"action news", delaware valley's leading news program, with gray hall, nydia han and meteorologist chris sowers. good afternoon it is sunday december 17th i'm nydia

han with janet ray knows for gray today. here are stories we are following on "action news". raging wild fires after more than two weeks, nearly 9,000, file fire fighters are working around the clock to control blaze in southern california. meanwhile, more people are being forced out. and police are looking for witnesses to a hit/run crash that left a father of two dead ,. and fly eagles fly can the eagles bring home a w, without carson wentz? we have live team coverage. but first the exclusive accu weather forecast with meteorologist chris sowers, how sit feeling. >> at times it shows you how cold it has been around here. it is only 41 degrees which is well below sees nal averages but feels fantastic. not cold at all. still wearing my gloves but because the chilly but outside of that it does not feel bad. forty's from the i-95 corridor south ande, dover pushing 50. forty-eight in atlantic city.

millville 46. forty-one in philadelphia and then cooler numbers to the northwest, reading 36, allentown 36, and poconos 30. it just so happens those are some of the area that are going to run into some icing issues overnight tonight. i will talk about that in a minute. in the meantime here's satellite six with action radar cloud cover quickly approaching from the west, we have a little bit of sun trying to peak through on city avenue but for most part we are seeing cloudy skies and that will be the general rule throughout the remainder of the afternoon. even some precipitation showing up looking toward the far lower left hand part of the screen right there you can see shade of green, crossing over the virginias, some of that sneaks in here overnight tonight and it could fall in the form of either, a light freezing drizzle or perhaps a little bit of sleet north and west of center city. so, for philadelphia, turning cloudy to day and cool, we have upped the high by a degree and go 42 degrees and we will not to have worry about brutal wind chills there noise breeze at all here on city avenue. that is a quick check of the forecast for now when i come back inside we will talk about the possibility of freezing

precipitation, for parts of the area and then talk about that warm up in the accu weather seven day forecast, guys? >> chris, thank you. it is eagles game day and as the starter for playoff team, quarterback nick foles squarely in the spotlight. >> former starter carson wentz went down last sunday with the season ending injury. the big question this afternoon can foles lead the team, to another victory? we all all sure hope so. >> we do. we have live team coverage today "action news" reporter john rawlins is talking to eagles fans at home but first lets begin with jamie apody live in rutherford, new jersey with the preview of today's game. all eyes are on number nine, jamie. >> reporter: yes, nydia and he doesn't have any easy task because this win, means a whole lot. eagles win, they clinch a first round bye in the playoffs, which would make the road to the super bowl a whole lot easier but of course, foles wants to prove he can lead this team in carson wentz absence. he has done it before, remember 2013. he had 27 touchdowns and two

interceptions leading the eagles to the playoffs. hees hoping he can replicate that success. lets take a look at him earlier on the field as eagles were warming up. we have not seen foles yet but we did see this guy, zach ertz that gays sign. eagles tightened back from the concussion. he will be a top weapon for nick foles today. funny, look around here in the stadium and met life stadium i see, those number nine jerseys , they have been brought out from the basement and closet. they have been dust ted of. people with signs that says foles steam ahead, tis season for saint nick, all eyes are on nick foles to see what he can do, and his teammates and his coach are all confident, that he can, still get the job done. >> i'm fully confident in the team, myself, and what i'm focusing on toys day and going out there and we're focusing on one game. that is it. that is how you approach every week. you don't look too far ahead but i'm 100 percent confident in myself. i have been here before i have played in the league.

i have played for the eagles before. like i said, before there is a reason i came back here. >> i want to make sure that there is playness this plan that he is comfortable with, that he likes. i want him to speak his mind just like carson would. and we keep going. so, you know, this ace veteran player we're talking about. >> reporter: we will have much more tonight when we wrap up what we hope is an eagles first round bye clinching win on "action news" sports sunday we will be joined by former eagles great brian westbrook to break it down tonightfter "action news", at 11:00. now, listen, the eagles, let's not forget they need that had miracle field goal to win it. this giants team is awful. it shouldn't be close. eagles seven and a half points favorite. one thing to look out for stephan business new ski is injured out with a hurt ankle chase womack filling in on the offensive line. did he not do too well when

