a south philadelphia parking garage overnight. what a difference a day makes. the winter weather is gone replaced by sunshine and warmer temperatures. for someone who just got back from mexico. i love it. >> reporter: [laughter]. >> reporter: wait until you see what happens by the middle of the week. you think today is mild with a high of 44. wait until you see wednesday and thursday. let's get you outside and show you what's going on. not feeling like mexico or anything, but there's the view overlooking the commodore barry bridge. beautiful start to the sunday mainly clear conditions, high, thin clouds upstairs. temperatures wise it's a cold start and their icy patches because of the colder numbers. slow it down and take it easy until the numbers are above freezing. 26 in pottstown, warrington, 28. a lot of 30s across south jersey and delaware, woodbine,

33. villas, 4. vineland, 30, glassboro, # 1. cinnaminson, 31 degrees. big story today is high pressure buildings in from the northwest that will clear all the cloud cover out. it will provide us with a lot of the sunshine from start to finish. a much better looking day. accuweather says 44 degrees that's the forecasted high underneath a mostly sunny sky. when i come back we'll talk about the 50s, lots of them in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> thank you. the big story on sunday morning is a violent confrontation between a taxi driver and customer that ended in a shooting overnight. the driver was shot 13 times and is fighting for his life. police found the 56-year-old cabby shot and lying on the sidewalk with the cabby running. this happened on west brooklyn street at 2:30 a.m. the driver refused a ride to a

difficult passenger two blocks away at 42nd and ogdon street. they are searching for a black vehicle scene leaving the shooting. the driver is in critical condition. philadelphia police are looking for a masked man who attacked a woman in her parking garage overnight. the woman was walking from the third floor of the parking garage of the marine club condominium. the man was armed with a shotgun when he mugged her. he got away with her purse and cell phone and ran off. the woman was not hurt. philadelphia police are looking at surveillance video that shows a moment a gunman walked up to two tow truck drivers and opened fire. one was killed and the other is in the hospital. "action news" reporter, bob brooks has the details. this is kyon ruster junior

who was gunned down outside his home on haggerman street in tacony last night. we spoke with his family. >> this was a good young man, a man who worked. he was not in the street. he was about his family, his children. >> reporter: we obtained the surveillance video of the crime it's quick. he worked as a tow truck driver getting picked up by a co-worker at 9:00 p.m. and gets in. before he closes the door the suspect walks up behind an shoots him and his co-worker, he was killed. the co-worker was shot multiple times and is in criminal -- critical condition. his family said they don't understand why this would happen. >> egg to -- he go to work, he come home. he not in the street.

>> reporter: on haggerman street we noticed real estate signs. almost every neighbor we spoke with said thing are out of control. they are leaving. >> we're about to leave the neighborhood. >> i have four grandchildren. i'm looking to get out. >> reporter: one neighbor blames things specifically on drugs. >> i think a lot of things that have to do with the drug heroin. a lot of people partake in it. >> reporter: the family has to say this to the killer. >> turn yourself in, let your conscience be your guide, i don't know how sleep oregon in - or gonna be able to sleep. >> reporter: the family saidess next step was to move out of the neighborhood and buy a home for the young boys, if you know anything, call philadelphia police, bob brooks, channel 6

"action news." >> happening today, people living near a huge sinkhole in the sensing ton section may get their gas -- kensington section may get their gas service restored as crews continue to work. residents have been without gas or water since the water main break that caused a sinkhole to form. meanwhile, work continues on a sing hole in the lehigh valley. a newspaper delivery man noticed the sidewalk caving in on east tioga street in allentown. damage was contained to the street and sidewalk. time 9:05 we're five days away from donald trump's inauguration as the 45th president of the united states. he has once again however gone on a twitter attack it happened this weekend. >> this time he is taking aim at georgia representative, john lewis who said he will not be at the inauguration ceremonies on

friday. david wright has more on the firestorm. >> reporter: others have called john lewis the conscience of the congress, the living link to dr. king's dream. he bears the scars from a brutal beating he received in the manner of selma, 1965. bloody sunday, he has been a fighter for civil rights ever since. he told an interviewing he is boycotting the inauguration for the first time in three decades. >> i don't see this president-elect as a legitimate president. >> reporter: donald trump went ballistic lambasting louis as all talk talk talk no actions as result and suggest he should focus on the burning and crime in fested inner cities of the u.s. >> john lewis is our hero and he is everything we stand for. core booker praised lewis for

facing down some of history's most hateful now and then. >> john lewis is a great moral and human rights leader. >> reporter: vice president president-elect attended the 45th anniversary of the march on selma, mike pence calling him a legendary civil rights leader, coky roberts called him a admirer and friend. >> donald trump needs to reach out to the americans who does d not support him. an argument with john lewis is not the way to reach out. >> reporter: tomorrow as the kick off tore inauguration week, donald trump was scheduledded to tour the new smithsonian museum african american heritage where several exhibits feature lewis, prominently. >> this week with george stephanopoulos will have more on

