to leave their homes if they're already there. we'll show you what's happening behind us here. this is a frequently seen scene around this neighborhood. we have cones blocking offer the off the street here. we were specifically told do not go past the cones. we've seen emergency vehicles. we've seen neighbors coming in and out of their homes. officers have been doing their best to tell them to go back inside their homes as they investigate this situation. still a lot of questions about what is going on. let's take a look at some of the video that we have from chopper6. this all started around 1:30 p.m. police officers can be seen here with guns drawn concentrating on a home in this neighborhood from the air we saw an officer crouched behind a vehicle with his gun drawn a few blocks from there it appears that police have gathered in some sort of a staging area. again, police aren't saying much about what's happening, just that this is a critical incident and that shots have been fired. multiple agencies are responding here. pennsylvania state police, bethlehem township, bethlehem city, hellertown, lower saucon

, multiple fire agencies and northampton county emergency management. a shelter-in-place is in effect for this neighborhood in the area of second and dennis. folks coming home from work will be met with a police presence. if you live in this area, again, this is a developing story and we will bring you any details as we receive them. reporting live in bethlehem township, trish hartman channel6 "action news." rick and sharrie. >> all right. >> thanks trish. we are also following more breaking news this time out of king of prussia. chopper6 was over a crash in the westbound lanes of the schuylkill expressway at mall boulevard exit just a short time ago. two vehicles crashed there and one of them overturned and there are injuries reported with the crash. >> this is a heavily traveled area of course because it's one way to get to the king of prussia mall so it has impacted traffic there at this hour. let's find out just how bad it is from matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center tonight. matt. >> i keep thinking they're going to get the accident cleared completely out of the way rick and sharrie because they have the vehicle that at

one point was overturned attached to a tow truck but they also temporarily have all westbound traffic stopped here by mall boulevard on the schuylkill expressway. i think they're clearing it right now and that's why they've stopped the westbound traffic. now they're going to let some traffic move on the shoulder toward the turnpike tolls but bottom line is if you're headed toward the turnpike on the westbound side of the schuylkill stay here in these inner lanes, not the outer lanes where you also exit for 202 and 422. if you're going to get on 422 westbound, there's a crash there as well. it's just past route 23 getting us those single digit speeds like 9 miles per hour so 23 itself i think would be a better bet. schuylkill eastbound has been extra heavy this afternoon because of an earlier vehicle fire near gulph mills. at least that's gone now. but now there's a crash on the pennsylvania turnpike eastbound side taking out the left lane approaching fort washington. speeds in the 30's on the approach to that. have a crash in lansdale at welsh and bell run boulevard by the pnc bank. one cleared in havertown from west chester pike by eagle

road. slow speeds of course along 95 and it's really slow in cherry hill on the eastbound side of 70. crash approaching haddonfield road blocks two lanes. i would stay up on 38 to get around that. lots going on. we'll check it again, rick and sharrie, in the next half hour. >> all right. thank you, matt. see you then. now to the holiday weekend. we're just two days away from christmas and that means it's a busy time for last minute shoppers and holiday travelers as well. >> yeah and we have team coverage tonight. "action news" reporter bob brooks will tell us what kind of gifts people are buying in these final days but first, we go to the all important holiday forecast. >> meteorologist cecily tynan who always has my gift is at the "action news" big board with the latest from accuweather tonight. >> i got a nice big piece of coal. >> thank you. >> double scan live showing as we start the holiday weekend we do have some active weather. there's snow that's moving out of new england. there's rain that's moving up from the tennessee valley. but between the two, we just have a a lot of clouds. temperatures in the upper 40's and with the clouds and with winds generally out of the

south, temperatures really barely dropping at all tonight. from 47 degrees by 7 o'clock down to 44 at 9:00 that's the overnight low. lots of clouds, some drizzle developing late tonight and we could have a few areas of fog late tonight. that's really the biggest concern tonight here in philadelphia. as far as traveling, even with some of that snow, it's looking pretty good in boston, new york city, j.f.k., syracuse right now it's okay. newark, philadelphia, not reporting any delays and even looking pretty nice in atlanta, major hub dallas and chicago. so, even with some of that wet weather it's not really affecting any of the major hubs. for us, though, that wet weather will be moving in tomorrow morning. future tracker showing at 8:30 in the morning, we've got rain really across-the-board and through the day waves of rain but temperatures will be up in to the upper 50's so no threat of anything freezing tomorrow. so, looking ahead, occasional rain through the day on saturday. christmas eve, sharply cooler and i am tracking the threat of some wet snow for christmas

