you're so cold, come in! what's wrong? it's dry... your scalp? mine gets dry in the winter too. try head and shoulders' dry scalp care it nourishes the scalp and... ...keeps you up to 100% flake free head and shoulders' dry scalp care >> saturday night, i'm walter perez alocal mall is force to do evacuate on one of the busiest shopping day of the year. a 4-year-old girl is struck by a bullet police say was intended for her father. the big news on "action news" is

the possibility of a white christmas. it was unseasonable warm, but the cold moves in tonight and that sets up the chance for snow monday morning. looking live at the christmas tree in dilworth plaza looking festive with christmas two days away. melissa magee has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. when we talk about a white christmas, technical all you need is an inch of snow on the ground. it doesn't have to fall christmas day. we'll track a change christmas eve night and early monday morning. storm tracker 6 live hard to think we're tracking snowfall because we have rain across the region. we'll get in tighter treat level on distracter, you can see the rain i-95 corridor and trenton and philadelphia. and wilmington, heavier pockets north of the city, also to the east of norristown and the east of malvern at this hour.

so this will continue on and off for the rest of the night. the high in philadelphia, 60 degrees you can see the milder air off to the east. 63 in washington, d.c. colder to the west, buffalo, 32. 34 in pittsburgh, the colder air will be sliding eastward throughout the rest of the of tonight and early tomorrow morning. future tracker 6 showing you by 8:00 a.m. we're dry across the region. christmas eve the majority of the day is dry. but as we get into christmas eve night. future tracker 6 showing 11:00 p.m., snow north ran west, raining in philadelphia and points in south jersey and delaware. we'll talk about what to expect. turning sharply colder for the rest of the night. some snow likely christmas eve night, brisk and blustery christmas day. we'll have the full details coming up, walter. >> today's warm temperature lots of people were out and

about. looking live at our sky6 live hd i-95. no major backups, though, aaa says 97 million people nationwide will be traveling between now and christmas day. once again today's warm weather brought out last minute shoppers checking out final items on the christmas list. this is volume in cherry hill mall. i've seen worse on the day before christmas eve. today is super saturday which is the second busiest shopping day of the year behind black friday. super saturday or the saturday before christmas result in 36% increase in foot traffic in stores compared to a regular saturday. imagine having to evacuate the mall during getting the christmas shopping done. it happened in springfield mall.

>> reporter: everything seems to be business as usual you would never know that the mall had to be evacuate a few hours ago because of a small fire at a pizza place on the second busiest shopping day of the year. let's look at the video we shot. fire officials say it started at 3:30 p.m. when a minor fire broke out in the pizza oven in the kitchen was brought under control. smoke poured in the mall, forcing an evacuation. five companies responded and fans were brought in to clear out the smoke. officials say the mall reopened within 30 minutes when it happened. hundreds were standing outside when the process was happening. the battalion chief said the holiday spirit was in play, because shoppers were orderly and patient during the vac ways. things appear to be back to normal at the springfield mall.

holiday hours are in effect so the mall is open until 11:00 p.m. tonight. trish hartman channel 6 "action news." >> back to normal, thank you, trish. we have breaking news in delaware where a person was killed and two others injured in a head on crash involving two vehicles. it happened at delaware park boulevard and fair play boulevard on the grounds of the racetrack and casino. it's not clear how it happened. state police are on the scene piecing together what happened. a water main break look at that, created a headache for people in northern liberties. the main broke at 11:00 a.m. at front and girard. there was water all over the place making a mess of things affecting ten homes and businesses. residents of three properties will have to suspend the nice elsewhere due to ruined heaters and water heaters. a man was taking his car

out of the car when a bullet struck his little girl who is in stable condition at the hospital. >> reporter: walter let's start with the good news, the circumstances, the 4-year-old girl was shot in the upper right leg. expected to be okay. new tonight we spoke with the eyewitness to the shooting who saw it all, let's take a look and listen. >> it's is a shame the girl can't see santa claus before christmas. lee fisher of springfield avenue speaks a sad reality. outside his home was a scene of a violent drive-by shooting a 4-year-old girl would be shot in the leg. fisher said he was walking his dog an saw it happened. >> the car turned around in front of high house and headed back down and opened fire on the guy and his daughter. police say as the suspect was approaching the 4-year-old's father parked the buick and

walked around to the passenger side and picked her up. next they were fired on. her father was not hit, but the child was shot in the upper portion of the right leg. >> reporter: fisher said after the shooting he and another neighbor helped the father and child and took them to a neighbor's neighbor house and waited for help to come. >> we shot them back into his house for safety in case of a recurrence, i was basically outside waiting for the police to come. >> reporter: at this point, detectives say four male suspects with in an unidentified car. facebooks we spoke to today are having a hard time understanding who could commit such a terrible crime. >> i'm sorry, a 4-year-old getting shot. >> they have to put a hit on a kid. >> reporter: as far as we know the little girl is in stable condition. police say her father, they

believe was the intended target. bob brooks channel 6 "action news." >> thank you for that report. a family in boothwyn, delaware county is back in their perceives -- previously burned out home in time for christmas. the house went up in flames in january. the house was not insured. the family reached out for help. they collected donations and money and materials. tiffany said at times they had doubt they would rebuild the home, but is eternal grateful for the wonderful people that helped her and her family. >> it's amazing to ever my kids back home and have christmas dinner irrelevance dinner and open christmas presents and get our life back. >> there are repairs to be done at home, bus stop the lanes slept at the home for the first time in nearly a year.

