president trump shares choice word about the media after investigation into possible contact between his campaign and russia continues. meteorologist chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, a lot of people want to give you a big old hug they love the weather. >> reporter: they hated me before, now they want to give me a hug. they probably won't feel the same way tomorrow. let's get you outside and show you the view overlooking the center city skyline. not a cloud in the sky. it is completely sunny upstairs. it is going to be another gorgeous day around the city of philadelphia, surround suburbs. 66 in reading. 64 in allentown. philadelphia showing 63. millville, 63. trenton, 61. this is february, right? 63 in dover, the shorepoints colder, we made the mistake thursday we decided to take a trip to the jersey shore while everybody was enjoying the

70s. decided to take a walk on the beach, big mistake it was colder with the sea breeze. you will experience that today, as well. everybody climbing in the 70s the exception the jersey shore thanks to the sea breeze kicking in later on. clouds increase today, showers and thunderstorms develop this afternoon, as a matter of fact storm prediction center issued a slight risk for severe weather with the entire area the exception being the jersey shore, we run the risk of seeing strong gusty winds and scattered thunderstorm and small hail and drenching downpours and cloud to ground lighten strikes. clouds and sun, thunderstorms late, 70 degrees is the forecasted high. i'll focus on the timing of the thunderstorms when i see you in ten minutes. gray. >> thank you for the update. you can keep up with the changing weather conditions at 6abc.com, there you will find the seven-day forecast and live look at storm tracker 6 live

double scan radar head to 6abc.com/weather. the time 9:02 a.m. happening right now a woman fighting to stay alive after a driver ran her down. it happened in north philadelphia. investigators are working to track down the driver and the vehicle involved in all this. police say an older white nissan hit the woman in the 400 block of west wyoming avenue at about 1:30. investigators believe the driver was speeding. the victim was critically injured. her and another woman were trying to cross the street when the incidents happened. crews responded to a water main break in lower merion. an 8-inch main broke in the 200 block of morris avenue off new gulph road. the water was turned off for nearby residents. the road is open while aqua makes the necessary repairs. there's an active search for a person behind the violent death of a person beaten inside

her own home. christie ileto talked to concerned neighbors. >> the son came home from work, come running outside all upset that someone killed his 57-year-old woman. >> reporter: reluctant to talk, kevin refused to show his face, but lives across the street where a person took his neighbor's life. >> she was suffering from obvious trauma to her head she was laying in a pool of blood. >> reporter: homicide detectives discovered the second floor of the home was ransacked. several items including various electronics are missing. they stood silently as police removed their loved one's body. it is not clear when the encounter occurred or how long she was dead before she was discovered. still -- >> she didn't deserve it, she had a cane.

why would somebody want to hurt her. >> reporter: police are coming through surveillance video hoping to pin down the killer. anyone with information contact homicide detectives. reporting at police headquarters, christie ileto channel 6 "action news." >> one person is hurt after falling into a ravine in bryn mawr, delaware county. chopper 6 hd over the scene behind the rosemont plaza on the 1,000 block of lancaster avenue. were called out at 5:30 p.m. the victim was taken to the hospital to be treated. police say jealousy is a likely motive in a lehigh valley shooting that left a person dead. 36-year-old terrence ferguson was shot and killed in the parking lot of an auto zone in palmer township. police believe 23-year-old dakota baptiste shot the victim after he spotted the man in the car with a woman he had a relationship with. baptiste texted her earlier in

the day saying he would shoot ferguson. he is behind bars charged in the shooting. a hotly contested south jersey pipeline will move forward now that the pinelands commission approved the project. it will carry natural gas 22 miles per hour between maurice river township to cape may county passing through the protected pinelands preserve. the meeting was filled with critics and supporters voicing their concerns. >> concerned once they pass this pipeline today it will open up a pandora's box and allow for development that's not appropriate in the pines. >> we do support the project, the employment part of it is why i'm here to create jobs for a lot of time construction workers. >> a legal challenge gains the pipeline construction was filed before the vote even took place. opponents have promised more

lawsuits. time 90:35 president donald trump continues his war of words against the media as his press secretary comes under fire for an unconventional press briefing, david curly is at the white house with the latest. >> reporter: facing stories about alleged ties to russia. president trump and his white house are targeting journalist. >> they are the enemy of the people. because they have no sources, they just make them up. >> reporter: the president apparently talking about a new york times story saying his campaign had numerous contacts with russian intelligence. >> i'm against the people that make up stories and make up sources. they shouldn't be allowed to use sources unless they use somebody's name. >> reporter: a white house source requiring anonymity said

