daughter is found unconscious inside a bathtub. the latest on her condition is coming up next. saturday night, old man winter is letting us know who is in charge this time of the year. tonight bitter cold is first blast, of a seasonal in mix

that could leave with us a dose of dangerous conditions, come monday morning. saturday night i'm walter perez and the big story on "action news" is the approach of the winter storm that could make the the monday morning commute a real mess. get ready for snow rain even ice, depending on where you are but first it is the bitter coal. we have team coverage tonight, "action news" reporter kenneth moton is live on the steps of the art museum with a look at how folks are coping with the arctic blast. but we will begin with meteorologist melissa magee with the latest on what we can expect starting tomorrow melissa. >> yeah walter, we have a the lot of cold air in place but there will be warmer air aloft working its way in the region sunday night into monday and that means we have a mixed bag of precipitation depending where you are with our latest winter storm. wind chills outside tonight you could feel the chill. it feels like 12 degrees in philadelphia feels like 16 in allentown. 12 degrees current wind chills in the poconos and 15 in dover. here are changes for the second half of the weekend. winter weather alerts posted.

you will notice that activity and a alerts are north and west of philadelphia and north and west of the 95 corridor. an advisory for lancaster county, watch for western chester, northern bucks and montgomery and we have a warning for poconos down to northampton, lehigh and berks counties as we are tracking snow and milk precipitation. here's why on, storm tracker six live double scan radar 3-d. the area of low pressure coming from the southern plains and you can see rain to the south and we've got some snow to the north where we have colder air at the surface. this storm system will be working its way eastward as we get into sunday night and into monday. so there will be a large part of the snow over areas of the midwest, great lakes and up through new england but the hardest hit locations as far as the the snow is concern, north of i78. so back here at home the kind of precipitation you see depend on your location. for philadelphia, i think you'll find some snow on the outset but this storm system will be had mainly rain and points to the south and east. snow, ice and rain for

immediate northwestern suburbs. allentown and points to the north up to the poconos this looks to be all snow. coming up we will look closer hat this storm system on the way late tomorrow night and into monday, and we will go over expect snow fall with the accu weather forecast walter. >> thank you melissa. we will head out to "action news" reporter kenneth moton trying to keep warm on the art museum steps kenneth? >> reporter: walter, call it the the the prelude to sunday night/monday morning. we expect these types of temperatures during this time of the year but they still have been very hard to deal with tonight. no matter where we went a across the the area saturday night, from the city, to the the suburbs

>> you guys are warm in here. >> yes, i can feel it give me some of that heat. >> let me turn it up for you. >> reporter: in the city young ones were protected from head to toe. >> it is tough but it is cold. it is too cold to enjoy the night, but, you know, i'm with my family. >> reporter: you are trying. >> we're trying. >> reporter: we found ryan cronin outside an olde city bar after he lost a bet with friend. >> virginia verse duke, the loser would have to stand outside for however many minutes that team was down by. >> reporter: how much longer do you have? >> i should be good, right about now. >> reporter: get inside, man. >> thanks. >> reporter: while it is one of the biggest betting weekend of the year people are looking ahead to the snowy super bowl sunday in our region and preparing for whatever mother nature dumps on us. >> not looking forward to it. i live further north, so they will get more snow. it will be a rough monday morning. >> welcome to january. that is what it is like on the the east coast we can expect until end of february. we will go through it and just

wait for spring. >> reporter: and as we brace for this next storm people are thankful, and storm is due to move in late tomorrow night. as we heard it is still expected to impact monday morning commute. hey walter, that guy bet against your alma matter duke what is up with that. reporting live outside philadelphia art museum tonight, kenneth moton channel six "action news". >> and he paid the price, thanks kevin. freezing weather wasn't doing any favors for fire crew in kenneth square. check out this fire fighter trying to get control of the blaze underneath a giant ice sickle. the blaze broke out around 2:00 this afternoon on east hillendale road no word how it started but no injuries were reportedded. check out these fire fighters in new york city. the not even a seven a alarm blaze they battled could keep the ice to form from their uniforms. whenever wintry weather hits keep an eye on the storm track are six radar at six abc.com/weather. check out the hourly and seven day forecast, long with the latest call from our team of meteorologists right the here on "action news".

