chopper 6 hd photographer, chris there was a massive response to this, what did you see when you flew over the scene today? >> reporter: when we got on the scene an hour ago, the flames were shooting out of the top portions of building and it quickly spread, the flames were shooting so high, the firefighters could not controlling it, and it's still going at this time. >> thank you chris, that was chris dougherty live in chopper 6 hd, we'll continue to follow the fire and bring you more coming up on "action news." also, today at 4:00 a woman is killed after her suv plunges into the schuylkill river, witnesses say that her vehicle sped on kelly drive and hit a wall and went straight into the water. good tuesday afternoon i'm brian taff. >> the woman's vehicle was pulled to the side of the river an hour after it went into the water and that is when the

victim's body was removed. vernon odom is live now along kelly drive with the latest. >> reporter: it was sunny and frigid along kelly drive at mid-day, traffic was shut down for about two hours. just before noon time, police got an emergency call that this vehicle this crossed kelly drive at a key intersection and hit the wall and plunged into the river. it was coming down the highway out of control witnesses say. it took the marine unit and police some hour to fine the suv in some 12 feet of water, the lone victim was a female u. and she was pronounced dead at the scene. >> there was no indication that there was an application of the brakes or if she had a medical issue or mechanical failure or if it was intentional.

>> visibility there is nil. >> it lands with such a great amount of impact, that the divers were unable to get the doors open under water, as you saw we had to remove the car from under the water and extricate the victim. >> at this hour police are not releasing the name of the victim pending the notification of her next of kin. >> thank you. officials have released the name of the woman charged in the brutal stabbing of a social worker at a new jersey state office building yesterday. tiesha edwards was charged after the stabbing in cam didn't. witnesses say that she pulled out a knife and stabbed the victim repeatedly. the victim remains in the hospital on life support. it was a brutally violent day in israel. as they gathered for morning

prayer, four people including three americans were killed when a jerusalem synagogue was attacked by masked men. they all had dual citizenship and one has family living right here in our area. armed with guns, knives and axes, they stormed the synagogue in what is called a horrific and gruesome attack. many people were injured including from axe blows to the head. the attackers were killed by police, this is the first time during the long standing palestinian conflict that worshippers were targeted. >> people come to worship god in the sanctuary of the synagogue and were hatcheted and hacked in that holy place in an act of pure terror and senseless brutality and murder. >> because americans were involved in today's attack, the fbi will play a role in the

voestgation. one of the victims, is a rabbi, he has a son who is a rabbi in lakewood, ocean county, and nora muchanic has community reaction coming up tonight on "action news" at 5:00. a very gruesome day there in israel. >> thank you alicia. world news with david muir will have more on the attack that is at 6:30 after "action news" at 6:00. today three feet of lake-effect snow blanketed the buffalo area, and covered the stretch of the thruway, and most of the region remains under a lake-effect snow warning, no snow here but it is sure frigid out there. melissa magee is at the big board with the latest from accuweather. >> that bitter blast of air moved in in a hurry in the delaware and lehigh valleys.

most spots are below the freezing mark, coming in at 30 degrees, 27 in allentown and on the coast 31 degrees in sea isle city. we went straight to winter in much of the region today. the afternoon high climbed up to 32 degrees but when the peak wind gusts are 35 miles per hour, the highest windchill factor was 19 degrees. if are you looking for relief, are you not going to find it. we have windchills in the teens, and 17 in trenton and 18 for both philadelphia and wilmington and north and west of town a windchill of 13 degrees and 19 there at the boardwalk. we'll talk about what is ahead. satellite 6 along with action radar you can see we have mainly clear skies across much of the delaware and lehigh valleys. we are not tracking precipitation for the rest of tonight but the chill is sticking around and close to record territory again.

