importantly is the honor that jim received at philadelphia city hall, city council members recognized jim gardneralism. he received a proclamation and liberty bell award. we are proud of jim and his wife and members of the news team. >> we had the political establishment, politicians, if you will, the news media, which was -- me. expressing respect for each other's priorities and responsibilities. in this day and age that was refleshing. >wasrefreshing. >> the folks in allentown were excited to watch the lights come on in the city's christmas tree. >> well, half the tree. you can see they had just a bit of a glitch on hamilton street. only the top half of the tree lit at first. they had the rest of the lights on in just a matter of minutes. how's it going down there? that's good. lica misses you. i'm over it though. (laughter) that's fine. i miss her more than you anyway. ♪ ♪ hey, my window is closing. yeah that's okay. alright miles. i love you. (phone hangs up) ♪ ♪ yeah i love you too. ♪ ♪ what do you think? hey, think ben will like it? yeah, was i the only one hearing the angelic music? i'm se

importantly is the honor that jim received at philadelphia city hall, city council members recognized jim gardner0 years of outstanding journalism. he received a proclamation and liberty bell award. we are proud of jim and his wife and members of the news team. >> we had the political establishment, politicians, if you will, the news media, which was -- me. expressing respect for each other's priorities and responsibilities. in this day and age that was refleshing. >wasrefreshing. >> the folks in allentown were excited to watch the lights come on in the city's christmas tree. >> well, half the tree. you can see they had just a bit of a glitch on hamilton street. only the top half of the tree lit at first. they had the rest >> the make a wish foundation has made another dream come true for a young person battling an illness. they surprised 16-year-old mar quan graham young. he was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy seven years ago. tonight he got the treatment as the sixers tooers took on the l. ben simmons took time to meet mar quan and gave him his jersey. >> i was happy to see him. >> we heard s

. >> "action news," delaware valley's leading news program with jim gardner. ♪ >> it is thursday nightthe big story on "action news" tonight is an accuweather alert. it looks like snow tomorrow could be more of a problem than we thought at 6:00. let's get to meteorologist cecily tynan with the full story. >> jim, remember at 6:00 i said the models were trending further north and west. if the storm continued, i would have to take the snow totals up. that's what's happening. it's cold enough for snow, upper 20s now. temperatures remain below freezing tomorrow. the timing is changing as well. future tracker showing in the morning, it's dry. cloudy and cold but around lunchtime, this is when the atmosphere blossoms with snow breaking out. by 12:30 and areas to the west, it fills in as we head to the afternoon hours with steady snow across south jersey and delaware. it's pushing off of the coast by 7:00. the key time between 1:00 in the afternoon and 7:00. this is very bad timing for the friday afternoon commute with temperatures just below freezing, roads likely will be slick. any of the s

. ♪ ♪ "action news," delaware valley's leading news program with jim gardner. ♪ ♪ >> the problem isn'tperature, but the wind. flags are flapping onen franklin parkway. when we wake up the temperature will be likely in the single digits. it's tuesday night. the big story is dangerously cold weather descending on the tristate area. philadelphia implemented a code blue. dann cuellar is in center city but first cecily tynan has the accuweather. >> as the winds are picking up, it's a bad combination. the windchills have been dropping quihroughev hours. 5:00 9:00, 19. that's 20-degree hours, and windchills keepping. there is a windy foruth a thywhere dealing with strong, gusting winds. 11 in windchill, three up in lots of layers. you need it. the wi a s gusts 45 miles temper windchills remain in the teens. it's not just cold in the morning, it's cold all day. wednesda an alb in bringing snow. tomorrow morning single digit wednesday night snow that could complicate the trsday morning'll talk more about >> dan, you have what is the city doing to the city safe? of extra personnel on the streets

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. >> ♪ ♪ "action news," delaware valley's leading news program, with jim gardner. ♪ >> carson wentz useser to reach out to millions of his fans and makes it clear he is counting on his faith. >> if we got everything we want in life, it would be a disaster. jesus is looking down and he knows what he's doing. >> monday night, the season ending injury for carson wentz and the effort for every eagle fan to convince themselves the season is not lost. ducis rogers has more from wentz and the eagles. >> jim, we saw carson wentz after the game yesterday. he did not speak to reporters. tonight hours after getting confirmation of his season-ending acl tear, he thanked his fans. >> the phone calls, e-mails, tweets, everything from everybody out there, it means the world to me. it's humbling to know how many people are praying for me and lifting me up and encouraging me. it means the world. i appreciate it. god bless all of you. i promise this won't stop me. i'll come back strong ir than ever. i'll be with the team along the way supporting them. i have support in the coaching staff and everyone else

for cecily tynan, ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner.good night tonight! s "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight, elizabeth banks, from "the crown," matt smith, jake byrd at a roy moore rally, and comedian chris laker. and now, for the most part, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: welcome. hi. very kind. i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. thanks for watching russ thanks to all of you fo