moving on to sports, the fans are hoping that saint nick will give the fans a win for christmas. when i say saint nick, i mean nick foles. in foles. we trust. >> reporter: the eagles have one thing left on their to-do list that is to get home field advantage. this is the first eagles christmas game since 2006. >> i think it's important that they spend time with their families christmas morning, so given them an opportunity i pushed the schedule back a little bit we don't play until 8:00 a.m., i think it's important that the coaches and players, listen you don't get these times back, you don't get them back, it's too important to me and my family. i want to make sure the players

with counting kids, coaches with young kids they get a chance to spend christmas morning together. >> don't call him. >> reporter: you can watch the eagles at 8:00 p.m., we'll have a pregame show. birds and turkey, don't sleep before the game. thank you ducis. a violent night in harrisburg as the gunman opens fire against police, tonight investigators are trying to uncover the motive behind the attack. fallout continues continues with the miss america organization with e-mails about past contestants, now three people have stepped down, those stories when "action news" continues.

my day starts well before i'm in the kitchen. i need my blood sugar to stay in control. i need to shave my a1c i'm always on call. an insulin that fits my schedule is key. ♪ tresiba® ready ♪ (announcer) tresiba® is used to control high blood sugar in adults with diabetes. don't use tresiba® to treat diabetic ketoacidosis, during episodes of low blood sugar, or if you are allergic to any of its ingredients. don't share needles or insulin pens. don't reuse needles. the most common side effect is low blood sugar, which may cause dizziness, swtiting, confusion, and headache. check your blood sugar. low blood sugar can be serious and may be life-threatening.

injection site reactions may occur. tell your prescriber about all medicines you take and all your medical conditions. taking tzds with insulins like tresiba® may cause serious side effects like heart failure. your insulin dose shouldn't be changed without asking your prescriber. get medical help right away if you have trouble breathing, fast heartbeat, extreme drowsiness, swelling of your face, tongue, orhrhroat, dizziness, or confusion. ask your health care provider if you're tresiba® ready. covered by most insurance and medicare plans. ♪ tresiba® ready ♪

prosecutors say there is no doubt that a man who opened fire on police in harrisburg was targeting officers, ahmed minamin el-mofly is suspected of shooting at police officers and later shooting at a state trooper. that is trooper was wounded but expected to recover. he open fired on other officers who returned fire he was shot dead at the scene. miss america organization has accepted resignations of three of the top executives. sam hascal resign earlier today. more than 50 former miss america signed the petition dismangd those two men demanding those two men and two others board members step down. dick clark productions cut ties with the organization. philadelphia police 12

district hosted a christmas luncheon, they put in a last-minute request for santa claus. there was a bag stuffed with toys for children to take home. eagles running back returned home to make it a special christmas for their moms and children. not only did he deliver gifts to the family, but paid their bills. smallwood wanted to give the mom of less stress and more enjoyment. he was raised by a single mom. he knows how hard it can be. ♪ ♪

sending your pictures of eagles

spirit from kids to families and dogs decked out in green. keep them coming post yours to social media with the #, 6abc action. time for a check on sports, ducis rogers in for jeff, i know it's only one game. >> reporter: new york giants not the best team on the face of the earth, but a touchdown is a touchdown. here's the injury report for monday's game. the following players listed as questionable. michael kendrick and jaylen mills. while the eagles are prepping fob the raiders they will be score board watching tonight. if they beat the raiders they will clinch home field advantage. if the number one seed is locked up by monday night, will the coach play his players or rest

them? >> to play our best players and win i think it's important that they continue to play, if we're in that position to rest, i'll make a decision at that time, but i think it's important here in the next couple of games that we continue to play. >> we agree 1,000 percent. the eagles defense showed signs of weakness not just the last week against the giants it's been for three weeks back to the seattle seahawks contest. the birds feel it's correctable. >> we need to get back to the bakes and make all our tackles and play four quarts of the game. >> we need -- stay together we're the same defense, nothing changed. >> if you have not heard by now you're not paying attention, the eagles raiders game will be shown right here on christmas

