. and you are looking live at storm scan3 as we keep our eye on a storm that's bringing snow and slick road conditions into our area this morning. it is tuesday january 6th hi good morning i'm ukee washington. >> i'm erika von tiehl. live team coverage for you on this storm. we start things off with meteorologist, katie fehlinger, tracking this latest system. >> guys, it is definitely not a major storm system by any stretch. we would want to emphasize. that will we don't have to worry about having to shovel piles of snow this, it will be a quick little clipper system so not really worrying so much about this being a major storm, certainly but it is going to cause some headaches avenue feeling. we start things off once again here with the look at storm scan3, there it is, remember,

if you recall yesterday about this same time there is was still pent up overall bertha, canada, so it has crossed the country? just a short 24 hour time frame. it is really all that's on the map right now because it is moving so quickly along here, really just going to see the chill get reinforced here. now, we can actually zoom it in in fact, put things into motion on storm scan there you go, you can already see the leading edge of the precipitation as it stands on radar. really looking at few more hours until it starts to verify as real snowflakes falling to the ground. in other words sometimes the radar can pick up on moisture that isn't actually falling to the grounds just yet. there you have it. but that said, it is going to be i think little bit of rough commute. as soon as this gets going here so if you can try to beat it, it wouldn't be the worse idea. winter weather advisories take effect in just under half hour all the places shaded in the purple it, doesn't mean northern new jersey and portions of the poconos aren't getting any snow, you will,

you just aren't going to meet the criteria for there to be advisory issue. so everybody gets in on the snow, spec being to make its arrival really within the window of 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. countdown on. it will be the kind of snow that doesn't melt on contact. it is cold enough for it to stick right away. it will be a light fluffy variety, which means even though this is very weak system and quick mover it isn't going to have much time to dump more than inch or two. but it is going to accumulate quickly while it is here. temperatures meanwhile where we stand currently 22 degrees at the airport colder throughout lying suburbs we take you further north into quakertown doylestown, pottstown, all the towns into the teens out at mt. holly where the regional headquarters, down to the 20's. not too much after winds. you what see is essentially what you will get on the thermometer today. in terms of timing, it looks as though the snow is going to start picking up for us again over the next couple of hours. it will be snowing across the board by the time we're

finished with the morning show at around 9:00 a.m. and then we look forward to noon there will likely still few left over snowflakes. again, this is fast mover. so it is going to be sipping on out of here. by the time we hit the evening rush it is basically gone. it does leave behind some serious chill and in it wake we will be dealing with temperatures that struggle to break out of the 20's. and, certainly guys, you can stay on top of all things weather by download g the cbs philly weather app. you can always find that both in the google play store as well as on itunes. guys, we send it back to you. >> and we're not we're sending it to me. good morning 4:33, we go back outside and see how things are doing on 895 at girard avenue. everything moving great so far. southbound northbound, in or out of the city, currently have no problems. over on the ben frank lidge bridge, all lanes open, from the philly side, so you can see headed eastbound into new jersey, no problems, and all lanes open headed westbound

into the city. no problems there as well. but we do have accident out in lawrence township, closing route 206 at cold soil road. your alternate for the time being to get around the area is to take princeton pike, and collapsed sewer great out in new jersey actually 295 northbound around the schuylkill expressway, so just use some caution when traveling through there. water main break also madsonford road closed, your alternate for the time being there is to take balligomingo road. rest of the majors still nice and clear. just looked at 95 a second ago, 422 eastbound from oaks into 202 only seven minute trip. nice and clear there. no problems for mass transit. septa, dart, new jersey transit, all reporting on time with no delays, and no delays at the philadelphia international airport. back to you. >> thanks so much. as we wait for the precipitation, so far this season has been quiet one when it comes to precipitation. >> specially compared to last year getting off easy. >> this time last season we already had 20 inches of snow. normal average through today four and a half inches. so far only seen .10 of an

inch this season. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch joins us now at 69th street terminal up in err dash which how folks and road crews are getting ready for the snow. justin, good morning. >> good morning, so far it is cold enough for most people, erika, everyone we've seen so far is dressed for the cold we're feeling now, of course the colds and snow that's to come in just a few hours now and when that snow does come, penndot says that it will be ready. this morning crews will be watching your commute looking out for potential trouble spots on the roads in all we know some 200 trucks will be out salting and clearing roads, even contractor trucks were called in to help. the work began at midnight, with work on 95, the 76, 676 as well as the roosevelt extension, and with these below freezing temperatures already here, cold winters have been triggered in the areas of bucks camden, montgomery burlington and philadelphia, and of course, with this snow now on it way the bulk of this set to happen

