for sharrie williams, i'm brian taff, live in bloomington minnesota. jim we'll send it back to you. >> thank you guys. >>> our coverage of the eagles trip to the super bowl continues at 6abc.com. right now you can see more "action news" reports from minneapolis along with stories and photos and videos that you will only see online. we're also showing you how everybody here at home is ch birds. >>> there is another news tonight. we are learning more about a deadly shooting this morning in south philadelphia involving a menacing motorist and an off duty police officer. "action news" reporter vernon odom is live at police headquarters. vernon, what's the latest on this? >> reporter: good evening, jim. philadelphia police have still not identified the arlington, virginia suspect who died at police hands this morning. there was chaos after a pedestrian was run over by what police and witnesses describe as what appeared to be a deliberate attempt to run over a man who was walking along just off broad street. this deadly incident from 7:30 this morning took p

> that does it for "action news" at 4:00 for brian taff alicia vitarelli and adam joseph i'm sharrie williams. join me along with brian adam and ducis rodgers tonight and every night for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00 on phl17. >> and coming up next on "action news" at 5:00 tonight if the cold temperatures weren't frustrating enough it seems the cold could be impacting the flu season and, yes, making it worse. health reporter and registered nurse ali gorman has the details. >> those stories and much more coming up next on "action

ducis rodgers, jamie apody, brian taff, sharrie williams and sarah bloomquist will be bringing you live reports from minnesota all week long and keep up with the eagles and "action news" team on the air, on twitter, on facebook and, of course, six abc.com. >>> check out our eagles coverage right on your phone and tablet from interviews with players, to how fans are getting pumped for the super bowl it is all on the six abc app. the app is a free down load for your mobile device. >> all right. are you pumped, ready? >> we're ready we're ready. still much more to come on "action news" sports sunday a opera hailed as the most successful in the century and is about to take the stage here in philadelphia. >> with just one week to go before super bowl lii hear how businesses are handling reservation force their game watching parties and celebrations. >>> let's take you live outside right now sky 6hd giving thaw really rainy glimpse here meteorologist david murphy in for chris sowers with the full accu weather forecast talking about snow next week, we will be right back after this.

that is where sports director ducis rodgers, brian taff, sharrie williams they are all live there and there is grogan advertise patient of the teams arrival, hi there, guys. >> hey, gray, greetings from minnesota. we are in minneapolis st. paul right now as you just mentioned. we will be only won and last won to say this week we beat the eagles. we got here last night. in anticipation of the big moment the team's arrival which will happen right here in this hanger in a matter of mere hours, ducis. >> if the eagles, it hasn't sunk in they are in the super bowl it will when they pull in and see that super bowl lii banner above my head they will realize super bowl week is upon us. >> this hanger is where planes come to be serviced but they have set it aside specifically for eagles nfc champions when they arrive today. other main attraction here in the sit what i they called the bold north because this city is ready to show off what it business for super bowl lii is mall of america. we got an inside look there of all of the activity that is happening inside, it will be the hub where fans

for brian taff i'm sharrie williams. back to you in the studio. >> thank you guys.o at the superbowl, ducis rodgers and jamie apody. we heard from a quarterback and a coach today. nick foles making a big impression talking about his little girl. >> jim we often look at these guys as athletes. we are excited when they perform well and disappointed when they don't. they are human beings first and nick foles is also a father. >> he became a father in training camp and also became a starting quarterback end of the season, lelanding the leading the eagles to the superbowl. he got excited talking about making his seven month old baby lily proud. >> when i get home i get to see her. i get to see my wife. i see her and my wife in her, in her face and hermanerisms. that's what it's about. every time i step on the field i think about what i do. someday she will want to know what her daddy did. i want her to grow up and be proud of her daddy. >> it's quite a story. this is a guy with a journeyman back up, now on the biggest stage goi against tom bdy. >> stern early warning tha

brian taff and sharrie williams are live at the mall of america as are ducis rodgers and jamie apody.rian, let's begin with you. >> take a look for yourself, it's all for the media party under way. they are calling this the media thaw, the temperatures being chilly as they are here in minnesota. they are all about people coming to have fun. >> authorities are making sure it's a safe and authentic event as well. they know fans are scooping up souvenirs to take home. there is a lot of fake stuff out there so to that end we were invited to headquarters to avoid fans getting fakes. >> can you tell which of these jerseys is real and which is black market junk? they are trying to get rid of counterfeit merchandise. >> it's a serious crime with a lot of negative consequences. >> for one, the fake stuff drains the local economy, bilking it out of billions that workers never see. >> it's going to china funding black market organizations involved in other i will is it activities like sex trafficking. >> how do you avoid that? look for a tag. >> look for a upc tag. >> most of the real stuff has

