she's standing by live in north wildwood. trish. >> reporter: good evening, rick. i want you to take a look at the beach behind me. crews are hard at work. the down here at third avenue is destroyed. the mayor says it could be months before it's restored. many residents here spent the day cleaning up the storm damage after what they say was a scary weekend. >> we're used to in michigan 185-inches of snow and this is a lot worse. >> reporter: karen batch row spent much of the day cleaning out her muddy garage trying to figure out what she could salvage. this is her first north wildwood winter and she and her husband larry spent more than 24 hours without power or heat. she showed us her basement that took on about 4 feet of water just shy of the flooding that took place during superstorm sandy. >> when the water started coming in at 6:30 in the morning on saturday morning, and we looked down the

basement stares it looked like it was the sinking of the titanic. >> reporter: people were throwing out debris and damaged possessions after a weekend of wild weather. this video shared on twitter and facebook was viewed more than 200,000 times. it shows officer of the north wildwood police department pushing a stranded vehicle in frigid water on saturday. the officer was seen again in this photo posted to their department's facebook page rescuing a little girl as the water crept up to her family's home. >> the water was starting to come up. it was inches away from going into the living room so at that point we were just trying to see if we could get the whole family into the truck. we didn't want to take multiple trips. we just wanted to get everybody in. >> reporter: now back here live the replenishment for this beach according to the mayor will cost about $10 million, even more frustrating this beach had just been repaired after hurricane joaquin hit in the fall. we're live in north wildwood, trish hartman, channel6 "action news. rick.

>> all right, trish thank you. we just learned that philadelphia public schools will be closed again tomorrow. apparently administrative offices will be opened but no school tomorrow for philadelphia public school students. we have yet to hear from parochial school officials but when we do we'll update you. again no school tomorrow for public school students in the city of philadelphia. it wasn't just southern shore towns that were hit hard by this week's storm. that devastation was felt up and down the coast. chopper6 hd flew over the shore today comparing this morning's scene to video from friday. you could see how much damage was done. beach haven inlet clips of sand were chewed out of the shore and in margate you could see the water line left behind bite flooding and heavy surf this weekend's storm pounded the coast with and new jersey lieutenant governor ca kim guadagno surveyed damage up and down the shore. the storm ate a way so much sand homes are teetering on the edge of the ocean. nora muchanic talked to

lieutenant guadagno and talked about storm damage repairs. >> part of a building collapsed. it happened at the zoo's bird of paradise exhibit. officials said the steel mesh roof caved in during this weekend's blizzard. officials say no birds were harmed because they were in an adjoining building at the time. part of the zoo's maintenance center was damaged as well. the zoo will be closed until further notice. >> well, nearly 400 plows are hard at work trying to remove snow from streets in philadelphia even tonight. today officials said nearly 1800 miles of city streets have been made passable. the action cam found some areas that have not been touched, though, like this street in manayunk. mayor jim kenney said he knows people are frustrated but it's a process the city has to follow. >> it's your street. it's important to you and if you're not out yet you're frustrated and i recognize that but we have to -- we have to go through this in a methodical way to make sure the city gets back to work as

soon as possible. >> the parking authority is offering five-dollar parking at its garages through tomorrow morning so people can get their car off city streets. >> the postal service is also asking customers to clear a path to their mailboxes for mail carriers. the action cam spotted mailboxes still covered in snow today here in penn valley montgomery county. according to the u.s. ps all that snow can pose a serious hazard to mail carriers causing them of course to slip-and-fall. postal employees have been told to hold the mail for any address where the ice and snow are not cleared. >> as we mentioned it was a snow day for many kids across the delaware valley today. this weekend's storm was bad enough to force schools across our area to close and as we mentioned, philadelphia public school students no school tomorrow as well. "action news" reporter vernon odom is live in west chester tonight with what it will take for those schools to reopen tomorrow. vernon. >> reporter: good evening, rick. it will take much more cleanup out here to get this situation safe for kids. west chester itself had

