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is the subject of explosive allegations and according to abc news, the allegations are being of investigated by the fbi. all of this is sending shock waves through washington at the same time president obama was delivering his farewell address in chicago. it is tuesday night and the big story on "action news" tonight is word that america's top intelligence officials briefed president elect trump last friday that russia has been trying to compromise him with financial and personal information and those allegations are under investigation. trump received a two-page synopsis of unverified information that not only does russia have compromising information about him, but there has been a continuing exchange of information between trump representatives and

intermediariy for the russian government and that was going on during the campaign. the information is compiled by memos that u.s. intelligence officials consider credible. the report does include factual errors. president elect trump respond, fake news, a total witch hunt. one would expect trump will be asked about the allegations tomorrow morning when he is expected to hold his first news conference? 111 days. you will see the conference on channel6 and stream live on abc 6. com. this was a historic night in chicago where president obama upheld a long time tradition. he delivered his farewell address. dann cuellar has the story. >> president obama wanted to say

farewell from his hometown chicago where it began for him so many years ago. he had a stern warning on the forces that drive us apart. >> addressing a crowd of 20,000, president obama thanked his supporters in the country for making him a bear man. >better man.>> after eight yearr president, i believe that. it's not just my belief, it's the beating heart of our american idea, bold experiment in self government. >> the president went through a litany of matters his administration accomplished in the last eight years. >> if i told you eight years ago that america would reverse the great recession, reboot our auto industry and unleash the longest stretch of job creation in our history. he thanked first lady obama for

taking on a role she never asked for and doing it with style and humor. >> you have made me proud and the country proud. >> he also thanked his vice president joe biden. >> the scrappy kid from scranton who became delaware's favorite son. you were the first decision i made as a nominee, and it was the best. >> finally, he ended with his trademark slogan that started his presidency eight years ago -- >> yes, we can. yes, we did. yes, we can. thank you. god bless you. may god continue to bless the united states of america. [applause ] >> so with ten days left as president, barack obama signaled that he would not be going away. he will be a citizen for all of his days that remain. >> i'm dann cuellar, channel6 "action news." >> dan, thank you.

weather advisories went into effect at 6:00 tonight and parts of the area could see freezing rain. cecily tynan has the word from accuweather. >> double scan live showing a broad area of blue. that's the freezing rain working across central pennsylvania. if you look closely, you can see how the freezing rain line is moving north. it's encountering warmer air. that's good news for most of our viewing area, however zoomed in, you can see parts of northern burke county on the edge seeing freezing rain. it's moving toward the northern lehigh valley and the poconos. temperatures too warm for philadelphia, redding 35, allentown 37. the air temperatures can be above freezing when the ground of the surface is at or below

freezing. poconos, 27-degrees. changes from the weather advisories dropped for upper montgomery and burke county until midnight, 5:00 extended for the lehigh valley and poconos for the higher elevations. the good news is, we won't deal with freezing rain by the morning rush. temperatures in the 40s. i have i have details ahead. >> we are not expecting an impact on the morning rush, but you can check in with the "action news" team beginning at 4:30 in the morning. >> a an accident shut down the northbound inner lanes for a couple of hours. police say five vehicles collided just before 8:30 near welsh road. one vehicle on top of another, others went off the roadway. at least three people are being

treated at the hospital. >> a former teacher in the north penn school district has been arrested and charged with having a sexual relationship with a female student. christie lleto is in north township. how did this become public? >> detectives spoke with the victim and she revealed she slept with mark miller on several occasions but it was con sensual. >> news of the arrest spread fast. the instructor is facing sexual assault charges for sleeping with the student. the victim told police she had sex with miller three times between november and december, the first time in the backseat of miller's car while traveling from a school event.

