still extremely how because where this low could or could not track. as we look at double scan live radar right now very little is going on as expected throughout the day today. we weren't anticipating any major snow for your monday into monday evening. the opportunity would be late tonight into tomorrow morning. double scan live radar shows one area of coatesville the 30 bypass, 322 seeing some light snow showers. coating some untreated surfaces and that continues up into parts of quakertown, but you could expect things to remain quiet as we go through the evening rush and as we get into the middle part of your evening hours. so, between now and 10 o'clock, just some scattered light snow showers with a few slick spots around, especially in those untreated surfaces so if you have to do errands or go to the gym does not look bad here over the next few hours. double scan live radar will show the low is starting to take shape just to the east of the border of north carolina and virginia. you can see not much happening yet with this low. it is going to rapidly develop

to our east but the question still becomes can it develop fast enough to bring us a significant amount of accumulation because we're right on the fringe of what will be a blizzard for new england and that is where blizzard warnings continue. anywhere from ocean county, new york city into southern new england, this is a go. that's an easy forecast even for us in philly to look at boston to say yes, this is a blizzard. we have warnings still in place for philadelphia into tomorrow for trenton millville to the shore and just advisories to the west where the snowfall accumulation will be much lighter. i bring in meteorologist cecily tynan. you have much more on the cold temperatures that are in place but also where that low is going to track. >> all the ingredients are on the board. how they come together will determine what we see. when you want a big snowstorm you need a fresh injection of arctic air and we have that. philadelphia is 27 degrees. burlington, vermont 11 degrees, bangor 12 degrees. high pressure up to the north that will keep that wedge of

snow air. this will be a snow event. it will also slow down the progression of the storm but track is still the key. that low pressure will develop and it's kind of a race against time. how quickly it develops before it moves north or a latitude or how close it is to the coast by 6 o'clock tuesday morning it will be up near boston but if this low tracks a little farther to the east that would take the snow with it and lower our numbers. this is the time line. now between 10 o'clock we're looking at snow showers like adam said no major problems on the roads go ahead and get your errands done this evening. between 10 o'clock and 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. 10 o'clock tonight to 10 o'clock tomorrow morning these 12 hours this is a good time to hunker down, stay inside. heavy snow with slick travel and then that 73 to will be tapering from the southwest to the northeast between 10 o'clock to 2 o'clock in the afternoon. this is an expected snow map that you don't see often because we have a gradient from 3-inches a low end in the western suburbs to 18-inchs in

parts of ocean county, so this is really a storm where it really determines where you are. six to 10-inches in philadelphia but heavier amounts to the north and east. adam will have the full details in the accuweather 7-day forecast. brian. >> lots of variables cecily. thank you. as we mention the "action news" team is out all over the region as people brace for the possible impact of the storm. we'll start with the jersey shore which could see some of the biggest snow totals out of this. walter perez live by the ocean there in seaside heights and he's bundled up appropriately. hi, walter. >> reporter: i got to tell you brian the difference between the temperature and the wind speed now as opposed to when we got here earlier today is dramatic. it is absolutely freezing right now and as you can see the wind kicking up and speaking of dramatic, take a look at the water here at the jersey shore right here at i side heights. we're expecting significant snow totals here really strong wind gusts already picking up blizzard conditions with the numbers as far as snow accumulation rising as

you travel up the coast and into new england. so, stay inside tonight folks, if you can, because this ride could get bumpy. we didn't find too many people here in seaside heights. those we did find were having a hard time getting around and old man winter just getting warmed up. by tonight the raw rainy weather is expected to develop into blizzard conditions along this stretch of the jersey shore and up into the west. what they're doing to prepare for the storm and they said not much. >> we're going to cvs going to rents some movies and hang out and stay warm. >> reporter: but staying warm could prove a challenge if the wind and snow start wreaking havoc on power lines. that's part of the reason why governor christie issued a pre-emptive state of emergency. >> residents should prepare for potential power outages mostly due to the high wind conditions. it reporter: nick walters of bayville says there was a time when it seemed the jersey shore would go years between the arrivals of significant storms but not lately. >> yeah, the past couple years

now there's always one that just hits us just relentless. >> reporter: all right, so back out live once again utility companies here in new jersey have already brought in extra help in anticipation of widespread power outages across the state. power crews and outside contractors from out of state already on the way. also, new jersey transit will begin shutting down operations by 8 o'clock tonight. so, as for right now as you can see it's really a snow, sleet mix coming down. really strong winds kicking up really over the past hour or two really kicking up a lot so we'll keep an eye on the situation and keep you updated as the day progresses and into tomorrow t reporting live from seaside heights, walter perez channel6 "action news." shirleen. >> thank you walter. we'll be watching the roads as this storm moves through the area as well tonight. right now mobile6 is driving on route 42 in south jersey. i believe it's heading towards the a.c. expressway there. as you can see roadways are moving pretty fast right now.

