>> now this. a burlington county pastor is under arrest today and facing child sex charges. prosecutors say harry thomas assaulted six children over 16 years all while leading a church in medford. i'm brian taff. >> i'm sharrie williams. the big story is the case from the pastor from the come alive church. wendy saltzman is live with more about the case and also reaction from people who know thomas, wendy? >> reporter: many in medford are shocked by the news that this man has been accused of sexual assault. the come alive church in medford appeared to be planning for the holidays ahead. but looked abandoned after their pastor was taken into custody charged with assaulting four

minors over a period of 16 years. >> i've seen with children and with my children and just there's no way. >> reporter: medfothod diner ow says he has known the man for 40 years. >> he doesn't seem to fit that profile. he's such a nice man and. >> reporter: thomas was the founder of the creation festival started in 1979. >> had this very quick vision of thousands of kids on a hillside. >> reporter: in an interview posted on youtube, thomas talks about being drawn to teaching the young. >> my burden for youth has started to really come to the forefront. >> reporter: according to the prosecutor's office, reverend thomas was arrested yesterday charged with one count of aggravated sexual assault, three counts of sexual assault and four counts of endangering the welfare of children. they say the abuse started in 1999 and spanned a lengthy

period ending just two years ago. information about the visms is being -- victims is being withheld to protect their identities. some people in the neighborhood where thomas has lived with his wife and two daughters for 30 years says in this day and age nothing shocks them. >> not surprising that these things are coming out-of-pocket. >> reporter: the assault happened in medford township. >> it's a disgrace. there had to be something going on before that. >> reporter: now police are saying that the reverend is receiving treatment at a medical facility under the supervision of armed guards. they are asking anyone else who believes that they may have been a victim to come forward to the medford township police and coming up at 6:00 we are going to have the latest from the church and their response. live in medford, i'm wendy saltzman, channel 6 action news. >> all right, wendy thank you.

we are also following that al franken has announced that he will resign. amid a series of sexual misconduct allegations. >> reporter: franken is the second lawmaker to fall amidst the most recent wave of sexual allegations and speaking on the senate floor today he said that he even on the worst day of my political life, i feel like it's all been worth it. senator al franken is leaving the senate. >> in the coming weeks i will be resigning as member of the united states senate. and goes reluctantly. >> i know in my heart that nothing i have done as a senator, nothing, has brought this honor on this institution. >> reporter: his departure follows the abrupt retirement of

john conyers and came after louder cries from his own party to step down. >> enough is enough. >> reporter: a total of akt women accused the senator of sexual misconduct. today he said they were not true and others he believed differently. he also called his decision ironic. >> i am leaving while a man who has bragged on tape about his history of sexual assault sits in the oval office. and a man who has repeatedly preyed on young girls campaigns for the senate with the full support of his party. >> reporter: franken was referencing the 2005 access hollywood tape which caught mr. trump boasting about fame enabling him to grope women and the allegations against alabama republican candidate roy moore. >> we feel strongly that the people of this country also

addressed that when they elected donald trump to be president and i've addressed it several times from here and don't have anything new to add. >> reporter: but as franken becomes the second democrat to leave capitol hill, the party making a point that zero tolerance means no one is exempt. franken signaled that he would like to see a woman take his seat and a democratic governor of minnesota is the one who makes that decision. >> a lot unfolding. thank you. authorities in california are anxiously hoping that santa ana winds will give them a slight break today. wildfires are scorching the certain part of the state, what's known as the thomas fire is the largest one. it's located in ventura county and it's spreading out of control. it has burned more than 96,000 acres and destroyed at least 150 buildings. >> it's devastating.