30-inches of snow on saturday and that's a big problem. if you take a look right down here with me, this is the main driveway right in front of henderson high school west chester, one of the biggest and if you look, right bloat surface there's still plenty of ice out here even though it's been plowed many times. by the thousands today, chester county school children take to the hills to sled the day away. courtesy of the blizzard related school closings. in the west chester school district the high schoolers are happy to have a sunny day, lots of snow and no classes. >> it's a safety issue for me. i don't want to have school because these roads, the back roads not good. >> i think it's both safety and for fun. >> reporter: you'll be ready to go back tomorrow. >> no. it will be nice to have another day off. >> reporter: kristen brown couples as a mother and west chester district schoolteacher. >> i am concerned about their safety waiting at the bus stop and these roads don't look great but i want to be back in school. >> reporter: the halls were

empty today. with so much cleanup on school property and the side roads continuing, the chester county area superintendent shut down all 16 of his schools today for more than 16,000 students. safety the issue. >> even with yesterday with all of the road crews out and plowing the roads and our guys coming in to try to clear the lots, there was just too many back roads, too many intersections with snow piled up where buses just couldn't safely get through. >> reporter: over in valley forge park the slopes were crowded. i spoke with suburban teachers out there with their children. >> if roads aren't clear, it's not safe for them to walk then i think they should be able to get outside, have -- get some exercises and have fun with some friends. >> we're up on a high hill. there's a lot of snow, a lot of trees out there. i know last year the electricity went out for awhile so yeah definitely safety always first. >> it's fun. i like it because i like to go sledding and stuff. it's really cool. >> reporter: rick, no

decision yet on whether the west chester area schools will reopen tomorrow. a verdict may not come until late tonight or even at 4:30 tomorrow morning. live in west chester, i'm vernon odom, channel6 "action news." >> all right, vernon thank you. now let's go to meteorologist cecily tynan who has the latest on what we can expect for the rest of the week including perhaps some precipitation towards the end, cecily, hm. >> fortunately that looks like it will probably stay off shore. i think that's what all of us are hoping for because who wants to see more snow? we got enough over the weekend. philadelphia 22.4-inches, the fourth largest snowstorm. a lot of our suburbs more than 2 feet. allentown the biggest snowstorm on record with close to 32-inches of snow. the good news is that snow has already started to melt. temperatures right now 39 degrees in philadelphia. we hit 40 earlier this afternoon. that will lead to a lot of melting and if you look to the south and west there are even milder temperatures so we'll gradually climb through the 40's as we head through the

week. so, this shows just how many degrees above freezing we will be this week. tomorrow on the mild side, 11 degrees above freezing. wednesday 10. thursday takes a dip, only 5 degrees above but friday 7 degrees above so each day above freezing. that will lead to a gradual melt but problem, though, overnight temperatures drop below freezing so we will have some areas of black ice so do be careful. i will talk more about the threat of a little bit more snow later in the week coming up in the full accuweather forecast. monica. >> thanks so much cecily. and the slick snow covered roads led to this single car crash on i-95 north early this morning. officials say the driver lost control near academy road in northeast philadelphia about 6:00 a.m. that car went into some mounds of snow, then finally stopped up against a guardrail. the driver was hurt but we're told the injuries were not life-threatening. that was just one example of the slick roads of course in our area this morning. >> crews have been hard at work all day trying to keep the roads clear. matt pelman has an update from

the "action news" traffic center from some of the hardest hit areas. how did you get to work. >> there were plenty of snow i'm did a lot of shoveling yesterday. now that the snow piles are higher than i am but the big dig does continue rick and monica and we're not really digging the traffic as we try and head home this afternoon. we've had a bunch of accidents including this bad one on the 30 bypass in downingtown but the good news is just within the last couple minutes they towed away the vehicle here by 113 in the inbound many westbounwestbound lanes.elsewhey overturned propane truck blocking the route one oxford bypass near tough ken nam mon. stay down on baltimore pike to get around that. on the blue route in delco northbound by saint davids villanova still have this crash taking out the two left lanes jammed solid coming north of lima springfield. i think 320 to be a better bet. still removing the snow along the kelly drive so that's blocked in both directions.

robbed gets yoroosevelt boulevau around that. 37 bus routes suspended. there's a whole lot more rick and monica. we'll talk much more in the next half hour. >> much more still to come a boost for texas senator ted cruz. the big man throwing his weight behind cruz's push for the white house. >> health check. many deaths could be have been avoided. ali gorman explains the risks of winter weather. >> we want to show you amazing video taken from drone6 today. this is a street in philadelphia's northern liberties section still buried in snow as you can tell. amazing scenes throughout the city. "action news" will be right back with more. stay with us.

