time to fulfill martin luther king's dream of a better america. >>> eagles head coach doug peterson has his say about facing the vikings for the nfc title. >> and now the details, the arctic blast which gripped the area for the last few weeks is creating new problems rising waters creating ice jams along the rivers. this was the view on chopper 6 hd delaware river in trenton. massive chunks are blocking the river causing flooding in low-lying spots. walter perez joins us live from lower make if he would bucks county where they are dealing with problems today. hi, walter. >> reporter: that's right, sarah we'll give you a live look at the intersection of river road and ferry road in lower makefield. as you can see it's an amadisonning sight. it is not like this along the entire -- it is an amazing sight. it's not like this along the entire stretch. it jets jammed up along the bridges that span the river. it doesn't happen all too often when the delaware river freezes over it's a sight to see. the problem the localized flooding that ensues. people who live nearby say you have to expect thi

bundle up if you're heading out for motor motor -- martin luther king ceremonies. we expect a sunny start and eventually we'll get high clouds building in later in the day ahead of the light snow event. in the lehigh valley, cold, 28 degrees, down the shore we'll probably see clouds marching in gradually as the day goes on, high of 34 there. increasing clouds in philadelphia today still cold high around 32. yesterday we got to 27. the wind were stronger. today we'll feel a little more comfortable. wind out northeast at 8 to 16 miles per hour. overnight tonight, cloudy and cold, 27 degrees is the overnight low, not as bad as this morning. we have the clipper system coming in from the west, you can see there's not a lot of snow associated with this, there has been a concern that a coastal low develops we're watching that for wednesday. generally speaking most models expect that to swing through quickly. the main snow sometime after 3:00 p.m. in the northern and western suburbs like allentown and berks county. most of it wraps up at 1:00 a.m. we're expecting a coating

martin luther king with a day of service. five thousand people are heading to girard college alone to volunteer. >>> eagles face the vikings in the nfc championship at the linc this coming sunday. the vikings beat the new orleans saints 29-24. threats hope that's the their good luck. >> reporter: thinking it will be, too. i-95 southbound at bridge street we have an accident blocking the right lane, we're seeing speeds 12 miles per hour i-95 southbound as you head toward bridge street. live look outside, check the traffic there, volume has been good throughout the highways with it being a holiday today. we're seeing the slowing on i-95. we're jammed from cottman to bridge street. one other issue out there, icy conditions blocking the ramp from mercer county from 29 southbound to market street. dave with temperatures like these anything that was wet is slippery. >> reporter: temperatures 18 degrees in philadelphia. 15 in allentown. 19 in millville. the windchills are the numbers to pay attention to. 5 in philadelphia, 1 in alle

martin luther king junior. through symbolic gestures and agents of service to help others, thousands in the area are doing their part to pay tribute to the slain civil rights leader. the action cam is live on independence mall where the 33 national bell ringing ceremony is underway. the symbolic ringing of the liberty bell is one of the many events happening across the country and in philadelphia. "action news" jeanette reyes is live in north philadelphia where the nailings' largest mlk -- nation's largest mlk service day event is underway. >> reporter: this is an impressive event it got underway at 8:00 a.m. boy, it is is pact room. some people have been coming and going throughout the day. people and young and old are doing activities, saying it's not a day off saying it's a day to give back an honor dr. king. >> for tens of tens of thousanf volunteers in the delaware valley today was anything but a day to catch up on sleep. a national record of 150,000 people participated in the greater philadelphia martin l

