We begin with breaking news at this hour. A teenager has been shot and rushed to the hospital in delaware county. It happened at 9 00 in the city of chester. And Police Believe it may have been an accident. Jeff jericho is live now where the wounded teenager is now being treated. Reporter hi rick, that 15 or 16yearold victim was shot in or near the chest but is expected to survive. Chopper 6 hd as over the hospital this morning shortly after the teen arrived. We were told that he was alert and talking. Now, the shooting happened on the 2100 block of west 9th street near engel street. A city official tells action news that the group of teens were in the backyard of a home and were either displaying or playing with a gun when it went off injuring one. At this point it appears to have been accidental. Now police are questioning witnesses to figure out what happens. Here at the hospital there is no official word on the victims condition but we are told he is expected to survive. The headline here a 15 or 16yearold boy shot or wounded in what appears to be an accidental shooting. Channel 6 action news. Officials had to check the Structural Integrity of a bridge overpass in wayne after it was hit by a truck along king of prussia road. No word if anyone was injured during the incident and they reopened the roadway after they removed the truck from the scene. Turning to accuweather its its First Official day of winter and in fact it arrives less than an hour ago. The winter solstice occurred at 11 28 this morning. Sky 6 hd showing you a view of the ben franklin bridge and penns landing on a very nice thursday afternoon. Meteorologist, karen rogers, is in for david murphy, standing by in the Weather Center with the first check of the forecast as we countdown to christmas. We are counting down as we look at satellite 6 along with action radar its a pretty good look. Yesterday we were stuck in the clouds and today a lot of sunshine, mostly sunny skies and it was a cold start to the day but temperatures beyond that have been moderating a little bit. 38 degrees in allentown and 36 in reading and 39 degrees in philadelphia. 41 in atlantic city. And early this morning temperatures were about 20 degrees colder than yesterday morning. So we are doing okay after a rather cold start. Today temperatures are seasonably cool and earlier this morning the dog did not want to head out and now no problem. 4 00 we are in the upper 30s after a high in the low 40s today. 6 00, 33 degrees. And cool tonight and the clouds slowly increase and you see that by 8 00 a few more clouds and 10 00 mostly cloudy skies and 33 degrees and cloudy skies are the rule for tomorrow. And a bit of a change in the forecast. Today temperatures in the low 40s around average for thyme of year. Normally a high of 43 and in the overnight hours we dip to the freezing mark and it wont be quite as cold as earlier this morning. Where temperatures were in the 20s. Here is what to expect looking ahead in the forecast. Rather mild for friday and not as cool as today. Saturday we are tracking rain and still talking about the po contents of our rain on Christmas Morning ending with a bit of a wintry mix and talk about more and have the latest with the model consensus coming up in the full accuweather forecast. Thank you. For the second day in a row a water main break was ruptured in Rittenhouse Square in center city. The break reopened at 18th and walnut streets. The crew his to close the intersection to clean up the initial break and its once again closed as crews work to fix the problem again. Investigators looking for the cause a house fire at the jersey shore. Blaze broke out in west wildwood. And video shows flames shooting from the second floor on the 500 block of west maple avenue. Everyone made it out of the home safely. A man turned the tables on a would be robber. A 22yearold with a gun tried to rob the 28yearold victim. And he pulled out his own gun and fired and his him in the arm. Its still under investigation and charges are pending. And vernon odom will have the latest in the investigation coming up in our next half hour. A man has turned his vehicle into a weapon and he plowed a car into a crowd of Holiday Shoppers on a busy street in melbourne, australia. More than a dozen people are treated for injuries and the driver is under arrest along with a second suspect. Reporter at this hour. All roads and transportation back to running normally in melbourne but the Police Investigation is on going and no motive has been given. Taken down and handcuffed that is the alleged ataerk of the white suv. In melbourne, australia he plowed through ped teens, blowing through stoplights and speeding up and crashing into a tram station injuring 18 other people and witnesses describe bodies flying into the air. I started running and turned around and saw people just scattered on the road and some were just nonresponsive. At this time authorities giving no indication of his motivation and no intelligence that suggests terrorism. What occurred was an act of evil and cowardess. And a man was there filming it on his cell phone and he had knives. A person has driven directly at pedestrians and its a crime. The driver is of afghan decent and has a history of mental ill license and rap sheet with police. The officer remains in the hospital and the youngest victim a 4yearold boy also injured and at least four people in critical condition. Its horrific and evil and we are not defined