weather coverage, we will begin with meteorologist sat i orr from the cbs-3 weather center. >> jessica, we have an eye on this storm from the south already snowing in washington and heading toward baltimore and then moves right up that i-95 corridor, toward philadelphia. take a look at storm scan three we will zoom in and show you what we have in store. you can see that snow moving in fairly quickly from the south, and the west and you can see how close it is getting. in extreme southern delaware we are seeing some of that snow building in and you can see dry air to the north trying to fight this snow, takes a little while but it is break go through. if i put this into triple scan mode you can see some of these returns and this is creeping right through parts of the sussex county on its way to kent county and dover. this is going to be moving in our southern zones fairly quickly. when we look at these watches and warnings, we're talking about close to 20 states being impacted by this storm, right now, with warnings and advisories. for south jersey and for delaware we're talking about a

winter storm warning in effect for higher accumulations. this is an upside down storm. lesser accumulation toward the north and west. philadelphia points to the north and west under a winter weather advisory until tomorrow at noon. future weather shows obviously cloud here and there is the snow moving in getting a real good grasp on this. then watching it moving through wilmington by 11:00 o'clock. midnight 1:00 a.m. and point to the north and east and then some heavier snow moving in overnight and then by the noon time hour it is out of the delaware valley. this is what we expect by 2:00 a.m. snow is every where. steady snow between three and 7:00 a.m. it will be very heavy in that period of time. very slow moving commute with snow covered road and that snow whip taylor off between 8:00 ape noon. one to 3 inches, philadelphia about three or four. higher numbers as you head toward extreme south jersey and central and southern delaware where we expect six to 9 inches of snow. coming up, we will zoom in on

those neighborhoods and talk about the snow accumulations and then more brutal cold to come. for now, jessica, back to you. >> kathy, thanks very much. eyewitness weather team is on your side with weather traffic and live report so if you need an early look of what is coming honor what is coming or is what here we will get on the air at 4:00 a.m. to get you through whatever comes our way. we will have more on the dangerous cold in just a moment but first we are following breaking news out of delaware. reports of the shooting at a community center there, chopper three over lampton lane in new castle, this is the the rose hill community center. we don't have a lot of details right now but we will keep you updated as more information becomes available. now as we return to our coverage of the dangerous cold which also affected fire fighters in a big way overnight they had to bolt both fire and ice. team three coverage continues now work "eyewitness news" reporter todd quinones hoist outside in west philadelphia. todd.

>> reporter: chris, i don't think i have ever seen anything exactly like this. this building behind me here's sentencely is one large ice sickle will. take a look right now members of the philadelphia fire department still hard at work here pouring water on some hot spots inside of that building but take a look immediately to the left. you can see these two ladders there they are essentially encased in ice and they are frozen solid, to the side of the building. in a brutally bit ter cold fire fighters braved element, converging on this west philadelphia building early monday morning. flames could be seen powering pouring out before sunrise. but by day break all of the water pouring in, formed an ice castle of sorts. >> i have been around here for 52 years. never saw nothing like that in my life. >> it looks like something out of the movie. >> reporter: sub freezing temperatures meant layers of ice in the building near 52nd and locust street. >> as soon as water stops flowing it becomes ice. other thing is safety hazard of moving around on fire

ground and trips and falls you have to be extra careful. >> reporter: isis building up on the delaware river. when temperatures go this low with snow on the the way hardware store owner andrew segal say pay a little more, skip rock salt and buy calcium chloride ice melt instead. >> calcium melt snow down to negative 15 or negative 20 degrees where saltings down to about 5 degrees. >> reporter: there are those who didn't want any ice melt today, blue cross river rink on penns landing still drew a crowd despite the the cold. >> it is presidents day. all of the kid have all school. we said why not it is my son's 12 year-old birthday. >> reporter: back to our fire here in west philadelphia, fortunately no one was injured but six people have been displaced and they are staying with relatives tonight. as for the cause of this fire right now that is still remaining under investigation. reporting live from west philadelphia, todd quinones, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> incredible scene there todd, thanks very much.

