this noon, a bouncer at a local bar has now been charged in the murder of the bar's manager. and officials say that smoke detectors saved an entire family from a house fire in delaware county. but the big story on "action news" is the final countdown to donald trump taking over the white house. in two days president obama will hand over the reigns, crews are hard at work ahead of friday's main event and the bleachers are going up and barricades are in place to protect trump and the crowd at the inauguration. stephanie ramos is joining us live now. >> reporter: sara, president-elect trump was in washington last night but plans ongoing back and forth from d.c. to new york until the eve of the nomination. donald trump at the first of many inauguration festivities at our nation's capital with running mate mike pence. the black tie gala passed with nearly 200 foreign diplomats. across the way protest evers gathered outside of trump hotel including a man that tried to light himself on fire. and the president-elect front and center toasting his cabinet pick with a shout-out to ceo, rex tillerson. >> he goes into a country and taking the oil and then goes into other country -- >> today four of trump's nominees face hearing for the commerce and e px a grilling tom price on the obama care replacement plan and insider training. >> do you think it's appropriate for a senior member of congress in the health center to repeatedly invest in a drug company who can benefit from those actions. >> that is not what happened. >> with his inauguration just days away. kellyanne conway read the address and sees it as beautiful. you see a president to be the president of all americans, including the millions that did not vote for him. >> and called on the more than 60 congressional democrats skipping out on the inauguration to rethink their decision. stephanie ramos, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. well, philadelphia is expected to be a major city without representation in washington during trump's inauguration, all three of the city's u.s. represent hes, dwight bady, evans and boyle have pledged to join the list of democrats boycotting the event. stay with "action news" for the continuing coverage of trump's inauguration on friday. brian taff and sharrie williams are heading to washington, d.c. for all the events leading to the swearing in and the events to follow. see it from the nation's capitol beginning today on "action news" at 4:00. and 6abc.com has expanded coverage of inauguration day. with several live feeds including the official events and the protests. and we'll post photos and talk to people from the delaware valley that made the trip. watch the historic day at 6abc.com and on our 6 abc fuse app. turning to accuweather now on a damp and dreary afternoon we have lots of fog and skies are looking gloomy as we look live from sky 6 hd at philadelphia international airport. meteorologist, karen rogers, is in for david murphy with a first check of the forecast. >> reporter: hi sara, it's damp and dreary out here, a cool breeze switched out of the northwest and picking up a little bit more. i want to show you stormtracker 6 live double scan it's dry currently in philadelphia and the showers are down to the south now, a weak wave of low pressure rolling through and in wilmington you are about to get wet. you see the showers moving to the south and east in salem and route 13 in delaware and along 55 particularly wet near glassboro and more along mays landing and 322 in hammonton. so feeling damp and dreary and showers south of the city. satellite 6 along with action radar showing lots of clouds it's hard pressed to find breaks in the clouds, we see them in washington and baltimore and the temperatures jumped up with a peek of sunshine or two. we are stuck in the clouds in philadelphia and a few more showers out to the west that could possibly roll through, we are looking at clouds and a chance of a spotty shower. i was noticing visibility reports, still 1.5 mile visibility in toms river and a touch of fog in millville. and some spots low clouds are lingering. 41 in saint david and 45 in center city. we are above the average high, 46 in woodbine and 46 in dover delaware and a better chance of getting the numbers to climb up there. your evening commute is not terribly wet and an evening shower out by 4:00, with lots of clouds and a peek of sunshine and breezy and by 7:00 you saw the number at 47 degrees. temperatures holding at 50 for your high today and quickly falling to the 40s tonight. i'll step inside and talk about a better forecast for tomorrow coming up in just a minute. >> from our delaware newsroom, more gun fire erupted in wilmington. a man was rushed to the hospital in critical condition on the 200 block of north rodney street. shell casings were littered across the area and on monday the city announced new crime fighting efforts in the first two weeks of 2017. the bouncer of a local bar in philadelphia is charged in the murder of the bar manager. earlier today 28-year-old edward morgan was arraigned for the deadly shooting at sharon's little spot in german town. saying he killed christopher johnson during an argument in the back room. and in montgomery a 24-year-old woman went to court on homicide charges for allegedly supplying heroin to an overdose victim. >> reporter: this morning the defendant waived her preliminary hearing, they want to send a message that if they sell to someone that dies they could be held responsible. >> she is waiving her preliminary hearing, she faces multiple charges including drug delivery resulting in death and manslaughter if the death of michael pastrino. she