is shot 13 times in west philadelphia. president-elect donald trump and congressman john lewis takes swipes at one another in new statements. ringling brothers bar numb and bailey circus is closing. good morning, 6:00 a.m., as you plan your day, chris sowers

is here, nydia han will be mere later. you were on the money, kind of a non-event, light snow and flurries. >> reporter: nuisance event it wasn't a big deal. the only issue we're dealing with this morning, some of the roads are wet from the wintry mix and snow because temperatures are dropping below the freezing mark, icy patches are developing, especially west of the city, take it easy first thing this morning. once the sun comes up, the numbers will respond quickly and we won't have to worry about that. the next couple of hours this is what we're concerned with, the icy patches, the roads are wet. temperatures are quickly dropping and that black ice is developing. remember what black ice is, black ice is transparent it almost looks wet. when you approach it you don't think much of it, but it could be slick, keep a safe distance between you and the car ahead of

you for the next couple of hours. north appear -- and west, 26 in pottstown, quakertown, 32 in center city, chester, 31. a lot of low 30s south and east, villas, 34. woodbine, 32. interior sections of south jersey are well below freezing anywhere from 30 to 31 degrees, morning cloud cover, a nice looking day, sunny skies, accuweather will go with the high today of 44. if you think that's mild, wait until you see the seven-day forecast, i'll have that in just a bit. folks, time 6:02. this morning a taxi driver is fighting for his life, he was shot 13 times after a confrontation with a customer. here's what we know about that, police found the cabby shot and lying on the sidewalk with the

cab still running on the 800 block of brooklyn street in west philadelphia around 2:00 a.m. a half-hour earlier, the driver with the philadelphia taxi cab company refused a ride to a difficult passenger, about two blocks away at 42nd and on street. the 56-year-old victim is undergoing shooting. a masked man with a shotgun mugged a woman in her parking garage. the victim was walking from her car on the third floor of the marine club condominiums on the 1100 block of south broad street. the criminal got away with the woman's purse and cell phone. thankfully the victim was not hurt. this morning the search continues for the person who shot two men working for the same philadelphia tow truck company, one of the men is fighting for his life in the hospital. his co-worker a loving father

died he was shot right in front of his home. "action news" reporter, bob brooks talked to the victim's family about the legacy he leaves hind. this is kion fister junior, he is picture with his mom and two sons. he was tragically gunned down outside his home in tacony last night. we spoke with his grieving family. >> this is a good young man. this is a young man who worked, he wasn't in the street. he was about his family and children. >> reporter: we obtained the surveillance video of the heinous crime it's quick. bruceer worked as a tow truck driver, before he closes the door, a suspect walks up behind him and shots him and his co-worker.bruster was killed.

his family said they don't understand why this would happen. >> egg to work he come home. he not in the street. >> reporter: on haggerman street we noticed real estate signs, almost every neighbor we have spoken to, said things are out of control and they are leaving. >> i have four grandchildren that are afraid to leave their kids out. >> i'm looking to get out. >> one neighbor blames things specifically on drugs. >> i think a lot of things have to do with the drug heroin. a lot of people partake in it. bruster's family has to say this to the killer, turn yourself in, let your conscience be your god.

you took away something special and precious for all of us. >> reporter: the neck step was him to move out of that -- the next step for bruster was to move out that neighborhood and buy a home. if you have any information call police, bob brooks, channel 6 "action news." >> president-elect donald trump is getting push back from china concerning his comments on taiwan. the "wall street journal" article that was published friday trump suggested he might use support from the selfverniny from the one china policy. china's foreign minister said the policy is nonnegotiable. trump said he plans to keep them for the time being, but he is open for lifting in return for

russia's help for anti-terror initiative. the war of words between president-elect donald trump and john lewis is ramping up. he said trump is not a legitimate leader because the russians helped him to get into office. he said lewis should help to get crime down in the inner cities. lewis said i've been beatenning bloody and teargassed and fighting for what's right for america he rufers to the simon he -- he refers to the time he suffered beating while warning in selma. after trump's statement his home district of atlanta is horrible

