secondary roads in housing developments and things like that are completely snow covered. sidewalks are snow covered, parking lots are snow covered. take your time and reduce the traveling speeds and allow yourself extra distance from the car in front of you. cold temperatures this morning, most of us in the 20s, there's even a few teens out there and we're seeing bitter witches. right now the wind speeds are generally five to ten miles per hour. with the actual air temperatures in the teens that leaves 4 to 5 degrees than the numbers you're seeing right now. 18 in reading, 19 in trenton. 14 in millville. are 25 in philadelphia. when you factor in the five to ten mile an hour breeze, all of a sudden it feels like 15 in philadelphia. 2 in the poconos. 8 in allentown and only 9 in lancaster. here's satellite and radar, there was yesterday's storm, it was a small system, fortunately it hit us in the developing

phase, therefore we saw only two to three inches. had the storm developed off the coast of the carolinas and come up, we would have seen five to ten inches. fortunately it developed off the delmarva and we saw two to three inches of snow yesterday evening. it's long gone, and clouds will roll in later this afternoon. clouds and sun is the call from accuweather. it's breezy, 41 degrees will feel like the upper 20s, low 30s with with the winds. when i come back we'll talk about a nice little warm up in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> a pedestrian was hit and killed while walking on the on-ramp to i-95 in delaware county overnight. the happened on the ramp southbound i-95 highland avenue in chester. state police say the driver of the car who struck the victim did stop. no word of charges or why the victim was walking on the ramp. check out the scene of the

1600 block of south 13th street in south philadelphia. nearly ever car is covered with a fresh dusting of snow. >> plow trucks were out clearing away parking lots and workers were busy shoveling sidewalks from the new snow. >> it was a chaotic evening commute yesterday, just as the snow was falling, the traffic lights near city hall went dark. dann cuellar has the story. >> reporter: it could not have come at a worse time, a number of traffic lights north of city hall went down after 3:00 right before the rush hour and in the milled of a snowstorm. >> it's crazy and messy. >> it's a mess down here today. you know what i am, it's a mess you know. >> reporter: the electrical problems caused gridlock on the benjamin franklin parkway with lights out at 15th, 16th enarch -- and arch, 15th, 16,

17th enlogan circle. >> we've been stuckny -- in this for four hours. >> reporter: this hit the tri-state area causing all sorts of traffic problems. this driver lost control and landed on a wall in wynnfield heights. >> the traffic was ridiculous. my bus took about, usually it's like five minutes, it took 15, 20 minutes. >> we were on the 33 for how long? >> 20 minutes. >> we were coming up from third and market. >> we were trying to sightsee, but probably wasn't a good day to do that. >> now it's the calm after the perfect storm. the storm long gone and wouldn't you know it, all the traffic

signals working again. dann cuellar channel 6 "action news." >> stay lady of any changes to the wintry forecast and check constantly updated maps from storm tracker 6 live through the weekend by visiting 6abc.com/weather or by downloading the 6abc app. a delaware state trooper has been placed on administrative leave following a deadly shooting in wilmington. officials tell "action news," the 37-year-old trooper tried to conduct a traffic stop on the 30-year-old man at 4:30 p.m. yesterday afternoon. they say the man drove away dragging the trooper with the vehicle that's when investigators say the trooper shot at the suspect. the trooper was treated for non-life threatening injuries. firefighters in montgomery county battled a tough three-alarm blaze. chopper 6 hd over the scene of the 400 block of plymouth road in bluebell. it took three hours to bring the blaze under control. when crews arrived they found heavy smoke and flames coming from the basement and the first

floor. one firefighter suffered minor injuries in the blaze, the cause is under investigation. a community in montgomery county come together following a deadly fire that killed two boys earlier this week. 9-year-old brian lukens and 6-year-old parker were killed in a fire. a fund raiser was held at the schwenksville firehouse. two uncles were there and watched with gratitude. >> words can't compress what everybody is doing. >> -- express what everybody is doing. >> my kids were very close to theirs. >> reporter: officials say the fire was caused by an electrical fair of an extension -- failure

