officer wenjan liu's family is mostly in china and they're still working on his arrangements. susan sol knee will have more on the services and new threats against the nypd coming up at 4:30. >> time for a check of the accuweather forecast. >> and a lovely sunny day out there. let's go outside to meteorologist melissa magee. great day after christmas. >> yeah, really nicer line. it doesn't feel like we're at the end of the month of december. hopefully you had a nice holiday. today we're looking pretty good as well. this afternoon temperatures are still in the lower 50's, upper 40's. philadelphia right now 49 degrees. 47 in reading, allentown also in the uner 40's. look at the poconos right now, 42. along the coast from beach haven down to sea isle city temperatures are also in the upper 40's. satellite 6 along with action radar shows you not a whole lot to track today. that is good news if perhaps you're heading out later this afternoon. we have high pressure in control so with in high overhead much of the delaware and lehigh valleys we've got a mostly sunny sky overhead turni

. >> reporter: earlier mayor deblasio and his wife paid their respects to officers wenjan liu and ramosere at the makeshift memorial. the mayor has been under fire with rank and file police, many saying he has supported protesters at their expense. deblasio and police commissioner bill bratton have vis said the homes of both officers. the commissioner has defended the mayor saying friction between the nypd and city hall is a tradition. >> can you point out to me one mayor that has not been battling with the police unions in the last 50 years? name one. name one. >> reporter: a steady stream of comrades continuing to pay their respects to the fallen officers. >> ♪ >> reporter: joined today by citizens of many races and nationalities in grief. marley hall for "eyewitness news" on the cw philly. >> federal health officials are recommending an end to the nation's 31 year ban on blood donations for gay and bisexual men. the food and drug administration says it favors replacing it with a new policy fda officials say that policy will put the thus line with other countries including australia j

nypd officers rafael ramos and wenjan liu were execute bide a man with a vendetta against police. this happened last saturday a funeral for ramos is scheduled for tomorrow and vice president joe biden is expected to attend. >>> coming up on "action news" tonight, lisa thomas-laury introduces us to a little entrepreneur who created a product to help young cancer patients. >>> it was quite a come back and wild end at the bahamas bowl. the what bowl? the bahamas bowl. jeff skversky has that story. melissa magee is back with the accuweather forecast when "action news" continues tonight. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> the first of the christmas eve masses at the cathedral basilica of saints peter and paul in philadelphia ended just a short time ago. it is one of hundreds of churches holding services this evening to usher in christmas. the cathedral has another mass at 7:30 and of course the traditional vigil mass at midnight. >>> delaware governor jack markell and first lady carla markel served some of the less fortunate today. they volunteered at the emanuel dining room in wilmington. the ministry of c

honored the officer who was is that so naderd in his police car along with his partner officer wenjan liuk ago. >> when an assassins bullet targeted two officers, it targeted this city and it touched the soul of the entire nation. (applause). >> reporter: new york city mayor bill deblasio got a plight reception in the church. >> new york city has lost a hero. >> reporter: but outside hundreds of police officers turned their backs when the mayor spoke. siding with union officials who say deblasio helped foster an antipolice climate that may have contributed to the shootings. as many as 25,000 police officers from around the country create add sea of blue for several blocks. black strips covering their badges. >> we all serve for the same team and we want to come out and make a difference. >> ♪ >> reporter: after the casket was brought outside police helicopters flew overhead. and hundreds of officers on motorcycles led the procession to the cemetery. there was another large show of support thousands of ribbons tied to poles and fences all over the community. ramos and lou were posthumously

vice president joe biden will at then funeral and funeral arrangements for officer wenjan liu will behe states from china. >>> new this morning a senator in new york states wants better protection for city officers. senator marty goldman is pushing to have all of the city officers fitted with bulletproof gas glass. he said it would be no different than giving officers bulletproof vests. >> 4:54. up next on "action news" at movie at the center of the controversy with north korea is coming to movie theaters and there's a few in our area. >> the deadly police shooting overnight just outside of ferguson, missouri. >> ♪ >> demonstrators staged a die in at the wisconsin mall in response to the decision not to charge a white officer in the shooting of a mentally ill black man. authorities say peaceful protest caused a temporary lockdown of several stores. hamilton's family is asking for an investigation. >>> the former navy seal who claimed he killed osama bin laden is under investigation. robert o'neill took on a media tour claiming he took down the terror mastermind during a 2011 raid. the

