way.

have fun and play that one moment. that's it. >> that's it. the flyers orange and black friday turns into a black and blew friday against the rangers. the flyers beat up on the scoreboard in the first two periods against new york. throwing down on the first fight, second period, turns it over. kevin hayes past steve mason, flyers down but they fight back. they are down two. can they pull it off? two to go. shoots. braeden, deflects it in. flyers within one. final seconds with the extra attacker. lundquist how does he shut this down? no time left flyers

>> it's no bull against the bulls, the sixer big man gets the night off. the sixer's plan to restrict his minutes until at least christmas. okafor against chicago, trying to start the come back. slams it down, okafor with ten. third quarter ugly. dywane wade a pick two.

wade and jimmy butler each with 56. sixers get their 11th straight loss to chicago. >> you walk into the gym from the get go and you knew you were in for a fistfight with a physical men, all star men, championship men. >> "college hoops," how about temple coming up big in the big apple beating two ranked teams in two days. taking on west virginia in the championship. temple shoots 53% from beyond. temple blows the lead. west virginia comes back to the second. temple down three, final four show the gritty fight up and under winning 81-77. back to back wins top 25. >> great game. jimmy kimmel live is next.

"action news" continues tomorrow morning at 5:30 a.m. from the entire "action news" team, i'm rick williams. have a nice evening and a better weekend. see you monday. ♪ ♪ ♪

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