justin udo shows us how one woman brought the north pole to north philadelphia for a community in need. >> merry christmas. >> it came ice sculptures, santa claus and reindeer yes, you heard that right reindeer are part of the north pole to north philadelphia christmas toy give away. >> i got over a hundred bikes, 500 toys to give away, so, all these toys for the kid. we got power cars. batman. robin. spider man. we got bikes. we got toys. we have dolls. we have everything. we have a whole toy store here >> reporter: the owner of the country cooking soul food restaurant in north philadelphia orchestrated the event. >> i know how it feels to not have. it is bad when you need and you don't want to ask nobody. so this is for everybody. >> reporter: hundreds of kid stood in the line that wrapped around multiple blocks for a chance to see santa claus and get a special gift. >> it makes me feel great and happy. >> it makes me feel very grateful. >> it makes me feel excited. >> reporter: sanity's helpers braved the cold and makeshift snow to make sure this ace memorable christmas for all of t

an update on the recovery of that baby girl attacked by a raccoon as she lay sleeping in her north philadelphiaome. >> and bundle up. the last week of 2017 will be a chilly one. hm. >> it's a doozie but you know what, it's that time of year. every year even if it's been a warm fall you get to new year's and there you go. dave murphy has more on that. matt pelman is in for karen rogers with your traffic. good morning. >> good morning. hopefully some people can just stay inside under the blankets, at least this morning if not all week. >> that would be nice 'cause it is going to get colder and colder over the next several days. as we take a look at the weather center right now, we're looking at cloud cover over about half the region. i am expecting the clouds that you see out there this morning to begin to break up a little bit. and we should wind up with a decent amount of sunday -- sunshine for a good portion of the day. but the big issue, of course, is going to be how it feels. right now we're at 22 degrees in allentown. 20 in reading, 25 in trenton, 27 degrees currently in philadelphia and wi

north philadelphia... a large semi truck, rolled down this narrow street, all part of a major surprise. eagles wide receiverral shawn jeffery is leading this caravan and went on a christmas shopping spree and ready to deliver joy, to dozens of philadelphia families. he was met with a roaring welcome as he entered the second life center where parents, children were gathered for their annual holiday party. box after box was unloaded. filled with toys already sorted for the boys and girls, who call this neighborhood home. >> kayden. >> good for the kids, i just want them to have a christmas. it feels good to give and they can have something, give them a little hope. >> say thank you. >> reporter: children were in awe of the kindness, and they loved, their toys. >> i got a pogo stick, black panter, iron man, black widow. >> six year-old hasaya german captured moment of just how much her christmas gift means for her. >> i have a new doll and i get to do her hair and makes me feel happy because, it is her first

live in north philadelphia, i'm sara bloomquist, channel 6 "action news." >>> philadelphia police honored their own today. the commendations were given to those that exemplified bravery and valor. among them sylvia young, she was ambushed in 2016 and a bulletproof vest saved her from life-threatening injury. >>> and coming up an alleged squatter is in custody after our story. and we hear the message from police for another squatter. >>> and another eagle cleared concussion protocol. >>> after a cold and windy day. future tracker 6 showing by 11:00 tonight it's snowing across the region and i'll talk about the totals and what to expect in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. those stories and more when "action news" continues tonight. sorry. i can't make it. it's just my eczema again, but it's fine. yeah, it's fine. you ok? eczema. it's fine. hey! hi! aren't you hot? eczema again? it's fine. i saw something the other day. eczema exposed. your eczema could be something called atopic dermatitis, which can be caused by inflammation under your skin. maybe you should ask your doctor? g

judson street in north philadelphia was the scene of a dog attack this afternoon that injured an 80-year-old woman and saw a police officer grazed by a bullet. "action news" reporter vernon odom is live at temple university hospital. vern, this one needs an explanation. >> reporter: and, jim, i am prepared to offer one. tonight officer kevin fay has gone home to heal from his ricochet wound sustained this afternoon in north philadelphia. he was saving the life of a grandmother who was being viciously attacked by her granddaughter's pitbull. late this afternoon, 34-year-old officer kevin fay left temple university hospital after being treated for a ricochet bullet wound to his leg. the 39th district officer was hit when he fired several shots to kill a pitbull in the midst of a vicious attack on an eight-year-old woman who lives here at 29th and judson. the dog lives here as well. >> unfortunately the 80-year-old female sustained some very significant injuries from those dog bites. >> i think our officer saved her life a

. >> nbc10 all across our region in north philadelphia, havertown, newark and center city, everyone was bundled up and had to deal with the wind. >> takes your breath away. >> i would much rather be someplace warm. that's okay. >> sweater, hat. >> probably because she has been listening to first alert meteorologist tammie souza who has been getting us ready, tracking the snow and cold tonight, tammie? >> it will be cold tonight. then the snow comes in and then we deal with tomorrow morning which will be cold, again. some bright spots today. pretty sunshine and a spectacular sunset. captured this photo at sunset in cape may. gorgeous. right now, 31 in cape may. feels like 20. that's the windchill when you factor in the wind and air temperature on bare skin. let's go to mount pocono where they are making snow. 16 degrees. feels like 4 degrees. to wilmington. 27. and it feels like 19. you are getting the idea that the feels-like is really what got you out there today. 28 right now in philadelphia. feels like 17 degrees. we're going to still deal with the bitter cold. we don't have any snow

it happened on 29100 brook of north 22nd street in north philadelphia, and mercifully her eyes are okay. her uncle tells "action news" that she will not need digsal surgery. thank goodness. >>> devon train station caught fire today, fortunately no one was injured but damage as you can see is pretty extensive. authorities say the fire started at 12:30 this afternoon, and was, out a bit past one. septa says resulting delays were minimal because the line was already operating on a holiday schedule.

