you right now on "action news." wet, warmer wakeup. storm tracker 6 live, the weekend is starting on a soggy, but milder note. it is super saturday, many are taking to the damp roads to get final christmas gifts. you see that? you can barely see it. old man winter dumped snow on land -- lambeau field in wisconsin. meteorologist chris sowers, bring the umbrella if you're going to do grocery shopping. >> reporter: it will feel like the tundra next week. some of the air we're seeing in green bay will travel east next week. we're waking up to low-level clouds, patchy fog and areas of rainier philadelphia and heading to the northeast extension in the lehigh valley, darker shades of green heavier rainfall

falling here lifting north to the poconos. south and east, mainly cloudy skies and mist and drizzle. this is the first of several rounds that will push through throughout the duration of the day. the lehigh valley northwestern suburbs, upper bucks, montgomery county. green lane, easton, moderate rain. the farther south you go, it lightens up in intensity. we'll see several rounds as the day progresses. for today, cloudy skies, mild and damp. 59 degrees for the city of philadelphia. some locations maybe as warm as 62 or 63 especially in south jersey and delaware. places like millville, cape may, dover, probably hitting 62 to 63. breezy, as will, winds out of the west at 10 to 20 miles per hour. temperature-wise watch how the numbers drop off. 59 by 2.

there is our 60 or close to it. the bottom drops out, 11:00 p.m., 40. tomorrow morning we're waking up with temperatures close to freeze. windchills in the 20s. what to expect a quarter to half inch of rape turning colder tonight and light wintry mix sunday night into christmas morning. some of you may wake up to snow on the ground christmas morning. a good coating to a slushy inch north and west. alicia. better late than never are we'll hear that today as millions jam stores for super saturday. it's the file day for scoop up bargain bargains. it's jokingly dubbed panic saturday for people looking for a gift. target offers free shipping with no minimum and the last day for

free shipping for prime members in select cities. a lot of people are taking to their phones or computers to find markdowns and get those orders in and there are those who are doing it the old fashioned way on foot. >> shopping for myself and my daughter. >> i got her two shirts, i'm just firn you -- finishing up giving her long johns. >> chris said you'll need those in a few days. >> reporter: some gifts won't be purchased until after christmas. retailers are looking for those shoppers, too for an economic jolt to the end of the year. download the 6abc app to get updates on traffic and weather anywhere this holiday weekend. new this morning, a 4-year-old girl is in stable condition at st. christopher's hospital after she was shot in the leg on the 900 block of springfield avenue after 11:00 p.m. the girl's father was putting

her in the car when the gunman opened fire. the little girl was hit by a stray bullet. the gunman fled leaving behind a path of stray shell casings. police are trying to sort auto the details and find out why the man opened fire. we're getting new information about the nearly nine-hour standoff in bethlehem. police identified the suspect as 36-year-old justin kepart. he lived in the home on the 1600 block of dennis street in bethlehem township where this unfolded. that's the sound of gunfire there. police are releasing a few details of what happened. what we do know around 1:30 p.m. yesterday, police respond to a report of a woman lying bloody and unresponsive in the yard.

when they arrived, authorities say he opened fire on the officers. police say he called his father saying that he killed his mother and shot at cops. as you can imagine this has left neighbors shaken. one resident who does not want to be identified shares a photo of what appears to be bullet holes in an armor police vehicle. this man was trying to visit his family not far from the scene. >> usually quiet, keep your doors unlocked, i do, i feel safe. it's crazy. >> nine hours after it began, police entered the home. police have not released the condition of the woman who was shot and found in the yard. an e-mail scandal hitting the atlantic city fixture, the miss america pageant took a major turn, after 49 miss america contestants called for change, the peanut ceo s out.

