pelman. good morning. >> david just sleeping in. let's take a look at storm tracker 6 live double scan around the region if you're headed out early, it's damp out there just as we warned you it would be. as we look we can see some of the showers in spots, not everybody is getting it and for the most part it's light and showery. we're going to get some showers, some drizzle on and off through the day. a wider look at satellite 6 and action radar and you can see this is kind of one area of showers and we get a little bit of a break before the next one comes. it's going to be more on and off but we are just talking rain. where you see these mild temperatures, 48 degrees right now in philadelphia, 42 in allentown, even in the poconos we're well above freezing, 37. 50 already in millville so temperatures have already is your passed our average high for this date. we also have some fog to deal with as you're headed outer so watch for that early. some showers today, not a significant amount of rain but enough to make it damp and dreary. showers at times especially the first half of the day. 52 degrees for your high. and the heavier rain hits in the overnight hours. details on that christmas eve storm coming up in a few minutes, matt. >> i might be reaching karen but i think the fact that this is just rain is our little christmas gift. >> okay, good for you. this is all you wanted. >> well, it's almost all i wanted i guess. good morning to you, good morning, everybody. we are watching wet roadways out there this morning. could lead to some slippery conditions but at this point traffic is moving really well here on 95. there are no delays, no overnight construction to worry about here in the ongoing zone by girard avenue and so if you're headed towards center city so far so good. let's go for a ride on the pennsylvania turnpike starting around bensalem passing willow grove headed toward fort washington, a combo of the rainy conditions overnight and it being a holiday week means no overnight construction so all lanes opened, speeds in there 60's. we do have construction in hamilton township down here in atlantic county along route 40 near cologne avenue. a lane blocked both ways until 6 o'clock. normal schedule on mass transit. those weird schedules don't go into effect until tomorrow for the holidays. tam. >> thank you matt. we're starting with a developing story. a man was shot in the back walking home from the store in philadelphia. "action news" reporter katherine scott is lie at south detectives. she's got more details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tam t-and a 33-year-old victim was speaking to police and he was able to tell them that leading up to the shooting there was no robbery, there was no argument so investigators here at south detectives are trying to determine why this man was shot. but the victim told police that he and his 30-year-old cousin were walking home from a nearby store around 1:00 a.m., they were at 25th and moore in south philadelphia and suddenly he heard gunfire and soon realized that he had been hit. he ran several blocks to his home which is where police met him and he was taken to the hospital of the university of pennsylvania where he's undergoing surgery. the victim was hit once in the back and apparently the bullet just missed his spine. investigators recovered at least eight spent shell casings from a semi-automatic gun at the intersection when they were out gathering evidence. >> there is a business with exterior surveillance cameras right in the area so hopefully these cameras recorded something that can help south detectives with their investigation. >> reporter: and among the things detectives are looking for is a description of the shooter or shooters. the victim wasn't able to provide one. if you have any tips, south detectives wants to hear from you. we're live in south philadelphia, katherine scott, channel6 "action news." >> thanks katherine. happening today, congressmen jim gerlach and pat meehan will lead officials in chester county in a show of support for police firefighters and other emergency responders. the event is called support blue and will take place this afternoon at the chester county fraternal order of police lodge on north church street in west chester. police officers in our area and across the country are on increased alert following the assassinations of two new york city officers over the weekend. philadelphia police say threats are common with their department but there have not been any since the weekend cop killings. trenton police are investigating what they are calling a credible threat and have been meeting regularly with community members and the clergy. philadelphia commissioner charles ramsey says such meetings need to happen and more. >> whether it's protesters, whether it's police, whether it's government officials, everyone needs to take a deep breath, calm down. we need thoughtful discussion. >> commissioner ramsey is cochair of president obama's communities policing task force. >> the search goes on for the person who to the shot a three-year-old man an 43-year-old man in the grays ferry section of philadelphia. shots rang out on newkirk street yesterday. police believe a man known in the neighborhood as mo may have been the intended target but the gunman got into an argument with a neighbor william pew and shot him. both the boy and pew are now in stable condition. and haddon township police are on the trail of a bank robber. surveillance photos of the bandit were taken on the 300 block of haddon avenue yesterday afternoon as he passed a threatening note to the teller. the suspect ran away with