Scan live. The bark is worse than the bite you see a lot of white. Warm invection, snow, the warmer air is riding at the surface. The air is so dry a lot of that is not reaching the ground. It will do so this afternoon, because of that, the National Weather service issued a Winter Weather advisory. Heres philadelphia here, this is south jersey, this is areas north and west of the city, including the Lehigh Valley and the poconos and the far western suburbs. The timeline on this, looks like. 1 00 p. M. This afternoon through 6 00 p. M. , a light period of snow, again this is north and west of philadelphia. Very light snow from 1 00 p. M. To 6 00 p. M. 6 to midnight cloudy skies and and a lull in the action news. From midnight on, cold rain. In philadelphia, a flurry or two, high of 36. Ill have more in ten minutes. Whether you goat snow or rain tomorrow morning whether you get snow or rain tomorrow morning, the morning team will help you out beginning at 4 30 a. M. On the weather conditions as you head out the door. Firefighters acted quickly as a blaze broke out at a peco substation in grays ferry. A fire alarm alerted them of the fire and Sprinkler System helped them get the fire under control. There were no injuries and an investigation is under investigation to determine the cause. A fire crashed and burst into flames in Delaware County on the southbound lanes in chester. The driver was traveling sow south at 2 45 a. M. When the car crashed and rolled over, the car caught fire. The person escaped with minor injuries. In wilmington there was a touching tribute to a fallen firefighter. Funeral services were held for ardythe hope who died in a row home arson that claimed the lives of two other colleagues. The Fire Department elevated her to lieutenant, making her the first africanamerican woman to achieve that rank in the wilmington Fire Department. During yesterdays Memorial Service she was honored with the medal of valour trying to save two other firefighters who died in the fire. Brad speakman survived the injuries. Ardie hope, the daughter, the sister, the mother, the aunt, the firefighter, emt, lpn, rn was all about caring for others, caring for us. A hero laid to rest. The fire chief addressed hopes three children saying their mother sits alongside kings and queens and watching over their every move. President elect donald trump may have found his pick for secretary of state. Trump held a private meeting with exxon mobile c. He o rex tillerson, but has not officially offered him the job. He helped lead exxon to become the most valuable company. His ties with russia could cause problems with his confirmation hearing. The woman who helped trump win the white house returned to her south jersey home. Kellyanne conway served as grand marshall at the Hammonton Christmas parade. She was met by open arms by some and those opposed to a trump presidency. Reporter in hammonton, she is a rock star, Kellyanne Conway most known for leading president elect donald trump to a successful campaign. She was the grand marshall of hammontons 150th parade. Hello hammonton. I want to wish each and every one you have a happy, healthy, Merry Christmas. Reporter she didnt get political, but asked the crowd to pray. After 8 years i would ask you to pray for our outgoing president and Vice President , and pray for our new president and Vice President. Reporter she commented on the status of what her future role in the Trump Administration might be. In any event, the president elect and the Vice President president elect know i support them completely. There were a few in the crowd with antiKellyanne Conway signs. We have the right to voice our displeasure with the rhetoric she has been using during the entire campaign platform. Reporter things remained peaceful. Everyone who got to see Kellyanne Conway no doubt feel she made the parade more special. Great job, kelly, keep it up. Very great job, very proud. Reporter s this was the christmas parade, there were protesters, but things did remain peaceful. Bob brooks, channel 6 action news. Delaware College Delaware itself a sanctuary student. A letter coauthored by the College President and board chair said sanctuary may be needed in the coming months and years, a reference to donald trump to deport immigrants. Eagles are back home this afternoon they are hoping to bring an end to their three game losing streak with a win against the redskins. It will be a tough battle against the nfc east foes. A win today would put a dent in the redskins dream of making the playoffs. We, of course, will have a live report on the game coming up at noon. The sixers rescheduled the game called off last month due to excessive moisture on the floor. They will play the Sacramento Kings on january 30th. Crew and players tried for several hours to mop up the moisture, but to no avail. It is believed that the trouble stemmed from the ice beneath the Basketball Court combined with nearly 70degree weather. Christmas is two weeks from today and were seeing plenty of homes decorated. Take a look at this home in bear, delaware. The theme is candy cane lane. It took a month to put together the light snow. Look at this display in merchantville camden county. A Tree Lighting was held at saint st. Peters Roman Catholic church. Each one was donated by a parishner. We want to see your favorite holiday displays, share a picture using 6abc lights. Post photos on the 6abc action News Facebook page or email them to join the action at 6abc. Com. I love that. tis the season for lights and tis the season for giving. A secret santa made it one very, very Merry Christmas for a number of families in western pennsylvania. Also ahead, old man winter has arrived in parts of the midwest. Its part of the system that could bring snow to the Lehigh Valley and delaware valleys. Now looking live through sky6 live hd, meteorologist chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast, when we come right back. A decision to ski in a closed off area at a nfc inform ski resort may have caused a man his life. Blizzard conditions forced the search to end yesterday. The skier and a friend ignored the chains that blocked the side of the mountain to skiers. Two men ended up getting caught in the after avalanche. One man made it back, the other man did not have a missing beacon. A storm spread a coat of ice on i84. , 