puts the dorm on lock down next on "action news". arctic blast is on the way, we start the day with the bit of snow but that was just a prelude for wicked cold arriving tonight. prepare for bone chilling

cold, potential for icing roads and winning winds. sunday night i'm walter perez. sarah has the night off. big story on "action news" is a blast have of wintry weather that will make things uncomfortable with the start of the week ahead. lets get to meteorologist cecily tynan in for melissa with a first check of the accu weather forecast. >> hi, walter. if you like winter, you may love this week. we have a lot of it the on the way. storm tracker six live double scan showing a system i'm tracking tonight does not look like much. few scattered snow showers. this is an arctic front and that will bring us a bitter blast, of some very cold air, and part of the problem is that this is coming after, our first measurable snow of the season. the atlantic city airport reporting 2.8 inches of snow, that is a record snow amount for this date. and dennisville cape may county, 2.2. new castle county, delaware, .8. chadds ford in philadelphia both reporting half inch of snow. that snow came earlier in the day from the coastal storm, got a piece of extra energy

that moved inland. what happened a lot of that snow melted on the roads. now the problem is that temperatures are dropping below freezing and we're getting refreeze. philadelphia 31. allentown 25. wilmington 27. the trenton 28 degrees. cold enough that the real cold air is behind that arctic front, and, that wind chill, behind this front is chicago, and feels like 17 degrees, and, we're looking at wind chills in the single digits, and teens, really the next two days. so, the morning rush forecast i know tomorrow is a holiday for a lot of people. but some people do have to go to work. use caution. we are looking at patchy black ice. temperatures in the 20's. wind chills in the single digits. we will keep this air mass, for two days straight, and with wind chills really not climbing out of the teens. then we will moderate mid week. but by late this week i'm looking at a potential of the first winter storm of the season. i will have have details on the timing with the full accu weather seven day forecast,

walter. lets move outside to "action news" reporter christie lleto braving the chill live overlooking the the schuylkill expressway, hi there, christie. >> hi there walter. big threat tonight is black ice for drivers, wet road, coupled with tumbling temperatures and already proving to be a challenge for someone on the road. >> icy grant avenue toys blame for forcing this driver, to lose control of their vehicle will and slam into a utility pole. afternoon snow showers from delaware county all the way to atlantic city left roads in our region, soaked, and target for black ice. penndot crews are spot salting the road as temperatures tumble. >> we're concerned about later on, is when the temperatures start to drop because the roads are wet, and we will have some start getting icy spots. >> unaudible. >> the the road is a sheet of ice. >> reporter: roads in camden county, new jersey proved to be a dangerous sunday.

>> pretty slippery. temperatures are dropping. it is slick. >> reporter: do you have what you need. >> yeah, and i got a shovel. >> i'm prepared now. >> reporter: volume goes past at fairmount hardware. >> people were getting two bags, 50-pound bags of salt. i don't know if they were afraid we were going to run out, and we won't. they were loading up already. >> reporter: but accident like this that show how quickly a wet road can turn dangerous. now, bridges and overpasses are first to freeze. penndot says fortunately the evening wind dried out a lot of the major highways and thoroughfares and that is a side roads that will be the biggest challenge for drivers. reporting live, christie lleto for channel six a "action news". walter. >> thanks, christie. stay with "action news" for very latest on this blast have of bitter cold. check in first thing tomorrow with the "action news" morning team at 4:30 a.m. with the updated forecast along with road conditions, traffic, transit updates to help you get on your way. a scare tonight for

students at penn state's main campus in university park. police have a a person in custody after a violent threat put a dorm on lock down. "action news" reporter wendy saltsman is live in the satellite center with the details. >> reporter: we are learning that threat was made by a fat inner a dispute with his family and he had threatened harm against his two children living in the campus dorm. he was taken in custody in harrisburg a hour and a half ago but it was a tense four hours for students on campus. around 5:45, students at penn state got an alarming text. the title, bomb thread, we spoke with nyra a student who lives in hamilton dorm, the building that was allegedly targeted. >> the text message and e mailed specifically said, to stay inside, close the windows lock the door. >> reporter: hinton and other student said there were armed guard outside but they were unclear about who or why the dorm was being threaten. >> that is where the the guard was. he had an assault rifle. there was two of them at