not a lot of cars out there. it's going get a little bit trickier as we go along. we'll get a check on traffic in less than 10 minutes for you. septa says it will be ready for the evening rush and that it should be running on a normal schedule. as the snow picks up the market frankford and broad street lines will be running all night in place of late night bus service. other bus routes could be suspended delayed or canceled depending on how this storm plays out. there are no decisions so far about tomorrow's septa schedule. and now let's go live to vernon odom live in juniata with more on the city's plan to handle the storm. vern. >> reporter: as you can see behind me at this juniata location for city salt trucks and gearing up for the storm it has been a very busy afternoon here as they put plows on normally nonplow vehicles, private contractor right there getting trod go out and hit the street tonight. at midday mayor michael nutter emerged from a cabinet meeting to declare that his city government is prepared to battle once again mother

nature's fury. >> trash collection and recycling collection for tuesday, tomorrow, is canceled. >> reporter: mayor michael nutter running down the long list of adjustments the city must make because of the coming storm. after last winter, this is a familiar kind of crisis for mayor michael nutter and his aides. at midday the mayor declared a snow emergency taking effect at 6:00 p.m. tonight. that means no parking for civilian vehicles on the designated streets at 6:00 the parking authority will ticket and tow all vehicles parked illegally on snow emergency routes. >> for citizens, this means all parked cars that are currently parked on a snow emergency route must be moved before 6:00 p.m. >> reporter: a key city locations vehicles from the streets recreation and water departments will being outfitted with snowplows and loaded with salt as philadelphia prepares to take on the coming storm. nearly 400 piece also of equipment and 800 city workers will be working overtime to

clear the streets big and small to help with this mammoth effort the mayor sent all nonessential employees home at 2:00 this afternoon. >> anyone that doesn't need to travel do not travel overnight during the heart of this storm. >> reporter: city hall says bravely today it believes it can have every city street, big and tiny, plowed within 48 to 72 hours after this storm ends. live in juniata vernon odom, channel6 "action news." >> all right, vernon thank you. of course we've got much more coverage still to come tonight. katherine scott live at philadelphia international airport where we've already seen dozens of delays and cancellations. dann cuellar live at the jersey shore with another look at that spot that could be in or near the bull's eye. and sarah bloomquist is with drivers in south jersey filling up their tanks and buying those last few items before hunk kerring down for the night. tonight we have a special hour long edition of "action

news" at 11 ooh. join jim gardner cecily tynan and the rest of the "action news" team for complete and updated storm coverage. jimmy kimmel live will air in its entirety starting at midnight. tomorrow the "action news" team is up an at it early. join matt, tam and david at 4:00 a.m. for the latest on the storm school closings and a look at the roads as you head out. if you haven't already make sure to download the 6abc storm tracker app. the app will send you audio alerts as warnings are issued. we'll have live storm tracker 6 radar as well. be sure to submit your snowy photos and videos to us. >> danger in a local high school chemistry lab. the accident that sent dozens of students to the hospital today. >> plus, the white house on lockdown. what the secret service is saying about a drone that landed on the lawn this morning. >> ♪♪

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atlantic city. dark gray, just dismal out there. wet and messy all those things that you could think of. it's pretty bad out there and it's only going to get worse. of course we're going to keep an eye on it for you. several people were hurt this morning after a car got into an accident with a snowplow. it happened around 6:15 in haverford township montgomery county. the action cam found the wrecked car on west chester pike at vernon road. police say people had to be cut from the wreckage of that car. they haven't said how badly those victims were hurt. >> you can call this the calm before the storm on the roads. although lots of people leaving the office a little bit early today. it's important to get a check of the evening commute. >> yeah, looks like a lot of people are heeding the warning to stay off the roads if you don't have to be there right matt. >> we're thankful shirleen and brian. by the way we love the number six around here. a friendly reminder that six car lengths is the distance you need to maintain between you and that plow ahead of you. we don't want more accidents

like we had in that last story this morning. meanwhile looking outside here in chester county, the downingtown area, this is the 30 bypass at 322. the snow is falling. the road has some slush on it but it's mostly just wet in the travel lanes. little bit of westbound slowing as we would expect most afternoon here's in chester county on the 30 bypass. and in the northern and western suburbs we're seeing a few accidents where the roads are partially snow covered. secondary routes are a little slick. buckingham township on swamp road at dark hallow road, one in plymouth township along chemical road and germantown pike. on the turnpike and the northeast extension some speeds in the 40's, a little less than normal. speed restrictions are up on the bridges on the new jersey turnpike. outside of 422 a little westbound slowing, a little slush on the roadway by phoenixville and collegeville. there goes one of those plows. again six car lengths the distance you should maintain. mass transit septa on a normal schedule this afternoon. they're going to run on a saturday schedule on the regional rails tomorrow with

