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warmer temperatures. they'll soon be a memory. lehigh valley and berks county are under a weather advisory. the big story is an accuweather alert. live is adam joseph. adam, what is the latest from accuweather as we begin the weekend? >> it's wet for the next few hours, then the weekend is brutal looking at windchill start to finish. the rain totals on live double scan, i-95 to the lehigh valley, taking on the brunt of the rain in the bright green, three quarters inch to inch to inch and a half philadelphia to trenton. far left, millville, a tenth of an inch of rain. more heavy rain is on the way. we are not done yet, not shutting off the faucet until 3:00 or 4:00 in the morning, low pressure in the tennessee valley working to the ohio valley. there are light showers out there. you can see the batch of heavy rain in between, richmond, washington, tornado warnings in eastern virginia with that line of storms. that pivots here, an additional half inch of rain. it's not until the predawn hours that the dry wind drops the windchills into the teens especially tomorrow afternoon. you can see the split in temperatures, 50s, 60s ahead of it. 22 in pittsburg right now. as the precipitation starts to end and the cold air comes in, a winter advisory tomorrow morning, lehigh valley to the poconos with the possibility of freezing rain early tomorrow morning. we have more on this and those brutal windchills in the full forecast. >> all right, adam. "action news" will track the weather through the weekend. join us tomorrow for changes in the forecast for the kickoff game. >> we are learning more about the murder of penn university student blaze bernstein. police say his high school friend killed him. police arrested samuel woodward. the murder happened when bernstein was home in california during winter break. his body was found tuesday in a shallow grave in the park a week after he had gone out for a drive with woodward. >> we know they met up in the park. how good of friends they were in high school we don't know. they had a meeting planned. >> they believe woodward was acting alone. >> tonight, police are investigating an uncommon crime in edgewater new jersey. a merchandise. homicide. the victim was shot to death in an apartment on elm street at 4:00. a person of interest has been taken into custody but not charged. the fire storm of president trump's comments yesterday about immigration sparked controversy around the world today. trump went back to the white house back to his activity there. ironically, to sign a declaration for martin luther king's birthday. he denied he used the word attributed to him. according to the a.p., he defended his comments about haiti and african countries saying that's what people think but won't say. senator durbin says president trump said it. >> haitians? do we need more haitians? then he started to describe the immigration from africa. >> house speaker paul ryan was asked his reaction to trump's use of profanity yesterday. ryan said, unfortunate. unhelpful. >> reporter trish hartman has been getting reaction to the trump comment. she is live on independence mall. trish? >> jim, we spoke to a lot of people today, folks going home from work and folks on a mission to help african immigrants in our area. while not everyone was surprised by trump's comments, they were concerned. >> should we take it personal? if racism is the reality of today's america, then it becomes a personal issue with us. >> this is the ceo of the african cultural alliance of north america, a nonprofit that provides social services to immigrants. he says trump's remarks are disheartening. >> trump's comments about african nations and haiti were on the minds of many during rush hour. >> i think it's ridiculous. it's an embarrassment. i'm ashamed to call myself an american. >> i think those comments don't bring us together. they separate us. >> the things he says are unbelievable. he shouldn't be president. i don't understand who voted for him. >> he found somewhat that voted for him and regrets her decision. >> it was disgusting. he should never said that for the world to hear. >> our option is to vote. we have to exercise our vote. that's what we need to do. >> trump denied using the language on twitter. the head of the african cultural alliance says this made him more determined to help the african immigrants in the area. trish hartman, channel6 ?uses. >> thanchannel6 "actionnews." >> thank you, trish. >> for firefighters, they'll remember this day as the day they said goodbye to lieutenant matt letourneau. they soluted his engine as it arrived at the basilica of st. peter and paul. >> he was in all the time. he lived, slept, ate and breathed this job. >> in his spare time, matt would go home, back to where he grew up, springfield. he volunteered to fight fires there too. >> his truck escorted him to his final resting place in delaware county. this brave lieutenant will soon be promoted to captain. >> a man police say was trying to stop a robbery inside a barber shop in north philadelphia continues to fight for his life. jalil frazier is being called a hero. it's believed he wanted to make sure no harm came to a mother and her two children. police are searching for the sicked of twthesecond of two su. >> people in bucks county are being warned o of a laing closing a mile south of the scutter south bridge shut down at 8:00 tonight. it's closed until repairs can be completed. the toll bridge had to take this action for safety reasons after the recent freeze and thaw segment damaged the pavement. camden's new mayor enjoyed the ceremonial swearing in today. "action news" is at the antioch