the chief of staff was told by the fbi official that the story was not true, when reince priebus asked the fbi to say so publicly, the bureau declined. the question -- president questioned the bureau in tweets. saying the fbi cannot find the leakers windy the fbi itself. washington post report said the trump administration tried to enlist other politicians to quiet the russian story. he set aside the controversy to bask in the light of cpac having co-opted the conservative movement that did not warm to him until the election. >> we are a nation that will put it's own citizens first. >> reporter: more conflicts just hours later after the president signed an executive order to study reducing regulation, the

press secretary held a meeting in his office which left the major news agencies out. >> why weren't their other outlets. >> because they're 3,000 people credentialed to come in. >> there are 6. >> that is false tolls that --o say there are six. vice president mike pence emphasized u.s. support for israel after a republican jewish coalition in las vegas saying he would work tireless on issues important to the group including business-friendly policy at home and israel abroad. they are discussing whether to move the u.s. embassy to jerusalem and put iron on notice of the -- iran on notice of the possible move. shark tank, the makers of

the most successful item in the history of shark tank held a viewing party at chickee's and pete. scrub daddy got it's investment from shark. it hit one $10 million. it was featured as part of the 20/20 special on the show. a dog is rescued in san francisco, you'll hear how his owner said that dog made it over the edge of the cliff. plus, overnight raid in malaysia as the investigation into the kim jong un's brother investigation continues. >> reporter: big cool down is on the way tomorrow, they are in the teens and 20s across the high plains, that air mass arrives first thing tomorrow morning. i'll let you know how chilly it gets in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when we come right back. >> as e

waking up with us, 9:12 a.m. saturday morning, 63 degrees, sky6 live hd over atlantic city giving you a foggy shot in atlantic city. >> reporter: almost like cloud city, the star wars movie. >> no, i don't. but i trust your judgment. >> let's talk about the forecast, i'll tell you what i'm

loving the 70s, i wasn't too happy about the winter, but it's been mild. i'm beyond this now, gray, the only ones who are upset are the snow lovers. it's been a painful winter we've seen 8 inches of snow in the city of philadelphia. we've had more days in the 60s and 70s this winter than the snow. we're talking about another mild day today. so mild with a frontal system approaching we could see a line of spring-like thunderstorms developing. very rare for february. you saw the live shot in atlantic city, they are dealing with fog down there, everybody else is in the clear, i suspect atlantic city will be all right in the next half-hour, as well. temperatures are extremely mild, 63 in philadelphia. allentown, 64. look at reading, it's not even 9:30 a.m., 66 there already. 55 in the poconos, 61 in trenton. the cold front is knocking don the door, it's through

pittsburgh and buffalo, the front is where all these lines come together. colder air on the western side. they are in the 40s across western pennsylvania enthe 60s along the eastern portions of the mid atlantic. 63 in washington, d.c. and philadelphia. 64 in richmond. 60 in binghamton. 0s and 40s to the west. it is that air mass that's heading our way overnight tonight. the collision of air masses that will produce the thundershowers and thunderstorms later on. we'll go hour by hour, the model, i think these numbers are too cool at least as what we're expecting later on. it suggests the clouds will get in here quickly. i think everybody will be in the 70s by 3:00 p.m. line of thunderstorms knocking on the door at that point. an hour later, you're down to appear. this line of storm will get here at 4:30 p.m. or 5:00 p.m. it will hit the coast and out to

sea. first thing tomorrow morning, windchills in the 20s. so the feels-like temperatures after highs in the mid 70s both today and yesterday, feels-like temperatures will be 50 degrees colder tomorrow morning than a what we've been dealing with, big, big changes. 3 and 8:00 p.m. keep an eye to the western sky, line of thunderstorms developing, dangerous lightning strikes, winds could gust are 45 to 50 miles per hour. brief, but heavy downpours and small hail with the thunderstorms. today we're talking about combination of sun and clouds, later on that's when the thunderstorms hit. 70 degrees in philadelphia. i want to stress the point here, the more sun we see the higher the temperature will go, accuweather is banking on more clouds than sun. if it ends up being the exact opposite. it will be 75 or 76. keep that in mind this is the way it will play out hour by hour. 1:00 p.m., sun and clouds,