>> with just one week to go until the iowa caucuses candidates are seeking every step up they can get. today that edge came from texas senator ted cruz earned an endorsement from rick perry. perry was two time presidential hopeful. last sent he was the first republican to drop out of the race. meantime the three democratic candidates are in iowa tonight preparing for another faceoff. the town hall comes as polls show hillary clinton and bernie sanders neck and neck

and amid news that former new york city mayor michael bloomberg is considering a possible presidential run. bloomberg is expected to make his decision in march. and "action news" will be in des moines for the iowa caucuses. watch for my reports from the first electoral event of the 2016 presidential race thursday night on "action news." >> exploding air bags made takata -- by takata in japan expected in a tenth death. a massive recall is expanding further. a south carolina man died around christmas. his attorney says a piece of metal flew into his neck as that air bag deployed. u.s. safety regulators are recalling another 5 million takata air bags and for the first time this recall includes volkswagen and mercedes benz. the recall already had affected 19 million air bags before today's expansion. millions of americans along the east coast continue to dig out as you know from the record setting blizzard and one of the hardest hit areas is washington, d.c., up to 2 feet of snow fell there.

today the mayor asked for federal assistance and additional equipment from across the can country. it has already been brought in to start helping remove that snow. but life is starting to get back to normal a little more quickly in new york city. despite piles of snow everywhere schools and businesses were opened today. the storm dumped nearly 27-inches of snow just in central park. time for health check now. officials warn this weekend's storm was going to be dangerous. we know there it did take the light traffic volume of 36 people in 12 states and washington, d.c. >> that's right. health reporter and registered nurse ali gorman is at the big board with more including dangers that could have been avoided. ali. >> it is devastating to hear these stories. many people were reminded this weekend just how strenuous shoveling heavy snow can be. and unfortunately for some, it may have been too much. a go fund me page has been set up for the family of 18-year-old brianna gerlauff. the pregnant teenage are died

saturday morning after shoveling snow in pottstown, pennsylvania. she was eight months pregnant. and suffered from a rare heart defect that can cause rapid heart rate. but the official cause of death has not been determined. breanne's friend writes god took not one but two beautiful angels. other deaths include an 88-year-old man in lower providence township montgomery county who died while shoveling. two men, one in allentown, one in harrisburg also collapsed. and a capitol police officer suffered a heart attack while clearing snow in magnolia, delaware. in passaic, new jersey, a neighborhood is mourning the loss of a mother and her one-year-old son. sasha lynn rosa stayed in the car with her two kids as her husband tried to dig them out. they were overcome by carbon monixide. neighbors tried to help. >> and i try, i try. my nephew try, try. and the paramedics try, try.

those people worked so hard. >> the second child a three-year-old girl is in very critical condition at a nearby hospital. it was a similar incident in berks county. a man was trapped by a snowplow in his running car. he also succumbed to carbon monoxide poisoning. safety experts say you should clear snow well away from tail pipes before you start your car to warm it up. and there are also several sources of carbon monoxide around your house. you want to make sure that there is plenty of open space by the vents outside your furnace and your clothes drier. also if you have a wood stove, they need a lot of clearance. make sure that those vents are clear whether they are on the roof or on the side of your house and of course if you have an elderly neighbor, check their home as well. want to try to keep everybody safe, guys. >> absolutely. thanks ali. >> thank you so much ali. >> we have an update for you. philadelphia archdiocesan schools announced they'll be

closed tomorrow. so now public and parochial schools closed. >> we continue to show you other school closings and delays scrolling at the bottom of your screen. in the meantime we'll take a quick break and we'll be right back. stay with us.

