made an arrest after two women attacked a wawa employee with hot coffee. this happened at the wawa on 69th street in upper darby yesterday afternoon. police say the women filled a cup with hot coffee in that store and then purposely tossed it in the employee's face. it is still not clear why they did this. in delaware, police have arrested a smyrna man for trying to rob a gas station and a liquor store. according to officials 25-year-old philip harden confronted the female clerk at a valero in smyrna last night saying he wanted to rob the business. he ran to the back of the store. hardin ran off and tried to rob reba's liquors nearby. he's held on $6,000 bail. >> firefighters still trying to determine what started a fire that badly damaged a home in bucks county. this viewer video shows smoke pouring from the home as crews torque get under control. the fire started at 7:00 a.m. on red cedar lane in levittown. firefighters say two dogs died inside. no people were injured. attorneys for comedian bill cosby are trying to get his sex assault trial moved out of montgomery county. cosby is scheduled to go to court this summer for allegedly drugging and molesting a woman at his elkins park home in 2004. cosby's lawyers filed a motion today arguing that possible jurors could have been icoverag. they say they would be willing to bring in a jury from elsewhere. no word when the judge will rule on the motion. a bigther tonight the delaware valley but the winds are dying down in time for the weekend. a live look right now at penn's landing through sky6. it will be ae tend ut 2017 will sta off with p some milder tem meteorologist adam joseph in for cecily tynan tonight live at the big board with the forest. hey, adam. >> quite a turn around in temperatures as we go through the upcoming weekend. those flurries and snow showers due to the strong winds coming in of the great lakes picking up some of that moisture so lake effect snow showers at times and snow flurries and most of them at this point falling apart and that will be the trend overnight tonight. but it was pretty windy. 37 miles an hour in philadelphia, highest wind gusts in allentown 35 and as high as 40 miles an hour for atlantic city as well as the poconos where wind chills were pretty brutal through much of the day. as we head into tomorrow, which is new year's eve day when we hit the evening hours when many festivities will be going on outdoors, indoors, not too chilly. 41 deg evening and only a 1 degree drop in temperature in that six-hour period to midnight so very mild so to speak relatively speaking for the as we look r holidayember. weekend saturday's official high will be 45 tomorrow with some high clouds. it will be a bit on the breezy side. with that breeze we'll phil feel a bit cooler than 45 but temperatures above normal on sunday, 50 with wall to wall sunshine and less wind. we'll talk about a seven day that showsn and warmer temperatures in that forecast, monica, in just a little bit. >> sounds good. thank you adam.e are less than hours remaining in 2016 and with the clock ticking until we ring in the new year and officials are preparing for big celebrations over the weekend. philadelphia police expecting thousands of people to pack the shores of the delaware river for the city's fireworks celebration. there is heightened concern in the wake of recent attacks in europe. local officials won't go into detail about their security measures but they'll have them in place this weekend saying they're looking at past events to make sure this holiday is just as safe. >> we've used a number of those tactics throughout the past in a number of different events we've had here most recently the dnc as well as our july 4th celebration. we'll have the same type of tactics in place. >> meantime the action cam on south broad street today where barriers are already up for sunday's mummers parade. >> and people around our area are also stocking up for their own holiday celebrations. "action news" reporter katherine scott caught some of the madness today at reading terminal market. >> reporter: fish to meat to something sweet reading terminal market is buzzing with new year's party preparations. >> i need some turkey wings and some smoked meat so i can make black eyed piece. >> reporter: cannolis are top sellers but cheese cakes are also big for new year's. today and tomorrow are especially busy days on top of an especially busy week. >> holiday fell on a weekend this year people took extended vacations. >> the parties start early. a lot of meal prep. the party starts at 9 o'clock so they can shop all day. they stong on a variety of cuts but pork is popular. >> we have a lot of pork. pork roasts, pork bell. >> reporter: eating pork for new year's is a pennsylvania dutch tradition since pig roots forward. sauerkraut is also meant to bring good luck. karen rush is here today doing cooking demonstrations with smoked kielbasa. >> it's made with pork. sometimes they have a little beef in it and you can slice it down and saute in it a panel you can make sausage sandwich on a roll with sauerkraut on top. that's delicious. >> reporter: there's a lot going on around town this weekend including the mummers parade of course on sunday it starts at 9 o'clock here at city hall and the mummers will march down broad street to washington avenue. at city hall katherine