of an extension cord plugged into a space heater on the front porch. a vote is expected on the newly revised tax plan. >> concessions remain to get the lawmakers who were not on board the original plan to vote yes, it's far from a done deal. here's abc's lana zack. >> reporter: the final details of the republican tax bill are public. the plan slashes the corporate tax rate from 35 to 20%. for individuals it lowers the tax rate down from 39 to 37% a win for the wealthy. president trump feels confident that the tax bill will be passed neck woke. >> it will be the big -- next week. it will be the biggest tax cut in the history of our country. >> reporter: the major holdouts are on board, but with only two votes to lose, it is not a done

deal. marco rubio threatened to vote notice because of the child tax credit. they raised the child tax to $1,400, so now he is on board. the other person who was not on board was bob corker. he said while it's not perfect, he thinks we are better off with it. >> this whole process has been a sham, the fact is, this is a historically unpopular give away to the multinational corporations at the and he knows of knows -- at the expense of the middle class. republicans are keeping their eyesen the health of two colleagues, senator john mccain and thad cochran who had a

melanoma removed. a grand jury has issued its report on the death of a fraternity pledge at penn state. the report shows an appear' apathy to excessive drinking. 26 former from a -- fraternity brothers were charged in the death of 19-year-old tim piazza who died in february. delaware state officials agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit following a prison riot that left a correctional officer dead. 11 plaintiffs including 6 department of corrections employees and relatives of steve floyd will share the money. floyd was killed in the riot at

the maximum security lockup. 700,000 tons of food was delivered to the philabundance food drive. 75 trucks lined up at citizens bank park to delivery nonperishable food items. it's to deliver 350,000 meals for those in need this holiday season. 6abc was proud to be a responser of this annual event. a strong earthquake was rattled parts of indonesia that briefly triggered a tsunami warning. a popular fruit falls victim to the wildfires that burn out of control out west. >> reporter: christy it's cold out there this morning. 25 degrees, windchills are stuck in the single digits and teens

across the area. don't worry, warmer tempts are on the way, i'll let you know when they arrive when he can right back. welcome back 6:12 a.m.

saturday morning, we're getting a better look at the damage caused by a strong earthquake that hit indonesia friday. the 6.5 magnitude quake was felt 109 miles away in the capitol of jakarta where people evacuate to

the ground from their highrises. the fire out in los angeles is out of control and growing large. the thomas fire is the fourth largest in california history nearly 1,000 structures have been destroyed. the fire burning near san diego has caused damage to homes and crops. four farmers lost their entire orchards of avacado trees. agricultural officials are calculating the damage, but estimate 100 acres of farmland have been damaged by the lilac fire. wow. >> it's the second snowfall this season. >> reporter: third. >> is that normal? >> reporter: considering last year we didn't have snow at all. what a week it's been for the snow lovers and the folks who love the cold weather like me. let's get you outside, spring

mountain they are continuing to make snow. they will continue to make snow over the next couple of days. it will warm up as we go into the workweek. tuesday we could be up to 55, 56 degrees. that will be nice for folks who don't enjoy the cold weather. we're dealing with cold temperatures today a lot of slick spots. temperatures will moderate as we move into the workweek at least two days with high temperatures in the 50s and all the snow will melt. 18 in allentown. reading, 23. 25 in philadelphia. 19 in trenton. 27 degrees right now in toms river, but you factor in the wind, all of a sudden it feels like 2 above zero in the poconos. 8 degrees above in allentown. 14 in millville. last hour, your windchill was 2 above.

