"action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. good afternoon, in the news this noon a deadly fire in

delaware, the investigation now underway to find out what sparked the flames. and a professor in ohio is being investigating to alleged ties to isis. but the big story is the snow storm, we are still a few days out but the entire region is bracing for what could be the first significant snowfall of the season. >> preparations are underway for what mother nature may bring us. meteorologist, david murphy, joins us at the big board with the latest on the storm's projections. lets talk about today and then the end of the week. >> lets go ahead and get to what everybody wants to hear about, and that is the storm system the center of activity is now off the coast of oregon and pushing through idaho and making the plunge down to a trough in the central states and after that it starts to push to the east and

developing a eastern low pressure center and develops into a nor'easter and we have the likelihood of quite a bit of snow in parts of the region. where we get the snow, that is the question, where it hits locally, could be fairly significant. a 40% chance of this piling up 6 to 12 inches and less than an outside chance, a decent chance that some areas go over a foot to perhaps a foot and a half. but where that sets up is in question. there are a couple of possibilities on the models, in this case we have a stronger storm that hugs the coast and closer to atlantic city where it can scoop the warm air in from the ocean and turn the snow from rain, in this scenario, most of the it would be northwest of i-95, snow mixing with rain north and east and we would

probably get snow here but not enough as the northeast. another scenario is different, this is weaker and the low pressure is farther offshore and that allows the colder air to come in from the northwest and kind of hold its ground, the heavier snow would be over i-95 or southeast of i-95 over south jersey or delaware ain cutoff in the northwest where it would not be as snowy. they all put the bull's-eye in washington and baltimore, where there is a blizzard warning in effect. philadelphia would get hard on this model. 18 inches or more of snow, but other models like the european shows the bull's-eye to the west and some cases 6 to 12 inches, so a wide disparity of where the heavy snow will be but we think it will arrive on friday night and continue through most of saturday and through parts of the region get prepared in case you get underneath the heavier

stuff. we have more on all of this and analysis on where we think the snow will go. when it comes in and gets out of here coming up. as we countdown to the winter storm, keep 6abc.com/weather open on all of your device s for the latest on accuweather and storm tracker 6 live. and storm videos on the 6 abc facebook page. temple university issued an alert about a robbery on campus, it happened near the health science campus in north philadelphia, police say that a 40-year-old woman who was not a students was approached with a knife and he took off with a purse and cell phone, the woman was not hurt. philadelphia and temple police are putting together a description of the suspect. chopper 6 hd was above the scene of a deadly crash in elk township, gloucester township. it happened at 7:30 on the

northbound lanes of 695. a tree fell down on top of the car killing the passenger and injuring the driver, no word on what caused the driver to lose control. >> two firefighters are recovering this noon after they were injured battling a huge apartment fire in center city. the building on locust street went up in flames at 5:30 last night and today the building is encased in ice and seven families are without a home as fire officials continue their investigation. katherine scott joins us live on the scene on locust street with the details. >> reporter: rick, dozens of people were displaced after last night's fire, they are wondering when they can goat back inside of their homes, they brought in heavy equipment and the fire marshall brought everybody back in the event of a collapse while

they investigation last night's blaze. last night fire and this morning ice. icicles stretch from ledges on the apartment building and weigh down branches, nearby van pel ton street was frozen ore, all evidence of the immense amounts of water that was sprayed on this raging fire last night. >> embers flying from one roof to another. it was really scary. >> more than 100 firefighters worked to contain the blaze to the one building where 21 of 22 units were occupied. firefighters first contained the fire in the basement when another was reported on the fourth floor, whether a separate fire or the result of spreading it's too early to know. >> it was only this first one and then spread to the second set of windows, these trees united and it got worse and worse. >> firefighters had to deal with bitter temperatures and a

