areas. "action news" reporter nora muchanic is live in bucks county tonight. cecily tynan and adam joseph have the latest from accuweather and cecilyetts start with you. >> jim, storm tracker 6 live double scan showing that the leading edge of the moisture is really just knocking on our door. washington, d.c. right now reporting a mixture of snow and rain. it looks like it's creeping into our region but this is virga. once that air column gets saturated the snow and the rain will begin and that's really just a matter of hours. a much wider view showing this is a pretty big storm system. the actual center of that low pressure is in southern georgia. it will reemerge off the coast of the carolinas and then move up to the north. it's fueled by some thunderstorms and the heaviest precipitation will stay off in the atlantic but we will get a pretty good thumping of generally rain in philadelphia, some snow in the northwest suburbs and you can see how this has a wide impact. we have winter weather advisories in effect for about

a thousand miles. so, this is going to cause a lot of travel problems for the first half of the weekend. now, the arrival time, that moisture will be moving up from the south to the north so it will be overtaking southern delaware, central delaware and the far southern end of new jersey between now and about 8 o'clock. it will be moving into philadelphia primarily in the form of snow between 8:00 and up across the northern lehigh valley and the poconos between 10:00 and midnight. what you get from the system depends on your location. for details on that let's head over to meteorologist adam joseph. >> yeah, it will make three stops. it will first go to the north and west where we'll see most of the snow and a period of icing as well. so it begins as snow overnight tonight and an extended period of snow into the wee hours of saturday morning but there will also be a transition zone as it tries to fliptory to rain anywhere between downingtown pottstown quakertown to allentown as far north as easton that there could be a brief period of some freezing rain that accumulates a light coating of ice on top of the snow in

those far northwestern suburbs. right along i-95 any of the towns you see on the map here and all points in between it's briefly snow. and it quickly changes to rain around 2 o'clock, 3 o'clock in the morning and we're looking at a half inch to an inch of rain in this region which will wash away much of the snow that does initially accumulate. far to the south and east, shore communities in southern parts of delaware just a few flakes at first and then a soaking rain of more than 1 inch. if there's a zone we're going to target that could see some freezing rain between about 4:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. after the snow, we're looking at about a tenth to a quarter of an inch of ice glazing on top of the power lines and also some of the trees and road surfaces between downingtown pottstown, allentown and again as far north as easton. meteorologist cecily tynan returns and talks about another storm for the weekend. >> let's switch live to nora

muchanic who is in morrisville. what kind of storm preparations have you seen today. >> reporter: plows and salt are the keys to battling a storm like this. towns are loading up trucks and putting drivers on stand by. we visited one bucks county town today where they're ready for whatever this storm brings. at the doylestown maintenance yard crews have been working all day checking equipment and loading rock salt into dump trucks in preparation for the nor'easter but no one is complaining because as far as snow goes this winter has been a picnic so far. >> this year has been fantastic compared to last year. i think at this point last year we had probably done over 25 snow fighting responses. >> reporter: the borough has 200 tons of salt on hand right now. they buy it from morton the company that makes table salt but you wouldn't want a shaker of this in your kitchen. >> last year was terrible losing power and stuff but it hasn't been bad. so i mean it's saturday. i'm happy to stay home. >> i'm with her. i like staying home every so often and get some stuff done at the house but i need better

shoes if it's going to snow. >> reporter: others are not looking forward to dealing with snow and the problems it brings. >> people slipping on ice, minor accidents so doesn't take much to create chaos. >> reporter: that's what happened last weekend when a sudden ice storm turned treacherous leading to deadly multi vehicle pileups. based on weather predictions penndot says it's not expecting that to happen again at this point but is preparing nonetheless. chopper 6 hd spotted this truck brining the road surface along 95 in bucks county today. all major roads will be treated before the snowfalls and penndot has over 330 trucks ready to roll when it starts snowing. >> i happen to be one of the rare minorities who do like winter and who do like snow. i don't mind having snow on the ground. >> i do like the snow and i also like it when it melts quickly. >> reporter: you get the best of both worlds. >> yes, exactly. >> reporter: so, penndot's got hundreds of trucks ready. that's in addition to all the municipalities that have trucks ready to roll and