morning. little bit. more details on that and a blast of arctic air on the way in the accuweather forecast. sharrie. >> cecily thank you. it is friday, the friday before christmas so the holiday rush is already under way. aaa expects a record number of people to travel to see their loved ones this year. a stronger economy is believed to be part of the reason more americans are choosing to travel during the christmas holiday. we talked with an expert today and also people who were out and about. >> locally we have 1.2 million philadelphia area residents traveling for the holidays this year. 90 percent of those travelers will go by car. >> we're spending most of holiday here in eastern pennsylvania with my family celebrating the birth of christ and then we're going to drive out to western pennsylvania to see the rest of our family. >> we're heading to do some christmas shopping, last minute i know, it's like christmas is in three days. >> while the action cam was at the frank farley service plaza

in hammonton today, look who we met, emmy lofton. she works at the plaza and created this amazing holiday ensemble. it won her both the holiday sweater and hat contest. emmy said she made this with holiday spirit and a trip to the dollar store and that's just a great way, emmy to spread holiday cheer. there are lots of people out and about tonight doing that last minute shopping. "action news" reporter bob brooks live for us at the gloucester premium outlets in blackwood new jersey where it's been pretty busy today. hey, bob. >> reporter: hey, sharrie. absolutely. i'll tell you what, any time i can get away with just wearing a suit jacket in december you know it's a nice night out. it looks absolutely amazing down here. let me step out of the way here and show you. they have really just created a winter wonderland shopping experience so to speak. people are having a great time. they're out here spending quality family time, friend time and again, of course, they're getting their last minute shopping done. let's take a look. >> great place here.

clearly you love under armour. >> yeah, that's it. >> reporter: i'm sure we all wished we had it as easy as the flak family. they were wrapping up their shopping for the most part around 11 o'clock today but we know the scenario is much different for many of the thousands of shop ertz making their way to the gloucester premium outlets for last minute shopping. >> a lot of clothes and shoes and presents for the family. >> reporter: that includes mother and daughter lauren and diane johns. they have some serious shopping to do but don't let them fool you. they did a little personal shopping as well. just for the family or did you get some stuff for yourself. >> well... >> reporter: i knew it. just look at the parking lot here. you can tell it's packed but luckily a lot of people we talked to were just finishing things up. carlos bermudez is one of them. he snuck away from work for just athrill get it done. who are you shopping for? >> today myself and my daughter. i got her two shirts. >> reporter: yeah. >> i'm just finishing up getting her long johns. >> reporter: clinton jones who came out here with just a friend to tackle it all at

once. if you can believe this, he didn't start his shopping until today. and he finished. >> friends, family, everybody. got everything done in a matter of two hours. >> reporter: as you've seen some people were lucky enough to sneak away from their family or their jobs to come out here and get the shopping done. others not as lucky they had to bring the kids along and i give them a lot of credit. they're still out here doing a great job. you got your hands full it looks like. >> yes. waiting until the last minute. >> reporter: lindsey gets around of applause she's getting it done with two kids in tow. >> i work full time so it's hard. >> reporter: yeah. >> my husband works for fedex so it's hard, too. >> reporter: i'm sure it is hard. we wish lindsey the best of luck. great job on her part for being able to come out and do this and again, another look down here at the gloucester premium outlets. they look amazing. we certainly wish everyone the best of luck and a happy holidays as they finish up that last minute shopping. for now reporting live at the gloucester premium outlets bob brooks channel6 "action news." rick back to you.

