saturday night i'm walter perez, thousands are dancing the week and he way at penn

state's thon. hollywood's big night is a bit more than 24 hours away we are live in los angeles with the look at oscar's local ties. the big story tonight is a snowy saturday creating all kind of problems across the delaware and lehigh valleys. take a look at this picture from 676 near eighth the street, less than an hour ago you can see a tractor trailer off to the side with several vehicles skidding out. people actually getting out of their cars trying to help in anyway they can. general consensus, it is a mess out there. in delaware some people needed a push to get where they were going and delaware county plows are working to clear quickly accumulating snow. over on i-95 near girard avenue cars were moving at a crawl trying to stay as safe as possible. in new jersey the snow is coming down just as quickly as the crews are clearing it up. we have live team coverage of the storm "action news" reporter kenneth moton is live in king of prussia, annie mccormack live in oxford circle a and meteorologist adam joseph is tracking the

system will but we will begin with meteorologist melissa magee with what we can expect in the hours to come, melissa. >> that is part of the problem as we are tracking the snowfall moving through. we have been dealing with a extreme out break of arctic air. the snow coming in is sticking on the ground fairly quickly and some of the main road are even snow covered at this hour. we will show you storm tracker six live double scan radar 3-d and you can see snowing across delaware and lehigh valleys. we are starting to see mixing taking place along the immediate coastline to the east of surf city down to atlantic city and cape may and dover. let's go tighter on a couple pockets of heavy snowfall on storm tracker six live double scan street level in trenton mercer county and northern burlington county. traveling on new jersey turnpike just to the east of trenton we are dealing with light to moderate pockets of snowfall, even along route one there in trenton we have the snow that we're dealing w also on route 70 as well. another pocket down across philadelphia, slow go along i-95 corridor, from the city down to wilmington.

pockets of heavy snowfall moving across camden, gloucester, even burlington counties. we will show you what is going on in the big picture. storm tracker six live double scan 3-d showing you snow from new england across mid-atlantic region. you think we will get a break. things fill in once again with that snow, coming down across areas in baltimore, and washington d.c. rain is off to the south and west. eventually the warmer air will puncture into the system and we will go from snow to sleet, and eventually some liquid precipitation. so winter storm warnings for philadelphia areas to the north and west. this is been expanded to include burlington gloucester camden even salem counties as we are's tracking snow sleet and ice and advisory for purple shaded counties from atlantic city westward into dover. the big concern, however is visibility greatly reduced as storm system getting. i will bring in meteorologist adam joseph with the very latest on this. >> adam has more on that and what we can expect, adam. >> yes that visibility

dropping where we are seeing heavier snow a along i-95, 1 mile visibility in wilmington. near half mile visibility in the city of philadelphia, at a half mile in reading. but looking to the south notice wildwood, dover near eight to 10-mile visibility. as we are starting to mix that snow with some sleet and even some freezing rain, at times visability are improving a little bit but that arctic air, it is not moving. we're still in the mid 20's. that snow is light fluffy and light and puffy snow can pile up quicker then it would be wet and heavy because it doesn't compact when ate cumulating on top of one another. that snow pack road, they are a mess. they will continue to be over next few hours with that poor visibility. the it is very slick. the it is very slow. even on the major roadways. coming in myself i have seen so many people with rear wheel drive that cannot get up a hill. they block traffic. there is a lot of cars on the road this afternoon. your best bet stay home even this evening when you see that switch over because it will

turn a little icy before it changes to rain. total snowfall from what you have already seen somewhat we're going to see is four to 6 inches in that warning zone from camden, gloucester, salem, new castle will county through trenton philadelphia. 6 inches to the north and west of chester county montgomery county, parts of the berks county. two to four in southern new jersey. at the shore one to 2 inches as we are seeing that mix. that mix to rain we're talking sleet, freezing rain, rain between now and 8:00 o'clock, southern new jersey and delaware. along philadelphia, trenton, wilmington, eight to 11, in the lehigh valley not until after midnight tonight as that cold air lingering longer there. whole melissa comes back she will talk bay beautiful even to the weekend we will get a recovery here on sunday. >> i think we need it. >> we will head out to kenneth moton live from king of prussia and kenneth pretty misty for sure out. >> reporter: walter, how do i put this, it is an absolute mess out here. there are saturday snowstorms.

not a high volume traffic day but people still wanting to out and about. so roadways have been jammed. this is live view of 202 state crews have been bus toy day and they have a long way to go. >> it is that blinding snow, those treacherous conditions. yes, it was that kind of saturday as that blast of winter came down on drivers. >> they seem slick and we are very nervous about going home. we hope we get there in one piece. >> reporter: those fast falling flakes forced people to slow down and pump the brakes, a lot. >> i just wanted to get where i was going. you don't have to go out there, don't. >> reporter: penndot dropped speed limits on all major roadways. restrictionness place for a snow covered schuylkill expressway and pennsylvania turnpike. crews worked to keep road passable but with that low temperature, and intensity of the storm, it was impossible to keep them free of snow and ice. >> 202 to north wales. >> reporter: what was it like. >> take it nice and she, couple cars spun out along the way.

