"action news", delaware valley's leading news program, with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skversky, sarah bloomquist and walter perez. sunday night sarah's off i'm walter perez. accu weather is tracking milder temperatures on the way lawmakers hold a rally in philadelphia to speak out against impending repeal of obama care. but the big story on "action news" tonight is investigation in the the shooting of a tacky cabdriver in west philadelphia. police found the driver on the

sidewalk next to his cab with more than 12 gunshot wound. he is hospitalized tonight this critical condition. "action news" reporter jeanett e reyes is live at penn presbyterian hospital with the very latest, jeanette? >> reporter: well, walter that cabdriver is fighting for his life right now at the hospital we spoke with several neighbors who described a chilling detail the moment that this man was shot more than a dozen times, and his cries for help afterward. >> he was hearing about three shots. >> reporter: 2:00 in the morning residents on the 800 block of brooklyn street in west philadelphia were sound a street when a barrage of gunshots shattered the late night quiet. >> i heard like five shots, it was pow, p theow, and then, po w. >> reporter: but before shots were fired a cab company tells philadelphia police that a driver had an altercation with a ride shore was giving him a hard time. refused to give him a ride. thirty minutes later more than a dozen shots were fired, and

terrified neighbors looked out of their windows and awe that cabdriver lying on the ground. >> hollering and screaming. he was screaming that he had got shot. he was screaming. the it was heart wrenching. >> reporter: sixteenth district officers responded to a call of a person with the gun and shots fired. they arrived to find the 56 year-old man unresponsive, and suffering from gunshot wounds. his taxi was found still running nearby. victim was rushed to penn presbyterian in critical condition. neighbors were left shaken, and in shock. >> it is just unbelievable. >> reporter: for this grand mother who has seen a lot in the the 50 years she has lived here she says it is not an image or a sound thaw can easily forget. >> it is really been bothering me. it has. because the moans and the growns, you know, are like haunting me. >> reporter: and this man is listed again as being in critical condition. he was in surgery earlier today, and as for the suspect

police really haven't released or don't have a very detailed description of the hand, but we're told he drove away in a black car, anyone with any information is encouraged to contact the police. reporting live from university city, jeanette reyes for channel six "action news". >> thank you. a 16 year-old was shot and killed this afternoon in west philadelphia it happened at about 1:00 o'clock along 200 block of north 52nd street. that is where they found the stein shot once in the head. he was rushed to chop where he died. police are now searching for the gun man at this hour. police in west philadelphia are also investigating a shooting, this one deadly that occurred this afternoon, officers responded to the 5700 block of spruce street the at about 2:00 o'clock. they found a 27 year-old man who had been shot six times. the victim was taken to penn presbyterian where he was pronounced dead. no arrests in this case either shooting this afternoon in wilmington, ended with a man critically injured. violence happened on the 2200 block of north church street right around 3:30.

the man who suffered a single gunshot wound has been rushed to christiana hospital and no arrests have been made. and some neighbors in kensington have gone a week now without any gas or water, after a huge sinkhole opened up on their street. but, relief could be on the way. "action news" reporter bob brooks explains. >> reporter: it is sunday morning in the 2300 block of boston street in kensington, and it is getting a make over. the workers were shoveling, jackhammers, you name it, make over is much needed. one residents just can't wait for to be finished. for a week many here of had no water, no gas. it was all shut down after the road opened up in a sinkhole, so big formed, that it swallowed two cars. >> the the city sent me like a form, a claims form to fill out. >> reporter: elizabeth banks was one of the people who saw her car sucked in, she said she's still working with the city to get that straightened out and right now she does not like what she is being told. >> they think if they pay my insurance deductible that

should be good and i do not the agree. >> reporter: she says luckily water and gas at the her place has been on and off but neighbors had to leave for the week. if she was not home they said they had no choice. >> they have been gone since sunday, no heat, no water. >> reporter: little baby, without heat or water, that is not good. today it is gas and officials say by mid week all services should be restored. obviously this isn't you're deal sunday morning. it got pretty loud out here today when the jackhammers were going but neighbors like elizabeth say they have made it a week. >> we just work around it. it is crap i. it is what it is. >> reporter: another work at the sinkhole here it is filled in and neighbors say they cannot come soon enough. the reporting from kensington bob brooks for channel six "action news". moving to the accu weather forecast. we're in for relatively mile temperatures later this week but we could have wet weather on the way as well. meteorologist melissa magee is live at the "action news" big board with the details, melissa. >> walter, starting with today