>>> sunday night in the news, vandals target of church in north philadelphia and, shoppers hit the stores, hitting to make sure everything is ready for the big day. >>> and big story on this christmas eve is count down to chris mace. >> and from the stores to church and last minute act of kindness people across the region and world are celebrating, the spirit of christmas tonight. >> we have team coverage tonight "action news" reporter annie mccormack is catching up with the last minute shoppers. >> we will begin with meteorologist melissa magee with the all important christmas day forecast, it is a mixed bag, um. >> yes, that is right, it changes as we get throughout the rest of tonight and early christmas morning but for christmas day, we're looking good-bye the time we wake up and unwrap these gift and presents. currently in philadelphia we are coming in at 41. thirty-eight allentown. twenty-nine in the poconos. forty in millville. 41 degrees in dover. wind chill to factor in. feels like 34 in the city. teens in the poconos. forty-one in cape may. 35 degrees down in dover. so for the r

on the big picture watching a fire location in north philadelphia.ghth street between dauphin and susquehanna. that's a southbound street so sixth or tenth work instead. but on the highways not a lot of complaints this morning and not a lot of traffic. speeds in the mid-50's, some 40's over there on the schuylkill. live look at the roosevelt boulevard extension as you head towards the schuylkill on that narrowed ramp to go to the westbound lanes. it's nice volume. nice and clear. not a lot to complain about so far on this tuesday morning. tam and jeanette. >> okay, thank you so much, matt. >>> edward snowden has a new job as an app developer. the former nsa contractor showed off some software he created that aims to protect laptops from being tampered with. snowden exposed classified material back in 2013. he has lived in russia since then where he was granted asylum. tam. >> okay, thank you jeanette. now taking a first look at business. maybe up got the wrong size, color or something you just don't like and you can't wait to return it. you're not al

we're live from north philadelphia, i'm greg argos for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> greg, thank you. >>> a philadelphia man is facing charges in connection with last week's hit and run in trevose that killed a young woman. police arrested james howell yesterday, authorities say that he was driving a pick up like this one, that hit two teenagers as they crossed street road november 27th. nineteen year-old jessica curt z died the next day, her 18 year-old boyfriend suffered minor injuries. howell is now behind bars at bucks county prison on $250,000 bail. >>> families are continuing their season of giving. the philly fanatics there you can see him, manager gabe kapler and phillies family served a holiday dinner to about 200 homeless people. "eyewitness news" at our brothers place shelter in spring garden, phillies front office members, prepared, donated and served the food. event was made possible by price right of camden who donated 25 turkies. >>> the eagles with their final full practice today in anaheim as they get ready for sunday's game with the rams. >> sports director don bellies

in real life, he saved the day. >> oon a north philadelphia a large semitruck rolled down this streetrprise. alshon jeffery is leading the caravan. he went on a christmas shopping spree and is ready to deliver joy to philadelphia families. he was met with a roaring welcome as he entered the beckett life parents and children gathered for the annual holiday party. box after box was unloaded, filled with toys sorted boys and girls that called the neighborhood home. >> first present goes to caden. >> kids of the future, right? it's good to give them so they have something to give you hope. >> say thank you. >> the children were in awe of the kindness, and they loved their toys got a poe poe pogo stick. >> six-year-old josiah the moment of how much hert means to her. i have a princess. i get to do her hair and it makes me feel happy because this is the first time i a present like this. >> every year they have the holiday party at the center. every year, they know where the toys are going to come from, but this year was different. they were not sure if they were going to have toys at all an

journey black was sleeping in her mom's apartment on the 22nd street and north philadelphia when a racoon got in and attacked her. the four month-old received 65 stitches, to close-up her wounds. so there is a go fund me page for the family that has raised more than $22,000. journey's uncle says it is enough for the family to move to a more safe home. >>> lets take to you atlantic county now with air a 20 year-old man is facing charges for crashing a stolen truck into a building. quite a mess here. it sparked a fire. it happened yesterday morning at 4:30 on the 3300 block of atlantic avenue. police say rowan arlen smashed into several stores ignite ago this fire. the apartments above the stores had to be evacuated. arlen was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition. >>> in new castle county three children are recovering in the hospital this morning after a car crash, yesterday afternoon police say the car flipped over near du pont highway and interstate 295 north, and we know a 16 year-old girl, eight year-old girl and 10 year-old boy were all taken to christiana hospital for mino

but we are watching a new crash in north philadelphia. it's north broad street as master street. 's kind of in between temple university and girard avenue. watch out for restrictions there as emergency crews arrive on the scene. disney on ice continues to play in south philadelphia at the wells fargo center. three shows again a day so you'll see some people heading in and out of there especially, of course, the minivans. live look at the roosevelt boulevard extension here in east falls. so far so good. had a van fire here overnight. that's long gone. so all lanes opened as you travel southbound passing ridge avenue toward the schuylkill. no delays to contends with yet, either. there will be construction on the northbound side of the boulevard today through friday. you'll find some restrictions from 9:00 until 9:00 until 3:00n comly road and olds trevose. we also have midday work coming to doylestown the next few days. they're installing a new sign so the flaggers will be out directing traffic from 9:00 until 3:00 along lower state road. i would use business 202, that's state stree

