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putting down brine likike here on the schuylkill expressway. individuals who cannot i a driveway are buying rock salt to melt the the owfter it falls. e way or the other it is all abouteg prepared, for the g storm. it ishursday night and the b store own "action new tonight hours fr now, by then, mo of us should be seng snow beginning to aumulate. we've taction news" reporters dann cuellar and christie lleto on e snow beat nht but ls stt with meteorologist cecily nan and adam joseph, cely is at the big a. >> jim, youan see stm tracker six live doublecan just how mse this storm system is now. qukly, it has blossomed. that l pssure in t eastern lisiana g now aad of it. we've t this plume of moisture even eountering a ttle will bit of the m in the tennessee valley. you can see at squalli of thunderstorms. that iicates the dynamics with this stem. it is strong. it has left. it has iure.

it will pping in that more ast becomes a nor'easter. the theintertm watches and warnings, extend all the wayrom little rock, up toward long island. that is more than a thousand les. this al showss the the track of the storm. is yes is th southern slider. ast moves off the coast explodes io a nor'easter. that ishen u get e wind. so because of the wind, reducing visibility we ve a blizzard watch posted for friday night to uny morning forhe bulk of our viewing area, t pennsylvania turnpike and ay all points to the sth do the east. so when does that srm ben to mo in? it will be, this ti really tomorrow nht. delaware and south jersey moving in between seven and 10:00 o'clock. here in philadelphia we will see the flakes benning to fall between 10:00 o'clock at night and 1:00 o'clockn saturday morning. lehigh valley, it the will take a i bween one and 4:00 o'clock saturday morning. star as light fluffy ow but th things change dramatically on saturday,

detailsn that with adam joseph. >> it bomes tt heavy we almost glue-like snowuring the day surday. th is wh we wi get un of the storm stting 30 in the rng saturday lasting through saturday afternoon where we cld see snow rates oo to 3 inches per hour. southern parts of the delaware, new jersey if you see that thunder snow that is when we s two to ihes per hr. because of the it of the snow with e csistency we couldee por oages in addition to the very rg windidingnhat ight on the treesimbs and per lines. gusts to 40 to 65 miles an hour. forty close to philadelphia. sixty-five at the the shore. and, ding the day on turday most road will be impassable because of just how heavily the snow will be falling, in addition to those very strong wind. expected precipitation types friday night rgh t the duration of the storm, it is mainly a wet snow fm millville, all points to the north and s could it m in set at times

near mlville? it cod. but mainly wet snow. ow to mixing f dover to atlantic city. rn cape may county, ss county there, se snow at the on set. mainly rain during the the storm. it the may end up as a little bit of t snowfall. theow lel jet which is 5,000 feet in the atmosphere with this storm, will be screaming out of the eterly direction. you can see the strongest win a aimed r southern new jersey and daware, anywhere alonghe the the mid-atlantic region. when we t that heavy ra and heavy snow cong down, that wi pu those strong wind to the surface d that is why we will have so jor beach erosion d coastal flooding, at the immediate shore. we have no friction on of nd. t nd can co in off water, les an ur saturday afternoon d1 atlantic city. down to around 30 to 40 miles an hour from philadelphia to wilmington. thehe rson there is no blizzard watches or wnings to the north of philadelphia, it is cse wi are mu lessp there. jim, when meteorologist cecily

tynan cos back sheill give you those expect snowfall ounts in the fl rast. >> adam, thank you. pennsylvania governor tom waffle declared atate of emergency a aad of e storm this clears the the way for authorities to deliver state resources where ever they are needed as quickly ace possible. wolf ued ebody to use common sense to stay prepared, and to look aer each other. "action news"eporter dann ear is live in center city philadelphia tonight where we will probablyee a snow emergency tomorrow, and dann, the eures on t city a's brd new mayor. >> reporter: that is right jim. eighteen days in the j d mayor jim kenney is getting his first true test at the helm during a j otorm. he z joy a level of confidence inhat some of the same group of veterans running things under mar cel tter are now nng thgs for hi >> were preparing for the worst that we tnk wi happen in this particular time. again, i would love for all of us ts toe wrong and e sun comesut saturday and it is5. but that is probably t going

