periods of slick travel especially on nontreated surfaces given just how cold every surface is so every flake will stick. then after the snow sunday morning, going to feel like zero with that wind chill. this is how you're going to want to dress for 5 degrees sunday afternoon when the ball drops at midnight, 0 degrees and the heart of it comes in monday morning for the mummers if you're heading out there in philadelphia or the suburbs, no matter where you are, five below zero will be the wind chill and then even on monday afternoon not coming up all that much, still feeling like 5 degrees. we'll take a look at the rest of that seven-day forecast brian coming up in a little bit. >> all right, adam, thank you. "action news" reporter jeff cheer company drew the short straw today. he's outside on this chilly day joining us live now from penn's landing with a look at how people including jeff are coping with the cold. hi, jeff. hey, brian. in just pope francis 48 hours this place will be the focal point of the new year's eve celebration here in philadelphia, the fireworks

going up right behind me. now, how many people will come out to brave those frigid temperatures is anyone's guess but as we saw today the cold wasn't letting many stop them from enjoying one of their final days of their holiday. even though the deep freeze and continues for yet another day, many are still heading outdoors. the rothman rink in center city was packed with bundled up skaters this afternoon. the canuck family came from yardley to cure their cabin fever. >> we were cooped up all week. we figured out we would come out burn off some energy have some fun and enjoy philly. >> reporter: how you staying warm buddy. >> trying to get more layers on. >> reporter: like how many layers do you think you have on. >> three. >> reporter: at the christmas village snack tent the subfreezing temperatures mean. >> more hot chocolating hot cider coffee and tea. >> reporter: lined the counter the staff keeps warm by jockeying for time next to the heater. >> i've been pushing him to the side for the last five times. >> reporter: meanwhile in south philadelphia, crews are busy preparing sunday night's

fireworks displays. the cold isn't making the massive job any easier. >> you're doing a lot of work with the wire and you got to take the gloves off so we try to watch out for the frost bite and everybody tries to keep an eye on each other make sure everybody is doing good. >> reporter: the show is expected to go off like last year. organizers have said they've seen an upparticular for nearby indoor parties. >> there's dave and busters fringe arts, independence sea port museum and they have fantastic parties with the best viewing locations of the fireworks. >> reporter: the outdoor crowds along the river are expected to be smaller but will martin and beau wouldn't let a little cold make them miss the show. you'll be outside. >> 15 minutes we will, yeah. we're going to bundle up just like today, so... >> reporter: and that dog's coat good looking dog right there. well, adventure aquarium behind me as well as the spirit -- excuse me battleship new jersey will both be hosting new year's

celebrations two other alternatives for some indoor fireworks watching here at penn's landing. we are reporting live at penn's landing, jeff chirico channel6 "action news." >> thank you jeff. stay warm yourself. we're not expected to get a lot of snow tomorrow but penndot says it is ready for whatever we get. chopper6 over a penndot truck today as it put down brine on route 413 in bristol township bucks county. they actually started laying the salty mix yesterday. penndot has 100,000 tons of salt waiting and 182 state trucks at the ready. >> this storm -- timing on this storm is good in terms of it being a weekend and less volume on the roads. that will allow our crews to more effectively and efficiently treat the roadways. >> penndot asked drivers who do go out tomorrow please be on the alert for their trucks on the roads and keep a safe distance from that vehicle to allow plenty of time to stop on potentially slippery roads. keep up with any changes to the new year's eve forecast and the new year's day outlook for the mummers parade right on your phone or tablet.

the 6abc app is a free download for your mobile device. >> a home in burlington county sustained severe damage in a fire today. chopper6 was over the scene of this blaze in the 400 block of pemberton bypass. everyone inside did get out safely. the fire went to three alarms before firefighters got the upper hand on this. and so far no word on the cause. >> investigators in new york city now say a.m. child started last night's fire that killed 12 people in the bronx. they say a little three-year-old was playing with the burners on a stove. officials have just released dramatic new video showing the inside of that building today. we get the latest from abc's linda lopez. >> reporter: firefighters have finished searching the building and say all residents are accounted for. after what new york's fire commissioner called the deadliest fire in 25 years. other than 9/11. >> this fire started in the kitchen on the first floor. it started from a young boy three and a half years old playing with the burners on