the pageant has suspended sam hascal. there were e-mails to and from hascal that mocked miss americas about their intellect and sex lives. atlantic city mayor said the miss america pageant is iconic to ac and says that the claims against the ceo are appalling. >> miss america organization needs to redefine itself. they have done it several times over the hundred years and they needed to it once again. dick clark productions says it has cut ties with the miss america organization in light of details. state lawmakers are calling on crda to pull a 4 million-dollar state subsidy that could hurt

miss america pageant staying in atlantic city. a loss tonight by minnesota would lock it up for the birds. the vikings play the packers in snowy green bay. people are shoveling out the snow in the stands, it's almost a yearly ritual for the people of that iconic nfl town. after your family dinner christmas day turn on 6abc to watch the eagles take on the raiders. be sure to stick around for "action news" after the game. shows us how you're getting hyped for the game whether it's a tailgate or super cute kids and the pets decked out a eagles gear use 6abc action or join the action at 6abc.com, as you can see we proudly show your

pictures on the air. two huge lottery jackpots are out there right in time to pay off all the holiday bills. mega millions jumped to $277 million overnight. the numbers in the 253 million-dollar drawing were 1, 20, 33, 30, 42 and 16. the next drawing is tuesday night. as people shell out money for the mega millions, tonight's powerball is a cool 300 mill. members of st. marks were up early to prepare a hot breakfast for the less fortunate. scrambled eggs sausage and pancake on the menu. this is the second week the parish offered the breakfast to those in need. see what else makes us philly proud log onto philly.com

back slash proud. dann cuellar went to norristown to tell us about a hispanic tradition. >> reporter: it's a tradition that goes back centuries looking for an inn to spent the night for the birth of jesus christ. st. patrick's church in norristown go to preselected homes looking for the birth of jesus. they beg for lodging. >> there's another group inside answering, we don't have any lodgings, we have no room, we go on like for a while. >> reporter: after back and forth, the innkeeper realizes they are jesus and mary and welcome with song and food. no mexican celebration would be

complete without a piñata for the kids. people tried to get oned list for a year in advance, for those chosen it's a deep honor. even the children are honored to host as many as 50 guests. it is celebrated chiefly in latin america and a growing number of immigrants in the u.s. >> it's a wonderful custom. it's a mexican custom. we've been doing it for years. ♪ >> reporter: and one final note as we get closer to christmas. merry christmas. >> reporter: in norristown, dann cuellar channel 6 "action news." >> just so you know, chris sowers sings along in the studio, i give him a little backup. a former marine is charged in a terror plot that targeted a famous tourist spot out west. great reception, eagles

wide receiver, alshawn jeffrey comes to the rescue with a truck load of christmas gifts for kids. coming in weather, get ready for a wild ride. some of us could be in the 60s this afternoon and 20s by wednesday. that kind of cold could last through new year's day and beyond. i'll have the details in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast right after this. spread some cheer

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it's another busy day at philadelphia international airport. today, you got a one-two combo of heavier volume and the rain here and snow elsewhere, all this could cause travel trouble. the cantrell family welcomes their daughter emily home. >> it's awesome, her being gone for the first time like this for all these months it's tough. getting this week is what christmas is all about, right? >> salute. >> as for the rails, amtrak says from christmas to new year's there's an up tick in riders, but seats are available. most people are going somewhere by car or truck or train airport, maybe to the mall today. isn't that a glamorous destination. >> reporter: let's show them how glamorous it is. >> good luck getting there. that's not a broken lens, is it?

>> reporter: it's supposed to be the view from the temple university camera. it's supposed to show the center city skyline. you get the idea, a lot of low-level clouds and patchy fog. that's the saturday afternoon around the delaware and the lehigh valleys. two days away, christmas around the corner, the big man sliding down the chimney. what to expect this weekend as you're doing the last minute shopping it will start out wet and wild. temperatures 60 degrees, maybe a couple of degrees warmer than that. cooler as we head into christmas eve. highs tomorrow in the mid 40s, christmas eve night into christmas day, the morning part of christmas day, that could produce a coating to a slushy inch of snow for some of us north and west. it turns wintry on christmas day. wait until you see the temperatures next week in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. you'll think we moved to the frozen tundra of green bay. it gets really, really cold. storm tracker 6 live showing the greens west of the delaware

river. we'll zoom into upper bucks and montgomery counties here, some of the rain is coming down at a good clip indicate bide the dark -- indicated by the darker shades of green. doylestown, quakertown you're in a lull. more rain in bethlehem the lehigh valley and poconos wilks-berre cranston -- scranton area. there's another rain band behind it followed by a third band in the afternoon and evening hours. 59 degrees is the forecasted high. 43 is where we should be. 45 is where we started out this morning. that's warmer than the normal high for this time of the year. 46 right now in philadelphia. 50 in millville. cape may, 49. allentown and reading, cooler, but nice considering the time of year, 41 up there. 36 in the poconos. future tracker 6, let's time it out for you, you're doing the