philadelphia. that number is dropping overnight. look at these winter weather alerts in the deep south, into the mid-atlantic, also to the northe we have winter storm warnings south ande of philadelphia, all of south jersey. also winter weather advisory from philadelphia, on north and west but that is not included let high valley or poconos in northern delaware and that winter weather advisory. tonight all the way into saturday night. now back outside to meteorologist kate bilo, kate, how can we expect things to play out in the overnight hours tonight. >> the whole area will see this snow but it will come in later for some, then others. it is already snowing down the shore. i can tell you as weather geek i was very excited very jealous, the flakes are not falling here but by time sun comes up tomorrow morning most of the area web seeing snow. lets time it out on future weather model, taking you through tonight first and foremost, call soon snow snow moving in the shore points. that is where it will stay. by 3:00 a.m. south jersey and delaware will be covering by snow. right through the noon time hour steady snow around the city, you ca

. >> we begin with breaking news from north philadelphia where a man was shot. this is 27th and lehigh valley avenue. chopper 6 hd was over the scene a short time ago and the victim was shot in the shoulder. we don't know what led up to the shooting and if there are any arrests. we continue to follow the story and bring you details in north philly as they become available to us. and now the latest on the changing forecast, it's unseasonably warm and it's not going to last long. rain is headed our way and bringing us colder air as well. center city from the temple university cam and gray skies and not a lot of sunshine and you won't need a coat. that is the good news. but you'll need it for sure tomorrow. karen rogers is in for david murphy outside on the terrace with the details. >> reporter: hey rick, it feels good out here. i planned on wearing a light jacket and totally forgot and you can get away with it. we are look agent stormtracker 6 live double scan that is the powerful change we are tracking. look at the heavy rain it has not hit us yesterday and we ar

watching a fire location north philadelphia along palethorpe street. stick with lehigh and masher instead for your travels through north philadelphia. issues on mass transit. half-hour delay on the trenton line trains, 101 and 102 trolleys between media and sharon hill heading toward 69th street are not running of you're on the buses instead because of overhead wire issues. a crash on the new jersey turn poke southbound in lawnside off to the side. cherry hill, kings highway will be closed later on him we'll talk about that in just a minute. we're watching a fire union avenue and laurel street. matt you have more about that. >> firefighters rushed to save people in delanco burlington county. jeanette reyes live on the scene on the 600 block of union avenue. good morning, jennette. >> reporter: good morning, matt, this fire was particularly difficult for firefighters slipping and sliding on the ice out here, because it is well below freezing. again, the fire was fast-moving. take a a look behind me. you can see the damage to the home once you look insid

from the centers for disease control and prevention. >> right now, at 6:00, a woman is dead in north philadelphiaonight, philadelphia police are investigating two possible crimes that may have led to her death. and police are now looking to

the suspect. >>> and new this morning, a person is being questioned after a fire broke out in north philadelphiathe fire started around 2:30 this morning in a home on the 2200 block of north eighth street. when firefighters arrived there, there was smoke coming from the first and second floors. two people inside the home got out safely. no word this morning on how the fire started. >> it is 6:06. and investigators are looking into whether yesterday's gusty winds contributed to a house collapse in the torresdale section of the city. the home, which is under construction, came crashing down yesterday afternoon on state road near linden street. the home next door was also damaged. no one living in that home was injured. >> time now 6:07 and turning to business, if you didn't get everything under your christmas tree that was on your wish list, retailers are rolling out new sales today for all those making holiday returns. erin real is in for maribel aber live at the nasdaq in times square. i guess there's a little bit of time to make things, right, hm? >> reporter: yes, hello, jeanette. good morning

so-called heating, it looks like it will feel like the low 20's in philadelphia, maybe mid-20's down south. still in the teens up north and then later in the evening hours back into the teens in philadelphia again. these are the wind chills i'm showing you and you do want to bundle up with that extra gear as you head out this morning, this afternoon and this evening. satellite shows you how cloud cover is out there this morning. i do think that we're going to break that up and get a decent amount of sunshine for awhile today before we start to cloud up again later tonight. 25 degrees by 8 o'clock. 27 by 10 o'clock. 29 by noon. that really is the story. you want to bundle up in those extra layers as you head out. your high today about 34 degrees under the sun at 3 o'clock but it will still feel like it's the low 20's and then of course we're back into the upper 20's on the thermometer later around dinnertime. 34 is today's high in philadelphia. 33 in wilmington and millville. staying below freezing in the north. trenton just 31, 29 in allentown and 30 in reading. 35 down the shore in cape may. out to the west of us, a

and the national weather service issued winter weather advisories from philadelphia all areas north and west starting at 8:00 tonight and continuing until 10:00 tomorrow morning. a bit of a buffer there. the snow will be out well before 10:00. here is what to expect tonight. the snow begins at 8:00 and 10:00. and all winding up by day break. between 4:00 and 7:00 in the morning. most of our main roads are treated. untreated surfaces will get slick and cars and sidewalks will get covered. we'll talk specifically the amount of snow coming up in the full accuweather forecast. >> cecily thank you. >> now lets switch over to reporter walter perez along the parkway. this bitter blast a first taste of what is ahead. >> reporter: that is right rick and monica, something where the sun was up and the wind wasn't whipping it was almost tolerable but with the winds persisting and night falling it's bitterly cold out here. it's funny how that parental instinct kicks in when you see young people out in the cold. >> you must be freezing cold. >> sort of. it's fun. for going around getting good exercis