partial collapse and two were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. >> i was marvelled by the firemen, their care and concern for everybody was immense. >> reporter: today city and state investigators are side by side trying to determine the extent of the structural damage. residents that left their smoke filled apartments expect the worst. >> all the windows were busted and there is water everywhere, it doesn't look good. >> reporter: and back here live you are taking a look at the facade of the building that is still frozen, investigators are working to get a closer look at the damage to try and determine the cause of the fire and there is a lot of evidence to go throughp different conditions with the ice and potential visibility. it will take time. live in center city, katherine scott, channel 6 "action news." from our delaware newsroom, the state fire marshall is

looking into what sparked a deadly blaze it happened before 11:00 on the 2600 block of talliville, the home was destroyed in the fast moving fire and investigators found one person inside after the flames were extinguished. parents suspected of not paying child support were put in handcuffs this morning in montgomery county. investigators arrested 10 people from glen side, abington, blue bell, pottstown and collegeville and other areas. together the suspects owe more than $120,000 in unpaid child support. the allentown city council is expected to hold a no confidence vote that could call on the mayor to resign. the mayor ed pawlowsky is no longer an effective leader and cannot carry out his duties as mayor, this after government contractor practices in

allentown and he has not been charged with a crime. >> to politics now, many presidential candidate, ben carson temporarily suspended his campaign after a volunteer was killed in an accident. the accident happened in iowa, the driver also a carson staffer lost control of a van on icy roads and slid across from the median when it was hit by a truck. one died at is the hospital, the driver and two other volunteers were hurt. the iowa caucuses are less than two weeks away, new numbers show a shakeup in the ranks in the hawkeye state. a new poll shows vermont senator, bernie sanders with a lead in new hampshire and recent polls show sanders with his biggest support yet nationwide. and hillary clinton holds the lead nationally and he is taking advantage of the momentum. >> the inevitable candidate does

not look as inevitable as she did eight and a half months ago. >> meantime, gop frontrunner, donald trump scored support from former vice presidential hopeful, sarah palin, she spoke at a trump rally yesterday in iowa. here in philadelphia, preparations are underway for the democratic national convention coming up in july. this morning the convention committee hosted a meeting at their center city offices, reverend lee daltory laid out plans for the event. it runs july 25th through the 28th at the wells fargo center. now they are giving the gift of education to students, parishioners from st. john's church presented some of the scholarships from saint monica's parish this morning. seventh and eighth graders will receive money each year to

attend any high school in the archdiocese, it's based on grades and test performance. still to come on "action news" at noon, a deadly attackality a pakistani college, details on who is being blamed for this shooting rampage. and the michigan governor pledges to make things right. meteorologist, david murphy, is back with the latest on the approaching storm that will bring snow to our area. the details and update from accuweather when "action news" continues in just a moment.

at least 20 people died on an attack in pakistan today. taliban gunmen stormed the university. four attackers were eventually killed with a shootout with the military. the pakistani taliban said they were not involved and blamed another faction that split off into their own group. and a universe professor was

arrested for being involved with isis. pino is no stranger to controversy, he made headlines after yelling death to israel at a lecture. however pino denies being part of isis. >> very not broken the law and i don't advocate that anybody break the law and i have not been served papers. >> kent state said they are fully cooperating with an investigation. and that there is no threat to the campus. heavy rain caused a huge rock slide near yosemite, the road was closed in both directions for a 10 mile stretch and road crews cleared the heavy rocks and kept the highway closed for fears of another rock slide, they plan to inexpect the

hillside today. a louisiana contractor hired to remove four confederate monuments has quit after finding his $200,000 car scorched. this is what is left of his lamborghini, it was outside of his business in baton rouge, he is receiving death threats since his company was picked to remove the monuments. the matter needs to be taken seriously and action should be taken. >> when you burn someone's property in a public place you are breaking the law, it's clear criminal behavior. >> another proponent says that people should be able to disagree without resorting to violence, the city of new orleans is in contact with the fbi to handle the investigation. still ahead on "action news" at noon, who is not getting behind the wheel and why not. >> plus, government health

officials are advising why some with should be tested for a virus that could cause birth defects.

