>> good afternoon, it is sunday january 25. here's some of the stories we're following on "action news." a winter storm is on the way, we'll have the latest snowfall predictions as people gear up for the storm. police in south jersey are investigating the overnight shooting of a freshman college

student. >> the philadelphia archdiocese is kicking off catholic schools week. >> but first the largest snowstorm of the winter season is on the way. the folks in the delaware and lehigh valleys are getting ready. >> we have team coverage of the storm, plus chris sowers is tracking the latest forecast models and john rawlins is live at a hardware store in montgomery county. let's go to chris with the latest from accuweather. >> reporter: good afternoon nydia, some of the newest information is coming in, the models are all over the place. one thing they show the snow coming in after midnight tonight with the clipper. it's what's going on with the second round of the storm. it's a gorgeous afternoon cloud cover moving in, temperatures wise we can handle this. 47 in wilmington, dover 48. millville, 52. trenton, cooler, 40. allentown, 39. we have colder air up to the north across the pa, new york

state line. the clipper as it charges east will draw the colder air back into the delaware and lehigh valleys. don't think because it's milder out there right now we won't get snow. here's the leading edge of the clipper pushing into pittsburgh and western pennsylvania. most of the moisture with the system should arrive after midnight tonight in the form of snow. in the meantime for today, for the remainder. afternoon, it will be milder, sunshine fading behind clouds, temperatures 43 degrees. the winter storm watch goes in effect monday night into tuesday for all areas shaded in blue, we'll have a blizzard watch in effect for ocean and monmouth county for heavy wet snow and strong gusty winds low visibility. i'll talk about and show you the accumulation and the timing when i come with the full seven-day forecast in just a bit. >> let's go to john rawlins

live in rockledge as people prepare for the snowstorm. john? >> reporter: it's hard to believe with the sun out it's nice. with the evolving forecast that we've got, people are getting prepared and fox on on the road crews working friday into saturday hopefully they got rest, because they will be back on duty in a few hours. this is larvae yet hill where -- lafayette hill where they have seen brisk traffic this morning. decisions, decisions, do you go with rock salt or calcium chloride? folks today picking up the stuff to combat snow and this man said he is not tired of winter. >> i grew up in the midwest in wisconsin, so i feel like i'm in the tropics here. >> reporter: he has been here for decades how does this

winter trade compared to past years? >> it's been busy, but not like last year. >> reporter: last year was the winter of all winter. >> yes. later today penndot expects to brine this afternoon and evening. salt trucks on station after that. and then we wait to see what mother nature delivers. >> i work monday morning so that will be tough getting to work hopefully it won't be too bad on the roads. >> reporter: so we wait for what could be double trouble falling from the skies in the next 18 to 24 hours. live in lafayette hills, john rawlins channel 6 "action news." >> the "action news" morning team will help you through the latest snowstorm. we'll on the air beginning at 4:00 a.m. we'll have updates on the forecast, traffic conditions and school closings, as the notice moves into the area, count on the storm tracker 6 live app and

use the report your weather feature to let us know what's happening where you are, send us pictures and create a digital postcard to share with family and friends. >> several people are in police custody in connection with the overnight shooting of a rowan university student it happened in the campus crossing apartments in glassboro. 17-year-old freshman from north jersey was shot in the leg. he was taken to the cooper university mp -- center in stable condition expected to make a full recovery. three families are homeless after a fire overnight. smoke poured from the buildings on cedar avenue in cobbs creek. the fire started in the apartment above the dry clearance. the blaze badly damaged both the apartment and the dry cleaner but nobody was hurt. the red cross is helping 15 people who were displaced by the fire, the cause is under investigation. the search has resumed

today for a young mother from smyrna delaware, dozens joined the search for teesh i can't hamill -- teesh i -- -- kiesha hamilton went missing on january 11. her children, 4 months and 4 years old were found unharmed with cortes hamilton in indiana the next day. kiesha's sister talked about a growing fear of her husband. >> she told me if anything happened to her to check into cortes. she was afraid and acting very strange the night before. >> so far police have charged cortes hamilton with child endangerment and assault. new at noon, new castle county police have charged an 18-year-old man with burglary and related offenses a resident of overview apartments reported