>> bob thank you very much. don't forget to download the updated 6abc app this holiday. get weather and traffic updates at your fingertips any time anywhere you are. septa employees worked very hard this year to make the season bright for local children in need. over the past few weeks they've collected 18,000 toys for their 37th annual yule toy drive. and today was the big day when all of the items get stuffed onto septa buses for the special deliveries. >> a lot of kids are going to have a great christmas because of the love and generosity of our employees. we're so thrilled. >> septa delivered the toys to various charitable agencies who are helping families this christmas. >> still ahead tonight on "action news" at 5:00, bad intentions. he walked into a philadelphia phone store and took one of the most expensive cell phones on the market. now police hope to catch the thief. >> also coming up tonight on "action news," in health check 3-d printers are changing the world and even saving lives. find out about a new device that doctors are using to

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>> officials in california desperately searching for a driver they say is terrorizing rural california randomly firing guns at passing

vehicles. 10 cars have been hit the past month around fresno area. there has only been one person actually hurt. it was a woman who was struck in the chest with shrapnel while she was driving. police say the shootings happened near morning or evening rush hours and many of the motorists say the shots have been coming from a dark pickup with oversized tires. president trump signed the tax overhaul in law today. he did it during his last moments at the white house before heading to florida for the holidays. he also signed a temporary bill to keep the government running and provide money to upgrade the nation's missile defenses. starting next year the new tax law will give big cuts to corporations and wealthy americans and more modest reductions to other families. president trump was asked today whether he has any regrets after his first 11 months in office and he shook his head no. >> philadelphia police are looking for a man who stole a brand new iphone x. they just released surveillance video from the incident that happened on

december 9th. this happened at the comcast xfinity store on the 1300 block of south columbus boulevard. the camera captured clear images of the suspect too cut the security cable and then fled with the phone. if you have any idea who this man is, give philadelphia police a call. >> ♪ >> health check tonight. 3-d printers are helping medicine in many ways. they're making prosthetic hands faster and cheaper. >> and some philadelphia doctors are using them to improve a treatment for a common heart problem. health reporter and registered nurse ali gorman at the big board now with more and to also show us ali how it works. >> it's amazing the impact 3-d printer coastal storms can have. they're using one to customize care and to make a life saving device even better. over the past year or so, doctors greg pressman and lynn morris at einstein medical center have implanted dozens of watchman devices into patients with atrial fibrillation or a-fib.

the small umbrella-like device fits into the appendage. it's a pocket inside the heart where blood clots can form which could trigger a streak. >> you want to make sure this appendage is totally closed with no leaks so you don't get clots. >> the doctors say they kept running into a problem while implanting t watchman. >> many times the device size we thought would be appropriate was in fact not the correct size. >> so, they'd have to remove one and try another meaning more costs and more time in the operating room. they say the conventional method of mapping the appendage with echocardiograms wasn't precise enough. then they got an idea. >> we thought perhaps creating a 3-d print of the appendage would allow us to be more accurate. >> information from the ct scans of the heart is programmed into a 3-d printer. the actual print is rigid so

it gets coated with a soft latex to create a copy that flexes more like a real appendage. the doctors not only use the copy to check for size but also to plan the right angle for placement. >> since we moved to 3-d printing, we have had 100 percent accuracy in device sizing and placement. >> and this has also helped to shorten the procedure time which of course is helpful for vulnerable or frail patients. now, the doctors at einstein recently published an article to share their technique with other experts and sharrie, more and more hospitals are starting to use 3-d printers for all kinds of different treatments. >> yeah, it's pretty amazing what they can do. >> it is. >> ali thank you. williamstown high school wrapped up spirit week with its winter concert showcase. [applause] >> ♪ >> students with disabilities danced alongside their peers

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>> the holidays for kids across the region will be a little brighter thanks to the generosity of so many who gave back this year. today two philadelphia police officers dropped off toys to holiday kids -- to kids in one part of olney. lieutenant phillips and officer bennett made sure that each of the 25 kids at the barrett playgrounds christmas party left today with a new gift. >> wow. nice bike. and there was another holiday toy delivery today in south jersey. every year the u.s. probation officers in camden collects toys for kids during the holidays. all of the items were dropped off at the anna sample house women's shelter. the toys will help put a smile on the faces of the children that are staying here this christmas. all right, the philadelphia eagles are getting ready to take on the oakland raiders this coming monday night. christmas night. and the fans keep showing off their pride for their winning team. we continue to collect your

eagles photos and videos. you can send them to us on social media by using the #6abcaction. >> ♪ >> 6abc is giving you the gift of football this christmas. you can watch the eagles take on the raiders monday christmas night right here on channel6. our countdown to the kickoff begins at 8:00 p.m. followed by a late edition of "action news." of course a win will make a big difference for the eagles in the playoffs. >> that's right. >> still to come another check of that forecast for you. >> looking live outside now sky6 giving us the view of a very busy interstate 95. the view here now from our center city camera. meteorologist cecily tynan coming up with the exclusive accuweather five day forecast when "action news" continues. >> ♪

