((vanessa murphy)) so many reminders - go...)) ((vanessa murphy)) it was a close call. ((ashley: there was a bullet hole pretty much that would have been straight to his head from that window.)) ((vanessa murphy)) that decision to leave the living room....may have saved their lives. ((ashley: we were in the safest place that we could be.)) ((vanessa murphy)) the couple says the shooter or shooters had to be looking for someone else since they just moved in. the landlord tells 8 news now there was a shooting here several months ago.... and metro police say it seems ashley and norman were not the intended targets. ((norman: if i would stayed a little longer, yeah i would have been right here in the action. it just sucks to know that.)) ((vanessa murphy)) they say they relocated from portland... ((ashley: i was told this was a okay neighborhood.)) ((vanessa murphy)) to start a new chapter in their lives.... ((norman: who wouldn't want to come to vegas?)) ((vanessa murphy)) theydidn't expect it would begin like this. ((norman: it's deep. it really gets to me.)) ((patranya b

((vanessa murphy)) it was a close call. ((ashley: there was a bullet hole pretty much that would have been straight to his head from that window.)) ((vanessa murphy)) that decision to leave the living room....may have saved their lives. ((ashley: we were in the safest place that we could be.)) ((vanessa murphy)) the couple says the shooter or shooters had to be looking for someone else since they just moved in. there was a shooting here several months ago.... and metro police say it seems ashley and norman were not the intended targets. ((norman: if i would stayed a little longer, yeah i would have been right here in the action. it just sucks to know that.)) ((vanessa murphy)) they say they relocated from portland... ((ashley: i was told this was a okay neighborhood.)) ((vanessa murphy)) to start a new chapter in their lives.... ((norman: who wouldn't want to come to vegas?)) ((vanessa murphy)) they didn't expect it would begin like this. ((norman: it's deep. it really gets to me.)) ((vanessa murphy)) metro police say this

((vanessa murphy)) ((vanessa murphy)) ((paula francis)) ((vanessa murphy)) /// this man's project to turn a dead tree into some christmas cheer for his neighborhood. would you be willing to leave the comfort of your home and sleep in a small hut for a month... just to see what it's like? we'll explain why this man is doing just that... next./// hey, is that it? i think that's it. this is krystal, and her dream is to be a roller derby girl. we love krystal! we love krystal! oh my god it's jj watt! oh my god! > an arkansas man will leave his family at home... to live in a way most of us hope we'll never have to. he's purposely going homeless.. trying to grasp what homeless people face every day. stephanie sharp reports: (fred teague (tee- ge) / plans to live homeless) i have no idea what it's going to be like. people ask me if i'm prepared and i really don't know on a typical afternoon fred teague checking on and taking care of the homeless population in the river valley. (fred teague) this is a typical russellville homeless camp but soon -- the tables will be turned on him. (fred teag

((vanessa murphy)) 29 shots. ((norman: we turned the light on and we saw smoke everywhere so that's when it hit, like wow, we just got shot at...)) ((ashley: we didn't believe everything that happened. it was unbelievable.)) ((vanessa murphy)) the bullet holes on the couch they had just left and the towel that was on it along with the blanket with part of a bullet. ((ashley: i was scared for my life.)) ((vanessa murphy)) so many reminders - ((ashley: i'm not ready to was a close call. ((ashley: there was a bullet hole pretty much that would have been straight to his head from that window.)) ((vanessa murphy)) that decision to leave the living room....may have saved their lives. ((ashley: we were in the safest place that we could be.)) ((vanessa murphy)) the couple says the shooter or shooters had to be looking for someone else since they just moved in. the landlord tells 8 news now there was a shooting here several months ago.... and metro police say it seems ashley and norman were not the intended targets. ((nor

>>> "action news" continues with sara bloomquist, and meteorologist david murphy. >>> hello again, here is what we are following for you at 12:30, a man is stabbed in the chest in southeast philadelphia and police are now searching for the suspect. a wilmington church is damaged by not one but two fires in the matter of weeks and keep the umbrella handy we are dealing with cold and rain. >>> and the moment people are waiting for the force awakens opens at midnight. annie mccormick caught up with fans lined up all morning long. >> here at the regal cinemas in king of prussia, die hard fans are here since 4:00 a.m. for a marathon until tonight's premier. these fans might not be awake when it rolls around. >> i will be here for a few hours already so it will be 20 hours for me. >> i'm watching a star wars marathon, 14 hours in the theater. these are sold out, on the screen from 4:00 a.m. until 9:30 tonight, they will see all seven star wars movies, chronologically. and they prove even darth vader needs a break. i have been here since last night and we are here for the star wars marathon an

