in wentz's absence. jaime apody is live at the novacare center "action news" reporter chad pradelli is at the linc. jamie, let's start with you. clearly nobody was shocked when doug pederson confirmed the diagnosis today. >> reporter: yeah, no, jim i think that we all feared the worst and just hoped the news would be otherwise but this injury is such a blow for the eagles and their fans for a couple of reasons. first, carson wentz was having such a spectacular season. it sure does put a damper on their super bowl aspirations. this is a really significant injury. takes six to nine months to rehab. the 2018 preseason is about eight months away. and so that's a little tight not to mention there's no guarantee that wentz will be the same quarterback. we can only hope. let's take a look at this scene last night. a sight that gave everyone a pit in their stomach carson wentz being carted to the team bus in a knee brace after the hit that end the his season. it did not end his night. he stayed in the game to throw

his 33rd touchdown pass a few plays later setting an eagles franchise record. that proves just how tough this guy is. that is how carson wentz's season will end but it is not how it will end for his teammates who are still 11 and two, still headed to the playoffs with a chance to have home field advantage throughout. you can bet they'll be playing for carson and i asked doug pederson what his message is to all of us who understandably worry that without wentz the eagles super bowl chances are over. >> people thought our chances were -- were gone by the way side when jason peters went down, too, and when darren sproles goes down, you know. and all the guys i mentioned earlier and to the fans out there, they can't -- you can't lose faith i mean, this is -- this has been a resilient football team all season long and, you know, if there's -- if there's ever an opportunity for me as a head football coach to rally the troops now might be the time.

>> reporter: talk about not losing faith. one "action news" viewer sent me a beautiful picture of the sunset over philadelphia tonight. it sure looked like an eagles spreading his wings over the city. i have that on my facebook page if you want to check it out. bring on saint nick. remember nick foles has done this before. he led the eagles to the playoffs back in 2013. he had 27 touchdowns and two interceptions that season. we'll hear from wentz -- we'll hear from foles coming up a little bit later in sports. live at the novacare complex jaime apody channel6 "action news." jim. >> thank you jamie. so carson wentz will have to undergo surgery to repair the acl. the good news here, a full recovery is expected. and experts say wentz should return to a high level of play. >> can't remember the exact study to quote it but i believe 13 to 14 nfl quarterbacks in the more recent times that underwent acl reconstruction all returned to the same level of performance based on stats the season they returned. >> the surgery involves taking a tendon from elsewhere in the body, holes are drilled above and below the knee and that

new tendon is threaded through and anchored by screws. in time, doctors say the replacement acl will actually be stronger than the original. wentz is likely to begin physical therapy soon after surgery. let's go live to the linc and "action news" reporter chad pradelli. chad, the eagles are hoping that the fan base rallies around nick foles just as the players will. what have you been hearing today? >> reporter: jim, this is a fan base that lost a little bit of its mojo. you know, there was a lot of confidence in this team with carson wentz at the helm but that confidence is now a bit shaky. when m.v.p. candidate carson wentz went down for the season, the eagles faithful went into a tail spin. >> honestly i felt like throwing up. i mean, it was like this is the year, i'm excited and i see there and my heart is broken. >> i was on the bandwagon. i was at super bottom of the beltway i was the bandwagon. >> reporter: felt like the team could win.

>> i was ready to hop on that bandwagon and drive straight up to minnesota oh, yeah. >> reporter: it feels the collective mood is the eagles can still win but don't bet the ranch unless you're frank from south philadelphia. he didn't have much faith in wentz in the first place. >> to me he's overrated, okay. he under throws passes overthrows the guys. >> reporter: you're not worried about this. >> no, i'm not. i think foles can do the job. >> reporter: nick foles is once again the man leading the birds attack. he has had success even a pro bowl bid. heck, in one season he threw 27 touchdowns in and just two interceptions. >> foles would have been more laid back kind of california cool compared to north dakota but got a little momentum right now. >> reporter: momentum only goes so far. number 11 had some fans booking hotel rooms in minnesota for the super bowl. now those fans are looking to unload. >> getting into the playoffs deep i think is going to be probably a little bit of a challenge. >> reporter: and some fans

are hoping the running game and this defense will help pick up some of the slack with the loss of wentz. live in south philadelphia, chad pradelli channel6 "action news." jim. >> all right, chad. our coverage of carson wentz's injury and the eagles' victory yesterday continues on 6abc.com/sports. there you can read more about the future of the team. you can watch video of the birds returning home to philadelphia. and see how fans are celebrating the nfc east championship. oh, yes, they did win the nfc east yesterday. one of the busiest transportation hubs in the world was the scene of an attempted terrorist attack this morning. police converged on the port authority bus terminal in new york after a 27-year-old brooklyn man detonated a pipe bomb deep inside the terminal building. now, this is video of the moment the bomb went off. akayed ullah of bangladesh originally was seriously hurt.