the upcoming inauguration, trump's in coming chief of staff and bernie sanders will sit down with george stephanopoulos. president-elect donald trump will be sworn in this friday. we'll bring you live coverage from washington. the cost to cover the healthcare for four firefighters injured in a fatal fire last year is expected to reach $9 million or even more. the september 24th fire killed 3 firefighters, city funding will pay for the injured firefighters hospital bills. wilmington leaders say the city does not have workers compensation insurance because of a decision that was made in the 1980s. technicolor home entertainment is laying off 96 workers. they produce and packages dvds

and cds. demand is lagging because of digital downloads and streaming. jim kenny was weighed in on a controversial rule of sitting people on walls at rittenhouse square. he said -- his remarks come after new signs were put up at the park warning people to stay off the walls. the parks department approved the new rule to protect the recently restored structure. demand for gas has gone down during the holidays, that means the prices are down at the prices. drivers in philadelphia can fill up for 2.60. the average in new jersey is 2.38, while delaware drivers are seeing the most affordable rates around 2.34 a gallon. the legendary musician carlos an -- santana will

perform at musikfest on august 4. tickets go on sale this friday, 6abc is a proud sponsor of musikfest. >> always a good time, maybe our families could go together this year. >> we should do that. >> there's a warning if you eat wild salmon, the fish from a certain area may be infected, stay with us, we've the details. putting their love of root beer to good use, how a parent of sisters raised money for college one bottle at a time. chasing a geese got a pooch in acarious position. meteorologist chris sowers will have the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast we're warming up when i come right back.

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>> a rescue team in denver worked quickly to save a dog surrounded by ice. he become trapped on an island after chasing geese. it took an half-hour to reach the very scared dog. >> you go through the same motions whether it's a dog or human. we've doing it quite a bit lately, because dogs chase geese and get out on the ice and fall through. >> theo returned to his owner who explained the dog escaped

from his backyard. glad he will be safe. >> he won't have to worry about that here. >> reporter: let's get you outside and show you what's going on. there's a wintery scene in spring mountain where they have made snow over the last day or two, boy that's going to change later this week. mother nature will not be lending a helping hand. temperatures are climbing all the way up into the mid 50s by wednesday. real nice stuff is only the way. double scan live is clear, yesterday's moisture is long gone. we have one concern this morning that's for the this right here. some of the roads are wet from the moisture we saw yesterday, the snow and the sleet. the temperatures dropped below freezing. the combination of two produced black ice. north and west, on the secondary roads take it easy. anything untreated could become slick. this was sent in my by scott in honeybrook pennsylvania, this is a layer of ice on the windshield

of the car. temperatures will get above freezing in the next hour, hour and a half or so, from that point on we're in the clear. speaking of being in the clear, from philadelphia south everybody is above freezing at this point, above 32 degrees, philadelphia, wilmington, millville and dover, 33. cape may that's your number, as well. atlantic city, 34, but we're below 32 north and west, allentown, 27, reading ann lancaster, 30 degrees. within the next hour hour and a half everybody should be above 32 and from that point on you'll see the 40s overspread the area from south to north. looks like a nice day. lots of sunshine out there this afternoon, and fairly comfortable temperatures at least for january standards. 44 or 45. future tracker 64:00 p.m. nothing going on. -- future tracker 6, 4:00 p.m., nothing going on. monday, clouds increase in advance of a storm system

heading this way tuesday afternoon. this is the same storm that's producing the widespread ice and miserable conditions for the heartland. the good news by the time it travels east ascertain gets into our neck of the -- and gets into our neck of the woods it will be a rain event. once we get past today we get into an extended warmup. the jet stream flattens out. all the cold air up here retreats north into canada. this is the had you had -- hudson bay, it goes farther north than that. we could see anywhere from 6 to 8 straight days with highs in the 50s. nice stuff is heading this way. the only thing that would drop a day or two in the 40s if we saw rain or clouds, other than it's a ton of 50s. 44 today, winds out of the north/northwest at 5 to 10 miles

per hour. temperatures climbing in the 30s in the late morning hours and 40s by afternoon. 44 is the high, we should reach that around 3:00 p.m., 3:30 p.m. partly cloudy cold overnight tonight, 19 degrees outlying suburbs. 26 for center city. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, are you ready for a january thaw? it's coming. 44 today. 45 for martin luther king. the only thing that's keeping tuesday in the 40s we're seeing all the clouds and the rain. wednesday, 56. thursday, friday, saturday, 52. looking at the latest computer guidance this morning, the 50s extend all the way at least, at least to tuesday or wednesday of the following week. >> wow! >> i want you to know your forecast is brilliant whatever you're doing -- >> keep it up. some good news about one of nature's most beautiful creation, a recent survey shows more than 70% of the country's

