powerful speeches this morning with positive visions on the city's future and pledges of cooperation. the mayor closed his speech saying let's get to work. >> i will discharge the duties of my office. >> with fidelity. >> with fidelity. >> congratulations, mayor kenney. [applause] >> reporter: with that oath former councilman jim kenney became philadelphia's 99th mayor pledging to utilize every asset this city has to offer. >> government simply he cannot do it alonely we need our businesses nonprofits universities and every day philadelphians to um together and row in the same direction. >> reporter: in his speech to a packed academy of music the south philadelphia native promised to fulfill his campaign promises fighting the city's poverty rate, generating universal prek and working overtime to bolster better police-community relations. >> black lives do matter. (applause). > >> and that the overwhelming majority of hour police are hard working public servants

who risk their lives every day. right after the ceremony the new mayor marched up broad street to city hall to the applause and excitement an array of citizens. reaction from those who attended this ceremony was overwhelmingly positive. >> i think the ceremony was excellent, the mayor's speech was excellent and president of city council darrell clarke his speech was also just as moving. >> it was good. i'm thinking about a lot of stuff he said. we got to see. we got to -- we have to see. >> reporter: are you optimistic? >> i have to be. i been here all my life. the new mayor followed an old tradition this afternoon going upstairs to the individual officers of city council to meet and greet and once again pledge to work harmoniously with the sometimes council members. moments ago mayor kenney signed a number of executive orders including one to renew philadelphia cooperation with immigration authorities had

when dealing with undocumented immigrants that versus an order mayor michael nutter issued a few weeks ago. alicia today a new wind blows, the page turns. live in city hall, i'm vernon odom, channel6 "action news. >> all right, vernon, thank you. on the page we just turned from, today michael nutter giving his final public speech as mayor of philadelphia this morning. and he did so at his alma mater, saint joseph's prep inside the church. nutter saying he wanted his final public appearance as mayor to be where it all started the high school is shaped him. at a he told the student body do not bury your talents, share them with the world and to that end nutter says this chapter for him may be over but he's just getting started. >> today as the mayor of this great city and as i thought about it, i walk into the academy of music as mayor, i i'll walk out as mike.

but i'll main at any my focus and my commitment and i still have more to give. >> and that's the promise he made this morning just an interesting bit of city history for you here. both michael nutter and new technological inaugurated mayor jim ca jim kenney both weo saint joe's prep. some irony there. i don't know brian but all those students listening to mayor michael nutter today seeing the great future ahead of them. >> that's right. you got it. alicia thank you. in addition to the mayor philadelphia city council was also sworn in today. darrell clarke will again serve as president and 10 incumbent are returning. that leaves five new faces cherelle parker derek green allen dom helen ginn and al taubenberger. our coverage continues on 6abc.com.

you can find highlights from today's events including the moment kenney was sworn into office. >> big day for the city. >> huge. >> time for a check of the accuweather forecast and it finally feels like winter out there. >> 2016 getting off to a chilly but sunny start. meteorologist adam joseph standing by outside. not bad, adam. >> not bad but when you're in the shade and with that wind it is pretty brutal especially this is a feeling we haven't felt this entire winter season so far as we look at the numbers, they are below freezing for air temperatures across pretty much the entire viewing area. 20's to the north and west. 30 philadelphia. 31 in millville as well as atlantic city. and just 11 in the poconos but you factor in the wind and it feels like 17 degrees right now here on city avenue, nine in allentown, seven below in the poconos, 21 in millville and teens even for parts of the shore. as we look at storm tracker6 live double scan we have some snow showers in southern new england and you notice all the snow showers across west virginia, virginia and north carolina but for us we miss

those flurries and we just got the sunshine. so as we look at these cold temperatures overnight tonight with our low of 15 in philadelphia, the last time it was this cold was nearly 10 months ago on march seventh when we were 11 degrees in 2015. as we head out tomorrow morning to the bus stop, air temperatures in the teens but get the hats the gloves and winter coats. wind chills will be between five below and five above but this cold snap is not going to last long sharrie. we'll let you know about a warmup and precipitation by the end of the week in the full accuweather forecast. >> teens we haven't heard that in a long while. there are of course those who love the cold weather while others are wishing for those unseasonable december temperatures to come back around. but one group that definitely is enjoying these conditions the ski resorts in the poconos who finally have a chance to make snow. walter perez he's continuing our team coverage here on what's happening with the weather. he's live at blue mountain. hey, walter. >> reporter: hey, sharrie.

