a big part of scandal and how to get away with murder, a big part of scandal and how to >> you are looking at plymouth meeting, montgomery county, where they have been getting honest to goodness snow. it's only november 1 3. but that's only what it says on the calendar. what it says outside is a

different matter. and this is the way it looked hospital in downing town pedestrian taking winter stroll and fans braving elements to cheer at powder puff football game. the big story on "action news" is first flakes of season an after last winter is this much too soon? "action news" reporter annie mccormick is staked out on east caln, chester county, first let's go to meteorologist cecily tynan. she has double scan radar and latest information from kack awe either. >> jim the afternoon first snow of season isember we're running a couple weeks ahead of schedule. snow showers reached the coast. you can see it's breaking up especially norm and west of philadelphia. we still have one band of steadier snow across route 70 burlington county new jersey than is slivrpinging in coverage. drier air is moving in behind

this cold front. so things will be clearing out. once that happens, temperatures will be dropping. right now most viewing area above freezing philadelphia, 37 millville, 37 and winds out of the northwest behind the cold front will be dropping temperatures and that could lead to few problems tomorrow morning. this is what to expect tonight. over the coast by 3bg in the morning to 16 miles an hour a lot of roads are bone dry, 34 for center city. some areas in northwest sheltered from the winds could be icy patches. we'll talk about this and have cold air in the accuweather forecast, jim. >> let's switch live to "action news" reporter annie mccormick on bell tavern lane and route 30 east caln township, annie your area was first to see snow tonight. what's the situation now?

>> jim, it's change aid lot in the past hour. we've gone from lane to flurries and now nothing. our brush with snow in east caln township 2 over. look what's left behind. not much. starter snow. once this precipitation hit the ground, a lot of these areas, it turned to wet and puddles. but when it was in thick of it earlier today it did not stop people from normal november plans. >> the first flakes of season fell in morgantown, berks county in time for rush hour traffic. snow didn't stick but made for rush hour conditions. it set feel of holiday season as wintry conditions dmris entered in the light. people we caught up with thought the timing was a little too soon. >> unexpected. not ready for. it but it's a good start. >> definitely too early. i'm trying to go to pittsburgh tomorrow. >> even when the flakes turned to sleet it could not keep annual tradition off the

football field. >> really was rain or shine during downingtown stem academy you powder puff football game. >> the kids did not want to cancel. they were very hardcore about this. this was big event for us and kids were very, very worried this would get cancelled. it's crowded out there now. >> these seniors practiced half time dance routines too many times let winter surprise keep them from cheering. >> weather makes us more hype when we do head flips rain will come out of our head it will be mazeing. >> rain, snow, sleet we'll be here. >> we were going to be on the field tonight. >> and back out here live penndot tells me in five county area they cover in district 6, 3 trucks overnight with plenty of access if needed. if they're going to see icy road conditions. you have to tell me this is the time of year their employees are on standby.

i'm sure they'll be watching like us cecily to see what is in store for us all. >> east caln township, annie mccormick, "channel 6 action news," jim. >> thank you, annie. we're not suffering through the bad weather alone. temperatures are below normal in much of the country. freeze warnings with posted in 7 states. record-breaking snow buried portions of upper midwest more than 40" of snow bell in parts of upper michigan. memphis picked up earliest measurable snowfall ever. "action news" morning team will be tracking first flakes overnight and be on the air starting 4:30 with latest conditions from accuweather and any traffic impact for your morning commute. >> other news at this hour there's new charges tonight against alleged cop-killer eric frein. state police charged him with two counts of terrorism and charges stem from letter to his parents found on his computer. he said that the time seemed right for a spark to ignite a fire in the heart of men quote

unquote. charges say the shooting of troopers was intended to influence the policy of government. the owner of taj mahal threatened to shut atlantic city casino december 12. trump entertainment resort says it will close the taj if union doesn't drop appeal of saving plan ordered by bankruptcy court and plan terminates the union contract and cancel health insurance and pension coverage should the taj shut doors 3,000 people would lose jobs. >> taj mahal gambling revenue fell 17 million last month compared to october of 2013. it was only casino still open that is still open to scene and decrease in winnings. other 7 surviving casinos are all doing better thank you with tropicana and golden nugget increasing revenue 70%. regulators say this means atlantic city is finally stabilizes after the painful