and falling a part it's consider one of the nation's fastest growing area, but it's rates of crime and poverty of the highest in america. bernie sanders comes to george stephanopoulos this week you can see it on of abc. "action news" our digital platform and abc news will bring you live coverage from washington. 6:08 a.m., now, the news of that big announcement, ringling brothers is shutting down. >> good evening ladies and gentlemen. welcome to ringling brothers and barnum and bailey. the final show will be in may capping a run of almost 150

years declining attendance and high operating cost led to the dismies of owe demise let to the end of the so-called greatest show on earth. they will perform at the wells fargo center a month from today is one of the last. jim kenny weighed in on the controversial rule to keep people from sitting on the wall at rittenhouse park. the mayor said i am fruls traited there -- frustrated, too, the government is very large and at times things get by them. sit where you want. passion department put in the new rule -- parks department put in the new rule to protect the wall. philadelphia is working on a road rage shooting case that sent a driver to the hospital.

blues and pop legend is coming to the lehigh valley. we've got your ticket information. flyers alumnae faces off against the penguins, jeff skeverski has more about that and the current day flyers. >> reporter: looking ahead we'll have wet weather arriving later this week. the headliner continues to be the warm weather, the extended warm weather is on the way and i do mean extended. details right after this. ad

hit parts of the nation's heartland. communities could see ice up to another half inch. in oklahoma, you see ice on tree branches and stop signs. power outages have been reported in the plains. icy situation for those folks there. meteorologist chris sowers of course is tracking snow and sleet yesterday, none today. >> reporter: no, as a matter of fact today looks very nice. sunshine returns this afternoon, temperatures in the 40s. we can handle that. >> we can. >> reporter: let's get you outside, as we take a look live on sky6 live hd, you can see it's nice and quiet this morning, we have a little bit of cloud cover still overhead, that will be thinning out very rapidly and testers --

temperatures will respond later this afternoon. it will be a day above seasonal averages. this could start a stretch of 8, 9, 10 straight days where temperatures will be above normal. let's go over to the radars and see what's going on. everything is quiet this morning, all the moisture we saw the other day, yesterday, 32 degrees, we're sitting at the freezing mark. the big concern this morning would be for any lingering roads that are wet, slick spots developing things like that. otherwise, it will be fairly quite. dewpoint, 27. the pressure is holding steady. winds out of the north pulling in the colder air at 5 miles per hour. al be -- allentown, 25 degrees, they picked up 3 quarts of an inch to an inch and quarter. far western suburbs like reading and lancaster, mid 20s. atlantic city, 34.

millville, 31. trenton, 29. satellite and radar, there goes yesterday's i don't want to call it a storm, let's call it a nuisance event as it works out to sea. clearing off to the northwest that moves in over the neck couple of hours. over the next few days it looks very quiet with high pressure in control. today we're not tracking anything at all. it's a mostly sunny day. monday, same thing, mostly sunny skies, late in the day a couple of clouds could start increasing in advance of the next system which is a rainmaker for us, that arrives tuesday afternoon. again, tomorrow is nice, tuesday could be a little damp. we could see periods of rain and drizzle throughout the day. there's a chance of rain and drizzle as we get into wednesday, as well. wednesday, it's kind of mind boggling when you think of the big picture, it's the middle of january, we have a warm front that will lift to the north, the jet stream will flatten out, it will go west to east it will

trap the cold air to the north, all the air will retreat up to the hudson bay in canada. we could see 6 to 8 days with temperatures in the 50s, i could see it extending nine or ten straight days. starting wednesday, the only day we don't see a day in the 50s is because of cloud cover and rain. it's extremely mild for this time of the year. winds out of the north northwest as 5 to 15 miles per hour. a lot of sunshine today, 1:00 p.m., 40. 3:00 p.m., 43. 5:00 p.m. 42. overnight tonight, 19 degrees outlying suburbs. 26 degrees under partly cloudy skies, breeze out of the northwest 5 to 10. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, mild weather. 44 today, nice and sunny.

tuesday tuesday clouds and some rain, 48. wednesday, 56. thursday, 52, friday, 52, saturday, 52, we could extend them through the following week. >> folks 6:17. you can warm up with the thoughts of summer staple musikfest, tickets for carlos santana will be on the sands steel stage august 4. musikfest features 500 performances on 15 stages. 6abc is a proud sponsor.