by these sorts of incidents. Australia police dont believe its part of a bigger plot but they are ramping up security in other places. One day after passing a sweeping Tax Reform Bill Congress is now have scrambling to avoid a government shut down. House republicans unveiled a new temporary funding measure and keep it running through january 19th, failure to pass the measure will trigger a government shut down tomorrow at midnight. Still ahead after losing their entire home. Hurricane victims in texas receive the gift of a lifetime how another family two states away changed everything. Plus the world can be heartless sometimes. It doesnt matter how cute they are you cant take a dog from their family. A person purposefully let that dog free. And Good Samaritans saved the day. A 6weekold baby girl is found safe in an apartment complex in southwest houston two weeks after her mother was found stabbed to death and police have arrested a suspect. 32yearold caroline floress body was found stabbed to death and the baby was missing and he was found in san antonio without the little girl and is not considered a suspect in the murder. And pope francis will give the eulogy for archbishop law. Today he received a full cardinals funeral in vatican city. The funeral plan as peer to follow the protocol for cardinals that die in rome. U. S. Defense secretary jim mattis is visiting the base at guantanamo bay. The first to visit the prison since 2002. Coming as the trump policy on the prison remains unclear. He is visiting to give Christmas Greetings to u. S. Troops and does not plan to discuss american policy. Two confederate statues are removed from two parks in memphis, tennessee, they hauled the monuments away overnight after the city sold the parks to a private company. The figures of confederate president , Jefferson Davis and theluklu klux klan member will e removed. A dog found in the nations capital. That was the moment that the Turner Family got their beloved labradoodle biscuit back. Hours before a stranger opened the fence and let the dog out. As 7yearold reagan and her mother were telling the story. Biscuit ran into the front yard. I am glad someone found him and returned him safe will. Was like, so happy. I heard that bark and knew it was biscuit immediately. Two strangers saw biscuit wandering several blocks away and read the address on his tag and brought him home. Still to come the Historic Houses of Fairmount Park are decked out to the holidays and taking visitors back in time. Meet the 93yearold volunteer that helps to preserve the original treasures. Authorities are pulling out all of their stops as they prepare to protect the Winter Olympics in south korea. A mock team propelling down the building and a mock bomb falling out of the sky. And with north korea just miles from the games. The start is just less than two months away. Health check at noon cases of the flu appear to be spiking in areas of the u. S. And experts say it could get even worse because more people are traveling for the holidays. Cases of the flu have increased in pennsylvania, delaware and new jersey. And its more widespread in other states and in fact, several states in the deep south are reporting widespread cases, the best way to avoid the flu is to get vaccinated. A new study says that vegetables can prevent memory loss. People that eat one or two servers of spinach or kale have a reduced risk of decline and of developing dementia. Its equivalent of being 11 years younger. Todays art of the aging report the Historic Houses of Fairmount Park are decked out for the holidays and a 93yearold roxborough woman is working to preserve the landmarks. Ali gorman has the story. Reporter on the banks of the schuylkill river. The historic laurel hill mansion takes visitors back to the spirit of christmas a quarter century ago. I love history and this house has history. For more than four decades sylvia highers is working to preserve the history. Sylvia is part of women for a greater philadelphia. A group of volunteer that formed in the 1970s to restore the mansions of Fairmount Park for the bicentennial. I am fortunate to decorate every house in the park. She brings experience and leadership but she will also roll up her sleeves and pitch in if we need help in the garden or baking goods or whatever. This year the 93yearold helped to create the decor at laurel hill. Celebrating 250 years of designing women in philadelphia. The architects did everything. And certainly want to honor them. Laurel hill was built by a woman a quarter century ago and the display was cure ated by a nearly all woman team. They donate their money, time and care to this house. For sylvia volunteering is a great way to meet people. At our age socialization is important, it really is. Its open for tours until december 31st. Sylvia hopes that visitors will come and learn about these philadelphia treasures. We should learn something every day. Ali gorman, channel 6 action news action news. Well, the Action News Team is working on news stories for today as 4 00. If you have your Holiday Shopping done you may spend the weekend wrapping, i know that i will. Before you get out the scotch tape watch todays whats the deal and they are tips to make any present presentable for less no matter the shape or size. And known for his parties at the playboy mansion but he didnt want his family to partake in hard partying. The rules they have to abide by to cash in on his millions. Meteorologist, karen