>> good morning, gray is off, i'm nydia han, it is 5:00 a.m., saturday november 11. this morning the coldest air of the season triggers a code blue as temperatures plunge below freezing in spots. there's a push to put those in need into shelters.

breaking this morning police shot a man inside a grays ferry home what they say led to the gunfire. thank you for your service, today is veterans day when we honor our military veterans. accuweather alert, someplaces setting record setting lows, a freeze warning in effect. chris sowers has more, chris you're loving this. >> reporter: we have another cold night tonight and then we start to push out of it. the freeze warning continues for areas in south jersey and injury in effect until 10:00 a.m., when we look at the numbers right this is typical of middle january. 20 in allentown. 18 in lancaster. 24 in philadelphia. millville, 24. wilmington, 21, number 21 for wilmington that's a record low for you guys down there.

windchills you factor in the winds you need to bundle up with the hat and gloves and heavier coat. 1 in reading, 15 in millville. only 5 above with the wind in the poconos. satellite and radar clear skies high pressure slowly buildings in from the west, going to be a nice looking day, we should see sunshine today, it will be chilly with high temperatures in the upper 30s, close to 40. call from accuweather today, sunny are unseasonably cold, high temperatures around 40, the normal 57. 17 degrees below seasonal averages. if you're not a fan the cold weather we warm it up in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. i will be back in just a few minutes and let you know when the milder numbers return. >> it is cold outside, not just a song today. if you step outside it feels like we went from spring earlier this week into deep winter. a code blue is in effect in philadelphia.

people are under to get off the streets and into the shelters as temperatures hover at record lows in spots. trish hartman has the cold hard facts. >> reporter: under the twingeling lights and next to a toasty fire people gathered to enjoy the franklin square holiday festival with layers. >> two pairs of pants and two hoodies on. >> first crisp day we're having a good time, hot chocolate for the kids and ginger fred houses. >> under the pennsylvania convention center on 1st street, the scene was much different. >> hi guys. >> reporter: because the city of philadelphia declared a code blue and dangerous low temperatures, outreach teams are on patrol trying to get as many people into shelters as possible. marcus said he is relieved to be heading to a shelter at 25th and lehigh and danny who has been homeless for a month.

not everyone goes willingly. >> we can't leave him like that. she said many people have had negative experiences in shelters or struggling with metal illness or addiction. at this stop two people go into shelters. >> for the ones who didn't come, those two make me stay out longer. >> reporter: in camden bundled up commuters hurry home for the we weekend. it is hoped people will bring their pets inside during the first cold snap. >> we've had a good luck with the fall weather and going from being lucky to being unlucky overnight people are unprepared. if you see people in the area in need off shelter call

(215)228-1982. police respond to a 911 call to a man armed with a gun in grays ferry. 37-year-old with a gun exited a second floor bedroom and pointed the gun at the sergeant. the officer shot the suspect once in the chest. the man is in critical condition at penn presbyterian hospital. the suspect's name has not been released. no police officers were injured. breaking a woman is dead struck by a hit-and-run driver in burlington county, new jersey. the search is on for the driver and the vehicle involved. the tragedy happened around midnight on the pemberton bypass. the person who found the victim called 911, the woman could not be saved. the police are working to find out the identity of the woman and the description of the vehicle that hit her. police tell "action news"

18-year-old dewaun danceler surrendered to police yesterday afternoon. he was accused of beating a penn grad student last weekend. police believe he may be sited to two other -- tied to two other armed robberies. chopper 6 hd was over the scene of tabernacle last night. firefighters are investigating the cause of the fire. alabama's republican candidate for senate is accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl. the accuser said it happened nearly 40 years ago when roy moore was in his 30s. there's more on the accusation and the candidates denial. >> reporter: controversial alabama senate candidate and suspended chief justice roy moore refusing to drop out of the senate race after allegations he molested a

14-year-old girl and pursued other girls in his 30s. >> it never happened they are doing this a month away, four weeks away after 40 years in public service. the post spoke to four women about their bombshell investigation. >> she knows how popular roy moore is. >> reporter: she allegations that she was 14 when moore took her to his home. abc news confirmed the details of the allegations with nearly all of the women. moore said he doesn't remember the 14-year-old girl and the alleyses make him sick. he does remember the two other women. >> i remember her as a good girl, but neither of them ever stated any inappropriate behavior and i don't remember ever dating any girl without the permission of her mother.