no service at all on the cynwyd line. subway going to run all night long tonight. no night owl bus service. njt cross honoring tickets today. already 10 to 15 minute delays. all service suspended tonight at 8:00. we'll talk more about that in the next half hour. let's do the commuter recorder looking into central new jersey. major problems as we need tomorrow. right now we're just talking potholes at this point. we'll check it again brian and shirleen in the next half hour. >> hope it stays that way. thank you matt. more than two dozen high school students went to the hospital after a lab accident in gloucester county. it happened in a chemistry lab just after 8 o'clock this morning at kingsway high in swedesboro. accident filled the halls with smoke and sent 25 students to crozer chester hospital just across the river. none of the injuries are considered serious. students were sent home for the day while crews ventilated the building. >> the white house sent part of -- spent part of this morning in lockdown after a drone landed on the lawn. secret service agents walked

through rain and sleet this morning to look for evidence. they say a quad copter landed just after 3 o'clock this morning. that's a drone that anyone can buy for a few hundred dollars. agents say the man who owned the drone actually called them to report it. he said it was an accident and agents say he has been cooperative. president obama and the first lady are in india so they were not inside at the time. >> all right to business on this monday afternoon. relatively light day of trading on wall street today. the dow up just six points, the nasdaq gaining 14. the s & p also up just about five and a half on the day. we are still days away from super bowl xlix but the big game is already setting records this year. get this. 30 second ads are going for $4.5 million. that's up a half million bucks from last year. some familiar sponsors will be back like budweiser and its cyldesdales but some automakers opted out leaving

room for rookies. there are 15 first time sponsors this year including carnival cruise lines and yes skittles which will be seen during the big game. >> all eyes on the super bowl this weekend. all right. still ahead, adam is back with another look at the storm moving in and the snowfall totals we can expect. >> later we'll check in with philadelphia international airport where dozens of flights have already been canceled and delayed. >> fans of the "action news" facebook page are getting special weather updates every hour today. accuweather in 15 seconds. make sure you get critical weather information as well as breaking news and fun information, too. just go to facebook.com/6abcaction news and click on the like button. >> ♪♪

>> ♪♪ >> the action cam was in christiana delaware as crews loaded up to treat roads in the first state today. officials with deldot say they've been working their way through new castle and kent counties all day long. but if you need to get out on the roads be prepared for any slick spots.

in fact, deldot officials are asking anyone who does not need to be out there once the snow starts to please stay safe and stay home. >> uh-huh. and all eyes are on that forecast. let's get a check of it now. >> adam joseph standing by. eats been crunching the latest numbers. >> it's a tough one and has been from the get go and this potentially could be the biggest snowfall that we've seen so far this winter season and as we look at double scan live radar right now the storm is still very discombobulated. we have the low pressure which is developing just to the east of richmond. notice around that low that nor'easter not much in the way of precipitation but eventually we'll start to see the radar kind of blossom as it heads to the north and east. as we go a little closer to home here on double scan live radar we've had some snow showers this afternoon that have accumulated on nontreated surfaces to the north of the city, especially northern parts of bucks county, parts of the lehigh valley with these light snow showers along 611 and also 22 between allentown and easton and also extends into parts of

montgomery county just to the west of lansdale and also into chester county. things will remain quiet through much of this evening. i want to stress that, that it's not going to be that difficult to travel around but there will be a few slick spots at least through 9 or 10 o'clock. 27 in philadelphia so cold air is starting to take place and shape to the north. 19 in allentown. 30 in millville. 37 right now in wildwood. and we have those northeasterly winds at 24 miles an hour in philadelphia. 20's at the shore. teens to the north and west. when you combine the air temperature with those sustained winds, it is brutal in the lehigh valley and trenton with wind chills in the single digits right now 12 in philadelphia and we're at 37 in wildwood. you take off 10 degrees there it feels more like 27. satellite and radar again you take a look to the east where the storm's developing and very little is going on right now, but this storm is going to go from zero to 60 in a matter of hours as it bombs out to our east and really

