news for the start of the rush but that will fill back in in the next couple hours. so far picking up over an inch of rain in mount pocono. not a good sign especially for those ski resorts with the melting snow there. philadelphia picking up about a inch and a quarter of rain, over an inch in wilmington, trenton three-quarters of an inch and interior south jersey not even a quarter of an inch fell the heaviest of it i-95 to the north and west. but as we look at storm tracker6 live 3-d you can see down to the south the rain is refiring, regenerating. that will be coming back in this evening. a lot of warm air ahead of this system. low pressure between cincinnati and nashville and a lot of cold air behind it and once this low lifts to the north, that cold air is really going to rush in here late tonight and early tomorrow morning. in fact, it's 63 degrees right now in philadelphia. it is 27 in cleveland, 16 in green bay and four below zero in international falls so a tremendous difference in air temperature along this

boundary from the east to the west. so, overnight tonight an additional quarter to a half inch of rain could spark again some minor street flooding as we get into the overnight hours. then temperatures will crash near dawn and there could be an icy mix with some freezing rain and sleet in the far northwestern suburbs but that doesn't occur until after 4 o'clock in the morning. in fact there's a winter weather advisory. it starts at 1:00 a.m. but nothing should fall in wintry form until about 3, 4 o'clock through 10 o'clock on saturday morning for the poconos lehigh valley all the way down to lancaster. we'll show you the model how it's picking up some of that ice coming up in that accuweather forecast and a big change for the eagles game tomorrow it is going to feel like the teens sharrie. we'll chat about it in that accuweather forecast. >> all right our weather just all over the place. >> all over the place. >> get updates on the forecast and check storm tracker6 live throughout the weekend right on your phone or tablet. the 6abc app is a free download for your mobile device. >> by the thousands friends family and fellow firefighterring gathered today to bid a final goodbye to

lieutenant matthew letourneau. >> and we know that even as matt becomes part of our storied past, he will always be with us in the future. >> heart felt words and somber silence mourners filled the basilica of saints peter and paul remember one of philadelphia's bravest six days after his death in the line of duty. "action news" reporter annie mccormick live outside the basilica this afternoon. she joins us with the story from there. annie. >> reporter: and brian, last night you could see at the first viewing that the line was wrapped around the block. today hundreds more came out to show their respects both inside of the basilica during that mass and then also in the pouring rain they gave their final salute to lieutenant matthew letourneau. hundreds packed the basilica of saints peter and paul for their final goodbye to 42-year-old lieutenant matthew letourneau. engine 45 from letourneau's

firehouse carried the casket of the 11 year department veteran. bagpipers from philadelphia police and fire pipes and drums played as his fellow firefighters carried him into the church. his helmet not far behind. his family standing together surrounded by men and women in uniform. inside the basilica -- >> ♪ , a choir from letourneau's alma mater cardinal o'hare and words of comfort from the fire commissioner. >> he will be with us every step of the way. for matt is not gone. he has simply gone ahead he has gone ahead and joined a company of other heroes. >> reporter: letourneau began as a volunteer firefighter near his home at the springfield fire company in high school. he continued to teach and mentor there.

today his procession ended in delaware county. friends and family say letourneau will always be remembered for his wit, compassion for people and animals and his life of service. >> i've known lieutenant letourneau for a number of years. excellent man. excellent person. excellent firefighter. >> reporter: brian and sharrie we just learned from the philadelphia fire department that lieutenant letourneau will be promoted next week to the rank of captain. for now reporting live in center city, annie mccormick channel6 "action news." back to you. >> all right, annie, thank you. an nj transit bus driver is recovering in the hospital right now after a man allegedly attacked him about 9:30 this morning at the intersection of haddon and kaighn avenue in camden. police say a person tried to board the bus with a dog. when the driver explained that the dog could not board the bus, the discussion apparently escalated into a dispute. the suspect pulled out a knife and stabbed the driver several times in the arm and shoulder.

