>> good afternoon rick is off in the news this noon, security has tightened at the delaware home of vice president joe biden after somebody fires gunshots. a martin luther king day tradition continues at independence hall. but the big story on "action news" this noon is a deadly fire at a montgomery county apartment complex. it happened at the linwood garden apartments in cheltenham township overnight. john rawlins is live with the latest on the investigation. john. >> reporter: hi, sarah. well, firefighters left here a short time ago and left behind police tape and many questions and very few answers. there's an on going investigation. people living next-door did not know there was a fire here until firefighters alerted them. fire officials say the two-alarm fatal blaze was not called in as

a house fire only that neighbors smelled smoke in the area. when firefighters arrived at 4:30 they found two apartment units burning. >> police and fire crews were met with heavy smoke and fire and report of one person trapped. we got inside to the interior track. >> reporter: the first floor unit was unoccupied. the fatality was from the second floor apartment. we have 6 investigators from various agencies on the scene. as to when the fire started -- >> there's a fire investigation going on with the state fire marshal. >> reporter: is this a suspicious cause? >> that's to be determined. >> reporter: a lot of investigators here today. >> yes, sir. >> reporter: there's going to be an autopsy but it's not clear if that is today or tomorrow, officials have not released name of the individual who was killed

in the fire. neighbors say she was a woman believed to be in her mid 30s live in cheltenham, john rawlins channel 6 "action news." >> the sun has returned after a day of ice and rain yesterday. sky6 live hd taking a live look at spring mountain, montgomery county. skiers taking advance. better weather today. a lot of little ones on the slopes. the sun has returned and we're beginning to dry out. meteorologist karen rogers is in for david this noon and joins us outside with a preview of the accuweather forecast. a lot better today karen. >> reporter: a lot better today sarah. that's absolutely right. we started this morning with the refreeze on the secondary roads and temperatures dropped and we had clouds and now we see sunshine. we have a change in the forecast it's pretty nice. let's look at storm tracker 6 live radar. over the past 6 hours we had showers to the southwest but we're seeing sunshine break

through the clouds. we have a nice afternoon ahead. look tell temperatures, we jumped up to 45. 44 in millville and atlantic city airport. 44 in wildwood. seeing temperatures in the 40s after being stuck in the freezer for so long prior to yesterday. we have 16-mile an hour sustained winds but gusts up to 22 miles per hour making it feel like the low 30s in the lehigh valley. 34 in trenton. 38 in philadelphia and 36 in millville. so it's a nice afternoon but a little bit of a biting wind making it feel chilly. if you're heading out for this day of service here's what to expect. 25-mile an hour wind gusts making it feel chilly even though temperatures are not bad. 3:00 p.m., 44. 6:00 p.m. we'll be dropping to the upper 30s and 9:00 p.m. 35 degrees, looks like the breeze will stick with us through the overnight hours. coming up in the seven-day

forecast, we have another shot for snow showers coming your way. don't get used to the 40s just yet, sarah i'll be inside in just a minute with the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> okay, karen we'll check back in just a bit stay on top of the weather situation with 6abc.com, visit 6abc.com/weather for the hourly and seven day forecast and the latest video from our "action news" meteorologists and videos photos. 33-year-old virginia bushman is accused of chasing the child with a knife. administrators called police now the child whalings not bush -- the child was not injured. tbushman is charged with assault and related crimes and held on a half million dollars bail. security has been boosted

at joe biden's delaware home after shots near his house over the weekend. the vice president and his wife were not at home when somebody in a car fired several shots. the main house a few hundred yards off the road, nobody was hurt, the search continues. meantime, vice president joe biden spoke this morning at a breakfast in honor of dr. martin luther king junior. the organization of minority women hosted the event at the chase center on wilmington waterfront. biden talked about dr. king's message how it is more important today than ever before. >> we have to bridge that separation, particularly society as a whole but particularly today between police and the community that exists in some places. >> this was the 31st annual event in wilmington.

today is the 20th year for the greater philadelphia day of service. the city of philadelphia leads the nation in community service projects that honor the legacy of dr. martin luther king junior. thousands took part in today's project all across delaware and lehigh valleys. "action news" reporter, katherine scott reports from the flagship event at girard college. >> reporter: it is packed here at girl college today. there are 5,000 volunteers. there are people from all over the area taking part today honoring the legacy of dr. king. a day that's drawing 135,000 people throughout the region to volunteer their time in 1800 service projects. tracy williams brought her daughter and niece to girard college thinking it was important they pitched in the greater philadelphia martin luther king day of service. >> i wanted to bring them and