some people, braved the dangerous cold to run errands today. "eyewitness news" in brooklyn camden county at the shop rite where shoppers filled their carts with the food and having else that they need to ride out the the cold and the snow, as well. you can track weather anytime you like on your smart phone or tablet. just down load cbs philly weather app. it is free. you can find it on both itunes and google play. residents of the philadelphia apartment building say they are lucky to be alive after a gas main ruptured and blew out their windows this morning. now investigators are looking into whether the frigid temperatures played a role in this. "eyewitness news" reporter walt hunter has more from chestnut hill hi walt. >> reporter: hi, pgw workers still very busy here with that gas main that began leaking around 1:30. gas going in to an apartment build ago cross the the street causing a huge explosion but greatfully everybody got out without a single crash. looking into the apartment

where a natural gas explosion lifted the floor throwing tables and sofas like doll house furniture richard jordan says he is amazed with his wife and dog he made it out unhurt. >> the wall started caving in, ceiling started caving in. >> reporter: sleeping in their bed the jordan's watched as the ceiling began crashing down across the first floor, stopping just inches from their feet. >> the lord was looking out for us, and kept that ceiling up there and fit had come down on us i don't know if we would have made it out. >> whoever won that 500 million lottery didn't do as well as me. >> reporter: paul mcginty sleeping upstairs also got out unhurt and along with neighbors helped the jordans make their way to safety through their shattered apartments. >> i kind of helped them out over the window and carried them into our house here. >> reporter: pgw officials say a break in this 6-inch cast iron main led to gas leak go

into the apartment building. although, what caused the main to crack isn't yet known. >> very blessed but still hard broken. >> reporter: andrea jordan looking inside saw an irreplaceable collection offhanded made materials shattered on the floor salvages what she could she and her husband say they are grateful, beyond everything that they survived. >> nothing hit us nothing came down on the bed. that is a miracle, um. that is amazing. >> reporter: even more amazing taking a look at this live picture take a look at how those bricks were buckled out from the side of the building and yet the building itself stayed intact and the gas that was inside did not ignite into a fireball which could have caused obviously very serious concerns, for the residents who were in at that time. right now pgw crews continuing to work, public utility commission now joining the investigation, to find out why

this main broke and we will have more for you, on this story when we join you at 6:00. live from chestnut hill i'm walt hunter for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> walt, thanks very much. strong wind are also a concern, powerful gusts knocked over a steeple at burholme baptist church in northeast philadelphia "eyewitness news" reporter steve paterson shows us the damage. >> we could not believe what we saw. >> reporter: their steeple fell off the church in the middle of sunday services. pastor charles junior admitted money is a man of god in disbelief. >> we heard the wind the whole time. >> reporter: he remembers the wind pounding on the church during services at 10:00 sunday morning. about a dozen church goers brave enough to hear him speak instead got a word from interrupting members. >> we lost our steeple. >> reporter: it was very cold for that sunday services all of the congregation was gathered in the smaller,

warmer room but that steeple actually came down right above this sanctuary. because nobody was in here nobody heard it, so what people were notified they could not believe what had happened. both pastor says they walked outside and saw what was on the ground despite being initially upset he says it is nothing short of the miracle. >> i cannot picture any contractor in philadelphia being able to do such a perfect part job as the the lord did. >> reporter: steeple is about 115 years old and 07 feet high a few tons heavy casting a shadow over the bus stop out front. instead it for speed owed straight down in this alley, fran atkinson greed, it could have been way worse. >> hundred year company, four years out on the street perfect park job. >> lord delivered, amen. >> reporter: in northeast philadelphia, steve paterson for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". philadelphia's streets department is taking a closer look at some city bridges. for the next four days, there

