lets begin with meteorologist, melissa magee and the latest from accuweather. >> hi rick and monica, we are tracking the departing system leaving the region that left snowfall. the heaviest fell south of philadelphia we picked up 3.7 inches of snow in the city but dprex elhill we had a pocket of 5.1 inches reading 3.5 and woodside close to 6.5 inches of snowfall. and in new jersey we had the bulk of the snowfall. hamilton 6 inches, toms river 5.5 inches of snow and egg harbor city 6.1 and 7 inches down in cape may. the storm system has long departed and temperatures in the wake in the upper 20s, 27 in philadelphia and 26 in millville and 26 in trenton so despite the fresh snow pack temperatures are milder today than they were yesterday.

yesterday we had temperatures in the teens it's 11 degrees warmer in the city than the same time yesterday, 12 degrees warmer in the poconos and 10 degrees warmer in the wildwood i want to point that out it's warmer in fairbanks alaska at 31 degrees than it is in the delaware and lehigh valley. cambridge bay in canada 23 degrees below zero and 27 below in baker lake. another arctic attack as early as the end of the week and beyond. >> thank you melissa. the roads were dicey as we said this morning, several drivers and even a plow truck in newcastle, delaware lost control, many underestimated the conditions and were surprised how slick some areas were. cleaning off cars in millville was not a difficult job because

the snow was so fluffy and kids enjoyed the snow on their day off from the school making snow angels, lets head out live to david henry the jersey shore was hit the hardest by the storm. >> 7 inches down here, the snow is piled high on the parking lots and roadways, as you can see behind me and the roadways are pretty clear and the plow trucks and salt trucks did a great job of it helped with bright sunshine from above. once the plows did their job it was up to homeowners to dig them out. the snow was damp and heavy sticking to shovels, suzanne taylor moves here from florida and she was told they wouldn't see much snow. >> i bought this back saver, have been doing this for years.

>> and don thought there wouldn't be much snow and now the snow is driving them out. >> we are living our last winter in cape may. >> you have had it? >> we are moving to texas. >> no more shoveling? >> i hope not. >> shoveling out was a family affair for the smithson's. >> we flew home through a snow storm and here we are our son had a snow day today and we are just shoveling out. >> great to have the extra hand. >> absolutely. >> there renl 336 full-time residents in cape may compared to the season where 50,000 crowd into town. and it's even quieter today. >> can't get enough of it. i don't want what new york had we got plenty good, good, good. >> not good if have you to

shovel most are pretty well shoveled out now and traffic is moving light and nicely and have you to be careful there are icy and slushy patches on the secondary roads and they can freeze up tonight. live in cape may courthouse, david henry, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. through all the snow and ice and brutal cold, be sure to stay on top of it all with stormtracker 6 live double scan. be prepared no matter what winter sends our way. there are fears that a building in west philadelphia encased in ice may collapse. chopper 6 hd through over 52nd street earlier today. can you see the ice caked on the building water used to put out the flamesied morning, froze on contact. and officials are concerned that the weight of all the ice could cause the building to collapse. "action news" reporter chad pradelli is on the scene and

will have much more on what officials plan to do with this tricky situation coming up tonight at 6:00. meantime a water leak created a mess in city council chambers today. desks were pulled out in their normal area and the wall-to-wall rug there. they tell us the damage is minor and the cleanup should be complete by the end of week and meetings have been moved to other locations. pennsylvania's former treasurer, rob mccord is free after awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to extortion, vernon odom was there. >> reporter: when exstate treasurer, rob mccord left the courthouse he was officially a member of the corrupt philadelphia official hall-of-fame. he plead guilty admitting to --

one a philadelphia based law firm and the other a western pennsylvania property management company, both had lucrative state contracts. the prosecutor read transcripts from the fbi wiretaps where he suggested that the outfits could suffer a loss of business quote, i want them to understand the harm i could do i will still be treasurer for two and a half more yeerz can i take it from an upside to a downside mccord add mitded to that in open court and you could get up to 40 years in prison and fines but in exchange for the guilty plea he will not get the maximum. rob mccord is free tonight and it's expected to stay that way until his sentencing likely to take place in mid to late summer at the courthouse in harrisburg, vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> we now now the victim of the community shooting in delaware

