monica malpass. the big story is breaking news from the germantown section where an officer shot a suspect in the head relating to a murder from last thursday on the 1800 block of east atlantic avenue. plain clothed officers spotted the vehicle from that homicide and pulled it over. the suspect ran down one of the officers as they approached.at led to a chase when the suspect's hyundai crashed into parked cars. >> we have an officer in the hospital in stable condition. the suspect in critical condition at an area hospital and investigators are trying to piece everything together. we have the suspect vehicle on location having crashed into two parked cars. we have not searched the vehicle yet. >> when the suspect got out of the crashed car he had his hands in his pocket and refused to follow the officer's command

leading the officers to open fire. >> a rare shooting in phoenixville at a duncan don't parking lot on gay street at 9:30. the victim identified as a ninth grader is in serious condition. no further details are given about what happened here. more breaks news from princeton new jersey where the apartment complex has been burning tonight. the fire broke out at 9:00 p.m. in the three story building in the unit block of eunice elliot lane. they had the fire knocked down in an hour and have begun combing the area for victims. >> of temperatures tumble to the 20s. arctic winds are kicking up, bringing a dangerous deep freeze making it feel close to zero degree.

it's an accuweather report coming with bone chilling conditions. serious stuff adam. >> you are feeling it tonight. it's not only us, but most of the country. we look at the current windchill, philadelphia eight. cincinnati, three below chicago nine below omaha 12 below. memphis ten, dallas 29. northern florida and the panhandle in the 30s for windchill. no one really escaping this across the country. windchill advisories in place now until noon for the poconos where a lot of people are vacationing dangerous windchills, 10 to 15 below zero until noon tomorrow. lehigh valley delaware valley a brisk breeze in the suburbs. ten is the air temperature in the city, 15. windchills between five below in the suburbs to five above.

as we look at the windchill throughout the day, 10 to 20 miles per hour. the peek in the"the peak" in the afternoon, 10 to 20-degrees. it's colder for the new year and snow for the weekend. we have more on that in the full forecast. monica? >> thank you adam. in delaware, they are trying to get a head start on the snow there. deldot trucks out grinding the snow today. the agency says the effort to prevent slick streets continues over the coming days. >> the weekend snow is nothing like what erie, pennsylvania has been getting. they are under a snow emergency after 65-inches of snow fell. the national guard deployed soldiers to help out. they have been coordinating with state police and officials. coming up later in the broadcast, we have more from

erie and other american cities blanketed by snow fall or having record cold. no sign of a hit and run driver who killed a pedestrian on city avenue. police did recover the vehicle involved adding a piece to the puzzle. the inside of the car had been burned. dann cuellar joins us live fromhe scene as police work to solve this deadly mystery. dan? >> monica, it happened at 54th and city avenue. police are hopingeone by foot or vehicle may have seen something identify the hit and run driver. >> police have now identified the victim ofd-run accident as 51-year-old anthony rodgers. his family was left shaken by his death days before the new year holiday. >> we are shocked about what happened. we want them to find the person that hit my cousin. >> surveillance video obtained

by "action news" shows the minutes leading up to the horrific accident. just after 10:00, the victim is seen getting off the septa bus pausing before crossing the street. secondslater, a car strikes him. he is hit with such force, he's thrown several yards out of the camera view. the striking driver never stopped. an emblem led police to the car a red lexus missing emblem and shatteredas blood on the outside and it appeared the inside wasn an apparent attempt to hamper the investigation. >> the family is mourning a man they dearly loved. we want them to find out what happened. >> adding to thee family's pain, the driver didn't stop to render

aid, leaving him to die on the roadway in a very cold night. >> we want them to come forward and be responsible for what they did. >> now police know who the owner of the car is, but they have not established who was driving last we checked, it was not reported stolen. if anyone got a look at the driver or knows who he is, you are asked to call police. i'm dann cuellar, channel6 "action news." >> monica? >> thank you, dan. >> a candle light vigil was held in germantown for a 17-year-old man gunned down yesterday. the teen was shot twice in the neck and stomach on the 4600 block of green street. family and friends may have gotten into a dispute visiting friends. so far no one is in custody. >> police warned about it. then it happened a thousand teens crowded into the cherry hills mall last night the resulting mayhem reading to

