And a half of rainfall. More than an inch there in dover, close to threequarters of an inch for both lancaster and philadelphia. Allentown coming in with. 64. Visibility also big concern if youre doing some traveling on this Christmas Eve. Down a half mile in philadelphia and 1. 3 miles in the poconos and down a mile in wilmington. So well talk about what we can expect for the rest of the evening. Periods of rain will continue. Big concern with ponding on roads which will trigger travel delays. Were also tracking near record warmth later on tonight. All of those details coming up with the accuweather forecast. Brian. Melissa thank you. Of course we want to tell you about some new features weve added to our Storm Tracker 6 app. You can now report your weather. Tap the icon matching your Current Conditions and add your own photo. Also share a digital postcard using a photo from your mobile device like your favorite weather picture and share it with family and friends and of course us. Download our update your Storm Tracker 6 app right now to get all these great features. Another day of soaking rain meant another day of delays at Philadelphia International airport. John recall lanes is rawlins is live. Sounds like the airlines are starting to catch up, though. Reporter yes, they are. We should make the point its been a busy day here for the airlines but we should say theres been no long lines. You can look behind me thats the tsa check point. There have been delays inbound and outbound ranging from a few minutes to an hour or so and in a few cases a little longer. Certainly weather like this never a friend to aviation. More so worried about the weather. Im not worried about the crowds. Little butterflies in the stomach but ill be all right. Reporter todays Poor Visibility and a ceiling that seemed to swallow up departing aircraft played the major role in todays delays. On a clear day controllers aim for 60 to 80 operators an hour. On this afternoon that number far less. Right now i think were handling 32 inbound and outbound flights because of the bad weather, because of the low ceiling. Reporter to handle the lower capacity some inbound flights held on the ground by the faa at their departing airports. Everything was fine until we got on the airplane and then they told us due to the weather we would be waiting a little while, about 45 minutes but it was about 30 minutes and it wasnt too bad. Reporter oddly it helped it was Christmas Eve. Unlike the day before thanksgiving, this is not a big travel day. And the airlines cut back on the number of flights. U. S. Airways cut its schedule by 18 percent compared to a normal wednesday. As for those traveling, big plans. This family heading for san francisco. Friday were going skiing with them and were going to celebrate christmas tomorrow. And were going the relax, right, take a much needed break. San francisco golden gate bridge. Yes. Reporter not a big travel day today, though there have been delays both coming and going. If you have to leave somewhere, if youre going somewhere tonight or picking somebody up at the airport check ahead of time to see thousand particular flight is do. Live at Philadelphia International airport, john recall rawlins channel6 action news. Anyone driving to christmas dinner got a special treat today especially in new jersey. Gas prices down across the country but in the garden state we found them below two dollars for a gallon of regular. One station in lakewood was selling for 1. 97. Another had gas for 1. 95. Its great. Perfect around the Holiday Season. Perfect. Saving money for presents and everything. I love it. When i saw the price i said wow, 1. 95 time to go on a road tripped, unplanned one, too, gases prices so low. Gas in new jersey is down nine cents in the last week, in philadelphia down 10 cents and nationally its an even bigger drop. The avenue have much about 16 cents over the last week. Time to plan that road trip. Holiday cheer being felt all day today at one popular south philadelphia bakery. Favorite holiday tune performed while people stood in line here at termini brothers bakery on south eighth street. Many of the folks there were heading to pick up some of those famous cannolis. The bakery is a Third Generation 93yearold philadelphia tradition. It just adds to all of the excitement and the joy and the family. Its just a wonderful thing. Its a pleasure to see the same people year after year, families, children. Its wonderful. And they are delicious impartial opinion here. Terminis has several locations including one at packer avenue, Reading Terminal market. This one is in south philadelphia and its opened until 6 oclock tonight so get down there after this newscast. For some it wasnt the food they were after today, it was last minute gifts on their shopping lists. Walter perez continues our Live Team Coverage today in cherry hill and walter, from the looks of it, more than a few people waited until the very last second. Reporter you know, before i knew brian, i wouldnt have believed it if i hadnt seen it. This place has been filled all day long its a mad dash to the cherry hill mall. The blowout sales are in full effect and this place is packed. Its been packed all day long as procrastinators spring into action with christmas right around the corner. If you closely observe last minute christmas shoppers, you find they each fall into one of several categories. You have those who are in denial. Shopping with my cousin. Shes doing most of the last minute shopping. Reporter its not you, right, its her. Yeah, its her. Reporter of course. And then you have those who are completely stressed out. Cant decide what to get. Reporter youre running out of time. I know. Ask them. They dont know what they want for christmas. Reporter we went to the walgreens down the street from the mall to find bob who fits into another category called