Doors today in the wake of last nights violent event that took the life of a freshman student. We opened up for students to comeou nsine together. Grief counseling taking place over thereking with the student to understan their cahe tragedy that took place. It was early evening when the Fatal Shooting took place at the Dunkin Donuts in phoenixville. Two small group his gathered and the not clear how well they knew each other other and a transaction to taking place and a disagreement and someone had a gun and reportedly fired multiple times and the 14yearold was shot and rushed to the hospital where he later avdied. Hing to say on the active investigation later today. Reporter so again the vib tim is identified as Jason Ortiz Cameron a freshman and only child and attending t phoenixville schools since at least middle counselors are hand today from 10 00 until 3 00 and january 2nd when classes resume there will be an assembly for healing. Live in phoenixville john rawlins, channel 6 action news. Chopper 6 hd was over a rescue in progress in new jersey. Authorities rushed to save an injured duck hunter from hawk island. Located where the Rancocas Creek flows into the river. It happened when the ice gave way from underneath him. Rescue crews were call in to get him off the island. This is the coldest day we experienced since last winter and it will feel worse before this year is through. Lets look at dillworth park the rothman ice rink and they are not worried about the ice freezing today. David murphy is struggling to stay warm and joins us outside with the accuweather preview. A raw day through and through. Here is satellite we had evening cloud cover and now plenty of sunshine across the region. Mak an ounce of difference. If if you look at temperatu in philade fro trenton and reading and lancaster all in the teens. 16 in both allentown and reading. And the airport in the Atlantic City 21 there and 20 in cape may. But the big story iswi how t pickingti up a foot thes down in most neighborhoods. I allentown andn philaan5 in reading and 6 inlmington and bundle up and cover up as you head outside especially if you spend extended time outdoors. Windchills are the story. Probably onut 9 00 through most of the afternoon and dippi winds gusting to 25 miles per hour. Up into the early evening hours. Winds die down a bits move through the l noon we are up to 24 and well see the upper 20s for a high tomorrow and we get ready for light snow on saturday and a major cru comine for new years eve and new day. For now definitely cover up and take breaks indoors today. You get one now. Come in. We are not alone in dealing with the wicked weather, in other places from the northeast to the midwest its much worse with record low temperatures and record setting snowfall. Ryan burrow has the latest from chicago. Reporter in minnesota temperatures rising up above zero much better than yesterday when theperature nada border dropped to 37 degrees below zero shattering a report. And in milwauk homeless are struggle to find a place to seat. I wrapp in as many sleeping bags as i ts cold here on top of concrete. In chicago frozen pipes bursting and causing flooding and icing in neighborhoods. In eerie, pennsylvania more than five feet of snow shattering records. Today well be out 10 or 15 hours easily. Its so deep the National Guard is called in. In Oswego County new york a state of emergency is declared after a record 62 inches of snow. This is early compared to what we normally get. We cant do anything about it. Move it. South to dallas they are calling for frigid temperatures throughout the new year. F police are looking for the gunman responsible for the shooting in front aewark stork and the 28yearold man was shot in the chest of capital trail and red mill road. Police believe there was an argument outside of the rackers bar and it escalated into he shooting victi was rushed to the hospital. And scary moments for a local homeowner in a local neighbor who found a stranger stand can in the kitchen. This man is the intruder that broke into the home of 66oc East Oak Lane the day after the resident heard a noise and found a total stranger downstairs downstairs. The man took several pieces of jewelry and loose change and no one was injured. A driver had to be pulled from the wreckage of a car that slammed into the back of a septa bus. The crash happened in Westchester Pike at 1 00 a. M. And medics rushed the driver to the hospital in critical condition. No serious injuries reported for the people on the septa bus. The eagles play their final regular season game this sunday at lincoln field. A game that Means Nothing to either team except for pride. Eagles have Home Field Advantage throughout the playoffs and nick foles is prepared to start on sunday and talked a short time ago about where the team needs to improve. I think the big thing is first and second down its important to get completion and stay inside of the chains. We went to a lot of second and long and