arrests. annie has the fallout. >> monica, so far five minors arrested according to cherry hills police. this comes had parents leave their childrt the mall unsupervise vised. >> it w afterstmas when 700 tohousand the mall.s described the chaos. scared bany of them. it looked like a hostile situation. they were unsupervisized. >> the kids out numbered the adults 10-2. >> cherry hill police say it began near the j.c. penny wing. shoppers say it spread to the food court. hundreds inside flooded the "6abc" page. >> seeing the stores close and putting the jewelry away had me nervous. tyler johnson said he bought

expensive gifts. >> i didn't want our stuff to get broken or stolen. >> cherry his police say five juveniles were charges ranging from disorderly conduct to resisting arrest. police used a loud speaker ushering the kids out. some causing the ruckus were as young as 12. >> are you going back? >> maybe in a week hills police departmen prepared for this. they credit their large presence with the fact that there were no reports of injuries or property weo wished that the police presence was large f the troublemakers were out mall. hill, annie mccormick, "action news." annie, back to you. last ni massiveondominium fire. people continue to drop off water and other suppthose t everything. all part of an emergency plan the b has for crisis like

this. there were one kind photos of jeanette's late father. >> i was asking for my mom's sake. my dad passed away years ago. they were able to get it. >> fire officials say they likely won't know the cause of the blaz days. >> heartbreak and unans questions in northeast philadelphia after an 11-year-old girl died during a sleepover. nobody knows for sure why. she was found unresponsive at a home in blo angus place. the girl was playing with an ipad about 1:30 before falling asleep. an autopsy will be performed to see if a preexisting condition or food alergy may be toplame. there rushing to pay their property taxes by end of the year. state and local deductions will

be capped at $10,000. today, chris christie required towns to accept the prepayments. the change in tax law will affect many new jersey tax laws since the state has the highest property taxes in the country. governor tom wolf has approved handing the schools in the state back to the city. they voted to dissolve itself last month. the needed signoff came from the state. philadelphia took over school in 2001 among mounting trouble. the district has overcome many challenges in the past 16 years and says they are capable of managing themselves now. they'll stay in charge until the end of the cool year in ctistl to come tonight, a flight that won't soon be by frustrated passengers. they are getting the ball ready to ring in the new year at time

square. >> temperatures are dropping forear. today, well below the normal of 42. topped of 27. the coldest of the air is coming new year's day. >> plus the eagles getting ready for cowboys or are

>> passengers on a los angeles to tokyo flight are finally in japan tonight after the crewd a passenger

boarded the wrong plane. flight 175 was four l.a. when the problem was discovered. the pilot had to turn arou th the errant passenger off. >> president trumpduring a spontaneous visit made a stop at the palm beach fire station to talk to firefighters thanking them for their work and waved at the media without answering further questions. >> winter less than a week old and the country is in a deep freeze, temperatures plunking to well below zero fall totals six feet new york and pennsylvania. more with abc richard. >> it's freezing.

from the northern plains to the midwest and into new england. highs barely make it out of the teens or single digits. lows expected well below zero. i have lived here my whole life. i have not seen it in a couple of year.>> new york under a state of emergency getting 62-inches of snow. in nearby jefferson county, firefighters tunneled their way into this home to rescue a woman trapped inside. in snow-hardened erie, pennsylvania, residents dealing with 65 p inches of in wisconsin, the coast guard ing ice inreen bay. this plane skidded off runway in michigan indiana.e d turned dang the we system was r

accidents in missouri. teeth chattering cold, now dreaming of warmer looked for warmer places and it's hopeless. >> philly fgetful ercise he guidelines are updated recommending physical activity to fight mild cognizant impairment a condition striking 25% of people over 80. sometimes it's a warning for dementia doctors say. six months of exercise appears to improve cognition. the new york police department is on alert for terrorist threats as we approach new year's eve. new garage closures streets blocked off concrete barricades and more check points before you enter the celebrationthe increased security measures are in growing threats from isis. more a million people

