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news a woman's burned body is discovered in a westd philadelphia home and a new lawsuit claims there is a hidden danger in some popular wines and the big story is one last snowfall in the final hours of winter. not a major storm but not what we want to see on march 20th the day spring officially arrives and enough to send local schools home early, we are running a list at the bottom of your screen now. john rawlins in allentown and ep is in allentown but lets begin with melissa magee with the latest from accuweather. >> mother nature says winter is not done until 6:45 this evening and we are dealing with snowfall across the delaware and lehigh valley, we see that in interior sections of new jersey,

and light rainfall along the tip of south jersey and cape may, but i want to go in tighter for street level for southern sections of camden county and areas in southern burlington and also into northern sections of atlantic county you can see the lavender in speedwell, this is an indication of a heavy burst of snow in that region now through 5:00 this evening, this is when we expect the heaviest of that snow and precipitation to fall. snowfall so far sickleerville 2.5 inches and greaterford 2.1 and westchester 1.7 inches. and the winter weather advisory stays in affect until 6:00 this evening and we are tracking a wet snow down the i-95 corridor to interior sections of new jersey where the winter weather advisory will stay put. if you are out and about the

visibility is down to 2 miles in millville. as far as the temperatures, we are at the freezing mark or above for the philadelphia region for areas south and east. below the freezing mark for areas north and west. as far as the precipitation we are seeing for your friday travel and it looks to be slick and slushy the roads look to be mainly wet and the secondary roads have you slush to contend with and down in south jersey and delaware the roads are mainly wet, and then in the evening hours say hello to spring. we'll have the latest on the expected snowfall this afternoon in the full and exclusive accuweather forecast. >> thank you melissa. now lets switch to a live picture from delaware the action cam is at fifth and king streets in wilmington and del/dot treated the roads before the sun came up to make the

roads as safe as possible. and our team coverage continues in the western suburbs now where they see the heaviest snow now, "action news" reporter john rawlins joins us live from allentown. >> reporter: we are at the allentown rest stop, its the pavilion at the farmers market and out in the midst is the northeast extension and snow continues to fall here and we drove up from plymouth meeting and we drove up here about an hour ago. it's predicted to be a nuisance storm and that is a good description, this is the northeast extension north of quakertown there is accumulated snow on is the landscape but driving lanes are only wet and visibility is poor and road spray a complicating factor. at the rest stop south of allentown drivers from the poconos say the conditions were fair. >> it's starting to stick on the roads. >> it's turning to snow now but

north of here you had rain earlier? >> it was a mix. sleet. >> those coming from the west along i-78 report icing and trouble. >> it's horrible out that way, 78 was slushy and then ice people are driving too fast. >> so trouble? >> yes. >> you saw trucks off the road? >> right through the concrete barrier and sprayed concrete everywhere and they closed 78 in both directions. >> reporter: icy conditions both to the north and west. this is i-78 at the kutztown xits exit. and a contrast plowed into the center barrier closing the road for more than an hour, the road we understand is now reopened and it's one of many reports we have heard of icy conditions, for the most part on icy roads, not primary roads west of allentown.

live at the allentown rest area, john rawlins, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you, now lets get the conditions in montgomery county. eva pilgram joins us live from king of prussia. >> reporter: well old man winter is definitely leaving his mark, we are here along 202 here in the grass it's completely covered by the snow now but the road is completely clear the snow is not sticking to the road it's just turning to water as soon as it hits, spring as we keep hearing is suppose to start tonight but it doesn't feel that way thanks to the snow. >> i think it stinks. i seen enough of it. >> want it to be warm i'm done with the cold. i don't want to see anymore snow. >> like it or not the snow came even though spring starts tonight, people already put winter behind them. >> i thought they were over it put the shovels away and the car

brush away, and now we have to pull them back out. >> once the snow started falling the salt trucks started driving. both the major thoroughfares and streets looked clear so far. >> this is crazy. coming from 60 degrees the other day, i thought it was spring and i wasn't ready for this. >> reporter: back out here live on 202 you can see the snow is still steady coming down at this hour. and you heard them mention it mother nature as a weird way of making april a transitional month from time to time. people are definitely nervous to see how it plays outs for the next 30 days or so. we are live in king of prussia,

