region. also, police make a big break in a deadly hit and run in buck's county. and over $800 in savings. get it all with fios and the 100% fiber-optic network. go to getfios.com. ♪ ♪ >> "action news," delaware valley's leading news program, with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skversky, and walter perez. ♪ ♪ >> temperatures are dropping and the countdown to christmas is nearly over. a live look at sky 6 city hall,

the christmas tree looking more festive than ever. with one day to go there is a chance that some will enjoy a white christmas. i'm walter perez. the big story is the chance of snow on the way and some for christmas morning. melissa magee has the forecast. >> we are tracking parts of the region for christmas morning. today, the start of the holiday weekend numbers are mild. 60 in philadelphia. the average this time of year is 43. we came in the high despite a fair amount of moisture across the region. right now, 44 in the city. we are starting to cool down. off to the north, 17 in bismarck, 21 chicago, 31 in st. louis. the cold air rushes in, in time for christmas eve. the forecast tomorrow, the majority of the day is dry. sun giving way to increasing

clouds. it's a cooler afternoon. 8:00 in the morning, 37. 43 by 4:00 p.m. tomorrow afternoon. future tracker 6 showing you christmas eve night, we are tracking a mixed bag of precipitation. we have disturbances moving through. rain through the city points to the south and east. north and west for lehigh and berks county and the poconos, light snowfall starts to fall at that time. sharply colder tonight. for some, christmas eve night into christmas eve day, brisk and blustery as we get to the holiday. 50 thank you, melissa. the weather helps set the pace for shoppers, tipping off the last minute items at the mall where lots of people were out and about trying to find the

perfect gift. today is super saturday, the second busiest shopping day of the year. super saturday normally results in the 63% foot traffic compared to other saturdays. >> looking at our sky 6 camera, i-95, you see lots of volume but no major backups. 97,000,000 people nationwide will travel between now and new year's day. >> one of the best things about the holiday season is being with loved ones. the action cam was there as people reunited with those they have not hugged in quite a while. join us tomorrow morning beginning at 6:00, meteorologist chrichris sowers has the latestn

the weather. >> a police officer is being treated after shots were fired on the 300 block of north second street. the officer was injured by flying glass. numerous shots were fired. >> i thought it was firecrackers. i heard them twice. one earlier and one sooner. i came outside. they had the area blocked off. >> the officer was taken to hospital. no arrests have been made so far in the case. >> police are investigating a homicide in port richard about two hours ago on the 3,000 block of agot street. a 29-year-old man was shot repeatedly, rushed to temple hospital where he was pronounced dead. two men were seen leaving the

area but no arrests have been made. there could be a major break in the case of a hit and run in berks count y. "action news" was there as police toed away the vehicle. trish hartman is live with bristol borough police. >> walter, police took the car into custody several hours ago. they need to perform tests to see if it's the striking vehicle, but it could be important in the case. >> bristol borrow police say it was a tip that brought them here to a car in this garage. >> we have obtained a search warrant for the vehicle itself and we are in the process of taking it into custody. >> police say the car is a silver mercedes benz, the same model they have been looking for

since december 19th when 52-year-old >> ken: kevin williams was struck while riding his bike. the chief says this vehicle has damage that needs to be thoroughly examined. >> we'll bring in subject exerts experts to look at the damage. >> no arrests have been made, but police say this is a critical discovery. >> we have been working this since it happened. this is part of the process. hopefully, we get a successful conclusion. >> police say the people who live at that residence on cubbinglkentuckylane have been . >> live in breas bristol boroug.

>> thank you for the report. moving on to a crash just before 5:00 at delaware and fair play boulevard on the growns of the delaware racetrack and casino. it's not clear how it happened but state police are investigating the case. police are looking for the man that opened fire and wounded add four-year-old girl last night. the little girl was getting out of the car with her father when several men drove by in another car and opened fire. >> the child's father tried to shield her but she was shot in the leg. police believe the father was the intended target. a small fire at springfield mall forced residents to evacuate the building today.

hundreds waited for an hour before the issue was cleared up and the mall reopened. the issue was a small grease fire at barrows pizza. >> moving on to sports, eagles hope they get a win for christmas. we are looking forward to the match up here on "6abc." >> oakland raiders month night or vikings lose to green bay, right now minnesota is winning the game, 13-0. nick foles is expected to make his second start since carson wentz went down. no one other than santa claus wants to work christmas. because of that, doug pederson has altered his team game day schedule. it's important to spend time with their family christmas morning, so we push the schedule

back a bit. we don't play until 8:00. #eu ii think it's important. you don't get the times back. it's important to me and my family. i want the players with young kids, coaches with kids, they get the chance to spend christmas morning together. >> i like the way he thinks. >> kick off at 8:30, watch the pregame show at 8:00. >> thank you, ducis. much more to come on "action news." a family forced out of their home for fire nearly a year ago is back in their home in time for christmas. >> but first, orchestra conductor charles dutoit respond tresponds to allegations of sexual assault. spread some cheer

