♪ . ♪ . action news delaware valley's leading news program. with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skversky, sarah bloomquist, and walter perez. let the celebrations begin. good-bye 2017, hello 2018. part of the world is welcomed in the new year, here's the festivities are just beginning. >> new year's eve in a big story on action news is a final ha ra.

>> i'm sharrie williams in for walter perez. there are only seven hours left in 2017 and lots are ready to party and bid the past year farewell. you can see time square is packed tonight >> there are a number of celebrations closer to home, we have a team of reporters covering it for you, but first let's get the accu-weather forecast with meteorologist. >> people are hoping for a new weather pattern >> the winds will be picking up. right now, it's 14 in philadelphia, you know, the air temperature really doesn't tell the full story, you have to factor in the winds, the windchill, the way it feels, on your body, two degrees below zero. and windchills will be hovering below zero, basically all night and the winds picking up.

satellite and radar, the clouds are sending out it will be a dry new year's e. moon lit skies but bitter cold. if you're heading out as a lot of people are perhaps penns landing to watch the firework, dress in a lot of layers, you know, how to dress for the cold air, we've been doing it about a bit colder. temperatures kind of easing down as we head through the overnight hour, midnight 11, but the windchills will be dropping below zero and they will keep dropping all night. we have a windchill advisory posted from 9:00 until 10:00 tomorrow morning for windchills between about five degrees and 20 degrees below zero. those coldest windchills will be up in the poconos, but tomorrow, where those winds gusting 25 to 30 miles per hour, future tracker showing 7:00 tomorrow morning, it will feel like four degrees below zero in philadelphia, 19 below in the poconos, heading to the mummer's day parade tomorrow, definitely dress in layer, maybe try to

take breaks inside. the windchill even in the afternoon, hovering in the single digits most of the region, i'm tracking opportunities for a little bit of snow later in the week and another arctic cold shot we'll talk more about that coming up in the full accu-weather forecast. >> no let's go to trench heartman at the rothman ice ring in contact center city, and this is one of those days, trish, when it's a must to bundle up in layers if you're planning to brave the elements. >> reporter: yes, you're exactly right. out here enjoying e areundled themselves in dilworth park, enjoying themselves with ice-skating or new year's eve, take a look, they're out here, bundled and they're enjoying the music. and they're out here on the rink some people have their eagles gear on. they're staying in good spirits as they skate before they ring in the new year, let's take a look at video from earlier today, eagles tailgaters braced the cold before the 1:00 game outside the link financial

field. the fans show up in any weather. we also stopped by rehearsal for the south philadelphia string ban on passyunk avenue. we know how the cold affects the string band's instruments especially the winds but the show must go on. and the parade will go on. they went through the routine one more time. here at dilworth we're asked people how they're staying warm in these temperatures. >> you have long johns on and we have hand warmers and we're walking a lot. we're warm. >> reporter: keeping it moving >> that's the trick. >> we got our hand warmers and toe warmers, and a lot of laughs. dodging in and out of different buildings to keep warm. >> reporter: we keep saying this over, layers and layers. i have two coats, two shirts, two pants, two sock, a hat and

boots and i'm still cold. if you're going outside, please be safe and bundle up. live in center city, trish heartman channel 6 action news. >> thank you, trish. let's go to action news reporter at penns landing where less than an hour until the fireworks show of the night. christie? >> reporter: hey there, sarah. both of tonight's events are sold out and believe it or not. the cold weather is not keeping the 1200 people who purchased tickets to be down here, the gates opened at 5:00 and you're starting to see people slowly trickling in. organizers have been working around the clock for last three days trying to set up one of the city's biggest new year's eve bashes >> the fireworks have been loaded in for the last four days. they put in about 400 man-hours to get the shows ready and then right here at the rink, we're getting ready for a two-part sold-out parties on ice. >> getting ready before they

come in and light this, and it's like prepping. >> boneless wings and cheesesteaks. we're going to go through a lot of cases of crab fries, wings and probably anywhere between 100 and 150 pounds of steak. that's a lot of meat. >> reporter: back out here live, you can see that people are already starting to come in. there are bundled up. all huddled around, a lot of these camp fires they have. they have food, music, skating and, of course, the main attraction which are the fireworks starts at 6:00. this ends at 8:00 and another one starts at 10:00. channel 6. action news. thank you, christie. here's a live picture of time square. the cross roads of the world is packed in spite of security concerns and the bitter cold.

