3-year-old girl shoots herself with her father's gun. next on action news. ♪ action news. delaware valley's leading news program. with meteorologist melissa mcgee. jeff skversky, sarah bloomquist and walter perez. a 3-year-old girl is hospitalized and her grandmother is facing charges after police say the little girl shot herself

inside a home in the city's king section today. the bullet struck the little girl's leg. tonight she faces a long and uncertain road to recovery. sunday night, and the big story on action news is the investigation into an accidental shooting that left a little girl severely injured. >> it happened this afternoon when the girl somehow was able to get a hold of her father's gun. annie mccor smack live at children's hospital with the latest. annie. >> reporter: and walter and sarah, that's right. that little girl, only 3 years old, under went surgery. the doctors working to save her leg. authorities say she found her father's unlocked gun, pulled the trigger and shot herself in the leg. this is the 64-year-old grandmother charged tonight by philadelphia police after her 3-year-old granddaughter found her father's gun and pulled the trigger under her grandmother's care. police say the child's father will be charged too. it happened here around noon

inside this home in the 1300 block of south wilton. according to police, the father instructed the grandmother to secure the gun when he rushed to work. >> she puts it into a cross et. it's in a holster. doesn't have a lock on it. obviously we believe the grandmother may have fell asleep, we're not sure. but the child, at 3, gets a hold of this gun and able to pull the trigger. >> reporter: police say the grandmother hid the gun after the shooting and a call to 911 from the home was only for a person bleeding. >> medics were trying to determine what actually happened inside the house. the grandmother is not helping at this point. telling us she didn't know. >> reporter: police say medics eventually got the full story. the little girl was sitting on her leg when the gun went off. doctors are now working to save her leg. >> she has three gunshot wounds which came from one bullet from a 40 caliber glock handgun. the child had her leg folded, went through her thigh, through

her calf and blew her calf out. >> reporter: and tonight the child's father and grandmother are facing charges of endangering the welfare much a child. also, regularless endangerment. separately the grandmother is facing a charge of tampering with evidence. for now, reporting live outside of chop, annie mccormack, action news. >> thank you. fire fighters in glouster county had a three alarm fire in pleasantville just after 6:00. when they arrived flames were shooting out of the garage. crews believe that's where the fire started before it spread to the living room and kitchen. the red cross is assisting the family. also in pleasantville, fire fighters battled a two aheart fire just after 8:00 on south street. no injuries reported. an update to a story from last night. officials identified the two people shot to death on i-95 in bucks county last night.

investigators say it appears to be a case of murder/suicide. maria choo linn choo and david choo linn choo, both from philadelphia. police were called to i-95 in ben salem for a woman running on foot alongside the road. officials heard two gunshots and discovered both bodies next to each other with the gun in the man's hand. today was a big travel day as folks wrapped up a holiday weekend and headed for home. penn's landing, you can see traffic has thinned out and moving along nicely. hopefully most have made it home after a nice thanksgiving weekends. it was not smooth sailing on i-495 south this evening. it was shut down after a bad accident involving several vehicles. closed for more than two hours while police investigated the collision. several people were injured, but it's not known how severe the

injuries were. we caught up with weary travelers at the airport. many were happy to be home, but thankful for the opportunity to spend time with loved ones for the holidays. >> reporter: how was it? >> unbelievably great. >> reporter: that sounds good, why? >> because we were all together. and the food was great. i think -- i'm all bloated. they'll have to give me two seats. >> i like the weather. the change in the weather. >> reporter: now back to south beach. >> back to south beach and the sun and enjoy ourselves. >> reporter: all right, this thanksgiving holiday was predicted to be one of the tsa's top five busiest holidays on record. more than 2 million people from our region expected to travel 50 miles or more. >> today was a nice day to travel. if you like warmer than normal in november, enjoy the coming week. melissa. >> yeah, sarah, a nice finish to the holiday weekend. temperatures seasonal across the

