reporter chad pradelli and david henry are standing by but first lets go to meteorologist, cecily tynan. >> stormtracker 6 live double scan showing that the accumulating snow is out of here and we have a few snow showers along the border of bucks and montgomery county but most of the snow has moved out as far as it's amounts they are right on target wilmington 1.6 inches and new london 1.5 and horsham 1.2 and philadelphia reporting an even inch of snow. now tonight what to expect partly cloudy and cold night overnight low dropping down to 15 to 20 degrees, any standsing water will refreeze so be careful there are icy patches for your morning commute and the winds will really kick up tomorrow. we have got an arctic front that is moving through and first of all it could bring us brief

snow squalls tomorrow afternoon and pull in the winds out of the northwest and result in the coldest air mass since last january since we were dealing with the polar vortex the weather service has issued an advisory for it's poconos, windchills dropping as low as 20 degrees below zero. we'll talk about this big freeze coming our way in the full accuweather forecast. the snow forced several ground stops today at philadelphia international airport, plows were busy clearing the runways throughout the day and the airport is reporting delays up to two hours. david henry is live at seventh and walnut in center city philadelphia david how did the city do with its first measurable snowfall of the year. >> the city says it was on top of things but that did not appear to be the case during rush hour, snow and ice on the

sidewalks thanks to the below freezing temperatures but a big improvement over what we saw this morning. south broad street one of the busiest arteries in town, it's city says the salt truck assigned to broad street broke down and spring garden street another major thoroughfare was in great shape the streets were slick across the city, the city says the timing of the snow slowed down the salt trucks sidewalks were also a challenge for some. most took is easy. >> we went a couple of blocks not too bad. >> you can handle this. >> laurel katz had her happen hands full on this milestone. >> it's a big day and i love the snow but it's not as much fun when you are trekking through with a newborn and

3-year-old. >> the snow was a pain for some but kids of all ages were happy to see it. >> how about the dog? >> you love it? >> did you have a hard time coming to work? >> not at all. i got here easily. >> who is doing the interview here? >> i was thinking the same thing. >> turn about is fair play among snow lovers. but there is still a lot of lingering slick spots over the city and be careful as you make your way around town. live in center city, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you david in chester and delaware counties it was a slow go for drivers, some say ice and snow more than doubled their commuting time and the slick conditions were blamed for numerous accidents this is the scene at 12:17 oak street in wilmington. a stationary fire truck started

to slip and slide and crashed into a house. "action news" reporter chad pradelli, is live on oak street tonight. what about injuries and damage? >> >> reporter: jim nobody was injured because of the sliding fire truck but there is the damage the truck slammed into the doorway, that is where the damage is confined. 2 by 4s are propping it up and now the woman that lives in that apartment has to fine new shelter. >> the fire truck was unmanned and sliding down oak street and traveling more than 100 feet it hit this green vehicle and smashed into this house. >> we will to hurry up and run we ran down the street to get out of the way. >> sonia lives in the first floor unit. she wasn't home but the man on the first floor was. >> i see everything coming and

then boom. >> the fire department responded to a nine vehicle accident on oaks fire chief anthony good witch its had been parked somewhere else. he tells "action news" off camera it's fortunate the fire truck only hurt one car and nobody was seriously hurt. the affected drivers want to know why the road was not treated. >> this is a bad street for bad weather like this, and the salt needs to be put down prior to stuff like this. >> and a spokeswoman for the city of wilmington says that many roads were treated overnight into the early morning hours, mainly main arteries and oak street was not one of those. one woman was hurt in the initial accident and her injuries are considered minor. chad pradelli channel 6 "action

news." >> thank you chad. be sure to check out the features we have added to the stormtracker 6 live double scan. >> tap the icon and add your own photograph and share a digital postcard using a photo from your mobile device and pick your favorite weather pick and share it with family and friends, download the storm app for free. >> on the political front republicans have resumed control of congress for the first time in eight years in the house several new representatives were sworn in including democrat donealds norcross and ryan costello's wife and son were there as he took the oath in pennsylvania's sixth and brendan boyle also took the oath of office for the 13th district in pennsylvania. >> congratulations to you all. >> republicans also extended