third and long and that puts you in a tough position whether its me putting the ball and keeping the ball in play and giving our guys opportunities to make plays. Kickoff is sunday at 1 00. And eagles announced today the tickets for the divisional round playoff game go on sale next week january 4th. There is a four ticket limit per household and they are first come first serve. Much more ahead on action news at 12 30, meet the pair of Police Officers that saved two teenagers from a burning car and many homeowners are scrambling to pay their taxes before the new tax plan kicks in because cording to the irs it may not pay off. Two Police Officers from wisconsin are being hailed as heroes for rescuing two teens burning car. The dramatic scene played out in milwaukee on tuesday. The two officese onand witnessed a c utility pole and flip over and burst into flames they pulled a sec driver from the car and found a third tee they are getting the guys out knowing that you are the only one there to help them. Have you to put your own personal safety on the back burner and act and try to do what you can. All three teens were taken to the hospital to be treated for their injuries and the two officers are nominated for a Milwaukee Police department merit award. Police in tucson arizona caught a fake officer patrolling their streets and making traffic stops and harassing reads. You guys live here . What are you guys doing . That man sounds like a real Police Officer he is an impersonator. He cruised around with flashing lights and his own dashcam ra. And Police Tracked him down and told them to go to a Police Station to get the cuffs off. The phoney cop is charged with stopping four different drivers and there could be more victims out there. A wisconsin barber is under arrest that he purposefully shave aid bald strike on to his head. He accused his customer of fidgeting during a haircut and the customer says he snipped his ear with scissors and cut the bald line down his head. He claims it was an accident and he faces mayhem and Disorderly Conduct while armed. Homeowners nationwide are scrambling to prepay their taxes for next year. We see this in new jersey. Hoping to save money before the new tax law takes effect. And the irs issued new guidance and according to the agency saving money on the 2018 taxes now may be more complicated than first thought. Reporter the new tax law taking effect january 1st. Brings it with new rules for americans. I am upset, how it affects the value of our home. Taxpayers from higher states like new York New Jersey and california are looking to take advantage of deductions that will soon disappear. It limits property taxes capping them at a combined 10,000 and some taxpayers could prepay the property tax to get a larger deduction. But the irs has a message for those paying. Not so fast. On a post the irs says that paying the taxes ahead of time could work but only under limited circumstances. Property taxes need to be paid in 2017 and assessed in 2017. That means anyone that is paying taxes on estimated assessment is probably out of luck. They encourage residents to try and skirt the cap on local and state deductions. Andrew cuomo paved the way for residents to prepay the property taxes but it could be a risky strategy for some. Some pay into an escrow account and could face an audit. Because it will differ from what they pay to their banks. A florida woman that discovered a pile of presents on the side of the highway is opening to pick up where santa left off. She spotted them on i5 near petersburg, and swung around and swept you havep gifts. And there were tags saying to branson. She posted themacebook knows his family and if she doesnt find them she will donate the gifts to charity. And taking a live look at penns landing. It is 20 degrees feeling even chillier than that. David is next. Pennsylvania Convention Center is transformed to host the fancy brigades the the mummers parade. They are working long hours all week to build the elaborate sets and they perform their routines twice at 11 00 a. M. And 5 00 p. M. And the indoor performances could be welcome this is the coldest mummers parade in quite sometime. We invite you to join in for the tradition here on 6 abc. Ryan seacrests hosts and mariah carey is back to perform. It begins at 8 00 p. M. Sunday night. Back to the mummers parade its going to be brutal. And the previous night ringing in the new year. Sunday and monday look bad. Similar to today. Stormtracker 6 live double scan shows you we are dry but as we head outside we have cold conditions out there. There is Independence Mall and lots of sun that is not the problem but not really helping much because temperatures are in the low 20s in the region and teens up north and single digit windchills. The winds have picked up now. 21 in philadelphia and that combines to a windchill of just 4. 