scott, channel6 "action news. >> exciting stuff and here's some more. penn state fans are california bound to root on the nittany lions in the rose bowl. harrisburg international airport brought some penn state spirit alive today. it was plenty of white and blue to be seen both on shirts and on food. the nittany lions take on the poachians monday afternoon january 2nd out there in pasadena. kickoff is at 5 o'clock and you can watch that game on our sister network espn. >> coming up right now let's get a check that of traffic story tonight. >> matt pelman keeping a close eye on things on a friday evening; hey, matt. >> i spy that brake lights on the schuylkill expressway brian and monica. eastbound side crowded from the blue route through this point at conshohocken into the curve. you're getting about a 10 minute delay on the eastbound travel time. as you head in maybe towards disney on ice in south philadelphia. also still have that crash on 95 northbound by the vine but that's all off to the side. slower speeds are on the southbound side in delco just 11 miles per hour. the culprit there mainly earlier sun glare. have a crash by the eagleville tavern in montgomery county along eagleville road at ridge pike. not too bad on any of the highways out here like 422, just a little sluggish on the northbound northeast extension. in edgewater park, burlington county by holiday ice cream, watch out for a wreck along 130 near bridgeboro road. our crash in pennsville by the acme is gone from broadway so you're good there but slow across the delaware memorial bridge getting into delaware. that joins up with delays along 95 and 495. and now there's a crash as well in minquedale close to the fairfield inn and suites near lovelace avenue. >> much more ahead. a surprising response from russian president vladimir putin after the u.s. slapped new sanctions on his country ahead at 5:30 the move from putin that shows he is looking ahead top inauguration day. >> but first a warning about young drinkers and a dangerous new trend. ali gorman explains the concept of drunk-arexia when "action news" returns tonight. >> the coast guard is still searching today for a plane that went missing over lake erie with six people on board. it disappeared from radar shortly after taking off from cleveland. family members say the pilot is john fleming. his wife two sons and neighbors on board that plane with them. the group was coming back from a cleveland cal here's game. rescuers have only detected a faint hint from an emergency transmitter coming from beneath the water. president obama will meet with lawmakers to try to device a plan that would keep obamacare in act after he leaves office. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell has already said repealing obamacare is the first item on the agenda for the new congress next year. president-elect donald trump has also called for that program to be repealed and replaced. >> health check tonight counselors and public health experts are keeping a watchful eye on a concerning trend something they're calling drunkorexia.lent these days and with young adults it's becoming something everyone needs to keep an eye on. ali gorman explains. >> and this is not an official diagnosis, it's probably not even a new behavior. the term is used for when someone skips meals in order to save calories for drinking alcohol. it's more common on college campuses a ica dangerous. it's estimated more than 40 percent ofollege student binge drink consuming large amounts of alcohol in a short period of time. some are coupling it with another dangerous behavior, eating less or not at all. some do it to save calories so they don't gain weight. others do it to get drunk quicker and it has a trendy new drunkorexia.d allworth collegeconceatn ng mtentn the sr it's extremely dangerous. drinking on an empty stomachn l. the long term risks are less understood. he says manyoung adu behavior but for others --nforto engage in that behavior and therefore might have more true signs of an alcohol problem. at the same time we also worrisom now be meeting criteria for an eating disorder. >> and he says it's tough to tell who will fall victim problems with alcoholism or an if itdaysorder. day activities, it's becoming a problem. as for preventing weight gain, ective tool. alcohol has empty calories. you'll be hungry and typically a night of heavy drinking leads to heavy eating. if you or someone you know is having a problem with this, it's best to talk to a mental health expert or an addiction counselor. all in all, it's better to eat healthy throughout the day. if you drink, drink in moderation. and never drink and drive. ali gorman, channel6 "action news. >> new measures to try to stop young peoplerom smoking are about to take effect in philadelphia. the new regulations prohibit new tobaccoler permits within 500 feet o through 12 school. the measures also target tobacco advertising and they'll bring tougher fines for stores caught selling cigarettes to children. the new regulations begin january 1st. a church in wilmington delaware isting new near al year after it burned down. today reverend cleveland brock and members of the newjerusalemt church broke ground. that church was destroyed last year after two separate fires two weeks apart. the pastor and his congregation vowed to rebuild in the same place. >> we want to come