Ail of us grew up watching him. Weather and traffic is going to get cold this weeks. Lets turn to meteorologist, david murphy and karen rogers. Good morning. One more day before that real cold air snaps into the region. That will happen later tonight. Right now weve got cloud cover breaking up a little bit over parts of the region. Some of us will see some sun, others still dealing way bit of clouds. Looks like areas south of philadelphia have most of the cloud cover out there right now. 37 degrees in philadelphia and below freezing in allentown, close to that in trenton, reading, lancaster. 37 in millville. 36 in wilmington and 40 in cape may. Unlike yesterday the winds arent all that bad this morning and they probably stay on the lower side during most of the day. As we roll through the day it stays chilly. 36 by 7 oclock, 40 by noon. Your shy going to be that 42degree reading at 3 oclock and then down top 37 by 5 oclock. As soon as 7 oclock were down to 33 but were going way down from there. Tomorrow we expect to be in the low 20s for most of the afternoon with more severe wind chills. Ill have more on that cold snap coming in the accuweather 7day forecast. Welcome back, karen. Im going back to florida. [laughter] its too cold here. Checking out the vine street expressway were doing nicely. Right now we are shut down in both directions for that construction going on but scheduled to clear by 5 00 a. M. It should be clearing gin the next half hour. On the big picture no construction on the schuylkill. Today were seeing those travel times of 49, 51 Miles Per Hour both directions. No problems there. On the blue route or i95 just some construction blocking two lanes on i95 as we take a live look. This is southbound between academy road and cottman avenue. The two left lanes had been blocked at this point but were seeing traffic move okay its very light volume. You see the arrow board out there that penndot has. On 55 northbound in new jersey near 322 the left lane blocked. This should also wrap up at 5 00 a. M. , tam. Okay, thank you, karen. And were starting with breaking news. Dozens of shots fired at a man in the frankford section resulting in what police are calling an execution style killing. Action News ReporterAnnie Mccormick is joining us live from Police Headquarters with all the details. Good morning, annie. Reporter good morning, tam l and there were numerous 911 calls that came into police late last night. Actually overnight just around 12 30 in the morning when 15th district officers arrived they found the victim shot dead in a vacant lot. It doesnt appear to be a robbery at this time. The victims cell phone we believe its the victims cell phone is on the scene and that was struck by gunfire also and at this time were not getting any information that this was a robbery. So, were not sure of the motive. All we know is the fact that theres 28 spent shell casings and many them are in such close proximity to the body it appears that the shooter was standing over the body or very close to the body and fired multiple shots. And the fact hes shot so many times its clear to be an execution type homicide. Reporter shot more than two dozen times. This happened after 12 30 in the morning in the 1400 block of adams in the frankford section of the city. Fifteenth district officers discovered a 27yearold man there dead shot numerous times in the face chest torso and the legs. Witnesses could not give a description. Police did take several witnesses, however, down to homicide. Back out here live we are told that police are still interviewing witnesses. However, theyre not able to give a clear description but they did tell police that they saw a person running south through a vacant lot off of the 1400 block of adams. Reporting live outside of Police Headquarters, Annie Mccormick channel6 action news. Matt, back to you. Thanks annie. Were following more breaking news this morning out of southWest Philadelphia. A man lost control of his vehicle, smashed into a tree and was killed. It happened at 58th street and baltimore a the unidentified man was in his 50s. It is unclear what caused him to crash. The bill cosby Pretrial Hearing picks back up in Montgomery County this morning. The actor and comedian is charged with aggravated indecent assault for an alleged attack 12 years ago. The judge will decide if previous women who have made similar claims against cosby should be allowed to testify. Cosbys lawyers are expected to attack their credibility today and have them barred from the trial t al shouting match between attorneys on both sides got so testy yesterday that the judge warned he would call in sheriffs deputies if they would not behave. Balloons were released into the air in West Philadelphia last night to remember a teenager gunned down just a month after his birth day. About a hundred friends and family members gathered on the hundred block of north dewey street to remember 17yearold tyhir berry who was shot and killed just after midnight on monday as he stood at the corner of 60th and market streets while visiting his sister. His mother begged those responsible to please come forward. Im very heartbroken and i wish whoever did it just come