times square as well as the empire state building dimmed their lights as a tribute to officers wenjan liu rafael ramos. elsewhere in manhattan ralliers ignored mayor bill deblasio's request to pause protests against police brutality until the officers' funerals were over. rafael ramos will be laid to rest saturday. vice president joe biden will attend. >> protesters filled 30th street station last night. philadelphia area jewish groups spent the final night of hanukkah echoing the demands from the streets of new york. these demonstrators want to see an end to violence against the black community and stop -- and stop and traffic policies. >> 5:49 and one youtube viewer christmas. >> i don't have that book. >> big fail for fedex. a truck spilling packages on the road. details coming up. ♪this holiday season, my good friend gave to me♪ ♪7 powerball tickets ♪6 match 6 chances ♪5 cash 5s ♪4 big 4s ♪3 daily numbers ♪2 mega millions (joe) happy holidays, rita. (rita) thanks, joe! (man) what a great gift! (announcer) pennsylvania lottery tickets make great gifts, like the new $1 million peppermin

officers wenjan liu and rafael ramos were shot to death by a man with a vendetta against police lastral for ramos is scheduled for tomorrow. vice president joe biden plans to attend. >> fire destroyed a house today in chester county and a viewer sent us these photos of the home fully engulfed in flames. it's located on old wilmington road just south of route 30 in sadsbury township. the fire was so intense part that of home collapsed. fortunately no injuries were reported here. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >>> police are looking for two men who they say dressed up in female muslim clothing and then robbed a food market. this surveillance video was taken yesterday at the germantown food market on the 2600 block of germantown avenue. police say one of the suspects hit a worker several times in the head with a handgun. the robbers got away with cash and cigarettes. if you've got any information, you are urged to call police. >> two adults and three children were hurt after a two vehicle crash in philadelphia's wynnefield section. the scanned around 1:30 a.m. at th

a funeral for the other officer killed in the december 27th ambush wenjan liu has been scheduled forning. >>> a second suspect is being sought after an attack on lapd officers last night. officials say two men opened fire on a cruiser patrolling a neighborhood in south l.a. the officers returned fire. nobody was hit. no motive has been pin pointed but officials say there is no indication that this attack is linked to the police ambush in. >>> no world news tonight with david muir will have much more on the backlash against police in los angeles as well as the search for that missing air asia flight including a family who nearly got on the doomed flight. and you can watch that following "action news" at 6:00. >> an amusement park in the lehigh valley facing possible fines for the way it treats its workers. federal regulators say dorney park and wild water kingdom failed to protect employees from extreme heat including a teenager who suffered burns after collapsing near a deep fryer. osha wants dorney to pay $7,000 for those alleged violations plus an additional $2,000 for recordkeepin

the funeral for officer wenjan liu is pending but his family was there as former new york mayor rudy a found pay off the mortgages for both men. >> you and i can go to bed, our children can go to bed, our parents can go to bed safe because this family and the ramos family sacrificeed their son, their husband, the bread winner of the family. >> 25,000 police officers from around the country are expected to attend tomorrow's funeral. the philadelphia police department has chartered three buses to bring its officers there. vice president joe biden is also expected to attend. >>> a protest march against police brutality in oakland california turned destructive late last night. this was called the no time off march. they intended to keep police busy and they did. protesters attacked the city's christmas tree and smashed about 30 windows. they also set fire to a dumpster and looted a liquor store. >> investigators are trying to determine the cause afire this morning at a home in levittown. chopper 6 hd was over the scene at 48 candytuft road. you could see an upstairs window knocked out th

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biden honored the officer who was assassinated in his police car along with his partner officer wenjan liuk ago. >> when an assassin's bullet targeted two officers, it targeted this city and it touched the soul of the entire nation. (applause). >> reporter: new york city mayor bill deblasio got a polite reception in the church. >> new york city has lost a hero. >> reporter: but outside hundreds of police officers turned their backs when the mayor spoke siding with union officials who say deblasio helped foster an antipolice climate that may have contributed to the shootings. as many as 25,000 police officers have around the country created a sea of blue for several blocks. black strips covering their badges. >> we all serve for the same team and we want to come down and make a difference. >> ♪ >> reporter: after the casket was brought outside police helicopters flew overhead and hundreds of officers on motorcycles led the procession to the cemetery. there was another large show of support thousands of ribbons tied to poles and fences all over the community. ramos and liu were posthumously