will be temporary lane closures on the falls bridge the strawberry mansion bridge and the martin luther king drive bridge. all of those crossed the schuylkill rich and these are routine inspections for maintenance and safety. >> we're inspecting bridges for the the structure to keep them within compliance and federal standard. we're taking a look at the the details for super structure. again, those bridges are opened but you need to expect lane closure, they need to be inspect by the end of the month to keep up with federal compliance. well, caught on camera now a fire breather, catches fire in philadelphia. we're told this man did suffer minor burns. take a look at this video from jeff herd at that to arts convention at the convention center yesterday. you can see flames engulfed this performers body in a heartbeat and then they spread to the floor below. quite a scene there at convention center.

we are told that several people rushed into quickly extinguish those flames. >> wow. >> today is president's day and some people spent the day learning about american history. "eyewitness news" at the national constitution center on independent mall where many celebrated their love of presidential history some took advantage of the interactive exhibits like taking the oath of office. in honor of the holiday admission to the center was free to all visitors. >> still to come on "eyewitness news" at 5:00 a road rage attack left a woman dead. police say she was teaching her daughter thousand drive when she was shot in the head. keeping faith in the dangerously cold temperatures, we're live with how quickly the cold can impact your health. 2800 dogs, 90 breed, a whole lot of fur, we are talking about the west minister kennel club dog show. we will take you behind the scenes. it is a photo of cindy crawford that has gone viral how do you feel about this

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actually going to increase. here in philadelphia we are not accustomed to this. you need to get your self covered. twenty minutes of exposure to this extreme cold could really have serious consequences. layers layers and more layers. on the streets of center city everyone walking was wrapped in layers. >> i am wearing a knitted scarves from my family. two head pieces but i'm still cold. gloves. i'm wearing a sip up underneath here and full length coat. >> it is freezing out here. absolutely freezing. it goes right through you. >> reporter: the with the temperatures and wind chills in the single digit or lower, layers can save a life or a limb. >> thinks frightfully dangerous. >> reporter: doctor ted christopher is chairman of emergency medicine at jefferson. >> if you are shivering that is a good sign f you stop that is a bad sign. if you have slurred speech, these are signs that have have to be taken very seriously.

>> reporter: hope thermal use is serious and medical attention is critical. here are some of the symptoms to look for: confusion, dizziness or exhaustion. it can indicate hypotheria. skin discoloration or numbness can be symptoms of frostbite. bill brennan is a union carpenter who knows the cold and warned his young daughters. >> i texted my girls yesterday and said make sure you have the extremity covered up, and stuff like that because it is bone chilling numb. >> reporter: doctor christopher says that is the right advice. >> the body naturally will not ship them to the inside and keep heart warm and brain warm. so the extremities are really at risk. >> reporter: right about now my extremities are really pretty cold. so on days like this you just need to be smart with how you dress. if you are responsible for the elderly or for little will children, just keep them inside until the weather brakes and it gets warmer some day. reporting live from rittenhouse square, pat

ciarrocchi cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> we all need your had pat that is a good first step to staying warm out there well done, thanks very much. we will see you later. still to come three on your side help from those struggling with paying their heating bills. imagine you open your door to find this, for one woman had to build a continue toll get out of her home. beasley. phillies report to spring training on thursday, how many games can they win, during the rebuild. and the flyers are in the hunt for a playoff spot, just five points out of the final wild card position. we will talk about their hot

okay. do you want to talk about being snowed in, this is it. this snow made a door imprint, at the this home in plum island, massachusetts. woman who lived there had to dig herself out, literal willly digging a tunnel, from her door to the outside. having what a job. look at that. that is a good six or 7 feet of snow. >> yeah. >> it looks very similar to what we saw back in november in buffalo. >> yeah, okay. >> do you remember that. >> it is just amazing think about that effort. >> yes. >> and how much that takes to get through all that. the that is heavy. >> hard to get anything done. >> my aunt nancy lives there, she's 87 years old. we had to call and make sure we plowed her out.