rogers, with the sevenday forecast when action news continues in a moment. He received an arrival fit for a king. Santa claus arrived and greeted the youngsters and heard last min gift requests and the children received special presents chosen right from their christmas list. Dont forget about me santa i have been very good. She has not been that good. Im getting coal again. The forecast is not bad either. We have that as a present for everybody. Looking at stormtracker 6 live double scan dry through the area today. And we see a lot of sunshine that is nice compared to yesterday. Sky 6 hd looking live right now over the Commodore Barry bridge you see the pretty blue skies and high thin cirrus clouds out and about. You can get out there and enjoy the sunshine even though temperatures seasonably cool out there. The current temperature is 39 degrees and the dew point just 18 a pretty dry air mass and winds from the north at 7 miles per hour. Yesterday with the gusty breeze, not the case today. The pressure is rising and the windchill is a factor, 34 degrees. So feely chilly out there. The first day of winter. It should feel chilly. Winter arrived at 11 28 this morning. And 30s in the lehigh valley. And 38 in allentown and 36 in reading and 39 in philadelphia and 41 in wilmington and better as you farther south. 60 in millville and 41 degrees now in atlantic city. Temperatures are about average this afternoon for what you would expect. Satellite and radar showing a quiet weather day today. We have clear skies and you think the thick clouds to the north and west. You see more cloud cover tomorrow as we anticipate that. Lets look at the numbers today. Seasonably cool 42 for your high and 2 00, 41 and sitting at at high at 4 00, bright sunshine and overnight hours we start to cloud up. 8 00, 35 and 10 00 barely above freezing and 33 degrees. I want to show you a couple of things, the future tracker 6 is stopped for tomorrow morning. If you travel farther north and sometimes you go out visiting or going traveling, we stay dry in the region but we are watching freezing rain and snowfall north of i80 if you are in the poconos you have a slight chance and more if you travel north. Freezing rain is tricky. Dry in our area so north of the poconos you could see that early tomorrow morning. And then tomorrow northern we see the first behinds of that rain move in friday night into saturday and saturday a mild day and busy day the weekend before christmas a lot of people are running around at 1 30 in the afternoon and not raining constantly and lulls and a half inch of rain in spots and saturday at 9 00 we see that last rainfall. And we are following not one but two holiday storms. The area of low pressure bringing rain and temperatures in the 50s along the coastline, with we still have that southwesterly flow ahead of the front for the first area of low pressure. The second area of low pressure comes Christmas Eve fight into Christmas Morning, that could be sunday night into monday and the Big Questions with this second low is as this colder air pushes in does it catch up with the moisture and start off with rain and end with wintry mix or snowflakes and the best chance for that is in the poconos or lehigh valley. And so far north and west of the city. Well keep watching that for you and see if we can see a flake or two mixing with the rain in the city. Here is the the exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast mostly sunny on the first day of winter and 42 and lots of clouds and we are looking for the showers likely to start friday night into saturday. Saturday is mile with a high of 59 and periods of rain and sunday that is Christmas Eve, mostly cloudy skies and dry during the the day and 46 degrees for your high and sunday night into monday morning, we are watching for that chance for rain ending in a wintry mix or a little bit of light snow far north and west in the poconos. Temperatures start off in the 40s and drop to the 30s. And chilly for the eagles and tuesday the winter chill. 35 for the first day of kwanzaa and wednesday bitter cold own 31 degrees. The arctic air is coming. Thank you. You may have notice the 6 abc app received a major upgrade this week when you open up the app you find the big stories that action news is covering now and tap my news and take control of your feed and choose the locations and topics important to you and get push alerts about them. The 6 abc app is free to download. Check it out. More ahead in our next half hour of action news at 12 30. 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And a teenager is rushed to the hospital after being shot in the chest and details why Police Believe this may not have been intentional. And a potentially windfall for some following the passage of that new tax bill. And a would be robber was stopped in his tracks when held up a man who was an Armed Security guard in the West Oak Lane section and that victim pulled out his own gun and opened fire. Vernon odom joins us live from Police Headquarters with more on the investigation. Reporter good afternoon rick, police say that the tables suddenly turned on an armed holdup man overnight when he was shot in the wrist. Lester age 22 is hospitalized at this hour but in Police Custody facing multiple charges. The shooting occurred in the 6500 block of beachwood street at 12 30 this morning, two neighbors were outside talking and suddenly a gunman appears and attempts to rob him and