Top least fire back against claims they were supplied with performance enhancing drugs. The response from ryan howard and peyton manning. The big story on action news is the winter chill, after a weekend of mild weather feels cold outside, bundle up in center city and other places this morning. Accuweather is tracking a wintry mix in the exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast. For more on that, lets check in with meteorologist david murphy over at the big board. Reporter the people we showed in center city looked like i did on the terrace. It was a chilly start and windy. Were dealing with cooler weather and keeping our eyes on this big system, an area of low pressure a cold front creating a severe situation in the south. Of course, we have the warm front and above that there is snow all this is heading toward the east. Most of us will get rain tonight some of us up north could get snow. The local view on Storm Tracker 6 live double scan shows you there are a couple of little early bands of precipitation pushing toward the east. They may fall out before they get into new jersey, but it looks like there will be showers pushing into Chester County before too much longer and perhaps toward philadelphia later in the afternoon. Thats not the bulk of the precipitation, though, thats light nuisance stuff. 44 degrees in philadelphia. 41 in allentown. 40 in reading, 42 in trenton. 45 in sea isle city. Theres a bit of a wind blowing 8 Miles Per Hour in philadelphia. But this has been bouncing up and down in the teens and in the Single Digits that wind will have a tendcy tendance to pick up later in the day. Cloudy skies, 45 is close to the 42, the average high. Tonights overnight low 40 well above average thats an indication well see temperatures start to swing back tomorrow. We have a Winter Weather advisory later tonight, though, this starts at 7 00 p. M. In the Lehigh Valley berks county and the poconos and points north. It extends into 7 00 a. M. Tuesday morning. Within that time period were looking at occasional freezing rain and sleet and light snow in the areas. Farther south it will be rain. When we come back in a little bit ill show you sarah when it ends tomorrow. Keep track of the weather at 6abc. Com watch the latest forecast and the Storm Tracker 6 live radar. Other parts of the country are dealing with massive winter storms blamed for 43 deaths in seven states including texas where deadly tornados down this weekend. Reporter sarah here in garland, home after home is torn up after the tornado ripped through over the weekend. The most powerful twister hit the area in 20 years. It is far from the only extreme weather event wreaking havoc across the county. Twisterses ripping through arkansas twisters ripping through arkansas after a string of tornados blasted through a 40mile swath of texas this weekend carving a path as wide as a football field. Police saying at least 11 were killed. Thats it, thats a tornados. Reporter the tornado saturday night bringing winds up to 180 Miles Per Hour. Big. Reporter descending on interstate 30 where 8 were killed. Its crossing the highway right there. Reporter hundreds of homes damage. As far as roof all this is gone. Im grateful we are alive. Reporter in the midwest its the rain historically heavy downpours producing flash flooding killing at least 15. A state of emergency declared in missouri sunday after floodwaters engulfed homes. Swept away and shut down major highways. In illinois this flooded creek claiming the lives of five including two children after their car was swept away. It makes us sick to our stomachs. We wish it couldnt happen, especially often a holiday weekend. Reporter thousands were without power high winds in oklahoma. Weather is having an impact on air travel with 690 Flights Canceled across the country today. Andand as authorities survey tes today, it could take months even years for all communities to be rebuilt. Back here a male pedestrian died in a crash that shut down part boulevard in northeast philadelphia. The victim was struck by a car and killed in the southbound lanes near harbison avenue in what Police Believe was an accident. Annie mccormick is live near the scene with the latest. Annie. Reporter and sarah, investigators with the Accident Investigation Division dont think the driver will face any charges. It appears to be a tragic accident. They believe the pedestrian ran into on coming traffic as he was trying to cross the boulevard. Chopper 6 hd over the deadly accident on the boulevard near harbison where police say a pedestrian was running across traffic when a driver hit and killed him. The driver had the greenlight and swerved to avoid the pedestrian in the southbound inner lane, but the left side of the volvo clipped the victim and crossed the medium. The driver is a local doctor and stopped and called 911 and ran to help the victim, but medics pronounced the victim dead at the scene. The accident caused a traffic nightmare for erl e several hours for several hours. For 12 years, Numerous Accidents have been seen here, this morning she saw several people run to help the man as he lay on the roadway hoping he would be okay. Very deadly, very deadly. Everyday. Inaudible. The driver was not injured in the crash. They have not released the identity of the victim they are working