you know, over the past two years the ski resorts across this region many of them set records for how early they opened but here we are in the beginning of january and the snow guns are running around the clock here at blue mountain. hopefully they'll open for the first time this season later this week. they lost a lot of time and a lot of mon to the war money to m weather. if you want to ski or snowboard today then jack frost is pretty much your only option in our region. jack frost and big boulder are the first resorts to open up this season albeit on a limited basis. >> the last couple of days we've been pounding snow out. we have seven trails opened today. we're spinning five lifts and i have three more to push off so by wednesday i'll be at 50 percent opened. >> reporter: as you can see seven trails is enough to attract the crowds. many of these snow lovers are college kids trying to get in as much mountain time as possible before going back to

school. >> it's definitely been something i've been trying to do all winter break but only we could do it finally i'm so pumped we got a last week we can t to itly i want to squeeze it in. >> it's been great. the snow even though it's not man-made -- or it is man-made it's still a great advertisement the rails are great. >> reporter: at other resorts they're taking advantage of every moment that old man winter gives them. officials here at blue mountain say they're hoping to open for the season this thursday. >> it is a later start. it's not completely unusual. we have seen this before. butter, you know, coming out of the season last year where we had our earliest opening ever it is an unusually late start. >> reporter: the most resorts we spoke with did say they hope and expect to open over the next seven days or so but they say that missing all of december and the christmas break cost them millions. they're now hoping for a prolonged cold snap to lead them through into the february holidays and an early easter

which this year falls on the last weekend of march. reporting live from a very cold palmer ton, walter perez channel6 "action news." >> we said the same thing it looks very cold where you are, walter. get warm. as temperatures though dip and wintry weather arrives keep 6abc.com/weather open on all of your devices. from hourly forecasts to the power of storm tracker6 live radar you'll be prepared for whatever mother nature brings. >> where was his hat? >> i know. >> the eagles are only one day into their off season but they're already interviewing their second candidate for the head coaching vacancy. meanwhile the players spent the day cleaning out their lockers. they're heading somewhere warm no doubt. jaime apody live in the "action news" sports center with the details. hi jamie. >> an early vacation. we did not expect to come this early in january. we figured there would be more football to play at this point. instead the eagles spent the day cleaning outer their lockers. the front office spent the day searching for another new head coach.

might their guy already be in the building? pat shurmur met with jeffrey lurie and interviewed for the position this afternoon. shurmur led the guys to a win. he has the backing of many of the players including sam bradford who says he hopes he gets serious consideration. today the team packed up knowing full well the new coach might clean house entirely an uneasy feeling today at the complex for sure. >> two years in a row we're in the same situation. the city doesn't pride themselves on not playing football in january late into january, february. we want to be successful. we put a lot of pressure on ourselves to be success null but at the same time we didn't get the job done. >> it's a sad day but we all know what happened this year and obviously we've been disappointed for -- we knew this was coming after the redskins game, so, you know, a lot of changes here obviously so it's tough but, you know, we're excited for the future and who's here. >> and the eagles will

interview another candidate a third candidate tomorrow. we'll talk about him plus hear more from the birds as they clean up for a long interesting off season coming up a little bit later in sports at 5:30. brian sharrie back to you. >> inning no doubt. >> yeah. >> thank you. time for the "action news" traffic report. >> all right. first one of 2016, matt pelman standing by to kick things off on a monday afternoon. hey, matt. >> this afternoon commute is already for the birds as we come back to the first day of work and school for many people brian and sharrie. several issues including this tractor-trailer that's crumbling, kind of fell in upon itself. you can see here in the westbound lanes of the schuylkill approaching 202 have a tow truth have a feeling they'll need a heavy duty tow truck. you can see that trailer is almost completely caved in upon itself so coming west on the schuylkill away from the blue route headed toward this point at 202 expect some extra slowing as people slow down for sure to see what's going

