Bribery. Vernon odem is outside the courthouse with details. Reporter sarah, good afternoon, it was about a two hour hearing the mighty congressmans fall from grace is complete, a decade in prison for one of philadelphias most powerful politician. Chaka fattah left the court after receiving a sentence of ten years in prison. We respect the courts decision we do not have a comment on that, i do thank all the witnesses who stepped forward, i want to thank the over 200 people who wrote letters to the court on my behave. This is is a circumstance in which the court has made a determination of this phase of the process has come to a conclusion. Reporter this morning the judge heard multiple backers urge him to consider his good work over 37 years as a public official and show him mercy. Fattah was kicked in june of 18 criminal counts racketeering bribery Money Laundering and fraud. Prosecutors surged the judge to sentence him to urge the judge to sentence him to 2 the years in 22 years in prison. The attorney general said he was pleased. He used his position in congress to benefit himself and he engaged in criminal activity for his own financial benefit. Reporter he must make over 600,000 in restitution to the agencies and institutions he ripped off. Fattah remains free on bail at this hour, sentence has been set for january 26th. He said this morning that he appeal the sentence. Live at the Federal Court House in center city, im vernon odem channel 6 action news. Already, vernon, thank you. Time to talk temperatures in the area. Its beginning to dry out after a soggy night. There are changes on the way now. Sky6 live hd looking live at the ben franklin bridge. Gray skies over the delaware river. Lets head outside to david murphy with more from accuweather. Guys, its nice to be dry after a wet overnight and wet rush hour. Storm tracker 6 live double scan, though if youre at the coast youre not drying out just yet. Looks like the last little band of light precipitation will be clearing Atlantic City in 15 or 20 minutes. Its a question how much of that stuff by easton in the Eastern Shore of maryland and milford, delaware will creep up over the coast. I think for the next hour sore youll be on the damp side. There you see the precipitation in the overnight hours. Up north we got a little bit of snow. Up in the poconos, an inch. Lee heighten 1. 1, southwest reading. 1. There was a little bit of freezing rain at the tail end of this and that was an issue for you up until 8 00 a. M. Or 9 00 a. M. This morning. Thats over with. 45 degrees is the current temperature in philadelphia. Still in the upper 30s in the northern suburbs. 42 central park in new york city and 49 in washington. Notice how its cold in polices like buffalo and binghamton. Colder air is on the doorstep and getting ready to plunge in. 4 to 5mile an hour wind. Heres where numbers are going the rest of the today and into tonight. 51 degrees is the high around 2 00 p. M. 10 00 p. M. Well be in the upper 30s and low 30s after 2 00 a. M. Our overnight low down to 32 degrees in philadelphia. The big cold crush comes thursday and friday, rick, when i step inside well give you the eye High Pressure popping numbers from accuweather. Well give you a look at how cold it will feel temperaturewise and windchillwise. Winter storm warnings and advisories are in effect through new england and parts of the midwest. Many cities like toledo, ohio are getting the first major snowstorm. Season. Travel conditions were dangerous in central midwestern states. Michigan, hundreds of schools are closed as residents dig out from nearly a foot of snow. New jersey straight trooper Frank Williams will be laid to rest today. A Funeral Service is being held in right now inside boardwalk hall. Hundreds of troopers lined up outside before walking into the funeral. They were joined by Law Enforcement officers from all over the country. 31yearold was killed one week ago in a head on crash responding to a call. One person was injured after being hit by a car in the you were Perkiomen School in greeneville. The person was rushed to Lehigh Valley hospital. No word on condition or age. Police are investigating. Police are investigating a pair of violent home invasion. One was done at the point of a pick axe along rutland street in the Oxford Circle section 7 30. Three men said the suspects knocked on the front door when they didnt answer the door they went around to the back of the house and broke in. They got away with 3 thousand dollars. Three men forced their way into a home in wissinoming on the 4200 block of deavereau speed. The men went upstairs and pistol whipped the childs father and took 300 before leaving the scene. No arrests have been made. New new orleans overnight a jury convicted a man in the shooting death of former nfl star will smith. He was killed in front of his wife in april following a traffic dispute. The shooter pled selfdefense, but neither the witnesses or the victims backed that up. The man who shot and killed will smith is guilty. Cardell hayes attorneys said while he respects the jurys decision they will regroup. This is after the jury voted 102 to convict hayes of manslaughter an attempted manslaughter for shooting smiths wife. They called the road rage incident an execution. He claimed smith punched him three our four times and smith grabbed a gun from his car and testifying i didnt want to kill will smith i didnt want to kill nobody, i knew for a fact i was going to get shot. Prosecutors