wisnieski went out with the rams. that could a hinderance to nick foles to day hopefully we will talk about a win after the game. live from met life stadium i'm jamie apody channel six "action news". back to you in the studio. >> thanks, very much, jamie. now on fans have been talking about this lets switch over to john rawlins with those fans, been there all morning and he is talking about what they are expecting this afternoon. john, good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon. hard to believe it has only been a week since carson wentz went down. seems a lot longer. fans we have talk to today generally upbeat some more so then others. here's some fans that came, with, showing their true colors. >> eagles green. >> reporter: midnight green. >> yes. >> reporter: sunday breakfast at pen rose diner, good coffee good food and eagles fans who are generally optimistic that nick foles can take the helm and bring home a victory. >> if they do their job and do what they have to do it is a

win. nick foles has the experience. he has been in this position before. it is nothing new to him. so i'm thinking he will do fine. >> they are playing one of the worst teams in the nfl. they probably should have beaten the giants three or four touchdowns in the earlier meeting. nick foles has experience beating the giants. >> reporter: so hopeful but still worried, despite new york's hapless season. >> i'm hopeful, yes. >> reporter: are you confident. >> i'm not jumping -- aim not confident. it is 50/50. would i say 50/50. >> reporter: most we talked to much more upbeat. >> i definitely have faith in foles. i feel like we have a positive vibe going, it is okay that wentz got hurt. we will keep moving forward. >> twenty-seven-10 eagles to day. >> reporter: how is foles going to do. >> he will throw for three touchdowns with a couple of field goals in there, easy win >> reporter: well, we shall see, certainly fans we talk to for the most part have faith,

we will have an idea how well place that had faith is starting in the about an hour. live from south philadelphia, john rawlins for channel six "action news". back to you. >> we shall see, thanks, john. don't forget to share your eagles pride as we cheer on the team in their push toward the playoffs. just use the #six abc action on social media and we may feature your photos and videos live here on the air. philadelphia police are searching for two masked men responsible for an armed robbery in a kensington 7-eleven this morning. police say that the men entered the store in the 3900 block of kensington avenue with an ak-47, assault rifle, and a demand of the money. it happened around 4:30 this morning. both member got away with an undetermined amount of cash, no injuries were reported. no arrests have been made in connection with the shooting in north philadelphia that injured, two teenagers. the shots were fired just after 11:00 last night in the intersection of the north ninth and west somerset avenue police tell "action news" that the 17 year-old was shot in the leg and 15 year-old boy

suffered a grazed wound to the abdomen. those were taken to temple university hospital where they are wrist ted in stable condition. investigators found 12 spent shell casings at the scene. a man is hospitalized this morning after being shot in the eye, at philadelphia's point breeze section overnight police say unidentified man was walking in the 1500 block of point breeze avenue just after 1:00 this morning when he was shot. the man was rushed to penn presbyterian hospital where he underwent surgery. so far no arrests have been made and there is no word what sparked this shooting. delaware county bartender was hit and killed on his way home from work. police are searching for the driver, responsible. pennsylvania state police say that 46 year-old ronald williams stopped his vehicle on the highland avenue ramp getting on to i-95 southbound, in chester, shortly before 3:00 saturday morning. they say williams got out of his vehicle a car hit him, and then drove off. williams was pronounced dead at the scene. his family has a message for the driver who hit him. >> you have to live with this

knowing that you ran a father, a brother, a uncle, a nephew, you just ran him over and kept ongoing. so we just asking to you just do what is right and in your eye sight and sight of god to come turn yourself in. >> police say striking vehicle was similar to this one newer model black volkswagen way front end damage and windshield damage. switching gears now on a much happier know tow truck driver helped santa deliver gifts in the philadelphia's powellton section this weekend dozens of the driver in pennsylvania, new jersey and maryland took part in the tri-state area tow for to the event. they delivered gifts for kid served by youth services incorporated. they provide shelter and resources for people in need. tri-state area is now awe 10 year tradition. santa helpers made a early visit to hundreds of children in camden, new jersey too. police officers some dressed as santa delivered more than a thousand toys, throughout the city. officers and members of the fraternal order of police

loaded the truck in the trucks , into cars, this morning. the toys were donated by officers, their families and local businesses. love the holiday cheer. >> yes. 12:11. still much more to come on "action news" for this sunday afternoon. >> if you ever felt lonely you are not alone but how about, loneliness that could be bad for your health. plus, chosen counters new detrails on the pentagon's secret ufo program. it is looking like a warm up is coming our way meteorologist chris sowers will be back with the full accu weather forecast when "action news" continues.