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>> welcome back on this sunday morning, 9:20, 33 degrees, sky6 live hd taking live look at cape may, new jersey. we'll be in the 50s by the end of the week, and that weather is supposed to last for a number of days, enjoy. "healthcheck" this morning, another reason to get stress under control. a new study sheds light on how it can lead to heart attack and stroke. heightened activity in the brain that experiences stress, researchers found those with the highest activity related to

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>> welcome back everyone, 9:24 sunday morning, forecast for today, it's a good one, lots of sunshine and temperatures climbing out of the 30s into the 40s, 1:00 p.m. 40, 4:00 p.m., 43. a lot of time this time of the year, the cold air sits up to the north in canada. in order to get the cold air down into the lower 48s, the

jet stream has to become amplified that will allow the cold air to move like this, warm air comes up the spine of the rockies just like that. the cold air will sit here, it will be locked in place because the jet stream like this, straight west to east. the cold air gets so far north, southern canada will be 15 to 25 degrees above their averages for this time of the year. there's no cold in the pattern over the next week to ten days. what to expect over that time frame. jet stream retreats to the north up into canada. an extended warmup is heading this way. we could see anywhere from 6 to 8, perhaps, 9 straight days in the 50s, it will turn colder by the end of the month, from now until then, it will be mighty mighty mild. 9:25 topping the people scene this morning there's a surprise on the lift of this year's top doctors, first time

feature director garth davis, his film lion is about a young boy who gets lost on a train and takes him thousands of miles away. it's an indicator of who might walk away for director and best picture. it's a big near for denzel washington, fences although it gets getting critical acclaim, did not get a nod. he is being recognized for his stellar career named motion picture showman of the year by hollywood publicists. he will be honored next month. the hit broadway musical hamilton is heading to london's west end. london production will not be

issuing physical tickets. instead theater goers will have to swipe their credit cards that were used to buy the tickets. hamilton hits the west end for a 7 month run in november. a pair of wisconsin sisters have come up with a unique and tasty way to pay for their college tuition, they have developed their own root beer. it features a picture of the girl on the bottle. the sisters have raised $50,000 of the root beer. they make and sell the drink with the help of their dad. they have had one goal in mind to save money for college. >> i've been thinking i would like to be a special ed teacher for pediatrician. >> so far they have sold 60,000 bottles. one is a freshman in minnesota university, as for whether they drink the root beer, they said

no, they wants to make as much as money as they come. >> tomorrow marks mlk day. we'll tell you how to use the day off from school or work to honor the legacy of the civil rights leader. plus, another star drops out of the performance for trump's inauguration ceremonies, why jennifer holiday had a change of heart, those stories and more, and chris sowers will have the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when "action news" continues.

>> look at this, an icy mess, a winter storm wreaks havoc across a dozen states leaving downed power lines and creating dangerous driving conditions. police in delaware county are looking for a gunman who shot two men. a final curtain call for the greatest show on earth. we'll tell you why ringling brothers are calling it quits. >> reporter: chris sowers is here with the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> reporter: we'll get you back outside and show you what's going on as we look live on sky6 live hd down in old city. it's a nice quiet morning, lots of sunshine. yesterday's snow and sleet is long gone. we're seeing the clouds beginning to pull out. you see the flag whipping in the

winds, we have colder temperatures this morning and windchills to talk about. flip it over to the numbers. this is what it feels like when you factor in the wind. it feels like 9 in the poconos. 20s for everybody else. feels like 250 in philadelphia. 27 in allentown. 23 in lancaster county. 25 in dover. 27 in millville. feels like 25, 26 degrees in trenton. so if you're heading out early this morning, you're going to need a heavier coat, gloves and hat. you'll need sunglasses, look at all the sunshine. satellite and radar you can see how quickly the clouds kind of disappear, following the storm that continues to work its way out to sea. this is pretty much what we're left all afternoon long. it will be high and dry, as they say. high temperatures expected to top out around 44 degrees with a ton of sun. 1:00 p.m., 40. 3:00 p.m., 43. 5:00 p.m., 42. somewhere in between there, we hit 44. guys? >> okay, chris, thank you so much for the update.

take a look at this here, ice-caked power lines in the nation's mid section. the cold blast comes always the storm hit many states. >> that has caused flight delays in the midwest. >> reporter: this morning, 20 million americans are in the path of a major ice storm causing dangerous travel in the hart -- heartland. this car hit black ice sliding 100 feet down the road. in oklahoma, roadway conditions turning deadly. one person killed in a massive wreck on i-40. the heavy ice knocking down thousands of trees, branches crack be under the weight of the ice. littering the street. darkness blanketing