five other people suffered injuries but obviously this could have been catastrophic. "action news" reporter vernon odom is live in center city philadelphia. vernon what happened in new york reminds us that authorities have to be constantly vigilant here especially with the holidays coming up. >> reporter: indeed, jim an act of terrorism in new york city always grabs attention here and in fact all over the world. today's pipe bomb in the new york city subway generated plenty of reaction here from civilians and law enforcement as well. the shock waves of a terrorist attack in new york city always raises alerts in philadelphia. city and septa police were quick to respond to media inquiries about their state of readiness here down the road from manhattan. septa's uniformed personnel have been increased in the subway system and regular police on the streets of center city as well.

>> we have a lot of layers of security we're constantly training. we do a lot of outreach. we kind of say the same thing for every active shooter every terrorism event but really is true. >> whenever there's an incident somewhere else in the country every police department is concerned that it's a -- it's a organized effort, maybe an attack in multiple cities so we -- we immediately implement a higher visibility posture and we did that today. >> reporter: regular septa riders are vowing not to be intimidated. >> if i'm in an area where i can't observe everybody at all times i'm concerned. >> i used to live and work in new york so you just know that that's the kind of thing that could possibly happen so you're just more dill gender about things. >> reporter: at 30th street station amtrak as usual makes no effort to conceal the fact that they're on high alert holiday season or not. in center city, shoppers today are showing no hesitation to come downtown if this was their original plan.

>> you can't live in fear. every day i'd never leave the house. >> it made me think for a second about coming downtown but we weren't going to let us stop us. we just wanted to enjoy the dickens village and being in the city with the kids at christmas. >> reporter: jim, tonight we see no signs here in center city that the incident today in new york city has tamped down the holiday spirit in philadelphia. live in center city, i'm vernon odom channel6 "action news". >> thank you vernon. and an overturned tractor-trailer caused delays for drivers through gloucester county this afternoon. the accident happened in the southbound lanes of route 55 in the area of the interchange for route 322 in harrison township. there's no word on what led up to the crash or the condition of the driver. heavy delays are reported as officials work to clear the scene. two students are in custody for an alleged threat made at a school in lehigh

county. authorities received information about a plot at park land high school in south whitehall township last week. allentown police along with the district attorney's office and the fbi worked to track down two 15-year-old boys. the boys remain in juvenile detention. both are expected at a juvenile court hearing on thursday. a trial challenging pennsylvania's congressional district boundaries got under way in harrisburg today. a state court is hearing a lawsuit from voters who say the republican drawn map is too partisan and violates the state constitution. a separate challenge is awaiting a decision in federal court. these gerrymandering cases are proceeding as the u.s. supreme court considers new standards for drawing political district lines. governor tom wolf and representative mary jo daily spoke out today against pennsylvania state senate bill three. this happened in conshohocken. the controversial measure would ban abortions after 19

weeks of pregnancy. wolf calls the legislation an attack on women's personal freedoms. the governor vows to veto the bill if it reaches his desk. we are happy to report tonight that kiersten edwards alexander received a brand new custom walker this morning. the 10-year-old from wilmington relies on one to help her get around because of her cerebral palsy. we told you the story originally last week. her walker was stolen two weeks ago. surveillance video caught the crime in action. the two suspects were arrested last week and kiersten has a new walker tonight. coming up on "action news" tonight, seasons greetings from south jersey. young students make holiday cards for service men and women who are serving overseas. and without carson wentz nick foles is in. ducis rodgers with reaction from the eagles' new starting quarterback tonight.

cecily. >> well, we made it up into the low 40's today. but there's some bitter cold air over eastern canada. that's moving our way by the middle of the week. i'll have details on the coldest air mass so far this season and the chance of more snow in the accuweather 7-day forecast. >> those stories and the so much more coming up when "action news" continues. >> ♪ getting a cancer diagnosis is difficult. getting an appointment with a specialist shouldn't be. at cancer treatment centers of america in philadelphia, you can see a cancer

