let's head back out to west chester meteorologist adam joseph. >> hey, adam is hamming it is up there in west chester the annual christmas parade. pretty though. >> reporter: this is honestly one of the most fun events that i participate in every single year for the last 10 years usually ride on the parade route. there's over 35,000 spectator that is line the streets of west chester. you're overlook the courthouse which is all aglow you got the christmas tree and we have the production booth this is where it will be broadcast tonight on qvc and also on christmas eve and christmas day. we'll talk to some of my co-hosts as well as the gentleman who produces this fantastic parade in just a moment but first let's talk about the temperatures. it feels a little winter-like but i tell you it's been a lot worse during this parade. today is absolutely beautiful. our wind chills right now 42 in philadelphia and allentown, 29 right now in some of the areas especially up towards the poconos. 39 is a pretty popular number for wind chills as you can see across parts of the area. satellite and radar

it will be ae tend ut 2017 will sta off with p some milder tem meteorologist adam joseph in for cecily tynan tonight live at the big board with the forest. hey, adam. >> quite a turn around in temperatures as we go through the upcoming weekend. those flurries and snow showers due to the strong winds coming in of the great lakes picking up some of that moisture so lake effect snow showers at times and snow flurries and most of them at this point falling apart and that will be the trend overnight tonight. but it was pretty windy. 37 miles an hour in philadelphia, highest wind gusts in allentown 35 and as high as 40 miles an hour for atlantic city as well as the poconos where wind chills were pretty brutal through much of the day. as we head into tomorrow, which is new year's eve day when we hit the evening hours when many festivities will be going on outdoors, indoors, not too chilly. 41 deg evening and only a 1 degree drop in temperature in that six-hour period to midnight so very mild so to speak relatively speaking for the as we look r holidayember. weekend saturday's official high wi

adam joseph has the exclusive and wintry forecast up next. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. that means incredibly fast 150 meg internet for the holidays. so in the 3.7 seconds it takes gary watson to beat the local sled jump record, fly, gary, fly. ...his friend can download 13 versions of the perfect song... ...his sister can live stream it... ...while his mom downloads how to set a dislocated shoulder. get 150 meg internet, tv and phone for just $79.99 per month online for the first year. cable can't offer that. only fios can. >>> we have got breaking news out of texas tonight where there are reports that a military aircraft has crashed off the coast of galveston. according to officials with the pasadena fire department crews are on a recovery mission with the hopes of finding survivors are fading. they have not said how many people were on board the aircraft reportedly a helicopter. we'll pass along details, breaking news out of texas a military helicopter crashed off the coast of galveston. >>> and adam is here. with white stuff in our direction.

aren't they cute. >>> meteorologist adam joseph here. we've got some dangerously cold weather in store. >> bitterly cold over the weekend. by the end of the week some of us could see a little snow before warmer air comes in to push it to rain for the start of next week. up and down we go. but it's going up just in time for the precip. we don't want snow. mainly rain. as we take a look at storm tracker6. >> only rain. >> only rain. bah humbug. storm tracker6 live double scan we're dealing way couple of flurries and snow showers especially to the north and west of the city. breaking their way into parts of chester county right now. you see a floating flurry or two near downingtown, exton, malvern there along route 100 south of pottstown. and you see a little brighter white here passing over 176 south of reading, even a little purple in there in the center of that area of white which is a little burst of some snow showers, not doing much in the way of damp but again just an indication of that colder air that has pushed in that arctic air fr

okay adam joseph here with the accuweather story. get your heavy coat -- >> things turn interesting over the next several days and watching a storm into monday morning as well. as we look at stormtracker 6 live double scan around the region a lot of clouds today and those clouds started to break apart at sunset to the north and west as an arctic front pushed through and that cranks up the wins as we go through the overnight hours. right now windchills are in the 20s in lancaster and reading and 30 in allentown and 29 in the poconos. and settling in the middle 30s here from philadelphia trenton to wilmington and still 40 degrees at the present time for cape may. guy ben the colder air slowly pushing in overnight tonight. it won't crash in here. but a brisk breeze, the winds start to kick up 10 to 20 miles per hour and 26 in the suburbs and 29 for center city and replace the numbers with teens as we wake up tomorrow morning for that windchill. tomorrow's high temperatures will be in the upper 30s to near 40 degrees, especially south of