to pn. >> reporter: city official announced all essential personnel have been put on standy bye mor's te which includes director of the office emergency management haset to dlare a snow emergency even though it is evident there will be one at some point. >> only reason for waiting we have a responsibility to our cizensnd visitors in philadelphia to make decisions on the the best available formation, and we wl get our st go information tomorrow morning. >> reporter: there was also a word of caution as so op across the sit hoy tried to create space vs r their vehicles. >> i mean i understand. i have dugut a numberf cars in my y my own and neighbors, and it is frustrating when you car a space and y think th ace isours. it isn't. >> reporter: for many residents who have had problems in the past having streets plowed in the timely fashionheyre waiting to seeow thgs go under is newayor. >> will this be a re testo see if heill get tt street cleaned, yes, i pe so. reporter: you are counting him. >> to clean my ste yes i ed to park my car. >> reporter: that would be a true test of the new mayor.

>> yeah, pretty much. he has a challenge, that for sure ithey e calling forll tt snow, yeah, definitely. >> reporter: now the y see en aware of the challenge he face is a ahead and that why srounded himself with ttle to tested veterans to get the job done. were liven cter city, i'mann cuellar for channel six a "action news". >> dann, thank you. the iending nter stm is already iacting on travel. more than 2,000 flights across the country have been canceled foromorrownd american airlines has cceled all flights in and out of philadelphia on tday. flight aware w site which tracks airport aivities, expects more tn 5,000 flights to be canceled over the weekend. amtrak willperate on a modified schedule throughout the the northeast rdor. amtrak suggests at passengers with reservations check thehe stus ofheir trains, on line, or through amtrak's mobile app. coastal flooding and hi wind are also major concerns with this storm and in ocean city, new jersey, front end

loads sealed off beach accessoday to keep the ocean from breaching the dunesnd flooding the back b streets. ocean city high school is also on and bi a slter in case power oages and military surplus vehicles are ready ll in rescues becoming nessary. delaware will most ky get t the most snow in r reon. certainly very hi wind, a state officials say they a prepared for aver cos. delldot will have 450 sa trucks and plows onhe highways, with an ehasis on i-95 routes one and and other mor roadways. private nactors, are on standy dill cled inf nded. officials say they have plenty of sa and road crews are ready. so, how are pladelphians gettingey for e storm? "action news" reporter christie lleto was lart on columbus uvard in south philadelphia, and let's hear what she saw tonight.

>> doesn't he rock st. >> they are out. >> reporter: that was story at lownecessary park side. >> salt. >> reporter: because that is what everybody is looking to buy aad of the weekend orm. >> salt was flying off of the shelves, at iount hardware. >> thinks only thing you were looking for. >> yes. just rock salt. that is it. and i t . >> reporter: are how many times have y been looking for salt. >> today, we have did four skids, and eh skid ctains 48 bags at -und. so do the math. yeah probably 8,000-pound. >> not a lot of food in there. no salt. >> reporter: mad dash at shoppers in shop rite isouth philadelphia, some had to settle for ss, others. >> a lot havef so and junk food. >> reporter: that is a long list. >> this is my typical saturday receipt. i justentn thursday instead of going on satday. i dn'tet anything extra in casey can'tet out saturday we are good for next week. >> reporter: residents stocked up on supplies, while

essential workers like t vonteer fire company in yeadon tted e gear r a busy 72 hours ahd. >> we will have e start coming around 6:00 o'clock friday eng tomorrow evening, and that will b pretty much be dedicated here until monday morning. >> reporter: with one day left before the t stm hs, residents are just trying to get wthey can to prepare. >> they are kind of cleaned out, slim pickings but st enough to get my car out. >> reporter: now many of those stores that ran tf rin items, should be getting restocked, tomorrow, jt in timeor saturday's storm. reporting live from south phadelphia, christie lleto for cnnel six aaction news". jim? >> thanks, christie. of course, uan find around the clock cerage of the iending wintertorm on six a abc.com. we will ovide nant updates on the six caction news" febook pe, a on twitter. still to come on "action news" tonight aood samaritan rescues a womanho ove into

the icy delaware river. a new report pots to russian president vladamire putin for approving t deh of a foer b ant. cecily. this developing storm will bring us high wind, and a coastal flooding and heavy snow i'll ha new information on wt arset hit hardest in t accu weather forecast. and philadelphia hls consider adding mlim holidays to the cendar, that and more wn "action news" continues tonight.