baptist church where family and friends celebrated frank moran. he invited the citizens to join him in service and unity to keep camden rising. >> atlantic city is on a new streak. revenue increased for the second year in a row. $2.66 billion in 2017, up 2.2% from 2016. borgata had its best year ever. every casino won more, every casino gambling site had higher numbers too. by this time tomorrow night, we'll know if the eagles will take their team to the superbowl or have memories of what might have been. the team is getting ready and so are the fans. >> that's right, jim. the rivalry is heating up tonight. the falcons have arrived in town talking big talk. no surprise, eagle fans are throwing it back at them. >> no sooner did the falcon busses arrive for the game did the trash talking begin outside their hotel. to hear from falcon fans, >> a lot of people will be out in the cold. nick foles is going to cost philly the game. >> they have the game in the bag. for them? >> no, for us. >> running game is going through the defense though they stopped all of the runs all year, we got them. >> we have a combination of falcon fans and eagle fans. >> you are a falcon fan? >> yeah. >> what are you doing with the falcon fans? >> born and raised in atlanta. came here a year ago. i have to stay true to who i am. >> chokers. that's what they are known for, chokers. someone will have to get them cpr. >> did you hear what he said? >> moving along to the pitcher pub in antioch. eagles! >> no question here whose fans these are. >> i think we'll do great. we are considered the underdog, but i think we'll win. >> i hope we win. >> what do you mean hope? >> we are going up against a top team without our top quarterback. >> if they can get foals comfortable, and they had two weeks to do that, so i think it will be okay. >> it seems the eagle fans and falcon fans are talking all the way to the game. >> good luck. >> they are fooling themselves? >> it will be a joke. i'll be up top. you will be hearing me. >> there you have it. the only thing left is for the big game to begin once and for all. we'll see you there. live at the link, dann cuellar, channel6 "action news." >> eagle fans are showing off their team spirit and excitement with others. here are many pictures viewers have been sending in pets and children ready for the game. we invite you to share your aig will pride. share your videos and photographs by using the hash tag 6abc action posting them on facebook or twitter. you may see yours on television. >> the luckiest 20-year-old in the country and what he plans to do with $451 million. >> and there is good news on the flu front as officials claire an epidemic. >> the supreme court could change if you have to pay sales tax when you buy online. adam? >> there is a change on the way. 62 right now, philadelphia. feels like 6 on the other side of the state. pittsburg, cold air and strong winds. we have the latest in the forecast. >> jeff skversky with what the eagles are expecting out of their fans tomorrow. that and more when "action news" continues tonight. ♪ ♪ -hey! -♪ but sometimes i realize ♪ that the further i go ♪ the more that i know -when you and your money are treated with respect,o you prosper. and at santander bank respect adds up. you prosper. >> here is an update on the flu season. the cdc says the united states is officially in a flu epidemic. 49 states reported widespread activity. this is probably the peak of the flu season but there are 13 weeks to go. if you haven't gotten vaccinated, do it now. >> in california, search teams are digging through debris to find five people listed as missing since tuesday's deadly mudslides. the entire town of montecito is under a state of emergency. >> this was the scene as president trump left walter reed army hospital this afternoon thanking dr. ronny jackson. he had his first medical checkup as president and the exam went well. a briefing will be held on tuesday. information released will be approved by the president. >> a 20-year-old from florida has become wealthy claiming the $451 million jackpot today. he plans to use the money to pursue his passions and do some good for humanity. he was selected to receive the prize of one sum payment $381 million. $281 million. >> visa is getting rid of the requirement across america. visa, mastercard, american express and discover have signed off on the plan. visa says it's up to merchants to decide if they have the newer chip card readers. the supreme court could change if you pay "star fix" sax online. currently, they can only pay sales tax if they have a brick and mortar store in the state. but they may lose out on $281 million uncollected revenue over the next five years. >> facebook stock has been pummeled since mark zuckerburg announced a change. for you as a user, it means more of a focus on friends and family and meaningful connections. your news feed will show fewer video from celebrities, and brands. zuckerburg believes it's time for a change to make people happier. this may mean they'll spend les time on the site. wall street doesn't like it because that's how facebook makes its money. stock down 5% on the day. >> something else is tumble will. >> yoing. >> you mean the temperatures? >> more than 5%? >> quite a bit. the chill is back into the freezer for the weekend. storm tracker 6 live double scan, low pressure working its way into western virginia. the warm surge of air, a line of nasty storms, severe thunderstorm warnings, tornado warnings in eastern virginia within the last hour. eastern parts of north carolina, light showers right now. get ready to batten down the hatches. gusting winds and the rumble of thunder. as we look at storm tracker 6 double scan, storms passing lehigh valley, coatesville, a shower popping up there. not much happening at the present time but that is changing around midnight and there after. as we look at temperatures, warm. 64 in allentown right now, record high for allentown, wilmington, trenton, poconos record high of 58-degrees this afternoon. 