an increasing number of young adults are choosing not to get drivers licenses, found that close to 77% of people have a drivers license but that is a sharp drop when 92% of adults in that age group have a license and the ride sharing service

with lift in dense urban areas where the apps are popular. >> the cdc is recommending that some pregnant women get screened for a virus, it comes after the mosquito born virus is linked to an increase in birth defects. it says that women that recently travelled to areas where the virus is active and have at least two symptoms should be tested. it's in the caribbean and latin america as well as puerto rico, including fever, and rash and red eyes, actually 87 of infected people show no signs. live in our newsroom is alicia vitarelli with a preview of 4:00. >> reporter: coming up at 4:00, a piece of holy history could be yours. it's the fiat that pope francis

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in a couple of days. stormtracker 6 live double scan shows you that we are high and dry, there could be a little flurry or snow shower around in a couple of spots later tonight, especially in the overnight hours but not to worry, that small stuff and not the big story. the action cam was out in wilmington, delaware and we were feeding the pigeons and seagulls and canada geese, a bunch of stuff being fed, you can get outside and do things. it's easier today. here is why, the temperatures are cold, 33 degrees, but look at the winds way less than yesterday, just 7 miles per hour, a windchill of 27 close to the temperature. yes it's a lot more comfortable out there. we have seen clouds streak in from the west in the early morning hours, and now a clouds and sun mix. we'll call it clouds and sun in the lehigh sally, and less wind today and that is important.

a high of 33, don't forget the coat as you head out. the shore the same story, not as windy as yesterday that is nice. and in philadelphia winds running 7 to 4 miles per hour after the gusts in the 30s yesterday and highs of 35 if we get lucky we'll go to 36 or 37, wouldn't that be party time. lets skip ahead. the next couple of days are cold and tranquil for the most part. and friday a system coming at us from the west transferring its energy into a coastal low and it will be a traditional nor'easter, it is going to give us problems, but there is warm air off the ocean that will change some of this to rain and the big question now is where that heavy snow sets up. it all depends on the track of the low. there are several scenarios, the first one has the low close to the coast and it can grab the warm air from the ocean and

shove it in over land and change it to rain, and then a mix situation with snow mixing with rain on the i-95 corridor, that keeps your snowfall amounts down here, if this is what happens, in this scenario, the heaviest snow is what happened. and the send scenario the storm is out to sea and can't throw the warm air in and the heavy snow band is near the i-95 corridor and some extending up to allentown and a mix down south, and a third scenario, a new run on the future tracker 6 model, it holds the snow off until 8:30 friday evening, and look at this one in the overnight hours, the snow stays to the south and maybe comes farther up north during the day on saturday, i don't think this is the one that will win out, but i'm showing you all of these because they are out there on

the models and that is the difficulty we are having now pinning this one down, still time to work on this though, a 40% chance of 6 to 12 inches of snow wherever the snow band hits and an outside chance of 18 inches as well. and worse in places like baltimore and washington, but we are looking at the potential for significant snow. 35 today and 36 tomorrow and no issues really and snow arriving and staying through the day on saturday. mixing with rain and down the shore we have coastal flooding and the precipitation knocks off probably later saturday night and sunday is windy and chilly and 38 and we get to melt the snow wherever it falls and temperatures in the 30s and 40s on tuesday. >> thanks david, more to come on our next half our of "action news" at noon, philadelphia's d.a. announces a safe way to get rid of the prescription drugs

and a delay that will close the heavy traveled falls bridge. next.

we are showing you the storm eventually making it to our area

and bringing snow sometime this weekend, david murphy has the accuweather details. a home in delaware went up in flames and one person was killed and annie mccormick reports from the scene and the michigan governor apologizes and asks for emergency help for flint. the efforts taken to fix the pap water. and we are tracking a storm coming across the country and in our region later in the week. the impact remains uncertain. lets look live at sky 6 hd at a deserted beach in cape may, it has the potential to hit the jersey shore pretty hard but it's a wait and see situation. >> there is my house there. my shore house. lets check in with david murphy out on the terrace still cold out there and feeling better today. >> a little better today the winds are not as strong but we are setting the