"action news" will be on the air bright and early well, not sobriety, but early monday morning to get you started in the morning. join david, tam, matt, karen starting at 4:00 a.m., on monday. so, we have developing news from delaware where a pedestrian was struck and killed, on i-95 in delaware tonight. the accident happened in the southbound lanes, near delaware avenue in wilmington at around 9:10 tonight. state investigators are asking drivers to avoid the area. southbound traffic is currently being diverted on to exit 7b as police investigate the the scene. police in burlington county are investigating a double homicide inn identify a home in mount holly. just after 9:00 o'clock this morning a woman discovered the victim's inside a house on the 200 block of washington street. investigators say, a man and a woman there were pronounced dead at the scene. neighbors in the quiet community say that they are shaken. >> i never would have thought that anyone would have been killed around here especially

homicide. this is a quiet neighborhood. i don't under stan. >> police are not saying how the victims were killed, no arrests have been made just yet. a man from camden county is charged with killing his roommate inside of their apartment in audubon. up investigators say 50 year-old william clark called 911 just before 3:00a m to tell police he had just shot his roommate in the head. investigators rush to the scene and found 51 year-old steven johnson dead inside the home on the 400 block of south white horse pike. clark has been since arrested. he told police that the shooting was a end result of the argument they had been getting into it. daughter of the late whitney houston is hospitalized tonight after being discover face down in a bat continue inside of her home in georgia. twenty-one year-old bobby cristina brown was found this morning by her husband and a friend. she was given cpr until rescuers a arrived. reports say that she has been placed in a medically induced comb because her brain was

swelling. brownies the only daughter of houston and singer bobby brown. whitney of course was found dead three years ago in a bat continue. we will have much more coming up at 11:35. bensalem police department is mourning the tragic loss of a dedicated detective who died today while running a charity race. forty-two year-old detective kevin cornish, collapsedded and died while running the the 19154, 5k, in northeast philadelphia this morning. of course his collogues are stun. they say it is a loss for his family, the department, and for bensalem. >> there is a lot of creeps in jail and a lot of kid that won't be victims any more because of detective cornish. and that we should be proud of and his family should be proud of. he saved a a lot of lives some people try to make a difference but this guy made a difference. >> he was making a difference today raising money for saint anslam parish and its youth programs. vince, a four year-old mixed breed doggies recovering tonight after vets say he ate

a potentially dangerous meal. take a look at these x-rays there. the those dots in the dog's stomach, i should say are metal ilets and pieces of leather. you see vince ate a pair of his owner a's leather boots yesterday. doctors at veterinary specialty and emergency center in south philadelphia say that it is a problem that they see too often. >> whether it is leather which is particularly appealing to dogs but we have seen dogs eat different things as well, forks, spoons, baby pacifiers toys, all variety of different things. >> vince underwent surgery today and is now on the mend and he should be able to return home in the next few weeks. all right. much more to come on "action news" tonight, some local students get their time in the spotlight with dreams of taking their talent to the big stage. but first measles out break is on the move, why tens of thousands of people will may have been exposed by way of one of the nation's busiest transportation hubs. plus, receive skversky has sports when "action news" comes right back.