tonight. jamar killing was shot at the center and police say he was at the recording studio on the lower level when he was shot and killed and the suspect remains on the loose. if you have information you are urged to call police right away. philadelphia police want your help identifying a man that took cash from a home goods store. on oxford circle last night. new video shows the man demanding money from the employees while they were closing, according to police the suspect had been in the store hours earlier and then left after an employee offered to help him find something. nobody was hurt. time for a check of the "action news" traffic report. >> lets take it live to matt pellman in the traffic center. >> it's about the have's and have not's on the ride home. you see the sunlight reflecting off the sign and a few slick

spots and on the secondary roads what we do not have, is a whole lot of volume even here on the schuylkill expressway the traffic is moving fine. heading into the conshohocken curve, there are no delays to sit through on the highways this afternoon. but there are accidents including a pair in the morelands. one in east moreland at the dunkin' donuts and lower moreland one with the pole and welsh road. in norristown still have the building fire at dekalb street and the water main break along church street ain crash along the southbound side of the oxford bypass past 896 and regional rails running with 20 minutes delays because of cold and doylestown running on a supplemental schedule because of maintenance.

get that at 6abc.com. >> thank you matt. much more ahead on "action news" at 5:00. fiber may be the key to weight loss, ali gorman has the key to a new study. >> and in our next half hour, one snowplow operator in new jersey didn't get to finish the job after his truck was swallowed by a sinkhole. and meteorologist, melissa magee, has details from accuweather. c

c. fire continues to burn in west virginia after a train carrying more than 100 tankers of crude oil derailed in west virginia and lit up the sky with a fire ball. hundreds of families were evacuated and two water treatment plans were closed after the derailment yesterday afternoon the national guard took water samples to see if it seeped into a nearby tributary on "action news" at 5:30 tonight. overseas the fighting continues in eastern ukraine even with the cease fire in place. at the center of the violence is the key transportation centers, the rebels claim they have taken

over the town but the government says that is not the case a truce was signed on sunday each side is blaming the other for continued aggression. dr. ashton carter from our area is now secretary of defense, vice president joe biden did the swearing in and he took over from chuck hagel. carter a graduate of abington high school served previously as deputy sent of defense. changing your diet to lose weight can be complicated but one thing may do the strip for your overall health. reporter and registered nurse, ali gorman has more. >> reporter: just adding fiber to your diet could make a different, researchers in massachusetts followed 240 people and some were put on a

diet and some were told to increase their fiber to 30 gram a day and each group lowered their blood and sugar levels but the high fiber diet is good for people that have a hard time sticking to a diet plan. >> not fiber added to a candy bar, but found in nature. we know that the different add ons don't actually help us with disease prevention, things like fruit and vegetables and whole grains and beans and -- a combination of heart drugs could help boys with muscular dystrophy live longer. it shows it lowers the condition of heart failure, a leading cause of death with those with

md, they test boys earlier, often the first signs are not picked up until the damage is done. >> also today it's part of the american culture binge watching a television series both president obama and former presidents have indulged in their favorite show, house of cards. >> it's about location, location location. >> now two doctorate students from the university of texas say they surveyed 300 young adults and found 75% binge watched and those that did were far more likely to feel lonely or depress depressed and binge watching may not be a harmless addictive behavior. if you do binge watch limit yourself to two episodes at once

and get up and walk around in between but if you feel like your binge watching is getting out of control because it could be a sign of depression, see your doctor and do some more social activities. >> thanks ali. nestle announces they are removing artificial colors and flavors from their products more than 52 products and 10 brands will be changed including butter fingers and baby ruth, and crunch bars, the taste of the sweets and the price will not change. >> still ahead on "action news" tonight. coffee prices in the thank you could spike because of international drinking habits. we'll explain. >> and la salle hires their first female president her story is next.