>> they are used to it. this is excessive. >> it is extreme. >> totally excessive. >> it is cold, not melting hope for a slow melt in the spring but that snow will be there until at least april. >> for sure. >> for us. >> we're cold too. >> we have an upside down storm f i live to the north and west of philadelphia, you were ill get the least amount of snow if you live in south jersey, down the shore, some of my favorite places like sea isle, cape may stone harbor well, you will get most snow. wildwood, we will not forget about you. we will take you to the poconos where they want all this snow. they will get a few inches at jack frost big boulder but that will be about it. the it will be cold enough though to make the snow for many months to come. lets take you now to philadelphia where we do expect to see a accumulating snow. three to four in the city. the is there not a ton of moisture but it is so cold and we know you can make more snow the colder it is. we will be in the teens overnight in center city. live neighborhood network takes as you cross the

delaware valley. we are in search of the coldest low temperatures as well. here in blue bill it was three. daniel boone area high school will in birdsboro, two below is the temperature. at bethlehem freedom high cool 4b low. camden academy high school only 1 degree. in philadelphia we are close. record was two setback in the 1800s, we were at three. i think we should still get something for that. right now in philadelphia 16. allentown 16. reading 13. poconos it is eight. philadelphia the temperature is 28 degrees below normal. the average high is being 44 for this time of the year. the right now it feels like four in the city. 4b low in the poconos. the this is a big improvement from this morning and allentown, it feels like five. so we have the cold air in place, and here comes the the snow, an area of low pressure that is moving to the north and east and it will drag that snow witt. the right now in southern delaware we're seeing light snow showers. this will gradually move up from the south toward the the north into philadelphia within

the next i'd say five hours to six hours. so by midnight it will be in the city. this storm skirts by us very quickly overnight. heavier snow comes while most of us are sleeping if you are doing overnight shift take it easy because you'll be caught in poor visibility conditions. morning snow just waiting for clearing. chance of the light snow shower on wednesday and then thursday we will dry it out but brutally cold again with temperatures in the the 20's. one to 3 inches in the lehigh valley. the as we get toward philadelphia, a little bit more we're thinking three to 4-inch's long that i-95 corridor. to the north of wilmington right around that four plus inch range and glassboro, pemberton, hamilton four to six and higher accumulation through south jersey and southern delaware where we can see six to 9 inches of snow. overnight we will see snow falling, heavy at times. low temperatures in the teens. tomorrow we will anticipate poor driving conditions for morning commute. stay safe. it is slippery r there will be delaying. high tomorrow on the 28.

on the exclusive three day forecast wednesday a few snow showers and then by thursday colder and windy. that is a look at 39 day. we will be back

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i like our spot then i did a couple weeks ago. >> one noted odds maker has the phillies with the lowest over/under win total at 68.5 in baseball. they start spring training on thursday, coming off back to back 73 win seasons. but they have a plan. they have invested heavily in an lit i can toss pick players and those players will play a different style of baseball, a style fans have been asking for years. >> we have to be able to move a runner and make an intelligence out. we have to be able to bunt a rubber over when appropriate, maybe drag bunt a run in and get the one point as opposed to trying to hit the three run home run. we realize we will not have a lot of power on our club. the it is just not going to happen. >> that ace very different offence i have style of baseball. >> interesting. >> a lot of fans have been asking for this. hit a single, make a bunt move a runner. >> they just want more than the 68 wins that vegas is talking about.

