is rocked by an exploding trash truck and that is next. this was the tipping point, when four atlantic city casinos went out of business taking their property taxes with them. that is when the the city coughers started to bleed. it is not only gotten a lot worse since then. today, governor christie said

it is start of the new era with decisions to be made in trenton, not atlantic city, city hall. tuesday night, and the big story on "action news" tonight will see the state of new jersey take vast control over atlantic city's finances. some officials say that this is not a state take over but if it is not, others are having trouble figuring out what to call it. "action news" reporter dann cuellar is live in atlantic city, city hall tonight, dann? >> reporter: well, jim, it seems that everyone on city council and mayor were against a hostile take over of atlantic city by the state. leaders here are saying that bill is now null and void and that instead the governor is proposing a similar deal craft todd save the city of camden. it was a standing room only crowd at city hall for an emergency meeting in which city council was to discuss the city filing for bankruptcy. but those discussion where is put on hold after governor christie proposed a

partnership plan to save atlantic city. >> i'm not looking for any kind of long term take over of the city at all. what i'm looking for is an intervention in the short term. >> reporter: five-year plan will continue to give the the state control over city's finances a how to it restructure the city's debt, negotiate tax appeals and union collective bargaining agreements. mayor don guardian says it is a a deal he can live with to save the city from the brink of bankruptcy. >> as we look the at all of the options and we had four options: basically, do nothing. have the state take over. and file for bankruptcy. or form a partnership. >> reporter: tonight after meeting behind closed doors with senate president sweeney, city council president marty small, senior says he is pleased that a complete take over of the it is i has been taken off the table. >> i believe it is ray partnership. we will go into everything optimistic. you know, we share his plans and devil is in the details. we don't have the bill will but we have, a say where we can sit down at the table, state our position and

hopefully things we want to be work in the bill as well. but it is not a take over. >> reporter: municipal unions say they support mayor and council on this as for residents. >> i'm in favor of the city council. our backs are against the wall unfortunately. >> we are working toward a solution. i believe we all want a solution. >> reporter: to summarize the economic storm facing atlantic city its revenue dropped 20.5 billion in 2010, to 6.5 billion last year and owes borgata 160 million-dollar tax refund. something had to be done, but, this note, this deal, has yet to be crafted and must be approved by the state legislator. live from atlantic city, i'm dann cuellar for channel six, "action news". all right, vacation is over, philadelphia public and parochial schools will be back opened tomorrow. but there are still a number of school closings around the region and lots of delayed openings. now, what about the the the

task of plowing the rest of philadelphia's streets. the "action news" reporter chad pradelli is live in somerdale tonight. hello, chad. >> reporter: hi, jim. we are on westford road off of ashdale and this road still has in the been plowed. take a look, you can see it is snow pack. it has been packed down. it is extremely icy. we drove down it, it is slick. you cannot get through this road but drivers have had a difficult time tonight. we have been throughout the city tonight and mess roads have been cleared, as the the city just continues its clean up efforts. the bobcats navigated narrow side streets in south philadelphia tonight. the city says more than 80 percent of the city streets are new plowed, mess of the the remaining require smaller bobcats to maneuver. here on the 2300 block of south percy though, residents continue to wait. >> angry at this point, frustrated.

>> we saw a bobcat around the corner. >> i hope it is copping soon. it would be nights to park instead of driving around for six hours. >> help us get out off the the street. people want to get out. so help us get off the street. >> thank you for calling 311. >> reporter: the city says it is helping, the the 311 call center has been inundated, it has received more than 25,000 calls, since the storms started. and employees have been working long hours, through the the weekend. >> about seven times our normal volume with the same amount of staff just expanded a little bit more. we have done about 6500 requests through social media. >> reporter: some residents continue to dig out, and there are roads that still need to be cleared. but we have traveled this city all night, and most are now passable. >> and have your block plowed and salted. >> reporter: end is near for weary city crews both indoors and out. >> these folks are parents, they are grand parents, they

have their own families, you know, they are living in the same neighborhoods. >> reporter: philadelphia parking authority says that it ordered six bobcats that will arrive between tonight and tomorrow, to help philadelphia streets department, get to these small, side streets. i'm live from somerdale, chad pradelli for channel six "action news", jim. >> thanks, chad. in allentown some streets are still impassable, after 31 . green street looks more like a snow park then a road. residents are trying to shovel their cars out, but some say they cannot do their sidewalks, because they simply run out of places to pile the snow. the city's road crews are working around the clock. now shifting efforts from plowing to hauling. dump trucks are being filled from main streets and driven to several locations on the outskirts of the town. new jersey governor chris christie has apologized to the mayor of the north wildwood. speaking at a town hall meeting in new hampshire,