((vanessa murphy)) teens were armed.... at this point, the resident is not facing any charges at this point. but i'm told the district attorney's office is looking at this case.// ((denise valdez)) > homicide's first case of the day lead them to a gated community near fort apache and sahara. beating on the door of a condo right around 5 a-m... and the homeowner shot the man as he tried to force his way in... after multiple warnings. investigators say it's possible the man was under the influence of drugs at the time. he will be identified by the coroner's office. no criminal charges are expected against the homeowner./// ((paul joncich)) > severe storms have killed at least six people and injured dozens more through the midwest and the south tonight. ((tedd florendo)) just a massive squall line, paul... stretching from ohio to missisissippi. there have been reports of tornado touchdowns in those states... along with indiana... tennessee... arkansas... missouri... and illinois. and tornado watches remain in effect through th

david murphy's forecast is coming up. >>> police have made an arrest in a late-night assault in montgomery county. it happened when the victim noticed someone trying to steal his tires. "action news" reporter, gray hall gathered news on the case. >> reporter: sarah, police say chris usually getaway with this type of of crime, but not this time. chris targeted this elkins park neighborhood around 11:00 p.m. police say they were searching for car tires, the crime expree was short lived, the victim caught them in the act. >> i happened to look out and see the suspect had his carjacked up and taking the tire off the car. the suspect assaulted the victim about the head with a brick and wrench. >> reporter: the suspects were able to getaway, but not for long. police tracked them to ambler and made an arrest. >> before fleeing the area the victim was able to pull a towel that the suspects placed over the license plate. this was a crime of opportunity. but with an alert resident they got lucky and the chris are off the streets. >> that's awesome. then, again, it doesn't surprise me, headlighten ha

murphy: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from connecticut. mr. murphy: thank you, mr. president. i'm here to join my colleagues in our call to bring forward a debate and vote on the senate floor a measure that's supported, i argue, by probably 95 to 99% of my constituents, that is the simple idea that if you're on a terrorist watch list, if you are suspected of being involved in terrorist activities, that you shouldn't be able to purchase a gun. and i'll be asking for a unanimous consent agreement in order to move this debate before the floor. but here's why it matters. what we know right now is that over the last 12 months isis has lost about 25% of their territory in iraq and syria. that's not good enough, and hopefully we will be able to join together to put even more pressure on the so-called caliphate, to shrink it down eventually to elimination, but the growth of isis is dependent on two narratives. one, this narrative that the so-called caliphate is growing, and, second, t

vanessa murphy has the plans off the strip just ahead. but we start with mauricio marin and the preparations for the big party. mauricio? ((mauricio marin)) over 330- thousand people are expected to celebrate new year's eve on the strip and around town. law enforcement and first responders aren't taking any chances with so many people here locally. so they're teaming up and have a plan in place. and if any problems arise...they'll be ready to go. ((mauricio marin)) the countdown is on for 2016. officials expect over three-hundred thousand people to las vegas strip and downtown. for some here to have fun...there is concern about potential threats. ((jarrett theragood/visitor: "slightly but that's just the world we live in today." 16:59 you just have to be aware of your surroundings and pray that nothing happens." )) ((mauricio marin)) county emergency management leaders say they're ready for anything. ((john steinbeck, deputy fire chief & clark county emergency crisis, if it's a natural crisis, a manmade crisis, if it's anything or all of

. >> reporter: kevin murphy and a masked man, unknown to police, allegedly broke into a rear door and got away with at least 40,000 cash. alan ang told police it's money from his bakery and quincy center and spoke to us briefly about the crime involving his daughter. >> she's doing okay. >> it was very, very scary. >> reporter: quincy police arrived at the home in time to see murphy right in front of the house, he ran and police chased him to this apartment building just up the road. officers handcuffed him out back. >> murphy insisted to police he didn't have a gun but a police dog named major found one, accord to investigators, right here in this hole, a stolen 40 caliber glock. at $100,000 cash and denied murphy's request to stay hidden from view. his lawyer says he's not the type to kidnap people. >> there are no violent offenses to this nature in his past. >> police say they found a roll of clear tape on murphy and he apparently has not rolled on his leaned partner in crime. police have the cell phone of mr. murphy and plan to go through it and hope that will lead them to the mas

((vanessa murphy)) paul and paula, not going to reveal it just yet.... but you know we keep hearing about package thefts... u-p-s or fed ex will leave the package at your door and it disappears before you have the chance to open it.... the homeowner we talked with thought of - what you could call - a dirty way to fight back. (( )) < ((steve easley/homeowner: i came up with this stupid idea.)) ((vanessa murphy)) steve easley says he wants to do something about the problems in is neighorbood by rancho and oakey lately.... ((steve: a friend two doors down had his truck broken into.)) ((vanessa murphy)) he tells us he put a u-p-s box outside his front door and inside it... ((steve: we'll give em something you know that they won't expect. vanessa murphy/reporter: and what was that? that they won't expect? steve: a box of poop.)) ((sound of dog through door)) thanks to steve's four year old lab named lucky. ((steve: i keep imagining you know what his thoughts are when he opens up a box of dog poop.)) he says he placed the package outside wednesday night, the m