the stove. >> reporter: commissioner nigro saying that the mother of the three-year-old who was playing with the stove was in another room and was alerted by the child's screaming. the fire quickly took hold in the kitchen, though the mother tried to get them all out. >> she exited her apartment with these -- her 22-year-old and three-year-old and left the door opened. so, this fire quickly spread up the stairs. >> reporter: the commissioner saying that the open stairways in the halls act as chimneys and the fire quickly spread to all the floors above. this man tried to escape with his children out the front door of his apartment but after seeing the thick black smoke, had to go back inside. >> then we went back to the fire escape and then i had to take my children one after the other to the apartment. >> reporter: and four of the 12 who died were all members of the same family. >> oh, jesus, four from one family, come on now. >> reporter: the fire

commissioner giving a remind about unattended children and fires and the crucial fire safety lesson of closing a door on a burning room. >> you must close the door when you exit because the results if you don't are what happened here last night. >> reporter: linda lopez, abc news, new york. >> president trump sat down with the new york times at his mar-a-lago resort yesterday for a wide ranging and apparently impromptu interview. on the topic of the russia investigation the president now says despite what several other top republicans are claiming that robert mueller will be fair. the president reversed course on his stance on china saying he's been soft on that nation and is now reprimanding its leaders for what he claims sending oil to north korea. mr. trump also pushed back on criticism that his administration is not working well with democrats. >> time right now for a check of the "action news" traffic report friday night. >> matt pelman standing by in the "action news" traffic center with a check on the commute now. hey, matt. >> yeah, last week day commute

of 2017, monica and brian. can you believe it? had some good times on the roads this year but many more challenging times i would say and one of those challenging times is here this afternoon in camden westbound side of route 30 the admiral wilson boulevard it's an accident that's challenging us. it's taking out the left lane so coming away from the old airport circle as you head towards the ben franklin bridge it's a slow go with in left lane out of commission on the admiral wilson boulevard. also still watching overturned vehicle crash in willingboro burlington county. it's along 130 at vancouver parkway by the beneficial bank. if you're trying to come from south jersey over to delaware really slow speeds again this afternoon at the delaware memorial bridge. just 10 miles per hour. the commodore barry up in delco might be a better bet. also still have this water main break in new castle county along limestone at kirkwood highway by the national tire and battery and in delaware county this is i-95 where we had that big truck accident this morning. the truck flipped over on top of a car just after the morning rush. it was a mess here by 420.

they're doing emergency repairs this afternoon here kind of sticking out into the southbound left lane. southbound was busy any way and up ahead there's a crash by the blue route so traveling through 95 in delaware county it is a slow go headed down toward the delaware state line. had some issues earlier on the warminster west trenton and lansdale doylestown regional rail lines. those issues have been resolved. just some residual delays now and the 101 and 102 trolleys which were not running this morning are back to normal this afternoon. we'll check it again, monica and brian, in the next half hourly. >> all right, matt, thank you see you then. still ahead here on "action news" at 5:00 tonight if you overindulged this new year's eve there's a new solution in center city. we'll tell you about a new hydration lounge where you can get an iv to ease your pain. >> plus, the final touches under way for the mummers parade. we'll hear how they are planning to manage the cold weather when "action news" comes right back. >> ♪

>> ♪ >> health check at 5 o'clock tonight. it is a growing trend helping people get iv infusions with the hopes that lit ward off a cold or give a boost of energy even provide hangover relief. >> health reporter and registered nurse ali gorman visited a new center in philadelphia and joins us with more from the "action news" big board. >> iv centers are popular out

west. now they're moving east. there's a handful of infusion centers in our area. but is it worth it? i followed one client through the process and also spoke with an internal medicine doctor about this new trend. this isn't a medical clinic but entrepreneur scott silver is hoping his visit to city hydration will give his body a boost. >> i'm definitely drinking a lot of coffee not enough water never enough sleep so if i get a quick fix that would be awesome. >> he's getting a liter of saline mixed with various vitamins including b complex and vitamin c. after placing an iv in his vain, the solution will infuse over 30 to 45 minutes. >> want an heated blanket. >> christie darcy a registered nurse opened city hydration offering a menu of options. >> some of them are based around health and wellness general cold and flu. we have an energy -- an energy infusion an athletic