hammers new york to boston with a blizzard over over the next 12 to 18 hours. we'll be on the fringe effects of that blizzard to our north and east. so at 11 o'clock tonight that's where we should start to or at least hope to see those bands develop eastern parts of new jersey that work their way to the west. by 6 o'clock tomorrow morning it definitely will be snowing east of philadelphia. now, look to the west. this model is showing that maybe very little is going on first thing in the morning in those far western suburbs if that low develops a little to the east. same thing for 11 o'clock i-95 to the south and east snowing and by early afternoon tomorrow everything starts to fall apart and we'll start to clear the sky. as we look at future tracker wind gusts though, tonight at 8 o'clock, how long at the shore 41 miles an hour as that low develops. 34 philadelphia. the same for the lehigh valley and although winds will switch out of the northwest tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock they'll still be speeds of near 29, 30 miles an hour. the coastal concerns will be

moderate cloving with that nor'easter piling up the water, gusts to 40 that could bring down some limbs and power lines and also some blowing and drifting snow as the snow will be very fluffy in nature. and as we take a look at the expected snowfall totals it goes from 3-inches in the western suburbs 120 miles east, 14 to 18-inches so right now the lehigh valley the greater philadelphia area into southern new jersey we're thinking six to 10. 10 to 14 from trenton princeton chatsworth down to atlantic city. the jackpot is where the blizzard warnings are in northeastern ocean county into southern new england, 14 to 18-inches but i want to stress here and keep in mind that 120-mile difference from west to east separates three to 18-inches so any minor shift in this track which could happen and we'll follow overnight tonight could bring a major change to the totals that we just showed you. so, the exclusive accuweather four day at 4:00, some leftover morning snow, it's windy and cold tomorrow, 30 degrees. sunny, brisk cold wednesday

at 29. decent day thursday, up to 32 and then another clipper could bring a few snow showers early on friday morning at 38 degrees and we're going to get a much better handle with new information coming in tonight for "action news" at 10:00 on phl and "action news" at 11:00. we'll know whether the totals have been shifted from the west to east, to drop them or raise them. >> big swing. >> huge. >> thank you adam. >> mummers help to brighten spirits of children and parents at children's hospital today. >> ♪♪ members of golden sunrise performed during a surprise visit at chop. they were dressed in their famously ornate and colorful costumes also at the event were officials from republic bank who donated $30,000 to chop. the money will be used for the hospital school pro federal to keep children current with their schoolwork. >> and we're buzzing next. >> we are. stay tuned. >> ♪♪

>> ♪♪ >> time now for the buzz. today we are talking hollywood awards season. the screen actor's guild handed out its awards over the weekend and it left the oscar race totally up in the air. "birdman" won the sag award for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a motion picture. that's the sag version of best picture. "boyhood" was considered the front runner after winning the golden globe but this weekend's upset means it's anyone's guess. you can watch the oscars right here on 6abc. now to one of my favorite shows, the cast of a beloved 90's sitcom reunited over the weekend. it's been two decades since full house aired its last episode but saturday night john stamos candace cameron bob sagget and laurie laughlin got together with the show's creator joe franklin to celebrate his birth day. laughlin posted pictures on instagram and these are just a few of them. noticeably missing the olson

twins and david couliet. they did host the theme song, everywhere you look. >> love that show. shirleen thanks very much. our live team coverage of the impending nor'easter continues after the break. plus philadelphia police release frightening surveillance video showing a man using an assault rifle to hold up a store. and the coast guard springs into action in hawaii after a pilot ran out of gas mid fly. as it turns out it was the second small plane to go down in that same area for the same reason in two days' time. >> ♪♪

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call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >> ♪♪ >> hello again. 4:30 now and action news continues with an alert if accuweather. weather it's a winter storm warning or a blizzard warning much of our viewing area is under the weather gun. >> snow coated streets and sidewalks across the delaware valley throughout the morning but this was just practice for the big game in a matter of hours. two systems will converge bringing our region anywhere from three to 18-inches of snow. let's get right over to meteorologist adam joseph for the latest on the totals and the timing here adam. >> yeah, the timing is set in stone for late tonight early tomorrow morning. it's those totals when you say 3-inches to 18-inches over our region that makes you go wow really? yes it's going to be that tight of a gradient and if that low shifts a little

bit to the east or a little bit to the west it could really differentiate what one area could see compared to another. so double scan live radar right now will show just some light snow showers around at times. if you're traveling this evening, don't expect any steady or heavy snow at least up through 10 o'clock tonight. the low itself is now deepening and developing to the north and east of cape hatteras. right now what wadmol meteorology world a 9 million will he barlow. the low will stall to the south up cape cod and that is going to send a lost moisture and wind for all the coastline from maine boston, all of connecticut down to new york and ocean county. that is where we have blizzard warnings. they're not generally in our viewing area. it's generally to the north and east but we have winter storm warnings in effect for philadelphia, southern new jersey and as you head north and east towards trenton. the brunt of this storm is where those blizzard warnings will take shape. you could see up to 2 feet of