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>> time for accuweather at the "action news" big board. >> meteorologist cecily tynan you went skiing. did you go skiing over the weekend. >> you know actually my son had a ski race and i went snow snowshoeing. >> everyone on the ski lift was yelling at me saying you're going the wrong way. enough about my weekend. sky6 taking a look at philadelphia international airport where the flights are on time and you can see how they've cleared out the path on the run ways for the flight, certainly a good change from saturday when all the flights were grounded and temperatures climbing above freezing today. so, that's leading to a lot of good melting, especially along with the bright sunshine today. philadelphia right now 39 degrees. down from a high of 40. allentown dropped down to 32. trenton 34. atlantic city airport 37 and wilmington 34 degrees. now, satellite6 along with

action radar showing i am tracking a weak system for tomorrow. the center of that low pressure, though, will really ride well up to the north so what that will do is just drag a front through our region and you can see just a couple spotty showers along that front, so that could bring us maybe a tenth of an inch of rain in the afternoon, some spotty showers, nothing more than that and tonight is going to be a dry night. patchy clouds but a few areas of fog and temperatures dropping below freezing across-the-board so you really do want to be careful for some areas of black ice p. so, tomorrow morning use caution. a lot of sidewalks and driveways will be icy if they haven't been treated so good idea to keep treating your surfaces because this is going to be kind of a cycle we get through the week with daytime melting and then overnight freezing. future tracker showing tomorrow morning 11 o'clock, lots of sunshine already 41 degrees in philadelphia. at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, this is when we could see some of those light showers moving through. again not a big deal and then wednesday morning wake up with

a lot of clouds but then in the afternoon the clouds will be clearing for the northwest and the southeast and temperatures up again in the 40's. so relatively quiet for most of the week. so the five day at 5:00 a spotty shower possible, 42 degrees. wednesday morning clouds, afternoon sunshine, 42. thursday temperatures take a hit. 37 degrees. a lot of people on my facebook page and twitter asking me what about this potential storm on friday. computer models show it heading out to sea. if that track trends farther west i wouldn't be surprised if parts of delaware and new jersey could get clipped with a little bit of snow but we're not talking about a big storm. put your mind at ease and then on saturday clouds mixing with sun with a high of 42 degrees and adam we'll let you know what happens the second half of the weekend in the full accuweather 7-day forecast. pretty quiet week. >> that we need. >> thank you. >> thank you cecily. >> first time ever looked forward to february. quick break.

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>> ♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >> hello again. here's what's happening on "action news" monday night. all the snow that fell this

weekend caused many problems for roofs across the area. we'll tell you what you can do to prevent a collapse at your home. the jersey shore was hammered by high winds rough seas and flooding during the blizzard. today residents and officials are getting a handle on all of the damage. and the eagles add some long term stability to their offense. jaime apody has the details on a new deal for an important member coming up. >> our coverage on the extensive cleanup efforts following the blizzard of 2016 continues tonight. there are school closings already posted for tomorrow including philadelphia public and parochial. they are all running there at the bottom of your screen and those two big systems philadelphia public and archdiocesan schools closed again tomorrow. >> tonight we're getting a better idea of which communities were hit hardest by the storm. it wasn't just snow that created widespread problems. >> front end loaders and jersey shore residents spent their day clearing mounds of debris washed up by powerful storm surge. entire neighborhoods like this one in brigantine were under several inches of icy water

during the icy storm and high tide. >> roads in wilmington delaware in pretty good shape. crews used heavy equipment to move the mounds of snow from big trucks. from there it went to another area to be dumped. residents and business owners did their part using shovels to clear pathways. >> the shear weight of all those tons of snow proved to be too much for this church in downingtown chester county. clop per six overly calvary fellowship church this morning and the roof had buckled under nearly 5 feet of snow that did collect during the storm. fortunately nobody was hurt but this type of collapse is not uncommon after a major snowstorm. homeowners you can prevent it from happening to your property. we're going have more on how. >> "action news" reporter nydia han spent the day way local contractor and learned the basics of removing snow from your roof. >> she's live in center city for us with details. hi, nydia. >> hi, nydia. >> reporter: lie, guys. experts say a foot of heavy snow on a 1600-foot square home can weigh as much as