"action news," delaware valley's leading news program with jim gardner. >> thank goodness that's over. it was onehe worst evening rush hours in anyone's memory. the minisnowstorm came at just the wrong time and end of the week volume conspired to create chaos on the roadways. thank goodness that's over. >> friday night. the big story is cleaning up from the nuisance accuweather event. public utilities and private companies have the clearing roadways, putting down salt, clearing the delaware valley and protecting it overnight and into the morning. reporter dann cuellar is live in center city philadelphia. there are still potential problems out there. >> that's right, jim. it was something else out here today. after a wild and crazy afternoon and evening during rush hour, a number of traffic signals north of city hall are back in service tonight. the traffic chaos created by the lack of signal in the snowstorm proved a challenge for many motorists. >>> it could not have come at a worst time. a number of traffic lights at city hall went down just after 3:00, right in the middle of rush h

. >> "action news," delaware valley's leading news program with jim gardner. ♪ ♪ >> this is kirsten edwardxander. she is ten years old and has cerebral palsy. she's always using her wheelchair or walker except her walker has been stolen which means her confinement is worse. tonight, she's begging for its return. it's monday night and the big story is the heartbreaking story of a theft in wilmington, delaware. who would still a little girl's walker from in front of her house. christie ileto is there. that's what police are trying to find out. >> you are right, jim. her mother tells us she had put her daughter in the car. they took off and accidentally left the walker in the front yard. surveillance video shows within minutes a white truck pulls up and a man jumps out and takes the child's walker. >> why would you do that? it makes me disappointed as a child that an adult would take my walker. >> the pick up pull up in front of the home immediately after the mother pulls out of the driveway, a man in what appears to be construction gear, takes the walker and flees. >> to think two people wou

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. ♪ ♪ "action news," delaware valley's leading news program with jim gardner. ♪ >> thursday night andig story on "action news" tonight is the good news in the wake of today's earthquake in delaware. there is no sign of serious damage and no word of injuries. the 4.1 magnitude quake was northeast of the capital of dover. they felt it in washington. they felt it in baltimore and they felt it as far north as allentown. cecily tynan is standing by, but first let's go to dover and christie ileto. dover was almost the epicenter. some had to feel concern at that point. >> naturally so, jim. just about everyone we spoke with were rattled. >> all of a sudden the top of the house went sh woop. >> donna felt the 4.1 earthquake jolting delaware. the seismic shock rumbled through the state at 4:41 p.m. >> it wouldn't stop. >> considered rare by the delaware geological survey, the epicenter was seven miles northeast of delaware. no damage around the state, but the shock was felt from washington d.c. to new york city. >> areas you have solid dense rock like northwest philadelphia, delaware. you feel

for cecily tynan, ducis rogers and the entire news team, i'm jim gardner.lywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live!" tonight, terry bradshaw, from "the mayor," yvette nicole brown, hosts of the rose parade cord and tish, and a special musical performance from john legend. and now, i solemnly swear, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: welcome. very nice. thanks, everybody. i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching. thank for coming. it's good to have you here. it's good to be here. uh last night, you know, last night there was real concern the voters in alabama would put an alleged child molester and bigot and

. >> "action news," delaware valley's leading news program, with jim gardner. ♪ >> december, after theoldest day in philadelphia in a year and a half, we have a little good news for you, the winds are dying down. don't put away the hat and gloves yet or your snow boots. thursday night, jim is off. i'm monica malpass. the big story is an accuweather alert for a continuing brutal scold snap and a dose of snows for the holiday weekend. right now, brave hearty souls spent the night ice skating at penn's lanlding. no doubt it's feeling like winter now. at franklin square it's so cold the main fountain froze. there is an encrusted pole and spindles of ice. >> trouble in the 'tis dale section where a water main broke. the water department hasn't yet said how many customers are impacted. we have team coverage, adam joseph in for cecily tynan to tell us how long this streak will last and mummers with the coldest parade in decades. >> we are dealing with the beginning of a long stretch of this arctic air. today, 22 in philadelphia. it was the coldest day since valentine's 2016 and the best ih wi