drivers on stand by at this hour. live in morrisville, i'm nora muchanic, channel6 "action news." jim. >> thank you nora. of course you can keep track of the nor'easter with the 6abc storm tracker app. just get the latest from accuweather and our live radar, plus you can use the report your weather feature to let us know what's happening where you are. and to send photographs of the snow. you can even create a digital postcard to share with your friends and family. other news tonight a one month old baby in darby borough has suffered horrific injuries to her face. the result of three pet ferrets escapeing from their cage and attacking the baby. "action news" reporter vernon odom is live in the 300 block of popular street in darby borough. vernon, this is one grim story. >> reporter: very grim, jim and here's the latest on this. the delaware county district attorney has decided to press criminal charges against the parent of that child. in fact

they have five children. there will be five counts of endangering the welfare of the couple's five children in all. bernie frame showed us around the living room where this tragedy occurred. this is a child's play pen where they kept three ferrets. after least two of which escaped yesterday to mall this one month old daughter who is in a car seat on the floor. >> we rigged and tied it but more likely they broke that off and they can get out. >> reporter: frame and his fiancé jessica have five children in all living here on poplar street. he says they were both upstairs when the house pets escaped and mauled the newborn named sky isabelle frame. the mother he says was away from the child for only a short time before hearing the baby cry out in pain. >> she left the baby for like just a couple minutes. she went to the bathroom, you know, and she cleaned up and then she came down and seen the ferret on the baby's face. >> reporter: the child was rushed to children's hospital. 25 percent of the newborn's face had been eaten away including her nose.

the child has now had life saving surgery and will require more procedures for many years to come. the police cleve says this household which includes five young children in all is in crisis and were clients of delaware county youth services before this tragedy. >> speaking with cys every one of the five children have needs. the parents, too have needs of their own. >> reporter: neighbors here along poplar street are in shock. >> that's terrible. how is she doing? is she in bad shape. >> reporter: she's had extensive surgery. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: expected to survive but in very bad shape. >> that's a shame, that's a real shame. >> reporter: jim that child isabelle sky -- sky isabelle frame remains hospitalized tonight in stable condition but still in intensive care. live in darby, delaware county vernon odom channel6 "action news." >> thank you, vernon. well from one horrific

story to another. 20-year-old john corcoran of glenolden is a former volunteer firefighter but also a suspected arsonist and now tonight new charges say he sexually assaulted 14 children over a two-year period. "action news" reporter clad pradelli is live at the delaware county courthouse in media and chad, you've got this story. >> reporter: jim the district attorney here in delaware county calls corcoran a disturbed and sick young man. he's charged with over 160 counts of sexual abuse and other allegations but one of the victims is as young as eight years old. john corcoran is charged with sexually abusing 14 victims over a two-year period that began in december of 2012. >> he raped, sodomized three of those boys. he filmed the boys. >> reporter: investigators say corcoran would have pool

parties at his glenolden home on the unit block of ridge avenue and orchestrate his sexual per versions. >> these boys at times were groomed. they were made to feel that taking off your clothes when you go into his bedroom was a normal natural phenomenon. >> reporter: some of the alleged assaults occurred at the the swedish cabin historical site in upper darby and ridley ymca. he befriended his victims at the y and his neighborhood. police say they uncovered the crimes of corcoran an 17-year-old busted for a series of arsons last year. >> the most disturbing thing that we found today is that we believe that there are other victims out there. >> reporter: neighbors are relieved corcoran is now behind bars but they along with law enforcement are saddened by the trail of pain he's left behind. >> for him to get caught with something like that makes me sick to my stomach. >> it's heart wrenching and it's just so shocking to see

that one individual, one child predator can cause so much destruction. >> reporter: and the d.a. tells me that the ymca was not aware. they did speak with the president and ceo of the ridley ymca. he tells me the y does everything it can can to prevent up acts and the y is cooperating fully with investigators. i'm live in media, chad pradelli channel6 "action news. jim. >> all right chad. tough story. coming up tonight police raid a north philadelphia home pulling out thousands of dollars worth of suspected stolen goods. and look to the sidelines of the ewing high school boys basketball team and you'll find an unfamiliar sight. ducis rodgers has that story. cecily tynan back with the accuweather 7-day forecast when "action news" continues tonight. >> ♪♪