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>> all right welcome back, 6:24 sunday morning, nice day coming up. lots of sunshine after a few morning clouds. 11:00 a.m., 38. 3:00 p.m., 43 and then by 5:00 p.m., 42 we're shooting for a comfortable high, at least for january standards, 44 and then we have a huge pattern change heading this way. all the cold air will remain trapped up here. the jet stream in order to get the cold air down to the lower 48 would have to be more south. but it's all east for the next ten days, this pattern could last the next two weeks, a complete blow torch across the

lower 48. for the next week to ten days, the jet stream retreats north up to canada. an extended warmup is on the way, a long stretch of 50s starting wednesday. it looks colder by the end of the months. we could see 7, 8, 9 ten straight days in the 50s. >> in sports this morning, 50 years ago was the first super bowl. the game did not sell out and tickets cost $12. the 2017 team championship will be set later today. jeff skeverski has more on that and a tough day for sixers and flyers. >> reporter: no jo jo last night, joel embiid get a night off. guess who gets to play, okafor starting after missing five of their previous 6 games. okafor making up for lost time against the wizards.

a season high 26 points. later in the first, the cross over, the save, yes, sixers fans they love it. they are taking over the place, so are the wizards. sixers 13-point lead vanishes. sixers find themselves down 24 in the 4th. game over. sixers hot, the flyers are not. the flyers are going down a bad road they lost 8 straight road games, the last time the bullies beat anyone away from home, a month ago. first period in boston they turn it over on the power play. flyers fall behind 3-1. second period they are on a five minute penalty kill, the kills them. two minutes later, score. flyers allowed the most goals in the nhl.

they lost 6-3. rontall says they need to win. bobby clark plays in the alumni game against penguins. final seconds of the third we pick it up, it is tied up, the legion of doom can win it. what could have been? the flyers alum nigh game finishing in a 3-3 tie. nfl players down in dallas, the cowboys hosting the packers, the winner play the falcons in next week's title game. matt ryan lost four of five playoff games for the atlanta falcons until this, against seattle, yesterday, falling all over themselves, ruffle wilson tripped -- russell wilson tripped over his own teammate,

come on man. ryan throws for 300 yards and, atlanta, 36-20. they are going to the nfc title game they face the cowboys or the packers who play later today. an unlikely hero for tom braid and the patriots, the first player in nfl history to score a rushing touchdown and receiving touchdown and return a kick for a touchdown in a playoff game. lewis, 38 yards. that's sports, i'm jeff skeverski have a great day.

>> developing on "action news," sunday morning, two people are shot outside and eatery in delaware county. and we are going from ice to nice, as we take a live look at the commodore barry bridge, some black ice concerns are out there, but we are in for above-average temperatures all week. a pleasant good morning to you, nydia han will join us later, let's get you caught up on the forecast with meteorologist chris sowers, you're smiling and i'm smiling. >> reporter: ice to nice, did you write that? >> no, that was our producers [laughter]. >> reporter: we're going from

snow/sleet to a touch of rain, it's temperatures will be unbelievable. they are on the cold side, allentown, 23. because the numbers are dropping as quickly as they are, without for black ice to develop in some locations. anything untreated, icy patches, be careful on the roads this morning, at least the secondary ones. millville, 31, dover, 34 and atlantic city at the airport, 34 degrees. satellite and radar should be a nice quiet day, a few lingering clouds this morning will give way to a lot of sunshine later this afternoon. again, real enjoyable out there, especially for january standards. mostly sunny that's the call from accuweather today, and nice high of 44. when i come back in just a few minutes we'll focus more on the extended warmup in the accuweather seven-day forecast. gray? >> look forward to it, chris, thank you. developing overnight, two men were shot outside a delaware county chinese restaurant. the action cam was at that scene