a nice least coverry from how we started our weekend with some mixed precipitation, and some ice and light snow across the area we have dried out nicely on our sunday and bright's cross the region. the right now philadelphia is chilly, 36. twenty-nine in allentown. twenty-two in the poconos. 36 degrees at the coast in cape may. satellite six with action radar is showing you we've got high pressure dominating our region, so the sun we had earlier is starting to fade, and sun giving way to a mostly clear sky, as we go throughout the rest of tonight. with that said, temperatures will fall off fairly quickly underneath mostly clear skies. if you are stepping out, bundle up, 7:00 p.m. that temperature 37. thirty-six at 8:00 p.m. we will drop down to 35 at 9:00 p.m. and lower 30's on the way, and, and underneath partly cloudy to mostly clear sky. we will talk about what we can expect, colder night on the way, teens to the north and west for overnight low. then get ready for mild stretch that returns as early as this week. with that said also comes a threat of the little bit of rain. we will talk about the details

with the full and exclusive accu weather forecast. >> holding on for the middle of the week. >> yes. >> thanks, melissa. you can track mild temperatures with the accu weather forecast right there on six abc.com/weather. please follow each of our meteorologists on twitter and on facebook for updates as well. trump administration desire to repeal obama carries applauded by some but jeered by others. that is true here as well in the delaware valley. today there were several protests, as both neighbors and lawmakers made their voice s heard. "action news" reporter dan cuellar is live at temple university, where one of the rallies took place. dann. >> reporter: walter, it has been one of the most polarizing political issues of the past eight years. while efforts to repeal obama care move forward in washington several hundred supporters of the affordable care ago rallied here, and across the region and country to stop it. >> hey, hey, ho, ho, repeal law have got to go. >> reporter: outside temple university hospital, several

hundred members of the organize labor and community groups were joined by democratic politicians, to rally for affordable care act and preservation of the medicare and medicaid. senator bob casey condemn republican leaders in congress for not having a plan to replace aca and risk leaving 28 million people without insurance. >> what have they been doing for seven years to find a replacement? the answer is nothing. they don't have a replacement bill. so we're going to say to those republicans, number one, we will stop you from repealing. >> reporter: knowing the republican congress is moving full speed ahead in the efforts to repeal, rallying cry here got emotional if not passionate. >> it is not just a rally, make them phone calls. call them up. don't let them do that. >> reporter: outside offices of the pennsylvania republican congressman pat meehan who supports repealing the aca protesters also gather, one group at his office in blue bell and another group at his

office in springfield delaware county. >> i have seen the positive. and i'm very concerned that the repeal and delay plan is very dangerous. >> reporter: democrats have openly attack republicans for having no clear plan for replacing, their message, you break it, you buy it an obama care would be trumpcare. mayor jim kenney urge people to make their voices her. >> we will work every day but we need you, we need your voice, your letters, your e-mails, text messages, social media efforts. >> reporter: but tonight the future of the affordable care act remains very much in doubt , and more than 20 million people covered bio bam a care are wondering what comes next. live here at temple university i'm dann cuellar for channel six "action news". >> all right, dann, thank you. many people from different faiths from all around philadelphia met to show their support for american muslims. the special town hall meeting in west oak lane focused on how to deal with hate speech

and hate crimes. the gathering comes in the wake of the proposed resolution to up hold cities commitment to support muslim communities. former pro wrestler jimmy super fly snuka has died just weeks after a judge in pennsylvania dismissed murder charges against him. earlier this monthly high county judge said snuka was not competent to stand trial for the death of his girlfriend in 1983. snuka's attorney told the court that his, client had dementia with six months to live. jimmy snuka was 37 years old. much more to come tonight, the folks were bus toy day assembling care packages. we will show how they are far. plenty of people stopped by the pennsylvania convention center today for a little, home related inspiration. we will take you inside the home show. flyers take on the capitols in d.c. jeff skversky has highlights the in sports. when "action news" comes right back.

