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david: william la jeunesse, thank you very much. we're watching down in -- i guess it would be the florida white house. that's what it will be called. mar-a-lago, the resort of donald trump where, he's meeting with all of the people involved one way or another with the next administration, the white house. he is meeting right now with members of the military. high-ranking military officers from the army, the navy and the marine corps. he's going to be stepping out, we're told, any moment. presumably, with some of those high-ranking officers from lieutenant general to lieutenant colonel level. he earlier met by the way, we told you about. lauren: lockheed martin. david: and boeing, quite critical of in the past that cost overruns would not be snepd his administration. but this particular meeting focusing on national security, various actions we may take abroad in order to ensure the safety of u.s. citizens abroad and assure the awful terrorist attacks we've been witnessing will not happen here. lauren: and we've seen his comments, he

hundreds gathered for a candlelight vigil to remember trooper frankie williams. david spunt was there as family and friends played tribute to the rookie trooper♪ >> reporter: on a night dipping to low 30s. trooper frankie williams on the only thing on the mind of hundreds who came out. >> my son was a hero from the day he was born. he was born february 14. he was my heart from that day. >> reporter: the late trooper's mother victory williams thanksed the round. he was killed in a head on crash earlier this week. >> i taught him the most important thing is to love and share, love everybody. and do your best. >> reporter: williams was responding to call of erratic driver on 55 and cumberland county. that driver later identified as 61-year-old lloyd ruudly, crossed the median killing williams and himself. >> that trooper is in heaven looking down upon us and saying, don't worry, i'm okay. >> reporter: williams grew newspaper florida and later called new jersey home. >> it's absolutely sense isless and terrible report ruth and fox and her husband didn't know trooper willia

hundreds gathered for a candlelight vigil to remember trooper frankie williams. david spunt was there as family and friends played tribute to the rookie trooper♪ >> reporter: on a night dipping to low 30s. trooper frankie williams on the only thing on the mind of hundreds who came out. >> my son was a hero from the day he was born. he was born february 14. he was my heart from that day. >> reporter: the late trooper's mother victory williams thanksed the round. he was killed in a head on crash earlier this week. >> i taught him the most important thing is to love and share, love everybody. and do your best. >> reporter: williams was responding to call of erratic driver on 55 and cumberland county. that driver later identified as 61-year-old lloyd ruudly, crossed the median killing williams and himself. >> that trooper is in heaven looking down upon us and saying, don't worry, i'm okay. >> reporter: williams grew newspaper florida and later called new jersey home. >> it's absolutely sense isless and terrible report ruth and fox and her husband didn't know trooper willia

with rick williams sara bloomquist and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> hello again here are the stories we are following for you on "action news" at 12:30. if you are spending time outside today layer up and cover up. we have windchills in the single digits and the threat of snow squalls and high winds and the latest forecast coming up. >>> and syria's president makes a major announcement about the war torn city of aleppo. and how thieves targeting drivers that just want to stay warm on their commute. >> we begin with the weather and the dangerous cold snap giving us windchills in the single digits and some places may see a burst of snow before it's all over. team coverage of this bitter blast this afternoon. gray hall is live in center city with a look at how folks are coping today. lets begin with david murphy back outside braving the frigid digits as well. >> if i was out here for more than a couple of minutes i'd have the hood up no doubt. take a look at the snow shower that is up north on stormtracker 6 live double scan this is the biggest one we have right now, coming through alle

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with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon sara bloomquist is off. in the news the berlin christmas market is back open with new security measures after the deadly attack on monday. and a fiery collision causes traffic gridlock on i-95. but the big story on "action news" at noon is the murder of a 35-year-old woman. the victim was shot in the head inside of a home in camden and investigators are now putting out a plea for information to help find their killer. katherine scott joins us live from the scene. >> reporter: rick, this is the second homicide in this area in the matter of days. in this latest case, the 34-year-old woman was shot and killed in her home. so far there have been no arrests. police were back at the village complex in camden, a 34-year-old woman, a mother was fatally shot. >> pray for everybody. but the kids -- >> police responded to a 911 call, inside of a home on river avenue. and the victim was rushed to cooper hospital in serious condition with a gunshot wound to her head. and this woman said the police lights caught h

