ripple of energy along it so this is what's known as an overrunning event. the precipitation overrunning the air at the surface and there will be enough cold air tomorrow to produce some snow. this is not going to be a big storm. temperatures right now a lot cooler than yesterday. yesterday in the mid 60's. 46 degrees but still not bad. 40 is the normal high for this time of the year but if you look up to the north and west buffalo binghamton 24 degrees. and that wind is coming from that direction. so, temperatures will be dropping down into the 20's tonight and we'll be stuck in the 30's tomorrow. this shows really the progression. 43 degrees at 6 o'clock. by midnight around 31 degrees. by 6 o'clock, 29. so it is going to be a lot colder tomorrow than it was today and certainly yesterday and then we've got that light snow event. it will be pushing in from the west to the east between about 10 o'clock and 1 o'clock so right around lunchtime. could have a little bit of sleet mixing in around philadelphia and areas south and even a brief changeover to rain for far southern areas, dover and cape may.

it all wraps up between 6:00 and 9:00. again a nuisance event i'm wouldn't cancel any plans that you have for tomorrow. i'll talk about what's lined this system for the rest of your holiday weekend coming up in the full accuweather forecast. rick. >> i got golf game tomorrow. >> go ahead. get some exercise. >> just juice red balls. with light snow in the forecast stay with 6abc.com/weather throughout weekend. storm tracker6 double scan radar will show was to expect and when and follow each of our meteorologists on twitter and facebook for updates as well. part of the northeast extension is back opened after a crash in milford township. a work van smashed into the back of a tractor-trailer trapping the driver inside. first responders were finally able to free the victim after about a half hour. northbound lanes reopened within the last hour but southbound lanes remain closed between the quakertown and lansdale exits. matt pelman will have an update in our "action news" traffic center coming up in just a few moment. >> parents are now sounding off about a homework

assignment at penn ridge high school. students were asked to solve math problems containing some questionable scenarios including one math question about child sexual abuse. "action news" reporter gray hall has been talking to parents and he joins us live from the school tonight. gray. >> reporter: well, monica, this has certainly rattled some nerves and some parents and students say at the content is inappropriate for math class. here's a look at that math assignment that is rattling some nerves for parents with kids attending penn ridge high school in bucks county. penn rich reform a school watchdog group shared the controversially? questions with "action news." one talks about an eight-year-old child being abused by her mother's boyfriend. below it another question asks if a single mother was working as a pimp prostitute or drug dealer to support her son. >> oh, my. oh, my god. i don't know, man, i think if you're a teacher and you're pulling stuff off the internet you should be reading through it. >> reporter: while those questions are cause something

controversy for the school district, a closer look at that worksheet reveals it is both a math and history lesson. that assignment uses questions based on the life of famed poet maya angelou. the two questions out of eight at the center of concern were actually events that napped maya angelou's life. still, some parents say the questions were out of place. >> i still think it's a problem. >> reporter: and why? >> because that shouldn't be on a math test. >> reporter: the school district released a statement admitting it has received numerous complaints about the math assignment. that it says contained adult content without proper context. the statement goes on to say we apologize to anyone who was offended by the contender of the assignment and have taken steps to avoid such occurrences in the future. the parents we talked to say their kids didn't have a problem with the content just the class it was taught in. >> she said it's very inappropriate to nut a math quiz. she says that doesn't even belong. she says more or necessary a history class but not math. >> reporter: so back out

live we had add that the district adds that worksheet was downloaded from online and it is not a part of the approved curriculum. they would not comments about the teacher involved in this or say if that person would face any disciplinary action. live in perkasie gray hall channel6 "action news." monica. >> thank you, gray. a handcuffed suspect who kicked his way out of a police cruiser is back behind bars tonight following a four hour manhunt in philadelphia. police finally caught the guy this morning in the 900 block of godfrey avenue. he was initially arrested at 5:00 a.m. for allegedly ramming a police cruiser at another -- and another car with his vehicle on the roosevelt boulevard. he was then put into a police car at the scene but somehow managed to escape. well, tonight he is back behind bars facing a list of charges. >> well, police are still looking for the man who robbed two people at gunpoint on the schuylkill river trail early this morning and the suspect got weigh with the victims' wallets and cell phones. "action news" reporter jeanette reyes is live near the trail tonight with the

