contact with the russians initially to coordinate the fight against isis in syria. >> the prosecutor said flynn confirmed after being contacted by ambassador sergei kislyak he coordinated with a senior official we now know that to be jared kushner and other transition officials at mar-a-lago to discuss "what, if anything, to communicate to the russian ambassador about u.s. sanctions." flynn says the transition team did not want russia to escalate the situation and he immediately called the russian ambassador with that message but two days later russia announced it would not push forward with its own sanctions. >> today president trump's attorney released this statement about flynn's plea deal. it said the faults statements involved mirror the faults statements to white house officials which resulted in his resignation in february of this year. nothing about the guilty plea or the charge implicates anyone other than mr. flynn. >> michael flynn also released a statement today it says in

part "my guilty plea and agreement to cooperate with the special counsel's office reflect a decision i made in the best interests of my family and our country. i accept full responsibility for my actions ." "action news" reporter vernon odom spoke to many folks today for us about this latest revelation and what it could mean for the trump administration moving forward. >> reporter: monica, rick, good evening. michael flynn by accepting this deal today is now obligated to spill all the beans involved in this to sing like a canary one legal expert today said. if he doesn't robert mueller is now able to vacate this deal completely and go after mr. flynn full throttle. >> general. >> did you betray your country. >> reporter: as michael flynn marched into federal court ignoring reporter's questions and the taunts from trump administration critics the experts knew he deal to

cut himself a deal and perhaps his son. the deal for flynn agree to testify against higher ups on the president's totem pole. >> the government doesn't cooperate down. they'll cooperate up. they'll get a medium sized fish to go after a big fish. what that means they'll offer the medium size fish or the small fish a deal leniency at sentencing in exchange for information about other people who might be involved typically more important people. >> reporter: more important people are likely to include the president's son-in-law jared kushner. washington experts say robert mueller has breached trump's wall around 1600 pennsylvania avenue. >> it's a day in which a member of his inner circle really the first real inner circle person in the white house a former national security adviser michael flynn is now a convicted felon. >> reporter: flynn is convicted about lying about his meetings with the russian ambassador before president trump was inaugurated. >> the question is who told him to take the meeting did he do it on his own initiative was it a direction of someone in the campaign, or even the president-elect himself

because it happened during the transition? and what was discussed that would lead flynn to first of all misrepresent in whatever way he did. >> reporter: rick, as for president trump's constant predictions that this investigation by that robert mueller would wrap up very soon, the experts today told me no way. live on the ben franklin parkway, i'm vernon odom channel6 "action news." >> all right, vernon thank you. or coverage of flynn's guilty plea continues online at 6abc.com with more details about the charges against him and related stories on the continuing federal investigation. >> seismologists traveled to dover delaware today to check out the area near the epicenter of yesterday's 4.1 magnitude earthquake. they planted a series seismographs on the ground to monitor aftershocks which could measure in the three magnitude.

as yesterday's quake cames a a surprise a long time ago it was not as rare. >> millions of years ago, this coast was active and so there are fault lines that can get reactivated just from the stresses that are out in the earth. they still happen on the east coast they're just not as frequent. >> "action news" spoke to folks in little creek delaware about 2 miles from the epicenter and they reported feeling strong shaking but luckily no damage. our coverage of the earthquake continues on 6abc.com and there we have video showing the moments the ground started to shake along with insight from an expert about the impact and we have a look back at the 2011 earthquake that also rattled our region. >> all right, in other news tonight 79 suspected child predators are off the streets in new jersey as part of operation safety net. attorney general announced the arrests today. among them a camp counselor a youth minister and several adults who tried to have children transported across

state lines for the purposes of sex. three people are hurt after a car and school bus collided in the juniata section of philadelphia. chopper6 was over the scene along east wyoming street near tacony creek park. a 15-year-old student the bus driver and bus attendant were all rushed to the hospital. the driver of the car was not injured. >> four teenagers are awaiting trial in the 2016 fatal shooting of a 19-year-old bucks county man and today a judge decided to charge one of the suspects as a juvenile instead of an adult in the case. lewis was shot and killed at a park in perkasie on october 2016. he was a graduate of penn ridge high school where he played football. police say the teens charged in his death were trying to rob him and that led to a shooting. lewis' mom talked with us outside the courthouse in doylestown today where the suspects had preliminary hearings. >> i just want justice for my son. he was a good kid. and he didn't deserve this. >> no word yet on trial dates for the suspects.