was arrested the day after he was found dead if his home. the suspect admitted selling heroin to the victim and tests revealed she later sold fentanyl 50 to 100 times stronger. >> she took a lot from me and our 8-year-old daughter. his fiance was in court today and he admitted he had a problem following an injury and wanted to seek help before his death. >> i was aware he had a drug problem but was not aware that he was as deep into it as he was. but i don't believe he ever intended on doing too much to die. >> the district attorney's office says it's not unusual for an alleged drug dealer to face these charges. but hope to send a message. >> the heroin epidemic going on this is just another tool if the tool chest to use to show how serious we are. if you sell in montgomery county and someone dies we are coming after you. if convicted the defendant could face five or more years in state prison she is expected back in court sometime in may. reporting live in hatboro, annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." state police are trying to determine if a piece of debris that damaged a car on the vine street expressway came from a construction site. the driver says she was traveling under the overpass near 0th and the parkway when a foot long piece of metal crashed through her car. it hit the windshield and bounced and shattered her back window. former president, george h.w. bush remains hospitalized in houston, texas. the 92-year-old was taken to the hospital for shortness of breath and he is responding well to treatment and bush is expected to go home in a couple of days. president obama is getting ready for hi final news conference as commander and chief and the president is expected to speak from the white house late this afternoon. the obamas are expected to have a quiet day tomorrow before they welcome donald trump to the white house on friday. temple university school of media and communication is now called the lou klein college. today's official name change honored a broadcast pioneer that holds a special place into "action news" history. lou klein was one of channel 6's earliest employees. they wanted to recognize him for his years in television and decades of teaching and his parents multimillion-dollar gift to the school. there is more ahead on "action news" at noon, the woman accused of kidnapping her own daughters more than 30 years ago faces a judge for the first time. >> and a little boy receives an artificial heart transplant. and karen rogers has the accuweather forecast. i have asthma... ...one of many pieces in my life. so when my asthma symptoms kept coming back on my long-term control medicine. i talked to my doctor and found a missing piece in my asthma treatment with breo. once-daily breo prevents asthma symptoms. breo is for adults with asthma not well controlled on a long-term asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. breo won't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems. breo is specifically designed to open up airways to improve breathing for a full 24 hours. breo contains a type of medicine that increases the risk of death from asthma problems and may increase the risk of hospitalization in children and adolescents. breo is not for people whose asthma is well controlled on a 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american were killed at a night shrub. they blamed both on organized crime. accused traitor edward snowden is allowed to stay in russia for a little while longer. the former u.s. intelligence contractor leaked thousands of secret documents from the nsa and is living in russia since 2013. when the u.s. canceled his passport. a mother charged with abducting her own daughters three decades ago pled not guilty in court today. her husband russel admitted he punched her in a fight weeks before she disappeared. they were found earlier this week living under different identitied in authority on. a south carolina teenager is speaking out about the stunning realization that she was kidnapped at birth. alexis was born in florida in 1998 and she was baby cami who was stolen eight hours after she was born. she grew up in north carolina not knowing who she was until a dna test told her otherwise. >> you were known as alexis and lexie and i was like people are referring to you as someone else. nationally. >> incredible story, we'll have more on how alexis is coping with this major discovery coming up at 12:30. two popular restaurants have abruptly closed in philadelphia and both are owned by the same chef. we have details next. and there is a way to track the germs being spread in their child's classroom. this app was created by a doctor. celebrity chef has closed spargo. they closed after dinner last night. the statement said that the closings are temporary. fat ham also located inside of the king of prussia mall will remain open there. health check this noon. after a dramatic spike in threw cases, delaware is offering free vaccinations at the state capital. available until 3:00 at the legislative hall in dover. the final clinic of the season. the state has seen nearly 200 cases by mid-january compared to 16 this time last year. there is a way for parents to find out what type of germs are spread in a child's classroom and when. it's the sneeze app, they can anonymously enter their child's school and grade and report symptoms and diagnosis and stomach bug and lice. and more users lead to a more accurate picture of what is out there. an 11-year-old boy in chicago is the world's youngest patient to be successfully implanted with an artificial heart. >> i feel great. >> he received a temporary total artificial heart