understand the importance of giving back. >> reporter: for the 6th consecutive year girard college hosted the signature project celebrating dr. king. the causes diverse but the goal united. >> as we brace his legacy of action, thousands and thousands are claiming that legacy of their own by doing almost 2,000 projects on this day and for many throughout the entire year. >> reporter: whether it was making scarves for children in need or promoting exercising for healthy living, volunteers looked around the gym for all the would come being done and felt inspired. >> this is unit, everybody taking up the cause it's a beautiful day. >> reporter: they are marking the 50th anniversary of the voting rights act outlining

racial discrimination in voting. there are a series of projects here promoting voting and empowerment. >> in pennsauken, new jersey, volunteers are spending this mlk day helping those in need. some filled bags called kids packs that's a weekend lifeline for hungry children when school meals are unavailable. others filled bags for seniors that help this stretch their low-income budget. an oregon man gets stuck between two tractor-trailers and lives to tell about. why a passenger plane had to make an emergency landing minutes after takeoff. with super bowl ahead we'll tell you which television may be the best buy to watch the game. "action news" will be wriek.

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>> roads in the lehigh valley have improved this noon as temperatures warmed up and the salt trucks did their work on the ice. yesterday emergency dispatchers reported 80 calls in north hampton county. 100 in lehigh county 100 in bucks county. there were 75 calls for help due to the conditions in montgomery county. a bad a couple of mornings on the roads but we're improving this afternoon. >> reporter: we're improving dramatically, i couldn't open by doors to the car, they were encased in ice temperatures are going above average. storm tracker 6 live double scan around region, you can see we're dry through the area. we had sprinkles early on and

fair amount of clouds. sky6 live hd looking live stepping down the shore we see the clouds and the camera is shaking a little bit. the winds is gusting up to 25 miles per hour and 22 near atlantic city and you'll see sunshine mixing with these clouds. here's the highlights, it's breeze and we're calling for snow showers in the seven-day forecast. not today, though. today's high, 42 degrees, we're hitting it right now -- temperatures around the region, 45. 45 in the city, 41 in allentown. temperatures several degrees above average. 40 in allentown. the lancaster, 40. millville, 44 and wildwood currently 43 degrees. the winds really gusting at times making it feel like the 30s in the city. 38 degrees is the windchill. in allentown the freezing mark. it feels chilly out there

despite temperatures i'm showing you in the upper 40s. looking at satellite and radar we can seep the showers over the past 1 hours it snuck? here or there especially south and west of the city. didn't produce much. now we're stuck with the clouds, we're seeing holes in the clouds and holes to the we also. we'll see partly sunny skies a good amount of clouds. it's a decent afternoon despite the breeze. 41 degrees for your high in allentown. in atlantic city, expecter partly sunny skies and high of 45 degrees and the winds picking up at times and making it feel cooler than the 45. 45 degrees in philadelphia with clouds and sunshine. a little breezy, wind gusts up to 25 miles per hour in the city. that will make it feel like it's in the 30s despite that 40. still, temperatures better than they have been. mainly clear tonight. chilly, the wind will die down, we'll hit 28 degrees in the city. it will be cooler in the suburbs

in the low 20s. waking up tomorrow morning on the cold side. as you head out for the evening commute, 43 degrees. lots of clouds and 40 at 5:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m., 35 degrees. next wednesday we'll see snow showers this model showing it coming in in the afternoon. look like like afternoon and evening. we're see snow showers north and west, this is a shot at 6:30 an wednesday for the evening commute. looking at the chance things could be icy for the evening and pulling out in the overnight hours. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast today 45, tomorrow, sunshine fading behind clouds and 41. wednesday, snow showers around during the day and evening.

36 degrees. thursday, partly sunny chilly, 40. friday chilly, 36 degrees and saturday, same kind of chilly. 38. sunday, 42. mostly dry week wednesday we'll see snow showers around. >> how about this a sea lion decided that a pool at a new zealand resort would be a good place to sunbathe. it with a littled through the door -- waddled through the door to the pool the new zeal sea lion is very rare and protected species. >> there's much more ahead in the next half-hour of "action news," a near miss on the runway, two planes come extremely close to colliding at a busy new york airport. in the market for a tv before the biggest game of the year consumer reports tested

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>> hello again here's some of the stories we're following on "action news" at 1:30, icy conditions led to big pileups on local roads. we're learning more blts at

her -- about the at terrifying moments motorists were faced with. we're learning more about the deadly blaze at an apartment complex. >> we're taking a live look outside at the center city skyline, a few clouds up there you can see a flag sort of blowing around out there. every now and then the sun peeks through the clouds. we're drying out that's a relief after big problems with refreezing and drenching rains yesterday. meteorologist karen rogers is in for david murphy this noon and joins us at the "action news" big board sarah. it's fitting on this day of service that we have the clouds break and no rain. how about the temperatures, 45 degrees. the average high is 40 we're above average today. 40 in allentown. 41 in reading. 44 in wilmington.