>> reporter: main arteries were a challenge but in the suburbs like king of prussia, montgomery county those residential streets were down right nasty. in mostly unplowed and untreated. >> this took me about a half an hour to get somewhere where it should have have took me ten minutes to get to. it is very slippery out there. >> reporter: city avenue in lower merion and wynfield it was slow going. blacktop was barely visible but traffic was moving. welcomed sight for septa aridders while they waited on their delayed transportation. >> how can you complain about this? all you can do is say thank you very much, lord and keep on stepping. >> reporter: i like an optimist. >> well, that is me. >> reporter: optimism is key and this is a live view at 202 right now where you can see state crews are at it. penndot at work, plowing and salting these major arteries right now trying to cover as much ground as possible throughout the night. we have seen this system throughout the area where there have been these plow trains that have been working.

hello, there. thank you for your service. yes, penndot we check in, the the agency says this will be a 12 to 15 hour event so hundreds of trucks will be on duty tonight. the right now they are waiting for that change over to rain which could come with a whole set of other problems walter. reporting live from king of prussia, kenneth moton for channel six a "action news". >> off lot of fans out there, thanks kenneth. lets move over to annie mccormack live from oxford circle and no picnic there either. >> reporter: yeah, we have been here about two hours, walter and already we have seen several inches accumulate here. this is the type of snow we are seeing, this powdery type of snow, beautiful. look at oxford circle. that is not pretty. neither is driving here. people have to take their time, they are slipping and sliding all around this area. >> it is nasty out here. >> reporter: drivers share their tails of the road during saturday's relentless snowfall. >> we just came from atlantic city on 76 the expressway and

road were horrible. everybody was on there doing 20 miles per hour. >> reporter: mid afternoon vehicles crawled on route one, city's streets department dereplied around 200 pieces of equipment. they are focusing on primary secondary and residential streets. because of record low temperatures leading up to today crew did his not brine roadways, they did not know how salt water solution would react to temperatures that low and aired on the side of caution. today is now a plowing operation, so before the the the snow cold temperatures already had residents in port richmond dealing with an 8-inch water main break damaging 12 homes, 100 are without water. >> came out around 8:30 this morning and i seen a geyser of water, coming up out of the sidewalk. >> certainly the temperature is not helping. the water temperature going to the mains is extremely cold breaking many mains around the city. we ask for patients as we get out there to make repairs as quickly as we can. >> reporter: today's weather wasn't a pain for everyone.

we had a little fun and so did these cousins on this east falls hill. >> it is a lot of snow, so we get to have snowball fights snow board, ride down, the hills. i'm having fun. i like it. >> reporter: back out here live not fun for these drivers though. the streets department tells me that the plows when they do come through they are just trying to keep up with the rate that this snow is accumulating. so they will be back through again. now we're also told that there are some delays with septa, but before you head out, head to septa.org. after those people in that port richmond neighborhood were also told that they should have their water on, hopefully by this evening. another note too the streets department again telling people to leave space behind the plow trucks, behind the salt trucks also if you have a vehicle that you know is not going to handle the the snow well keep it in the garage. for now reporting live from oxford circle, annie mccormack for channel six "action news".

this is a live picture from sky six in high definition at philadelphia international airport where a ground stop was in effect for several hours. no flight arrivals were allowed for much of the afternoon but that ground stoppage had been lifted over past 30 minutes or so. right now though some travelers are still looking at delays of up to four hours. just outside our studios drivers were getting stuck all afternoon at monument road near city avenue. this was the scene less than an hour ago as cars lost traction on the slippery surface. some people came to stop in the middle will of the road right there creating dangerous conditions for everyone trying to navigate their way through. remember, through the snow, ice and brutal cold this season stay on top of it all with six abc.com/weather. the hourly forecast and live storm tracker six radar will keep you fully informed no matter what old man winter send our way. today was a good day to be inside keeping warm. thousands of people are doing just that at penn state today. this is a live picture at

