underway along the i-95 corridor but first cecily tynan and adam joseph have the latest track. lets start with cecily. >> reporter: blizzard warnings are posted for friday evening until sun morning, all the counties in green, the pennsylvania turnpike on south through delaware, and the blizzard watch is posted not for snow falling from the sky but for snow being blown around by the winds, it's about winds and visibility. the criteria, winds sustained or frequent gusts more than 35 miles per hour. >> and what that will do it reduce visibility to a quarter mile or less and that lasts consistently three hours or longer. so we have blizzard conditions during the height of the storm, virtually whiteout conditions, stay off the roads and inside on saturday. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing what a difference a day

makes. yesterday i showed you the pieces of energy and the storm system is beginning to take shape and tapping into the gulf of mexico and that is a squall line and severe weather in louisiana and a tornado is possible. that low pressure will track right across the south and then on saturday, that is when the magic happens, it becomes a nor'easter and gets captured by an upper level low and intensifies and moves slowly, as far as the timing of the snow, the good news you have time to prepare and it's moving in from 7:00 until 10:00 delaware to south jersey, between 10:00 and 1:00, the lehigh valley, between 1:00 and 4:00 and starts light and doesn't stay that way, details with adam joseph. >> there is many elements during the height of the storm as well. that is basically from 5:00 in the morning on saturday through 5:00 p.m. on saturday, when we

see snow rates between 1 to 3 inches of snow per hour, this is the heavy wet snow. you definitely want to get out every few hours to remove the snow off the sidewalks season steps and the driveway, you don't want to shovel this when all is said and done, it will be way too heavy, possible power outages, because of the consistency of the snow and wind gusts 40 to 65 miles per hour 40 near philadelphia and 65 at the shore and most roads at the height of the storm will be impassable on saturday because of how quickly it will be accumulating, expected precipitation types, dover and millville to the north and west that's wet snow and south of millville, atlantic city and dover snow mixing with rain at times and rain in southern cape may county where warm air is pushed in with a low level jet. you see the bright colors, this is strong winds in the upper atmosphere feeding the storm at

65 to 80 miles per hour and at time moisture transfers the strong winds to the shore, and the winds come down with it and slams and hits the coastline and that is why we have major concerns at the shore especially moderate to major flooding, the first one is saturday 6:45 in the morning and saturday evening at 7:09 and one last of round tide we have a concern for on sunday at 7:26 in the morning. when meteorologist, cecily tynan comes back she'll show you the expected snowfall map, the same but a tweak somewhere. >> thank you adam. in other news, pennsylvania governor tom wolf declared a state of emergency for the keystone state ahead of the major winter storm and wolf made the announcement in harrisburg just hours after a blizzard watch was issued for parts of pennsylvania, the declaration allows the state to get resources where they need to be

quickly, governor wolf urged all residents for what is to come, and lets look live from philadelphia city hall, we expect mayor jim kenney to lay out the plan for the city in just a few moments from now we'll bring it to you as soon as the mayor starts to speak. in the meantime, sara bloomquist is live in south philadelphia tonight with more on how city residents are getting ready. sara? >> here in south philadelphia, residents are getting ready going to supermarkets and people are out and about gathering up all the essentials, here in south philadelphia, people live on the tiny side streets and they are preparing to simply stay home. >> the acme supermarket is a bustling place in south philadelphia, as people pick up the essentials for the days ahead. >> i got a lot of bacon. >> almond milk, hot chocolate. >> that is good for a snow

storm. >> oh god yeah. >> others made sure to stop at the wine and spirits store for something else to get them through the store. >> i already hit the grocery store but honestly when being truthful, the most important thing is wine and whiskey. >> and the snow piles up and you need to call us from your cell phone -- ♪ ♪ late night when you see that cone. >> police put out a catchy warning on twitter, a parody of the rapper drake's song, warning residents not to use cones to save the parking spot they shoveled out. >> putting objects in the street to save spaces you could be fined $100. >> the seats at morrow's restaurant are usually filled but they will probably shut down.

