Even off the field. One of the difficulties obviously with trading a guy like cole hamels is what hes meant to our organization over the years. You know, when we have players that are home grown, guys that we drafted, it was a tremendous draft we developed him, he developed himself he made himself the player that he was. Hamels was certainly one of the best. Now hamels is the biggest name move by the phillies but hes not the latest name moved by phillies. Well talk more about that coming up next hour. Were live at Citizens Bank park im Ducis Rodgers channel6 action news. Brian and sharrie back to you. Ducis thank you. Big departure. Yeah. Time for a check of the forecast. Melissa magee in for adam joseph this afternoon. Shes wisely decided to be outside and for good reason. Yeah, you said it. Its hot pretty warm but the good news is the humidity is low as we close out our work week on this friday. Check out the numbers across the delaware and lehigh valleys. It is 90 here in philadelph
Rangers if you can believe it tomorrow in their game against the San Francisco giants. Hamels had a great run with the phillies. A world series title a world series m. V. P. And 114 victories along the way. He may be a ranger now but philadelphia will always hold a special place in his heart. This was a huge, huge part of who i. And what ive become. This is, you know, its a number one opportunity that ive been able to be given in playing baseball and especially to play for, you know the historical city of philadelphia. You know, some of the best memories ive ever had. I listened to a lot things about cole hamels and people talk about him being a prima donna and all this other business hollywood hamels. I will tell you this. Weve had some very, very competitive players play here in philadelphia. I would put him up against any competitor weve had or any athlete weve had here in philadelphia. Now, hamels is not the only player traded today by the phillies. Today they sent out fielder ben
Philadelphia its still 44. 42 degrees right now in wrightstown. You can see the winds out of the north northwest gusting to 29 in philadelphia. Gusting to 30 in atlantic city. Putting a little bit of a chill in the air. So if youre heading to the linc of course kick off 8 15 38 at the start of the game. By the end of the game 35. Northwest winds consistent at about 10 to 15 miles an hour make you feel little cool for fans in the stands. Coming up well talk about rain that will be moving in for the Holiday Weekend for your Christmas Eve it. It will be snow out through the midwest if you have travel plans that way. Christmas day, looking decent for now. Well check that out, and getting warmer in your seven day forecast. Thats not supposed to happen as we head toward the new year but this year, looks like it will. Ill be back with that information later in the broadcast. Iain, i know youre going umhmm. Umhmm. Practicing that golf swing. Thats right. Thanks kathy. If you see postal work in
Packer . The search for the missing 14yearold came to a heartbreaking end Luzerne County with the discover receive her body. Tonight another twist the girls mother is now a person of interest in the investigation. Good evening, im iain page. Im dawn timmeney in tonight for lucy noland. The case was involving Law Enforcement from three different counties. Lets get straight out to fox 29s Chris Oconnell at Abington Township Police with the very latest. Chris . Reporter dawn, police here in abington township do know one thing is for certain. And that is 14yearold grace packer was murdered. Her dismembered body found about 100 miles north of here in the woods. But as you said n a shocking twist, her adoptive mother is now charged in connection with this case. But police still need your help. On the abington street killed filled with lights and decorations one house sits conspicuously dark. Could it be where 14yearold grace packer was killed . How did this young girl disappear from her home
New Jersey State Police marine unit is also assisting in the search, Officials Say that the plane left gaylord at noon and was suppose to lan at Atlantic City airport at 2 51 this afternoon, again this never made it there, they believe it crashed in the atlantic ocean, so far no signs of survivors but the search continues, several miles southeast of Atlantic City in the ocean, what is the lightest that we have on this story now. Its a developing story and we have more on action news as well as 6abc. Com. For now live here at the coast guard station in Atlantic City, dann cuellar, channel 6 action news. A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 8 00 tonight and this is the reason why. Todays heavy rain is causing treacherous situations like this one on ford road in philadelphias fairmount park, the driver thought she could get through the deep water but her car stalled out, and while she was trapped another car with the infant in the backseat managed to get through, police had to resc