police arrived quickly and they were able to arrest that suspect. >> a good samaritan tried to stop a robbery in progress in north philadelphia. but he ended up critically wounded and in the hospital. the 27-year-old was a customer waiting to get his haircut at the harris' hairstyling barbershop last night when someone announced a robbery. well, that's when the customer began fighting with the robber. the fight then spilled outside onto the sidewalk of the 2900 block of north 22nd street. that's when several shots were fired and the good samaritan was struck twice. an arrest has been made in this shooting. "action news" reporter vernon odom is gathering more info on the story. we'll have a live report coming up in our next half hour. investigators in bensalem are hoping someone recognizes this woman. she's wanted for trying to use stolen credit cards on more than one occasion. this video is from december 13th at the cvs on neshaminy boulevard. police say the cashier thought the woman looked familiar

because she tried to use stolen cards once before. if you know anything about who this woman is, you're asked to call police. we are just about 24 hours away from the eagles taking the field against the falcons. >> yeah. don't hate me for saying this but the birds haven't won a playoff game in nine years but if all goes right that all changes tomorrow. jeff skversky with us now and jeff, all that preparation about to be put to the test in a very real way. >> and all eyes will be on one nick foles. can he get this done with the injured carson wentz watching along with eagles fans everywhere. eagles making final preparations for the playoffs today with a light walk through. tonight eagles will get some shut eye and hopefully wake up tomorrow and shut down and atlanta falcons. doug pederson will make his playoff debut as head coach at 4:35. pederson a coach of the year candidate is in for his biggest challenge leading the eagles without m.v.p. candidate carson wentz. pederson talked to quarterback nick foles reminding him just

to be himself. as far as his message to the entire team on the eve of their first playoff game in four years, well, at this point, there is not much more to say. >> i shouldn't have to say anything for this game. you know what i mean? the energy level, the juices will be flowing. it's been a couple weeks since we've been on the field. it's a different feel and our guys i have no doubt our guys will be ready to go. let's hope so. everyone counting on the eagles to keep these super bowl dreams alive. >> yeah. >> it is a tough one tomorrow against that team that just lost the super bowl. remember, the falcons had that huge lead. >> i'm sure they don't need to be reminded of that. >> all right. we'll see what happens. jeff thanks. let's go to alicia with more on eagles fans. >> oh, yeah and as they get ready to watch their eagles fly, fans are preparing for tomorrow's big game from viewing parties to tail gates, they're stocking up on everything they're going to need to cheer on the birds. "action news" reporter bob

brooks caught up with some very enthusiastic super fans and shoppers in south philadelphia. >> eagles. let's go eagles. >> hopes for an eagles win tomorrow is high. >> it's the playoff. we've got to win. >> are they going to win. >> yes, we're going to win. >> we need a win. this town needs a win. we got to get to the super bowl again. >> before the big game excitement across the city is growing at the acme on snyder avenue in south philadelphia the whole store is decked out with eagles. get this, if you wear your eagles gear into the store you get 5 percent off your purchase. so far we've seen jerseys to hats and even shoes. >> shrimp, chips, dip for the game tomorrow night. >> e-a-g-l-e-s, go eagles. >> ♪ on the road to victory. >> even swoop and the eagles cheerleaders are here to help get people fired up. from there we stopped off at the philly pretzel factory in mayfair and would you look at that, they have the 6abc logo made.

in fact, they'll do any logo you want for tomorrow's game as long as you call and place your order. >> we do that eagles logo will have to be ordered but we can do anything. >> they have a deal as well. wear your eagles gear and get a free pretty sell. >> you're going to get a free pretzel. >> yes. that's a good thing. >> they'll have plenty of food. now they just need a win. >> we're going to blow them out. >> a blowout. >> a blowout. we're going all the way. >> they were giving away free prizes at the acme. one young woman won tickets to the eagles game tomorrow, talk about a treat and that 5 percent discount goes until the end of the day. so if you want to get that throw on your eagles gear and come on down. for now reporting in south philadelphia, bob brooks, channel6 "action news". >> all right. it is time for a first check on the "action news" traffic report tonight. >> let's take a look outside through mobile6 giving us a look at how traffic is moving and of course that's the weather conditions with the wet roads, this now on the boulevard in northeast philadelphia but the car and cars along with it moving at a

pretty good clip here this afternoon. >> gina gannon in for matt pelman keeping us updated. >> hi guys. things aren't moving along too nicely if you're traveling in langhorne bucks county on 95 our first check showing you that we have an accident out there its a jackknifed tractor-trailer and it is blocking that right lane. you can see it out here on 95 right at route 413 on that southbound side so that is definitely going to show you down. you're delayed back to route one but you can see it looks like we have police on the scene and again that jackknifed tractor-trailer out there blocking that left lane so give yourself a little more time if you're traveling on 95 in the langhorne area. taking a look live on the big picture we do have slow speeds. earlier i showed you the roosevelt boulevard. we have some flooding out there in the inner drive southbound around f street so do yourself a favor and try to avoid that. it's going to show you down. the vine street expressway is very crowded. we're recovering from an earlier accident on the eastbound side just approaching 95 as you get off that of off ramp there and it