home back to the community where we are needed a needed to the community. and we want to be able to be a blessing to this community and our children. >> firefighters in wilmington said the cause of the fire was undetermined. >> police in london now say an initial autopsy of george michael has come backnclusive. officials say they have ruled out foul play but more tests are needed to determine exactly what caused his death. police say the final answer could take several weeks. the 53-year-old died at his countryside home in england on christmas day. todd fisher tells abc news his family is planning a joint funeral for his mother debbie reynolds and his sister carrie fisher. fisher of course best known to moviegoers as princess leia died on tuesday after going into cardiac arrest on a plane days earlier. her mother hollywood legend debbie reynolds died one day later after suffering an apparent stroke. tonight abc news will take a look back at the duo's loving but complex relationship. debbie and carrie a hollywood love story airs tonight at 10 o'clock on 6abc. "action news" follows at 11:00. we are also looking back at reynolds and fisher and the other hollywood icons we've lost in 2016 online at 6abc.com. we'll be right back. >> final day of trading for 2016 ended on a down note on wall street. stocks finished in the red for a third day in the row the first time the market saw three consecutive losses was back on november 4. the dow jones lost 57 points on the day nasdaq down 49. s & p 500 down 10 and a half. honda is recalling nearly 650,000 odyssey minivans because there is an issue with the second row seat. honda says a defect with the lever could cause those second row seats to shift suddenly in a crash. the recall involves 2011 to 2016 odysseys. the automaker says they have not received any reports of injuries linked to that flaw. >> a delaware county boy who raised money to help a local police officer battling cancer got a pretty big surprise today. a fleet of police officers presented five-year-old avery graham with a custom-made police uniform this afternoon. this happened after the boy sold hundreds of bracelets to raise money for officer steve add mick. they stopped by to give him that uniform ton thank avery for his efforts good. >> for him to want to do something for a police officer who we made friends, yes we did make friends and for him to go this far high to give something back. >> the officer and avery formed a unique friendship because he used to check out on him when he was on patrol. santa claus is back on facebook after his account was suspended on christmas day of all days. of course we're talking about the city councilman in north pole alaska whose legal name is actually santa claus. facebook had suspended his account because the company didn't believe it was his actual name nor did they believe that he actually lived in the north pole. well, claus says he sent documents proving his name. facebook apologized saying it was a mistake and please don't n news" at 5:00 a check that of forecast. >> sky6 looking live 15th and j.f.k. in center city philadelphia. meteorologist adam joseph standing by with that exclusive accuweather five day forecast next. >> ♪ >> all right. the weekend is upon us as we get a check of the accuweather forecast. >> all right. theorologist adam joseph to see what we're in for. >> yes, a big weekend, no pressure on my shoulders were so far for the new year as we look at shawn mountain. a snapshot here. white on the slopes. they did pick up a little bit of snow a couple days ago up sae lower part of the delaware valley and lehigh valley but the mountains definitely struggling the last several decembers to get natural snow especially for spring mountain bear creek resort closer to the last sixbecause in years in a row december temperatures were running above average with a lack of natural snow. this year we're running about 1.3 degrees above normal. last year blow torch year almost 14 degrees above normal for the month of december and that continues backs well as 2011, you have to go down to 2010 before we saw a december in and around our region that was below normal. winds gusting today did feel like winter out there, 28 right now in philadelphia, but the winds are beginning to ease a bit. 39 miles an hour wind gusts right now in lancaster, 30 at the atlantic city airport. and many observations not reporting 'cause you have to get to a certain threshold in order for our instruments to register a wind gust. but wind chill 28 right now allentown, 29 in reading, feels below freezing from trenton philadelphia wilmington. even down to the south only 32 in dover. sun this morning. then the clouds erupted with those cold winds coming in out of the northwest picking up some lake effect snow showers and that's what we saw breaking through our region at times today but of course did not accumulate to anything. mainly clear tonight, less wind dropping back seven to 14 miles an hour. air temperatures in the 20's. tomorrow we're going back above normal to end 2016, 45 philadelphia, a lot of high clouds, still a brief 10 to 20 miles an hour so 40's may feel at times like it's only in the 30's. evening hours new year's at penn's landing still need winter gear but really not bad ng in the 40's right through the midnight hour and it will stay dry.ive d5:00 forecast, 45 breer