Colder here than it is in philadelphia the same for memphis as 37 degrees. For this evening we dont see a crash in temperature but a slow drop through the evening. 8 00, 38 degrees, mid30s, 9 00 and 10 00 and the low overnight dropping down to 29 degrees for philadelphia. For the bus stop for tomorrow morning, its bright and breezy and windchills 15 to 20 degrees, bundle up the kids with air temperatures below freezing and cover all extremities. And as we go into the next three days, temperatures only hold in the 30s with harsh windchills and the coldest air in 10 months. You have to go back to february to find equally cold temperatures as well experience the next couple of days and monday and tuesday could see rain and snow. And well have the seven day in just a little bit. Thank you. You can count on 6abc. Com weather to keep you up to date on the very cold temperatures. And that possibility for some snow. And be sure to interact with our immediate gives, each and every day on twitter and on facebook. New this afternoon, police have released video of the car that they believe was involved in a hit and run that critically injured a boy in newcastle county. They are looking for this red chrysler 300, it should be missing a drivers side mirror and the driver allegedly hit Brian Richards as he many crossed the street. He is recould having from broken legs and fractured skull and brain bleed. The car momentarily stopped and then drove away. You are asked to call police if you know anything about this. City Council Members are looking to crack down on bad Tow Truck Companies. It could change when towing is and is not allowed. Vernon odom is outside of city hall, you have the details on this. Reporter good afternoon brian, this was City Councils last regularly scheduled session of the year as they go on holiday high atice until late january. The controversial bill aimed at philadelphias tow truck industry. They filled a bike line to protest socalled reforms that city council was to approve to crack down on rogue operations that top city Officials Say steal cars. It would make the vehicle having a parking ticket before they remove it. And there are video of Tow Truck Companies take ago way vehicles that are not even parked in tow away zones. We have to stop what we blatantly seen, that is some folks stealing car. The measure passed 161. The independent contractors who are tax paying, law abiding, nonpredatory, are in business. And as we try to fix something, they are going to put them out of business. We do everything we need to do to pay lni for licenses and paying taxes and hiring people in the city of philadelphia. And its pretty much going against us. We have no say and no options. Even highprofile long established big money toers were here to protest the reforms. How could some do parking lot and driveway enforcement be predatory when its the owner or Management Company calling us to tow these vehicles. They have us mixed up with another part of the industry. The new tow truck regulations will be implemented in 30 days. Live in city hall, im vernon odom, channel 6 action news. Thank you. A former philadelphia licenses and inspections worker has been acquitted of extortion and fraud charges. This week a jury found dominic verde, a Deputy Commissioner not guilty. He was indicted in april of 2014. Prosecutors had argue that verde used his position to protect businesses that bought from the Beer Distribution Company he owned in south philadelphia. Today we hear the frantic emotional 911 calls from other drivers on the road moments before a red toyota slammed into a Police Cruiser killing 31yearold new jersey state trooper, frankie williams. He almost hit us. I think there say driver here in front of me swerving on the road. As you hear in the calls, the other drivers believed that the other man behind the wheel of the red toyota is drunk as he veered out of control on route 55 in millville and police say that there is no evidence that the driver lloyd ruddly had been drinking. There is no word on what caused him to veer off and hit the trooper killing them. The familys pain is deep. Was so angry. Because he gave so much to me as a mother. And he loved his wife unconditionally. Frankie gave so much to everyone. He was such a beacon of light and kindness and friendship, his life was compromised in him doing something he took some much pride in. Its just, there are just honestly no words. A vigil for trooper williams is planned for 7 00 tonight at the lees burg Volunteer Fire Department and the family members are invited to attend. No doubt it will be well attended. Police and the fbi are putting up a new reward in hopes of catching a serial bank robber, the crime spree played out in 2014, each time he targeted the police and federal credit union. He handed the notes to materials and gestures as show he had a gun. There is a 10,000 reward for the suspects arrest and conviction. Safety convictions are top of mind for firefighters in trenton. After one of their own fell victim to armed robbery. It happened while he was on duty. They are still trying to find the person that did it. Nora muchanic is outside now to explain the new safety push. Reporter sharrie as if firefighters dont have a dangerous enough job already and you dont expect someone to point a gun at you while you are working. That is what happened here. On tuesday night, james returned to the scene of a call to pick up a piece of equipment. As he walked back to the truck parked around the corner an armed robber struck. He was approached by an individual who actually pulled out a gun and pushed him up against the fence and demanded money. Its not clear if he knew his victim was a firefighter. He shouted to stop and he and an accomplice took off. Its crazy trying to rob a firefighter while he is out there saving live zbrz the would be