>> reporter: with a month left for the special election alabama voters sticking by the judge. >> i don't believe roy moore did that. >> reporter: moore shows no signs of backing down it's too late to replace him on the ballot. if he does win he can expect a chilly reception on capitol hill. president trump has crossed paths with russian president vladimir putin during the apec summit in vietnam. they mitt friday night when all the heads of state came together to take a photo. the white house said they will not hold a formal meeting in vietnam. today is veterans day people across the country are pausing to say thanks to the men and women who servelgd and serving -- who served and serving in the armed forces. "action news" viewers showed off their family members using #6abc

action. keep them coming please and to all the men and women who have worn the uniform we thank you for your service. philadelphia will hold their veterans day ceremony on washington square. mayor kenny will delivery remarks at the tomb of the unknown soldier. two museums are recognizing the sacrifice made by servicemen and women. the american revolution is offering free admission for military members. those museums are offering special programs and activities. a famous comedian is confessing sexual misconduct. that's next on saturday morning. the scare that brought a halt of flights to florida airport that had nothing to do with the weather. move over mean streets, philadelphia has clean streets. getting that way a friendly

competition. >> reporter: a few weeks ago i was raking the yard and sweating in t-shirt and shorts. get the hat and gloves we have temperatures in the 20s and windchills in the teens, i'll let you know how long the weather last coming up next. we just moved in about four months ago,

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there's no way we could've designed it ourselves. no. we love it! there's no way we could've designed it ourselves. no. about his sexual misconduct. he said he is remorseful and causing pain for the woman. his own family and fans. we'll have more on the story at 5:00 a.m. newark airport is continuing to dole with the fallout from a security fan. a lithium battery exploded it made a sound similar to a gunshot. airport officials ordered a

mandatory flight stop. nobody was hurt. a tragedy near a taco stand in california killed one and injured another. two vehicles crashed on to the sidewalk and hit four people east of downtown los angeles. an 11-year-old died at the hospital. a 15-month-old child is in stable condition. two women are being treated for injuries. at 6abc, we are once again lending a hand to help our neighbors in need. join us wednesday for the annual holiday food drive fundraiser. sarah bloomquist will host a live event as volunteers and special guests will be on the phone taking your donations from 4 to 6:30 p.m. for more information on how to connect, share, give, log onto 6abc.com. we hope you tune in thanksgiving morning to the 6abc dunkin' donuts parade on 6abc. rick williams and cesily tynan

lead the coverage, our family will be on the float. we hope it won't be as cold as atmosphere today. >> reporter: it might be there is another cold shot around thanksgiving. you may need to bundle up. let's get you started with the beautiful shot of the center city skyline. it's cold this morning, temperatures are in the teens and 20s now in most locations if you're not in the teens with the actual air temperature. don't worry because the windchill is. we have windchills around 8:00, 9 degrees in parts of the area. call from accuweather it will be cold, but at as harsh. we have gusty winds windchills in the 20s, today we lose the winds whatever breeze you pick up this morning a lot of that will die out tomorrow afternoon. 40 degrees is the high. today's high, better, 49 degrees, we'll increase clouds and limited sunshine as we head into sunday. 40 degrees is the forecasted high. in case you're wondering how that compares to average.

normally we should be around 58 degrees that's 18 degrees below seasonal average. 24 degrees, the normal low is 41. look at the 24 hour temperature change. these are not temperatures. this is showing you it is 23 degrees colder right now in philadelphia than it was at the same time yesterday. the arctic air plunged in during the day. it did a number on the temperatures. 13 in the poconos. allentown, reading, 20. wilmington, that's a record low, 21. lancaster, 28. philadelphia, 24, millville, 24. and a pair of 2s in trenton. now, you factor in the winds it feels much, much worse. 13 in allentown. feels like 5 in the poconos, 14 in philadelphia. millville, 15. dover, 1. if you have outdoor activities this morning you need to bundle up, especially if you're watching your son or daughter play baseball, bundle up. you need a coat, scarf and hat,

keep your head warm. sky6 live hd, clear skies, you'll see sunshine today. future tracker 6, we're stopping around 1:00 p.m. mainly sunny, reading, 38. trenton, 37. wilmington, 38 degrees. later this evening, temperatures will slowly start to pull down again, by 6:30 p.m., 7:00 p.m., a couple of degrees warmer he -- than what this particular model is showing. you get the general idea nowhere the average of 58. tomorrow we increase the clouds. chilly, temperatures in the 20s even 30s. by afternoon we rebound. reading, lancaster, 47, philadelphia, 47, 48 degrees. look at the 50s showing up to the south. again this is tomorrow afternoon. dover, 50, millville. 51. wildwood, 53 degrees. chilly, but not as harsh. temperatures close to 40 degrees. sunny, lancaster, topping out