>> philadelphia police want you to take a look at this surveillance video of two armed robbers in the city's west oak lane section. the suspects walked into pretty boys barbershop in the 6300 block of ogontz avenue november 21st. they were both wearing masks during that time they demanded money from the owner and a customer. they got about $200 before they ran off. >> all right. turning to our weather now, the first friday of december, a pretty nice way to end the work week. the weekend looking pretty good as well. meteorologist cecily tynan is at the "action news" big board with the latest from accuweather. hey, cecily. >> hi, rick. not a bad start to the month of december. good amount of sunshine yesterday, good amount today. we also had some showers last night with a cold front. didn't knock down temperatures too much. reached a high of 52 degrees. currently 50 degrees. we have high pressure building in from the west. satellite and radar showing we've got pretty much clear skies this evening and that will be the case right through the night so if you're heading out tonight on this friday night, you do want to take a

jacket. it will be seasonably cool under clear skies at 6 o'clock 47, by 8 o'clock 43, by 10 o'clock, 41. the temperatures dropping down into the 30's in philadelphia, into the upper 20's in some of the suburbs. as we look ahead, temperatures will be near to above average for the next few days. right through the weekend into early next week. then a powerful cold front will bring us a soaking rain late tuesday into wednesday and what this front will do is really flip our weather pattern. we've been enjoying very mild air but a winter chill arrives late next week and next weekend and next weekend we could even see a touch of snow. i'll talk more about that in the seven-day forecast monica. >> all right. here it comes. well, next monday through friday drivers in radnor township will experience road restrictions because of work to rebuild a pedestrian bridge. there will be single lane traffic between route 320 that's also spring mill road

and ithan avenue from 6:00 at night until 5:00 the next morning. that work is for a new pedestrian bridge being built over lancaster avenue to connect villanova university to a septa platform. the project should be finished next december in a year. >> all right. friday night let's get a check of our "action news" traffic report folks trying to get home for that weekend. >> all right, live to matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center again. hey, matt. >> hey, matt. >> it's taking them some time that's for sure rick and monica. here we go with december and it's a slow start here in southwest philadelphia. i-95 northbound side backing up across the girard point double decker bridge up to broad street if you're trying to get to that jay-z concert this evening. some people have been bailing for the platt bridge but there was an accident there that just cleared out so either way you go it's going to be a slow go but at this point i think i would go with the platt. little bit better than the girard point. elsewhere on the big picture plenty of slow speeds along 95 and the schuylkill expressway. still watching a bunch of accidents in bucks county in middletown township, the one along lincoln highway has been pushed to the shoulder

luckily. one in bristol township along beach's hardware along 413 in bensalem township one along street road at richlieu road. if you're heading to the west chester christmas parade our crash on 100 southbound by phoenixville pike has cleared. still a lot of slow speeds coming away from the 30 bypass. you may still want to go in via 322 or paoli pike. once you get into town of course plenty of street closures throughout the evening because of the big parade aren't the jingle elf run. also a parade in ocean city tonight so asbury avenue is going to close in just under an hour and tomorrow night the cape may christmas parade, i'll be down at that one. we'll check it again, rick and monica, in the next half hour. >> sounds like fun. >> that time of year. much more still ahead on "action news" friday night. republican lawmakers say they've got the votes to change the tax code but democrats are saying not so fast. we'll have more on where things stand on capitol hill tonight. >> plus, a new place that loves and cares for your four legged friends is up and running in delaware. we'll take you there and show you how you can make the