14 tons f you're on platt roof it is a good idea to get some of the snow off if you can do it safely and if you have the right shovel. a heavy metal one like this is not what our expert recommends. >> so the shovel should be plastic, all right. you don't want to impregnate the roof possible that you're shoveling the snow off. you don't want to create a problem when you already have one exactly. >> reporter: if you have a pitched roof. >> i would say initially try to get that bottom 3 feet off. they do make these rake shovels. they're kind of telescopic and you can get them at a hardware store probably. >> reporter: it's the bottom 3 feet where an ice dam could occur. an ice dam shouldn't be a concern if your roof is less than 20 years old and has good ventilation and insulation. but if your roof does not meet that criteria. >> the roof will melt off but what ends up happening is the bottom edge where your gutter or eaves is it's typically colder and then it will refreeze and as it refreezes over time the ice as it's melting off has nowhere to go.

>> reporter: if you have an ice dam you need to call a professional. >> somebody who is licensed, someone that has worker's comp liability because it is going to be something that's going to be a little tricky. you'll have somebody on your property. you want to make sure they're properly insured as well reporter: one more thing if you need a ladder to clear your roof take the proper precautions. >> make sure, one there, these scags are in a good position whether extended or flat. >> reporter: they should be pointed down if they're in snow or dirt. >> you really want to check these dogs. that's the most important thing. that tells you that the ladder is locked. >> reporter: the right angle is critical. >> the. >> for every 4 feet up you want to be about a foot out. >> reporter: if you're using a step ladder you also need to make sure it's properly locked. also you never want to stand on the top step. in fact, some ladders have stickers that warn against standing on the second to the top step. live in center city, nydia han, channel6 "action news." >> thank you.

parts of the jersey shore were slammed by the weekend blizzard. not by snow but by driving winds and rough seas. chopper six checked out the coastline this morning. as you can see communities built up dunes to protect homes. some held up and some did not. >> "action news" was along long beach island today where dune rebuilding was also under way well into it. the surf proved to be too powerful. this wooden deck was uprooted. residents in other shore communities are trying to recoup what they lost during the widespread flooding that as new jersey officials do begin to assess the flooding damage. "action news" reporter nora muchanic has that story from holgate tonight. >> it's severe damage. it really is for the beach itself. >> reporter: new jersey's environmental commissioner bob martin joined lieutenant governor kim guadagno and local officials on the beach in holgate where a major zest under way to temporarily repair the dunes that were eroded in the storm leading -- leaving 10 to 15-foot cliffs. >> state of new jersey is going to do what it can to make sure the next nor'easter

is not as damaging as it can be. >> reporter: long beach township officials say about a half million cubic yards of sand was washed away in the area of care ran avenue. crews are dumping sand and planned to build a mile long berm to hold back the water. >> if we had one or two tides, or four or five this would have washed out under their homes. >> reporter: the deck on this house collapsed when the dune underneath washed away. gary miller lives next door. >> the dune held. it got battered but it did its job. >> reporter: these are the same houses that had their pilings exposed after sandy. they took a terrible hit from this weekend's storm. >> it shouldn't have happened because beach replenishment should have been here before this. they've left and they've gone down south again. >> reporter: officials are upsay the that great lakes the dredging company expect selected by the army corps of engineers suspended beach replenishment on lbi in december and won't return until april. streets and buildings flooded in the storm. this is video of icy water

washing through the beach haven volunteer fire company on saturday night. >> rushinrushing in. running towards the back and it's running all around. >> reporter: the firehouse was cleaned up today but fixing the beaches after this storm won't be so easy. in holgate, i'm nora muchanic, channel6 "action news." >> if you've had your street plowed and you've parked your car on the street you're now faced with digging it out. but before you start there are a few things you have to do to ensure your safety. "action news" spoke with aaa midatlantic director of public and government affairs jim lard here. he says the most important thing drivers need do before starting the car is to clear the tail pipe of all snow. then insures that the toxic could be mon fumes don't back up into the car which could be deadly. he also shared a good strategy to clearing snow from your vehicle. >> once you've made sure the tail pipe is clear you can go ahead and get started, start your car up, turn on the defroster, get the heat going so that you can remove snow and ice more easily from your

