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good afternoon in the news another gas explosion at the jersey shore, a man is pulled university alive. what he told investigators about the blast. two men could be facing charges after their truck plunged into a frozen river. ment big story is the slippery way we started on monday. a layer of ice covered everything on this frozen march morning. annie mccormick has the story she also live from roxborough this noon with more. hi annie. >> reporter: hey, you both know that roxborough and manayunk are tough whenever it comes to snow and ice. still like the one behind me. now a couple of hours ago it was tough to go up that hill and get back down. now things are getting better. last night about 83 salt trucks were suburbed around the city of -- disturbed around the city of philadelphia to help out now the warmer temperatures are

giving a great help. >> there you go. >> reporter: the sounds of roxborough on this icy march morning. [engine revving] [. >> i tried the carpet, that didn't work. now we're trying to the rock salt. >> reporter: almost an inch of ice covered cars. everybody got nowhere fast. >> i said no way i took a cocoon of ice off the car i knew this morning it was going to be rough. >> i seen several cars going up the hill and spinning their tires. >> we've been chopping away with the ice. >> reporter: from the mouths of babes, here's the prospective. it's a winter wonder land. >> reporter: most schools announced a two hour delay but that didn't help. >> i slipped on the ice two blocks from the house. >> reporter: in the midst of the

slipping and sliding abbey crack -- and crack be we talked about spring. of course they don't use this ice to make their water ice they sell their water ice april 1. look at this, early this morning i would have slid right down, you can see it's melting. the water is bubbling through you have to be careful around, right now if you're able to shovel at this time with the help of these warmer temperatures, it will help you out later, when the temperatures plunge again. reporting live in roxborough, annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. meantime, the faa issued delays at philadelphia international airport, because crews had to de-ice the planes. incoming flights were pushed

bark they can management trafficker. there are cancellations on the board today. this comes after 300 flights were canceled during yesterday's storm. >> as we said the last of the snow and sleet moved out this morning, right now it's sun and dry and temperatures are back from from freezing, but guess what? there's a wintery mix heading our way tomorrow. let's head over to karen rogers in for david murphy at the big board. >> reporter: it's march and we can't catch a break. we had snowflakes coming in burlington and ocean counties mixing through and going off the coast. not a big deal. basically dry through the area, we're seeing the clouds and sunshine a welcome break. this is a shot of my car early this morning completely encased in ice here's the door handle with ice on it. all of you dealt with it this morning. we're looking at temperatures rising above freezing. 38 degrees in.

40 in millville. 36 in trenton. lehigh valley hovering above the freezing mark. 33 in reading, 34 in allentown. still in the 20s in the poconos. we'll get lots of melting during the day. salt light and radar showing some of the lake effect snowshowers that we're seeing moving down from the north but starting to see a break up in the clouds, as well to the we also and showing us we'll get to see the sunshine that's going to help the ice further that we had. the next system not that far away. future tracker 6 showing at 4:00 tuesday right during the evening rush we get the snowfall that moves through the region. look how quickly it changes to blue that's an icy mess. this effects you tuesday afternoon into tuesday evening. it's rain through your wednesday morning commute. we've had a lot going on with the weather. that continues to be the case the next couple of days. here the travel concerns over the next 24 hours.

today you have clear roads. high of 40, lots of melting. the trouble is the refreeze tomorrow morning. there will be patchy ice and temperatures plunge. we have moderate concerns then. tuesday evening the concerns are high, the delays are high. it's a mess because of the ice. we'll have more on this week coming up. >> stay on top of the weather with the storm tracker 6 live app it will give up the storm tracker 6 live radar and the accuweather forecast on the go. >> in other news investigators are dealing with a gas explosion at the jersey shore in less than a week. this happened in point pleasant beach at 1:30, a 47-year-old man said he woke up smelling gas when he turned on the bathroom light the house ignited in flames. the victim was taken to the hospital. ocean county authorities are looking for the cause of the leak. this follows last week's gas

explosion that injured 15 in staff folder township. >> 20 homes in south philadelphia are without water after a water main break. the intersection of 15th and christian was flooded and some of the water made its way into properties. crews are inspecting the foundations of the damaged houses. the water exarm is out there -- water department is out there making repairs. the aftermath of an accident involving a snowplow is causing problems today. deldot had to make repairs at route 141 and route 100 in greeneville. a long time snowplow prairmt operator, snagged low-hanging wireless. traffic signals were knocked off line, but nobody was hurt. >> two men in new jersey could be facing charges after a truck fell into the frozen river.