grateful we have our home but very sad for my neighbors. it's just horrible. >> smoke from that fire left an orange glow. firefighters gaining some ground on the fire that's berning in los angeles. in all crews are trying their best to contain four different blazes. abc news will continue coverage of the california fires tonight on world news tonight with david muir. he will be on the scene where the fires are burning. tonight at 6:30 right after action news at 6 with jim gardner. >> definitely on the cool side but also clear today. >> meteorologist adam joseph is outside and bundled up. >> it's a bit chilly despite the sunshine today. today was probably the nicest day of the next seven days as changes are moving in. it is cold pretty much

everywhere. even jacksonville right now, 55 degrees, 45 in philadelphia. colder in dallas right now, 30s as far south as memphis, tennessee. we do have a system developing in the deep south. we see rain stretching from atlanta down to new orleans. it is now snowing in dallas and that snow is going to south as far south as houston. it progresses to the east and eventually to the northeast. so as we track this with future tracker it is cloudy here tomorrow. it's a dry day at lunchtime here, snow near atlanta all the way down to the deep south seeing their first snow very early in the season even before northern areas. but this coastal system is going to inch a little farther west than originally thought here so most of us seeing our first snowfall of the season coming saturday morning into saturday afternoon. what to expect here the first snow this season mainly along i-95 to the south and east. grassy accumulations are likely

across much of our area while main roads stay just wet since the fall is during the day on saturday with above freezing temps. we'll talk more about it in the full forecast. >> federal investigators are getting closer to figuring out exactly what caused a deadly fire at a west chester senior living center. this is what the barkley friends center looks like today weeks after that inferno. four people died, more than 150 were left without a place to live. today two former workers there are lending a helping hand. they're holding this fund raiser involving puppies. annie mccormick was right there today. she'll have the details on this one coming up at 5:00 tonight. >> two teenagers are recovering from a shooting that left them both injured in west philadelphia. one was able to run from the gunfire and take shelter in a restaurant. as bob brooks explains police are looking for whoever opened

fire. >> teenagers got shot, a 17 and a 19-year-old. >> oh, my gosh. that hurts me because the younger generation is not given the opportunity in order to progress to my level. >> reporter: you can hear the shock and disappointment in david elliot's reaction. his neighborhood was home to the scene of a violent shooting just after 7:00 last night. two teens, 17 and 19 years old were shot. the 19-year-old was luckily only grazed in the leg but police say the 17-year-old was hit multiple times in the lower back, stomach and legs. investigator say he had to undergo surgery last night and is in critical condition. witnesses say the 17-year-old ran into this restaurant for help after he was shot. >> he came outside, at the chinese store someone got shot so police came and took him to presbyterian hospital. >> reporter: this man tells us he was in a bible study at a church across the street and ran

out after hearing the gunfire. >> heard about nine gunshots and while we were sitting in bible study. >> police confirm 10 gunshots were fired from different guns and the victims were likely targeted with them. >> reporter: at this point no word yet from police who these victims are. as for the various pekt, there's a vague description. a black male in his mid 20s, 6'2" with a thin build. bob brooks, channel 6 action news. >> it was 76 years ago today that the japanese carried out that devastating attack at pearl harbor. >> 5 hawaiian time. >> that was the scene in delaware this morning as veterans gathered to honor those who died. more than 2300 servicemen were killed in the assault carried

out by japanese aircraft. nearly half of the fatalities were on the uss arizona. >> time now for the action news traffic report. >> well the first look unfortunately is going to be very, very slow. you can see all that we have on the map, we're seeing single digits and teens out there. pack your patient -- patience and traveling especially on 95. typically it's northbound we still have that out there. the vine tree expressway through allegheny but we had emergency sign repair out there and it caused such a big delay we're seeing delays up to two hours. earlier penn dot was out here fixing the signs. that wrapped up around 3:30 but that time delays were up to two hours so we're trying to recover from that. so do yourself a favor try and

take delaware avenue, try to take those secondary roadways to get around that you can see the northbound side. don't forget about the barricade situation we were telling you about in bristol. all lanes are blocked in that area. and we also have an accident in new jersey if you're traveling into egg harbor township. it looks like you're getting by with no problem. actually it looks like that cleared. good news there. brian and sharrie back to you. >> ending on a high note there. >> still ahead on action news at 4:00, shots fired inside a school in new mexico. the shooters are dead. we have details of how this unfolded. >> dangerous lasers briefly blind a helicopter pilot in florida.and these officers stil down the suspect.