>> 6.5. >> i don't want to shortchanged them. >> thanks, very much. still to come, we have an eye on the storm and the dangerous cold. >> reporter: record breaking cold temperatures this morning for the tri-state area i'm meteorologist justin drabick and coming up i'll talk about how long the arctic air lasts. a mother gone too soon murdered during an apparent road rage attack. this happened after a driving lesson with her daughter. we will have the latest on. that then new at 6:00. it is presidents day and lots of kid have the day off from school but what can they do with freezing temperatures. i'm cleve bryan, one place in cam a den where kid are beating cold and having fun all

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i'm chris may. we're back at 5:30 with break news. there are reports of a shooting tonight at the rose hill community center. this is in new castle delaware. we have a crew on the the way to the scene, we will have more details for you at 6:00 o'clock tonight. stay with us. fire fighters battling both fire and ice, in this two alarm fire in west philadelphia. it broke out on south fifth second street. no one was injured. causes under investigation. we have an eye on the storm right now live picture from norristown where penndot news conference is

just getting underway. snow is on the way, on top of this very dangerous cold. we will be monitoring things there. in the meantime here's kate bilo, kate? >> thanks, chris. snow is starting to move in off to the south and it is snowing and sticking to the road down around d.c. air were moving into baltimore as well and just south of the delaware border seeing band of snow pushing n you can see nothing for us just yet. air is very dry. it will take a while before the snow reaches the ground. once it does we can expect steady snow right through overnight hours. heavier snow and highest amounts may be over central virginia as this storm cuts by to the south but there is plenty of cold air. we will get light fluffy snow that piles up quickly and we will be seeing that during the overnight hours tonight. coming up we will have more on the timing when heavier snow arrives, when it moves out and, of course, how much you'll see in your neighborhood. dangerous cold is breaking record meteorologist justin drabick is live along the schuylkill river with the cbs-3 mobile weather lab to show us just how cold it got.

>> good evening, kate a lot of people say it is february, it is supposed to be cold. true, but this is unusual for this time of the year. here we are in mid-february our average high temperature is 44. not enclose to that today. sun rays are getting stronger. good morning we broke record in all three states philadelphia pennsylvania, and new jersey and in delaware. area waterways are freezing up as well. let's check with the cbs-3 mobile weather lab right now. we have a current air temperature coming in at 17.8 degrees. so some improvement from this morning, and at least wind is dying down a little bit but this arctic air mass sticks around. now the schuylkill river is well underway so, freezing over, with these cold temperatures, in place. we have sent up chopper 3hd earlier today and we will give you a bird eye view. patches of water flowing around the ice but really cold temperatures are expect to stick around so no melting anytime soon. in fact ice will most likely expand. now the delaware river is starting to freeze up as well. i talk to the coastguard and

they plan to head out tomorrow to inspect ice and determine whether ice cutters need to be brought in. as for the plunging temperatures, here were the the lows this morning across the region. mount pocono negative 8 degrees, reading has a new record of minus one. trenton tied the record at 1 degree. wilmington tied at two. atlantic city got a new record of two. georgetown delaware at a six. lets talk about february. thinks unusual. our low in philadelphia this morning 3 degrees. that is the coldest february morning since 1996. so far for the month we are five and a half degrees below average. that is impressive. we're in a good stretch of temperatures below freezing, as many as eight days. we have more record cold for the the end of the week. back here schuylkill river behind me, isis floating. they will thicken up over next few days. reporting live with the cbs-3 mobile weather lab, i'm meteorologist justin drabick now back over to you. >> justin, thank you. eyewitness weather team is on your side with weather, traffic and live reports. we will go on the air extra

early tomorrow at 4:00a m to get you through whatever comes your way. we have an eye on the storm but we are not alone. other locations up and down the east coast are also preparing for snow and dealing with these dangerously cold temperatures. cb. the news reporter marley hall has more from new york city. >> reporter: in boston transit workers from all departments are pitching into clear snow from the tracks. >> only job i work at is marketing. >> reporter: rails are buried in snow just about everything else. boston got another 16 inches over the weekend that makes about 7 feet in three weeks. >> this is the most snowy february in the history of boston. >> reporter: on plum island, massachusetts, snow completely covered the entrance to a a home. residents made a continue toll get out. here in new york's bryant park it is so cold the fountains is frozen solid. temperatures are not expect to rise above freezing all week. samantha sandberg knows how to dress for the weather.