tomorrow. sunny nice on sunday, 50 degrees)or the mummers and the eagles and then turns raw damp and drizzly on monday, 48 degrees. milder tuesday but still periods of rain before we get the rain on out of here over the middle of next week but still well above normal of 55 d we'll take a look at that seven-day forecast, let's see if we can get any signs o winter for the new year, guys in the next hal >> all right. thank you, sir. mu more to come in our next half hour of "actio news" at 5:00 a base jumper whose parachu sent him flying into the mountain is speaking out about his experience and whether he plans to try jumping again. >> plus he's got one of the important jobs tomorrow night. helping the nation ring in the new year like his first order of new year's business dn't exactly go quite as gland it will be a snowy start to the new year at least in new england. how much snow some parts of that region received. wow. >> those stories and much more when "action news" comes right back tonight. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick and m. >> ♪ is off. i'm brian taff. here's what's happening on "action news" tonight. vladimir putin respond to president obama's decision to expel russian diplomats in a surprise twist he says he won't retaliate. we've got a live report coming up. plus this is only a test. officials make sure the times square new year's ball is ready for the big night. and who says you need gravity to stay perfectly still. this out of this world stunt that took the med mannequin >> vladimir putin responded to president obama's decision tokif the u.s. and he'sothing at allpt the obama administration and will take the next steps based on policies of the trump administration. let's go live to kenneth moto surprising reaction to many. >> reporter: monica it was a surprise that vladimir putin decided to do nothing at this point and for now as you sian diplomats and their families a t of 100 russians have been told they have to get out of thenew . the clock is ticking for 35 russian diplomats. intelligence operatives told to get out of the u.s. by sunday. >> they have to pack and leave within hours. >> reporter: the obama administration taking forceful action against russia for its alleged role in the hack of democratic party leaders. [speaking foreign language] >> reporter: russia's foreign minister recommend his president vladimir putin return the favor and kick out american diplomats. but putin said no to the not choosing not to retaliate for now after president obama slapped sanctions against russian intelligence agencies and shut down russian compounds in new york and maryland where we've already spotted moving trucks. >> i don't think it's a new cold war politics. i think this is more like cold war 2.0 and it's been going on for several years. >> reporter: it appears putin is ready to hit the reset button with the president trump accusing president obama of trying to undermine the next administration. trump who is still doubting the findings of u.s. intelligence that russia was trying to meddle in the 2016 election. praised putin o in a tweet. >> i find it fascinating that donald trump says it's time to move on from a cyber war with russia but he actually can't move on from a bad restaurant review or not emmy award for apprentice. >> reporter: and before trump even takes office, congressional hearings on russia and the cyber threat are being scheduled. the head of the senate armed services committee john mccain announced next week intelligence officials will testify on capitol hill brian. reporting live here in washington, kenneth moton channel6 "action news." >> all right kenneth thank you. and in a rare move british prime minister theresa may publicly distanced her government from president obama's recent criticism of israel. may's spokesman says it was wrong to focus on the issue of settlements when the issues in that region are so complex. the comments in response to secretary of state john kerry's speech the other day challenging israeli government policies. >> meantime police across the united kingdom are beefing up security for new year's celebration there is. british authorities made the decision in the wake of that attack on the christmas market in berlin. armed police are patrolling london both above ground and below for the first time underground. concrete barriers have been placed in key locations to prevent vehicles from driving near crowds. >> now to the white house transition tonight and president-elect donald trump is spending his final days as a private citizen at his lavish estate in mar-a-lago go florida. like many americans he's planning a new year's bash. more than 800 people are confirmed to attend the party including lvester stallone and quincy jones. a band called party on the moon will perform. cocktail hour starts at 7:30 followed by dinner and dancing until just about 1:00 a.m. >> all systems are go for the big celebration in times square new york tomorrow night. officials tested the new year's ball today to make sure everything's working just right. >> three, two, one. happy new year. >> after the switch was flipped the ball made its as cents 180 feet to the top of the pole at one times square. this year's ball is made of more than 32,000led lights and 2600 waterford crystals. pretty. >> you can't get out? >> no. [laughter] >> okay. >> and ryan