freezing. jeff cher companco is live in an square. first let's go to cecily for weather. >> it's 32-degrees. philadelphia feels 24-degrees right now. new york city the same. syracuse new york 13-degrees with winds out of the west. windchill shows as we head through tomorrow, again, stuck in the 20s, 22 at 7:00, by 1:00, 29. holding that at 3:00 and the windchill dropping to the mid 20s. you want to bundle up. next week, double scan live showing a storm system in the pacific northwest rapidly moving east. that makes a pretty messy monday morning commute. as far as what to expect, this system will track west pulling up a lot of warm air.

the i-95 corridor, south of the pennsylvania turnpike, this is a rain event. north of the turnpike, this is where the precipitation likely late sunday night starts at snow before the change over to rain. monday morning commute, my biggest concern the suburbs. there is a potential of slushy rain. i-95 metro area, a slow morning commute because of the chilly rain and south jersey and delaware rain in the mid 40s. don't get used to the 40s. i'm tracking another arctic blast. we have details on that in the seven-day forecast, jim. >> let's go live to jeff cherco in philadelphia. how is the city trying to protect its homeless population tonight? >> the city is expanding shelters and warming stations throughout the city.

the goal is no one will go outside during the code blue. the challenge is finding those that want to sleep inside. >> they declared a code blue. did you know that? >> i haven't heard that. >> we found kevin outside in written house square. he was planning to sleep outside until we told him about code blue and the outreach team on its way. >> we can't keep up with the calls. >> the brutal cold has the outreach scanning the streets, looking for homeless people, encouraging them to come inside. >> individuals that lay on the stream grates, your body sweats, your pores open and you can get pneumonia. >> people can come in any time day or night.

>> people are pulling out scarves and hats. >> i'm not used to it. i'm from phoenix. >> it's not that bad. i'll take it. i love it. it's awesome on a friday night. >> the cold can be painful for those that work outside. >> you have to layer up. same thing every year. >> cover up everything you can? >> everything you can. >> as for kevin, he agreed to go to the shelter. potentially another life saved thanks to lily. >> i'm here until 8:00 in the morning. >> city officials are asking the public to call them if they stee someone sleeping outside. however they are asking you not to give them sleeping bags or blankets. that discourages them from seeking shelter and that's an important spot to be linked with services. jeff cherco, "action news,."

>> we ask you to keep track of the weather with storm tracker radar to see if flakes fall where you live. u.s. marshals tracked a man wanted for murder to georgia. officials captured rodney shelton in decatur. he killed 63-year-old thomas childs who was working as a delivery driver. he was shot in june of last year. >> "actio "action news" has leaa 28-year-old suffered injuries to the leg in a dog attack. he was walking near third and lloyd street at 1:30 when he was attacked by two dogs. they dragged him a full city

block. when officers approached the scene, the dogs turned on them. the officer opened fire killing one dog and injuring the other. the injured dog was turned over to the spca. >> there have been 30 dru have g related deaths over the last few days. a bad batch of heroin is the latest problem in the epidemic. >> addicts, when they find out someone overdosed on something, they want that. >> gend lenn preebish was charged with homicide. she delivered heroin which

turned out to be the deadly drug. >> a woman has been sentenced to 90 days for selling heroin. she sold the drugs to undercover officers last year. she became addicted to opioids when a doctor prescribed painkillers for hip surgery. >> a suspect, charles sampleson was armed with a handgun and umbrella. he is charged with the attempted robbery of a post office going before a judge monday. police in new jersey are trying to track down the individual or individuals trying to take fun out of the christmas holidays. dan is live at munger avenue. what is the story there, dan? >> jim, the holidays are in full swing spent for a few grinches

causing problems, trying to ruin the holidays by stealing or vandalizing people's christmas displays. >> ♪ ♪ >> it eats the holiday season. a lot of people put their heart and soul into cms decorations. last week ken set up a christmas dragon his wife really liked. wednesday morning he came out to see it was gone, the thief leaving behind only the extension cord and stakes that held it on the ground. >> it's discouraging to think someone would steal christmas decorations. >> the same night on the same block amy pane had an eight foot teddy bear. the next morning, it was gone. >> who would do something like this? >> i have no idea. it's a terrible thing to happen at the holidays.