last minute christmas shopping you're dodging rain drops. 51 by noon in the city of philadelphia. steadier rain up north in the lehigh valley and the poconos. we catch a break at 3:00 p.m., it's cloudy an damp with drizzle and mist. 6:30 p.m., 63, 20 degrees cooler north and west. this front means business. the temperatures drop dramatically behind it. tomorrow morning, colder, mid 30s for everybody. starting out with a lot of the sunshine. round number two moves in tomorrow night into christmas morning. this time around it's cold enough for snow. 31 and snowing in allentown. 32 and snowing in reading. that pulls away 9:00 a.m., christmas morning, it's blustery and cold temperatures in the 30s, the return of sunshine and windchills in the 20s. when all is said and done, a lot of this will be on grassy surfaces. coating for upper bucks and

northern northern chester and slush in the lehigh valley and bethlehem. rain points south and east. christmas morning, windchills in the upper 20s. the pattern stays mild today and it crashes as we head into christmas day. the pattern lingers through new year's day and possibly beyond that. high temperatures in the 50s and 60s. 62 for dover, millville. atlantic city, 60. overnight tonight, cooler, mid 30s for everybody, evening rain, allentown, 30, cape may, 36. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 59 degrees today, 44 tomorrow, 39 on christmas day, look at next week. 37, 32. only 20, thursday afriday. alicia. space x launched its delta 9 rocket from vanneddenberg air

force base do replace orderly -- older satellites for communication and government.

>> now to an incredible story out west where an alleged christmas terror plot was foiled. fbi arrested former marine recruit everitt aaron jameson who is accused of planning a an attack on fisherman's wharf. authorities say he was inspired by isis and the deadly halloween attack in new york city. jamison's father said he was shocked when he learned of his son's alleged christmas day plan. >> it kills me to know that, that he might would do something

lights. that's not how he was raised. >> investigators say jamison described himself as a muslim convert this will make me more useful i can blend in. when police searched his home they found firearms and handwritten martyrdom note mentioning president trump. there are reports of mudslides in california. this video of devastation shared on social media, soicials -- officials say 90 people have been killed. dozens are missing. just last week a typhoon hit the central region. 46 people lost their lives in a little storm.

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saturday morning, the flyers face off in buffalo and eagles players show off their singing let us know what you think about it. here's ducis rogers. good morning, the flyers were feeling good following their 4-1 home stand. they were not feeling good after their meeting with cellar dweller buffalo. flyers go with brian elliot under fire all night. stopped 28 shots in the first two periods. no score in the third peter. -- third period. flyers down 2-zip. now 3-1 buffalo lead with under a minute to play. flyers score, so this game is not done yet. moments later, the sabers get their second empty netter of the

game. 4-2. eagles play on christmas day. first game on christmas day in a decade. nick foles things it will be special. >> i can't wait to see the excitement and the fans in the stadium. >> i never played in a christmas game before. >> i know a lot of people that are there probably got tickets as a chris matt gift. >> jingle bells. that was the rookies singing for their teammates. safety malcom jenkins was asked if any of them have a future in singing? >> not at all. they asked douglass to be the lead singer. let's say he is a better cornerback than he is a performer. >> it was at terrible, how canu not know the christmas songs. you hear them every year.

>> chris matt night 6abc, the birds pregame show countdown starts at 8:00 p.m. followed by a late edition of "action news." villanova and hofstra last night, the cats entered a perfect 11-0 on the season. cats up double digits. end of the first half, nova up at 21 recess, booth with 17 points. the freshman out of knew mannor gore -- newman gore have a great holiday. >> you too, ducis. amazon alexis sis and on star

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saturday morning, thank you for waking up with us having your coffee at home.