on there on 76. on the northeast extension southbound approaching lansdale there's a broken down vehicle. that one taking out the right lane. and in hilltown township bucks county watch out for a crash along rickert road at 152, that's limekiln pike. limerick township an accident along hefner road near landis creek road but no big issues so far this afternoon in the westbound lanes of 422. headed to pottstown. taking a train home. here's a heads up for you. on septa norristown manayunk outbound boarding all trains outbound inbound from the inbound platforms. that's going to cause delays this afternoon traveling between allegheny and ivy ridge. let's do the commuter report on this back to work monday afternoon and new year but some things don't change. it's still heavy on 295 southbound from cherry hill on down toward bellmawr. it's causing delays on the surrounding routes as well. we'll check it again, brian and sharrie, coming up in the next half hour. >> see you shortly. thank you. still ahead today president obama gets ready to take action on guns in

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conflict began saturday when saudia arabia executed a shiite muslim cleric who was convicted of terrorism. the move was harshly criticized by iran which is dominated by shiite muslims. the protests prompted saudia arabia to sever diplomatic ties with iran. the u.s. and others have urged both sides to find a solution. the fbi and local law enforcement continue to monitor a very tricky situation in oregon where a remote national wildlife refuge has become the scene of an armed occupation. the group of ranchers and antigovernment militia men some of whom are openly armed set up a roadblock to that federal building and they're even manning a guard tower. their claim. this land doesn't belong to the federal government but the people. the protest started on saturday at a rally in support of two ranchers who are headed to prison today to serve a five year sentence. dwight and steven hammond father and son are convicted

of arson on federal land. ammon bundy has been leading this armed occupation. >> we have tried and tried and tried a prudent method to get government to at least look at this and say, hey, there's something wrong here. >> luckily no one was in the wildlife refuge when it was seized and so far no reports any injuries. the hammonds say they do not support what's going on and they do plan to go to prison peacefully. in the meantime the militia members say they are prepared to defend themselves and to stay out there at that federal building as long as necessary years even. it is not clear what, if any, action law enforcement will take but for now schools in that area were closed as a precaution. brian. >> very much developing story there. alicia, thank you. president obama is defending his plan to tighten gun restrictions without going through congress. following a meeting with attorney general loretta lynch and fbi director james comey today the president said the

steps he's taking fall within his legal authority done not under mine constitutional rights. he's not announced the specifics. he's expected to expand background checks on gun say. republicans have already voiced their opposition. >> to business now, here's a look at today's closing numbers and today is the first day of trading in the new year of 2016. as you can see a very rough start to the year. the dow at one point was down more than 400 points. it ends on the day 276 points down. the nasdaq down more than 100 and the s & p 500 down 31 points. general motors is committing half a billion dollars to the ride sharing company lyft. as part of the deal, gm's president will now be a board member at lyft. the companies will set up short-term car rental hubs across america. people who don't own cars can pick one up at those hubs, then work as a lyft driver. a long term goal of the partnership is for gm to develop self driving cars that

riders could summon using lyft's mobile app. >> time now for accuweather. little bit of a biting wind out there today. >> i would call it cold. [laughter] >> let's check in with meteorologist adam joseph. yes, this is cold. you disagree. >> no, no, no he says a little bit of a biting wind. it's a harsh wind out there, yes. especially that we have not felt it in close to 10 months with temperatures that are going to dip this low overnight tonight and tomorrow morning but at least we have that brilliant sunshine out there. sky6 live showing that camera bouncing around with that arctic air that is funneling in from the north and you can see those numbers to the north syracuse is just seven, burlington, vermont, 3 degrees, 30 philadelphia, 23 in pittsburgh. so the numbers are cold everywhere in the midatlantic and the northeast. the 24 hour change compared to this time yesterday we're running 16 degrees colder in philadelphia, 18 degrees colder in wilmington, the same for dover and right along the shore close to 20 degrees colder than it was at 4 o'clock on sunday afternoon.