ing in the new year at time square. s are banned from the ball drop. >> today workers spent the day 100 triangles. the ball is 12 feet across and weighs nearly 6-tons. the theme is gift of serenity. the founder of the me too movement will be the honorary guest to push the button and stop the countdown for the ball drop. >> we invite you to join us on "6abc"," new years rocken eve. our coverage begins 8:00 p.m. sunday night. >> adam is here for cecily. we are talking teeth chattering cold. >> when the ball drops, it will feel like zero in new york city, two or three here in

philadelphia. dangerous cold for the new year. looking at the weather center here one place loving the coldg mave the snow guns cranking out right now. we have a worker under the snoworeground checking things out saw the snowmobile a few seconds ago. adding to the base we get fresh powder from mother nature to begin the weekend as w right now five in allentown, one in lancaster, philadelphia eight agrees. teens for millville as welcape may. moving forward throughout the day tomorrow, starting in philadelphia around 3:00 ores. in the afternoon ten degrees. suburbs, single digits feel like temperatures even tomorrow afternoon. satellite and radar, we have a core of high pressure with cold arctic air coming in over the gr voiding the area of storms. a lot of times when you have bone dry arctic air it's so dry

and moisture starved that you don't have a lot of fire up. sually on southern end of where the cold air is.et stream is showers. tomorrow morning, brisk breeze, temperatures 10 to 15-degrees. pay attention to the windchill, five below in the suburbs five below in center city. to mid 20s well below the normal of 42. windchills keep in the single digits and suburbs to teb city of philadelphia. frudsincreasing at times with filtered sunshine. friday, a quiet day. a clipper system from the north and west linking with pressure developing off of the coast. it's too late to give us a monster nor'easter or moderate nor'easter. we are cli clipper energy. we see a coating to two inches

saturday. cold it's been, expect slick roadways. you have seen roads being brined because of saturday. as we look at the seven-day forecast, bitter cold northwest winds accuweather alert, 24 feeling like the single digits and teens. clouds and 28 light snow saturday, midmorning. behind it, winds, 2 like the single digits all day. air temperatures crashing into single digits, sunday into monday for the mummers, a high of just 20, core of the cold and be we slowly climb to the mid and upper 20s, tuesday and wednesday next week. incredible. the pennsylvania convention center is being transf of themu crews are working rightding elaborater's day twice at 11:30

and five. this could be the coldest mummer's parade in 40 years.

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. vanessa: 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.

>> ducis rogers is here with sports. looking ahead in two ways. sunday's game against the cowboys and the post season. when the nfl released the schedule, they thought eagles cowboys, week 17, that will mean something. it won't. if the eagles choose to play their starter on sunday, they could be the first team in franchise h history to win 14 games. the birds have been good all season long. monday night the offense struggled they know they need to clean things up. >> we have to step up. we are no in panic by any means. >> if like that we won't win playoff games which i we have to get better the playoffs. >> we cross our t's and dot our i's. >> wean

the right t something. he had not told us why may never. >> i'm notg to you all.i think i'm done. >> your guess is good as mine. >> villanova nonconference play,ect 12-0. brunson five assists. nova up 15 pe 15 at the break. all five starters scored figusres. 3-0 wi a 103-85 victory. >> it was high. we have to keep getting better as long as our minds are right and wif the right mentality. we'll keep workingard and working together. >> delaware state caleb wood, quakers up 26. jarred simmons her

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>> both the sixers on the road tomorrow. the sixers have unveiled another ultimate jersey. they areg it their city edition. the uniforms make their debut on the february 2nd home game against the miami heat. penn state preparing for saturday's fiesta bowl. penn state has fond memories of the fiesta bowl, a 6-0 record

there. that's not on the player's minds. >> we know the history, but you can't let that motivate you because you take yourself out of the game plan and out of the moment. >> penn state washington and fiesta bowl saturday. >> thank you ducis. there will be some of philadelphia in the rose bowl parade in california. the marching band left for pasadena today. they have performed on five continents and disneyland. next week they'll march with bands around the country australia japan, canada and panama. "jimmy kimmel live" is next followed byews" continues at 4:30 morning. now for ducis, adam cecily, jim, the entire "action news" team i'm monica malpass. you have a good night tonight.

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