with ducis rogers, meteorologist, cecily tynan, and jim gardner. >>> wednesday night and a wrongful death lawsuit was filed in the murders of four bucks county men. >>> but the big story on "action news" is the controversial tax reform bill. >> the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. the house took the revote this morning and by a vote of 224-201 put the tax bill on the way to a presidential signature probably shortly after the new year. the tax reform will cut the corporate tax from 45 to 21% and double the stand deduction for individual filers and recalibrate the individual income tax brackets to give itemizers an income tax cut at least for now. but millions of americans will not be able to deduct thousands in state and local taxes and then this afternoon a celebration by republican members of congress at the white house. president trump used his custom airy supertives. >> we broke every record. the largest and the most fassive. but the largest tax cut in the history of our country. and reform. but tax cut. >> in fact, an inflation adjusted dollars it's only the fourth largest

easy, for the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner.dnight. ♪ ♪ >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight, duane john seven. director guillermo del toro. muse erk fric from g-eazy. and now, look out -- kimmel! >> jimmy: welcome. hola. thank you. hi, everyone. i'm jimmy, i'm the host. thank you for watching. thanks for coming. thanks for joining us on yet another crazy day in the united states. the state of alabama had a special election to decide whether or not an alleged sexual predator of young girls would be their senator.

. >> "action news," delaware valley's leading news program, with jim gardner. ♪ ♪ >> this is the 5300ck of add sop street in west philadelphia. this was the scene of murder today. the victim, an 85-year-old man. tonight, police want to know who would want to or feel they had to kill a man of that age. >>> it is tuesday night. the big story on "action news" is the philadelphia p.d. searching for a cold-blooded killer. annie mccormick is live at police headquarters with the latest on this. annie? >> jim, at this hour, police have no motivate and no suspects. they hope for tips to come in from the community. the 85-year-old was not only loved by his family but also by the people in his close-knit neighborhood. >> i had to find my father today. >> kimberly vaughan made the horrifying discovery inside her father's north philadelphia row home. willie cooper was found in the basement stabbed around 20 times. vaughan spoke to her father daily. she grew concerned not hearing from him today. >> i felt in my heart and i should check on him and i came and found him. >> crime scene investigators s

action news delaware valleys leading news program with jim gardner. ♪ a car plunged into the schuylkilliver shortly before 5:30 and if not for some rowers who knows what might have happened. but they came to her rescue and now she is under a doctor's care and it's tuesday night and the big story on action news is a scary ride for a 61-year-old woman a ride that ended under water. action news reporter dann cuellar is live on mlk drive-by the strawberry mansion bridge and dann you have the full story. >> reporter: that's right jim the quality of mercy was on display here tonight for as the woman's car plunged into the chilly waters of the schuylkill river a rowing team that happened to be nearby saw what happened and raced into action. the roof of the car could still be seen submerged in the schuylkill river as a dive team looked to make sure no one else was in the vehicle minutes earlier the 61-year-old driver seen here being treated by been the chilly waters from two rowers from the club and in their racing shell about to start practice when suddenly they saw the headlights from at. one

action news delaware valleys leading news program with jim gardner. ♪ yes, the snow is falling in southrthern delaware and before it's all after it will reach the lehigh valley it's the first snow of the season and the accumulations will actually climb to substantial levels in some areas and so welcome to winter 2017. it is friday night and the big story on action news tonight is our winter weather advisory and storm warning, it is a double dose of winter weather, we have action news reporters trish hartman and dann cuellar straked out in strategic locations but first let's get the late word from accuweather and cecily tynan. >> double scan live showing plenty of moisture streaming up from the south and a lot has been missing to the south and what is happening low pressure developing off the coast of south carolina and once that develops it will pivot this so the moisture moves in land and encounters the cold air and produces the snow and cape may county it's been snowing there kind of on-and-off at different rates since about 3:00 this afternoon, about an inch and a half and that locat