. >> we pay tribute to martin luther king with a day of service. we're live at philadelphia's biggest event held in his honor. >> and the eagles nfc championship game opponent will be the vikings, after their miracle in minnesota. >> i thought the eagles down to the last minute, we're going to be the big game and the vikings and the saints down to the last ten seconds. i thought a lot of people had to be revived. it>> it was an exiting weekend. >> reporter: my husband grew up being a vikings fan. i was going --, everybody thinking i was having a heart attack. those were two great games. satellite and radar showing clouds out there, in general we'll see a bright morning and clouds will have a tendency to thicken up, especially high clouds move in as the day goes on. 18 degrees in philadelphia. 14 in allentown. 15 in trenton. 1 in reading, 18 in millville. we have a breeze that gives us windchills across the region. feels like 5 in philadelphia. 2 in allentown, bundle up this morning, as we roll through the day we're looking at a decent amount of sun

martin luther king jr. at selling frozen yogurt. how much of their current fight do you think stems from that? >> there's probably a little bit. i mean, there's always a history. >> do you remember that episode? >> i do remember that episode, yeah. >> brett michaels could sell frozen yogurt. simple as that. >> yeah, absolutely. >> this morning i'm sure you saw, it trump came out and said, "i have better dreams than martin luther king because in my dreams i can fly." >> yes. >> what did you think when you first heard that? do you ever fly in your dreams? >> no. but if i could it would be sweet, though. [ laughter ] >> was it wrong of martin luther king to skip the president's inauguration last year? >> i don't think that wrong was the right word. but i think that martin luther king has the right to not go. >> let me ask you like this. is there any excuse he could have for not going to the inauguration? >> i'd say yes. because everybody has a right to not go to something that they don't feel like they want to go to. >> maybe he had pl

martin luther king jr. groups all across our area and the country did their part today to give back in the name of the civil rights leader. one of the biggest events actually was at girard college in north philadelphia. "action news" reporter jeanette reyes was there as more than 100,000 volunteers got together. >> reporter: for 10s of thousands of volunteers in the delaware valley, today was anything but a day to catch up on sleep. >> martin luther king day is not a day to sleep in at all. you know what i mean? it's a delay of delivering help. >> reporter: national record of 150,000 people participated in the 23rd annual greater philadelphia martin luther king day of service. it's the country's oldest and largest event of its kind. todd bernstein is the founder and director. >> i think we're a divided nation and i think that that has certainly mean compounded in recent times so i think now is perhaps more important than in recent years for us to try to come together. >> reporter: thousands did just that in

martin luther king. >> win you're in, the eagles play the nfc championship. >> i love that promo. >> bitter cold returns to the region, accuweather is tracking the chance for snow tomorrow good morning, it is 5:30 a.m., monday, january 15. we're on a high. >> it's how you get warm and stay warm. >> i wasn't sure what that was in my house we were doing -- matt is off, have alicia vitarei joins us. let's go over to david murphy and karen rogers good morning. >> reporter: whatever works. >> reporter: exiting football the last couple of weeks, they are talking about how ratings are down for football games, if you missed the games, you missed something. we have cloud cover around this morning, generally speaking we're expecting it to get fairly bright we'll see clouds build in as the day goes on. here's the temperatures it's cold to start out. 15 degrees in trenton. 18 in philadelphia. 18 in reading, 16 in wilmington, 18 in millville. 18 degrees in cape may. the windchills even though the winds are not super strong enough to get the windchills making it feel like the sing digits, bundle u

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. >> all this on the weekend we celebrate martin luther king. >> dr. king opened the eyes and lifted the conscience of our nation. >> but trump's racially charged remarks behind closed doors have critics calling him a racist. supporters scrambling for explanations. right now, they have scuttled progress on the immigration reform. as a government shutdown looms this week. we tackle it all with three exclusive interviews. senator david perdue, in the private oval office meeting. one of the president's toughest allies. senator jeff flake, one of trump's toughest critics. pushing a bipartisan deal on immigration. and democratic congressman john lewis who marched on the front lines with dr. martin luther king. >>> plus, insight and analysis with our powerhouse "roundtable." >>> and the fallout from the a false alarm. >> this is not a drill. >> congresswoman tulsi gabbard joins us live. we'll break down the politics, smoke out the spin. the facts that matter this week. >>> good morning. this week was supposed to be a fresh start for president trump. to comba

