For philadelphias oldest new years tradition. It sure has. Thousands are expect to do crowd city streets this sunday morning for the 116th new years day mummers parade, and preparations for the big bash are already impacting a whole lot of people. Good evening, im dawn timmeney. Im chris oconnell. Among the preparations load road closures. Fox 29s brad sattin live in center city with that story. Brad. Reporter chris, right by city hall theres ice skating going on to my left. Everywhere else big trailers like the one beside me and then on that side as well really doing a lot of parking restrictions as a result. Tomorrow some of these lanes around city hall are going to be closed as you work your way down broad street on sunday, of course, thats the route of the parade no driving down that way. If you are coming to watch the parade, your best bet really is to take septa f youre in the parade, chances are you were practicing tonight. If this werent a clear enough sign the mummers parade is just over day away barriers up and parking restrictions taking effect around city hall, heres another last minute practice underway in the darkness and cold under the i95 bridge. South side shooters looking for some new years day laughs. Reporter 10,000 dedicated mummers hoping to put last years troubles that include add few racist and homophobic acts behind them. I think they do so much for the community a lot of that is is overlook. The mummers are a good group of hardworking people. Thats one day theyre having fun and sometimes some people its a fine line what they consider funny, whats not fun funny. Reporter preview tonight without costumes of the fancy brigade at the Pennsylvania Convention center amanda performing in her 17th year. I love it. I have family in there and ive been with this club since i started and theyre like my second family report roar her mom admits she still gets nervous. Everybody rack at some point. But you start getting pumped and then at this time its like you got to tweak every little thing. Reporter every big thing. Where there will be enough paint for patricks sneakers finishing touches. You get here and you see everyone else has this big stuff. Oh, my god, i need more big stuff they start making really big things. If thats not pressure the vicepresident of the Association Just told us this. This is my 59th year. This is the best production show weve ever had. Reporter the spectacle that is the mummers day parade and the less than glamorous preparation for it. Reporter they really do work up until the very last second. Parade begins sunday morning at 9 00 oclock. Tickets are Still Available for the fancy show that is over as we mentioned over at the Pennsylvania Convention center. So its not too late to get tickets there, dawn. All right, sounds good, thanks, brad. Looks like well have good weather for it as well. On your radar tonight a live look at old city. It is cold out there. Earlier today some places saw snow. What does that mean as we head into the new year . Meteorologist Scott Williams here now with the answer. Scott . Hi there, dawn. Certainly blustery and cold for your friday across the area but temperatures during the upcoming weekend will actually be on the rise. So that will be some good news but look at ultimate doppler right now. Pretty dry and quiet but earlier during the day we saw some of those snowplower reince also the cold winds. Winds were gusting up to 30 miles an hour across parts of the area. Still a little wind out there but look at those temperatures. Down to 35 degrees right now at the airport after a high in the low 40s. Look at those winds still gusting to 20 or more miles an hour. We have 33 in millville. Were looking at temperatures in Atlantic City, 34. North and west already at or below freezing. 31 in pottstown. Freezing currently in allentown. So look at the feels like temperature when you factor in that wind. It is cold. It feels like 26 in philadelphia. Feels like 12 right now in the poconos. So for the overnight temperatures dip into the 20s, but not as cold for tomorrow. Mid 40s philadelphia. Also, parts down the shore. Coming up well talk about temperatures that could flirt with 60 degrees in that seven day forecast. Back to you. Unbelievable. Thank you scott. One person is dead tonight after a crash in medford township, new jersey. Police say three ambulances took people from the scene about 6 00 oclock tonight. It was at route tent and there was road where this crash happened much the not clear how many people were injured in the two car accident. Please confirm the surviving victims are at cooper trauma center. Police are trying to figure out what caused the deadly accident crash. As 2016 comes to an end a north Philadelphia Community is gathering to remember the year and pay tribute to the countless victims of gun violence. Tonights vigil bringing together neighbors who want piece back in their street. Their message is very powerful and very emotional. Fox 29s Shawnette Wilson joins us from Philadelphia Police headquarters now with the story. Shawnette. Reporter well, dawn and chris, this is the second year this north philly family has held this vigil. They say that murders have increased since last year making their mission to call for peace even more important. Homicides in philadelphia its too much. Tiffany knows the pain of lose a loved one. Her brother was murdered four years ago. Shes one of a few dozen people who came out tonight for a vigil in north philly. Keep doing it every year. It might not cure the pain ever but it can help them. It can help them. Ease they pain more and more and more. Reporter mark and his family organized the vigil held near 16th and susquehanna streets. Its the second year theyve hosted it to get the Community Together to remember those lost to gun violence and