cash. no one in the bank was hurt. >> luckily santa claus is not afraid of any rain. >> oh, no, santa is not afraid of anything. are you kidding? and the that rudolph, he's got it all covered. let's take a look at storm track live double scan around the region and you can see we have some showers around. for the most part this is just light. it's not that big of a deal. some showers, some drizzle here or there making it feel damp and dreary out there and that's the way it's going to be for the first half of the day. we can see these showers just kind of pulling up from the south and you're getting it a little bit more in south jersey and delaware where you had not been earlier. double scan showing us the latest. let's go on outside right now and see what it looks like, and yes, yes, it's wet at philadelphia international airport. we also have some low clouds causing problems. not just yet at philadelphia international airport. we still have gun visibility there but i have been keeping an eye on that. 48 degrees currently in philadelphia, the dewpoint 45. a lot of moisture in the air as you might imagine: winds out of the north-northeast at eight and the pressure 30.03-inches. also a we look at the visibility reports .3 of a mile visibility in mount pocono, 2-mile visibility in reading, 2.5 in lancaster, five at philadelphia international airport so not a big deal there but something we're watching as we will see some dense fog in spots today. satellite 6 and action radar showing we have lots of clouds, yes. here's the first batch of showers and we can see we might get a little break before the next batch moves through. it's going to be occasional rain and drizzle. today it's on the light side today. future tracker 6 showing at 8:30 in the morning some spotty showers spread throughout the area so your morning commute is going to be wet at times for sure. 10 o'clock, same situation, some showers here or there, hit or miss but the afternoon is a bit drier. we still have clouds, still drizzle but not any really evident showers through the evening rush. you should be okay. then we advance this until tomorrow morning's commute. this is christmas eve. we have been talking a lot about this storm that's coming and by 5 o'clock in the morning the roads are going to be very wet. we can see some rain heavy at time. you get the idea it's not solid through the day but on and off through the early morning commute to the overnight hours we're going to have rain at times tomorrow and look at this, this is christmas day at 4 o'clock in the morning. so you can see it's going to be wet out there and then this all ends by early morning hours. i think 5, 6 o'clock we're dry on christmas day and staying dry the rest of the day. so, let's take a look at your forecast. it's kind of two rounds of rain. today we're on the light side. light rain, drizzle, not that big of a deal, just making it feel damp. christmas eve from early in the morning until late at night, it's going to be raining, heavy at times. not constantly all day. you're going to have these periods of rain. a half inch to an inch of rain. so a pretty significant amount rain for a one-day period. let's take a look at your exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast. early showers today and then drizzle in the afternoon here or there. so, it's really the first half of the day that's wet, 52 for your high. tomorrow rainy and breezy, periods of rain from early in the morning until late at night. 63 for your high, very mild. thursday we are dry, christmas day windy with some sunshine, 57. i think temperatures will drop in the afternoon. friday nice and sunny for kwanzaa and 50. staying mild on saturday and 54. sunday some late rain and 48 degrees and monday mostly cloudy skies and 40 degrees. so, we're turning up the rain and turning up the temperatures, too. >> thank you karen. it's 5:09 and the results of a new round of crash tests came in overnight and it brings a lot of good news for next year's models. seven-year-old girl from south jersey tells us why all she wanted for her birthday was to help the homeless. matt. >> that's nice. weary receiving a pretty decent commute so far this morning, matt. just a little bit wet here along city avenue at conshohocken avenue. these cars just stopped for the red light of course and a lot of our construction is winding down for the holidays but there are still zones in chester, montgomery and camden counties that we'll talk about after the break. >> and we will tell you how you can control a christmas tree in new jersey by using twitter. 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(joe) happy holidays! ♪and best wishes from the lottery♪ >> ♪ >> welcome back. you're taking a live look here on sky 6 hd down the shore into atlantic city. right now it's 5:12, warm this morning. it's 48 degrees. it will get up to 52 but wet across a good part of the region. >> so, traffic, i mean, it's really nothing this week, right? >> you know, it shouldn't be, yes. theoretically volume should be light. we had still had a lot of issues. people out and about but i think people are also going to the malls, going to the airport, trying to get to grandma's house so things are a little bit weird, they're a little off this week but we're still seeing people travel around. not really at this hour. as we look live in lionville chester county, this is route 100 just south of 113. it's wet here and one more day of construction here in the southbound lanes from 9:00 until 3:00 they'll work and block a lane and then they don't come back until about january 5th so you'll get a nice holiday break from the construction there