thanks for being was as we honor martin luther king today. you're looking live right now at the mlk memorial there in washington, d.c. this morning, we're going to honor dr. king's life and legacy this a special way. we have this houston fifth grader so inspired by his words. she's moving people with her own. there's tchanori kone and her mom. >> only in fifth grade. >>> another bitter blast of cold air moving east. up to half a foot of snow expected in our old stomping groundings, ginger. >> happening now. it's been happening. rapid city, south dakota, the slip and slide began there. three to four inches from there to minneapolis. this morning, 2 to 4 falling around chicago. the you're on 57 or 55 south. i saw the stronger bands coming through. then it's the deep south. . . back through arkansas. into texas. tonight through tomorrow morning. this is where we're really concerned. because it's not just snow. it's ice. you get the freezing rain, you get an inch of snow. you have a half inch of ice. you're going to have major problems. dallas, s

martin luther king jr. "action news" caught up with the governor-elect at home front nj in ewing. murphy thanked volunteers at the organization that helps homeless families and children. murphy will be sworn in as new jersey's 56th governor at a ceremony beginning at 11 o'clock tomorrow morning. >>> michelle lawrence specifically chose martin luther king day to launch her campaign for congress. the democrat is challenging incumbent bob brady in the first congressional district. the former wells fargo executive says she looks forward to bringing transformative change. lawrence says she is running on a platform based on service, opportunities and solutions. >>> a dover police officer faces dui charges after being involved in a hit-and-run accident. police say 26-year-old keith boris left the scene of an accident on the 800 block of north dupont highway on thursday. investigators say he was found three hours later passed out in the driver's seat. his child was in the car but was not hurt. boris is on administrative leave without pay. >>> coming up on "action news" tonight, tens of th

martin luther king jr. "action news" reporter vernon odom live this afternoon at the independence mall on the mall with more on today's many of events. vernon. >> reporter: indeed there were many, brian. over the years many trailblazing traditions have been spawned by the way philadelphia celebrates martin luther king's birthday. one was born here in the birthplace of our nation. [bell tolls] >> reporter: that is a annual symbolic ringing of the liberty bell is now 33 years old it's an enduring tribute to the legacy of dr. martin luther king a must attend for prominent politicians especially it's now copied in some form or another all across the nation. today's honored bell ringer ruth wilson of philadelphia, age 95. during world war ii she was one of the thousands of women known as rosie the riveters, women who worked in factories and on the docks to build the u.s.a. war machine that won world war ii. the message today from pennsylvania's u.s. senators. >> he still inspires us and one issue that i don't th

martin luther king. they met outside to remember his legacy. families and officials bundled up and walked down king's highway for a show of solidarity. the grace dance ensemble of widener university is one of several to perform the 24th annual mlk services tonight. there were singers and services that talked about dr. king's influence and that his influence rings true, perhaps more than ever today. >> sorry. i can't make it. it's just my eczema again, but it's fine. hey! hi! aren't you hot? eczema again? it's fine. i saw something the other day. eczema exposed. ould ask your doctor? go to eczemaexposed.com to learn more. >> we were just talking. you know there will be companies which yowhich youcompanieschurn. >> you are allowed to wear it to the stadium. you have to take it off through the check point. it's not easy to get to this point. the eagles have not been to the conference title game in nine years. sunday they host the vikings with the championship on the line. the eagles are so close they can taste it. >> anytime you get to this point

president trump is spending martin luther king day at his mar-a-lago resort after saying he is not a racist. >>> more talks this morning on the korean peninsula. officials from the north and south trying to hammer out the details of north korea's participation in next month's winter olympics hosted by the south. and they plan to meet again in two days. >>> surveillance video shows the car hitting a median in southern california, launching it into the second floor of a building. two people in that car suffered minor injuries. the driver is suspected of driving under the influchbs drugs. >>> demandipending on your poin view, it was the minneapolis miracle or the new orleans nightmare. rob nelson is depressed this morning. those are our top stories on this monday, january 15th. >>> from abc news. this is "world news now." >>> robin roberts, you know, so many other people are like, who-dat, minnesota. >> we're going to start things off with steps being taken to make sure the missile alert in hawaii never happens again. >> many are questioning why it took so long for the mistake to be cor