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>> trenton makes and the world takes. that iconic slogan has greeted drivers crossing between trenton and morrisville for more than a hundred years. and now the lights on the landmark sign are being replaced to address reliability and efficiency issues. they were last replaced in 2005. the current replacement

project is expected to have a much longer life span. the 650,000-dollar project is scheduled to be completed later this month. some youngsters in south jersey spent this morning making sure that american service men will get some cheer during the holiday season. "action news" reporter jeanette reyes has that story. >> my dad is a superhero. >> reporter: this morning dozens of students at kid academy in delran new jersey got to cheer up a special kind of superhero for the holidays. >> my dad is an american soldier. >> reporter: children ages two to five created 100 holiday cards for active military. >> so we're going to make them cards so we get them on christmas. say thank you for keeping us safe. >> we do have some parents that are serving our country abroad. and they're not going to be home for the holidays. >> reporter: the students got right to work whipping out crayons colored pencils and markers and drew everything from lit up christmas trees to

santa's sleigh. what are you doing right now. >> making cards, christmas cards. >> reporter: what do you have so far? >> a house. >> we have a lot of active military in our schools. so, we talk about families and how sometimes the families aren't home for the holidays. we decided to send them cards so we could spread a little holiday cheer. >> wrote him a letterrism the goal is twofold. to connect with troops overseas and to teach the children about generosity compassion and gratitude. >> the earlier they know, you know, to give back, the best because it will help them to grow into like better people and i just -- i think that's the best way. >> reporter: reporting in delran, new jersey, jeanette reyes, channel6 "action news".

>> it's a challenge for the eagles and also a challenge for eagles fans. you know, let's go all in on this, all right. >> not the end of the world. they've had players go down. one eagles fan tweeted "i don't know what's more torn my heart or carson wentz's acl. ."

that's how a lot of people felt once the news was confirmed this afternoon that carson wentz is indeed done for the season. jaime apody is lie at live in south philadelphia with more details and reaction. jamie. >> reporter: ducis i saw some eagles fans tweet that they'd give their acl's to carson if they could. if only it were that simple. who would ever believe the day after the eagles clinched the division we would be this devastate. not me. wentz running in a touchdown late in the quarter later called back because of ahold. he got sandwiched between two defenders. he came up limping. he stayed in the game a few plays later threw a touchdown pass to alshon jeffrey that set the eagles record for touchdown passes in a season. but it's a torn acl. he's done for the year. so now what? the eagles are still 11 and two, they are still in the drivers are seat for home field advantage throughout the playoffs. they still have super bowl aspirations. of course guys are

disappointed. their heartbroken for their quarterback who is in the midst of a special season but they'll go on and try and win it for their leader. >> i hate it for carson wentz. i hate it for the career -- or the season i guess that he's been having. but at the same time it's been the next man up mentality and that's -- that's how we approach it this week. >> it sucks, you know, because more so for carson as a friend as a teammate and what he puts in the game and his preparation to not have him or see him go down in that fashion right where we are on a night like this it sucks for him. but as a team, we still got all our goals out in front of us. >> reporter: indeed they do. with a win against the giants on sunday the eagles can clinch at least a bye in the first round of the playoffs and of course nick foles has been there before. ducis you have more on that. i'm live at the novacare complex jaime apody channel6 "action news." >> jamie thank you so much. nick foles is now your starter. this is not the 2013 nick foles who lit up the nfl but

the eagles still have the utmost faith in him. foles finished off the game yesterday and rallied the troops from behind. the eagles have had a next man up mentality all season long. they say despite the importance of that position that does not change. as for foles himself he says he knows what to do. >> i'm absolutely ready. that's why i'm here. so, i'm ready to go prepare every day work jeff day so i'm ready to go. >> understand this, he's a veteran player who has played and he's won a lot of games. not only here but other places that he's been. >> we feel like we going to roll with it. we feel confident in nick as well. nick got playoff experience, he got game experience. we going to roll with it. >> there's a new number one in men's college basketball and it's villanova. the cats are perfect 10 and zero on the season. they are coming off victories over then number 12 gonzaga and lasalle. nova will visit temple wednesday night. that should be a good one.