forward because my son was good boy. Police believe berry may have been the target two. People were scene leaving in a white suv. Police have questioned several people in that connection with the murder but so far there have not been any arrests. The search is on for a bandit who held up a bank branch in the citys Northern Liberties section. This happened at the Royal Bank America at Second Street and girard avenue. Surveillance cameras captured the man late Tuesday Morning when he handed over a demand note and grabbed cash from the teller. The fbi and Philadelphia Police consider him armed and dangerous and are offering a reward for tips. Police have charged a new york nan connection way vandalism incident tap Chestnut Hill market that caused three to 10,000 worth of damage. Surveillance video from the november 25th incident shows a man spray painting antidonald trump couldnt feet tea on the fresh Market Building on the 8200 block of germantown avenue. Police charged 33yearold evan brown with criminal mischief a second suspect is identified as an attorney for the city of philadelphia. He was not charged but has been suspended for two weeks and ordered to do community service. Turning to the Trump White House transition. The president elect continues to fill key cabinet nominations for what some are calling shocking choices. This all while trying smooth over relations with some of his partys most powerful leaders. Abcs lana zak has more now from washington. Reporter Trump Supporters in wisconsin booed native son paul ryan. Speaker paul ryan. I really come oh, no, i come to appreciate him. Honestly, hes like a fine wine. Reporter and during his thank you tour visit president elect donald trump promoted his unconventional pick for secretary of state. Rex will be a fierce advocate for americas interests around the world. Reporter Oil ExecutiveRex Tillerson will be the first secretary of state to never have served in government or military his career 40 years spent at exxon mobil the eighth Largest Company of the world. It isnt his lack of government experience thats worrying lawmakers its his strong ties russia. Ive invested a lot of money, our company has invested a lot of money in russia very successfully. Reporter and exxon mobil stands to make billions if the Trump Administration lifts russias sanctions. Dap mr. Trump meets with leaders from amazon google, microsoft. Two other appointments, represent ryan zink of montana for interior sec area. Hes said Climate Change not proven science. Rick perry linked to head up energy taken together with trumps choice of scott pruitt many Climate Change scientists are alarmed. All cabinet positions require Senate Confirmation and were hearing from some republican members that they have some hesitations about some of these potential choices. All of them say at this point they are willing to give them fair and thorough hearings. Lana zak, abc news washington. Heartbreaking and stunning newts from hollywood this morning. Alan thicke the lovable father from 80s television has died. Ly. Thicke was playing hockey with his 19yearold son yesterday when he suffered a heart attack. He was the patriarch of growing pains. That made him a household name. Thicke was also a well established composer, a popular theme songs including the facts of life different strokes and wheel of fortune. Alan chicago survived by a wife tanya and three sons including r and b singer robin thicke t alan thicke was 69 years old. Id just seen him on tv in a different sitcom and youre reminded of how he is. One of the original iconic tv dads. A woman crashes her suv into a frozen pond. Details on who came to her rescue as the vehicle was sinking. A new glimpse of the final hours of the doomed cargo ship el faro. David. Cold again this morning on the bus stop partly cloudy skies. Some of you get something some of you get something sun. If youre dressing the kids bundle tup this morning as we have that many cold start this afternoon. Keep them bundled. Were only getting up into the low 40s and then weve got that cold crush for tomorrow and friday some snow possible friday night. Its all ahead in the exclusive accuweather 7day. It is skiers delight in the mountains of northern pennsylvania. Elk mountain opened for the season yesterday. The resort has 13 new state of the art snow guns to help create a Winter Wonderland when Mother Nature fails provide the real stuff. Jack frost and Blue Mountain open this week. It will definitely feel like santa time weather around here tomorrow. You can make some more snow over the next couple of days. Today weve got one more day to get outside get stuff done. Tomorrow is going to be bitter and not a whole lot better on friday. Storm track sticks life double scan shows were dry for your wednesday morning commute. As we take a look outside we are looking at sky6 at the airport and cold out there this morning. Youll want a coat but of course nothing like tomorrow. Your temperature currently in philadelphia is 37 degrees. Your winds right now only at 3 Miles Per Hour and like yesterday we expect those winds to remain on the light side. Satellite shows you how theres been a breakup in cloud cover over the part of the region. Today were expecting partly sunny skies. Well probably go back and forth between the clouds and the sun in a lot of neighborhoods. 