a wintery accuweather forecast. that's next. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> "action news," delaware valley's leading news program with jim gardner. ♪ ♪ >> here it comes, our first winter storm of the season. it's not even winter yet. transportation agencies have been getting ready by loading salt on to trucks, and people have been getting ready by purchasing storm essentials at

the hardware store. it's friday night and the big story on "action news" tonight is the tristate area bracing for snow, ice, freezing rain for sure an unpleasant trifecta. live at the big born, cecily tynan with the news story. >> jim, snow is moving in right now. it's ver e evaporating before hg the surface. as we hit the overnight hours, moisture takes over creating the first snow. looking at the temperatures right now, we are for the most part in the 20s. it's cold enough for snow at the onset. the system is pulling in a lot of warm air changing snow from the south to the north. we are across the board in winter weather advisories into saturday expiring from the south to the north as we head through the morning.

future tracker showing by 5:00 in the morning, we have significant snow fall across the viewing area. the exception along the shore where we see the rain. the surge of warm air will change snow over to a mixture of sleet and freezing rain around philadelphia by 8:00, snow across the lehigh valley, heavy rain south jersey and delaware working up to the north. the problem, when you see it raining tomorrow morning heavily, after two days of temperatures in the 20s, the ground will be frozen, so a lot will be frozen rain, accumulating rain more than a tenth of an inch, near the philadelphia turnpike and closer to philadelphia. we talk more about that with snow totals in the full forecast. >> penn dot crews will begin the battle again the storm. earlier today they were loading salt trucks and hitting area

highways like on route one in languaghanklange horn. they'll do their best but they are asking for the public's patience. >> our crews are working into tomorrow morning keeping roadways pass ible, but we urge motorists to use extreme care if they must drive in the conditions. >> homes are stalking up with salt for home as well. at the lowes, all sorts of calcium chloride was the hot item tonight. there is plenty of necessities like shovels and scrapers and snow blowers. you can track the wintery mix through the area by staying with "action news." greg hall and chris sowers are on the air at 5:30 on channel6.

>> we have better news for those in german town without heat last night. we are delighted to have helped out. dann cuellar is live on the 200 block of church lane. what's the story there? >> our story got the attention of some officials who took decisive action to remedy the potentially dangerous situation here. >> this is such a blessing. >> grateful residents as the crews arrived to restore gas heat to the apartment building on the 200 block of church lane. >> that's super. >> as we reported ppw shut off the gas in april after the owner consistently failed to pay for gas. the outstanding bill reached almost $60,000. the 20 residents who live here were able to get by until it was bitterly cold last night.

they reached out to us for help. >> how were you staying warm? >> i had my stove on. >> that can be dangerous. >> they subsidize the rent money paid for those with disabilities. they reached out to make a deal with the building's owner to get the gas back on. >> we are thank for for turning the heat back on. our seniors won't be left out in the cold. on any given day this could be any one of us. >> residents were very grateful. >> the gas people are out here now. >> this is awesome. >> i feel great about it. i feel great you came and seeked them out to help us out. that's a good thing. i appreciate it. after several hours of work tonight on the fourth story building pcw restored the heat to the building and the

residents are warm again. i'm dann cuellar, channel6 "action news." >> good job, dan. two pedestrians are being treated at the hospital after being struck by a car. the accident happened at millville, east broad and north second street. the driver did stop. no word on whether charges will be filed. numerous vehicles responded to a fire at the holiday inn near the parks casino where a fire started in the kitchen two hours ago. the sprinkler system activated and extinguished the blaze. some guests were stuck in elevators. firefighters got them out. >> a ten-year-old boy was caught in a fire in a home this

morning. a man inside the home escaped, by the boy neighbors say was the man's son didn't make it out. high winds pushed the flames to three other homes leaving ten people without a place to live. no word on a cause. three bucks county officials were arrested and charged in a money laundering scheme. they appeared in court in philadelphia. judge john waltman, director of safety robert hoops and constable rafferty were accused of lawnd iring $400,000 in cash. from the news room, the city of wilmington will pay $400,000 to settle a police shooting. a man was in his wheelchair when officers confronted him in 2013. he refused to put his hands up.