performance infusion which helps with muscle recovery. >> but her most popular is the hang overrelief. >> you get the hydration from the saline, you get the intonation medication anti anti-inflammatories for pain. >> she says it's not a cure or a green light to drink too much but it does help relieve symptoms quickly. david targan is an internal medicine dr. at lankenau. he sees the benefits of infusion for some. >> by being hydrated you're going to feel the effects of feeling better. >> as for the vitamins he says they can help, too but you can also get them through your diet although absorption will be slower. >> so, is it just a quicker way also just to kind of get hydrated and get your vitamins. >> yeah, absolutely. >> but for people with medical problems, this is not for you. >> people with heart diseases such as heart failure, coronary artery diseases hypertension renal disease as for scott who is healthy after his infusion he's feeling. >> really relaxed.

recharged. i prefer to just stay here and chill for the rest of the day but i think i'll probably get back to it. >> now, the cost for an infusion ranges from $75 to $180. it is not covered by insurance. many of the iv lounges including this one also offer house calls. brian and monica. >> it's been a big business out in las vegas and elsewhere. >> all right. >> come this way. still ahead here on "action news" tonight it's cold everywhere even in places you would least expect. >> coming up we'll take you to a place that gives a new meaning to the day a cold day in hell. see the sign when "action news" comes right back.

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wheelchair fell on top of her. >> could be somebody else's grandma, mom, sister, that this could happen to. just neglect. >> the family says she was bedridden and in constant pain for the next three months before her death. alaska airlines says she actually declined assistance and her family did not let them know ahead that she needed assistance. >> well, it's official. you can tell your friends now hell has frozen over. hell michigan that is. the town is blanketed with snow today but that's not stopping the tourists who stop by. just to say they spent a little time in hell. one man from texas was even sworn in as mayor for the day but he's disappointed today was not actually the coldest day in hell. >> so, this year i was blessed with being the mayor of hell for a day for a christmas present. i just thought it would be another great thing to add to my resume special after i'm impeached i'll be the disgraced former mayor of

hell. >> look, you got to have goals in life. >> there you go. >> anyone can become mayor of hell for a day. it will not cost you your soul. just $100. >> all right. well, that's a dream fulfilled for him. still to come on "action news" at 5:00 a check of that forecast. >> first a live look outside this evening as the sun sets over center city philadelphia. adam joseph standing by with the exclusive accuweather five day forecast when we come right back. >> ♪ ,000 in america last year.

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my mouth feels so clean. i'll only use an oral-b. oral-b. brush like a pro. >> special youngsters celebrated the new year a few days early today. patients and their families autonym morse a.i. dupont hospital for children in wilmington had a new year's eve party complete with music and dancing. there were also lots of fun activities for all to enjoy. and on the actual new year's eve the tradition continues right here on channel6. ryan seacrest hosts dick clark's rocking new year's eve live in times square. coverage begins 8 o'clock sunday night. >> and new year's day in philadelphia of course wouldn't be complete without the mummers parade. check out these beautiful costumes. we were in south philadelphia today where members of the fralinger's string band getting ready for monday. it's going to be brutally cold. they're not going to let that get in the way of the fun. this year the theme is classic movies. >> singing in the rain, doing west side story, step in time,

mary poppins and basically just last minute touches and going over all the steps and making sure everything is ready to go. >> it will be great. we also caught up were it shooting stars fancy brigade. their theme is beyond the stars featuring futuristic costumes. good luck to all the performers. >> yeah and good luck staying warm. we hope all those costumes are fleece lined. >> right. little heaters inside or something. >> they're going to strut their way all the way down. if they strut fast enough maybe they'll start to get an internal engine going here to keep warm. yes, the heart of the cold comes in the end of the weekend into the new year. heading into the weather center take a live look right now penn's landing and you see the ben franklin bridge if i can get that out and as you take a look at penn's landing a lot of folks there on the ice rink and that will be a very popular spot this weekend. two fireworks displays 6:00 p.m. and again at midnight. as we take a look at that