three, two, one, go. >> i love this. winter in alaska not exactly beach weather, right but that did not stop hundreds of people taking a dip for a good cause. this is ninth annual polar

plunge fundraiser for special olympics a last contact more than 1800 plungers jumped in the freezing water of the goose lake this year. organizers say the event raised more than $300,000. >> that is impressive. you know, it will be warm. not warm enough to jump in at the beach. >> it is funny one location would i never want to do a polar plunge. it is 80 below up there. >> my goodness. >> the timing on the mark down , nicely. lets get, outside we will start with satellite six here on action radar. you can see we have quite a bit of moisture approaching from the southwest but the air is so dry right now we are still holding on to this large area of high pressure which is right here skirt ago long u.s. /canadian border. it is a very dry area of high pressure. all that moisture you saw behind me that will fizzle out before it gets in here. therefore we are keeping wording in the forecast for today dry. there could be precipitation tonight but today is dry, and it will be milder, high

temperatures yesterday right around 42 degrees. we are sitting at 41 in philadelphia. thirty-six in allentown. reading 38. lancaster 38 degrees. look at how mild to the south. it is 46 in millville. forty-eight in atlantic city and dover is pushing, 50 degrees this midday hour. temperatures are a good five to 8 degrees warmer then they are this same time yesterday. to add to the comfort is there in the much breeze out there we are in the dealing with harsh wind chills but just comfortable sunday afternoon especially compared to the cold temperatures, that we had last week. we had two days with the high never above freezing. one stayed in the 20's. we have had overnight lows numerous times in the teens this past week so believe me this feels better. here's satellite and radar lots of cloud over mid-atlantic, showers pushing across ohio valley, blue grass state of kentucky, virginias seeing a little bit of wet wet they are afternoon. future tracker six shows none of that makes it in the delaware and lehigh valleys later on. by 3:00 everybody is cloudy

but dry but then that moisture starts to creep further to the north, right around midnight hour. so most of us still dry but then that quickly over spread region. so by two or 3:00 a.m. you can see blue. that is models way of indicating a lit built of wintry precipitation could be freezing rain, could be snow, a combination of all three. it will be very light, at best and most of it should stay north of the pennsylvania turnpike. by 5:00 o'clock most of it is out of here and just to time for morning commute it looks like everybody should be dry. monday afternoon looks absolutely beautiful. combination of the sun and cloud and temperatures well up in the 40's some areas may be as high as 50 as early as tomorrow and then if you don't reach 50 tomorrow you will get there on tuesday, as the jet stream retreatses north up in to canada all that cold arctic air pushes north closer to the circle and hudson bay area winds shift out of the southwest and turns really comfortable this week. it is like a january thaw in the middle of december. so, for today, mostly cloudy. we will call it chilly. normal high this time of the

year is 44. we're only predicting 42. still below average but bet are then where we have been. wind five to 10 out of the north. for tonight, philadelphia and immediately surrounding suburbs cloudy skies, spotty showers, and 29 degrees in the lehigh valley. thirty-four in philadelphia all areas south ande. now more specifically for areas north and west, north of the pennsylvania turnpike, it is temperatures that will be close to freezing if not a degree or two lower then that and when that wintry mix develops it will stick. grounds cold. first thing tomorrow morning there could be icy patches out there, places like quakertown, reading, allentown just take it slow. that black ice you cannot tell what it is like. that why is they call it black ice, transparent. so just be careful out there tomorrow morning. exclusive accu weather seven day forecast 42 degrees is today's forecast ted high and then, 47 for tomorrow. fifty-six for tuesday, and wednesday and thursday a little bit cooler 45 and 42 and then friday and saturday bump it backup again 52 and 55 nydia.