contraction. >> pennsylvania is now facing a huge bet budget short fall. numbers released today show a projected deficit of nearly 2 billion dollars within the next year an a half. harrisburg needs to borrow more money for operations but the state tresher rear says pennsylvania will max out the credit line very soon. governor elect tom wolf that will inherit the problem in january calls it a financial crisis. dilworth park in front of city hall becomes a public ice skating rink tomorrow and they held a vip reception tonight. "action news" reporter sharee williams was there tonight and sharee everybody want to know if you took a spin tonight? >> well, jim, if a spin constitutes annen tire lap around, no. i did not get that far. take a look for yourself. it really is pretty. 60 by 120 feet and they are ally hoping this will be the new jewel of the city and it opens tomorrow to hundreds of

skateers. >> it's an icy treat wright in the heart of center city. >> we're at city hall. >> how much fun are you having. >> fun. >> roth man ice rink at dilworth park hosted soft opening for sponsors and invited guests. >> i get better every single lap. >> you have fallen down yet. >> couple times. >> kareem brown brought his daughter kennedy for her first twirl ever on ice rink. >> it's something historic and something you know for tour toyingts come in and enjoy especially with holidays coming. >> space in front of city hall has been under construction for more than 2 years. the new, 55 million dollar park is replacing the 19 70s vintage dilworth applause a. >> i'm getting hang of this a little bit with help from coby. in winter months there's not much to do in city. organizers are hoping this new ice range will give families

more options. >> it is the park that is a showcase for arts and culture and activities and most importantly it's a park for all of philadelphia's people. >> and from the look of it, families seem to agree. >> it's found have a rink downtown. be able to come out on a night like tonight and enjoy the rink. >> i have not skated since last year. i'm wobbly. >> but are you catching on quick. >> little bit. >> yes. catching on quick. >> channel 6 is sponsor of this new ice rink. you can watch that live. it will be happening during our noon newscast tomorrow and there will be freebies from noon until 3:00. and this rink will be open, jim, through february. you can you know come down and give it a spip for yourself as well. live in center city, sharee

williams, "channel 6 action news." >> get a little action track. thank you, sharee. organizeers say these are the first holiday lights of the season it was opening night of franklin square holiday festival and who bet stor kick it off than one ben franklin in addition to enjoying light show folks could warm up at fire pit with pint of beer or cup of hot chocolate. >> still to come story generating so much feedback and new jersey woman sues parents papayy f foror h herer c cololld tonight we're briping you a part of story you have not heard before. and plus meet local man who is hoping both how to get away with murder and scandal suck side. you may recognize the face. but now you'll see what he does behind the scenes as well. on "healthcheck" the solution is clear. a new report on eye infection sending a million contact lens wearers to a doctor or hospital and what can be done to prevent

it. >> stormtracker 6 live showing first snowfall of the season winding down. our, looks like there's plenty more snow on the way. i'll let you know how much snow to sxepingt and how cold it will be this winter and in my official winter weather outlook coming up. >> that's just cruel. >> jeff skversky hear have millville mike trout on winning american league mvp when "action millville mike trout on winning american league mvp when "action news" continues tonight

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with murder. and the man you call the triple threat for the success. delaware county native tom vext rica is the star both on and off the screen. >> you were here in philadelphia at the exact same time she was being killed?

>> i know you didn't do it. >> what he is doing is nothing short of tv magic. mr. thursday night. he is coexecutive producer and director of scandal starring kerry washington. by night principle player on how to get away with murder plying vie ol adavis's husband. >> and another tv power house made it happen. shond arhymes mastermind behind the two. >> when shonda wants something she gets what she wants. >> eric boosts he comes from south philly italian family left home at 21 to pursue acting and says he was thrilled to come back to shoot the pilot for how to get away with 34urd murder which is based in philadelphia. >> i got a taste of home. it was cool. i would try to get the best