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become more westernized and that puts pressure on coffee growers and that pushes prices higher. >> lego is the most popular brand, they took over from top brand -- followed by energy drink maker red bull. history was made at la salle university. this is colleen hanin she is principal, and hannish taking over la salle this july. when william sity died the oil magnate left a $300 million gift for his alma mater princeton university. the first printed version of the bible and an original printing of the declaration of the

independence and beethoven's manuscripts. from our delaware newsroom wilmington's newest business is giving back. navent gave them $50,000 each, and governor jack markell applauded the company's commitment to adding 150 more jobs to the diamond state's economy, they employee almost 800 people in the diamond state. coming up next we'll check the forecast for you. looking live at sky 6 hd a pretty picture of the skyline, meteorologist, melissa magee has the die tails from accuweather.

time now for accuweather at the "action news" big board. meteorologist, melissa magee is standing by to tell us what to expect by this evening, now that we have cleared out. >> the snow we had earlier today and the temperatures are cold but not as bad as the last couple days, we have a beautiful picture to share with you from chester county from danielle. one of our social media followers, in lancaster they picked up 2.5 inches of snow and you can see the horse drawn buggy, looks like a postcard.

and another picture along the ben franklin bridge this picture was taken by jim you can see all the ice on the delaware river that is a concern as temperatures are cold and colder than they are right now. outside we look at the numbers 27 in philadelphia and warmer today than it was the same time yesterday, 20 in allentown and 26 in trenton and beach haven same thing along the coast in wildwood and dover. when you factor in the windchill it feels like 20 and 10 in allentown and 16 in reading and current windchill coming in at 18 degrees, here is what is going on on the big picture partly cloudy and quiet and dry and it will remain so for tonight. we widen out the picture and we are tracking more on the way, an area of low pressure in canada with the trailing arctic boundary that moves across indiana and st. louis this arctic front there is not a lot of moisture with it but it will

make its way eastward as early as tomorrow. 11:00 tomorrow morning a mostly sunny start to the day and sun gives way to clouds in the afternoon hours by 7:00 tomorrow a little bit of precipitation and light snow showers approaching the western suburbs thank will he continue to advance as we go throughout the nighttime hours 11:30 tomorrow night you can see scattered snow shower activity across the region and a possible coating is on the way. the bigger story however is the colder air that follows in the wake of this arctic front by thursday morning look at these windchills 0 in philadelphia 2 degrees below in wilmington and feeling like 6 degrees below zero in the poconos. a chilly start and not much recovery by thursday afternoon. lots of stars and mainly clear the numbing cold and 3 in allentown and 14 at the

boardwalk, the high temperature tomorrow not as harsh at 32 and we are tracking the evening snow showers and thursday the high just 19 and windchills most of the day near zero and the record cold start staying in the teens, we don't bump back into the 30s until the start of the weekend we'll have details on that in the next half hour guys. >> thank you, more ahead in the next half hour of "action news" at 5:00. a bold new plan to put people back to work and we'll have the details. >> and dozens of delaware middle school students are staying home this week as they attack a problem at their school. and nate allen talks about his run-in with police in florida, you'll hear more more him in sports.

hello again, here is what is happening on "action news" tonight. a train derailment that caused an explosion in west virginia is

driving through our area. plus ark new program in camden is pledging to get folks back to work, we'll have the details. >> well tonight more dangers about oil trains are being exposed after we told you the trains are carrying these substances rights through philadelphia. a fire in west virginia is still smoldering after a train carrying 100 tankers of this crude oil exploded yesterday afternoon. wendy saltzman first reported on this earlier this month. wendy is live with more. >> reporter: the latest explosion again is putting this crude oil in the spotlight. in west virginia hundreds of families are evacuated from their homes and one person narrowly escaped the blast earlier this month "action news" questioned the safety and dangers of putting this crude on