a million people are expected to show up. there's plenty of star power to ring in the new year, kelly clark son, joan nass, mariah carey will take center stage, then at midnight, the ball will drop along with 3,000 pounds of confetti. you can watch the party in time square in the comfort of your home here on 6 abc. ryan sea crest will host the new year's rocking eve. live coverage starting at 8:00 p.m. on channel 6. . turning now to those eagles. trish showed us the die hard fans willing to brave the cold to watch the team at the linc >> they didn't play that great but it didn't matter. >> didn't play that great is very, very nice way to put it. >> brutal. and this is the way they will play in the playoffs, they're in major trouble. foles said they're still confident. the only thing colder tn this

w ar's eve weather, the eagles offensive, ice cold in the finally. they lay an egg at fmeor the first time in 12 years, nick foles and company look out of sink heading into the playoffs. ng that brutal cold to see the finallygainst the cowboys, carson wentz getting mvp game the cheering ends there. first half ugly eagles cowboys combine zero points at the half, never happened in the history of this rival re. nick folesnd the offense way out of sink dropping passes, tore re-smith dropped the ball. when a pass under thrown, the eagles were the in the nfl, they start one for 20 the last two weeks, foles leave and the cowboys leave with a win, dak prescott scott, eagles lose six-0. doug pederson is not worried about the 13-3 eagles heading into the playoffs. >> it's tough. am i concerned? i'm not. still got a lot of confidence in our offense, it's not one

person, one guy. there's enough to go around. you know, it's tough in the situation where you know your kind of maybe only going to get a quarter a couple series and you're comin. but still got a lot of confidence in the guys. >> pederson said the the linc will be wronging in two weeks when is they host the home playoff game. they have played very well at home with the exception of of course of today and last week. bottom line the eagles are 13 and three for the most wins in team history, expect to be fine in the playoffs. >> let's home it warms up, the temperature for the next games >> and the offense warms up >> exactly. >> thank you, update to a sn following all weekend out of collingswood. a man has been charged in the stabbing death ofomen and attempted murder of a investigators say 48ear-old colleen41-year-old alicia mcwere found on the unit block around 5:00 and pronounced at

the scene a 45 woman was rushed to cooper hospital. 44-year-old mark lie sick was on the scene when police arrived according to the camden county prosecutor's office. he's been charged with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of first degree attempted murder. no word on the motive. a man was found murdered in northeast philadelphia this afternoon. he was discovered just before 1:00. on the 5700 block of leonard street. police say the 26-year-old was shot in the chest and taken to einstein medical center. where he was pronounced dead. the suspect was seen fleeing the scene in a black kia. 25 homes are without water following a water main break in philadelphia's fox chase neighborhood. an eight inch main broke this morning and flooded homes on the 900 block of straw street where frigid temps quickly turned the area into a giant sheet of ice. residents say they first call the thursday and friday to complaint about leaking water. coming up at 5:30, we'll hear

from residents ending the year with the giant icy mess. >> a fire forced dozens out of their apartments into the bitter cold in yaedon in the 300 block of north front around 2:30 this morning, a resident reported hearing an explosion and noticed smoke. investigators say a transformer box on the buildings shorted out. the red cross tells action news people in 84 units had to evacuate. residents waited in the cold until busses arrived to take them to yaedon bureau hall. another fire this one in philadelphia's kensington section. sense a 5-year-old boy hospital 2700 block of cstreet this after 3 this morning, they found flames shooting from the first and second floor of a house, officials say several people inside the building were forced to jump to safety. the boy was taken to st.