martin luther king an uproar is growing over the remarks of president donald trump. the president is taking heat from some in his own party. he is standing firm. here's abc's kenneth moten. >> reporter: prurm i the -- president trump is spending the weekend at his resort. multiple sources tell abc the president responding to an immigration bill that would improve protection for immigrants from african countries and haiti. he said his language was tough, but not the language he used. he said he never said any derogatory about haitians. >> dick durbin, the only democrat in the room said lindsey graham immediately challenged the president. graham said i said my piece to the president. i said america is an idea not defined by people, but ideals. >> reporter: tom cotton and david purdue said we don't recall the comments specifically several lawmakers comemed -- condemned the comments as racist. >> first thing that came to my mind was unfortunate, unhelpful. >> reporter: a possible senate deal on the dreamers was a big step backwards. appears the congressional leaders will

the action cam along martin luther king drive today. you can see cars struggling to get through high water. it was slow going as even trucks and suv's had trouble making it through the flooded roadway. meteorologist adam joseph here now with our first check of the accuweather forecast. hi, adam. >> yeah, monica the problem was the heavy rain also some snow melt and also the ground is pretty much frozen solid except the very top layer so the water can't seep night ground it just runs off and collects in some area roads. we picked up about a inch and a quarter so far in philadelphia and we're not done yet. wilmington over an inch doylestown over three-quarters of an inch pottstown half an inch and far less in south jersey where we just barely have gotten over a trace in atlantic city but dealing with some very dense fog down at the shore. storm tracker6 live double scan you can see we do have rainfall out there but it's very light. it's not heavy at this time. there's no yellows or reds but that will change going into the evening hours as

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. >> reporter: and now the lawmaker who marched with martin luther king is also weighing in. the georgia democrat making it clear who he believes the. >> do you think president trump is racist? >> i think he is a racist. >> reporter: president trump is scheduled to return to washington later today. first, avoid a possible government shutdown on friday. and tackle the ongoing fight over daca and immigration reform. kendis and diane? >> a busy four days ahead. thank you. >>> next, this morning, changes are if place for how hawaii sends emergency alerts. >> that fols this weekend's mistaken missile alert chrks sent people scrambling. plenty of question this is morning about why it took so long for the mistake to be corrected. and now, president trump weighing in. president trump responding to the false incoming missile alert that sent hawaii into a panic. >> we're going to get involved. they made the mistake. >> reporter: hawaii's governor saying it all happened because a wrong button was pressed. the employee is now off the job. officials temporarily suspending future drills an

. >> volunteers embraced the spirit of the martin luther king to be sure of safety. they went door to door handing out new smoke alarms offering to install thell for anyone that needed help. >>the alliance focuses on helping teenage boys to reach their full potential inspired by the life of martin luther king. the events included workshops music and dance performances. >> this weekend marks a tragic anniversary for a family in west oak lane. here is rick williams with the crime fighter report. >> he was a quiet guy. no trouble with him. david mcfarland had graduated and was enrolled. in col he wasking two delivering pizzas and working for pets mart. >> mcfarland's life was cut short thursday january 12th 2017. he was leaving his house along 76th avenue in west oak lane section. his mother who lives on the same block just returned home from work. >> it was warm. there were a lotple marhing when his son's girlfriend came banging on the door. >> she said david was shot! we ran down the streets. he was shot ten times. he was lifeless. you could tell he gon dead at the ho