trains traveling in our own backyards. >> in west virginia this crude oil explosion ripped through the sky sending fire balls hundreds of feet in the air. >> my friend's grandfather ran out of the house and after he ran out the train exploded and the house exploded. >> the tankers derailed near the town of boomer and they estimated 17 cars caught fire and erupted after witnesses caught the blast on camera. >> a mushroom cloud about as high as this like that. >> fire crews only option was to let the tankers burn themselves out igniting fears elsewhere about these trains traveling through highly populated areas. >> looking at other parts of the country and realizing some of that stuff might happen here. >> reporter: "action news" reports on the path they take in

our area, through the schuylkill and neighborhoods and into neighboring new jersey. >> american citizens are kept at enormous risks. security consultant fred millar says that they need to reroute the trains around residential areas, but that has not happened in philadelphia. a train derailed off the schuylkill in january of last year and one train carrying crude derailed near their south philadelphia rail yard, there was no oil spilled and the trains did not explode in those incidents. >> fortunately we don't have any serious incidents and we would like to keep it that way. >> reporter: there was only one person injured after inhaling the fumes. >> but 47 people were killed in canada when a crude oil train exploded there.

that raises the questions about saferty running through populated areas of our cities like philadelphia. i'm wendy saltzman channel 6 "action news." >> thank you wendy. attorney general, eric holder, says a controversial ruling on immigration in texas says it's now under review it put a temporary hold on president obama's action on immigration, it would have kept 5 million immigrants from deportation and now more than two dozen states have the chance to sue the government in hopes of crushing the plan completely and now the white house will appeal the ruling, members of congress wrapped up their trip to cuba and the group discussed a wide range of topics and focused on agriculture and trade and they lifted some in september and congress has yet to impose a full embarbro but those that visited cuba believe

there is enough support to lift all restrictions. >> world news tonight will have more on the train derailment as that investigation gets underway. in other news, jury selection is now underway in the murder trial as the woman known as the black madam. winslow is accused of performing deadly cosmetic surgery at a hotel near the airport. she received illegal silicone injections in her buttocks sealed with crazy glue. 44-year-old george robinson jr. of camden is arrested and accused of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old. the allegedly incident happened on sunday and he is charged with assault and endangering the welfare of a child. from our delaware newsroom

tonight delaware state police detectives are looking for this man 26-year-old dustin niberg, he allegedly broke into the home on melody lane and thighed up the victim and stole jewelry, cash and her car the elderly woman was treated for minor injuries, if you recognize him you are asked to can't state police. students at bear middle school in delaware will not be going back to class until next monday. the sprinkler system broke and senwater everywhere. icicles forms and they estimate that it will take a week to clean up the mess. we have an update to a story that "action news" brought you yesterday at 5:30 about a delaware apartment complex that was apparently without heat,

residents say their heat was restored at the marshall creek apartments last night after several days of being without. it appears that the complex was out of heating oil and a delivery was made last night. >> new jersey lawmakers and camden city officials revealed plans to get folks back to work for a new job training program. "action news" was there for the customized job training program donald norcross was there to talk to camden officials and now people are coming to the city and with them new job opportunities could help to revitalize the city of camden. >> this program creates jobs and you need the jobs to have viable businesses and a vibrant economy. >> the new pilot program partners employers with those looking for a job to get the valuable tools they need. a serious crash in western

pennsylvania happening along a stretch of interstate 70 west of pittsburgh, one the big rigs hit a patch of ice and slid into another tractor trailer, one rig went down into the embankment and one driver was killed. we are getting word of more accidents on this stretch of roadway tonight as well. look at this dramatic video from warren county new jersey, a snowplow operator was going about his work when his truck was swallowed up by a sinkhole. it was caused by an underground water pipe that ruptured. a tow truck was brought in to retrieve the plow. yesterday's brutal cold trance late nood a red hot business, a record day for aaa. a one day record for the question for road site