sharrie williams and brian taff are there.hen we say media, we mean from all over the world. >> several thousand media credentials were issued for the event and i can tell you every one of them was used. it was a mad house in there. when the eagles were introduced, they were booed by viking fans. i wonder why? let's take you inside the excel energy center. eagles taking up the atmosphere. there were so many journalists out thr. michael jackson blaring over the speakers, aji aghaei sd off his moves. the birds seemed to enjoy themselves out there tonight. >> it's real cool. i'm enjoying the moment. >> this is what -- everybody's excited. media's excited. it's been a long time since we have been here. we are fortunate to be here. we are happy to play the game. >> i love it. talking to the older guys, we have earned this to be on the stage, to be in front of the cameras and to enjoy ourselves in this moment right now. >> the guys seemed loose, relaxed. as the week goes on, that may change. we are just six days away from superbowl

ducis rogers, sharrie williams, jamie apody, brian taff will be bringing you live reports all week from minnesota at facebook and twitter and 6abc.com. >>> gunfire erupted inside a home along the 100 block of south third street in reading last night. the injured victim was rushed to the hospital. no word on their condition. investigators have not released a details about a possible suspect in the murder or motive. >>> a person is under arrest after this fire tore through a group home in north philadelphia last night. 6 people were injured. a man jumped to safety along 3400 block of 15th street. all the injured are in stable condition. >>> with the grammies along with the music there was a fair bit of politics, we'll show you the highlights. >>> a small plane comes down on the freeway out west. >>> later in business, you can file your taxes starting today, some some of you will be delayed hearing back from the internal revenue service. >> reporter: lingering rain down the shore, we have light snow showers building in for tomorrow morning. accumulations and the rest of the seven-day forec

in minnesota, sharrie williams along with brian taff. we'll be seeing you throughout the day live channel 6. >> coming up in our next half-hour, poad -- poad and -- jamie apody poad and ducis rogers have more ahead. >> jeanette reyes has more coverage live from center city. good morning, jennette. >> reporter: good morning, matt and tam, eagles fans are hoping the team can feel the love all the way over in minnesota. one fast food change is changing its name much to the pleasant surprise for the fans. >> go birds. >> reporter: just days away from the super bowl, the undieing loyalty for our eagles only grows stronger. any sign of that other team they are playing is being wiped away or better yet covered up. >> reporter: what do you think the name change? >> we are in philly. >> i guess it's fine. >> reporter: this boston market on the boulevard temporarily changed its name, a good call if you ask any birds fan. >> best sign ever, boo boston and new england. >> reporter: it seems everybody around these parts wants to show their support fo

for brian taff i'm sharrie williams. back to you in the studio. >> looking good thank you. >> meantime. kickoff your super bowl quick here on channel 6. friday night at 8:00 p.m. tune in for the preaf view live from minneapolis and tune in saturday as it builds with live reports tluts the day and on sunday. start your day with 6:00 a.m. coverage with live reports all morning long and through "action news" at noon. live pregame and west and they try to dry the ground out during the evening hours and the flakes are off the coast by 7:00 and the winds gusting up to 35 miles per hour. and again trying to dry out that ground and temperatures dropping quickly to the teens any untreated suffer as act as if they a icy side. or and snow in the accuweather and talk about super bowl weekend with the seven day coming up in just a little bit. >> thank you adam. new information about the double homicide investigation in northeast philadelphia. the shooting left a woman and her wheelchair bound mother dead. a witness is now being quest

we have brian taff and sharrie williams from super bowl headquarters at the mall of america and sara bloomquist is standing by at the minnesota vikings stadium and they are they get ready for the game and buying gears on the streets of minneapolis. >> everybody wants something to remember their experience at super bowl lii whether it's a t-shirt hat or jersey but the federal government is taking great pains to beware of what they buy. we got invitedepartment ofity to the quarterers in minno check out the counterfeit goods they seized in the last few days here. millions of dollars already and they expect more in the days to come. although it may seem harmless. they say that buying the bogus stuff it does damage, depriving the local economy of millions of what it depends and much of it going overseas. >> that money is often used to fund criminal organizations from illegal drug organizations and activity like human trafficking as well. they say that at this point you have to be careful it's not just the clothing but plenty of fake tickets in circulation and if your plan is to get on a p