on the 700 block of parker avenue in chester. police were called at 11:30 p.m. to reports of gunfire outside of ming restaurant. there's no word on their condition. philadelphia police say a road rage shooting put a man in the hospital, a bullet pierced the drivers side door in parkside last night. jeanette reyes has the details. >> reporter: a 25-year-old man is in the hospital after a road rage incident ended in gunfire. philadelphia police received a call of reports of a mantua a gun and male who was shot. officers responded to the 1700 block of north 53rd street where they found the victim with a gunshot wound to his hip. the victim's sedan you can see a single bullet hole on the drivers side door. the victim said it was the result of a road rage incident

that began on the expressway. the suspect drove off with black toyota camry with tinted windows. >> i'm not surprised to hear about it, there's an upsurge of violent activity in the neighborhood. >> the victim is in stable condition. he was not able to get a good description of the suspect, so if you have any information you are encouraged to contact police, reporting in university city, jennifer joyce channel 6 "action news." ♪ . >> a florida comiewrnt -- community saluted the orlando police officer who was shot by a fugitive. the officer and community activist was shot and killed by murder suspect markeith lloyd who was wented in the death

of -- wanted in the death of his pregnant girlfriend who is still on the run. ice in the heartland is causing traffic chaos. >> reporter: even giant rigs reduced to the ice storms freezing grasp. in oklahoma, the slick roads causing accidents claiming the life of a driver when his truck slid into on coming traffic the force of the crash tore the cab from the trailer. >> the car next to me hit their brakes hard and i started spinning. >> reporter: in wichita freezing rain and ice causing this 20 car crash. >> my air bag deployed and high head got knocked into the steering wheel. >> reporter: the accidents piled up. though trucks are out treating the roads many remain treacherous. >> you break out all the camping gear and have fun with

the family. >> reporter: shoppers are stocking up. >> to the left and the right there's nothing on the shelves, all the bacon was gone. >> reporter: the storm in missouri almost called this bride her wedding day. in the ends she made it down the aisle. even this flag was left in a frozen grip. sunday the threat of freezing rain from i-40 north to i-70. u.s. secretary of state john kerry is among dozens of diplomats in par pushing for new mid east peace talks. president-elect donald trump and israeli prime minister much of the world sees a two state solution as the best way to achieve peace in the israeli

palestinian corn -- conflict. inside story dives into the key bait over president-elect's donald trump plan to repeal and replace the affordable care act. inside story comes your way at 11:30 a.m. on of abc. this is a closeup shot of the falcon 9 rocket soaring into orbit in california. it's space x first lunch since an unman rocket exploded four months ago. it's a space race led by elon musk. they were able to send ten commercial satellites into space for voice and data companies. "action news" john rawlins got to see this for himself.

>> reporter: imagine a gray world shadowy beams. firefighters don't have to imagine this can be their workplace, the job find abbey rescue victims in a burning building. this demonstration at the philadelphia fire academy, the smoke not from the 1,000-degree flames, but a fog machine. the point is real. how do you find victims and avoid pitfalls. >> we have a they thermo imagig camera. is that the victim? >> that's the victim. >> reporter: they can penetrate by seeing in infared energy. they are replacing them with new units at 3 to $5,000 apiece, they are lighter. >> we have 27 ladders in the

city, they will go to the special operations companies. >> reporter: besides search and rescue, they can be use to find fires hidden in walls and haz/mat. >> we received a mask that we are evaluating the thermo imaging camera inside the mass itself. >> reporter: the mask made by scott safety includes a camera outside and small display inside the mask. the obvious advantage a firefighter using it could move through the gray world hands free. john rawlins channel 6 "action news." >> there's much more to come on "action news" sunday morning, a new multimillion dollar attraction in philadelphia will restore faith and liberty in america. katherine scott brings you the plans. plus the dog's high sea adventure. we have the story in this week's social corner. let's take you outside live

over philadelphia international airport, we'll use a line from ice to nice, we thank the producers for that. meteorologist chris sowers will be back with the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. all right folks thank you