>> we always hope it falls on a monbecause we are closed. >> not this time. >> no. >> police may actually come around and take away the folding chairs and cones if you do put them out. they hope that people are nice to each other during the snow storm if you have a neighbor that spent two hours shoveling out a parking spot i hope you let the neighbor keep the spot. >> thank you sara. lets look live at philadelphia international airport because of the storm headed our way american airlines canceled all flights in and out of philadelphia. and the flights are reduced tomorrow as well as friday and will resume on sunday. other major carriers have not announced cancellations yet but they offering travelers a chance to change their plans with no charge. >> the shore is preparing for a beating from the storm. the strong winds that will

likely cause flooding and major beach erosion, coming up tonight nora muchanic will be live from ocean city with the lightest on what is being done to try and spare the shore this weekend. >> meantime delaware forecast is calling for the biggest snow totals that this state has ever seen. chad pradelli joins us with more. >> del/dot says that pep rations are underway for days and they will wrap up for the most part this evening and it's a waiting game to see kbha mother nature delivers. del/dot delivered the spreaders and brine continued to throw through the pipes this afternoon and del/dot is preparing to take on mother nature, brine is applied and will continue through the night. and officials are planning for the worst possibly two feet. >> we have ample supplies of salt for the event and we are good for fuel and equipment and now it's just waiting for the

event to start to happen. >> just know it's a long event and we may not get right to your road or area right away, we have to focus on the interstates and then the secondaries and the roads that go on after that. >> del/dot has 450 pieces of equipment on the roads, 150 personnel and additional sub-contractors on stand by. >> be mindful of them of times we times we plow and we can't stop them if we are on the interstate. >> del/dot unveiled an app that officials want people to download. the transportation agency knows they want roads cleared or at least know when it will happen. >> you can go on the happen real time and see where the plows are at anyone time. throughout the course of the event. >> and del/dot says you can begin tracking the snowplows sometime tomorrow night.

i am live in newark, tell wear, chad pradelli, channel 6 "action news." >> with the snow heading our way be a part of "action news," join the action and send us videos from your yard, use the #6abcaction or email us at jointheaction@6abc.com. time for the abc traffic report thursday night. matt pellman is live. >> there is plenty on the roadways including of course the schuylkill expressway, you see the brake lights lighting up at the conshohocken curve and a 20 minute delay on the eastbound travel time and an doesn't by cotman off to the side and a crash at carroll park and media, and upper darky look for one by route 3 and westchester pike by the wawa and warwick township in buck county a pole came down

after a tractor trailer accident and meeting road is an alternate around that, and a meeting blocked at greentree road, be advised that 55 southbound is closed by main road because of a crash main road or 47 delsy drive are alternates. we'll check it again in the next half hour. we are helping you get ready for the storm bearing down on the mid-atlantic up ahead a last minute checklist of important reminders that do be easy to forget. >> the washington, d.c. is under a blizzard warning how the nation's capital is preparing to hunker down for another snow magedd mageddon.

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in virginia food is become can a hot commodity as people prepare for the store. this shot shows bread cases and milk nearly empty. north carolina and virginia are all under a state of emergency tonight. the approaching storm is all too familiar for the people in the mid-atlantic you member this in

2010, snow mageddon it brought the nation's capital to a stand still and now they are preparing for a possible repeat. >> reporter: they call washington, d.c.'s mega storm of 2010 snow mag ed done this storm could be worse. >> they is predicted to be the worst storm this state has seen since snow mageddon in 2010. and governor hogan is having a week's worth of supplies on hand. >> statewide hsa has 2700 pieces of equipment that will be deployed and ready with 365,000 tons of salt, to battle the storm. >> with up to two feet of snow predicted residents are preparing for the worst and this store is forced to limit the amount of snow supplies each customer could purchase. >> the most important thing is

the snow shovels, we are down to the last of them which is three or four. >> they are trying to control the crowds by letting 10 at a time. is it all too much, but they say preparation could save lives. >> this is a potentially paralyzing storm. after the minor snowfall caused major accidents -- >> we are listening into city hall, mayor kenney is about to outline the snow emergency plan. >> the leadership of the various operating departments in providing the most thorough and accurate information to our citizens, today we have the mayor and heads of the operating departments that report into the managing directors departments here to brief you. we do our best to provide you with the most accurate and up to date information recording our

plans we are working on all week with the leaders of the departments and will likely have another press briefing tomorrow, to get us started off with our report i'll call on samantha phillips, the director of the office of emergency management who will talk about the status of our coordinating efforts and how we will move those efforts forward over the next couple of days. sam? >> good afternoon thank you. again i'm sam phillips director of emergency management for the city. to start with the forecast, the national weather service has been great about sharing information with us, and that is the official forecast we use for our decision making, we are in a blizzard watch, that begins friday evening and extends through sunday morning, we are forecasted for the most probable snowfall accumulation of 12 to