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>> time a check of the forecast. meteorologist cecily tynan with the details. christmas eve a little reindeer. >> yes, honey. [laughter] >> he did it again. >> he's been doing it for about 22 years now. heading to the "action news" weather send and we are live on sky6, the temple university camera looking at the center city skyline shrouded in clouds and yes, the countdown is on. now only three days until

christmas and it's going to be a pretty busy holiday weekend weather-wise. got a lot of quick changes on the way. it starts wet and mild. actually that's just -- got some computer issues. that should say it cools off on christmas eve. then i am tracking a wintry mix very early on christmas morning and behind it we have a blast of arctic air that will be arriving as well as some really gusty winds on christmas afternoon. right now it's pretty quiet out there. lots of clouds, a little bit on the damp side. 49 degrees in philadelphia. allentown 46. cape may 49. and wilmington 48 and if you look at the streamline arrows they're moving up from the south so that's our wind direction so temperatures really not dropping off much at all. overnight low 44 in philadelphia. we could see fog developing and satellite and radar showing that there is a plume of moisture that's moving out of the tennessee valley. that's what will make for a pretty wet saturday.

so, tonight lots of clouds, some fog developing. our overnight low actually above our average high for this time of the year, as the temperature is unseasonably warm, 44 in philadelphia, cape may 47 and wilmington 44 degrees. so future tracker showing tomorrow will be a great day to maybe do some christmas wrapping, make some holiday cookies. the rain is here by 8 o'clock in the morning. temperatures across-the-board, though, well above freezing. so we're not looking at any freezing rain and then it's not going to be pouring all day long but we will have waves of rain on and off through the day but look at that high. philadelphia 59 degrees. and then that cooler air will be filtering in on christmas eve and then christmas eve night, christmas morning, wee hours of the morning future tracker showing about 1 o'clock in the morning, after the christmas eve services, little bit of rain developing in philadelphia. snow north and west and this is a real quick hit. the latest model showing everything is pretty much out of here by about 5 o'clock in the morning.

so, as far as philadelphia, the nearby suburbs, we're not really looking at any kind of accumulation, mainly rain a few wet snowflakes mixed in in the wee hours of the morning. north of the pennsylvania turnpike perhaps a grassy coating. north of the lehigh tunnel we could squeeze out an inch of snow on christmas morning. just add a little bit to the ambience. tomorrow is a wet day its a warm day. 59 degrees. sunday for christmas eve we start with sun increasing clouds, 44 so seasonably cool. christmas a cold wind blowing in. the high 39 degrees. wind chills in the teens for the eagles game. on tuesday, as kwanzaa begins we drop down to 37 degrees. wednesday 32. it gets even colder by the end of the week with the threat of snow. we'll talk about that in the seven-day forecast. back to you guys. >> all right, thank you cecily. >> "action news" at 5:00 will be right back. >> okay. >> ♪

>> ♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> hello again.

monica is off. sharrie williams is joining us tonight. here's what's happening on "action news" this evening. as president trump arrives to spend holidays at mar-a-lago new details emerging from a white house meeting about the midterm elections and insiders say tempers flared. getting ready for gridlock. from the roads to the skies more than a million people from our area alone are traveling for the holidays. we have the latest in traffic and transit coming up. of course that holiday forecast. will it be a white christmas or just wet? the exclusive accuweather forecast right around the corner. >> now the details. it is the countdown to christmas day and for so many of us, there's still so much to do. that of course includes traveling picking up last minute gifts and shopping for that christmas dinner. taking a liveook now from sky6 at city hall, the christmas tree lighting the way for us tonight and also for shoppers and travelers who are in center city. but getting around and getting what needs to be done all depends on the weather. so we begin with meteorologist melissa magee with our first check of the accuweather