snow in this pink anywhere from bangor maine down to boston on the fringe of new york city and notice the lighter colors down towards our region, that is because we'll be on the western fringe of this storm so when you when you're talking about a blizzard we will just be scraped as this develops and passes us by. but eynon the less we have to talk about coastal flood warnings because of this deepening storm an strong nearly wind. the high tide tonight between midnight and 2:00 a.m. could bring moderate tidal flooding for all of the ocean side and then a few hours later for the bay and also parts of the delaware river. as we come back we'll talk more about those specific totals and also we'll chat about that seven-day forecast and just how long the cold and the snow could stick around. >> all right. lots to talk about adam. thank you. the impact from from this nor'easter will be felt from new england to south jersey. that means a lot of municipalities are getting ready for whatever this storm might bring. "action news" reporter david henry spent the day on both sides of the delaware river. he's live in trenton now with a tale of two cities, david.

>> reporter: yeah, well, brian, this should be rush hour in trenton right now but it's looking more like a ghost town. that's because governor christie sent state workers home around 1 o'clock and the empty streets now make it a lot easier for city road crews to get around. the salt trucks were out early on the streets of trenton. the plow trucks will follow later when the snow depth hits three to 4-inches. this storm will be the first big test for the city's new mayor and his administration. >> everybody's ready from the mayor down. we're fully engaged and this is the jackson administration's first major storm, so all hands-on deck everybody's ready, equipment people we're ready to go at it. >> reporter: the city has asked residents to get their cars off the streets and mover them to school parking lots. the state workers clogged the streets as they left for home around 1 o'clock. flurries came and went throughout the day but they're just the appetizers before the main course, which could be a belly buster.

>> oh, great. my snowblower is broke. >> reporter: there were still plenty of shovels available at cunningham's hardware in morrisville but the entire stock of salt was gobbled up in just minutes this morning. most were out of luck, except shelley who managed to score a bag from an inside connection. >> i will use it. i'm not going to scalp it or raise my price on it. it will be used at my home. >> reporter: and she could probably use a lot more than one bag, better yet maybe one of these machines that's clearing the sidewalks out here right now. mayor jackson says the city of trenton is gearing up for as much as 20-inches of snow before it's all done. live in trenton, david henry channel6 "action news." back to you guys. >> all right, good to see shelley is an honest woman david. thank you. sky 6 hd taking a live look right now at philadelphia international airport where cancellations and delays very much the story of this day. in fact, american airlines and u.s. airways have already

canceled all flights for tomorrow. for how travelers are dealing with all the disruptions we turn to "action news" reporter katherine scott live at the airport. katherine, you've got the latest. >> reporter: brian crews have been working to keep run ways clear for the flights that can take off but we've been hearing more and more about cancellations tonight and tomorrow as the day has gotten later. we're near security right now and you can see it is very light. thousands of flights across the country have been canceled today and tomorrow and we've been speaking to travelers here who are hoping their flight isn't one of them. >> it does not look promising whatsoever. >> reporter: optimism was a bit thin on the ground for travelers at philadelphia international airport. as the day has gotten later the cancellations and delays have been piling up. >> plane was supposed to take off at 4:20. the next time i got a notification it said 5:15 and it's now 6:16. >> reporter: as some passengers hoped their flights would take off at least eventually others looked to

rebook. united and u.s. airways are just two of the airlines that have canceled all flights out of phl tomorrow. many airlines are waiving their change fees. the problems are widespread and issues in the northeast are causing a ripple effect across the country. >> philadelphia, we're a major hub airport so if a flight is canceled here, it's going to affect flights in other cities. >> reporter: still, some flights are getting out today and those who were booked on them consider themselves. >> very lucky. i almost flew last night and then this morning i thought maybe i should have but i think i'm going to be okay and i'll come back when it's all done. >> reporter: taking a live look at the boards you can see cancellation after cancellation. there's going to be a backlog of passengers so the disruptions aren't just expected to last today and tomorrow. you could see them throughout the rest of the week. it could be a mess. you really want to check with your airline before heading out to the airport. live at philadelphia international airport, katherine scott, channel6 "action news. shirleen. >> definitely the time to make that call. thank you, katherine. most students in our area were home by 2:00 this