around 39. trenton, 39. cape may and millville, 42. another cold one is expected overnight tonight, but not as bad as what we're seeing this morning unless you're in allentown. that's cold. 21 up there. philadelphia, 30. cape may, 29, dover, same number, wilmington, 27. once we get past the cold shot, the numbers return to seasonable levels next week. sun to clouds monday, 49. tuesday, 3, wednesday, 54. thursday, 56 degrees, friday, sun and clouds, 5 degrees. >> that 56 will feel good chris, thank you. >> drexel university is home to a brand new 4 million-dollar recording studio. they have 1500 square feet of recording space. musicians at drexel will have

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one thing, a clean house another. but an entire city block, a group of city residents powered their hearts into making their streets an stens of their homes. dann cuellar has a tribute to all the good people. >> reporter: it was a packed house with 24 blocks competing for this year's clean block awards completing for over $2,500 in cash prizes. he will -- elmyra smith turned

this into this. >> we have so much going on in kensington, it's not all bad. >> reporter: the event is sponsored by the city and philadelphia more beautiful committee. >> we have act acknowledge one winner because they are all winners in our eyes are they are shining examples of what we want our communities to be we're excited to have them here this morning. the winner of the 1,000-dollar grand prize is -- the group transformed a 1700 block of 19th street into a beautiful city block in north philadelphia after a lot of hard work by neighbors on the block. >> i'm overwhelmed i've been trying to do this for the last 6 careers and this is just amazing, i'm humble and grateful for all that they did, i couldn't do it without them. >> we're so happy and worked so hard to do it. we did it. >> i feel excellent.

i want to thank everyone on the block and my daughter! , yes. we did a great job we can honestly say. >> reporter: the winner of second place, 2100 of north hobart. our heart congratulations to all the winners. dann cuellar channel 6 "action news." >> our heartfelt congratulations indeed. 5:22 a.m. saturday morning, it can be a deadly disease and in center city there was a fundraiser for an experimental cure. the doctor is working to cure himself and others of castle man's disease a condition that affects the lymph nodes. 6abc alicia vitarelli was the host of the event. person prazenica was there to show his support. he is proud of incredible works son-in-law is doing. with thanksgiving two weeks

ago, experts are out with tips on making holidays stress free. a lot of it comes down to preparing food ahead of times. stuffing and potatoes and pies can be made now and put in the freezer. this is so so far fee she s just -- sophe she has just become a citizen of saudi arabia. look closely she is not a woman she is a robot the first of its kind to achieve this status. >> welcome to the world. >> reporter: the robot spoke during the future initiative conference in saudi arabia saying she honored and proud. this is publicity stunt. she is the work of hanson

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>> welcome back on this saturday morning. sky6 live hd taking a live look from our city hall camera at the rothman ice rink. it is perfect and appropriate for today. we're going to hit a high of 40 degrees. we've hit a couple of record lows in spots, including wilmington, although well not hit a record in philadelphia. chris sowers will be back in a few minutes with more on the cold temperatures. it's the season, the beauty of christmas was on display, 30 trees were lit up for the shriners festival of trees and light lights. penn state struggling

football team gets a chance to right the ship today when enthusiastic play rutgers in happy valley. the nittany lie i don't knows lost two straight and fell out of the top ten. temple football coach is excited about this, his owls have a chance to make a bowl game. tu shut out cincinnati in the first half and exploded in the second half. temple's strong conversion helped them with the w. coach collins is coming to 6abc hear his breakdown of the game and temple football playbook during "action news" at 9:30 a.m. jay wright and the villanova wildcats tipping off their season at the wells fargo center. cats win 75-60. more college hoops highlights coming up 6:25 a.m. the patients at a local animal hospital is resting

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meteorologist chris sowers has the bone-chilling accuweather forecast. good morning, chris. >> reporter: "good morning america," nydia. we'll keep the accuweather alert for the next few hours, temperatures climb back in the upper 30s, close to 40 degrees. right now it's mighty cold out there. over the last few days, 52 degrees, wednesday, thursday, 59. south and east, we made it into the 60s. thursday was a very nice day. friday morning, the front slammed through. the actual high on friday was 51 degrees one minute after midnight. we stayed in the 30s and felt like the 20s. we're 19 in kutztown, 19 in coatsville, 13 degrees in lake harmony. malvern, 21. center city, 24 degrees, south and east we're seeing bone-chilling temperatures. glassboro, 23, same number for fortescue. 22