has since cleared but delays out there in full force. if you're traveling on the westbound side expect backups from broad street through this point at 76 and the entire length out there on the vine street expressway. brian and sharrie, back to you. >> all right, gina, thank you. still ahead here on "action news" at 4:00 today it's the insult threatening to derail one of america's most bates. new reaction today to what president trump reportedly said in the oval office disparaging certain immigrants this as he now denies it. >> plus an amazing rescue. hear from the firefighter who caught an infant frantically tossed from a burning building. are you taking the tissue test?

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. >> ♪ >> president donald trump today signed proclamation honoring dr. martin luther king jr. at the white house. monday of course is the official federal holiday. all of this coming today

though as president trump denies using a vulgar word to describe immigrants from certain countries. during a meeting on an immigration deal with lawmakers from both parties yesterday, he reportedly used an expletive to describe haiti and the african nations that send immigrants here to the u.s. saying "why are we having all of these people from bleep countries come here. today on twitter president trump admits the language he used was "tough" but claims he did not use that certain specific curse word. this afternoon two republican senators couldn't recall hearing it. but today republican senator lindsey graham says he pushed back after hearing the vulgarity about african countries. the lone democrat in the room dick durbin of illinois calls the president's denial a lie. >> it is not true. he said these hate filled things and he said them repeatedly. it was a heartbreaking moment. >> now, all of this today sending shock waves through capitol hill and of course

around the world with many lawmakers saying that this conversation throws a wrench into those immigration talks, what they were there for in the first place. also today president trump is getting his first medical checkup as president at walter reed military hospital. that exam includes everything from blood pressure to cholesterol blood sugar heart rate and weight. the white house did say though that the president will not be undergoing a psychiatric exam amid some recent calls for it by critics. sharrie. >> another very busy day out of d.c. all right, alicia. kentucky will be the first state to require many of the it's medicaid recipients to have a job. the trump administration announced individual states can mandate employment for certain medicaid enrollees. each state needs to apply for a waiver from the federal government and today kentucky became the first to win approval. officials expect the change to save the state $300 million but as many as 95,000

residents could lose their benefits. >> some incredible new video shows dramatic rescue from a burning apartment. you've got to see this. watch as a baby is tossed from a third floor balcony straight into the arms of a firefighter. several people that be trapped in this building in decatur georgia. the fire captain raced toward the inferno and that's when she made that incredible catch >> have somebody else assist them down but i got halfway up there and here comes a baby down to my arms. >> wow. the captain a mother of triplets brought the baby to waiting ambulance. that child is one of 12 people rescued from that fire. >> now here is a look at today's closing numbers as we close out this week. all green arrows across-the-board. the dow soaring 228 points

reaching 25,800 plus on the day. the nasdaq up more than 49 points. the s & p 500 up more than 18 and a half points on the day. well, if you have not yet -- if you haven't yet, you will soon start seeing changes to your facebook news feed. the social network wants your time on the app and web site to be more meaningful. facebook will now prioritize posts from your friends and family over business pages and viral videos. feeds will begin highlighting the things you're more likely to engage with. the change comes as critics say social media can make people feel depressed and isolated. the world is a place that's difficult to navigate. >> sometimes it. looking at the temperature, i can't believe my eyes 63 degrees right now but it's about to head off the cliff. >> you know what, though, we'll flip that number around and go south of there as we wake up tomorrow morning. big changes coming in overnight. we take a look at storm tracker6 live double scan.