then you factor in the wind. it feels like nine in allentown, 11 in reading, 16 in wilmington, 17 philadelphia and 20's down to the south and these numbers will really tumble as we go into the overnight hours. but we were the lucky ones. notice all of the sunshine here new york city to philadelphia. towards boston they dealt with some snow showers and some flurries. also to the south and west pittsburgh to charleston dealing with some of the snow showers there. so, we were kind of wedged in between some of the precipitation with this front. so, for tonight brisk and cold, wind chills between five below and five above with air temperatures at 15 in philadelphia, 12 in millville, seven in the lehigh valley, eight in reading and as we look at future tracker wind chills as we get into tuesday morning, six in philadelphia, seven in wilmington, six in reading, eight below in the poconos and even in southern new jersey you're not going to be spared from the single numbers. it will feel between three and 4 degrees. then in the afternoon much like this afternoon, wind chills area wide at 3 o'clock

on tuesday 29 allentown, 24 philadelphia, 20 in dover and low 20's in southern new jersey. as we look at how it feels in the summertime we talk about that oppressive humidity. this go round with that arctic bone dry air, dewpoints are below 10 degrees so that's when you start to get the chapter lips and you start to get those cracking skin, you know, on your hands and that kind of stuff and you get itchy so definitely lather on some of that moisturizer. as we look at the four day at 4:00 sunny but frigid. 31 degrees for tuesday. the good thing is this doesn't last all that long. wednesday not as cold with temperatures at 40 degrees and the sunshine. much milder on thursday just a few high clouds at 46 degrees and then it clouds over on friday with temperatures well above normal into the upper 40's so it doesn't last long but we do have an interesting weekend with respect to precipitation. we'll let you know what it means coming up in the seven day in the next half hour. >> all right. >> it's got our attention. >> could that mean snow? he's

not saying anything. thanks, adam. coming up at 4:30 today a couple levers their children in the car while they gamble at a local casino. and temperatures were near freezing at the time. >> and up next, three people shot including one who was wearing body armor on the streets of philadelphia. now police are trying to unravel the mystery of who shot who. >> and coming up in big talkers, why residents in the city of wilmington are sounding off on jada pinkett smith's latest project called murder town starring their very own city. and remember, "action news" is all about interaction with you. follow us on social media for the latest headlines, accuweather and breaking news. and to communicate with all of us on facebook we're 6abc "action news." on twitter we're at 6abc. join us and be a part of "action news." >> ♪ ♪

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open enrollment is now. go online and sign up today. >> ♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, alicia vitarelli, sharrie williams and brian taff. >> it's 4:30 and "action news" continues with the real life drama over a television pilot based on wilmington, tell wear. the concern, the series is called murder town u.s.a. >> and oscar winning actress ann hathaway is going viral today for posting a photo of herself in a bathing suit on the beach but not for the reasons you might think. we'll explain why the star says her picture was about empowerment and consent. >> plus a big headline about birth control. the contraceptive is now available over the counter in one state no prescription necessary. but is the cost of convenience too high? why some fear that getting the pill without

seeing a doctor could be dangerous. >> but we begin with a new jersey couple now facing charges for a night of gambling at a bucks county casino. their alleged crime will nothing to do with what went on inside parx casino. they left their kids in the parking lot. chad pradelli outside the casino this afternoon with the very latest on this. chad. >> reporter: yeah, brian, we've seen this before, sometimes it's in the summer when temperatures are sweltering. this time it was saturday night when temperatures were below freezing. and the actions of these parents have police and others wondering what were these parents thinking. jared nelson and ebony walker won't be winning the parents of the year award for 2016 after police say they left their three children ages one, three and eight alone in a car saturday night as they gambled

inside parx casino. temperatures were in the low 30's. >> they were there for about an hour and a half through video and through other leads we were automobile to track down the parents and took them into custody. >> reporter: police were notified after a casino patron alerted security. the kids were evaluated at a local hospital and released to their grandparents. nelson and walker were sent to jail and charged with recklessly endangering another person. >> the case will be turned over to children and youth authorities in newark, new jersey, since that's where the parents are originally from. >> reporter: bensalem director of public safety fred hair ran says his department has seen fewer cases of parents leaving children unattended at the casino in recent years. he credits parx for increasing security and cracking down on irresponsible parents. >> just two more dopes that, you know, were not thinking. anybody can reproduce, not too many can be parents.