latest on the investigation. jeanette. >> reporter: well, rick, the trail is still very busy right now but as the sun sets those numbers start to dwindle. many of the runners we spoke to say it's the scenery that draws them out here but after dark, it's better to be safe than sorry. today as runners and others took to the schuylkill river trail for a chance to enjoy a beautiful sunny day and the scenery, philadelphia police continued their search for the man behind robbery that happened overnight. >> i think of this as like an unsafe area when you're running along here so that's kind of shocking. >> reporter: philadelphia police say early this morning a 20-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman were walking along the trail near walnut street when a masked man approached them and pulled out a gun. the victims weren't injured but the suspect ran off with their wallets and cell phones. it all happened around 12:30 a.m. >> we would advise the people if you're going to be out there use extreme caution because it's not heavily traveled at night so just

putting yourself in that predicament is not the best thing to do. with that being said it also doesn't give somebody the right to rob you. >> s are beautiful down here at night. i just don't think it's the optimum safety place. >> reporter: runners told us the sites are beautiful to take in during the day. after sunset, well, that's a different story. >> i wouldn't be here at that hour because it's very isolated and there's so few people. >> i think it's not safe to go anywhere loan that lat lonely tt night no matter where you are. i don't feel safe. >> reporter: and police tell me they do have officers patrolling the area late at night, some in uniform others in plainclothes but still it's best not to be out here so late and if you are just be aware of your surroundings. as far as the suspect here, they didn't get much of a description from the victims but of course anyone with information is encouraged to contact police. reporting live in center city,

jeanette reyes channel6 "action news." rick. >> all right, jeanette, thank you. from our delaware news room tonight, the personal information belonging to 19,000 people is at risk after a data breach. state officials are investigating the security breach which involved two subcontractors of high mark blue cross/blue shield. the breach targeted summit reinsurance services and bcs financial corporation. data was stolen from server containing names social security numbers medical records and insurance information. you can find more information by going to our web site at 6abc.com or our free 6abc app. >> late this afternoon, the u.s. house voted in favor of a measure to start dismantling president obama's healthcare law. the house voted 227 to 198 to start the process of repealing the affordable care act. they approved a budget resolution mostly along party lines. the budget resolution would allow republicans to roll back major parts that of law but the gop has yet to release

details on what a new healthcare system would look like. the senate passed a similar measure yesterday and will have more in a live report from washington for you tonight at 5:30. >> time for a check of our "action news" traffic report now friday night. >> all right, taking it live to matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center. >> it's friday the 13th guys and it's been pretty unlucky for drivers on the northeast extension. there was an awful accident earlier this afternoon just south of the quakertown interchange on the southbound side. you told us about it a bit ago involving that tractor-trailer and work van. and at this hour the right lane remains closed. that means you're looking at single digit speeds like just 6 miles per hour coming south of the lehigh valley interchange on down to that scene again south of the quakertown interchange. coming down from center valley you really want to stick with 309 and deal with those traffic lights. southbound side of 476 is still a mess and the northbound side also still has a gaper delay but it's not as bad on that side. our other extension, the roosevelt boulevard extension

southbound had a bus accident here by the schuylkill. that's long gone. now it's just northbound afternoon volume that we're watching here along route one. on the big picture normal delays. they're heavy though on the schuylkill itself and on 95. crash on 295 northbound here by the white horse pike is gone but southbound you've got plenty of strom 38 on down 42. and in trenton watch out for a broken down vehicle along 29 northbound at warren street. left lane is out of commission there. we'll check it again in the next half hour. >> thank you sir. still ahead january is a time of year when many people try fad diets. find out though how to avoid plans that waste your time and. >> and plus a tragedy in the poconos. the accident that caused a student's death at a ski resort. >> and a newborn girl stolen from a hospital has been found alive and well. 18 years later. details on this amazing break in a cold case next. >> ♪