>> good to feel good, chris, thank you. >> yes. in health check 9 million adults suffer from loneliness that is as harmful to their health as spoking or obesity. new report labeled loneliness a social epidemic and called for governmental initiative toss listen burden of isolation. report says isolation does not just affect elderly but people of all ages. it has a quote profoundly damaging impact on health. the commission produced report people lonely face had one-third higher wrist offering premature death compared to others. federal officials are denying that the trump administration is banned certain word from being used in the centers for disease control and prevention. word include fetus, diversity, transgender and science based. washington post reported that policy analyst were told in the meeting not to use those word in any official documents , when preparing the budget. a spokesperson from health and human services calls the report a mischaracterization. we will be right back.

turning now to that massive wild fire that has been tearing through southern california for nearly two weeks. the thomas fire now the third largest in california's history is forcing a any round of evacuations. fire is further exploding after fierce winds pick up yesterday. those gusts reaching 65 miles an hour. the strong winds and reduced visability from the heavy smoke kept water dropping helicopters from flying mess of the day. more than 8,000 fire crew from his 12 different states have been bat telling blaze. so far the fire has cost more than 100 million-dollar. a bill designed to battle international cyber threats has support from both side of the aisle. a bipartisan group of senators could introduce legislation as early as tomorrow. its goal to improve communications between federal intelligence agencies and state's lex officials to stem a foreign intervention of elections. this comes in the wake of rush

's alleged meddling in the 2016 election. and the pentagon says, they spend tense of millions, researching possible existence of unidentified flying objects or ufo's according to the new york times. the 22 million-dollar quote advanced aerospace threat identification program began in 2007. the defense department has never before acknowledged the existence of that program. pentagon officials say it shut down in 2012.

in a half an hour eagles face giants in the first game without carson wentz. and the flyers are red hot , here's jeff skversky with all of your sunday sports.

carson wentz may not be leading the eagles on to the field begins giants or for the rest of the season for that matter but get this he finishes with the most pro bowl votes among all players in the conference, his play is speaking for itself. without wentz eagles are counting on nick foles in a giant way starting to day at 1:00 against the giants. if the eagles win they clinch at least a first round bye in the playoffs. last time foles played the giants on the road, he won. coming off the bench to engineer a fourth quarter come back just like he did when wentz went down in l.a. last sunday. >> i think the key is getting in the rhythm, getting completions staying inside chains and putting points on the board. it all comes down to rhythm and playing for one another. it is that simple. you just to have get to that point. it is hard to get there. it starts in the locker room. it starts with that chemistry. >> nick foles trying to build on that chemistry this week in practice now as the starter, and despite the giants, two-11 record, the eagles cannot take

them lightly today. >> there is always something to play for and that is a tough group, you know, when the season started out, they were talking about competing for the division. they got good players and you know, it is a tough place to play. we have to go up there and be at our best. >> let's hope so. how about the flyers, they are one of the only teams in hockey history lose 10 straight only to rebound by winning six in a row. so what is the difference. dave hakstol switched up all four lines and claude giroux said they talk, over beers. and now their wins are flowing flyers, yes, they are lighting it up, they continued last night begins dallas, the kid, loving it. the flyers fighting from behind, first period, beating brian elliott, flyers fall behind one to nothing. fans are down but the flyers spread the holiday cheer. second period down one, the power play, shayne gostisbehere with the rebound. ties it up at one. then in overtime, gostisbehere , again, from the

point, you know where it is going. flyers win two-one. it is their sixth straight win >> i think we're feeding off each other finding lanes and we're just relentless. the goal at the end shows how we're really working hard out there. phillies manager gabe kapler on hand for ligate of the hanukkah menorah at independent national park and it has been eight crazy nights for the phillies. they have been wheeling and dealing, luring carlos santana for cleveland for a reported 60 million-dollar and signing tommy hunter and pat meshack. >> what it says about this upcoming season is that our front office, matt klentak is going to search under every stone to give us every opportunity to succeed, anytime a guy like neshack, put new a tough position to barrel it up and tommy hunter, gregarious personality, a guy that really keeps the clubhouse fun, loose, very

excited to have him. >> looks like phillies are speeding up the rebuild. that is sports. i'm jeff skversky. have a great day. streaming and gaming are only as good as your internet. so get the best internet - with the 100% fiber-optic network. get fios gigabit connection, the fastest internet available - with download speeds up to 940 megs - plus a fios custom tv package, with over 150 of your favorite tv channels, and phone, all for just $79.99 per month online. and thanks to our customers, fios by verizon won the j.d. power award for highest ranked by customers