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contagious virus as a result. many doctors are blaming the out break on parents, who refused to have their children vaccinated. >> you were on that train or in that station or another state where it has been in the school store clinic if you are not vaccinated and possibly exposed with a fever call your doctor they can tell you whether you have measles. >> meanwhile some schools in california are firing back telling unvaccinated children to stay home. some pediatricians there are even refusing to allow unvaccinated children into their offices. a video posted on line appears to show the beheading of a second japanese hostage held bias is lame being straight extremist. the execution of kenji goto, comes after the negotiated a had been happening for days. it is quite similar to other beheadings videos posted isaiah miles. they describe the video as quote deplorable acts of terrorism. a family from philadelphia, mourning the loss of a loved one is turning

to you for help in finding the hit and run driver who took her life. here's rick williams with tonight's crime fighters report. >> she was a great person. good heart. >> reporter: visitor says his sister loss teresa posey was a wonderful person. >> she was a person that would go out of her way to help you. >> reporter: on tuesday, december 23rd, at about 5:20 in the evening, the three three-year old was crossing state road in the 8500 block of philadelphia's a holmesberg section. police say she only made it part of the way. >> great person. she was walking across the street. she was halfway, across the the street, and a truck hit her. >> reporter: the the driver fled the scene, a few witnesses stopped to help posey but she later died at the hospital. >> we would like to thank the people that actually stood there and help her. >> reporter: surveillance video from the nearby business shows a dark color older model

truck or tow truck leaving the the scene. detective say the truck's cab has a unique shape like one from the 60's, a piece from it broke off and was recovered by authority. the citizens crime commission is administering a $4,500 reward for at rest and conviction for the person responsible. triple a mid-atlantic posted $2,500 the rest is from family and friend. all you have to does call 215-546-tips. all calls will remain anonymous. >> whoever please, just come forward. don't be a coward. come forward, i mean, that is all we're asking to give us our family some kind of a peace. >> in my heart, i know that there is somebody out there that knows something. >> reporter: for crime fighters i'm rick williams for channel six "action news". white chocolate and fruity raspberry flavors. get a medium hot latte for only $1.99. america runs on dunkin'.

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thank you. happy valentine's day. i love you. uh, i mean thank you. you're welcome. share the love with dunkin's heart-shaped donuts. indulge in cookie dough or brownie batter today. america runs on dunkin'. okay. time for a check of the accu weather forecast with meteorologist melissa magee. we have been talking about the rain and ice sleet mix with snow. >> um-hmm. >> a little bit of everything. >> um-hmm. >> we have it all for you. >> a winter storm on the way, tomorrow night walter and into monday. it will be a mess waking up monday morning depending on your location. we will talk about the specifics with this storm, storm tracker six live double scan radar, you can see it is still dry and quiet across the the area but this time tomorrow night we will be track ago this precipitation moving in from west/east direction. the is there a storm system over the midwest that will be working its way eastward and with that said we have winter

storm watches up, northwest of that 95 corridor, winter storm warnings up for berks, lehigh northampton counties and advisory for lancaster county. currently no winter storm warnings or watches for philadelphia and points to the south. do not get out of the teens today. you felt that arctic chill. high temperature in philadelphia 29 degrees. 12 degrees shy of average. normal for us this time of the year is 41. outside tonight it is 22 in philadelphia. twenty in trenton. numbers a along the i-95 corridor feeling like wind chills in the teens. 10 degrees in the poconos. sixteen in allentown. currently in wildwood coming in at 28. here's the satellite six with action radar. we have a partly cloudy sky from new england across mid-atlantic region but cloud are building and thickening across the the ohio valley. we will widen out the picture here and this is that storm system we are tracking to the north of the panhandle of texas. you can see rain line from wichita and points to the south and snow to the north. there will be a large area of snow building up across the

northern plains and right through great lakes. initially the storm system will dip just to the south of philadelphia which would mean more of the snow threat for more locations a across the region. now this storm system looks to ride up the north and which means storm system is a stronger storm as you have colder air at the the surface and warmer air aloft which means we have more mixed bag of precipitation in a tight gradient as far as that snowfall is concern. it is snowfall tomorrow night into monday. for philadelphia i think at the on set you will fine some snowfall but then the storm system really changes over to rain for philadelphia. the it is mostly rain for areas south and east. for the immediate northwestern, suburbs you can find three to 6 inches of snow for doylestown, west ward into kutztown and reading. allentown is right the on the 6-inch line of snowfall and points to the north could find a six plus inches. it is really along that pennsylvania turnpike and areas to the north where you will find that best bet of snowfall. there will be a transition from snow, to ice monday