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>> a 15-year-old girl was killed in a skiing accident in the pocono mountains. juliet dajani collide wade fence. slaw ashe was at the resort witr

boarding school. the company and three exworkers are now criminally charged. they allegedly hid the deadly problem by altering test done as early as the year 2000. today takata pled guilty and agreed to pay a new 1 billion-dollar fine. >> a newborn stolen from a hospital 18 years ago has now been found alive. a woman posing as a nurse took little baby kamiyah mobley from a florida know 1998. well today police revealed the girl has been living in south carolina all this time. this woman who raised her gloria williams is the one who allegedly kidnapped her and then gave her a different name. recent tip calls led police to give the young woman a dna test this week. >> last night we received confirmation that the young woman that we contacted in south carolina is in factor kamiyah mobley. >> police say the young woman is in good health but of

course is overwhelmed. she's already spoken with her birth family and says she plans to meet them soon. >> health check tonight. officials in delaware have reported the state's second death related to the flu. they're warning the virus is spreading faster. >> registered nurse ali gorman joins us now with details. >> hi guys. they're seeing a spike in the number of flu cases earlier this year than last. delaware is up nearly 200 cases but this time last year they only had 16 cases. and it's the same across the nation. we're seeing higher numbers. pennsylvania and new jersey are also both reporting widespread flu activity. now the best way to protect yourself is with a flu shot and of course good hand washing. also you may have noticed a lot of new ads touting how you can lose weight fast. many fad diets come on the market right after the new year but beware. there's no quick fix to weight loss: bridget coin sticks to a healthy well rounded diet

now but admits a few years ago she got sucked into a diet she saw on facebook that promised quick weight loss. >> like five to 7 pounds in a week. >> reporter: she spent $100 for supplemental hcg drops. the fda later cracked down on several makers. but along with the drops bridget could only eat 500 calories a day of just protein. >> it was a little difficult to say the least. >> reporter: she do loss weight but felt exhausted. after three weeks she quit and gained the weight back. registered dietitian says that's typical with a restrictive diet. she says beware of fads that promise a quick fix. >> you're going to lose weight miraculously and effortlessly. well, that's something you need to stay away from. >> reporter: also avoid any diet that only includes one food or food group. steer clear of plans that ask you to buy supplements. and always look for peer reviewed scientific studies to

back up any claims. overall she says working way professional dietitian is best and instead of resolving to lose a lot of weight, focus on smaller behavioral goals. >> eating a healthy breakfast or drinking more water or adding two more days of exercise for 30 minutes, or packing a healthy lunch. >> reporter: and also be patient. you didn't gain the weight overnight so you won't lose it overnight. it does take time and commitment. rick and monica, back to you. >> yes, it does. not easy. thank you ali. >> no, it's not. >> the korean flag was raised today at philadelphia city hall. this was the fourth annual korean american day celebration hosted by david oh whose parents immigrated from korea to philadelphia. for the first time in american history the u.s. mint coin will feature an african-american woman as lady liberty. the new 24 karat gold coin will be released this april in

celebration of the u.s. mint and treasury's 225th anniversary. plans were also in place for future depictions of lady liberty as hispanic, asian and indian american. >> and coming up if you need inspiration for sprucing up your home we know just the place to be this weekend. >> plus a local woman is turning 100 years young and she even grabbed the mic at her own birthday party. did she drop it? we'll tell you in bucks county when "action news" comes right back.