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new mexico state police say the suspect in a high school shooting is among the three dead. they have not released details about the shooter but say the two other people killed were aztec high school students. the school was cord onned off as deputies and other police agencies cleared the buildings. students were taken to a different location. state and federal authorities are investigating what led up to the deadly shooting. former south carolina police officer michael slager was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for the deadly shooting of an unarmed black man. the judge ruled the officer committed second degree murder and obstruction of justice when he shot and killed walter scott back in 2015. at one point scott's mar looked the officer in the eye and told

him she forgives him. families burst into tears. he apologized and said he wishes that day never would have happened. >> a group of republican and democratic lawmakers met with president trump today to talk about funding the federal government. congress has until the end of the day tomorrow to avert a partial government shutdown. paul ryan thinks they have the votes to pass a temporary funding bill without support from democrats. nancy pelosi says democrats don't intend to vote for the measure because it doesn't include any funding for their priorities. it could come any time today giving lawmakers two more weeks to come up with a long-term plan. >> in ft. lauderdale two police helicopter pilots chased down a suspect they say aimed a laser at their airport. the pasco county sheriff's office released this video. the officers were helping deputies on the ground who were on a call about a barricaded

suspect. they say the laser flashes momentarily blinded the pilots. the officers landed the hktd in the parking lot of a community center and still arrested a suspect. >> he said that it was for fun. he said that he didn't realize that a laser can travel a long distance even though we're only about 800 feet away from him. at night and making turns you get struck by a laser, you can fall a couple of hundred feet. it's extremely dangerous. >> pointing a laser at an aircraft is a felony punishable by five years in jail according to the fbi. >> all right now to the closing numbers on wall street on this thursday afternoon the dow soaring 70 points. the nasdaq also rising. the s&p up just about 8 points on the day. >> philadelphia high school students got some important help to take control of their future. college possible philadelphia

hopes that a college fair, students were offered help navigating the process of applying for college including how to fill out financial aid forms. there were also representatives from colleges and uniforms offering on-site accept tans. >> a member of our action news family, a dear friend and an icon in our community was honored for his work today in philadelphia. city council paid tribute to action news's jim gardner for his 40 years anchoring the 6:00 and 11:00 news. he's been a trusted and reassuring presence to the city and beyond as as i mentioned a dear friend to all of us. city council presented jim with a proclamation today and an engraved liberty bill. he shared the recognition with his wife and with his action news colleagues back here in the office today. >> good to see they got him to smile. well deserved, jim. glad to see that. >> all right, my friend. the accuweather forecast, we're

talking about some accumulating snow for the weekend. >> you're no longer my friend. >> the system is moving a little farther west and as we get closer to the actual day of the event, things always will be changing and there's a little shift to the west that we are watching. so as we take a look at the whether center here, we're in the spirit of the holiday season looking live on sky 6 with the christmas tree on north broad street. it is dry out there, chilly today. we will do that again tomorrow, it will be dry and chilly and yet some snow coming in for saturday. so here is your fireplace alert. if you've got a woodburning stove or fire place in your house, make sure the wood is somewhere where it is dry because saturday you may want to burn it all day long and watch some of that snowfall i know that's what i'm going to be doing. as we take a look at the next seven days and temperatures will be below normal the first snow of the season comes in on saturday. behind that we get a direct shot of arctic air to filler in from

