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we've got the update from accuweather on when it will move out of the area. also breaking news to tell you about, a crash injuries 14 people on i-95 in bucks county. shoppers make last minute decision, but not were flocking to the mall, we'll explain. those stories and more in just a moment, but first, meteorologist chris sowers has a look at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. chris, sorry, no snow, buddy. >> reporter: not a snow day, we're seeing rain, that's slowing things down this morning. we have a freezing rain advisory posted for the poconos. this is set to expire at 9:00 a.m. temperatures are sitting right there on the freezing mark. all we have to do is pop that up a degree or two and you will be okay. the higher elevations are picking up shades of blue. there's freezing rain reported up there, there's mount pocono
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and lake harmony, it's well north of the philadelphia. everybody's has changed over to light rain, bethlehem, easton, light rain this this morning. temperature very, very mild. tanersville, 3 # degrees, quakertown, 34. allentown, 39. saint david, 36. center city, 38 degrees. south and east we go, it's all rain because temperatures are very, very mild, 41 already in gandys beach. this is close to the normal high for this time of the year. it's only 7:00 a.m. woodbine,ville will also, 44. on the -- villas, 44. on the boards in atlantic city, 46. this is all rain. move out quickly and shut off about midday, that's what everything should come to an end. christmas receive is not a wash, just gray and gloomy during the morning. 1:00 p.m., 45.
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3:00 p.m., 48. 5:00 p.m., peeks of sunshine, 46 degrees, we're forecasting a high of 49. when i come back in just a few minutes, we'll go hour and by hour for your christmas eve services and the forecast for christmas day. >> 72:00. i want to get -- 7:02 a.m., i want to get you caught you mean on breaks new news, i-95 has reopened after a crash, 14 people are being treated in a hospital after their van went off the road in bucks county. this happened past the woodhaven road exit. we're learning to learn how fear their injuries are. i-95 southbound back open after that crash. this weekend people are weathering the shopping storm for these folks, better late than never. they went shopping early this morning at some stores with extended hours.
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grabbing the final gifts, people coming to the stores, others are choosing to shop from home, that's troubling for retailers. jeff chirico has more about the shopping dilemma. >> reporter: will you wrap it up tonight? >> tonight and tomorrow, a couple of drinks along the way. >> holiday shoppers are mapping outline strategy to beat the clock scours stores for the special gift with christmas cheer. >> we wanted to soak up the holidays at the mall. >> i'm better under pressure. >> reporter: nick waited to start his shopping until christmas eve day. >> i feel like the crowds this year and the traffic this year is much better. >> easy, just walk through and get what you need. >> reporter: lines were short. at walmart earlier in the day, we found plenty of parking space
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stations. some speculate online shopping is to blame. >> most of it is online, but the special store here things like sizes and colors urpt to feel good -- you want to feel good. >> i like a little bit of both. spending time doing shopping amongst the crowd. 76% of americans will shop from a mobile device, that could to blame for the poor sales at the ornament ceesk this -- kiosk this season. >> it's nice to see the christmas decorations and the people. it gets you in the spirit. >> reporter: if you have not done your shopping you have pleasant of time, the mall closes at 6:00 p.m. tonight. jeff chirico channel 6 "action news." >> 7:04 a.m., family and friends of a missing south
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jersey veteran will launch a christmas eve search to find any clues, lance james disappeared december 2 after a fight at the hideaway tavern in clementon. he started home a few blocks away, there was no sign of him after that. this morning there's a multiagency search for burglar breaking into stores across three counties in the area. he is connected to a dozen smash and grab they was. 6 in philadelphia, five in bensalem, one in radnor township delaware county. the crime spree began november 19. the burglar breaks into stores overnight, you see him there by shattering glass doors with a hammer, he is in and out win minutes before police are able to respond to alarms. officers say he is difficult to identify because his face is
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covered in surveillance video. they are hoping that seeing his getaway vehicles older model mercedes benz and town and country minivan. shots were fired at an ups driver, he kept his cool after being grazed by a bullet. he made a quick thinking decision to drive to a nearby car dealership where he new ambulances were often serviced. >> he came in, because it was safe. we have police around because we service a lot of vehicles, we take care of the paramedics. turns out there was a paramedic here that took him in and took him up to the hospital. in the right place at the right time. police don't believe the ups driver was the intended target, but say he was likely struck by a stray bullet or crossfire shooting that happened at 10th and highland in chester. a fitness company in center
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city has gone out of business. the owner and clients are upset. dann cuellar has the latest. >> it's a special place. >> reporter: stephanie odette was devastated when she arrived at the lithe studio on south 17th was shuttered. >> the community of women are important to me, i've been following on instagram. >> it's going to burn fat. >> reporter: the owner of lithe has been seen here in a previous report. she has been operating other studios for 11 years now. she said she had to shut down after her assets were seussed -- seized after she tried to open a new york city studio and got into a fight with the landlord and lost. >> i got blindsided.