philadelphia and areas north could lead off with little bit of sleet and some snow and then it changeso rain trenton, philadelphia, wilmington, atlantic city, this is mostly an all rain event. and then areas the lehigh valley all the way up into the poconos we are going to keep this as snow accumulating snow all the way through about four, 5:00 o'clock early christmas morning. but around 8:00 o'clock in the morning. as we wake up we start to unwrap some of those presents. most of this is gone and your christmas itself actually looks very dry. but when all is said and done areas in the lehighly have ally down into berks, we can see a coating little less than an inch one to 3-inches up through the poconos. that's what we're expecting. when it comes to accumulations so some of us like i was saying seeing a white christmas. not all of us just a few. partly sunny as we head into christmas morning, 33 degrees. so it will be chilly waking up early christmas morning and then through the day we're at 39 into the afternoon. mostly sunny, now it is going to be windy. nothing watch out for for tho

philadelphia feeling below zero north and west up to 19 degrees below zero in the poconos.y cold overnight. we'll talk about how long this lasts plus, yes, the s word, snow, bill in that forecast. >> thanks so much, scott. >>> as we take live look at wilmington in new castle county, we want to remind that you in just a few hours "good day philadelphia" starts at 4:00 a.m. >>> sue has got your weather. bob will have your traffic. you know you'll want to hear both before you leave the house. >>> developing right now, a tragedy in northeast philadelphia. an 11-year-old died suddenly after a sleepover and her death remains a mystery tonight. right now we do know that there were no signs of trauma. neighbors saddened and in shock over this devastating news. fox 29's dave schratwieser reports. >> reporter: crime scene investigators and detectives spent the night looking for evidence trying to solve this mysterious death but right now they have more questions than answers. >> it's devastating. i don't know. the really sad. it's horrible. >> reporter: christmas lights were on but s

. >> and two teenagers are in the hospital after a shooting last night in north philadelphia. they are 15 and 17 years old and happened at about 11 p.m. west somerset northth street police arrested someone and believe they all know each other and expect the teens to recover fully. >> a man is in serious condition after shot outside a night club in chester last night. and someone called police to the scene of the 2900 block of west third street around 2:00 in the morning when they found 36-year-old farkin wallmack showed in lead and back and paramedics took him to the hospital and they're looking for whoever did it. >> a street fight to find finding a man they suspect of car being jag, they arrested cedric onlys for holding a woman at gun point saturday night and taking her car and later the shoting a man during i fight. the car squawking victim says he carry aid sawed off shot gun carried it to the car and demand it and while police were investigating the scene on the 2300 block of south broad an officer saw a fight between two guys and one fit the description. the other man i

our jenny gist joining us from north philadelphia this morning, what is going on here , jenny. >> reporter: good morning. well, according to social media accounts these racist hateful flyers were found not in one spot but multiple spots around campus and it prompted, student organizations, and temple police to get involved, let's take a look at these flyers. we have an image that you can see that uses the n word which is blurred out and read bernie would have won if it wasn't for you, seriously. f you all. thinks all you fault. pretty heinous language and sentiment which triggered a strong reaction. the university tweeted it was hosting a student discussion last night in light of these hateful flyers. the school's institutional diversity office had a lot to say about this tweet ago this this type of racist, language is not acceptable, in our community, and the offices committed to advocating for students, staff and entire north philadelphia community to eradicate systems of oppression. office goes on to encourage anyon with any information about these pliers to contact the temple universit

>> gunfire on north philadelphia street sends two teenagers to the hospital. we will bring you up to date on the search for the suspect. >>> it is just what president trump wants for christmas. but, how about that new tax plan impact you? we break it down. >> and eagles nation on the road to the meadowlands today. nick foles gets his first start after an injury side lines carson wentz. >>> today is sunday, decembe 17th, good morning, everyone, i'm jan carabeo, and here is he meteorologist, matt peterson. >> one that's not too bad today. >> i like it. >> we start out, get little sunshine, then we could even be talking 60 degrees maybe? >> you know, i can't believe is it. >> by tuesday. >> totally different than what we had last week, of course all of the snow, slippery drive home from work, lots of folks evening, nothing like that, in store for us, today, or real think week, should be pretty quiet week, across the entire delaware valley. we want to take you outside here early on on this sunday morning, though. because it is a quietthe day. you see few high clou

. >> two teens injured in a shooting in north philadelphia. >> a family's message for a driver who hit and killed a man in chester an then drove away. >> push-back from the trump transition team as special counsel robert mueller's team received emails. >> still cold today but improving considerably tomorrow and into the workweek. >> it's improving right now. i was really, really cold this morning now i'm just a little cold as temperatures are starting to moderate now. as you're looking at these numbers here yesterday at this time temperatures were down into the teens. actually millville dropped all the way down to 10 degrees yesterday morning so this is a huge improvement for them. philadelphia and allentown both bottoming out at 30 degrees. we have a lot of cloud coverage today tomorrow with the added sunshine it's a different story. center city already up to 35. glassboro32, 31 in smyrna. satellite and radar showing clouds quickly approaching from the west. we're expecting mostly cloudy skies today. we won't see any precipitation at least until the evening hours. the concern is overn