to notify his next of kin. Annie mccormick channel 6 action news. Trenton police say a fight over money led to the stabbing of four people last night. Police arrested 31yearold lashawnda felton of west hanover street. Felton faces 3 counts of aggravated assault and various weapons offenses. One victim refused treatment. Three others were taken to the hospital where they were treated for lacerations and released. An ocean county family learned firsthand of the potential danger of a popular holiday toy. Video obtained by action news shows the damage after a hover board caught fire. The federal government is investigating at least 16 hover board fires in 12 different states. Firefighters are warning people not to leave them unattended while they are plugged in. Phillies first baseman ryan howard is firing back against a news report should should sugged performance enhancing drug. Algentleman seer ra cited a al jazeera cited a source that has since recanted the story. His attorney is threatening to sue calling the story false. Peyton manning is denying allegations ever he was named in the same report. The next move in pennsylvanias budget battle could happen as early as today. Tom wolf could decide whether to sign a spending plan that falls short of what he wanted. It lacks millions of dollars in funding for Public Schools and social services, but it would end the 6 month budget impasse. Nativity scenes targeted by thieves, each time they went after the same thing, what they stole in new jersey. More problems for the Chicago Police department after another deadly shooting over the weekend. A woman is killed in her own apartment building. And meteorologist david murphy has the exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast, including new years eve. When we come right back. no no Iraqi Military forces had a key victory over isis today. They recaptured a strategic government complex in the city of ramadi which was under isis control since may. Isis fighters retreated from 70 of the city. They need to cut off military supplies to fliewsh i ifaluj. Police respond to do a domestic disturbance at jones upstairs neighbors home. A father said his son was threatening him with the baseball bad. When Police Arrived jones opened the door as the man ran down the stairs thats when an officer started shooting killing both of them. The family said he had a history of Mental Health problems. The citys mayor is calling for review of how the officers are strained. A man plunged to his death in san diego using a cell phone. Witnesses reporting see Joshua Burwell looking at an Electronic Device before he slipped and plunged 40 feet from a beach cliff on christmas day. 13yearold was nearby at the time and tried to help out by bringing out his climbing gear. I heard the guy, yelling help, please god save me, my mom ran out and someone said call 911. Reporter her his mother said he died taking pictures and leaves behind a son of his own. In north Jersey Police are searching for the thieves who stole five baby jesus statues since christmas eve. Someone took the baby jesus from the Outdoor Nativity scene in clifton. Police say they hope the crimes are nothing more than pranks. Were getting look at Surveillance Video of a wild speedboat chase that lasted 20 hours in the gulf of mexico. Three men stole the boat from a dock in for fort meyers florida. They came upon the robbery in progress and the thieves took off. They tried to ram a sheriffs boat, but they missed. We got out of the way at the last minute, we pulled out out of the way or they would come over the top of us. The coast guard deployed three air contrast and cutter before they apprehended the men 70 miles off the cuba coast. Report on childhood asthma in healthcheck which action news comes right back. More families will have to pay extra if their children travel alone on united airlines, they have upped the age for children who must pay 150dollar service fee without an adult. It applies for kids up to 15 years old for all tickets sold after september 14. The previous age was 1. One of the worlds Busiest Airport is celebrating a milestone. Similary kendricks became the 100 millionth passenger to travel through hartsville airport in atlanta. Airport Officials Say atlanta is the first to serve 100 million passengers in one calender year. In healthcheck this noon, the latest government study found child asthma rates may be going down. The reports suggest asthma rates among kids age 17 careers and younger leveled off in 2013. Reachers are trying to find an explanation in the trend they find lower air pollution and less child obesity may be responsible. Chipotle reopened after 16 people were as i can from the norovirus. It is not linked to the e coli kisses that closed dozens of restaurants in oregon and washington. The chief Health Inspector said he was having lunch at the restaurant today as a show of confidence. The Action News Team is working on stories for tonight at 4 00 p. M. Lets check in with alicia vitarelli. Reporter we have an alarming story about a waitress who became a shooting victim while trying to help a complete stranger. The 24yearold said she did what she could to stop a carjacking but ended up in the hospital with gunshots wounds and the bullets were meant for someones. Well explain what happened. The time of year