. >> and i'm monica malpass in for sharrie williams. the big story on "action news" is the backlog of icebergs causing concern along the river and the snow headed our way tomorrow prompting an accuweather alert. >> all right. walter perez live outdoors this afternoon. walter, you saw the river rising firsthand there today. >> reporter: something to see i got to tell you brian and monica. we'll give you a live look. we're at the intersection of river road and ferry road and this icy jam is the result of ice o clogging up the water flow at the base of the calhoun street bridge and a little further down as well at the trenton makes bridge an awesome sight for sure but a bit of flooding has resulted as well. what is a spectacle for the rest of us is cause for concern for people who live along this stretch of the delaware river but many neighbors here tell us as long as the nearby canal doesn't flood, they feel relatively safe. >> you can get a pinch point up in yardley where the yardley inn is. floods there and down here and sort of creates

soar to a win. >>> "action news" continue with meteorologist, adam joseph, alicia vitarelli, sharrie williamsnd brian taff. >> it's 4:30 and brian is off and rick williams joins us. a reason why people are cross the country are asking if amazon's alexa is an eagles fan. and calling gluten free food gross. and now the company behind the commercial is responding what those say to those that their disease is nobody punch line. >> and memory foam to beds in boxes, the right mattress could make a difference when it comes to a good night sleep. and consumer reports is putting dozens to the test and the one that came out on top may surprise you. >>> we begin to the march to minneapolis less than 12 days away as the eagles prepare to take on the patriots on february 4th, they are preparing and not watch parties. fans have superstition that they hope guarantee that the birds fly to victory. annie mccormick is live now in center city with ways that people hope to stack the decks. >> hi rick, it's 50/50 with the superstitious fans and our city leaders are superstitious, will billy penn wear a yourselfy

. >> i'm sharrie williams. we are following what appears to be a carefully planned armed robbery that targeted a man with a baby. olney. and one man was dressed as a postal work and and had at least three accomplices. chad pradelli is joining us live at the crime scene with more details. >> reporter: brian, this happened yesterday just after 3:00 p.m. right over here, the vehicle was parked where you see the burgundy vehicle, that is the car in the driveway, police say this was well planned and brazen and now they want to figure out why this victim may have been targeted. >> in this home surveillance video, you see the victim putting his 9-month-old son into his suv. when police say a man impersonating a postal worker came up and forced the victim, into his house. as he left his child in the car -- >> he said get in the house okay. get in the house. and it's gun was pointed at me and i had the door shut and my son was in there. >> once inside he was forced to the ground and zip tied as his elderly mother-in-law

and today is one week to connect off the action news team in minneapolis and brian taff and sharrie williams at the site of superbowl and jeff chirico with reactions. >> at the hotel where the team is staying, hey guys. >>> hey there guys yes the excitement is certainly in the air with the cold air and the team hotel they have a great shot of eagles up there and agholor and cox and this is real guys superbowl week is finally upon us. >> it hit us when we saw the touchdown and saw the guys arriving here and hit the players too and talking about this and the city has been waiting for this for 13 years so forget the fact that it's 15 degrees, we don't care, we are excited so the players do not care the cold what cold let me show you the scene and what it looked like for the eagles and the planes touched down and the buses at team headquarters and this is where they will be all week long as they have team meals and stuff like that and unpacked their bags the guyed headed inside and checked in and something interesting about the hotel it's attached to the largest mall on the planet the mall of am

from minneapolis, sharrie williams along with brian taff, channel6 "action news."s, back to you. >> thank you, both. >>> our coverage of the eagles trip to the super bowl continues on 6abc.com. you can see more "action news" reports from minneapolis along with stories photos and videos we only have online. >> now to our breaking news. two women have been found shot to death inside their home in northeast philadelphia. a grisly scene that has police right now on the hunt for their killer. "action news" reporter bob brooks is live now outside of police headquarters. he's got more on what we know. good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning, tam. yes, just a disturbing crime. police also add that both of these women were found shot in the head. they're also, though -- there, also, though was a witness at the home and right now they are focusing on questioning him. police say first they were called, then when they got there greeted by a man at the door. next they go inside the 1200 block of greeby street home and make a disturbing discovery, two women shot and killed,