it was a day of service

instead of a day off for dozens of local restaurant workers. employees and their families from 18 chick-fil-a restaurant in south and central new jersey spent today assembling care packages for u.s. troops overseas. big boxes are heading to troops serving middle east, team also presented a check for $42,000, to operation yellow ribbon which sends supplies and goodies to troops they organized welcome home ceremonies. eleven high school the athletes from south jersey were honored today for setting good examples on and off the feel. they received 2016 a few good men award for their leadership and community service. local high school coaches teamed up with the perfecting church, to give the students guidance, all throughout the year, and special honors at the end. annual philadelphia home show continues today right there at the pennsylvania convention center, hundreds of vendors were on hand offering products, and tips for homeowners looking to make a few upgrade. they will interactive exhibits and diy workshops hosted by local and decoration experts. philadelphia home she

continues next week even. storefronts this doylestown were paint today as part of the first ever, town wide winter fest. art students from central bucks high school east got to work painting, got to work painting this morning. crews inflated a giant snow globe at state and main streets. it runs through second weekend of february. much more to come on "action news", flyers collapse against capitols today on the road, jeff skversky has details coming up in sports.

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well, time for a check of sports. jeff skversky is here and the flyers have problems. >> they have a lot of problems right now. they had a nine-point lead in the wild card, it is down to one point and it will slip away here. wow. the flyers are free falling, they are hanging on to the final playoff spot for dear life. the flyers trying to avoid becoming the first team in nhl history to miss the playoffs

after winning ten in a row. flyers, winless on the road over last month and they continue to go down a bad road in washington today. third period disaster 90 seconds in, former flyers justin williams beats steve mason. they ever down two to nothing. the less than two minutes, matt niskinon, two minutes after that, oh, no, not again. but less than a minute after that, williams, again. the flyers have allowed most goals in the nhl including 11 in the the last two days. take a seat, mason. flyers lose five to nothing. they have dropped 11 of their last four games. >> i think we need to work on our game, and got to work more as a team. guys are working out there. >> everybody has got to take the next pretty much four to five days here, and getaway from it, clear their mind and clear our mind and come back, you know, ready to pull together. >> the flyers now have to sit on this for the next week

since their ten game winning streak they have dropped 11 of four, including nine straight on the road. that nine-point lead in the wild card a down to one. flyers return to action next saturday at home against new jersey, by then, they will likely be knocked out of the wild card race. well, sixers longest winning streak in three years is over. time to start a new one tomorrow in milwaukee. joel embiid is expected to return, that is big help. sixers lost the nine of the 11 games in which embiid has not played. without embiid, jahlil okafor took over. scoring a season high 26 points this his first game back from that four game bench ing. how sixers plan to use okafor going forward, remains to be seen but this kid has to play, right? averaging nearly 20 points per game. >> he is an nba starter. anybody that looks at it will see, 26, he could have had 30 in a heartbeat. you know, that is what jahlil does, he can score and commands double teams. when you weigh it up and say

this is the package of jahlil okafor that is pretty appealing at age 21. >> the same could be said about carson wentz but like rest of us, eagles quarterback watching nfl playoffs today but former eagles star terrell owens tells "action news" wentz can be a star and shine deep into the post season. >> with carson the sky's the limit but he is only going to be as good as the people that are around him and who they draft and who they put on the field on him. to come in as a rookie under these issuing ises it has to be frustrating. for me, looking at what he has done and understand that he has receivers struggling is there only so much he can do. >> well, to tells me every time wentz receivers dropped the ball this season his phone would light up. much more from my one on one with terrell owens tonight on "action news" sports sunday at 11:45. mike missanelli joins me live in the studio as well. at the end of the november eagles/packers had the exact

same record. one team went one way, green bay went the other. packers playing for a shot of the nfc tied will game tonight right now they are up up eight in dallas at the half. andy reid one of the winningest coaches in history will try to get another one tonight when his chiefs host pittsburgh steelers. reid who is 19-two all time following a bye week will face his arch nemesis bill belichick and patriots in the afc title game if they get a win in the divisional round. finally college hoops, lasalle going for their fourth straight win against george washington today. how about the second half, jordan price, basket and the foul. twenty-three for him. lasalle up big right now in the second half, they are going for their sixth win, in their last seven games. lasalle is streaking in the right direction as we head hopefully into march madness. >> sound good, thanks, jeff. up next on "action news" meteorologist melissa magee has the exclusive accu weather seven day forecast but first a preview of what is ahead on world news sunday.