accuweather forecast, light snow to start the weekend first thing tomorrow morning into at least the early afternoon hours. winds out of the northwest gusting up to 30 miles an hour sunday into monday and the coldest temperatures so far this winter again will come in as we end 2017 and begin 2018. and as we take a look at that new year's eve fireworks forecast, before that, hey, brian, this is a champagne glass for you and i, it's our kind of drink. >> there you go. >> call that iv infusion doctor after a glass like that. wind chills near 0 degrees for both fireworks displays if you're heading down to penn's landing, 17 for the air temperature at 6 o'clock, 12 degrees at the stroke of midnight. throw those air temperatures away and take a look at the wind chills which will be near zero the entire time. right now wind chill five below in mount pocono. eight allentown and reading. seven in lancaster. 13 philadelphia. feels like 14 in millville as well as dover, 15 in cape may.

satellite and radar clear sky right now. clouds will be on the increase after midnight tonight and then there's that hint of snow chicago, cincinnati and that's aiming our way as we get into our saturday so it turns cloudy late tonight, snow by dawn, 12 to 19 for that overnight low and not much of a wind chill tonight. winds really down between about three and 6 miles an hour. future tracker showing at 6 o'clock tomorrow morning, the flakes flying lancaster county, chester county, new castle county and then we'll quickly overspread the region here and a steady light snow 11 o'clock in the morning, pretty much area wide coating to 2-inches no matter where you are. the main steadiest of the snow, it is gone early to midafternoon. there could be some, you know, little hit or miss snow showers behind that late in the afternoon but still very good agreement. we've been talking about this for almost three days now. saying a coating to 2-inches and all models continue to kind of target that zone. i think most locations will pick up right around 1 inch and if you're heading to the

poconos, thinking fresh powder, skiing, snowboarding, a lot of layers will be needed. 20 on saturday with that light snow and then sunday wind chills five below the entire day on sunday and then for new year's day, 12 degrees as the air temperature but as you wake up in the morning, if you want to hit the slopes very early dress for 15 degrees below zero in the morning and five below zero for the afternoon. that five day at 5:forecast an accuweather alert the next three days. tomorrow because of the snow showers which will stick on the roads so definitely slow travel for your saturday morning early afternoon. and then for the eagles winds near 30 miles an hour, wind chills zero to five. for the mummers, winds 30 miles an hour, at least it's bright and sunny but wind chills zero to five and then any other as harsh on tuesday, 25 degrees. and wednesday we are warming it, maybe out of the 20's for an hour or two with temperatures still just slightly below freezing and then more reinforcing cold air comes in after that.

we'll chat about it in the seven-day forecast coming up, guys in the next half hour. >> all right. it is january after all. >> yeah. >> thank you sir. >> still to come in our next half hour of "action news" a fire in burlington county leaves four people injured including a firefighter. >> plus, a former aide to president trump is under fire accused of smacking a singer's backside. now she wants an apology. >> a million people are expected to pack times square on new year's eve. we'll show you the extra security to use this year to keep folks safe. >> those stories and much more as "action news" continues next. >> ♪

>> ♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >> hello again. rick is off. i'm brian taff. here's what's happening on "action news" tonight. a fire ripped through a home in burlington county leaving several people injured including a firefighter. plus, singer joy villa is demanding an apology after she says a former trump aide smacked her backside. and a million people are expected to ring in the new year in times square in new york city. we've got a look at the intense security measures now in place this year.

>> now to an accuweather alert. we are in for a chilly holiday weekend. we're going to get snow tomorrow and crews are already making preparations. sunday and monday, of course, going to be windy. you'll have to bundle up if you have plans to attend either the eagles game the fireworks or the mummers day parade. meteorologist adam joseph at the "action news" big board with the latest on all of this. >> not only dealing with the cold but also dealing with a little bit of snow. the snow first and then the brutal cold second. storm tracker6 live double scan shows that area of snow showers light snow chicago to cincinnati, this clipper system pushing in and as that clipper system departs, that's what's going to yank down the core of the cold behind it here for sunday going into monday. as we track it for you 5:30 here, there's the snow showing up on future tracker and again as we speed up time here, as we get into the morning hours tomorrow, that's when the snow starts. i mean, it is first thing in the morning even before the sun comes up over the horizon for philadelphia areas to the west, to the south even as far