windows. and then start working from the top, you know, brush that snow off. then as it goes down on the trunk and the hood get it cleared from there as well and by the time your car is warmed up the windows should be clear, you should be ready to roll. >> also he says don't throw snow back onto the roadway and remember to lift with your knees when shoveling. chopper6 over philadelphia this afternoon and spotted many covered side streets. residents who need plowing or salting in their neighborhood are now able to report it to philadelphia 311. you can also request service through the philadelphia 311 web site and app. "action news" reporter sarah bloomquist will have the latest on the city's efforts to clear those side streets coming up in our next half hour. so philadelphia authorities reminding residents that you cannot save dugout spaces, parking spaces in your neighborhood and if your car was towed during the snow emergency call 215686-snow. 215-686-snow to find out where to pick your car up. monica. >> good idea. more than 13,000 flights

across the country were impacted by the blizzard of 2016 and today things are starting to get speeded up. you're taking a live look at philadelphia international airport through sky6 right now. snow removal crews spent all day yesterday clearing the run ways of more than 22-inches of snow officially there. of course that did allow airlines to resume near normal operations so that's good news and full service is expected by this wednesday. center at a's regional rail service meantime also getting back online tonight. chopper6 over the norristown high speedline, excuse the glitch there in gulph mills. transit agency is using jet blowers to clear the tracks of snow. some regional rail routes are still experiencing delays but those should be resolved when all the tracks are cleared. for folks who did not have to be anywhere today it was another chance to enjoy the snow and drone6 captured a group of sledders in fairmount park near the art museum. this hill wasn't as impressive as the art museum steps but still provided plenty of fun and it's out there if you want the find it. >> yes, it is. let's find some traffic not that we're looking.

matt pelman is back in the "action news" traffic center. >> it finds us. >> it finds us. >> it's not a whole lot of fun to try to head home, there, we go on this monday evening, a back to work monday for a lot of people rick and monica. a very serious crash along the schuylkill expressway involving a pedestrian. happened in the eastbound lanes close to vare avenue and university avenue but they also had the westbound side blocked just within the last 30 seconds they reopened the westbound lanes. eastbound has been opened for a couple minutes now. but it did cause delays in both directions with just 9 miles per hour as you come westbound away from passyunk. and of course the big dig continues as they say in boston. it's along lincoln drive. all lanes still blocked off between kelly drive and wissahickon. use the roosevelt boulevard, that's a much better bet for you this afternoon. and in king of prussia on the schuylkill still removing some snow here in the westbound lanes by mall boulevard as you head toward the turnpike tolls the right lane is out of commission cause something slowing coming west of the blue route 476n hilltown

township by car sense 309 is still shut down near church road because of an accident. cowpath road to the south gets you around that. in chester county overturned propane truck is still closing the route one oxford bypass. baltimore pike is your alternate. in chester county earlier overturned vehicle crash in the westbound lanes of the 30 bypass. it's gone but this is what you're left with, a long slow crawl. we're making progress, you know, trying to get back to normal but hasn't been an easy afternoon. >> all right. >> a lot of work ahead. >> y thank you matt. much more still to come on "action news" monday night. the search continues for three dangerous felons who escaped a california prison. >> and the broncos will take on the panthers in super bowl 50. but want to see in it person? get ready to shell out a lot of cash. >> notice the warmth to the south. that will be pushing in our direction. we'll chat about in it accuweather. >> can't wait. those stories and more when "action news" comes right back. >> okay.