>> only "action news" was there this morning as police raided an alleged theft ring in the 2400 block in north philadelphia. authorities say they recovered about $35,000 in stolen goods. they filled three trucks with toys clothing, small electronics and plumbing equipment. upper merion police are leading the investigation because many of the items were allegedly taken from stores in and around king of prussia. police say they have suspects and arrests are expected soon. police have no motive yet for two suspicious car fires in the tacony section of philadelphia. both happened within a block of each other. police were first called to robin street and torresdale

avenue at 2 o'clock this morning. a car parked in the neighborhood was set on fire. a short time later a call came in about an suv set on fire in a drive way in the 6300 block of ditman street. that fire caused some minor damage to the house. the city of wilmington is enlisting the public's help to combat the heroin epidemic. officials will train people to use narcan, a nasal spray medication to counter the effects of a heroin overdose. more than 150 delawareans died in 2014 from a drug overdose. half of those victims were from wilmington. the next training session will be held wednesday at 6:00 p.m. at wilmington's municipal services complex. another candidate is tossing his name into the ring for the mayor of philadelphia. "action news" has learned that city councilman jim can -- jim kenny will run. an official announcement is expected next week. kenny joins a field that

includes lynn abraham nelson diaz and anthony williams. pennsylvania's unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest level since march of 2008. the state department of labor and industry says the jobless rate fell to 4.8 percent in december. that is down two points from december 2013. pennsylvania's unemployment rate is also lower than the national rate of 5.6 percent. instead of tackling that to do list this weekend, you can pick up an idea for a new project. the 2015 philadelphia home show opened today at the pennsylvania convention center. more than 500 industry experts will be on hand offering home improvement tips. guests can also take advantage of a beer garden and there is no need to pay to park. a shuttle is being provided at no cost to and from the columbus boulevard ikea.

>> deflate-gate, it is a story that has not 10 a lot legs to it an lot of people are talking about. >> it will not go away. not yet. we heard from the patriots. today the nfl finally said something on deflate-gate. the league says the investigation is ongoing on how 11 of the 12 balls became deflated after they were cleared by officials. the balls according to the nfl were under inflated for the first half but were properly inflated for the second half. more than 40 people have been interviewed. the league also says it is looking at video evidence. the sixers have announced tony wroten has a partially torn acl. he'll need surgery. kyle lowry and the raptors in town. the he starred at dougherty high school and villanova. last night he was named the starter for the nba all-star became. >> oh man it took nine years but for the work that i put in, the work i'm going to continue to put in it's just kind of -- it's good to be

recognized. >> back in 2012 a boys high school basketball coach led a team to its first steatite tell in 20 years. in the process the coach became the first in new jersey to win a title in both boys and girls' basketball. but the story gets better. jamie apody has more. >> reporter: the ewing high school basketball team is no stranger to success but a 12 and zero start to the season is unique even for them. of course a team like this is a reflection on their coach and she is something special herself. >> bust out all the white i'm a woman in a man's world. when i come here they see it as another coach and i just see it as just players. >> any time during practice she gets on us if she gets in our face we always listen and respect her as a coach an woman and she gives respect back to us. >> reporter: this her 11th year coaching the boys. she's a legendary player for the blue devils. men coaching women is nothing

new but the other way around. >> you have to respect her. you want to learn from a winner. >> reporter: she coached them to a steatite tell. sheets earned their respect. other teams she still sneaks up on. >> referees are not from the area, you know, always ask where is the coach, where is the coach. they think i'm the athletic trainer and go to the two male assistants and go up to them and ask them coach coach then say no, she is. and then the look on their face is priceless at times. >> reporter: as is the experience these kids are getting from their coach. part disciplinarian, part surrogate mother but all in all a trailblazer. jamie apody channel6 "action news. >> in addition to her titles in girls and boys basketball she's also won a steatite tell in girls soccer. hard-pressed to find a coach in the country that has done all that. >> students and alumni from the philadelphia college of osteopathic medicine came together a mark a special

anniversary. pcom celebrated. this year's student valerie moore and lauren smith received the highest honor for their work as volunteers and mentors.