for sarah bloomquist, david murphy and the entire "action news" team, i'm rick williams. we'll see you this afternoon beginning at 4:00 p.m. ♪ this holiday season, my good friend gave to me ♪ ♪ 7 powerball tickets ♪ 6 match 6 chances ♪ 5 cash 5s ♪ 4 cash4lifes ♪ 3 pick 3s ♪ 2 mega millions (joe) happy holidays, rita. (rita) thanks, joe! (man) what a great gift! (announcer) pennsylvania lottery tickets make great gifts, like the new holiday millionaire. (joe) happy holidays! ♪ and best wishes from the lottery ♪ >> announcer: get ready, america. it's time to celebrate the most delicious time of the year. we've got an hour packed with sweets, treats, and holiday cheer. mario's getting in the holiday spirit with a cheesy appetizer that'll get the party started in no time. then michael and carla have a duo of decadent desserts you won't be able to put down. plus, i'm hanging with my good friend chris fowler, and we're serving up an easy snack that packs a real crunch. the fun's about to start right now on "the chew." [ cheers and applause ] >> hey, everybody, welcome to "the c

>>> "action news" continue with rick williams, sara bloomquist and david murphy. >> good afternoon sara is an off. break out the tank tops and shorts on this christmas eve, we are tracking the warm weather poised to break records and the new video shows a vandal caught in the act, police say he slashed tires on a dozen vehicles and ted cruz defends his daughters, the latest on a controversial cartoon and the supporters coming to his defense. >> and the details, leave the jackets and scarves at home today, a record breaking warm christmas eve is on tap and stormtracker 6 live double scan is looking at an unusually empty ski mountain, this is usually a busy time of year but it's so warm they have not been able to make any snow at all. david murphy is live outside on the terrace with the latest on the high temperatures. >> we are headed to the monthly record high, and we'll set that today. i love the picture of the ski slope, i have never seen that picture with green grass this late in the year. lets talk about more rain on the radar, rain along the coast, and there is more coming up from

murphy: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from connecticut. mr. murphy: thank you, mr. president. i'm here to join my colleagues in our call to bring forward a debate and vote on the senate floor a measure that's supported, i argue, by probably 95 to 99% of my constituents, that is the simple idea that if you're on a terrorist watch list, if you are suspected of being involved in terrorist activities, that you shouldn't be able to purchase a gun. and i'll be asking for a unanimous consent agreement in order to move this debate before the floor. but here's why it matters. what we know right now is that over the last 12 months isis has lost about 25% of their territory in iraq and syria. that's not good enough, and hopefully we will be able to join together to put even more pressure on the so-called caliphate, to shrink it down eventually to elimination, but the growth of isis is dependent on two narratives. one, this narrative that the so-called caliphate is growing, and, second, t

david murphy is outside with more on the accuweather forecast.o coat today. >> it's feeling good partly because we have light winds and sunshine up over the horizon and a little bit of haze around and that is it now, satellite shows you we did see clouds in the predawn hours and a couple of showers pop through, some of you found water on the windshield when you first got outside, and that is drying out now and we have bright conditions over the next several hours before another round of cloud cover works its way in. these are a lot better than the previous mornings we had this week, 46 in philadelphia, that say darn sight better than the mid-30s and allentown 42 was the low and only yesterday and the day before we were down around the freezing mark and even in the 20s at times. so definitely an improvement this morning and that trend continues into the afternoon, 58 is your noon time temperature in philadelphia, and 58 in wilmington and 52 in allentown and even there we are looking good. winds are not a factor and calm in philadelphia, as is evid

of the grass and police say once caught, murphy said i give up, you've got me. >> and police say murphy also had a role of clear plastic tape on him like the tape used to abduct the woman but he apparently hasn't rolled on his alleged partner in crime. that guy still at large. and police are hoping to go through murphy's cell phone to find him. live in quincy, jonathan hall, 7news. >>> and we have new information about the california terror attack. the fbi now saying the two shooters were radicalized at least two years ago, if not longer. let's go to ryan schulteis with all the latest information on that investigation. >> the new information comes as investigators continue to look involved and how the attack may have been paid for. sources telling nbc news there are indication that syed farook was planning an attack back in 2012 in california. the timeline would indicate he and his wife were radicalized before they even met. >> as early as the end of 2013 they were talking to each other about jihad and martyrdom before they became engaged and married and lived together in the united sta

let's check in with sports director keith murphy... some hawkeye fans have dealt keith murphy... keith murphy... many people in the metro are already celebrating the new year... "this is the one stop shop for anyone with kids that want to celebrate new year's eve in a safe and family friendly environment." guide one imagine-eve is at hy-vee hall includes bounce houses, slides. face paint, inflatables, and other games for the kids. it's free. it just started at four and the party inside continues until eight.. the night ends with a fireworks show at 8-15. democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders holds his own new year's eve bash in des moines tonight. sanders...whose voice was noticeably horse...spoke at northstar elementary school in knoxville this morning. the presidential candidate discussed issues concerning big money in politics, climate change, and college tuition affordability... sanders is hosting a new years eve party in des moines tonight.. it will be at the renaissance des moines savery at 7 p-m it's doubtful that party will get as loud as another event in downt