>> manhunt continues in southern california for three inplates who escaped from prison. this is the fourth day the men have been on the run. officials say the inmates cut through a metal great and half

inch steel bars then made their way to a roof and used a rope made of bed sheets to get to the ground. the inmates were a waiting trials for unrelated violent crimes. sports denver broncos will take on the carolina panthers. scoring a ticket will cost you serious bucks. it's already nearing a record more than $5,000 per ticket according to seat geek. it was almost a thousand dollars less than that last years. super bowl 50 will be in santa clara near san francisco california and folks who live there the well off ones are believed to be driving out the price out pacing each other. the average cost for a ticket to the very first super bowl number one years ago, 50 years ago was just $12. >> wow. >> been a long time. >> not anymore. speaking of big bucks the eagles gave a new contract to an important tight end. >> maybe zach ertz can buy a super bowl ticket. he can afford one. call it an endorsement of doug

pederson. he still had a year left on his contract but today the eagles tight end landed a deal that will keep him until 200021. he signed a multi year extension with 20 million guaranteed. not bad for a 25-year-old. despite getting off to a slow start ertz has finished with 75 caps for 853 yards and two touchdowns. the new contract makes him the fourth highest paid tight end in the league but he says he wants to win a super bowl. >> i never looked at something that i needed to get done this off season. i'm very cheap off the field so i don't really spend so the money is never something that i've paid attention to. i don't really care about the money honestly. all i care about is winning football games and this commitment that the eagles have placed in me is something that i take a lot of pride in. >> apparently he approves the compliment they've given to his new coach. after all why sign this given the huge unknown that is doug pederson.

ertz says i excited nobody this new system and talked to his new coach briefly for the this morning. >> he was a former quarterback so i'm hoping he likes throw the ball. at the same time he's going to do whatever it takes to win the game and i think that's kind of something that i endorse obviously. >> the eagles former offensive coordinator has a new gig. pat shurmur will be the new tight ends coach for the vikings and. quite a fall for a guy who has already been ahead copy an coordinator but a job is a job. a couple former eagles coaches are still playing football. remember ron rivera sean mcdermott. yeah, they'll be coaching in super bowl 50. the stage is set almost 40-year-old peyton manning and broncos take on 26-year-old cam neuter ton and the panthers who are early favorites. car line in crushed the cardinals 49-15 yesterday. the panthers headed back to the super bowl for the first time since they beat the eagles in the nfc championship in 2003. rivera was the birds line backers coach back then. but this time as carolina's

head coach he says his team will enjoy the grand stage. >> they're going to embrace it, you know that. you know, it's really going to be a of managing it more than anything else. they've earned it. they deserve it. the thing we all got to remember is what the focus is and that's what we're playing for and that's to win it. it's not about getting there, it's not about being part of it, it's about winning it. >> the barometric pressure must be affecting the flyers. they've had back to back losses after go five-01 in six games before that. flyers are chasing in the wild card race. orange and black have the white stuff to thank for any residual fatigue they're feeling. after making it up to new york for saturday's game with the islanders only to have that game postponed by the blizzard and having to bus all the way back. >> we had to bus three or four hours home. sometimes things like that happen. you know, you can can't can account for the weather all the time but things happen. >> no makeup day yet for that

game. >> who do you like in the super bowl. >> carolina. >> thank you jamie. >> thank you jamie. the academy of motion picture arts and sciences is taking sweeping measures to double the number of women and minority members by 2020. the reaction comes amid backlash after all the nominees chose 70 acting categories were white. a representative for chris rock says the oscar host has made no decisions yet about his opening monologue. to bring a positive light to the controversy. >> this is a moment on the world stage i think to kind of turn the mirror on this whole thing. i would say like to see more people step up because we're going to be in the right side of history. >> jada pinkett smith her husband will smith and spike lee have said they will not attend the cossie oscars this year. the ceremony will air right here on 6abc sunday night february 28th starting at

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>> breaking news right now from the grays ferry section of philadelphia. we know that the pedestrian, a pedestrian has been hit and we'll have an update. >> big problems on the schuylkill east. we'll get an upday. meteorologist adam joseph is here with a closer look at the forecast for the rest of the week. >> quieter at least what's