south as baltimore and washington and then it overtakes the whole region late morning, early afternoon but really it's just after lunchtime that the steadiest of the snow is now off the coast as an ocean storm develops and we could just see a couple of flurries or a lingering snow shower behind it, again, as those stronger winds and the colder air comes in behind the system. in fact as we look at future tracker wind chills 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon may feel the warmest we've felt in quite some time. 23 in philadelphia, 29 in washington. ahead of that system you get a little bit of a southwesterly wind to pull in briefly somewhat warmer air but there's that cold air behind it. four in buffalo, eight in pittsburgh and that slams down here on sunday. sunday afternoon six in philadelphia during the eagles game. eight below buffalo, six below in syracuse. even richmond 14 degrees. and as we get into your monday, new year's day, wind chills five above in philadelphia, one in new york

city and zero up in syracuse. so, yes, some harsh cold coming after that snowfall and we'll let you know just how long this chilly stretch is going to last coming up in that seven-day forecast monica in just a little bit. >> sounds good. thank you adam. keep up with any changes yourself to the cold and the new year's eve forecast on our newly upgraded 6abc app. it is a free download for your mobile device. >> a fast moving house fire in delanco new jersey left four people hurt including a firefighter. the blaze broke out around 1:30 this morning. crews responded. rescued two women who were trapped on the roof. they also saved a man inside. "action news" reporter jeanette reyes has the story from the scene tonight. >> think this doesn't happen to you but it can. >> reporter: less than 24 hours ago the family called this house their home for what would turn out to be the last time. this morning, it is being boarded up, a total loss after a fast moving fire consumed the house along the 600 block of union avenue around 1 o'clock this morning.

>> i got slamming knock on my girlfriend's door by the neighbor. >> reporter: marcus miraglia lives in the home but happened to be staying at his governor's place when the fire erupted. his step dad mom and sister were and sound asleep but woke up just in the nick of time. his step dad ran outside. the two women headed to the roof of the home. firefighters arrived and rescued them quickly despite the raging flames and slippery conditions. >> big factor of course is ice and, you know, water, cold, don't mix well, turns into ice and now we have slippage and everything else so that's one of the one extremes that we do have. they'll come out and have salt and they'll salt the area for us. >> reporter: all three occupants were briefly hospitalized for minor injuries as well as a firefighter. the family dogs were rescued from the home but all three died hours later. >> she was so diligent with, you know, saving all of the memories and the photos and just everything. that's probably going to be the worst, material things come and go but to me just my

family's okay, that's all that matters. >> reporter: officials won't say where they believe the fire may have started but the cause of the blaze is still under investigation. reporting in delanco burlington county, jeanette reyes channel6 "action news." >> philadelphia police are still looking for the person who shot and killed a man in the city's spring garden section just before 9 o'clock last night. police got a call with a person with a gun. they went to the 1200 block of brandywine street and found a 39-year-old man in an apartment with a bullet wound to the neck. he was pronounced dead at the scene. no word on the motive. police in maple shade, new jersey, still have not released the name of a woman killed in the southbound lanes of route 73 near waverly road. she was struck by a car about 11:30 last night. the driver of the striking vehicle stayed there. the southbound lanes of route 73 were closed for more than six hours. and philadelphia police have now released surveillance video of two men wanted for an armed robbery in north philadelphia. these are the suspects right

before police say they went up to a couple walking in the 2100 block of west stella street. they demand everything they had. they also punched the man in the face. if you recognize these men, you're asked to call philadelphia police. >> well, we are just two days away from ringing in the new year and for those of you making the trek to times square to celebrate with, oh, a million other people you can expect very tight security. for the first time police were screening people going into restaurants and hotels in times square. there will be pilots flying over the area keeping an eye out for danger. snipers will be stationed on building rooftops. there will also be 10,000 cameras watching everyone's move. >> they'll be people from the state police, the fbi, there will be people from amtrak, from new jersey transit, from any agency you can think of that's going to be in that operations center that night. >> the goal is to make sure new year's is one to remember for all the right reasons.