forecast. hi, melissa. >> hi sharrie. we certainly have some as we head into our holiday weekend. right now it's not bad across the area. it's mostly cloudy but temps are fairly mild. it's 49 in the city. 46 in allentown. 48 in wilmington. down in cape may we've dipped down to 49 and 46 degrees in dover. here is satellite6 along with action radar. you can see lots of clouds across much of our region. some snow starting to gather to our north and east but what we're tracking for the start of the weekend you can see that rain across areas in charleston, west virginia pressing through the ohio valley. this heads our way from a southwest to northeast direction as we get into the start of our holiday weekend. in fact, here's storm tracker6 live double scan radar 3-d. you can see the moisture out across areas in the ohio valley and back through the plain states as well. so, from a west-east direction we track that precipitation. that is the first change that's headed our way. so looking at the weather headlines and what to expect, about a quarter of an inch to half an inch of rain on the way tomorrow. it will be mild ahead of that. rning colder aswe get into

saturday night and that's going to set us up for a light mix of precipitation as we get into christmas eve night into christmas day. and by then a slushy coating is likely in some spots especially to the north and west. we'll take a closer look at that coming up in the full and exclusive accuweather forecast sharrie. >> melissa thank youay ahead ofe holiday weekend forecast and check realtime views from storm tracker6 live by visiting 6abc.com or downloading the free 6abc app for your mobile device. >> aaa says more than 97 million people nationwide traveling between now and january 1st and for many they'll be dealing with some difficult conditions on the roadways. today alone at least 2.7 million people are expected to fly. that journi was made more difficult in dallas where an overheated ac unit at love field grounded planes and forced thousands of passengers to leave gates and security lines. tomorrow and tuesday are expected to be big travel days

as well. so, officials recommend if you want smooth sailing you need to plan ahead. >> it was very good. got on the plane. direct flight. >> pretty seamless. haven't had any complaints. >> it was smooth. no problems. >> well, the roads could be a different story. has did you say conditions are are -- hazardous conditions reported from the rockies in the upper midwest to new england. in our area more than a million people are expected to travel for the holiday. at 30th street station it was busier than usually but officials say nowhere near the volume of thanksgiving travelers. at the philadelphia international airport about 90,000 passengers expected here today. that's about 8,000 more than an average day. officials say to make your journi easier follow security recommendations. that includes waiting until you get to your destination to wrap those christmas gifts. and as folks hit the road, let's check in with matt pelman for a look at the highways and byways. hey, matt.

>> it's been ho-ho horrible on some of the roadways this evening, rick. schuylkill expressway eastbound side still quite heavy from 202 through this point on into gulph mills. at least the westbound delay is starting to thin out as you head toward mall boulevard. that's because our overturned vehicle there has cleared out. so, reopened in the westbound lanes as you head toward the turnpike tolls at valley forge. and our crash on 422 westbound past 23 is gone but still looking at speeds there just in the 20's coming away from 202. crash on the turnpike eastbound side approaching fort washington. also gone. still little sluggish there though as you come away from the mid-county toll plaza and we're still watching a wreck in lansdale by the pnc bank along welsh road at bell run boulevard. delaware delays on this busy friday afternoon coming in from south jersey at the delaware memorial bridge speeds just in the teens. it's because of a crash along 295 southbound approaching 13 and 95 northbound in delaware is even worse. 11, 10 miles per hour from newark the whole way up on in toward wilmington.

meanwhile in south jersey a number of issues including an accident investigation in harrison township. just 4 miles per hour on the southbound side of 55 because they've got the right lane blocked approaching 641. might want to come down delsea drive instead of 55 southbound. we're watching a water main break in brooklawn this afternoon 130 northbound approaching 47. couple lanes are blocked. just like those christmas gifts we're trying to wrap things up this afternoon but still some trouble in a number of spots, sharrie. >> matt thank you. we turn now to a quadruple shooting investigation in philadelphia that left one man dead and the three others injured. this happened late last night and stemmed from what police describe as a domestic incident. "action news" reporter jeff chirico joins us now live at penn presbyterian hospital with the latest on this story tonight. jeff. >> reporter: sharrie, that victim died here early this morning. the other three victims, two 22-year-old men and a 32-year-old man are all in stable condition according to