. >> but we will begin with ducis rodgers, brian taff and sharrie williams live in st. paul where eagles touched down just a short time ago and you can feel eagles fever right there in minneapolis, you guys >> yeah, hey, alycia and walter. i don't think we have been that exited to see a plane land, right. >> yeah. >> eagles making three hour flight from philadelphia to the twin cities and it was in this very hang their we got our first glimpse of the bird here for super bowl week. >> sharrie, very fair to say it has been very real for these players since that win, one week ago, against minnesota in which they earned that trip to the super bowl but now, there is minnesota and stepping off that plane today it is even more real for these guys. >> empty hanger right now but earlier you felt excitement when eagles chartered flight pulled in this hanger at 3:20 central time owner jeffery lur ie and his wife with head coach doug pederson and his wife they were first won to lead the team off the plane some players looked serious, others were taking the moment in, perhaps, faceb

our live reports begin tomorrow, with ducis, jamie, brian, sharrie williams and. look for carson wentz's surprise interview and check out our downloadable underdog mask to show your support ahead of the big game. >> new information this morning, two people are injured in a double shooting outside a north philadelphia bar. this happened outside the tabs bar at north 27th and sergeant streets at 2:15 a.m. more than two dozen shots were fired leaving the ground littered with gun shell casings and the hood of a car dotted with holes. two men in their 30s were hurt. one in critical condition. police recovered a gun in the vehicle of a group who took one of the victims to temple university hospital. it's not clear if the gun was used in the shooting. >>> a teenager was hurt overnight in an apartment fire in the city's frankford section, the action cam at the scene on the 1200 block of r up -- ruane street. the only person home was 17-year-old boy who was treated for burns to his arm. that fire badly damaged the apartment. >>> there's been a stunning twist in the bill co

in minnesota, sharrie williams and brian taff we'll be seeing you with coverage throughout the day. live channel 6. >> if you can't make it out to minnesota, the super bowl spirit is live in philadelphia. >> reporter: jeanette reyes delivers that part of our coverage live from center city. good morning, jennette. >> reporter: good morning, matt and tam, the spirit is alive as well. fans are very optimistic, i was talking to a woman who we run into live when we report from here. she said she will not be here next monday she'll be out celebration. and one fast food chain is showing it's eagles spirit, as well. days away from the super bowl, undieing loyalty for our eagles only grows stronger. any sign of the other team they're playing is being wiped away or covered up. >> reporter: what do you think of the name change? >> we're in philly, i guess it's fine. >> reporter: this boston market on the boulevard temporarily changed its name. >> best sign ever, we were driving by, i think it's wonderful they are covering up the boston, boo boston and new seems everyone around these parts want

from minneapolis sharrie williams along with brian taff.. >> love it. >> thanks guys. enjoying the coverage so much. >> -- so far. >> we'll continue our coverage of everything eagles in minnesota. look for more live reports tonight at 5 o'clock, 6 o'clock 10 o'clock and 11 o'clock and through the rest of the week. >> keep up with the birds trip to the super bowl on 6abc.com. see more reports from minneapolis along with eagles stories photos and videos that you'll only see online. >> all right. rick has got the hiccups. >> i do. >> right now we turn to that accuweather alert issued for the delaware valley courtesy of a rather complicated forecast. >> over the next 24 hours we could see light snow and rain moving into the area. úmeteorologist melissa magee who is in for adam tonight. melissa how are we looking. >> we're tracking that moisture that moves in two batches. the first one comes in to our east and then we're tracking some moisture moving in from a west-east direction. storm tracker6 live double scan radar 3-d showing that you area o

for sharrie williams, i'm brian taff in bloomington minnesota. back to you. >> ask all the questions the fans want to know. >> absolutely. >> our coverage of the eagles trip to the super bowl continues on 6abc.com. see more "action news" reports from minneapolis along with stories, photos and videos you will only see online. we're showing you how everyone we're at home is cheering on the birds. >> ♪ >> now to an accuweather alert. of course we had a pretty nice stretch of weather so far but that is about to change tomorrow. you're taking a live look at center city skyline through our sky6 camera. the clouds you see are going to give way to some light snow tomorrow morning. meteorologist cecily tynan in the accuweather center with details. hey, cecily. >> hi, monica. i hope you enjoyed the january thaw because it is over. i'm tracking colder air and snow on the way. double scan live showing the setup. we actually have two features. there's a coastal low bringing some rain across parts of south jersey, philadelphia looks like it's raining, that's a

. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, alicia vitarelli, sharrie williams and brian taff. >> hello again it's 4:30 and "action news" continues with an update on a group of bandits with the felony lane gang where they struck again. >>> plus, don't drink too much or wear certain colors and be on guard. that is all about philadelphia and we'll explain. >> and collision course a motor boat slams into a fishing boat forcing them to jump for their lives there what they accuse the bigger boat of doing seconds before impact. >> moving in 4:30 with the investigation into baked goods that sent two people to the hospital. the girls got sick eating cookies laced with drug, this happened while they were at school. sara bloomquist is live at lam berton. >> the two 13-year-old girls were taken to the hospital after they both ingested cookies believed to be laced with marijuana and the girls don't think they had any idea what was in the cookies and lucky more kids did not ingest them. >> parents are picking up their children at 7500 woodbine avenue, and we are learning what un

ducis rodgers, jamie apody, brian taff, sharrie williams and sarah bloomquist will be bringing you liveom minnesota. some of those live reports start today on action news at noon and keep up with the eagles and the action news team on the air, on twitter, on facebook and 6abc.com. >> 7:35 now. when president trump makes his first state of the union address on tuesday, he will see in the capital gallery a couple of dozen members in the daca program for young immigrants. they will be mostly democrats to remind the president that he worked out a deal to create a legal path for citizenship for them. a republican has also announced he will bring a daca recipient. he will try to make the case. he does continue to struggle with low poll numbers. >>> more aftershocks. helped cover up decades of sexual abuse inflicted on young g gymnasts. >> no individual and no department at michigan state university is off limits. >> the football coach mark antonio denies handling any complaints of sexual assault. the recent allegations and the convision of larry nassar have resulted in the resignation of the

for sharrie williams alicia vitarelli and melissa magee and adam joseph i'm brian taff.ight and every night for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00 on phl 17. "action news" at 5:00 is next. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> who killed south jersey radio host april kauffman? a question that detectives are trying to answer for six years and tonight they finally have a suspect in custody. james kauffman. april's husband and that is only the beginning. tuesday night and the big story on "action news" is breaking fuse murder charges just filed against dr. james kauffman in a murder for hire plot that involved members of a motorcycle gang. that april kauffman was executed in her home in may of 2012 after reportedly threateo expose husband's criminal conspiracy. annie mccormick is following the story from the beginning. and is live with the details. >> reporter: and rick that motive was laid out by prosecutors today saying that april kauffman wanted a from her then hus

ducis rogers, jamie apody, brian taff, sharrie williams and sarah bloomquist are the people you'll see in front of the camera. keep up with the "action news" team on on the air and twitter d facebook and 6abc.com. >>> on the 6abc app you can see carson wentz interview from yesterday. we'll play some of it for you in 20 minutes. plus, check out our free downloadable underdogmatic to help you show your support ahead of the big game. >> your time 5:06 a.m., new information to tell you about this morning, two people in critical condition after a violent collision between tractor-trailer and two other vehicles. the northbound labels ever route 1 at the -- lanes of route 1 at the pine street controversy pass. the truck hit the other vehicles at 1:20 a.m. crews transported the victims to st. mary medical center. >>> new this morning, a teenager is injured after an apartment fire in the frankford section of philadelphia. the action cam at that scene a little after 12:30 a.m. 1300 block of ruin street. the only person home was a 17-year-old boy. he escaped with minor burns to see arms. the fire

for sharrie williams, adam joseph and cecily tynan i'm brian taff.you join me along with sharrie tonight and every night for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00. >> still ahead coming up next on "action news" at 5:00. it's called one of the most dangerous cities in the country known for the dangerous crime and drugs in the past but camden's efforts to clean up the communities is paying off big time. lawmakers lead to the charge in one state. they are making marijuana legal for everyone without asking the opinion of residents. and a high stake heists in one of the most famous locations in the world. what happened tonight inside of a hotel in paris that has investigators working overtime. those stories next on "action news" at 5:00. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> picture this spending your hard earned money online to have it end up on the side of the road in a snow bank, it was intensely dumped allegedly by the person paid to deliver it to

brian taff and sharrie williams is live at the mall of america and sara bloomquist is live in downtown minneapolis. brian and sharrie lets begin with you. >> reporter: good evening jim. the super bowl is designated as a nation ale special security event than means that the u.s. government is providing an enormous amount of resources to make sure that fans are safe. >> that is right. and only "action news" got a birds eye view of exactly how they do that as i went flying with the men and women of homeland security. tucked away behind closed doors on the far fringe of minneapolis the weapons of war are primed for prevention. >> just to keep the american public safe. >> a fleet of black hawk helicopters shift to provide muscle in the air and bring boots to the ground. this four man crew from the air marine unit is busy getting ready. their mission this sunday and the days leading up to it is clear-cut. >> we want to keep the viewers focused on the game and not worried about any potential terrorist threat. >> today they took us along. >> there she is. >> giving us a glimpse of how they do