>> this is a fur hat. i have a fur scarves. i have four layers on underneath my two layer coat. >> reporter: the south is also getting a powerful winter blast, from miss sip toy north caroline, people are expecting snow sleet or freezing rain. kentucky could get a foot of snow and governor urged people to stay home if possible. marley hall for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> just incredible. get this boston area is expected to get more snow tomorrow. we have some break news right now just in the "eyewitness news" news room, this video from west virginia where a train has derailed. this train was carrying oil we're told it went off the tracks with several cars falling into a river below and then exploding. resident who live nearby this scene are being evacuated and train is said to be leaking oil into that river. the fire that you see on your

screen has also spread to a nearby house. again, this is happening in west virginia right now. no word on any injuries at this point but we will update you here and on cbs philly.com. danish investigators are now questioning two men suspected of helping a gunman who launched deadly attacks in copenhagen over the weekend. police killed that gunman in a shoot-out. he is identified now by the associated press of omar hussein. he was released from jail just two weeks ago. that man opened fire on a free speech event in copenhagen and shot a jewish security guard in the head right outside a synagogue. the authorities believe that these shootings may have been inspired by last foster or attacks in paris, but they don't believe that man is part of the larger terror cell. egypt is latest country to launch tax on isis targets. those air strikes took place in libya following the release of the disturbing videotape over the weekend. this one purportedly shows

militants executing more than 20 christiane beginnings hostages. they were work hours were abduct in libya which remains unstable following the 2011 ousting of moammar gadhafi. egypt says it targeted training camps and ammunition storage sites in those air strikes. police in las vegas continue their search for a gunman after a deadly road rage shooting. they have released this composite sketch of the suspect. police say that man and two other men were involved in the near collision with tammy myers on thursday. myers was on her way home after giving her daughter a driving lesson and those men allegedly followed them home then one of them opened fire striking her in the head. myers was taken off life support on saturday. >> i had to say my last goodbyes and it is just really hard on me because she was always there for me. >> hug your wife right now. tell her how much you love them because you get to do

that i don't. >> police believe the suspects were in this car caught on video moments after that shooting. the myers family meanwhile has set up a page, go fund me page to raise money for hospital and funeral expenses. good evening everyone. traveling out and about on the majors you will note that is we would usually have a larger rush hour, because of the holiday, things are lighter. that doesn't mean it is not still slow in some places like traveling on the schuylkill expressway making your way eastbound or westbound around conshohocken, around the area of curve we will tap the brakes. speed sensors in the 30's, some places even the teens. if you are traveling i-95 northbound right around girard avenue you are stuck in some rush hour traffic. we have a disable vehicle on the northbound side right through construction zone making that squeeze more smaller. if you are traveling out of center city making your way in the north east you will want

to be mine full of the delays cause body that disabled vehicle on the northbound side. traveling i-95 southbound we are seeing volume around cottman and girard. not heavy but usual construction zones delays that we have. twenty-one is your average on the schuylkill. we are seeing delays on the northbound side of the roosevelt boulevard from 76 through to broad street. watch out for minor delays on the pa turnpike eastbound out of the county and minor delays at philadelphia international airport. jessica. >> thanks vittoria very much. an unaltered photo of cindy crawford is making waves. >> we will have the story behind leaked picture that the popular magazine never intended to publish. plus, having problems paying your home heating bills? i'm jim donovan coming up, three on your side looks at lie heap, how much money is left and what you need to do to qualify. snow is moving in during the overnight hours, a bit of the upside down storm, we will talk about the northern and western suburbs being in the jackpot zone but this time it is shore and delaware. we will have more info on the