christopher's hospital for minor burns to his hands, the red cross is assisting three people displaced by this blaze. ahead on action news we will take you around the world for the festivity as we celebrate the arrival of 2018. a drunken man cause as scene at a houston hotel where a huge new year's eve celebration is planned. what they found inside his whole room. that truly shocking >> shots fired in a denver suburb, a call about a noise complaint ended with one deputy did he do and four other officers hurt. details coming up. ♪

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called to a is disturbance at an apartment complex. linda lopez has the story. >> reporter: they honor add fallen brother killed this morning in high land ranch colorado. zachary parish when he and othe officers responded to the scene. a co canyon apartment complex about 20 miles south of denver >> we have one deputy down inside the's apartment, i'm not getting anything from him. all have been hit at least once >> the suspected gunman hitting five officers. according to the sheriff,

killing parish and wounding four. >> almost immediately after that, upon arrival, the officers, the shooting took place. >> douglas county sheriff tony saying the suspect seemed to have barricaded him in a bedroom and shot the officers ambush style >> there were well over 100 rounds fired in this engagement. hundred rounds was from the suspect. >> reporter: civilians were also hit. their injuries nonlife-threatening. the suspect then shot and killed by officers. deputy force seven months. sheriff sperlock visibly emotional >> very difficult today. zach was a good kid, smiling kid. walking down the halls, you could see his face. eager to work and serve >> the sheriff said this suspect has no criminal record but was known to them from other incidents involving police. they hadn't positively identified him yet and are

waiting more information from the injured officers an off duty houston officers, led to the discovery of a weapon, they called for backpack when more help arrived, officers found several weapons in the hotel room they also found weapons inside his vehicle and took that man in for questioning. the arrest came hour bruce springsteen the hotel was scheduled to hold its annual new year's eve celebration. >> still ahead cecily tynan will have another look at the frigid weather >> some people aren't waiting till midnight, we'll take you to a celebration for children. >> and the pope delivered his year end message, we'll tell you who the pontiff is showing gratitude for on this new year's eve.

. a 2018 arrived in malaysia. hundreds of thousands waited all night long to watch the 15-minute show. pope francis marked the arrival of 2018 by taking part in a vest pers mass. the pope noted 2017 as a year marred by war, he also said he felt gratitude for the people, especially those in rome who

contributed small but precious gestures to the common good. he specifically mentioned teachers, who help shape children and therefore the future. kids in delaware got a chance to celebrate on this new year's eve. they were rocking out this morning at the delaware children's museum in wilmington. and when the clock struck 12:00 noon, the confetti went flying, there was also confetti at the children's party at the please touch museum in fairmount park. they parked the atrium for an early party. the children danced the day away and enjoyed an appearance by sparkle the puppet >> here's a live look at penns landing, if you're ringing in the new year in the city, this is the place to be, two firework shows tonight. the first at 6:00. the second is at midnight, christy is there and we'll have another live report >> i have to say i think the

place to be is inside watching everything on tv. because it's -- high today was 20. our high. >> doesn't it feel worse >> it felt worse with the winds, it's sticking around. it's actually intensifying. >> bearer of great news. happy new year. >> let's get over to the weather center, we have a live sky 6 taking a look at the rothman institute ice rink. the action news van she's getting warm because it is outrageously cold. we also have the winds and winds will be picking up. right now the wind speed out of the northwest philadelphia 60 miles an hour, atlantic city 12, allentown, reading and lancaster, winds nine miles an hour, temperatures are generally in the teens, but the windchills, most areas below zero, feels like three degrees below zero in reading, i can't stress enough if you're heading