neighborhoods. salt trucks out in heavy force hoping to make travel much less treacherous. >> life can be a challenge for people. it's great to plan ahead and give yourself plenty of time to get where you're going. >> that was' adrien bank -- abc's adrien bankart. there are no major delays at the airport at this moment, but as we mentioned moments ago there are a large number of them in the midwest due to the icy conditions. if you're going to the airport, make sure you call ahead to check the status of the flight. the number to call on the screen, 1-800-phl-gate. >> 9:33, police in delaware county are searching for a gunman after two men were shot outside a chinese restaurant. the action cam was on the scene

of the 700 block of parker avenue. two men were shot outside of ming's restaurant. no word on their conditions. this morning a man is recovering in the hospital after he is shot during a road rage incident in the city's parkside section. jeanette reyes has the details. >> a 25-year-old paul manafort is in the hospital after ---year-old man is in the hospital after road rage incident. officers responded to the 1700 block of north 53rd street where they found the victim with a gunshot wound to his hip. on the victim's sedan you can see a single hole on the drivers side door. the victim said it was the result of a road rage incident on the expressway. the suspect drove off in a camry. >> i'm not surprised. >> reporter: why is that?

>> there's an up surge of activity violence in the neighborhood. >> reporter: the victim did not get a good description of the suspect, if you have neff information you are encouraged to contact police, jennifer joyce channel 6 "action news." >> search efforts continue this week for a missing fisherman in ocean county. friday search crews found the boat that belonged to christopher hugg that was in tuckerton bay. local police and coast guard are part of the search effort. the war of words between president-elect donald trump and congressman john lewis a civil rights icon is ramping up. lewis is not attending trump's inauguration on friday. he said that trump is not a legitimately elected leader because the russians helped him get into office.

trump tweeted that congressman lewis should focus on the crime infested cities across the country. >> activists responded to trump's tweets. >> he referred to an icon to the civil rights movement he came close to becoming a martyr of the civil rights lewis. the president-elect said that he was all talk and no action. disrespected. >> organizers had planned to march at a rally in support of equality and protect the dream of the martin luther king. they gathered and marched toward the mlk memorial. president-elect said he plans to visit the national african-american museum

tomorrow. a broadway star is pulling out of the inaugural ceremonies, jennifer holiday known for dream girls is pulling out. the grammy and tony winner changed her mind for a few reasons. she was receiving letters from upset fans. president-elect trump will be sworn into office this friday. "action news" our digital platforms and abc news will bring you live coverage from washington. after entertaining crowds for 150 years, the tent will come down on ringling brothers and barnum & bailey circus. >> ladies and gentlemen of the jury, children -- ladies and gentlemen and children of all ages, welcome, ringling brothers and barnum & bailey circus extreme. >> reporter: word came the final act will be this may. declining attendance and animal

rights groups applauded the move. a performance at the wells fargo center next month will be one of the last. i would like to hear what people think about that, if they are add sad or high times. >> we talked about it on weekend conversations on facebook, too. honoring the life and legacy of dr. martin luther king. there are literally hundreds ever volunteer service projects being held across the area tomorrow in his memory. coming up, how you can get involved. plus the erie sight in china due to extremely low temperatures, we'll explain. looking live through sky6 live hd, meteorologist chris sowers will have the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, beautiful picture of atlantic city. we'll be right back.

>> look at this, extreme cold near money -- mongolia, created

ice fog. in northern china, temperatures dipped below minus 40 degrees. on thursday and friday. >> there you go, winter lovers. >> reporter: i feel so cheated, i look that up and wanted to sound smart i didn't look at the script. >> reporter: i just stole my thunder. we have a war going on, some people like the 50s and others the snow and cold. what do you want? i don't have to tell you. >> reporter: looking live on sky6 live hd our city hall camera looking at the thomas pertain -- paine plaza. we have a slight breeze, i i

wouldn't consider it windy. this will start a stretch of weather that's going to be unbelievable for january standards. you'll enjoy the numbers in the forecast. still chilly, though, 33 in philadelphia. dewpoint, 25, pressure is rising. freezing north and west, watch out for icy patches down through here. north of the pennsylvania turnpike and especially in the lehigh valley where they picked up an inch, inch and a half of snow. martins creek, 31. gandys beach, 31. the villas, 34. dover and smyrna, looks like you're in the clear, as well. temperatures in the mid 30s, 34 degrees in both locations. okay, here's satellite and radar we're clear across the eastern half of the united states. a big mess across the heartland of the nation. this is the reason why the steelers game was delayed until 8:25 p.m.

it was originally a 1:05 p.m. start time, but because of the ice, you can see the ice storm warnings, this darker purple shade here, seven different states under ice storm warnings this morning. its freeze rain, it's rain that's falling ands -- freezes on contact with the game. by the time the game gets going prime time most of it should be gone. that's why they delayed it. lots of cancellations flight wise heading into kansas, as well. check ahead with your carrier. future tracker 6, the storm starts to wind up. all the milder air from the gulf is flooding the region pouring into the eastern half of the united states. by the time the storm hits the east coast this is warm air we'll see no frozen precipitation, this will be in the form of rain. mostly sunny and nice, mid 40s, allentown 41, reading, 42.