coming from the skies today an few showers tomorrow and then quiet as we get into wednesday and thursday as we look at the present double scan live radar. beautiful sight right here. not finding any precipitation whatsoever and overall a beautiful day to kind of get out and clean up some of that snow with those temperature at normal of 40 degrees helping to melt some of that snow and getting a little more blacktop around the region. that high of 40 degrees happened just one minute before 4 o'clock this afternoon and a very chilly start to the morning with temperatures at 19 degrees below that normal of 25. numbers at this point are generally above freezing still across much of the area but give it another hour or two we drop below freezing and then things will refreeze. that is not treated out there tonight. 34 right now in trenton, 37 at the atlantic city airport and 34 degrees in wilmington. we had a decent amount of sunshine through the afternoon hours and presently right now still clear skies but we'll have these waves of some clouds passing through overnight tonight ahead of a

next system that is spinning up just to the east of omaha and this is sliding over the great lakes and anything that pulls to our north and west will generally then southerly wind in and it's warm, so a front that passes by tomorrow afternoon will spark off a few rain showers, no snow showers. so, for tonight patchy clouds, areas of fog developing with temperatures between 19 and 26 degrees and first thing tomorrow morning as you head out the door for that morning rush hour a lot of clouds around and areas of black ice will be around. anything that looks glossy or wet just treat it as if it were ice with those temperatures below freezing between 6 o'clock and 8 o'clock in the morning. future tracker in the afternoon, there's that little ribbon of some moisture, not heavy but you'll see some rain showers at times but really warm. to the south near 50 degrees, philadelphia in the 40's and then north and west upper 30's to near 40 and as we get into tuesday evening at 7 o'clock, the showers start to fall apart and temperatures still

well above the freezing point even after the sun sets tomorrow evening. then as we get deeper into the week right now thursday still looking very quiet. hype in control. we're going to be watching low pressure off of the carolinas a second low over the great lakes. at this point all models say these two stay separate until this is in eastern canada or greenland really deepen this system so on friday you can see how far to the east this is at this point. it is close and close enough to watch but at this point all the models say this next big storm stays well out to sea but we'll continue to watch the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast a spotty shower tomorrow afternoon, 43. still warm on wednesday as it turns brighter in the afternoon thursday looking great, a little cooler but still above freezing at 37. near 40 on friday. again at this point looking dry but we'll watch the coast and then on saturday clouds and sun, 42 degrees and then we hit the mild side. sunday and monday as we make a run close to 50 degrees at the end of the seven-day forecast.

>> get some good melting in. >> uh-huh. >> thank you. >> thanks adam. >> as the cleanup continues from our winter storm led to 6abc.com for the latest information on school closings and mass transit and remember the power of storm tracker6 double scan radar is just a click away at 6abc.co 6abc.com/weather.

>> ♪ >> right now jim gardner nd the "action news" team are standing by with these stories. folks are dig out from the blizzard of 2016. we have live team coverage on the efforts to clear that snow. >> that and much more coming up next. for meteorologist adam joseph cecily tynan jaime apody monica malpass the entire "action news" team, i'm rick williams. have a nice evening. >> good night. >> good night.

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>> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> monday night the eagles ink a new deal with tight end zach ertz and philadelphia city officials are monitoring an oil leak in the schuylkill river. but the big story on "action news" tonight is word that philadelphia public and archdiocesan schools will be closed again tomorrow. we are running a list of school closings and delays at the bottom of your screen. yes, this is the big dig-out from the blizzard of 2016. (motor). >> locations like allentown have record amounts of snow to dig out from. and while the main thorough fares are cleared in philadelphia, many neighborhoods like this are still buried. this is the way it looked in

manayunk and it looks like it will take some time to plow here. and there are issues at the jersey shore. up and down the coast, for instance, here in north wildwood, it was already work to repair destruction and erosion of the beaches. and residents who saw their basements flooded are tossing away household items lost to the fury of the storm. "action news" reporter trish hartman will have the latest from the shore and lehigh valley correspondent walter perez will be live in allentown but first sarah bloomquist has surveyed the situation in philadelphia and is now live at broad and ellsworth. sarah, what's the situation there. >> reporter: jim, all day long we've been watching a steady stream of dump trucks going up and down broad street. you can see a couple of them here. they're headed out right now. they've been returning filled with snow. the city is actually removing the snow from the neighborhood. they're taking it just up the street to broad and washington and dumping it all there. as far as broad street goes this