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station. spotlight on nick foles again after carson wentz's season ending injury we are live with more on how fans are hoping saint nick can bring home a win. meteorologist chris sowers starts offs with the weekend forecast and chris, you are saying it is looking like it will warm up this week before the weekend. >> jeanette, it is funny, it is only 41 degrees. imagine what it will feel like when we hit 56, later this week. we have been used to a lot of cold air over the last week to 10 days and now mother nature, she will put the brakes on a little bit. she will allow temperatures to climb backup again. we have mid up toker 30's. thirty-five in kutztown. pottstown 38. malvern 41. long wood 42. media 40. center city 41. glassboro now showing 43. cinnaminson 31. smyrna 44. and dover, checking in the at 49 degrees. here's satellite and radar and cloud were quick to come in here this morning. we had a little bit of sun peeking through on city avenue

but we are seeing cloudy skies and that should be the trend the rest of the way. most of the time this afternoon we will go mostly cloudy and should feel good with a high temperature close to 46 degrees, down at new jersey shore, and you just saw some of the numbers, area wide , we do have a couple location that is pushing 50. these numbers may come in a little bit warmer when all said and done. for fail lets go 41. forty-two. increasing cloud. then for poconos, colder up there, mostly cloudy skies, high temperatures just a degree below freezing mark. we will see 31 degrees in places like lake harmony and mount pocono. now, we do have possibility of a little bit of wintry precipitation overnight tonight, we will talk about that in a few minutes, focus on the warm up and then there is possibility of something brewing on christmas day. we will see what that means when i come back in a few minutes. guys. >> interesting, all right, thanks, chris. today is the day eagles fans have been anxiously awaiting for all week, it is match up against the giants and the first game of the season, without carson wentz a

lot of anticipation building. eagles fans are eager to see how nick foles will perform in his new role, as starting quarterback. >> "action news" reporter john rawlins is live in south fail outside pen rose diner where fans are already talking about today's game, john, foles himself is confident but how are the fans feeling. >> reporter: i think they are confident too i think they are optimistic. everybody has to sort of believe in something here, i guess as you said earlier maybe saint nick in all of this. at this point despite the loss of carson wentz last week, the sense is that nick foles is the guy, that will lead, the eagles to a win, over the hap less giants. >> how are you feeling? nails? >> eagles green. >> reporter: midnight green. >> yes. >> reporter: sunday breakfast at pen rose diner plenty of coffee, good food, and eagles fans who are generally optimistic that stand in qb nick foles can take the helm and bring home the victory if

they do their job and do what they have to do it is a win. nick foles has the experience. he has been in this position before. it is nothing new to him. so i am thinking he will do fine. >> they are playing one of the war teams in the nfl. they probably should have beaten the giants by three or four touchdowns earlier in the meeting and nick foles has experience beating the giants. >> reporter: hopeful but still worried, despite new york's ha pless season. >> um-hmm, i'm hopeful. >> reporter: you seem doubtful >> i'm not jumping. >> reporter: not confident. >> not confident. 50/50. >> reporter: okay. >> would i say 50/50. >> reporter: most we talked to much more upbeat. >> i definitely have faith in foles. i feel like we have a positive vibe going. it is okay that wentz got hurt we will just keep moving forward. >> twenty-seven-10 eagles today. >> reporter: how will foles do >> he will throw for three touchdowns and a couple of field goals in there and easy win. >> reporter: well, there you go, we will know starting in

about a half an hour time as to whether or not nick foles and the eagles have what it takes to beat the two-11 giants. live from south philadelphia, john rawlins for channel six "action news". >> we have faith in foles, thanks, john. don't forget to share your eagles pride with us as we cheer on the team and their trip toward the playoffs. just use the #six abc action on social media and we may feature your photos and videos live on air. in other news fire forced a family in the cold night air in philadelphia's park side section overnight. six three-year old woman in the wheelchair was rescued from her burning home on the 5800 block of west master street. that happened just after mid need. sixty-six year-old man was also rescued along with the family dog from the second floor. it took them 10 minutes to bring the fire under control. the american red cross is helping a total of four people displaced by the blaze. the causes under investigation from our delaware news room we now know the name of the man shot and killed by a delaware state troop inner wilmington. police say 30 year-old adam