trenton, 42, 44 for south jersey and delaware. overnight tonight, 19 in allentown. millville some of your colder suburbs will drop down because of the clear skies and calm winds, millville, vineland, buena, 19. allentown, bethlehem, 19. everybody's low to mid 20s, partly cloudy and cold. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, there's a real nice warmup on the way. 44 today, mostly sunny skies, martin luther king 45, clouds and sun, the warm stuff arrives, clouds and rain for tuesday, 48. 56 degrees morning rain on wednesday, and then we keep the 50s going through the middle of the following week. thursday, 52. friday, sun and clouds, 52. saturday, mild, clouds, 53. we'll keep it going for the next 3 or 4 days, when you look at the upper levels, let's suppose we get a full day of sun, one of those days, we'll get 56, 57.

>> i love it. >> you can find the seven-day forecast and a live look at storm tracker 6 live double scan radar at any time on our website. head tow 6abc.com/weather. space x has successfully launched a rocket into space since an explosion more than four months ago. there it goes, the falcon 9 blasted off into space from enb up rg air force base in california. they will provide satellite and global positioning satellites. vanned burger.

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dr. matter -- martin luther king junior's 88th birthday. >> right here in philadelphia we pay tribute to dr. king with the largest event in the nation. todd burnstein is the director and founder of mlk day of service. we're glad to have you in the newsroom. tell us about this theme and whole benefit. >> there's an overafternooning theme of -- over arching education theme. our signature site at girard

college storied in civil rights history will be the site of 5,000 volunteers. we will be making lead by the mayor creating 250 libraries, book shelves, books, chairs, rugs that are going to be donated to unconventional places where parents take their kids, like barber shops, nail salons, health centers to promote literacy and help the free library, read by force literacy program and the city's new pre-k initiative. >> i love that idea, a number of books have been donated. >> reporter: 18,000 books from scholastic press and ikea is providing the book shelves. >> you're breaking a national

record yet again with the number of volunteers, 145,000. people can still get involved. >> reporter: they can go to mlk day of service.org. sign up to be a volunteer. even if they are an organization that needs additional volunteers they can register there, we're having a tremendous jobs and opportunities fair at girard college for 500 jobs features, dr. king was a champion of economic justice be we encourage people to come to the job fair, as well. >> we're talking over 20 years of this fabulous project. what do you think is the drive that gets better every year. >> reporter: i think it's natural, because dr. king was a champion of justice and enemy of apathy, as we celebrate a legacy that's a living one, people are compelled to rally together and engage in the community building process where we talk about the needs of the community and turn

those words of concern into citizen action. it's got to be on king day and throughout the year. >> todd person -- tien thank you so much. the flyers gm is not happy with his team. >> can the sixers keep their winning streak alive as they face the wizards. stay with us, sports is next.

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>> welcome back on this sunday, 9:53, 33 degrees, sky6 live hd taking a live look at the commodore barry bridge. it's going to feel like early spring by the end of the week in the 50s. turning to sports, the flyers face the capitals in washington this afternoon. gm is hoping they are red hot on the ice. jahlil okafor comes off the bench. >> reporter: sixers star joel imreed getting a well -- embiid get a well deserved night off. gets who starts to play, jahlil okafor. put him in, coach. jahlil okafor making up for lost time, a season high 26 points. later in the first, the cross over, the fade, yes, sixers fans they love it, they are taking over the place, so are the

wizards. the 13 point lead vanishes. sixers down 24 in the 4th. sixers 109-93. game over on the three game winning streak. the sixers are hot, the flyers are not. the flyers are going down a bad road they lost 8 straight road games, the last time they beat anyone away from home, one month ago, hopely -- hope hopefully they end it in washington. first period in boston they turn it over in the power play, flyers fall behind 3-1. second period they are on a five minute penalty kill that kills them. two minutes later, score. flowers allowed the most goals in the nhl. they lost 6-3. gm said they have to play smarter they have dropped ten of their last 13. flyers legend bobby clark

said he is playing for the final time in the alum nigh game against -- alumni game against the penguins. final seconds of the third, we pick it up. it is tied up. the legend of doom can win it. eric lindros to johnny la clair, what could have been, the flyers finishing in a 3-3 tie. nfl playoffs, the cowboys hosting the packers. the winner plays the falcons in the title game. matt ryan lost four of the five playoff games for the falcons until this against seattle yesterday, russell wilson tripped over his own team made, come on man. meanwhile, ryan throws for 300 yards and 3 touchdowns. he gets another playoff win atlanta, 36-20. they will face either the could

i boys or packers who play later today. an unlikely hero for tom braid -- brady, former eagles, rushing touchdown and receiving touchdown and return a kick. lewis, 98 extra -- yards, they will fails the chiefs or the steelers who play today. that's sports, i'm jeff skeverski have a great day. >> there's more to come on sunday morning edition of "action news." the ice storm that crippled much of the nation's heartland and nearly ruined one couple's wedding. the bride did not let that happen. ♪ and our own new mexico sits down to tickle the ivies with a new jersey woman who is not missing a step as she celebrates a big

birthday. those stories and more, meteorologist chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, when "action news" comes right back.