canada behind it and two days in that 7-day forecast will only top off near freezing for high temperatures. so quite a flip in our forecast from what we have been used to this fall season. yes, it still technically is fall. 42 allentown, reading 45 wilmington, 44 degrees at the atlantic city. satellite and radar you can see the moisture gathering down to the south snowing in central parts of texas. there will be a stripe of snow in the deep south before it works its way up the coast. tonight clouds will be on the increase, 20s in the northwestern suburbs, even philadelphia, 30 in trenton and low 30s at the shore. as we look at the forecast for tomorrow, lots of clouds for or friday but again it's a dry day. high temperatures topping off mainly in the upper 30s, maybe some thermometers trying to hit that 40 degree mark and then that system mainly does stay off the coast but it's going to be close enough that it throws some

of that snow to philadelphia, trenton, wilmington 8:30 saturday morning light snow at the shore as well and it could puncture itself as far west as reading, lancaster, saturday afternoon. the heaviest snow right aloveng the shore and it starts to depart out here saturday night so the snowfalls mainly during the day on saturday. what we're expecting is about a coating to an inch on either side of i-95 mainly on those grassy surfaces because it's falling during the day. but in southern areas 1-3 inches. mainly on the grass but some of the side streets and untreated surfaces could take on a little bit of snow if they're not treated. as you look at the 4-day traffic; cloudy, that touch of snow, watch for some refreeze saturday once the sun sets on untreated services and sunday windy and cold and back to the

40s on monday before the arctic air arrives. we'll have much more in the next half hour. >> thank you. >> more action news coming up.

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robots were on the agenda today at mcclur elementary school. students were designing and building robots out of legos for a tug-of-war contest and they were learning the basics of coding. it was all part of the school's observance of computer science education weeks. verizon workers paid a visit to a bucks county middle school today not to talk about communication. they went there to armstrong middle school to show off the science behind these modern devices. 11 verizon volunteers helped out with design challenges in the classroom and talked about careers in science and technology by sharing their engineering experiences they hope to inspire these youngsters to pursue the skills as well.

>> workers at a major investment firm got to play santa claus today. van guard's warehouse looked like santa's workshop. they got to unloeld gifts on to trucks. those trucks were head to more than 1800 kids in need. in addition to the gift, vangard made monetary donations to several other children's groups. and santa made an early visit to cooper in camden but gave the reindeer a rest arriving in style. . he promised the kids that even if they're still in the hospital on christmas eve he will not forget them. 4:30 now and action news

continues with the hero police officer who said he was fired after rescuing people from the pulse nightclub. >> from candied yams to egg nog tis the season for festive food and drinks. it can pack on the pounds we're showing you how to give some of your favorites a healthy holiday

makeover. >> small but mighty. meet the four-year-old fitness phenom. and meet her dad. we're beginning with breaking news out of bristol, bucks county over the intersection of walnut and wood streets. as we first told you 30 minutes ago there was a person barricaded inside a home there several streets surrounding the intersection have been shut down. police are asking people to shelter in place, to stay inside their homes. s.w.a.t. crews are on the scene right now. action news reporter christie ileto is on the way to that scene. we'll bring you any new details as we get them on air and online. >> we turn now to the west coast and the battle to save homes, businesses and lives. in southern california firefighters are struggling to contain a series of massive wildfires burning nearly unchecked just outside of los

angeles. omar jimenez with the latest. >> reporter: strong winds are fueling wild fires as officials continue to battle the inferno. some 110,000 people have been evacuated from their homes. schools are closed in at least 15 districts and thousands are without power. low humidity and strong gusts keeping firefighters are on edge. >> the topography is very teep, hard to get members in there. >> reporter: more evacuations are under way in the valley. state of emergency is under way. officials urge caution even when the threat of the fires start to fade. >> we still ask that folks stay away from their homes. we're not completely out of the woods yet. we hope to be able to let people back in as soon as possible. >> reporter: for residents in the affected areas, the