, a north philadelphia church tonight. >> as cherri gregg of kyw news radio explains, the mother saysis a matter of life or death. >> this is carmella hernandez. the 36 year-old walked into her new home along with her children to a bev i of supporters from new sanctuary movement, who is saying it is time abe petitions are welcome throughout an interpreter hernandez explains that they fled mexico for the u.s. in 2015, after her brother and two nephews were murdered by drug gangs. >> i was being extorted and facing death threats. >> reporter: they sought u.s. asylum but their petition was denied, the family had been ordered to leave by december 15th so hernandez knock on church doors knowing immigration officials won't come inside. >> i could not return to a place where i'm certain that they will face violence. >> reporter: renee mckenzie is pastor here at church of the advocate which enjoys a growing list of black churches nationwide helping immigrant resist deportation a matter many churches see as a battle for human rights. >> perhaps, that is against the law, of the federal governme

sharrie williams was in north philadelphia to witness it all. >> reporter: on december night in northia, a large semi truck rolled down this street part of a major surprise. eagles wide receiver, alshawn jeffrey is leading the caravan who went on a christmas shopping spree and reading to deliver joy to philadelphia families. he was met with roaring welcome as he entered the life center where parents and children were gathered for the annual holiday party. box after box was unloaded, filled with toys already sorted for the boys and girls who call this neighborhood home. >> this is going to ken. it's nice to have something like this, it gives you a little hope. >> reporter: the children were in awe of the kindness and they looked their toys. >> i got a pogo stick. >> reporter: this 6-year-old captured the moment of how much her christmas gift means to her. >> i have a princess that's named giama i get to do her hair and makes me feel happy because this is first time i got a princess like this. every year they have the holiday party at the center and every year they know where the toys a

it happened on 29100 brook of north 22nd street in north philadelphia, and mercifully her eyes are okayher uncle tells "action news" that she will not need digsal surgery. thank goodness. >>> devon train station caught fire today, fortunately no one was injured but damage as you can see is pretty extensive. authorities say the fire started at 12:30 this afternoon, and was, out a bit past one. septa says resulting delays were minimal because the line was already operating on a holiday schedule. >>> wow. >> all right. of course this was the way so many mornings started to day across the region and around the world. action cam on the scene here where the smith children came downstairs, inside of their home in northeast philadelphia brendon, giana and vincent had lots of presents to opened, they share similar ideas about what christmas means to them. >> i wanted to open up presents. >> open presents and it is really fun. >> all right. smith children pointed out the true reason for holiday christian belief in the birth of the jesus christ. >> ♪ >> and that is reason that the faithful flocked

what police did. >> a racoon attacked a baby girl inside her north philadelphia home. ♪ whoa!he mercedes-benz winter is back and you won't want to stopor anything else. mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. a live look here, out at philadelphia international airport. that's going to be a busy lace, we're told 7% of the people heading out and about, 82,000 people will be heading to the ai to try to get to grandma's house. >> from our new jersey newsroom a s driver is accused of driving drunk with 20 students on board in ocean county. police responded to a road rage incident in lakewood on wednesday. officials arrested angel cologne of tomsiver after detecting an odor of alcohol. >>> a woman was shot twice in front of her west philadelphia home. the landlord is the suspect. the shooter was gone by the time the police officers gothe t scene. offin onoing argument between the pair escalated in violence. the woman has a gunshot wound to each arm and a bullet pierced a park car. >>> a controversy is cutti into poppa john's piece of pie. we'll tell you about the shake up at the top of

on a december night in north philadelphia. a large semi truck rolled down this narrow street all part of a major surprise. eagles wide receiver alshon jeffrey is leading the car avan he went on a shopping spree and is ready to deliver joy. he was welcomed at the beckett center where parents and children were gathered for the annual holiday party. >> box after box was unloaded. filled with toys already sorted for the boys and girls that call this neighborhood home. >> the first present goes to kaden. >> the kids are the future. >> it's good to give them at least something. to have something nice and give them a little hope. there you go -- >> thank you. >> the children were in awe of the kindness and loved their toys. >> the batman car and hot wheels. >> and black panther and iron man and black widow. >> 6-year-old isiah captured the moment of how much the christmas gift means to her. >> i have a princess that is named gianna and i get to do her hair and it makes me feel happy, this is the first time i got a princess like this.

we are already seeing some spin out accidents, taking a peak in north philadelphia, aramingo avenue at ann street, all that snow, ice, and tires go over and over, it does become exacted ice, and then we have an accident route one city avenue at 66th street, another one on the boulevard and we have more coming up in a little bit. back to you. >>> temperatures in the 20's, wind, blasts of snow. >> many in our area start to deal with as they wake up to their way to work and school. anita oh live in south philadelphia been watching all morning long, any improvements there. >> reporter: that is exactly right, but we are just seeing a lot more people waking up ready to go to work. driving as well. our neighbor rachel here cleaning off her car getting ready to leave for the morning we are here at 13th and morris , miracle on south 13th street where these hems are lit up with lights, decorations all night long but they turn them off overnight for the most part. we are seeing some runners out here, which is ambitious, reason i say it is ambitious and there are slick spots, looking dunn here, yo