the heavy rain is over temporarily. it's a bit of a break. there are a few light showers in the western suburbs coming from maryland working across the border into southern chester county berks county as well as northern montgomery county so we're starting to see things fire back up and what's going to happen is the radar is going to fill back in during the evening hours and heavy rain will eventually move in as well. as we look at high temperatures today, four records have been broken so far, trenton a new record high 65 degrees. we match that in allentown, 64 in reading and even the poconos a record high temperature today of 58 degrees. but as we look at the winds they're out of the southeast right now so the ocean is 34 degrees. so notice how beach haven cape may 40's because of the wind off the water and because the atmosphere is so drenched right now with moisture, there is dense fog and a dense fog advisory for the shore only until 6 o'clock while inland locations much warmer in the 50's and the 60's as we look to the south you can see a

good pipeline of moisture coming up. that is the warm sector of this low which is in the tennessee valley cold air back behind it. toronto chicago cincinnati starting to see snow. they're to the north and west, no threat for any icy conditions at least until the one, 2 o'clock hour in notice northwestern area. 44 philadelphia, 46 in millville with rain turning heavy at times. in fact, 6 o'clock you can see heavy rain down to the south. the radar filling in in and around the delaware valley. torrential rain right around midnight as the area of low pressure starts to push through, starts to change to a little freezing rain up in the poconos and at the tail end 4:00, 4:30 in the morning you see a little blue near allentown and reading with freezing rain. the rest of us no threat. it's all gone by the time most of us wake up early tomorrow morning with some sun returning. future tracker any sort of ice accumulations you can see it is way on the low end of the

scale and just right in the fringe of our viewing area in berks county and lehigh county. watch for sleet and freezing rain on saturday morning. come on graphic let's go. don't freeze up on me. winter whiplash here. how it's going to feel. 63 right now. 6:00 a.m. tomorrow, 35. noon tomorrow 21 and for the start of the eagles game 17 degrees with winds over 30 miles an hour. your four day at 4:00 forecast high temperatures tomorrow in the 30's. again, kind of falling all day with those winds whipping around feeling like the teens. brisk cold but sunny sunday, less wind 27. clouds increase for your day of service on monday but dry at 32 and there could be snow showers or flurries. right now doesn't look like a big system on tuesday of 37 and sharrie we'll have the rest of that seven-day forecast coming up in the next half hour. >> all right get the heavy coats again. adam thanks. eagles pride is taking over hb dupont middle school in hockessin. "action news" stopped by during lunch hour and found this pep rally in full swing in the cafeteria.

teach terse led the students in cheers and songs and yelling and dancing as the music blared in the background. >> think they're exciteed. >> yes. >> "action news" viewers as you know have been sending us their eagles cheers for weeks now. football fever running strong amid the youngsters at nazareth academy grade school in the torresdale section of philadelphia. >> ♪ fly eagles fly on the road to victory ♪ >> e-a-g-l-e-s eagles. >> i'm telling you it's stuck in my head thanks to them and here are some of the pictures you've been sending in from children to pets keep on sharing your eagles pride as you get ready for tomorrow's big game. just use the #6abcaction on instagram or twitter. post on the 6abc "action news" facebook wall and your pictures might make it on our air during one of our newscasts. >> ♪

>> ♪ >> students in montgomery county spent the day emphasizing the importance of diversity and acceptance. >> ♪ children at pennypack elementary in hatboro were treated to a traditional african dance performance from the group kulemele part of a new program developed by a guidance counselor and teacher. they've learned about different cultures through books art project games and discussion. >> in brookhaven delaware county this was a day filled with fun and fitness at parkside elementary. representatives from the phillies stopped by to run the assembly. the students raced to the gym in relay races that involved hula hoops, jump ropes and that dizzying spinning all this which is a reward for the school that took part in the phillies fitness program. might be raining out there today but it was the perfect beach day in atlantic city. check it out. the tropicana kicked off a

beat the winter blues bash this afternoon with a 6-foot sand castle surrounded by indoor summer games. the resort also made a one thousand dollars donation to boys and girls club of atlantic city. >> so much more to come in our next half hour of "action news" at 4:00 including an edition of freebie friday featuring everything from pet photo shoots to karaoke night. >> plus an update on the wet windy warm accuweather forecast. warm for now and then not so much. meteorologist adam joseph tracking the major changes after the break. >> ♪

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>> "action news" continues with a shocking story out of colorado today. hear why a student was allegedly suspended for reporting her teacher sexually assaulted her. >> a young man went from barbershop customer to hero in a matter of seconds and nearly paid for it with his own life. what we're learning about the good samaritan who was shot while trying to protect a mother and her children in north philadelphia. >> what do giving an attractive waiter a big tip and liking an ex's instagram photos have in common. they're examples of micro cheating. we'll break down the new label in big talkers. >> we begin with an accuweather alert for a forecast that can only be described as fickle.