just get this list done already. Got to get something for the wife. Reporter what did you get . A pair of snoopy fleece pants. Reporter i saw it. I figured she would like that. Reporter lets hope so. Even with the shops brimming with shoppers on this day before christmas we were able to catch a glimpse of the simple things that make christmas so magical just in case you forgot. What did you want for christmas. A microphone. Okay. Is that it . Uhhuh. Reporter that was about the cutest thing ive seen in about a year. Back out live most of the big malls in our area will close at 6 oclock but if youre until a jam after that some of the chain pharmacies across the region like the walgreens we went to will be opened 24 hours even through christmas. Reporting live from cherry hill, walter perez, channel6 action news. All right, walter, i hope you got my list. A couple things im going to need some help with. Thank you. We know a lot of you might end up with a new smartphone or tablet under the tree tomorrow so we want to remind you to download the 6abc family of apps. They are all free for your apple or android device. And still ahead, a former president is spending Christmas Eve in the hospital. What we know about his condition. Plus, the movie that caused an International Incident is about to hit the big screen after all. Find out which local theaters interview. We put all the apps you love inside a car designed to connect you to a world of possibilities. The connected car by volvo. Innovating for you. Give the gift of volvo this season and well give you your first months payment on us. We have got some breaking news right now and some incredibly dramatic video just into our news room. You saw that car which careened into the coax bury village assisted living lobby about 3 25 this afternoon. There is the car. When firefighters arrived another scene they found an 89yearold man pinned beneath the car. They worked frantically to see that man. Theyve done so in the last few minutes. But an 87yearold woman was also hit by debris and flying glass. No word on the conditions of the 89yearold or 87yearold at this point or what caused the driver to go into the lobby but again, this is the coax bury village assisted living facility in hockessin delaware. We are working to get all the latest details and well give them to you just as soon as we get more here. Former president george h. W. Bush is expected to spend a second night in a houston tonight. He was admitted to the hospital after experiencing shortness of breath. A Spokesman Says doctors want to keep bush for observation just as a precaution. Bush spent almost two months in the same hospital in 2012 and 2013 after he was treated for bronchitis. That controversial movie the interview set to open across america tomorrow but you can watch it right now if you want to. Sony released that movie online today. Its available on google play, on youtube xbox video and a number of other sites. As of 1 oclock this afternoon, you can now rent it for 5. 99 or buy it for 14. 99. Meanwhile tomorrows limited release includes several theaters in our area. The action cam was at the penn sing ma at the riverfront in wilmington delaware. That is one of three theaters in the first state that will show the interview starting tomorrow. The others are in middletown and rehoboth beach. Several theaters throughout pennsylvania and new jersey will also show that controversial movie. One certain dead after getting hit by a truck today in west chester. Happened around 10 oclock this morning in the 700 block of east market street. Police have not told us the victims name. They say he or she was hit by a garbage truck. Theyre still trying to figure out if the person was walking or riding a bike when it happened. They also dont know what led up to the crash. Two Police Officers were hurt when a pair of cruisers collided in north philadelphia. The cars hit each other around 11 30 last night at 22nd and montgomery avenue. There had been a report of a shooting at 20th and oxford and both cruisers were on their way to check it out. There were six officers in the cars but most of them were okay. One had a concussion but that was the most serious injury of the group. All right to business. This Christmas Eve it was a light day of trading as markets closed early in observation of the holiday the dow gained 58 and a half points today, nasdaq up eight. The s p also up five today. The markets will reopen on friday. Workers across america are getting a raise for the holidays. The minimum wage is set to go up in 20 states on january 1st, another four states and washington, d. C. Will raise their minimum wage later in the year. That includes delaware. Thats particularly big news for walmart employees and fast food workers, two of the groups who protested all year demanding higher pay. U. S. Chamber of commerce and the National Retail federation are opposed to a federal wage increase and they have been able to block any attempts to pass a National Raise in congress. Time for the action news traffic report on Christmas Eve. We know people are on the move heading home. Matt pelman in the action News Traffic Center and looks like theyre not getting far. Not moving quickly. As you guys so eloquently said twas the night before christmas, im saying twas the nightmare before christmas on the roadways this evening. It is an absolute mess and has been most of the day because of the really wet conditions brian and shirleen. Of course those wet conditions are leading to crashes like this one in delco, 95 northbound by 320 taking out the two right lanes. Youre moving very slowly as you come north of namaans road through this point at 320. That travel time of 33 minutes, about four times what it ideally should be this afternoon on the northbound side of 95. It was a nightmare this morning on the vine street expressway because of an overturned truck accident. This afternoon no accidents here on the vine but plenty of heavy westbound traffic. Basically the whole way across town from 95 out to the schuylkill because of extra heavy delays on 76 itself. Eastbound by south side street theres a multi vehicle accident on the shoulder but the bigger slow speeds and slowdown is on the westbound side past university out to montgomery where a crash just cleared. Also watching some downed wires this afternoon in perkasie closing callowhill street. 