rat cliff was killed when attempting to drive away during a traffic stop friday afternoon. the 37 year-old trooper was dragged by ratcliff's vehicle and that is when investigators say the trooper opened fire. the trooper was treated for non-life threatening injuries. he has been placed on administrative leave pending an outcome of an investigation police have also identified another man who was shot and killed in wilmington. they say 20 year-old kyan samuels shot after being shot in the head last night. it happened just after 7:30 at beaver avenue and north locust street no arrests have been made in this case. police are stepping up security for senator corry booker after he and his family received death threats. u.s. capitol police notified law enforcement, about the threat. booker has an executive protection unit providing protection. the two law enforcement agencies are working together to ensure booker's safety. republican leaders in congress are now confident that they have the votes, to get their tax plan through both the house and senate. g.o.p. leaders are aiming to

pass the bill this week and send it over to president trump for his signature, before christmas. trump and congressional democrats have different views on hot tax plan will benefit. what the republicans bill does is shift important tax benefits from middle class and working families to the rich and to corporate interests. >> the democrats have their, you know, their sndard sound by the they talk about the wealthy. everybody will benefit. but the greatest benefit will be for jobs, and for the middle class, middle income. >> the bill is expected to add $1.5 trillion to the deficit over the next 10 years, it eliminate obama care individual mandate which could leave 13 more million more americans without health insurance in the next decade. two couples have tied the knot in australia under new legislation allowing gay marriage. january 9th had been expect to be the first possible date for same sex weddings due to a four week waiting period but two couples were married after

being granted permanent to wave the notice period. just four members of the country's parliament voted against the bill. it followed a public poll in which 66 percent of australian s voted in favor of legalizing gay marriage. >> and lift off, scott tangle are on their way to the international space station. >> three astronauts have blasted off for a trip to the international space station. the space men will represent the u.s., russia and japan launched from the space complex in kazakhstan overnight. the trip is expect to take two days. they are scheduled to dock at the space station early tuesday. your time 12:37. this just into "action news", an early morning gun battle in washington state between a suspect and two police officer left the officers wounded and the suspect dead. the shoot-out took place early this morning in the town of brennerton. the officer approached a five three-year old man suspect of violating a domestic violence

from protection order. the man then opened fire on the police officer. police returned fire, killing that man. one officer had two bullet wounds to the abdomen, the other was hit in the waist. officials have not yet released their conditions. well, the force is strong for star wars the last jedi, it made 45 million-dollar during thursday's early showing, those numbers are second only to the last star wars movie. "action news"'s sharrie williams has a look at latest round of star wars fever and she spoke with a few stars of the film. >> reporter: actress daisy ridley lead cast of star wars last jedi and plays rae a scavenger turned warrior hoist strong in the force. for those following along the last episode the force awakens ended with rae standing on a cliff, in the dramatic moment that she found missing jedi master luke sky walker. >> it is funny because i think characters in the story, rae

included are taken back by the connection that rae has and i think it is that funny thing being under estimated, as everyone knows how i feel to move on. >> reporter: here you go again >> here i go again. >> reporter: veteran actor mark hamill is back as luke skywalker. >> i'm luke skywalker here to rescue you. >> reporter: larger then land persona he has not been able to shake since the beginning of the star wars franchise 40 years ago. what is up with this line, it is time for the jedi to end. >> listen, when i read that i was stunned. >> reporter: he will be training rae, and we should expect, that is where we left off, he handing you your light saber. >> well, that is implied. there is another line in the trail their this will not go the way that you think. >> there is a questions, there are things explored and resulting i think in rae who understands the risk.

>> reporter: does that mean we will learn where you come from , your background, hour parents are. >> maybe, maybe. >> reporter: maybe in ani heard from many of the actors who were mum on any of the juicy details. actor john boyega can attest to that, bringing back his role as a storm troop shore deflected from the first other >> so many secrecy. >> but we love it. it is how the film moves forward. >> reporter: sharrie williams for channel six "action news". no way they are giving out secrets. >> of course, not. >> there is still much more to come on "action news" this sunday, it is a big day for the pope. we will explain why. an airport workers went strat mile to make two little girls smile as they were waiting for their flight. the video is blowing up the internet. eagles player being honored for his work off the field. all right, taking a live look outside we have sky 6hd at battleship new jersey,

meteorologist chris sowers will have your full accu weather forecast when "action news" continues.