>> good morning, it is 10:00 a.m., sunday, january 15. in the news, gunned down in a hail of bullets.

philadelphia police look for the suspect who shot a taxi driver more than a dozen times overnight. a woman is attacked and robbed by a mask gunman inside a south philadelphia parking garage overnight. plus, what a difference a day makes, the wintry weather is gone replaced with beautiful sunshine and warmer temperatures. meteorologist chris sowers is at the "action news" big board and look at the forecast. >> reporter: the warmer numbers are moving into the area. south of philadelphia, we're seeing mid 30s. 35 in millville, dover and cape may. actually atlantic city, 35, as well. we have a couple of locations that are at or below freezing, therefore, there could a few icy patches out there, but it's pretty much well north of philadelphia. north of the pennsylvania turnpike. allentown, 31. bethlehem, 29 or 30. the farther north you go the colder it will get. all this cold air will retreat to the north during the course fortunate day of the today looks like a good one, lots of sunshine and temperatures in the

40s, we'll take it, satellite and radar we have an area of high pressure skirting on by from west to east. i will race out to sea and kill all the cloud cover and knock it to the south and provide us with a nice bright day today. the call from accuweather, mostly sunny today, 44. the seasonal average is 40. there will be a slight breeze from time to time so it may feel like the upper 30s low 40s, i hope you like the mild weather because there's a ton of it in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. i'll have the details in just a bit. >> the big to her on sunday morning is a -- the big story on sunday morning ask a violent confrontation between a taxi driver and customer ending in a shooting. the police found the cabby shot and lying on the sidewalk with the cab engine running. it happened in west philadelphia at 2:00 a.m. a half-hour earlier, police say

the driver with the philadelphia taxi cab company refused to ride with a difficult passenger two blocks away. police are searching for a black vehicle that left the scene of the shooting. the survivor was taken to the hospital in critical condition. philadelphia police are looking for a masked man who attacked a woman in her parking garage overnight. the woman was walking from the car on the third floor of the marine club cond condominium. a man was armed with a shotgun when he mugged her. he got away with her purse and cell phone. the woman was not hurt. people in kensington have gone a full week with no gas or water after a huge sinkhole opened in the middle of the street. they may be getting relief today. bob brooks joins us from the 2300 block of east boston street. this relief cannot come soon

enough to the folks. >> reporter: no it cannot, crews are busy working this morning, after a week with no water or gas, the people out here as you recall deserve. you can see boston street shut down, you can't get through, crews have been out here early this morning, the sinkhole that opened up is almost filled up. we're hearing from officials good news coming today. the 2300 block of east boston street is closed, as you can see on this sunday morning work is being done as it should. for almost a week, 12 homes without water 6 without gas. the sinkhole swallowed up two cars last week. they are fixing the sewer and water main and gas lines that were busted. officials say when it first happened it would have taken a week to fix. >> it will take a weeks, but we'll work as fast as we can. if it can be less, we'll work to be less, but we have to do the job right and get it done

properly. >> reporter: the gas could be turned back on at some point today. crews are working to make that happen. as for total services restored it will happen later this week, the good news, the sinkhole is almost filled at this point. on boston street, no water, no gas, that could change today, the gas likely to be turned back on after a whole week going through this, these people want that to happen. reporting live in kensington, bob brooks, channel 6 "action news." >> we hope it gets turned back on, thank of so much. philadelphia police looking at surveillance video that shows the moment of a gunman walked up to a pair of tow truck drivers and opened fire. a man was killed and his co-worker is in critical condition. the ambushed happened on the

6600 block of haggerman street in tacony. they have no idea what could have triggered the shooting. that was a good young man, a young man who worked, he wasn't in the street, he was about his family, he was about his children. >> he leaves behind two young boys, the family is begging the gunman to turn himself into police. we are now just five days away from donald trump's inauguration as the 45th president of united states. he is once again gone on a twitter attack it happened this weekend. >> this time he has taken aim at an icon of civil rights, georgia representative, john lewis whole not be at the inauguration ceremonies that will happen friday. david wright has more. >> reporter: others have called john lewis the conscience of the congress, a linking -- living link to dr. king's dream.

he bears the scars of a brutal beating he received crossing the bridge on the march on selma in 1965. bloody sunday. he told an interviewer he is boycotting the inauguration for the first time in three decades. >> i don't see this president-elect as a legitimate president. >> reporter: donald trump went ballistic. lamb basting louis as all talk talk talk no action. he said he should focus on the burning and crime infested inner cities of the u.s. >> john lewis is our hero and he symbolizes everything we stand for as marriages. corey booker praise him for face down the most hateful.