more news tonight, a a good saritan jumped to rescue a won today, o drovento the icy delaware rivern bks county. this happened at 11:40 ne east ferry a and river roads in lower makefield township. a micipal worker tssed the incident d took action pulling female driver to the

shore. paramedics tooker to t hospital. a pedestrian sfered critical injuries after beg struck by a minivan tonight new se cnty. acdent happened on route 13 near bacon avenuen wilmington manor. police say a man in his 2s darted out on to the highway dhenas t. the pedestrian was tan to christiana hospital with a possible head injury. traffic tgedies sced route 55 in millville cumberland uyhis afternoon. a state pron van smmed into the the rear of the flatbed u th was hauling a disabled vehicle. inmate in the van headed to bayville state prison was lled. second inte and two prison gd we injured. the parents of the two-year old girlho dwned in ocn uy, last summer, now face inal crges. berkley township police arrested rort ea and bridgette cthey today. both face crges of endangering welfare of the child and possession of drugs. the daughter was fnd in t pool lt august.

the witnesses told police that the der had wondered t neighborhood servised before. philadelphia's school reform commission is being asked to add, two muslim holidays to the school calendar. the request came from city councilman ctis jes who earlier today won unanimous council approval of the resolution, calling for mlim holidays for cy workers. nesays th muslims fe marginalized and recognizing two holy days would be inclusive. but adding lays, of course, will require negotiations between the city and its school unions. defamation lawsuit filed by a pittsburgh ea woman against bill coyas been dismissed. renita hill said cosby ma r out to be a liarnd exrtionist when he issued anketenials tolms that he drugged and lted her and several other women. the judge rud that coy statements werepinions protect by eirst amendment. cosby c cminal crges in montgomery county for an

alleged sexual assault involving andrea constand in 2004. his death srked enormous intrigue in 26. rmer b agent turned emlin critic, shown he, died after meeting with two russianfficials at a london hotel. a report released to day by a british jge conclude that the two ruis poisoned the man at theehest of russian security services a probably, with e the approval of the rui presidentladamire t. well whington d. has already gotten a taste of t theint weather that is heading our wa icy cditions, stranded drivers, for five hoursr more th rning on the dulles toll way. the i conditions so proved treacherous for pedestrians. a camera ew captured a woman slipping while crossing the street, ouch. forecast is are cling f feet or moreo fa in shington this weekend. it is ay six years since, pladelphia last

experienced a blizzard. back in february 2010, we had two, back to back in st a week. first happened on february 5th and 6th, 28 and a half inches of sw fell rghat storm. then on fruary 9th and t 15.8 inches of snow fe. that winter rains one of the most snowy in philadelphia a's history. you've t aways to go ha winter of 2016 match those kind of numbers. >> and i could correct you. >> absolutely. >> 2009/2010 was the the mo snowy. >> 78.7 inches of snow, th winter. >> yes. >> it haseen burned in brain, soake note that. >> we will never me that mistake again. >> we will not be toppg that this winter. >> so far half inch of snow, thatill change a lot dramatically. >> in. >> storm tracker six ve double scan ong that nothing is ong up double scan right n but that will be different this time

torrow night as thatnow creeps ufrom the south a cold enough for snow. currently pladelphia a 3egrees. down from a high of 37. alntown 25. wilmington 23. llville is 2 a atlantic ty airport reporting cold temperatures 18 degrees. so one iredientor t the the snowstorm you need a lot of iure. i wanto show you e water vapormagery from the uer atmosphere at 11:00 this morning. look at what happens as we head wa current time. u can sethis pme of isture developing, out of theulf of mexico. that cause of a ve strong low pssure center. wh that low pressure wi do will arse the ea cot, that southern slider, and then it will emerge off the coast of the carolinas as a nor'easter but whatill happen with th nor'easter. first of a it ov wm waters. thawill helpt intensify. so, is there a e of perevel energy. what this will do is it will move toward and it wi feed engy into that low eure,