this will keep him alive until a real donor heart can be found. one of only four in the entire world. the "action news" team is working on news stories for today beginning at 4:00. alicia vitarelli is here with a look ahead. >> we'll introduce to you a pretty inspiring man today in big talkers at 4:00, he gave up smoking and then started running and has achieved goals that are beyond his wildest dreams. wait until you meet this guy, find out how the ultimate running adventure is keeping this kentucky man on his feet and how he is training for it. and if he accomplishes the latest goal he'll break a world record and he is not alone in the attempt. and behind the scenes in madame tussaud's workshop for the latest touches on donald trump's figure. and you can watch our newscast streaming live on our smart phone or tablet. the archdiocese of philadelphia announced a large fundraising initiative today. charles chaput announced the appeal in wynnewood. the goal is to raise $1.5 million this year and going to feeding the hungry and housing the homeless and local catholic schools. a little gloomy today. >> gloomy still. i miss the sunshine we'll get some of it back tomorrow. lets take a look now at stormtracker 6 live double scan around the area. and you see we have showers, a short wave kind of rolling through an area of low pressure bringing showers here or there. lets go if tighter with double scan and you see exactly where they are. moving into middletown delaware along route 13 and salem and wet in millville and 322 near coatedville a sprinkle or two. but wherever you are you feel damp and dreary with the clouds. lets go outside the action cam was looking at penned landing, not a pretty shot but flags blowing in the breeze. looking good out there. lets check the numbers. here is what to expect with the forecast. gloomy and damp and dreary but sun returns tomorrow. you'll get the sunshine coming back at you and more rain on friday. we are hard pressed to get a couple of sunny days in a row and that is the way the forecast continues to be. these morning lows didn't feel like a morning in january. 41 was the morning low and the average high on this date is 41 degrees. we started the day above the average high. normally we get down to 25. it was mild to start but doesn't feel good out there when you factor in the clouds and damp conditions, we are up to 46 degrees, we are going above average and the dew point is 40 degrees not completely saturated and the pressure holding steady north and light. it will pick up this afternoon and become breezy than helps to dry things out a bit and see a sliver of fine and the ocean temperature is 41 degrees, satellite 6 along with action radar showing we are stuck in the clouds and see this area of low pressure pushing through and some showers here and there. and i want to show you what is happening in washington down to the south they are getting breaks of sun and temperatures respond to that, and a peek of sunshine or two these numbers go up and here is how the forecast looked for the afternoon, lots of clouds continuing and dry by 2:00 or 3:00. 50 degrees is your high and by 2:0049 and upper 40s at 6:00 and 10:00, 40 degrees and partly cloudy in the overnight and some clouded start to break up a bit. in the lehigh valley only in the upper 40s and 50 in the city and farther to the south we think the numbers will jump up more in dover low 50s and 51 in millville. tomorrow though high pressure is right up above and a good amount of sunshine you'll get high, thin clouds filtering through the clouds but it will be better. and then rain again on friday. here is your exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast lots of clouds today and 50 degrees for your high and damp right now, tomorrow finally some sunshine returning and bump up to 54 and friday late day rain, it looks like you start okay but later in the afternoon and evening, 49 for the high and saturday turning milder 56 for your high on sunday. mostly cloudy and 50 degrees, showers come later on sunday and into monday. monday is rather rainy and wet and we do have the chance for winds picking up as well. temperatures in the low 50s. and staying mild despite clouds and rain on tuesday, mostly cloudy and 55. as you look at the seven-day forecast, numbers above average and continuing through the seven day. >> thank you. there is more ahead on our next half our of "action news" at 12:30. big honors for kelly ripa in her home state of knowledge. we'll tell you why. >> and a call for parents to vaccinate their kids against hpv. we hear from a local family why this is so important. "action news" continues. hello again. here are the stories we are following for you on "action news" at 12:30. final preparations are underway in washington for donald trump's inauguration ceremonies. a tribute to a broadcasting legend, temple university pays homage to lou klein. and a delaware county family makes it safely out of their burning home. what they did correctly to make sure they were aware of the danger. >> in just two days, the most important transition of power takes place in washington, d.c. president obama will step down and donald trump will become the 45th president of the united states. the final preparation are being made on the national mall for friday's inauguration. last night the president-elect was in washington where he attended a gala for foreign diplomats and business leaders, the first of many he is attending with his vice president elect mike passenger. and down the street protesters gathered outside of the new trump hotel but that did not dampen the

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