looking outside, it's wet and warmer. we'll have several rounds of rain today, but by christmas some of you could see snow. let's go over to chris sowers. >> reporter: good morning, everyone, it's crazy the pattern we'll see over the next several hours, 6 some of you may be wearing shorts in south jersey and delaware, tomorrow well have windchills in the 20s. allentown, the lehigh valley wet weather, lancaster, we know gloucester and salem counties there's a little bit of rain being reported there. west of the city, upper bucks and montgomery counties quaker town green lane seeing rain. kutztown reporting rain. more rain indicated by the greens. the darker the shades of green, the heavier the rain is.

north of green lane there's more stuff south of reading. we'll see this on and off all day long. it will not be a complete wash. it will be damp. 48 by 10:00. lunchtime, 54. 2 to 4:00 p.m., 59. at this point in south jersey you're in the low 60s, damp highs around 69 for philadelphia. not going to deal with any kind of winter type of weather today. that will change. this system slides east over the next 12 to 24 hours. cold air rushes in. monday morning, christmas morning 1:30 a.m., it's snowing for most of the area at this point from the i-95 corridor north and west. some of that will accumulate chill focus on in just a moment. in the meantime, travel delays, philadelphia international we're seeing a half-hour delay. there's a 30 minute delay recorded in atlanta. some of these will get worse as the system passes on by. i'll show you this, i'll focus

on this when we come back, it's supposed to be cold in canada. look at these numbers here, it's this air mass that is diving south into the lower 48 and heading this way. i'll let you know what it means for us in the full accuweather forecast in just few minutes. >> that's negative 31. >> reporter: yeah, that's bad. >> whew. people across the area are dashing for the last-minute markdowns, super saturday is the day to shop for christmas gifts. >> reporter: two days left for christmas, this morning it's the final push to put the perfect present under the tree. >> i'm starting late this year, but we'll do a lot of shopping. >> reporter: retailers across the country expecting 53% of consumers hit the stores this weekend. >> it's almost christmas dad. >> reporter: 1,267,000,000 people saying they are waiting to scoop up holiday deals.

the majority of those procrastinators, men. >> every year we semen waiting last minute to buy the gifts. >> reporter: over 50% of 126 million adults are going to be men. some of the pros for waiting the last minute, accessories and apparel and winter gear items will be heavily discounted. macy's and old navy offering discounts up to 70% of we spotted this blender and bluetooth speakers half hoff -- half off. >> you can use the convenience of this lie leveraging the website buying things available in stores. >> reporter: if you want to skip the holiday crush completely, gift cards can be the way to go with savings on site like gift

card granny. >> heavy snow? southwestern missouri blame for area traffic rush. snow bands blinded drivers many who had to pull off the highway. this semi truck jackknifed in the slick conditions. out west, not the only place getting snow. this is video in just from new hampshire. wintry weather will cause issues later this morning as people venture out to do last minute shopping to get where they are going. new this morning, out of the city of chester an 18-year-old was shot and killed on west 9th street. police responded to reports of gunshots this morning. they found him with gun shots to the back. no word of a suspect. speed may be the cause of an overnight crash that caused a

driver his life. the driver lost control of the van strike ago car parked in the driveway, the van filmed and hit a tree ejecting the driver. the victim has not been identified. police shot and killed a gunman who fired at police in several locations in harrisburg. 51-year-old ahmad almassi shot a pennsylvania state trooper a short time later. investigators say he was armed with two handguns, authorities have not released a motive foray tack. the trooper suffered non-life threatening injuries. the philadelphia orchestra has severed ties with conductor charles dutuiot. four women accused of him sexual

misconduct. one of the incidents is said to have happened in philadelphia. eagles fans can get an early christmas gift delivery tonight, a vikings loss. it gives the eagles home field advantage for the playoffs. next up a game with the raiders at the linc. gather around the tree, our live pregame coverage of eagles raiders starts at 8:00 p.m. with countdown to kickoff. stick around for "action news" after the game. eagles wide receiver alshawn jeffrey is known for his great hands on the field, but it's how he lent his hands off the field that made this christmas one some people will never forget. sharrie williams was in north philadelphia to witness it all. >> reporter: on december night in north philadelphia, a large semi truck rolled down this street part of a major surprise.

eagles wide receiver, alshawn jeffrey is leading the caravan who went on a christmas shopping spree and reading to deliver joy to philadelphia families. he was met with roaring welcome as he entered the life center where parents and children were gathered for the annual holiday party. box after box was unloaded, filled with toys already sorted for the boys and girls who call this neighborhood home. >> this is going to ken. it's nice to have something like this, it gives you a little hope. >> reporter: the children were in awe of the kindness and they looked their toys. >> i got a pogo stick.