>> reporter: and police tell me the children were in good condition and unharmed. i'm live in bensalem, chad pradelli, channel6 "action news." >> all right, chad, thank you. turning now to new details about the death of a plan on a bensalem road this morning. when the victim was originally found lying near the intersection of street and knights roads just before noon, police believed he had been hit by a car but after reviewing surveillance video from a nearby home, investigators determined the man actually fell into the road. police say it's not yet clear if the fall killed him or if he had a prior medical condition. his name has not yet been released and investigators are asking anyone with any additional information on the man's death to contact them. police in mansfield burlington county are investigating the death of a senior citizen from over the weekend as a homicide. investigators say 68-year-old james dewyer was found shot to death in the passenger side of his silver dodge avenger

yesterday afternoon. neighbors told "action news" they heard gun shots earlier in the day but assumed they were from nearby hunters. new jersey correspondent nora muchanic will have more from those residents as well as the latest on the investigation. that's coming up later on "action news." >> well, it is official. philadelphia has a new mayor as of today. >> charge the duties of my office. >> with fidelity. >> with fidelity. >> congratulations mayor kenney. >> the action cam at city hall today as jim can't knee swore his oath as philadelphia's 99th mayor n a brief speech before counsel staff and supporters kenney detailed his top priorities including fighting poverty improving education. afterwards he went down broad street. we have complete coverage of mayor kenny's first day in office all night on "action news" tonight. city of chester has new leadership today. during a ceremony in council

chambers thaddeus kirkland was sworn in as mayor. elsewhere in delaware county, d.a. john whelan was inducted at the county courthouse in media this morning. that same induction ceremony included three members of the county council. >> switching gears now it's time to check on the forecast and adam is back and it's cold outside. >> it's freezing. [laughter] i mean, in any standard in any winter you would say okay this is really cold, this is some frigid air but this go round it seems even more harsh because it's something we haven't felt. >> in awhile. >> yeah. as we take a look at some of the cameras around the region in center city you can see that glow on the horizon, lots of sun today. 30 degrees right now but that dewpoint is at two so we have extremely dry air with those winds out of the west-northwest at 22 making it feel like it's only 17 degrees and the snow guns are back on. many of these cameras when we looked at them on friday there was a green ground, there was green grass. now it's 25 at bear creek,

dewpoint one, wind chill just 11 degrees and you can see the ground is all white and camelback the same thing, snow guns are on, 11 degrees your air temperature, the dewpoint below zero with a wind chill seven below right now in camelback but they are cranking up snow. this is great to see but it's going to be a little tough come this weekend to keep some of that snow that they're making. we'll chat about a big swing back upward in in seven-day forecast, guys. >> hoping to get a few days skiing. >> once they open get out there and do it. >> you got it. >> as temperatures dip and wintry weather arrives keep 6abc.com/weather opened on all of your devices from hourly forecasts to the power of storm tracker6 live radar, you'll be prepared for whatever mother nature brings. >> well, for lots of people a new year means getting their health back in order and losing weight of course one very popular way to do that. "action news" anchor rick williams live in the news room today to tell us about a new nutrition program that's showing real results.

hi, rick. >> hi, brian. this one is interesting because the program offers one-on-one sessions with a nutritionist and it's done on the virtual world over skype. now, here's how it works. the expert creates an eating plan and also teaches you how to make healthy choices. and the change in diet is proving to be a big success. coming up on "action news" tonight at 5:00 ali gorman will tell us about the affordable option for weight loss and how it's helping one local college student. that's coming up tonight in health check. also coming up tonight hundreds of dupont workers in delaware find out today there they no longer have a job. "action news" reporter john rawlins will be live with the very latest at 5 o'clock. just some of the stories we're working on for you when we see you in just a little bit. until then, back to the studio and sharrie we'll see you at 5:00. >> we'll do it. rick, thank you. the holiday season it is behind us but with boxes and wrapping paper many of us still have some cleaning up to do. that probably includes putting your christmas tree away as well. for those of you who have a live tree don't throw it out. instead recycle it.