a man going through the neighbor's house. when officers arrived they found chase on the front yard. chase had a laptop and jewelry and other items from the house. he has been arraigned and is in jail. >> a police officer is recovering in the hospital after being hit by an alleged drunk driver. this happened at 2:00 a.m. at 52nd and market. the officer was marked when a 39-year-old woman plowed into the back of the cruiser. the officer is in stable condition, the woman was arrested facing dui. islamic extremists are threatening the largest city in northern nigeria. the residents of city of 1 million people are at grave risk. meanwhile, president obama has voiced outrage of the apparent beheading of the japanese hostage

goto. president obama and indian prime minister have achieved a break threw -- break through that that will athe nuclear development in the country. the leaders have talked about trade and defense and climate change. catholic schools across the area and the country have kicked off catholic schools week today. the prish ners e -- parishners of saint moornts church celebrated today. this year's theme is catholic

schools community of faith knowledge and service. there's much more to come on "action news" this noon, next the pennsylvania ballet is set to perform a legendary story from a renown choreograph. taking a live look now sky6 live hd over philadelphia international airport mealings chris sowers returns with the full accuweather forecast and all the details of the 1-2 punch with snow coming up when we come back.

>> sections of new york state have been hit with several inches of snow. much. state has been hit with snow,

sleet and rain that caused traffic problems. the area is bracing for more snow and blizzard-like conditions in the next several days. the same storm left a slushy coating in pittsburgh. areas around pittsburgh ended up with # # inches of -- 8 inches of snow. if you go on twitter the hash tag it's like the polar vortex of last year. bomogenesis it's a rapid intensification of a storm over the coast. thing of an ice skater when he spins slowly and he brings his arm in and spins really fast that's bamonow andgenesis.

that's what's out there monday night into tuesday. the philadelphia center city skyline, we have two systems we are watching. the first one arrives tonight in time for the morning commute. the second one is monday night into tuesday. storm tracker 6 live double scan showing we have a little bit of patchy drizzle showing up for the far western suburbs coatsville, lancaster county, seeing low-level clouds and patchy drizzle. we're expecting that to fizzle away and we'll see mostly cloudy skies. 44 degrees, dewpoint # -- 41. winds out of the west/southwest 14 miles per hour. millville, 53 degrees, dover 48. philadelphia, 44. wildwood 45. colder north and west, 38 degrees in reading.

allentown, 39 with a healthy snow pack out there. this is the leading edges right in through here, of the clipper system pushing into the area. the better view is on the water vapor imagery, it will dive east across the ohio and tennessee valleys and hit the atlantic. that's when we're expecting the bom ogenesis to develop. does it develop off the coast or farther to the north. if it is off the coast of new england that's a miss for us. that's why the confidence leaves are so low with the approaching storm. there's the light snow overspreading the area west to east. it will be around during the morning commute. there will be snow-covered back roads, icy patches. make sure you exercise caution. monday afternoon into monday evening we expect the heavier bands to develop or the potential is there for heavier

bands to develop. that's when we could see snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches an hour. coastal ocean and monmouth counties, the potential is there there for 40-plus miles per hour. this area shaded in pink, lancaster, reading allentown western portions of south jersey. probably route 40 in south jersey, from that point south it's more like one to two. the morning commute will be slow light to moderate snow will fall. midday it's a light snow. by the evening commute, the big question will be will the second round get going, if the answer is yes then there will be heavier snow bands developing east of the i-95 corridor and yes if this storm starts to intensify and intensifies close to the coast. these are the snowfall totals we'll be looking at with round number two possible snow.