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon in the news, an armed robbery investigation in delaware county put several schools on lockdown and donald trump offers an olive branch to the republican party after admitting his words can be decisive. >> looking live from sky 6 hd, showing you a dreary philadelphia international airport it is cloudy with periods of rain today before cooler air moves in just in time for the weekend. david murphy is keeping a close eye on double scan live radar with a first look at the soggy forecast. >> we started out most of the rush hour dry in most parts of the area but as expected the rain moved in and now it is wet out there. you see all the rain highlighted in yellow through trenton and philadelphia and a bit more of the yellow in south jersey and a bit out toward reading, the yellow is lighter precipitation and green is fairly wet and wet roads across the region and on the other side of baltimore a little bit of drying, but that takes some time to get here, i expect raining for the majority of afternoon and

vanessa murphy was able to speak with the teen's family.. and learned that they lost two children in just 10-days. ((bobbie adams/grandmothe r: i'm gonna miss him. i'm gonna miss my granddaughter, too.)) ((vanessa murphy)) bobbie adams is mourning the loss of two grandchildren both killed by gunfire in separate events ten days apart. ((bobbie: he wasn't but 17. his life was cut down. murphy)) 17 year old manquise adams is dead after police say he and another teen broke into a home in the west valley and a resident inside shot and killed him. ((bobbie: they fearing for their life, you know i can understand that. i wasn't there. i don't know what went on. i can't say, all i know is that he's gone. he's gone, so i guess the authority have to find out what went on.)) ((erica adams/aunt: he was a kid, like i'm not saying he should have did what he did if he did whatever, i don't know what he did, but i know he was my nephew. ten days we lost two kids. )) ((vanessa murphy)) the adams family says they may bury manquise the same day they bury his co

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. center city skyline from our temple university cam, we could see more rain at times today and it feels more like spring time. david murphy is at the "action news" big board as we count down to christmas. >> rick, it's a shame we don't have more sunshine in play, there has been a peek here and there, but the temperatures are mild enough to enjoy, as you look at stormtracker 6 live double scan most of the area is essentially dry and there is bits and pieces of light spotty shower activity in the northern suburbs, the bulk of it is in south jersey and delaware, the steady is in yellow down to the south of us and there is a possibility of a thunderstorm popping up in the afternoon and evening down here, if you hear a rumble of thunder take cover in case it's a gusty storm. we have seen a drop-off in the coverage we had earlier from the storm prediction center, for the possibility of severe weather, that is not as much of a concern now. looking at stormtracker 6 live double scan, it's a co

>>> "action news" at 12:30 continues with sara bloomquist, and david murphy. >> sara is off and here are the stories we are following on "action news" at 12:30, weather is taking a toll on travelers at the airport and we have the latest from accuweather coming up and new video at an attack on a local subway restaurant and the victim blindsided by a stranger and the real housewives star is released from prison and the new jersey mom managed to get ready for christmas while behind bars. >> accuweather is forecasting record breaking warm temperatures but mother nature is finding ways to create problems for travellers today especially those trying to fly, sky 6 hd looking live at philadelphia international airport, the low clouds you see here, are causing flight delays at this hour. "action news" takes you live at the moment, but first lets begin with david murphy out on the terrace with accuweather. >> a misty drizzle and light rain and not too bad right now, stormtracker 6 live double scan shows you plenty of rain around and more on the way to philadelphia and that will bring a steadie

plus, david murphy returns with your accuweather forecast including new years when we come right back. >>> the world health organization declared the nation of guinea free of ebola. the virus claimed 2500 lives in guinea and is the starting point for the largest ebola epidemic ever. this came after no new cases were detected in three weeks and guinea had to go lieu two incubation periods in those two weeks. and more than 15,000 ebola survivors in east africa face health issues linked to the virus. >>> iraq's prime minister vows that -- by next year. the prime minister says that his next goal it to quote, liberate mosul, that city is vital in the fight against isis, because it's the most populated area held by the terror group. >>> and now the search continues for craig strictland, the singer went missing while hunting in oklahoma with a friend, a powerful storm struck and he was not seen since. >> reporter: as the lead singer of the country band back road anthem, craig strickland plays to packed houses, now they fear for his life. after he and a friend went out near tulsa, oklahoma to

lets check in with meteorologist, david murphy, welcome back. >> thank you rick. it's nice to have the sun coming back and most of our rain in new york state and some of it is changing to snow in the western part of the state and it's a possible that this little spoke heads to the poconos and you may see a snow shower there, i don't think it will do a lot but there it is. and a little bit of rain mixing in as times as well. as far as cloud coverage, it's up north and for areas close to philadelphia and south, lots of sunshine, the farther north you go this afternoon the better chance of seeing the clouds. you will want to grab a coat, 47 is your current temperature and 45 in allentown and 43 in reading and sea isle city, and there is a wind blowing out there as rick mentioned. these are sustained winds and this is what the wind is constantly doing and you are running at 17 miles per hour in philadelphia, 22 in wilmington and 22 in millville and 15 in allentown, but when you factor in the occasional gusts of 35 miles per hour, they might even go higher than that in