18 inches, certainly there could be anomalies there, the upper range could be close toward 20 and the lower is in the single digit inches. with this storm there are high winds and we are focused on the potential for power out ables and downed trees and we are doing coordination with the parks department. i want to go to the coordination at this point, we have not made official decisions but we'll make the decisions tomorrow after we get the most current forecast but we are leading to a snow electriclation but we are not make that decision until tomorrow. and we will likely activate the city's emergency place center tomorrow evening, that activation will begin as a partial activation with core

activation and public safety agencies and expant to a full saturday morning, the snowfall overnight should be relatively manageable and the height of the storm kicks in saturday morning. before i hand it over to deputy managing director karina tolson. today the governor of tom wolf made an emergency declaration to the state but that is different than the city. the governor's agency is helpful so they can free up resources if we need the help but no connection to the city of philadelphia operations. thanks. >> good afternoon, the streets department in collaboration with other agencies within the city and outside of the city began

its snow treatment operations yesterday evening at 7:00 p.m. with a brining operation, for this snow that is expected to begin tomorrow, we will have a full deployment of approximately 400 plows and 600 personnel who are plowing and salting our city streets, we are asking our citizens to join in the efforts by assisting in shoveling, shoveling their sidewalks, giving a clearance of 3 feet on the sidewalks including the curb cuts, and discourage them from putting the snow back into the streets once they have been cleared. we are working with the parking authority and there will be $5 lot parking by the parking department. there could be delays on the buses or trains, customers should check septa.org. to determine the status of their

trains and buses to get the latest updates and we do our best to maintain the route system throughout the entire city to maximize any impacts. and we'll check there to see if there are delays or cancellations for flights as a result of the snow that may be coming to us. and now i'm turning it over to the commissioner of the streets department. >> good evening i would like to talk to individuals that have thursday trash collection, we ask individuals to leave their trash at the curb, friday's collection will still be scheduled and picked up as it is planned. for those that normally have friday collection, we will not be collecting trash on saturday, we ask individuals who normally have friday trash collection to hold it on next friday, again

your trash collection is normally thursday, we are collecting thursday trash this friday. trash and recycling and for anyone that has trash or recycling normally collected on friday we ask you to hold it until next friday. i know turn it over to honorable mayor jim kenney. >> i want to thank the agencies for preparing for this and i want to make sure we recognize and think about our city workers who aring going to be out there and doing what they have to to keep the city safe. they are out time and time again, we lose sight of the fact that someone is out there driving the plows and doing the things they need to done and thank them for their work and keep them in our thoughts the

next couple of days, i want to ask philadelphians to look out for each okay, clear the steps and check on seniors and people shut in. lets work together as neighbors and citizens together to make sure we are safe and get out of this as soon as possible. and get back to normal as soon as possible. you should contact project home, their hot line is 215-232-1984, if they see a homeless person in need during the assistance of a storm, the operator will ask for a description of the person and provide as much detail as possible. homeless people are particularly vulnerable. keep your eyes open and make the calls and get those people off the streets, they are in severe danger if they stay out there. the city requires that dog

owners bring their pets indoors, extreme cold could result in a fine of up to $300, if you see a dog or pet outside call act philly at 267-385-3800, this is the first in a number of press updates we'll have between now and the end of storm and during the cleanup and i want to thank everybody for their hard work, there are folks up here, i have been mayor for 17 days, this is my first snow storm as mayor, i have lived in the city a long time and lived through a lot of snow storms, back in 96 was the worst i can remember as a philadelphian. but all the folks up here have extreme experience in dealing with the issues and we'll get through this as a city and i'll answer any questions you have -- >> [ inaudible ]. >> well, you know meteorology and prediction is a science and

there is an art to it and luck to it too. and mother nature is not always on time for things and winds shift and other things happen, we are preparing for the worst that we think will happen at this particular time. and again i would love for all of this to be wrong and the sun comes out on saturday and it's 65 but that is probably not going to happen, so lets prepare for the worst and hope for the best and be prepared for whatever comes. >> [ inaudible ] >> i'm from south philly i know. >> would you like to say anything about that? >> look, i know i understand i have dug out a number of cars in my day, my own and neighbors, it's frustrating when you clear a space and you think that space is yours it isn't, i would suggest and request that people think and be rational and

realistic and be consider ate of each other that the space you dig out does not belong to you, we have people in danger and fights, lets be thoughtful to each other and try to help each other. >> are you listening to mayor kenney and other officials outlining the game plan for the impending snow storm. we heard from the mayor it's his first big snow storm and some 400 plows and 600 personnel.