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>> senate republicans working in overdrive tonight to hammer out the final details of their tax plan including winning over the holdouts. abc's maggie rulli is live in

new york with the details. >> reporter: rick it seems like senate republicans finally have enough votes to push their tax bill through the senate and as we speak right now they're bringing their bill to a vote. senate republicans are closing in on a victory. >> the fact that we would be sitting here talking about even the possibility of a unanimous vote we're close. >> reporter: after intense back and forth negotiations all week, the party lawmakers appeared to have a deal. hovering buffer the 50 votes needed to pass the gop's new tax plan without anyways from the democrats. >> i believe it will help the economy. i think it's going to help a lot of working people. most people are going to benefit from it perhaps not everybody but most people. >> reporter: dubbed the tax cuts and jobs act the plan includes a huge tax cut for big corporations. republicans say the benefits will trickle down and ultimately help the middle class. but democrats are loudly objecting. >> they said it was going to lower taxes for the middle class.

well, it won't. they claim it's going to create jobs. experts tell us the exact opposite. and they're once again telling families to place their faith in tired trickle down economic theories and we have seen how that works. it doesn't. >> reporter: nonpartisan agencies say the bill will add to america's already sizable debt. their unless has found the bill will likely give big tax breaks to those earning more than a hundred thousand dollars a year while most persons earning less than $75,000 a year are estimated to pay more in the next 10 years. the tax bill still needs to get approval from the house and will most likely face yet another battle but republicans say they're confident they're going to get this passed before christmas. in new york, maggie rulli channel6 "action news." >> thank you maggie. today december 1st is world aids day and people right here in our region as well as the nation and across the globe will pause to remember those who fought and died from the virus along with

people who are still surviving and those working to end the stigma about aids. here are some important facts about hiv/aids you may not know. right now there are 1.2 million americans living with hiv. what's more startling, 13 percent of folks don't know they're infected. it costs $380,000 to treat hiv over a lifetime. 675,000 people in the u.s. have died of aids since the beginning of the epidemic in the early 1980's. now, tomorrow aids delaware is offering free hiv tests at its office on west tenth street in wilmington. the tests will be available from 9:30 until 11:30 and you can make an appointment or just walk in. there will its be a youth and family forum at delaware technical community college george campus from 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. there are now new guidelines for pennsylvania doctors to follow when bribing opioids for pediatric and adolescent patients. members of governor tom wolf's administration and doctors

gathered at children's hospital of philadelphia today to make that announcement. there are 10 guidelines in all, one is that opioids should be reserved for patients with moderate to severe pain. >> these guidelines will help ensure that the sickest children will still have access to these important medications but also allows doctors to feel comfortable safeguarding patients when opioids should not be an option and are no longer needed. >> also included in the new guidelines there's an offering of online resources for parents to help them talk to their kids about drug addiction. it is called the parent talk kit.

>> ♪ >> it was a smooth landing at the franklin institute today. the historic buzz bb1 pioneer aircraft is back. and we were there as the crane carefully lifted the 1700-pound plane and positioned it on the front lawn. it has been missing from outside the franklin institute while crews carefully restored it. the world's fares stainless steel plane has been a fixture there since 1935. cherry hill police are saying goodbye to their big bushy beards. no shave november is over noun

today they and now today they celebrated with their shaveoff. they grew outer their beards in cancer awareness. the salon and barbershop provided free shaves to the officers. >> volunteers in levittown are busy getting ready to help the homeless this winter. they moved 55 cots sleeping bags, pillows and warm winter clothing into a basement at emmaus road lutheran church today. that area will serve as a shelter on cold nights when temperatures plummet to 26 degrees or below. the group advocates for the homeless and those in need. it will drive around lower bucks county and actually pick up folks who need to get out of the elements between now and march 31st. some deserving dogs and cats in wilmington are feeling good for the holidays. these adorable animals wore their best sweaters and had a low cost veterinary checkup at a clinic at the faithful friends animal society today. the drive site just opened.

there were wellness exams spay and neutering options. extra funds go towards taking care of homeless animals and adoption services and officials thanked the donors.