>> all right. over the past few days we've seen both record lows and record highs. that wild swing was ushered in with heavy rain heavy fog and flooding as you see on mlk drive on the right of your screen there. aren't the weather whiplash will not end when the precipitation does. guess what? we are dropping back down into the 20's soon. >> all right. to make sense of all of this let's go to meteorologist adam joseph . >> [laughter] >> hi, adam. >> all over the place here the next 24 hours, yes, warm record highs today and we're still dealing with some light rain right now. we had that steady heavy rain earlier over an inch in philadelphia. bit of a break the last couple of hours but we're starting to see that radar fill back in. this is still light rain. evening rain, rush hour not a good problem. into wilmington and the radar will continue to fill back in because low pressure still way down in the tennessee valley and the track of this low is to the north and west with winds counterclockwise with low pressure. that's why we have a lot of

warmth a ahead of it. there's a lot of cold air lurking behind it and that will spiral in around that low once the low lifts to our north late tonight early tomorrow morning. this is 6:30, 7 o'clock as we get into future tracker and you start to see heavy rain coming back into the picture so we could see an additional half inch to an inch of rain overnight tonight and then as colder sets in very late tonight after midnight winter weather advisories for lancaster berks, lehigh county all the way up into the poconos. it could end with the tail end of some sleet and freezing rain here but that wouldn't be until about 3, 4 o'clock in the morning so it's not a threat if you're heading out for friday evening plans. again, happens very late but watch that early on your saturday morning. temperatures 50's, 60's ahead of it here along the midatlantic but look to the west. pittsburgh 31, buffalo 30 degrees. that cold air starting to come in, in fact. as we look at future tracker wind chills tomorrow morning eight allentown 21 philadelphia and for the start of the eagles game this is how it's going to feel.

17 philadelphia. nine allentown. five below up in the poconos. we will chat about this cold sticking around for some time with that seven day, brian. that's quite a whiplash i would say in the next 24 hours. >> feel like i need a neck brace. thank you my friend. >> massage. >> rain is tapering off a bit right now. the wet weather coming at a bad time as people start to head home today. you're looking live now mobile6 on the roosevelt boulevard approaching woodhaven. moving just fine right now as we mentioned the roads are wet. sometimes that can mean they're slick. gina gannon standing by with an update on the evening commute in just a few minutes. >> in other news today police are still looking for two armed bandits who shot a young hero who was trying to protect fellow customers at a north philadelphia barbershop last night. "action news" reporter vernon odom live for us now outside of temple hospital where that good samaritan is in critical condition and vern, you know more details now about this botched robbery.

>> reporter: good evening, sharrie. julius frazier aged 28 remains in critical condition as police continue to search for the two armed robbery suspect he encounter the around 9 o'clock last night. these black and white photos are the best surveillance shots police have of the attempted murder suspects. at this hour they're working to enhance the images. around 9 o'clock last night on the 2900 block of north 22nd street police say two masked gunmen entered this barbershop and announced a robbery. there was a mother there with at least two of her children. a customer now identified as 27-year-old jayliel frazier rose up to resist the bandits and a tussle ensued. >> that struggle continues and at that time one of the offenders did discharge his firearm at least two times striking our complainant in the chest and in the leg. >> reporter: police rushed him to the hospital where he remains in extremely critical

condition following surgery. the suspects fled on foot. one person of interest a 17-year-old was picked up for questioning several blocks away. but at least so far he has not been charged in this case. brian, again, jayliel frazier a father of two young children is in extremely critical condition here at temple university hospital at this hour. police still pursuing his attackers. i'm vernon odom, channel6 "action news" live on north broad. >> vernon thank you. meanwhile police in delaware county are still trying to find a killer who shot a man to death in darby township overnight. 27-year-old jamie carroll was that found on the sidewalk along the 1000 block of bark erode. the philadelphia man had been shot several times including once in the head at close range. now, in addition to the gunman, police are also looking for the motive today. >> officials from septa and the hatfield township police department are investigating an accident involving a train and a car this morning.