lewis has earned admiration on both sides of the aisle. the president-elect attended the 45th anniversary of the march on selma. he called him a legendary civil rights leader. kokey roberts call also him an admirer and friend. >> donald trump needs to reach out to americans who did not support him. an argument with john lewis is not the way to reach out. >> reporter: tomorrow as kickoff donald trump was scheduled to tour the museum african american heritage, where several exhibits feature lewis, prom -- prom prominently. a renowned singing group from after can a is on a tour making a stop in philadelphia.

they will be at enonbap 'tis baptist church. cape may county woman is celebrating a milestone this weekend. she turned one let you know years -- she just turned 100 years old. her social calendar rivals that. nora muchanic met elsie sherrer as she marks that milestone birthday. >> for 350 years, you asked -- 50 years you asked me a question i've been taking vitamin supplements, do you think that has something to do with it besides the almost up there.

when elsie was born woodrow wilson was president and a loaf of bred was 7 cents. they plays piano with the upper township senior center and until recently led an exercise class there. >> she is an inspiration to not give up and keep going. >> there's not many people on this planet that makes it to triple digits. >> reporter: a retiree from campbell soup she married louis sherrer until he died in 1991. >> we meet every sunday. she goes to the methodist churn i go to the baptist church. >> reporter: she drivers and goes to trinity methodist church in marmora. >> doris keeps an eye on he

will -- elsie. >> reporter: you have to wonder what keeps her going and so young. >> using her muscles is good for you, using your brain is better. >> reporter: it seems even at a 100, elsie's song is far from over. in ocean view, nora muchanic channel 6 "action news." >> what a great story. >> i love her. >> i love when she said they are not ready for me up there. >> it is now 10:10 a.m. the icy weather in the midwest nearly ruined one couple's wedding this weekend. >> he loves to knit sweaters of places around the world. we have details on what's doing next. a new app that can help you save all the pictures and videos you've captured on your smart phone. looking live sky6 live hd atlantic city there, a beautiful day today. meteorologist chris sowers has

the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when we come back.

>> so glad you stayed with us, a determined bride in missouri did not let a state of emergency get in the way of had your wedding plans. she thought all hope was lost when the venue canceled the reception because of the ice storm with one day together. before they knew it another venue down the street from the church offered to play host.

>> maybe we'll be laugh about it in a few years. but in the moment you don't want to hear it. i figured that same things would go wrong, but i had no idea something like this. >> lindsey is a smiling mrs. robert graham. congratulations to them. >> it's good luck when it rains and better luck when it snows. >> reporter: yeah. >> reporter: let's get you outside and show you what's going on in head house square in south philadelphia. it's quiet out there this morning, we have a decent amount of sunshine and steadily rising temperatures. we started out below freezing and now we're at the mid 0s. philadelphia, 35. what a week it's been, we pulled out of the five day cold stretch. it was cold, high temperatures in the low to mid 20s three days in a row. we pulled out of it on tuesday,

all of a sudden here comes the january thaw. 5 -- 65 thursday, 61 friday, 44 today, 4 degrees above average, 45 tomorrow, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, it keeps climbing. 30 degrees is where we started out first thing this morning. north and west, we're still below freezing. there are still a few icy patches out there especially in the lehigh valley. saint davids, 30 degrees, center city 34. chester looks like they are getting in the clear here, 33 you're above freezing. glassboro, vineland, sewell all above freezing. woodbine, villas, above freezing, cinnaminson, above freezing at 33. hammonton, above freezing, 34. there's the water vapor shot there's yesterday's storm racing out to sea. we're starting to dry on the

backside of that now, all the cloud cover we saw this morning salt is thinning out, we're seeing mostly sunny skies, so future tracker 6 suggesting a lot of sunshine later this afternoon. a nice breeze out of the west, temperatures top out in the mid 40s. it may feel cooler than that because of the wind. overnight tonight we clear out again, monday looks nice, increasing clouds during the day, this will come late in the day, that will set up tuesday, at this point it doesn't look like a wash, but tuesday is going to be damp with periods of rain or, perhaps, drizzle from time to time right through the evening hours. wednesday morning, some of this could linger, from wednesday on we start to dry out. the rest of the seven-day forecast actually looks pretty nice. speaking of nice, today looks nice, 44 degrees is the forecasted high. the average is 40. winds are light out of the north northwest at 5 to 15 miles per hour. overnight tonight, partly cloudy and cold, 19 degrees outlying