none of the four officers were charged but a scathing report recommended changes to police procedures on deescalations. the city and its officers are not admitting wrong doing in the settlement. >> president obama threatened to use cyber muscle against russia for interference in the american election. he made it clear he thought the russian president himself was involved in the hacking of dnc and clinton h campaign e-mails. in obama's words, not much happens in russia without knowledge of putin. >> i felt the most effective way to ensure that didn't happen was to talk to him directly, and tell him to cut it out or there would be serious consequences if

he didn't. we did not see further tampering of the election process, but the leak through wikileaks occurred. >> obama reframed from criticizing donald trump although donald trump rejected the assessment that russia interfered to help trump. >> president obama brought his thank you tour to the state of florida tonight. he said, for too long we have been moving from one wreckless intervention to another. he said it's crazy, and it's going to stop. trump vowed to keep radical islamist terrorists out of country and talked about building infrastructure here. he has his final stop tomorrow in alabama and then off for the

christmas holidays. >> ♪ ♪ >> the singer whose performance was canceled by the '76ers when she showed up wearing a shirt saying "we matter" had another chance tonight singing at the we alsat thewells fargo. she wore the same shirt that caused her to be replaced. the '76ers apologized and invited her back to perform. >> i'm glad an unfortunate situation was turned around to become something positive. i was proud to sing tonight and wear my "we matter" jersey. >> streeter said it's important to note that she loves her country but wants to make it better. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

>> police officers are the ones doing the singing tonight on the streets of philadelphia. these 14th district cop carolers singing in german town. the cold didn't stop them from singing their hearts out and putting people in a festive mood. officers from the 24th district took youngsters for a shopping spree in port richmond tonight, helping them pick out toys as part of the christmas gifts from guardians program to make sure children in need have a happy holiday. >> a couple from hat boro are going into the year with new help despite a desperate medical situation facing their daughter. jeff cherco has their story. >> molly duffy is adorable.

the toddler lives with an extremely rare disease called heredity spastic or spg47 which causes delays in physical function like talking and walking. the diagnosis came last year. >> we were devastated. not having information, we didn't know where to turn or who to talk to. >> we were told there are seven documented cases and not in the united states. it's an island. you are the only one. >> no cure and no active research. kevin and angela duffy tried to be hopeful. they learned about robby edwards from massachusetts, a three-year-old with the same condition. they connected on facebook and met last month in boston where the girls both receive treatment at the boston hospital. >> there was someone else, and they are in boston.

for us, it changed our out look. >> caring for molly can be a full time job, the duffys are taking on another challenge, a nonprofit organization to raise awareness and hopefully find a cure. >> there are gene therapies on the horizon that show promise they'll be able to stop the progression. >> until then, they hope spreading the word about spg47 will help diagnose overs like molly and robby who they believe are not alone. jeff cherco, "action news." >> still to come, china steals an american drone in a bizarre incident on the seas. >> plus, urgent action is needed. heroin and painkillers are killing more americans than car crashes. >> and honoring alan iverson.

the sixers pay tribute to their new hall of fame indeductty. >> plus, i have the latest on rainfall and sleet and freezing rain. we have that coming up in the seven-day forecast. >> and the green light toward 220 miles per hour trains. that and more when "action news" continues tonight. ♪ ♪ ♪

>> the united states is demanding china return an unmanned under water drone. sailors from a china ship stole it yesterday as they were heading to pick it up near the philippines. it was a research ship studying things like water temperature and saline content and the drone is not classified technology, so officials are not sure why china took it. some are calling it a political coupe in the state of

carolina. republicans seem to have accepted they lost to democrat pat m mccrory by ten votes but they approved bills to strip him of much of his power. said a democratic lawmaker, i have fear we have harmed our integrity. deadly drug overdoses have spiked 33% in america over the last five years, in some areas 200%. the cdc says urgent action is needed. deaths from fentanyl are rising faster. drug overdosedoses killed more americans than car crashes and suicides. >> a plan to speed up train travel in the next 30 years will

cost $130 billion. part of the plan includes tracks from wilmington to baltimore handling speeds up to 220 miles per hour. another proposal is an amtrak stop at philadelphia international airport so travelers don't need to switch trains. the force is with the new "star wars" movie, rogue one. the movie made $29 million last night alone. that's the biggest thursday night opening of 2016." rogue one "is produced by disney which owns channel6. the force is strong at franklin square tonight. dart vader mingled with guests at the holiday light's festival. fans had a chance to compete in a trivia contest and take part in jedi training.