>> reporter: this 6-year-old captured the moment of how much her christmas gift means to her. >> i have a princess that's named giama i get to do her hair and makes me feel happy because this is first time i got a princess like this. every year they have the holiday party at the center and every year they know where the toys are going to come from. this year was different. they were not sure if they would have toys at all and then they got a phone call. >> this is above and beyond anything we could have hoped for. >> reporter: we were hoping to this and we got this. >> i'm trying to do my part in giving back. one day could help them for the rest of the their life. >> reporter: jeffrey grew up in a small town and comes from humble beginnings, he remembers being excited and anxious on

christmas eve and his mother making him wait until sunrise to open his gifts. he hopes to give that back to kids here in the delaware valley. sharrie williams channel 6 "action news." >> there's much more to come on "action news" saturday morning. including "shelter me rescue of the week." >> reporter: i'm tamala edwards this is callie who is up for adoption from the spca. coming up later on "action news" we'll introduce you to callie and some offer friends. some local police officers deliver copies of children's books to hundreds of students. a check of the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, that doesn't say it all, we got rain out there. meteorologist chris sowers is track it all for you when we come right back. ♪ toyland, toyland

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chiming to mark the start of the festive season. the great bell fell silent in august as it's undergoes a four year restoration project. if you're heading to london, you can head to the bell on new year's day. did you get my joke. >> reporter: i couldn't hear it. >> what was the grizwald joke. >> reporter: that was when he was putting up the christmas

lights. he was hanging. i think it's on tonight. either way we dvr'd it. our city hall camera, slush skating today, temperatures close to 06 and rain. not a good day to do ice skating that will change next week as the temperature crash and we'll see snow in the seven-day forecast. better weather is on the way if you like to do ice skating. we're seeing rain pushing across the western suburbs. reading heavier rains indicate bide the darker shades of green and yellow. pottstown, green lane, same thing. it lightens up a little bit in the lehigh valley and the poconos. doylestown and lower bucks and montgomery counties, mainly cloudy skies and patchy drizzle and mist. we'll see rounds of rain throughout the day. this is round number one, another one waiting in the wings. followed by round number 3

that's the front that will slide through later this evening. cloudy and damp today, on and off rain that's what to expect saturday morning. 46 degrees, dewpoint, 44. wind out of the east/northeast 7 miles per hour. the pressure is falling, from 29.92 inches. the fog is a big issue right now. that's why we're seeing the delays at philadelphia international. 1.3 in reading. 2.5 in allentown. one mile in trenton. 3 in millville. two miles in atlantic city. some of the delays are close to a half-hour if not more than that at philadelphia international. make sure you check ahead with the carriers, make sure your flights are on time. future tracker 6 lunchtime, stealed rains temperatures in the 40s. 6:30 p.m. we're in the 60s across south jersey it clears philadelphia, 53. reading, 41. allentown, 38. it's a powerful front you'll see the winds whip with that as well. it will hit the coast at

8:00 p.m. and temperatures crash in the 30s. correspondent tonight, mid 30s for everybody, increasing clouds during the day, the second feature moves in tomorrow night into monday morning, this is around the midnight hour, snowing north and west, raining south and east, this will accumulate as the hours progress along. 9:30 that's long gone. temperatures cold enough to support the snow sticking. for the lehigh valley you take all the forecast models you add them up, it's a good slushy inch for bethlehem and allentown and reading, as well. this is showing 1.9. we'll go a good slushy inch in the lehigh valley. for philadelphia we're not looking at much of anything. snow will mix in the tail end, but the ground temperatures will be too warm. this model is too bullish, i wouldn't pay attention to that. we're looking at flakes mixing with the rain early christmas morning. all this moisture is out of here by 5:00 a.m. breezy, 59 degrees, winds out of