thief did not get away with anything but it unnerved the citys firefighters. Its a scary situation and the Fire Department is here to help the community and when these incidents happen they hinder our ability to help you. His people need to focus on fighting fires and does not have to worry about guns being pulled on them. Putting focus on bulletproof vests and emts already have them and they are trying to expedite the vests. Firefighters are being remaineding to make use of an emergency button on their uniforms if needed and clearly identifying them as firefighters. Its the first line of defense and they are National Heroes and all of the majority of community thinks that way and its a small percent. The fire director tells us that captain hall is okay and undergoing mandatory counseling after a traumatic event and will be back at work soon. Im nora muchanic, channel 6 action news. All right nora, thank you. Like these guys dont have enough to worry about on a given day. Its time now for a check of the action news traffic report, lets go live to matt pellman in the action news traffic center. Look at the sun. Angelic. We are doing the squint heading home this afternoon. The sun glare is bright as you head south and west. This is 95 the southbound direction all stacked up from 420 to 322, there was also a crash there, so double trouble the sun glare and the early accident giving us extra heavy delays. Plent yil of red zones. And by 95 the north street Bridge Street is blocked off for emergency construction. I would use cotman interchange instead and a crash on the main line lancaster avenue at college lane, plenty of slowing on the schuylkill westbound in the normal spot. And bucks county by the dublin inn. A crash there. And a crash at elephant road. And that just cleared out and there is emergency construction just south of there on the northbound side of the concard pike and silver side road. Watch for that blocking one of the turn lanes, Gloucester County has an accident auburn road at Oldmans Creek road. Lets grab the ipad and do the commuter report on this thursday almost friday afternoon reports of an accident here as you travel northbound between mid county and landed dale in whitpain township causing slowing on the northbound side as well. Well check it again in the next half hour. Thank you matt. Up next on action news at 4 00, a local Animal Shelter teams up with a networking site to reunite lost pets with their owners and how they plan to Better Connect with the community. And winter like weather turns deadly in michigan. The latest details about a pileup that involved more than 30 vehicles. Manolo youre so cold, come in whats wrong . Its dry. Your scalp . Mine gets dry in the winter too. Try head and shoulders dry scalp care it nourishes the scalp and. Keeps you up to 100 flake free head and shoulders dry scalp care are my teeth yellow . Have you tried the tissue test . Ugh yellow. What do you use . Crest whitestrps. Crest 3d whitestrips whiten 25 times better than a leading whitening toothpaste i passed the tissue test. Oh yeah. Crest whitestrips are the way to whiten. Three people have died and several others are injured following a 30 vehicle pileup on a michigan interstate. This happened near the state capital of lancing, state police are blaming slippery conditions for the crash and forced the highway to close in both directio directions. The person suspected of killing a Florida Police officer and wounding another. Is now dead. He shot the officers as they responded to a domestic disturbance call yesterday that sparked a manhunt and led to a house south of atlanta today. They confirmed he was dead but its unclear at this point just how he died. A federal judge denies a request for a mistrial for accused Charleston Church shooter, dillon roof. They said he belonged in the pit of hell could improperly influence the jury. The judge disagreed with that and jurors were showed video of roof entering the church and leaving with a gun in his hand. President elect donald trump plans on visiting Ohio State University to meet with victim its of last weeks violent attack. They are describing the gathering as a private meeting, mr. Trump is scheduled to see the injured as well as the first responders. It was three weeks ago when a student drove intoed crowd and stabbed people as random and it ended when a campus officer fatally shot the attacker. After the private meeting mr. Trump will continue his thank you tour with a stop in iowa. Meanwhile, Vice President joe biden, offered a blunt critique calling it ugly and embarrassing much the Vice President spoke at a forum in washington, talking about where we are and how we got here. He blasted both sides in the race for focusing on personality and not policy. I find myself embarrassed by the nature of the way in which this campaign was conducted. And so much for the shining city on the hill. Now, biden has been coy in recent days of his political future. He says its not his intense at this point. Today u. S. Is Assembly Majority leader Luis Greenwald announced measures to help gold star family. It includes extending the definition to include a spouse, child or legal guardian, and a Scholarship Program for new jersey colleges and universities. Reuniting pets with their owners that is the goal of the animal care and control team. By using new techology. It is the first of its kind on the east coast to use next door. The private network will allow neighbors to communicate about lost or found pets and the Animal Control Organization says it received 15,000 missing pets each year. The 15,000 pets are looking for their owners and the owners are looking for them. We are looking for a way to communicate effectively with our community to find their pet. So far 300 neighborhoods in philadelphia are using the technology. We look at the closing