christmas village is busy with shoppers tonight and you can find hand made items you can't find anywhere else. >> many merchants pride themselves in having item you won't find at any big mall or box store. to be truthful there are mass produced items you can find and much of the emphasis is on hand made or hand crafted pieces. >> the sights and aromas of the park. some come for the hot drink and atmosphere and some b stalls seeking unusual uncommon gifts to buy. >> i'm looking for something not mass produced. but something that could be for so and . >> and hand painted items from russia or ukraine and chocola maden the shapes of mass produc vespa s or hand made items

from bolivia with hand made tags from the makers. >> i have the women in my country, to be more independent. to have more freedom. the important to me. >> a few blocks away the reading market in shopping for their holiday dinner. with 14 coming to dinner jim holmeseeks this market shop saying the beef and service is a cut above. >> it's fresh and they cut it and prepare it any way you like. >> for those that don't want to do everything from scratch. shops like condiment can provide finishes for the big meal from gravies to fresh churned butter and make you seem like a successful chef at home without a whole lot of effort. ots ks o show will light up here at 5:30, that is due to start here in less tha half hour from now and folks are

assembling here to take a ok.>>y there. thank you. forecast be looking live now at the ben franklin bridge, and giving us the view as the sun has set here and wth you are out shopping or getting fresh air it's a nice night and clear skies and it is cold. meteorologi meteorologist, cecily tynan here now with more on the accuweather forecast. today winter officially arrives and with it sunshine and seasonably cool air and 45 in the wings bismark north 3 and dakota is 15 degrees. and arctic air pushes in on christmas day. and clouds begin to advance ahead of a system that brings us the rain on saturday. and north of chicago you see the ould cse now that snow isinto nr

travel delays there. and here just increasing clouds tonight and with the cloud cover temperatures not as cool as last night. 7:00, 38 degrees and 10:00, 35 and temperatures dropping around freezing in philadelphia. as we look ahead tomorrow. the clouds roll in, but with it will come warmer air. temperatures rebounding back into the low 50s. saturday we are up into the upper 50s but it comes with a period of rain and christmas morning i am tr the potential for some snowflakes talk about timing on that. all the details coming up in the full accuweather forecast. >> a bit after christmas gift there mayb stay ahead of the changes to the forecast and check real time views from stormtracker 6 live double scan live by visiting 6abc.com and get weather updates by downloading the free 6 abc app. and a community in montgomery county is gathering as we speak to say a final farewell to two boys killed in a

house fire last week. this is in skippack where a visitation is held for brian liukins jr. and parker liukins. they died when their house caught fire. the father is a montgomery county sheriffs deputy and he and his wife and daughter sophia escaped the flames, the visitation goes until 9:00 tonight and one tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m. and a funeral mass at noon. president trump's recognition of jerusalem as the capital of israel sparked protest in the holy city and the surrounding territories and now splitting up the unite said nations. we are joined live from new york with the latest on this story today. >> the vote send a clear signal.

to president trump that despite threats they are not afraid to vote against the u.s. >> in an emergency meeting countries overwhelmingly voted in favor of a n resolution declaring president trump's jerusalem as the capital. >> this vote will be remembered. >> the 198-9 vote. >> while previous presidents made this a major campaign prom. today i am delivering. >> backing the president u.s. ambassadors to the u.n. nikki haley threatened to cut off money from any countries that voted against is the united states. >> the united states remembers this day in which it was singled out in the attack at the general asemly for exercising our right

as a sovereign nation and allies like the uk and france parting ways with the u.s. and mexico and canada were absent and abstained. the supporters asked for the general assembly vote saying that president trump's bullying and blackmail tactics will not be tolerated. >> we appreciate that the majority of the international community despite the threats to stand tall and stand shoulder to shoulder. with wisdom and international law. >> israel that celebrated the president's decision earlier this month joined the u.s. in voting against the measure. >> reporter: nikki haley says that despite to america still plans to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital city and plan to move their embassy. channel 6 "action news." >>t report. >> we have this just in to