again, getsight over i it is men as vertical stacking. that is a very stro storm system. that c sometimes stall e the srm before iteakens and gradually moves out. this will be a longuration, ow event. so future tracker is showing good ns ia be saying for days now. friday during the the day is dry. around 8:00 o'clock we will see so snow showers jt beginning to develop in our southern zones it is here by 11:00 o'clock. temperatures in the the lower 30's and 20's d then it rely gets cnking as we head toward the morning hours. at 3:00 o'clock some band of heavy snow, 0o'clock in e morning not on do we have heavy snow ban but we have little bit of mixing a along t the coast. then i ally think there will be a lull in t action. it will be inhe afternoon. some dry air gets entrenched andetsulled in and u think h it is all or. not que yet. it wi continue into the evening until around 80'clock. it will be more spotty. then nly everything wind down between about three d 4:00 o'clock in the morning

on ny morning. so ts is an all wi day snow event. expected snowfall p, i'm still really happy with this. still having that zone of 12 to 18. pennsylvania turnpikend ierior southersey in northern delaware, d mof the latest computer models have been indicatinghere could be isolated e arnd 20 inches. the actually a little b more juicy, sharp cut off. head autopsy cross lehigh valley, three to ihes in the rip off zone, t the poconosot getting a lot of snow withhis stm sm. th acrossouth jersey we will get mixing. that willoldown the amounts. but the cozies going to get battered. not with heavy snow, but with high wd. and with coastal oing. thehore impact, ow to start. change ov to rain, ending with o wind gusts down the shore will be tropical storm r wind. fifty-five to 6miles an hour winds. that willrea moderate, to mar coastal flooding f

three tides cycles not just along the coast t also ck ys delaware bays and th willause significant beach erosion. this real going to be a test for the behes, really biggest test since surtorm sandy. the exclusive ac weather seven day forecast, snow arriving from the sth d very gradual tomorrow nht. sunday we are in the thick of it th heavy snow, visibility near zero times, high wi stay off the ads. hunker down. just watch "action ws we wille on all day n a and then by sunday it is windy but sunnies back by t afternoon and tn temperatures will climb and we will have a lot of lng going hest specially on tuesday and wednesday and we will stl get in new information th could still be a ltle bit of the shift in the track and did mphy will upda us on "action news"eginning at 3 >> i love that teohern slider. >> i know. >> i thought a uernlider was mi hburger from mississippi. >> it sound gd.

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flyers and pittsburgh tonight but they got off to a great srt. >> yeah, but they don't end allh well. you hopehen ey get to the beginning of the april a me like th doesn't me ba to haunt them. flyers/penguins have played each other ugh and with bo teams fight to go get in the playoff picture tonight is no different. flyers get off tie great start, 21st period goalsoth on the power play. jake voracek beats marc-andre fury here. two to nothing yers. e penguins sce the next four goals. three in eecond piod. bill kesell scores twice on theice. this makes it three-two. now down four -two in the third. claude giroux on the power play his 14th of the an. he cuts deficit down to one. late in the ge, 72nd to play goalie

pull, brayden schenn and shane gostisbehere each got a ot at it and th both come up empty. flyers lo four-three. they snap a eight me wng streak over pens. we are hearing om frank reich for first time since being name e a fsive coordinator. reich is aious to work wh whatever quarterback birdnd up with. former nfl qb s chargers coordinator the past two seasons. heasired earlier is month. ich is ppy to have a job anhe is hay it is here with the bird. >> i look forward to t next opportunity. that is what we vhere in philadelphia a. you know, do and i go bk a little bit. we we teammates r a ort time in 1995 withhe panthers. i think a lot of doug when he st kansas cy. we l obviously playing twice a he and i would aays talk 30 minutes before t gameust exchanging ideas talking football. and eagles ha named jo dephilipo as teams qrterback

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