Pike. Each time through a rear or side window. Its believeed the culprits watch the residents leave. They steal valuables that can be stole quickly for fast cash. Everyone is aware of the heroin and opiate condition this county has. When people arent after home you have to be a little more astute and keep lights on. Reporter Police Arrested two people, lisa walter and brandon wall for alleged heroin trafficking. They believe the heroin scourge is feeding the burglary epidemic. Police describe the suspects as two thinly built young white males. We have developed a couple persons of interest were looking at for niece incidents. I love my town and i just you know, i want to take our town back. I want these bad guys locked up. Reporter police have telling the public to lock their cardias and their residential doors. Theyre calling on the public to be alert and call 911 when you see something suspicious. Live in clementon, new jersey, vernon odom, channel6 action news. Vernon thank you. This weekend well usher in the official start of winter as well as some chilly weather to start as well. Thats right but accuweather says around the corner are temperatures that feel far from winter like. Actually theyre much better. Meteorologist Melissa Magee is in for cecily outside our studio with all the details. Hi rick, hi monica. We have milder air on the way but before that arrives for the shoppers this weekend, it will be on the chilly side. In fact well take a look at some of the numbers across much of the midatlantic region. Its 33 in new york, philadelphia coming in at 40 degrees. Buffalo 28. The upper 40s for areas north and west of town. 31 degrees in pittsburgh. Same thing in charleston but you factor in the wind chill. We have an area of low pressure departing areas in can dan High Pressure to our west of us so those winds coming in out of the northwest at the moment. Feels like 33 in the city, 36 in roanoke virginia. 20 degrees in buffalo. So if youre stepping out on the town weve got you covered for the rest of tonight, 7 oclock its mostly clear. That temperature 35. Mostly clear to partly cloudy at 8 oclock, the temperature dropping down to 34. 33 at 9 oclock tonight and 10 oclock that temperature only at the freezing mark but with that northwesterly wind dress for temperatures in the upper 20s. Well talk about whats ahead. Its chilly but a dry weekend on the way. It will get milder as we get into next week and that warmth is going to come at a price because were tracking a wet and windy Christmas Eve. Well go over all of the details coming up with the exclusive accuweather forecast monica. Thank you melissa. A lot folks are starting to travel on the roads and well also enjoy cheaper gas prices and reporter john rawlins is live in king of prussia with that part of the story. Hi, john. Reporter hi, monica. Its good news for drivers who are not traveling very far this Holiday Season. Lower gas prices can translate into more pocket money this Holiday Season. Oh, its wonderful. Reporter when was the last time you heard someone say that about the price of gasoline . But after 80 plus days of falling prices, drivers say their spirits are up. It definitely helps thing out. Frees up money for simple things. Reporter according to aaa, cheaper gas a driving force behind the holiday forecast that a Million People will take to the roads. Thats a big jump. Thats up nearly 5 percent over last year and it is the highest number of year end holiday travelers that aaa has on record. Reporter right now a fillup, about nine to 12 less than a year ago. Multiply that by the number of cars in over a years time economists say billions could be diverted from the pump to other retailers in savings. Christmas, i splurge a little bit more and saving for anything for a rainy day i guess. Put a lot more spending money in my pocket. Reporter you like that . Yes. Makes it easier on the christmas shopping. I have four kids that need to go to college so im putting it towards that. Reporter so youre saving it. Im saving it yes. Reporter experts say its impossible to predict how long gas prices will remain at this roughly five year low. Driver jeff shapiro has no great expectations. Gas is gas. One day we could have major crisis and it could pop back up. So reporter this could go to five goals a five dollars a gallon. Exactly. Reporter not at this point. You can see the sign over my shoulder here. When we got here the price was do two 69. Its now 2. 