during the morning commute rush penndot is urging drivers out there to take it slow. take a listen. >> with certain vehicles, even though it is just one, 2 inches, sometimes these vehicles right here, they will fish and everything like that. so we can't do. that will we have to drive our other vehicles. >> we are motorists -- we urge motorists to drive at reduced speed, to also allow additional time to get to their destinations and maintain at least twice the normal following distance between themselves and the vehicle in front of them. >> and as you heard there that limo driver saying today you may seymour suv limos out on the roads today and the silver lining in all of this, as pendot, to have more than enough salt ready to go this year. so far this year they've only used more than 8,250 tons of salt, compare that to last year, they used more than 44,000 tons of salt. they will be ready again this morning. live in upper darby justin

finch, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> justin, thank you for. that will important reminder for you at home you can turn to our website around the clock for the latest forecast and road conditions, the address of course cbsphilly.com. following breaking news this morning fire rips through a home in south philadelphia. flames broke out on the 2200 block of south lambert street shortly before 3:00 this morning. at least one person is awaiting transport to a hospital we're told. the red cross is assisting four other people, this morning. "eyewitness news" spoke to a neighbor who says outdoor noises woke him up. >> i just woke up, looked out the window, i seen all of these flames. saw the fire, and just came out the house. >> here is a live look right now from mobile three of what's left of that home. the fire as you can tell is under control. but icy conditions force firefighters to salt the road. the fire marshall is on scene they are searching for a cause. >> also, we're following news this west oaklane where

philadelphia police are looking for the two gunmen, they say shot and killed a man overnight. >> officers responded to the scene on the 6500 block of north 20 street around 11:30 witnesses tell police, two mask men were seen running from the scene after several shots were fired. investigators are now reviewing surveillance video in that area for leads. >> south jersey grandmother is behind bars this morning accused of kidnapping her grandchildren over a custody dispute. forty-two year old cinnamin kelly arrested overnight in prospect park delaware county. middle township police say she took off with her one and two year old grandchildren yesterday after leaving superior court in cape may county. a judge had denied kelly custody of the children. philadelphia police say this man is responsible for the murder of a limo driver. twenty year old alonso is now behind bars. police say he and two other from yeadon plot today rob a driver they randomly chose

this man of the premiere limo car company they got a ride to philadelphia, then dillgrad shot him in the head. second person was released without filing charges. also looking for a third person who may be connected. happening today opening arguments in the fraud trial of former philly sport caster don tollefson begin in bucks county two. alternate jurors need to be chosen first. tollefson is accused every stealing $340,000 intended for sports trips benefitting charity. well the visit by pope francis to philadelphia this september is a goal end opportunity for homeowners, while the pope is here for the world meeting of families, hotel rooms will go for nearly $900 a night. when the rooms run out homeowners can cash in. some are asking for 12,000 to $28,000 for a week. >> do i think it is crazy? of course, absolutely. >> right. >> but it will be very important to somebody.

>> an estimated 2 million people will be in philadelphia and the area for the pontiff's visit. >> twenty-eight grand for a week? >> come on over, i live about 20 minutes away. >> no kidding! >> come on over. all right coming up on "eyewitness news", another look at the storm that's headed into our area this morning. >> and developing right now it is to has happened again. nypd officers shot in the line every duty. find out what investigators are saying about the suspected gunman and how the officers are doing this morning. we're back in a couple every minutes.

police in new york city looking for at least one gunman who shot two nypd officers in the bronx. >> happened late last night both told all expected to survive. they were responding to robbery, call it a store when the shooter opened fire. one officer was hit in the arm, the other in the leg. police say that the shooter may have been suffering a

gunshot wounds before taking off. the nypd still gap link with the loss of those two officers of course who were killed as they sat in their squad car last month. >> us congress gets back to work today republican controls both the house and senate for the first time in nearly a decade. some of the focus will be on whether president obama can work with incoming senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. house speaker john boehner he's also under pressure, conservative congressman louie go america and ted say they challenge him for his speakership. >> and, parent of the midwest, check this out, dealt with the system moving into our area right now. accident just horrible. this is in iowa. shutdown part every interstate near des moines. police say the crash involved more than 20 cars, leaving drivers stranded, for hours in those freezing temperatures. chicago is also dealing with its first real snowstorm of the year, up to 4 inches are expected on the gown before all is said and done.

