clemonton. dann cuellar is live at the prosecutor's office. >> yes, they are the lead in the investigation as to how a missing marine ended up debt in dead ina lake. he wasn't seen since six weeks ago. officials were scouring the area for him but no luck. they weren't giving up. >> we don't want to stop until it's done. >> lance served two tours of duty in the middle east and when he returned he suffered from post traumatic stress disorder. on december 2nd, he got into a fight at the tavern, got kicked out and lef walked home.

surveillance cameras showed him two blocks from home and then disappeared. >> the ice on the water limited our ability. >> they went back saturday under snowy conditions with the help of 15 marines, still nothing. then came the warmer weather we have had and they went back to bottom lake. this time the ice melted. >> we deployed our marine unit and made the discovery. >> what drove you to come back? >> being able to bring that closure to that family so they can go to sleep at night. >> now the search was fueled by the fact that much more by the fact that lance james served overseas, the circumstances leading to his death remain unknown. an autopsy is scheduled for tomorrow. i'm dann cuellar, "action news,"

channel6. >> thank you, dan. two men are in critical condition after a shooting. this was the scene on the 6600 block of hagerman street. police found the victims in a tow truck. the men suffered from multiple gunshot wounds. police are looking for two suspects scene running from the scene. they are trying to determine if this is related to the shooting last night on orthodox. the medical examiner overturned the ruling that a former ceo killed himself. today they changed john sheridan's manner of death to undetermined. he and his wife were found dead in their home in 2014. they called the deaths murder/suicide. the couple's four sons believe

that someone killed their parents. they say the prosecutor jumped to conclusions saying he killed himself and set their house on fire. >> we have a wintery messy saturday on tap. it begins with temperatures in the 20s overnight. let's go live outside to meteorologist cecily tynan. >> jim, winter is coming back. yesterday temperatures in the 60s. there is moisture to the south and west. it doesn't look like a big storm, but it's bringing some snow and sleet in the afternoon hours. part of the equation is the arctic high pressure moving in tonight. this is pulling the winds out of the northwest. philadelphia, 36. syracuse, 22. temperatures will be dropping down into the 20s overnight. tomorrow is a cold day. the day planner showing 29-degrees at 7:00.

temperatures hovering just above freezing, 34-degrees through the afternoon. this is when the moisture moves in. with most of the snow falling during the day, temperatures above freezing, most of it will be melting on the roads. this is a nuisance event, snow between 10:00 in the morning 11:00 in the afternoon right around lunchtime mixing with areas to the south. it ends between 6:00 and 9:00. i talk about what's behind the system for the weekend in the accuweather forecast, jim. >> all right, cecily, we urge you to stay with "6abc" throughout the weekend. we'll show you what to expect and when and follow each of our meteorologists on twitter and facebook for updates as well. ♪ ♪

>> the senate intelligence committee will investigate whether there was contact between russia and members of the trump campaign. yesterday republican chairman richard bu burr said probing possible contact was outside the purview. today he changed course. he and mark warner said they would use subpoenas if necessary to force trump's team to testify. meanwhile, democratic congressman and civil right's leader john lewis of georgia has shaken the ground by becoming the first elected official to publicly say this about donald trump. >> the president elect is not seen as the legitimate president. >> why is that? >> i think the russians participated in having this man get elected.

they helped to destroy the candidacy of hilary clinton. >> asked if he could forge a relationship with donald trump, lewis said, it's going to be difficult. congress has taken the first step toward repealing obama care. republicans have approved a budget to allow the senate to dismantle it with 51 votes. the gop holds 52 majority. replacing the law will be more difficult, 60 vote in the senate meaning republicans need support from eight democrats for each step of the way. the house and senate passed legislation that clears the way for the retired general james matis to become secretary of the house barring a waiver.

he retired three years ago. the white house said president obama will sign the one time exception into law. >> we urge you to stay with "action news" for continuing coverage of the white house transition leading up to donald trump's inauguration next friday. the search for a missing fisherman in ocean county new jersey is on hold tonight. searchers found the boat belonging to christopher hugg but the 45-year-old was nowhere to be found. the coast guard and local authorities will resume the search tomorrow. >> there is a good deal of reaction to a new rule in the square. live is jeff jericho. stay away from the wall has delighted some and angered

others. >> that's right. the movement was to protect the million dollars restoration job the wall underwent. folks here are questioning the motivate. >> we saw the sign. it's like no one in the park this evening. >> one rogue wall sitter is all we found in the park where signs warn that the limestone walls are off limits. >> it's not fair to everybody that wants to sit and relax and enjoy themselves. >> it's not nice. >> the park's department approved the new rule to protect the recently restored walls, but the prohibition isn't sitting well with some. >> trying to lessen the vibe at written house square. we used to enjoy the people here. >> there were so many people sitting on the wall smoking marijuana that a three-year-old going by gets stoned. >> jeanie murphey says loiters

are a growing problem smoking pot and damaging the wall. >> putting cigarettes out on the wall, ruining the wall. it's unfortunate people abused the privilege. >> i doubt people sitting on the wall are damaging the wall. it sounds like they are trying to get rid of a certain type of people many the park. the area saw a recent rash of crimes. a murder in october led to police presence. some worry whatever the reason, the message will have unintended consequences. >> what do you think it says? >> it says we are not friendly, not open for business. i don't like that. i want philly open for business. >> there are two protests planned for next week, including a sit in. jim? >> thank you, jeff. >> lynn was back before a judge,

lynn's attorney wants the case thrown out. lynn was convicted of child endangerment for failing to investigate sexual abuse against a priest. he spent 33 months in jail before an appeal's court granted him a new trial. the judge will judge in march. >> good samaritans rush to the rescue of a driver stuck in front of a train racing down the tracks. >> jeff skversky has details of the match up against the hornets. >> windchills right now in the 20s. i'm tracking snow on the way tomorrow. next week, a big pattern change. i explain in the seven-day forecast. >> plus, why city dwellers are likely to live longer when "action news" continues tonight.