afternoon. the action cam was out in wallingford delaware county where the mother of providence regional catholic school let out early. you can see the list of the schools closed tomorrow scrolling at the bottom of our screen and meteorologist melissa magee, she is out in the snow right now. let's check in with her. she's live in wynnefield heights. hi melissa. >> hi shirleen. yeah, right now we're not seeing a whole lot of activity. we're not expecting a whole lot of activity right now. we're in a bit of a lull so to speak with just some flurries and light snow showers around but take a look at the cars driving behind me on monument road. you don't find a lot of activity the cars are driving fairly fine. the blacktop is just that, the roads are mainly wet. so, as you pan on down you can see that some of the sidewalks are okay but as you look over to that sidewalk just to the left of me you could see that the untreated surfaces you do have a light coating of snow. that's going to be an issue as we go into the rest

of tonight and into tuesday as that storm system continues to strengthen and intensify. right here no issues with the sidewalk but keep in mind the peek of the storm moves in later on tonight and into tuesday. got to also tell you shirleen its a little bit on the chilly side. current air temperature is 24 degrees with wind chills in the lower teens. so, bundle up and get ready for the main event that moves in later on tonight and into tuesday. that's the very late of the from monument road. i'll send it back inside to you. >> we've all been warned. thank you, melissa. all right, so you just saw the conditions out there on city avenue and now here are the conditions in south jersey. right now mobile6 is driving on route 42 as you can see traffic is moving pretty good. this is the best we could ask for as the conditions intensify. matt pelman will have an update on all the road conditions coming up in the "action news" traffic report. >> and we want to remind that you we'll be airing a special hour long edition of "action news" at 11:00 to help you get ready for the storm and whatever it might bring. join jim gardner, cecily tynan

and the rest of the "action news" team for complete coverage tonight. jimmy kimmel live will air in its entirety starting at midnight. then tomorrow the "action news" morning team will be on the air bright and early. join matt, tam david and karen starting at 4:00 a.m. for the latest on the storm any school closings and a look at the roads. as the nor'easter hits, you can always be prepared with 6abc.com. our live storm tracker 6 radar is there for you as the storm moves through. we'll also bring you the latest forecasts from our team of meteorologists, plus we've got helpful tips right there like how to drive safely in the snow and how to shovel without putting your health at risk. >> still to come on "action news" at 4:00 a missouri school gets nasty over nutrition. why they shamed a father for what he sent in his daughter's lunch. >> philadelphia police release frightening surveillance video showing a man using an assault rifle to hold up a store. >> later kfc is double dog daring people to try their new double dog creation.

why you can only find this hot dog fried chicken and cheese sauce combination in one part of the world. >> oh, boy. you're looking live now at some of the photos, our pictures our viewers have been sending in throughout the day on twitter and through facebook. "action news" at 4:00 continues with more on the impending nor'easter right after this. >> ♪♪

>> ♪♪ >> and we're back with live picture from new york city right now where the snow has been falling pretty much all day and with some intensity at that. new york city as you know as we have been telling you going to be in the bull's eye of this storm. they're expecting a lot of snow up there over the next 24 hours. probably more than we're going to get in fact in all likelihood quite a bit more than we're going to get. from a distance today new york city a pretty place to look at. >> yeah. >> time to get another check on the roads. >> definitely to look at exactly. >> matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center with an update. our roads compared to there's.

>> happy to be in philadelphia. >> what a difference. >> that's for sure shirleen and brian. for those saying let it snow, let it snow, let it snow, it is here in downingtown. some flurries coming down if you look hard you can probably see them and the traffic is definitely slowing down on the westbound side of the 30 bypass from just past 202 through this point at business 30 right by the cracker barrel off to the right side on out towards 282. it's a combination of the wet and slushy road surface but also normal monday afternoon volume. we have a couple suburban accidents that we're watching. one in plymouth township along chemical road at germantown pike a little slowing on the northeast extension of the pennsylvania turnpike. on the new jersey turnpike speed restrictions are already in place. same is true on most of the area bridges. here on our good buddy ben the ben franklin bridge, it's just damp at worst but still 35 miles per hour is the max this afternoon. for those patco trains rolling over the ben, we're already on modified schedules. they'll continue tomorrow. njt cross honoring tickets this afternoon. we're seeing 10 to 15 minute

delays at this point on the northeast corridor in the ac rail line. tonight at 8 o'clock and this is what you want to pay attention to, when things turn for the worst. all service will be suspended on new jersey transit starting at 8:00 tonight. they don't anticipate any service tomorrow. they're saying they're not sure when they'll be able to resume but at 8 o'clock tonight all service will be suspended on njt. amtrak already on a modified schedule. septa is normal this afternoon going to run on a saturday schedule tomorrow with no service on the cynwyd regional rail line and the subways going to run all night tonight in lieu of the night owl bus service. hope you got all that. if you didn't we'll check it again brian and shirleen during the 5 o'clock hour. >> thank you matt. philadelphia police are investigating an attempted robbery that ended in a pregnant woman being stabbed. it happened here on the 500 block of west wyoming avenue in the feltonville section of the city just before 1:30 this morning. the 33-year-old woman who is four months pregnant was able to fire off several shots before the suspects got away. she was rushed to the hospital