eva pilgram channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. mobile 6 is now out and about keeping an eye on roads we are looking live from west oak lane along 17th street right now you can tell the roads are more wet than white as we mentioned secondary roads could be the big of the problem and visibltd could be a problem as well and drivers should be careful as they hit the road. we are looking live at west oak lane and 17th street now. and as we deal with the wintry mix check out 6abc.com/weather and school closings and the seven-day forecast, and see snow or breaking news in your community, email your photos and video to jointheaction@6abc.com, or use #6abcaction. on social media. in other news this noon, police are looking for two robbers that broke into a house and used mace or pepper spray on

a 75-year-old woman. it happened on murray street in the bustleton section of philadelphia just after 3:30 two masked men climbed through the window in the kitchen a husband and wife were inside and the woman was pepper sprayed. the bandits took several items from the home and fled. a gruesome discovery in west philadelphia a woman's burned body was found under a mattress at a boarding home on spruce street. police are still working to determine her exact cause of death, they are calling the victim a jane doe as they work to identify her. well, another teenage suspect is arrested in connection to a murder in overbrook, 15-year-old hamilton surrendered to police this morning, police say he was the trigger man in the shooting death of james stuhlman while

walking his dog last week. another teenager brandon smith was arrested yesterday for his involvemented and a third teenager, a 14-year-old is in custody on lesser charges. his name is not released. ten people are facing disorderly conduct charges for staging a protest and disrupting a community meeting last night. this was the scene at a town hall meeting in lawn crest, they were discussing ways to improve their neighborhood when they were interrupted by people throwing chairs and police officers they were angry that charges would not be filed in the case of tate brown when he was killed in a traffic stop. seth williams and commissioner charles ramsey released the names of the officers involved and ramsey declined citing the

officer's safety. >> i am certainly aware there are strained relationships right now but what you saw here today was actually embarrassing. >> police have called tate-brown shooting death a tragedy but not a crime and the family expects to file a civil rights lawsuit. the villanova wildcats are happeneding back to practice as they prepare for their next march madness chance. they are coming off the win to what if a get. they won 93-52 in the first round. it marks nova's 15th straight victory tomorrow they face nc state. jeff skversky is in pittsburgh and will have full coverage later today on "action news" at 4:00. >> still to come on "action news" at noon, a pennsylvania toddler stops breathing for more than 100 minutes, how a team of doctors brought him back to life and amazon is one step closer to

delivering packages by drone and melissa magee is back with a closer look at the accuweather forecast from accuweather when "action news" continues. trading-in or selling your car truck or suv? webuyanycar.com takes the hassle out of selling in just 3 easy steps. one, get your free online valuation. two, book an appointment. and three, pick up a check at your nearest buying center. ♪ find out how much your car is worth ♪ ♪ at webuyanycar.com ♪

federal investigators are trying to determine whether a death of an african-american man

was hanging from a tree was murder or suicide. 35-year-old otis bird was found march 2nd a couple miles from his home in mississippi, he served prison time for murder and now it's opened a civil rights investigation. >> and a moment of silence for the two spanish victims that died in the attack in tunisia it left 22 people dead most of them were western tourists. isis has claimed responsibility for the deadly attack. there are new questions this noon about security procedures at airports after a former member of a doe messed sick terror organization was allowed to pass through an expedited security line the convicted felon was selected through a program that allows passengers

keep their shoes on and liquids in their luggage, the tsa agent notified his supervisor but they allowed the passenger through any way. and now they have brought a pennsylvaniaed to toddler back to life after not breathing for almost two hours. when he fell into an icy creek no one thought he would make it out alive a neighbor found him facedown a quarter mile downstream and first responders cut him out of his wet clothing and was without a pulse for more than hour and a half, after 101 minutes of cpr his heart rate eventually returned. >> he did not have a pulse and was not breathing on his own all the things were being done for him with the cpr. >> for all purposes and intent

he was dead, no signs of life for 1:41 minutes. he came home from the hospital on sunday and his mother calls it an act of god. >> a lawsuit claims there is a hidden danger in popular wines and a car seat maker is orderered to pay up and why the company is slapped with a $3 million fine. when "action news" continues. all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call now and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans it could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. call now to request your free decision guide.