>> two astronauts are back safe insider international space station tonight after they ventured out to upgrade the solar power system american commander shane kim bro' an french crew member plugged in three new batteries. today's mission was less risky because a robot did some of the work ahead of time. in two days, tesla will get rid of a perk for new electric car buyers. new teslas because the after sunday january 15th will no longer have unlimited access to the company's super charger network. free charging will be capped around 1,000 miles. drivers will pay a fee after that and the cost will vary by state. if your tesla was ordered by the 15th it comes with free charging for the life of the car. >> if you're looking for home decorating ideas you may want to head to the pennsylvania

convention center s the philadelphia home show kicked off today. experts on every home project you can imagine are there through monday. you can also learn how to use your own decorating ideas and bring them to life getting tips on remodeling. one of our "action news" viewers is getting trod celebrate a big birthday milestone this weekend. >> happy 100th marie, happy birthday to you. >> wow. this sunday marie thomas will turn 100 years old. today her family held a celebration in her honor in southampton estates. >> this is friday the 13th. today is i feel i am the luckiest person in the world. >> we love you already marie. to do the math of course marie was born in 1917. happy, happy birthday to you marie. >> she looks great. >> awesome. >> still to come on "action news" tonight a check that of forecast for you. >> let's take you live right

now 6abc showing you a stunning view of center city from our temple university camera. how pretty is that sunset? meteorologist cecily tynan with that exclusive accuweather five day when we come back. >> ♪ the door of bassett quality was there.

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it's beautiful. there's nothing we would change about it. it's beautiful. >> time for accuweather at the "action news" big board. >> that's right. meteorologist cecily tynan here with a look at our weekend and more. hey, cecily. >> hi, guys. we got a little taste of

winter on the way tomorrow and then the rest of the holiday weekend is looking pretty nice. we are live on sky6. spring mountain our camera is actually kind of shaking a little bit there. it's freezing but you can see a lot of folks out there on this friday evening on the slopes. if you get cold, you hang out by the fire and temperatures have been dropping through the day. our high today 61 degrees. but that came shortly before 1 o'clock in the morning before that cold front moved through. now temperatures are dropping. philadelphia 46 degrees. still not that cold for january standards. cape may 42. allentown 38. and reading currently 39 degrees. then you factor in the breeze. we do have wind chill factor feels like fledge wilmington, forty eight trenton, feels like 3232 in allentown and reading and tomorrow temperatures will not be climbing out of the mid 30's. much colder air is on the way. satellite6 along with action radar really showing the setup. we have high pressure up to the north. that's what will bring also its colder air. then we've got this stationary

boundary. a ripple of energy along that. that pulls in the moisture but it is going to be fighting dry air at the surface and the snow will be falling during the daylight hours so a lot of that will be really melting on roads during the day tomorrow. tonight though should be dry, clouds thickening. it gets chilly. 29 in philadelphia. 23 in allentown. 28 in wilmington and 30 degrees in atlantic city. association future tracker showing tomorrow morning 9:30 in the morning the clouds are thick beginning to see some snow showers breaking out in the far southwest. kind of phils in around 2 o'clock and even some snow reaching as far north as the poconos. really light snow. and then this system winds down as we head towards dinnertime a little bit of mixing south of philadelphia by 7 o'clock this is really winding down. so, we're looking at a nuisance event. for philadelphia all the computer models now printing out less than a half inch of snow and that's really going to be the case across our viewing army calling for a coating to perhaps an inch but again, mostly on grassy

surfaces. the problem could be saturday night when temperatures drop below freezing. untreated surfaces could get slick. the five day at 5:00 showing tomorrow that snow perhaps mixing with sleet south of philadelphia mainly an afternoon event. 35 degrees the high so definitely on the cool side but sunday sunshine is back. not as cold, 44. for monday, martin luther king jr. day of service increasing clouds but it will be a dry day so that's great news. 43 degrees. and then we get into a pretty unsettled weather pattern. tuesday mostly cloudy, perhaps some drizzle, 48 degrees. wednesday 56 but rain moves in and it could take awhile to dry out. adam will talk about that in the seven-day forecast. have a good weekend guys. >> you too. thank you cecily. much more still ahead in our next half hour of "action news" at 5:30. they provided countless meals to the less fortunate for decades now. today a local soup kitchen marked a major milestone while looking towards the group is vice president biden and dr. biden talk about their plans white house on the view

tomorrow. >> a local bakery hope to helping joel embiid make a love match with singer rihanna. we'll explain how. >> those stories and more when "action news" comes right back.