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>> reporter: unable to pay the employees county bills she was ford to close. her commitment to its members was unlike anything else where. >> she supportsous outside the studio. >> reporter: but boggi is promising her members she will be back. >> i was in love with them, be strong, that you will be back and better than ever. >> reporter: boggi said she will work getting members money that is owed for classes they paid for. she is committed to make things right. she doesn't know how long it will take. dann cuellar channel 6 "action news." >> still ahead on "action news," saturday morning, a zanboni crashes through a wall say skating rink. our art of aging series introduces you to long time workers who bring the macy's
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>> so glad you stayed with us on this christmas eve, 7:11, meteorologist chris sowers is tracking the forecast for you all morning long. we have wet precipitation, it's not snow. you've been saying that all morning. give me just a few flakes. >> just a little bit. >> reporter: we're not going to see that today. back outside, penns landing, on
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this christmas eve morning. rain and patchy fog beginning to settle in. temperatures are close to 40 degrees. it's a mild start to your christmas eve. flip it over to the radars, double scan live going round and round, showing a green blob over the delaware and lehigh valleys. first stop will take us into malvern where the rain is coming down steadily. you're seeing the rain in radnor and exton. all this is pushing off to the east 30, 35 miles per hour. no frozen precipitation here. poconos south of mount pocono, east of lake harmony, you can see the blues showing up. at the surface, close to 32 degrees. we're seeing a touch of freezing rain in the higher elevations. if you're traveling up there be careful as some of the roads could be slick, there could icy traveling conditions setting up there. that's the exception to the
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rule. everybody's is rain all morning long. temperature-wise, 37 degrees, 32 is the magic number. we have to get above 32 that's the freezing mark. everybody in the lehigh valley and the delaware valley is well above that. cape may, 44. atlantic city, also checking in at 44 degrees, we have visibility problems in parts of the area. millville, 2 1/2 miles. 4 miles in allentown. 4 for philadelphia. 4 in wilmington, 4 in trenton. take it easy out there this morning. even though we're not seeing frozen precipitation, rain creates slick spots, as well him we're seeing ponding on the roadways. slow the traveling speeds down this morning. as we set it in motion you can see the rains pushing off to the east. delmarva, virginia, virginia cape reporting moderate rain. quick moving system. you have to go north of albany to pick up any snow or frozen
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precipitation with this event. future tracker 6 we'll time it out for you, you can see that shield of rain overspreading the area by 9:00 a.m. that will continue to kind of overspread the area as we get into the lunchtime hour, as we progress along into the first part of the afternoon, skies may attempt to brighten up just a little bit before sunset. you may see a sliver of sunshine here, jersey shore by 3:00 p.m. probably cloudy, most of the rain should be gone at that point. overnight tonight, clearing, drying and temperature-wise fairly mild, at least above seasonal averages. let's put it together for you, morning rain, afternoon sunshine, limited, damp. 49 degrees is the forecasted high. that will come late in the day. lunchtime right around 42, 43, dealing with cloudy skies and light rain. 1:00 p.m., 45. by #-- 3:00 p.m., 48 degrees. christmas eve services partly
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cloudy and 36 degrees for midnight mass. christmas day, what a change this is, remember last year? if you don't i'll show you in just a second. this year mostly sunny and pleasant, high temperatures 46 degrees. last year on christmas day, look at this, christmas eve, 71. christmas day, 68 degrees, we had the spring-like thunderstorms and downpours. it fell e felt like may last year. i know i had the air-conditioning on last year. 49 today. 46 tomorrow. 50 degrees monday, warmer as we head into tuesday, 57 degrees that looks nice. and then temperatures finally begin to cool down a little bit by the middle of the week. a cold front slides through, 42 degrees, partly sunny for wednesday. thursday is mild again, 48 and friday is on the chilly side. 42 degrees, brisk and cooler with a good deal of sunshine, new year's looks like winter, more like it should with highs
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in the 30s. there's no button you can press to make it snow. >> reporter: believe me if i could it would be snowing right now. >> for many families the holidays are not complete without a visit to the wannamaker building in center city for the macy's christmas light show. tamala edwards meets the folks who help to keep the tradition alive career after year. >> reporter: for 60 years young and old have met under the eagle to celebrate the season. it's a celebration for the workers also. >> reporter: peter conatte is te man behind the organ. i'm the 4th person to have the tidal since 1911. >> it was wannamaker at dream to reproduce the sound of the philadelphia orchestra through