the final encounter was at this marriott hotel where surveillance video captured the pair in the lobby. major miller and the teen were in an ongoing relationship over the past month. >> we went to miller's listed address in glen more. no one answered the door. neighbors say he kept to himself. >> i was a former educator myself. this is appalling. >> major miller confided in a second student that his marriage was ending and wanted her to be with him in the future even discussing having children. rattling one of the biggest school communities in the state. >> you are always concerned about it, but there are two sides to the story. i would like to see what comes out in court. >> miller wave waived his preliy

hearing allowing the case to go to trial but no date has been set. jim? >> police in wilmington are offering a $10,000 reward to catch the suspect that killed a store owner. he was shot and killed in the lancaster market yesterday afternoon during an apparent robbery attempt. philadelphia police are trying to track down the suspects behind two violent robberies in frankfort that happened blocks apart. an 18-year-old girl was attacked by a group of masked men after getting off of a bus on frankfort avenue early this morning. minutes later, a 29 year old was ambushed by a similar group blocks away. both were taken to hospital and they are expected to be okay. >> the mayor of paulsboro, new

jersey helped rescue a woman from her burning home. gary stevenson noticed the smoke coming from the home on broad street. he called 911 and started pounding on the door. i'm yelling, banging, trying to get through windows. i'm a former fire chief i'm giving orders, bang on this door. go around back. the girl came down the steps. i said you have to get out of here, honey. this place is on fire. >> the woman was asleep because she works the night shift and had no idea there was a fire. the smoke detectors didn't go off. the mayor says he's not a hero. he did what anyone would do for their neighbors. >> a horse was rescued from a

pond in morning. firefighters used a pick axe and other materials to pull the animal to safety. the horse, his name, ricky ricardo, was treated to a hot meal and warm blankets. still to come on "action news" tonight, death for dylann roof. we hear reaction from a relative of a charleston church victim. >> we talk about how social media and brotherly love are helping them get there. cecily? >> i'm tracking col warm air but winter makes a comeback. >> villanova bounces back from its first loss. ducis roger has sports when "action news" continues. ♪ ♪

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>> a federal jury today sentenced dylann roof to death. roof is accused of killing nine black church members in a racially motivated attack. he acted as his own attorney in the sentencing phase speaking to the jury today roof did not apologize, refused to argue he was insane in june of 2015 when he walked into a south carolina church and killed nine church goers. it took the jury three hours to decide on the death penalty today. many of the victim's families say they feel vindicated. >> today we had justice for my sister. this is a hollow victory because my sister is still gone. >> the judge will formally sentence roof tomorrow morning. roof says he does plan to appeal the ruling. >> accused cop killer eric freen

will not be able to put on an insanity defense according to a ruling today from the judge. he is accused of killing one trooper and wounding another outside the barracks and leading police on a 48 day manhunt. the jury will be picked from chester county. >> upper darby police officers will be protected by an added line of defense. these are active shooter invests to be warn during the especially dangerous situations. the extra layer of metal and ceramic can protect. they were bought at a cost of $30,000. >> the drug epidemic was the focus of chris christie's state

of the state address today. he has a comprehensive plan to save lives. he planned to limit the number of days opioid painkillers can be prescribed from 30 days to five. >> alabama senator jeff sessions spent the day before the judiciary committee. this is the start of confirmation hearings for donald trump's pointties. sessions is trump's choice for attorney general. he called water boarding which trump expressed support for improper and illegal. >> also in the spotlight today was retired marine general john kelly designated to lead the department of homeland security. he said he likes the idea of a wall to secure the border with mexico but a physical wall alone

won't do the job, but physical manpower is a must. >> "action news" reporter jeanette reyes tells the story tonight. >> the nation's capital is a few hours away. to these kids, it may as well be another world. >> it's a big deal. many of our kids haven't been out of philadelphia. >> they are part of the my brother's keeper program launched by the white house several years ago. the mentors decided to take the kids on a trip to washington d.c. for a symposium at the department of education. >> for many, the trip would mark the first time they have traveled out of strait. mosstate.most of the students cm under privileged backgrounds. the trip is meant to open their eyes and hopefully, inspire them. even inspiration costs money, money the kid and their families

don't have. some didn't even have the appropriate attire for the trip. >> a lot of our kids are in poverty. they are on the street making money. >> the mentors turned to the community for help posting a fundraiser on facebook. >> surprising to me was how fast donations came in. within an hour i raised a couple of hundred dollars. >> a couple of hours later, $1,300 were raised. the kids went shopping, got train tickets and had a little left over to tour the city. day quan jackson visited the white house recently and saw president obama deliver a speech. >> now i think i'm unstoppable. i can do whatever i put my mind to. >> the kids came back the same day, probably tired. if you would like to learn more about this, visit our website.