63 in dover. 68 millville. no signs of cold air but that will quickly change. 62 in philadelphia, but 6:00 in the morning, 35-degrees as winds whip up to 30 miles per hour. lunchtime, 21 tomorrow. the start of the eagle game, feels like 17-degrees. to get through that change, there's the heavy rain at 2:00 in the morning area wide. could be the rumble of thunder. the heavy rain is quickly gone. 6:00 in the morning, lingering showers. lehigh valley, berks county, freezing rain and sleet. we deal with sunshine returning tomorrow afternoon. this is future tracker in the ice mode. light blue glaze of ice tomorrow morning, allentown, reading up to the poconos. watch that if you are traveling around first thing tomorrow morning. most of the day tomorrow is quiet. here is the game time temperature, 47 first quarter, 27 in the fourth. dress for the teens. as we press through the rest of the weekend, 20 tomorrow morning, cold by the afternoon, 17. sunday morning, 5-degrees for your windchill and sunday afternoon feeling like 15-degrees. the exclusive accuweather forecast, we tumble to the 30s tomorrow with winds, brisk cold sunday with 27-degrees. clouds increase for service monday, 32, dry and a period of light snow flurries tuesday. 37-degrees. 38 on friday. overall the seven-day forecast feeling like winter not 50s and 60s. >> the college has received a million dollars grant as part of governor wolf's redevelopment assistance program. the money will be used to remodel the college's largest learning space at clement hall. the building dates back to the '20s and needs work. >> the penitentiary has programming in recognition of martin luther king day monday. they read some of the laters drn birmingham in 1963. this is a chance to discuss the relevance of dr. king's work. in delaware communities came together to honor dr. king in their own way. they hosted an interfaith service and celebration ahead of the king holiday. nine house of worship from the ninth ward attended the event which included worship and music. ♪ ♪ we just moved in about four months ago, just kind of ties in very well. we love it! >> a historic moment tonight at >> host: st. joe's prepare in north philadelphia. what a basketball game, morris with his 1,000th win, 63-42. speedy got a standing ovation, cheers after the game from fans, his wife, players -- from everybody. speedy morris presented with a plaque and game ball. a true legend in philadelphia for over 15 years. congratulations. >> really. treads accomplishment. eagles are looking for a tremendous accomplishment. they'll have a tough time doing it tomorrow, not to say they can't. >> for this point, we have waiting for them to play a meaningful game. what to say with you go out and win. eagles have not won a playoff game in nine years. nick foles helping to end the painful drought. falcons arriving in philadelphia, they won't get brotherly love in this city. atlanta has never won a playoff game and are 7 of 8 overall. the eagles are counting on you to be the x-factor tomorrow afternoon. >> at the end of the day, it will come. >> they'll show up. it's going to be crazy at the link. it's about them giving us the x-factor. >> when our guys run, it's a tough game to deal with. i'm excited about that. >> foles is the center of attention. foals hafoles has been locked id confident in the huddle this week. >> >> i can say he's a lot more confident and relaxed. >> he's real relaxed in the huddle. >> i can just say i feel good. i feel good. i don't care how we get the win. we are in the playoffs. we have to get a win. i'm going to give it everything i have for these guys. do you believe in the birds? former coach dick fur meal says they are in for a tough one against atlanta. atlanta is a better team than people give them credit for. last week when they played the rams, they were better than they were all year. i think we'll see that saturday. i think they are beatable but eagles have to play well. >> still to come in sports, eagles not the only team set for a big game tomorrow. we hear from the flyers back from the bias well. next. very meal >> the boys are back prosecute the bi. flyers return from the four day vacation. hopefully they can pick up where they left off last sunday. a 45 minute practice today getting ready for the devils tomorrow. flyers face them four times in the next 15 games. we had a couple of days off. we are in the same boat. i think it's a good team for us to play coming off of the break. they had the break too. we can't take them lightly. they have had a good season. >> penn schooling cornell. ryan bentley drives like a flying spur. quakers up 10. 69-60, one win, they are 2-0 in the ivy. next up quakers have columbia tomorrow. >> thank you, jeff. "jimmy kimmel live" next followed by "nightline." "action news" continues at 5:00 a.m. for the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. have a good night and a terrific weekend. ♪ ♪ khloe kardashian. and music from prophets of rage. and now, and furthermore, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: very nice, thank you. very kind. hi, everyone. sit, sit, it's embarrassing. i'm jimmy, i'm the host. thank you for watching. thank you for coming and standing. very nice, i appreciate -- you're just happy you're not on the east coast, is that what it is?

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