and "action news" continues at 10:00 on phl 17 with brian taff, sharrie williams, and ducis rogers. and please join us for "action news" at 11:00 on channel 6. for cecily tynan, jeff skversky, ducis rogers, and the entire "action news" team. i'm jim gardner we hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00. >>> tonight, the president's profane attack. president trump in the oval office, talking about immigration, suddenly asking why are we having all of these people from blank countries? using an expletive we cannot repeat. tonight, the outrage already. >>> also breaking at this hour, the massive winter storm. 120 million americans, heavy snow from the midwest to the east. and a very dangerous day tomorrow. freezing rain and black ice on the roads. >>> the stunning video tonight, the sheer force of the deadly rain and mud smashing into those homes. were there no alerts until after the mudslides began? >>> the republican governor on the rise, now under fire tonight. the former navy s.e.a.l. admitting to being unfaithful, but denying something else. >>> the deadly flu. tonight, a moth

. >>> and "action news" continues at 10:00 tonight on phl 17 with brian taff and sharrie williams. meteorologist adam joseph and ducis rogers. and join us for "action news" here on channel 6 at 11:00. and for david murphy and cecily tynan i'm rick williams we hope to see you tonight at 11:00.  >>> tonight, several c t gymna doctor, larry nassar, sentenced to 175 years in pr telling him, just signed your death t hehen , are you guilty? >>> also, we have breaking news coming in now. what president trump just said about talking to robert mueller under oath. as the special counsel moves in closer to the president. >>> the high speed collision today -- >> oh, no. oh, no. >> the suspect trying to escape police, crashing head-on into an innocent driver. >>> the deadly school shooting. two dead, several students shot. and tonight, what we've now learned about the 15-year-old with the gun. >>> the deadly flu epidemic. one of the newest victims, a 6-year-old girl. and the new study that came out late today, what the flu does to

"action news" continues at 10:00 on phl 17 with brian taff sharrie williams adam joseph and ducis rogers join us for "action news" here at 11:00 on channel 6. and for cecily tynan and ducis rogers and thentire "action news" team. i'm jim gardner we hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00. hello, peco. hi. can you help me save on my energy bill? old appliances. like a hr heater? it's around here somewhere. nope. nope. what is this thing? sir, have you looked in the basement? huh. oh, yeah. no wonder. it was hidden behind all of my free weights. if you're not an expert, peco can help. we have lots of ways to help you save energy and money. peco. the future is on. >>> tonight, the deadly storm hitting at this hour. states of emergency in effect. nearly a dozen people killed on the roads today. an 8-month-old among the victims. the snow the ice, the freezing rain from the south all the way up to the northeast. >>> also developing at this hour, will there be a government shutdown? time running out. democrats telling the president we must make a deal on the dreamers. a key republican le

. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, alicia vitarelli, sharrie williams >> ♪ >> ♪ >> it's 4:30 and "action news" continues with the birds battle to get to the super bowl. >> that's right. and a little more than 48 hours the philadelphia eagles will take on the minnesota vikings and to say the delaware valley is excited is beyond an understatement. >> our coverage of the pregame action begins with "action news" reporter bob brooks who is live outside philadelphia city hall with more. hey, bob. >> hey, bob. >> reporter: hey, sharrie and rick. from city hall as you can see they have these cutouts of the eagles players behind me and all across the area there's sport for the eagles. we went over the area searching for pep rallies going on at schools and senior centers and we found them all. there's no shortage of support for the eagles heading into sunday's game. >> ♪ fly eagles fly >> reporter: from some of the youngest. >> ♪ >> reporter: to our seniors who are clearly still going way strong. >> ♪ fly eagles fly on the road to victory ♪ >> e-a-g-l-e-s eagles.

sharrie williams channel 6 "action news." >> so glad you're waking up with us on a saturday morning, 50:26 a.m., live look at city hall. that bone-chilling arctic air feeling below zero in spots. guess what not going anywhere soon. meteorologist chris sowers will be back in just a few minutes with a slightly warmer forecast for early next week. >>> flyers face off at home this afternoon against st. louis, the puck drops at 1:00 p.m. the sixers have won four in a row, congratulations, ben simmons and joel embiid led the below out, the score, 114-78. the sixers next game is a global event on thursday, that happens in london. >>> a week from today, the eagles open the playoff their opponent will be watching, it will be atlanta, carolina or new orleans. we'll hear from theds 6:25 a.m. we have your playoff pick on 6abc, titans and chiefs in the wild card game. eagles fans will be watching to see if former coach andy reid and the chiefs advance. >>> an ice cream shop in harrisburg put a unique twist on a new year's day tradition. sauerkraut with ice cream. it's the perfect balance of sweet