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>> ♪ >> time for a check of that accuweather forecast on a friday night. >> meteorologist cecily tynan in the weather center with the details. so far so good for december. >> yeah. >> enjoy it now. >> so far.

it's quiet for now. it won't be staying that way. let's head over to the "action news" weather center. sky6 taking a look at dillworth park the rothman institute ice rink. you can see a lot of people out enjoying the weather. it's mild for now. but you may want to get the winter gear ready. we got a winter graphics ready about december 1st is also what's known as meteorological winter. this runs from december 1st through the end of february, the coldest typically three months of the year, also typically the snowiest. the average snow is december 17th but there are signs we could get a touch of snow next week. right now, though, temperatures pretty mild. no snow actually, very few clouds even upstairs. 50 in philadelphia, allentown 46. cape may 51. wilmington 48. reading 46. have to head up to the poconos to have temperatures in the 30's. 36 degrees. our high in philadelphia 54 which is 4 degrees above

normal. satellite and radar showing we have clear skies, nothing more than a few fair weather clouds earlier today with clear skies tonight. it will be seasonably cool, temperatures dropping down to pretty much normal levels. 34 degrees in philadelphia. that's the normal low for december 2nd which is tomorrow. trenton 32, cape may 35. allentown down to 27. reading 28 and lancaster 29 degrees. sunday night we have what's known as the full moon, that's a super moon. what this means is that it's basically in its orbit that takes it close enough to the earth. so, this super moon, it's the only super moon of the entire year, it will appear 16 percent brighter than typical full moons and 7 percent larger. if you miss this one, though, we have two super moons in january. the second one's known as a blue moon so that will be a super blue moon and sky conditions look really good for sunday night. future tracker showing tomorrow morning we wake up temperatures generally in the 30's. good amount of sunshine but

there's a piece of energy that rolls through in the afternoon so that will bring us some high thin clouds kind of milky white skies temperatures climbing up into the low 50's. sunday though we get rid of the clouds, temperatures rebounding back into the mid-50's. then again clear conditions for that super moon. eagles game in seattle and pretty typical seattle weather. it will be damp, it will be cool. kickoff temperature 41 degrees mostly cloudy skies. by the fourth quarter dropping down to 39 degrees. the chance of a few showers, shouldn't be real heavy rain, shouldn't really have a big impact on the game. go eagles. so, the five day at 5:00 showing tomorrow a pretty nice saturday. again start with sunshine then increasing clouds 51 degrees. on sunday, 55, monday 55, tuesday up to 63 ahead of a strong cold front. that will bring us rain. by wednesday and then behind it a big pattern change. we'll talk about that in the seven-day forecast and in the meantime let's head over to west chester where adam joseph is getting ready for the big west chester christmas parade.

adam. >> reporter: yes, cecily 11 years in a row i have been co-hosting this parade. 40,000 people come to this show, 6,000 participants 21 marching bands performers balloons and here's one pretty large marching band. it's the thunderbird marching band from bohemia new york. they'll play us out here with joy to the world. they're going to have 225 students here and i tell you, bands are awesome to listen to once they come marching down the streets here of west chester so rick and monica, we'll have much more with this band coming up and also in about five minutes i'll be interviewing miss america. she is here tonight. >> wow. >> reporter: she's in the parade. we'll be chatting with her in just a little bit. >> sounds great. we'll look forward to it. we'll take a break and be right back. >> ♪ i no longer live with