first. then there was a third, guy directing military gear who walk by with a assault rifle as well. >> lexi and david, belong to the student's on line news media side on ward state. >> they have, you know, multiple cars, armed, police office are standing outside the building. making sure that no one, you know, goes in or out of the building, it is on lock down. >> i did see some of the guards. obviously when you see things like that, with that much knowledge, then it can get frightening. >> reporter: as students were told to lock their doors hint on says others were allowed to leave. so he took what he saw as the the safe route and went to the friend's house. >> there is school shootings every day and i did not want to put myself in the situation where i did not feel like it was safe. >> reporter: penn state sent out texts telling students not to let strangers inside the building. then finally a text saying

that the threat actor had been located and is in custody. >> i really didn't feel like i knew what was happening. it didn't feel safe. >> reporter: the university says that they take threats of violence very seriously, going so far as to lock down that 550 student dorm room. now that suspect is in custody they are telling students they can resume their normal activities. live from the satellite center, i'm wendy saltsman for channel six "action news". >> thanks, wendy. fire crews were called to the house fire in hamilton township mercer county. fire fighters arrived quickly to find flames rising from the garage. you can see fire hose pulled inside through a window of the park car. police believe the driver had a medical episode and then the engine over heated. luckily crews got the upper hand in a half an hour so the rest of the home was not damaged. investigators are still trying to figure out what started a fire that resulted in a death of the eight five-year old woman in salem county. the fire broke out yesterday afternoon in the 400 block of

groff road in upper pittsgrove township. two people were inside the home the at the time. a man was able to escape but would the man died in the blaze n word yet on her identity. a manhunt is underway tonight for the person, who opened fire, inside of a home less shelter in philadelphia, earlier this morning. the one employee was kill. another was injured. "action news" reporter trish hartman has more. >> reporter: employees, family members and residents gathered at the station house transitional shelter on north broad street, shocked at the violence that had just taken place. >> i saw him laying down and i saw him laying there with the sheet overtop of him. i knew it was him. >> reporter: police say a man who what's vick from the shelter friday night when he was intoxicated came back 6:00 . he got in an argument with an employee and that is when police say the the suspect opened fire, shooting one man in his 40's in the head, killing him. another employee, a 26 year-old man was shot in the hip, a and then was taken to temple university hospital. he is expected to recover. officials say that they have

lost a dedicated worker who excelled in a difficult job. >> when you have to run a facility that has rules and you are still loved here it makes you special person. >> reporter: chester says, normally people are searched, padded down when they enter the shelter. in this case they entered with food workers. after the tragic shooting, security procedures will be looked at closely. former philadelphia a's mayor wilson goodies ceo of self incorporated, a none in profit which runs eight of the city shelters including station house. >> we will investigate whatever appropriate means we need to investigate, to ensure that in the future, our employees and residents are safe, in the environment. >> reporter: statement released by mayor jim kenney says in part the city will assist the shelter with the review of its security procedures as part of our continuing efforts to make all of our shelters safe places for their residents. mayor also urged those in need to use the shelter during the

upcoming code blue triggered by bitter cold conditions that are expected to last through tuesday. still, many residents say that they are shaken. >> just need guard or something. they need something. that right there shouldn't happen. >> reporter: reporting from north philadelphia, trish hartman for channel six "action news". a small group of people braved the cold tonight with the hope of solving a five-year old hit and run case. friend and family of anthony breslen gathered at frankford and benson in torresdale where he was struck by two hit and run drivers. police have never been able to identify either driver. his mother, patty, hopes someone will come forward with information about this case. is there still no sign of the 12 marines, including one from our area missing since thursday night after an accident during a routine training exercise in hawaii. neighbors there in hawaii held a candle light vigil overnight for the missing marines. thirty-one year-old captain brian kennedy, who is from malvern, was on board one of the choppers that crashed off the north shore of the hawaii.