police. now, detectives held a news conference earlier today to update the investigation but they're saying very little about the suspect at this point. bullet holes and bloodstains marking the crime scene today. police hunt for a killer. >> we know who the person is. we know that this happened at or in front of his house. >> reporter: the shooting happened around 9:30 last night on the 6600 block of dorral street. homicide captain john ryan says it was sparked by an incident earlier in the day during which a woman was assaulted by her boyfriend and children's father. >> the girlfriend and some of her relatives went to the suspect's house to confront him. an argument and fight ensued. >> reporter: ryan says during the fight the boyfriend pulled out a gun and fired striking four men in the chest and arms. neighbor tina mitchell ran outside to help. >> the first set was about six shots and then it stopped and then by the time we got down the steps, it was like six more shots. it was a guy hanging out of the car who wasn't -- who

appeared to be unconscious. he wasn't breathing. >> reporter: all four victims were taken to the hospital. the 23-year-old man died at 4:00 this morning. >> investigation is still in its early stages. >> reporter: at a news conference this afternoon, police declined to name the victims or the 21-year-old suspect who fled and may face homicide charges. >> there's a lot of questions to be answered and a lot of things to be nailed down. >> reporter: police are calling on that suspect to turn himself in to any police station in the city. reporting live in university city jeff chirico, channel6 "action news". >> ♪ >> all right, from our delaware news room tonight a 25-year-old man was killed this morning when he was struck by a car in new castle. happened around 7:00 a.m. at frenchtown road and center point boulevard. investigators say the vehicle driven by a 62-year-old man hit the victim in the intersection. neither speed nor alcohol are thought to have been a factor here. so far no charges have been filed. >> officers from the camden

county police department took some time to give care packages to those in need today. the packages were assembled by participants in the project guardian program. at program works with young people in camden who have been involved in illegal activity. organizers say the care packages give them an opportunity to help the city's neediest individuals. >> well, as 2017 comes to an end lawmakers are turning their attention to next year and the midterm elections. those elections were the topic of a political strategy meeting in the oval officers that by all accounts turned heated. abc's lana zak has detls from the white house tonight. >> reporter: right before leaving washington president t a rare bipartisan message on twitter writing at some point and for the good of the country i predict we will start working with the democrats. but president trump isn't exactly turning over a new leaf. the message of bipartisanship was top pick specific just a few hours later in the oval office. >> democrats don't like tax

cuts. they want to raise your taxes. >> reporter: in that same room the night before, abc news discussed the 2018 midterm elections. that meeting turning into a heated exchange between luann do you say ski trump's former campaign manager and the current white house political director. sources tell abc lewandowski accused the white house of being too insular. republicans are coming off of a string of election losses including a major blow with the democrat winning an alabama senate seat. mitch mcconnell taking aim at former trump adviser steve bannon. >> the political genius on display throwing away a seat in the reddest state in america is hard to ignore. it president may be protecting his legislative interests. according to a new cnn poll

voters prefer a generic democrat 56 percent to 38 percent for a republican. reporting from the white house, lana zak channel6 "action news". >> an annual christmas tradition has been saved. thanks to a nonprofit organization george washington and his troops can once again cross the delaware river. organizers thought the reenactment would have to be canceled because low water levels in the river would have made it impossible to navigate the wooden boats. but a group called philadelphia water boat will now lend several handmade 12-foot row boats. the boats only draw about 6-inches of water meaning they can cross the river. the crossing reenacts the journi that that turned the tide of the revolutionary war. >> still to come on "action news" friday night it's a reputation that eagles fans have been trying to live down for nearly 50 years. now several new appeals to santa are asking for forgiveness for that infamous snowball throwing incident. >> plus we'll show you how santa himself is teaming up