the west at 10 to 20 miles per hour. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, cloudy and cooler tomorrow, christmas eve, 44. cooler still, christmas day, 39 with windchills stuck in the 20s most of the time. speaking of 20s by week's ends, that's where we're heading. 37 tuesday, wednesday, 32. thursday and friday, 20s. alicia i want to show you this real quick. you got to see this. the european model is widely regarded as the most contract model out there -- contact model out accurate model, monday, 38. tuesday, 37. wednesday, 28. thursday, 25. friday, 22. >> the law enforcement arm of spca has seen the worst cases of animal abuse. in this week's "shelter me rescue of the week," tamala edwards found it's a happy

endings. spca has low cost vet services, the law enforcement branch is an important part of that work. spca covers 23 counties. animal control appears to be consistent with a case of abuse they send them to us. the officers have seen horrible indicates of a abuse and amazing rescue stories. >> we had a case where we went in on the animal died on its way back to the shelter. >> cat grande smith is happy and healthy. we never know what the next day is going to bring us. >> reporter: officers saved thousand of lives and it's because of donations. >> it's a number of small donations that continue to support the work. >> reporter: lance is a super friendly pitbull mix pulled from the city's shelter. >> he has a great energy level he is a wonderful guy.

>> this pup is dubbed make mup. because it looks like a muppet. he can shy at first, but super sweet. >> we think he was dragged by a car. he enter the shelter hospital and recovered. jack rabbit is a 6-year-old mix breed rescue from a high intake shelter. this beautiful girl is callie she is 2 years old an owner surrender. she is calm and sweet. she would be great in any home. if you are interested in any of the pets today, find a link at 6abc.com/shelter me. if you want to share your shelter success store post a picture #6abc shelter me. tell us where you adopted your pets and we'll feature them on

up coming "shelter me rescue of the week" segments. tamala edwards channel 6 "action news." it's time for technically

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cool. >> reporter: this past summer the police department applied for detective policing grant offered by the attorney general's office. they were awarded ten thousand dollars. with the funding, the police department held two special events for students. this was the second. >> thank you. >> reporter: over the past months. officers from the gang resistance and education training programs went to classrooms to read the giving tree and offered copies to students of first, second and third grade. >> it's a great story and great connection that the police officers make with the boys and girls. >> it's showing the police officers are invested in their education. >> reporter: officers explain it's part of building relationships in the community they serve. >> we want the kids to know if there's a problem they see a police officers they can go to

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♪ it all starts with a wish. the final days of wish list are here. hurry in and sign and drive off in a new lincoln with zero down and a complimentary first month's payment. it is warmer out, but it's a wet one. taking live look philadelphia international airport. a busy travel weekend. the weather not cooperating. if you're heading out, check ahead of time. officials at phl say you should take three times longer than normal to get through the airport. pack your patience. >> reporter: we're having delays mount up. here's the hubs around the eastern united states. philadelphia international, 45 minutes. atlanta, half-hour delay.

looks like everyone else is all right. as the system pushes east into the mid atlantic and the northeast, places like boston and atlanta, the new york city jfk airports will start to have delays as the visibilities begins to drop. right now we're seeing visibility of 3 miles in philadelphia. that's what to expect throughout the day. then we fast forward into christmas eve night around midnight. first thing christmas morning all this ends around 5:00 a.m., 6:00 a.m. there can be a slushy coating in the gray shaded area well west of the city. place it is like 2 inches in allentown and bethlehem and poconos. south of city. it's a rain event. the ground temperatures are too warm, so it would all melt as it is starting to end and wind down. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, rain at times today, 59. cooler for tomorrow, 44. monday's bitter. 39 windchills in the 20s. >> forget about it.

>> reporter: what do we say wednesday, thursday, friday? >> dropping the arctic hammer. >> reporter: hammer time. >> puffy coats working overtime. jack hanna's "wild countdown" is next on channel 6. "action news" continues later tonight him we'll be back tomorrow morning at 6:00 a.m. what do you get someone who wants less stuff? a look at the gifts that you can give that won't create clutter. the best part you can get them last minute. before you enjoy holiday deserts, why this time of year is especially dangerous for our furry friends. for gray hall, chris sowers and the entire "action news" team, i'm alicia vitarelli. have yourself a great saturday. grab the umbrella and get that shopping done.

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