the forecast is next, plus the church sustains severe damage after being hit by a tractor trailer. that's next on "action news." ♪ ♪ ♪ and always have amazing prices on popular brands and thoughtful gifts. it's time to bring back the holidays with t.j.maxx, marshalls and homegoods. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> "action news," delaware valley's leading news program with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff scaversky, sarah bloomquist and walter perez. >> a coating of snow dusted parts of our area today leaving behind a pretty scene a and not

too many problems. in other parts of the country, there are dangerous conditions. in the midwest half a foot of snow fell in places and in the last three days, three feet of snow fell in western new york. there is a winter weather advisory bringing a mix of rain and snow overnight followed by bitterly cold temperatures later in the week. with team coverage, bob brooks is live in allentown where it snowed earlier today. we begin with meteorologist melissa magee and a look at the forecast. melissa? > >> yes, sarah, snow for some and rain for most locations through the day tomorrow morning. the winter advisory north and west of the 95 corridor for trenton and mercer, land down and poconos staying up until

9:00 a.m. monday as these locations could find an inch of snow, poconos one to three inches on the way before a change over to rain during the afternoon hour. the radar 3d showing you it's dry across the region, but moisture is filling in across western pennsylvania tracking the moisture across the midwest in the ohio valley, working its way eastward during the predawn hours. 34 in philadelphia. 32 in trenton, 30, below the freezing mark in allentown, and 23 in the poconos. it's cold. temperatures are close to the freezing mark north and west, you have snow on the onset and temperatures quickly rising during the overnight hours which is why the snow changes to rain. northern lancaster to burkes lehigh and the poconos, mostly rain event for jersey and

delaware. looking at the system tomorrow let you know when the moisture moves out and the arctic invasion coming up in the forecast. >> melissa, thank you. now to bob brooks in allentown to see how the people are coping with the weather there. hi, bob. >> hi, sarah. it did snow earlier. it's cold enough. you can hear the crunch there. they laid down salt here so the ice didn't build up as the storm system makes its way here tonight. some of the massive winter storm system crossing the country officially made its way here. a thin layer of snow covered allentown. earlier we covered the snow fall which has people taking precaution tonight. >> seatbeltsen o, driving slow,

watching the side and everything else. >> that's lynn royal. she and her family were in philadelphia and heading back up north. with a car full of kids and family, she's not taking chances. >> i-75 and michigan look what happened, a 30 car plus pile up. >> ohio 30-inches. chicago more of the same. o'hare canceled more than a thousand flights leaving some scrambling to get another flight home. >> my 1:40 was canceled. >> we caught up with sherry and her daughters. they were in town for a bar mitzvah. >> i'm hoping to get home. we have to get home for work and school. >> we certainly hope they made it home. i don't want to do this, sarah, i forgot my gloves, but i'll

touch the snow. it's coating the benches at the service station. they are doing workoads don't freeze. we want everyone to be safe on the roads. action 6. sarah? >> bob, thank you. >> the samein us snow is causing cold conditions in other areas. in illinois, six inches of snow. in michigan drivers are using caution on the road and buffalo, new york, three feet of snow fell. in chicago, windchill feeling like negative four degrees. check the chilly temperatures with our hourly forecast and keep an eye on storm tracker 6

radar to see if sno snow falls e you live. developing news at this hour, philadelphia police are on the homsite of a home invasion. three men barged into the house while the family was inside and made off with thousands of dollars. jeanette reyes is live now with the full details. jeanette? >> sarah, this is of this home e home invasion happened. the men broke in and found thems bedroom. around 7:30 this evening, residents of the home along the 6700 block of rutland street heard a knock on the door. they didn't answer, that's when the suspects went around the

back and broke into the home. they eventually found the men in the bedroom and taunted their victims, telling them to go ahead and call police. they wouldn't be caught. they got away with more than $3,000. this resident arrived home just after police arrived. he didn't speak english but says this isn't the first time it happened. >> we got home to find a disaster and the three people b. >> police are collecting as much evidence as possible. unfortunately, they don't have much of a description on the suspects. the victims were not injured. they are being interviewed at the station. no suspect has been arrested. >> ye jeanette, thank you.