"action news" just moments ago the house of representatives y temporary spending bill that avoids a government shut down, the first step in averting the shut down on friday and moving to the senate where it is expected to also pass. we'll have more coming up tonight at 5:30. fire investigators are looking for the cause of a house fire at the jersey shore. the blaze broke out at 1:00 in west wildwood. video from a viewer sws shooting from the second floor of the home on the 500 block of west maple avenue. everyone made it out of this home safely. time for a check of the "action news" traffic report thursday night. lets go live to matt pellman. >> frosty feelings about our first day of winter on the septa regional rails, it's a rough one since 9:30 this morning because of downed wires that stranded passengers on trains in the

tunnels in center city. and it was a mess and we are still feeling the repurcushions 30 minute delays across the board on the septa regional rails and the cynwyd line is not running. and take a paoli thornto overbr shuttle bus. we'll watch it. and brig problems now in delco, middletown township. the overturned vehicle crash is closing route 1 baltimore pike in both directions. and stay on forge road. and route 1 baltimore pike is not where you want to be. reports of fire alarms going off at city hall and fire crews are responding at 15th and jfk and the fire trucks are out there and a lot of sun glare delays on the southerly and westerly routes. 26th here is backing up heading to the platt bridge. and winslow township cross keys road is closed by the applebees

and williamstown new freedom road can it. we'll check it again in the next half hour. local police have a warning for parents tonight. that shopping malls are not a playground or a day care for your children who are out of school for holiday break. that warning comes from cherry hill ps they prepare for the possibility of an influx of kids at malls in our area next week including the cherry hill mall. police officials tell "action news" that there is an increase of juveniles gathering at malls during the break. >> the kids are off of school and don't have much to done they received a lot of gift cards for christmas or hanukkah, and they get dropped off at these retail establishments by their parents. >> well, police say that these kids will sometimes get intond experience fs and they plan to have extra patrols on and a woman is arrested for

the woman of a mother and the abduction of her infant in texas. and the not a new product but more orthodontists are using invisline to treat their opinions rather than traditional braces. when "action news" at 5:00 continues.

we are breaking news to pass along chopper 6 hd is over the scene of a nasty accident in middletown, delaware county. this is one is one of the cars involved. this is the 1200 block of baltimore pike. middletown township. two vehicles collided and two people were trapped in one of those vehicles and had to be extricated from the wreckage and no word on their conditions. you can see this accident is under investigation tonight and the roadway was jammed we are told. and traffic has been diverted elsewhere. want to avoid this a, the 1200 block of west baltimore pike middletown township, delaware county being ined at this hour. a man drove a truck in people in mestralia.

19 people on the busy street were hurt and several of them critical. officials say that the 32-year-old driver is an australian citizen of afghan decent and has a known history of mental health issues and drug use. counter terror officials are remaining involved in the investigation. a baby girl missing in texas is found and the baby's mother s now charged a suspect. 33-year-old carolina flores's body was discovered in hire apartment on tuesday but her 6-week-old baby was missing and she was found safe today. police arrest aid 28-year-old woman and charged her with capital mur w idingtm orhelear braces are popular among adults that need teeth

straightened but a hit as well with preteens and teenagers. and doctors think the he advantages over conventional braces. >> when 10-year-old andrew needed correction for a serious underbite. e would get the metal braces she had as a teenager. to her surprise the doctor says that andrew was a good candidate for invisline clear braces. >> i knew of it but thought it was more for adults. >> braces on kids as young as 8 can keep bad problems from becoming worse. >> if we get it early on we can avoid a surgery. it's pressure on his lower front teeth. >> and crowded baby teeth are conditions that need early attention and the doctor sees pluses for invisline for preteens, first it means fewer appointments. >> a child we typically want to see them 6 to 8 weeks for

braces. >> and with invislinet's every 2 to 4 months. >> and take them out and brush your teeth normally and they are compliance indicators blue buttons that wear down telling orthodontist and parents that they are wearing them like they are supposeo. >> he is wearing his braces and keeping his teeth clean. >> we saw a difference in a few weeks. >> well the doctor says that invisline costs roughly the same as braces and among teenagers the use is up 50% in the last year. kensington palace released the official engagement photos of prince harry and meghan markle. and they announced their engagement and plan to marry in may. some are formal and some more intimate and both show off the ring including a stone from his

mother, princess diana's personal jewelry collection and they met through ad and their wed egg will be at sane george's chapel.