friend at a dallas airport in the video that has gone viral. they were waiting for their southwest airlines flight friday night and saw that his dancing daughter has a new partner, this employee, right outside. airport employee dance add long with the girl and even acted like an airplane and before going back to work. >> so nice to see people having a good time while they are working. >> yes, she has some moves there. >> we were talking about, i just ice skated for the first time a few weeks ago. weather was almost perfect. we will have nice weather jab again. >> this whole week is what we typically see in january, january thaw even though it is december. it will be really, really mild starting tomorrow and lasting right through at least saturday. there is a possibility that the mild air holds on in the first part of christmas eve before it turns colder but once it turns colder believe

me it will get much colder. in the meantime we will get you outside, live look at sky six from city hall rothman ice ring and folks taking advantage of the nice weather. temperatures chilly. certainly not as bad as what we have seen, friday's high only 29. in several locations. never got above 25 on friday. so this is quite a way better. quite a ways warmer. forty-one in philadelphia. millville 46. dover, almost 50 degrees now. cape may 44. cooler numbers up here north of the pennsylvania turnpike, reading, 36, allentown 36. poconos presently checking in at 30 degrees. looking at satellite and radar deposit we are seeing cloud in the mid-atlantic states this moisture quickly pushing off to the northe. some of it will move in quickly overnight tonight. problem is colder air will still be in place up in through here, so moisture will come rushing n cold air in place. then we have problems with wintry precipitation. so future tracker by 3:00 everything fine, dry, first part of the evening it is dry and right around midnight hour that is when the

first wave, first band of the moisture will pull on n it should be a couple of showers for the city, points south and e but there could sleet pellets or freezing rain, snow flakes, north and west of the city, that continues through about four or 5:00 a.m. and then that lift to the north by a little bit less north of the pennsylvania turnpike. and then by 5:00 that should start lifting out. once the front pulls through skies will brighten up and most of monday looks really nice, with the combination of sun and cloud, and high temperatures a least in the upper 40's some areas will push 50. millville, dover, wildwood, maybe hitting 50 tomorrow afternoon. it looks pretty nice. as we get in the northwestern suburbs, here's the concern. overnight tonight, cloudy skies, its is just a spotty shower, for city of philadelphia, southern new jersey and delaware. but we are expecting a wintry mix for northwestern suburbs and some icy patches, are possible. i want to continue to throw this out there. take it very, very easy, be very cautious on the roads, first thing tomorrow morning if you live north and west in

philadelphia. and then lets fast forward into christmas day. here's where things will get really interest interesting. we have a tremendous amount of cold air pressing in the heart land of the nation. true arctic air. high temperatures will struggle to get above zero when we get in the high plains at the same time it will be nice and mild in east coast. scenario number one says the mild air holds on, and we don't have to worry about too much. there could be some rain. scenario number two shows the arctic air pressing, further south across the virginia and carolinas and pushing that mild air to the south. it turns could here in the mid-atlantic and northeast as well. reason why that is important, is there a wave of low pressure developing along that boundary layer and if the cold air is in place and that low comes up, you might get snow on christmas day. some of the models are showing this, other forecast models lift that warm air in place across mid-atlantic and think say all rain. interesting thing this year is a lot of christmases we don't get much of anything, usually quiet, cold or mild.

at least this year is there a possibility of something brewing. so thinks something we will watch closely over the next week or so, and we shall see what happens, but right now, at lee is there a possibility of a white christmas in the philadelphia area 42 degrees weeks coming cloudy to day. still a little chilly. for monday, it is milder, 47 degrees. tuesday, it is really nice up to 56. there that is spring-like day. wednesday and thursday cooler, highs in the 40's and then we will get into friday and saturday, and it is warmer again, 52 and 55 degrees. >> it will feel great. >> bouncing all over. >> it is. >> thanks, chris. well, philadelphia eagles safety malcolm jenkins is winning on and off the field. earlier this week the philadelphia city council and or local leaders singled him out for using his platform to spotlight social injustice. "action news" reporter christie ileto has the story. >> we see new a way on and off the field and we are so very proud of you. >> applause. >> use my platform for change.

i started to see impact i was having with my own voice. >> reporter: honored for using his position as a nfl player to be a mega phone for change, eagles safety malcolm jenkins was recognized for local leaders. >> having to see aloft support for the kind of cause that he is supporting and protesting for as far as racial justice, we need to stand up and be supportive of him. >> him leading the coalition, kind of continues a significance of athletes using their, platform to talk about greater things and then just their sport. >> reporter: to his critics leading player protests during national anthem as a way to spotlight racial in equality is controversial, but to his supporters jenkins is a consummate champion for social reform that included co organizing a meeting with players and nfl owners to discuss driving force behind their protests. >> the millions of dollars nfl put up for social justice is a step in the right direction that would not have happened but for malcolm jenkins.