. >> right now jim gardner is standing by with these stories.tigating a raccoon attack inside of a philadelphia home. the parents say their infant was severely injured by the animal. >> and the would be robber had the tables turned when the victim pulls out a gun and fires and the family of fallen police officers received a gt to remind them they are not forgotten this holiday. >>> for monica malpass, meteorologist, adam joseph, cecily tynan, ducis rogers, sharrie williams and the entire "action news" team i'm rick williams have a nice night. michael: i'm thankful that i'm alive and hacethe help and the opportunity that i received. darlene: i'm thankful to be able to help people in crisis. vanessa: i'm thankful that addiction is treatable, and that help is available. christie: new jersey is experiencing a heroin epidemic fueled by opioid painkillers. but if you or someone you love is struggling with addiction, i want you to know: we are here for you. this holiday season, choose help. call 844 reach nj or visit reachnj.gov. >>> "action news" dela

. >>> and jim gardner is standing by with these stories. against it's advice of world leaders president trump recognized jerusalem as the capital of israel. >>> and why police are focusing on this wooded area of south jersey today looking for a missing man. >>> and a man is facing backlash for the arm touching incident. now for the entire "action news" team i'm monica malpass have a good night tonight. michael: i'm thankful that i'm alive and have a second chance. james: i'm thankful for the help and the opportunity that i received. darlene: i'm thankful to be able to help people in crisis. vanessa: i'm thankful that addiction is treatable, and that help is available. christie: new jersey is experiencing a heroin epidemic fueled by opioid painkillers. but if you or someone you love is struggling with addiction, i want you to know: we are here for you. this holiday season, choose help. call 844 reach nj or visit reachnj.gov. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers. meteorologist cecily tynan, and jim gardn

. >>> jim gardner is standing by with these stories.owing breaking news from west philadelphia where an 83-year-old man was found stabbed in a home. >> and the house approved a new tax bill and now they have to take that road yet again tomorrow. the search is on for a drive their plowed into a man that was raking leaves in front of his own yard. now for meteorologist, adam joseph, melissa magee and jaime apody and monica malpass, sharrie williams. and the entire okay team i'm rick williams have a good evening. do i use a toothpaste that whitens my teeth or... ...one that's good for my teeth? now i don't have to choose! from crest 3d white comes new whitening therapy. it's our best whitening technology. plus, it has a fortifying formula to protect your enamel. crest. healthy, beautiful smiles for life. my shoulders carry some i deserve others i don't but in the end only one name really matters because shoulders were made for greatness, not dandruff >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers. meteorologist

jim gardner is next followed by "nightline." "action news" continues at 5:00 a.m. tomorrow."action news" team, i'm monica malpass. have a good night and a great weekend. ♪ ♪ >>> tv's number one daily viral video show, "right this minute." it's quite a show at the circus. >> this gym mast up in the air with ropes doing aerial stunts. >> until something goes wrong with the netting. >> oh, no. >>> we have brought something for you. >> he's got a very special gift waiting for him. >> tough to lift it up, then things get crazy. >> wait until you see what's in that box. >> what? >>> this driver spotted something on the road. >> oh!

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right now jim gardner is standing by with these stories next at 6:00.e arrested the men that stole from a little girl with cerebral palsy. the charges they face for allegedly taking a walker she used to get around with. >>> and congress is pushing through a measure to change the gun law landscape in america. coming up next at 6:00. >>> for the entire "action news" team i'm rick williams, have a nice evening. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >>> it is tuesday night and the big story on "action news" tonight is breaking news from the banks of the schuylkill river in philadelphia. police were called to the riff near the strawberry mansion bridge where a car was found in the drink and a woman was removed from the vehicle and taken to penn presbyterian hospital. a group of rowers rowed to the woman and rescued her. there is no word on the woman's condition or what caused the car to plunge into the water. >>> police are talking about the arrest of a pair of heartless thieves. leeland wa

>> jim gardner. >> would you -- it is not jim gardner. >> (laughing). >> so please, let us know it, can'tcarson wentz. weighing in, use the #fox29goodday we will update you with the person of the year, and i guess by the end of the show today we'll tell you who the delaware valley person of the year is based on your votes. >> this is tough. you can't say carson wentz. >> yes. >> it shouldn't than tough, though. >> oh, can they say embiid? >> could you say embiid. >> okay. >> best athletes of the worlds, coming in all shapes and sizes but one of the sixers, joel there, towers above them all. at seven-two, he was just named top honoree at the sports illustrated awards in brooklyn last night watch >> fierce flames burn out of control. >> it was rolling toward us. and faster than anything we had ever imagined. >> hundreds of thousands forced to lever their homes, as wild fires rage in california. we're live in one of the hardest hit areas. >> addiction problem sweeping the country. it is not a drug. why doctors warn smart phone addiction on our teens is really affecting their brains. >>> the