area. the high in philadelphia maxed out at 53. right now with the westerly wind, cooling down. in philadelphia, 38 degrees with 35 in syracuse, 29 degrees in burlington, versus. look at the wind chills, 33 in philadelphia, 32 in pittsburgh. the core of the cold air off to the north and west. wind chill in boston, 29. 9 in quebec, and 10 degrees in caribou, maine. and cold air, and dealing with snow across interior sections of the northeast. western new york tonight could find 3-5 inches of snow, but in the mid atlantic, high pressure is dominating much of philadelphia with high pressure in control and a mostly clear sky, temperatures cool off fairly quickly. bottom down to 36 in philadelphia, 31 in allentown, 34 in dover. so looking ahead for our workweek. back to work after enjoying the holiday. we have a warming trend on the way. temperatures nearing 60 by the middle half of this week and

tracking rain by the end of the week. a closer look with the full and exclusive accuweather forecast. >> okay. thank you. be sure to tune into action news tomorrow morning at 4:30 for the latest accuweather forecast as well as traffic and transit information you need to start off your day. >> moving on to sports now, the eagles took control of the bears early and they did not let go. >> the eagles now 10-1, something that's happened only a couple of times in the history of the team. >> four times. >> four. >> they have been playing football since 1933, this run is unreal. so much fun today the guys are dancing and celebrating and even bowling out there. who knows what's going on. so much for today being a bear trap. wow. eagles blow out the bears. won nine-straight, longest streak in the nfl. and the eagles longest in 14 years. they have been saying from day one in training camp this team is a special group. hey, coach, what play do you want to run here? how about this, carson? good call. first quarter, carson wentz to

zach ertz. against the bears. 7-0, eagles. and don't forget to take the christmas card pictures. and eagles, most points in the nfl, ends of the half, alshon jeffery against his former team. 24-0, eagles. knocking every over in their way. eagles strike. another big win. second half, run away with it. won the last three by 84 points. fumbles, doesn't matter. aguilar recovers in the end zone. eagles are electric. win their ninth straight. 31-3. best record in football. are you surprised? well, wentz is not. >> i always have high expectations. so nothing really surprises me. you know, i would be more surprised if we weren't where we're at, to be honest. i just knew it was a good team. off season, the brotherhood and the chemistry we have and the players we have. >> we're just playing together. like we got a good chemistry going on around here and everybody is gelling together and believing. and everybody is committed to

what was going on right now. >> you kind of love the celebrations. the team is having so much fun. hitting home runs, going bowling. >> that's what they do in practice. >> a wedding or a bar mitzvah or a football game today? >> absolutely. >> thank you so much. it is an exciting time to be an eagles fan. >> they have the best record in the league. carson wentz is playing out of his mind. and making it to the post season at least now seems a certainty. >> the flip into the end zone with aguilar, beautiful. >> go eagles! 10-1! >> this is exciting. i think carson wentz is the best thing in so long. so fun to have a winning team. >> and one family took it to the next level. two birds with one stone. celebrating another eagles victory, but going all out with an eagles-themed holiday decor. christie ileto has more on that part of the story.

>> two, one! yay! >> reporter: the reynolds family annual holiday decorations has a twist. >> i do this every year. this year the eagles are doing awesome. i'm not a fair weather fan by any means, but i figured. >> reporter: this was the year to do it. >> this was the year. >> reporter: no detail left out. close to 10,000 lightbulbs outline a mini football field with a 50 yard line. and life size mannequins sport cheerleader uniforms and fan gear. one holding a present for a referee. >> everyone knows pete morelli from the panthers game on thursday night football. >> reporter: fans aren't just talking about the birds, the broomhall address is also the talk of the neighborhood. >> steve put us all in the christmas spirit with this

eaglings themed lighting. give limb credit. it's awesome. >> just something i wanted to, you know, have come to life. and i thought people would appreciate, you know, at the end of the day, it's the holiday spirit. eagles spirit. >> reporter: he's intending to have them up for the holiday, but hoping to maybe leave them up until february for a super bowl run. in broomhall, i'll you will i'll, channel 6. >> still to come, senator al franken's first interview after allegation of sexual assault. how the people of media came out in force to celebrate the holiday. >> those stories and much more when action news comes right back.