out tonight or tomorrow you really have to pack on the layers and have a warm place you can go inside and take some breaks. satellite and radar showing we did have a pretty thick cloud cover deck earlier. that's now moving on and what this is doing is opening the door for colder air to be moving in tomorrow. so tonight for your new year's eve, a moonlight sky. n't have to worry aby. precipitation. but bitter cold. two degrees in the suburbs nine in center city, but windchills dropping well were below zero. to put this in perspective, last week, was cold. the last time we were above freezing was last monday. and then, this week, we got another reenforcing shot of colder air that will be moving in bitter cold, not just a start of the new year tomorrow b to e next weekend. future tracker showing the wind gusts, these are a little bit overdone but generally around midnight we're looking at winds

gusting 20 to perhaps 30 miles per hour, we keep the winds most of the day at 9:00. 23 miles an hour wind gusts in philadelphia, stronger at the shore and even tomorrow evening, the winds will be with us and that has a big factor how it feels. the mumrs' parade forecastlots news, temperatures holding in the teens, but the windchill near 0 all day long. so again, do bundle up. i sound like a broken record. so this is what you really need to do. how to dress. bundle up in as many layers as you can, it traps in the air along your body that's been warmed up from your body. the more layer, less effective, long johns, good idea, hats and gloves and socks important. tomorrow as we start the new year, 19, windchills around zero, 26 tuesday wednesday, 32, thursday watching a storm off the coast.

could bring a storm. colder on friday, 18, talk about it next weekend in the seven-day forecast. >> we can only hope we warm you mean. a baby seal with a face for pizza has been returned to the sea with the help of police officers in cape cod. this little guy was found waddling around a strip mall specifically near a pizza shop. the officers were able to get the pup in a cage. seal was released back into the ocean not before getting the name houston from a u.s. navy seal from that area. it's unclear if houston got its pizza.

. six and a half hours to go >> in other parts of the world, hong kong set up thousands of fireworks spanning nearly a mile. the show included fireworks inspired by skattering magical star dust, a symbol of new year's blessing. celebrate the chinese new year sidney australia celebrated the new year with a massive firework display. the celebration included a water fall cascade flowing off the bridge celebrating same sex marriage, nearly a million people at the festivities, it

generates $170 million. and here in dubai. the world's tallest building is used to display an incredible light show timed to music foughts show set up a new world record. dubai used fireworks in the past for new year, didn't this career out of security concerns. >> we want to go back to time square in new york city. the cold weather is not keeping party goerers away. firms are encouraging anyone who is out there to bundle up because of the bitter temperatures. sure to stick around for dick clark's new year's rocking eve beginning at 8:00 here on 6 abc. we will have a preview coming up in the next half hour. we'll be right back.

oh how the weather is making the situation worse, the champagne will be flowing, we'll take you to a local clinic that offers iv infusions. here's a live look at new york's time square, we got a preview of dick clark's new year's rocking eve, find out which performers will be helping it count down.

cecily tynan joining us now, brutally cold >> the challenge about this forecast is how many different ways can i say it's cold? it's frigid. it's going to get windy, getting colder. so i wish i had better news, let's go live taking a look at penns landing at the ice rink, and dry conditions out there. that's the good news. we don't have to worry about any freezing rain, any snow out there. but it's definitely frigid and i got a great looking shot. john posted it from my facebook page. last sunset of 2017 that view from port pendelo where we had a lot of clouds earlier. the clouds had been thinning out and the accu-weather highlights will show you behind the system we got a stinging wind that will be picking up as we head to the overnight hours as we begin 2018. a windchill advisory posted for windchills dropping as low as 20