reporting live from philadelphia, jeanette reyes, "action news." >> the old field north of vineland metal extraction process created slag and a fine material called bag house dust. today's plan calls for building train tracks to the site and lifting the remainder out of the state. the project could take several years. the irs will deny tax refunds to 40,000,000 families this year. a new law aims at fraud and identity theft. many of the americans rely on refunds to pay bills or settle debts. if you claimed the credit, your

refund will be affected. the irs will release money february 15th. most won't see it before the end of february. let's get the latest word from accuweather and cecily tynan. >> for most of the viewing area, what's moving in is plain rain. storm tracker 6 double scan, you can see the yellow, the blue is where the freezing rain is hitting. it's northern burke county, the northern lehigh valley and poconos, areas along i-78 and the north. even here temperatures are warming and changing over to plain rain. temperatures are warming up tomorrow. right now, philadelphia is 40-degrees. cape may is 40. allentown is 37-degrees. the surface temperature is close to freezing, redding 35, and what a difference 24 hours

makes. it's 20-degrees warmer in philadelphia than this time yesterday. the warm up continues for the next two days. satellite 6 along with radar shows moisture from the west. that's freezing rain. it continuing to change to rain in the overnight hours. 2:00 is when we get the bulk of precipitation, a quarter inch of rain. only the poconos are dealing with freezing rain at this point. heading into the morning commute, the morning rain is out of here by 5:00. clouds left over, tomorrow is a nice day. by 1:00, 48, 4:00, 50. reaching 51-degrees. more than 10-degrees above normal with breaks of shine. tomorrow night, another round of rain with a warm front. behind the warm front, this is when it's a blow torch thursday.

62-degrees mixture of clouds and sunshine. breezy, but the cold front brings us a dose of reality for the weekend. cooler air with the threat of snow and wintery mix. the seven-day forecast showing tomorrow, milder, morning clouds, afternoon sunshine, nice day. 51-degrees, another round of rain while most of us are sleeping, thursday, up to 62. the cold front moves through friday dropping to 49-degrees, temperatures falling. saturday, the front gets hung up over us. a wave of low pressure develops and snow north of philadelphia. at this point, a light enlt eve, not a major winter storm. martin luther king, lots of clouds, perhaps a shower, 43 and tuesday, temperatures running 1a high of 50-degrees.

we have more details in the saturday event as we head through the week. you have to go golfing or something. >> we'll take that. thank you, cecily. the average price of raising a child is approaching a quarter million dollars. a middle class married couple would spend $233,000. this doesn't cover the cost of college, birth through age 17, $14,000 a year, up to a third of the cost is housing, up sizing to a place with an extra bedroom, for example, food, child care and education are the next highest expenses. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ by peggy lee playing ]

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>> flyers in buffalo trying to right the ship. >> they have to score some goals. december 14th, that's the last time the flyers won a road game. the reason being little offense. earlier today wayne simmons was named to his first all star

team. flyers out shoot the sabers but don't out play them. 2-0 sabers lead. final seconds of the period, evander cane finds a loose puck. flyers lose 4-1. they host vancouver thursday. villanova lost its number one ranking yesterday. cats reassert dominance today blasting xavier. first half a bit tight. chris jenkins three balls, ties the game, nova takes the six point lead into the after. second half, josh hart, two of 20 points, candidate for player of the year, villanova cruises, 79-54. >> a goodwin for us against a good xavier team. >> we made shot in the second half, both of us in the first half. both teams defended well.

chris, i think, hit big shots in the second half and loosened it up. >> st. joes home to george mason training to be a hawk. demry with the play. hawks take the one point lead. the st. joe's team is plagued with injuries. >> still ahead in

>> the sixers will host the nix tomorrow night. the sixers have won three of the last four games. okafor has hardly been a part of the game. dnp next to his name as in did not play. >> right now, i'm the person sitting out. it's not what i want to be in the position. i'm dnp. coach brown has been phenomenal with me, and i know in the long run i'll be fine. >> it's not his fault he's in the situation. i want to be sure he's kept up, feels fantastic about himself. >> we have a ben simmons sighting, we are told he

practiced with the team today. hopefully he will be back on the court soon from foot surgery. >> gist the beginning. thank you, ducis. "jimmy kimmel live." ami adams, naomi harris and music from blink 182. "action news" continues at 4:30. > >> "action news" continues at 4:30 with pamela edwards, pat oh donald and karen murray. for cecily tynan, ducis rodgers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. goodnight. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