devastation of their homes, coupled with neighbors gone in a flash, almost too much to bear. >> i don't know. we'll get through it. it was a very quaint, cozy neighborhood. the house was just wonderful. i don't know what's going to happen. >> reporter: in ventura california, channel 6 action news. >> a chester county man has been charged with murdering his 10 month old daughter using antipsychotic medication. authorities say 1-year-old jamal bailey called 911 back on april 26th. when police arrived they found his baby unresponsive. an autopsy later revealed the girl died from seraquill intoxication for taking it 35 to 40 days prior to her death. he admitted he gave the baby pills to help her sleep but changed the story several times

where he said the child opened the pill bottle on her own. he's been charged with third degree murder. police in chester county are hoping you can help track down a ring of alleged wallets thieves. these are pictures here in a surveillance video showing two of the suspects as they walked into the king of prussia mall earlier this year. investigators say they used a stolen credit card while there and may also be behind other thefts of credit cards and wallets around the tristate. the man appears to walk with a limp. police say the woman and one other man are also involved in this. if you recognize any of the suspects, you're asked to contact police. >> some much needed supplies will soon be on their way to hurricane ravaged puerto rico. the action cam was in delaware county where the international association of machinists and other unions were preparing for an air lift to the island. a plane will leave tomorrow with diapers, formula and other

supplies that families still need. nearly half of the island is still without electricity, even all this time later. puerto rico still needs a lot of help. >> here at home we are hearing a lot more christmas and holiday music on the radio and this weekend it's going to start to look more like that. >> look and feel more on that. we'll let adam be the bearer of that news. >> a little snow to come in on saturday for us. if you're going to be shopping or traveling around or have work parties or holiday parties that you want to watch for evening hours on saturday. 42 allentown, 45 the atlantic city airport. pretty seasonable for this time of year with that sunshine this afternoon. one place that is rejoicing, so to speak, about the upcoming snow are the ski resorts. take a look there. sky 6 live at spring mountain all green now they have the snow guns they've been waiting for the cold. it's been kind of lacking so far this late fall season. but not only will it get cold enough, but i think that grassy

surface will be white by saturday. as we look at storm tracker 6 live 3d you see some of that snow in texas, even the northern suburbs of houston will see snow out of this atlanta and parts of the mid atlantic. we'll have the timing on that snow saturday. what it means if you're going to be travel around shopping on saturday and how much you will see coming up in that full accuweather 7-day forecast. >> adam, thank you. students at a camden school are being offered an incredible gift of education. today 672 students were promised scholarships to rutgers university. once you get them they have to maintain a 3.5 grade point average and have less than 4 unexcused absences. the offer extends to kids as young as kindergarten as inspiration to do their best in the years ahead. >> remember when american arab lines announced a scheduling

glitch? it seems like it was a pricey mistake. rick williams live in the news room with details we're learning on this one today. >> that's right. if you remember it mistakingly gave all american airlines pilots off during the busiest time of the year the week leading up to christmas and after. american is the largest airline in the world so to prevent having to cancel flights and enraging passengers, the company had to take drastic measures. we'll tell you how much they had to shell out to make sure they could keep running during the holiday season coming up at 5:00. also coming up physical ed in schools is becoming a thing of the past and with childhood obesity on the rise, there's a new push to get kids' health back on track. one school is implementing yoga with great results. that story and much more coming up. >> how come they didn't have yoga when you and i were in school? >> namaste. >> we didn't need it.

>> a sign of the season is being assembled on independence mall. the action cam was out as workers started to assemble the world's largest menorah. the first candle will be lit on tuesday at sundown. the jewish festival of lights and eight day later the menorah is sponsored annually by the philadelphia lubavither center. >> the sunday breakfast mission needs about a thousand toys immediately. the mission plans to provide new toys for 350 boys and girls of all ages and the kids' parents have been given vouchers but there are not enough toys to go around just yet and there are virtually no toys for the teenagers. anyone who wants to donate can drop a toy off at the mission on popular street. >> and still ahead here on action news at 4:00. you might be under 5 but she

can dead lift more than 55 pounds. how a little cross fit queen got her start and what her dad is saying to critics. >> and meteorologist adam joseph will be back with your forecast which has the "s" word in it.