seacrest host of the new year's rocking eve here on 6abc had a little trouble in an elevator this morning in times square. seacrest was going up to see the new year's ball but he got stuck in an elevator in the building. he and some producers from "good morning america" were actually trapped for 40 minutes. seacrest tweeted a play by play of the incidentig here and said on new year's he may be taking the stairs instead of the eleva t traditional new year's countdown to midnight. tomorrow night's celebration features more than five hours of special performances and live reports from all around the globe. it all starts at 8:00 p.m. right here on 6abc. >> seacrest out. of course there's lots to do in our area on new year's and security will be pretty tight. saturday night thousands will line the delaware river to ring in the new year with fireworks and on sunday new year's day thousands more will pack the area around city hall and broad street for the traditional mummers day parade. lawn enforcement officials will not talk specifics of course when it comes to security but say the big events in our city have prepared the police force well. well, this year will have to wait tiny bit longer to say happy new year. that's because guess what? there's an extra second in 2016. the world's for most authority on time has added a leap second to the end of decemrear.k second just like a leap year to bring the world's clocks, the atomic clocks in sync with the earth's rhythm. that rhythm is determined by the planet's rotation which can fluctuate unpredictablely. there have been 26 leap seconds added to the clock. bottom line be careful when you countdown to midnight. >> hm. >> how about that. >> all right one second too early and it could be over. >> that's it. >> time to get a check of traffic for your friday neither. >> matnight. >> last traffic report of 2016. we do a lot of complaining about a lot of roadways but i thought let's take a moment and reflect on some of the good stuff that happened on the roadways in 2016. we're live along 202 in chester county. we got our third lane in each direction here this year between 401 and the 30 bypass and ever since southbound delays in the afternoon are a thing of the past. so we're thankful for that, 202 moving fine this afternoon. on the big picture and on the schuylkill you're get something speeds in the 20's and 30's. it's any other unbearable but sluggish in spots. crash on oxford circle on oakland at levick. crash northbound by the vine street expressway has cleared out. live look at cottman avenue. another good thing about 2016 happened last week the addition of the fourth lanes at cottman. now traffic moves much better here as well. down in delaware some slow speeds along 95, northbound byu. crash in minquedale has and a live look in cape may county alongarden state parkway. we also got a new bridge or the great egg harbor bay this year. it's little wider a little higher for the boats passing underneath so yes, indeed, some good things did happen in 2016. >> yeah. >> happy new year. >> it's about time we focus on those. thank you, matt. still to come here on "action news" tonight it was a cruel crime. nine-year-old lemonade sellers are targeted by teenaged suspects and the transaction ends in assault and robbery. what police say set this all off. >> plus, it is the end of an era for a deli that's been a new york city favorite since the 1930's. why famed carnegie deli is selling its last sandwich today. adam. >> winds were whipping coming off the great lakes. some showers and flurries but that's a thing of the past. we'll look forward to a very warm start to the new year with that seven-day forecast coming up. >> the eagles get rdy play their final game of the season. that. >> i cannot . jeff skversky with a preview when "action news" comes right back. >> the base jumper who survived this horrifying fall is speaking out about his experience. take a look. 39-year-old landon dern burger lept 300 feet off a phoenix mountain on tuesday. his parachute blew him toward the cliff instead of away from it. a off duty firefighter was liking nearby and rushed to help. he fractured his ankle and shattered both heels but still plans to jump again. >> i'd rather be jumping than sitting in a hospital but when i'm better i'll go out and do it again. >> that will take awhile. his prognosis is good but he still needs more surgery. investigators are calling it a freak accident. a 40-year-old mother was killed when she fell from a chair lift at a ski resort. >> station one respond to ski granby ranch for three patients that fell from the chair lift approximately 25 feet. >> well, first responders rushed to ski granby ranch colorado after the family visiting from texas fell from the lift. the woman's two daughters ages nine and 12 were injured. the nine-year-old is still in the hospital. investigators are trying to figure out what caused them to fall 20 feet off that lift. the lift remains closed. >> two florida kids reopened their lemonade stand after they were robbed by a pair of tine teenagers. according to police the teens confronted the nine-year-old kids at the lemonade stand on wednesday. officials say the teens were not happy with the amount of lemonade poured into their cups and started yelling at the children. one of the kids then threw water at the teens so the teens pushed one