in lionville. abington a work zone here as well along 611 old york road between london road there by the target and hamilton avenue to the north, they're going to block the left lane northbound from 9:00 until noon then the left lane southbound from noon until 3:00 clock. watch out for that if you're in abington during the midday. right now work going on in camden county, a couple spots blocking a couple lanes for the next 45 minutes. one is 168 near ferry avenue. the other 295 between 42 and the black horse pike. let's grab the ipad do the commuter report early on this tuesday morning. some of our friends using the waze app talking about rain out there in montgomery and bucks counties, one spot along upper state road. don't forget you can join our 6abc commuter team. just go to my waze and then you go to teams and there you can select the 6abc commuter team and you can help us. you can gather information for us that we'll share on the air there are "action news" mornings. tam. >> sounds like fun. thank you matt. well, most seven-year-olds wants a party for their birthday and they don't mind if you bring them a bunch of presents but mia montgomery of marlton new jersey had a different kind of celebration in mind. erin o'hearn is live at the big board with this story. her parents must have raised her right. >> i love this story. she wanted a different celebration and we should all be celebrating seven-year-old mia during this holiday season because as you know, at times the news in the morning is as hard to deliver as it is to listen to. but we promise this story will lift your spirits this morning. about three months ago during a trip to new york mia saw some homeless people sleeping on the sidewalk. it was an experience that upset her but also inspired her. so instead of celebrating her birthday on december 19th she asked her mother if she could give up all her presents and use the money to organize a dinner for families who often don't know where they will find their next year. mia used social media in the best way to make a selfless request that family and friends send money to feed the less fortunate instead of sending her gifts. dozens of people enjoyed a warm meal in marlton and in return, mia, her family and anyone watching this right now received a seasonal gift you can't buy in stores. >> a lot of people came in here eating and moms, dads, babies, other people they got really happy. >> we really appreciate everybody that cares to help mia with her birthday blessing. it's an amazing thing that she's doing and she's letting everybody know that christmas is still alive. >> amazing is right and the church which hosted the dinner sang happy birthday to mia and gave her this cake with the scripture a little child shall lead them. mia our many thanks from "action news" amid all the hustle and bustle for reminding us what this season is all about. >> well said erin. the sixers have another chance to win two games in a row. they've only won three overall this season. they face the heat in miami tonight. lebron is not there anymore. "action news" was with the coach fran dunphy and his temple owls as they took the broad street subway to get to the wells fargo center and face number 10 ranked kansas. the owls stayed on the fast track during the game, stunning the j hawks with a shooting frenzy. will cummings scored 19. jessie morgan 17. delirious temple fans stormed the court at the final buzzer. the owls win it 77 to 52. the shocker also snapped the j hawks eight game winning streak. the owl is soaring high today, tam. >> wow. it is 5:16. out for the 2015 model. >> a driver's threatening behavior along a california highway leaves two young women pleading for help. karen. >> bev rain around. the afternoon is going to be more dry. details on that accuweather forecast when "action news" comes right back. >> ♪ >> police in phoenix spent the better part of yesterday trying to track down this bear. he was spotted running through an alfalfa field. officials lost sight of the creature a few hours later. police decided to end the search saying the public is no longer in danger, the bear probably went off where he belongs. >> i think he had some christmas shopping to do. he's like there's a mall somewhere in here. probably what happened. >> for those who have things to accomplish this morning you should have a pretty easy ride. it's a little wet and foggy out there as we look live. >> you didn't have a bear joke there. >> wow. i considered saying we're not growling about the traffic. [laughter] >> there we go. >> but since you asked for it, yes. little bit wet but the traffic is moving fine. other delaware river crossings are also just fine this morning. if you're crossing the schuylkill river along 95 girard point bridge is also good headed towards the airport. karen. >> you make us happy, matt. i love your puns. 48 degrees if philadelphia, 42 in allentown. it's 50 degrees in millville. look at the 24 hour temperature change. 