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president was in town for a book signing. joe biden made a visit to the barnes and noble this morning. the former vice president received quite a reception and shook hands and copies of his new book. it chronicles the year following his son beau diagnosis with a brain tumor and he says it was great to spend today with friends. and the holidays will be a bit more merry due to the generosity of others. gifts were delivered today and collected by the transportation management association of chester county and the members and the gifts will be distributed to those involved in the veteran as fairs free housing program. and kids in camden were treated with special gifts and trinity special packaging gifted

every student at holy name school with a brand new backpack and the bags were stuffed with a ball, a toy, game, hat and gloves and socks and a fleece blanket. >> jam packed. some family in particular need were given a food basket and the can is spent part of their day creating crafts. students in south philadelphia spent holiday clear with a s ♪ ♪ >> the chorus at the paterson school performed as parents and loyed on and members of the band joined in part of the school's winter art showcase. 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 fueled by opioid painkillers. but if you or someone you love is struggling with addiction, i want you to know: we are here for you. this holiday season, chooseelp. call 844 visit reacj. chooseelp.

time now for the accuweather forecast. meteorologist cecily tynan is here with the details first orlando day of winter. >> since we were stuck in the studio we missed the first sunset of winter but this is my christmas gift to you. it doesn't cost anything but look at this. it is beautiful. jerry posted this on my facebook page and i got a lot of great sunset photos on my facebook page. just enough cirrus clouds to create a spectacular sunset and we had 9 hours and 20 minutes of

delight today. the shortest day of the year and start to get more daylight as we head through the remainder of december. philadelphia 40 degrees and height is 43 and right where we should be for this time of year allentown 46 and trenton 39 and cape may 36 degrees. and temperatures are dropping gradual to about freezing in philadelphia and more clouds rolling in and not quite as cool as last night. and those clouds will eventually give way to rain on saturday. satellite 6 along with action radar showing even now we start to see more of those hign cirrus clouds and they are thickening through the overnight hours and if you notice north of lake eerie that band of snow that is causing travel problems if you head to new york state and if you head to new england and we have winter storm warnings and advisories posted there for accumulating snow and that moisture manuscripts us. and future tracker 6 showing it's snowing in burlington, vermont and philadelphiaott

temperatures 50 degrees by afternoon. heading to the southeast and up to showers near wilmington in the carolinas and then rain moving in in nashville and kentucky as well. and behind it much cooler air and chicago dropping to minneapolis 20 and international falls in the teens. future tracker 6 showing we continue to cloud up through the day tomorrow andrs breaking out late tomorrow night, and far north and west suburbs and temperatures are well above freezing and not expecting freezing rain and saturday is a wet day and pretty mild with temperatures rising up into the 50s and 8:00 bans of showers that continue into the afternoon and the first slow we are dealing with over the weekend and the second one arrives early on christmas morning, the five-day at 5:00 mostly cloudy and warmer than today. 52 degrees and a few breaks of sunshine and really limited. on saturday mild and 59 degrees and periods of rain and sunday

for christmas eve we get a break in the action 46 degrees and sunshine during the day and christmas morning a touch of early snow and then it's cold. 39 degrees and tuesday for the start of kwanzaa dropping down to 37 degrees and we'll talk about the christmas morning snow coming up in the seven-day forecast. >> a lot of kids are excited about it. >> as long as i don't have to shovel it. i'm excited too. coming up we continue to follow developing news from washington where lawmakers are working to avoid a government shut down and we are there life with the latest. >> and why a lawsuit is filed to stop the development of several new buildings in trenton. shelf from watching your every move how a frazzled mom set fire to her best intentions. my day starts well before