the vehicle went on to the ice and spun in circles before it broke through the water. police launched a rescue and found a dead dog in the truck. the driver and passenger both missing. they may have to repay the cost of the search which could thousands of dollars. they are asking any witnesses to come forward. we're hearing now from the woman pointed to lead philadelphia school reform commission after a big shakeup yesterday. governor tom wolf removed bill green as the chair and replaced him with marjorie neff. she said this morning i would like to recognize bill green for his strong leadership through difficult times. green sailed he would continue to help in his demoted role of commissioner and possibly fight the move in court. governor wolf did not give a specific reason for the switch, but he did say philadelphia schools are in dire financial straits and the children are

suffering from misguided cuts and poor decision. >> overseas a military operation is underway to capture saddam hussein's hometown in iraq. iraqi forces launched the mission several hours ago trying to take back tikrit from isis. it's being attacked by iraqi fighter jets. it's a key test for the iraqi army. >> israel prime minister benjamin netanyahu continues to make waves in washington. he is expected to speak out about a possible agreement between the u.s. and the iran. a speech president obama does not want him to give. the vivment was not coordinated by the white house. ables -- abc news karen travers is following it from washington. >> reporter: prime minister netanyahu will address congress tomorrow a speech controversial

from the moment it was announced. >> my speech is not intended to show any disrespect to president obama. >> reporter: he is expect to give criticism of the long term nuclear agreement with iran. the obama administration sailed boehner injected a partisanship that's destructive to u.s. israeli relations. >> it's important for the american people to hear what prime minister knelt knelt has to say about the grave threats we're facing. >> reporter: john kerry is in geneva for the latest round of notions with iran. boehner wants more sanctions against iran. >> right now no deal exists, no partial deal exists and

unless iran is able to make the difficult decisions it will be required there won't be a deal. >> reporter: president obama will not meet with netanyahu while he is in washington this week. he said it would be inappropriate to do that given netanyahu is up for re-election in the next two weeks. >> an investigation is underway after police kill a man in los angeles. >> a skydiver falls unconscious 9,000 feet above the ground, the incredible way he landed safely. a break-through discovery about the treadmill that's next on "healthcheck" when "action news" comes right back.

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for information and savings options, download the xarelto® patient center app call 1-888-xarelto or visit goxarelto.com. >> lapd is investigating after three officers killed a man during a confrontation caught on camera. the man was shot to death after authorities say he grabbed for one of the officer's gun. after the shooting, police drew their batons and warned angry witnesses to step back. the man who died was homeless and had been sleeping on skid row for months. police are reviewing the video of the confrontation. a drag racing tragedy was captured on video in los angeles, our sister station

obtained the video. a mustang plowed into a crowd. two spectators were killed, the driver fled the crash and sure rendered to police on saturday and booked on suspicion of murder. police are looking fogger the other driver. the dallas nurse who survived ebola he has filed a lawsuit against the hospital where she caught the virus. nina pham is accusing texas health presbyterian as negligent. she said she did not have the training or equipment to take care of thomas duncan who died of ebola. she fights insomnia and body aches. a new method for tracking flights in remote areas is being tested in australia and indonesia. a plane's location will be recorded every 15 minutes

instead of every 30 minutes. no trails also of -- no trace of the plane that went missing over the indian ocean has been found. a skydiver fell unconscious 9,000 feet up in the air in australia. he is okay thanks to his instructor's quick thinking. 22-year-old christopher jones has epilepsy while training to be a skydiver instructor. he plunged to earth 4,000 feet up, his instructor reached him and pulled his rip colder. jones woke up -- rip cord. parents new study reveals how parents are handling their children's vaccines. that's next. #

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>> gaza priewz his -- prices are tibbing -- continuing to move higher today due to maintenance at u.s. refineries. prices will climb as we head into spring. none of the oil producing countries have slowed production, so prices are likely to stay below $3 an gallon for a while. beef prices went up in january they are expected to increase five to six percent this year. the cost of chicken pork and turkey are expected to rise.