welcome back our storm system continues to gain strength through the gulf coast. in eastern texas this shows the strength of the storm already and is causing tornado watches, this is tapping into moisture from the gulf of mexico when it becomes a northea'easter it wilp into moisture from the atlantic and that is one of the aspects that will produce the snow for the bulk of our viewing area, this is the latest snowfall map, we tweaked it here, we moved that line farther to the south and cut the numbers for the

northern lehigh valley to 3 to 6 inches and i want to zoom into atlanta county no i want to talk about the winds first of all. they are a big aspect of the storm, it's not just the snow, the winds are howling on saturday from 5:00 in the morning until 5:00 in the evening, inland we look at wind gusts, 40 to 50 miles per hour with a heavy wet snow that could create a lot of power outages, prepare for that along the coast win gusts, 55 to 65 miles per hour. moderate to major coastal flooding, this is the biggest test for the new jersey and delaware beaches since superstorm sandy.

our coverage of the approaching northeaster, governor tom wolf has declared a state of emergency. >> parts of our area are under a blizzard watch and winter storm warning. people need to start preparing now. jim kenney and his staff updated the storm plan, they are leading to declare a snow emergency but they will make the decision tomorrow.

several communities have declared snow emergencies in the delaware valley. >> penndot and del/dot are getting roads ready and trucks are topping off their supplies of brine and salt. and then the snow starts to fall and it will be a plowing operation. >> and along with heavy wet snow power companies are trying to prevent power outages wherever they can, they sent out crews to cut down tree branches that are near lines. first lets head to adam joseph at the "action news" big board and the latest on the storm's track. >> monica and rick we have the winter storm watches in effect in blue north of pennsylvania turnpike into the lehigh valley, expecting a lot of snow there, where the blizzard line is, from

millville to dover, this is where you get the combination of the most snow and strongest winds to reduce the visibility. in addition to the watches, we have a coastal flood watch saturday into sunday at the times of high tide, move the cars if you are in a flood prone area, from the ocean side from long beach island to the tip of cape may and the bay locations not only in the delaware bay and river and the back bays in new jersey. as we look at double scan live radar the storm coming together now, you can see the amount of precipitation a conveyer belt of moisture being pulled out of the gulf of mexico and severe weather down there, a lot of energy and the low will track around atlanta and charlotte tomorrow and on saturday morning, will develop a new low that will become the nor'easter off the out banks of north carolina and that will throw

atlantic moisture our way. for tomorrow it's quiet and you can get all of your errands done, first thing in the morning sun and clouds and no issues for the morning rush and a green light as well. cloudy skies and not any issues, not until after 7:00 at night when the snow arrives from the south to the northern and during the daytime we can see whiteout conditions and really the roadways deteriorating and as we look at late saturday night the snow is ending from the west to the east and the sub is back on sunday. we'll talk about the expected totals and the exact timing with future tracker coming up. >> if we could only make it to sunday. >> it's nearly six years since philadelphia has experienced a blizzard. the first happened on february 5th and 6th and then on february 9th and 10th, 15.8 inches of

snow fell. "action news" reporter, vernon odom is live in collingdale tonight, vernon odom companies are being active trying to prevent as many power outages as they can. >> reporter: indeed peco works full-time as mainance and getting things straight 52 weeks out of the year, maintenance and improvements and tree trimming gets special attention year round. peco contractors today trimming trees in the heart of delaware county, cutting away branches from power lines, branchs that could trigger a real problem because the forecast is for a lot of heavy, wet snow and strong winds beginning tomorrow night, elements that generate lots of power outages. >> the heavy wet snow could accumulate on trees and power outages for customers but we are ready to respond.

>> peco prunes troubling branches each year but they have a full army of people on stand by if the storm leaves people without the juice to heat their homes. >> we have every valuable employee as well as local contractors and crews coming in from our sister utility in chicago ready to support and be in the streets and restore service to our customers if they lose service. dr. john burrell knows the perils after a mass loss of power. >> there are always sporadic outages especially with the heavy snow thankfully it's always a good response from beak owen things happen and they get us back up quickly. >> reporter: monica peco has 1.5 million customers in the region