. >>> "washington post" foreign affairs columnist david ignatius joins us now and, of course, also pete williams russia, vladimir putin. it's now becoming central to the incoming administration, to the new secretary of state, if he is confirmed, you know, that the hacking issue is going to get only more controversial. >> the hacking issue is going to be a central concern for u.s. intelligence agencies over the next month. the director of national intelligence james clapper is leading an investigation that includes all the relevant agencies including the fbi, and the idea is that by january 20 when the inauguration takes place, a complete report will be made available to the president and to the president-elect on what happened. that's going to be a very sensitive matter. it's now really submerged into the government. there are not many leaks now about this process at all, but it's really important and i think will shape the next month more than we may think now. >> and david, there is no nominee yet to replace general clapper who is retiring after 53 years in government service. it is possible t

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon in the news this noon. nine people are hurt by fire in frankford. some residents jumped to escape the burning building. >>> but the big story on "action news" this noon is the death of a new jersey state trooper killed in a head-on crash. trooper frankie williams on the job less than a year died while responding to a call and the driver of the other vehicle was also killed. >> police saluted after learning of williams' death at cooper hospital. he was just 31 years old. bob brooks has more. >> reporter: such a tragedy and such a sad same here at the state police barracks and for this community. right here at the barracks the flags are lowered to half staff and flowers have been placed outside of the front doors, as everyone starts to mourn the loss of trooper williams. it's a sight you never want to see. outside of the port norris state police barracks. the state police lost one of their own. pictured here, trooper frankie williams. it shows the violent head-on collision that took his life as wel

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon in the news donald trump continues to piece together his cabinet as "time" magazine names him person of the year. >> and rush hour train service comes to a stop as a train slams into a car in camden. >>> and a growing chilly morning turning into a mild day on thursday wednesday. >> enjoy it while it lasts. there are cooler temperatures on the way. it is december. david murphy has a check of your accuweather forecast. >> still chilly on the terrace now, let get you to satellite. clouds are still socking us in and some sun breaks coming from the west this afternoon. 46 in philadelphia and 44 in allentown and reading and 47 in millville and 45 in cape may and a bit of a breeze coming down from the northwest at 10 miles per hour clip right now in philadelphia. that is enough to add to the chilly feel certainly. today's hig i degree as above average and fairly mild for this time of etyeating down to 36 and it's colder overnight. speaking of cold that is what we look at the raw temperatures to the the

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon sara bloomquist is off, in the news investorss may have the wrong person in custody for the attack on a german market. a woman found critically injured on the side of a local road. she was unconscious with severe head trauma when officers found her in north philadelphia late last night. katherine scott is live at the scene with new details from the investigat investigators. >> reporter: rick, the victim was rushed to the hospital last night in critical condition and while so far today investigators haven't updated her condition officially, we do now know that homicide investigators are taken over the case. a single boot lying in the road part of the crime scene investigators were investigating in north philadelphia. officers were patrolling near third and lehigh when a woman flagged them down and told them there was an unconscious woman on the 2700 block of 3rd. >> when police went to the location they found the female laying on the street and was completely unresponsive. >> she was rushed to univers

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon sara bloomquist is off. in the news donald trump has chosen another former campaign rifle for a position in his administration. >>> and a new football coach in town we'll show you his introduction at temple university. >>> and the big story is the frigid accuweather forecast. people were bundled up in ardmore today on this chilly wednesday. but nothing compared to the bitter temperatures and windchills moving in overnight. meteorologist, david murphy, is tracking the latest conditions at the "action news" big board. >> on the big board you see the cold air over the last couple of days, we show you this getting closer and closer to the delaware valley and the darker shade of blue colder air on the doorstep and overnight tonight we see that run into the region and make a difference for us. so it's on the doorstep ahead of it not bad of a september afternoon ahead. we have sunshine in place and the cloud cover has not had a chance to get close to us. a little below average right now, but not bad for thi

joining us are macy's chairman and ceo terry lundgren and david williams, make-a-wish president and ceo2 million for the make-a-wish foundation. >> there you go. >> there it is. >> $2 million. make-a-wish. [ applause ] >> so, only possible because of all of our customers and our employees writing letters to santa claus in the macy's mailbox and we matched every letter we received with a donation and came up with 2 million bucks to the make-a-wish foundation. >> so many of you did it. listen to this. i mean, since 2003, $100 million raised by macy's. unbelievable. i'm looking at this like $100 million. >> since 2003. as you look back talk to me about what it's all meant to you. >> first of all, it really -- i am still stuttering with the number myself, $100 million, one company, paste, one organization charity organization make-a-wish and so many grants of wishes for these kids with these serious diseases and it's been such a pleasure to actually watch these experiences take place in our stores where we introduce them and put them on to your show or have them become a makeup artist at ma