15 with the wind in philadelphia and feels like 19 in trenton. layers that will be the way to go this morning. final snowfall totals, the heaviest occurred in new jersey just like we were thinking, new jersey picked up 2 to 3 inches. southeastern pennsylvania, one to two. brick township, 3.6. florence, 3. bristol, 3. broomall picking up 3 inches of the light stuff. satellite and radar, clear skies up and down the eastern seaboard. more clouds approaching from the west, places like pittsburgh and cleveland. buffalo has seen the lake-effect snow machine turning on over the last couple of weeks and they have picked up multiple feet of snow thanks to the snow band that develops. we won't see snow today, but the clouds survive the journey over the mountains and move in this afternoon. we'll have clouds and sun with a breeze. the pattern is about to go through another cold. we changed it to cold over the

last ten days and now we'll change it to mild. these arctic highs will stay to the north next week. these southern highs will take over. this high will take over, winds shift out of the south/southwest that will bring a warmup to the delaware and lehigh valleys. future tracker 6, increasing clouds, combination of sun and clouds, more clouds than sun, no precipitation today until you're going north in the northern lehigh valley, and the poconos there could snow showers that's about it. tomorrow, increasing clouds as the warm front starts approaching. high temperatures today, low 40s, same thing today and tomorrow, upper 0s, low 40s. sunday night into monday there could be a flurry or sprinkle. monday is a mainly cloudy day, with a southwesterly breeze, high temperatures in the mid to upper 30s. 47 in reading and allentown. 44 in dover.

cape may. temperatures dropping below freezing, but milder than what we're seeing right now. allentown, 23. philadelphia, 29. dover, 30. cape may, 31. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, the weekend stays chilly, here comes the warmup on monday, 47. tuesday, 56. wednesday, 45. thursday, 42. friday, cloudy rain and 52. >> i like that tuesday number, chris, thank you. a rocket blasted into space from cape canaveral, florida, yesterday, it was a first for space x. they used a recycle rocket if all goes well, the unmanned dragon capsule will arrive tomorrow. >> welcome back on this

saturday, it is december 16, just nine days until christmas. sky6 live hd taking a live look at the christmas tree at city hall as you head out to do shopping. you want to give yourself extra time because of yesterday's snowfall. the roads are icy. we're just a little more than a week away from christmas believe it or not. aaa says 100 million americans are celebrating the holiday away

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everyone, 6:24 a.m., saturday morning, what a week it's been. the pattern flipped on a dime. it turned much, much colder. seasonal averages below 42 and 31 in philadelphia. yesterday with all the snow, 29. today's normal 44. earlier in the week it was 46. all the temperatures well below

average. for the jersey shore, milder, but below normal. 44 sun and clouds. the city of philadelphia, cold breeze is expected. this 41 will feel like the upper 20s, low 30s. poconos 28 degrees, a good day to do skiing, a couple of snow showers expected later on. the pattern finally changes it starts to breakdown the cold pattern by monday. we see the high pressure come out of the four-corner states instead of up here. it will set up off the caroline states like a bermuda high. starting monday, things will feel better out there. >> turning to sports, it was oh, so close for the sixers as they face the oklahoma thunder. >> plus, nick foles will start

the game against the giants. here's jamie apody with all your saturday morning sports. >> reporter: what a game for the sixers, who took the first lead against the thunder in over time. joel embiid, it did not affect his playing time. embiid igniting a comeback. sixers within five. then it's joel to ben simmons with a slam. the sixers finish on 11:01 to force overtime. they go to double ot and then triple overtime. sixers down two with one last shot. it was not a good shot. sixers fell 119-117 in triple ot. the thunder won 17 straight. career high 49 minutes for joel

embiid. >> we had a great four quarter come back, we always believe in our s, but we have to finish. nick foles will show his chance how he will lead the team in the absence of carson wentz. his teammates are behind him saying they won't miss a beat. doug peterson likes what he sees. >> he jumped in and commanded the huddle, he is a veteran player and played with the guys before. >> i don't think this team is made of one person. this is a team. nick going to step in and do a good job, nobody want to see anybody in the league get hurt.

loss of a quarterback that's a lot. let's not forget nick is a really good player, too. >> reporter: forget the snow, the phillies put a spring in our step making major news to start, we got a new bat. carlos an -- santana was signed to a deal. reese hopkins will be moved to the outfield to make way for him. phils traded away freddie galvis one of the best defensive short stops in baseball going to the padres for a minor league pitcher. he will become a free agent that allows the top prospect crawford at shore stop. that's sports have a great day.

