any time soon. temperatures tomorrow will feel like the single digits. in delaware officials are preparing for the possible of snow later this week. and "action news" caught up with trucks brining the highway in elsmere and they will brine the roads all over the state in the coming days. >> we are at the beginning stages of a long brutal stretch and 26 hours now where temperatures have been below the freezing point. the forecast calls for 200 hours before all is said and done the ponds and lakes and streams start to freeze over and with the kids out of school it may look tempting to go out over the water but please them down and tell them they are not frozen and only go on the ice if officials monitor it and tell you it's okay to do so. >> it's quiet despite how cold

it is with the southern branch of the jet stream and the gulf states coming off the coast and it's bringing in the cold and bringing in bone dry air and that is creating windchills now 12 degrees in philadelphia and 9 below in philadelphia and 10 below in omaha. atlanta 36 and jacksonville 32 and way in central and southern parts of florida to see warmth in the country. and windchill advisories just for the mountains and carbon and monroe counties tonight and tomorrow we'll feel 10 to 15 degrees below zero and no windchill advisory for the delaware and lehigh valley. morning for the rush with the brisk breeze and suburbs 15 degrees and the city 10 degrees, windchills tomorrow morning expect the suburbs to feel 5 below and the city 5 degrees to start our thursday. we'll chat about the chance for

a little bit of snow into the weekend coming up in that seven-day forecast. >> thank you. keep an eye on the falling temperatures yourself at 6abc.com/weather. there you can see the hourly and seven-day forecast as well as see wintry weather coming our way on stormtracker 6 live double scan. we are continuing to follow a developing story from northeast philadelphia. police say an 11-year-old girl has died following a sleep over at a home here in the 92 hundred block of an gus place. a friend saw the child playing with her ipad before falling asleep this morning and the girl was later found unresponsive and pronounced dead by paramedics the neighbors in the tight knit community were stunned by the news. >> it's shocking because she was a great little girl. she played with my dog all the time and was out here playing soccer and playing with the other kids all the time. it's just very shocking.

i can't even believe this happened. >> an autopsy was performed and the preexisting medical condition or food allergy may be to blame. and we are hearing from a second good samaritan that rushed to the rescue of a fiery wreck. it happened this morning on the roosevelt boulevard in east fall. that is where chad pradelli is live with the full story. >> reporter: as you know the holidays are about helping others and three men went above and beyond this morning early this morning on roosevelt boulevard when they helped the man escape from the burning vehicle. athe man inside of the burning minivan was out of it buckled in and upside down that is when they decided they needed to help. >> i am worried it's going to blow. i was thinking you know it could be my brother, sister, mom or

dad. lets get this guy out of here. >> i saw the gas stank was next to the fire that was going on so my first reaction was to get him out of the car. >> this guy is still in there and i can clearly see him hanging upside down. we kicked the window and kick it and it broke. they dragged him to the side of the road where a nurse rendered aid. >> this is video shot by his father. >> you think this guy would have burned to death. >> like 60 seconds later the car pretty much blew up. >> the driver is expected to recover. >> they say help did for him what they hope others would do for them. m not a hero or anything, i did what i thought was right. >> and police said the cause of the car crash is under investigation. the name of the driver has not been released. live in east falls, chad

pradelli, channel 6 "action news." control of the school district of philadelphia will return to the city after the school year and today governor tom wolf will approve the move dissolving the src and governor wolf says they have made significant improvements and that local control with strong state support will make the district stronger and a newly appointed local board will take over in the school year. and a dozen people were left homeless by a blaze at a condominium complex last night. john rawlins joins us live with more on that. >> reporter: good evening. just 24 hours ago that flames were ripping through the building behind me and that fire has turned a lot of lives upside down and that triggered an interesting community response from individuals and businesses here. and police and fire stepped up and they went into the building

today to recover items left behind and everything from old wallets to documents to keep sakes. >> janet here with friends, not sure what police and fire crews would find inside of her second floor apartment today. last night while she was at work fire raged through building c her home since 1999. and she was surprised with the items recovered including precious one of a kind photo of her father. >> i asked for my mom's ring and they were able to get it. >> we made hillary with her service dog, laila at the building where the red cross set up. she is thankful that she and laila made it out and she first smelled wood burning. >> out the front door and i see flames coming out of my neighbor's bedroom window and grabbed clothes out of my hamper

and grabbed her. >> some homes were decorated and 18 now part of the fire scene and they say that the cause and origin will likely not be determined for days and up clear if the building could be repaired or torn down. a few block as way at the borough building people continued to drop off supplies. to those that had lost so much. >> water, food, clothing and personal items all carfully organized part of a brookhaven emergency plan in place should something like this happen. >> these are all from borough residents and people that don't even live in our borough come and drop off. food, money and clothing. >> hygiene supplies and baby supplies. >> quite an outpouring and those items are moved from the borough building to the hill top condominium complex clubhouse