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national security adviser michael flynn has now pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi about conversations with a russian official. and now there's word he may testify that the president himself asked him to make that contact. a new warning about a phone scam. how would be thieves are taking advantage of a grandparents concern for his grandchildren. plus the newest royal couple's first official appearance today. harry and meghan chose an event near and dear to his mother's heart. >> michael flynn has pled guilty to lying to the fbi about conversations with russia's ambassador. abc news sources now say tonight it was trump's son-in-law jared kushner who told him to contact russian officials. flynn is now pledged total cooperation with the special counsel's investigation. abc news sources are saying that according to confidante flynn is prepared to testify that trump directed him to make contact with the russians initially as a way to work

together to fight isis in syria. flynn's phone call to russian ambassador sergei kislyak happened the same day president obama imposed sanctions on russia for meddling in the u.s. elections. flynn now faces up to five years in prison. >> a jury has handed down a not guilty verdict in a murder in california that made national headlines. josé garcia zarate was found not guilty in the shooting death of kate steinle on san francisco pier in 2015. he admitted shooting her but said he found the gun on the pier and it discharged by accident. garcia zarate was in the country illegal after being deported five times. he had multiple felony convictions and was awaiting his sixth deportation. but the san francisco police department released him instead. during the campaign president trump used this case to promote his border wall. >> from day one, this case was used as a means to foment

hate. >> after the verdict president trump tweeted saying the verdict was a disgrace and a travesty of justice. federal immigration officials say they will now deport garcia zarate. >> a new report finds a law enforcement failed during last summer's violent white nationalist rally in charlottesville, virginia. the investigation conducted by a former u.s. attorney found that the police response led to a deep distrust of government in the charlottesville community. part of the problem according to the report was that the city did not adequately communicate or coordinate in advance. one woman was killed during the rally when a car plowed into a group of counterprotesters. >> as the holiday season gets under way there is a warning tonight about a phone scam. thieves try and exploit a grandparent's love and concern for their grandchildren and our troubleshooter nydia han has what you need to know. >> reporter: this is a sophisticated scam that seniors need to be aware of. and it's hard to get victims to come forward so we are really grateful to this local

granddad and the bucks county consumer affairs office for helping us warn others. >> (ringing). >> reporter: 9:00 a.m. when dr. stanley peters in doylestown bucks county received a call from someone claiming to be his granddaughter saying she had had a run in with an unreasonable police officer. >> well i'm going to put you in jail for a week because you're not supposed to drive with cell phones. >> reporter: dr. peters was told to help his granddaughter avoid jail he needed to get cash from the bank by gift cards and pass along the numbers to law enforcement. >> the people in target came up, some of the young girls and said don't do that. >> reporter: but this concerned grandfather bought the cards anyway. $4,000 worth. then a friend told him he had been scammed. >> everything that i shouldn't have done i did. >> reporter: dr. peters was told not to contact his granddaughter's parents or local police. but after talking to his friends he did call the doylestown township police department. >> unfortunately one of the cards had already been used but we were able to save $2,000 for mr. peters.

we got half his money back. >> reporter: officer sean mcgee says far too often these stories do not have a happy ending. it's estimated scammers rob senior citizens of about $3 billion a year in financial scams. there are a number of red flags to watch out for. >> any federal agency is not going to keep you on the phone, they're going to allow you to call back, they're going give you a contact number, they're going to give you a claim number or some form of reference number to reference this again. >> reporter: and a legitimate agency will never tell you not to contact your loved ones or police. >> the other big flag for people is that none of these agencies take gift cards as compensation. >> reporter: we have contact information on agencies with whom you should report scams like this on 6abc.com. i'm nydia han channel6 "action news". >> fire service paramedic trainees completed their six week training program today. in northeast philadelphia they had a graduation ceremony. nearly two dozen cadets in the 34th graduating class got their diplomas. also during the graduation the