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live double six radar it is dry no issues of precipitation nice recovery on our sunday after a mixed bag of precipitation earlier. the action cam was outside earlier today at rittenhouse square, and rittenhouse park, a lot of folks out and about, walking around with brighter skies overhead earlier today. it looks like we have got another treat on the way for the rest of our workweek. high in philadelphia 41 degrees. little milder then yesterday's high of 36. and we were 1 degree above where we should be for this time of the year in at 40. outside at this hour northwesterly wind, chilly up in the poconos, 22. twenty-nine in allentown. thirty-two in reading. thirty-six in the city. thirty-three in trenton the at the coast in ac coming in at the 34. and then 39 degrees down in dover. the here is satellite six with action radar we had high pressure that returned for second half of our weekend. so we have a mostly clear sky across our area, all of the un settled weather, is it out to the west. we will widen out the picture here and area of low pressure we are tracking is well to the west of texas at this hour but

all of that precipitation is breaking out, ahead of the area of low pressure. this is where we have had winter storm warnings, winter weather advisories and ice warnings, and across the midwest and the plain states and this will be working its way easeward in a different fashion as we go throughout the rest of the our week ahead the call from accu weather for the next 12 hours, partly cloudy, it is a colder night. we will bottom out at 18 and 26 degrees in philadelphia for overnight low with the northwesterly wind. fast forward to the daze monday for mlk day of service. sun to cloud. seasonably chilly. 9:00 a.m. that temperature at the 32. 1:00pn in the lower 40's. we will hold at 42. 5:00 p.m. tomorrow afternoon. the setup for us tomorrow, sun to start the day with high pressure moving further to the east. as that high moves eastward the cloud will increase, late in the day, and by tuesday, the ridge of high pressure will move well to the south and we're tracking that area have of low pressure same way over plains states but a lift up to the north.

we are tracking a warm front that will lift northward across our region. so it is mostly cloud own tuesday with on and off rain especially by the afternoon. high temperature coming in at 46. wednesday and beyond we've got the a five day, at least five day mild stretch on the way. the jet stream lifts to the north, so all of the warm and milder air to our south will work its the way northward, temperatures wednesday, right through next weekend will be in the the 50's and maybe close to 60's once again. here's the exclusive accu weather seven day forecast, mild tomorrow, sun to increasing cloud high temperature come in at 45. cloudy on tuesday, in at 46 with on and off rain especially by the afternoon, on wednesday, early rain but it is a warmer day, we're up to 56, on thursday, sun and some cloud in at the 52 for the high. the it stays mild on friday, and 51. next week even, walter, clouds and sun and temperatures will be in the lower 50's. not bad this week. >> not bad at all. >> thanks, melissa. finally tonight there was a party a century in the

making in south jersey. the action cam on the scene here at trinity united methodist church, in mar more as congregation celebrated the 100th birthday of their organ ist elsei sheer. she plays every sunday. her pastor says he dogs not know what the church would do without her. she thanked everyone there for helping her keep young and always learning. abc world news sunday is next. "action news" returns tonight at 11:00. don't miss "action news" at ten on phl17 tonight. then we are back here on six abc at 11:00. now for melissa magee, jeff skversky, sarah bloomquist and the entire "action news" team, i'm walter perez. we will see you at 11:00. >> ♪

welcome to "world news tonight." five days to the inauguration, and now the cia director blasting the president-elect. warning him about russia and outraged with trump's rhetoric. as more members of congress say they'll boycott the inauguration. and the civil rights legend now in a nasty fight with the president-elect. fire and ice. the dangerous mix of freezing rain and snow, taking lives. downing trees and power lines. the storm, on the move tonight. kidnapped at birth. new images of the emotional reunion. the parents seeing their daughter for the first time in 18 years. excessive force? the african-american grad student, fixing his car, but suspected of stealing it. tackled by police, then charged. >> sir, you're on video. and, big top good-bye. the "greates