>> a few blocks down, someone vandalized another home. >> candy canes and electrical wires were cut. >> why would they want to do that? >> i think they thif it's a joke. >> police have seen an increase in theft and mischief with christmas decorations. >> you can double or triple the number from homeowners that haven't reported it. it's throughout the township. >> folks are trying to keep their holiday spirit high. >> i have my spirit and my neighbors do. but there are those grinches that think it's fun to snip wires. >> it's not fun and games to you. >> no, it's not. >> police are urging people to keep an eye on their decorations and those of their neighbors. if they see someone suspicious,

give them a call and let them check it out. >> i'm dan, channel6, action newses. jim? >> thank you, dan. this is new tonight. according to the washington post, a secret assessment by the cia has concluded that russia "intervened in the 2016 election to help donald trump win the presidency rather than just to undermine confidence in the system. the trump administration said these are the same people that said sadam hussein had weapons of mass destruction. the white house had no comment on the report. >> meanwhile donald trump continued his thank you tour in michigan. he said the democrats lost there because "they forgot about you

people." trump said rudy giuliani has taken himself out of consideration for a position in the administration. at one point he was front runner for secretary of state. speculation is that he was told that wouldn't happen and everyone is allowing giuliani to save face. >> jill stein is awaiting a decision for a recount in pennsylvania. it's possible that the machines were hacked. the chance of hacking was as likely as androids from outer space living among us. >> families watched the city's tree lighting when the man in red arrived. kids of all ages were excited to see him.

the mccain high school band helped everyone get into the holiday spirit by playing christmas songs. still to come, chilling testimony in the trial of a charlestown church shooter. what the jury heard in dylann roof's two hour confession. >> galaxy is recalling phones not returned yesterday. >> it's a dry and cold night. i amtraking a precipitation next week. and the eagles looking to make a statement against the redskins sunday. "action news" continues in just a minute. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

>> today prosecutors played dylann roof's two hour interview

and confession to the jury. this is the third day of roof's federal death penalty trial for killing nine african-americans at a church in 2015. roof says he chose the church in part because it's the oldest black church in the south. >> the body of space hero john glenn will be taken to the ohio state house for a public viewing. a memorial service is being planned for the ohio state university. barrel yal will be arlington national cemetery. >>glen: died yesterday at age 95. he was the first to orbit the earth in 1962. samsung will release a note to make the galaxy 7 unusable because the batteries can catch

fire. the company wants all phones out of service. samsung will release the update december 19th blocking the note 7 from being able to recharge. >> the post election stock rally continues with the dow gaining another 142 points today. the largest gains went to healthcare companies and household goodes. goods. the nasdaq gained 27 points. ardythe hope will be laid to rest tomorrow. she succumbed to injuries she suffered fighting the big blaze in september. the public is invite today the viewing at the chase center from 10:00 to noon tomorrow. the funeral service services bet

1:00. new jersey governor chris christie ordered flags to be flown half staff monday to on trooper williams. the 31-year-old and another driver were killed in a head on crash monday night. the viewing is 8:00 to noon followed by the funeral. the autism cares foundation hosted a celebration for children and teens who have autism. the event was held in holland bucks county. the evening was filled with games like duck duck goose and . each child had a chance to pose for photos and receive a gift from santa. >> luminaries outlined the dover house. the 3006-year-old home was built in 1710. that's doing the math and is the oldest in camden county.