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>> first district police department in south philadelphia hosted this christmas party today and 40 children were university charter school steven girard school were invited to attend. they took home brand new winter jackets. santa made a special appearance and made sure each child received a personal gift. how about that. >> yeah always good to see it. time for sports. ducis rodgers is here and people are ready for the eagles to get on the field. >> speaking of gift, raiders that might be a nice gift. >> move this team to 13 and two and get that first round bye. they have the best record in the nfl. they are on the brink of clinching that number one seed. the eagles don't have a care in the world in fact, they are so loose heading into monday's game against the raiders. don't believe me? look at this. some rookies dressed up in their christmas best today. as part of a rookie tradition they were to put on a holiday performance for the team and staff. the eagles are rolling right now jeff skversky recently caught up with the big reason

why tight end zach ertz. what do you think is clicking for you right now. >> i think it's a culmination of things obviously having a person like carson or nick back there makes my job easy. being in the same system again there's been a lot of hard work that's gone into this season. happy with where we're at but hopefully -- >> obviously nick foles is now in for carson wentz. seems like a very smooth transition especially after one game, four touchdowns no interceptions. talk about nick foles progression. talk about his match cure are maturity. you played with him. >> he's the same guy that had all those touchdowns, same guy, same personality, nothing effects him in the game. he's a lot like carson in that record where he's never going to get too high or too low. as a receiver or tight end all you have to do is make the play when the ball is in the

air. >> what do you think it's growing to be like christmas morning... going to be like christmas morning waking up and you'll give giants fans a present clinching home field throughout the playoffs. >> that is the goal. it's going to be a fun it's atmosphere. weirdestd to get back at the linc on christmas you can't ask for a better stage or platform so it's going to be a really fun game. >> ♪ >> spend christmas night with 6abc and the eagles. our pregame countdown to kickoff starts at 8:00 the game itself is at 8:30 followed up by a late edition of "action news." the flyers will skate in buffalo tonight. it's the first of four straight games on the road. sixers laid an egg last night against toronto. they blue a 22-point lead in the third quarter. they still led by three points midway through the fourth quarter but no one had an answer for derosen. the sixers lost 114-109. same two teams meet again in toronto tomorrow evening. college basketball it's the number one team in the

nation will be back in action tonight in villanova will face hofstra on long island. temple in georgia this afternoon. fran dunphy's team is crushed, a rare bright despite here obie deeb three. he leads the owls with 27 points. deann at any is one man wrecking crew for georgia. oh goes off for 30 points. temple down by 31. temple loses 849566. temple's football team looked impressive in last night's game against florida international. the highlight of the night was this amazing catch by adonis jennings while on his back. temple won 28-three to finish the season at seven and six its the school's first bowl victory in six years. >> we've been there a lot. we got to win one so our team's mind-set was to go out there and leave it on the field. the running backs did that

today. everyone played their butts off today. unbelievable feeling right now. >> impressive win in coach collins first bowl game with temple owls. >> all right. thank you ducis. >> good to see their faces after the win last night. >> with that christmas game with the eagles you can already predict some commentators and some haters will remind all of us of that infamous snowball throwing incident back in 1968. >> yes, die hard fans know the story. santa of course getting pelted with snowballs by irate fans during halftime. birds fans have never been able to live those images down but many are hoping new videos can lead to a proper gift from santa in the form of a win. all right, here's the first video with the simple but heart felt question to santa asking if we're on the nice list yet. after 49 years everyone is hoping that, you know, eagles fans can be for given. >> certainly. another video showing santa having a heart to heart with the offending snowball trying to bury the hatchet hopeful that talk went well because

fans could really use another win this christmas night although looks like the snowball is giving santa the cold shoulder. we'll be right back. [laughter] >> ♪ 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. that, plus this sick console, he'll be like whaaaaaattt. your new tech is best on the 100% fiber optic network. so get fios. now just $79.99 per month with a 2-year price guarantee with a 2-year agreement.

meteorologist melissa magee is here now with a closer look at that forecast. are you going to be around or are you heading west. >> a little bit of both. i'll be here through christmas

eve and then heading out west. >> with family, right. >> as soon as it turns cold you're heading out. >> time to go. [laughter] >> there's a lot to talk about. here's the picture outside sky6 live in hd looking at dillworth park and city hall. you can see we've got a nice picture of the christmas tree all decked out looking pretty festive on this friday evening. here's storm tracker6 live double scan radar you can see it's dry. we're not tracking any precipitation. we have a mostly cloudy night as we go throughout the rest of tonight. then overnight a little bit of precipitation will be on the way for the start of our holiday weekend. the high in philadelphia in at 51. right now it's 49 in the city. 46 for allentown and reading. up in the poconos 33. cape may 49. dover coming in at 46. here's satellite6 along with action radar. we've got a mostly cloudy sky but you notice the precipitation that we are tracking coming through charleston west virginia and back in through the ohio valley.

