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and one american legend. >> in 1988 the 77-year-old glen returned to space for the first time in years, criticized as a p rx stunt by nasa it studies the aging and inspired seniors around the world. following his sec space light h. remembered as a pioneer and leader and man that seemed happiest when serving his >> we glenn are still being worked out but there will be a public memorial service at ohio state university followed by a funeral at arlington national cemetery, read more about his life and legacy at 6abc.com. back here a fight between local high school students ended sdent is f them facing charges under investigation for allegedly posting a racist video

that may have stajohn rawlins l story tonight. >> reporter: well, the focus is on that video and the conse tho tough stuff. racist remarks aimed at a 16-year-old african-american student. but the question is, is that video a violation of the the law and should a white student be charged with ethnic intimidation? it's not a crime to be a racist but when you post it and those types of terms that crosses the line. >> he ordered an investigation into a video made at saucon valley high school last october. >> there was a wing eating contest at the high school pep rally. >> his client a 16-year-old african-american student was a participant and a 14-year-old white student with a video

camera started taunting the student with racial slurs. >> demeaning and and racist. as racist as you can possibly imagine. >> the 14-year-old then disemanated the video on social media and the 16-year-old learned of it and confronted the 14-year-old and there was a fight. and authorities investigated it but initially dismissed the video. >> not believing there was ethnic intimidation or criminal activity on the part of the 14-year-old charged my client with assault. >> on learning today that the da is now reviewing the video some wonder about the fe. >> don't tell me they didn't hear it at home. have to educate the parents alongren is my point. >> the district attorney apparently saw the video for the first time yesterday apparently at the urging of the defense attorney of the 16-year-old and he c he

watching it rep rehenceable. hi street monday night and richards is recovering from a structure skull and a brain bleed and bon. all right turning to accuweather and get ready to bundle up. very cold weather is moving in tonight. sky 6 hd is l ben franklin bridge, this evening. temperatures are dropping and the winds are picking up and meteorologist, cecily tynan tracking the latest conditions from the "action news" big boang tomorrow. this is not the only blast of arctic air over the next wit, r

now it's just to the west. the cold front the arctic boundary is pushing not that ba. 4 a pittsburgh it's 28 degrees and that coldere in wider we are not alone in the as here. atlanta overnig dropping down into the 20s, memphis and dallas colder t here, 36 degrees so this arctic boundary is sinking down to plu that temperatures will be gradually stepping down by 8:00, 38 degrees and 10:00, 35 and 11:00, 34 degrees andorom the f this year in philadelphia down into the 20s. and it's not just the temperatures but the wins, the next three day afternoon highs stuck in the 30s. winds gusting 30 to 35 miles per hour and windchills much of thn

then i'm tracking the possible for a messy monday morning commute with a chance of rain and snow. i'll have details on that system coming up in the full accuweather forecast. >> thank you cecily. and as always you can count on 6abc.com/weather to keep you up to date on the chilly temperatures, there you can see the seven-day forecast and view stormtracker 6 live double scan radar. and be sure to interact with our team of meteorologist, each and every day on twitter and facebook. from our new jersey newsroom, a man pulls a gun on a trenton fire captain while he was on duty, now the fire department is considering new ways to keep their crews safe on the job. nora much firehouse in trenton with more on that. >> hi there monica, firefighters have a dangerous job to start out and the last thing they need is to point a gun at them. we are on hamilton avenue, a captain here is the one that had g on him.