for adam joseph, cecily tynan and rick williams and the entire "action news" team i'm monica malpass have a good night. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist cecily tynan, and jim gardner. >>> thursday night, former coach mike mcqueary wants penn state to pay his $1.7 million legal bill and a philadelphia high school student brings a loaded gun to school. but the big story on "action news" tonight is the coldest december night in years. that is what we are in for tonight. this is what we cope with today. folks were bundled up in their warmest winter coats many with scarves over their faces and with good reason. temperatures never got out of the 20s and windchills found a home in the teens and single digits. "action news" reporter, gray hall is live in center city philadelphia. first lets get the frigid numbers from accuweather and meteorologist, cecily tynan. >> the core of that arctic air will be rolling right over us tonight and temperatures are dropping through the day. right now philadelphia 20 degrees allentown 18 and reading

. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> hello again. monica malpass is off tonight. sharrie williams is joining us. here's what's happening on "action news" monday night. new jersey lawmakers are at odds over what some are calling backscratcher bills. legislation that's making governor christie and democrats happy but at what cost? nora muchanic breaks it down for us. >>> also a woman is reportedly confront by a violent stranger outsider of a grocery store but doesn't back down without a fight. >>> also an update concerning dozens of orphans strand and pleading for help in war torn aleppo syria. >> ♪ >> but first we are continuing to follow breaking news out of berlin germany. at least nine people are dead, more than 50 people injured after a tractor-trailer plowed into a packed christmas market in one of the city's main squares. police said they arrested a suspect near the scene but they don't know if that person was driving the truck at the time. a second person inside the truck died at the sce

meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, monica malpass and the entire "action news" team. i'm rick williams. have a good night. lo! you're so cold, come in! what's wrong? it's dry... your scalp? mine gets dry in the winter too. try head and shoulders' dry scalp care it nourishes the scalp and... ...keeps you up to 100% flake free head and shoulders' dry scalp care are my teeth yellow? have you tried the tissue test? ugh yellow. what do you use? crest whitestrps. crest 3d whitestrips whiten 25 times better than a leading whitening toothpaste i passed the tissue test. oh yeah. crest whitestrips are the way to whiten. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist cecily tynan, and jim gardner. >>> tuesday night and flames force nearly two dozen college students out of their delaware apartment. and temple football coach matt rule is headed to texas. but the big story on "action news" is the wet cold and thoroughly dreary weather. the rain came as promised and it will be around for hours. even into the morning with some raw drizzle a

adam joseph has a look at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast fios is not cable. we're wired differently. that means incredibly fast 150 meg internet for the holidays. so in the 3.7 seconds it takes gary watson to beat the local sled jump record, fly, gary, fly. ...his friend can download 13 versions of the perfect song... ...his sister can live stream it... ...while his mom downloads how to set a dislocated shoulder. get 150 meg internet, tv and phone for just $79.99 per month online for the first year. cable can't offer that. only fios can. . >>> transformers coming to life as a south korean robotics company showing off this 6 ton robots. it walks on two legs and mimics that operators movements inside. the robot could later be deployed at disasters at hard to reach areas to access the folks that are injured. >> one of many applications you can do with that. i want one. >> i want a brain to develop something like that. >> adam you have a brain that can wrap around the forecast. >> we'll be wind whipped home. as we take a look at stormtracker 6 live double scan th

right now at the volkswagen sign then drive event. >>> meteorologist adam joseph is back now with all the news we need to know. >> we feed to know it. but we don't want to. >> there is a lot coming our way snow and ice and rains. >> and a partridge in a pear tree -- >> as we look at stormtracker 6 live double scan he is singing -- in the region we have snow showers up towards the poconos, most of that will fall apart as it sinks down to the south and anyone is fair game tonight for a quick flurry or sprinkle as the cold front passes through, west of philadelphia and not going to amount to anything. temperature-wise, we are normal today around the 40 degree mark. 38 in the lehigh valley. 40 in trenton at the atlantic city airport and the poconos the only spot at this hour below the freezing point. the wedge of sunshine earlier today and clouds increase with the front to the north and west and most of this precipitation, in the form of snow working well to the north and west and a storm developing just off the carolinas and that will move off the coast and we are between the two systems