of the nine-year-olds to the ground then took an ipod and the $13 they made that day. >> innocent. they're just sitting there with a b magic an adulto the called 911. they were charged with robbery, battery and petty theft. new york's famous carnegie deli will serve its final oversized pastrami sandwiches today. the restaurant closes for good at midnight. the deli's owner says she's closing for personal reasons and want to spends more time enjoying her life. the kearny deli in bethlehem pennsylvania and several other locations though will stay opened. >> couple rare adorable creatures made their debut. they're just 12 days old. aren't they cute. they're only about 50 of them in captivity in north america. the animals are nocturnal. they're native to southeast asia. they may look cute but when they're grown up these guys will have vice like grip and a venomous bite. >> yikes. >> they'll go on display to the public in the new year. >> jeff skversky along for sports tonight and i can't believe i'm saying this but final eagles game of the season. right. that flew by. >> carson wentz wasn't supposed to play this year. they'd like a win tomorrow. when eagles quarterback carson wentz blows out his birthday cake candles tonight there's a pretty good chance he'll be wishing to are one final win sunday against the dallas cowboys. the quarterback turns 24 years old todo have jordan matthews sunday in the finalallt battling -- he's been battling a ankle injury for the past movement of course it has been difficultason. especially with some of the injuries some of the time out. this is my -- the way i've always kind of trained myself. if i have a game on sunday i love to be able to practice all week. i that you have get those reps and get extra reps knowing there's been a couple weeks where i barely get any reps, so not ideal for my play. it's been hard. >> eagles season has been hard to watch too. they've lost nine of 12 all while the cowboys have cruised to a 13 and two record setting up what some would call a meaningless matchup but not espn's ron jaworski. >> ♪ >> i actually felt the game last week against the giants was the first game of the 2017 season. so right now the eagles are one and o coming into the 2017 season. and it would be a win over dallas which is an arch rival and you always want to be to beat your arch rival so you can have a win against new york, a win against dallas. that would set the tempo for the off season. i think clearly for the philadelphia eagles this is a big game. and i don't ce what the cowboy hey play sac dak prescott and ezekial elliott for 70's naps or one snap. it's a big game. they have to show up and play well. >> all right. saint joe's lasalle and penn in action tonig big one is tomorrow, number one ranked villanova they'll have their hands full on the road rad creighton. >> i just know any time we've got out there that place is crazy. it's one of the toughest environments in college basketball and they're undefeated they're playing as well as anybody in the country so it's going to be a tough game. >> tough game tonight for the flyers, too. they're in san jose where they have won only once in the last 15 years. yeah, once. that is it. flyers will be without rookie travis konecny he's benched a as learning experience. flyers blue a last lead but sixers trying to do the same tonight in denver after getting blown out in the fourth quarter in utah sixers had the lead going into the fourth but they were outscored by 21 the rest of the way. they're among the worst fourth quarter teams in the nba but they'll have joel embiid back tonight. hopefully he can get them going and get a win in denver. >> we'll be watching. >> okay. >> the providence animal center in delaware county is hoping you will ring in the new year way new pet. they're offering an adoption special rider now. tomorrow and sunday you can adopt a dog or cat like frank here for just $20. the shelter in media is hoping the discount will help bring more people through their doors. >> all right. up next on "action news" frozen in space. we'll show you the sky high mannequin challenge on board the international space station. >> and we'll step outside tonight, sky6 hd atop temple university giving us a view of the center city skyline. adam joseph standing by with the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast next. >> ♪ fios is not cable. we're wired differently. that means incredibly fast 150 meg internet for the holidays. so in the 3.7 seconds it takes gary watson to beat the local 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fresh snow on the ground there and you can see some breaks of blue and always a great contrast this time of year when you have the brown on the ground there with the trees and then you capture some of those white clouds, breaks of blue sky and then that snow covered ground as well. as we look at wind chills, 16 right now from the poconos, 20's far northwestern suburbs. the remainder of the area in the 30's and for the most part it is below freezing at least how it feels when you step out. low pressure that brought again more than 2 feet of snow into parts of maine now lifting into eastern canada. the winds around that low what brought some of those snow showers away from the great lakes but as you can see the clouds quickly falling apar interact with tends comings to bring in