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>> ♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> hello again. here's what's happening on "action news" friday night. the house of representatives continued to move forward with its plans to repeal the affordable care act. what's unclear is what will replace it. one wrong move sends a car into a concrete pillar an driver to the hospital with serious injuries. and a philadelphia postal worker facing federal criminal charges accused of using his job to help several drug operations in the city. >> now the details. republicans are pushing forward on their plans to repeal obamacare as soon as possible. today the house has voted on a resolution to set the stage for repeal but what is the plan for replacement?abc's lana sack following the details for us live in washington, d.c. tonight with more. hello lana. >> reporter: hi there. happy friday monica. that's exactly the problem that some republicans have. there were ectors.

>> it's a five minute vote. >> reporter: obamacare is on the chopping block. >> the american people have spoken. they do not want ob' want obamah cost. >> reporter: republicans voted for a full repeal of obamacare under democrat objections. >> it will cut off millions of american men women and children from quality affordable healthcare but have devastating impact on our economy. >> reporter: earlier this week senate republicans pushed forward a similar blueprint late in the night but millions of americans have come to rely on obamacare like jeff james of arizona. he told cnn and paul ryan he was a life long republican but obamacare saved his life after being diagnosed with cancer. >> i want to thank president

obama from the bottom of my heart because i would be dead if it weren't for him. [applause] why would you repeal the affordable care act without a replacement? >> oh, we done do that. we want to replace it with something betterrism president-elect trump made similar assurances that republicans would reveal a plan. >> repeal even place. >> reporter: but democrats are not convinced. >> for six years they have had a chance to propose an alternate. >> reporter: we'valternate. >> reporter: republicans frankly have the votes to move forward with repealing obamacare and speaker of the house paul ryan said it will definitely happen within this next 100 days. reporting live from that washington, lana zak channel6 "action news. back to you monica. >> thank you lana. what if there were a terrorist attack on the u.s. the very first day mr. trump takes office? security teams are practicing for that scary scenario right now. two so-called black swan

emergency security exercises are going on today at the white house involving top members of the ob obama administration and incoming members of the trump administration. reince priebus and michael flynn are among the participants. in world news tonight with david muir will have much more in the developments in the repeal of the affordable care act and the transition of power in the white house. you can watch that following "action news" at 6:00. >> just one week from today donald trump will become the 45th president of the united states. some of the biggest participants during the ceremony are getting in those crucial practices. service members of the joint presidential escort are rehearsing in virginia. the u.s. military says more than 5,000 military personnel are providing ceremonial support for the inauguration. it's a tradition that dates back to 1789 when george washington was escorted to federal fall new york city. also today, homeland security secretary jeh johnson

says law enforcement is ready to welcome the crowds to the capitol. >> to be on guard against acts of violence, demonstration that is get out of hand and to provide for a safe and secure presidential inauguration. >> it was also announced today that justice clarence thomas will swear in vice president elect mike pence. john roberts will swear in the president-elect. and stay with "action news" for continuing coverage of the white house transition leading up to trump's inauguration next friday. >> meantime a man drove right into a concrete and metal pillar that supports a septembeseptaelevated train tod. he's in critical condition. officials don't know why he lost control of his car but he's being treated at einstein hospital. police are trying to find out who shot up an suv in south philadelphia. this happened in the 2300 block of bailey terrace about

2:00 a.m. detectives found 13 shell casings at the scene. a 33-year-old man was shot in the torso. he is in stable condition. >> two u.s. postal workers were among nine people indicted as part of a widespread marijuana distribution ring running out of west philadelphia. 42-year-old postal carrier steven williams and another carrier are facing several charges. authorities say they used their positions at the west market post office to funnel more than 100-kilos of marijuana into three separate drug organizations. >> i have your boxes and they communicated, you know, where they would meet and when they would deliver the marijuana packages to the drug organizations. >> if convicted, each suspect could spend life in prison and face multi-million dollar fines. >> trenton area soup kitchen celebrated a major milestone today. organizers and volunteers marked the 35th year of serving meals to the hungry. mayor eric jackson was there to thank volunteers and board