3:00 p.m., mostly cloudy, 70 degrees, 5, 6:00 p.m., the line pulls through, turning colder overnight tonight, 34 degrees outlying suburbs, 36 for center city. look at the windchills tomorrow morning, everybody down in the mid 20s those are the feels like numbers. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, old man winters shows up for one day and he is gone again by monday. 70 degrees today. 46 tomorrow, the rest of the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, shows another warmup, clouds and sun, monday, 59. 60 degrees tuesday, wednesday we're up to 62. both days feature clouds and rain, 54 degrees thursday, a cooler, cooler, not cold, 42 for friday. >> man you're showing no love for the winters lovers out there. >> reporter: i'm done with old man winter we broke up a couple of weeks ago, i'm done. >> 9:16 is your time, a dog that tumbledded -- tumbled down

a cliff side in san francisco was rescued by firefighters. a firefighter was able to put the dog in the harness and bring it to safety. crews say the path is difficult because rescuing dogs is different than rescuing people. >> you approach the dog and gain the trust of the animal to secure it, you saw in this case it's put in a harness next to the firefighter. >> the dog was exploring off leash when it went over the edge. the annual is thankfully -- animal, thankfully is okay. >> an indonesian woman charged

in the sarks -- assassination of kim jong nam said she was asked to spray oil on the half brother of the north korean leader.

the material was actual nerve gas. a second woman was arrested. a wild shootout in houston, texas caught on camera. it began when officers attempted to arrest a woman an burglary warrant. the suspect led the woman on high-speed chase. s.w.a.t teams negotiated with the woman that's when she pulled out a gun and shot at them. >> i heard 20 guns go off. >> a neighbor captured the gunfire on his cell phone. the woman was hit during the shootout, medics performed cpr at the scene. the woman later died. a powerball mystery continues in a small town in indiana. people want to know who bought the single winning ticket to the jackpot. the tick was the only one in the nation to match all six numbers. lucky person, right, winning a

jackpot that was worth $435 million. the mystery may never be solved in indiana because there are ways to remain anonymous when collecting your lottery winnings there. here's a look as what's happening in and around the area. the outdoorsman in your family will want to get to the outdoor sports show fishing hunting, boating, camping and a whole lot more. that event is happening at the greater philadelphia expo center in oaks, montgomery county. check it out today from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and tomorrow 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. held to atlantic city for the jersey shore wine festival. there will be over 150 garden state best known wines and 12 wine makers on hand. each winery will have bottles and cases to buy. you can grab a glass today from noon until 6:00 p.m. and tomorrow noon until 4:00 p.m. the 28th celebration of

the african cultures at the penn museum offers performances and workshops and crafts and african marketplace in celebration of black history month. check it out today 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. the exhibit is included in the cost to the museum. still ahead on "action news," bad news for sixers fans, we'll tell you which teammate will not play for the rest of the season. details coming up next in spots. (avo) this holiday...

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afternoon. in sports, now, the flyers will play at a football stadium today, the sixers win after announcing that ben simmons will not play at all this season. here's ducis rogers. >> reporter: good morning, stop me if you heard this before, the sixers top pick will sit out the season. yesterday the team gave us the news no sixers fans wants to hear, ben simmons will remain on the shelf. the broken bone has not healed. he will have another scan in about a month. in the meantime, the team will take it slow with him. >> he is heartbroken, he wants to play, be out there. unfortunately, that's not going to happen this season. >> when it came back with the results it caught me off guard. it really wasn't something i was expecting. >> reporter: nerlens noel who was traded to the mavs on thursday, left town last night.

the action cam was the only one there at phl. being traded was his choice, but he is move on. >> you have to deal with it the best way i can, i'm on to new beginning no chapter in my life. i'm ready to start that and success and continue my career in the league. >> nerlens noel is out, okafor stays. >> reporter: this 3 puts the sixers up by 18. a bit later robert covington makes the highlight real two of the team highs, 25 points. sixers win 120-12. flyers saying their game outside in pittsburgh playing at heinz field they check out the ice conditions during a practice last night with warm weather, the playing surface might be choppy. the outdoor games are not a new concept, but the noferght --

novelty of them has not warn out. >> it's exiting to come here and outdoors under the lights, i don't think it's better than that. >> reporter: phillies began the grapefruit league yesterday. asher gets to start with the phils. he gives up two hits in two innings, the phillies lose 9-4. college basketball, penn scores at cornell, 69-66. northwestern guard stops to tie her shoe may not be the requirement to do that. rutgers -- right time to do that, rutgers steals the ball and scores, what was she thinking? northwestern won the game anyway. that's sports i'm ducis rogers

you have yourself a terrific weekend. >> much more to come on "action news" saturday morning. septa unveils its new fleet of buses. ups is testing drone technology. how it will work and when it could be available. plus, another look at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast with meteorologist chris sowers when "action news" at 9:00 a.m. comes right back. happening right now on