for cecily tynan, ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner, we hope you'll join" at 11:00. what do you think? hey, think ben will like it? yeah, was i the only one hearing the angelic music? i'm serious, i never know what to get him. just tell me you got him fios too. sigh.100% fiber-optic network. that, plus this sick console he'll be like whaaaaaattt. your new tech is best on the 100% fiber optic network. so get fios. now just $79.99 per month with a 2-year price guarantee with a 2-year agreement. >>> tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. the preliminary exit polls coming in right now in the alabama senate race. roy moore, the allegations against him. doug jones the democrat in a heavily republican voters? what they're saying tonight. >>> president trump taking aim tonight at senator kirsten gillibrand after she said the president shouldresign amid allegations of sexual misconduct. what the president tweeted about her today. she's calling it a sexist smear. and t by those words?toght, abc news nowt president attorney general jeff sessions to appoint a s

for adam joseph, jamie apody, ducis rogers, cecily tynan and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardnerve a good night and a great weekend. ♪ ♪ >>> tv's number one daily viral video show, "right this minute." a talented guy's impromptu piano performance take social media by storm. meet deon fisher and the man who helped him go final. >> deon, are you going to let him represent you? >> yep. >>

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delaware valley's leading news program withucis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner.at the pope used while in philadelphia is up for auction and thieves swipe christmas deorations from a south philadelphia home. >>> but the big story on "action news" tonight is train tragedy in the state of washington. an amtrak making its maiden voyage between seattle and portland derailed in the town of dupont washington with some of the cars spilling onto the authorities say at least six people were killed but it's been impossible to get inside some of the cars and so that total could grow. at least 50 people were rushed to the hospital. a passenger gives her of wt happened. >> we felt a little bit of a jolt d then at a certain point the -- we could hear crumpling of the train car and we were catapulted in the seats in front of us. >> that is obviously a he. officials say it was a miracle nobody in the cars were killed on route five in the vehicles. the amtrak train had 78 people on board, mostly vips, the media and the crew because it was the first trip of a $180 million project t

tonight at 6:30 right after action news at 6 with jim gardner. >> definitely on the cool side but also clear today. >> meteorologist adam joseph is outside and bundled up. >> it's a bit chilly despite the sunshine today. today was probably the nicest day of the next seven days as changes are moving in. it is cold pretty much everywhere. even jacksonville right now, 55 degrees, 45 in philadelphia. colder in dallas right now, 30s as far south as memphis, tennessee. we do have a system developing in the deep south. we see rain stretching from atlanta down to new orleans. it is now snowing in dallas and that snow is going to south as far south as houston. it progresses to the east and eventually to the northeast. so as we track this with future tracker it is cloudy here tomorrow. it's a dry day at lunchtime here, snow near atlanta all the way down to the deep south seeing their first snow very early in the season even before northern areas. but this coastal system is going to inch a little farther west than originally thought here so most of us seeing our first snowfall of the season comin

. ♪ >> "action news," delaware valley's leading news program, with jim gardner. ♪ ♪ >> >> wednesday nights off. i'm monica malpass. the big story is breaking news from the germantown section where an officer shot a suspect in the head relating to a murder from last thursday on the 1800 block of east atlantic avenue. plain clothed officers spotted the vehicle from that homicide and pulled it over. the suspect ran down one of the officers as they approached. that led to a chase, when the suspect's hyundai crashed into parked cars. >> we have an officer in the hospital in stable condition. the suspect in critical condition at an area hospital and investigators are trying to piece everything together. we have the suspect vehicle on location having crashed into two parked cars. we have not searched the vehicle yet. >> when the suspect got out of the crashed car, he had his hands in his pocket and refused to follow the officer's command leading the officers to open fire. >> a rare shooting in phoenixville at a duncan don't parking lot on gay street at 9:30. the victim identified as a ninth grad

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for cecily tynan, ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner.e hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00. >>> tonight, dangerous holiday driving right now. we're tracking the storm, moving across the country. just as tense of millions get on the road. from utah, straight across to massachusetts. blizzard-like conditions in some places. several major airports in the bulls eye. rain, ice and >>> the new security warning just out for this christmas. what authorities are saying about any potential threats from new york city to washingto >>> the global headline tonight. the suv attack, pwing into shoppers after a six-week-old is stolen. the baby's mother killed, and what authoriti now revealed. >>> the olympic scandal bac in the news tonight. the new movie. and tonight, she sits down with us. >>> last minute shopping. we found today. and the gift card wor far more