this frightening episode timetable for local firefighters to be equipped with bulletproof vest s. >> it's aation, they got the scare of their lives when captain james hall returned a call at cummings place to pick up a piece of equipment. >> he was approached by an individual that actually pulled up a gun and pushed him up against the fence andanding money. >> he took off without getting anything but has shaken the members of the fire department that just want to do their jobs. >> this hinders our ability to do that by making us hesitate or putting our lives in jeopardy. >> our guys put their lives on the line every single dedicated something like this happen. >> to take a fireman and rob hi

and saving lives. >> emt's in the city wear bulletproof vests and reminded to use the emergencyn their uniform s if they need them. >> they are like nationals that percent that messes it up for everybody. >> the fire department is always here to help the c incidents hay hinder our ability to help you. >> back live at engine 7, the fire captain says that hall was shaken up but okay. he is undergoing mandatory counseling and is expected to be back at work soon. the search is on for two men that assaulted and robbed a 53-year-old woman in west philadelphia. police gave us video of the attack today, the victim was ambushes and punched several times monday night.

containing $800 and creditman's cards, and happened on north 68th street. one wore a blue villanova sweatshirt with an orange scarf on his face, if you recognize them investigators want to hear from you. >> president-elect donald trump is expected to add yet another wealthy business person to hisc. fast food executive andrew ncluding the search for secretary of state. coming up tonight at 5:0030. ad years in the making is now a reality in westht. officials gathered at 5300 media street to cut the ribbon on conestoga playground, new play enches made of salvaged locust trees and

lovely new mural for their drawings, incorporated into the final design. >> that is pretty cool. >> time for a check of the "action news" traffic report. >> taking it live to matt pellman in the traffic center. >> if the schuylkill is your playground are you not having a lot of fun. a crash past girard avenue, just ahead cleared out now. extra heavy from the boulevard and into south street. if you get an early trip into the flyers game. it's all off to the side extra heavy coming down from the airport. still a crash on the roosevelt boulevard southbound at masher and indrive, but the construction that is blocking bridge street at 95 as cleared and things are reopened there in bridesburg. bad crash closing down 313 in buck county. stay on callow hill road to get

around that. and heavier than normal past norristown because of a disabled vehicle taking out ther lane, 18 miles per hour cox ago way from valley forge in lower providence a crash at egypt roa fire in westchester avoid church street at this hour. we'll check it again in the next half however. >> thanks matt. still ahead on "action news" the dangers of driving in a winter storm. a deadly pileup on an icy highway. tonight we are exploring the benefits of a full body workout designeded to build muscle and boost your metabolism. we'll be right back. i work 'round the clock. i want my blood sugar to stay in control. so i asked about tresiba®.

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time for accuweather at the "action news" big forecast in fact the coldest temperatures of the season cecily. so far this season the coldest since last february thanks to an arctic front that moves through as we speak as the front moved through over pottstown the skies cleared out in time for the sunset shot of the schuylkill river. the sun is now setting at 4:35 the earliest in the year from now through sunday. wins are picking up behind the front. the front blew through reading and lancaster and millville 6. you factor in the temperatures and the windchill feels like 38 degrees and 34 in wilmington and you'll notice that where the front rolled through in reading and lancaster, the windchills are dropped down into the upper 20s. satellite 6 along with action

radar shows as expected the rolling through with clouds right here now behind it the winds from the northwest and winds are gusting through the day tomorrow. i think through the day tomorrow we get the worst of it. 29 degrees in philadelphia, first time of the year for thatd breezy all night long and the day planner tomorrow showing we start the day with sunshine and as we head into the afternoon the clouds are bubbling up and temperatures stuck in the 30s. you factor in the wind gust the windchills these are the numbers have you to watch 7:00 tomorrow morning when you step out to work and the kids go to the school bus and bundle up and find the flannels and fleece, allentown 19 and reading 18 and wilmington 19 and trenton 17 and

heading into the afternoon on friday the windchills are in the teens. not as harsh but windchills remain below freezing. tomorrow it's blustery and cold and 39 degrees and windchills in the 20s, saturday partly sunny and diminishing winds and 38 degrees, sunday definitely bundling up if you head to the eagles game it clouds up quickly, flurries are possible and the possibility of snow mixing in with rain and 46 degrees on monday and tuesday 42 and partly sunday and another blast of arctic air arriving next week, adam will talk about that in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. thank you cecily. more to come at 5:00, witnesses described him as a maniac on the road. a driver goes on his own