"action news," saturday at 9:00, a number of possible hate crimes are under investigation across the u.s. a man is shot a dozen times overnight. we'll tell you what police say led to the shooting. plus we're one day away from hollywood's biggest night, hear what jimmy kimmel is saying about hosting the show. those stories, but first outside we go to meteorologist chris sowers. how is it looking? >> reporter: it's gorgeous out here, i can't get over how warm it is in the middle of february and we're in the 60s. all time record high that philadelphia has ever recorded during the month of february was 79 decreases. we didn't make it that high, there's only been a handsful of times that the temperatures have been he -- handful of times that the temperatures have been what

we experienced yesterday. speaking of record highs take a look at this, if you're wondering how warm it's been across the country these are all the new record highs set in the past week, 1,453. if you go back to february february 14,492 brand new record highs set. year to dead 6,869 brand new record highs. we're closing in on 7,000 brand new record highs. unfortunately as we flip it over to the radars, they will put an end to the party. this is future tracker 6 i set it in motion, as it continues to march east and the sun destabilizes the atmosphere, the line will become more active. sun and clouds to start, clouds build during the afternoon hours and by evening here comes the impressive line of showers and thunderstorms. one or two could be on the

strong side possible severe forecasting a high of 70 to let's say 74. not a bad start for the weekend. we have to watch the skies later on. when i come back we'll talk about that and the colder changes in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. gray? >> thank you for the update. folks you can keep up with the changing weather conditions at any time of the day on our website 6abc.com, there you will find the seven-day forecast and a live look at storm tracker 6 live double scan radar go to our website 6abc.com/weather. 9:32 a.m., a fatal shooting near kansas an mosque fire in tampa both being investigated as possible hate crimes as a woman speaks out about her husband who was shot and killed while he was meeting with a friend. eva pilgrim has the the latest on the indications. >> reporter: from coast to coast a rash of hate crimes putting many on edge. the wife of a man killed in a busy kansas sports bar speaking

out. >> he was just enjoying his glass of beer. >> reporter: authorities say the shooter targeted two indian men he allegedly described as two middle eastern men. >> he was talking about his race. he was minding his own business. >> i got two down gunshot wounds to the chest, a third with a wound to the hip. >> reporter: he is behind bars, the fbi investigating whether this was a hate crime. authorities watching 90017 active hate groups that is -- 917 active hate groups as they track hate crimes across the country. bomb threats shutting down jewish community centers across the country. a jewish cemetary in missouri vandalized. outside tampa a fire at a mosque

friday being investigated as a possible hate crime. >> it just makes us much stronger. >> reporter: authorities say someone started the fire at one of the doors, nobody was hurt, but the building was damaged. that was abc's eva pilgrim with the report. back in the area police looking for a person who shot a man 12 times outside a north philadelphia bar. the shots were fired in the 800 block of east allegheny avenue overnight. the man we are told was shot three times and nine more times as he tried to get away. the victim right now recovering in the hospital. police say a disagreement led to the shooting. police say this man right here, 33-year-old andron hughes was charged with his 7th dui. police say he was pulled over at 3:00 a.m. yesterday after he stopped in the middle of an intersection for a red light. the owners of the popular

manco & manco pizza chain at the jersey shore have learned their fate for tax evasion and lying to therevenue service. bengal was sentenced to 15 months in prison. president donald trump dedicated his weekly address to the african-american community. praised dr. martin luther king and others and borrowed a phrase from muhammad ali for their excellence. >> they shook up the world for the better, they inspired our nation to march for justice and freedom for all. today and everyday i pledge to continue that march so that every american, no matter his background or her background has the chance to climb that great laureled of success.