>> police in new jersey are trying toe figure out how the driver of a tractor trailer lost control and hit a church. the truck driver slammed into the church swerving to avoid a crash. no one was hurt. >> this is the scene in south jersey after a minivan slammed after 5:30 off of leads avenue in pleasantville. the driver of the minivan lost control and crashed into the front of the house. there were people inside at the time but they were on the second floor and not hurt. the driver and two children were treated for minor injuries. no word on charges. a medical condition led to a crash in west philadelphia on the 5400 block near fairmont

park. the had trouble breathing which caused him to slam into the wall there. he was rush today the hospital where he died. no one else hurt. >> friends and family will lay a state trooper to rest. franky williams will be remembered tomorrow at boardwalk hall. visitation for law enforcement begins at 10:00. williams was married just two months ago. there is more to come on "action news." president elect donald trump reveals he's not receiving dailg they are not necessary. >> and when a student finds out he's accepted at college, the heart warming way his classmates

reacted. >> and the eagles couldn't get it done. jeff scaversky has more in sports. ♪

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>> melissa here with another check of the forecast. precipitation on the way. sounds like it will be wet not white? >> there is snow during the predawn hours, but the temperatures rise. a wet morning commute tomorrow, sarah. storm tracker 6, dry in philadelphia areas south and east but areas of snow filling in north and west in potsville and closer to the poconos. we are tracking the snow to the north and west before the change over of rain occurs in the morning. right now, 34. it's 30 in allentown, 21 in the poconos, at the coast in cape may, 46 and 36 in lancaster. factor in the windchill, teens

in the poconos. 30 in philadelphia and 44 is the current windchill number in cape may. this is satellite 6 with action radar, we have a mostly cloudy sky, with the swath of moisture out of the area. 1:30 in the morning we have snow poconos, redding and lancaster counties. by 3:30 in the morning, a lot of the snow starting to switch over to rain, but that winter weather advisory stays up for the northwest suburbs throughout the morning hours. then for the commute, 6:00 in the morning, all rain to poconos and lancaster, coastal new

jersey and central delaware, drying out by midday. temperaturesmilder by the afternoon. as far as snow we are expecting before the rain arrives, a few flakes north and west, half an inch for allentown. poconos, up to three inches of snow expected there. now to midnight, cloudy with flurries, mainly north and west. midnight to 4:00 in the morning, snow north and west, still rain south and east and 4:00 a.m. midday tomorrow the rain washes away the snow. the seven-day forecast, milder, high of 51, dry tomorrow afternoon. tuesday, partly sunny and 45. wednesday, high of 44. evening snow shower on the way and the wake of that thursday, windy arctic attack high of 28 windchill in the teens and low

20s by then. sunny and frindle friday. high of 27. saturday milder with mixed bag of precipitation, up to 44. 47 sunday with clouds and sunshine on the way, sarah. give yourself extra time tomorrow with rain on the way in the morning. >> we'll do that. thank you, melissa. >> the owner of homes in mayfair showed off amazing displays of light. thursday they are hosting a deck party and collecting toys for the salvation army. they have been decorating this block for 17 years. here are some o testify pictures viewers sent. show us yours by posting our facebook page or e-mail them to join the action@"6abc".com. ♪ ♪ he gets a lot of compliments.

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2012. coach doug pederson says he thinks carson wentz had his best game of the year against the redskins. seeing big plays, guess who burns the eagles deshawn jackson, third quarter, what a catch. 80-yards, you want him back, you bet ya. eagles fall 28-21 to the redskins. pick six, alings take a one point lead on the field goal. it becomes a fight. everett, eagles call it a cheap shot. strolls slow to get up. washington's chris tompson touchdown, eagles down five. they have a shot to win it, 21 seconds left, wentz under pressure, drilled by care began,

loses the ball, 27-21, they lost eight of the last ten. >> despite the grind and aches and pains, the toughest thing the ea eagles may have to do all year is pick themselves up and play out the string knowing they have nothing to play for but pride. >> fighting for the football, reredskins have it. the game is over. >> i told the guys, don't hang your head. it's a great group. they hung together. the battle today was to the end. >> it's a tough season. >> games like this, you think of a couple of plays, had they gone differently, the outcome could be different. we have had a lot of games like that this season. it's frustrating, but we have to

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lure you back here? >> i'm not sure. you never know about the playoffs. >> you never know. more on "action news" sports sunday. more including the vicious hit on sprols. the eagles are ice cold and the flyers are red hot, up nine straight since the 1990s. rooky anthony stars in net. he keeps the winning streak alive in detroit, 28 for the first shutout, scoreless in overtime. braeden shen scores his fourth in two days. flyers win 1-0, their ninth straight win, longest winning streak in 20 years. >> the season debut off the bench, eight points in the first half. the debut ends before you know it. leafs with an ankle