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>> the former chief conductor of the philadelphia orchestra charles dutoit is denying sexual allegations and plans to defend himself. four women are accusing him of sexual assault. the 81-year-ol 81-year-old has n relieved of upcoming obligations. dutoit's office issued a statement today saying the allegations have no basis in truth. >> the miss america organization has accepted resignations from

three top executives. sam haskel resigned as ceo along with former president josh randall and chairperson jim widener. more than 50 former mes america members signed a petition demanding they step down. dick clark organization has cut ties with the organization. we have more in the next half hour. >> a family is back in their previously burned out home just before christmas. the lane family home on carlton avenue went up in flames last january. the house was not insured and money was tight. chris malone led the charge to help the family renovate their home collecting money and materials. tiffany felt at times that they would never be able to rebuild

but now she is eternally grateful for those that helped her and her family. >> it's great to have security. our kids are back home. we are going to have christmas dinner and open present and get our life back. >> there are repairs to be done. last night the lane's slept in their home for the first time in nearly a year. ♪ ♪ >> they were singing holiday classics tonight inside the ethical society of philadelphia. the miriam anderson presentation in the city. the vocalists are all miriam anderson scholars. >> taking a look at sky 6 over the ben franklin parkway, the wind is kicking up pretty good. temperatures are dropping out there which could set the stage for a white christmas north of the viewing area.

melissa magee has the forecast when "action news" comet comes t back. ♪ ♪

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>> peco is lighting up the hollandaise. check out the light display in south philadelphia. hard to miss the holiday extravaganza, you have everything there you could imagine including santa claus on a giant sleigh pulled by his

reindeer. people go all out. >> they do. >> time for a check on the forecast. christmas is around the corner. >> we are getting closer, walter. getting ready for santa. >> santa claus looking for the keys right now. >> ready to go. outside, sky 6 live and hd, we are looking at i-95. if you are out on the roads, we should be okay because of the weather. rain moved out, but it's busy for some as they head to their destination. sky 6 live, looking at the shot of the center city skyline toward city hall. we have quiet conditions and the clouds are starting to break. winds are picking up on the backside. we are two days from celebrating christmas on monday. couple of headlines, turning colder in the wake of the cold front that moved through across

the reege, dry tomorrow but a wintery mix is likely christmas morning. tomorrow night into early christmas morning and windy, arctic air arrives next week. as far as the numbers, we'll show you the breakdown. 49 in cape may, 46 in dover. the cool air is starting to rush in from the north and west and tagging to the south and east. 40 allentown and 30 in the poconos. satellite 6 along with action radar, you see the frontal boundary sagging to the south. on the backside clouds are breaking and we have cooler air working its way in. partly cloudy dipping down to 32. 38 in the city, and 36 in dover. christmas eve tomorrow, can't believe it's here. majority of the day is dry. sun giving way to increasing clouds. cooler start, 8:00 in the morning, chilly 37, 4:00 p.m.

33. we track the weak disturbance that moves through later tomorrow night. 8:00 in the morning, sun giving way to increasing clouds. by tomorrow night, we have rain for philadelphia points to the south and east. to the north and east lancaster, burke and lehigh county, snow fall. 2:30 in the morning, but it races out in a southeast direction and by the time a lot of us wake up christmas morning, the snow is long gone. we have dry and blustery conditions christmas day. if you are looking for a white christmas in the city, pointing to the south and east, it's mostly rain for our region. a coating to the north and west, northern lehigh valley or burke or hampton count y, one to two inches of snow. you won't see it falling if you

get up late on christmas day. sun and clouds tomorrow, cooler, a high of 44. colder and windy monday, a high of 39 for christmas. something to keep in mind with the eagles taking on the raiders monday night. tuesday, a high of 37. wednesday, chilly and 32. an arctic chill move in thursday, walter, 29. friday into saturday, watch the coast closely. a winter storm on the way. we'll track that next week. >> thank you, melissa. >> much more to come on "action news," eagles getting ready for a christmas eve showdown. first watching the league's other games. ducis has an update when "action news" comes right back.

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>> all week long you have been sending us pictures of your eagle spirit from kids to dogs to families decked out in eagle's green. keep 'em coming. time for a check on sports. ducis rogers in for jeff. eagles play christmas. >> we have a pregame show that night. they are scoreboard watching now. if the vikings lose to the packers, eagles lock up the playoffs. right now, vikings, 16-0. late in the fourth quarter. >> earlier today coach doug pederson was asked if he was working on a contingency plan.

coach said he has one thing on his mind. >> to win the game. to play our best players and win. it's important they continue to play. if we are in that position, if we are fortunate to be in that position to rest, i'll make a decision at that time but it's important in the next couple of games that we continue to play. >> the eagle defense has been suspect and no, si not just lask with the giants. >> we have to get back to the basics. we are not getting big plays, remaining in that mentality of we'll make all of our tackles. >> we have to stay together. that's the biggest thing. we are the same team, same defense. it's a matter of little things. nothing changed. >> christmas night, "6abc" and the birds kickoff at 8:30.

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>> the sixers are a different team when joel embiid is not available. he returns tonight but the losing continues. after testing his back, embid is given the green light to play. sixers go right to him, inside and outside, embid scores eight points opening quarter. later, alley-oop action to ben simmons. third quarter more embid.

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