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon in the news this noon fumes forced the evacuation of a medical facility. >>> and an ages old tradition makes wishes come true for philadelphia. >> and the big story is the war of words between mayor michael nutter and donald trump. that is right nutter referred to trump as an expletive during a news conference yesterday among other things responding to trump's call to ban muslims from entering the u.s. and the presidential front man responded saying quote, is doing a terrible job and should be ashamed in using a disgusting word about me, low life. kenneth moton is live now with the latest. >> reporter: rick and sara, nutter versus trump and trump versus muslims around the world, the billionaire is already losing business in other countries but losing support from leaders overseas. donald trump mixing celebrity and politics. over increased criticism over his travel ban in the u.s. >> this is about safety. trump received applause here and across the globe, condemnation, and there say move to see tr

. >>> a nice day out there, but the next few days could be record setting mild weather, david murphy is out soaking up the sun and joins us now live with more. >> reporter: there is sunshine across the region, and it started out cloudier this morning look at satellite and radar and you get the picture, that is why some of your sidewalks may have been damp this morning, you see how the showers came through and they were gone before dawn and now the clouds really disappeared some of the stuff west of chester county may make its way into later today and cooler in the pike in washington, where the clouds thicker today, 56 in new york and 50 out in pittsburgh, if you have plan to say go to the play grornd maybe after school, not a bad day to do that, lots of sunshine overall and light winds and a jacket for temperatures hovering around 60 degree at 2:00 or 3:00, and getting up to 61 in your neighborhood in the afternoon, light winds and a nice day and rare early to mid-december this afternoon, we'll get a few more you'll see if a bit for the seven day, 59 by 2:00 and we get a high around

kevin murphy appeared in quincy district court even though he asked to stay out of view. the judge said no, i saw you on tv this morning. that is not going to do any good. his mug shot had been released. murphy faces several serious charges, including home invasion, kidnapping, assault he has a long criminal record, including 11 defaults and two open cases. police say murphy and an unknown accomplice broke into a quincy home and taped a pregnant woman to a chair. they were demanding cash. the state says murphy was with another man who wore a mask and had an accent. >> the unknown suspect started asking her where's the money. get the money. she told him to take her purse and wallet and take everything in it. she stated that the money was in her purse. the suspect stated that is not what he wanted. he kept saying "where is the money?" he demanded to know where the money was. report tt pregnant's woman's daughter hid in her room and called 9 11. >> she can hear them. where are you hiding? >> in the room. i locked the door. >> reporter: well, those guys got away with about $4

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patrick murphy is a fundamentally good person.issues here at msnbc. you may have seen it, "taking the hill." he's also been a frequent guest on this show. in may you might remember there was a terrible train derailment in philadelphia which killed eight people, wounded more than 200 people on that train. congressman patrick murphy was onboard that train when it derailed. he helped people out of the train. he kicked out emergency windows. he helped the first responders find the wounded. he then stayed there as on on scene correspondent through the night and into the next day helping people and helping explain what happened. he's just a great, great guy. and right before the senate went home for the weekend for the christmas break last order of business, they confirmed good old patrick murphy to be undersecretary of the united states army which brings us to the aforementioned best new thing in the world because whether or not you like patrick murphy as much as i do, and boy do i like that guy, whether or not you have any particular

karen rogers is off, david murphy is here no longer in his suit coat is bundled up on the terrace. matt pellman has traffic. >> reporter: take a look at satellite, we have rain last night. that pushed off to the south and starting point to fall apart. the reason it went south is because we have a cold front front pushing through the region it is ushering when colder air. we are in the upper 30s in allentown, trenton and 43 in millville. winds in the teens, so it's cool. 40 degrees by 9:00 a.m. the numbers don't go that far. 43 by 3:00 p.m., mainly cloudy skies and later in the evening we're on the look out of rain arriving. in berks county, the lehigh valley and the poconos it will begin as freezing rain sleet and snow. looks like it will be light, probably less than an inch accumulation. if you're driving tonight and overnight in these areas and points north for that matter. look out because slippery roads conditions are likely. when i step inside we'll track the arrival and departure of the precipitation. matt, what about roads early? >> reporter: sort of a blurry bouncing start

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon sara bloomquist is off and in the news a crash involving a septa trolley in southeast philadelphia sent two dozen people to the hospital and we have the latest. >>> and new numbers say that gop candidate, donald trump has a lead amongst republicans but is coming under attack from democratic leader, hillary clinton. >>> and now the christmas holiday and the obstacles that mother nature is putting in place. here is a look at philadelphia international airport, fog was delaying flights up to an hour this morning and we have live team coverage tracking the current travel situation and what is to come in the forecast later this week. lets begin with annie mccormick, live at the airport. >> reporter: rick, today is expected to be one of the busiest travel days of the year and at this point, the weather is not too bad that means that arrivals are delayed about an hour and that depends on what the airports are seeing as far as the weather goes. airport officials are urging people that are picking up passenge