>> first snow, then rain and maybe a little ice and then mess. >> and then probably a little bit more snow and then it all moves out and then we get a break in the action on sunday and then snow moves in sunday night. one storm in the beginning one storm at the end. let's take them one at a time, though. storm tracker 6 live double scan showing that right now we're dry. it actually is reaching the ground in baltimore reporting a mixture of some snow and rain also in annapolis, so that moisture will be moving

up from the south as we head through the evening hours. in philadelphia likely start as snow but there will be a quick changeover to rain. temperatures show that this is a marginal temperature event nor snow. 36 trees in philadelphia, maids it up to 42 degrees, that's 2 degrees above normal today. allentown it's 35. millville 35. trenton 35. wilmington 35. and redsing also 35 degrees. a popular number. satellite6 along with action radar showing this moisture is really racing up from the south. this storm system is going to be moving at about thrive miles per hour so it's going to be a quick hit and it will be tapping into warmer air from the atlantic so that will cause the changeover. so, future tracker showing in philadelphia when it first moves in, around 10 o'clock we will likely see snow. you can see that rain across south jersey and delaware. as we head to the overnight hours, we get that changeover around the i-95 corridor around 3 o'clock you can see that icing to the north and then the lehigh valley, northern berks county, thell be snow.

most of our viewing area by the time you wake up tomorrow morning, 7 o'clock in the morning it's rain. snow across the poconos. and then it really lessens in intensity around lunchtime but that's when we get the colder air moving in so that's when we'll see another changeover back to snow before it moves out by tomorrow evening. so expected as snow south jersey and delaware, we're looking at the possibility of a slushy coating to perhaps an inch. this will happen tonight and then it's all washed away by rain in the overnight hours. the i-95 corridor 1 to 3 inches of snow before we get that rain, so that will wash a lot of that away. also some slush. the far northwestern suburbs this is where we will see the highest accumulation of snow. 3 to 5-inches of snow. there will be some mixing in with the rain and i really think the main concern is the possibility of ice accumulation. future tracker showing the far northwest suburbs by 9 o'clock looking at about .10 to just under a quarter inch of ice.

it's not going to be the same as the freezing drizzle last sunday. this will be ice on top of the snow. so that period of icing between about 4 o'clock in the morning and 9 o'clock in the morning for our far northwest suburbs. we're looking at power lines and trees getting coated so be careful on bridges and overpasses and any sidewalks or driveways that aren't treated could get very slick. so, the call from accuweather for tonight, we get snow to start. then that mix and that change to rain in the overnight hours. 28 to 31 degrees. we hit those temperatures before midnight and then temperatures will be rising. so the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast, we have a messy mix tomorrow. 39 degrees the high. on sunday we start the day with sunshine. the clouds roll in the afternoon ahead of our next system 42 degrees. monday that morning snow, 29 degrees so that's a weak clipper. it will be moving in late sunday night through the morning rush. we're looking at 1 to 3 inches of snow. it will definitely cause some problems for the morning commute on monday. tuesday it's bring and cold

the high only 26 degrees. wednesday 27 degrees. on thursday not quite as chilly, 32 with a possibility of some flurries and temperatures remain below normal on friday with a high of only 35 degrees. so a nor'easter to start the weekend, a clipper to end and i'll have an update on "action news" tonight at 11:00. >> all right cecily. abc's world news tonight is next with david muir. please join us for "action news" at 11:00 here on channel 6 with all the latest information from accuweather. now for cecily tynan ducis rodgers the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. we hope you'll join us at 11 o'clock tonight. >> ♪♪

on the friday night, the weekend storm. the biggest yet this winder for much of the country. 50 million in the path. and tonight, the rescues. millions warned about black ice all over again. did they cheat? what the nfl has revealed tonight about the new england patriots. the player that walks away. and diane sawyer is back tonight. the danger lurking for so many maniersmany daughters and young girls in america. and homeowners could be saving thousands of dollars right now.