their control in harrisburg as the pennsylvania senate and house opened new sessions but democrat philadelphian leslie lacosta made history as the first latino to be elected to the assembly. >> and montgomery county district attorney reece aveteri fuhrman wants to move from the d.a.'s office to the bench. sara bloomquist is live tonight. >> jim that is right veteri fuhrman announced she will not seek a third term for district attorney attorney, and she wants to run for judge she said it was simply time for a change. >> after years in this seat and this desk it was time to move on to something new. she is starting the new year

looking ahead to what she hopes will be a new job a seat on the common pleas court bench fuhrman turned 50 and said it was time for a new pursuit. >> i need a new challenge and i'm looking for a new adventure and journey and something different to do. fuhrman spent 15 years as a prosecutor before being elected as the first female district attorney. 2017 was a difficult year and her office dropped a high-profile rape case against robert kerns acknowledging her staff misread a report saying she was drugged. >> i am running for another office it's not like when you ask a question like that, it suggests that i'm walking away but i'm not i'm standing for

election. >> and the search for mass murdered bradley stone got national attention and she cofounded a non-profit childrens advocacy center and wrote a book on internet safety. >> for me what i love the most is the opportunity to help people and keep them safe. that is the most overwhelming and powerful part of the job. >> fuhrman has long been considered for candidate for higher office and is happy here in norristown, and to be a trial judge here, is the perfect way for me to continue public service. >> now, immediately after fuhrman announced she would not seek re-election her first deputy kevin steele announced he would run as a democrat to replace her and her former boss, bruce caster may run on the republican ticket. live in norristown, montgomery county i'm sara bloomquist,

channel 6 "action news." >> thank you sara. coming up on "action news" tonight. philadelphia city students prepare to show off their skills and knowledge in agriculture lisa thomas-laury has more on their big weekend coming up. >> and the baseball hall-of-fame announces their class of 2015. and cecily tynan is back with the accuweather forecast.

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installation of the artist's work it's set to open on february 7th. today's snowy weather did not prevent students in roxborough from getting ready for the pennsylvania farm show this weekend. lisa thomas-laury was at the school this moning with the students and the animals. >> reporter: as one student put it, it's one of only a few schools in the country where you can attend normal classes and milk a cow in one morning. but on this morning, students were preparing to sheer lambs for this weekend's farm show. each animal less than a year old and they were born in march. for seniors and marcia. >> you have to anticipate movement. >> usually when you get around the belly and the legs -- and we do the face, you really have to

hold them. at the farm show they have to compete against rural teens and in some cases rural breeders it represents the climax of months of hard work. >> these are their project animals we want the students to be responsible for the actually grooming of the animal for the show. this is happy named for the happy face that formed in the wool in the back of her head. >> when i first noticed it i didn't know what to do she was running and her ears were flobing up and down. it's kallie and natasha's second showing but keith's first. >> why did you choose agricultural school? >> because i want to be a veterinarian. the farm show runs from january

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flyers-ottawa tonight. here is ducis rogers. >> we are waiting or an injury update on claude giroux is he dealing with a leg injury and the flyers are dealing with a five game losing streak we'll see if he takes the ice tonight against the ottawa senators he suffered a cut on his leg and he missed one game already, he wants to make sure he is completely right before he steps out there again. >> it's about being able to compete out there and i want to go out there and can't skate and help the team win. >> you guys are searching too much. if he plays you'll see him out there at the start of the game. i'll make sure i start him for you guys. you can figure it out. okay. i'll start him for you guys that

you can see right away that he is playing tonight. >> he likes us he really does. baseball's hall-of-fame elected their class of 2015. the most notable snub is mike piazza. pedro martinez gets in and has 229 career victories, he made his name with the red sox but finished his career here with the phillies. and john smoltz is the only pitcher starter with over 200 saves. and randy johnson and craig beezio. and villanova visits st. johns tonight, as jaime apody reports, the cats are trying to get back on track. >> tonight the villanova basketball will do something they have not done all year, taking the court after a loss.

an unusual feeling after they fell in overtime at seton hall. >> it could have been an undefeated season but it's not now. the great quality of this team is we adjust no matter what happens. >> there is pressure with being undefeated but i can handle that pressure. >> and they were trying for the best starting record in history, that was in 1937-38 and now the only thing they care about is winning in the big east. >> we are looking to get to a game situation tonight the bounce back game at madison square garden they face 24th ranks st. johns. a game the coach knows will be another challenge. >> you definitely know that st.