and we are told that everyone impacted by the fire is in some sort of short-term shelter situation at this point in time with the mission to transfer people over to a more permanent transitional housing situation as soon as possible. john rawlins, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. philadelphia police found the red lexus involved in a deadly right and run and the search continues tonight for the driver. police say that this is the vehicle that struck a pedestrian on 54th street in the winfield section last night. and investigators identified the victim as anthony rogers a the 58-year-old getting off the bus soon after he was hit by a car and tossed out of the camera's view and investigators found the lexus with a shattered windshield in the 4600 block of north 19th street this morning and there is blood on the outside and the interior appears to have been set on fire. >> a chester county veteran that was wounded in combat got

overdue honor today. congressman ryan costello presented the purple heart to justin renville. he sufficiented during an explosion iniraq. 2003. radville sved from 2002 until 2006. a job well done. santa has come and go but many are hoping for another present. the jackpot for powell power ball is $337 million and two tickets sold were worth $100,000 each. families came to the trenton free likely to learn about general george washington and staffers read stories about the revolutionary war hero and first president and students had the chance to make a try cornered hat and the crossing of the delaware river in this model a

boat. and if you are fortunate enough to cross his path, he spreads joy. the door man coming up. and the eagles remain confident in the regular season game against the cowboys, ducis rogers with that ahead in sports. >> monica, it was a cold day but the heart of the cold doesn't arrive until new years day. but today's high is 27 degrees. well below that normal of 42. we'll talk about how cold it will get including the windchills and snow coming up in the seven-day forecast. when "action news" continues tonight.

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monday's annual rose parade in coal. the pens bushy marching band left for pasadena before down today. it's one of the nation's premier bands and performed on five constants and five disneylands. and they will march with bands from around the country like canada and japan and panama. good luck. a center city door man that is philly proud and brightening the days of passers by. and the cheery attitude comes naturally and a violent incident outside of his build that inspired him to start to greet him way kind word. trish hartman with the story. >> enjoy the day be safe. >> olay mccoun likes to say something to everybody that passes him by. >> watch your step button up. >> enjoy your day. >> every single person. >> enjoy your day watch your step.

>> he say door man/concierge. and is well known bypassers by. >> every morning he has something to say with a big smile and makes my morning. >> he worked as a door money for many companies over the years and stepped up his game when he witnessed a fight and a teenager punched a police officer. >> if i'm outside concrete in front of the door, move to the side and stuff like that. because of interacting with them every day. >> he uses these computers and cameras to keep track of everyone coming and going and one tool he never uses this button here under the front desk opens the door and every time he would rather get up and open the door himself. >> he what many jobs here but his favorite part is the people.

proof that a smile and a kind word goes a long way. >> i come down having the worst morning ever and olay says have a great day and my entire mood changes. >> people look forward to that. they really do. >> trish hartman, channel 6 "action news.." >> very nice and so many things that make us proud to call the delaware valley home. log on to 6abc.com. michael: i'm thankful that

i'm alive and have a second chance. james: i'm thankful for the help and the opportunity that i received. darlene: i'm thankful to be able to help people in crisis. nevassa: i'm thankful that addiction is treatable, and that help is available. christie: new jersey is experiencing a heroin epidemic fueled by opioid painkillers. but if you or someone you love is struggling with addiction, i want you to know:

we are here for you. this holiday season, choose help. call 844 reach nj or visit reachnj.gov. four days and counting for the rivals dallas but it's what comes after that. >> the post season will be here before we know it. the cowboys are not the focus but getting ready and ready for the playoffs. don't get upset with the messenger this team has issues.

>> the eagles are well aware the 13-2 that still needs work. >> we have to get better going into the playoffs. we have time not much time but time to get this thing right. >> doug peterson has yesterday to decide how much to play his starters their next football game is not until the middle of january. >> i am prepared as we play the whole game. i think practice shaping and game shaping is two different things. >> the tempo is not the same as a game but to be on the same page with nick you need the live reps. >> and something else on the game. eagles have never won 14 games in a season. >> me personally i want to play and do something here that hane been done. that is win 14 games, i know all the games want to do it and be a part of something that special. having a meaningless game and a

first wound by is new to these guys. lagarret blunt won a super bowl last year and they know this. >> you sit tore two weeks you be your best in practice and work on the little things it's everything we work for and accomplish that on purpose and it makes sunday really important. jaime apody, channel 6 "action news." >> lane johnson did not have a good game monday night and flagged for three penalties and did not have a good day with the media today. the eagles right tackle is upset about something. what? he hasn't told us yet. >> i'm not talking to you. i'm done. maybe the rest of my career -- >> that is how that ended. >> college bowl season continues and they take their turn next in the fiesta bowl and face number 11 washington.