cheesesteak and tastykakes and pretzels and bring them back here. >> what's day in life of a man that wears many hats on and off screen. >> if i'm acting on murder i do my dead makeup first and production to scandal then and i walk in with dead makeup and people from scandal are concerned and askingfy feel okay. >> you can tweet with tom thursday night during the show and look for him at this year's mummers parade. he'll be there with his family. visit visits, "channel 6 action news." >> thank you, alicia. how for tu tuesday it is that we should have this weather on the very night you give your wpter forecast. >> i planned it this way. >> i have no doubt. >> it's looking like winter and feeling like winter ape i'm talking about winter. we talk about what is going on now. storm tracker 6 double scan showing we have some snow showers hanging on. but a lot of these are really

breaking up. stayedest right now is narrow bands of pink you see moving through burlington county across 70 and philadelphia and areas west lingering flurries. all this pushing off as we head through the overnight hours. snowfall totals not much for first snowfall of season ewing .2" and same in chadsford. graterford reporting 4.6 and newtry poly 1.4. >> when you have early season snow elevation is key. 2.1" of snow an grassy surfaces. sometimes pictures tell the story. little troy in media pennsylvania this was tweeted to me he made a snow man. he got the snow on the picnic table together. >> it's little but first snow man of the season you have to start small. temperatures now above freezing. this will not last in the northwest suburbs longer. millville 34. allentown 34.

wilmington 36, reading 35. but behind the system temperatures dropping down into the 20s in northwest suburbs. it's a cold frobts. satellite 6 and action radar showing most moisture pushing offshore and all drying out 3:00 in the morning and then clouds will begin to clear out. 3:00 you see moisture out of here. by morning commute sunshine is back no clouds by 7:30. wind chills in morning will be in the 20s. and there could be icy patches in the northwest suburbs. you want to be careful. good day tomorrow. good amount of sunshine. low pressure starting to strengthen off the coast of new england and brings winds out of the north 20 miles an hour. high only 4 4. but wind chills make it feel temperatures in the 30s. don't forget winter coat. >> the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast 44 tomorrow. lots of sunshine. wind chills mid 30s. saturday plenty of sun. again cold. 44. sunday we cloud up, 47.

rain sunday night. and monday, a wet day. not looking to be white this will be rain not snow. 50. behind this system even colder air by tuesday. 40. wednesday feeling like january. 39, thursday, temperatures mod raitd a little, 43. that's next 7 days. here's what to expect this coming winter. >> it was a winter for the history books. 68" of snow fell in philadelphia our second snowest winter on record with unpress departmented four storms of more than 8" each one snowstorm eagles' fans won't soon forget since it hit as birds battled lions december and last winter bitter cold. polar vortex made several visits plunging average temperatures december 1 to march 3130 below normal. everybody wonders could this wiptser be as brutal as last

year. to investigation i look at building supply of cold air north and big factor in that is speed and oolt of snow covered development through the fall. looking at snow cover this is october 1. this is 31. and snow cover is showing in orange. north america had highest snow he cover on record during september. and by end of october sigh beeria had second highest snow cover on record. that means there's a vast supply of cold air. question where does it go and that depends onet stream and temperatures are forecast in the next three months above normal eastern gulf of alaska. that's similar to last year. they're also forecasts above normal in central pacific. that means we're likely headed into a weak el nino winter and this combination creates big ridge of warmth in west. what goes up, must come down.

resultsing in big trough in east and this dip in the jet stream will open the door for what is known as cross polar flow allowing arctic air to stream down north from siberia across north pole and south to our region. last winter this very same setup gave us days with highs only in the teens. and it's northern branch of jet stream links up from moisture from southern branch strong nor'easter develops. increased threat of blocking storms can be slow moving and long duration storms. breaking down upcoming winter this is what i expect to see. several nor'easters some with mixed precipitation. that means increased threat of icing and yes, more visits from the polar vortex leading to temperatures averaging 1 to 20 below average. in terms of snowfall, i'm predicting 150% of normal along i-95 corridor giving us 30 to 36" of snow and in the lehigh

valley, more snow. 160% of normal 36 to 42". and at the shore where you have mix cutting down on snowfall looking at about 1 40% of normal, 18 to 24". so this looks like another winter with above normal snow and below normal temperatures. time to start looking for those snow shovels. so it's like family everything is relative. it willen cold it will be snowy and you compare to last year last year was 68" it will not be quite adds brutal and last year more than a dozen snow events. we're looking at not as many as this year and bigger ones. last year we had 51 days of snow on ground. i don't think it will be quite that brutal. stay tuned. >> for the last two weeks hi nightmares about the cross polar flow and now i know why. >> there's a reason why. >> it will be coming, cold. >> thank you cecily. >> you're welcome. >> we're getting first close-up look at a comet tonight.