members for their hard work. task served its first meal in 1982 in the first united methodist church of trenton but it's now housed in a building on eschar street where it serves more than 290,000 meals every ye. wow. an expansion project is set to get under way even this summer. students at saint peter's school in society hill were inspired to choose entrepreneurial career paths today. they took part in a "shark tank" event where they pitched ideas to a panel much judges. one luck keep student won money to help make that idea a reality. students heard from fashion designers construction experts restaurateurs and others about their careers. >> the legendary carlos santana set to headline musikfest in bethlehem this summer. he'll kick offer the festival which is one of the largest in the nation on friday august 4th. musikfest features more than 500 performances on 15 different stages. tickets go on sale next week and once again 6abc is the

official sponsors of musikfest. >> going to be fun. >> uh-huh. >> all right. time to get a check of the traffic scene out there friday night. >> matt pelman how are we looking out there? oops, look like some trouble spots behind you, hm. >> been a sad tune this evening on the northeast extension southbound rick and monica because of this awful accident that happened hours ago now in the southbound lanes just south of the quakertown interchange and you can see the parking lot that resulted for southbound drivers coming down from the lehigh valley as a result. at this hour one lane remains blocked, the right lane is still blocked. they had to work to free the driver that of work van that rear ended this pickup truck. they did get him free so that was the good news here along the nex but let's go out to the maps. still just very slow speeds on the southbound side. just 5 miles per hour coming south of the lehigh valley through that accident scene just south of the quakertown interchange. if you're coming southbound, again, southbound 309 a much better bet even though it's going to be busy, the southbound nex is not where you want to be. elsewhere on the turnpike a warning for you both tonight and tomorrow night right after

midnight they're closing the main lanes of the turnpike, 276 in bucks county between bensalem and delaware valley. going to be detoured on the local roads overnight the turnpike closes the next two nights for construction. on the big picture pretty much a normal afternoon on 95 and the schuylkill, normal being around 12 miles per hour on 76. we're also watching a garage fire in coatesville it's closing chester avenue. eighth avenue a possible alternate. have a downed pole to watch out for in deerfield township cumberland county an crash in vineland on chestnut at second. rick and monica have a great weekend. >> you too. >> we know the bide dense will head back to bell delaware. they talked about their plans on "the view" today and you'll hear from the vice president next. >> also a local bakery is hoping to help sixers star joel embiid make a love match u. adam. >> after a couple of warm days

we're talk something precipitation coming in from the south and west a little snow, a little sleet. we'll let you know the timing and how much to expect in that accuweather forecast. >> in sports jaime apody has sixers news flyers and villanova all coming up when "action news" comes right back. stay with us. >> ♪

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>> vice president joe biden is talking more about his life after leaving the white house. he shared his plans with the ladies of "the view" right here on 6abc this morning. mr. biden and dr. jill biden have already said they will return to delaware. the vice president says he has every intention of staying involved in the issues he's been passionate about like foreign and domestic policy and the cancer moon shoot. >> the university of delaware and the university of pennsylvania are provide meg platforms where i'll have considerably -- a considerable amount of money for paid staff working for me on the issues that i care about so i plan on being -- staying very deeply involved in the substance i haven't figured out my gainful employment yet but that's what i'm going to be doing it's the thing i've done my whole life. >> vice president biden says he has great confidence in incoming vice president mike pence. >> "action news" caught up

with outgoing delaware governor jack markell today. we asked him about vice president biden getting the presidential medal of freedom yesterday. he said of course it was a big surprise for him and well deserved. >> for those of us in delaware who love joe biden it is so wonderful for us to see that the whole country lovers joe biden now the way that we have for decades. >> as for what's next for governor markel, he said there will be a new chapter he's just not sure waits yet. he also said it's been an honor to serve delaware as governor. >> all right. jaime apody is here. sixers coming off a dramatic victory the other night. they got another game tonight. >> i love watching the sixers. i haven't been able to say that the past few years. >> say it again. >> i love watching the sixers. back at it again tonight against charlotte. when is the last time i could say the sixers have won five of their last six? tonight they host the hornets and joel embiid has said he's good to go despite the fact he sprained his ankle in their last second win against the knicks two nights ago. the guys are actually five and

