temperatures. but the prospect of mid-week snow. it felt like late summer in west windsor township. throughout the tri-state area we broke a record in the city of philadelphia. it's warm and snowy. that could be what we see for thanksgiving. john rawlins is in norristown. it's hard to believe, jim, i am talking about accumulating snow on wednesday. a record high of 72. that is 19 above the normal high this year. it's typical early may than late november. allentown is record highs. wilmington not quite a record. 72 degrees. it's almost cross the board temperatures in the 70s today. so what is going to happen on wednesday? future tracker 6 showing that 6:30 tomorrow night we are dry

here. there is trouble developing in the gulf of mexico. low pressure. what it does is reforms off of the coast of the carolinas. it moves up the eastern seaboard. this means big problems for the busiest travel day of the year. moisture is moving in early in the morning. by 7:00 it's here. primarily rain in philadelphia when it first starts. probably snow in the far western suburbs. as it intensify by the afternoon we see the mixing in philadelphia. the steadier snow in the southwestern suburbs. big problems with travel. up in and down the eastern seaboard. low clouds and fog and the heaviest precipitation between 10 and 4. rain in the southeast. i-95 is wet during the day. things can change at night. i'll talk about that in the

accuweather forecast. >> and we have john live in norristown. john, a lot my feel it's early for snow preps. much of the country has substantial snow. >>reporter:we are not going to see anything like buffalo conditions here. the critical element is the timing. all it plays out on what triple-a says it's the busiest time of the year. it kept the penndot mechanics focused on last-minute issues, a bent plow, a faulty starter motor. >> we don't know what he hit. he hit a curb or an inlet. >>reporter:it was bent back as much as 9 inches. >> yes. >>reporter:they are urging the motorists to be ready to change the travel plans. they will carefully monitor the conditions. >> the bottom line is penndot

is ready. we'll be prepared. we'll have our crews out throughout the duration of the storm. >>reporter:the lows in plymouth, the salt and snow shovels are in demand today. christian is not distressed. he does power washing and snow removal. >> we are outside power washing. >> two days from now you may need this? >> yes. the best of both worlds. >> she is tickled with the snow. she bought her grandson a sled. while the turkey is in the oven wile be sledding. >>reporter:well, silver lining there. from penndot to the airlines that go to the phl17 to the philadelphia airport. john rawlins. thank you, john.

6abc.com/weather check the seven-day and the hourly forecast. get the latest updates from our meteorologists. it's all onc.com/weather. anxiety is growing after the fate of a missing woman in the lehigh valley. jessica padgett was not seen since last friday. the women's car was found at the dollar store parking lot. >>reporter:the concerned friends and family look for the mother r of three. they are checking to see if any surveillance cameras may offer a clue in the disappears of jessica padgett. >> we just ask that she be found. that is all we ask at the time.

>>reporter:they gathered to hand out flyers. they gathered in the dollar general parking lot where the investigators recovered her outback seen in the photo. she was in contact with her hours before jessica talked to her. >> he texted me when her niece is going to be born. she always checked in on me. >>reporter:she was running errands. he co-owner was saying that she was wearing a hoo hoody like th. >> we want her back safer. >>reporter:they have no doubt

that padgett was taken against her will. >> she's a mother of three. she loves her children to death. she would not have walked away. >> she would not leave her kids or job or not return back to work. she would not tell anybody. that is not who she is. >> we spoke off camera. his wife is the kind of person that doesn't have an emmy i enen the world. reporting from the borough, walter perez. >> and robert kerns has pleaded no contest to sex charges involving an employee of his law firm. kerns said nothing about the decent assault in october of 2013. he must register as a sixers sex

offender for 15 years. and he resigned over his comments about sexual assault. robert jennings stepped down. in a speech in september jennings says that some woman made false accusations "when things didn't turn out the way that they wanted." valerie harrison serves as acting president while the search for a new president gets underway. the city of philadelphia has been selected as a finalist to host the democratic congestion. brooklyn, new york is in the running. a student was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis. the boy was last in class on tuesday. his brother also attends the

school. "action news" has learned that he is not infected. the family is taking antibiotics. an e-mail went out to parents but some didn't hear the news until they arrived at school this morning. and the eagles next test is just three days away. ducis rodgers has the preparation for the cowboys on thanksgiving day. cecily? it felt like spring. temperatures in the 70s. wednesday the winter storm watch is posted for the philadelphia areas north and west. what it means in the accuweather forecast. those stories and much more when "action news" continues tonight. >> i am eva pilgrim the days when you leave he boo-boo at home when you go shopping or eat

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a crash on i-95 in delaware county claims the life of a woman this morning. the accident happened at 3:00 a.m. near the exit 6 in chester. state police say that a car hit a puddle and crashed into the barrier. three people inside were struck by a bread delivery truck. and a woman was killed. the two others are treated with serious injuries as crozer-chester hospital. [bell ringing] when pope francis made the announcement last week at the vatican that he would come to philadelphia in september. charles chaput was in the room. he has lots to say about the pope attending the meeting of

families. sarah bloomquist has the details. >>reporter:charles chaput talked candidly about his excitement about the papal visit. >> i am excited and scared at at the same time. it's a big responsibility. >>reporter:archbishop charles chaput was in the room when the pope announced that he would attend the meeting of families. he knew that for months. he was thrilled to hear him make official. >> before he spoke the words he pointed me, he saw me when he was coming into the room and made a point to let me know that finally he was responding to my persistent invitation for him to make an announcement about this. when pope benedict proposed to have the meeting of families two and a half years ago he had his concerns. there was a sex scandal and

financial issues and low moral in the diocese. it's an opportunity for healing. >> it would be a rebirth of diocese. i am grateful for the opportunity. >>reporter:it's a catholic-sponsored event but all are invited. >> very an atheist doing one the talks. >>reporter:he doesn't know what the pontiff's message will be. he knows the pope for 18 years. he is full of surprises. >> i have been impressed with him for a long time. the world now is very impressed with him. >>reporter:the advanced team will come to philadelphia in february to work on the specifics of the visit. in january the archbisho archdil have a better idea what the