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>> there was a moment of reflection today at the fort lauderdale international airport one week after five people were killed by a gunman. an elder at the local church helped them with their healing after the attack. esteban santiago pulled a gun and shot travelers. he is being held in jail. > a fugitive wanted for the deadly shooting of an orlando police officer may be hiding in the area. marquee lloyd is believed to have family in the area. investigators have been searching for lloyd since master

sergeant clayton was killed monday. her funeral is planned for tomorrow. >> a report after a yearlong investigation into the chicago police department. it found the police department has a pattern of using excessive force and has violated the constitutional rights of residents for years. they have agreed to reform under court enforced agreement including transparency, better training and accountability for officers. 2016 was chicago's most violent year in two decades. today federal officials said the philadelphia police department has implemented changes in its use of deadly force. the justice department praised philadelphia for implementing 91 recommendations for improvement. the review was ordered in 2013. mayor kenny talked about it

today. the review was ordered after an incomincrease in officer related shootings. >> 46-year-old brian murphey faces several charges after investigators say he used $900,000 to pay for personal expenses. it happened over a four year period. police say the client thought the money was being invested in mutual funds. a notable figure from south jersey has died. bill mauri morey's pier has die. he >> lee thomas: >> lee thomas: he leaves behind. >> people gathered at temple

emmanuel church for the dedication to the civil right's leader. ted windsly gathered as guest speaker. in cherry hill, more than 80 choir members and musicians performed music with inspatial messages as part of the evening to celebrate martin luther king. >> health check at 11:00, new data showing those that live in cities are likely to live longer. over the past 15 years, researchers found that those not living in cities had higher rates of death in the top five reasons for death including heart attacks and smoking. check out this scary accident on

a slippery mountain road in utah. a semiwas trying to pass a snowplowed when the driver clipped it sending it down an embankment. >> four men came to the rescue of a car stuck on train tracks. they pushed the car off the tracks 11 seconds before the train came through. >> we have a bit of snow come through tomorrow. >> not a big event at all, but a bit of messy weather. double scan live looking similar to how it looked at 6:00 tonight. moisture over baltimore bleeding in toward dover. we have dry air at the surface. it's known as virga, evaporating before it touches ground. we have colder air. a lot of it fall in the form of

snow. right now temperatures beginning to fall, 36 in philadelphia. the official high, 61 set shortly before 1:00 in the morning before the cold front moved through, allentown, 31, wilmington 37. pocono, currently 21. satellite 6 showing clouds in place, moisture streaming into the south, parts of virginia, west virginia. this lifts north toward lunchtime. farther out to the west, a major ice storm across the plains, kansas stitt, oklahoma city, half inch to an inch of ice. fortunately, we are getting a little bit of action tomorrow afternoon. tomorrow, chilly, typical this time of year, 29 philadelphia, allentown 23 and wilmington, 39. around 11:00, clouds in place,

seeing snow breaking out, parts of chester, lancaster, kent county. 3:00, snow showers as far as as the poconos. across south jersey and delaware, mixing in with sleet and rain and by 9:00, it's all out of here, clouds and flurries left over. it's a light event. snow, sleet, a coating to an inch at best, falling with temperatures above freezing at the surface. the coating to an inch, i'm talking about grassy surfaces, melting on the main roads. the problem, secondary roads tomorrow that are not treated. as temperatures drop below freezing, there are schi slick , so take it easy. then sunday, 44-degrees. cloudy tomorrow, snow and sleet.

rain at the coast with a high of 34. sunday, brighter and not as cold, 44-degrees. monday, increasing clouds, 43, but it will be dry for the martin luther king day of service. if you are headed out to do activities, volunteering, it's looking nice. at 9:00, 32, 1:00, 42, 5:00, 41. tuesday, mostly cloudy, drizzle and 48-degrees. wednesday, a day for the umbrella, 56 and occasional rain periods of rain on wednesday. thursday and friday, mild temperature in the low 50s, clouds breaking forthwith sunshine. the one day out of the next seven that feels like winter, 3r with a touch of snow, not a big event tomorrow. some areas could be icy. >> thank you, cecily.

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>> sixers fans just delighted with what they saw tonight against the charlotte hornets. >> three straight. how long have we been waiting for this? trust the process. he's been saying it for years. the sixers showing their potential, on the best run in years.

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>> the philly's have saved themselves from going to arbitration. they agree to a one year contract worth $4.2 million. he finished with a career high 37. at one point the most saves in baseball. the phils looking to avoid arbitration with fernandez. >> first ranked villanova getting ready for the game at madison square garden. the wildcats say they are still bringing it together to play their best basketball. >> it's like the old big east where every game you are going through a grinder. you just know, no matter what

the record is, they are good and they expect to win. >> penn loses second straight tonight. they struggled to defend the deep ball. 50% from three, penn 68-60. lots of "college hoops" tomorrow. sixers back in action tomorrow. six and a half behind washington for the final playoff spot. >> let's go. it was all about dogs, cats and other pets in montgomery county. the greater philadelphia pet expo in oaks featured sporting competitions for dogs and rabbits. also a petting zoo with alpacas. some folks brought their dogs and alpacas. checked out vendors selling items like gourmet dog treats. this event runs through the

weekend. "jimmy kimmel live" next on 6:00. "action news" continues at 5:30 with gray hall. >> now for the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. have a good night. ♪ ♪

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