and lets hope that the juice stays on the power stays safe in that region. live in collingdale, i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> communities along the jersey shore shore are not worried about seeing too much snow but there is concern about the potential for significant beach erosion and flooding. "action news" was in ocean city where crews were using front end loaders to block beach access and from water from breaching the dunes. and as the snow storms hit this weekend we want you to be part of "action news," be sure to send videos of the current conditions where you live and pets enjoying the winter weather safely, use the #~ 6 abc on social or email jointheaction@6abc.com. stocking up on rock salt and grocerys always part of the plan, many residents have

crossed the items off their list of things to buy and there are a few other things you may have forgotten, check your medications if you are do for a refill it's not a bad idea to pick those up before the snow starts falling and make sure your devices are fully charged like your cell phone or power, if you lose power it may be the only way to receive updates about the storm and check on your elderly friends and neighbors. and bring your pets inside of this weather, could be deadly for your cats and dogs as well. >> for people that live out on the streets, getting somewhere warm during the storm is crucial, if you see a homeless person outside. call to get them help. if you have to be out on the roads, penndot has 511 pa.com and on its smart phone app.

it shows where the snowplow trucks are running in real time. remember conditions are stretchous on local roadways and they are urging drivers to stay home until the storm is over. ♪ ♪ when you see that cone call us from your cell phone ♪ >> about that, the philadelphia police department is using humor and a catchy tune to remind you condition save parking spots you shoveled out. they used drake's song to bring home their point, no cones allowed. if you see someone saving a spot with cones, call police. or reach out through twitter using #~ no savvies. 50 children have new coats thanks to generous firefighters. local union 222 distribute the

the coats to first graders at shar elementary. they were thrilled because they will be comfy during big storm this weekend. now a check of the highways and by ways. matt pellman has the update. >> relatively quiet, a bunch of people are out and about trying to get things done before we hunker down for the weekend on the couch, sounds like a typical weekend for rick and me too. an accident to watch out for the northbound lanes north of norristown road spring house blocking the lane to get on 309 northbound. and warwick township, buck county, the downed poll shutting down 263, at meyer way by the wawa. and the traffic lights are on the fritz along german town pike

northwest of the mall. on the big picture, most of our accidentses have cleared out but we have slow speeds. 11 miles per hour on the schuylkill westbound close to south street and evesham township an accident at whole foods, single digit speed there's as well. rick and monica back over to you. >> thank you. quick break when we come back coverage continues of the pending storm and we'll check sports. at wegmans we believe the best way to help you

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for the past 24 years, 6 abc proudly teamed up with local firefighters for operation save a life, it teaches folks about fire safety and provides free smoke detectors for businesses in need and annie mccormick has more from the official kickoff in east philadelphia. >> firefighters worked quickly to hand out smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. they came to collect the devices at the philadelphia fire academy, this is the 24th year of 6 abc save a life, 6 abc is proud to be part of the program

along with several businesses, firefighters will hand out the life saving devices to their kpunts. >> donating smoke detectors for free to try and save lives, we are proud to do it year after year with our partners and it's a great event. >> we have proven that if you have a working smoke alarm you have the early warning and you can get out. commissioner derek sawyer says they programs are important for departments that condition afford to buy them. >> when we receive the detectors we have a list we are establishing and we get it into the homes and start to install the detectors immediately. >> home depot's involvement extends past today and they offer programs to teach people about fire safety. >> we welcome them into our stores and try to teach them and

explain the importance of smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors inside of every home. >> we have donated about a million of these and now in 2016 we can donate even more. annie mccormick, channel 6 "action news." time for sports and eagles front office trying to get off to a hot start and doug peterson settling in. >> and he will turn his attention to the roster and trying to figure out what to do with sam bradford. new eagles coach doug peterson finalizing his coaching staff and all but done on offense throwing his trust into frank reich, the new offensive coordinator, spent the last two seasons in san diego and is grateful for this job even though he won't be calling plays and even though he doesn't know if sam bradford will be the quarterback. peterson and reich go way back and they were recently training

mates in carolina back in 1995. >> we have opportunities and doug and i were teammates for a short time with the panthers. i thought a lot of doug when he was with kansas city and we talked of course playing them twice a year, we would talk 30 minutes before games, exchanging ideas and talking football. >> peterson was once the eagles quarterback coach is give that job to john dephillipo. he was the offensive coordinator for the cleveland browns. the flyers are making a points that they are a playoff team and just three points out as they play the hated pittsburgh penguins who rights now are in front of them in the standings. they will be without john

couture. and they dominated pittsburgh winning 13 of their last 16. >> i don't know if we have time to think about it, we go there and play them as hard as we can. and just working and playing. we are being patient and we always play a good game there. how about the sixers they got a well deserved day off after winning their first game against an eastern conference team. okafor leading with 20 in orlando. we'll see if they can finally beat a winning team on saturday. by the way la salle is pushed back to sunday now. >> the sixers play boston. quick break.