the clouds as well as those snow showers. tonight mainly clear. winds are going to ease back to about seven to 14 miles an hour, 24 in allentown, 26 in trenton, 28 philadelphia 20's even millville dover, the only spots in the 30's will be at the shore. as we look at the day planner here as we go into new year's eve, 31 degrees with a lot of sun in the morning and we'll see a milky white sky in the afternoon. it's just some high clouds that will be passing through ahead of a front but notice the temperatures do go up into the lower and mid 40's in the afternoon so back above normal. the winds will be between 10 and 20 miles an hour tomorrow so wind chills will be a bit cooler than what you are seeing here displayed for the air temperature and as we get into the evening hours temperatures right around that 40-degree mark. 45 the official high with highs to our south. winds again 10 to 20 miles an hour. front comes through right around the midnight hour or thereafter and that brings in high pressure for new year's day. lots of sunshine the second half of the weekend. a mild start to the new year for january, 50 degrees on the first day and it's kind of good timing if you're heading to the game down in south philadelphia there at the linc, a bright sky, light winds kickoff temperature to the fourth quarter, temperatures in the upper 40's to near 50 degrees for that last game. as we look at the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast, mid 40's which is above average tomorrow but a bit on the breezy side. winds do come down for sunday, 50 for a high. then on monday it's a drizzly raw damp kind of day. 48 degrees. but the rain, it's still here on tuesday on and off but the temperatures do jump by a good 12 degrees from monday and it stays very balmy on wednesday sg before colder air floods in at the end of next week and we'll have to watch the coast for a possible storm by of next week but until then, enjoy a very quiet, warm -- relatively warm weekend before the rain on monday. >> will do adam. thank you. while you make plans to the new year check in with accuweather on 6abc.com. there you'll find hourly forecasts and realtime radar for your neighborhood and stay connected with our team of meteorologists on facebook and twitter for constantes. >> it was a viral sensation that was performed around the world. now the mannequin challenge has been done in outer space, too. a european space agency astronaut from france tweeted video of five members of the international space station crew posing like mannequins. he wrote online they usually have sundays off so they decided to have a little fun with micro gravity. very cool. up next on "action news" a new year's day baby now turning 100. >> we'll take you to the birthday celebration of a so special even elvis showed up. the story when "action news" comes right back tonight. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> happy birthday ♪ >> pretty close, right. sounds good. elvis was in the building for a very special celebration in hockessin today. he was on hand to help ring in ann canone's birthday. she was born in 1917 wilmington delaware and worked for richard paul peds company. she lives at the regal town center and plays the piano for happy hour. she's famous for making authentic italian. anne happy birthday. >> nice lady. >> right now the "action news" team standing by with these stories and more next at 6:00. the city of philadelphia putting finishing touches on preparations for new year's. >> upper darby police trying the figure out in a home invasion last night is connected to a string of crimes since october. it's crunch time to get those year end donations in by tomorrow. >> throwthose stories and more coming up. for the entire "action news" team, i'm monica malpass. join me for "action news" at 6:00 next. >> good night. >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> friday night. jim is off. i'm monica malpass. in the news thieves target a philadelphia drugstoon and a sus police onle chase to atlantic county. but the big story on "action news" tonight is preparations to ring in 2017. philadelphia has a busy weekend of celebrations on tap. festivities start with two fireworks displays on the delaware river. then of course the mummers parade will take over broad street on new year's day. "action news" reporter john rawlins live outside philadelphia city hall. john of course with the crowds expected, security is a key concern. >> reporter: that's right, monica. it's a modern fact of life that when you have large gatherings like we're going have this weekend it becomes a security concern for authorities whether it's overseas, whether it's in new york or if it's here in philadelphia. saturday night on the delaware, fireworks, thousands expected to gather and watch. sunday morning, the action and security issues will shift to outside city hall and south along brawled the event, the mummers parade. more shoulder to shoulder crowds expected. a weekend of mass celebration. crowds of people who by definition are soft targets. in europe twice in the last six months terrorists using not bombs but just large commercial trucks were able to kill and maim. in reaction to that, new york announced it will beef up security around times square tomorrow night. in addition to 7,000 officers available and bags checked, more than 100 heavy t