16 in allentown and 18 in reading and 21 in millville and 20 in cape may. And the windchills pretty raw. Outside of cape may they just had a lull in the wind temporarily. Everybody else in the low to maybe upper Single Digits depending where you are. High temperatures across the region 21 in allentown and 22 in reading and lancaster and 23 in philadelphia and trenton and a tad better down in millville and cape may, 26 and 27 respectfully. And colder than this how it feels future tracker 6 by 3 00 a couple of you may get lucky and get windchills of 10 and we are looking at single digit windchills and cecily tynan with lighter winds to support and a breeze knocking the numbers down. Temperatures 22 by 2 00 and a high of 23 by 3 00 and down into its teens by 8 00 and 17 by 10 00 and overnight we dip down to 17. And cold air is coming again overnight. And a touch of snow is possible on saturday and pretty likely at this point. The two systems will not get together and all we deal with is a clipper system from the west and they dont have a lot of moisture to operate it. And we expect a coating to 2 inches and could be centered in the morning and early afternoon. Slick roads are still possible even though its not much snow because the surface is prepared to take snow. It has been so cold. Between 10 00 in the morning on saturday you see the snow moving through and ballooned through the region at 3 30. But a decent chance it dies down into the afternoon or evening. 43 is todays high and an active arc weather alert day because of the winds and colds. And more clouds tomorrow and still cold 28 with a flurry at night and a period of light snow on saturday again a coating to 2 inches and slow it down on the roads if it starts to come in and stick and the sec crush of older air is in for new years day and new years eve. 22 on sunday and evening dipped into the teens and midnight 14 degrees bundle up for the eagles and fireworks at 6 00 and at midnight at penns landing. Monday the overnight low we are at 8 degrees at sunrise say around 7 00 or so on new years day. And in the afternoon only improving to a high of 20. I can see windchills below zero at the start and single digited the rest of the way and back to 30 by wednesday matt. That will feel comparatively great. Bundle up if you head out. 2018 can only get better. Thank you. The second of two bald eagles hatched at a well known nest in florida. Known as e 11 broke through its shell as 12,000 people watched live online. His or her sibling hatched tuesday morning. Harriet the mother has been in the spotlight since an eagle cam was placed above her net in ft. Myers six years ago. The building dates back to 1484 and houses precious vatican art and they get milk from the popes cows and mix it with slate and lime and hand pat it on to the walls in a centurys old technique and the chief architect proves lasting than any modern synthetic paints. Sports and dining and night life comes together at the Vesper Sporting Club in philadelphia and is revamped to make the party as fun as the game. Jeanette reyes takes us there in the fyi philly. Philadelphians of a certain age may remember the original vesper club. It has been around since 1941 as a private supper club. It was popular in the mad men type and now vesper is not injure grandpas club. We took of four months ago and reimagined the vision to be more of a night life ingration with dining and sports and expanded the club creating a whole new room. This looks like walltowall screens. 2665 inch screens and a brunch all day long. Its my birthday and coming with my girlfriends what can i expect. Youll feel like part of the show. You guys are dancing on the furniture. The mimosas are bottomless and pair it with cinnamon swirl french toast. And eggs benedict with smoked salmon and avocado. And hidden behind the splashy new makeover vesper retains a piece of its pass. Its the door to a secret staircase, you can open only if you know the code. I think the password is fyi philly and leads to an underground speaky easy. A private club for real vip treatment. For fyi philly im jeanette reyes. Cold out there northern and western suburbs into the low 20s in most of the region and windchills in the Single Digits. 23 is your high if philadelphia and windchills Holding Around 9 this afternoon and down the shore 28 degrees and better chance of a windchill and Single Digits. Bundle up and treat the cold today. Coming up on action news at 4 00 as you make the new years resolution we have advice to help cleanse your life. See the five things you should not bring with you and they are not just physical belongings. Hear the tips at 4 00 p. M. Fow for sara bloomquist david murphy and the entire Action News Team im Matt Odonnell have a great thursday everyone. Announcer its time to party its an hour of unpredictable fun, as we head to the chew lab. Carlas making a delicious dish inspired by you. Were shaking up breakfast time and showing you tips that will about bagels forever its my jam announcer and were hanging with actor adrian grenier. 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