47 miles were closed that left thousands stuck for hours. Oregon is getting rain today with temperatures well above freezing thankfully. The midwest and plain states are getting walloped this weekend by a winter storm. Snow began falling on the city of chicago last night. Its still snowing in the windy city, up to a foot of snow could fall, must have of it is due to lake effect. Southwest airlines canceled most flights out of Chicago International airport. Ohare has canceled flights due to the wintry weather. You look at the video across the country well miss out on a lot of of it. Well get a wee bit of snow, as gray likes to say will be west of philadelphia. Theres a nice shot in spring mountain, Montgomery County, they are making snow, as temperatures are cold enough. You need numbers below freezing and weve got that. The numbers are in the 20s, windchills 3 or 4 degrees colder than the air temperatures. As we flip it over to the radars, it almost appears it is snowing at this point. You can see from cape may in atlantic city, westward through south jersey and the far western suburbs, appears is if it is snowing, but the air is so dry its not hitting ground. We have places in oxford and lancaster, they have a coating, york and harrisburg. Some this is not reaching the ground in and around philadelphia. That will change this afternoon. We could see a period of light snow we have west of the city. 30 on the dot in philadelphia. 29 in millville. 30 in dover. 31 in cape may. All areas well below freezing. Satellite and radar clouds on the increase, here comes that little band, that little sliver of snow north of a warm front. What will happen later today well get into a brief period of light snow west of philadelphia. Between noon and 5 00 p. M. Give or take an hour. Well catch a lull in the action, because this is moving south and north. Once this pulls through well get a break in the evening hours. Round two which is to the west that moves in overnight tonight. By the time that round moves in, temperatures are much milder and it all falls in the form of rain. Future tracker 6, 4 00 p. M. , cloudy skies, youll see a little bit more than what the model is showing, youll see light snow out through here, we camp the break around 5 00 p. M. , 6 00 p. M. Late in the evening hours, its not doing anything at all unless youre in the poconos its still snowing. Everybody cloudy. Here comes round number two after midnight. This is changing over to rain. Tomorrow morning is damp with periods of rain, especially across south jersey, some of it could come down at a good clip briefly. The roads will be wet and there will be responding on the roads. Take your time getting to work and School Tomorrow morning. Some of the back roads, lots of fallen leaves and when they are on the roads they create slick spots. There will be issues, even though were not talking about a lot of snow with the system. Take it easy tomorrow morning. The general idea overnight tonight, snow changing to rain in the Lehigh Valley and the poconos and then its chilly rain for just about everybody else. Snowfall totals before the rain washes everything away. A half inch to an inch includes reading, allentown and lancaster. 1 to 2 in the mountains. In philadelphia, 36 is the high, generally speaking, cloudy day in the city. 3 00 p. M. , 36. 5 00 p. M. , 35. After midnight the rain moves in, tempts rising 32 north and west, 35 in center city. Tomorrow morning, the numbers are actually in the 40s. The exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast, 49 tomorrow afternoon, morning rain, a milder day, tuesday, partly sunny, high of 47. Wednesday the arctic front arrives lots of clouds and snow showers, 39. Thursday and friday, icy cold, high temperatures staying in the 20s windchills are actually in the teens, there could be a couple of flurries. With all the cold weather i worry about my hair because of all the static. I was complaining about that [laughter]. Thanks guys. Google says it will hit a milestone at the turn of new year. 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You may see light snow today especially west of philadelphia or brief period of it. Overnight tonight everything changes over to rain as the warm air floods the region. Philadelphia, 36 degrees, flurries, cold day, poconos 1 to 3 inches of snow tonight, 26 degrees. Gray. Thank you for the update. 9 25. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety i should issued headlight evaluations. Receiving good rating was the chevy volt, hyundai a toyota and volvo. Holiday giving means chipping for gifts for families and friends and coworkers. It can be a nightmare to organize. Consumer reports reveal several websites that take the stress out of Group Gifting. Reporter Holiday Shopping can be stressful if youre organizing for a group gift. Just ask this person who has heard every excuse in the book when it comes to collecting money. I dont have any cash right now. Reporter Consumer Reports looked at websites designed to make Group Gifting easier. 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The store called 194 very surprised people. I got home from work, my daughter played the message also before i got there. She said, mom, i said did anybody call . Yeah. Reporter are you going to be upset or mad . She said its going to make you cry. Many people cried in joy and gratitude as they picked up their items. Many want to know who it is, so they can say thank you personally. They will pay it forward. What an act of kindness. The gift that keeps on giving. Lots of generous people out there. Much more to come on action news, it is the you ultimate in luxury. A but butler that comes with yor apartment. Well have those stories and more, plus, meteorologist chris sowers will have the exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast, action news comes right back after this healthy, free, the world before me, the long brown path before me leading wherever i choose. The east and the west are mine. The north and the south are mine. All seems beautiful to me. Old man winters is knocking, go away, a winter storm is bringing snow to parts the plains and look at that, also in the midwest. Overseas a roof collapses during a Church Service in nigeria killing 150 people. Were tracking the possibility of snow to fall in parts of our region today. W