to promote peace. Were here to bring unity, you know what i mean. Thats the bottom line of it. To bring unity. Bottom line this. Reporter several people spoke expressing their heart ache and calling for an end to the violence. Some signed posters with the names of people murdered in philadelphia. Terry runs a Crisis Center near 16th lehigh he put ice this casket with the sign all lives matter it represents a 16yearold boy who was killed after leaving the center which serves as safe place for kids to escape the violence of the streets. We lost four of our kids to gun violence. Jew kwan was over the weekend he got shot twice in the head after he left our center. Kids should be able to play in the street. Violence going on its like wild like. People still not figuring it out. Still not trying to get it is heartbreaking. Raw steen vow to continue hosting the vigil until change happens. To bring the Community Together and also to remember all of those who lost someone to the streets. Called survival, yall. Reporter and the raw steen family says they they were moved to start this annual vigil after losing so many people close to them to gun violence. Chris, back to you. All right, shawnette, thanks. Tonight fire investigators are trying to figure out what started this house fire in bristol township, bucks county. Skyfox over the unit block of red cedar drive where flames broke out around 7 00 oclock this morning. You could see smoke pouring out of the roof. No injuries were reported. The bill cosby Sexual Assault trial could move out of montgomery county. Today the Cosby Legal Team asking a judge for a change in venue for the high high profile trial. The defense says theres been quote a uniquely tainted press coverage in montgomery county, and they dont think the comedian will get a fair trial there. District attorney kevin steele says he will not oppose a change of venue for the trial which is set to start next june. Tonight Philadelphia Police are searching for three men in connection with a violent gas station robbery in the crescen crescentville second of the city. Police releasing this Surveillance Video today of the men beating a 19yearold man outside a sunoco gas staying it happened last friday on the 400 block of cheltenham avenue. Police say the suspects beat and punched the victim to the ground and then took his cell phone. The victim was treated at the hospital for facial swelling. If you have any information at all police want to hear from y you. Pillar of one south philadelphia Vine Community was laid to rest. Mourners gather to do say their goodbyes to an 81yearold Grocery Store owner who was gunned down one week ago on Christmas Eve morning. Todays funeral for marie buck comes one day after police made an arrest in her murder. A murder that has shattered the community. Foxs Joanne Pileggi has the story from south philadelphia tonight. Reporter heavy, heavy hearts prevail on this sad day in december in south philly. The community saying goodbye to one of its own at a church which has provide add place of solace and worship for italian immigrants since the mid 19th century. I pray for the family and shes looking down on them. You hear stories about somebody being so great. She was. Youngyearold marie buck eulogized this morning. Aunt marie to everyone she was a beloved corner grocer for 44 years. Buck was killed saturday as she stood in her store a crime that gripped the neighborhood and city. You just have to grieve. Its going to take a long time. Its going to take a very long time. Reporter police now say 31yearold Maurice Green went to the store looking for bucks grandson. Green who has a lengthy rap sheet claimed bucks grandson stole jewelry from him and owed him money. Cops say he shot marie buck 11 times. Its awful and like i said im praying for them every day. I can never imagine going through this. Reporter at the funeral, the priest asked all to remember their faith and try to hold all good memories because maries faith and belief in god was strong. At the heart of my aunt she loved the church. She had a very strong faith and i believe that, you know, she was there with us and watching over us. She was just a star. My mom was a very, very wonderful woman. A very loved woman. I want this to live on right now for my mom. I know she sees this and i know this makes her very proud and very happy. And i just love her. Everybody loved her. Reporter well everyone in the community loved marie buck, and its a shame because the family still has to endure all of the trauma and pain of a criminal trial. In south philly, im Joanne Pileggi, fox 29 news. A victory tonight for sunoco and its controversial High Pressure gas pipeline. Today the Pennsylvania Supreme Court says it will not hear an appeal by three pennsylvania families. They are trying to stop the mariner two pipeline project from taking their pipeline. It will move millions of gallons of liquid gas from western pennsylvania to a facility in marcus hook delaware county. Good news your drivers in south philadelphia. Columbus boulevard is back open. Its been 10 days since a water main break shut down part of the road. The city says all of the work is finally done and all traffic lanes are open again. The city says it took so far because the tide from the Delaware River was impacting the road underneath. Shocking tweets are kind of his mo but today president elect donald trump took things to a new level way compliment for russian dictator Vladimir Putin. Why putin also surprised a lot of people today. And people around the nation get ready to say goodbye to a title muss year hopes are high for 2017 but amidst the partying Security Officials are concerned about a few things in particular. What they are doing differently this year. Think of your fellow man. Lend him a helping hand. Put a little love