152 walnut street a possible alternate. Crash along thirls town road. Coming full circle on the blue route 476 southbound a crash cleared approaching broomall. Still heavy from villanova to this point. Merry Christmas Everybody. One of our friends using the waze app big don talking about blooding in germantown along germantown avenue. Well check it again, shirleen, coming up in the next half hour. See you again soon. Thank you matt. This Christmas Eve is very special for a new dad thanks to a special gift. Action news anchor Rick Williams is in the news room now with this story. Hi rick. Hi, shirleen. This is a nice story. Andy taub found out he needed a new heart at the same time he learned he was going to be a father. Now hes preparing to enjoy his sons first christmas thanks to a very special donation. Reporter and registered nurse ali gorman will have his story tonight on action news at 5 its one of the busiest days of the year for area bakeries. Well show you the rush to prepare for christmas dinner and desserts. Those stories and much more when we see you a little bit later on action news at 5 oclock. Back to the studio brian and shirleen. Thank you, rick. See you shortly. Still ahead today a new list of what some are calling the most overpaid actors. Plus we continue our local around the region as People Get Ready for their Christmas Celebration coming up at 4 30 we head to Reading Terminal where people are scooping up those last few items on their menu and as we go to break, heres more of the Holiday Light displays youve been 6abc lights. The wale holiday marching band entertained shoppers at the christiana mall. They are celebrating their 40th anniversary together this year. This is the bands 36th year playing at the mall. It may be gloomy out there tonight but nobody is feeling that way. Its a fantastic day. Feels like a sunny dame lets go over to meteorologist Melissa Magee and we know all too well its not. No, it is not. Everyone is getting in the holiday spirit, it is Christmas Eve and were tracking that moisture overhead. Storm tracker 6 live double scan radar showing that moisture moving in from a south to north direction. When you look at the ohio valley that moves in through the overnight hours. On street level you can see weve got pockets of moderate rainfall across south jersey from areas in . You have the to the south there of oceanville at secane Atlantic City, oceanville on westward into tuck tuckahoe. On cedarville and fortescue. Were tracking showers and pockets of moderate to heavy rain that continues for the rest of the early half of the evening hours. The other part of the story on this Christmas Eve it is mild. Were 60 here in philadelphia. And at 65 in dover. 62 in millville and 51 degrees currently in trenton. As we go throughout the rest of tonight and close to mid might mass temperatures in the upper 50s, lower 60s along the 95 corridor even the lower 60s from lakehurst down to wildwood. So heres some of the record warmth that were tracking later on tonight really close to midnight and during the overnight hours. Philadelphia the record 64 set back in 1990. Allentown very close to records later on tonight, close to midnight in the lower 60s. Same thing for wilmington and Atlantic City and at 65. Satellite 6 along with action radar shows you the moisture we have overhead starting to lift off to our north and east. Clouds across the ohio valley. Then theres another batch of moisture that moves in during the overnight hours so well time that out for you. Future tracker 6 showing you periods of rain really starting to come to an end around 8 30, just light showers on and off mist and drizzle. Visibility still an issue. 12 30 at midnight and a little after if youre head tout Midnight Mass we have those showers that will linger. Once the front actually moves through overnight and early tomorrow morning for Christmas Day you could see we get a second batch of moisture that moves in down across areas in south jersey right along that 95 corridor. The good news for Christmas Day and during the afternoon hours tomorrow, well start to dry out but the winds are going to pick up on the backside. Heres the call from accuweather for the rest of tonight. Some rain will continue and fog as well. Near record warmth, close to midnight around 64 degrees and then temperatures crash overnight and early tomorrow morning and throughout the day. Well bottom out at 52. Heres a the four day at 4 00 showing you for christmas is he 53 degrees. Friday sunny and nice for kwanzaa at 50 degrees. Saturday looking good, mild with sunshine, 54. Does not feel like december with these temperatures. On sunday clouds and it is mild with a High Temperature then of 50 degrees. So, were all in a good mood. You know, its Christmas Eve, were a little damp but it gets better for Christmas Day. And winter will arrive sometime. Yeah, its going to be here. Thank you. People in need were served a hot holiday meal in wilmington. Delaware governor jack markell and first lady carla. More than 500 meals were served at the emanuel dining room every day. Members of nearly 100 churches synagogues businesses and civic groups support that annual effort. And the buzz is coming up next. Some of hollywoods most overpaid actors coming up. Dont want to be on that list. Not a good list to be on it is time now for the buzz and we start with a