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and i'm sharrie williams. the clock is ticking toward a government shut down and lawmakers are working to try to find a compromise and we are live with negotiations and what is at stake and more than a dozen people are injured when a driver mows down pedestrians in australia what officials say was the motive. and christmas spying ends early for one elf on a shelf when a frazzled mom accidently bakes him in the oven. wow. now the details a shut down showdown. the house approved a short-term spending bill but needs to be approved by the senate. kenneth moton is following the details and joins us live from washington with the latest? >> good evening rick the legislature and congress in the control of the republicans so at this point it's in their hands and it appears they decided to

save controversial issues with the new year to keep the government open through the holidays. the house with the last minut vote to avoid a government shut down. >> the motion isadopte>> and fa the gop leaders pose to fund the government through january 19th and the military for a >> we are working to work together across the aisle to make sure there is no lapse in funding for the critical services. >> and we hope that the future will be different and it's better served with bipartisan and compromise rather than gridlock and strive. and it gives an extension to pay chip providedlth od insurance. for 9 mhildren is funded through march and they are ready to fund the funding. >> and president trump tweeted the democrats want a shut down

for the holidays. >> news break the republicans control the ngress and they have the signature in the white house.ty have the votes to keep government open. >> and thorny issues into the knew new year like spending caps and the dreamers. >> and the senate is expected to work together on this and the republicans to pass this short-term measure, we are told that the senate will follow the house to keep the government open later this evening. kenneth moton, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you for that report. >> meantime republican leaders enrolled the recently passed tax bill in legislation. republicans say that the measure will give a jolt to the economy and extra cash to the people that need it but the democrats say it's aimed at giving a break to the wealthy. >> the average family in wisconsin will get in excess of a $2,000 tax cut.

that is real relief for real people. >> they added a trillion and a half dollars to give tax breaks to thelthy in america and the corporations. >> president trump has still not signed the bill into law and the date has yet to be set. jim mattis made a rare and unannounced visit to guantanamo bay today. and offered a pep talk to the troops stationed there. guantanamo is the home of the u.s. military terror suspects. he needs them to be at the top of their game. and mattis did t visit the detention center nor did he discuss the future of the facility. president trump tried to close the center but wascked by congress. and 41 p are still housed there. and prisonen australia

do in the suspect terrorism as a man drove into pedestrians leaving 19 injured. this unfolded during rush hour on a busy street in mel born. he went through stoplights and crashed into a station sending people flying into the air. and the driver and australian citizen was detained. >> this is horrific and evil and we are not defined by these sorts of incidents. >> police do not believe the act was -- but are trying to figure out the exact motive. the driver of a tractor trailer misjudge the the height of an overpass in wayne and created quite a mess. chopper 6 hd was over the scene at king of prussia road at 9:00 this morning, it's impact send the truckum on to its side. they checked to make sure the

bridge was safe and it was and everything got back to normal a short time later. and an agreement was made handing over the horses to belong to the philadelphia carriage company to the city of philadelphia. civil rights activist claims the horses were kept in inhumane conditions and unable to work. they will be moved to a facility that rep draft horses. and the plan to borrow $250 million to build two government buildings in the city have filed suit to stop the project from going forward and claim it was made without city leaders or read residents being able to put their two cents into the project. >> the governor and state should have come to the city of trenton and i think trentonans should have a voice in this project. we do have a master plan.

>> well, the plan includes relocating the health and taxation offices outside of the business district and away from the trenton transit center and opponents believe this will impede the city's revitalization and economic development. channel 6 is delighted to be part of the new tradition in the city. the blue cross deck the hall light show just got under way at ilorthhis live picture from out city hall and the christmas lights connecticutized to holiday music. and the show runs nightly through january 1st. it is really, really need to see. >> time to check on the conditions of the roads tonight. >> matt pellman is live with the details. >> looks like there at city hall however underneath city hall in the tunnel, the train tunnels under center city it's a rough go. we had wire problems late this