this moves from in from a southwest to north direction. it will cut up to the west and as it does so we pick up more of the milder side of this system meaning rain across much of the area on saturday. so, for the rest of tonight, some rain arrives overnight. otherwise, areas of fog. we'll dip down to 38 in the suburbs and 44 degrees in philadelphia for the overnight low. here's the setup for us tomorrow. occasional rain on and off throughout the day. we've got that southwesterly wind so 59 degrees will be the high temperature tomorrow. about a quarter of an inch to about a half inch of rainfall on the way. this front saturday night moves down to our south and east. on the backside it will be a cooler day for christmas eve. sunshine to increasing clouds, a high temperature by then coming in at 44 and that's going to set the stage for this area of low pressure. this is the disturbance that we're tracking christmas eve night as we get into early christmas morning. so future tracker6 taking you through the weekend here. 1 o'clock in the morning, you could see on monday, we've got the rain here along the i-95

metro area, points to the south and east but snow showers to the north and west up to the poconos quickly races through our north and east 5 o'clock christmas morning from southwest to northeast morning and for the rest of christmas day looks pretty nice and quiet but that chill will settle in across much of the region. total snowfall mainly rain for the city points south and east about a coating to the north and west and northern lehigh county you could find up to an inch of snowfall. same thing up to the poconos so it looks really nice for christmas morning. and then we settle in around the christmas tree and enjoy the rest of the day. here's the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast. occasional rain tomorrow. high temperature 59. sun to clouds on sunday in at 44. on monday, for christmas day, after that precip exits fairly quickly in the morning, a high temperature of 39. blustery and colder and keep that in mind if you're heading over to the linc as the eagles are taking on the raiders. tuesday sunshine and clouds, it's cold, a high of 37 for the start of kwanzaa. clouds and sun on wednesday at

32. look at these numbers. thursday and friday only in the 20's. we're watching the coast this time next friday, guys. >> all right, safe travels. >> thank you very much. >> we'll be right back. >> ♪ michael: i'm thankful that

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>> right now jim gardner and the "action news" team standing by with these stories and more at 6:00. shots fired. latest on a standoff situation in bethlehem. >> the holiday travel rush is on. we're live from the philadelphia international airport as thousands of people head out for christmas. >> also showing your eagles pride. team gear is flying off the shelves as fans get pumped for monday night's big game. >> now for adam joseph, jaime apody, cecily tynan monica malpass melissa magee ducis rodgers rick williams and the entire "action news" team i'm sharrie williams. have a great night. >> have a nice weekend. merry christmas. >> ♪

>> ♪ "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> it is friday night and the big story on "action news" tonight breaking news. gunfire ushering in the weekend on a residential street in bethlehem. police and a gunman have been locked in a standoff for the afternoon and the people who live there have been told to stay indied side their homes. "action news" reporter trish hartman is as close to the scene as police will let her. trish, what's the latest situation? >> reporter: well, jim, police are not releasing a lot of information about this investigation, just saying this is an ongoing situation that shots have been fired and

that a shelter-in-place is in effect for this neighborhood. we're here at the corner of third and wilson. residents are being told not to leave their homes if they're in this area. we'll give you a look at where we are right here. you can see cones blocking off the street and farther down the block you can see an emergency vehicle and more cones. now, about an hour ago bethlehem township police posted on social media saying that this is a critical incident, that the location is dennis street between lehigh street and wilson avenue and that a pennsylvania state police emergency response team is on the scene and again saying to shelter-in-place. let's take a look at some video from chopper6 from earlier. this all started around 1:30 this afternoon. police officers can be seen with guns drawn concentrating on a home in this neighborhood from the air we saw an officer crouched behind a vehicle with his gun drawn. a few blocks it looked like police have been gathering in a staging area. police aren't saying much about what's happening except that sh