20 is the record set in 1930, and teens for reading and then tron and atlantic city. and the record low for the poconos, we'll challenge that tonight. coming up we'll look at the forecast and how long the cold snap is sticking around in the full accuweather forecast. now walter perez is live in quakertown where people are dealing with the coldest temperature so far in fall and we are not done yet. >> it was the great james taylor who sang when the cold wind blows it will turn your head around and it is the wind that makes it unbearable out here. and the fact that it's november makes it worse. >> it's too soon, too quick, it's very cold. >> that is the sentiment of people we spoke to here in quakertown. >> i'm a summer people, i pay $7

houn a shot for fuel. >> from our perspective in is only one successful way to navigate it, one way is to ignore. >> come on man, shorts? >> coming from football it's not too bad but it's getting chilly. >> it's 28 degrees. >> is that how cold it is? >> well, i was one degree off. we don't live in a tropical climate. >> i prefer when it's cold, and when it snows it's more fun. >> i haven't had fun in the snow since 1982, as we approach record low temperatures we can only be grateful that yesterday's rain wasn't snow. walter perez, channel 6 "action news." >> 1982, must have been a good year walter. thank you. you can stay on top of the changing weather situation at 6abc.com/weather, there you'll find our storm tracker 6 radar and the hourly and seven-day

forecast and watch the videos from our team of meteorologist and collection of weather related images. a montgomery county police officer that died in the line of duty nearly 60 years ago was honored today.>> taps were play bugleer to honor johnplunket. the pennsylvania gaming control board announced it has given approve for a second license for a casino in philadelphia. on the 900 block of packer avenue in south philadelphia, the decision came this afternoon at a special meeting by the board at the convention center

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be a diet sabotage. ali gorman is here now with the diet detour for this week. >> here is one example that this lemon chicken looks delicious and light, but don't be fooled it packs more than 1400 calories, what is the same as eating nearly five mcdonald's cheese burgers. >> chinese takeout can be healthy and very, very unhealthy. emma folk says beware while ordering, some chinese dishes are not only loaded with salt but fat too. and because of the fat emma says the calories can add up. >> before we get to the meal we talk about the appetizer, an egg roll versus the spring roll. >> a deep fried egg roll can pack 300 calories, but also

fried. thinner wrapped and smaller spring rolls cuts the calories in half. >> i would give a green light to the wonton soup because it has less of a dumpling in it. it will fill you up with 100 calories. the six dumplings in this one sends this out. >> emma says the platter of noodles in the lowmein will set you back. the bud delight is the better dish with only 200

calories. >> then chicken with black bean sauce and chicken with snow peas. >> the black bean sauce sabotages this dish with 800 calories. the chicken stir fry with snow peas gets the pick. both have added rush at 150 calories per cup. >> how about brown rice? >> this salty fried dish goes to the detour. >> there is good fortune, we have our fortune cookies, they are only 25 calories a piece. >> emma says to pick healthier choices look for the three s's, steamed, stir fried andsauteed.

>> brian? >> are you breaking my heart. >> don't shoot the messenger. the dow jones is in positive territory, ending up 74 points and s&p up 13 points on the day. princeton university opened the doors on the next phase of its 330 milli$330 million arts transit problem. next phase of they are offering just one service from princeton to princeton junction. it's the shortest service in the country. now lets check out the traffic, matt pellman is live in the traffic center. >> at least things are dry but it's so cold out there. maybe that is keeping people

indoors, we have some not so dinky traffic troubles for the trip home including the big fire at the columbus farmers market. it was closing down route 206 at jobs town road when they got the lanes along 206 to reopen. look out still for the fire vehicles. and traffic troubles in cam didn't county along route 30, the white horse pike at mulvy road and hamilton township, mercer county, a pole came down because of the wind, 130 is shut down. stick with yardville hamilton square road instead and the ramps that connect 195 are closed because of pole. we have a downed tree near pleasant view road but on the highways things are moderate to lighter than normal. maybe people staying inside

because of the cold weather, this is the schuylkill backing up on the vine, here is the commuter report on this tuesday afternoon, we have a work crew on 611, eastern road by the old naval station. we'll check it again in the next half hour. >> sounds good, thank you matt. someone is swiping packages from people's doorsteps and tonight police have new surveillance video that could lead to an arrest. monica malpass is in the newsroom now with a look at the delivery bandits. >> hi shirleen, the video shows a man holding a small child and stealing packages just as soon as the deliveryman drops it off. this shows that this suspect is using the child as a cover for his crimes. we'll have more on the suspect and the neighborhood he is targeting and a car accident

victim is getting a new look in life thanks to a miraculous face transplant. this took nine different doctors to complete. it really is a miracle. >> can't wait to see it monica, thank you. we have more "action news" at 4:00 coming up after this.