suburbs, 26 degrees for center city. allentown and bethlehem or vineland and millville light breezes out of the north at 5 to 10. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, we could make a run for a higher temperature on wednesday. 44 today. 45 tomorrow. lots of clouds and rain at times, tuesday, 48 degrees. 56 on wednesday. thursday, friday, saturday, actually right through sunday, monday, tuesday, the following week all look to top out between 51 and 53 give or take a degree or two depending on cloud cover. an extended january thaw that could take us to the end of the month. from that point on, the game changes again. we won't go there. >> focus on the good. did you go overboard taking pictures and videos this holiday season? >> there's an app to keep and organize all these memories erin

o'hern shows you how. >> 2 billion smart phones in the world, everybody can take great photos and videos, but nobody knows what to do with it after that. there are a lot of great tools people want to spend the time to use them, he they can. >> reporter: so how does it work. download the app for free, once again you upload the media, you see the editors, underneath each option are previous views. >> prices for videos are based on how much media you submit. you can use the messenger part of the app to communicate about style special graphics or story boarding. i picked kevin. he sent me rough drafts for my

approval i by the end of the week, ta-da. >> so you'll receive a download link idefinition. the videos are yours, they are edited and you can do whatever you like with them. >> this is becoming popular with small businesses. >> the way it works you need to produce video for social media. >> reporter: they are offering 6abc viewers 250% off their project with a special promo code 6abc. head to 6abc for other do it yourself editing apps for smart phones, erin o'hern channel 6 "action news." with all the rush in the morning,

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>> it is time to check out what's going viral in the social corner. >> this is the time we chat about the videos and image also everybody is talking about from facebook and youtube and more. >> first up, this here, we have a favorite toy, but a horse, who is in australia, he is upset with the rubber chicken. the video has been viewed more than 5 million times. the 1-year-old horse playing with the toy and making that chicken squeak. i love that. one man's talent for knitting has led to viral viewing.

he knits places where he visitors. his sweaters have been displayed at a baltimore art museum. >> nice looking sweaters. >> i'll get you one. >> please do, i'll wear it. >> when we talk to people we ask people to spell their name. >> reporter: in australia she asked a woman to spell her name. >> can you spell -- that every happened to you. >> that has not happened to

you? she began laughs when she was done, the interview went on. >> tell us what you think about any of the stories by heading to our facebook and twitter accounts. coming up inside story our tamala edwards i believe has more. >> reporter: good morning, coming up on inside story we're a week out from donald trump being inaugurated. one thing he wants to see is obama care repealed and replaced immediately. there is 700,000 people who are on this healthcare program. women in particular, some of them rushing to get certain kinds of birth control concerns that chains may be coming. as senate confirmations o on we saw corey booker speak out

against jeff sessions, was it the right thing to do segment him up for 2020, or a false move. we'll discuss that and see you later on inside story. ♪

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♪ the moments that connect us happen one morning at a time, and one cup at a time. folgers, the best part of wakin' up. headlines across the country after giving birth to her fourth child because the baby weighed a whopping 14 pounds. that's a big baby. the baby is already wearing cloths meant for 3 to 6 month

olds. the baby was a big baby. the last child weighed 11 pounds, 9 ounces, needless to his, loyalty will be her last child. 14 pounds that's a big baby. a whole lot of baby to love. >> reporter: ment baby before was -- the baby before was a big baby. >> we had 7 and 8-pounders. >> reporter: let's get you to the seven-day forecast. we're we go, 44 degrees today, mostly sunny skies, 45 for martin luther king day, the next two days arenable. 56 degrees wednesday. the normal is 40. thursday, friday, saturday, topping out between 51 and 53. >> this week with george stephanopoulos is coming up next on 6abc. >> he'll have the latest on the

confrontation between president-elect donald trump and john lewis, here's george with the preview. >> reporter: good morning, five days to go before the inauguration of donald trump we have a packed show starting with the confrontation between president-elect and john lewis donald trump taking to twitter creating a firestorm. we'll get to that. we'll see if bernie sanders believes he is not legitimate. real with of staff and we'll have that coming up on this week. >> a good show in store. "action news" continues at noon. here's the stories we're working on for you, a story of strife and breaking barriers have jumped off the pages on to the stage. details in 6abc loves the arts. plus, parents are shocked when they see what their nanny

did to their 2-year-old son and why she said she did it. >> for gray hall, chris sowers and the entire "action news" team, i'm nydia han. we'll he you back here at noon.

>> announcer: starting right now on "this week" with george stephanopoulos. >> i won. i mean, i became president. >> just five days until the inauguration and the transition of power. the president-elect not pulling punches. >> does anybody in this room really believe that? give me a break. >> feuding with a civil rights icon. >> i don't plan to attend the inauguration. >> clashing with the intelligence community. >> i think it was disgraceful. disgraceful. >> and sparring with the media. >> i'm not going to give you a question. i'm not going to give you a question. plus, as his cabinet picks get grilled on the hill. >> none of this is classified, mr. tillerson. >> trump out with his floon avoid potential conflicts of interest. >> don and eric are going to be running the company. >> does it go far enough? questions ahead for trump's incoming chief of staff, reince priebus.