below zero. but here in philadelphia, windchills below zero and even more intense arctic air is on the way. as you ring in the new year if you're heading to the fireworks bundle up. put on as many layers as you can. the hand warmers help. by midnight it's 11 but the windchills below zero where they are right now and that's really where they will be staying overnight. take a look at the temperatures. they don't tell the full story. philadelphia 14, our high 20, which is 21 degrees below normal. normal low is 27, our highs not even reaching the low. allentown and reading, 12, cape may 18, pomona, 15, but you factor in the wind, the windchill two degrees below zero in philadelphia, three below in reading, zero in cape may in the poconos feels like 17 degrees below zero. satellite and radar showing the clouds from earlier dissipating as a few fair weather clouds at best but the cold pattern is

setting out for another bitter week. we should be staying below freezing. perhaps touching the freezing mark on wednesday, reenforcing shot of cold air arriving late next week, that means if you've been bundling up staying warm continue to do so maybe add an extra layer. mummer's day parade tomorrow will be windy, wind gusts up to 30 miles per hour, temperatures in the teen, the windchill near zero. future tracker showing the windchills tomorrow morning at 7:30 in the morning feeling like three below in philadelphia, eight below in reading, four below in wildwood, 19 below in the poconos, as we head into the evening hours, windchills will ease a little bit but still generally it will feel like the single digits all day long tomorrow. and then that other arctic blast arriving late next week. the exclusive accu-weather seven-day forecast welcoming in the new year with the same weather we had to end 2017. it's blustery, frigid, 19 but windchills hovering around zero.

tuesday, it's still cold, but not quite as bad, the winds not as strong, mostly sunny skies, 26 degrees. wednesday should be the warmest day. hitting the freezing point. plenty of sunshine on thursday. still watching a coastal storm at this point looks like it's too far offshore to really bring us a big snowstorm. could be flurries, perhaps snow showers around the coast, i'll keep you posted. 27 and behind that system even colder on friday than it was today. the high only 18 degrees windchills likely around 0, starting the weekend, it's sunny on saturday, but bitter cold again, 19 degrees and sunday it's partly sunny. still cold but 25 degrees, and signs that next week temperatures should climb closer to the average high this time. i think we got went day above

freezing, it's going to feel like a heat wave. but until then keep warm thoughts. >> thanks, cecily. 25 hometowns without water this evening, following a massive water main break in philadelphia's fox chase seconds this morning. several of those homes are also dealing with flooded basements. and making it more did you not but temperature, which is causing some of the water to freeze over. jeaneatte reyes has much more on the big mess. >> reporter: last day of the year, the flores family found themselves ending plans to ring in 2018, instead packing up to head to their daughter after a broken eight inch water main flooded their basement >> this is the second time around with the city. with the water department to keep on doing the same thing over and over again. nobody gives a hoot about nobody. >> this morning, we came out, it was just gushing out of the ground over here and over here. >> reporter: crews at the fire and water department descended

upon the street which became a sheet of ice, realing ground war mar along driveways and cars, there were also trails of mud along sidewalks and yards, hoses later pumped water out of hometowns adding a new layer of ice, it is what it is's cold out. but it's all we can do, wait to see what happens. >> reporter: neighbors say they called the water department on thursday, and friday noticing a like. >> unfortunately the water department right now is very sy, we haven breaks happening every y,ng out calling you out, lakes in the streets and service lines broken. and you know, we don't turn every water main off that is broken or that could be broken. because if we did that right now, we'd be turning off a lot of homes. >> reporter: there are currently 25 home without service, the water department is saying they should have that back by the end of the day.

reporting in fox chase, jeaneatte reyes channel 6 action news. a man is in critical condition after being shot multiple times in a she was not seconds of philadelphia. the unidentified man was dropped off at temple university hospital around 4:00 this morning. with two gunshot wounds to the legs, and three to the upper body. a preliminary investigation discovered the man was shot in the 2200 block of north 33rd street. right now, police do not know who pulled the trigger. at the scene, police found shell casings and an suv with several bullet holes. a 43-year-old man was rescued from the second floor of a burning building in the overbrook seconds of philadelphia. crews were called to the fire at the intersection of 61st and lansdowne avenue just after 3:30, firefighters used ladders to reach the man trapped in one of the bedrooms. man was taken to an area hospital with severe home inhalation, at last check, he was said to be in critical condition. a firefighter was also