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon in the news this noon, we are following new information about the russian involvement in hacking in the race for the white house. >>> and armed robbers strike at temple university housing. what they stole from students this morning. >>> and the big story is bitter cold and biting wind. >> and light snow coming down including here in norristown and temperatures are stuck in the 20s and making it feel even worse, and heavy gear is a must. david murphy is tracking the deep freeze in the accuweather forecast. >> you definitely need the extra gear if you are outside for an extended period of time. and we are on the lookout for snow squalls and right fow stormtracker 6 live double scan is not showing a lot of that but a burst of snow moving down in the direction of allentown and bethlehem, pennsylvania. up north an area to watch. if you get caught in a snow squall it could put down a quick half inch of snow than could get roads going south in a hurry. if you see that be careful. wide view on satellite

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon sara bloomquist is off, in the news we are following new information from the scene of a fire ta kill aid child and forced several famliz out of their homes. >> and a man is arrested following a robbery and police chase in philadelphia. but the big story is the deep freeze we are stuck with bitter cold conditions for a second straight day and it was an uncomfortable morning for people that had to wait outside or walk to school. >> and a dose of snow and sleet is arriving overnight. meteorologist, melissa magee, is tracking the latest conditions from the "action news" big board. >> a lot to go over. we have the cold in place and then tracking the snow, sleet and then the rain in the delaware and lehigh valleys. the windchills this afternoon telling the story. north of west of town in the low teens. 19 in reading and lancaster coming in at 9 degrees, 3 in the poconos. windchill here in philadelphia 22 and 15 the current number in millville. as we go through the rest of the afternoon, the windchill trac

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon sara bloomquist is off. in the news we are learning what donald trump's inauguration may look like and the theme may seem familiar. and a woman is facing criminal charges after police say she sold the drugs to a man that later overdosed. >>> and the big story is the biting cold and windchills are in the 20s right now and the wind is kicking up making it fell down right uncomfortable. let look at sky 6 hd from spring mountain. snow is coating the area that would make skiers happy, certainly skiing conditions. we have team coverage of the cold weather. gray hall is in center city. but lets start with melissa magee at the big board. >> reporter: extra layers are needed for the rest of the afternoon because it's quite cold and blustery. the temperature 37 degrees and 27 in the poconos at the coast in cape may, 36 and 38 in dover. the winds gusting as high as 24 miles per hour in philadelphia and 31 to the northern and west in reading and the coast in cape may 23 and 29 miles per hour there in atlantic ci

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon sara bloomquist is off. in the news a wilmington firefighter has died from her injuries months after bat thing the blaze. >>> and ford is recalling thousands of vehicles because it's seatbelts may not work. >> the big story on "action news" at noon is a devastating fire in lehigh valley. a multi-alarm blaze damaged row homes leaving many people homeless. gray hall is live now in allentown. >> reporter: it was a dangerous and intense situation just last night in allentown. if you look behind me daylight reveals the damage and workers are here boarding up the homes that were damaged andself a hom good news in all of this no lives were lost and no serious injuries. >> fire and black smoke. and firefighters fighting and people are running. >> fire crews battled a ferocious fire, the intense flames forced 23 people from seven families from their homes. the chaos started at 7:30 on north fulton street. >> you make sure that everybody out first. the first object is rescue. if someone is inside you go in and

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>>> "action news" at 12:30 continues with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> hello again sara is off and here are the stories we are following for you now on "action news" at 12:30. a package thief strikes twice in broad daylight. where police say this man is stealing deliveries from people's doorsteps and an ivy league swim team is in hot water why the athletes are suspended at princeton university. >> but first check of the freezing friday forecast. accuweather is tracking dangerously cold temperatures and the chance for overnight snow, sleet and rain. as we look live outside you can almost feel the cold just from checking out the winter wonderland picture in spring mountain, melissa magee joins us with an update on the latest condition. skiers love this weather but not everyone. >> that is right bundle up with extra layers, because temperatures once again on the cold side. right now in philadelphia we come if at 22, 21 in allentown and 19 in reading and lancaster, and cape may 23 and the windchill is a factor. the windchill up to the north in the pocon