in stable condition. police want your help finding these two men who stormed a market in north philadelphia last week armed with an ar15 style rifle. you can see it at one point one of the men pointed the gun at an employee demanding money. the suspects made off with $500. police say both men are black between the ages of 19 and 20 and around 6 feet tall. anyone with information is asked to call philadelphia police. >> the city of wilmington is hoping to disrupt the gun violence that has been claiming young lives there. mayor dennis williams and members of the wilmington police force today announced a new initiative called operation disrupt. it's a three phase public safety initiative to crack down on gun violence. phase one involves the realignment of police officers from specialized divisions who will be deployed to high crime areas throughout the city. >> it was a dangerous weekend for firefighters in phoenix who had to contend with a home buried in flames. this is video from the scene. you can see strong embers

shooting from the top of that home as firefighters tried to get out of the way, one of them you can see actually falls to the ground. fortunately that firefighter only suffered minor injuries. a second firefighter on the roof had burns to his back but should be okay and an elderly woman and her handicapped son escaped unharmed but have been left homeless. check out this incredible video from the coast guard as a pilot of a small plane deployed a parachute midair. the plane was headed to hawaii from california when it ran out of fuel about 250 miles off the coast of maui yesterday. the plane had its own parachute and landed safely in the pacific. the pilot climbed out and into a life raft. a nearby cruise ship picked up the pilot who was okay. ironically it was the second plane to run out of gas over hawaii this weekend. >> ♪♪ >> all right now to the big talker shirleen and what you could call a cafeteria fight only this one was between a dad and the teacher who

thought he wasn't very good at packing his daughter's lunch. take a look at the note. here it is. sent home by the girl's substitute teacher scolding her parents for what the sub deemed a lack of a properly nutritious meal. it reads, read along with me the cafeteria reported to me that aliyah's lunch included four chocolate bars, a bag of marshmallows, ritz crackers and a pickle. please see that she packs a proper lunch tomorrow and then it asks him to acknowledge the note with a signature. but read closely. he refused that. he said request declined. and here's why. the dad is a family doctor. and says not only was the note obnoxious and presumptuous it was wrong. the lunch included ham and several other healthy options for his daughter. the four small pieces of chocolate he says were to be given away at the end of the school day and the school recognizing the error has since apologized. no word if that sub will be invited back. finally, you might recall

this incredible thing right here. kfc's infamous sinker double down king, it's a bacon cheeseburger with fried chicken as the bun. made all kinds of headlines when it was first introduced in south korea because that's three different kinds of animal right there, nary a piece of bread to be seen and now the restaurant chain has done it again. meet the double down dog. yes, that's a hot dog some other in there cheese sauce and especially molded fried chicken bun. no word on how the chicken is mold need that precise shape. and should you be among those who see this as appetizing there's 11 or 12 folks on the planet i've got bad news. it's only available in the philippines right now and there are no plans to bring it here. kfc has not elaborated as to why those creations are not for sale in the united states but rest assured that even if your mouth was watering your heart is grateful that you will not be eating this or the double down dog any time soon.

shirleen. >> i didn't even have to eat it and my stomach is already bubbling. thank you for that brian. >> you got it. >> much appreciated. more "action news" including your snow pictures when we come right back. >> ♪♪

>> ♪♪ >> all right, meteorologist adam joseph joining us now. he's been tracking this really through the weekend. >> yeah. >> and we could get some snow but new england going to get the brunt of this. >> they're going to get the major snow. totals are going to get the hurricane force winds blizzard conditions. we're on the fringe looking inside at them so we're just getting scraped by what will be a powerful nor'easter as it passes by. as we take a look at double scan live radar right now very fragmented radar look here with snow showers to the north and west and some sleet pellets down to the south. chester county right now really one of the only spots seeing a little bit of heavier

snow shower activity kind of blossoming to the north of 41 to the west and northwest of chadds ford to south of coatesville. coating the ground here even on some treated surfaces now that the sun is getting lower and temperatures are in the 20's. some slick travel if you're going to be in and around the 30 bypass this evening and for the rest of the region it is pretty scattered when you're talking about the snow showers. so very spotty slick travel. get out, get around it's not going to be horrible for the next few hours but just be cautious that there could be a few slick spots here and there. 19 degrees right now allentown, 23 in trenton. at the freezing point in millville. down the shore with some rain showers mixing with a little bit of sleet with temperatures right around freezing and a few degrees better than that in a couple of spots. wind gusts down the shore are out of the northeast, 33 miles an hour right now. we mimic that number in philadelphia and even in the poconos closing in at 30 miles an hour. creating wind chills right now that are brutal in allentown just 4 degrees 11 degrees in trenton, feeling like 13 in philadelphia so that cold