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pipes. >> it's wraps your arms around you. it's adds a wonderful he endingo the light show. he has worked to bring the sounds and light to the show up to date and more energy efficient with led bulbs. >> four generations come together to see the light show, a great tradition everybody cherished in the city. >> reporter: the light shows runs every two hours starting at 10:00 a.m. through new year's eve. the long time workers consider it mayy's holiday -- macy's holiday wish to the city. >> every couple of hours, the floor is packed with people. >> reporter: tamala edwards channel 6 "action news." >> the united nations security
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council broke with tradition as other members broke with israel. they must stop settlements on the west bank. u.s. has blocked proposals for years, the obama administration said the settlement building blocks prospects for two-state solution. president-elect donald trump said things will be different when he takes office. new this morning, a zanboni crashed into a wall at a skating rink at boston's city hall plaza. nobody was hurt, but the wall surrounding the rink was damgd there. the rink -- was damaged there. the rink was forced to close until they determine what went
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airport. we've been watching these two birds, i think they are crows i'm not sure, they had a conversation, they were saying it's christmas eve, where is the to show. >> reporter: where is the snow? they are going to be disappointed today, as well as tomorrow if you're a snow lover. a little bit of rain this morning, sunshine this afternoon, 49 degrees. christmas day, if you're a snow lover this is better than last year. last year we topped out at 68. this year, temperatures around 46. a little bit better. if you want a white christmas, you have to go north and west. philadelphia is right here, the snow line runs like this. everywhere north of that line you have snow on the ground. i mean a couple of inches plus, everywhere south of that line, temperatures are mild. there's the map issued by the weather service, chicago, detroit, erie, green bay,
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minneapolis, they will see a white christmas, up into new england. everybody's has clear ground that includes us in the philadelphia area. what to expect over the next several days, it will be mild next week with rain chances. we could have a day in there where we make a run at 60 degrees. the mild air is on the way, it will turn colder as we get into the weekend of new year's. some sports this morning, the sixers head west and their game goes south again, here's jamie apody. >> reporter: good morning, sixers head coach brett brown said he wanted to use the road trip to figure out what to do with his sticky big man situation. twin towers embiid and okafor started the game against the sun, early on embiid on the floor, 27, sixers up 13 at the
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half. embiid paid a visit to the fans in the fancy seats. cj mcconnell only had 6 points. the suns of course came back to win it in the 4th. 123-116. it was a game that didn't matter for the eagles, but their big win came with a big loss, ryan matthews suffered a herniated disk in his neck that will require surgery. the birds beat the giants behind a balanced offense attack on the interceptions, two by jenkins, eagles finally pulled one out. >> we've been in so many close games and to finally finish one like this, we knew we could do it all along, we were struggling
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obviously, but to finally finish one puts a good taste in our mouth. >> we've been so close for a lot of games this year, a fewhes different throughout the season. it's good we're starting to pull ahead and close some of the tight ones out. >> winning a game gives us more momentum next week. guys go home and enjoy christmas with their families and come back and beat the cowboys next week. >> someone asked on twitter, carson wentz was the eagles win on your christmas list? he said yes, it was. time to go bowling, temple owls are in annapolis getting ready. as they toured the capitol in washington, d.c. they held their first practice, temple takes on wake forest in the military bowl. head coach said they are very excited, but taking it very seriously. >> i think the loss to houston
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in the championship game and the loss in toledo in the boca bowl is putting our kids in a different mind frame right now. i like where we are. >> it's never been done before, that's not on mantra, but it will be a blessing to go out there and get this for the university. >> reporter: sure would be, all right, that's sports this morning, merry christmas and happy hanukkah, everybody.
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>> good morning to you, 7:30, it is a wet christmas eve. the whole day about not be a washout. this is a live look center city camera overlooking dilworth park. welt streets, rain, no snow. shoppers hit stores in the wee hours in search of deals before christmas. a plane carrying an nfl team slides off runway, we'll show you new video of the players inside the plane talking about that close call. those stories and more in a moment, but first meteorologist chris sowers on a christmas eve with a look ahead. chris that's green, that means no snow is, right? >> reporter: do you know when was the last time we had a white christmas? >> it wasn't last year. >> reporter: 2009 we had a blockbuster snowstorm three or four prior to christmas day that produced 28 inches.