numbers, the dow and the nasdaq and s p 500 all closing at record new highs today. The dow at one point up 100 points and settled up 65 points to close at 19,614. And the s p up nearly 5 points today. The temperature is heading in the other direction. I want the up arrows but its december. Adam joseph is here with the forecast. Temperatures going down and look agent this saying what is the glow in the sky . Oh its the sun. Its been a while when we have seen quite a bit of sun. The pagoda in reading westbound here. Breaking the clouds apart in the north and west. Again we have had some dreary days and as we move forward, clouds really taking over a lot of that sevenday forecast as well. Winds right now they are starting to pick up, the cold front arctic front passing through 14 Miles Per Hour and 18 in reading and a little bit less in millville and Atlantic City between 7 and 8 Miles Per Hour. Factor in how it feels, 39 in philadelphia and 39 in dover, near freezing if not just below in some northwestern suburbs, lancaster at the Freezing Point and the numbers continue to tumble as we go through the overnight period. You see the clouds, maybe a spinning shower at times early on that pushed to the south and east along the boundary, that is the separation line to arctic air and more seasonable air and the lakeeffect snow machine kicking up around buffalo. Overnight lows tonight drop back into the 20s across most of the area if not just above freezing there. Right along the shore line turning windy and brisk and colder. As the cold air arctic air starts to bleed in as we sleep overnight or at least most of us. As we look at the day planner for your friday, a high of 39 degrees, starting at 30 and topping off in the upper 30s the middle part of the tie. Its bright early with the cold air coming in and turn mainly cloudy tomorrow afternoon and throw those number as way for the air temperatures, because you have to factor in the winds, 19 in allentown tomorrow morning and 18 in reading and millville, right around 20 in philadelphia and as we go into the afternoon tomorrow, windchills remain in the 20s even though the air temperature is close to 10 degrees above this. And as we get into saturday, the winds ease a little bit so we gain a degree or two. And still chilly saturday afternoon with windchills in the upper 20s to around 30 degrees. That four day at 4 00 forecast, 39 for a high tomorrow and blustery with windchills and early sun giving way to clouds and partly sunny on saturday and 38 degrees and clouds are here sunday morning and could be a flurry or two in the afternoon especially north of philadelphia. And sunday night into monday a sizable system comes in and snow in the Lehigh Valley. And high of 46 on monday and well show you a snapshot of monday morning in the sevenday forecast in the next half hour. Coming up on action news at 4 00, a delaware eighth grade erwins a national competition, the app he created that is getting high marks. And an unusual christmas bandit why you may want to call this squirrel the next grinch. And coming up in whats the deal, if you go in on a group gift for a family member, teacher or coach. How its easier to collect the money coming up. Look at this. A Silicon Valley server farm. The vault to mans greatest wonders. Selfies, cat videos and winking emojis. Speaking of tech wonders, with the geico app you can get roadside assistance, digital id cards. Or even file a claim. Do that. Yeah, yeah that should work. Its not happening. Just try again. Uh, i think i found your problem. Thanks. Hmm. The awardwinning geico app. Download it today. Some more proof that our kids are way more savvy than we are. A 13yearold student in delaware won a national create the app competition. He won this years congressional app challenge with his app designed to teach users more about the world. The app properly called geography is featured with other winners in a display in the capitol building. I taught myself programming and created an app that combined many different ways of learning geography and indepth content as well. Its no surprise he focused around geography. He is a former delaware state geography bee state championship. And his cleats caught eyes during the teams last Football Game because they look like this. Newcastle native eric dorsey designed and painted the cleats as part of the my cleats my cause series, his is the International Justice mission to stop sex trafficking. It brings awareness whether its Breast Cancer or hunger or homelessness or things like that. And allows the athlete to bring that to light. Dorsey has also done designs for another nfl players and track athletes and collegiate athletes. Up next as action news at 4 00 continues, atm thefts are on the rise, how police say you should be extra vigilant when getting cash and in other places this Holiday Season. And the purchase of these bracelets for students in delaware can help to change someones life in south america. Action news continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, Sharrie Williams and brian taff. Its 4 30 and action news continues with a womans shopping rant that has gone viral. She was livid by what was happening in front of her while standing in line. And said to be locks of love and they will soon be removed. What happens if these memories for so many cox to paris. And the search is on for someone that put a gun to his head to take his phone and cash. New at 4 00, a south jersey man is indicted on charges that he stole more than 50,000 from a Youth Football League. Michael deflorio of williamstown is accused of embezzling 56,000, the former treasurer of the elite invitational Youth Football League and apparently got a debit card links to the account and use tropical disturbance for personal expenses, if found guilty he faces 3 to 5 years in jail and a hefty fi