>> the president also focused on historical black colleges and university and housing and jobs. president trump had been criticized for prior remarks involving black history including one where he seemly spoke of abolitionist frederick douglass as if he were alive. news journal reports that the results were turned into leaders in maryland, pennsylvania anne delaware for commuters trains. transportation employees will make the results public after they ever their meetings. extending the batter service -- bart service is an option. the 20-mile stretch between maryland and delaware is the only area between washington, d.c. and boston that lacks

commuter service. septa will deploy 20 electric buses. a $2.5 million grant for low or no emissions transit vehicles are helping to pay for the buses. countdown for hollywood's biggest night is on. jimmy kimmel is hosting for the first time. >> james jimmy kimmel. >> reporter: is jimmy kimmel nervous will following in the footsteps of the hollywood greats hosting the academy of awards. >> this streak ends this year, they said we have the comgreats we're tired of that we'll go for the media -- mediocres.

i've been nervous since the day they asked me to do this. i wish they woke me out of bed the night before and said you're hosting the oscars. >> reporter: he hosted the 2016 prime time emmys, bringing out matt damon to heckle him. >> i'm sorry you lost now you have to stand out here the rest of the night. >> reporter: so we had to ask matt how jimmy will do as host. he is nominated as producer on the film manchester by the sea. >> i have incredibly low expectations for him. >> let's say he is not getting on the stage. i don't care if he wins for whatever he did, he will remain in his seat, i will make sure of that. >> reporter: critics expect jimmy to hit it out of the park. he hopes afterwards the reviews

are kind. >> any number of things can happen, my parents will think it's the greatest performance. >> reporter: i had to ask jimmy if he thought the oscars will get political this year, he hopes everyone got it out of their system. in the end he said we can expect a little of that. linda lopez, abc news new york. >> no pressure at all. be sure to join us tomorrow for everything oscar. "action news" will be on one hour early at 5:00 p.m. then the preshow is at 6:00 p.m. and annual awards at 8 can 30. we have expanded coverage on 6abc.com. right now we have behind-the-scenes look at the preparation for the big show. tomorrow night we'll have live video from the red carpet, plus, the most talked about moments as they happen. just about 9:40 a.m.

much more to come on "action news" saturday morning at 9 including "shelter me rescue of the week." >> reporter: i'm matt o'donnell, along with steve you will meet steve and many of his friends on "action news." >> problems persist for retail chain jc penny. why the department store plans to coast 100 locations. we'll get a check of the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast prepare for some storms today. "action news" continues right after this. >> so glad you stayed with us,

9:43 a.m., two brothers in texas are being called heros after they heard a cry for help and rescued a 92-year-old woman. >> what's your americancy, sir? >> -- what's your emergency, sir? >> an elderly has fallen and she can't get up. >> they heard someone yelling their neighbor had fallen and stuck alone for 20 minutes. one boy stayed with her the other called for help. they stayed calm throughout the entire thing because their dad was a police officer and taught them how to act during an emergency situation. very good deed for them. very nice. very nice for you to give us lovely weather. thank you. >> reporter: as we go live on sky6 live hd the chilly air

coming in here tomorrow, any normal february, it wouldn't be that bad. considering we've been in the 70s for three days, it will feel colder. get a ready we have dramatic changes on the way. in the meantime, enjoy one more afternoon of 70-degree plus weather. lots of sunshine high, thin clouds upstairs. they will thin out by midday. the clouds are back late in the day in the form of thunderstorms. i'll talk about that in a moment. 66 in reading. allentown, 64. 63 for philadelphia, millville. dover. 55 in the peculiars, -- poconos, trenton, 61. friday we tied the record, 74. today we're shooting for a high of 70. accuweather lower it a little bit because think more cloud cover will roll in here. if this doesn't happen we'll have 73, 74. it will be the third day in a

row we hit 70 degrees or higher in the city of philadelphia during the month of february that never happened. cloud cover to the west. broken line of thundershowers and thunderstorms across western pennsylvania. the air behind that front that is starting to kind of, well, it's pretty much -- it's something we don't want to see right now, this is cold air that's marching south and east. green bay nice little blizzard taking place through here pushing into the southern provinces of canada. the jet stream will dive south and east over the next 12 to 24 hours and plant itself over the top of the eastern half of the united states. the good news this is pretty much a one and done type of deal. one day boom it's gone all the way up into canada. we'll see warmer weather return monday and tuesday, 3:00 p.m., upper 60s, low 70s for just about everybody. line of thunderstorms