it's all anybody is talking about today, and for good reason, because it's pretty darn cold out there. lets go to meteorologist, melissa magee. >> yes, it came fast across much of the delaware and lehigh valley, these numbers are more reflective of our winter season rather than fall. outside at sky 6 hd, a gorgeous shot at the skyline, but it's bouncing just a bit because the winds are gusting out of the west northwest. we'll show you the wind gusts in the region, a gust in philadelphia of 28 miles per hour and the poconos up to 29 miles per hour. and a gust in wildwood of 29, and 30 miles per hour in la

lancast lancaster, you factor that a witch of 17 in reading and poconos windchills of 11 degrees, extra layers are needed if you are stepping out for the rest of the afternoon into the evening, here is stormtracker 6 live double scan, it's dry and quiet in the mid-atlantic, the exception is the great lakes, we'll go in tighter, you'll notice this band of lake-effect snow approaching buffalo, and the snow and relatively cold air in lake eerie, and we do have that snow that continuously falls for the rest of this evening into tonight. look at this picture taken at lancaster, new york, from erin, one of our twitter followers, they are stuck in their garage and they have seen 48 inches of snowfall, but thankfully they are getting the snow. and we are just getting the chilly air.

lac lackawanna, 60 inches of snowfall. alden 48 and 45 to 22 inches of snowfall in other places. the call from accuweather is no snow but clear and bitterly cold. new records for reading and atlantic city and philadelphia drops down to 21 and 17 is the overnight low in allentown, your four day at 4:00, the chill continues for wednesday and less wind to contend with, on thursday sunny and breezy and 45, a reinforcing shot of cold air moves in on friday, and saturday it's sunny and chilly with a high temperature of 42 degrees, the cold snap is gripping the area today guys. >> all right if that drop isn't enough for you, i have another one, thrill seekers this is for you. this is a simulation of what

will be the world's tallest roller coaster, it's being built in orlando as part of the 90,000 square foot sky plex, the roller coaster is 570 feet tall and the top has an observation deck, and this ride is set to open in 2017.

time now for the buzz. matthew mcconaughey has a fresh new star on the hollywood walk of fame, joining them is his wife, and two children. he won an oscar for his role in the dallas buyer's club. he says he is living the dream he didn't know he had. and now the much anticipated

premier of the hunger games, part one. the third installment and oscar winner and star, jennifer lawrence was there, and they expressed sadness now that the last film is done, the film is out for elease on friday. in just a few hours we'll be living on a prayer, jon bon jovi is receiving the prestigious marion anderson award. including for his work for the homeless through his soul foundation, he raised $50 million to help the victims of super storm sandy. >> always a great event. thank you alicia. still ahead, a honduran woman is

seeking salvation inside of a philadelphia church by living there. and a courtroom showdown, why a rapper with a clean criminal record is facing life in prison for his lyrics. >> lots of people like prepaid cards and you don't need a credit card to get one and the downside could be unnecessary fees. we have the best prepaid cards recommended by consumer reports.

it is 4:30 and "action news" continues. we begin in columbus, burlington county, where a four alarm fire is still smoldering at the columbus farmers market off route 206, chopper 6 hd was over the scene since it started. this is what it looked like shortly after it started at 2:00 this afternoon and quickly spread through the large red structure. no injuries have been reported and a cause has not yet been determined. now to buck county, a look at a man that is accused of killing his toddler with an overdose of pain killers. this is cocoa wallace of middletown. a toxicology report reveals that the boy ingested enough

oxycodone to kill an adult. and now the coach of the west hills high school is out of a job. brian hencel is fired after an investigation into the hazing of the team. he will continue to teach at the school, the studentses involved will not face any further discipline, we posted more information on all the developing stories at our website at 6abc.com. other news today, one the biggest malls in america is about to get even bigger, official plans to expand the mall of america by 50,000 feet were unveiled. sara bloomquist was there and she is at that already massive complex. >> if are you familiar with the king of prussia mall, there is