fired back saying smith was walking away when he was shot 7 times in the back. At the end of the day its not a win. Reporter friend and former teammate calls the outcome bitter sweet. Losing a man and another young man going to jail. That kind of tells you what the situation is here. Its a loss for everybody. Reporter in a statement, the smith family said their focus is to see mr. Hayes justly sentenced for murder. He could receive a sentence of up to 40 years in prison. President elect Donald Trumps pick for the food and Drug Administration maybe hard to swallow. They picked jim oneill. He is a doctor and called for eliminating the mandate to determine whether new medicines are safe. Trumps decision not to get daily security briefings is causing concern. Angus said king said it could be down right dangerous. To not have that direct facetoface briefing is a mistake it will cost him based on on a decision someone on his staff filtered. Moon while in i understandian in a, workers meanwhile, in indiana, workers at carrier held a vigil for those whose jobs are heading to mexico. U. S. Education undersecretary ted mitchell visited the Philadelphia Military Academy to talk about student aid. Aid will be available next year to help to get students to attend college. William hite was on hand to discuss the citys role in boosting completion of Financial Aid applications. A little girl whose tweets from the siege al. He aleppo have resumed. Venezuela government has seized four million toys two weeks before christmas. The countrys largest toy distributer allegedly underreported its inventory to horde the toys and later sell for higher prices. Two Company Officials have been detained on prices on charges of price speculation. A young girl in aleppo syria who gripped the girl about life in the city is back again. Her mother posted photos and video in hopes of giving children in aleppo a choice. The account was deactivated as the assault intensified. Her mother said they are hiding even from her family, because some say she is working against the regime. I am just i was speaking about the incidents. Her mother said they would never leave aleppo, she is praying for someone to help them evacuate. A man has been arrested on suspicion of a hate crime after he allegedly stabbed a worshiper near a Southern California mosque. 29yearold john madison was arrested near the mosque in semi valley. He confronted a worshiper and it grew into a physical altercation. The mosque member was stabbed. Everyone has been asked to step up to help out. Thats the heart of the mission of the department of justice. She made the remarks at the all dulles air muslim center. Leaders from many religious background were asked to speak about the current social climate in the United States and how to Work Together and promote peace and understanding. Still ahead on action news at 12 30. The forecast. Stepping outside live, sky6 live hd showing you the city Hall Christmas tree. Meteorologist david murphy has an update from accuweather when action news comes right back. Tropical cyclone is india with 65mile an hour winds and storm surge. Many employees have been told to work from home. Heavy damage to banana plantations and rice paddy and pa pia groves. Reporter Storm Tracker 6 live double scan showing we have rain down by the coast. We have gray conditions from the clouds. Looking at the gray conditions live on sky6 live hd. This is Spring Mountain they need making snow lately. It looks like it will be cold enough for skiing before too much longer around here. Closer look at the rain on Storm Tracker 6 live double scan, the heaviest batch has started to pull away. That batch of yellow is not an issue any more. Theres more of the light to moderate precipitation from milford, delaware, that will come across the delaware bay and affect parts of the shore. You will until 1 30 p. M. , 2 00 p. M. , you have a chance of a sprinkle or shower there. 45 degrees and dry in philadelphia. Winds out of the west southwest at 9 Miles Per Hour. Future tracker 6 picking up the rain story as 2 00, 2 30 p. M. Rolls around the rain is off the coast. We might break out sunshine later this afternoon. Everybody is cool, 46 degrees in allentown. 46 in the reading. The numbers in the low 50s from philadelphia wilmington and trenton all the way down to the shore are above average. Its coat weather, but not as bad as it could be this time of year. 50 degrees by 2 00 p. M. Were expecting 51 by 3 00 p. M. The numbers will dip tonight, it will be breezy, skies wind up partly cloudy and were going for a 36degree reading at 10 00, down around the freezing mark overnight. Future tracker 6 by 7 00 p. M. Shows you numbers in the 20s and 30s in the morning. In the afternoon we get up to 40 degrees as soon as 2 30 p. M. I think this model might be undercutting us a little bit we may get up to 43, 45 degrees for the high tomorrow. Temperatures across the near term mid atlantic mid 40s in philadelphia. Heading up to the low 50s. Colder off to the north and west. As you widen out you can see the excessively cold air highlighted in pink. This will coming in wednesday and thursday behind a wednesday night cold front, it wont be that cold, but it will be uncomfortable. Not only will we see temperatures topping out in the mid 20s this is in philadelphia wednesday night in through thursday, the winds will be gusting into the mid 40s. That will give us severe windchills in philadelphia it will feel like zero in the