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"action news" continues. >> hello again here is what is happening on "action news" thursday night. president-elect donald trump continues to search for his secretary of state but an n the horizon. and also a man standing on the west philadelphia corner is fighting for his life after being hit in a drive-by shooting what police are telling us tonighb cuts that could impact our region. and the latest on donald trump transition to the he continues his thank you tour in iowa and ohio today and names more picks for cabinet posts including secretary of state. >> reporter: as it's transition team continues to roll out the the head of the epa has

democrats prom ritzing a fight. secretary of state, trump tower retired general met with donald trump. one of a handful of candidates on the short list. >> we talked about the world and den state of our military. we talked a lot about cyber security. >> and there is a growing list of military officers being cabinet. three generals have been picked and another david petraeus is considered for secretary of state meanwhile other nominees are meeting with senators in advance of their confirmation. >> i am here to learn from them -- >> one nominee that may have difficulty with confirmation, his pick for the epa scott pruit a vocal adversy of the agency. it's like putting the fox in charge of the chicken coop.

>> as the president-elect prepares to take the reins of power the stock market has been rejoicing, analysts feel like the steady increase is fueled by deregulation and corporate tax cuts. channel 6 "action news" back to you rick and monica. >> thank you. >> a knife fight between two teenagers in a school yard in reno, nevada, end wade school police officer forced to open fire on one of them. the students that witnessed the fight recorded the altercation, fighting pulled out a knife and was threatening the others. a security office showed up and told him to drop his weapon and when he refused he fired one shot. >> he said he would shoot, and he finally did it. and he got shot.

>> had it not been for their quick actions and professionism, i truly believe the outcome could have been much worse. >> the teenager is in criticaon hurt and the police department is looking at all the cell phone video taken of the site to help in their investigation. now to the fight against isis in the middle east. sunni says they have liberated five villages from isis control, as fighters battled for six days without the support of coalition air strikes they are trying to retake the city of isis control. and that they have killed 50,000 militants in the iraq and syria in the last two years. fighting in syria today. secretary of state john kerry says he is confident and hopeful that he and his russian counterpart will reach an

agreement for a humanitarian cease fire there. and they tempotheir actions to 5,000 civilians flee. we are telling you about the arctic blast on our touching off dangerous weather. look at eerie county near the ohio board this evening, this is along interstate 90 where there are several crashes, the roadway is shut down to remove the wrecked vehicles, there are also speed restrictions in place because of reduced visibility. there is more on "action news" at 6:30 on world news, following "action news" at 6:00. a 59-year-old man is recovering after he was hit in a drive-by shooting in a shooting overnight. this at 52nd and haverford avenue. the victim was standing on the

corner when he was shot. he is at the hospital and it's was the intended target. they are looking at video to get a trips of the car and possible suspects. from the new jersey newsroom. a mother of a 7-month-old little girl pleaded gilly in connection with her death. lisa scalia admitted to aggravated assault, earlier this year she rolled on to her baby while she was high. they found heroin and oxycodo in the home. an expert witness says the deadly building collapse in center city bac preventible. the structural engineer that investigated the world trade center collaps in philadelphia yesterday. he said the tragedy could have been a demolition next door had not resumed that .

a four story brick wall suddenly collapsed on to the store and six people were killed. they say they are eliminating 700 jobs in the u.s. and 270 jobs in they started the cuts in 2013 and that leaves them with one-third of their original delaware then governor tom carper convinced them to select wilmington as the site of think of headquarters. ds raiser is going on in trenton part of the the mcdonald's ongoing commitment to the community. the money raised will go to fa new jersey is trying to expand their benefits for families that lost a family member in military action. a majority leader luis greenwal