tomorrow, martin luther king jr. day and the day of service, 7:0. 24 at 10:00 a.m. we bump up to the lower 30s for the afternoon hours. sun giving way to increasing clouds. storm tracker 63d, an area of low pressure over the northern plains states. we are tracking the trailing cold front pressing into the delaware and lehigh valley as we get to tuesday. we talk about the headlines, increasing clouds on the way tomorrow. light 12340e likely tuesday afternoon and another thaw coming i for the eagle game at e link. >> thank you, melissa. tune into "action news" at 4:30 for the forecast, starting off the week and transited information you need to start your day. >> an abandoned row home in north philadelphia went up in flames. the action cam was on north seventh street not long after the fire started. the flames could be seen for miles as smoke billowed from the roof. firefighters battled to get the blaze under control. >> witnesses say they saw the driver of a car take off on foot after the crash. annie mccormick is live at the scene with the full story. annie? >> walt

increasing clouds on martin luther king, 30. him tuesday we're watching the coast for now, we'll post snow or flurries, the high of 36. whatever happens with the system everything wraps up early wednesday morning lots of clouds leftover flurry, tempts around 32 for the high. thursday is cold, 28. friday we start to pull out of it 38 degrees. after friday i see a longer thaw.f we'll hit 64. from the 20th on we'll round out the month on the side. >> today brutal. >> reporter: i mean it's cold compared to yesterday. >> minnie mouse is getting a star on the hollywood walk of fame 40 years after disney received him. disney bob iger and pop star katie perry will be honored for 90 years in the motionture business. mickey got his star back in 1978. we'll be right back. >> welcome bac.m., saturday morning topping the people scene this morning the next marvel super hero film, the black panther doesn't hit theaters for a month but it's a big hit. the black panther had the biggest first day ticket presale of any marvel film to date. the fil

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ironically, to sign a declaration for martin luther king's birthday. he denied he used the word attributed to him. according to the a.p., he defended his comments about haiti and african countries saying that's what people think but won't say. senator durbin says president trump said it. >> haitians? do we need more haitians? then he started to describe the immigration from africa. >> house speaker paul ryan was asked his reaction to trump's use of profanity yesterday. ryan said, unfortunate. unhelpful. >> reporter trish hartman has been getting reaction to the trump comment. she is live on independence mall. trish? >> jim, we spoke to a lot of people today, folks going home from work and folks on a mission to help african immigrants in our area. while not everyone was surprised by trump's comments, they were concerned. >> should we take it personal? if racism is the reality of today's america, then it becomes a personal issue with us. >> this is the ceo of the african cultural alliance of north america, a nonprofit that provides social services to imm

luther king junior holiday weekend as a time of service. chosen 300 sunday where ship services today honored work of doctor king, today they were also serving meals at mission center on the 3900 block of lancaster avenue to those in need. chosen 300 doesn't wait for ml k day to help others throughout the year it serves more than 150,000 meals, to people, in our area. kick off the new year with a deal that will save you money for the next 2 years guaranteed. fios is here with a great offer on the 100% fiber-optic network. it starts with the fastest internet available. plus up to 200 channels. plus phone, plus showtime for 2 years. plus multi-room dvr service for 2 years. plus a 2 year price guarantee. all for just $79.99 per month online with a 2 year agreement. that's a lot of pluses, and over $800 dollars in savings. just think about having the best internet with the best showtime shows. it's what our customers expect. that's why fios has won the j.d. power award for "highest rank by customers for residential internet service in the east f

martin luther king jr. the sculptures were made by a group of young philadelphia artists each was inspired by one of his coats and unveiled for the upcoming holiday celebrated this coming monday. abc world news tonight with david muir next on channel 6. 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 s

martin luther king jr. were still alive, he would be speaking the idea that we're one people. we're one family. >> reporter: president trump obviously sees it differently. today on twitter he explained, "i, as president, want people coming into our country who are going to help us become strong and great again #americafirst." the vulgar language attributed to him in the oval office isn't the only thing trump takes issue with. there's also this quote, from an interview with the "wall street journal." >> i probably have a very good relationship with kim jong-un. i have relationships with people. i think you people are surprised. >> reporter: the white house now accuses the journal of misquoting the president as saying he has a good relationship with kim jong-un insisting he was speaking hypothetically. today trump called it fake news. listen again. >> i probably have a very good relationship with kim jong-un. i have relationships with people. i think you people are surprised. >> i or i've. that's the debate. david wright joins us live from florida. the president returns to washi