thon, now halfway through the 46 hour dance marathon and it still looks like people have energy. "action news" reporter chad pradelli is there. >> reporter: it is day two of thon but spirits are high and the bryce jordan center. we need, jaboni rosily from marlton. >> i have been through waves, i get tired and then this burst of energy then my feet stop hurting but i'm overwhelmed by excitement. >> reporter: the senior is dance to go raise money for pediatric cancer but also for her father robert who died from kidney cancer last year. >> anytime i feel like wow i still have so much longer way to go i just think about it, and it is not anything near what he went through. >> reporter: but they are attending their first thon as a family their two-year old daughter was diagnosed with cancer shortly after birth. so four diamond fund at penn state hershey hospital stepped into help with her care.

>> i'm already tired so i don't know how they are doing it. we're here, yesterday around 5:00 o'clock, and we're having a great time dancing around hanging out with them. >> show him dance moves? can you dance. >> wow. >> oh, yeah. >> can you do the wiggles. >> reporter: you got moves. as the hours passed fatigue and cramping begin to set in at thon so people do what they can with some stretch to keep themselves loose. others buying their time, some playing card, see this couple with their daughter here. these kid to have stay fresh so there are food stand set up to get food, drink and keep their energy up as the hours continue to tic. >> do you have any idea how much time passed yet. >> no idea. i don't want to know either. >> reporter: the 46 hour journey here continues for these students, for some of these families it will be much longer but thon, and penn state are doing what they can

to help. >> it we cannot have them worry about baltz they face every day. >> reporter: in state college chad pradelli for channel six "action news". still to come on "action news" we are taking this show to hollywood, alycia vitarelli is on the red carpet to tell us what is up for the oscars. >> reporter: i'm alycia vitarelli on the hollywood red carpet. i will tell you which local stars will be walking it tomorrow. of course, we will continue to monitor snowstorm hitting us right the now, this is a live picture at macdade and collindale avenue in collindale delaware county. the latest forecast when "action news" comes right back.

welcome back. taking a live look at sky six over philadelphia international airport. as we mentioned a short time ago there was a stoppage on arrivals, most of the afternoon, that has been since lifted. so conditions are improving a bit as far as the airport is concerned but if you are driving, folks, we cannot emphasize this enough, conditions are really bad out there and now that the sunnies

just about set or it has set and it is dark out there be careful, you don't have to be outside don't do it. the lots of accumulating snow. the it is not really icy as it is kind of thick kind of crunchy snow out there but you are skidding around all over place and plows are having a hard time keeping ahead of it. if you don't have to be outside don't do it. it is oscar weekend and stars are getting ready for their biggest night in hollywood. we have "action news" reporter alycia vitarelli live on the red carpet, basking in the glow of sunny los angeles. hi there alycia? >> reporter: hey walter. the red carpet has been unwrapped, here it is ready to go for tomorrow night's big show. we're in the trying to complain about the weather here but the rain tarps are up because we are expecting some showers, tomorrow, and we have to make sure hair is protected and gowns are for all of those stars, biggest names in hollywood will make their way down this red carpet including many from our area.

>> hold on i got a woman and a kid, 20-yard out moving toward a convoy. >> reporter: could third time be the charm for jenkintown's own bradley cooper, gem of germantown academy is up for his third straight oscar this time in the best actor category for his role in american snipper. >> twenty years ago i said no to bird man. >> also up for best actor michael keaton. >> movie star, remember. >> reporter: may not know he is a native of allegheny county pennsylvania. >> i really like the music that they play. >> reporter: whiplash starring downingtown's miles teller is up for best picture. university of pennsylvania alumni john legend is up for a best original song award, along with common, for glory from selma. and philadelphia born cinema photographer robert you man is up for his work on the grand budapest help tell which is up for best picture. >> it would be my pleasure. >> he has a mission.

he would like foxcatcher to be the official training site for the national team. >> reporter: bennet miller up for best director for his work on fox catcher. >> i just knew it was something i wanted to do. it was so bizarre, these characters were so bizarre. >> reporter: it stars best actress nominee steve carol as john du pont as the heir to the du pont chemical corporation who shot and killed wrestler dave schultz on his fox catcher estate in newtown square. >> what do you hope to achieve, mark. >> i want to be the best in the world. >> good. >> it is a sensational story we did not want to look at in a sensational way. >> reporter: so excited for all of our local stars. as you can see last minute preparations are underway, and when we see you coming up on "action news" at 11:00 we will show you how they are putting finishing touches on the red carpet and on the doll bye theater. we will see you then. live i'm alycia vitarelli