watch the party in times square from the comfort of your couch right here on 6abc. ryan seacrest hosts dick clark's new year's rocking eve once again. you can watch the live coverage from new york city starting 8 o'clock sunday night right here on channel6. >> singer joy villa a trump supporter has filed sexual assault complaint now against former trump campaign manager corey lewandowski. she says he smacked her backside twice. villa says she was shocked and embarrassed and now wants an apology. here's abc's gloria riff yeah have yeah are a. >> reporter: could corey lewandowski facing allegations of sexual assault. >> he smacked my backside really hard. i told him stop, that's okay. i said i can report you from sexual harassment. >> reporter: joy villa is a singer an trump supporter considering a run for congress in florida. she claims just after this photo was taken at a trump

event in washington, d.c. a drunk lewandowski acted inappropriately. she says when she asked him to stop. >> he actually hit it again even harder. >> reporter: after she was contacted by a journalist villa reported the incident to police. lewandowski telling fox news. >> i'm not here to speak for joy. what i am here to do is to speak for me and what i am going to do is to let the process play forward. >> reporter: and now to the web site the rap publishing this video of villa at a party in june at pretending to smack a man george harris on his rear and then actually doing it. telling abc news the two had just met and it was not consensual. villa says the difference is she apologized to george harris and she wants the same from lewandowski. gloria riviera abc news, washington. >> time to check conditions on the roads out there friday night. >> matt pelman live once again in the "action news" traffic center with an upday. hey, matt. >> we're trying to wrap this thing up and get into our weekend brian and monica but new things keep happening

along 42 southbound big delay coming off the walt whitman bridge because of a crash just up ahead by 295. two left lanes are blocked so this may not be your best way to get into new jersey this evening. i think i'd head up to the ben franklin bridge and then work your way over from there. elsewhere on 42 we had a car fire here in the northbound lanes by route 41, runnemede. they just turned the camera, so i think the fire's out now. looks like all the northbound lanes are reopened and for some reason the camera is reporting high humidity, which i don't think is true but we'll have to consult adam on that one. also crash in camden westbound lanes of the admiral wilson boulevard coming away from the old airport circle everything is reopened headed towards the ben franklin bridge. once you cross that bridge and get onto the vine street expressway, we're looking pretty good here in center city. little bit sluggish on the eastbound side but overall not too bad. if you're in center city tomorrow, keep in mind it's the last saturday when you don't have to feed the parking meter after 11 o'clock. free parking a after 11:00 east saturday during the

holiday season. 95 in delco emergency repairs continue after our big truck accident this morning here by four 20's and southbound remains heavy from approaching 420 on down to the commodore barry bridge. also still watching a water main break in new castle county with some ice along limestone road at kirkwood highway by the national tire and battery and slow speeds persist along 95 southbound and the delaware memorial bridge. brian, monica, have a safe weekend. i will see you in that 2018. >> absolutely. thank you, sir. the same to you. still to come on "action news" the birds gearing up for sunday's game against dallas. jaime apody takes us to practice today. >> a young woman slips out of handcuffs and steals a police cruiser. the whole thing was caught on camera. >> plus, a lottery ticket worth $300,000 has torn two best friends apart and now one of them is threatening legal action. >> ♪

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. >> mystery writer sue grofton passed away. she was the author of the so-called alphabet series. each book title began with a letter from the alphabet and the last book she wrote was y for yesterday. a bold escape was caught on camera. police arrested this 21-year-old woman from south carolina after her boyfriend says she took his car without

permission then crashed it. mia thornton was sitting in the back of the police cruiser when she turned into harry houdini somehow. she slipped off the handcuffs crawled into the front seat and took off. police chased her as she hit speeds of 105 miles an hour. the windows fogged up but she kept going until she crashed into a barricade an tree. thornton is now facing charges including grand larceny and resisting arrest. >> well two best friends are friends no more after a fight over a $300,000 lottery ticket. last friday leslie underwood's boss bought all the waitresses scratch off tickets and told them they needed to split any winnings. underwood took five tickets and her co-worker and best friend mandy van houten grabbed five as well. van houten scratched one of the tickets winning 300 grand. they discussed each taking half. they were going to claim the money together in the new year. van houten had other plans. she took the ticket cashed it