morning around 9:30 this morning, that affected the septa regional rails and for the afternoon commute expect up to 40 minute delays, most of what we are seeing is 10, 20, 30 min delays and they say secretary up to 40 and the cynwyd line is not running and take a train to overbrook and jump on a shuttle bus. expect big delays on the rails this afternoon. meanwhile, this looks like a new crash, i think we changed the camera, 76 passing passyunk avenue and the crash is in the process of clearing out past passyu passyunk. along 422 they close the westbound lanes out of pottstown and sometimes it's the eastbound lanes tonight it's the westbound lanes and in conjunction with this they block the new temporary off ramp from the westbound side to stowe. and that does close permanently

at 9:00. and big problems in delco with the closure of baltimore pike. and fire activity around city hall and watch for restrictions there as well. back over to you. >> matt, thank you. we'll eyou tomorrow. more ahead on "action news" thursday night. it was a long way from the north pole an elf that was suppose to be on the shelf had his feet in the fire. and the eagles get ready for show the down with the raiders and hope that santa comes through with the gift of a win. and meteorologist, cecily tynan tracking the latest in our "action news" weather center tonight. >> hi rick and sharrie, a seasonable start to winter and the high in philadelphia was 43 the average high for this time of year. and i'm tracking a warm and wet start to your holiday weekend and the chance of some christmas snow. i'll have all the details in the

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in need. today was no except the toys to those in need. it's the final round of gift giving taking place throughout the city and when the drive is over the salvation army expected to have given away 3000 gifts to ensure a special christmas for those in need. >> in media, delaware county, state troopers are playing santa claus and they showed off the many toys they gave to five local families, it helps to make them bright for them. and the families enjoy a holiday dinner thanks to a local pastor that collected food from local parishioners. and a texas more likely did not win points with santa after she accidentally burned the elf on the shelf in the oven. on bed rest after tripping and breaking his leg on kids toys.

he td the elf in the oven to hide so he could move limb him later when the kids were in bed and e and knew what was wrong and the kids were like don't grab him he will lose his magic. >> and we tried to wiggle him out with utensils. >> needless to say elfy was seriously burned and she had to call santa to help elfy get treatment. it gottens ofhousands ofs. >> the eagles are hoping not to melt down this christmas. getti on the raiders at the linc. ron jawarksi and ducis rogers has the birds break down this week. >> reporter: jaws the eagles are

inching closer to getting home field advantage in the playoffs with a win on monday or if the vikings lose to the packers on saturday. and do you play yourstarters. absolutely you play to win game and players are creatured of habit you want to do the consistent same thin week in and week out and getting them ready to play and win and play your starters. >> if the starters do play what are you looking for? >> ducis onehing we talking about all year and maya the eagles have on the offensive line, over here the at the left tackle position he struggled againstthe speed outside rush and a in theback f get aroundnd nick foles on this place. and you can see quickness andand this week it'sack akland

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>> hamilton opened in london's west end tonight and it tell the story of the french revolution and the english monarchy. and it's in the shadow of buckingham palace and runs through june. >> quite the scene to have it there now. coming up the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> looking live from sky 6 hd cameras at city hall at the rothman rink and what a pretty holiday picture, cecily tynan has the details on what to expect as we countdown to christmas when we come back. what do you think? hey, think ben will like it? yeah, was i the only one hearing the angelic music? i'm serious, i never know what to get him. just tell me you got him fios too. sigh. mrs. layne, fios is a 100% fiber-optic network.

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it was an arrival fit for a rock star today at the elementary school in chester. the man of the hour santa claus rolls up in a fire truck to the delight of students, once inside santa greeted the youngsters and took time to hear the last minute gift requests and the children received special presents chosen from their christmas lists. >> meteorologist, cecily tynan, is here now with the officials official day of winter. arriving this morning. >> 11:28 lots of sunshine and the action cam along the

manayunk canal and toe path and blue skies and the wins were very light today and a comfortable day with a high of 43 degrees. we are dry but double scan live radar showing that there say band of snow working across the great lakes. and that is associated with a warm front than could cause travel problems heading up to new england and new york state tomorrow. here it is quiet for now. but i'm tracking a active holiday pattern. two systems affecting us and temperature a mild swing temperatures in the 50s to arctic air and satural be wet and then on sunday night into very early morning, christmas morning i'm tracking the potential for a few snowflakes. big changes on the way. right now comfortable 40 in philadelphia. and down from the high of 43 and trenton 39 and cape may 38 and trenton 36. we are beginning to see clouds moving in after loads of