north and west. the lehigh valley the poconos that's the best chance of seeing that snow on the ground by christmas morning amount few flakes philadelphiag north and west. the lehigh valley the poconos. maybe an inch or so. the forecast 59 degrees for tomorrow. mid 40s christmas eve and then christmas day upper 30s and it turns colder cold next week. a look at 37 on tuesday. a high of freezing next wednesday. more snow as we move toward next friday and even more potent system, guys, back to you. we'll watch it. >> simon says turn around. [ applause ] >> very merry christmas for the two younger brothers of army private matthew kirby. he surprised them during a holiday mass at cardinal o'hara high school in delaware county. private kirby is currently serving in military police training at fort leonard wood in missouri. his parents say he's been there since august and wasn't sure he was able to make it home but he did. and welcome home. >> all right. look whose in the house tonight. sean brace. flyers they're looking good. >> that's right, chris. they look to keep up their winning ways. only this time they were on the road in buffalo. so o

north philadelphia, south philadelphia, the west side, checking out the conditions. we've also been driving on 76 and 676. the traffic just started to slow down. this is what's happening within the last five minutes or so. we all know that conditions can change in an instant. it is the weekend. we talked to a bunch of folks goo, but they were certainly on the jab. >> it might be saturday, but that doesn't mean it's a day off from work for many in the philadelphia area. >> you're not mad at the extra work? >> no, no. you want to eat, you must work. that's the rule i was raised with. >> t.j. jackson is brushing the snow off his car near 33rd and oxford in strawberry mansion. he's not too excited to hit the roads, leery of what's owl there. >> must drive slow, take your time. leave an hour and a half early. >> reporter: so you are expecting a mess out there? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: from the city of philadelphia, 70 salt trucks, most throughout this afternoon, ready for the storm. the roads remained in fairly good conditions, as a steady but light snow fell on city str

we're looking at some sprinkles from philadelphia to the south and east. really to the north and west that we may have the potential for light sleet or freezing rain. i'll have more on that and also the major warmup ahead coming up on your ten-day on 10. >> now to a developing story. tonight governor tom wolf called for a pennsylvania democratic state is following a philadelphia enquirer and daily news investigation. the report talked to rehn people who allege inappropriate sexual behavior towards co-workers by the montgomery county legislator. now the report says he inappropriately touched female staffers and he promoted an office culture that objectified women. governor wolf said this disturbing behavior is absolutely unacceptable. here's the state senator's response. it is true that sometimes i touch people when i talk to them. a clasped forearm, a pat on the back but never anything inappropriate or sexual. i know now that some people subjectively find that touching unpleasant. the alleged two incidents described to me by the "inquirer" did not happen and i never in any wa

lasts through sunday morning this is a long-term eventful weekend the advisory is for philadelphia and areas north west. here's what we can expect. the totals have not change very much. lehigh valley one to two inches. pilots, 2 inches of snow. philadelphia, it hadn't snowed yet. but it will most of the day. 2, 3 inches of snow, you may see one or two people along the i-95 corridor that 4. millville, 4 and potentially 6 to 8 inches. cape may, 2 to 4 inches. we'll walk through future tracker 6. this is a great way to show how the snow develops region by region we'll talk about that and get totals in a couple of minutes. let's look down the shore via cape may, sky6 live hd camera you can see the snow has piled up on the side of the road right there. as we mention the south jersey was the first to see the snow and the shore will gets hit the hardest by the storm. system bob brooks is waiting for the snow this morning, he joins us live in hammonton, atlantic county. what have you seen so far? >> reporter: good morning, nydia, not too much snow, but it's coming down slowly, but surely. good indicator i

. >> a family trying to find love, healing and hope, a new documentary follows a north philadelphia familycade and they join us live in our studio to share their experience. what a film. >>> facebook for kid? a new app gives children under 13 a new way to communicate the ins and outs of messenger kid that parents will want to see. >> oh, no. >>> alex baldwin is men for his president trump impression >> trust me i know things as local says, desperate. >> he is giving out lessons to the kid. >> do this with your head and we say saturda how his ownldren respond to his trump. >> ♪ >> christmas songs make you happy? apparently there is a reason for that. >> ♪ >> it is a specific pattern and one scientistsat pattern toe calls the happiest christm song, ever. we will let you be the judge. >>> the four of us want to tell you it is a five in the weather department today. serio. >> and it december 5th. >> it all comes together. >> yes, sing is inty, folks. bus stop buddy is ready for rain that is coming later on with the rain gear and flyers cap. yeah they won. we may see sunshine before that rain t

also new this morning, police investigating double shooting in north philadelphia. that has left two teens in the hospital gunfire broke out 2700 block of north 11 street, just after 11:00 last night. victims in stable condition. police now trying to figure out what lead to this shooting >>> well, no word yet on how an overnight house fire started in west philadelphia. mr. say fire broke out around midnight. fire crews there were able to get those flames under control , just before 12:30, and now everyone made it out of the house safely. and no one was reportedly hurt red cross has been called in to help. >> a church in camden, preaching forgiveness today, even after someone steels hundreds of dollars from a church fundraiser. that money, was going to help feed people in need. "eyewitness news" reporter cleve bryan, shows us, the video, police now hope will help track down the suspect. >> the season of giving at hand at sacred heart parish, but two sundays ago, this man helped themselves. he allegedly stole about $1,200 from a fundraiser, where parishioners buy and s