36 degrees by 8 oclock, 38 by 10 00 a. M. And chilly today by noon 40 and your shy 42 by 3 oclock but compared to tomorrow today is a day where you can still get stuff done. Im planning for example to top off the tank in the car so i dont have to go out and do it on thursday or friday. 37 degrees in allentown this afternoon. Your high in red dag is just 38 so its upper 30s in the northern and western suburbs. Low 40s in the i95 corridor. And getting up toward the mid 40s in some spots farther down to the south of everybody cool, everybody dealing with partly sunny skies and light winds today. Then tomorrow big change. Weve got a front that gets past us, High Pressure to the west helping to guide strong winds in from the west. Your high tomorrow 24. Thats going to be in the morning. Temperatures are actually going to drop into the low 20s and just sit there for most of the day and those winds out of the westnorthwest at 15 to 25 Miles Per Hour gusting as high as 40 at times so tomorrow very uncomfortable and of course its not just the temperature but its that that wind chill and remember how i said temperatures are going to drop and then go down into the low 20s during most of the day and the wind chills will go down with it. Well average about 10 through the day but could actually be seeing single digit wind chills in philadelphia and if youre up north in the northern and western suburbs, you could even get down close to zero in the afternoon for good portion of thursday. And then friday were cloudy through most of the day. Actually there will be some sun mixing with clouds but friday night were watching the arrival of some snow and then by 1 00 in the morning notice how its starting to change over to rain in the south. Overnight and into saturday morning we probably will see this change to rain from the south finally winding up in the north later in the day on saturday but as we transition youre going to go from some snow and then transition to some freezing rain before you change over to all rain so friday night late probably after midnight saturday and then in through saturday morning we do have that issue. Partly sunny today. 42 degrees the high but then a frigid night tonight with temperatures dropping down into the low 20s overnight and those winds picking up. Then tomorrow a bitter wind, that high of 24 a little misleading. Well be down around 21 through most of the afternoon and it will feel like its around 10 most of the day. Then friday still cold, 28 degrees although the winds wont be quite as bad. At night late at night we get some snow arriving and then snow changing to ice saturday morning and then finally a changeover to rain. That morning period though could be a problem. 44 is the afternoon high. Sunday a little rainy, a high of 57 and then another cold crush coming starting monday. Remember when were not on the air you can always get the latest Weather Information by going to 6abc. Com weather. Again, today a great day to get things done. Tomorrow not so much. Okay. You got it. Get that Christmas Shopping done today. Thank you david. Transcripts from crew members aboard the doomed cargo ship the el faro show rising concerns of the hurricane gaining strength. The 500 pages of transcripts give a new glimpse at the final hours for those 33 crew members who died when the el faro sank in october of 2015. Some of those on board questioned the captains decision to sail closer to Hurricane Joaquin instead of taking a longer safer course. Were following breaking news out of zero yee. In the last hour Syrian Opposition activists say bombing has resumed in the city of aleppo despite a ceasefire deal one day after rebels thought they had reached a ceasefire deal to evacuate the city. The united United Nations says e is widespread killing of civilians as they tried to flee to safety. Some buses sent in to haul people out of aleppo have been seen leaving without any passengers. And frightening moments for a woman in minneapolis when her suv crashed into a frozen pond and began to sync. Anne says her window had fogged up and she couldnt see when her suv veered off the road and went right into the frozen pond yesterday. Several Good Samaritans saw it happen and rushed over to save her. They grabbed a wooden pallet and yelled to her that they would get her out to safety. Close your eyes because a lot of glass and we pushed the rest of the glass out of the way and we pulled her out of the vehicle. Lunn was able to walk on her own top an ambulance and warm up. Other than minor cuts shes doing okay. The Minnesota State patrol is praising the quick actions of the men saying that in this case they likely saved her life. Coming up on 4 48. We have another case avenue thief trying to steal the holiday spirit tra local neighborhood. This one is taking more than just packages and in broad daylight. And pay more at the pump. How much pennsylvania drivers can expect to pay for gas after the new year. Well be right back. Hi there at the Commodore Barry bridge weve got a good start to the day if youre headed