cadets got to salute their families for the sacrifices they made to allow the cadets this opportunity. congratulations. [cheers and applause] hundreds of children enjoying the warmth of the holidays. several companies raised money to buy coats for these children including atlantic city electric shop rite south jersey gas and ocean first bank. 17 schools in millville cumberland county brought kids to the motorsports car for this tenth annual program. after receiving the coats they enjoyed lunch a visit with santa and got to go home with a coat gloves hat books and some wonderful memories. >> peco is once again lighting up the holidays kicking off in west chester. >> meteorologist adam joseph is co-hosting the west chester christmas parade and joins us now out at the big event. hey, adam. >> hi there. >> ♪ >> reporter: this is a huge event. i mean, it's also not only local, it is national. we're talking seven different states represented tonight and

the marching bands that are in the parade, they vy for top prize of $1200 for the school so that's why they perform to their heart every single year. so, let's stop the music for a second, please, because not only is it their debut here but drum roll, please, it's someone else's debut in west chester and it is miss america 2018 cara mund. thank you so much for coming to west chester tonight. >> yeah, thank you so much for having me. this is such a cute town. i feel like i'm right in the movies. >> reporter: you're the first miss america to be crowned from north dakota. there's a lot of good things coming from north dakota. you went to high school with someone we all know very well. >> i went to middle school with carson wentz. >> reporter: how was he back then. >> such a nice guy. i think he proves it doesn't matter where you come from if you work hard you can make your dreams come true whether it's being a star quarterback or miss america. >> reporter: do you know what float you'll be riding on.

>> the float that i'll be riding as i give up my title at our show me your shoes parade. >> reporter: that was sponsored by west chester university. what's are platform in 2018. >> make the wish foundation but as miss america i serve as a goodwill ambassador for the children's miracle network hospitals. >> reporter:. >> reporter: such a fantastic thing you have going on there. is it everything you could imagine. >> everything you can imagine and 10 times better. it's a dream come true. i love it. let's hear it for miss america here hadn't the marching band. guys coming up we'll have much more from the west chester christmas parade in just a little bit. you guys can play us out if you'd like. >> very nice. >> reporter: three, go. thank you so much. >> ♪ >> thank you, adam. time to check conditions on the roads right now. >> let's see if there's music out there on the highways matt what do you think. >> oh, it's a sad, sad scene. >> the opposite. >> yeah, we're getting ready to see that christmas tree light up in west chester rick and monica, and on the way there you're seeing a lot of

brake lights lighting up. southbound side of 100 still jammed solid even though that crash that we had earlier by phoenixville pike is gone. 202 southbound seeing delays joining up with 100 headed towards west chester. in town we have a ton of different street closures as we get ready for the big parade. northbound 202 slowing as well. a lot of people heading to west chester for the festivities this evening. some other people heading to south philadelphia to see jay-z in concert so 95 northbound is busy at the girard point double decker bridge and on the schuylkill traveling eastbound it's extra busy, that 45 minute travel time is about three times what it should be but this situation is on the westbound side of the schuylkill approaching lincoln drive and kelly drive, broken down bus taking out one of the two lanes so it is extra heavy coming west of montgomery drive. and in delaware we've been trying all afternoon to recover from an earlier closure of 495 northbound. that crash is gone but now in the backlog there's another one on 95 and northbound right by christiana. so, speeds in the 20's coming north of newark.

might want to think about using route two capitol trail or route 40 and route 13. 95 and 495 have been a mess pretty much all afternoon long. crash on the new jersey turnpike southbound past exit four in mount laurel. we're in the red there as well. 295 will be at least a little bit better. have a good weekend, rick and monica. back to you. >> all right. >> thank you. >> see you monday. much more still ahead on "action news" friday night. britain's newest royal couple gets the rock star treatment during their first official appearance today. why the day's event was also for a great cause. >> plus when the eagles hit the field in seattle fans may notice something unique. several players will be sporting colorful custom cleats and we'll tell you why. >> those stories and much more when "action news" continues tonight. >> ♪ she never let anything slow her down.