and begin with national title hopes and the third meeting ever with the two schools and bowl week could be crazy and the players try to limit their distractions and the bowl game there is a lot going on and be present with what you are doing. and we are at a team dinner and joking around and having fun but when we meet in practice, you have to be focused and be ready for every second we have to prepare for washington on saturday. college basketball number one villanova returns to action and the cats visit depaul and nova is 12-0 on the year. and the sixers unveiled an alternate jersey the city edition their lettering is i spired by the declaration of independence and make their debut against the february 2nd home game against the miami heat. adam joseph has the forecast coming up.

all right i don't know if you will like it or not like it. but we are stuck with it. the heart of it comes in if you years day and we have at least another 190 hours below freezing. >> okay thanks for that. >> lets go to the weather center and it's not stopping folks in center city from venturing out and checking out dillworth park and the ice rink on sky 6 hd at city hall. they are enjoying their evening despite it's cold. if you bundle up get out and enjoy it for an hour or two. and find some hot tea or hot

cocoa or hot toddy whatever is your liking. the winds is really the problem here as we move forward. because it brings the windchills down. 9 miles per hour allentown reading and 13 miles per hour philadelphia in millville. and doesn't sound all that strong and only a little breath in the atmosphere to start to pull down the numbers when they are this low. so right now 8 in allentown and 7 in philadelphia and 10 in wilmington and 14 many millville and teens along the shore down to cape pay county. as we look at satellite 6 along with action radar early it morning a system developed way down to the south than moves out to sea as we expected and skirted the southern area with clouds this morning and a decent amount of sun this afternoon and crystal clear sky out there right now across much of the region still a little bit of lake-effect snow ongoing south and east of parts of the great lakes with the northwesterly

wind and that wind will really start to move up even here locally as we get into the day on thursday. but for tonight clear and cold with the biting breeze. and the the overnight low 8 allentown and 9 for berks county and lancaster county and teens philadelphia to the shore. and the windchills as we wake up tomorrow morning. 7:00 a.m. 14 below in the poconos, and the windchill advisory in effect through noon tomorrow and 3 below allentown and lancaster and dangerously cold from you out for an extended period of time and 2 philadelphia and millville and tomorrow afternoon not fairing all that much better. 5 allentown and 9 in philadelphia and 9 in dover as you get into the peak of the day tomorrow. today it felt like 18 degrees knock off 9 more for tomorrow. then tracking a system from the great lakes and the morn plains here, this is energy that will push across the country that

will eventually feed into low pressure developing off the coastline and this time, they are not going link until it's way to late to see a significant storm. but nonetheless as it rolls through here. and tries to connect with that low. it will bring a quick hit of snow showers or a period of light snow on saturday. and generally a coating to 2 inches area wide and because of how cold it has been look for slick roads saturday morning into saturday afternoon. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast 24 tomorrow and 28 on friday and snow showers on saturday and high of just 28 degrees, this is 2:00 p.m. you see it's snowing area wide and not heavy but the light fluffy snow that sticks to all surfaces and leading into new years eve. blustery and cold for the eagles, 22 and we'll feel like the single digits the entire game on sunday. going into sunday night near zero or below zero sunday night into early monday morning and

frigid digits for the mummers parade with a high of 20 and tuesday and wednesday we increase the temperatures but still well below the freezing point at 32. get used to it i guess. the philadelphia ballet performed the nut cracker hundreds of time and the show today was sensory friendly suitable for children with a range of differences like autism and ensuring the environment was more relaxed and cool down areas that were staffed by trained professionals. very nice. abc world news is next on channel 6. and "action news" continues on phl 17 at 10:00. and join us for "action news" at 11:00 on channel 6. for the entire "action news" team i'm monica malpass have a good night.

tonight, the deep freeze and a snow emergency. a deadly arctic blast from the plains to the northeast. snow drifts burying homes. the national guard helping dig out. dangerous driving and a plane skidding off a runway. the midair security scare. the pilot on a flight from los angeles over the pacific turning around for a penger who wasn't supposed to be onboard. the celebrity couple live tweeting it all. tonight, the serious security question. how did this happen? tax rush. americans lining up across the country and in the cold to save money before the republican tax plan takes effect. what some are trying to pay off to save big in the new year. digital addiction? are smartphones, video games and social media taking over your

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