that's sports. >> sorry. >> i was ready for you to put a period at the end of the sentence. i get it. cecily tynan with the accuweather forecast when we continue in just a moment. >> ♪

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>> the week ahead from accuweather and cecily tynan. >> we've got some really cold air on the way. not yet tonight, though. tonight let's go live on sky6 taking a look, just a beautiful shot at the philadelphia christmas tree all aglow but earlier this evening, did you see it? jaime apody did at sunset, at 4:36, now look at this picture, the clouds, they actually look like an eagle.

doesn't it? you notice that? maybe that's a sign. maybe that's a good sign. hopefully not a sign that we're -- our season has reached its sunset. so jaime apody tweeted that out. a little bit of cloud cover ahead of a system that will bring us much cooler air. right now 37, down from a high of 42 which is 4 degrees below normal. a little bit on the cool side. allentown 37, trenton 32 and atlantic city airport 31. as we head through the evening hours, temperatures will kind of bottom out right around midnight but then actually they'll start to rise into the 40's early tomorrow morning ahead of a cold front. we have kind of a one day hit of some milder air. right now, though, satellite and radar showing we do have some cloud cover moving in. generally partly cloudy skies. if you look near chicago, you see that little spin. that's the low pressure that will move up to the north. first it pulls in mild air. and then an arctic front moves through behind it we've got very cold air and very high

winds. but future tracker showing tomorrow morning 7:30 lots of clouds, not all that cold for philadelphia, 42. that was our high today. notice a few scattered light showers across the north and west suburbs. could have a little bit of snow across the poconos. then the actual cold front moves through by midafternoon. generally just with some cloud cover. 47 degrees in philadelphia. on tuesday but then the winds pick up, the temperatures drop. so the wind chill tracker showing as we head through tuesday night and wednesday morning, wind gusts up to 30 miles per hour. the wind chill drops very quickly into the teens. by 10 o'clock and pretty much staying in the teens and close to single digits by wednesday morning. so, you do want to really bundle up on wednesday. so, tomorrow kind of transition day. 47 degrees. a few showers, those winds picking up late on tuesday night as that arctic boundary pulls through on wednesday. the winds of change. we could have wind gusts 45 to 50 miles per hour. so that 32 will feel like

temperatures in the teens with the wind chills and then thursday morning, a fast moving clipper will push through. not a lot of snow. a coating to an inch but the problem is the timing. future tracker showing that the snow could be falling by 7 o'clock thursday morning. that could cause problems for the morning commute. so, the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast, tomorrow it's mild, 47 degrees. a shower possible in the morning, again in the afternoon with that arctic front. hanukkah begins and then the winds of change. it's windy, it's cold on wednesday. more clouds than sun but i think we'll see a little bit of sun. the high 32 degrees. wind chills stuck in the teens. on thursday some morning snow showers could really complicate the morning commute. otherwise partly cloudy, 36. on friday, another system could bring us more snow showers, 34 degrees and heading into the weekend, we dry things outer -- out on saturday a high of 40 degrees. another cool day. gets milder by sunday, up to

46 degrees. then monday also 46 with a possibility of a few more rain or snow showers so a very active weather pattern. the time to watch as far as temperatures will be wednesday with a high of only 32, wind chills in the teens and thursday morning that snow could cause problems for the morning commute. i'll have an update at 11ll. >> cecily thank you. abc with david muir next on channel6. "action news" continues at 10:00 on phl17 with brian taff sharrie williams, adam joseph and ducis rodgers. then please join us for "action news" at 11:00 here on channel6. for cecily tynan, ducis rodgers, and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. we hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00. >> ♪

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tonight, the attempted terror attack here in new york city. the subway bomb explosion that detonated right dur sh rush hour, caught on surveillance. the bomb going off early than planned. abc news now learning officials say the suspect had been wearing it the whole time. as he changed trains. tonight, he's alive. how he built the bomb using christmas lights. president trump's accusers speak out. pressing congress to act. accused by at least 16 women, tonight some of them before the cameras. saying that as the country holds men accountable for sexual misconduct, they say the president should not be immune. tonight, how the white house responds. less than 24 hours now until voters go to the polls in the alabama senate race. roy moore tonight sitting down for an interview with a 12-year-old girl. the other republican senator from alabama saying he did not