with christmas officially an hour away. we have a live report. officials issue a warning. details next on action news. it is christmas eve 2016 and

preparations for the big day are finishing up. tonight procrastinators shop until the very last of the stores close their doors. some folks started before the suntoday. for others christmas eve is a time to take it slow, preflekt and pray. the big story tonight is christmas eve 2016. at this point many people are probably settling in, getting for the arrival of old saint nick and hopefully the kids are sleeping tight and the cookies are ready. you can see santa claus and his reindeer there. we have team coverage tonight. jeannette reyes is in winfield heights where just moments ago the final shoppers left target where we begin with meteorologist melissa magee. >> walter, was a bit of a soggy start to our holiday weekend

with a high in philadelphia 46 degrees but we did have that rain earlier today. the rain has since moved out of our region and we've got a partly cloudy sky. right now the city coming in at 43. chilly to the north and west, 36 in buffalo, 38 in pittsburgh and 39 degrees in boast washington, d.c. and he richmond virginia. it's dry and quiet we had that fropt across our region earlier today and has since moved off to the south and east so we've got clear skies on the way, partly cloudy sky for the rest of tonight. for the next 12 hours it's chilly we'll jump down to 30s in the suburbs. so as we look ahead we'll take another look at santa and his current destination and where he's headed next. it's sunny for christmas day with temperatures in the 40s. in fact we'll take you through our planner tomorrow. mostly sunny, it's pleasant and mild. 8:00 in the morning 34. by noon on christmas day 43. 5:00 in the evening we're coming

in at 42 degrees. >> melissa said she heard jingle bells. thank you, melissa. many christmas trees by the way already have their presents in place but there are some hard-core procrastinators who spent the last possible minute checking off items from the shopping list. jeannette reyes has been out with the shoppers all day long. she joins us now from the target in winfield heights. jeannette? >> reporter: talking about cutting it close here, procrastinators were out here in full force. tarkt closed just a few minutes ago and if you were missing some guests at the dinner table tonight, they were probably at target. love it or hate it, tonight the madness comes to an end. >> i'm exhausted, i'm tired and i'll be glad wle tomorrow comes. >> reporter: at kohls we ran

into numerous parents. >> some last minute shopping. >> reporter: you've got your hands full here. >> yeah, i do. >> reporter: zbl this little kid is trying to empty my pockets. >> he says she's a good shopper but gets distracted she made sure to check off her christmas list herself. no help needed her. >> i'm shoopg for myself and my daughter because i'm going to make sure she's goog to iceland and i want to make sure she has everything she needs and i've got a couple of things for me. >> reporter: over at target in winfield heights, the parking lot was just about the only thing packed. many shelves were left bear after a tornado of hardcore procrastinators came through. >> we'll be done very soon.

>> reporter: still it's the nagging feeling of what you need that has people finding themselves shopping just hours before christmas. >> we don't need this but i do. >> reporter: you're a lucky kid. >> lucky to have two grateful parents. >> reporter: procrastinators were out in full force. in their defense, experts say when the temperature is relatively mild it's hard to get into the christmas spirit. if you didn't get out tonight there's always next year, right? reporting live in winfield heights, jeannette reyes, channel 6 action news. >> just about out of time. and for many of course christmas is a time to reflect, pray and celebrate the birth of jesus christ. tonig tonight worshippers gathered.

the scola and quartet were on hand. >> and they celebrated the mass at episcopalhedral. meanwhile earlier tonight pope francis christmas eve right there at the vatican to ring in christmas and celebrate the birth of jesus hrist.

across the world tonight people are celebrating hanukkah. benjamin netanyahu lit a candle. it commemorates the victory of the macabees over the syrians. closer to home the ben franklin bridge is all lit up in honor of hanukkah. you can see the bridge all aglow in white and blue. please follow our meteorologists on facebook and on twitter for weather updates. the country's top counter terrorism officials across america. they say isis has called on supporters to target houses the

worship. >> one of the most significant threats facing this country today comes from people who are inspired by terrorist ideologies but operate independent of a terrorist organization. >> the man behind the berlin attack was killed in atly yesterday. we have developing news out of delaware. state police are investigating a deadly hit and run there. it happened just before 8:00 tonight in new castle county. police say a vehicle hit a woman and simply drove off. so far no word on the description of that vehicle. in other knews family and friends are mourning the death of an 81-year-old mother who was gunned down inside a small grocery story. bob brooks spoke with the

victim's daughter. >> reporter: instead of celebrating christmas eve, there's a neighborhood in south philly where pretty much everyone is spending the day crying. some could barely stand. we spoke with her daughter maria at the family's home today. >> she was loved by so many people. >> reporter: maria says she doesn't think this was random. >> somebody was stalking my mother for whatever reason. >> a man dressed in all black entered her store called marie's grocery. the store just two doors down from the family's home. detectives say the suspect said nothing, stole nothing but shot the 81-year-old several times. there was a witness inside working with marie and there is a description of the suspect. they now have a message for. >> he better turn himself in, because not for nothing but we

do have a description. >> so many neighbors we spoke with say buck helped everyone, even let some people go without paying. >> what little story do you know trusts people. >> reporter: buck wanted to retire but was so dedicated to her store and to her community, she couldn't bring herself to stop. >> she wanted to. next year. >> this person needs me and that's the way she was. >> she adds they'll turn to their faith now to make it through this. >> i made sure my mom got a blessing. if anyone knows who did this please call the philadelphia police. bob brooks, channel 6 action news. >> a foul odor last night across

parts of philadelphia and south jersey. police say it came from the paulsboro refinery. we're told it released sulfur dioxide last night. the odor was gone by 1:00 a.m. much more to come on action news tonight. donald trump decides to dissolve his foundation over concerns of a conflict of interest but investigators say not so fast. details coming up. it may be the most wonderful time of the year but it can be a very dangerous tiism when it comes to fire. and jamie apody has sports when action news comes right back.