we're following breaking news out of north philadelphia. a shooting at broad and jefferson just over an hour ago. medics rushed the victim who was shot in the back to the hospital. we're learning that he's in stable condition. police say they're looking for a man and a woman in connection with this crime. >>> today there's a good chance president trump will sign the republican tax reform bill into law. that word from the white house. meantime, congress passed a short-term spending bill last night preventing a government shutdown. they said they wanted to get it done before the president signs the tax reform bill. vice president mike pence made a surprise visit to afghanistan last night. he met with the afghan president to discuss changes to u.s. strategy regarding terrorism. the vice president later rallied u.s. troops at bagram air base. >>> come the new year, there will only be one horse carriage ride company left in philadelphia. the philadelphia carriage company is going out of fwes ofs at the end of the month. the city cited it for dis

. >>> baby girl is now home from the hospital after she was mauled by a racoon in north philadelphia last week. four month-old journey was home yesterday after being attack inside an opt on north 22nd street. journey's family rushed her to the hospital where she received 65 stitches and multiple rabies shots. neighbors told us that rodents are a serious problem in the area journey's mother said the attack happened just a few days after she moved in. >> she was laying on the floor , blood on her face across the floor. she's real strong. a you will she wanted to do after was get to sleep. >> philadelphia licenses and inspections say owner of the home does not have a license to rent property, officials are investigating, journey and her family are staying at a local hotel while they look for a more permanent place to stay. >>> looks like a very happy baby. >>> it is not just our region dealing with birth cold, much of the country is in the deep freeze, also, coming up next, more on the record breaking snow, we will take to you hardest hit areas which just happens to be not that far away

reporting live in north philadelphia, aundrea cline-thomas. nbc 10 news. >>> attractor trailer hit a piece of debris causing a deadly crash on the pennsylvania turnpike. sky force 10 flew over the crash around 11:00 this morning. the debris hit the truck and ended up flying over the medium and slamming into the windshield of that vehicle. the driver was killed. investigators are working to identify the truck. >>> police have made an arrest in last month's hit and run that killed a teenage girl. southampton police say james howell admitted to crashing his pickup truck. the woman died the next day. howell allegedly stopped and helped move her to the side of the road and then took off. he says he panicked. police say howell was driving with suspended license. >>> wind driven wildfire said continue to burn their way through parts of southern california, destroying homes and forcing many to flee. today, president trump issued a disaster declaration for the state. that allows fema officials to begin disaster relief efforts, including getting equipme

obviously looking for the two robberies. >>> breakings now out of north philadelphia after a the shooting sent two teenagers to the hospital. two boy, 15 and 17 late last night at west summer sent north 9th. police have believe the they knew the suspect. >>> after 1:00 this morning, shots rang out at morris and point breeze, police found a cell phone and a hat at the clean but it's not clear who left the items behind of the victim or shooter no arrests have been made. >>> two people are rescued from a burning moment in brewerytown, flames tore through the home around midnight on the 5800 block of west master. firefighters were able to get the fire under control within 20 minutes, no injuries reported. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> now to developing story, pennsylvania penn state police searching for the hit-and-run driver who killed a man in chester early yesterday morning. 46-year-old ron williams got out of his car at the high land avenue a off-ramp at i95. it's unclear why he exited his car, he had just gotten off work as a bartender a few blocks away. he also had b

philadelphia. we have the snow fall to the north and west.ea of low pressure risg up throughout the overnight hours. santa is doing his thing tonight. last check, he's in lakewood new york. next stop toronto, canada. he's delivered 5 billion toys already. as we go throughout the overnight hours, rainfall in philadelphia. it's a chilly rain for areas south of jersey. mixed prescription working its way into allentown at the time hanging on to the snow through the poconos, wake up 7:30 christmas morning. most of the prescription to the north and east. we are dry but the chill sticks around. numbers across the region, clouds with sunshine dpm christs day. you want to dress for windchill in the 20s and 30s because the wind are blustery. we have a wind advisory tomorrow for the majority of the day. 45 pr millville and wildwood and dover. winds ease throughout the evening hours, but they are still with us. with us tomorrow night. something to keep in mind taking on the radars. kick off around 8:30. windchills in the lower 20s. as we goa get to the f

hamilton had less than a inch, and philadelphia we ranged from less than a inch at the airport to 3.1 in northeast philly. what a contrast northo south across the area. and in the suburbs 3.4 in king of prussia, 1.8 in doylestown. and now we're suffering with the cold. tomorrow morning feels like 1 in philadelphia, below 0 elsewhere. in the middle of the afternoon where the eagles are playing, feels like 6 in philadelphia, 1 in reading and allentown. and then there's new year's eve. 11:00 p.m., 6 in philadelphia, 18 below in mount pokano. and 6:00 a.m. monday, just as you're getting ready for the mummers, 8 below in philadelphia, and even in the middle of the afternoon monday it's going to feel like it's in the single digits. monday night we're still single digits, and even tuesday morning below 0 again. 5 below in reading. and tuesday afternoon we're not warming up a whole lot either. that's why we've extended that first alert all the way through tuesday. and when the eagles are playing it's 19, 20 degrees but it's going to feel more like it's about 9 during the afternoon. and new year's eve, feeling like close to 0, perhaps