the democratic contenders for the presidency, tangled in the last debate before the way caucus and it was a heated night. >> we are spending far more per person on health care then the people of any other country. my proposal provide health care to all people, get private insurance, out of health insurance, lower cost of health care, for middle class families by 5,000 bucks. >> we have already seen 19 million americans get insurance, we have seen the end of preexisting conditions, keeping people from getting insurance. we have seen women in longer paying more for our insurance then men. >> we cannot keep talking past each other declaring all republicans are enemies or war is all about being a against millionaires or billion airs. >> as you can hear from health insurance to curbing gun violence, iranian and wall street, hillary clinton, bernie saunders and martin o'malley showed why they

deserve to be president. it is focusing on who will do the best bridging political divisions, including their own. much more to come on "action news" tonight, likely their first restful night in a long time. americans released by iran are in germany one step closer to seeing their families. the latest is just ahead. plus utter devastation in western florida avenue a pair of twisters, touchdown. hear the emotional firsthand accounts from survivors. plus eagles fans are on doug pederson watch. we are waiting to hear from the new head coach himself. jeff skversky has sports when "action news" comes right back. this price can't be right...

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those contractors. american prisoners who were released by iran had arrived in germany one step closer to coming home. it is still unclear when they will return to the u.s. but they are reconnecting with their families already. we will get more from abc's elizabeth hur. >> reporter: good evening. president obama says this is a good day. we know four out of the five americans are now on their way home, a and today abc news has learned that this was as a result of 14 months of negotiations. three americans held for months, even years behind bars in iran landing first in switzerland and then germany. >> this is a good day when americans are freed and reunite with their families. that is something we can all celebrate. >> reporter: wife of the american pastor saeed abedini saeed said landed in geneva and leaving for germany. i should talk to saeed in a few hours. thank you for your prayers. father of two was in prison for three years accused of threatening iran's national security. another of the released, jason

rezaian, the 39 year-old journalist detained for 18 months, charged with espionage in a closed door trial. he was with his wife and mother by his side was safely out of iran, the washington post released a statement saying we are relieved that this 545 day nightmare for jason and his family is finally over. and also on board amir hekmati, detained longer, four years, former u.s. marina rested in iran while visiting his grandmother. rezaian, abedini, hekmati spent time in iran's net tore just evan prison where they were allegedly subjected to beatings, solitary confinement and psychological abuse. president obama remained steadfast that it was diplomatic negotiation that is led to their release. that deal quietly played outside of the international nuclear deals negotiated this past july. >> we have achieved this historic progress through diplomacy without resort to go

another war in the middle east. >> reporter: as for two remaining ex-prisoners one is believed to be in iran and a american student released independently, has already headed home. in new york i'm elizabeth hur for channel six "action news". reverend jesse jackson says people of flynt, michigan caught up in the drinking the water controversy there have been betrayed. jackson told a church in flynt today that the city should be considered a crime scene because officials put everyone's lives at risk by not revealing how high the lead levels are in the water system. the tap water in flynt has been found contaminated after city switch from the detroit water system to the flynt river as a cost cutting move. space x latest satellite launch was a success but landing the rocket on the ocean platform did not work out quite so well. >> three, two, one... >> private space company tweeted that the rocket hit the platform too hard. the landing legs broke as a result and rocket then flopped in the pacific. this is fourth failed landing

attempt for the company. space x wants to be able to reuse its rock tote make rocket mission that is much more cost effective. much more to come on "action news" tonight, he was bullied at school because of the football team, he like the best. now he has serious muscle on his side. and taking a live look at center city skies six, it is triple blanket kind of night out there meteorologist cecily tynan has the the exclusive accu weather seven day forecast when "action news" comes right back.