. >>> "action news" at 12:30 continues with rick williams, sara bloomquist and meteorologist, david murphy. >> hello again, sara is off and here are the stories we are following for you now on "action news" at 12:30. bitter cold and dangerous conditions take hold of much of the nation causing deaths and pileups and danger yours conditions and a pair of thieves go on a spree inside of a hunting park rite-aid and their crimes were caught on camera, and twin girls wake up in their own beds for the first time after being conjoined for two years. we begin this half hour with the cold weather that gives us reason to pile on the layers. we have sky 6 hd cameras over center city. a sunny friday but it's not helping to warm things up much. melissa magee is here with a first check of the accuweather forecast. that is a pretty heavy coat melissa. >> don't do what i did, i forgot my gloves, here is part of the reason why, check out the current wind gust, gusting as high as 31 miles per hour in reading and 29 miles per hour in philadelphia and a gust in the poconos of 29 and same for millville and atla

williams. "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt was there as family and friends pay tribute to the rookie trooper. >> on a night dipping into the low 30's, trooper franky williams was the only thing on the mind of hundreds who came out. >> my son was a sheriff. he was born february the 14th, he was my heart from that day. >> the late trooper's mother, victoria william, thanked the crowd. the 31 year old was killed in a head-on crash earlier this week. >> i taught him the most important thing is to love and share, but love everybody, and do your best. >> williams was responding to a call of irradic driver on 55 in cumberland county. police say the driver later identified as 61 year old lloyd ruddily controls dollars the median, killing williams, and himself. >> that troop is her in heaven looking down upon us and saying don't worry, i'm okay. >> williams grew up in florida, but later called new jersey home. >> just absolutely senseless and terrible. >> ruth ann fox and her husband didn't know trooper william but felt compelled to come out and learn more about him after hearing about the tragedy. >

williams was a newlywed. he leaves behind a widow. next month would mark one year on the state police force. reporting from millville, cumberland county, davidpunt, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >>> and funeral plans for trooper williams have been scheduled. there is a viewing at boardwalk hall in atlantic city from 8:00 until noon monday, the first two hours are for friend and family, the second two hours are for law enforcement, then his funeral will begin at noon at boardwalk hall. >> supporters of convicted murderer, mumia abu-jamal, will hold rallies and mars today. the 35th anniversary of his arrest for the murder of philadelphia police officer, daniel faulkner. abu-jamal has been in prison since 1981. activists plan a day of action with a march from thomas payne plaza to the offices of pennsylvania governor tom wolf on south broad street. they want freedom for abu-jamal who they say was unjustly convicted. they also claim abu-jamal is being denied medical treatment. >> 5:08. president-elect donald trump traveled travels to grand rapids michigan, fourth stop of his battle ground state thank you tour. thursday he made some appointments to h

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon sara bloomquist is off. in the news the prime suspect in the berlin truck attack has been killed in a dramatic shootout. and police are looking for a serial burglar that broke into 12 different local businesses. >>> but the big story is a big fire that killed one person and left others homeless just before christmas in montgomery county. annie mccormick is live in pottstown. >> reporter: rick, one man is dead and this fire is still under investigation. as you can see behind me, crews are now working to board up the apartments and borough officials are deciding which apartments people can return home to all this have as the holiday weekend kicks in. >> the big puff of smoke rushed at us and we couldn't get him out. >> barbara and her neighbors tried to get him out. carlos mitchell describes rescueing their children. >> i grab them and that is it. just grabbed the little ones and that was it. >> three floors on the third floor, kids upstairs i banged on the door. >> we knocked down the fire and discove

. >> it's interesting, david gregory, armstrong williams who is technically his business manager, whichs the only politician i know who actually has a business manager who speaks for him, but said a couple weeks ago when cnn had said that carson had rejected a previous offer from the president-elect, william said "he's a neophyte and that is not his strength. "what do you think changed? >> that's a good question. i don't think very much. let's remember dr. carson didn't feel he was capable of running health and human services department but it was then okay to be president. but not run hhs. now he can run hud. look, i think this is a loyalty play on the part of donald trump. this is the fact that he has a business manager who says something about his strength and potency, dr. carson's, among the conservative grassroots, gives a lot of speeches, wrote terrific books. i think trump wants to keep that energy alive. it's loyalty, it's diversity and i think some of the conservative positions that he's taken with regard to dependency on the government and all of that fits a world view that tr