this side of the mall and clear over there is that side of the mall, and have you to walk between them, and it's not nice on a bitter cold day like today. this new expansion will link the two sides of the mall and add more stores to this already enormous complex. king of prussia mall the second largest in america is getting bigger. the owner, simon is announcing expansion plans, right now it's a mall divided. it requires shoppers to walk outdoors, a 50,000 square foot edition will link the mall. >> can you shop one end to the other without crossing a road or going outside. >> the owner showed off the new shopping experience with this artist's animated rendition, it will include 60 to 70 new stores, charging stations for

phones plus seating and dining and a pavilion. >> i love this mall, so yeah. it's cool. >> even more stores, more better. >> getting bigger is better and they'll add different stores, we have a lot of stores now and there more stores i want them to add. >> the old parking garage outside of neiman marcus is coming down and being replaced by a new state of the art facility. this new construction means jobs and stores and sales tax revenue here in upper merion township. >> we are looking forward to the additional jobs and revenue provided to the township and to our school district. >> reporter: now, some of the existing stores are relocating into larger spaces in this new edition and over the coming months we'll learn some of the new stores that are coming to the king of prussia mall. the construction is set for completion in the fall of 2016.

live at the king of prussia mall, i'm sara bloomquist, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you sara. >> a philadelphia woman is taking a dramatic stand to stop the government from kicking her out of the country, this is angela, a honduran born immigrant that lived in the united states illegally for ten years, this morning she moved into the west kensington ministry where she plans to live in sanctuary, she was just ordered a final deportation order but she says she will not leave the sanctuary until the government forces them out. she is the first to attempt to live in sanctuary. >> 25-year-old neil scott plead guilty to drug distribution and charges think a montgomery county judge sentenced him to

five to ten years in prison for his role in the operation, he is sentenced for selling drugs at schools and colleges. a 19-year-old boy was hospitalized while waiting for the bus with his younger brother. it happened on park side avenue in fairmount park. a gunman showed up and arced with the victim and fired three times and hit him in the leg. his younger brother was also taken from the scene. he remains on the loose. philadelphia police need your help identifying a suspect wanted for holding up the same 7-eleven trice, he was seen walking into the store with a gun pointed right at the employee, he demanded cash and then took off. on november 13th, the ploy plooe

says the same than returned and demanded money again and took off with the cash. a new jersey assemblyman wants to change the law that allows some grown children to sue their parents to pay for their college tuition, you'll remember our story last week. kaitlyn took her parents to court to pay a portion of her out of state tuition at temple university. wendy saltzman sits down with that lawmaker now and hear why he is siding with the parents and looking to protect their rights. time now for accuweather and you can hear the wind from indoors. >> you can hear it howling tonight was one of those days that was well below average, like one we would see in the dead of winter, brr, sky 6 hd giving you a shot of the center city skyline, the sunshine is

not helping to get our temperatures above the freezing mark. it's 30 in philadelphia and the dew point is 1, a very dry air mass, winds 18 miles per hour and the windchill 18, there are those howling winds and some of the peak wind gusts in reading 44 and philadelphia 42 miles per hour and a gust in trenton and wilmington as high as 37 miles per hour and 36 miles per hour wind gusts today in atlantic city. that chill is widespread across much of the northeast. in caribou, 9 degrees there and a windchill of 13 in new york city and 19 here in philadelphia. coming up we'll let you know if the wind will relax and how long the chill will stick around. >> more rain in bangor, maine, bad day. the spca has got gotten help in keeping animals warm.

jean mccarthy donated 1,000 blankets to keep the animals warm this winter. here at the big board now, thanksgiving just about a week away and time to feast of course and to reflect on our blessings and the less fortunate. we caught up with rachael ray, she is helping the hungry in a big way. >> it has changed dramatically over the last decade. >> rachael ray says that is why she was motivated to act. in this, the ninth season. rachel ray show, she launched the nine meals challenge. >> hop the day come where a challenge like this is not necessary. but we are in crisis mode. 49 million americans, 16 million of them children worry about where their next meal will come

from. >> rachael ray launched her 9 million mealed campaign and has raised for those in need. >> every $1 feeds ten people. >> wow. >> $1 buys meals for ten people. >> rachael is partnering with several other organizations including philabundance here in philadelphia. >> these are hard working loving, dedicated people that need assistant right now. >> 6 abc is stepping up to help as well, we are once again partnering in the region's large of the food drive and for the second year in a row, we are going beyond collecting can donations and hosting an on air telethon, it's happening from 4:00 until 6:30 p.m., last year