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. >>> in advance of martin luther king jr. day students in collingswood, new jersey, took part in a day of service. >> ♪ >>> the morning began with a prayer service at good shepherd catholic school. the classes then split up to work on various projects. some made baby blankets for our lady of lourdes medical center in camden. younger students painted rocks with encouraging messages to leave around the parish. >>> a new exhibit based on george washington is getting ready to open at the museum of the american revolution in center city philadelphia. the exhibit is called among his troops. it depicts how washington and his soldiers lived in camps during the american revolution. the exhibit is based on a 235-year-old painting and features the recreation of the tent washington slept in. it opens tomorrow, runs through president's day. >>> also in center city, a ben franklin celebration an early celebration of the founding father's 312th birthday. the event includes a procession through olde city and a wreath laying at the franklin

. >>> volunteers embraced spirits of the martin luther king weekend to ensure their neighbors are safe. members of the fire department red cross and hope worldwide fanned out across west philadelphia today. they went door to door handing out new smoke alarms offering to install them as well for anyone who needed help. >>> in wilmington the one village alliance welcomed new members to the raising kings mentorship program. year round program focuses on helping teenage boys reach their full potential. program is of course inspired by life of doctor martin luther king junior program included music, dance performance is a long with a few workshops. >>> streets are shut down around the 1100 block of south second street because of the mummers are celebrating. >> ♪♪ >> to see right there the string bands made their way down the street near mummers museum the traditional serenade of this years parade winners. streets will remain closed until serenade is over at around 8:00 o'clock tonight. i no longer live with the uncertainties of hep c. wondering, "what if?" i let go of all those feelings

martin luther king jr., a report asking are you a racist? one democratic senator describing what happened in that meeting applauding the republican he says stood up to the president. abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl leading us off tonight. >> reporter: on a day when he is under fire for racially explosive comments, the president signed a proclamation honoring martin luther king, jr., even joined by a member of the king family, but he couldn't avoid the blunt question, are you a racist? >> mr. president did you refer to african nations, did you use [ bleep ] to refer to african nations? >> mr. president are you racist? >> mr. president are you racist? >> reporter: early this morning, the president attempted damage control over the vulgar insult he used in his meeting with members of congress, tweeting -- "the language used by me at the daca meeting was tough, but this was not the language used." adding -- "never said anything derogatory about haitians other than haiti is, obviously, a very poor and troubled country. >> repo

. >>> martin luther king day is one day from monday and they revealed plans for the largest king day event in america. students from the girard college lower school choir helps to put everyone in the mood here in north philadelphia. mayor jim kenney was on hand to launch the king day of service. thousands of volunteers give their time to make the city brighter and keeping with mlk's dream. a large mural depicting dr. king was also unveiled at that news conference today. >>> and citizens bank is teaming up with the african-american museum to celebrate the life and legacy of martin luther king. they presented the $100,000 check to pay for free and discounted tickets on the upcoming martin luther king day. this year's theme is owning the dream taking personal responsibility. >>> if our next half hour we get back to tracking the nor'easter and battery and tires, we have important information on how to keep your car running in this brutal cold. before we start, i just want to say if anyone still doesn't have fios, please stay out of the way so your lag doesn't get us all killed, ben. what