bitter air is in place and this will be that light fluffy snow not that heavy wet snow that we saw at the end of last week into early on saturday. satellite and radar will show that clipper system with a little bit of energy that passed through, that is what's affecting parts of southern new england right now also interjecting with a arctic boundary. down to the south this is where the low is developing but you can see right now nothing going on on the radar but this will blossom rather quickly as we go over the next couple hours to the south and east and in will try to start to throw bands of snow in from the ocean. starting at about 10 o'clock tonight and thereafter. after midnight early tomorrow morning at 6 o'clock the best areas to see some of that steady heavy snow, philadelphia to the east as you can see here. there will be a sharp cutoff in those western suburbs depend ought track of that low and just how slowly and quickly it develops. 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, still seeing some leftover snow and then by early in the afternoon tomorrow, things really start to dry up.

we take a look at the expected snowfall totals. we're looking anywhere in those western suburbs of 3 to 6 inches for lancaster reading, chester county, most of delaware. philadelphia allentown, the poconos, millville down to the shore six to 10-inches. then east of there, mount holly trenton, burlington county to manahawkin about 10 to 14 and 1418 where you have those blizzard warnings close to new york city and parts of northeastern ocean county. but i do want to put a disclaimer and keep in mind here that we have 20-mile difference from lancaster to lakehurst, from the shore to the western suburbs and that separates 3-inches to as much as 18-inches so it's a very compact storm and any minor shift in the storm in its development could really throw off some of these totals either on the high end or low end. future tracker in addition to this possible snow we're looking at winds gusting at the shore 34 miles an hour tonight and that coincides with a high tide so there will be minor coastal flooding tonight into early tuesday

morning down the shore. winds 45 miles an hour, some glowingy blowing and drifting snow since it will be light and fluffy and also could create some power outages with those stronger gusts at the eastern shores of new jersey. the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast early snow tomorrow. otherwise windy and cloudy in the afternoon of 30 degrees. brisk cold dry wednesday at 29. 32 thursday. a few morning snow showers with another clipper early friday morning. and a cold weekend will set up in the mid to upper 20's for highs and tonight at 10 o'clock on phl17 at 11 o'clock tonight on channel 6 we'll have a better idea of where this storm's developing if you have to alter those totals at all, guys. >> okay. >> thank you. >> we'll keep watching. >> "action news" at 4:00 will continue after the break. >> ♪♪

>> ♪♪ >> and before we leave you here on "action news" at 4:00 today wanted to take a couple seconds to show you some of the many photos you've been sending us at twitter at 6abc. check out this shot of viewer

christie's son getting some air sledding outside in berks coin. great shot there. here is a snow loving dog. shaina sent us this photo of truman mid leap in wilmington delaware. >> so much fun. jacqueline from old orchard said don't be fooled by olivia's face. she swears her nine month old actually loves her first sledding appearance and was smiling at the bottom of the hill. finally another sweet face for you from the old orchard area mom chelsea says little penelope couldn't be happier to be out in the snow and we could see it all over your little face penelope. >> keep those pictures coming twitter at 6abc. that will do it for "action news" at 4:00 today. for shirleen allicott i'm brian taft. shirleen and i along with adam and ducis rodgers back tonight for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00 on phl been. >> our coverage of the nor'easter continues next on "action news" at 5:00. >> we'll see you.

>> ♪♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with jamie apody meteorologist cecily tynan rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪♪ >> a nor'easter is bearing down on our region and we're expecting it to deliver the first significant snowfall of the season.

from the city to the shore and beyond everyone will be impact the by this powerful storm. it is monday night and the big story on "action news" is our close watch on the nor'easter. that could deliver several inches of snow and strong winds. >> mobile6 is out right now on the roads as light snow continues to fall. most folks should get home safely tonight but conditions will deteriorate rapidly as we move through the evening and especially tomorrow morning. >> and let's take a live look right now from sky 6 hd at philadelphia international airport. thousands of flights have been canceled because of the nor'easter that is affecting much of the midatlantic and new england regions. flights in and out of new york city are being affected the most tonight. >> and we have live team coverage for you on this major winter storm. dann cuellar in atlantic city but we begin with our team of meteorologists cecily tynan and adam joseph. cecily you have the latest from accuweather. >> monica and rick this will likely be an historic storm for new england, for long island, for new york city. we're really just going to get si