sunshine today. all of that moisture with the warm front misses us up to the north and mostly cloudy skies and perhaps a few peeks of sunshine and milder though. temperatures close to 10 degrees warmer than today. 53 degrees and the snow across new england and then we get a cold front pushing in. and what this will do on saturday is bring us waves of rain ahead of the front and mild, 59 degrees and icing across new england and behind that front temperatures drop back into the 40s for christmas eve and future tracker 6 showing late christmas eve night this is when a short wave a piece of energy like a rolls in from the west. this brings us moisture late sunday night at 11:00 and could begin as brief rain before a quick change over and all snow in the wee hours of the morning and really quick. out of here by midmorning but the timing is perfect if you want to see a little bit of snow on christmas morning.

this is what to expect. a quick hit of light precipitation starting liquid ending as snow and ground is warm with two days in the 50s and as far as philadelphia no accumulation and areas northwest a coating to slushy inch of snow. should not cause travel delays for your christmas. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast mostly cloudy tomorrow and 52 degrees and saturday a rainy day and mild, 59 and we see sunshine for the first half of the day and increasing clouds and 46 degrees and snow showers early on christmas morning and temperatures drop, the high 39 if you head to the eagles game windchills will be in the teens. and it gets colder on tuesday the start of kwanza 37 and wednesday 31 and thursday it clouds up with a high of 29 degrees and i'm pretty cautious not to get too excited about anything more than a week in advance but some computer models

are showing a potential for aow ne next week. >> don't smile when you say that. be serious. there you go. >> still ahead on "action news" a group that is making spirits bright this holiday seon, the special volunteers that spend the day visitings in camden that want nothing but treats and belly rubs in return.

senior citizens in chester enjoyed a home cooks meal at the senior center ryan kirkland helped to prepare and serve the food. the lunch is a tradition going strong for 20 years. finally tonight patients at oury of lords in camden received a special holiday visit from some adorable santa's

helpers. a group of therapy dogs dressed in their finest stopped by the hospital and some dogs dressed as santa could only get away with a small elf costume and all the pupsrightened the day of the patientsell as the staff and visitors. >> that is a nice picture. cool. >> right now jim gardner is standing by with these stories. authorities are investigating a raccoon attack inside of a philadelphia home. the parents say their infant was severely injured by the animal. >> and the would be robber had the tables turned when the victim pulls out a gun and fires and the family of fallen police officers received a gt to remind them they are not forgotten this holiday. for monica malpass, meteorologist, adam joseph, cecily tynan, ducis rogers, sharrie williams and the entire "action news" team i'm rick williams have a nice night. michael: i'm thankful that

i'm alive and hacethe 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 fueled by opioid painkillers. but if you or someone you love is struggling with addiction, i want you to know: we are here for you. this holiday season, choose help.

call 844 reach nj or visit reachnj.gov. "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist cecily tynan, and jim gardner. thursday night the pennsylvania board of education chairman resigns amid sexual misconduct allegations and a water main in center city philadelphia breaks for a sec day in a row. but the big story on "action news" is an attack by a raccoon against a 4-month-old girl and victim and her family just moved into the house in north

philadelphia two days ago and then this. the animal when after the baby inside of a room and dragged her off the bed. jeff is live at the scene. what is the condition of the infant girl? >> reporter: jim, that infant is out of surgery and listed in fair condition this unfolded in a first floor apartment behind me and now there is question if the landlord was permitted to rent out the buildfirst place. >> amid empty lots and abandoned buildings the search is on for a potentially rabid raccoon. >> her face -- oh my jesus. >> journey blake rogers was apparently mauled while she theft. and h injuries are too graphic to show. >> and it happened at 8:30 last night on north 22nd street. she was in the bathroom while the baby slept on the