senator al franken has broken his silence saying he's, quote, embarrassed and ashamed over allegations of sexual assault. franken responded on public radio to a radio host's claim

that he groped her on a plane. the democrat senator said she had every right to feel violated. he heads back to the hill as the senate resumes its work. he says he's going to try to move forward. >> i'm going to take responsibility. i'm going to be held accountable. and i'm going to try to be productive in the way i speak about this. >> franken also admitted he's let a lot of people down. but says he's going to try to gradually regain their trust. >> meanwhile, congressman john conyers of michigan is stepping asides as top democrat on the house judiciary committee among an investigation into allegations that he sexualed harassed female staff members. the 88-year-old denies the allegations and would like to keep his leadership role on the committee. but cannot in good conscious allow it to be a distraction to his house colleagues at

investigation continues. president trump arrived back to the white house after a six day stay at his florida estate. he didn't answer any questions on the south line of the white house. mr. trump is expected to focus on tax reform and head to capitol hill on tuesday to meal with gop leaders. >> some organizations are still sharing the spirit of the holiday. the masons served a post-thanksgiving dinner to the elderly and veterans at the elmwood lodge in west philadelphia. mason officials say this is a beloved annual tradition. a check of the accuweather forecast when action news comes back. a live look at sky 6 and the city hall camera. felt more like the holiday season today. but that's about to change. a big warmup is on the way. melissa mcgee up next with the exclusive accuweather seven day when action news comes right back.

the people of media, delaware county, are also getting into the holiday spirit. ♪ the city hosted its fourth annual santa's parade. the avalon spring band was one of many groups entertaining the crowd. and the highlight was the septa trolley with santa and mrs. clause on board. the big guy said hello to the children before heading back to the north pole. meanwhile, this coming week feels like early spring. >> i think mother nature is a bit confused. late november, temperatures climbing above average for the first few days of december. a nice warming trend on the way. a picture outside. the action cam outside tonight. center city, you can see a few leaves left on the trees and the branches. we have a bit of a breeze out of

the westerly direction. but the wind calms down throughout the rest of tonight. a picture outside. sky 6 live in hd. looking at the commodore berry bridge. cooler than last night. right now in philadelphia, 38 degrees after a high today in the city of 53. the dew point in at 26. out atmosphere, nice and dry. winds out of the southwest at 6 miles per hour and than pressure, 30.03. back to work after enjoying the holiday. 8:00 in the morning, bright and sunny. but chilly, a temperature of 39. 11 a.m., breezy and seasonal. temperatures in the upper 40s. and by days end, maxing out into the lower 50s before we're back into the 40s at 5 and 8:00 tomorrow night. neighborhood numbers north and west of town, feel the chill. lake harmony, 32. cookstown, 34, quakertown, 33 degrees. center city, 38, media in the middle 30s. down in new jersey, 42.

same in cape may. along the coast in surf city, 40. as you head inland, just 33 in browns mills, violent right now in the upper 20s. satellite 6 with action radar. dry and quiet from philadelphia, points to the south. look off to the north. and track some lake effect snow bands moving across western new york. where, believe it or not, tonight there's a winter weather advisory. folks in the spot where you see the snow squall moving through could find 3-5 inches. we have high pressure in control. it's a cool night. drop down to 31 in the suburbs and 36 in philadelphia for the overnight low. setup on monday, showing you lots of sunshine on the way. barrel of high pressure in control. so very little in the way of cloud cover tomorrow. lots of sun. high temperature in at 52 degrees. now, into tuesday, a ridge of high pressure moves a little farther to the east. what's happened to the return flow, meaning it will be a milder day. even though we are tracking an

area of low pressure to the north up into canada. it stays north of us riding into the middle of half of our workweek. tuesday and beyond, temperatures well above average. exclusive accuweather forecast. high temperature, 52. mild for november, in at 57. even warmer by wednesday. a high temperature in at 62. thursday, dry to start the day, but sun giving way to increasing clouds. high temperature in at 56. a bit of a pattern change and into later this week. late thursday into friday, tracking that rain, especially friday morning. periods of rain on and off throughout the day. a high temperature of 50. get into the weekend for december 2nd, on saturday, a high of 50 and 51. as we get into sunday. really not a bad stretch with the exception of that rain on friday. >> wednesday. >> nice. >> thanks, melissa. much more action news still ahead. stay with us.