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right here. we have two or three inches on the grown on city avenue. there's plows across the street trying to clear the parking lots. you have to taker it slow this morning -- take it slow this morning. a lot of secondary roads are snow covered and there's a lot of icy patches and things like that. into pennsylvania we go, levittown, 3 inches there. wynnewood, 2.6. bensalem, 2 inches of snow. columbus, burlington county. 3.5. to himself river, 3.5 -- toms river, 3.5. and monroeville 2 1/2 inches. brandywine three inches. newark, 3 3.4. claymont 2 inches. now, the cold air is settling on in on the backside of that depart storm. 18 in reading and allentown.

14 in millville. 25 in philadelphia. with the wind it feels like 15. you need to bundle up in layers this morning. i can tell you from being out here a couple of minutes it's cold with the breeze. poconos, 2 above, 8 in lancaster, 20 to 25 at the jersey shore. forecast for today, it will look brighter. yesterday we had highs in the 20s, lots of snow. this morning worry looking at clearing conditions, sunshine will shine brightly in the afternoon a mixture of clouds and gusty breeze, 41 degrees is the forecasted high. i'll be back along in just a few minutes, we'll focus on the warmup there's at least two days in the accuweather forecast where we're seeing 50s, there could be one more. i'll talk about that when i see you in a few minutes. firefighters in delaware county have gone control of a fire that damaged a home in upper providence. flames were shooting from the second floor of the home when firefighters arrived.

official fire departments were called into help. everyone made it out safely, no word on how the fire started. back to our weather situation parts of the delaware valley continue to clean up after the latest round of snowfall. the action cam was in philadelphia overnight. the evening commute was extra chaotic yesterday, not only was snow falling during rush hour, traffic lights north of city hall went dark. the electrical problems caused gridlock on the benjamin franklin parkway. lights were knocked out at 15th, 16th and arch. plus, 17th and jfk anne all of logan circle. we talked to many travelers who gave you mean and started walking. >> it's very difficult. it's cold. >> we're going to walk, i was going to catch the bus to 27, but it never came. >> the snow-covered roads led to other traffic headaches. one driver lost control and landed on ford road in wynnfield

heights and this school bus got stuck in the ice with kids on board at 57 the and lebanon streets in wynnfield. you can keep up with any changes on your phone or tablet. that includes real time views from storm tracker 6 live and the 6abc app is a free download for your mobile device. residents of a a delaware county nursing home were forced out into the cold air after a fire broke out at there facility on the west chester pike newtown square. as a precaution residents moved to another building, fortunately no injuries were reported. there's has been overwhelming show of support for a montgomery county family after two young brothers were killed in a fire earlier this week. last night alone ten thousand dollars was collected for the family. trish hartman has the story. >> reporter: as the donations poured in at the schwenksville firehouse for the consecutive --

second consecutive night two uncles watched gratitude. >> words can't compress what they are doing for us. they are trying to stick around family and stay together, you have no idea how much they appreciate it, and it's not going unnoticed. >> reporter: the fire started early wednesday morning, officials have ruled it accidental, caused by an electrical failure of an extension cord plugged intho -- into a space heater on the porch. brian luken and is wife and daughter escaped. two brothers did not make it out. an uncle came up from his home in north carolina as soon as he

got the call. >> my kids are have been close to theirs, l.j. and parker, sorry to see them go, i'm happy that the community is here for them. >> music played, donations were sorted and kids made cards for sophia. mobile crisis counselors were on hand after spending the day with brian and parker's classmates and teachers. donations are being accepted at any td bank you can make checks out to the lukens family fund. a go fund me page has raise $296,000 from five thousand donors. trish hartman channel 6 "action news." >> temple university police are trying to identify a person of interest into their investigation into three racist posters found in different locations around campus.