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the impending storm. people are getting worried because we had some declarations about the size and scope. >> we have no snow and then you get a foot of snow and add the winds into it with the reduced visibility and we don't have a lot of people traveling on saturday and you can stay home and enjoy the day with the family. >> as we take a look at double

scan live radar around the region, we are quiet right now and you have a good 24 to as much as 30 more hours to get the errands done, the temperatures right around freezing in the area, 34 in philadelphia and 34 in allentown and 32 in wilmington and dover a degree above that and at the shore temperatures of 32 degrees, high clouds throughout the day especially north and west of philadelphia, notice over the last few hours, the clouds are shrinking and clear skies to the south and west and that is the start to our friday. and then the system down to the south, the ingredients are coming together and you can see the explosion of precipitation now moving out of the gulf of mexico and we have severe thunderstorm watches and tornado watch boxes from jackson to new orleans and all of this is sliding slowly to the east developing a nor'easter that will also move slowly here during the day on saturday. your day planner, tomorrow 24 and sunshine in the morning, and

28 as clouds start to build as 10:00 from the south to the north and right around freezing during the afternoon hours and even at 7:00 in philadelphia, temperatures are below freeze and it's snow has yet to fall, and at 8:00 the first few flakes in lancaster and wilmington and while the rest of us are dry it starts to push near philadelphia and reading and trenton near midnight snowing heavily in southern new jersey and delaware, at this point the shore is all snow before the mixing pushes in, saturday at 8:30, you see the dark blue cross most of the area, that is the whiteout conditions and heavy wet snow and the rain line pushing in from the shore with the strong winds, 1:00 in the afternoon dealing with the blinding snow at times and rain down the shore in the afternoon and that continues at 5:00 and it's not until midnight on

saturday that it moves to the north and east. the snowfall totals have not changed much, the bull's-eye chester and northern delaware and it cuts off as you head to the south at the shore. mixing going over to rain, 3 to 6 inches on the front end of the storm and the foot to foot and a half areas near glassboro and hammonton and downingtown and west grove and middletown and wilmington and north of the pennsylvania turnpike the numbers drop off quickly up in allentown expecting around 6 inches of snow, at the shore brief snow and rain as the warm air comes in with the strong jeet stream, winds gusting 55 to 65 miles per hour piling up the water and moderate to major coastal flooding expected and significant beach erosion as well. there is a lot of elements to the storm and saturday is the heart of it. the exclusive accuweather

forecast quiet on friday and snow comes in at 36 degrees and heavy blinding snow here on saturday, 32 degrees and near freezing that means the consistency is glue like and that could adhere to a lot of the trees and power lines and some of those limbs could be weak and could snap and we could see power outages and on sunday it's windy and sun comes back in the afternoon at 37 and partly sunny on monday and back into the 40s for the middle of next week to melt some of the snow around here. >> thank you adam. >> the "action news" facebook page has resources to help you prepare for the snow, our meteorologist, are updating the forecast regularly and adam and cecily are streaming live chats to answer any questions you might have and there are -- like our page facebook.com/6abcactionnews.

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the "action news" team is standing by with continued conk about the impending storm. and flooding at the jersey shore and what to expect and the timing of the snowfall totals. now for meteorologist, adam joseph, cecily tynan, jeff skversky and monica malpass i'm rick williams "action news" at 6:00 is next. garbage. that's the budget passed by the republican legislature in harrisburg. it's unfunded, unbalanced and unconscionable. it'll balloon the deficit. and cuts education by $95 million dollars. causing governments to raise property taxes.

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big story on "action news" is the approaching storm, much of the area will soon be under a blizzard watch with the storm in the southeast. there is no way to avoid it, so best we prepare for it. this was the scene today as penndot was putting down brine on the schuylkill expressway and the crush was on this afternoon at the home depot in south philadelphia, nothing was selling more than ice melting rock salt, "action news" reporter, john rawlins is at the penndot yard and dann cuellar is outside of city hall and nora muchanic is outside of ocean city where they are worried about coastal flooding, of the but first latest from accuweather with cecily tynan and adam joseph. >> the storm is starting to define itself, it's going be a powerful storm and can you see why, double scan live radar remember yesterday it barely showed anything out west and this storm system now is