presidential candidate christie had some not very kind word to say about mayor patrick rosenello calling him crazy for saying they had worst flooding there then sandy. the christie was defending himself for not rushing to south jersey when that part of the state suffered serious flooding last saturday. but today christie a apologized. >> he was very gracious in accepting it and we have worked together, we will continue to work together and we will move on from here. >> yet the the mayor accepted the apology. >> governor christie graciously called me after 9:00 this morning. he did apologize for some of the personal comments he made about me last evening. >> meanwhile residents hit hard by flooding are trying to salvage what they can and must look ahead to significant home repair. "action news" was in west wildwood today as u.s. senator corry booker and congressman frank lobiondo tored serious damage. the small community was inundated with water when bulkhead at end of the glenwood avenue failed during

the blizzard. lawmakers said they would look for financial help, but that booker, i would rather under promise and over deliver. amtrak says it will be completely back on track along the northeast corridor starting tomorrow. amtrak will restore full schedules for the acela express, northeast regional and other trains between boston and washington which, of course, includes trenton, wilmington and 30th street station in philadelphia. then there is a story of the wilmington woman desperate to ger house her husband to the weekly dialysis appointment but still snowed in. that is when a neighbor stepped up to save the day. "action news" reporter christie lleto has that story. >> i was gist determined, somebody will help my husband today. >> reporter: even if it meant sheila had to wake a neighbor at 5:00 this morning to transport her diabetic husband joe's to have his weekly dialysis a appointment. he has survived a stroke since 2011 and has been waiting for

a kidney. her snow street at jefferson had not seen a plow period. for a second day in the row dart bus could not get to joseph. the couple grew desperate, even after sheila called the city's e ms and national guard. >> i was telling my wife, i'm okay. i will just go back in and lay down. and just take my chances. >> i looked up at theo and i saw a light on over there. i said, you know, it is 5:00 something in the morning. i cannot wake him up. out of desperation because it has been two days he hasn't had any treatment. >> you didn't hesitate a second. >> difficult not. >> reporter: council president lifted joe's neff to his truck and got him to treatment. >> my neighbor, it is what you are supposed to do as a human being and as a person. >> i am very grateful to my neighbor because he didn't have to do that. >> reporter: on wednesday, he has to go to dialysis.

>> he has to go back tomorrow. >> reporter: do you think he will be able to get back out. >> i think that they can try to attempt to come through. if they don't i will just take my chances again. >> reporter: drive him yourself. >> drive him myself. >> reporter: we are told city is sending plow trucks to clear neighborhood street sometime later this evening. meanwhile resident are left, stuck, doing the city's job for now. in wilmington, christie lleto for channel six "action news". philadelphia congressman chaka fattah got a scolding from a federal why today. fattah was back in federal court, where his four lawyers asked to be excused from fattah's fraud and racketeering trial because they have not been paid. the judge told fattah that he needs to rethink his priorities, after fattah says he was more concerned about raising money for his reelection campaign then for his trial. there are no reports of any injuries in the wake of the stubborn fire in morrisville bucks county. fire fighters had to battle the cold and piles of snow, in

addition to the flames and smoke. the the blaze broke out in the two story home in the 100 block of west philadelphia avenue. there is no word yet on a cause. a garbage truck that runs on natural gas, exploded this afternoon in a mercer county neighborhood, and an "action news" viewer caught the entire thing on camera. this happened on fitsrandolph avenue in hamilton township. it started a 2:59 when a battery problem caused the truck to catch fire. workers tried to put out the flames themselves but then the natural gas ignited sending gas tank on to a nearby home. fortunately, and perhaps amazingly, nobody was hurt. still to come on "action news" tonight a debate threat from donald trump as a new poll gives him more of the lime light. breaking news just from oregon, federal authorities

take leaders of the oregon ranching standoff into custody with deadly results. plus a teachable moment, we will hear from a local educator using a list air found in the salad as a life lesson for children. well, combination of the snow melt today, some showers moving through tonight and falling temperatures could create an icy morning commute for some of us, i'll have details in the accu weather forecast. ducis rodgers with the sixers looking for a win against the suns when "action news" continues tonight.