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon sara bloomquists off and we begin this noon with incredible developments from a new jersey highway. some vehicles were ripped to pieces during a nasty multivehicle collision. despite all the damage everyone survived. annie mccormick joins us from the logan police department with the full story. >> rick, we just learned from logan township police they have issued a summons for reckless driving and that is for the operator of the tractor trailer that they believe caused the accident. >> chopper 6 hd over the scene of a multivehicle accident just before 3:30 this morning and preliminary reports believe that a tractor trailer hauling a tanker of waste water failed to stop and plowed into traffic at a stand still because of an earlier issue on the road. >> there were seven vehicles involved in the crash and three of which were in the median and three of which were on the right shoulder. >> and multiple agencies responded and emergency crews rushed victims to local hospitals and none had life-threatening i

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon rick is off and the big story on "action news" is breaking developments in the murder of a beloved business owner. pol, for the shooting of 81-year-old marie buck inside of her grocepy srpre in philadelphia. chad pradelli is live. >> reporter: yes, sara that person of interest was p, last night and so far he has not been charged but pol, they are building their case. >> if the size of a makeshift memorial judged a victim's heart. marie kick's must have bas n bi. the flowers and candles outside of store grows by the hour. >> it's a trap no reason. >> she was such a good person. >> marsh will be remor wared aa ftaple in this community. a woman that raised three generations of children. of rations of children. interest in custody and detectives believe that rratenp is the mbuive but the 8y 81-year-old was not the intended target. they began drat" ioping hthe s waing p, photo near the murder scene on south 6th. south 6th. elol, murder weapon but a steady stream of people are visiting the bin cks chil

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with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon rick is off and in the news this noon. a woman is rescued match she crashes her car into a lake in chester county. and crews are getting the roads ready for snow and rain heading our way tomorrow. but we begin with new developments out of bethlehem, pennsylvania where a sinkhole swallowed up the middle of a street. homes were evacuated after a strong natural gas smell after the hole opened. it's about 6 feet wide and 12 feet deep on hamilton after few. we'll continue to monitor the situation and bring you updates on air and online at 6abc.com. >>> a man has died after a fire broke out inside of his rented apartment. investigators are still trying to figure out what sparked the blaze in the fishtown section of philadelphia. "action news" reporter annie mccormick joins us live from the scene with the very latest. >> reporter: the owner of building did not want to talk to us on camera but feels awful about his tenants death and spent the morning with the restoration crews and the fire marshall. fire

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon in the news this noon, a local dry-cleaners are heavily damaged after a porsche goes straight into the building. >>> and temple university has reportedly chose a new football coach to row place matt rhule. >>> and a hearing that could make a difference in bill cosby's sex assault case. his attorneys are fighting to limit the number of accusers that can testify at his trial. katherine scott is following the news at the montgomery county courthouse. >> reporter: sara there were fireworks right out of the gate this morning. at one point the judge asked both attorneys to keep their voices down at issue today is whether 13 other accusers are allowed to testify in the trial and the rhetoric was heated at times inside of montgomery county courthouse this morning. they just broke for lunch a few minutes ago. cosby is charging with sexually abusing former temple university employee. the defense wants to keep the women off the witness stand and submitted their own evidence including police statements and n

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> the big story on "action news" this noon is breaking news. police have arrested and charged a man with the hit and run in overbrook. paul woodland faces homicide by vehicle in the death of 8-year-old gianna powell. she was struck and killed on november 18th. vernon odom is in overbrook with the details. >> reporter: rick and sara good afternoon. woodland formerly charged by police overnight. sad, just sad that is how one of the neighbors described the tragedy that left the 8-year-old child dead. >> this is their man, paul woodland from overbrook. charged with the hit and run crash that hit and killed gianna powell whose home is not far away. she was killed while crossing the street with two siblings, the driver did not stop and the siblings were not seriously injured. police were tipped about a car fitting the hit and run car trips in chester county. >> the person saw the vehicle and got suspicious and we went up there and matched the auto parts to that particular car, it's absolutely the car. >> earlier this gian