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. >> "action news," delaware valley's leading news program, with jim gardner. ♪ >> a double dose of winteryrouble is on the way for the last weekend of the year. we'll be waking up to the start of a saturday snow and headed into the coldest new year in decades. friday night, jim's off. i'm monica malpass. the big story is an alert as dangerous cold hangs on for the rest of 2017 and into the new year. this is what it looks like in new hope today. we hear from folks how they plan to bundle up for the holiday. first a look at the forecast, adam. >> frigid indeed. 19 in philadelphia which isn't all that bad considering a day or two ago it was the single digits for windchills in the afternoon. we are getting a break from the true bitter air. it's temporary, seven below syracuse, six below burlington. not a big storm by any stretch. a nuisance event here. starting saturday afternoon and snow begins at dawn tomorrow morning as most of us wake up if you are an early riser the steadiest until about the noontime hour. periods of slick travel, a coating to two inches, even on the brine roadways, slick

. >> right now jim gardner and the "action news" team standing by with these stories and more next atfor a hit-and-run driver who fled on foot continues. more information about the victim who was killed on his way to work. >> plus, the temple university student attacked off campus. we'll hear from the victim's mother as her son remains in the hospital. >> those stories and more coming your way next at sick ooh. :for adam joseph jaime apody cecily tynan brian taff rick williams the entire "action news" team, i'm monica malpass. you have a good evening tonight. >> good night. for the help and the opportunity that i received. darlene: i'm thankful to be able to help people in crisis. vanessa: i'm thankful that addiction is treatable, and that help is available. christie: new jersey is experiencing a heroin epidemic fueled by opioid painkillers. but if you or someone you love is struggling with addiction, i want you to know: we are here for you. this holiday season, choose help. call 844 reach nj or visit reachnj.gov. >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program with duci

. >> right now jim gardner and the "action news" team standing by with these stories and more next atlakes falling in delaware. we have live team coverage. >> a driver is killed by flying debris on the pennsylvania turnpike. what police are saying about the deadly bizarre crash. >> and a police officer is injured while responding to a vicious dog attack in philadelphia. we'll have the latest on that investigation. >> now for meteorologist adam joseph cecily tynan jaime apody ducis rodgers monica malpass and the entire "action news" team i'm rick williams. have a nice weekend. >> good night. >> good night. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> it is friday night and the big story on "action news" tonight is a winter storm warning ready to take effect tonight. yes, i really said that. this is the northern edge of the system that will move into the area tonight. this is llewes delaware and by tomorrow, some locates in our region will get half a foot of snow. this was the scene as they're

delaware valley's leading news program with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner night and the big story on "action news" tonight is a nightmarish evening rush hour. sky6 is showing i-95 and delaware avenue in philadelphia and this is typical of the stop-and-go traffic all over the delaware valley. actually stop and go would be the generous way of describing it. it is barely moving. the snow combined with heavy friday night volume has caused a brutal commute home. let's get right to matt pelman. matt, we know it's bad. how bad is it. >> it's mostly stopped on most of the highways, jim, yeah, really nasty commute. in fact, one of the worst i've covered in the last 12 years. looking live at the schuylkill expressway here by spring garden street, a nice little flurry still coming down in the overhead light but the traffic is anything but nice. we're now sitting in an even hundred minutes on the westbound side of the schuylkill. again, that's about six times a little more than six times what it ideally should be coming out of town. at least they moved that disabled ve

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i'm jim gardner. have a good night to be the. michael: i'm thankful that i'm alive and have a second chance. james: i'm thankful for the help and the opportunity that i received. darlene: i'm thankful to be able to help people in crisis. vanessa: i'm thankful that addiction is treatable, and that help is available. christie: new jersey is experiencing a heroin epidemic fueled by opioid painkillers. but if you or someone you love is struggling with addiction, i want you to know: we are here for you. this holiday season, choose help. call 844 reach nj or visit reachnj.gov. >>> tv's number o videright this minute". talk about a dicey mission to get a hook out of shark's mouth. >> looksike ihere for quite some time. >> how a brave boat captain takes matters into his own hands. >> like the shark knew he was there to help. >> a tv interview interrupted by a police chase. >> suspect just kept running. what happens when the camera follows him where the cops can't. a mountain biker treads a delicate balance. >> between risk and reward. >>