the city of philadelphia and its streets department has drop-off locations throughout the city. you can bring your tree through january 16th. for a full list of the recycle locations go to our web site 6abc.com. >> still ahead here today, if dogs wore pants, how would they wear them? well, not only is that question actually being debated its a question that turns out is really divisive. >> you have to see the video for that one. plus, over-the-counter birth control in at least one state it's now a reality for women. but is the cost of convenience too high? why some fear that getting the pill without seeing a doctor could be dangerous. >> and meteorologist adam joseph back with that full accuweather forecast when "action news" at 4:00 continues on this monday afternoon. >> ♪

>> a flight from the philippines to south korea was forced to turn back just 40 minutes after takeoff when passengers made a horrifying discovery. you're looking now at cell

phone video showing one of the plane's doors partially opened at 10,000 feet. apparently some of the 163 people on board that flight heard a noise and started to feel nauseous. after investigating the gap staff determined it was in the safe for the boeing 737 to continue to to climb and turned back instead. the airline says the plane was pulled from the fleet until they can figure out why that door opened mid flight. an emotional rescue was captured on a police body camera this weekend. check out the moment an albuquerque officer discovered a little girl who had been abducted during a carjacking. >> sweetheart are you okay? come here. come here. >> well, the car thief had abandoned the three-year-old in a parking lot after realizing she was still strapped in her car z the child's mom told police the suspect jumped in her running car seconds after she got out to use a nearby atm. officers spent hours going street to street before finding this little girl.

she is okay today. police are still though looking for the car thief. >> ♪ >> in health check at 4:00 oregon is breaking ground in women's health becoming the first state to allow essentially over-the-counter sales of birth control pills and patches. women can get them from a pharmacist if they show proof they've been to a doctor or women's healthcare provider within the past three years. advocates say it improves access for women who can't afford doctor visits. but dr. jennifer ashton abc's women's health correspondent thinks it's a risky idea. >> low risk does not mean zero risk because the pill does have a slightly increased risk of blood clots. it in fact has an 8 percent failure rate in preventing pregnancy with typical use and for stating obvious a pharmacist is not a physician. >> other crit texas fear women might skip doctor visits that would pick up other major medical needs. california, however, is

expected to follow oregon's footsteps come march. a popular magazine is banning certain words from its covers. women's health magazine surveyed its readers and found they dislike the phrases bikini body and drop two sizes. so the editor in chief says they will never appear on a cover again. the magazine also got rid of shrink and diet last year and has been focusing more on words like strong and toned. >> ♪ >> big talkers now and big outcry in the city of wilmington over a new controversial drama called murder town. actress jada pinkett smith the wife of fill's own will smith isn't even from delaware, she's a baltimore native but she's producing and starring in the pilot that portrays wilmington as "one of the most dangerous small cities in america." 20 religious leaders have been pushing for the proposed abc series to be set elsewhere. people who live there calling the show and its ideas both

damning and damaging an unfair label slapped on by people who don't know the city at all and mayor dennis williams who happens to be a former cop in wilmington calls the show insensitive to those in his city especially those who have lost loved ones due to gun violence. rumors and speculation that actress anne hathaway is pregnant have been circulating all over and not only did the academy award winner shut them down by confirming the news herself she did so with a pretty powerful picture and what many on social media are calling an empowering message on privacy. here's ann and her beautiful baby bump in a bikini on the beach. she posted this picture on instagram with this note so posting a bikini pic is a little out of character for me but just now at the beach i noticed i was being photographed. she goes on to say i figure this kind of photo is going to be out in the world it should at least be an image that makes me happy and be one that was taken with my consent and with a filter.

people are shaving this picture like wildfire saying kudos to you for shopping the paparazzi who is in charge here. congratulations on the big news. final on the big question and we are serious here, it's going viral today on social media. if a dog wore pants, would he or she wear them like this or like this? think about it. people are really divided on this debate that's taking on social media. people cannot agree at all on how a dog, an an shall supposed to wear human pants. option one, like humans on the hind legs, the back legs only assuming that leaves the top half open for a shirt or a blazer if it's a fancy pup. others say come on, a dog has four legs and therefore pants need to cover all four legs. so, they would need special four legged trousers. some people wondering how those would actually stay up. the big question posed by maxim deputy editor jared kell