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oregon, federal authorities, say that they have arrested the leader of a group, that occupied a federal wild life refuge for nearly a month. at rest happened last then an hour ago. fbi a says that bundy and six of his followers were arrested following a traffic stop, they say that shots were fired shortly after the stop, and one person was killed, and it is not clear at this point who fired first. bundy's group seized the headquarters of the national

wild life refuge on january 2nd, as part of the long running dispute over public lands in the west. politics now with less than a week to go before the first votes, are cast a new abc news, washington post poll find good news for donald trump's campaign. 64 percent of republicans and republican leaning independents now spectrum seven to be the g.o.p. nominee, that is up sharply from this particular standing in november. nationally trump is still polling at 37 percent support among registered republicans having received no bump from sarah palin's endorsement. ted cruz has grown his support to a clear second with 21 percent of voters, marco rubio is third with 11 percent. all other candidates are n'synx will digits. meanwhile trump says he will not take part in thursday night's republican debate. trump's decision seems to

involve debate moderator megan kelly of "fox news". trump complained that she treated him very unfairly in the first debate, today, he says that she's a light weight wait and that kelly has been, toying with him, quote unquote. democratic senator and presidential hopeful bernie sanders is getting a white house meeting with president obama tomorrow. they will chat in the oval office with no specific agenda. apparently they first talk about such a meeting at a holiday reception at the white house in last december. the session comes days after obama heaped praise on hillary clinton. "action news" anchor rick williams will be in des moines for iowa caucus. we will watch for his reports beginning thursday night on "action news" at 11:00. character actor abe vigoda died today. vigoda played a mobster, in the godfather. then he moved to television, earning three emmy award, or nominations playing a new york city police detective, on the

sitcom barney miller. he passed away at his sleep in his doubt'ses home in new jersey. abe vigoda was 94. on health check at is 11:00 a governmental task force is recommending all a adults should be screened for depression. it effects an estimated 15.7 million americans a year. but it can go undiagnosed. especially since symptoms can be confused for other issues. there is no single cause, multiple risk factors, including hormones, during and after pregnancy. so for the first time, the advicery panel specifically noted that doctors should screen pregnant and post partum women for depression. the red cross is putting a call for blood and plate let donors. the the agency has an emergency need because of the severe winter wet they are month has forced cancellation of american 300 blood drives in 20 states. in our area, 800 scheduled donations have gone uncollect, since the the blizzard on

saturday. students at a elementary school in princeton have a new class pet. a student found a lizard in a bundle of greens from a local organic market. she decided to bring them to her science teacher at riverside elementary school. it is now the the class mascot. tonight, we will talk to the teach shore said it provides, a good learning opportunity. >> it is an example of organic farming, about, you know, where our food comes from. kid and people don't in general don't realize right now our food has to come where down south because it ties cold to grow. >> the students, named the lizard green fruit loop and it will live in their classroom under a heat lamp. >> i better check my salad more closely. buy a salad you get a free pet. >> a little blue cheese dressing. >> poor little guy. >> inappropriate, not good. we will see a little bit warmer weather coming our way over the the course of the

week. here's cecily tynan. >> storm tracker six live double scan showing a little bit of the break in the action. we have been seeing some showers, right now, it looks like the next batch is near gettysburg swinging through a cold front. these are rain showers in the snow showers. it could end up as a few flurries early tomorrow morning along the coast but it hasn't seemed like we have gotten a lot more big winter storms, then in decades past? well, that is exactly the case. this is a astonishing graphic. looking back in the 1980's, that decade we only had one storm that dropped more than a foot of snow. 1990's we had two. look at how it ramps up, last decade we had four. and then this decade so far, normally more than halfway through, we have already had six storms, dropping a foot or more of snow, on philadelphia a so this really is an example of how global warming can make storms more intense. that being said, we don't have any big storms on the

immediate horizon. temperatures right now mild. 43 degrees in philadelphia a. millville 50. atlantic city airport 51. allentown 36. wilmington 40. mount pocono 40 degrees. compared to this time yesterday temperatures running about 11 to 17 degrees higher then this time 24 hours ago but things are going to change because a cold front. satellite six with action radar showing this is the front that is kicking off a few scattered showers and behind it we have slightly cooler air. second half of the night, temperatures in the northwestern suburbs will be dropping below freezing. tomorrow morning the the morning rush, use caution, and a lot of clouds, patchy black ice, again, mainly northwest of philadelphia. south east temperatures, will above freezing and we will wake up with pretty intense cloud cover but as we head through the day, the school day forecast, now that the kids are heading back to school. showing sunshine will be back in the afternoon. it will be on the breezy side at 1:00 o'clock 40. by 4:00 o'clock 43.