chilly night to do that, but the force lit everyone's pleasure. >> better tonight than form tomw morning. by biggest concern is the freezing rain. when you have the change over people are caught off guard and don't realize the ground is frozen, creating a sheet of ice even though it just looks wet. >> how long does it take to melt? >> by the afternoon, it should be fine, but it's a great morning to sleep in and save errands for the afternoon. we are beginning to see radar echoes near baltimore. most of this is not reaching the ground, but the atmosphere will moisten up leading to snow on the onset. philadelphia, 26. that's the high for the day. 18 degrees below normal. it was brutally cold today, allentown and trinten 24, wilmington, 26 and cape may

26-degrees. the leading edge of snow is not reaching the surface but across ohio valley, it's beginning to blossom. that will be here early torming morning. future tracker showing by 4:00 in the morning, snowing steadily, rain along the coast and a gradual change over south to north through the morning. 8:00 in the morning, that's ground still frozen. i-95 frozen rain and sleet. lehigh valley and the poconos, still snowing. 11:00, temperatures freezing and moisture east of i-95. then in the afternoon, temperature in the 40s. still drizzle, but it's time to do the errands. the morning, accumulating snow

before washed away by rain. delaware, closer to wilmington, i-95 corridor, an inch to three inches, closer to lehigh valley, the poconos, if highest accumulation of snow, three to five inches. again, the icing concern, i-95 and northwest suburbs could get a tenth of ice treating surfaces, slippery in the morning, do the errands in the afternoon. stay safe. sunday, temperatures near 11:00, 60-degrees. a cold front brings periods of rain. 5:00, a change near 40 in philadelphia and sunday night, temperatures drop below freezing puddles icing over. the exclusive forecast, snow to ice to rain to cloudy in the afternoon.

drizzle, 44-degrees, sunday a rainy day. 27 the temperature monday morning. tuesday, 40. wednesday, when winter begins, nice and mild, 45-degrees. showers thursday for the eagles game, 46 and friday, a high of 44-degrees. if you have to go out and about tomorrow morning, watch "action news" with chris sowers. walk around the neighborhood. if it's icy when you are walking, you don't want to drive on it. >> good advise. just over two weeks away from new year's eve. philadelphia is letting us know what's in store to celebrate. fireworks light up the delaware front, one showing at 6:00 and another at midnight. sugar house casino announced

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julius randle will, down as many as 22, sixers down 189. the most loss in the nba. feeling the effects of a concussion, darren sprols ruled out for sunday's game and ravens with sprols out, bernard returns. with a banged up offensive line in a meaningless game, should she sit carson wentz and keep him out of harm's way? coach pederson says no way. >> i'm a believer in finish this out in the right way. we play our guys that have been there all season long. he's been a big part of that. i don't want to do that right now with him. i don't want to send that type of message not only to him but the team. >> still ahead, why the phillies give big buck the little ball.

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>> flyers will try to win their 11th straight tomorrow in dallas for the first time in 31 years. herrera calls his new $30 million deal a dream come true. they have been working on this since thanksgiving. the center is the center piece of the phil's rebuild. >> he plays with energy. for a young team like ours and the culture we are trying to build, the style of play the young man produces is important to the franchise. >> at nearly 52 bernard hopkins fights for the final time tomorrow against joe smith junior nearly half his age. hopkins hasn't fought in two years but he can still jab, at least with his mouth. >> what i'm going to do, i'm going to spank him, teach him

his abc's and send him back to long island up the road from philadelphia. >> how about that for confidence from 52-year-old bernard? >> he can talk. >> he's young. i can barely walk. >> i'm not anywhere near that age. >> "jimmy kimmel live" next followed by "nightline." >> "action news" continues at 5:30 with all of the weather information, gary hall and chris sowers. from the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

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