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center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v jamie apody has a check on sports. >> less talk about the flyers. you have to wonder what if, what if peter laviolette was still flyers coach, craig beruby replaced him last year, team struggling trying to make the playoff. laviolette is coaching nashville predators who have the most point in the nhl. back in philadelphia his old team lost four of five. they let nashville tie it up with two in the third. in the shoot-out wayne simmonds continues his clutch ways and he scored a goal in this one and rob zepp had

great saves for the flyers. they beat the top team in hockey three-two, to move within four points of the final playoff spot. jay wright, a little testy today as his sixth ranked wild cat took on marquette. his guys calmed them down. ryan archie arcidiacono helped nova to the eighth street win 87-76. they host providence on tuesday. thanks jamie. >> that is sports. >> time for final check of the accu weather forecast with melissa. it is pretty nasty melissa. >> we will show you storm tracker six radar 3-d and we have the snow across the delaware and lehigh valleys and couple pockets where we are picking up moderate pockets of rain, snowfall i should say across the region. we will go in tighter on storm tracker six live double scan and you can see on route 206 you have the lavenders an indication of intensification with the snowfall here just to the the north of hammington, also on route 40 to the north of mays landing. we will flip over, storm tracker has a front feature

where we are able to flip over mode and track snowfall rates per hour and you can see we have seen about an inch of snow per hour south of mays landing into the south and east of millville to the north of tuckahoe we are dealing with that snowfall. the it will continue as we go throughout the rest of the evening and into the overnight the hours before we get a transition from snow to ice. then eventually rain. snow so far in newark. 4.9 inches of snow. mount laurel in burlington county 4.3. 4.3 in camden county. williamstown 4.4. in drexel hill we have seen 4.1 inches of snow. temperatures, however are below freezing, we have been dealing with this arctic out break of air over the past several days and temperatures well below freezing mark. twenty-six in the city. seventeen in the poconos. twenty-four in reading. twenty-eight in dover. so snow is falling, sticking on the ground fairly fast across the region which why is we are seeing the main road snow covered across the area. really give yourself extra time out and about.

satellite six with action radar showing the big picture here. we have snow across the delaware and lehigh val business winter storm warnings and winter weather advisories up. the it looks like we will get a bit of the break but not so fast because moisture will start to fill in as we get moisture over washington d.c. that will arrive to the north and east but off to the south and west we have warmer air, and what is a indication of the rain. the the rain will puncture this system from the the southwest to northeast direction as we go throughout the overnight hours. future tracker six timing it out at 8:00 this morning still snow, 95 corridor, interior sections of south jersey and to the north and west but we are starting to find a transition from snow over to some rain for south jersey and area in delaware. as we get into 11:00 o'clock rain moving across philadelphia and snow to the north and west for allentown and poconos. as we get into 7:00 tomorrow morning just some light rain and drizzle around for city and areas south and east. as we get in the afternoon hours cloud break for a few pockets of sunshine.

so far as expect snowfall here we have expanded this based on the latest trend with the radar to include a good chunk of our region saying four to 6 inches of snow. two to four across southern burlington, ocean, millville atlantic city down to wildwood, we could find one to 2 inches of snow. we will go in tighter. there will be a pocket as colder air will linger a little long's cross this region where you can see southern areas of berks county reading pottstown norristown, down to west grove and lancaster. you can find up to 6 inches of snow. here is a few take away points for the rest of our weekend. for rest of the overnight hours it will change from snow to mix and rain. the it will be messy on the road so give yourself some extra time. if you don't have to be outside, stay indoors. sunday showers to sun. nice by the afternoon with temperatures, climbing in the 40's. the exclusive accu weather seven day forecast much milder tomorrow. high temperature up to 44. on monday, more arctic air moves in. high temperature of 23.

on tuesday a high of 26, and it stays cold, and on wednesday, a morning snow shower otherwise a high temperature of 39 degrees. on thursday reenforcing shot of cold air coming in at 27 friday it is sunny and cold 30, and possibly wintry mix on the way as we get into saturday walter high of 34 but it will be tough going on the roads. we have snow and then transition later on tonight so allow extra time. >> everyone emphasizes now it is really tough. >> even the main road. >> thanks, melissa. world news saturday next up on "action news" and we will track this storm throughout the evening. so don't miss "action news" at ten on phl17 tonight. we're back here again on six abc at 11:00. for melissa magee, jamie apody, jeff skversky and the entire "action news" team, i'm walter perez. we will see you right back here at 11:00 o'clock. >> ♪♪

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