assistance. 12,000 people called in for assistance. most were for dead batteries. another check of the highways and by ways hopefully the commute home is better than the commute to work this morning. >> it's looking better than this morning for sure. on this fat tuesday, delays are slim to none and we are happy about that and we are seeing slowing along the conshohocken especially for the westbound drivers it's the gun glare blamed for a little bit of slowing and a crash at limerick and one by trap auto repair on main street near cherry avenue that one involves a pedestrian, watch for emergency crews on the scene there, in newark a wreck to watch for at 72 at chapel street and burlington, look for one at 130 by primo hoagies and

the ramp from federal city road is closed because of a crash. and patco running on a snow schedule otherwise hour delays on the septa connect service on four septa bus routes back over to you. >> thanks matt. still ahead on "action news" tonight. they reached a critical point at the murder trial of the texas man accused of killing american sniper, chris kyle. >> and nate allen speaks to "action news" with the run-in with police officers in florida. jaime apody has more from him in sports. check out the numbers in alaska, 31 and yucon 39. details are coming up in the accuweather forecast.

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in india at least ten people were killed when a bus plunged 52 feet into a george the bus lands on its side and the driver who was killed was trying to make a sharp turn at the time and india's government

is announcing a plan for those that survived and the families of those that were killed . in pakistan authorities say that the pakistani taliban is claiming the attack that happened. dozens were wuned today in nearby buildings caught fire. in texas prosecutors rifted in the american sniper murder trial. they claim that eddie ralph shot and killed chris kyle, and a glass tube found in the suspect's home, a texas ranger suggested it was drug related and is it belonged to a state forensic scientist instead. they say that ralph planned to kill the two men and his attorneys are claiming an insanity defense. jaime apody is live now in

the sports center. >> nate allen is about to hit the free market and the last thing he needs to have this happen. allen was pulled over by police in ft. myers florida, he thought it was because he was talking on a cell phone but after four hours in a holding cell, police told him he was accused of performing a lewd act in front of a 16-year-old girl. >> i was pulled over at 5:00 and i did not speak with a detective until about 9:30, 10:00 at night and i had no clue for that entire time what was going on i heard something about a 16-year-old girl that i was making inappropriate gestures at her. they wouldn't let me say anything, i was like what is going on right now, very no clue why i'm even in here.

>> allen was released late last night without charges but the ft. myers police say it's an active police investigation. turning to hockey the flyers host columbus but after this morning they feel like winners, the veteran was dealing with blood clots in his lungs and leg and he was cleared by a doctor this morning, is he two weeks from being able to play in a game again. >> it's not going to take a day or two a good seven to ten daze and i'm ready to go i think. >> he had a big smile on his face but bigger smiles from the rest of the guys. >> he'll root on the guys when they face his old teammate scott hartnell. the flyers will present him with an engraved crystal and a check

for his foundation. >> we want a big win and these guys are playing well and hopefully we'll have a big game tonight. >> it's fun and he is a little bit goofy and we are good buddy and he is close with everyone on the team. it's enjoyable to play them and they got the better of us the last few days. that has got to change. spring training is upon us but there is a dark cloud over the phillies. 68.5 is listed for their wins in vegas. and down if tampa alex rodriguez is expected to report after a season long performance for using performance enhancing drugs. he issued an apology for the mistakes that led to his suspension and that he is in therapy and sought the counsel

of barry bonds of all people. that will be interesting to read. monica back to you. >> thank you jaime it's a perfect night to stay inside and sit on your coach and watch a fun filled prime time. fresh off the boat at 8:00 and then a new show called "repeat after me" it's a hidden camera show and that should be funny and an all new agent carter and a special countdown to the oscars 15 movies that changed american cinema. and then "action news" at 11:00. speaking of the oscars "action news" will be on the red carpet our own alicia vitarelli is headed to hollywood for the biggest award show of the season her reports start on friday here on 6 abc, and 6 abc is home for the oscars. i know grandma's house isn't the most