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>> prince harry and meghan markle made their first official appearance today since announcing their engagement. the couple marked world aids day with charity events. they greeted hundreds of fans who waited in the bitter cold to get a glimpse of the couple. the pair visited an hiv charity which was a cause near to princess diana's heart. both harry and meghan have talked about their finding meaningful philanthropic work as a couple. >> jaime apody to talk about

all things birds. >> they're on fire. six-point favorites on the road in seattle which is crazy given they have lost seven of the last 10 games they played against the seahawks. this game may not be a shoe in or will it. jeff skversky with them as they get set to lace them up. >> these are my cleats. >> reporter: when the eagles lace up their cleats sunday night in seattle they will put their best foot forward on and off the field. >> lots of colors. >> reporter: sporting custom cleats eagles players from carson wentz to chris long to brandon graham are raising a wearness for charitable causes that hit close to home with fancy foot work like this. >> they signify water boys which is a group i started a couple years back that raises money for clean water. >> fine line racism cleats. it's all about racial equality. >> focus on helping underprivileged youth like myself. >> reporter: eagles receiver torrey smith is among 800 players league wide taking part in the my cleats my cause campaign.

he's digging his heels into multiple causes. >> for me domestic violence has always been a big deal for me because of, you know, i witnessed that with my mother growing up and i know our responsibility as men so oftentimes men don't speak up when things like this happen so i have to make sure that is i'm doing my part. >> a lot of people in our business right now have a platform and we can help this cause. >> reporter: not only will the eagles raise awareness with cleats like these but they can also raise money after the seattle game, the eagles will be auctions off cleats like this on nfl.com. eagles fans you can purchase these bid on these cleats and 100 percent of the proceeds will go to the players' charity of choice. >> have the opportunity to auction it off for a fund or charity. >> reporter: going toe to tow with the seahawks is another step in the right direction in helping others. jeff skversky, channel6 "action news." >> love that story. eagles can clinch the nfc east with a win against the seahawks. guess who has to swallow their

pride and root for the birds to win, the cowboys. seattle is the team in their way. cowboys in this position because they crushed the redskins last night 38-14. had they lost the eagles would have already clinched the division. rookie returner took a touch back 83 yards to give the cowboys a lead. they forced four turnovers. skins fall to fly five and seven. the flyers in last place in the division just 23 points. fans are upset. everyone is upset. tomorrow night they'll try to stop the bleeding in boston. in the meantime they're refusing to point fingers. >> we have each other's backs and obviously we get in this together we're going to get out of it together. it's just a matter of us sticking to together and getting back to hockey. >> congrats to ben simmons named eastern conference

rookie in the month. is the second player in league history to average 18 points nine boards seven assists through 20 games second to oscar robertson. last night simmons showed a bit of what makes him so special against the celtics. how about that putback? something else, right? no joel embiid last night it was the second back to back. nobody had an answer for kyrie irving who scored 36. sixers lost 108-97. they host detroit tomorrow. you're in the hall of fame. >> i am. >> since when. >> since i just said so. >> don't listen to monica. she doesn't know. >> in his dreams. >> dreams are good. all right. thank you jamie. >> okay guys. >> quick break, more news when we come right back. first this one. villanova university professor and local college students trying to find a building to open a shelter for homeless people and their pets. the group has been operating a shelter since 2011 but they realize that people don't want to leave their pets out in the cold so they started a go fund

me campaign in hopes of raising enough money to buy a church building in mantua in hopes of fulfilling that need. >> happy holiday season for some lucky pets thanks to the pet company foundation holiday wishes campaign. the organization donated 10 grand to the providence animal center. nominations submitted by pet owners who have adopted from that shelter. how about that. >> now we take a quick break. still to come on "action news" tonight the exclusive accuweather forecast. >> taking a live look at the ice skaters in dillworth park having fun on a friday night. matt pelman will have details of the parade in west chester when we come back. >> okay. uh. what's so great about a 100% fiber-optic network that makes your gaming system actually work awesomely? hey. did you take out the trash? haha, garbage boy!

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