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this is not just any old week. it dallas week. with the game on thursday,s page has been turned. jamie apody reports. >>reporter:it was late night for the coaching staff and mark sanchez following the win against tennessee to start preparing for dallas. >> we are excited about playing dallas. >> they all are. a tough turnaround doesn't matter. ate rivalry what the players and fans alike live for. >> it's dallas week. i don't look at it as a short week. we go out and play today, we go out and play today. >> people that you meet on the street back in june, hey, man, we have to get dallas. what? we have not played the game yet? i just signed here. what are you talking about? >> it's a race for the playoff spot whoeve whoever wins the di.

>>reporter:the last time played in dallas was 2008. >> we don't read much into it. we are going to play football. not like we have a turkey or cornucopia on the sidelines. >> the gameday final airs on thursday. al mike quick and i will join you from dallas. he will have his oneo one-on onh coach kelly. the islanders well, they are not the same old islanders. they are tied for first place in the division. >> we were on top when i get

into the leagues. it's hard to play against. sometimes it's phillies. they have a lot of talented players. >> pat quinn died last night after a lengthy illness. he lead the team from '79 to '82. they had an unbeaten streak. that stands today. quinn was "terrific at everything that he did." tony rotten missed the shooting round with a stomach virus. it's likely that they will play. the sixers cit sit at 0-13. losing for them is not fun. >> it is frustrating. yoyou know, it's tough to stay positive at the times. it what you have to do when you get over the hump you have to stay positive and work together.

>> you may have seen the catch. iworthy seeing again and again. odell beckham jr. on a 43-yard touchdown pass. wow, check him for that. >> oh, my goodness. when buster haze. hayes. the greatest catch of all time. he may have dislocated his shoulder reaching for that. coming up on "action news," will we get snow in week? it could be, right? it could be. cecily tynan when we continue into just a moment. >>announcer:closed captioning brought to you by fulton bank. a minimum deposit of one thousand dollars. cannot be combined with any other offer. a secure retirement.

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>> three, two, one. with that the christmas season arrived in atlantic city today. the mayor helped the tropicana to light its spectacular tree. that is a 35-foot evergreen. and santa celebrated 25 years of dining inside of the tropicana. >> we talked about models that are relative to a particular storm. is that what we are dealing with on wednesday? >> there is not a consensus yet. but it shows a storm developing up and down the east coast. either way, traveling on wednesday, it's going to be a nightmare. i talked by brother flying in tomorrow instead of wednesday.

we have winter storm watches posted really just to the west of the i-95 corridor all the way from virginia up through maine for wednesday. i know it's late notice, if you are planning on flying out or driving to the north or west or the southwest on wednesday, i suggest that you do it tomorrow instead or even wait until thursday. because it's going to cause problems. hard to believe when we talk about snow when today's high a record 72 degrees. the old record 71 setback in 1979. that is 19 above normal. right now it's short-sleeved weather. 66 trenton. millville 63. and sea isle 56 degrees. the ground is warm. the ocean is warm as well. this is what makes it a tricky forecast. satellite 6 along with action radar, showing the first step is cooling things off. there is a cold front to the west. it moves through tonight.

very little fanfare. it drops down to the 50s tomorrow. the temperatures are beginning to move off. you see energy that is beginning to form. it dies over the gulf of mexico. and picking up the moisture. the rain comes in early. by 7:00 it's raining across most of the viewing areas and mixing across the lehigh valley. it's a snow event to the poconos. as we head through the day the storm system intensifies. it fulls down cooler air. it changes the rain over to snow. philadelphia during the day most of it is melting. the suburbs it starts to accumulate. the storm system pulls away. by 7:00 it's out of here by midnight. it's a fast-moving system. it causes problems. the key is your location. the northwest suburbs break it is down. the rain changes to wet snow. like the storm system we had a

week and a half aggravation and location i-- elevation isthe ke. you see snowflakes to end. this is mainly a rain event. what we are talking about. rain across south jersey and delaware. i-9i-95 corridor 1 to 3 inches f snow. upper chester and bucks county, 3 to 6 inches. the poconos more than 6 inches of snow on wednesday. great news for the ski resorts. bad news for traveling. the exclusive seven-day forecast, the calm before the storm. 57 on wednesday the snow north and west. 40 degrees. it clears out in time for thanksgiving. it will be brisk and chilly. 42. cold nor shoppers on black friday. i am getting new information.

i'll have an update on "action news" at 11:00. the weather clears up with the parade. the baby boom continues we like to well nina louise to the "action news" family. and the first baby of nic nick . in annicole's words a bit longeo cook than doctors expected. mom, dad and baby are doing well. 6abc's "world news with david muir" is next. the days of leaving the dog at home when you go out shopping and dining are ending. we'll explain why. now for the "action news" i am jim gardner. we hope that you will join us at 11:00. >>announcer:"action news" is sponsored in part by raymour &

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