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>> wow. short term earlier a twister ripped through beach town of seees to key, monk homes destroyed was 1.8 million-dollar house that was leveled. people living there were briefly trapped inside but escaped with minor injuries. time for a check of the accu weather forecast with meteorologist cecily tynan. we have bitter cold coming our way. >> brutally cold the next few days and by end of the week we could be dealing with the first winter storm of the season. the it will be an interesting week. >> lack of enthusiasm. >> storm tracker six live double scan showing that the snow we had earlier today, has now left the region. there are a few snow showers up by pottsville, associated with the arctic front moving through. it is as far as snowfall amounts most areas less than half inch. newtown square a third of the inch of snow but four year-old ella made a tiny little snow man on her brick wall. i have been getting photos of kid on my fast bike paneling, twitter account really even eyeing the snow today. they have been starving for some of this snow.

we could get more by end of the week. but in the meantime the focus really is on the temperatures. temperatures below freezing in most of our viewing area. any of that snow that melt today is freezing, again with that refreeze. 31 degrees in philadelphia allentown 25. wilmington 27. millville, 26. trenton is 28 degrees. but the real cold air has yet to arrive, but it will be doing so, in a matter of one to two hours. the satellite six with action radar is showing a line of some snow showers, barely any snow activity with this. but there is plenty of cold air, and wind behind this system. future tracker showing by 12:30, winds will be up to about 25 miles an hour, even stronger in the morning, at 6:30. those high wind stay with us, right through the afternoon and really right through tuesday, so we're talking about wind chills in the single digits and teens and the wind how long gusting up to about 35 miles an hour. so, that is tomorrow and

pretty close to that on tuesday. so the temperatures cold enough, partly sunny, maybe a stray flurry tomorrow, 28 degrees in philadelphia allentown 25. trenton 27. wilmington 27. cape may 28 degrees. but throw away these numbers and look at these. these are the wind chills. future tracker showing 7:30 in the morning wind chill will make it feel like seven in philadelphia big ski weekend in the poconos. i was skiing at jack frost today. the not to day, tomorrow at 7:30 wind chills at 4 degrees below zero. one in lancaster. if you are doing volunteering formatter inn luther king day of service, even in the afternoon you have to bundle up and dress in layers. wind chill 13 in philadelphia at 4:30. nine in allentown. eight in reading. it will feel like zero in the poconos. we have one days of this brutal days and temperatures will moderate. the exclusive accu weather seven day forecast, windy, cold formatter inn luther king day, 28 degrees, but wind chills in the teens, we have almost a carbon copy on

tuesday. 29 degrees. still very windy, on wednesday, the winds ease up. temperatures up to 38 degrees. and then thursday, the calm before the storm, clouds, mixing with sun with a high of 40. it is looking more and more likely we could be dealing with a major or at least a significant winter storm late friday, through the day on saturday, and really, the the key point how much snow are we go to go see? where will that rain/snow line set up. that will be determined by track and intensity. too early to call that right now but it looks like late on friday into saturday, and then clearing out by sunday, the surround returns. five days in advance a lieutenant can change. stay tune. tomorrow morning on "action news" at the 4:30. david murphy will be here to let you know how cold it is where you live. >> thanks, cecily. for very latest forecast check out our web site and take a live look at storm tracker six double scan radar

anytime of the day. just go to six abc.com/weather. teenage's cross bucks county gathered to day to honor legacy of martin luther king junior. the students from eighth to 12th grade came to central bucks south high school in the third annual peace and social justice summit. they had frank discussion about their own brushes of discrimination and prejudice and discuss possible tactics for breaking down those barriers. much more to come on "action news" tonight, sure beats the alarm clock, one guy's sure fire way to wake up with the smile.

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