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon sara bloomquist is off and in the news. philadelphia prepares new rules to help clear up when a towing company can take your car in the city. and delaware police are searching for a driver that struck a 12-year-old boy and took off leaving the child on the road with many serious injuries. >>> but the big story on "action news" is a chilly morning that will get colder as the day goes on. a live view from center city and it looks like winter, wind picks up leaving us with windchills around 20 degrees tomorrow morning. david murphy is tracking the chilly temperatures from the "action news" big board. >> it's chilly out there today with temperatures in the mid-40s as you look back to the west there are colder and colder batches of air and eventually this stuff near great falls montana and rapid city, north dakota will inch down in our direction. but it will moderate a bit and won't be that bad but temperatures topping out friday, scan sunday, upper 30s all three days and with the winds blowing tomorrow a

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good friday afternoon, rick and sara are off. i'm alicia vitarelli in the news police are looking for a man seen appearing through people's windows in south jersey. plus, authorities respond to a local building after grenades are reportedly found inside. >>> and a freezing blast of winter wind making it feel like the 20s outside today. and if you have friday night plans you'll want to bundle up. david murphy is giving us a first check of the accuweather forecast. >> you know what alicia? i picked it, i wanted to dress up and give people the visual cue. we have sunshine giving way to increasing clouds sweeping through. you see that happening of the last hour or so. there is still sunshine breaking through the cloud cover but clouds are more prevalent and on a chilly day you like the sun on your shoulder. notice a couple of snow showers north of us, well north at this point. but up in the poconos and the lehigh valley a chance of a flurry and quick hitting snow shower that could whiten the ground. 42 in philadelph

>>> "action news" at 12:30 continues with rick williams sara bloomquist and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> hello again sara is off and here are the stories we are following for you now on "action news" at 12:30. a mother in philadelphia is facing charges after her 12-year-old son was killed. we have the latest on that. and the former new york jets running back was killed during an apparent road rage incident and a witness describes the moments before the shooting and surveillance cameras capture the moment before a school bus crashes into a house in florida. now the details, a wilmington firefighter is being remembered for her bravery. hope died last night months after the arson left her severely burned. vernon odom talked to the fire chief in wilmington and he is there now with more on the sad story. >> reporter: good afternoon. it's a sad day here in the city of wilmington and the surrounding area. the city was praying for hope that some how she would pull through but new the odds were long. the wilmington fire chief was emotional during his media briefing this morning. fire chief a

>>> "action news" at 12:30 continues are rick williams, sara bloomquist and meteorologist, david murphy. >> hello again, sara is off and here are the stories we are following for you now on "action news" at 12:30. bill cosby heads back to court in what is already a heated hearing for his sexual assault trial. >>> and a gunman fired two dozen shots at his victim. >>> and donald trump gets ready to meet with top leaders in silicone valley. >>> we begin this half hour with the weather and it's a bit on the chilly side today but nothing like what we'll see over the next now days and it's arctic air is moving inlets head outside to meteorologist, david murphy, and the first check of the accuweather forecast. >> it will get severe and not only in terms of temperatures but for now we got rid of early morning cloud cover and a fair amount of sunshine across the region bumping the temperatures up a couple extra degrees as a result. and temperatures are still chilly, 42 in philadelphia and only going up to 44 later, look at the extreme cold air though, just to the north and west. the last couple

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. good afternoon rick is off. several passengers are hurt when an airplane goes off the runway. and fighting leads to chaos at 15 different shopping malls across the country. >>> but the panel of destruction from an out of control truck. it burst into flames at a gas station narrowly missing the pumps. annie mccormick is live. >> reporter: we are outside of the accident scene. the cleanup is going on for hours. chopper 6 hd is overhead. like we said it's hours since they are working to get the food off the trailer, to people are injured but are in stable condition. and the intersection is shut down and the crews have responded. cell phone video captured the flames that engulfed this tractor trailer after it crashed into this gas station at levic. and 15 firefighters and more than a dozen emergency vehicles responded at 6:30 this morning. >> it was a bunch of explosions at 3:00 or 4:00. >> got on location, and saw there was a two vehicle accident with the truck fully involved fire shooting 15 feet up into the air.

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