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>> nine straight wins. no big deal. not for this team. no problem, right? can you believe it? the eagles are 10-0 for the fourth i'm ever. hard to believe unless you're carson wentz. the eagles quarterback says his expectations are so high, he would be more surprised if the eagles were not the best team in football. eagles have yet another picture perfect game against the bears. score the most points in football. first quarter, wentz to zach ertz. first eagle this year with a hundred yards receiving. get out there. time for the christmas card picture. this is picturesque too, third and nine, the wentz wagon has wheels. spins. 16 yards for an eagles first down. it leads to this. wentz. to nelson agholor, 45 unanswered points back to the cowboys game last sunday. doug pederson, he's a happy camper. 5 seconds to go, wentz to alshon

jeffery, the former bear. football is so easy for the eagles, they go bowling. ninth straight win, 31-3, the final. the eagles are electric. 10-1. the best team in football. jamie apody has more. >> it never happened before. the eagles have never beaten team business four touchdowns or more in three straight games. they are blowing teams out and they are having a lot of fun while doing it. >> all of us really have had the individual success. but none of us had the team success we're all striving for. search putting their ego aside and focusing on winning. >> playing with momentum and swagger out there. the defense is playing unbelievable, and we feed on that, they feed on us. >> reporter: the defense is electric as the dance moves. allowed only one touchdown in november. and held the bears without a first down in the first half. chicago averages over 130 rushing yards a game, ran for 6 yards today. >> everybody is hungy and doing their job.

it's really just focusing on the game plan. trying to make place, the plays are coming to us. we are having fun doing it. >> everybody wants to talk about the record and everything. but we know if we hadn't accomplished what we set out to do so far. >> so far this season has been almost picture perfect. and there's a whole lot of celebrations going on. >> i don't think i got it on camera. i think i clicked too late before they started scattering. so i got fired. >> reporter: they have their sights set on playing into february, they say this bowling celebration was far from super. >> i wish i would have rolled the ball. but we have been saving that for a couple weeks now. it is what it is. it worked out. >> nine out of ten. he should have useed the ball. so i'm going to be a little critical for that one. >> reporter: the reason that alshon didn't roll the ball is because he wanted to keep it. after all, it was a great day against his former team. jamie apody, channel 6, action news. they're dancing, they're bowling.

what will happen next week? more on the eagles best start since '04, the super bowl season. coming up in about five minutes. college hoops, temple and lasalle. temple up 11, should be worried. lasalle comes back. nails the three. 39 seconds left. lasalle ends a three-game losing streak, handing temple their first loss. st. joe's winning on the west coast to finish the wooden classification. >> much more to come on action news. including a wedding reception redo. >> a pair of newlyweds who is wedding was so unique, they had to throw another to celebrate their love. sorry. i can't make it.

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a husband and wife from glouster county have been married three months, but they're having another party to celebrate their special day. victoria and dominic of clayton were given a redo because an allergic reaction sent victoria to the hospital during the first reception. turns out her milk and almond allergies were exacerbated by exercise. in this case, she was dancing at this reception. the caterers graciously hosted the reception redo along with many of the couple's original guests. >> it's fine. you don't usually hear of

anything line that. more usually for weddings you feel like you're being nickeled and dimed for everything. because they genuinely felt for us, which is really touching for me. >> the couple's photographer and dj also returned for the second reception. action news sports sunday is next here on channel 6. be sure to tune into action news with matt o'donnell, starting at 4:30 a.m. >> now for someplace mcgee, walter perez, jeff skversky, and the entire action news team, i'm sarah bloomquist. have a great night and a great week ahead. >> good night. ♪

♪ >> week after week after week the eagles are just demolishing teams. >> everybody is making plays on offense. >> perfect night as he comes up to zach ertz. he leaps. he's in. touchdown. there he is. nelson agholor. he is a great big lumbering train and they can't stop him. >> just a swarm attack stale on defense. >> get to him faster than you can say. they've got him. got him. they carry -- they face the tackle. way in the back field. >> playing with a lot of momentum, a lot of energy, a lot of swagger out there. the defense is playing unbelievable. they feed on that and we feed on us. >> every time i ask about what it is to me? it's fun. it's straight up fun. we have a lot of fun. i have a blast. ♪ >> this is action