here is breaking twitter on this one. i mean i'm going to go with this visual right here because i think this is what it looks like when you wear pants but then then again maybe we should ask the dog. >> yeah, let's do that. [laughter] >> leave to it them. >> burning questions of 2016. >> maxim magazine interesting. >> people may have had a little extra time on their hands over the holidays, yeah. >> a little bit. >> thank you. let's get another check on the roads right now. >> let's check in with matt pelman who is keeping an eye on how things are moving along or maybe not so much. >> like many of us don't you think the kinds of pants they wear should depend on their jeans maybe. all right, let's head outside this afternoon. this is king of prussia brian and sharrie. schuylkill expressway westbound side a little bit extra heavy from the blue route through this point approacapproaching 202. still have this truck where the trail are caved in on itself. it's off to the side but people are slowing down and it's giving us speeds in the low 20's at this point. since last we spoke a pickup truck burst into flames in

upper providence. happened along egypt road near greentree road there by greentree church of the brethren. now the good news is everything's confined to a parking lot. fire crews are on the scene but if you hear the sirens in that neighborhood this afternoon, that's why. you can get by on egypt road. changes took effect yesterday as promised on the pennsylvania turnpike in bucks county. the bottom line is now you're not picking up tickets, you're in the paying tolls at the delaware river bridge toll plaza. instead there's a new toll plaza it's the neshaminy falls toll plaza about 5 miles west but lest you think you're getting off scott free crossing the river bridge. no, no. if you still have e-z pass you're being charged. if you are a cash customer now when you go over the bridge headed in from jersey into pennsylvania, they're taking a photo of your license plate and you're going get a bill in the mail later so those changes just took effect yesterday on the pennsylvania turnpike just a bit to the south at the burlington bristol bridge a northbound ship is going through so that's up right now. and patco after many, many months of this not being the

case, it's back to a normal schedule. that means more frequent service. that's a good way to start the new year. brian and sharrie we'll check it again in the 5 o'clock hour. >> pretty great. thank you very much. meteorologist adam joseph back with that exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast.

>> ♪ >> meteorologist adam joseph kicking off 2016 in a very winter-like way. >> yeah, we got that feeling finally and it came with a vengeance here early this morning. it will stick around for one more day and then those temperatures move back up if you're not liking what you're feeling right now. it will be gone soon. >> yeah. >> as we take a look at the action cam which was down the shore and when you take a look at it from this vantage point brilliant sunshine, the sea grass blowing left and right. looks very pretty and it looks like a good perfect he beach day butter then when you head out the door you get that

northerly wind to hit you in the face and it's quite a whack. as we take a look at double scan live radar around the area not one cloud really to be found today with that bone dry air that pushed in from canada but those winds remain pretty strong. gusty out of that northwesterly direction. near 30 miles per hour for the lehigh valley, the heart of the delaware valley even southern new jersey and the gusts in the poconos at 36 miles an hour and that brings the wind chill, how it feels on bear skin when you step out seven below in the poconos, nine below in the lehigh valley, 11 for berks county as well as lancaster county and teens for i-95 and then southern new jersey it feels like the low 20's. as we look at satellite and radar the front passed through earlier dan it brought some snow showers in eastern parts of new england. even snow showers western pennsylvania, the virginias, even north carolina but for us we were the lucky ones. if you take a look at that hole right here in the cloud cover, brought the sunshine from baltimore, philadelphia

right through d.c. and new york city. as we look at the forecast for tonight, it's brisk its cold. seven to 15 degrees, wind chills dropping below zero in the suburbs. with those wind chills tomorrow morning heading what tock work and school it will feel like six in allentown, five in wilmington, two in wildwood so definitely many layers needed as we head the kids out early tomorrow morning and then even in the afternoon still need the winter gear as those wind chills will remain in the 20's and below the freezing point even colder in southern new jersey than it will feel up in the lehigh valley. high pressure in control for tuesday with that beast of a high it stays cold at 31 degrees with a north wind six to 12. then that high slips to the east winds return more out of the southwest and with sunshine it will feel much better come wednesday with your high of 40. the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast, 31 tomorrow, sunny but frigid. we keep the sunshine boost those temperatures up wednesday to 40.

thursday 46 degrees and then the clouds arrive on friday, 48 degrees and we're near 50 this upcoming weekend and it's interesting because we have the cold now but we can't link it with the precipitation so one round of rain early on saturday, then another round of heavy rain sunday afternoon. so it looks like a damp wet weekend and then monday sun and clouds, 44. so right when the ski resorts try to open it's going to be a rainy warm weekend unfortunately. >> can't catch a break. >> we're breaking down the best things to buy in january next in what's the teal. >> ♪ wow. the internet is crazy fast here. i know, right? it's so nice to have everyone over. hi hey. mmm. i just laid an egg. does anybody want it?