"action news" continues at 10:00 on phl 17 with brian taff, sharrie williams and adam joseph and ducisnd then please join us for a special report at 11:00 here on channel 6. a new jersey family's dog dies while getting groomed at pet smart. only "action news" sat down in their home and heard the heart-wrenching details. >> they gave us the news that the dog was dead upon arrival. my baby was dead upon arrival. chad pradelli has the story tonight at 11:00. for cecily tynan and jeff skversky and ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner. we hope you'll join us at 11:00. pro tip: giant has great prices on produce. raspberries for john... strawberries for amy... what's a jicama? thanks! amazing produce prices. only at giant. >>> tonight, as we come on the air, the desperate search right now. the deadly mudslides. rescue teams trying to get into homes swallowed by the mud. at least two dozen people still missing. searchers breaking through rooftops. the coast guard helicopter rescuing a family of five. miles of highway blocked. oprah winfrey posting video. the damage ri

is next on channel 6 and "action news" continues tonight on ph almost 17 with brian taff, and sharrie williams. and please join us for "action news" at 11:00 on channel 6. for cecily tynan, ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner we hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00. excuse me everyone! paul? paul? this is three million dollar mega multiplier the new game from the pennsylvania lottery with top prizes of three million dollars! three million dollars! did you win? i don't know. i'm so excited about it. this could be a big winner! just had to share. carry on. sometimes the moments before you scratch are as exciting as the moments you do. keep on scratchin'! >>> tonight, several dropping stories as we come on the air. if monster winter storm brewing right now off the east coast. set to hit in the coming hours from florida, then all the way up to d.c., philly, new york and poston. schools closed tonight already. and it all comes amid the deadly deep freeze in this country, 30 states already. the massive pileup tonight. the images coming in right now. >>> also toni

. >> ♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, alicia vitarelli, sharrie williamsan taff. >> ♪ >> it's 4:30 and "action news" continues with a philadelphia dad who measured the growth of his son for an entire year using a philly favorite. the cheesesteak. and we've got the pictures and video to show you. >> all right, good. plus, it's been so cold local lakes have now being used as a frozen playground. the ice thick enough for a hockey game. and from swearing in to cleaning house, philadelphia's brand new d.a. fired several attorneys in the d.a.'s office today causing quite an uproar. >> ♪ >> but first, we n accuweather alert as we are dealing with the coldest r yet of the season in some areas today, it's feeling like it's below zero. so cold it hurts. >> yeah. this frigid air comes after yesterday's nor'easter and the digging out continues from that storm. snowblowers working overtime today down at the shore. yesterday's blizzard along the new jersey coast dumped a foot or more of snow. every vehicle parked on this street in absecon trapped in after the plows came

"action news" continues at 10:00 on phl 17 with brian taff, sharrie williams, adam joseph and ducis rodgersin us for "action news" at 11:00 here on channel6. for cecily tynan melissa magee ducis rodgers jaime apody jeff skversky and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. we hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00. >> ♪ >>> tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. will there be a government shutdown? we take you inside the last ditch negotiating at this hour. and the president inviting democrat chuck schumer to the white house. what schumer revealed right after. one republican aide telling abc, "we're terrified trump is going to hose us." >>> inside the courtroom tonight, one of america's olympic stars face to face with doctor larry nassar, saying, quote, the tables have turned, larry. and what she said next. >>> the deadly flu. the 8-year-old girl who died just hours after arriving at the hospital. the 27-year-old who went home from urgent care, and then died. and can you catch the flu from simply breathing in the air? >>> new tonight, the las vegas massacre. what the g

from minneapolis, sharrie williams along with brian taff, channel6 "action news." back to you. >> thanks to you both. our coverage of the eagles trip to the super bowl continues on 6abc.com. you can see more "action news" reports from minneapolis along with stories, photos and videos you will only see online. >> it is 6:00 06. now to that breaking news. two women shot to death inside their home in northeast philadelphia. a grisly scene that has police on the hunt right now for their killer. "action news" reporter bob brooks is live outside of police headquarters with the latest on what we know. good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning, tam. just a disturbing crime like you said. according to police, these women were both shot in the head. now, the good news is there was a witness to this inside of the home and police say that man is cooperating with the investigation. police say first they were called, then when they got there greeted by a man at the door. when next they go inside the 1200 block of the greeby street home and make a disturbing discovery, two wom