and gets colder, it's martin luther king day. we'll talk about that in the accuweather forecast. >> more ahead on "action news." we'll take a break and be right back. >>> chopper 6 hd live own breaking news right now on a water main of philadelphia east oak lane section is shooting a geyser of water into the air, and look at the water standing pooling at the intersection of washington lane and rodney street. it happened about an hour ago. no word on how many gallons flooded out already. this is a significant problem as the night goes on and temperatures begin to fall back below freezing. a developing story in the olney section of the city a bad crash involving a school bus and three other vehicles, chopper 6 hd overhead right now it happened at 4:00, chew avenue and masher street. no word in children are on the bus. police are working to see if black ice, may have caused this crash. >> now, to the investigation into the fire that took the life of lieutenant mattletourneau. investigators are at the burned home and we are seeing an

martin luther king high of 32. we're keeping our eye on tuesday and wednesday, in particular, there could be a snow shower around monday night, but tuesday into wednesday a clipper system could put down accumulating snow. >> clicker is there a pause button. >> no. still ahead in "healthcheck," the cdc issues a dire warning about flu season the worst the county has seen in years. >> parents beware there's a new dangerous online challenge a health risk for your teenagers. matt. >> reporter: we're looking okay here, but elsewhere on 70, the westbound lanes are blocked. we'll tell you where when "action news" continues on this friday morning. >> a pleasant good morning to you, thank you for waking up with us friday morning. 6:16 a.m., sky6 live hd over philadelphia international airport. man oh, man, 61 degrees, david murphy make this stick around. it is raining, who cares, man. it is 61 degrees. >> you said a pleasant good morning, i look over at matt, i see a lot of green that's pleasant. >> reporter: we're celebrati

sun on monday giving way to increasing clouds for martin luther king jr. day a high of 30. we are tracking a clipper system tuesday. high temperature then of 39 with light snow possible. early flurries wednesday morning, otherwise mostly cloudy, a high of 32. thursday, sunshine and clouds, 32. not as harsh on friday, milder next saturday, walter, the high at 49. >> thank you, melissa. >> sports is next on "action news." stick around, but first here are the powerball numbers. what's so good about fios anyway? uh. what's so great about a 100% fiber-optic network that makes your gaming system actually work awesomely? fiber-optic network. hey. did you take out the trash% so get fios. now, just $79.99 per month with a 2-year price guarantee with a 2-year agreement. ♪ ♪ (knocking sound) trave♪ing. both your federal and private student loans. so you can start saving and get on with your life. ask a leader in student lending how we can help you reach your potential. >> jeff skversky has sports, took him a half. nick foles looked good in the second half. >> coach loves that th

colder air is back, blustery, cold, 29 degrees, monday, martin luther king, same story, clouds and possibility of another round of snow arriving on tuesday, maybe lingering into wednesday. that's a time period we're watching. >>> quick warm break. >> new pictures, on "action news" show u.s. immigration agents descending upon a 7-eleven store in los angeles. their goal was to crackdown on employers who higher undocumented immigrants. officials described it the largest operation errands an employer under president trump president trump's presidency. it could lead to large fines. >>> an elementary school is offering laundry to students. the program is called loads of love. the principal said laundry can be expensive for families in need now the families can have the cloths dropped off at school and washed for free. >> this can help them, they can use the money for other things. >> it's important to help others when they can't help themselves. >> washington redskins player came up with the idea. the team's charitable foundation provided the washers and dryers to three schools and two homeless shel

future tracker showing the windchill in the teens, staying cold through the martin luther king holiday with increasing clouds. tuesday, a system that brings light snow. the potential for accumulation and behind it, a reinforcing shot of colder air wednesday with flurries, a high of 28, thursday, brisk and k0e8d wit ca high of 30-degrees. >> would you like a sip of water? >> i would, thank you. >> there you go. >> cheers. much better. >> music filled the church of the holy trinity in rittenhouse square. the musical collection included the work of gerber, bach and gravalde. >> "action news" in the bustleton section of philadelphia as the letter carriers were recognized for driving more than a million miles without an accident. that is no easy task when neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night keeps the occucouriers from their rounds. ♪ ♪ >> do the eagles win on saturday? yes! he believes the birds are going to the nfc title game. we'll see in about a day and a half. for everyone worried about the eagle playoff game saturday, remember this, the link is the hardest place to pl