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2009 was the last time we had a white christmas. last year we were close to 70 degrees, it was not last year. this morning we have rain instead of snow, so not a white christmas this year either. we have precipitation up in new york. new hampshire, vermont seeing snow this morning. everybody around the philadelphia area, rain. temperatures above freezing. 34 in pottstown. coatsville, 36. saint david, 36. chester, 38. center city, checking in at 38 degrees. glassboro, same number. cinnaminson, same number. hammonton, 39. everybody south and east of there, temperatures have climbed into the 40s. forecast for today starting out with rain and gradually seeing clearing as the day progresses. 9:00 a.m., 40 degrees, periods of rain, lingers through 11:00 a.m. lunchtime, things should begin to dry out a little bit, the
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rain should stop. maybe an hour or two later for the jersey shore. 1:00 p.m., it's cloudy. 3:00 p.m., peeks of sunshine temperatures in the upper 40s, we're forecasting a high of 49 degrees, now here's the water vapor loop once we get past the holiday weekend, you can see how this is moving in from the southwest. this is mild air. we could make a run at 60 degrees by tuesday afternoon. when i come back we'll have the hour by hour forecast for you, tonight into christmas morning. we'll talk about the warmup that's on the way. >> meantime be look at this here, we're counting down christmas for you, santa arrives in the area in less than a day. 16 hours, 27 minutes and 21 seconds. right now santa is over the solomon islands in the south pacific. he has delivered toys already. he is making the rounds overseas, again he is on his way here children. i hope you've been nice, if not,
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talk to your parents about that. he'll be 16 hours, 1727 minutes and now one -- 27 minutes and one second away. it's been a shopping frenzy this week, now time to check off your christmas checklist. kohls has been open 234 hours. this retailer said we'll be calling it a night at 6:00 p.m. action cam caught up with pro procrastinators taking part in the midnight madness. >> i bought jewelry this morning when i was here. >> reporter: this is not the first time today. >> third time today. >> i'm always out on christmas eve or the day before. i don't like to go early, and my son changes his mind every other day, anyway. >> enjoy the chaos. target an kmart not open for 24 hours, but they will stay open tonight until 10:00 p.m.
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most malls around the area will open today until dinnertime. in new 7:00 a.m. at 8:00. philadelphia miss at -- philadelphia mills open at 9:00 a.m. they will close at 6:00 p.m. if you're traveling out of town for the new year, call 1-800-phl-gate to get an update on flights at philadelphia international airport. weather-related delays were reported in parts of the country yesterday. airlines have added 100,000 seats to get travelers to their destinations. you can get a live loorm tracker 6 live double scan radar anytime of the day, go to our website 6abc.com/weather. the time now, 7:34 a.m. new this morning, 14 people are in the hospital after a crash
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that happened on i-95. we're told their van the southbound lanes just past woodhaven roadnd the wreck happened a few hours ago. the southbound lanes were closed, but reopened. the holiday weekend fbi and homeland security are sending out a new warning, they say that isis is threatening to attack churches right here in the united states. isis published a hit list of thousands of churches and under sympathizers to target them. the federal bullet which went to state and local police does not indicate a specific credible plot. the christmas market in new jersey is signaling a shift in the isis strategy to hit so-called soft targets. the suspected germany market attacker was shot and killed by police. 7:35, the jewish holiday hanukkah begins tonight at sunset.