one since unassuming t.j. mcconnell joined the starting lineup. the excitement among the players and fans is palpable. >> winning is fun no matter what level you're at and they got to continue to play well as a team and mature and grow and close out games like we do and try to get a few more rolling here. >> we're learning how close out games. most of the season it's been just fourth quarter you come into the fourth quarter with the lead and just execution is not there to finish it so i think as long as we're playing solid defense and executing down the stretch we'll be in a lot of these games. >> if only every day was a celebration for claude giroux. back in december, he got engaged and then went out and scored two goals in a game winner against on the. what last night on his 29th birthday he knocks the game winner a shootout. steve mason is struggling he hasn't had a win in his last eight starts. last night he was benched in the third period. the flyers came back behind him went to a shootout where

the captain put the game winner past ryan miller and neuvi stops all three shots he favored in the shootout. flyers won five to four. this is their third win in 12 games. they will look to win back to back games for the first time in awhile if they beat boston tomorrow. neuvi will start and he earned it. >> i was coming confident into the third period and i believe in myself and, you know, i try to enjoy the hockey. >> the third ranked villanova wildcats hit the road this afternoon for tomorrow's game against saint john's. national champs. despite the fact saint john's only has eight wins the big east is loaded. 14 teams in the top 15. coach wright says they're being treated like everyone else because of that not necessarily finding opponents in awe of them. >> 17 games into the season you kind of over all that with the national championship and being number one. you just -- you're in the meat

grinder which actually we enjoy. >> we always felt like we had a target on our back because of that so that's something we've always had. i'm not sure if it's amped up a little bit. i can't really tell. i don't really notice a difference but we know we're going get a team's best shot. >> if you're superstitious you know it's friday the 13th. maybe thursday the 12 should be the day fans play the lottery. last night the men's team lost 88 i've 87. the women's team won 88-87 after multiple overtime look at this. same school same scores exactly both buzzer beater finishes. hard to do. one won, one lost. >> thank you jamie. >> back here in montgomery county a bakery is doing its best to play the role of matchmaker for joel em beamed

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>> time to check that accuweather forecast for your weekend a little snow. >> yeah, a little bit of snow and sleet on saturday. very small amount. almost like a sugar coating. >> sprinkles. >> sprinkles i can't like that. >> now i'm hungry. [laughter] >> talking cup cakes here. >> and sunshine at the end of the weekend so we'll top it all off. a sunny sunday on top of those sprinkles. storm tracker6 live double scan shows clouds have moved in. they'll be thickening up overnight. starting to see a little bit of green south of baltimore but the system is still way away. we have a good almost 16 hours

or so before some of that light snow begins to fall. temperatures are falling though to the north. warrington right now 39. 36 quakertown pottstown also 36. 41 saint davids. kennett square at 41 degrees and's asas we go to the south no 30's here. central southern parts of new jersey the boardwalk in atlantic city 46 degrees right now, that bay water temperature chilly at 37 and just to the west of there in the state of delaware temperatures between 42 and 45 degrees. the clouds have moved back in and they're here to stay overnight tonight and for the first part of the weekend and as we widen out we go to the west here and you can see the ♪ sleet and freezing rain and rain. not a lot of moisture at the present time but from the gulf of mexico we're going to see a plume of moisture all weekend long heading into the nation's heartland and over to the ohio valley bumping to some cold air so they're expecting quite an ice storm around oklahoma city as well as kansas city east towards saint louis.

but for us here, most of the moisture stays to the south and west. we have strong high to the north that's going to try to rip the moisture apart so as we get into saturday morning it is just cloud deal. it's really not until the late morning and especially the early afternoon some of that light snow and sleet puncture even as far north as the poconos, far southern areas near the shore cape may county as well as southern delaware could mix with rain even the city wilmington millville you could see some sleet mixing in the afternoon and it's not going to last more than a few hours. by 6 o'clock, everything is pretty much fallen apart, just cloudy maybe a lingering flurry or two so really it's just some light snow and sleet tomorrow. a coating to an inch at best. the inch mark would be on some of the higher terrain like elverson in chester county or towards the lehigh valley. main roads stay just wet. watch for some secondary roads, the sidewalks, could be some slick spots out there but most of it should melt when it hits the pavement surfaces.