murphy's a great player in his own right. i'm excited to be here. i want to help this team win. >> you salute the job murphy did. neil walker's a pro. he is a sill olid player. >> mets re-signed jerry blevits. >>> knicks were off tonight. part of the garden of dreams foundation. he surprised a group of kids in the bronze and had a blast with them next to the rockefeller christmas tree. and he played the role of santa claus, handing out gifts to the youngsters. >> what was this experience like today? >> it was fun to see smiles when he handed them the gifts. i love events like this. i'm happy. an exchange of energy. everybody's going home happy. >> what do you think of the tree? >> the tree's pretty big. >> i don't know what was bigger. him or the tree. the thing about this kid, he's charismatic and good and he gets it. he's only 20. >> and seven foot. >> you posted a picture? >> the angle makes it looks like he's bigger than the tree. the centers for medicare and medicaid services recently asked patients to rate the quality of over 3.500 hospitals.

meteorologist david murphy is outside to tell us about this nice stuff. i wonder if they are catching anything. >> reporter: they will have a nice afternoon to continue to try that, though, as we have plenty of sunshine in store, as a ra. taking -- sarah. take a look at satellite and radar you could see we had fog and we have additional high cloud cover sweeping in from the south. i can see it from the southwest off the terrace. even with the clouds approaching we'll get partially sunny skies, morning lows were in the mid 20s in allentown and reading. 30 in wilmington. philadelphia only dropped to 35. we have yet to see the freezing mark this season in philadelphia. temperatures right now, though, have rebounded nicely. 51 is the current temperature in philadelphia. 350 in new york city, 50 in washington, cooler air to the north and west of us. 54 is the temperature at 2:00 p.m. i expect a high of 56 at 3:00 p.m., back to 53 by 4:00. 46 degrees by 8:00 p.m. all the way down to 42 by 10:00 p.m. with an overnight low in the mid 30s. if you have plans to hea

keith murphy joins us live next from california to explain. you got people working incredibly long hours. median family income today -- $4,000 less than it was in 1999. the bottom line of this economy is that it is rigged. what this campaign is about is to demand that we create an economy that works for all of us rather than a handful of billionaires. if you work 40 hours a week in america, you should not live in poverty. the final countdown to the rose bowl is here... iowa hawkeyes battle the standford cardinals. the game kicks off friday afternoon... but the hawkeyes have already been in pasadena for days gearing up for the bowl. our keith murphy is there to see how it all turns out... keith... the excitement is building... rollcue to vo: no one felt disappointed. stick around, we'll get another america is not just electing a president, we're also electing a commander in chief. that choice matters. because strengthening the economy, making healthcare more affordable, raising incomes. all of that depends on us being both secure at home and le

patrick murphy.nd airborne combat veteran, winner of the bronze star me came back from baghdad in 2004, decided to run for congress in 2005. he beat a republican incumbent. went to washington as an anti-iraq war vet. he held on for two terms in a conservative district. ended up losing his seat in the big red republican wave of 2010. even though he knew he was from a tough district in democrat, patrick murphy led with his heart and made him the lead advocate of don't ask, don't tell. as a straight man and a combat veteran representing a conservative district. he did that even though he knew he would pay for it at home. patrick murphy is a fundamentally good person. he has done a show focused on veterans issues here at msnbc. you may have seen it, "taking the hill." he's also been a frequent guest on this show. in may you might remember there was a terrible train derailment in philadelphia which killed eight people, wounded more than 200 people on that train. congressman patrick murphy was onboard that

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morningre's what's happening on this wednesday, december 23rd. >> people going elsewhere for the holidays today could face soaking rains and foggy conditions. >> philadelphia police reviewinged in a deadly shooting that happened overnight. >> the body of a montgomery county airman killed in afghanistan is expected to arrive at dover air force base today. >> good morning, it's 4:30 on this wednesday. we're two days away from chris matches the "action news" team has a look at what you can expect as many people get ready for a holiday journey. >> meteorologist, david murphy is tracking accuweather, matt pelman is in karen and annie mccormick is live at philadelphia international airport. let's start with the weather david. >> starting out cloudy across the region. you can see rain is inching its way up the coast from the south. this will probably tend to numb during the latter portion of the hush hour. off and on we'll be in and out of the raindrops. dense fog in areas, philadelphia county, new

other administrators are not fans. >> we have dave murphy and matt pelman.rning. >> and it is a chilly start across the region right now. we are looking at some breaks in the clouds though i can actually see the moon overhead. as you take a look at satellite those clouds are shifting over towards the east of philadelphia. some patchy fog isn't out of the question. most of that appears took out to the west towards lancaster county right now. 37 degrees in philadelphia. 29 degrees in allentown. still below freezing in reading and lancaster and millville as well. and close to the freezing mark in wilmington and in trenton. and there is the visibility. again, the farther west you go through the region the better chance you have of seeing some of that patchy fog. overall today after our cold start we're going to be a bit milder than yesterday. by 8 o'clock we'll still be in the 30's but by noon bouncing up to 51. yesterday we hit 50 for a high. today let's go 55 with light winds and partly sunny skies overall. even milder air coming in as we head toward the end o