it included inflammatory language aimed at african americans. surveillance cameras captured images of a person police believe may be responsible for hanging the posters at 13th and montgomery. a sanitation worker could be arrested this weekend after being caught on video accused of snatch ago package while on the job. the sanitation truck is picking up recyclables in east kensington this week. appears to show a collector spotting a package from the home and hiding it before pulling it from under the trash. a neighbor who did not want to be identified showed us the video. >> their job is to take recyclables and the trash. not to pick up someone's belongings.

it's sad. >> the victim tells police they did discovered a stolen package and said she doesn't want to see anybody go to jail over a pair of boots. police in atlantic county arrested two people and looking for a third person for stealing toys from a toys for tots bin. all of the toys were recovered, the three were of pleasantville. police say a woman stole hole dan deck races from her neighbors -- decorations from her neighbors. the houses were decorated a few weeks ago, but then the decorations went missing. video of one of the thefts was given to police who found the

decorations inside her home. >> she is a horder it is full of halloween stuff and christmas stuff. >> it's hard working neighborhood. everybody is middle class and everybody has a job, everybody is taking care of their kids. this grinch is going to come in and steal? >> you may be getting a break from city council if you have an old parking ticket. a bill was passed to forgive tickets issued before 2013, but there's a catch. scoff laws need to pay off their recent violations going back to 2013. if you have not had any tickets in the past four years there's a fee of $50 for the program. mayor kenny needs to sign off on the bill. president trump paid a visit to the fbi academy days after saying the agency was in tatters. on the way there, trump said people are angered about the

political bias in its ranks. he said he is quote more loyal than anyone else could be for law enforcement officers. president trump also said anyone who kills a police officer should face the death penalty. paul man ford is allowed to leave his house after pledged $10 million to cover a bond. paul manafort is facing several charges brought by special counsel robert muller. a judge has told people along the new jersey shore thatt to worry that the state is taking over their business. environmental department is using eminent domain along the coast. private beach operators filed a lawsuit saying the state would

take over their business as part of the project. judge said the state has made no move to take over the beaches. garden state residents may be paying more on their energy bills to bail out the nuclear plants. the two plants could shut down in two to three years due to financial troubles. that could cost the state 1600 jobs and half of its electricity production. lawmakers introduced a plan that could cost customers an extra 41 dorms a year if approved. light speeding into a box office hit. details on how much money the new star wars movie made after opening this year. >> a man and his dog fall into

an icy pond. chris sowers has an "action news" warmup as we take a live look right now at the philadelphia airport. we'll be right back. streaming and gaming are only as good as your internet. so get the best internet - with the 100% fiber-optic network.

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after firefighters pulled them from freezing waters in northern illinois. his dog chewy fell through the ice and the man tried to get him from his kayak.

he fell into the water. the man in a water suit helped the man get back in his kayak and pulled the dog to safety. water was shooting into the sky near fort worth. water crews turned off the water so they can make repairs to the water water main. 6:45 a.m., time from accuweather we're recovering from our third snowfall of the season all in one week. how lucky are we, right? >> lucky huh? >> reporter: [laughter]. there's the view at philadelphia international airport. we have mainly clear conditions, but there's a lot of ice and snow-covered back roads. most of the roads are wet, once i reached the main roads i was fine, it was getting to the main roads that was tricky. 41 degrees is the day's anticipated high which is warmer than yesterday's high in philadelphia.

many of us didn't reach 29. in williamstown we reached 27. this 41 will feel better, it's below the only average of 44. quick heads up, lots of eyesy roads and sidewalks, parking lots are snow-covered, back roads are snow-covered. you need to take your time, you're doing the last-minute christmas shopping take your time. allow yourself extra space from the car in front ever you if you have to jam on the brakes you won't slam into the guy. allow extra distance. 17 in the poconos. behind the departing storm as it is racing over the coast, the colder air is settling in from a canada. 18 in reading and allentown. 25 in philadelphia. 14 in millville. 35 in cape may. getting into the fortescue area they are around freezing, 32 thanks to the warmer ocean water. that's why you're milder.