67. And so it goes. Live in king of prussia, john rawlins channel6 action news. A familiar face to phillies fans is officially headed for los angeles. The phillies and dodgers finalized the trade that sends Jimmy Rollins to california. Action news Sports Reporter joins us. Jimmy rollins said he would only waive his no trade clause to go to the Los Angeles Dodgers and the phillies fortunately were able to work this out as they rebuild here. Its a done deal. Finally the best short stop in phillies history is history in philadelphia. J. Roll officially a los angeles dodger tonight in return for j. Roll the phils get two top level minor league prospects. The phillies locker room is going to look a little bit different. Heres the locker room of Jimmy Rollins empty locker tonight at Citizens Bank park. Rollins was the longest tenured athlete in the city. J. Roll won the National League m. V. P. In 2007 and a year later won a world series after proclaiming the phillies were the team to beat. The rebuilding project has begun. Phils general manager ruben amaro says as tough as it was to trade the teams all time hit leader its the right thing to do. Heres what he said tonight. This is any other just an iconic player, iconic person in our phillies history and he will be missed and he knows it but at the same time we think this is the right thing to do for the Philadelphia Phillies. We get to get some new faces in camp and in the organization so it really works both ways but, you know, jimmy had a tremendous run here and his shoes will be lard to fill. Heres a closer look at who the phils get in return. A 20yearold righty. They also get 22 year old lefty tom wendell a second round pick from last year. Both pitched single a ball last season. It will be very strange to see Jimmy Rollins in dodger bloom hell make his return to philadelphia the first week of august and return to Citizens Bank park. That will be so strange. Absolutely. Surreal. Thanks. Okay. Meantime if youre looking for new years ambulance, philadelphia and camden have announced theres. Mayor Michael Nutter revealed details today at city hall. This year sugar house casino will set off two rounds of fireworks on new years eve. Families can choose between a 6 00 p. M. Or a midnight show. Camden mayor dana redd crossed the river to remind people to watch them on the citys waterfront promenade. Offers two contiguous miles of beautifully maintained open space that provides the ideal location to watch the Fireworks Show with an unmatched view of the philadelphia skyline. And of course it would not be new years day without the mummers. This year the 114th annual parade will strut down a new route from city hall to washington avenue. So, some major festivities planned. Im looking forward to it. This will be my first new years in the delaware valley. I cant wait to see what youre wearing. A lot of glitter. Time to check our action news traffic report for your friday night. Matt pelman in the action News Traffic Center and hes wearing some traffic over his shoulder there. I sure. Maybe sharrie can borrow one of your many hats rick. Plenty of traffic here on 202. Southbound side from 29 down through that work zone at 401 where this weekend were going to have plenty of extra construction. Its a good stretch to avoid and throughout the weekend theyre going to close the ramp connecting 202 northbound with 401. So, keep that mind as youre traveling through the frazier area this weekend. We had a crash on the westbound side of the pennsylvania turnpike between willow grove and fort washington. Cleared out. Still a will it sluggish through the area but speeds are picking up. In chalfont bucks county a wreck along county line road at kingston way. On the new jersey turnpike northbound at the Walt Whitman Service Area in cherry hill a vehicle ran off the road way so watch out for the emergency crews out there. And in browns mills theyre still blocking the westbound lanes of 70 at pasadena road because of a crash there. Stay up on 5 30 lakehurst road. Then you can use white bogs road to get back to the westbound lanes of 70. Williamstown that downed track light along the black horse pike southbound side at lake avenue. Thats off to the side so everything remains opened there. Well check it again, rick and monica. Maybe you can pull out those hats in the next half hour. I wear several hats on this show. And he wears them well. Much more to come on action news tonight. It is problem Many Americans face if you struggle trying to get enough sleep. Reporter and registered nurse ali gorman with important advice next in health check. Monica, president obama speaks out about sonys decision to can the interview before it ever hit theaters. Hear his criticism of the movie studio straight ahead. Meteorologist Melissa Magee with a look at that weekend forecaster when action news at 5 00 continues in just a moment. President obama weighed in on sonys decision to cancel the christmas release of the interview today. I am sympathetic to the concerns that they faced. Having said all that, yes, i think they made a mistake. And at a year end News Conference the president said a dictator and another country should not impose censorship here. The fbi formally blamed north korea today for the hack on Sony Pictures and the threat surrounding the film. Well tell you what the