and that same system going to affect us today katie. >> oh, yes we are looking generally at one to 2 inches, you know, wipe our hand clean of it by this evening. >> oh, okay. >> so this thing is fast, classic clipper t moves quickliment doesn't have a ton of moisture by the time it reaches us, but will reinforce the combed. that's something that's not going to zip right out of herement looks like that's not only go to to stick around for few days but stay for the weekend. no major storms coming our way, guys. like this; you know it, could be worse. we can handle the chill. that's something we have going for us here, looking for the bright side. hey, a loft you love the snow. you have been looking forward to this. here you go. you know out on silver platter for you. how does this sounds? nothing but snow. absolutely cold enough you are not going to see any mixing this time, it is straight up snow and just purple to find on storm scan here throughout the day today. already, the leading edge appears that it is here, right? you know, look can be deceiving on radar, we really are thinking that you're generally not going to start

things actually start to get underway with real flakes falling from the sky and hitting the ground until probably another hour or so give or take. but obviously it is moving in, essentially, from southwest to northeast here, so you will see it little soon nerve some spots as opposed to others. new jersey basically gets in on it the last, but specially through central new jersey, meanwhile this is it, that's it, just little clipper system, sipping right on through here, and it is going to be certainly with us long enough, and have enough cold air to produce a quick inch or two, but look at this, even by 8:00 a.m., still just rolling in on future weather the time we hit 1:00 o'clock, beginning to diminish, and then basically done, even as the evening rush is starting to wrap up, it looks as though the snow is pretty much doing the same. so not here very long, now tomorrow the wind shift more northwesterly, that means we could actually see wind driven snow shower or two. i don't think that you have to worry about much if any accumulation out of that. so more to add to the wintery

atmosphere we'll say. snow amounts meanwhile one 2 inches. we can handle that. thankfully because we don't have to deal with any mixing the road crews have already salted those roadways. light snow cloudy, cold today, your high hits 29. twenty-one tonight under partly cloudy sky and it will stay cold. as i mention, that cold getting reinforced, and you got to factor in the wind both tomorrow thursday, and friday, and that will of course mean it feels a lot colder, than the thermometer will officially read. ukee, back to ever to you. >> thank you katie n sports, the sixers knock their first home win of the year taking advantage of shorthanded cavaliers team. the cavs were without labron jail, irving, few other caught up in a trade including local star dion waiters but big fellow kevin love put in 28 for the visitors. sixers hung tough, basket and traffic gave the sixers a lead with less than 102nd left. love the way the guy goes through the square. loving t they hung onto beat the cavs in south philly 95 to the two -- 92.

sixers host the bucks tomorrow night. the team wants to keep winning. >> a game like that, you know it feels great for one you know battle back and for the first win at home, you know what i am saying, you see how electric it was. >> we try to get better in every single game, whether we win or lose. great game tonight. now just going to build it up. >> together we build. nice job, giles. flyers captain claude giroux is day-to-day right now with laceration on his left leg. he was cut by a skate against the hurricanes on friday. the captain is not expected to see action when the fly guys take on the ottawa senators later tonight, at the wells in south philly. hey, mark your calendars phillies catchers and pitchers the 18th, counting that, 44 days from now not too long at all. now, one. pitchers reporting will be righty, 36 year old free agent, gets one year deal from the phils worth five he was 12 and 12, and posted 200 innings for the if fourth time in his career pretty durable guy

and will be a leader, veteran among the young guys. erika, back to you. >> thank ukee. still ahead on "eyewitness news", girl scout cookies getting little bit healthier. we'll explain how. first, though, what's coming up tonight on cbs-3.

>> we have our eye on the clip they are tuesday morning. we want to be careful. there is light snow out there. crouds are prepared, salt trucks were loaded at the penndot yard, at front and oregon, in south philly. we are expecting some light snow, and accumulation, katie saying, just about one to 2 inches in some areas. she is checking the forecast for you coming up on the 3's. four people are in the care of the red cross right now after a fire in south philly forced them from their home on the coldest night of the year. the fire broke out about 2:45 on the 2200 block of south lambert street. there were no injuries. but, water used to fight the fire froze on the street, which made the situation treacherous for those firefighters.