our high tomorrow is 44. that is 4 degrees above normal. that is 6 degrees cooler then today. it will feel cooler then today but quiet day on wednesday and then on thursday, high pressure really providing us with a slice of nice, between two storm systems. this is a front that will swing through friday afternoon, kick up wind, bring us flurries, snow shower. this is that coastal storm that will be kick out to sea by that front. that coastal storm will not affect our region. so the the exclusive accu weather seven day forecast, tomorrow 44 degrees, morning cloud, afternoon sunshine. thursday mostly sun which a high of 40. friday we will feel cooler, with the wind, and possibility of some flurries, 41. we will drop down to 40 on saturday. and then by sunday 47 degrees and then monday, tuesday, as we kick off february, mostly cloudy and monday, perhaps a shower with a high of 50. tuesday which is groundhog day good amount of sunshine and continued mild with the high of 50. we will see if punxsutawney

phil will say we have six more weeks of winter. >> dave roberts least favorite holiday. >> yes, for most meteorologists that is. >> but it is fun. >> thanks, cecily. homeless veteran has a permanent place to stay tonight. >> oh, wow. ahh, my god. my god. >> action naus was there when claire first walked into her new luxury apartment, at 3737 chestnut street in university city. the busuto real estate development company presented it to her fully furnished and stock with food. she served in the army for 24 years. she will live in the new apartment rent free for a year. >> it means so much to have a home to come home to and really get myself together and start a new life. >> they work to provide veterans with employment, and housing option as cross the country. blank

wow. the internet is crazy fast here. i know, right? it's so nice to have everyone over. hi hey. mmm. i just laid an egg. does anybody want it?

joey, you want some gasoline? yes, please. mom, guess what? i married a clown and we're having tiny little clown babies. mhm. i just bought a hammer. with internet fast enough for everyone, your guests might get a bit carried away. get out of the past. get fios. sixers trying to pick up, yet another win tonight. >> yes. they played a team that they have beaten earlier this season. >> yes. >> so it would be two and zero against. >> phoenix suns. >> no big man for sixers but they are shorthanded, jahlil okafor sits out with the suns due to flu-like symptoms. okafor will miss tomorrow's game against detroit. ish smith had nine assists for him. this is pretty one to know he will in the third quarter. sixers up by 18 points.

robert covington hit five, three's on the night. sixers up by 19. and back to ish in the fourth he scored 20 points. sixers had six players in double figures. they win by ten. second time they have beaten the suns this season the nice bounce back after sunday's loss. >> i was embarrassed the other night begins the celtics. i thought that was one of the most poor performances we have had at home. we have had a few of those. we wanted to respond differently. we did. >> brent selleck has been an eagle for nine years. bird gave him a new deal to keep him here for three more. celek gets 13 million-dollar, tightened had 27 catches last season and three touchdowns. durable, and dependable, celek has just missed one game in his pro career. his signing comes a day after zach ertz got his contract. malcolm jenkins is pro bowl bound. he is replacement for tie ron matthew from the cardinals. jenkins had 120 tackles.

he had his 99-yard reception with the paths. pro bowl is set for sunday in honolulu. more sports in a moment. tomorrow, the flyers will

visit caps the team with the best record in the nhl. flyers are trying to regroup. they are currently on a three game skid. to they trailed by seven points in the wild card race. we're beyond halfway point of the season. the players were asked to grade the team's performance. >> we were like to be in the playoff spot, so, i guess c minus. >> we want to get in the playoff spot, we need to stay folksed on what we have to do. >> lasalle at the game, explorer leave their defense at home. lasalle out scored by 11 points in the second half.

explorers lose 87-60. after beginning the season four-one, they have lost 12 of the the last three games. finally tonight in case you for got former phillies general manager reuben amaro, junior had taken jobs as red sox first base coach. that means we see ruben in the uniform again. what we didn't count on, was this. that is amaro on the left, and that is examining this video for several hours today, we have concluded he is dancing. >> it is par of the red sox weekend where coaches and players compete in the battle will to sing. >> jim, i offer you 1 dollar live on camera to recreate that dance right now. >> i'm impressed you spent several hours looking at that video. >> i tried to figure out what that was you just ignored you. >> i absolutely ignored you competition was tight in new jersey as dozens of girls audition todd model in the american girl fashion show. the girls lined up, to walk the runway at saint bar mayo

church in sicklerville. they had to demonstrate their walk while holding an american girl doll. nineteenth annual fashion show benefits the ronald mcdonald house of southern new jersey. jimmy kimmel live next on channel six followed by night line. jimmy's guest are jack black, lauren co hand and music from loretta smith. a "action news" continues at 4:30 with tamala edward, matt o'donnell, meteorologist david rodgers and karen rodgers with traffic. for cecily tynan, ducis rodgers, and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner, good night.

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