morning as the storm system getting here. anywhere from a tenth to .2 of an inch of glaze, freezing rain is a big concern for easton, down to quakertown, doylestown and, into northern sections of lancaster county. lets go over the time line here when we are expecting the arrival of that precipitation. as early as tomorrow afternoon, 4:00 o'clock to 8:00 o'clock we have light snow and that mix that will arrive. the heavier snowfall and mixed precipitation will be during the overnight hours while you are sleeping. 1:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. in the morning. the storm system will wrap up between noon and 4:00 on monday afternoon ending as some snow showers. the call for accu weather in the exclusive accu weather seven day forecast showing we have light snow arriving by the the evening. high of 38 degrees. for philadelphia on monday as you wake up tomorrow morning, a lot of that precipitation changes over to rain. it is a good soaking on the way foreground hog day. high temperature is 41 degrees. snow sleet, and rain depinneding on your location. tuesday much colder high of

27. temperatures maryland rate on tuesday in at 43. thirty on thursday, that arctic chill on friday 27, and stay in the 20's as we get into next saturday, walter. so a lot to go over and presip type will vary depend ing on your location tomorrow night. >> groundhog looked confused. >> i have a feeling i have a idea what he will say by monday. >> thanks, melissa. >> it was a big day for local students dreaming of the bright future in the lime light. >> ♪♪ >> the the kimmel center's education department held dance, vocal and theater auditions for its show shoppers program. the weekly program allows local high schoolers to hone their skills with top theater instructors. the students got to potentially connect with broadway touring companies that come through town. sports is next on "action news". flyers go for their fourth straight win jeff will be here to tell us if they pull it off. now tonight's power ball numbers.

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temperatures. flyers heating up just four minutes in the game, michael dell zotto off his feet into the net he scores. flyers score one to nothing. steve mason leads the way from there. the save later in the first wow, take another look. mason, an ace in net. he stops all 30 shots, including another close call in the third period. flyers win one to nothing and season high fourth straight. they are still nine points out of the playoff spot. what if i were to tell you the sixers got down by 21 tonight to the best team in the nba? would you think they have no shot of winning right? well sixers making it interesting. sixth isers going for three in a row in atlanta who have won 18 straight by the the way coming into play. rookie jeremy grant with the authority, down by 11. back they come. fourth quarter, grant for three. got it. sixers down by one. thanks to a season high, 14 three's. come back continues, three in change to follow. luke ties it at 81.

under three to go. the looking for their first lead michael carter williams to inner len noel their first lead of the night. but they scored two points the rest of the way. ninety-seven seconds left. they are caught in the pick. dennis schroder the three. sixers lose 91-85. the the hawks have won 19 in a row. on the eve of the super bowl the nfl is handing out it's a wards tonight. packers quarterback aaron rodgers wins mvp, arizona's bruce airans who got his start coaching with temple in the 80's wins coach of the year for the second time in three years. seattle getting one last practice in for the big game tomorrow night. seahawks trying to be the first team in a decade to win back to back super bowls. ironically the new england patriots were the last to do it, and it came against the eagles. >> it will be a great game. i'm looking forward to it. it is the super bowl. the it is the the greatest moment there is in terms of sports. like i keep saying the the best part other than the game will be the katie perry half

time show but other than that that is about it. >> so who will be the the dark horse tomorrow at a zoo, in iowa this rooster, pecked, i mean pick, how difficult mess that up, seattle seahawks to win, super bowl 49. i think he is just hungry. we will be right back.