once the sun sets and temperatures drop with wet surfaces if they're not treated they could turn icy. then on sunday high pressure comes in, 44 degrees, 4 degrees above normal. lots of sunshine where they're still dealing with that ice storm in the m as we look at the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast 35 for tomorrow with some of that afternoon light snow and sleet then sunday brighter, not as cold, 44. monday the holiday for the day of service, sunshine in the morning, some high clouds come into the afternoon but it's a dry day, seasonably chilly, not bad. 32 in the morning, going into the lower to middle 40's in the afternoon. and then it clouds up with some light showers on tuesday, 48 degrees. and then we're back into the 50's here. another january thaw begins wednesday through friday, on and off rain on wednesday and then maybe some breaks of sun thursday and friday. the warmth unfortunately doesn't come along with bright sunshine. but overall the weekend second half looks great. the first half you can get around. i wouldn't cancel any plans just take it easy on the roads especially towards sunset

tomorrow. >> all right adam thank you again. with light snow in the forecast stay with 6abc.com/weather throughout the weekend. storm tracker6 live double scan radar will show you what to expect and when and follow each of our meteorologists on twitter and facebook for updates as well. all right here's something to hopefully take your mind off of cold weather and snow. an atlantic city resort holding the first of its winter beach parties and today was the kickoff here at the tropicana on the boardwalk. this indoor beach bash featured lifeguards sand sculptures even oversized beach chairs and plenty of frozen treats to go around. a great way to beat the winter blues and perhaps bring some excitement back to ac. these indoor beach parties will take place through the end of february.

>> special children heard one of their favorite stories courtesy of philadelphia mayor jim kenney today. kids at the hms school for children with cerebral palsy got the visit in southwest

philadelphia. kenny said when he became mayor he pledged to visit one school every week. this first of its kinds school in the nation has 50 students ages five to 21 years old. very nice. >> and right now jim gardner and the "action news" team standing by with these stories and much more coming up next at 6 o'clock. trying the reel in some answers. a clam fisherman runs aground says he's fine but then disappears and no one has seen him in nearly 24 hours. an armed robbery of two runners on the schuylkill river trail and it's not the first time. we'll explain what makes this one different. >> and she turns 100. that's not slowing down this spunky south jersey church lady. you've got to meet her. we love her. >> she's ready. >> now for adam joseph, cecily tynan jaime apody rick williams the entire "action news" team i'm monica malpass. have a good weekend. "action news" at 6:00 is next. >> good night. >> ♪

>> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> friday night. accuweather says a smattering of snow is on the way for saturday. and the long arm of the law recaptures a handcuffed suspect who managed to escape. but the big story on "action news" tonight is the desperate search for a missing fisherman. the coast guard, new jersey state police and the tuckerton fire department have been trying to locate christopher hug. his boat ran aground on hither island in tuckerton bay some 2 miles out from tuckerton beach and that's where "action news" reporter vernon odom is live tonight. vernon, what is the latest on the search mission?

>> reporter: jim, the search mission is on hold at this hour because of darkness. it is set to resume at 7:00 in the morning. after a day long search across the tuckerton and little harbor bay area, the coast guard state police and the local fire department have called off the search for the night. since 8:00 this morning they've been looking for this clam fisherman christopher hug age 45 who lives about 2 miles down the road. his family tells me he's been fish argue rounds here all of his life. he went out clam fishing yesterday. his family has not heard from him since last night. >> at 8:00 p.m. last night a man who was out fishing in his boat contacted a relative saying that his boat ran aground and was not required assistance and then at 8:00 a.m. this morning we were notified that the man is missing. >> reporter: hug's small boat was located on leather island in the channel but hug was nowhere to be found. >> the boat that was found with the fishing gear