in and hasn't been heard from since. >> put in a good word for her. stuck my neck out for her. let her stay with me so she didn't have to drive back and forth. >> and underwood says if she does not get her share of the winning she'll take legal action. as for the boss, he says he won't be buying scratchoffs for his employees anymore. >> my goodness. all righty. jaime apody here with sports. eagles concentrating on the goal at wand hand and the one down the road. >> do you play the starters in a meaningless game against the dallas cowboys on sunday. the answer is yes. doug pederson announcing that decision today. he did not say just how long they will play. they moved practice across the street to the linc because their own practice field is frozen. pederson wanted them outside in the elements to prepare for sunday's temperatures which will be in the low 20's. big game for nick foles to develop some rhythm but backup

nate sudfeld. >> every week i go in with the mind-set i'm going to play. if my number ever is called i always just want to go out and do my best. but you know what, this game has got a lot of moving parts and so you don't ever want to think about too many things going wrong at this point. focus on your play within the play. if it's me on the sidelines i just want to make sure i'm seeing what nick seeing and able to talk to him about it on the sidelines. i'll be ready to go. >> whole number one seed meaningless week 17 and first rounds bye is new to practically the whole team but not to chris long who won a super bowl with the patriots last year. today quite an honor for long. former president barack obama tweeting about the top examples of what's best about america this year. he singled out the eagles defensive end for donating his entire salary this season to fund scholarships in his

hometown of charlottesville virginia. obama has over 98 million followers on twitter long pretty humbled by it. >> it's cool. at the end of the day that's an honor. that applies across one of our former presidents radar, so listen that's the whole point of trying to do good things in the community is spreading positivity and it's an honor to be mentioned. >> to test against the best for the flyers who play at tampa bay. lightning 27 and seven the best record in the league. hopefully they bounce back after last night. the flyers showed their rust after having a few days off for the holidays falling behind three-nothing to the panthers in the second period. in the third shayne gostisbehere managed to get them within one. his eighth goal was too little too late. flyers fell three to two. it was their third straight loss. >> we just gone get anything going. power play wasn't sharp and

starts with me. >> last night wasn't good for anyone. sixers out west in portland. joel embiid six for 12 and beyond the arc. he finished with 29 points in 35 minutes. wow. sixers had an 18-point lead in the third but somehow turned into a 10-point deficit. they lose 114 to 110 much afterwards blazer big man yusef took a shot at embiid saying "he tries to be more famous than a player. i respect him. he's a good player. he's not about tough. who is this yusef anyway. >> i suspect he's going to hear from some philadelphia fans. >> and probably embiid too. >> thank you my friend. >> thank you. >> still to come on "action news" the exclusive cold accuweather forecast. >> yes, a live look outside right now sky6 still functioning despite these frigid temperatures. adam joseph standing by with the accuweather details when

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ing. >> as you know it's chilly across the delaware valley but we're not the only ones dealing with bitter temperatures. there is a cold snap sweeping the northeast through the midwest affecting 200 million americans. and while we're going to see snow tomorrow folks living in erie pa are still trying to

dig out from 5 feet of snow that fell since christmas. they know all about it. and in upstate new york crews have been using front end loaders to move mountains of snow. the weather taking a toll on travel at chicago's midway international airport here over 80 flights were canceled. not everyone is suffering through the cold, though. woodland hills california temperatures are in the 80's. how about that? doing some outdoor push-ups on the picnic tables. we can only dream about that. >> that's cruel. >> we thought we would throw that in by comparison. >> those people look way too happy. >> we're all headed out west, right. >> if only. you know, it's supposed to be cold in the winter but this kind of cold taking over this much of the country, i mean, that far below normal, pretty impressive this early in the winter season. typically january, february you see this. >> impressive meteorologically. [laughter] >> yeah. >> can we finish it early then, be done in february and call it a winter. >> maybe we'll get it out now. >> get it over with. >> let's hope so. let's take a look at the