our time 4:50, let's get a check on business. >> money watch's jill wagner joins us from the new york torque stock exchange, jill, the market stark dollars offer the week with the worse day in months since i think october. what's behind the sell off here? >> reporter: yes, the dow plunged 331 points, on monday, you're right, that's the worse day since october 9th. energy stocks led the sell-off. it is all really because of this price of crude oil keeps falling, it fell below $50 a barrel yesterday, for the first time since 2009. so not only is there an over supply of oil, there is also less global demand. and investors are worried that that means the economy in places like europe especially greece, is even weaker than first thought. so definitely investors will be watching the price of oil and overseas markets. ukee erika? >> jill, let's smile a little bit right now. we hear girl scouts are jumping on a new diet trends? >> reporter: yes, girl scouts have announced three new cookie flavors, two of them

are gluten free, the first one is toffee, gluten free butter coffee, toffee bit and trio's with peanut butter, chocolate chip, whole grain oats, gruten free, the next 1rara raisin, greek yogurt flavored chunks, that one is not gluten free but sounds delicious. i should note also though that not all of these flavors will be available everywhere. so definitely check with your local girl scout. >> oh, i will finds them! >> we will track them down. >> yes, we will. >> thank you jill. >> thanks, jill, talk to youment coming up afterer a short break. traffic and weather together and we do it on the 3's. we'll be right

>> just past 4:53, and we will get our traffic and weather together. >> well, yes are watching for everybody to ends up with a little ♪ this time around.

it is all courtesy of clipper system that's currently really just bearing down on us, essentially, but for now just clouds. those clouds have certainly thickened, in advance of this very swift storm system, that's moving through 20 degrees the current temperature here outside palmyra cove nature park, so absolutely cold enough everywhere, even right along the river bed for to you see snow. and that's well represented on storm scan. no mixing this time. just cold everywhere. but once this actually rolls through, it will be picking up over the course of the next hour or two give or take depending on your location, looking at light fluffy variety of snow. not the best to make a snowball, but could lead to slick travel very easily specially at the onset. we'll also reduce your visibility especially for the tail end of your typical morning rush. now, that snow is actually going to be tapering already we hit the early afternoon. what did i tell you? fast mover classic clipper system there but what it does is really re inch fors the cold. so, a very vicious windchill expected here, both tomorrow and thursday, despite more

sunshine, that high of 22 on thursday probably feels no better than single digit territory. so we're certainly setting up for it to feel a lot like winter out there. jess, over to you. >> thank you katie. we all know that i am looking forward to the snow. but only going to be a little bit so far for this morning. good morning everybody just coming up on 5:00 a.m. here. we start things off out on dry roadways on the schuylkill, right around gulph mills eastbound headed towards the city westbound no problems there, as well. otherwise out in new jersey, not really a lot of volume really starting to accumulate here in the northbound lanes everything moving great. so if you are headed toward philadelphia, the surrounding area bridges possibly to 295 you should have no problems doing so, southbound lanes headed towards the a.c. expressway doing just fine there, as well, erika back to you. >> thank you coming up in the next hour of "eyewitness news", following several breaking stories including a fire that forced a family out on the coldest night of the year. >> now, snow is headed our way, as well, we're tracking that, and much more, we'll be right back, good morning these little angels build in softness.

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the region is getting ready for the first storm of the year, winter weather will be here before the morning commute is over. we have live team three coverage for you. >> also this morning we're following breaking news, a family is forced out by fire on the coldest night of the year. also, that bitter cold made the firefighters job even tougher. >> and breaking this morning killers on the loose, after a man is gun down overnight. find out what police know about the two shooting suspects. it is tuesday january 6th, good morning everyone i'm ukee washington. >> i'm erika von tiehl. right now we are under winter weather advisory as that snow moves into the delaware valley

this morning. it is not real a lot of snow, katie saying maybe inch or two, but could make for messy morning commute. >> let's start with our live team coverage of the weather because it will be coming in, i guess somewhere between what about 8:00 and 12:00 we should have the brunt of it? >> katie describes it as more of a clipper so it is fast moving it, will get in here and get out of here, which is nice for at least your evening commute, you'll be all wrapped up. >> middle a bertha clipper. >> ms. alberta, okay. >> good morning guys. yes, so we are looking ahead to day that's certainly going to be featuring some snowy weather out there, already the leading edge of the snow is headed our way. and as we start things off we take you right outside. head out to storm scan3 currently tracking the clipper system, it is already brinking in some light snow across south and western portions of pennsylvania, for you here. let's zoom it in a little bit for you. seeing some cloud cover but also again that snow, the leading edge of it, beginning to move in right now generally right up and down the i95 corridor. now, as we look around the