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a car seat company is facing a record fine, greco will pay $3 million for failing to report a safety defect in car seats they recalled the seats last year because the buckle could get stuck, greco accepts the fine and regrets falling short of government requirements and they will spend money on child car seat safety awareness. amazon is closer to delivering packages by drone. but there are conditions they must keep the drones below 400 feet and testing has to be done during day line hours. they will also provide updates to the federal government. and there could be hidden danger in popular wines it claims the wines contain arsenic in levels higher than acceptable

for drinking water they named dozens of wineries that make well known brands most of them are $10 or less. >> this box of wine has 500% of the accepted level of arsenic one of the largest offenders we found in our studies. experts say that at higher level its could be dangerous if it buildings up over time. the wineries named in the lawsuit are asked to correct the poor practices and refund the customers. well the "action news" is working on news storyies for today at 4:00. alicia vitarelli is in the newsroom. >> happy freebie friday from free water ice to free t-shirts. we'll round it up at 4:00. they call it inappropriate, today in big talkers we hear

about an ohio girl that was pulled out of school because of a transgender student. and move over powders we'll explore overpluckers for a way back to big and bold. eyebrow extensions. we'll tell you about them. and you can take us with you on the go if you have not downloaded our 6 abc news app can you take us with you on the go. another check of the accuweather forecast when we return, stay with us.

meteorologist, melissa magee, is back now, spring arrives at 6:45 tonight are we in the clear then? >> yes i think that is about when the precip will exit but until then mother nature says winter is still here.

stormtracker 6 live double scan showing you we have got the snowfall across much of the delaware and lehigh valley and some snow around areas in south jersey, but light rainfall in cape may we'll go in tighter with street level and stormtracker 6 live double scan, and we have the heavier pocket of snow in burlington county and northern atlantic county and snow along the northern corridor and mount holly. there is a pocket of snow in the northwest suburbs, kutztown and quakertown we still have the snow and areas north and west of that 95 corridor it looks like the snow will stay put right through the evening hours no transition from snow to rain for those locations north and west of the city, right now in philadelphia, coming in at 33 degrees and the winds from the northeast coming in at 8 miles per hour and the dew point is falling. temperatures outside this

afternoon, 33 in the city and 36 in the poconos same thing in sea isle city, and same for dover, the 95 corridor and points to the south and east where numbers are above the freezing point the main roads should be still wet and it's the secondary roads where you'll find the accumulation but allentown and reading, temperatures at 32 there you could have slushy conditions on the road and satellite 6 along with action radar showing you what is going on out of the ohio valley and this storm is making its way eastward and it will ride to the north and east but it is staying with us for a good chunk of the day. 1:30 this afternoon from points north and west of the city, at 1:30 we have a transition from snow to rain for atlantic city and millville and wildwood 3:00 this afternoon, still snow for

the city areas north and west, and a transition from snow to rain continues down across south jersey and by 5:00 you notice the heaviest of that precipitation exits from a west-east direction and conditions start to improve and clouds will clear and then spring will officially arrive, expected snowfall 1 to 3 inches for the city and rain for extreme south jersey and delaware 3 to 6 in lancaster and the poconos and most of that is on the grassy surfaces we are in march with a higher sun angle, it's heavy wet snow and temperatures are above freezing with the exceptions of northern and west and the side roads look to be slushy temperatures today in the 30s and dropping throughout the day, and on saturday, and by the way spring arrives at 6:45 this evening and we still have the snow that is

tapering in an east-west direction and tomorrow milder up to 52 degrees, and on sunday chilly again and 44 and 42 on monday and it looks like next week we'll stay in the 40s until temperatures rebound on wednesday and thursday. they've given all your favorite numbers games new, simpler names. and for something really simple, play the all-new pick 2. easy to play. simple to say.

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continues with rick williams, sara bloomquist and meteorologist david murphy. >> sara is off and here are the stories we are following for you now. the snow is back just hours before spring arrives, we have team coverage tracking the final blast of winter. and a man is in custody after he aimed a shotgun at officers. and hundreds of bags of heroin found on a man that tried to fight off police. and now the details one final blast of winter, from mobile 6 you see the flakes falling from city avenue in philadelphia this was five hours ago and sky 6 hd is giving you a live look at the center city skyline, and right now the snow is still falling but it's also wet out there as well. now a look at stormtracker 6 live double scan we are still in the thick of the storm which is expected to