our food drive provided close to 800,000 meals to families in need and this year we hope to do better than that. >> the most generous viewers in america, no doubt they will do it again. and saving with 6 abc is helping you find hidden fees with the prepaid cards. and a legal case in california is making history. why a rapper could spend the rest of his life behind bars because of his lyrics. and inside the viral hit that is inside of so many people's heads. >> it will be in yours too. melissa magee is back with the full accuweather forecast. the holiday season is here,

which means it's time for the volkswagen sign-then-drive event. for practically just your signature, you could drive home for the holidays in a german-engineered volkswagen. like the sporty, advanced new jetta... and the 2015 motor trend car of the year all-new golf. if you're wishing for a new volkswagen this season... just about all you need is a finely tuned... pen. hurry in and get zero due at signing, zero down, zero deposit, and zero first month's payment on select new volkswagen models. adrian peterson is out without pay for the rest of the season, that is the decision of nfl today. he informed the minnesota vikings he would not be

reinstated until april of next we're for violating the personal conduct policy. he plead guilty to misdemeanor reckless assault for disciplining his 4-year-old son with a switch. he is on leave since september and the nfl association says she will appeal the punishment. a rapper in san diego, california, is facing attempted murder charges and could face life in prison just for rapping. rapper, tiny do, whose real name is tom duncan, he is facing charges for a series of shootings even though his only connection is his music. there is a law in california that allows to you prosecute gang members if you benefit by the deaths and he did benefit by

the lyrics. precedents in this case are happening this week. just to document what you saw here, perhaps first, this is a big talker, it's called chick chick and is it stick sticks. the latest viral dance sensation has 6 million views on youtube and counting. ♪ ♪ >> looks like chinese singer, rolan wang, has a hit on her hand, could be the next gangnam style. in mandarin she is squawking about a mother hen and little chick, over and over again. and that is how people are watching it too. finally, it's often hard to picture our parents as children. the same for for banker hall here, once he finds out his dad

one wore diapers, he refers to his dad as kevin hall, his mind is blown when his mom breaks the news. >> what? >> daddy wore diapers? >> it's true. daddy wore diapers. >> is he like, stop! he blames siri for the fact that he calls his father by his name i'm picturing brian's twins one day, brian taff! >> that will happy have no doubt. >> lets get a check of the roads now with an update. pamper yourself and stay inside, we have problems for you. including the suspension of the west trenton rail line, they have had to halt all trains because of power issues, so no

service at the moment on the west trenton regional rail line, if it helps you out the regional rail line is running now we had problems with that and everything is up and running at this point. the paoli thorndale line, that gave us problems, is also giving us problems. on the frankfurt line, are you boarding all lines from the westbound platform. and we have a couple of issues on 95 in buck county, a couple of crashes, one at 413 partially blocking the left lane and approaching street road this one was pushed to the side. but on the big picture, normal slow speeds on 95 and on girard 13 miles per hour. and one involving a pedestrian in clifton heights at baltimore avenue. also a crash to avoid in chester

county, along sweedesford road along valley forge road. before we go to break, he invite you to like the 6 abc facebook page, that gives you access to all the top story yz we are following. weather updates and breaking news and the best and most current viral videos, just go to facebook.com/6 abc action news and click on the like box.

now to meteorologist, melissa magee, we have temperatures we should expect to see in january, already. >> too fast too soon, a lot of cold. when you see the record cold temperatures we'll be close to tonight, it put its all in

perspective. on stormtracker 6 live double scan, you can see it's dry and quiet but notice across north sections of burlington county, we are picking up a little bit of debris here, we reported on the fire in columbus, new jersey, east of 206, stormtracker 6 live double scan has the capability and act to pick up the smoke particles over that region. and the winds are gusting anywhere from 25 to 35 miles per hour. and they slowly diminish into the overnight hours and into the day on wednesday. >> outside tonight, most spots are below the freezing mark, and philadelphia 30 degrees and the poconos teens, and upper 20s in trenton. as you factor in the windchill, with the blustery winds, it feels like 18 in philadelphia and 8 is the current windchill