hospitaled with an injured leg after he slipped on nearby ice. crews responded to a fire in philadelphia's hunting park seconds that investigators are calling suspicious. firefighters responded to the scene on the 2300 block of west hunting park before midnight. the structure was formally the bud company building, which was once used at a transportation manufacturing plant, no injuries have been reported. from our new jersey newsroom, a special mass was held in honor of atlantic city mayor done guardian, the mass at st. nicholas in atlantic city was dedicated to the mayor on his last day in office. the republican will be replaced by democrat frank gilliam junior. still ahead on new year's eve, jeff skversky has more on today's disappointing game between the eagles and cowboy >> and the new year's eve celebrations have already gun, we'll take you to one that

included some of our favorite says me street friends >> mariah carey is preparing for the new year's eve do i over, last year didn't go so great. she's planning to give it another shot. we have a preview of her performance and much more when action news at 5:00 continues. ,000 in america last year.

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the children hung out with many favorite characters from says me street, there's also a parade and fireworks. these party goers saying good-bye to 2017 hanging out with the encourages from the sea. camden's venture quorum is hosting a party. face painting and live music, it will be a great spot to watch the fireworks on the waterfront in just a few minutes. here's a live look now, back to time square in new york city. a million people are expected to gather there to watch the ball drop at midnight. and abc is gearing up for what's expected to be an entertaining night. action news's alicia vitarelli breaks down what we can expect on dick clark's new year's rocking eve including one mega super star back for re-do. >> of course we're talking about mariah carey who took to twitter to lovingly call this year's performance take two. last year, as you know didn't quite work out as planned for

the star, carry a is back for a second chance at ringing in yet another new year, this time on a high note. >> happy new year. car resaid it plagued last year's performance >> i'm trying to be a good sport here. car. >> that was amazing >> she's back for round two and this new year's eve carey is the headliner and says we can expect something similar to her las vegas show, a big production with a full band and backup dancers, set to perform singer song writer ka me la ca bello and nick jonas. the award winning duo sugar land is set to perform live for more

than 1 million people expected to top time square, the finishing touches are in place on the new year's eve center piece that features more than 2500 water ford crystal triangles. ryan sea crest will host. jenny mccarthy will once again have the crowd. from las vegas a performance from britney spears and super siera w briring in the new year from the west coast. 6 abc is the only place to watch dick clark's new year's rocking eve, the show kicks off sunday at 8:00. alicia vitarelli channel 6 action news. jeff here now with sports, we'll talk about the eagles. not so hot out there. >> you can talk about the team any which way you would like

they finished as the number one n note today.fc or they finished how do you feel about this time? how about ice cold? that sums up the offense. notes and the eagles shut outlet at home for the first time in 12 years. if this is what's to come in the playoffs, it will not be a happy new year, carson wentz on crutches, the eagles are not smiling today against the cowboys, they're so out of sink, donnie jones forgets to take off his warm-up pants, the eagles offense never warms up. one for 17 on third down, tore re-smith drops, and that was the bread and butter, next play, smith again incomplete. foles he looks way off today. gets picked off later in the first after fumbling a snap, he's done after a few series. sudfeld plays the rest of the way. he has carson wentz legs, look at him roll, 22 yards.