morning and ten in the afternoon and in the suburbs, at least the times. Today, 51. Tomorrow, 43 a nighttime flurry. Wednesday, 42 degrees at night, a snow shower is possible. The big story with that front is the cold air coming in behind it. Thursday, a bitter wind blowing, high of 26 degrees, it will feel like ten degrees even at the best of times. All the extra winter gear on thursday. Friday not as windy, but 25. Windchills in the teens. Friday night into saturday morning, whats that rick . [whistles]. Reporter snow is possible friday into saturday morning it will change to rain. Nominations are out for the golden globe awards. The romantic musical la la handle leads the best picture and best actress and actor in a comedy. Abcs blackish earned three nods including best comedy series. Tracy ellis roth and Anthony Anderson are up for the best actor and actress in the series. Winners will be announced next month. Mention the Barnes Foundation and everything thinks of paintings, right . A new exhibit there is the world through photography. Karen rogers brings us a snapshot on 6abc loves the arts. Reporter its called live and life will give you pictures. It explores the modernization of france during the 19th and 20th century during the photographic lens. The show includes 107 photographs by 24 artists live be and working in france from 1890 to 1950. It covers every genre of photography. Reporter it explores the development of france and photography during this period. Ideas like the transformation of paris it talks about commerce and labor and leisure one of the fun sections is photographers who were making celebrities out of people in their world. Reporter this includes a piece by 20th century american photographer man ray. A portrait of a woman transformed herself through an invented hair style and elaborate makeup. She documents whats going on at thech was scandalous for the can can dance. If youre interested in the history of photography and france, they say a great opportunity to explore them. Reporter live and life will give you pictures is on display at the barns Barnes Foundation l january 9. Go to arts in fill. Org or visit 6abc. Com loves the arts for other area efforts. Events. For 6abc loves the arts, im karen rogers. Its great little moments like these i dont want to miss. But when im worried about all the things that might happen, its hard to live in the moment. Protect the great moments in your life with an Affordable Health plan through healthcare. Gov. Because the majority of people who sign up qualify for financial help, most dont pay full price. Most can find plans with monthly premiums from 50 to 100 dollars. Having a health plan means less worry and more great moments. Visit healthcare. Gov. Enroll by december 15 for coverage starting january 1. One final check of the exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast, meteorologist david murphy with the latest. Reporter at least the rain has dried up in most places. Down the the shore a few more sprinkles. As we look at the temperatures well get in the mid 40s in the northern and western suburbs. Cloudy breaks possible and breezy. The winds are 20 Miles Per Hour that will make you hunch your shoulders with temperatures getting up to 50 or so in the i95. Mostly cloudy and late sun possible at the shore. Breezy conditions. Down in cape may county, a couple of additional sprinkles or showers, i hope they wrap up in another 45 minutes or an hour. Thank you david. A lot of guys set up elaborate scenarios to pop the questions few go to these lengths. A man staged a police chase. When she showed up she thought her boyfriends motorcycle was pulled over. He pulled out a ring box. First thing they think we have another black male going to get killed by two police officers. No, no. The officers were in on it and thrilled to bring something that brought the community together, shawna did say yes. Good thing she said yes. A look at some of the stories on action news at 4 00 p. M. Well continue our coverage of sentencing of former pennsylvania congressman chaka fattah. He got ten years in prison for racketeering scheme. Coming up at 4 00 p. M. Well get reaction from him after learning his fate. If you have not picked out the Christmas Tree already, you have to have careful riding home on the the roof of or vehicle. Well have tips for you at 4 00 p. M. For sarah bloomquist, david murphy, and the entire action news team, im Rick Williams him well see you later. Where things come from . How they get here . What theyre packed in . Its a lot of stuff. And these things add up. Thats why we recycle. [vo ]its nice to know that raymour and flanigan is proud to be a leading recycler 17 Million Pounds of recyclable materials every year. Turned from trash into treasure. So in the future, we will all have a more beautiful world. Announcer today, its one of our favorite days of the year our sixth annual ugly sweater party. Michaels helping olivia munn fix her baking disaster. Marios shaking up one of his wifes favorite cocktails. And clintons got easy decor with the incredible megan hilty. Things are about to get ugly in a fabulous way, right now on the chew. [ cheers and applause ] over the years, the chew pillars of holiday fashion have gathered together to don their christmas ugliest, from the mistletoe monstrosity to a kitty cat catastrophe, and now its time to reveal this years looks. Ladies and gentlemen, presenting our hosts. [ cheers and applause ] carla hall. Michael symon