where we feel like weve had a few too many holiday cookies. Been there. Well help you jump start your new year by becoming a fatburning machine. Dont forget we get started at 4 00. Watch our newscast streaming live on your smart phone or tablet. Fat burning machine, sarah. Sounds okay to me. Accuweather coming up when we come right back. Grover cleveland here. Yes, the dashing fellow on the thousanddollar bill. With cash4life, the great game from the pennsylvania lottery, you could win a thousand dollars a day for life you could buy a new house or maybe even treat yourself to a trip to the islands. And with drawings every monday and thursday, that means 2 chances to win every week. Cash4life from the pennsylvania lottery. You could win a thousand dollars a day for life. If i finishing touches on the crystal ball that will drop on new years eve. They added 288 crystals they are made to withstand high wind and temperatures changes above time square. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to stand outside and watch the ball drop thursday night. Countdown to the final hours of 2015 with Ryan Seacrest 6abc. New years rockin eve 2015. Were talking about wintery weather for the first time in the forecast. Reporter its the first time in the forecast. Lets look at Storm Tracker 6 live double scan, these are bands well out to the west. This is hardly the strongest portion the system. You might see a light shower for a brief time at some point this afternoon. The precipitation will be later tonight and overnight. As we look outside we have sky6 live hd the winds are blowing along the river at penns landing. The official reading at the airport shows an 8mile an hour wind. They will get stronger than that as we go through the afternoon. 44 degrees in philadelphia. Theres the 8mile wind we have had winds in the teens so far this morning. They will build back in the afternoon. 43 in wilmington, 42 in trenton. 41 in allentown and 45 in cape may. Satellite shows you how the clouds are thicker. Theres the large system west of ohio. The early band is stretching across the state of pennsylvania anne so maybe we get a little sprinkle. In the upper elevations of central pennsylvania anne areas north of pittsburgh we are changing over to a wintery mix in the cooler areas. 43 in the Lehigh Valley, cloudy skies and maybe a sprinkle. No frozen precipitation in the daytime hours. 43 degrees is the high there. Down the shore, a little bit milder, 48 this afternoon, lots of clouds and windy and chilly. In philadelphia well go for 45 degrees, lots of clouds, winds and chilly. Yesterday we were 20 degrees warmer in the afternoon, so a big change and winds northeast gusting as high as 30 Miles Per Hour later on. Overnight tonight, 40 degrees, winds blustery and rain will arrive, ill show you in a moment on future tracker. Rain will arrive in the evening hours. In the northern and western suburbs, a wintry mix of rain and sleet is possible. Before we get to the future tracker image, let me cover the evening commute. 41 by 7 00 p. M. Future tracker 6 00 p. M. Basically cloudy skies, gradual as we get into the evening 11 00 p. M. , well be on the look out for showers to move in. In allentown and reading its changing over to the blue color. Thats where the sleet and freezing rain is possible. 2 00 a. M. The rain gets heavier around the region and we get a better chance of sleet and freezing rain mixing in. If you have plans to drive late tonight or overnight in allentown or toward reading look out it could be slick. By the time we get to 6 30 warm air returns from the south and it changes to rain up here. Its the overnight hours we concerned with. Ice accumulation wont be much. Less than a quarter inch in most cases. Sleet might pile up higher than that, a minor event. But freezing rain is the worst winter precipitation. 45 degrees, cloudy, rain on the way in the Lehigh Valley and berks, maybe sleet and freezing rain late tonight and overnight. Tomorrow, its all rain for the area, 60 is the high with drying. After lunchtime. Wednesday we have a rounder of spotty showers in the afternoon, but its mild. Thursday, new years eve, mostly cloudy, well above average, high of 54. 12 00, a little bit above of that. Were back in the 30s overnight. New years day, bundle up for the mummers parade high 35 at sunrise. Next on action news at noon car tire thieves carry out a brutal attack in montgomery county. They didnt get far, they are under arrest, a live report ahead. A legends in basketball a ledge in basketball, Meadowlark Lemon has died. Hello, again, here some of the stories were following on action news at 12 30, theres a break in the case of a assault in cheltenham township. Video shows two gunmen terrorizing people inside a Grocery Store in kensington. What they got and said. Its a wintry, chilly day feeling like winter out there as we look live a penns landing. A wintry mix is possible for parts of the area later today. David murphys forecast is coming up. Police have made an arrest in a latenight assault in montgomery county. It happened when the victim noticed someone trying to steal his tires. Action news reporter, gray hall gathered news on the case. Reporter sarah, police say chris usually getaway with this type of of crime, but not this time. Chris targeted this elkins park neighborhood around