2017. Its the annual mummers parade and were taking live look at Atlantic City, where dozens of people just ran into the water for the 26th annual polar bear plunge. Ahead, how others are celebrating the first day of the new year. First the exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast, with meteorologist chris sowers it is mild outside, but not mild enough for a dip in the atlantic ocean. Reporter no, but ill tell you what, looks like they are getting off easy today considering how bad it could be on january 1. 54 degrees in Atlantic City. The ocean temperature, 42. Weve seen way worse than that, so, its not perfect conditions for jumping in, but it could have been worse. 52 in millville. Philadelphia, 50 degrees, the normal high 41. 47 in reading. Allentown, 46. Poconos, 34, a little chilly up there. Trenton, 48. Dover checking in at 51 degrees. Satellite and radar, as advertised all the cloud cover has cleared out. Still seeing the cloud cover across the delaware bay region and a couple of puffy cumulus clouds popping up armed the philadelphia area. If youre making your way out to the eagles game, 1 00 p. M. , running out of the time, get down there soon. 48 degrees, kickoff temperatures. 4th quarter, 49. When i come back well have rain in the forecast monday and tuesday, turning colder later this week and the possibility of snow on friday, probably more snow showers, some of the white stuff might be falling details in the sevenday forecast in just a bit. You might notice feathers and sparkles down broad street. The annual mummers parade, action news bob brooks is alive along the parade route. A good time for all, nothing more festive and the mummers, right, bob . Reporter nydia, absolutely if you can come to the mummers parade and not have a good time theres something wrong with you. Take a look behind me. We have the crowd lined up on broad street. Everybody, youre on action news. The mummers are having a great time, they put so much work and effort into the parade. Lets take a look. Happy new year. Reporter you would expect to see nothing less than a great time at the mummers parade thats whats happening today. Happiness and the costumes. Reporter the band. The bands, its all great. Reporter what do you think of the costumes . Mixed in with the good times new years brigade strutting down broad. Joe have suffers from a rare brain disorder. He said he is honored to have a brigade take up his battle and cause. The mummers are family. Its a parade full of fancy, comics. Im the first ever World Champion of wenches. One common goal to have fun on new years. Reporter okay, another live look at the parade, you can see the mummers going by right now, again we have the huge crowd on broad street. Guys you want to make noise again. Yeah reporter nydia, my first mummers parade, i can say ive never seen anything quite like this, back to you. Happy new year to you, bob, enjoy it. Reporter 2016 is so yesterday, it is new year full of new fiewnts. Opportunities, the traditional Fireworks Show was over the city celebrating 2017. Fireworks wowed crowds is he jersey shore tropicana hosted this event welcoming many families at the shore to enjoy the holiday weekend. This fireworks display was a familyfriendly event that kicks off early. As part of the celebration there was ice skating and Live Entertainment as well. Millions watched as the Waterford Crystal ball dropped to officially usher in 2017. After the grand finale and the crowd goes home. Its time for the massive cleanup. Wewe have more on the huge undertaking. Reporter to millions of americans its all about that moment. When the iconic ball drops 3,000 pounds of confetti fell from the sky. What does it take to clean up after one of the biggest parties in the world. For the Time Square Alliance the fireworks start after midnight. As an army of 180 sanitation workers descend on the aftermath flanked by 50 street sweepers and garbage trucks. 52 tons of party hats confetti and debris has vanished. The ball dropped at midnight by 6 00 a. M. On the first, the department of sanitation from the city of new york city has done an amazing job picking up so much of the trash. It looks like there has not been a Million People out there. Reporter thats just the trash. Miles and miles of tables, three stages, extra platforms and stages come down and time square is back to normal. Reporter taking care of doesnt mean disposed of, tens of thousands thousands of confetti have wishes on them. We read it to each other and take it home with us and hope it comes true. Reporter abc news new york. The eagles game day in less than an hour, the birds take on the nfc east rivals, the dallas cowboys. Week 17, the final game of the season for the eagles they are trying to end it on a high note. Jamie apody is live with how the eagles are preparing for the new years day game. Happy new year. Reporter happy new year, game that means absolutely nothing for either team. We do not like the cowboys. Inactive for the eagles, Jordon Matthews will not play, Michael Kendricks is out, thats a hint he maintain be here next year. For the cowboys, they are out on the field. Jack prescott will start the rookie, and play in the second quarter. Tony roam romo will get time on the field. He is on the field as we speak. This is the first action in the year playing a little bit gabes the eagles today. Lets talk about the eagles for a second. Check out this video earlier we shot of carson wentz warming up on the field getting ready to play, wentz said this game is very meaningful for him, going into the off season with a two game winning streak against nfc opponent would be a huge step for next year. Wentz said the entire season that he played when he was not supposed to play was a huge positive, hell be much more ready for a second season. He said he is sad that it is coming to an end and much too soon says the rookie. Its been unfortunate this is youre a last game of the year, well not be playing in january. I loved it, i loved every step of the way. I was starting to get into a routine, the weekly prep later in the year, but it went