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gunman. one of the accused shooters was taken into custody after being shot. a bistander was also grazed by a pult. the noise photographer could not -- news photographer could not believe how quickly things escalated. >> call the police. call the police. go to a gas station. go to something. >> neither of the people shot was seriously hurt. both gunmen are facing serious charges. >> health check at 4:00 and after a slow start in october, flu season in the united states is gaining speed particularly in the south. the centers for disease control say it's higher this time of year and five children have already died from complications. already about 40% of americans have gotten vaccinated which concerns health officials. while this year's vaccination is not doing well from preventing cases, it can keep people from needing hospital care.

unicef says air conditioning is putting babies in damage of -- pollution. particles can damage the brain. the brain undergoes growth in the first year of life and is vulnerable to small doses of toxic chemicals. >> big talkers today and we start with a cop who has been hailed a hero but he is set to lose his job at the end of the month. corporal omar delgado made headlines for his brave actions following the mass shooting at the pulse nightclub but the department is planning to let him go. he was one of the first officers at the club back in june of 2016 when a gunman killed 49 people. he now suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of seeing all the carnage. he recently has been working desk duty and the city where he

works says they are terminating him from the force because it wants an officer who can patrol the streets. one of the people delgado saved spoke up for the officer last night at a town meeting. >> he did his job that night. he saved my life. for him to be in this position right now is, it doesn't make sense. >> officer delgado's last day is set for december 31st. he says he feels like he's being punished for having ptsd. his police salary is 38,000 $500 a year. he's being let go just just months before he would have been vested in his pension so he will not have benefits once he's let go. all right. navigation apps like waze and google maps can be comblent tools for getting around traffic jams but the los angeles police department is urging drivers not to use them right now. the reason? those programs have reportedly

backfired for some drivers actually directed them right into the path of the fires. they often look for roads without many cars on them and send the user there. that's how it's supposed to work. the problem, those roads around los angeles may only be clear because they are engulfed in flames. several people took to twitter have reported that the app have steered them right into danger. police are cautioning drivers not to use any navigation programs near the wildfires and to obey all the roadblocks and all the local direction that's coming if the los angeles area -- from the los angeles area. finally when it comes to fit necessary, this little new yorker is hashtag goals. meet princess "p." a 4-year-old who puts most of us to shame with her strength and determination. her dad is from delran, south jersey where he was an all

american wide receiver at holy cross high school. james and his family have since moved to the bronx, he turned that athleticism into a career opening a cross fit gym and that's where his daughter comes in. when she was just 12 months old she started picking up dumbbells and doing push ps and since then she has graduated to 55-pound dead lifts, hand stand push-ups, box jumps that are half her height and full pull-ups and yes there's even more. some critics say she's too young to lift weights or worry that she'll get hurt, her dad tells action news that everything his daughter does is supervised by professionals and well-thought-out to help her long-term athletic development. james says his goal is to motivate kids to have an active healthy lifestyle and having an adorable kid like this one

doesn't hurt at all. >> that's right. i will not challenge her to arm wrestling. >> she's got the guns. >> very cute. >> check on the roads right now. gee na in for matt pellman. >> i thought i was good at dead lifts but clearly that girl is better than me. you might need to be giving yourself plenty of additional time. you can see how slow speeds are. the good news that earlier setbacks the delay i was telling you on the side of 95 now it's about 40 minutes still heavy from academy and we also have another delay if you're heading to the sixers game that is on the southbound side. give yourself time there. the vine is crowded look at the schuykill, 9 miles per hour. right at city avenue and i want to show you what's happening on the schuykill expressway pretty dark there. this is on eastbound side. we have a disabled vehicle out there and you can see how slow this is creating the scene here

for you. look at your travel times 36 minutes right now. allow for more time but we also have westbound delays. and look how lit up it is if you're heading out on the roosevelt boulevard. allow for more time in both directions. >> meteorologist adam joseph standing by with the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast coming up next.