president-elect donald trump says he plans to dissolve his controversial foundation. he says the trump foundation has done wonderful things contributing money to veterans, law enforcement and children in need. but trump says he still wants to dissolve it to avoid even the appearance of a conflict of of interest. the foundation has been criticized for reportedly funneling its money to settle legal disputes. the foundation is currently under investigation by the attorney general. tributes and well wishes are

pouring in for actress carrie fisher. she went into cardiac arrest yesterday on a flight from london to l.a. fisher is now on a ventilator in critical condition. her brother told our sister station kabc she is getting the best care she can receive. this time is also a great time. of course for everybody, but can also be very dangerous when it comes to fires. more fires are reported during the holiday season than any other time of the year. cooking, christmas trees and holiday lights can all pose hazards. abc's lindsay janice. >> authorities say the blaze ripping through this manhattan apartment building injuring more than 2 dozen people thursday was caused boo i a come burning a candle while wrapping gifts. the sleep of her bathrobe hanging in the hope flames catching fire. >> apparently she took the robe

off and dropped it on the floor and left the door open now you had fire in the hallway. >> the top four days for home candle fires in the u.s. are christmas eve and christmas day and new year's eve and new year's day. >> we recommend flameless canned ales. they look the same. >> reporter: but it's not just candles. there are more house fires in december and january than any other time. this demonstration shows just how quickly a real christmas tree can go up in flames. safety experts say keep real trees watered and turn lights off when you're away or sleeping and when the tree gets dry, get rid of it. >> a family from connecticut get quite the holiday surprise this morning. a woman and her brother went on their way to the hospital when they decided to stop because the baby was not going to wait. a trooper was called in to help. he says he barely had time to put on gloves before the baby

was born. he who is a father of three said his previous training helped him deliver theaby. we're happy to report mom and baby are doing just fine. condi

nice for christmas day. we'll she you what's going on you can see no issues with precipitation although earlier today we did have some rain in philadelphia and across the delaware and lehigh valleys all that moist tour moving off to our south and east. sky 6 live in hd, we are looking at a beautiful shot of our city hall camera and a christmas tree all lit up. we've got a partly cloudy to mostly clear sky and temperatures aren't too bad. in fact right now in philadelphia we're coming in at 43. average for us this time of year is 42 so we are above the norm. 34 in the poconos, 43 in reading. at the coast in cape may and at 43. visibility not an issue along the i-95 corridor we're down to 6 miles for both millville and 3

miles in toms river. low level moisture across areas of south jersey keep that in mind if you're doing some late night traveling. it's drying quiet we had that front across our region earlier today and has since shifted to our south and east and as we widen out the picture we've got high pressure over the great lakes and this will work its way over the great lakes provide us with sinking air, it suppresses that moisture away from our riij as well. we've got brighter skies on the second half of our holiday weekend. it's partly cloudy, it's chilly. it's 34 degrees in philadelphia. we are tracking santa about an hour ago santa was in philadelphia. right now he is in new york but it is heading into canada so hopefully everyone is asleep and the presents are on the way for christmas day. the forecast tomorrow mostly sunny tonight 47 degrees in wilmington for the high.

48 in atlantic city we've got middle 40s for allentown also in reading and 46 degrees in dover. one more look at the christmas day forecast. mostly sunny and pleasant you wake up 8:00 in the morning, you open autopsy all the gifts and the presents, that temperature by noontime 43 and 42 by 5:00 tomorrow evening. here's the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast. on monday a few changes on the way. it's mostly cloudy, drizzle will be aroundeasterly winds. it's still damp on tuesday but we're mild. temperatures in the upper 50s. thursday mostly cloud write with rain possible at 48 and brisk and cooler next friday a high of just 41 for new year's eve. next saturday, partly sunny a high temperature in at 38 degrees. looking good for christmas day. >> this year just flew. >> it really did.

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christmas gift on thursday. >> yes. hopefully they'll get another one next sunday. the eagles have a lot on their christmas list too. a couple of wide receivers, lineman and quarterbacks and a partridge in a pear tree. a quarterback they're set there for a long time. it's been impressive showing for carson wentz, he's smack in the middle of the pack in terms of passing yards in the season. more impressive has been his versatility, his ability to make plays with his feet. his coaches need a lot of growth that makes him truly cutted for the future. >> as the season has gone on it's really sort of let the game unfold.

things are beginning to slow down for him and what i mean by that is being able to use his legs, seeing the field a little bit differently, checking the ball down, those are all things. that's the maturity of your quarterback. >> even though the eagles were off, there was a lot of football today. eagles fans with all eyes on the vikings. santa delivered visiting grain bay where it is a white christmas all that snow caused minnesota's plane to skid off the runway yesterday. sam bradford trying to lead the. redskins looking to keep their playoffs alove against th.

they need the lions to lose twice to get in. time is running out. under 5 seconds to go. charges down 44-yard field goal to tie it. browns win. they have last 17 street dating back to last year. what's uglier this season or that guy's sweater?