this happened near the 1400 block of walnut street in lansdale. police say for some reason an suv stopped on those tracks just after 6:00 a.m. a train traveling westbound slammed into the back of that vehicle pushing it off the tracks. but fortunately neither of the people in the suv was hurt. the train engineer was taken to the hospital to be checked out. a dangerous new game is catching on with teenagers and young adults involving a product that is so dangerous to eat the company takes special care to make sure that you don't. "action news" anchor monica malpass live in our news room with more on this story today. hi, monica. >> hi, sharrie, that's right when laundry pods first came out several years ago they were a real help to anybody who had to do the laundry of course but tonight officials say young people are using laundry pods to prove some kind of a point. coming up on "action news" at 5:00 a new challenge on social media catching on causing major concern involving those detergent filled capsules.

and this is welcome news for all you wawa lovers who just have to have your coffee or classic hoagie but don't want to leave home. you can now get your favorites delivered. we will tell you how. those stories and more coming your way on "action news" at 5:00. brian we'll see you then. >> almost no reason to leave the house at all now. >> there you go. >> monica thank you. "action news" was invited to the museum. washington's war tent in a newly discovered watercolor opens tomorrow and runs through february 19th. guests get to see this, a 235-year-old, 7-foot panoramic painting with the only known depiction of george washington's headquarters tent. and the exhibit also features that hands-on activities for families gallery talks and a series of public lectures. >> the philadelphia eagles as we all know now are 24 hours away from taking their home field in a playoff matchup against the atlanta falcons. the team has fans from all over cheering them on

including some young school students. >> ♪ fly eagles fly on the road to victory ♪ >> we all should know this song, right by saturday. eagles fever was on display at presentation bvm school today in cheltenham. students gathered to sing the birds' fight song and show off their team spirit. many of them held up green pennants decorated with the eagles logo while others in the crowd there wearing their eagles gear. montgomery county seniors were decked out in green as well today as they hit the dance floor in lansdale. the residents at brittany point estate enjoyed a mummers performance during an eagles pep rally this afternoon. everybody is ready for this game tomorrow. they also snaked on football themed treats and played some games. some even tried their hand at throwing a touchdown. >> and this reminder once again that we would love to see your team spirit. share your eagles excitement with us.

you can do it on social media instagram or twitter using the #6abcaction or you can post your fan photos and videos on the "action news" facebook page and like these ones you might just see them on television. >> still ahead on "action news" at 4:00 two administrators are facing charges accused of suspending a student who told them a teacher assaulted her but that wasn't even the worst part. >> and it's called micro cheating but it's making major waves on the web. the minor infractions this new theory on infidelity includes in big talkers. >> all right. if you have a blanket hog in your life, stay with us. we'll detail the device that promises to end your undercover bed battle forever >> [laughter]

>> search is on in kentucky for the men on this surveillance video seen stealing dozens of weapons from a gun store. the brazen crime happened early wednesday morning the

four thieves using crow bars to break inside those cases. the group took more than 40 guns before fleeing the scene. they released the video with the hopes that someone will recognize the men and turn them in. >> there were moments of total confusion during an australian cycling race when the finish line moved. watch as a large truck drivers into the inflatable sign and drags it down the road. reporter sara hancock and her photographer captured video of the incident at the tour down under the the truck driver managed to stop with that sign fully intact. officials quickly put it back in place just in time for the winner of the women's race to cross the official finish line. >> ♪ >> big talkers now. let's start in colorado where a female student at a high school says she was sexually assaulted by a teacher. adding to the insult and injury this student also says after she told administrators she was suspended, she was then forced to apologize to

that teacher and hug him. all of this according to an indictment against three colorado school fishes. officials -- officials. they include the principal david gonzalez and the vice principal aj mcintosh both placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of court proceedings. this teen claims in 2013 she was sexually assaulted by her teacher brian vasquez. she says she was told that her allegations would ruin his career and that once she recanted her story as they asked her to do, they still suspended her, they forced her to apologize and again give him a hug. but he was arrested this past august and charged with sexually assaulting and exploiting other students prompting this girl to now tell her story and take it to court. micro cheating. have you ever heard of this? it's a thing. not a big, big one like actual cheating but a little sort of mini version that's real and can be just as hurtful in its own right. micro cheating is described as

seemingly small actions which suggest a person is emotionally or physically focused on someone else. examples. giving a waitress or a bartender a really large chip -- tip just because they are good looking. holding onto maybe a piece of clothing from an ex that reminds you of them. repeatedly liking an ex's instagram post or constantly texting someone else on the sly. so it's not physical cheating per se but it's doing little things that your current flame would certainly not approve of all things that indicate that maybe your mind and your heart are somewhere else. micro cheating. thing about -- think about it. if your better half hogs the whole covers, cover, covers, there's something on the market that just may save your relationship and your sleep. this my friend is the cover clamp. a weapon against blanket duvet thefts.

