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>> oh no. it's deja vu for villanova. this time last season ranked number one in the country undefeated until butler paid a visit. at butler they allow them to shoot close to 70% from three. cats clawback. eric brunson, pascal, nova within six. too little, too late. villanova loses 101-93, lost

four regular season games since the start of last season, three to butler. we have more coming up in 20 minutes. >> thank you, jeff. much more to come on "action news." we continue to track those temperatures and biting windchills. adam joseph is back with the forecast. there could be changes at the white house. president trump is looking to reshuf wilreshuffle his staff a. that and more when "action news" comes right back. ♪ ♪

>> an accuweather alert is in effect tonight. dangerous cold is here and the worst is yet to come. sky 6 at the airport, it's been cold and it's not over yet. adam joseph is here with a check of the forecast. the true arctic air funneling in from the north and west. teens in single digits to the north and west as well. pittsburg nine degrees. you factor in the wind kicking up overnight tonight and the next 48 hours. it's below zero for windchill for buffalo, binghamton,

pittsburg, nine philadelphia and new york city and the number continues to tumble going into the morning and daylight hours of sunday. satellite and radar all that snow, the clouds are long gone at this point. the arctic air avoids the area of clouds. hard to support a lot of cloud cover. that's the case through the day on tuesday. windchill tracker into the day on sunday, eight degrees or so for the next few hours, dropping to three degrees, winds 15 to 2. by lunchtime tomorrow, seven degrees. as we press into new year's eve, evening, bitter cold, windchill near zero 6:00 and midnight despite the air temperatures in the teens. if you know someone or you are planning to head to the poconos, windchill advisory sta startingt

6:00 through lunchtime for the ski resorts. windchills during the time period, 20-degrees below zero. we'll chat about all of this cold and also when it could or could not break in the seven-day forecast. >> let's hope for the best. we are not alone. people throughout the country are dealing with dangerously cold weather and there are warnings for those planning to spend timeout side over the next few days. >> winter weather alerts from the rockies to new england. 200,000,000 americans in the frozen zone. >> it's cold. >> record cold sweeping the country bringing an end to 2017. as the clock approaches 2018, minneapolis expected to feel 26 below zero, dallas 11.

in time square temperatures expected to reach the teens, real feel minus five. wintery city, a mess. chunks of ice in the chicago river. members of the salvation army concerned for the homeless. >> this is dangerous cold, people's lives could be at stake. we are checking up on them. >> erie, pennsylvania, a roof collapsed at a roofing company. no one was inside. >> outside kalamazoo michigan, a multicar pileup. should you encounter a snowplow -- >> back off and don't pass. the blades are wide. you can't get into their blind spot easy. >> if you find yourself behind a gravel truck, authorities recommend lots of extra room. >> if you are wondering when

we'll get relief, temperatures are expected to stick around for the next seven to ten days. a man from california has been arrested for making a prank call that led to a man in a different state being shot by police. >> 25-year-old harper better easy said he shot his father. when police responded they ordered andrew finch to lower his hands. when he moved, they shot him. better easy called in a phony bomb threat and served two years. >> two men have been arrested for the murder of two women and two children in new york. justin man and james white are accused of killing brandy mills and shan ta myers as well as her five and 11-year-old children. the four were found dead in their basement apartment

tuesday. >> erica garner passed away this morning in brooklyn. the 22 spearheaded protests against police brutality. she was in a coma after a heart attack last week. her father died in 2014 after new york police officer also put him in a chokehold. he was selling loose cigarettes on the sidewalk outside of a store at the time. >> a controversial test helps police in texas make an arrest in a "cold case" murder. leah shaw was stabbed to death last year. they did something known as dna testing. 29-year-old byron collins. dna markers match others.

in this case it led them to the brother of a man already in prison. that man is the prime suspect in the case. president trump is getting ready to ring in the new year in marla go. at the white house it appears there will be a staff of reshuffling. david right has the story from west palm beach. >> trump has made more than 60 visits to golf courses he owns since taking the oath of office. the white house usually refuses to say if he picks up his clubs. friday, no sensitivity. >> it's the 16th hole. >> as his first year in office winds to a close, trump is gearing up for 2018, including a reshuffle of his political team at the west wing. >> we need a republic in the

house. we need a republic in the senate. >> the white house is easy to avoid a repeat of debacles. in alabama, the first candidate -- >> luther strange is our man. he was defeated in the primary by roy moore helped by trump's mastermind. trump jumped on the moore bandwagon even after moore was accused of sexual assault. >> get out and vote for roy moore. >> moore's defeat became a defeat for trump too. some say the gop losseses in alabama and virginia underscore there is a hole left by steve bannon's departure. >> much more to come on "action news." a loved one was gunned down last

year. they are asking for help. >> the eagle game against the cowboys may not matter to some but fo it's their chance.