quick. Theres no quit, the fight is there, the effort has been there, that is something that these guys bought into these last few weeks. So, for me thats been kind of the defining moment for me, this first year of these guys really buying into what ive been saying. Reporter well have much more coming up tonight on action news sports sunday, ducis rogers will be joined by espn nfl analyst who is here at the game, he will be back in the studios tonight to provide insight. Eagles cowboys new years day, when we had this circled on the schedule before the season, we thought it would mean a whole lot, its a shame it doesnt mean nothing, but a win would make 2017 start off better than a loss. Live from lincoln field, jamie apody channel 6 action news. Happy new year. I would say no question about that. A 71yearold army veteran was killed by an hit and run driver in olney. The action cam was at the scene at 12th and chew. A mercury driven by a 25yearold man slam into the vick and dragged the victim for about a block killing him. The car stopped when it ran into a playground fence. The driver was treated for a broken leg, he faces dui and other related charges. With the start of the new year came new taxes that includes the philadelphia new beverage tax it levees a tax on distributeses that sell diet sodas and other distributers that sell indict sodas and other sweet drinks. It is to help pay for universal prek goal and fund passion and library. A court rejected a claim that the tax duplicates the current state sales tax. The beverage century said the tax will hurt working families anticipate cost jobs. Supporters say it will cut into the obesity epidemic. While most were sleeping in and taking it easy following a late night of celebration, some people are plunging into the new year. This is a live look at Atlantic City, yeah, just a short time ago, these folks plunged into the cold ocean. This is the 26th annual polar bear plunge, they dont look any worse for the wear do they . The plunge helped support the Ms Association of america, so its not just for fun its for a good cause. Theres still much more to come on action news sunday afternoon. Mariah carey new years eve performance as many people talking today. Why she said it did not go as planned. A manhunt is underway in turkey following a deadly nightclub attack. The search is on for the gunman. Meteorologist chris sowers will be back with the exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast when action news continues. Oh, mariah, things dont always go as planned on live tv. Today a lot of people are talking about Mariah Careys performance at time square. A representative said there were technical difficultyies. She stopped singing at one point. She took to social media saying heres to making more headlines in 2017. Reporter better headlines. That was pretty awful. She has a beautiful voice. Reporter we have beautiful weather. Lets get you outside, take a look at this, lovely shot overlooking the ben franklin bridge, just a couple of clouds, otherwise were seeing sunny conditions and mild temperatures. The normal high as you flipped it over to Storm Tracker 6 live double scan, the normal high for this time of the year is 41 which occurs around 3 00 p. M. , 4 00 p. M. Were already sitting at 50 degrees now in the city, and some areas south and east are up in the mid 50s, so its a very mild day at least for january standards. Dewpoint 29, dry air is in place, pressure reading is rising, winds out of the north northwest at 9 Miles Per Hour. 51 in wilmington and dover. 52 for millville. Atlantic city, 54. Beach haven, 50. The Lehigh Valley youre up in the mid 40s, theres a bit of a breeze, so it feels cooler than the numbers you just saw. Wind out of the west in reading, 15 Miles Per Hour. And 10 in philadelphia. Satellite and radar High Pressure scooting on by from west to east across the mid atlantic today. Once it hits the coast, it is sitting about there. Once it hits the coast it will allow whats called the return flow out of the of the south that pushed all the cloud cover and rain up the eastern seaboard monday and tuesday, saturday the first two days of workweek do not look very good. Future tracker 6, lets time it out he for you. The rest of the day, Clear Conditions, clouds. First thing tomorrow morning, the clouds and the rain and freezing drizzle, as well. 8 00 a. M. , lets stop the clock there. You can see we have a few patchy shades of blue showing up thats the model interpreting freezing rain and drizzle. North and west of philadelphia first thing tomorrow morning there could icy patches. Everybody else is looking at mainly rain throughout the day as temperatures climb into 40 ins. 2 00 p. M. Its coming down at a good clip in south jersey and delaware. In the evening hours, clouds and patchy drizzle, looks like a miserable day. What to expect for monday, rain arriving by sunrise. Just about everybody, heaviest it will occur late in the day or at least after lunch. Brief periods of rain is possible across northern suburbs. Round number two arrives on tuesday, this is the second round 10 30 a. M. , more rain developing, darker shades of green and yellow thats heavy rain coming down at a good clip. Morning commute it will be slow you see ponding on roads, reduced visibility things like that, it continues through the afternoon. Hopefully clearing by the time we get into wednesday morning. We have adjusted the wording a little bit on wednesday youll see that in a moment on the sevenday forecast. Sunshine along with passing clouds. A nice afternoon, 50 degrees is the forecasted high. Although youve seen areas that are warmer than 350. Nice day, increasing clouds cold, overnight tonight, 28 degrees outlying suburbs, 35 for center city. This rain will hold off until sunrise, from that point on its raining most of the time tomorrow. The exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast, 50 today, mostly sunny skies. Occasional rain and drizzle for tomorrow. Somewhat cooler, but still mild for january, 46. Tuesday, very warm, periods of rain, 57 degrees. Theres the adjusted