. >> hey everybody, good morning, we are coming to you live from north philadelphia where the studentto is roar, and they're going to wrap their school pledge. here, you guys ready to rap? move over, sugar hill gang. we're coming to you next on kill i's if your skin had a wash tag what would it say? 80% glowing 50% freckles no matter your skin type, all skin deserves gentleness. that's why dove is sulfate free. the #1 body wash recommended by dermatologists. w.evertz.com>[a5df] >> so a lot of schools start the day by reciting the school mission statement. >> or like pledge of allegiance, but this school right nearby they rap their pledge instead. and bob kelly has it. >> hey, bob? >> good morning, everybody, move over sugar hill gang. i want to say hello to the will jam vick elementary school. >> they're ready to go where they tilt their school bridge, just like you said, gave the kids an opportunity to rap it each and every morning. these are the four students that come into the principal's office. i've already been to the principal's office once since i've been here, but they come i

those areas north and west of philadelphia will be waking up to snow on the ground but nothing reallymas day, mostly sunny, high of 39 degrees. notice it's going to be windy. we're talking gusts 30, even 35 miles per hour. that is going to factor into the eagles forecast. we're talking temperatures in we're tahe low 30s through abouk off. it's going to be dry. but as those temperatures start to fall to about 27, 25 degrees, with that wind out of the west, it's going to feel more like the teens. so for our fans headed to the link make sure you bundle up. and wear those layers reduce that exposed skin to combat that wind chill you're 43 degrees on tomorrow. and then as we head into our monday we're at 39. temperatures declining look at this 35 degrees on tuesday. notice your overnight temperatures start to get really really cold. we're in the 20s and even teens as we head into the midweek. things are really going to feel much colder, much more like winter wednesday into thursday. snow chance and snow showers as we head into next weekend and the new year. dawn. >> thanks, monica. >>> now

most of the showers off to the north and west of philadelphia. are creeping in our direction and you can see that changeover to a little bit of mixed precipitation out by pottsville and some snow up north of the poconos but air in place pretty mild this morning and we do expect most of what we're going to see this morning just to be rain showers. 42 degrees currently in philadelphia. even up in allentown, 38 so if you did manage top to get a snowflake it's going to be way too mild up there for it to stick. 35 in trenton, 42 in wilmington, 44 in millville and 48 degrees in cape may. as we roll through the day, it does stay on the mild side for awhile. by noon we're up to 45 degrees. by 3 o'clock, we may still be holding 46. i could see us getting up to about 47 around 2 o'clock or so but look how the numbers plunge later today. by 5 o'clock down to 40 and 7 o'clock two hours later all the way down to 32 and that's just the beginning of that cold air that will be crushing in overnight. on the bus stop this morning not too bad a mostly cloudy a spot

they were raised by their single mom in north philadelphia. >> being a single parent and trying to payhe presents one way or the other and thinking about people that have a lot of kids. >> tonight, the santas checked in on this workshop giving recipients a chance to say thank you face to face. >> in the northeast, annie mccormick, channel6 "action news." >> still to come on "action news" tonight, apple likes one app enough to buy the whole company. >>> plus women accusing president trump of sexual misconduct come forward again amid a national conversation about morality. >>> and a celebration for many in the hispanic community. cecily? >> temperatures have been rising today, 42-degrees. we reverse the trend. i'm tracking bitter cold windchills. we are tracking snow in the seven-day forecast. >> and ducis rogers has more on nick foles now in >> celebrity chef mario is stepping down following reports of sexual misconduct for 20 years, accused by four women three of which worked for him. he admitted the reports match up to his former behavior. he apologized for the pain he caused. today a

it all happened inside a home in north philadelphia. nbc 10's aundrea cline-thomas explains how the bullet ricochetted into the officer. >> reporter: philadelphia police looked at the shattered glass on the screen door of a home. they arrived 12:30 this afternoon to help an 80-year-old woman who was being attacked by a dog. police say the dog belonged to the woman's granddaughter. >> they did what they had to do to save the lady. >> reporter: one officer shot the dog two or three times. >> looks like it was a ricochetted shot. >> reporter: one of the bullets ricochetted, striking an officer. >> the first thing i saw when i looked at him was high son. >> reporter: mayor kenny came to the hospital to visit the hospital. the bullet grazed the officer's shin. he's been discharged from the hospital. the same is not true for the 80-year-old woman, whose dog bites are far more severe. >> we're worried about the citizen who was torn up badly by this dog. i think our officers saved her life. hopefully she can hang on. >> reporter: aundrea cline-t

north is producing cloud cover. looking outside live on sky6 live hd philadelphia international. it's a cold start to the day, it's a cold finish, but no weather-related issues as you're traveling. the temperature, 15 degrees, very dry air mass in place, i sprayed everything i own with static guard today. the pressure is falling. the windchill is 6 degrees out there. it will feel better in the afternoon than yesterday afternoon, but not much. satellite and radar showing a good amount of cloud cover has moved in over the past 1 hours. we can see the flurry activity predominantly north of the city, just a few flurries falling at this early hour, sleeping in you'll probably miss them. 8:00 a.m., 16 degrees, 10:00 a.m., we're up to 19. we're in the low 20s at lunchtime. 27 that's the high today at 3:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m., 25 degrees and you're looking at a good deal of cloud cover other than a few passing flurries early this morning, north of the city we're dry. i want to show you the windchills looking at 3:30 p.m. should feel like the teens through much of the area, while yesterday it