>> time for a check of the accuweather forecast. adam joseph, it is cold. >> numbering cold. it's stipgin stinging you like . outside live on sky 6, quiet roadways in center city. the country flags are flapping as the winds pick up tonight

into tomorrow and new year's day. one thing about the city, it's windier because of the wind tunnel effect as the wind wraps around the tall buildings and narrow streets. in philadelphia, 12 miles per hour, 13 in reading, 8 in allentown, 14 miles per hour in wilmington. these are sustained not gusts. southeastern pennsylvania, the poconos, six below zero, ten in trenton, 15 in cape may. satellite and radar, snow from earlier, the clear sky is going to dominate. over all a decent amount of sunshine to say goodbye to 2017.

air temperatures, 7-7, stays in the teens most of the time. 20 maybe 21 during the middle part of the afternoon. air temperatures don't matter in this type of pattern. zero to five above. as we look at the afternoon tomorrow, six philadelphia, one in allentown, one in reading, five in wilmington, 12 below in the poconos, 20 or so below monday morning on future tracker. the rest of the region monday morning, below zero and only in the single digits going into monday afternoon. it's not until tuesday that we break out of this really harsh wind. 1:00 tomorrow an eagle game at the lake creating temperatures of five degrees. the mum ir's parade gusts to

30 miles per hour even for the parade on monday. windchills either side of zero throughout the parade with air temperatures in the teens start to finish. the seven-day forecast, 20 for the high tomorrow, harsh out there. the core of the cold drops in new year's eve night with a high of 19 and full sunshine. a tad warmer tuesday, 26-degrees. we try to approach the freezing point for a time being wednesday before a large storm develops just offshore. how close is up in the air. latest models keep it offshore. that pulls down intense arctic air by friday. the coldest of the stretch, 17-degrees for friday for the high. bitter here saturday, a week from now 22-degrees. quite the stretch as we end one year and go into the next. >> don't fool around.

>> you have to cover up. >> thank you, adam. keep up with changes to the new year's eve forecast. a newly upgraded "6abc" app is a free download for your mobile device. his family is now setting up a foundation in his name as the quest for justice continues. here's rick williams with the crime fighter report. >> he was out going, compassionate, caring. >> sue remembers her son fondly. the 25-year-old father of three talked to her everyday but with you silent july 29th, 2016. >> i talked to my son everyday but this day i didn't talk to him. >> police were called to a person with a gun on 48th street. they found kahlil and a friend

suffering from gunshot wounds. the friend survived but kahlil did not. his mother believes that the shooter had an argument with her son. >> he had problems with him for two weeks. >> the friend could not identify the shooter. the city of philadelphia is offering $25,000 in reward money for the person responsible. all calls will remain anonymous. >> sue says she takes solis in something one woman told her after her son's murder. >> she started crying and said there were seven boys that wanted to play football but couldn't because their moms couldn't afford it. my son paid for all seven of them and got them equipment. that's the type of guy he was. >> for crime fighters, i'm rick williams, channel6 "action news." ,000 in america last year.

we need to stand up and say enough. the only way this problem is going to be solved is if we raise our voices. choose help over helplessness, hope over hopelessness. make sure that the lives we've lost will not have been lost in vain. addiction is a disease. when you ask for help, help is there for you.

>> jeff skversky has a check on sports. the sixers have been struggling lately. >> struggling in close games and without joel embiid again tonight. coach brett brown calls the turnovers and blowing leads toxic. making matters worth, the sixers fighting without joel embiid. sixers against the nuggets, sixers with the six point lead. fourth quarter hits the three and sixers pull it out. their second win this year without embid.

they are in phoenix tomorrow. sunday's eagle game doesn't matter. don't say that to sydney jones. the rooky is expected to make his debut against theers. jones has been suiting up for the eagles. >> penn state offense running hot against washington, bowl record, 558-yards, trace mcfarley, two touchdowns, both today sean ha hamilton. 7-0 all time in the fiesta bowl. >> talk about a pain in the butler. villanova has only lost four regular season games since the start of last season. all but one have come against butler upsetting the number one

ranked team. villanova down 23 to unranked butler. nova on the 14-0 run to make it a game in the second half. brunson, two of 31. in the final seconds, too little too late. villanova loses 101-93, three of the last four regular season losses against butler. fran and temple trying to complete a frantic come back. austin junior for three. owl also down one. final seconds, temple needs another three to tie it. temple loses 76-73. it's the third straight loss. st. joe's on the road to washington. demry scoring 24. not enough, gw beats st. joe's.

la salle final seconds of the half against st. louis. scoops, scores, pal. team high 28. la salle 25 at the half go on to win big, 83-60 in the conference opener, 7-7. we'll see if they can get things going. >> thank you, jeff. >> a man from indiana took advantage of the cold by building an ice tree. john pumps water out of a pond in indianapolis and pours it over scrap metal and brush for what will be an ice sculpture. he has been doing this nearly every year since 1961. his ice tree gets big as 40 feet high. castle is next. "action news" continues tomorrow morning.

for the entire news team, i'm walter perez. have a great night. we'll see you back here tomorrow. ♪ ♪

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