wording for wednesday, we were going to have a morning shower, well go sun and clouds, 50 degrees and breezy. Thursday, friday, saturday, all cooler days only in the 30s, windchills in the 20s, and the latest computer run nydia, youll be happy to hear this, takes the storm out sea friday, which means no snow. Happy new year to you, chris president elect donald trump continues to question whether russia was involved in Cyber Attacks against the united states. He spoke to a reporter briefly before his animal new years bash in florida. He said no computers are safe when it comes to keeping things private. If you if you have somethig important write it out and have it delivered by courier, balls i dont care what they also because i dont care what they say, no computer is safe. Trump said he knows a lot about hacking and he said that is a hard thing to approve. A major manhunt is underway after a gunman opened fire in a packed nightclub in turkey during a new years celebration. Dozens were killed and many more wounded. Abc jennifer eckelson has more. Reporter turkey authorities had intelligence that terror attack was likely and put 25,000 soldiers on the street for new years eve. 39 dead after a attack at a nightclub in istanbul. 65 more injured after one armed attacker allegedly dressed in a santa suit opened fire after 1 00 a. M. The gunman seen in this Surveillance Video storming the nightclub entrance armed with a long barreled weapon shooting a Police Officer and one civilian before making his way through the front door. Once inside, the assailant changing clothes according to the turkish interior minister. The club packed with 500 partyers. Some column goers jumping into nearby water to get to safety. Turkish authorities issuing a temporary media ban as special forces scour the area searching for the gunman who remains at large. The names of the foreign victims have yet to be released. Several wmba players were nextdoor to the shootout their coach insuring they are all safe. If one of your new years resolution is to lose weight you may want to eat fast. December new years celebration at a popular steakhouse were interrupted why emergency crews were called to the scene. At perdue, we take some unexpected extra steps to raise healthy chickens with no antibiotics ever. For example, thyme. Its part of our 100 veggie diet and helps support their immune system. Perdue. Over 200 products no antibiotics ever. Many new years resolution includes a promise to eat healthier. The key so success is to change one thing at a time not your whole diet at once. Adding healthy fats Like Olive Oil and nuts and nut butters can be a simple move with big dividends. Dr. Mark highman eat fat get thin book. It cuts your cravings and allows you to function at a much higher level. You can include healthy fats and he just published a cook book to prove it. It includes a recipe for walnut fudge brownies. The 49ers are making sweeping changes what it means for chip kelly. New year brought changes to pennsylvania. Well explain when action news returns. For the second stwraid straight year, chip kelly is getting fired. It is expected to happen tonight or tomorrow. The 49ers finish their season as one of the worse teams in the nfl. They won two games and 1 game losing streak. A team record. Kelly has lost the last 24 games with the eagles and 49ers. Ohio state got destroyed by son, 310. The first time the clemson, 310. The first time the buckeyes were shut out in 23 years. Penn state is playing usc in the rose bowl. You can see the game tomorrow at 5 00 p. M. On espn. Another halfhour of action news is injuries ahead on the first day of january. Heres some of the stories well have for you. Well have more on the situation at the leprechaun cafe and well talk about the forecast. Our coverage continues as the mummers parade struts down broad street, as well. Happening rn action news, the mummers parade is making its way down broad street. Action news is right along the parade route. The white house is preparing for that big transition this month, the latest as donald trump gets ready to take the office. Plus, 2017 has brought joy so one new jersey family, details on their years baby. Temperatures and sunny skies, a great day for a parade, right, chris. Reporter its beautiful out there, sunshine and mild temperatures, january 1 it could be worse than this. Chester, 50 degrees, Martins Creek 46. Warrington, 48 and center city, also closing in on 50. A ton of 50s showing up in south jersey and delaware, gandys beach, vineland, 53. Glassboro, cinnaminson, 50. Dover, 51. On the boards in Atlantic City, 52 degrees. A nice afternoon around the delaware and the Lehigh Valleys. Satellite and radar well see mostly Clear Conditions from this point on just a few clouds mixed in. Thats the call from Accuweather Sun and clouds, a nice mild day looking at a high in the city of 50 degrees. Maybe a couple of degrees warmer than that south and east. Atlantic city showing 54 at the airport. The nice weather will not last, we have more rain heading the way monday and tuesday, ill have the timing on that future tracker 6 and the sevenday forecast in just a bit. It is a philly tradition thats jammed packed with costumes and entertainment. The 118 mummers parade is strutting down broad street. Action news reporter, bob brooks, your very first mummers parade. What do you think . Reporter it is my very first parade, im having a blast, were seeing the mummers and the people behind me get to be on action news live. Everyone is having a blast and lets take a look at whats happening. Reporter fun, fun and more fun, the tradition on broad street the mummers parade has been strutting all morning without a hitch. The mummers in all shapes and sizes are not disappointing their audience of thousands lining broad street. What do you think of the costumes. Happy new year. Reporter are you having fun . Yeah. Reporter mixed in, 89 new years brigade is strutting down broad on a mission, joe suffers from a rare condition. Its a brain, neurological disorder. He said he is honored to have a brigade take up his ballots. Im