gold star family, incdigo a spo child or legal guardian and establishes a program for state colleges and universities. time for a check of the highways and by ways for your thursday night. matt pellman is in the center with the update. >> almost at friday you can but slow going on this thursday. southbound side of blue route, 476 jamming from this points at villanova tolima, springfield. but earlier issues including the accident on 95 southbound by 420 are gone and still southbound speeds are in the low 20s, a couple of crashes on the boulevard, one southbound past tyson and southbound by masher in the median, lets check the

red zone on the vine street expressway, headlights stacked up in both directions on the schuylkill and the screen closes tonight at 11:00 for construction and starting at 7:00 this evening, the inbound m lm mlk drive closes stick with the kelly instead. and stay local on east falls or the southbound extension as alternates and the broken down vehicle at norristown is gone but speeds 11 miles per hour east of the valley forge and dublin, buck county, it's crash shutting down 313 close to the dublin inn stay around callow hill road to get around that. and the accidents at the black horse pike at walnut street. >> thank you matt. have a nice evening. see you tomorrow. still to come on "action news," witnesses described him as a maniac on the road, a driver goes on his own

demolition derby and ends up the wrong way on a major freeway. and a woman's dying wish was to compete on jeopardy and what makes her story even more special. >> get ready for the shakes and shivers, we have windchills in the single digits and teens, and the air is moving in our direction. we'll let you know how it feels tomorrow morning in the seven-day forecast. >> not good, i can project that. and jeff skversky with eagles news and sports when "action news" comes right back.

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a driver arrested and releases of suspicion of dui was put back in handcuffs 12 hours later after driving the wrong way on a freeway in seattle. a driver they believe was on methamphetamine hit five cars interstate 5 and then did the u-turn and drove the wrong way down a ramp. the suspect ditched the car and took off on foot and he was captured nobody was seriously injured. the eagles are trying to

turn things around here. they are in a bad spot. in the locker room guys are loose and keeping it light so they don't get tight. will the eagles stop the bleeding against desean jackson and the washington red skins, it has been hard to watch but matthews says he is ready to help get them on a run again. carson wentz gets top receiver jordan matthews back. and to help take the pressure off the struggling offense the defense needs to step up after 20 sacks in the first six games they have none in the last two, the lack of pressure on the quarterback has been a big issue. >> it gets frustrating because we have to hear the backlash. and one day out of the weeks that we have to show up and that is on sun and we all get paid to do a job and we have to make sure we do it well. >> coming up at 6:00 how wentz

is trying to snap out of this tough stretch personally. >> what happens to the eagles defense, after being the best in the nfl only one sack in the last three games. ron jaworsky has more. >> great players not playing great. and if you are going to win in the nfl, the great players that take most of the salary cap. they have to play great every single week, no excuses zero. they are paid the high salary to play at the high level. and i thought they would be dominant defensively. and our defensive line will show up every week and dominate and it started out very well but it's just not dominating anymore, it starts once again down the stretch, quarter left of the season the defensive line has to come to the party. >> the flyers are the hottest team in hockey and trying to

keep it going at home against edmonton the flyers looking to score their seventh straight win they haven't done that in five years. a challenge for steve mason and company. the number one team on the road with former number one overall pick, connor mcdavid doing most of the damage leading the league with 36 points, what is the biggest challenge facing this guy tonight. a fast player, he does everything at a fast pace. he is just as fast with the puck as without the puck. >> you thought the eagles had a hard time on the road. they are looking to break the franchise record with a loss on the road tonight joel embiid is expected to play 28 minutes. have you ever been so mad you want to flip a table? british boxer dennis threw a table at his opponent. that starts a fight in itself.