for melissa magee adam joseph cecily tynan walter perez the entire "action news" team. i'm monica malpass. join me for "action news" at 6:00. z y254jy yi0y >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> monday night. jim is off. i'm monica malpass. in the news police searched for a gunman behind shootout in wilmington. >>> an overturned truck hauling trash blocks traffic in king of prussia. >>> but the big story on "action news" tonight is the search for a christmas vandal who went on a tire slashing spree. it was no gift at all for the residents who awoke christmas morning to find their car tires slashed. getting repairs has been a challenge as well on this long holiday weekend. "action news" reporter jeff cheer companchirico live along e on foulkrod street. >> reporter: i checked and philadelphia police have not made an arrest in this case. it happened early christmas morning. someone apparently went up this street puncturing tire after tire, car after car. and in this season o

. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> hello again. monica is off. here's what's happening on "action news" tonight. the rush is on to get to grandmother's house and anywhere else in time for the holidays. we'll take a look at how travel is shaping up. >>> it's been a fixture in the italian market since 1910 but in just a few days d'angelo brothers will close its doors for good. and this is the face of a young man way new forever home. hear why his new mom says this adoption was meant to be. >> that's a greater story. >>> now the details. millions of people hitting the roads rails and skies tonight to be with family and friends for this busy holiday weekend. chopper6 is taking a live look along i-95, all right, well, take our word first time. let's take another look from sky6. is that i-95? there we go. near the tacony palmyra bridge and look at all the headlights. plenty of traffic out there this evening and we want to take a live look now from sky6 at philadelphia international airport where no

for adam joseph, cecily tynan jaime apody rick williams the entire "action news" team. i'm monica malpass. "action news" it's a 6:00 is next. >> good night. >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> monday nights the green party files a federal lawsuit asking for an election recount in pennsylvania. and there is new information about the fire retardant foam that flooded a street in center city. >>> but the big story on "action news" tonight is a post on instagram that ended up closing an entire delaware valley school district today. this is upper perkiomen high school. authorities kept this and every other school in the district closed today because person who has not been publicly identified posted a portion of a video that was seen as a potential threat. "action news" reporter john rawlins is live outside school district headquarters in pennsburg. john, are we correct in thinking the video was not meant as a threat at all? >> that's correct, jim. the video was not consider

. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> hello again. here's what's happening on "action news" tonight. to what length did russia go to influence the presidential election new lacking? the president-elect and lawmakers are at odds and many are calling for a full investigation. also a teenager is gunned down in philadelphia -- and philadelphia police say it was no accident. what leads detectives are working with tonight. >>> and the eagles fall to the redskins but that's not the only loss. jaime apody has more on a season ending injury to a key player. >> now to the latest in the presidential election. donald trump's transition to the white house. there are growing calls tonight for a full-fledged probe into russia's possible hacking during the presidential election. abc's karen traverse live in washington, d.c. for us with details tonight. good evening, karen. >> reporter: good evening, monica. the cia says russia did this hacking in order to help elect donald trump but other officials in the u.s. i

. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> hello again here is what is happening on "action news" wednesday night. german officials identify a suspect in the berlin market attack as the city begins the difficult process of healing from the tragedy. >>> and a thief makes a startling announcements when he walked into a local at&t store and now police need your help catching him and investigating in the future education children and families living in a west philadelphia neighborhood. >>> and now the details, we are learning more about the suspect in a deadly attack in berlin. his name is anis emre. and abc's marcy gonzales is following the developments from new york city. >> reporter: sharrie even before the attack that suspect was already considered a threat by several security agencies and tonight he is on the run considered armed and dangerous. german police desperately searching for this man wanted in connection to monday's deadly attack at a berlin christmas parquet. this photo shared across europe. calli calli

. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >> hello again, here is what is happening on "action news" tonight. president-elect donald trump meets with democrats in new york and news surfaces about new possible picks to his administration. we are live. >>> delaware supreme court is tackling the death penalty and what to t could mean for convicts on death row. >> it's like christmas has come early, holiday meal kits for military families, i'm nora muchanic at the joint base with a look at what is happening. >>> now the details, president-elect donald trump spend much of the day meeting with folks from the other side of the aisle. including rahm emanuel, and there are behinds that more cabinet post selections will be announced soon. >> reporter: hi there rick, i have an update for you on the wisconsin recount. hillary clinton has gained 82 votes so far in that recount that means that donald trump leads her by 22,000 unlikely to change results there or anything about the meetings he is having about his transition. >> deli

. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, rick williams and monica malpass. >> monica is off and sharrie williams is joining us tonight and here is what is happening on "action news" tuesday evening. president-elect donald trump will officially take office one month from today but before that he has legal troubles he has to settle and we'll explain. >> and an armed thief goes for a popular coffee chain in new york city and people hope you recognize him to get him off the streets. and dental patients are warned to get blood tests after their office was dangerously unclean. >> now to the latest on the developments on the deadly attack in berlin. it doesn't have information in the moment to back up the claim of responsiblity by isis and this attack bears the hallmarks of previous isis attacks. today investigators combed the berlin square where 12 people were killed and more than 50 people were injured when a tractor trailer rammed right into the crowd. a man authorities arrested yesterday at the scene was let go this afternoon after it was determined there was not enough

z254jz zi0z y254jy yi0y >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, rick williams and monica malpass. >> hello again, rick is off and brian taff joins us, here is what is happening on "action news" tonight. we hear from the lehigh valley mother that survived that frozen wilderness near the grand canyon and a world war ii veteran got the surprise of his lifetime. pop singer, taylor swift showed up at his house. find out why she was there. >> and could social media be to blame for chaos at malls across the country including this one in new jersey. >>> and investigators are working to find out what caused a deadly house fire in delaware county. investigators found a victim inside of the home. john rawlins live for us now in concord township. >> reporter: there is an on going investigation led by the state police with an assist from the county detectives and the local fire marshal's office. they are not saying a lot. but they discovered a body. is it the body of a man that stays at the house, right now they don't have a positive i.d. the medical examiners office was called

. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> hello again, here is what is happening on "action news" thursday night. the fugitive driver believed to have hit and killed jayanna powell is arrested. >>> and the end result is more like a fire ball on camera. >> and president-elect donald trump and his administration head out on the road to thank the voters and tout his recent job saving moves in indiana. >> and the driver charged with hitting and killing a little girl in overbrook is sitting in a jail cell tonight. a tip call from an auto body shop led police to paul woodland. police believe he was driving the car that hit little jayanna powell and took off. vernon odom is live with more on that investigation. >> reporter: good evening monica, many in this neighborhood are shocked and saddens to learn that the accused person lives among them and sources say that the case is not yet closed. and paul woodland may not be the only one to face charges here. >> it's a neighbor it's crazy. it's crazy. >> reaction on the 1200

. >> that and much more coming up next at 6:00 for monica malpass meteorologist adam joseph cecily tynan jaime apody jeff skversky sharrie williams the entire "action news" team, i'm rick williams. have a nice weekend. good night. >> ♪ ok! impaciente! manolo! you're so cold, come in! what's wrong? take off your hat! no hey...it's, it's dry... your scalp? mine gets dry in the winter too. try head and shoulders' dry scalp care it nourishes the scalp 3 surface layers deep to help... ...prevent dryness and keeps you up to 100% flake free now we can cuddle the whole winter! head and shoulders' dry scalp care >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> friday night. three bucks county officials arrested for money laundering and a delaware boys and girls club is surprised with a $15,000 donation. >>> but the big story on "action news" tonight is the next phase of our weather scenario. we have made it through our second straight day of arctic-like temperatures but now we've got to deal with the likes

. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> hello again. monica is off and sharrie williams is joining us tonight. police in germany say this is the man that drove a truck into a crowded christmas market but after more than a dozen raids they have not found him. we have a live report coming up. the travel rush is on millions of americans are heading to the airport and experts say be sure to pack your patiences and don't let the friendly face fool you why this bad santa is ening up on the naughty list. >>> and the suspect accused of driving a truck into a crowded christmas market in berlin leaving 12 people dead. this dash-cam video just released showing the moment the tractor trailer barrelling in the crowd and you see the truck drive into the market and people fleeing the carnage. >> reporter: new dash-cam video shows it's moment the truck plowed into a crowded christmas market in berlin, terrified shoppers running and a glimpse into the distance of the horrific aftermath. this is likely the terrorist. anis emery'