out. 95 looking live southbound between academy and cottman. Construction still blocks the two left lanes. Looks like theyre in the process of getting ready to pick this up but its out here right now. Weve got light volume. Moving okay on night. Just watch out for the crews. A new accident in plumstead township on 611 bypass northbound at easton road so look for crews on the scene with the new accident here. Lets hop into that new jersey. This is whats going on on 42. Northbound traffic headed towards the walt whitman bridge no delay just yet. Weve got light volume. The roads are dry so no big problem here but we have an accident were hearing has injuries associated with it. This is a new accident coming in in new jersey. This is park drive right near rancocas road in Burlington County westampton township. Watch for emergency workers coming tots scene with this accident, tam. Thank you, karen. And this morning the search is on for a grinch in Northern Liberties. Not only is this bandit boldly taking boxes from the front stops but this time hes taking items that were meant to go to the need dover. The alleged thief is seen on Surveillance Video on the 800 block of lawrence street. He cases the home then swoops in and takes several boxs in broad daylight. It was kind of shocking because it seems like this is someone thats not afraid of getting caught or doesnt care whether or not they get caught. The homeowner danielle tells action news that just one of the boxes contained gift she purchased. The other ones contained coats shes been collecting from friends on social media that were meant for less fortunate children at gw child school in south philadelphia. After posting the video online she says neighbors have come forward to say they, too, have been victimized. Time for your first look at business at the big board a key decision by the federal i serve could have an impact on your bottom line. The fed is that expected to announce a hike in interest rates. That could make it more expensive to get a mortgage or car loan but at the same time it could lead to a tiny itsy bitsy bump in the paltry thin youre getting in your savings account like, what,. 1 percent. The dow set another record high yesterday. The dow was up 114 points. Look how close it is from closing at the all time high of 20,000. Could do it today. Well see. Futures point a lower open at the opening bell. Pennsylvania drivers will be paying more taxes at the pump start on new years day. An increase of eight cents per gallon will take effect on january 1st. Pam already has the highest gas tax in the country. The coming hike is the third and final increase the result of the transportation bill signed by governor corbett in that 2013. The billions of dollars raised will go to fund bridge highway and transportation projects. Its 4 53. A case that captivated the country for 20 years. The new tech that could be used to help solve the death of jonbenet ramsey. A fire nearly destroys packages right before the holidays. New this morning, authorities in colorado plan to look at new dna Testing Technology to review one of the nations most famous cold cases. The death of jonbenet ramsey. The sixyearold girl was found dead in the basement of her familys boulder home the day after christmas in 1996. An investigation by a tv News Organization claims to have uncovered flaws in the interpretation of previous dna testing. The new testing involves more sensitive dna kits that are tied to the fbis database. Last nights episode of the popular game show jeopardy featured a contestant who died from cancer just a week ago. Cindy stowell was fighting coil lon cancer. Despite her illness she wanted to compete on jeopardy. She planned to donate winnings to cancer research. She proved to be a big winner way one day total of 22,000 and youll be able to see her again tonight right here on 6abc at 7 00 p. M. Time right now is 4 57. And still more to come on action news. A small gift from a Montgomery County girl becomes a symbol and a safeguard for first responders. New Service Makes waiting for a bus in delaware a lot easier. Details on that coming up. At ikea, we believe everyone should be able to afford a welcoming home for the holidays. And that nothing should get in the way of a good conversation. We believe that room for one more shouldnt cost more. And that you can make a place for everyone. Spend your holiday overjoyed and under budget with ikea. Action news. Delaware valleys leading news program. With matt odonnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. Good morning its 5 oclock on this wednesday december 14th and heres what were following for up. Bill cosby will be back in a Montgomery County courthouse today. Its day two of what is already been a heated Pretrial Hearing for his upcoming sex assault trial. Breaking overnight detectives in philadelphia are trying to figure out who shot and killed a man execution style. Were learning more about the sudden death of former growing pains star anological thick. First we turn to weather and traffic. Meteorologist, david murphy and karen rogers. On. One more day before the arctic air arrives. Right now were looking at some breaks in the clouds over