space craft phil-a september back pictures of the rocky surface. first ever to land on speeding comet 41,000 miles an hour and scientists hope to collect data comet 41,000 miles an hour and scientists hope to collect data about the beginning of our solar

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>> here is a follow up to a special report on young woman suing parents for college tuition. this story received a great deal of reaction. now we're hearing from that young woman's grand parents. catlin richie's parents are appealing a judge's decision that forces them to pay thousands of dollars for her tuition. they have not spoken to indicate flynn two years. she lives with her grandparents who paid for the attorney to sue their son. >> where would you have a relationship with your parents if they don't contribute. >> it's law in energy sglj in new jersey the two judges say you have to pay. >> catlin's father michael richie says he won't give anything to his daughter until they reestablish a relationship. her mother says she tried

repeatedly toe reach out catlin but has received no response. the story generated thousands of facebook comments since we aired our exclusive report yesterday. tonight, well the debate goes on. you can join the conversation right now by going to 6abc "action news" facebook page and let us know your thoughts on catlin's lawsuit. we appreciate it. >> this was scene october 26 as philadelphia parking authority was busting uberx drivers in society hill in philadelphia. the app-based ride-sharing company is barred from philadelphia but puc today granted uber-x two year license for much of the state including philadelphia suburbs. wilmington mayor says uber is considering starting prayings there. dennis williams said he met with company officials two weeks ago and hopes uber will come to city early next year. also from delaware newsroom tonight a kfc parking lot was scene of murder in newark. police say the 20-year-old

victim was shot several times at 6:15 tonight. two vehicles were seen fleeing area at marows and ogletown. police have yet to make arrests. >> delvin barnes will be back in a philadelphia courtroom tomorrow for bail hearing. today the 37-year-old was officially indicted on a federal kidnapping charge. he is accused of abducting carlesha freeland gaither off germantown sidewalk earlier this month. >> a philadelphia woman victim of unspeakable torture has been awarded 45 million dollars. but it is unlikely she'll ever see a dime. "action news" reporter dann cuellar has that story. >> it was only yesterday tamara told jurors and common please court civil trial her alleged kidnaper beat her, starved her and forced her to drink her own urine more than ten years this as she and other mentally disabled victims were held captive in a so-called dunkon of tacony apartment.

today she was what warded 45 million in compensatory and punitive damages. >> she got the verdict she deserved. she suffered through ten years of horrible abuse at the hands of linda ann weston. >> weston and alleged cohorts gregory thomas and he'dy wright kept victims in a living hell as they cashed in on the victims government benefits. they would move around from philadelphia to texas and florida and virginia. by the time they were rescued in october 011 she looked like concentration camp survivor. she now lives with relatives in kensington. >> she's really doing great. it's incredible after what she's been through. >> rick riser says the 45 million award was default judgment because defendants failed to respond to lawsuit. but just how likely is it that she'll see that money. >> it's unlookly this verdict will be paid. we knew that going into it.

but we thought it was very important to make a statement. >> linda weston and cohorts were not in courtroom when the 45 million verdict was announced. they remain in jail as they await their day in court on kidnapping and related offenses and the criminal trial is set for next year. at the criminal justice center dann cuellar, "channel 6 action news." >> new jersey assembly passed a bill that allows physician assisted suicide and would allow doctors to prescribe life ending drugs to terminally ill parents. it comes after a similar law in oregon after britney maynard took her life. >> on "healthcheck" at 11 one of main causes for eye infection is sloppy care of contact lenses. report released from cdc tonight estimate there's nearly a million patient visits to doctors offices and hospitals for cases of