weather center here. one can hope. sky6 there at city hall you can see the ice skaters out on the ice rink, the rothman ice rink. still everything very festive down at city hall but we are tracking a little snow to begin the weekend. but right now temperatures are in the teens to around 20 degrees for trenton, a little bit above that in philadelphia, millville, 25 right now in dover but we still have a little bit avenue wind out there so it feels like the single digits for allentown, reading and lancaster. 10 in wilmington. 14 for millville. 13 again in the city of philadelphia. as we take a look at satellite and radar, there's the system, it's very weak but nonetheless it's going to bring us a little messy bit of snow here tomorrow morning into the early afternoon. it's a quick hit of it but again, even a little bit of snow on a very cold ground will create quite a nuisance here for your saturday. future tracker showing 6 o'clock in the morning that's when the flurries start falling in the western suburbs and then it becomes steady calm and light right around

the mid to late morning, lunchtime hour at 12 o'clock, snowing across much of the region. but it's not long after lunch that that snow starts to fall apart and move off to the east and it's o a lng scattered flurry or snow shower later on in the afternoon. this snapshot of 4:30 looking like a coating to 2-inches of snow across-the-board here, most areas will pick up a fluffy inch. but every flake is going to stick with that steadiest before midday creating slick driving conditions on untreated surfaces but this is one of those snows that's going to be easy to remove off the car. if you have a broom, the sidewalk or bring out the leaf blower and just below your drive way with some of that snow, that's how easy you'll be able to remove it. then as we get into sunday for the eagles 1 o'clock, wind chills near 5 degrees the entire afternoon on sunday 'cause those winds will clock at speeds of near 30 miles an hour at times with air temperatures in the 20's and then as we ring in or say goodbye to 2017, and say hello to 2018, couple fireworks

displays down at penn's landing, one at 6 o'clock, air temperature of 17 but ignore that number. dress for 0 degrees. and the same for midnight, 12 degrees, feeling near zero. the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast, upper 20's for tomorrow with those snow showers, again sunday, monday both days very windy with a lot of sun. and with those temperatures in the upper teens to low 20's, it will feel between zero and 5 degrees the entire day. both days. and then tuesday not as harsh, 25. near 30 come wednesday with sun and clouds and yesterday there were nor'easters showing up near the coast. we're still watching the coast but at this point looking like it's kicking out to sea and it will just bring in colder air by the end of the week on friday with highs of 24. we're not expected to touch freezing for the next seven days and if that happens, this could be one of the top 14 longest stretches in philadelphia's history of being below freezing and again very impressive it's early in

the season for it. >> okay, adam thank you. >> thank you. >> more "action news" coming up right after this. >> ♪

>> a kwanzaa celebration under way in philadelphia's cedarbrook section. eynon tabernacle church hosting its kwanzaa celebration. food arts and crafts and so much more. and check it out former "action news" anchor lisa thomas lurie also there signing her book on camera and off. the illness that sidelined her career back in 2004. that event runs through 8 o'clock tonight. kwanzaa wraps up on monday. >> all right. and right now the "action news" team standing by with these stories and more next at 6:00 the delaware valley is bracing for one of the coldest new year's. how the bitter temperatures are affecting plans to ring in 2018. >> and pulled from a frozen lake. dramatic rescue of dog 32 fell

through the ice in delaware. >> for rick williams adam joseph jaime apody cecily tynan brian taff the entire "action news" team, i'm monica malpass. join me next for "action news" at 6:00. >> good night. >> ♪ el: broke, homeless, selling my body to get high, locked up, a slave to heroin - that was my life. married, a homeowner, a professional, recovering and thriving - that's my life now.

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cold are on tap for your holiday weekend. folks bundled up and braved the bitter temperatures for a stroll on the boardwalk in ocean city today. but the cold is settling in and ice has already begun to form on the delaware river. road crews busy this morning in preparation for the potential snowfall tomorrow. deldot's trucks were brining the southbound lanes of i-95 near newport. at the north district yard here in christiana trucks were being loaded up with salt ready to deploy as soon as the snowfalls. "action news" reporter jeff chirico is looking into how the cold is affecting new year's plans. chad pradelli checking out security preparations and john rawlins has folks stocking up for their celebrations. but first let's get to that all important accuweather forecast. meteorologist adam joseph in for cecily tynan tonight. adam. >> yeah, it's been cold now over 74 hours below freezing here in philadelphia right now that number sitting at 22 degrees, 18 in pittsburgh, six in