analysts are expecting grocery store prices to go up 2 to 3%. 500 doctors weighed in on a poll they said some parents of kids are requesting vaccine delays, they are worried the children and the ones they have contact with will be exploded to preventible deceases. a breakthrough stutd shows shows -- study shows a treadmill will show you how long you will live. people between the age also of 18 and 96. researchers found the patient's heart rate and metabolism level is the best predicter whether they will be alive in ten years. the information could influence people to make life-saving changes. >> time to fire up the treadmill.

you got it. >> dust it off. the "action news" team is out working on stories for tonight. a recall affecting hundreds of thousands of cars. we'll tell you about the problem that's pulling vehicles off the roads because it could cause a crash. it's trade deadline in the nhl, the flyers have made a move, karen rogers will be back at the closer look of the messy mix coming tomorrow, when "action news" comes right back.

the material girl is coming to philadelphia, madonna will perform at the wells fargo center september 24. wurn stop on her tour for her new album rebel heart. tickets go on sale monday, march

19. september 24, isn't that when the pope is going to be in town. >> reporter: we have everything going on in philadelphia. we have lots of weather to tomorrow you about. you think after february you get a break in march. no. let's look at storm tracker 6 live double scan we're dry, as we look through the area we're not seeing any problems. we have ice this morning and snow flurries after that, but dry right now. let's go outside and see what it looks like live on sky 6 center city. looking pretty out there, with the sunshine that's filling in. certainly a lot of meflting going on. -- melting going on. tuesday we have afternoon snow that will be problems for the evening commute. it changes to a mix, which could be an icy mix during evening commute. wednesday, rain at times. damp commute then. thursday we're talking about the possibility of early snow, as well. we have a number of problems

during week. morning lows were down to 32 degrees, we got a quarter of afternoon inch in many spots. even though temperatures didn't dip below freezing in many areas, still it was enough. we were holding on to the freezing mark. got down to 25 in allentown and reading. 22 in the poconos. 29 in lancaster. since that time we have rebounded. up to 38. sunshine melting. the dewpoint has dropped. the winds out of the west/northwest at 17. philadelphia, clocked a gust of 29 miles per hour at the airport. it's gusty at times out there. satellite and radar showing we're seeing more breaks in the clouds and that's nice. more sunshine mixing with the clouds. you can see the snow showers up to the north and western pennsylvania, not affecting us. we're dry for the rest of the day partly sunny skies. 40 degrees for the high, partly sunny skies 5:00 p.m. 37.

the evening commute you're final with traveling. 9:00 p.m., 29. look at the overnight low, 18 you'll see a refreeze in the morning. 4:00 p.m. on tuesday during the evening drive you can see the snow spread out through the region. we have the area of blue overtake the region. that's the icy mix, looks like the evening commute could be tough at 5:30. at 9:00 p.m., we watch the temperatures rise at night instead of lower so we'll see the changeover to rain. it's a lot to deal with and the time period will be tuesday afternoon into the evening when we get the icy mix. tomorrow we're dry in the morning, slick spots with the refreeze. it's the afternoon and evening commute that's tough with snow and ice changing over to rain at night, 35. the periods of rain, wednesday. temperatures are well back and forth freezing in the overnight -- above freezing in the overnight.

43 is the high. wednesday, -- thursday, possible snow, 35 the high. friday, sunny and cold, saturday, mild for the union 45. and sunday, 48. >> today is the birthday of an author beloved by generations. he was born on this day in 1904. he had classic stories under name dr. seuss. >> this is the time when you rhyme something. >> i know i don't have anything in my head. we have another half-hour of "action news." the search for the terrorist known as jihadi john what experts know about his past and

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morning commute across tri-state area. we have team coverage tracking the fallout and what else in store this week. police are looking for a suspect for unusual series of thefts from cars around the northeast. a change is coming from the university of delaware where the university president is heading after the school year wraps up. >> now the details on the mess mother nature left on the roads. the action cam was in the west philadelphia overnight. some roads the mix turned into slush and other places it turned into ice. after the sun came up, the roads began to clear again mobile 6 was driving through center city earlier this morning, you can see some of the mix was gone from broad street all clear here. we have live team coverage tracking the messy mix and what's ahead. meteorologist karen rogers has the latest from accuweather but we begin with chad perdelli in lower merion with