in the poconos and extra layers in sea isle city with a windchill of 22 degrees. here is satellite 6 along with action radar, we have dry and quiet conditions across much of the region although we are picking up a mainly clear sky and the clear sky with these winds will definitely make our temperatures close to near records tonight. in philadelphia, tonight we call for a record low of 20, and we are calling for a low of 21 degrees, reading 18 degrees, you'll tie the record if we hit that tonight, trenton 19 and the record 17, and atlantic city near record territory and they are move than likely going to tie or come close to that record low tonight. on wednesday we have high pressure that starts to lose, and sun and clouds on the way tomorrow, and windchills in the 20s, a high of 33 and the winds start to ease a bit but most of the day these windchills are in the 20s. thursday sunny and breezy and

not as cold, we rebound up to 45 degrees for philadelphia and most of the delaware and lehigh valley will fine the temperatures in the lower 30s and 40s in thursday, here is the call from accuweather for tonight, clear and breezy and windchills 5 to 15 degrees and tomorrow cold with less wind and a high temperature of 33, thursday sunny and breezy and high of 45, a cold front moves through late thursday into friday within a reenforcing shot of cold air, on saturday sunny and chilly and 42 degrees, sunday mild with rain around and a high of 58, perhaps another wave of energy on monday with showers around a high temperature of 66, we go from the 30s on wednesday to the 60s, on thursday, extra coats tomorrow too guys. >> something to look forward to though in the forecast. >> saving with 6 abc is coming up next.

time to save with 6 abc, and millions of americans use prepaid cards to manage their money. and now some are better than others. here is nydia han. >> prepaid cards are easy to use and load them with cash and use them to buy things. before you get a prepaid card you need to make sure are you not wasting money on fees. consumer reports rate aid dozen. >> leslie robinson switched to a prepaid card, she is fed up with traditional banking. >> bank accounts charge me too many overdraft and interest, and i closed them out and went prepaid.

>> not everybody will use it as a substitute for a bank account. >> many use it as a tool to keep them on a budget. they load a certain amount for food or entertainment. they just loaded several prepaid accounts. >> some of the cards can be quite expensive. >> the visa pay as you go plan charges $1 to $2 every time you make a purchase and there is no cap on those fees and the visa advantage plan charges $3.95 a month. and so does the gold card, and the fees are hard to figure out. and the american express for target prepaid card because it's not insured by the fdic. wal-mart got top ratings. >> there is no monthly fee, no activation fee and none for

purchases or paying bill. >> and there are a big market of atm's you can use. >> others had high ratings, chase visa and emerald prepaid mastercard. you can get more information on how to evaluate prepaid cards at 6abc.com. i'm nydia han, channel 6 "action news." >> and finally at 4:00, a york, pennsylvania family is surprised after their great dane gave birth, the pinkertons had 19 pups. their mom was exhausted. the black, white, speckled little cuties are keeping her busy and the litter fell just shy of breaking the world record for largest litter which is 24. >> little now but they will be massive. now for "action news" at 4:00,

for alicia vitarelli, melissa magee, and shirleen allicot, i'm brian taff. we are back for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00 on phl 17.

"action news" delaware valley's leading news program.

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. tuesday night and we begin with breaking news from burlington county, new jersey, where a four alarm fire has engulfed the columbus farmers market this afternoon. right now the flames are finally under control but the damage is extensive. "action news" reporter dann cuellar is live with the details. >> reporter: monica, firefighters from a number of municipalities remain on the scene here at the columbus farmers market on a cold and bitter evening here in burlington county, they remain here keeping an eye on the smoldering debris making sure it does not rekindle. it was just before 2:00 when the fire broke out at the market,

billed as the large of the plea market with over 65 retail stores. today's high winds fanning the inferno, they attack the fire from all sides, with 150 firefighters on hand and the fire broke out in building four and the fire walls helped to contain the blaze to that building. the good news is the flea market is closed. this is a thursday, there would be a lot of people shopping in there. here is more from the mayor mcdaniel. >> the walls from that section and the adjoining section, the damage is well contained to that building four, the yellow section, which is great. >> the good thing is it was closed today? >> yes, it's usually closed on tuesday, so as far as we know, no injuries or fatalities or anything like that. >> the fire ch