president had to say about a u. S. Response to that cyber hack in the next half hour. Okay. On health check sleep can improve your concentration, your mood, your Overall Health but Many Americans are not getting enough sleep. Thats for sure. Health reporter and registered nurse ali gorman has more on that and simple ways to help you get more shut eye. Reporter adults should get about seven to eight hours of sleep every night. But many miss the mark. Maybe three, four hours. The other night i only had three hours of sleep. Reporter and theres plenty of reasons why. Too much work to be done. School. Reporter for brittany guys its her daughter. Likes to eat in the middle of the night. Reporter hour harold his mind racing keeps him up. Got to keep in mind things you dont want to forget. Reporter dr. Steven acres is sleep specialist at Cooper University hospital says weve become a sleep deprived society. So many things on our plates that we tend to minimize the importance of sleep. We shave that off to do other things. Reporter to turn this around, he first suggests tracking when you go to bed and when you wake up. Then just for a couple of weeks challenge yourself to get to bed early enough to get seven or eight hours of sleep. Often its surprising how much better people will feel just with what seems to be a fairly simple change in their behavior. Reporter tips to help you fall asleep easier include cut out caffeine after mid morning. Exercise. Turn off tv and computer screens an hour before bedtime. And write out your concerns before bed to get them on paper and off your mind. And finally,. If you have not fallen asleep within 30 to 45 minutes, perhaps an hour at the latest, you literally need to get out of the bedroom and go another part of the house. Reporter he says read or then you can even watch tv as long as it relaxes you. Then when you feel drowsy, head back to bed. Really has been proven to be probably the most effective form of therapy that there is for insomnia. Reporter it seems counter intuitive but he says it works and its worth trying. He says as for drugs they should only be used as a last resort and temporary. Rick, back to you. All right, thank you ali. In the meantime hundreds of bucks county High Schoolers are spending their evening dancing for cancer. Pediatric cancer that is. This wasnt a marathon but a mini thon in holland pennsylvania. The students outfitted in various colored tshirts are holding this event to raise money for penn state hersheys children hospital. The mini thon kicked off at 1 oclock this afternoon and will go until 11 oclock tonight. Plenty fun, plenty of dancing but with a serious cause an sincere mission to raise more but with a serious cause an collected last year. Well a reason why a lot of people come from philadelphia to Atlantic City is because its so close, its like a quick getaway. The ocean is a big draw. You can come and get some exercise, get some ice cream. Love to come to the casinos, get some good food, put your feet in the water, and of course fishing. I love to fish off the pier. Im a great fisherman. Flounder, sea bass, striped bass, you name it, ill eat it. And you can, like i say, be home within an hour. Done it many times. T mobile will pay at least 90 million in a settlement to customers who were charged for services they never ordered. The federal trade commission announced that. Its tied to a practice called cramming. T mobile will pay more than 65 million in refunds to affected customers. 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So theres a bit of a chill to factor in with High Pressure situated just to our west so when you look at the wind chills across the region it feels like 33 in philadelphia, current wind chill in allentown at 26 degrees and you have the upper 20s wind chills from allentown all the way down to lancaster. Feels like 32 degrees along the coast in Sea Isle City. Satellite 6 along with action radar, dry and quiet, you have High Pressure over the northern great lakes and as we widen out the picture were tracking the storm system that is currently moving across areas in the southern planes states. This moisture stays well away from our region for the rest of tonight and for that matter as we get into the weekend as well. In fact, this will skirt off to our south and east later on tonight and into our saturday so back here at home in north and west of the town up in the poconos breaks of sunshine, calms winds, that temperature at 10 00 a. M. 24 degrees. 30 degrees at 2 oclock saturday afternoon. Fast forward into sunday, winter solstice at 6 03 in the evening its the shortest day, the longest night and the sun will be at its lowest point in the sky. The good news after sunday is that once we get into monday that sun angle will slowly start to increase and the amount of daylight will increase as well so something to look forward to after the winter solstice