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children from wildwood this afternoon. they did not mind lugging their sleds up the hill for a thrilling thrilling 5 second ride down the hill. and mom came with lots of goodies. >> lets find out what is in store for the next couple of day. >> tonight it gets colder for the middle after of our work week. there is no break on the way before the weekend. >> oh my. >> stormtracker 6 live double scan can you see it's dry and quiet across the delaware and lehigh valley. that system moved offshore and philadelphia we picked up a little more than 3 inches of snow the jackpot totals were to our south in south jersey and delaware. you had more snow to the south typically you get it to the north. not as brutal today we had afternoon highs in the teens philadelphia on sunday 17

degrees 16 on monday and today we climbed up to 28 degrees, even though we had fresh snow back on the ground temperatures were in the upper 20s and they are currently there on the i-95 corridor 26 in wildwood and 20 in the poconos and 23 in reading. here is satellite 6 along with action radar partly cloudy to mostly clear across the region and it stays dry and quiet for the rest of tonight but that numbing cold sticks around with the winds out of the northwest. lots of stars overhead dropping down to 3 degrees in allentown and 13 degrees for the low in philadelphia. fast forward into wednesday high temperature tomorrow 32 degrees, not as bad tomorrow as it was today. sunshine and clouds and we track the clipper system that is moving across the great lakes with the trailing cold front this boundary is working their way eastward and evening snow showers are on the way we'll time it out for you with future

tracker 6, it's mostly cloudy in philadelphia and snow showers are approaching the western suburbs it will continue into tomorrow night with scattered snow shower activity around and there is not a lot of moisture associated with the arctic boundary and bigger story is the temperatures that follow in the wake of this system. thursday windy and cold high temperature just 19 degrees, behind this frontal system and keep in mind with these winds coming in from the northwest the lake-effect snow band there could be flurries around on thursday with winds gusting up to 40 miles per hour and windchills on thursday near zero for a good chunk of the day. a high temperature on wednesday of 32 degrees, with the evening snow showers around. and thursday a high temperature of 19 degrees in the wake of this front and windchills near zero most of the day. and the overnight low is down to

1 and a high temperature of 18 degrees by the afternoon it kind of gets better over the weekend and temperatures are in the 30s and 40s, we are tracking evening snow on saturday and mixing over with a high temperature of 32 on sunday it's rain and a high temperature of 44 and brisk and cold and 32 and once again 10 degrees below normal next tuesday with a high temperature of 30 degrees, this is a tough week to take with an arctic blast coming our way. >> the wintry conditions in your area share them with us with the 6 abc storm tracker app report your weather feature submit photos of snow and ice you see the 6 abc storm tracker app is a free download for your mobile device.

what do you do when old man winter brings you snow?

you grab your friends and have a snowball fight at a park in washington, d.c., this is no impromptu snowball fight, it was organized by the d.c. snowball fight organization and there were rumors that captain america joined in on the fun. right now jim gardner and the "action news" team are standing by with these stories next at 6:00. residents at the jersey shore were digging out after points to the south took the brunt of the overnight storm. and that building in ice, after firefighters put out the blaze yesterday. and we learn more about the siblings killed by a suspected drunk driver over the weekend. now for ali gorman, melissa magee and the entire "action news" team team, i'm rick williams have a good night.

"action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist, cecily tynan, and jim gardner. tuesday night and former pennsylvania treasurer, rob mccord appears in court on attempted extortion charges and a house fire in delaware spreads to a neighboring home. but the big story on "action news" is sizing up the storm. without question it was the jersey shore that got hit the hardest. this is what it was like this morning in wildwood crest. parts of the shore got up to 7 inches while the lehigh valley only got a couple lets go to cape may courthouse and david

henry. how tough has it been there today. >> pretty tough for folks trying to shovel out. the roads have been pretty good, you can see traffic is light but things are moving well because the county had 12 plow trucks on the road since 8:00 last night between that and the salt and bright sunshine overhead and things cleared up pretty well and other folks spend the rest of the day shoveling out. the plows got the streets cleared pretty quickly but cars parked along the streets were buried. sharon alvarez had a class to get to at westchester university three hours away. >> they canceled a good amount of classes. >> lucky for you. you have to dig out and drive to westchester. >> and hopefully i don't freeze on my way home. >> the smithson's found themselves