attach the clamp to your bed sheets on your side. stick it on your side of the bed and apparently the clamp is good against about 50 pounds of force for even the strongest of blanket thieves. boom. warmth and peace. you want it? 25 bucks. cover clamp. >> things people have to fight over at home. >> my wife will be buying stock in it. >> or two blankets. >> there you go. >> ah-ha. >> another alternative. alicia, thank you. it is time now for another check on the roads tonight. >> all right, gina gannon standing by with the update in for matt. >> i need to get that for my dogs. if you're going traveling into langhorne we have an issue right now. we have a jackknifed tractor-trailer out there on 95. this is southbound approaching 413. it's been out here since we started right at 4 o'clock and you can see it is out there blocking that right-hand lane. and we're seeing delays back

to business route one. so, definitely going to be a slow go. a bit of a northbound gaper delay as well in association with what's happening right here. again jackknifed tractor-trailer 95 southbound approaching 413 definitely slowing you down this afternoon. also we're seeing some slowdowns as well if you're traveling in or out of northeast philadelphia and you're taking the roosevelt boulevard. up and over those twin bridges that northbound side going to be very heavy from 76 out to broad street. if you're traveling southbound we're seeing delays approaching 76 and i'm still getting word that on the boulevard southbound right around f street we still have some flooding out there in the inner lanes so something to keep an eye out there for sure. i want to take you to sewell new jersey. we have a medical emergency out there on route 55 southbound right at route 47 and you can see how slow speeds are as you travel through deptford. it is out there on the shoulder but something to watch out for as well and delays on the 42 freeway. typically here in bellmawr we're moving along nicely. you're trade from this point out to the black horse pike. back to you. >> gina thanks. accuweather is next but before we go to break we want

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more firing up to our south that will turn heavy and steady again. low pressure near nashville. behind that the air is tremendously cold where you get sleet freezing rain and snow so a lot going on in the east coast right now and if we take a look at storm tracker6 live double scan a little closer here at home there you can see some light rain, again a stripe of it developing from maryland, parts of delaware now working into chester delaware county, parts of philadelphia county and then streaming up the northeast extension into the lehigh valley so the radar again we had a little bit of a break late this afternoon but filling back in and it will turn heavy once again as we get into the overnight hours. in fact as we take a look at some of those temperatures right now, very mild. in fact record breaking across some of the area. 62 philadelphia. record allentown of 65 degrees. record high today 58 in the poconos. same for trenton at 65 degrees. 64 in dover. and millville. not bad if you like the warmth of 57 degrees. again, there's that breakup of the rain and the snow.

low pressure in the tennessee valley. the low goes to our north and west so we stay on the warm side of the low for most of the overnight hours. at the very tail end there could be a little bit of sleet or freezing rain up toward the lehigh valley and the poconos. tonight rain heavy at times. don't worry about icing. it's just the ponding on the roads you'll have to deal with for your friday night. 32 in the morning on the lehigh valley 34 for center city. we look at future tracker at 6:30 this evening. there you can see again some heavy rain, dover, millville, atlantic city starting to push back up to philadelphia. right after midnight, may wake you up with some heavy downpours passing through here and at that time it is still just plain old rain for our entire viewing area even at 2 o'clock in the morning. again, it's a small window of opportunity four to 7:00 a.m. that the back edge could see a little bit of that sleet or freezing rain up towards the lehigh valley but 8:00 a.m. the precipitation is done and again, some sun returning tomorrow afternoon but definitely going to be on the

chilly side. here's future tracker where it's trying to pick up some of that sleet and freezing rain and there you can see again just scattered through the lehigh valley, northern berks county while the rest of us it is not a problem. but watch that early tomorrow morning especially if you're traveling around allentown, bethlehem to the north and to the poconos. here is your wind chill tracker for tomorrow. 20's in the morning, winds 15 to 30 miles an hour. the start of the eagles game going into the teens and single digits by tomorrow night for wind chills. so, if you are tailgating or if you're heading to the game, layers, layers, layers. north-northwest winds 15 to 30 miles an hour. temperature of 33 for the first quarter, 27 by the fourth. that's not going to matter. dress for wind chills in the teens for the entire game. then high pressure continues to come in kind of relaxes the wind on sunday but keeps the sun but still a very cold high of just 27 degrees on sunday. the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast, we're going way backwards here. 30's dropping throughout the day tomorrow but again wind chills in the teens.