17 in atlantic city. 32 on the boardwalk. you factor in the winds you need to bundle up, it feels like the single digits to the mid teens, 2 above in the poconos. 8 in allentown, 9 in lancaster. low to mid teens for the i-95 corridor and south jersey. snow showers coming off lake erie and ontario, all that activity stays to the west today. we'll see the cloud cover cross over the mountains and move into the region this afternoon. that will be about it. we'll be precipitation free this afternoon. actually, the next chance of rain is not until tomorrow night. there could a couple of sprinkles out there, perhaps a light shower, that's about it. future tracker 6 with the wind these are feels-like temperatures, even though we're forecasting highs in the low 40s, it will feel like 27 in philadelphia. 22 in allentown. by 4:00 p.m. in the afternoon,

around 0 for the feels like temperature in philadelphia. windchills in the upper 20s, north and west. trenton, 30. wildwood, 35. 32 in millville. 33 in dover. overnight tonight through the early morning hours we're still dealing with feels-like temperatures where between 25 and 30 degrees. so, yes, the temperature on the thermometer will look a little bit better, but it will actually feel cold out there with the breeze stays chilly this weekend dealing with the arctic highs attack be from the north. they retreat next week. sort of a bermuda high takes over him we'll have two days where temperatures could climb into the mid 50s, clouds and sun today, breezy, 41. windchills in the upper 20s to mid 30s. hour by hour, a good mixture of sun an clouds. lunchtime temperature, 36. 2:00 p.m., 39. 4:00 p.m., 40. it's cold overnight, once again, 23 degrees outlying suburbs, 29 for center city. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, here comes

the warmup, starting monday, the weekend is chilly, 47 monday, tuesday, very mild with a high of 56 degrees. wednesday looking good, breezy and cooler. highs around 45. thursday, partly sunny, 42 and then friday, 52 degrees cloudy with rain. right now christmas, well, the models are going everywhere with christmas, right now the latest information shows a colder christmas day highs in the 30s. >> we have to get to tuesday. >> reporter: it's only saturday. >> a toys "r" us in philadelphia port richmond section was the site of gift with guardian errants last night. it pairs -- gifts with guardians last night they pair kids with police officers and they ask

police officers for opinions on their choices, very cute. we'll be right back. >> back 6:51 a.m., topping our

people scene she has been nominated for a golden globe, oprah winfrey will be presented with the cecil b. demille award. the hollywood foreign press selected winfrey for her outstanding contribution to the world of entertainment. guess who joined the national film registry, 25 films have been added to the registry at the u.s. library of congress guess who is coming to dinner, titanic. diehard and goonies. star wars the last jedi has

been officially opened for a day and grossed $45 million. that's second to star wars the force awakens. it made $77 million back in 2015. hollywood believes the 8th episode will blast to $200 million through the weekend. the premier was bitter sweet for star wars fans and those involved in the franchise. this was the last film for actress carrie fisher. thursday her brother helped unveil a plaque dedicated to his late sister outside the chinese theater in hollywood. fisher died a year ago.

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with sally ride the first american woman in space. >> 6:57 a.m., we have another hour of "action news" coming up. she is the driving force behind one of the largest efforts in our area to feed the hungry, we'll introduce you to the woman who got philabundance off the ground. matt o'donnell learns the way of the force, details on how the special light sabers are used in a special disney on ice performance right here in our area. those stories and more when "action news" continues. michael: i'm thankful that i'm alive and have a second chance. james: i'm thankful for the help and the opportunity that i received. darlene: i'm thankful to be able to help people in crisis. vanessa: i'm thankful that addiction is treatable, and that help is available. christie: new jersey is experiencing a heroin epidemic

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>> good morning it is 7:00 a.m., saturday, gray is off, i'm nydia han along with christie ileto. here's some of the stories we're following on "action news." new tax plan, republicans unveil their latest version after bending to fellow lawmakers who wanted changes. details on what the new plan entails as capitol hill heads for a vote. smoke bellows from the remains of a montgomery county home after flames tear through it. workers were busy overnight clearing away the latest round of snow. let's go outside to chris sowers big smile on your faces a you like the white stuff. >> reporter: this has been a wonderful week, three snows, temperatures in the 20s for the