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tonight we will have a star studded tribute to one of the most enduring popular stars in music. >> this will be fun. you will see chart topping stars performing hits of the one and only stevey wonder. >> ♪ >> see, you already want to move. in addition to lady gaga, and others will be scheduled to perform, stevey wonder will also hit the stage with the

performance. ♪ >> i love the philly talent is so well represented in the special something to be fun to look out for. one of the drum's cog stevey is also from philadelphia, john robert, has played with a number of famous artists and our ukee washington sat down with him, and he says when it comes to his success he owes it all to philly. >> i wouldn't be who i am if it wasn't for overbrook high school music magnet i went to settlement music school i went to in between school, to study, drums and percussion and everything. that helped me be where i am today. >> it will be fun coming up tonight at 11:00. watch the grammy solute to stevey wonder right here on cbs-3 tonight at 9:00 o'clock. and, sound like a perfect thing to watch as you watch the snowfall outside your window because later on this evening, this snow is getting in. you can see where heavier snow is and thinks where we will see heavier accumulation as

cross central virginia, and then that snow is really streaking, this way. actual low is to the south here. we will be once again on the northern edge of this here in philadelphia your jackpot zone is on the if you like snow will be delaware and south jersey. these are areas that will see the most in the way of accumulation. we saw plenty of cold to work w lets check with our weather watchers and see what these temperatures are showing. it seems like we have had a rain/snow line issues with our storms this year. this time around no rain. this is all snow. 16 degrees here as we go just a little west of the city check with shawn in norwood, 16 mostly cloudy skies. very cold, feels like minus five. the calm before the storm. that it is, lets head down to new jersey where it is 15 degrees. this is an area that may see highest accumulations near mays landing. alex has 15 degrees. he says minus two this morning breaks the record of three in 1888. that it d he is ready for some snow. one last weather watchers i will head off to the north.

these are areas that will see less as far as snow accumulation with this storm. thinks jeff moore in hatfield reporting 14 degrees. let me show you one picture from james, and you can see thinks allized over. icy ocean city docks and this ice will soon have snow on top of it. ocean city one spot that could see 6 inches of snow with this next storm. speaking of ocean city lets lot at boardwalk. you can see snow dusting the boards at the moment. but more is to come, as we head through tonight, we will see snow start falling pretty steadily during the overnight hours, in ocean city and you can see on storm scan three it is creeping in. generally lightly we have dew points below 0a lot of dry air is in place. what is that atmosphere moistens up the the snow will fall fast and furious. that is happening around the d.c. area took a while to hit the ground but now sticking rapidly to the road and we are seeing that first band push into southern delaware. make sure you let us know on twitter and facebook if you are seeing snow. that is best waste to make sure you know where it is

falling as we start to move n temperatures, our average high 44. it is only 16 at the airport. you can see winter storm warnings in pink here including new jersey and delaware. we are under a winter weather advisory in philadelphia snow moves in between nine and midnight heavier snow from 3:00 to 7:00 a.m. so it will impact that morning commute. we will go on the air 4:00 o'clock with the morning team to get you through it. snow tapers between 8:00 a.m. and noon. one to three to the north and west but as we zoom in here around the philadelphia area that is where we can see three to four much. i i can like three in the city 46789 to six in portions of central, new jersey. six plus along the the shore points. take a look at this, so far, month to date we have only had two days above average in february and it looks like this this, this, this maybe that, all going to be below average, once again, in fact, we can finish out the week with another round of near record low, 2 degrees friday morning. the the record is one from 1979. friday morning will feel like 18 degrees when you wake up in the morning.

you're witness weather seven day forecast wicked week of winter weather snow tonight and tomorrow brutal cold thursday and friday, more cloud, chance of snow saturday and rain or snow possible on sunday as well, we will send it back over to you at the desk. >> so it is a wick week of winter weather and while those temperatures continue to whoever in the single digits this is the time when heating your home is top of mind. it is also a time when gas and electric bills start to rise. >> they can rise quickly. if you think you'll have problems paying your home heating bills, help may be only a application away, three on your side consumer reporter jim donovan, explains. >> reporter: if you think you may not be able to pay your energy bills this winter the low income home energy assistance program may be able to help commonly known as liheap the federal program fund money to each of the 50 states. in pennsylvania, 66 million was allocated but... >> liheap is a first come first serve program. even though is there 66 million-dollar available across the state that is for