for waking up with us, it is 6:41. if you're not in a good mood, let me put you in a good mood. >> reporter: we have an in credible pattern, especially

when you think about the month of january how cold and snowy it could be. when you see this forecast it will put a smile on your face just like it put a smile on gray's face. we're looking live at mr. penn, a lot of cloud cover hanging tough this morning, but over the next couple of hours, the cloud cover will thin out nicely. we'll see sunshine today. double scan live, radars are clear, a complete 180 yesterday we were dealing with snow and wintry mix and rain across south jersey. 44 degrees is the high temperature we're shooting for today. a good four degrees above average. we're starting at 32 degrees which is above average. we're starting with a concern for the wet roads from the moisture and temperatures falling below freezing, black ice will develop. slow it down on the secondary roads, the bridges, overpasses, off-ramps things like that. everything could be slick. by 9:30 a.m., 10:00 a.m., things

will be above freezing and the ice will melt. martins creek, 19 that's cold. warrington, 27. center city, 32 and 20s and 30s across south jersey. villas, 34. glassboro, 30. the only big system we're watching is across the heartland of the nation. yesterday's storm is working out to sea. high pressure controls the northern tier states that means a combination of sun and clouds and quiet conditions. it's this mess out here, this is a problem for these folks where they could see ice accumulating to the tune of 1 to 2 inches imagine a power line with an inch of ice wrapped around it. that's what they are dealing with out here. the ice was so bad they had to push back the kansas chiefs and steelers game. they moved it back to 8:25. by the time they get to 8:25 all the ice should have lifted to the north. real problems out there.

future tracker 6, this system gets going, all this warm air from the gulf will lift to the north. it will slide east, by the time it gets into our neck of the woods, it is all mild air, 40ss, 50s, easily, awful the snow is up in vermont, new hampshire and maine. once we get into tuesday and wednesday from that point on, it's unbelievable mild for january standards. 44 today in philadelphia. 44 in millville. cape may, 42. mostly sunny and nice. even the lehigh valley should make it the into the low 40s, clear skies, calm winds high pressure in control. it's called radiational cooling. the energy that the sun provides during the day radiates into space. 19 in millville. allentown, 19. trenton, 23. are you ready for this? here we go, the exclusive

accuweather seven-day forecast, 44 today, clouds and sun, martin luther king, 45. the neck couple of days that's -- next couple of days, that's pretty good. tuesday, maybe morning rain, from that point on, it starts a string of 50s that could last 7 or 8 straight days, 56 for wednesday. thursday, 52. friday look for a combination of sun and clouds, it stays mild another high of 52. saturday's mild with a few clouds and 52. and looking at sunday, monday and tuesday, all three of those days actually look like highs of 52. >> 50, 50, 50. >> reporter: it's a broken record. >> we love it, chris. time 6:45. i would like to remind you you can get the seven-day forecast and check storm tracker 6 live at any time of the day, go to 6abc.com/weather. today the philly home show continues there at the pennsylvania convention center. it features hundreds of vendors

inter active exhibits and several dyi workshops hosted by local home and decors experts. the home show continues tomorrow and next weekend. medical students from across the region got hands on experience as they broaden their skill set. the philadelphia college of osteopathic medicine hosted a surgical conference workshop. they were taught surgical procedures they used life-like mannequin to learn trauma care skills. take a walk down memory lane and visit bruce springsteen's career. monmouth college will curate works artifacts and memorabilia from his career. you can find that exhibit's 67-year-old new jersey native at the west long branch school.