in your heart. Take a good look around. And if youre lookin down, put a little love in your heart. Put a little love in your heart. In your heart. avo the subaru share the love event is happening now and will have given ninety Million Dollars to help real people like these. Three people are in the hospital after a car slams into a pole in mayfair. Rescue crews raced to the scene at frankford and chelten avenue about 2 30 this morning. The impact so severe, that the car is barely recognizable. No word on the conditions of the driver or the passenger. Well two women are behind bars tonight for throwing hot coffee at workers at an upper darby wawa. Two teenagers committed the crime. Investigators say the women deliberately went into the wawa on 16th street last night to throw a large cup of coffee on three workers behind the deli. And the attackers well they have just laughed afterwards. Meanwhile the workers were treated on the scene for face and upper body injuries. Customers we spoke to were shocked by the crime. Going crazy thats all i can tell you. I never heard nothing like that before. I think its unfortunate, and this is one of the only places thats open 24 hours and it serves the purpose to some people. Police say an overwhelming response from the public helped them catch the suspects. Developing to night, a day after the Obama Administration announced sanctions against russia for its alleged meddling in the president ial election, russias president invited the children of american diplomats to holiday parties at the kremlin. Its response many didnt see coming. Meanwhile president elect donald trump is chiming in on twitter. Foxs Caroline Shively is in washington, d. C. With the story many expected a cold war era titfortat but russian president Vladimir Putin will not kick u. S. Diplomats out of russia in response to the latest Obama Administrations sanctions. Including the expulsion of 35 russian intelligence operatives and their families. I think its quite scandalous that they chose to go after ki kids. Putin taking a wait and see approach with the Trump Administration and late this afternoon president elect donald trump took to wider writing quote great move on the delay by v putin i always knew he was very smart. And despite saying its time to move on mr. Trump now plans to sit down with the Intelligence Community about all of this next week. This as some trumps circle questioning the timing of these sanctions. We do wonder about the rush to do all of these things the next couple of weeks by the Obama Administration, how that may up end longstanding u. S. Policy as it seems to be. Reporter actions of the outgoing president can easily be erased by the incoming. If the next administration wants to lift sanctions against senior russian Intelligence Units to make ease your for them to interfere in our election, you can go ahead don that. We just dont think that makes much sense. Reporter many lawmakers call the sanctions long over due but agree its not enough. We can do more and well look at additional steps the congress can take and some of these steps only congress can take the administration cant do it without congressional authority. Reporter senator cardin wants independent commission to look into the alleged russian hacking and senator john mccain Just Announced january hearings. In washington, Caroline Shively, fox news. If you live in new jersey, you may not have to drive to go out this new years eve. Patco is offering free rides on high speed line from 8 00 on saturday night through 4am on sunday. You can just hop at lindenwold and get right flood city its the first time in pat toe companys 50 year history its offering free rides. And if youre staying at home this new years eve fox 29 is certainly the station to watch. Spend new years eve with pitbull, Queen Latifah and snoop dog. Theyll be broadcasting live from miami crews are putting the finishing touches on the stage and you can watch it all right here on fox 29. Out to dinner tonight around old city. Saw lot of people with scarves, hats, gloves bundled up against the cold but there is proof we dont actually have it that bad. No. In Washington State a man got lost while he was snow shoeing safe and sound tonight thats the good news for while it looked like this story might have completely different ending. Foxs Annie Andrews has the story. That was the general scenery up on the ridge. Reporter wallly took out his phone to capture the beauty on saturday afternoon when everything changed in an insta instant. Its like walking into the inside of a pillow case. I mean it is just white. Reporter he was at the top of mountain in the heart of a snow squall instincts told him us decent was coming up he snow shoed this path for 25 years. But never like this. All that was lighting up was the snow. Reporter with the sunset his head lamp was useless. He pull out his cell phone and called his son. Last phone call he would make before losin losing service that night. Mom, dad is missing. I need his apple id and password so we can geo locate his phone. His wife ebbs every minute of the 30 hours after she received word. I knew he was spending the night, and i knew that his life was in danger. I had in this bag my 10 searches. Reporter it would be his training as scout leader and gods grace that would save him. Huddle and prayer and wait. When he got down the mount tone where the cabin and his son should be waiting, he knew hed missed the mark. He looked for shelter and found a textbook lean tube it would be his job to stay awake and warm. I put this in the middle and started feeding twigs on to it. Finding that spot and finding fuel and getting a fire built made the difference to whether i was alive in the morning. Reporter next day a search helicopter spotted wallly but hk before he could be saved. Even