night on 6abc. the pregame count down show is at 8:00 p.m. the game is at 8:30 p.m. it will be followed by "action news" and post-game show. joel embiid is back after testing his back, he was cleared to play, he missed the past three games with tightness. sixers go to him, inside and out. he scores five points, he leads the team with ten at half. he goes to ben simmons, looking good, right now the sixers trail 55-46 at the break. to the ice, the flyers don't have much time to regroup from last night's disappointing loss. they are in columbus. they dropped a 4-2 decision in

buffalo. buffalo was the more aggressive team netting 4 third period goals. it was a disappointing result. >> they competed a little harder than us, it showed out there. >> lost the battle, it's frustrating, but at the same time we have to put this behind us. >> once again, flyers columbus coming up this evening. >> thank you ducis. much more to come, including the accuweather forecast. looking at the philadelphia international airport. a rainy evening, but the cold is moving in. looking at what's coming up on "world news" saturday. >> reporter: the holiday travel hazards, many orrin the move tonight. the strange glow saw in the sky, tonight the mystery re revealed.

and stores offering 50 to 75% off. that's coming up after "action news." really?

really? really? really?

really? really? see zero in a whole new way. get zero down, zero deposit, zero first month's payment, and zero due at signing on select volkswagen models. now with the people first warranty. exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, your more festive, it's christmas eve, she wore the bright pink. >> reporter: i'll probably wear red tomorrow. >> reporter: i'm working christmas day, i have to wear green because of the football game. i'm conflicted. >> reporter: i know we've got sports, but we have weather. >> i'm taking away all your time. >> reporter: that's okay. the action cam was outside earlier this afternoon in center city looking at a nice shot of the center city skyline.

we were in and out of the moisture today. in fact we're tracking the rain. here's the picture outside sky6 live hd from philadelphia international. if you're camping a flight tonight might be a good idea to check ahead with your carrier for weather-related travel delays because the rain comes in later on ends later tonight. we are two days away from celebrating christmas. the holiday weekend showing you turning colder tonight, once the cold front moves through later tonight and the rain departs, the colder air settles in. it's dry for most of the day tomorrow and christmas eve. we're tracking a wintry mix for some as we get into christmas morning and windy and arctic air arrives next week. we'll talk about the details and show you the temperatures. high today in philadelphia, 60 that's where we are currently. 61 in wilmington. dover, 63. to the north and west, lancaster, reading and allentown, numbers are above

average in the upper 40s. storm tracker 6 live this is the moisture we're tracking in association with a cold front that's working eastward. we have rain and pockets of heavy rain across the region. as the front slides off to the south and east, the colder air rushes in in time for christmas eve. the rain will be ending a west east direction. it will be colder tonight. 38 degrees in philadelphia. 36 in dover and 39 the overnight low in atlantic city. for christmas eve, tomorrow, the majority of day is dry. we have sunshine giving way to increasing clouds. it will be a cooler day especially by the afternoon. 8:00 a.m., 37. 4:00 p.m., we've got a temperature of 43. we're tracking changes. the same front that's moving

through right now it sags to the south and east, we're tracking a ripple of energy riding up from the front in a disturbance from the west, as well. tomorrow morning, filtered sun, sun giving way to increasing clouds. tomorrow night christmas eve we're tracking a weak disturbance rain in the city and points to the south and east. there's the light snowfall north and west. by 2:30 a.m., christmas morning, you can see the moisture starting to depart. it's a quick-hitting system as we get into 8:00 a.m. monday morning, christmas day. all that moisture will move on out. christmas day will be sunny conditions, but windy, as well. so total snowfall when it is all said and done, a coating north and west will go well into the northern berks and lehigh county up in the poconos to find one to two inches of snow. by the time most of us wake up christmas morning, most of the

snow has moved out. sun to clouds tomorrow, colder day, 44. coral on monday, windy, gusts up to 40 miles per hour. high of 39. tuesday, sunny and breeze, 37. sun and clouds on wednesday, 32, much colder next week. thursday, friday, saturday, temperatures in the 20s we're tracking the coast next weekend, walter. >> thank you, melissa. "world news" saturday is next on channel 6. tune in for "action news" at 10:00 p.m. on phl17. and we're back here on 6abc at 11:00 p.m. for jeff skeverski, ducis rogers and melissa magee, and the entire "action news" team, i'm walter perez. we'll see you back here at 11:00 p.m.

tonight, breaking news. the holiday travel hazards. rain, ice and snow creating slick and dangerous driving in the northeast as millions are on the move. winter weather alerts across multiple states and who is in line for a white christmas. christmas terror scare? the shooting spree apparently targeting police. investigators looking for a possible terror link, and what we're learning now about that alleged christmas day bomb plot targeting a tourist site. fire in the sky. the strange glow coming from that object racing across space. what was it? tonight, the mystery revealed. explosive comments? did the president make derogatory remarks inside the oval office about immigrants from who countries. what the white house is saying tonight. and last-minute rush. with time running out before christmas, the stores offering