but the offense runs nowhere. end of the third, sudfeld on third down incomplete. eagles start one for 20 on third down the last two games, first eagles cowboys game to be scoreless ever heading into the fourth, finally points, dak prescott scott, lose six zip shut out at home. >> i know everyone is positive in the locker room, it's been a tremendous season, we're 13 and three, unfortunately we didn't put together this week, and the last two weeks as offense we haven't done what we wanted to, but we've found a way to win against oakland and we'll continue to improve and look at the film and be ready to go for the playoffs. >> two weeks from now, we fully expect the stadium to be rocking with the eagles fans. our fans been great all season long, and we can't wait, we can't wait until then. you know, you get into the postal season and got to play

great defense and be able to run the football. that's been our formula pretty much all season long, we got to get back to that. got a lot of confidence moving forward. >> a lot of things to clean up. eagles have a by before playing the first playoff game at home in two weeks, they will not find out the opponent until next sunday and the endless possibilities including the falcons and seahawks who are fighting for the playoff spot. vikings, first round by. vikings win 23-10. eagles in at the conference, they will get a first round by as well at 13 and three. while the eagles rest this weekend plans for the playoffs, defensive coordinator jim schwartz could be planning his exit. he's the favorite to become the next giants headcoach according to espn. schwartz is expected to interview with the new york giants within the next few days, in fact, it's the only time he'll be eligible to meet with teams until the eagles are

officially out of the playoffs. schwartz has been the eagles defends for last two season, it could be potentially a huge loss considering the eagles have been one of the best teams in the nfl defensively all season. >> it's a great nod for him. you hate to lose him >> what happens when you have a successful team, your coaches get plunged out >> they talked to fight cancer, for free game party to raise cancer awareness. the foundation is in the midst of its lung cancer survivor super bowl challenge, one survivor from this area will get a trip to the super bowl. ♪

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they can also ward off a cold and give you a boost of energy. health reporter and registered nurse visit add new center in philadelphia for both of them. >> this isn't a medical clinic, but entrepreneur scott silver is hoping it will give his body a boost. if i can get a quick fix, that would be awesome >> he's getting a leader of saline mixed with various vitamins, after placing an iv in his vein, the solution willin

christie a registered nurse opened city hydration about six weeks ago. offering a menu of options. >> some of them are based on health and wellness, general cold and flu -- we have an energy infusion, and athletic helps with muscle recovery >> but most popular is the hang over relief >> you get the anti-unaware medicine, antiinflammatory >> it's not a cure or green light to drink too much. but helps to relief symptoms, this doctor sees the benefits for some >> you'll feel the effects of feeling better >> as for the vitamins they can help too but you can get them through diet, but absorption

will be slower >> is it a different way to get hydrated >> yes, absolutely >> for people with medical problems this is not for you >> people with heart diseases such as heart failure, coronary artery disease, hypertension, >> as for scott, he's feeling. >> relaxed, recharged. i preview to just stay here and chill for rest of the day. >> the cost for an infusion ranges from $75 to $180, it is not covered by insurance. many of the iv lounging also offer house calls, ally gorman, channel 6 action news.

south korea rang in the new year with fireworks and a laser light on a sky scraper in soul they hope it will bring a decrease in tension with north

korea and looking forward to the winter olympics >> the skies over new see lands exploded with fireworks. it included more than 3,000 fireworks. passengers on crews ships in the harbor got a special view. another live look at time square, a million people are expected to gather here tonight to see the ball drop at midnight it will come down along with thousands of pounds of confetti. of course we'll be following the fun in time square as tradition continues right here on 6 abc. ryan seacrest will host dick clark's new year's eve. coverage begins at 8:00 p.m. coming up on action news at 6:00, we continue to track these temperatures, the latest accu-weather forecast for new year's eve is coming up. live at penns landing as the fireworks show is minutes away from beginning. action news at 6:00 coming up

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♪ . ♪ . ♪ . action news delaware valley's leading news program. with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skversky. sarah bloomquist and walter pere perez. sunday night in the news, we're ending 2017 with a coldest weather we've seen in years, what you can expect for new year's eve and new year's day. plus the eagles lose in rare form today against the cowboys at the linc. but the big story on action news is the celebration to ring in the new year >> from time square to penns landing and across the nation, millions of people are braving the cold weather to greet 2018. we have team coverage of this

new year's eve,