>> malcolm has been to capitol hill, harrisburg, he has met with the commissioner here. >> reporter: jenkins has done ride alongs with the philadelphia police to bridge the gap between those who wear the badge and the communities that they serve. efforts that even landed him a nomination by his team for the man of the year award. as for the man of the year award finalists won't be revealed until january. winner will be announced might before the super bowl n center city christie ileto for channel six "action news".

robin mueller's investigators have gain access to thousands of e-mails sent and received by president trump's transition team before he took office. many of the e-mails include national security discussion about possible trump international aid but investigators did not request record from trump's transition group, instead e-mails came from general services administration, a separate federal agency. members of the transition group of argued that the gsa

was unauthorized to give the e-mails to the investigators. update to that accident on a mountain yesterday. pennsylvania resort says that it will talk to appropriate state agencies before reopening. the accident left skiers and snow borders dangling about 25 . the ski patrol rushed to their aid lowering many of them one by one, with ropes. >> my jaw dropped, i was just sitting there for a while and just watching, the emergency personnel come up. >> it took more than an hurry to get everyone down, five people suffered minor injuries and more than 100 people were stranded. the incident started when a chair carrying skiers and snow borders slid back into another chair. that started a chain reaction that ended with four chairs bang nothing to each other. wife of the former nba player lorenzo wright has been charged with murder. it is happening after seven years after he was discovered. police say sherry wright has been charged with first degree

murder. she was arrested in california wright's decomposing body was found in the memphis suburb in 2010 just days after the 34 year-old was reported missing. he had been shot, repeatedly. and, switching gears here it is a very special day for pope francis as he celebrates his eighty-first birthday. the pope spent part of his birthday reciting the prayer in the st. peters square, while it is unclear how he will spend the rest of the day last year he just celebrated his 80th birthday by sharing breakfast with homeless people inside of the vatican.

looking at the top stories nick foles is preparing to take field as starting eagles quarterback today. foles is not untested backup he threw 27 touchdowns and two interceptionness 10 starts in 2013. carson wentz is out for the season way torn acl. eagles take on new york giants at 1:00 o'clock in just a few minutes. a fire, puts the family in the cold night air in the park side section this morning. six two-year old woman in the wheelchair was rescued from her burning home in the 5800 block of west master street just after midnight. sixty-six year-old man was also rescued with the family dog from the second floor. the causes still under investigation. police are searching for the driver of a vehicle that hit and killed a man on a ramp to i-95 in chester delaware county. victim is identified as 46 year-old, ronald jamill williams of chester. many people we talked to have described him as a hard working fatter with a larger then life personality.

anyone with information is asked to call the police. okay. lets get one last look at your forecast. lots to look to this week. >> if you like that kind of thing. >> yes. >> i forgot about that, chris. >> accu whither seven day forecast becoming cloudy but fairly chilly. last of the cool day, 42. forty-seven on monday. here we go, 56, for tuesday and that will feel fantastic. forty-five on wednesday, and 42 on thursday. and then we can end looks interesting because we will see another system pulling through. it is warm. fifty-two friday. fifty-five saturday. there is a chance of wet weather both days. we will see what happens with the track of that storm. >> still darn good. >> yes. >> thanks, chris. well, finally this afternoon an ohio youngster generosity gained him quite a surprise. you'll like this thinks mika fry he won a x box for christmas but when he saw a home less person he asked his grandmother to send the x box money, on blanket for the homeless. mika's story ended up on the local news. microsoft store manager saw it and decide that had mika

deserved an act of kindness in return so he gave him a x box. >> that kid deserves a x box and so much more. >> so nice. >> happy holidays, america is next on channel six. >> "action news" continues at 5:00 tonight. for gray hall, chris sowers, jeanette reyes and the entire "action news" team, i'm nydia han, have a great sunday >> ♪ michael: i'm thankful that

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