johns are hungry and we'll be hungry this will be a battle. >> it will be a great battle and an awesome big east game and great venue. we are ready to go. >> that is a look at sports. >> thank you ducis. >> philadelphia firefighters received a big gift that will be passed on to the people that they serve. the insurance society of philadelphia handed a $35,000 check to commissioner derek sawyer and to the citizens for fire prevention committee it will be used to install lithium batteries and snowflakemoke alarms.

you nailed this forecast to the flake. >> pretty close. that happens now and then, calls

for a little accumulation and that is what we go. now the snow is out of here, stormtracker 6 live double scan showing nothing more than a few left over flurryies here and there and a few glimpses of sunshine earlier in philadelphia and the action cam is looking and seeing a lot of scenes like this. the lawn equipment the patio furniture covered with that snow. philadelphia officially reporting an inch of snow and we have a little more in parts of our viewing area, florence 1.2 and dennisville and cape may county 1.2 and millville reporting an even 2.5 inches of snow. our season snowfall so far for philadelphia 1.1 the average for this time in the season 4.7 remember last year we had 20 inches by now so we have some catching up to do if you like the snow. but right now the big story is

the cold air our low today was 19 degrees and our high was 22 and it's cold today and getting colder. 33 currently and trenton 19 and allentown 14 and the poconos currently 12 degrees, the winds are pretty light but they will pick up tomorrow. satellite 6 along with action radar showing even the clouds are breaking up over us as the low pressure moves offshore and there is an arctic front over the great lakes and doesn't have a lot of moisture with this, and this could squeeze out snow squalls with it and that could usher in the colder air this season. could have snow showers in the far north and west suburbs and as we head into the afternoon this is when the arctic front gets involved and this could bring us a few brief bursts of snow at 3:30 in the afternoon could leave a quick coating and

reduced visibility and not everyone will see them and that opens the door for brutally cold air future tracker showing tomorrow morning, windchills generally in the teens and as we head into tomorrow night behind that arctic boundary 11:00 the windchill below zero, 5 degrees below zero in philadelphia, the poconos and windchill advisory is in affect for tomorrow night the windchill 24 degrees below zero, tomorrow night at 11:00 and thursday morning you step outside windchills are mainly below zero for the morning commute. you definitely want to pile on the layers and don't forget to bring the kids indoors and bring the pets indoors, they need a warm place to stay. tonight partly cloudy and a cold night, 15 degrees in the cooler suburbs and 20 for center city, do be careful, a refreeze overnight and the accuweather

forecast tomorrow windy and cold and a few snow squalls moving through and the high is 26 degrees like today and feels colder when you factor in the winds and thursday is the core of the cold air and temperatures in the single digits in the morning and the afternoon only 22 degrees and windchills will not climb out of the teens on friday 34 degrees, it may actually feel good and not as harsh but we drop back into the 20s on saturday 28 degrees and temperatures begin to moderate and on sunday it clouds up with a high of 36 degrees and looking unsettled on monday and philadelphia rain showers and snow showers to the north not an organized system and tuesday mostly cloudy with a high of only 37 degrees. so some snow squalls tomorrow but the big concern is the brutally cold air and don't forget about the pets. >> finally christmas day may be over but the season continued in the kensington section of philadelphia they hosted three kings day at their hunting park

headquarters in many latin american countries, it marks when the three wise men brought gifts to the baby jesus and today there were plenty of gifts for the kids and even a visit from the phanatic and abc world news tonight with david muir is next on channel 6 and "action news" continues at 10:00 on phl 17 with brian taff, shirleen allicot adam joseph and ducis rogers and join us for "action news" at 1:00 here on xhoig. for cecily tynan ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team. i'm jim gardner, we hope you'll join us at 11:00.

welcome to "world news tonight." and breaking now. nearly 30 states below freezing. interstates, highways covered in accidents. also the reports coming in at this hour. the major american city where they just felt the ground shake. ginger zee is right here. also breaking, is this a key piece of evidence in the disappearance of that passenger jet? what the new sonar images reveal. the power shift in washington. the behind the scenes gamble. the coup that fell apart. wall street murder and the privileged son charged. the new klums just revealed. and the other big reveal at this hour. america's oldest time capsule just opened. what did paul revere and sam adams leave us? good evening. and we begin tonight with the images