"action news" continues at 10:00 on phl17 with brian taff, sharrie williams adam joseph and ducis rodgersfor "action news" at 11:00 here on channel6. for cecily tynan, ducis rodgers, jeff skversky and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. we hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00. >> ♪ ,000 in america last year. we need to stand up and say enough. the only way this problem is going to be solved is if we raise our voices. choose help over helplessness, hope over hopelessness. make sure that the lives we've lost will not have been lost in vain. addiction is a disease. when you ask for help, help is there for you. >>> tonight, the firestorm over the president's profane comments. a democratic senator who was in the oval office now describing it. saying the president used vile, racist language that senator applauding the republican who he says then confronted the president. what president trump is now saying tonight. >>> the dangerous winter storm hitting right now. the massive chain reaction crash on the highway. the images coming in. freezing rain and snow and it's moving e

for "action news" at 4:00 for brian taff alicia vitarelli melissa magee and adam joseph, i'm sharrie williamsme along with brian adam and ducis rodgers tonight and every night for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00 on phl17. >> all right. coming up next on "action news" at 5:00 tonight. philadelphia district attorney's office is now in rebuild mode following the firing of dozens of attorneys. what d.a. larry krasner must do to get the department back up to speed and how current cases are being impacted. >> hundreds gathered in new jersey to say a final farewell to former governor brendan byrne. what those closest to him said about his legacy. those stories and much are coming up next at five 5:00. >> see you tonight. >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> by the looks of traffic on i-95 in south philadelphia and near dillworth park in center city philadelphia, it really doesn't matter if you take local roads or major highways. the mix of snow, sleet, freezing rain and rain is

ducis rodgers, jamie apody, brian taff, sharrie williams and sarah bloomquist will bring you live reports from minnesota. live reports beginning on action news today at noon and keep up with the eagles and the action news team on the air, on twitter, on facebook and on 6abc.com. >> 9:05 this sunday morning, a knife attack at the philadelphia greyhound bus terminal has left one man in critical condition. the action cam was at the scene in center city. the homeless men were arguing over a bag of cocaine when one of them pulled a knife. he stabbed one in the chest and slashed the other across the face and ran off. the man with the chest wound is in critical but stable condition in jefferson university hospital. the other man is stable at hanman university hospital. the suspect remains on the temple university. the man was walking with friends near off-campus housing at 11:00 last night. they were approved by another -- approached by another person. the victim later died athe was g and was not a temple student. police are looking at surveillance video and talking to witnesses trying to identi

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. >>> "action news" continues, with meteorologist, adam joseph sharrie williams and brian taff. >>> hello again 30 now and we continue with the accuweather alert for the nor'easter that hit our region hard today. the snow fell fast and the winds were whipping causing whiteout conditions at times and vehicles got stuck on almost every major road and there was so much snow to sho apher was there to help. >> mobilehowing you route 9 in cape may courthouse knowledge most roads are passable but very slick. if you have to get out there you should go very slowly the best homd watchaction news." the nor'easten but we'll see the snow for days. mel brorres well below freezing and windchills that will be slong tomorrow.hia public archdiocese s for a second day. and we have team coverage on the aftermath of the storm. ellman istandin by wit and chad pradelli isy were hardit today. but first adam joseph with accuweather. on t point leaving 16 to 17 inches at the shore. big difference from west to we look at stormtracker 6 live double scan you do see a couple of flurry still north and west of the phila

for sharrie williams, alicia vitarelli and adam joseph i'm brian taff. e and sharrie and adam for a full hour of news on phl 17 at 10:00 and. >> several eagles took to the podium to talk about the super bowl berth and the love of the fans and the big challenge in tom brady. >> we are live with the details. and a bunch of vandals out for a time do a lot of damage to cars in delaware and now they ask for the public's help before they strike again. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> we are in this together that is the message eagles players are sending to the throngs of faithful birds fans out there tonight. they are just as hungry for a super bowl championship as well and they say they know what it takes to win. >> absolutely wednesday night and the big story on "action news" 11 days until the super bowl and eagles want their fans to know they are focused on the prize. and big play makers talked since the big championship game. and jeff skversky is li