it's time for the social corner, first up, a dog going in reverse, i love the music that goes with it. the pooch is not a fan of ice, just like me her paws were sliding down the icy street in binghamton, new york, poor dog, she does not seem too happy about it. she is cute. >> a wave goodbye to daddy was not all these little ones got to do as their father set sail over seas, a police officer made their farewell very special. he have let them use the cruiser pa system to say daddy we love you. he will return to his wife and kids in 6 months. we wish him a safe journey and

quick back home. >> tell me what you think about any of these videos on my facebook and twitter we're back after this >> an aspiring nurse was gunned

down in front of his home. police do not think he was the intended target, but they need more information to help find the killer. here's rick williams with this week's crime fighter's report. >> reporter: tuesday, february 16 was a typical day for robert robert pattison -- roberter in bristol, bucks county. >> we have two males dressed in dark clothing at the corner that were shooting down the street at him. >> reporter: the 20-year-old was shot in the head and killed. >> there were other people on the porch that he was talking to, but they were not in the line of fire. >> reporter: police pulled

surveillance video from the scene and witnesses reported seeing a small red compact vehicle leaving the area at the time. detectives say they need more. the citizens crime commission is administering a 2,500-dollar reward for the arrest and conviction of the person responsible. call 215-546-tips, all calls will remain anonymous. >> that's what we're hoping for somebody has seen something and able to help us go further with the investigation. for crime fighters, i'm rick williams. >> upper darby police will have an extra line of defense in the line of duty. officers are getting new active shooter vests to be worn on top of their bullet proof vests. they protect against rifle rounds. police will not be required to wear them because they are extremely heavy, but every officer will have the option to put one on as they head to the dangerous call.

>> most of the weapons being used against police officers are rifles, ak-47, ar15s, these vests give that officer an better chance of survival. >> upper darby trap bought 137 vests at $37,000. parents say their child are precisely, but this next story may make you think about that. it cost $233,000 to raise a child from birth to age 17. that's 14 grand a year. that's figure is based on on a middle income couple with two more children. more expensive in urban parts of the country and less so he in rural areas. girl scouts are marking a milestone with something new. girl scouts? eastern pennsylvania began unloading boxings of cookies at

cardinal o'hara high school. the cookie season run starts thursday and runs through manner. get your box. >> tomorrow is the day that

americans respect the memory of dr. martin luther king. in wilmington a week long celebration underway. dozens of fathers and sons and mothers and educators gathered to change the images and expectations of young african-american men. katherine scott detailing what to expect at independence

mall. >> reporter: the faith and liberty discovery center, the 60 million-dollar american bible society will be built on the first familiar of the wells fargo center. >> it's no accident we built this in philadelphia, a city founded by william penn, a belief in his religious freedom landed him in prison. >> you have to respect each other's contributions to what the nation has become. >> reporter: overall experience will be 40,000 square feet, 25,000 of exhibition space, a central question will be how did the bible influence the people who shaped the county the colonial era to today. >> we'll see civil rights activists who were fighting for the equality of men and women. soldiers defending our freedom, all kinds of of everyday people and stories. >> reporter: combining alter

facts and storytelling and technology, the idea is to create an experience that's personalized and universal. on display was the first english bible printed in america. fewer than 40 survive today. >> another key artifact is helen keller's bible which stands in the for the spirit of resilliance and the way scripture can inspire individuals. >> reporter: the center is expected to draw 250,000 visitors each year with the goal of attracting people of all faiths or none, there will be neighbors of the national american museum of jewish history. >> reporter: we welcome this. >> reporter: construction on the project begins this spring. on independence mall, katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> time 6:57. coming up next on "action news," sunday morning, some breaking news, police say a man with a gun is on the run after robbing a woman in a south philadelphia

parking garage. plus, the last word, george washington's farewell, the philadelphia connection and ties to broadway. we take a look back. philadelphia's police commissioner, talks about the struggle and the road ahead it's all next on "action news."

>> breaking news, a cab driver is shot 13 times in west

philadelphia. president-elect donald trump and congressman john lewis take swipes at each other in statements. ringling brothers circus is closing after 150 years. a pleasant good morning to you, 7:00 a.m., sky6 live hd overlooking wilmington, delaware, there, quite a different story today in terms of the weather. remember the ice, chris, thing nice today. you like that. nydia han will be here in a bit. no sleet today. >> reporter: a little bit of black ice this morning maybe an hour or two where you have to keep your guard up and be careful, especially on secondary roads and things like that, anything untreated. once we get above freezing which will happen in the next 90 minutes any ice will melt. there's the live view of