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the holiday commemorates the victory of the macabees over the syrians. tonight jewish families light the first candle in the menorah adding a candle each night for 8 days. hanukkah ends on january 1 at sunset. this morning we know what caused the foul odor last night around philadelphia and south jersey. philadelphia police say this all came from the palls borough refine -- pauls borough refinery in gloucster county 9 pounds of hydrogen as you as youulfide ite from the area 1:00 a.m. carrie fisher best known as princess lay ia from stars warss in the hospital in the intensive
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care unit. it is reported that she had a heart attack on the flight. lauren lister has the calls from help from the plane. >> reporter: a serious medical emergency in the skies for star wars actress carrie fisher. >> 935 heavy, i have an medical emergency. >> reporter: while on a airline flight from london to los angeles, fisher suffering cardiac arrest. >> we have nurses assisting the passenger. we have an unresponsive passenger. they are working on her right now. >> reporter: a fellow passenger tweeted don't know how to process this, carrie fisher stopped breathing on the flight home. hope she is okay. 12:15, l.a. fire department performed cpr on her and transported her to a local hospital. carrie fisher is best known for playing princess laya in the
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star wars trilogy. her star wars co-star tweeting as if 2016 couldn't get worse sending all our love to carrie fisher. fisher was in long don as part of a book tour. passengers applauding the effort of the flight crew and other passengers saying they jumped right into action. lauren lister, abc news, los angeles. this is video of the minnesota vikings being rescued after their plane skidded off the runway and got stuck in some grass. this happened at a snowy appleton airport in wisconsin. the team was heading to green bay for their matchup against the packers. players were stranded for hours, because the plane did not have a stairwell stall enough to reach the doorway. emergency crews brought in a fire truck with an extension ladder to get everyone off. >> i'm getting 0 on, here we
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go. >> like rushing the passer, get skinny. get skinny. just so you can see what's going on here. on a fire ladder. cp. >> we out here you all. >> reporter: they were cold, burden of proof that's the good news -- they were cold, but that's the good news, airport workers say the plane slid off the taxiway because of the bad weather. the life of rock and roll's biggest promoter 6abc loves the arts. looking outside, dreary and gray and rainy on a christmas eve. will it snow tomorrow? chris sowers atlantic city the answer in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. "action news" returns after this. (my hero zero by lemonheads)
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>> welcome back everybody, it is 7:42, meteorologist chris sowers tracking the accuweather forecast, you've been tracking the rain all morning long, when will it get out of here, chris. >> reporter: it will not last all day, it's not a washout, it will last most of the morning, allow yourself extra time first thing as the rain continues to fall, now that the fog is settling in. get you outside down in cape
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may, gloomy and gray, it's raining down there as well. as we flip it over to the a radars, it is raining everywhere. we'll make a couple of zooms into bucks and montgomery county. quakertown, the rain is steady. occasionally on the heavy side. green lane seeing moderate rain. pilots and boyertown, moderate rain, next stop it will take us closures to the city, same thing, lighter shades of green here, this is a steady rain that's falling from malvern to philadelphia and jenkintown, one last stop will take us farther to the west in lancaster county and plowville. you can see the heavier rain indicated by the yellows and the darker shades of green. this will be the trend over the neck several hours before we see clearing later this afternoon. i would expect to see the radar continue to look like through midday and that's when the clearing begins. 37 in allentown. well above freezing.
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philadelphia, 38 degrees, well above freezing. millville, 41. cape may, 45 degrees. atlantic city, 44. beach haven, 46. we have a bit of a breeze, even though most temperatures are close to 40 degrees, it feels like the low 30s when you factor in the winds. feems -- feels like 32 in philadelphia, 32 in philadelphia, 33 in lehigh valley. all the precipitation is swifting pushing across pennsylvania into the garden state. eventually out to sea. every now and then steady to occasionally heavier side. by midday it will be out of here. 9:00 a.m., it's a slow go everywhere. moderate to heavy rain across south jersey, i-95 corridor, the western suburbs getting soaked at that point. perhaps freezing range -- rain lingering across the poconos. lunchtime, leftover showers for
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the i-95 corridor as well as the jersey shore. by afternoon, don't be surprised if you see peeks of sunshine after lunchtime today and those clouds thin out overnight tonight. we get into the even hours and first thing tomorrow morning it's nice with drying conditions and clearing taking place across the delaware valley. things improve by afternoon. rain, otherwise damp, 49 degrees, a popular number across the delaware valley. wilmington, philadelphia, cape may, atlantic city, dover, topping out at 49. trenton, 47. allentown cooler high of 45. hour by hour, 11:00 a.m., it's raining, 42. 1:00 p.m., cloudy, most of the rain should be done at that point. jersey shore, the exception of the rule, 45. 3:00 p.m., 48. peeks of sunshine. 5:00 p.m., same things peeks of sunshine. midnight mass tonight, partly cloudy, milled -- midnight
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temperature around 36 degrees. christmas day, cooler than last year when we topped out close to 70. 46 degrees tomorrow, we'll call it mostly sunny and pleasant. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, big changes next week, you'll see a nice moderating trend, 49 today. sunny and nice christmas day, 46. lots of clouds for monday and mild. this is a late day high we're showing 50, that will not happen until 7:00 p.m., 8:00 p.m., otherwise we're stuck in the mid to upper 40s. tuesday, 57 degrees, lots of clouds and rain, south jersey and delaware you may make a run at 60 tuesday afternoon. an arctic front slides through that will new york temperatures down to seasonable levels wednesday. thursday, rain, and mild, 48. friday, cooler and brisk, high of 42. looks like right now the early call for new year's weekend feeling like winter with highs in the 30s.