26 degrees warmer right now millville than it was at this point yesterday, 19 degrees warmer in the city. you can get the idea. we told you temperatures were going to rise. they are. we do have light showers and fog around. here's how you can plan your day. by 9:00 a.m., 49 degrees. still some light showers or drizzle. by noon, a few showers around and 50. the afternoon will be mostly dry. just a little bit of drizzle and lots of clouds, 52 by 3:00 p.m. and by 6:00 p.m., 51 degrees staying on the mild side, matt and tam. >> oh, thank you, karen. going on to health check, the fda has approved a new drug to treat melanoma. it's for patients with hard to treat skin cancer that can't be removed through surgery or has spread throughout the body. preliminary results shows the drug does help to shrink tumors in some patients. if you like to read before bed you might want to reach for a real book not an e reader. the digital device might affect your sleep cycle. they studied 12 volunteers over two weeks and found people who used the e readers had more trouble getting to sleep, tired in the morning and lower levels of melatonin which helps to regulate your sleep and wake cycles. researchers think the short wave length bluish light from the e readers may be causing the problem. >> santa claus rally continues with futures indicating there's a chance for more gains at the opening bell. t.j. holmes has america's money. >> reporter: topping america's money a santa claus rally for stocks. the dow opening at an all time high 41 points shy of the 18,000 mark with all three major averages closing higher yesterday. stocks advanced for four straight days. new crash test results out show the number of vehicles earning honors from the insurance industry nearly doubled. toyota has the most models in the top two categories, cars in the safest group have automatic braking but in most cases you'll need to buy an option package get that. holiday shoppers are splurging on their furry companions. average shopper expected to spend around $30 on pet gifts that's un14 percent from last year in contrast spending foreign human family members is only up six and a half percent. shows you who we love. that's america's money. have a good one, folks. >> so true. it is 5:22. you did not see last night. >> including a scary case of road rage caught on camera. see it and hear what set the driver off next four wholesome grains. sugar. only six? six grams of sugar? that's really good. excellent, delicious... and yummy! honey bunches of oats. tasty! yummy! >> ♪ >> taking a look at 95. got a little fogginess out there and we had some drizzle in some spots. getting up to 52. it's going to be warmer than normal. that rain is going to persist and it's going get heavier tomorrow. >> she's pushing us off of the road, yes. >> terrifying case of road rage in northern california was caught on cell phone video. vanessa gladoe was behind the wheel on interstate 80 when she says the driver of a pickup truck cut her off. her friend in the passenger seat made a rude hand gesture so the truck driver slammed on the brakes forcing her to stop her car. the angry truck driver got out of her vehicle claimed to be a sheriff and told the young women they were under arrest. she took off. the driver chased her. a 911 dispatcher instructed the women to get off at the next exit where the officer was waiting. the truck driver was arrested and phases charges of reckless driving and obstructing an officer. >> in the morning buzz talking about a little fun you can have using social media here in the holiday season. there is a holiday dislay in new jersey and you can control it using twitter. it's a 9-foot christmas tree a menorah and over a thousand lead lights. this is oxford communications in lambertville and it takes tweets to turn them on and off. if you want to turn them on you would tweet hashtag brilliant hashtag twinkle. if you want to turn it off you would do hashtag piggy pudding. there are nine other hashtags, if you want red lights use hashtag comfort, green hashtag joy and if you do hashtag candle it activates the menorah. the idea is for people to have fun and also groups can use this as a fundraising tool if there are charities and they're trying raise money. >> i just did it. >> did you turn it on or off. >> both. i'll tweet it out so you can do the same. calling for calm. rallies take on a different tone in the days after the ambush killings of two nypd officers. >> a kentucky man faces criminal charges all because he couldn't take no for an answer. those stories and more when "action news" comes right back. >> ♪ my good friend gave to me♪ ♪7 powerball tickets ♪6 match 6 chances ♪5 cash 5s ♪4 big 4s ♪3 daily numbers ♪2 mega millions (joe) happy holidays, rita. (rita) thanks, joe! (man) what a great gift! (announcer) pennsylvania lottery tickets make great gifts, like the new $1 million peppermint payout. (joe) happy holidays! ♪and best wishes from the lottery♪ >> developing right now, bullets reasoning out in south philadelphia overnight. one man is hit fighting for his life now. a live report is coming up. >> leaders in new york city calling for a pause in protests after two new york city police officers are killed in an ambush. >> dramatic video here surfaces on facebook showing a man throwing punches at a panhandler. >> accuweather is tracking a holiday storm that could make travel a bit tough in parts of the country. >> good morning, it's 5:30 on this tuesday? >> uh-huh. >> day before christmas eve. let's go karen rogers filling in for david and matt pelman. good morning. >> good morning. time to get that day started. we told you it was going to be a damp one and it certainly is. satellite 6 and action radar showing you that right now. we have clouds and place and showers as well. let's take a closer look with storm tracker 6 live double scan the best way to see exactly where the showers are happening right now. we can see all along the i-95 corridor. the thing about today, though is it's light, it's showery its a little bit of drizzle, not really a big deal but enough to give you a headache as you're trying head out to work or doing your last minute shopping so this is the way it's going to look with showers here or there through the morning. 48 degrees currently in philadelphia. we are really on the mild side.