wind chills actually going below zero by tomorrow night in the suburbs, 27 for a high on sunday. monday increasing clouds, 32 degrees. at freezing. there could be a little period of either light snow, snow showers, flurries, tuesday. doesn't look like a big system develops at 37 degrees. lingering clouds or a flurry on wednesday possible of 30 and then very cold come thursday, high of 28 and then a pretty good bump up in temperatures by the end of that seven-day forecast so overall in the next seven days we're going back below normal here after a little bit of a break from that cold. >> okay. we got the break at least. >> yes. >> it's the weekend. >> that's good. >> leave you there. >> freebie friday more good news is coming up next. >> ♪ -♪ well, i'm trying to get home ♪

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looking for some winter fun for the weekend, dillworth park is hosting free game nights and karaoke at city hall which has been transformed into a winter wonderland. we have the times listed for the activities on our web site. in honor of dr. martin luther king day on monday the national parks are waiving entry fees for the day. lots happening on monday to honor dr. king. eastern state penitentiary hosting special readings of his letter from birmingham jail. they're doing it three times a day starting tomorrow running through monday. there's also a q and a with a civil rights expert that follows and on monday itself kids between the ages of seven and 12 can create artwork inspired by those letters. events are free and opened to the public. on monday, admission to the philadelphia home show at the pennsylvania convention center is free for all heroes teachers first responders firefighter police and members of the military. again, that is on monday. and also on monday penn vet offering a free pet wellness

clinic for mlk day. free vaccinations for dogs and cats 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at penn vet ryan hospital on spruce street. finally speaking of pets, tomorrow from 1:00 to 4:00 unleashed and pet company stores are making the furry ones the star of a "star wars" photo op. dress your pup up like yoda. details on 6abc.com. >> "star wars" fans unite. alicia thanks. finally at 4:00 a california man is on a mission to complete a backwards boston marathon. he has already qualified for the race. now he's training to run it in reverse. his goal is to be the fastest person to complete a marathon while facing the wrong direction. he believes he can land a spot in the guinness book of world records. let's hope he doesn't run into the other runners running the other way. >> all right. whatever works. that will do do it for "action news" at 4:00 today.

for sharrie williams alicia vitarelli and adam joseph i'm brian taff. join me along with sharrie adam and ducis rodgers tonight and every night for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00 on phl17. >> coming up next an emotional farewell to a philadelphia firefighter who gave his life in the line of duty. we'll take you inside the funeral of lieutenant matt letourneau coming up. >> that story and much more next on "action news" at 5:00. >> ♪

>> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> what a way to end a work week. rain, lots of it has been falling since this morning and while it is a nuisance to walk in and tricky to drive in, most folks still agree at least it wasn't cold. friday night rick is off, brian taff joins us and the big story on "action news" is a friday soaker but warmer temperatures. >> yeah, you couldn't leave the house without an umbrella today but you could leave those heavy gloves and winter coat behind. however the rain mixed with the melting snow and ice that's piled on over the last few weeks triggered a mudslide

on the schuylkill expressway today. our traffic camera caught the backup eastbound between the gladwyne and belmont avenue exit. one lane of traffic got by and crews worked quickly to clear that debris. meteorologist cecily tynan joining us now with more on when all this rain is moving on out. cecily. >> hi, brian, hi monica. we have another round of rain that will be moving in this evening. double scan live showing this is a massive storm system. there's one low pressure across the midwest. that's what's bringing the snow. there's another one to the south and that's helping us kind of tap into some tropical moisture. we had a heavy band move through earlier today. there's another one that's moving out of northern virginia and maryland that will be moving in this evening. right now getting a little bit of a break in the action as far as the heavy rain. double scan live showing we have a band of generally light to moderate rain west of philadelphia, crossing the pennsylvania turnpike but again, more rain is on the way and it will be heavy at times this evening. as far as the rainfall amounts, we've been getting soaked. philadelphia close to an inch and a qrt