approaches, you can see by 4:30 p.m. it's knocking on the door. 4:30 p.m. it's off to the west getting into the city by 5:00 p.m., 5:15. 6:00 p.m., heavy drenching line of showers and thunderstorms. the numbers tumble behind the front. first thing tomorrow morning, we're down into the low 30s and windchills in the 2oth with this line ever showers and thunderstorms, cloud to ground lightning strikes, strong gusty winds. we could see winds in excess of 50 miles per hour with some of the these storms. downpours will be brief, but heavy. large hail we're not concerned about, that there could small hail but i don't think you'll see anything big. forecast for today, in the low 70s for just about everybody, clouds and sun, thunderstorms develop after 3:00 p.m. this afternoon probably in the city around 5:00 p.m. jersey shore around 7:00 p.m. overnight tonight actual lows

dropping into the mid 30s windchills in time 20s, windchills in the 20s first thing tomorrow morning. 7:30 a.m., 26 degrees is it will feel feel like in philadelphia. 23 in allentown. it gets a little bit better in the afternoon, if you compare it to the 70s we've seen over the last few days it will be a shock to the system. you'll need to bundle up tomorrow. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 70 degrees today, 46 tomorrow, windchills in the 30s, monday we start rebounding, clouds and sun, 59. tuesday and wednesday, both mild days, highs in the 60s. we could have wet weather there, we clear out thursday, 54. friday is chilly, high of 42. nothing terribly cold, just seasonable. not bad. >> this question is not for me for the winter lovers is there any hope at all? >> reporter: i see one shot after the 4th or 5 that will last 3, 4 days, we're talking

about highs in the upper 40s, not terrible. 9:48 is the time, animal care and control team of philadelphia is undergoing envacations for h vac system. they are calling on the help of the public. matt o'donnell has the story. >> reporter: the animal care and control team of philadelphia also known as act is an open intake shelter taking in 23,000 animals a year. >> we have an animal control contract with the city we provide care services. >> reporter: they are undergoing renovations to insure their residents are living comfortablably. the construction is going to cut the intake capacity of 120 dogs in half. from people coming in from front counter officers in the field,

space fills up quickly they are asking the public to rehome the animals. p spca is helping. >> the spca will set up in the parking lot and intake animals before they enter the shelter. it allows us to maintain all the sweet animals in the world. >> reporter: shadow an 80-pound love. he loves to play, he likes other dogs. he knows sit and stay. >> reporter: this is a 5-year-old pit mix who came in as a stray. he has energy he needs to work off. >> reporter: haywood is 2 years old and best in an active home. >> this is stephen who was picked up as a stray by the philadelphia police department not too long ago, they think he is 3 years old, clearly house broken and friendly and looking for a new home. if you're interest interested in

stephen or any of the animals you met, visit the act philly website. if you want like to share your stores post a picture to the "fyi philly" facebook page we'll feature stories on upcoming shelter me segments, i'm matt o'donnell. ♪ with ingredients like roasted hazelnuts and cocoa, the delicious taste of nutella

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9:52 in this morning's technically speaking ups is testing a drone delivery system that's launched from a especially designed truck that's meant to allow drivers to make one delivery while the drone flies another package to a different location and then they would reconnect. ups said it could be years before the new technology is actually approved. in consumer news, jc penny has announced it will close 100 stores many asking why it's

struggling and are there ways you can save. abc's rebecca jarvis explains. >> reporter: jc penny closing 140 stores following sears and macy's. >> so many stores are closing because we don't need the stores. much of the brick and mar tore business stomped out by retail gorilla amazon. traditional department stores, the can -- anchors of the mall along day from their heyday pitch. >> pennies the most important thing we sell is satisfaction. >> reporter: attempting to modernize and reevent in a world of changing technology. >> go online before you leave your house, check a price reserve an item and turn up to the mall it is waiting for you. >> reporter: some stores offering to price match their competitors and rolling out free gifts with purchase. >> that was abc's rebecca

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with windchills in the 20s to start, improving to 30s in the afternoon. we pull out of it as we get into tuesday and wednesday, highs in the 60s. 9:57 a.m., jack hanna's "wild countdown" wild countdown is next. we'll be back at 6:00 a.m. him here's some of the stories we're following for you, the red carpet it is read! we'll have live reports from hollywood as tinseltown perhaps for award those in film faking. we have the return to the 20th century, the new exhibit in philadelphia. now for chris sowers, and the entire "action news" team. i'm gray hall. make it a great day.

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