accuweather time adam joseph we were just discussing how you issued a fire place alert. >> get that ready for a saturday and sunday, cuddle alert as well stay warm this weekend and a snow alert as well. a lot of alerts, very alarming. take a look at the weather

center here live on sky 6 getting our last little glimpse of some daylight and sunlight because we're really not going to see much in the way of sun until sunday. so soak it in right now because it is below the horizon at this point and you see some clouds there in the far distance. as we look at the forecast for the weekend, saturday is the day we'll have some light snow around the area for most of us, a cold day but with temps of 36 degrees the snow that falls during the day will mainly accumulate on the grassy surfaces, maybe some of the sidewalks and side streets late in the day when you get a lower sun angle. since those temps are above freezing, still keep the plans traveling around saturday and sunday the sun is back out but it's windy. a high of 39 with wind chills only in the 20s on your sunday. right now we're sitting where we should be in the mid 40s this time of year for philadelphia, low 40s reading allentown, 45 dover and at the coast temperatures there also around

44, 45 degrees. here comes the clouds from the west and from the south will continue to collapse in here overnight tonight as the system is developing in the deep south. you see a lot of rain here but a lot of this rain will be flipping to know even in far southern areas. very unusual to see snow that far south early in the season. even houston could get snow in the northern suburbs here. for us seasonable 25 in the suburbs, 34 degrees for center city. tomorrow is a dry day but again the clouds are here to stay from start to finish. this is lunchtime as we get into the overnight hours of friday, early saturday morning. that's when the coastal system starts to develop and throws a little precipitation our way. snow as far as northwest as philadelphia by 7:30 in the morning, some moderate snow at the shore. 4:30 in the afternoon you see that snow taking over most of the area and it starts to move out during the evening hours, we look at how much to expect,

flurries and snow showers far north and west not looking at much in the way of accumulation. philadelphia, trenton, will minute ton, a coating to an inch mainly on the grassy surfaces. we see the white in the far southern areas, that's where some of the side streets or sidewalks late in the day saturday could get a limit covered. the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast. 39 sunday but it's windy so wind chills are in the 20s. that is it on sunday. partly sunny, monday 43. snow showers tuesday with the next system that's going to introduce arctic air on wednesday, thursday, really cold with highs only near freezing. now even though most of that snow on the roads should melt, watch if you're traveling or shopping saturday evening. anything non-treated could freeze up quickly. >> coming up in what's the deal, we'll talk about eating your

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we all know one of the best parts of holiday season is the food. >> what tastes good at the table may not look so good on the scale. >> ali gorman has more. >> reporter: the holidays are a time for family, friends and yes, food. but sometimes holiday favorites can get the best of your waistline. candied yams are one of the biggest offend rs. according to cleveland clinic registered dietician. she says skipping the marshmallows. >> roast the yams and add your own spices. to lighten up the dish and

maintain the nutrient value. >> reporter: green bean casserole is also a holiday classic but it's also classically heavy in calories. but again, there's a way to lighten the load. >> you can also use lower fat milk to make the cream sauce. you can use roasted onions instead of fried onions or you can roest the green beans and skip the saws. >> reporter: head towards the vegetable trays. it's a good place to start. >> if you're going to cut up vegetables and bring a dip to the party, consider something like hummus or guacamole where you'll get some nutrients. >> reporter: keep tabs on what you're drinking as well. holiday drinks, especially egg nog can contain as many calories as an entire meal. another holiday hit is pigs in a

blanket which is basically processed meat wrapped in a pastry. she recommends making minutety meatballs using lean meat. >> we like our pigs in a blanket. >> come on. sharrie williams, alicia vitarelli, i'm brian taff. hope you join me and every night for a full hour on action news at 10:00. >> rick and monica coming up next with action news at 5:00.

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