all low income heating customers. >> reporter: ben armstrong says more than 30,000 pennsylvania peco customers have already received assistance totaling over eight million-dollar. there are two different parts of the l i heap program one is cash grant and then crisis grant which is up to $500 this $500 can help keep lights honor gas flowing for low income customers. >> reporter: grants are based on household size income type of fuel used and county of residents. for example in philadelphia a family of four with the annual income of $35,775 can qualify for help. now income guidelines vary from state to stayed. in order to apply you will need your recent utility bills, copies of your pay stub and proof of how many people live in your home. contact your utility corks the company that provides heat tour home, for more information on links on cbs philly.com. i will post on my facebook and twitter feed. now is the time. people wait until the last minute and they get a shut off notice. do it now.

>> thanks very much. still ahead on "eyewitness news", the the west minister kennel club dog show gets underway in new york city. >> we love this event. we will take

more than 2700 k-9 competitors are putting their best paws forward. >> reporter: jason is going for the natural look. >> but it will take three hours to get there. >> you know, we rebrush it and we put our fingers through it just to make sure it doesn't look that groomed. >> reporter: load to k-9 glory at 107th ninth west minister kennel club dog show starts here backstage where 192 breed are getting batted sprayed and pampered. endzo the afghan hound comes from a family of top dogs. he is facing off against his dad, rider. >> he is only 19 months old. his father won breed here two years ago. and we're hoping that he does good things here. >> reporter: even the handlers to have look their best, for

the dogs that come first. >> i would say i care more about her getting ready than myself. >> reporter: a couple of new breed are strutting their stuff this year. >> this breed a reported favorite of barbara streisand and this rare breed of hungarian hunting dog. zach the sheep doggies enjoying the spotlight. >> good boy. >> reporter: this is his vantage point and he is taking the competition in stride. but it could get a little will hairy before the winner is crowned tuesday night. now, niomi choy smith cbs two news, new york. super bowl and then west minister. we are so excited with. it will be big. that is "eyewitness news" at 5:00. >> now at 6:00 snow on our doorstep kathy. >> it is moving to the south as we speak, so this storm will bring heavy storm especially during early morning hours and main impact your morning commute, details on how much, and when it moves

out coming up. a ahead tonight fire and ice this video of the a harsh example of how dangerously cold it is tonight. record are being set. walt? >> reporter: well, this apartment building, blown apart by it gas explosion. but, zoo how have been gets out unhurt. i'll have the story of their escape and search for why it happened coming up. and caught on camera a performing artists catches fire at philadelphia tattoo arts convention, "eyewitness news" at 6:00 starts right now. "eyewitness news" with an eye on the storm tonight, it is moving in on the delaware valley. thinks the same system that has been dumping snow, all over the central u.s. >> road crews are not wasting anytime they are gearing up for what could be a significant snow event for some of you. >> storm scan three is already tracking it, you can see the large area of white that is

now bearing down on the delaware valley. good evening, i'm chris may. i'm jessica dean. winter storm warning just went in effect for parts of the area lets go right to meteorologist kathy orr for latest on the timing, track and a totals kathy. >> the snow is moving up i-95 corridor as we speak already in washington and already in baltimore. next up wilmington. you can see it on storm scan three moving quickly toward the north and east. very large storm and encompasses about 19 to 20 states. it is being impacted with watches and warnings. you can see that dark lavender ban that is the heavier snow that is lifting up toward the north. already in georgetown delaware heading toward dover, soon in cape may and then seeing tonight wilmington within the next couple of hours. a all this progress to the north east. i mentioned those warnings, advisories, they cover a good chunk of the eastern see game and we will see that winter storm watch or winter storm warning continue. you see it in pink right