we just worked with murphy before. there needs to be an overhaul of our mental health program. yes. >> one of the things the democrats talked a lot about in the wake of the paris attacks is folks on watch list are still able to buy firearms. is that something this task force is going to take up? mr. mccarthy: we will look at all items when it comes to -- and the uniqueness of why this task force was put together and you see so much expertise from so many committees and the work, we have to think differently knowing the way the terrorists think and the way they look at. looking at any gaps or any vulnerabilities that we have out there. you asked another part of your question. i apologize. we have worked with steny hoyer and his staff throughout. we had had this scheduled prior, just the task force, but in is bipartisan work. >> you talked about addressing mental health issues. democrats also want to lift the ban on medical research on gun violence. it's been in spending bills. is that something you'll consider? mr. mccarthy: you know, it hasn't been brought up to me yet. >> tryi

. >> billy murphy, attorney for the family of freddie gray, he said that the hot heads need to stand down, that this is not your time. that everybody needs to remain calm. and again, this is in the wake of the news that the jury in the first of what is expected to be six different police officers put on trial in the death of freddie gray. the jury in this particular case was not able to reach a verdict, so the judge declared a mistrial and the state prosecutor has announced that they will trial officer porter yet again. this first trial is significant because it is essentially the building block for five other trials that are yet to come. there is obviously going to be frustration and disappointment among certain quarters in the city of baltimore. al jazeera's john terrett is live in baltimore. first of all, what are you detecting? what is the mood right now? >> well, almost immediately the decision was announced on the local radio decision protesters came to the streets. it was a small peaceful protest for the majority of the day, but it could be swelled to a much larger side althou

let's head over to dave murphy and matt pelman to take a look at your accuweather and traffic.d morning. >> well, good morning, everybody and we are off to another cool start but we're going tore a little milder finish later on. you can see also there are some break in the clouds out there and overall we're expecting partly sunny skies today, kind of going back and forth between the clouds and sun a bit. 37 degrees in philadelphia. closer to the freezing mark in trenton and allentown and reading, below freezing in lancaster and only 29 degrees in millville. we're still sitting on 36 degrees in wilmington, though association a chilly start certainly and the farther west you go through the region right now the better chance you have of a little bit of an you shall whip visibility. it's very patchy but some patchy fog is possible especially out west. as we take a look at the bus stop, 34 degrees at 6 o'clock, up to 36 by 8 o'clock. so, pretty chilly to start out under those partly cloudy skies. and rolling through the day, as i mentioned a little bit milder later on became 8 o'clo

let's turn to dave murphy and also matt pelman filling in for karen.> the best news is the winter weather advisory for the lehigh valley and berks county has now been canceled. it's still in effect up in the poconos until 11 o'clock this morning where we have p

. >> that was the scott murphy, his daughter said his daughter was hiding in a building. he received another text saying the s.w.a.t team arrived and escorted them from the buildings. >> of course, you worry about what could happen where you are, law enforcement has been trained to handle mass shootings. let's go over to annie mccormick. >> reporter: good morning, tam, authorities across the country are watching and learning the first thing is to stop the shooter and assess the casualties, but then they have to figure out a motive. jay jay spent 26 years as a special agent with the fbi in philadelphia and spoke to "action news" about the shooting spree at a social services buildings in san bernadino, california. authorities are working to unravel why the gunman opened fire. witnesses told law men it's the shooters were on a mission. >> this location was targeted. this was not a random event. you'll see a relationship between these people the reason it was chosen and why. >> reporter: philadelphia police commissioner, charles ramsey said you could never fully prepare for a

our keith murphy did make it to california... we'll check in with him to see how the hawkeyes are preparing for their showdown with stanford. snow and sleet have been falling off and on all day... and now this winter snow storm is starting to move out... but it's leaving quite a mess in it's wake. good evening and thanks for joining us.. i'm sonya heitshusen..,.. dan has the rest of the week off. parts of iowa have already received more than ten inches of snow... and in southern iowa, freezing rain is the major problem. let's get right to meteorologist brett mcintyre... brett this is part of a larger storm system moving across the for city snow plow drivers, it's been an endless job of removing 564622 - it takes a lot of people to get it done and not a lot of time des moines public works crews are targeting the major roads first... then moving to the residential side streets. for the second time this season -- crews are putting a new snow plow tactic to the test.... it's called the wing formation. up to five plows clear the stree

murphy set a major league record with homers in six straight post-season games. in the regular season he hit two home runs with 73 rbis. they fell through for washington and who then turned their attention to murphy last week. the nationals will get their first round pick in next year's draft, the 18th overall to get the 30-year-olds. that will be some excitement. >> yes, they are. >> that's exciting stuff. >> yeah. >>> speaking of exciting, bring us home. >> a couple of showers are possible tonight and tomorrow and neither 70s with a couple of showers and a thunderstorm and cool on saturday, the records against sunday. then next week we need to watch out for that tuesday night period with potentially a wintery mix. >> yeah, a little sleet, maybe a little freeze warning. >> straight up weird. >> that is the time for us at 6:. a state of emergency after deadly tornadoes hammer the south and midwest. also tonight, the seasons are out of what can in this first week of winter. t times are up. a deadly shooting in a mall in charlotte. as n.b.a. stars take aim at guns