round number one there's not too many disagreements in the models with that one. allow yourself to get everything done today in case the models are on to something with this. 6 to 10 in philadelphia. and 10-plus across portions of new jersey. one of the models only has 4-point #. some over a foot. rpm is back to 2. until all these models come into agreement there's going to be a lot of uncertainty with the developing storm. 43 degrees millville, 46. cape make up, 450. allentown, 38. it's a milder day increasing clouds. we have the potential of a major winter storm monday into tuesday, 26 degrees is the

forecasted high. windchills in the teens. if this storm intensifies it could be one to two inches after an hour across new jersey. on a scale of 1 to 10 on storm number two is only about a 5. >> the pennsylvania ballet welcomes the prodigal son back to philadelphia. karen rogers has more in 6abc loves the arts. adapted from a biblical story george balentein's pod -- prodigal son tells the story of a rebellious boy leaving the comfort of his father's home.

open eyed and naive he is taken advantage of by the outside world. >> he gets beat up and destroyed. he goes from hope to anger to desperation, there's so many things involved in such a short time. >> reporter: the ballet's new artistic director spent 17 years with the american ballet theater where he was the principle dancer. he performed for queen elizabeth and 3 u.s. presidents. >> it's great to share with the dancers. i try to get the dancers their own personality out of role. what i say to them you have to be honest not just executing steps you have to make the audience believe what you're doing is true, if you believe

they will believe it. >> the prodigal son will be at the merion theater february 5th through the 8th. go to 6abc loves the arts for more on this and other area events. for 6abc loves the arts, i'm karen rogers. # papa:sometimes, in football, you go for 2. sometimes, in pizza, you get 2 without even trying. get a large one topping pizza free when you purchase a large pizza. order now at papajohns.com. papa:better ingredients joe:better pizza. peyton:better football

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>> welcome back on this sunday, sky6 live hd taking a live look at spring mountain, a nuisance storm will affect the monday morning commute. watch out for ice slick spots tomorrow morning. the big question is what to expect monday night into tuesday, we'll check in with chris for the latest on that in just a little bit. in "healthcheck" how's this for motivation to get out of your chair.

sedentary behavior sitting 8 to 12 hours more a day, increase one's chances of getting a disease or condition that kills prematurely even if you exercise. physical enactivity has been identified as the 4th leading risk of death for all people around the world. get up and move a lot. a family in canada is hoping that a donor will come forward so they are not faced with an you be speakable choice. they adopted the girls from vietnam. they have live disease michael is a match, he can only donate tissue to one of the girls. >> they are end stage liver disease, the clock is ticking. if they don't get an organ they will die. they can not choose between their daughters so they left it

up to the doctor to decide. still they are hoping it will not come down to that. they have taken to social media for any potential donors to come forward before the scheduled surgery next month. >> the touch are story of people coming together in time of need. 6 members volunteered at the pall they got delaware state troopers volunteered to help at the funeral. "action news" continues in just a moment.

a popular tv scientist says the new explanation for deflate gate by pate -- pay treats head coach falls flat. a number of of the because were deflated because of the combination of the weather and the rubbing the balls before the game. abc news asked a real science guy what he thought nye said belichick's theory doesn't make any sense. >> reporter: people forget it was 50 something degrees when they played that game. i'm not buying it either, oh,

well. here's what we're expecting overnight tonight. into tomorrow morning, looks like a good two to three inches, the light fluffy snow, for the areas shaded in pink, a little bit less the farther south you go, south jersey and delaware, one to two. the potential is there for a bigger storm system, monday night into tuesday again there's a lot of uncertainty with the exact track on this, right now the latest call from national weather service and accuweather shows 6 to 10 inches in philadelphia. ten inches plus across most of the south jersey. >> what is the way to remove snow without any physical labor. some college students are working to make that happen. >> go! >> the college students in minneapolis are competing in a snowplow contest. these teams use math, science and engineering skills to follow the guiding rule that the machine must be hands free.

>> i hope it salts too. >> that would be awesome. that's it for us, "action news" continues at 6:00 p.m. nba countdown is next. i'm nydia han not lazy. we'll see you next weekend! >> i would like to see chris move snow. [ leguizamo ] hey, i'm john leguizamo,

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