actors dressed in period attire and greeted guests old an young. one little visitor looked right at home on santa's lap. we want to see your holiday lights. on social media use hash tag "6abc" lights, post them to our facebook page or e-mail them to join the action@"6abc".com and they might just make their way on to "action news" at some point during our 24 hour cycle. >> very nice. >> we have holiday lights, cold air. we have snow out there. >> right now? >> a little bit. lake effect snow. double scan showing a narrow band of snow burkes county, montgomery county and chester county. not everyone is seeing it, but

quick sound is getting white stuff crossing 100 north of boyer town moving southeast 20 miles per hour. it's even coating the ground. phoenix crossing 202. this is an indication of the winds pulling down the moisture from the great lake, surviving in the region of a cold air mass right now. the windchill makes it feel 24 in philadelphia, 18 allentown, 23 in wilmington and the poconos, current windchill is 7-degrees. we started the day with sunshine. the clouds rolled in, in the afternoon. now that the sun has set clouds are dissipating except for snow. we start tomorrow with clouds

much like today, 38-degrees. you factor in the breeze, windchill in the 20s. you want to bundle up saturday. on sunday, it's a tradeoff. the winds diminish. windchill not a factor. high pressure to the east and warm front advancing, it's imme. with the cloud cover, temperatures are cool are, 37-degrees, a few snow showers possible as the warm front moves closer. what this does, it puts us in the warm sector of the storm. lots of clouds, perhaps a few snow showers, the far west suburbs not making it close. burkes county, lehigh valley, the poconos and overnight, the temperatures increase. wee hours of the morning, 4:00, moisture moves in, most areas in the form of rain.

northern lehigh valley could be a mix. poconos have snow before 8:00 the morning rush, too warm for snow. we are looking at a purely liquid event. before you get the change over, there is an opportunity for accumulating snow. suburbs calling for one to three inches before the rain washes it away. the latest computer models are trending warmer, so if it continues it will be on the low end of the scale. the accuweather seven-day forecast, cold tomorrow, partly sunny, 38. sunday, cloudy and cold, 37, snow showers. monday, grab the umbrella, it's a rain event. 53-degrees the afternoon high. half inch of rain, so a good soaking. tuesday, partly sunny, 45. the next arctic boundary wednesday bring snow shower and

the temperatures plummet. thursday and struggling to hit the freezing point, windchill in the teens. next week will be colder than now. the pets need to be inside during this weather. >> the university hoped to infuse community spirit into the community tonight. students gathered to sing christmas carols around a blue spruce with 5,000 lights and hundreds of ornaments. "jimmy kimmel live" coming up after "action news." here's jimmy with a preview of tonight's show. >> an exclusive clip of rogue one a star war's story. what more can we do for you?

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>> eagles will have offensive weapons back against the redskins sunday. >> the way they are playing they

need all the help they can get. they'll get ryan matthews, jordan matthews,this after losie last nine. tha.matthews will play even aftr last week's ankle injury. they are excited to return to the win column. it's been a frustrating banged up season for matthews. >> i'm staying positive. i didn't think i would miss my first game at 24, but it could be worse. i'm blessed anxious to play with the guys. >> getting jordan back this week would be huge. having a guy we can trust is huge. i love jordan. it will be good toa there. >> last december deswn and the redskins clinched the

division at the link. come sunday, no celebrating. the eagles and redskins lost a gineed five straight games. >> here's rod jor ski. >> i'm neighboring this game is angry bowl. they fell behind early. they weren't ready to play. doug pederson, not happy with his teams opening kickoff to the end the game is two angry football teams. the coach is making them angry. >> the angry birds try to avoid losing their fifth straight to the redskins. still to come in sports, a modern day way

>> as temperatures drop, the flyers are heating up. they are the hottest team in hockey. they'll try to keep it at home against dallas. last time they won eight in a row, pree mow was captain. g is tearing it up, five goals and ten points during the streak. >> we are winning on the road because we are playing as a team. everyone is contributing and

doing their job. when you play as a team like that, the chemistry goes well. steve mason is playing good hockey. he's giving us a chance to win every game >> today the flyer captain signing his name on the trading card. it's a new thing. he's the face of it. down loadownload it on an app. >> archbishop wood is going for the fourth straight title in six years. wood against harrisburg, third quarter wood up even. they run away with it. temple recruit, three touchdowns, archbishop woodwyns 37-10. they hoist their fourth trophy in six years. talk about a dynasty. >> and our congratulations. "jimmy kimmel live" next on 6.

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