keith murphy is in downtown l-a... where it's cool outside... we'll go there live... as keith and the gang catch up with the iowa hawkeyes as they prepare for the but it's close lowrye's beef bowl sold out crowd expected. the 102nd rose bowl kicks off friday at 4:10 p-m iowa time. coming up next on the news at nine... heavy snow moved into the metro this announcer: one candidate toughenough to take on the bully...jeb bush: donald, you're not going to be able to insult your way to the presidency. that's not going to happen. (applause) announcer: one candidate tough enough to take on isis. jeb bush: the united states should not delay in leading a global coalition to take out isis with overwhelming force. announcer: tested and proven leadership matters. jeb bush.

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon sara bloomquist is off and in the news a north philadelphia day care at the source of an investigation following the death of an infant is shut down by authorities. >>> but the big news developing out of harrisburg, where federal authorities have arrest aid teenager for allegedly trying to support isis through social media. jamil aziz is charged with trying to support the organization and using twitter to advocate violence toward military members and citizens and helping others travel to syria to fight isis and a backpack contained weapons, a hard drive and medication leading to exexpect that he was plotting some type of attack. he is expected back in court next week and "action news" is following the story and we'll bring you an update in the next half hour. >> turning to other news the north philadelphia daycare center that is under investigation is shut down by authorities, it was earlier this week when a 10-month-old girl died at the sisters child care center on german town avenue. dhs officials

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon sara bloomquist is off and in the news, an arrest in a triple shoot that left a philadelphia man dead who police say is charged with murder. >>> and donald trump takes aim at his biggest democratic rival. the backlash from insults to hillary clinton. as we look live to sky 6 hd, at the platt bridge, it's cloudy and showery across the region, it's hard to believe it's the first day of winter, because the mild conditions don't feel like it. karen rogers is in for david murphy at the big board. >> reporter: we are looking at double scan live radar, we have rain in much of the area, and showers you can see out in allentown and some near reading and in philadelphia damp but not rain at the moment. cape may and atlantic city and surf city. but after that batch moves out we are not entirely done with the rain, this is pulling up from the south and west, today is not a terribly wet day, overall a quarter inch of rain and even more tomorrow. it's not just the rain but the low visibility creating an issue, .8

for more on that, let's check in with meteorologist david murphy over at the big board. >> reporter: the people we showed in center city looked like i did on the terrace. it was a chilly start and windy. we're dealing with cooler weather and keeping our eyes on this big system, an area of low pressure a cold front creating a severe situation in the south. of course, we have the warm front and above that there is snow all this is heading toward the east. most of us will get rain tonight some of us up north could get snow. the local view on storm tracker 6 live double scan shows you there are a couple of little early bands of precipitation pushing toward the east. they may fall out before they get into new jersey, but it looks like there will be showers pushing into chester county before too much longer and perhaps toward philadelphia later in the afternoon. that's not the bulk of the precipitation, though, that's light nuisance stuff. 44 degrees in philadelphia. 41 in allentown. 40 in reading, 42 in trenton. 45 in sea isle city. there's a bit of a wind blowing 8 miles per hour in phil

he should be an upgrade for the middle over dan murphy. the free agent infielder turned down a one year qualifying offer this season opting to go for a long-term deal on the open market. murphy was red hot in the off season helping lead to a world series. the cornerback did not practice but for the first time since suffering a concussion he was stretching with the team. no timetable for his return to a game. gang green off the second straight win. they came from behind for the victory generals the giants. that is a team the jets cannot overlook. >> they are all big wins. it doesn't matter who we play and how. we have to take care of ourselves and go out and perform every week. >> giants focus shifted away from the three-game losing streak and on to the dolphins, the team they hope will help them end the skid in miami. if big blue needs any inspiration, they need not look further for the standings -- further than the standings. jason pierre paul is playing well after a fireworks accident off season. >> he had no preseason. he was determined

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> in the news this noon, firefighters find a person dead insized a camper on a delaware property and a 7-year-old boy from allentown is killed in a drive by shooting in florida. >>> but the big story is the return of milder weather after a brief taste of winter, sky 6 hd showing you the gloomy view at the jersey shore in cape may, the overnight rain is dying down with a few spotty showers lingering right now. david murphy is tracking the latest from accuweather. >> the last from the bulk of the showers are right down at the shore and pulling off the coast shortly, this is the end of the rain for you other than drizzle that may linger into the early part of afternoon, wider view from stormtracker 6 live double scan we had concerns north of philadelphia with frozen precipitation and that line has moved north of boston, if you have travel plans to new york or boston are you out of the woods in terms of precipitation. nothing else coming to the west. we got .79 inches in philadelphia, a decent rainfall, it was coming down hea