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>> new year and hot new feels. january actually has some of the biggest bargains of the year. starting with i know you're not going to want to hear this one but work with me here. holiday decor as you put yours away consider next year's trimmings way early and the wrapping, too. seasonal inventories being slashed up to 89 percent right now. check your big box stores and of course retailers like target even crate and barrel.

everyone getting in on this. you know when it is time to buy wrapping paper in december and it's full price remember i told you this. if one of your resolution center city to get in shape check out fresh discounts on fitness equipment. stores like sears and dick's sporting goods taking up to 50 percent off. great deals on gym memberships. next holiday alert everyone valentine's day is a little more than a month away and not a bad idea to grab post christmas sales on jewelry and accessories for your loved one. also the big deals on floral and chocolate gifts usually numb a few weeks so heads up on that. this is what i was going to show you before. winter apparel slashed with deals on hot brands and top brands up to 70 percent off at online places like amazon and big box stores like nordstrom, things like that. go check it out. and that's perfect for us too because you know what it just started feeling like winter, right. finally those wearables like fitness trackers and apple watches. experts say new models are expected to come out in the

spring in just about two months so the older generations usually see price cuts this month which is perfect for me 'cause i'm in the market for like both of those. brian. >> all right, alicia, thank you. finally at 4:00 a question for the ages. is the creature in the photo we're about to show you a bear cub or a dog. take a look. sort of the newest what color is the dress picture. the internet has been fiercely debating that question since a friend of the dog groomer ryan horn posted this photo on reddit. for reference here's the photo an actual bear cub pretty darn close. after talking to horn "action news" can confirm it's a pomeranian mix from georgia named bounce. horn who works at the dog spot in west nashville even center us a few more photos to prove that the bear dog is simply just a dog so if this was on your list of burning questions, you can scratch it off today. we have solved it for you. >> "action news" got answers. >> yeah. >> all right, that's it for "action news" at 4:00 now for brian taff alicia vitarelli and adam joseph i'm sharrie

williams. join me along with brian adam and ducis rodgers tonight and every night for a full hour of "action news at 10:00 on phl17. >> we'll see you tonight but now here are rick williams and monica malpass with a look at what's next at 5:00. >> hi guys. happy new year. coming up next, new jersey officials are investigating the murder of a man found along a remote road in burlington county. nora muchanic is live with those details. >> and philadelphia has a new mayor tonight. we're live at the celebration for jim kenney. cecily has the accuweather story on the arctic air. all that next at 5:00.

>> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> it's a sign that winter has finally arrived. some ski resorts in the poconos like here at jack frost are opened for business. temperatures are finally cold enough to keep the man-made snow from melting. and with temperatures in the 30's, everyone who was out and about today had to bundle up. earlier at septa 69th street terminal we got mixed reactions about the freezing feeling. >> as soon as i walked out the

front door i was like oh, yeah, hat and gloves it is. >> i miss the cold so i love the cold and it's been crazy warm lately. >> what a difference a year makes. monday night the big story on "action news is the combination of colder temperatures and the wind making for a frigid combo. >> some parts of or region tonight it will be bitter. let's look live at sky6 hd from our temple university camera at the center city skyline. a frosty night for you. >> you can see billy penn shivering. let's get the latest accuweather. meteorologist cecily tynan at the "action news" big board. >> hi, rick and monica. all of us were shivering. we forgot what it feels like to have winter here after a record warm december a bit of a reality check. temperatures show right now it's 27 trees in philadelphia. what's going on, we've been very -- we have a very strong arctic high pressure over the great lakes. you got that clockwise flow and that's pulling down the winds straight out of the north so that very cold air that's been trapped over canada really all winter long is finally making it here. you factor in the winds, the wind chill makes it f