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rolling stones front man mick jagger was not satisfied with seven children and became a dad again at the age of 73. the rocker announced that his girlfriend gave birth to a baby boy in new york. the singer has seven children ages ranging from 17 to 45. and he became a great grab father in 2014. as we mentioned mick is 73 and his girlfriend is 29. both mom and baby are said to be doing well. there is no word yet on a name. >> all right. adam joseph is here. >> you do the math. >> we got it. okay adam joseph here with the accuweather story. get your heavy coat -- >> things turn interesting over the next several days and watching a storm into monday morning as well. as we look at stormtracker 6 live double scan around the region a lot of clouds today and those clouds started to break apart at sunset to the north and west as an arctic front pushed through and that cranks up the wins as we go through the overnight hours.

right now windchills are in the 20s in lancaster and reading and 30 in allentown and 29 in the poconos. and settling in the middle 30s here from philadelphia trenton to wilmington and still 40 degrees at the present time for cape may. guy ben the colder air slowly pushing in overnight tonight. it won't crash in here. but a brisk breeze, the winds start to kick up 10 to 20 miles per hour and 26 in the suburbs and 29 for center city and replace the numbers with teens as we wake up tomorrow morning for that windchill. tomorrow's high temperatures will be in the upper 30s to near 40 degrees, especially south of philadelphia early morning sun will give way to clouds developing through much of the day. now, those winds 30 to 35 miles per hour is definitely going to pull the temperatures way down. so you don't want to look at the actual high for the day tomorrow. you look at the windchill tracker and as we kind of pull this through the day, we see

from 8:00 in the morning we jump to the 20s at 8:00 in the morning, we don't get out of the 20s throughout the afternoon with winds sustained 15 to 25. gusting over 30 at times and then we stay in the mid-20s at 8:00 tomorrow night. as we go into the weekend the weekend at this point fairly quiet. saturday pretty sunny and clouds quickly increase first thing in the morning, cold for the eagles at home at 1:00 p.m. south wind light at 5 miles per hour. and holding at 39 degrees through the fourth quarter and snow flurries around on sunday and then the storm sunday night into monday, high pressure is in play as the storm arrives but the low at this point will cut that mean a southerly wind comes in ahead of the storm and kind of pushet. but it depends on track and timing and how d

air is. something we'll watch sunday night into the monday but if the system continu and west. it could start as snow north of the pennsylvania turnpike especially lehigh valley before changing over to rain, but for ph delaware and southern new jersey, mainly at this point even it looks like a rain storm. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast upper 30s that is it for the next three days, best day for full sun would be on saturday from start to finish, sunday a few flurries and a lot of clouds and monday again the best chance foreseeing even some accumulating snow early on monday morning north of the pennsylvania turnpike and in parts of buck county and lehigh valley and afternoon high 46 on monday with rain south and east atly sunny tuesday and 42 and the next arctic front comes in on wednesday with rain and snow showers before another blast of winter like air coxs in on a h degrees, so we know the cold is

coming in and tomorrow through the weekend we are tracking the storm to see what kind of position it takes sunday night and monday. >> thank you. you can count on 6abc.com/weather to keep you up to date on the chilly temperatures, you can see the seven-day forecast as well as view stormtracker 6 live double scan radar and interact with with our team of meteorologists each day on twitter and facebook. dozens of people turned out today to lay holiday wreaths on the graves of veterans, the new jersey mission of honor led the ceremony at the william c. doyle center in pemberton. and they were joined by the a lining, a contestant battling colon cancer if she could be on the next taping show for her dying wish. she taped an episode back in august, cindy died before the

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right now jim gardner and the "action news" team standing by with these stories next at 6:00. we are learning more about deadly crash involving a new jersey state trooper, the city of philadelphia has a new plan to reunite pets with their owners. and "action news" was there for the heart warming reunion between doctors and a donor and the man they helped to save. that and much more coming up next. for adam joseph, monica malpass and jeff skversky and the entire "action news" team i'm rick williams have a good night.

"action news" delaware valley's leading news program. it thursday night a man pulls a gun on captain and a new city ordinance illega in philadelphia. and the big story on "action news" is the death of an the age hero. of 95. he guaory when he became the fit american to orbit the earth in 1962. hours but his celebrated p just.

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