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sunday brisk 27. 32 clouds increasing monday, martin luther king day monday, and parts of tuesday andy there's a feature fuming over mounds of soap bubbles spilling from a creek. the suds are piling up along the in lu county.e what's in it. >> many were informed of a potential leak in the common shared sewer system. they could face a fine for the leak. >> wear hearing from the man who said he came to the aid of a woman discharged from a baltimore hospital on a cold winter's night. he hospital security leaving aook the woman back to the hospital. shch and this time put in a homeless shelter. >> is they discarded this human being, like she was trash. with no regard to what was going to happen next. >> well, oials from the university of m medical center responsibility for the incident. >> 4:48 a.m., matt pellman will be back next with an update on the roads on friday morning. >> customers respond to the closing of dozens sam club stores that's coming up in business. before we star to say if anyone still doesn't have fios please stay out of the way so your lag doesn't get us all killed, be

luther king, jr. who reminded us quote we must learn to live together as brothers perrish together as fools. can watch the full state of the union are speech online. thanks for the company america. good night.

martin luther king if you're wearing no socks, right? i mean he even asked the white house -- the reporters asked the white house today for their response to a potential oprah candidacy. team trump said, we welcome the challenge whether it be oprah winfrey or anybody else. preferably anybody else. i mean trump's approval rating right now, i don't think he could beat maury povich for president, never mind oprah. but the president was supposed to host his own awards show tonight, the fake news awards that he announced would be presented tonight at 5:00 o'clock. they've been postponed until next wednesday, which is -- you know, postponing his own awards show is an odd and out of character move for a man who consistently delivers his promises in a very timely fashion. but donald trump didn't. i guess it's because he had to be in atlanta tonight for the college football national championship game. the georgia bulldogs are playing the alabama crimson tide. the game is on -- it's about to start right here. trump was rooting for alabama, for the

and then reality check, back below freezing sunday and monday for the martin luther king holiday, tuesday 32 degrees with snow showers and wednesday it cools off with a high of only 32 degrees and signs that a warm-up moves in by next week a roller coaster ride with temperatures. abc world news with david muir is next on channel 6. "action news" continues at 10:00 on phl 17 with brian taff, sharrie williams and adam joseph and ducis rogers. and 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. >>> tonig

monday, martin luther king day of service, chilly with a high of 31-degrees, sunny and sustained warm shot returning middle of next week. we are turning the corner, but be careful tomorrow morning. >> thank you, saysly. cecily. >> coming up on "action news," eagles continuing to get ready. we have more when we come back. >> eagles say they have a chip on their shoulder because they are not getting the respect they deserve. >> they'll use the chip to their motivation. >> to their advantage. >> exactly. they knew the date, now they learned their opponent. we need the game to get here. the fal falcons come to the link saturday afternoon. despite being 60, they are listed two and a half point favorites. the birds say this adds to their moifltion. >motivation. >> it puts a chip on our shoulder. people doubt us every week. we want to shut the doubters up. we are the ones in the locker room that believe in us. >> i think we are better than that. it doesn't matter unless we show it more important than talking about it. >> the chicago bears have turned to the delaware valley. matt naggy named

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sunday down to 31 degrees and martin luther king day of service down to 28 and tuesday mostly cloudy and next system 34 degrees and it looks like the system could bring us light snow on wednesday and i'll keep you posted until the weekend though we have a big thaw on the way. >> thank you. >>> man the barricades, they are moving the iconic barricade from the set of les miserables it opens on january 9th for a week and a half run. this is a newly designed production of the show telling the quest for redemption. do you hear the people sing? yes we will at the academy of philadelphia. >>> "action news" continues at 10:00 on phl 17 and please join us for "action news" at 11:00 on channel 6. for the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner, we hope you will join us 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 t