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>> i almost fell out of my seat when you said 60. >> reporter: i didn't post 60, some areas. you're enjoying this. >> yes, a christmas eve feast would not be complete without a stop at the south philadelphia bakery. the action cam was at the bakery an hour ago, a lot of fun and loving going on there. with the tradition, customers lined up outside that bakery before sunrise. look at all the people they are in line to make sure they get the holiday streets they want. "action news" caught up with john hocker who drove an hour to get his pastries. >> it's about where we are every year, we see the same people every year, don't know them outside the line, but we see the same people year after year. >> you know it must be good. >> like every year, they have
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us, 7:50, get ready to rock out, the national museum of jewish history is taking visitors on the journey knee of rock and roll. karen rogers has 6abc loves the arts. >> reporter: rock and roll promoter bill graham pioneered the greatest names in rock and roll history. a new traveling exhibition tells the story of rock and roll through his eyes. >> when you visit the rock and roll museum, you are i immersedn his life. he work with the rolling stones and grateful dead and jimi hendrix. >> his impact is with us today. >> he was a promoter when the concert promoter had more
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control over the show. >> reporter: there's photographs and rock memorabilia and film and concert posters. there's carlos is isantana's gu. live aid, original ticket stub and program. >> reporter: it tells the story of graham's life born in berlin in 1931, as hitler rose to power his mom put him in an orphanage that sent him to france and america. >> the fact that he became a successful concert promoter is the american dream. >> reporter: there are rarely seen artifacts on loan from the graham family. >> our dad's career parallelled the concert industry. >> reporter: bill graham and the rock and roll revolution is on
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display at the jewish-american museum. visit 6abc loves the arts for other area events. for 6abc loves the arts i'm karen rogers. >> peco is lighting up the holidays this season, "action news" is bringing you the best holiday displays from around the region. look at this, this is the family from gladwyn, montgomery county. even the chimney is decked out, so santa knows where to drop the christmas gifts. santa we are told arrived in russia, he is getting here later kids, don't panic. this family in gladwyn is saying santa hurry up and get here we're ready. we would like to see your favorite light displays, send them to us on social media. you can send them to us on facebook or e-mail to join the action at 6abc.com.
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clorox splash-less bleach. also try crystals and packs. >> reporter: it looks wet, forecast morning, periods of rain, steady at times and heavy at times and patchy fog settling on in. high temperatures later this afternoon with a little bit of clearing should make it up close to 50. facially we'll go 49 in the city. christmas day, 46 degrees
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sunshine, looks like a nice afternoon. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, we then warm up as we get into monday and tuesday, monday we're up to 50. tuesday, 57, it's more seasonable by week's end. no white christmas this year, but it's cooler than last year. >> 7:56 we're just a few minutes away from saying good morning to "good morning america." here's the preview. >> reporter: gray, good morning we're tracking the condition of carrie fisher the actor best known for her work in star wars. she went into cardiac arrest. how she is doing right now. plus, the the latest on the warning from american intelligence agencies as we head into christmas, isis calling on supporter to target churches across the u.s. and how authorities are responding. we're covering the breaking weather news, two storms that could snarl travel plans for 100 million americans. rob is here for everything you need to know if you're hitting
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the roads this morning. that's coming up on you soon. >> "action news" continues atma do county. plus, diet and all the holiday cookies and indication and more, details on alternatives to make at that those delicious treats better for you. for chris sowers and the entire "action news," i'm gray hall. make it a great day.
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good morning, america. breaking overnight, carrie fisher hospitalized. >> the senate will not -- >> the "star wars" actress suffering a medical emergency on a transatlantic flight. >> we have an unresponsive passenger. >> her family now at her side. co-stars offering prayers. our report from the hospital this morning. treacherous travel. wintry weather causing holiday headaches. the scare for the minnesota vikings. their plane sliding off the runway.us, cars overturning on roads. flooding in the west. hit the highway. terror warning. the fbi's message to churches across america sparked by threats from isis. >> even a person with no direct ties to a terrorist organization can still represent a threat to this country. >>
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