and bruce springsteen, he sings in south philadelphia up next. okay. so, this is serious. temperatures are going down to dangerous levels, certainly the coldest it has been this winter, and philadelphia's homeless population is at risk. city is doing what it can, to

persuade the homeless to seek shelter tonight. friday night and the big story on "action news" tonight is this request from frustrates take care of yourself this weekend, and please be mindful of your neighbors especially those who may have difficulty looking out for themselves. we also have to contend with snow squals moving through overnight and into tomorrow. this is the way it looked, in the east falls section of philadelphia tonight. we will go to "action news" reporter chad pradelli in logan square in a minute but first lets get a cheer idea what we're talking about with these expect brutal temperatures, cecily tynan with double scan radar, and the latest from accu weather. >> jim, double scan radar picking up those snow showers right now. of course, chester county moving out of berks county and montgomery county. honey brook, coatsville head ago cross the pennsylvania turnpike. the there is one, kind of steadier band of snow right the now, right over morgan town. but i want to stress that the

snow is not the big deal. what the big deal is this arctic front that is triggering this snow showers, double scan wide is showing that right now that front is still out to the west. lake effect snow to the northwest of us. this front will be slicing through our region overnight. what this will do is open up the door for very intense wind gusts and very cold temperatures. so wind chill advisory has been posted for entire viewing area. 6:00 o'clock tomorrow night through 9:00 o'clock sunday. wind chill warning in the poconos. we're looking at wind chills. we have not felt since last year. poconos it will be brutal. wind chills sunday morning, 20 below to 30 below. philadelphia through lehigh valley we are looking at 15 below to 20 below. even areas to the south, warmest part of the viewing area, wind chills still dangerously low. ten below, 15 below, i'll break down temperatures throughout the weekend. we will track our next winter storm moving in on monday coming up with the full accu weather forecast, jim.

>> all right cecily. lets go live to "action news" reporter chad pradelli. chad, we just heard cecily tell us it is a cold night and it will only get colder. >> reporter: yeah, jim, here in the last hour the wind has pick up a little bit and it is frigid. people need to stay indoors this weekend if they can. if they have to go out they have to use layers have their gloves, their hats, and they need to brace for the bitter cold. >> half a block from the opposite direction. >> reporter: triple a crews have been busy. kim, lost power to her car but bill j olean was quickly on the scene. he has responded to several calls for dead batteries and even, frozen fuel. so what do you think it is. >> i don't know yet. >> i totally lost power. i thank god for triple a so i wouldn't be stranded out here. >> reporter: thinks start of the arctic blast that could brake record. valet thes and others who work

outside are bracing for brutal cold to come. >> i'm a college student just trying to get a little bit of extra money on the side. i will be out here. i will stay warm. i'll ready to go. >> reporter: city issued a code blue triggering outreach to the home less like kenney thomas. where are youinging this weekend. >> i will sleep at the mission on south street. >> reporter: she had a dead battery in the even, 150 bucks, and she was back on the road. she's relieved her misfortune happened tonight, and not this weekend. >> happy member. >> not getting my car towed tonight, it is all good. >> reporter: jim, you talk about checking on your neighbors. couple other tips. people can turn on their faucets, leave it as a drip to prevent pipes from freezing. also make sure you you bring your pets indoors, check on other pets, if you see some of your neighbors keeping their pets outside, call authorities. i'm live on logan square, chad pradelli for channel six

"action news". jim. >> thanks, chad. because of the dangerous cold city of camden has opened tup warming shelters tonight for those in need. code blue goes into effect across camden county, tomorrow, and meanwhile delaware is issuing what it calls a code purple, to provide shelters into early next week across the entire state. we have a full list at six abc to the come. frostbite is a clear present danger for the home less, but it can quickly set in even for weekend warrior exercising outside. doctors say that moving helps keep your body warm but sweating can increase the risk of frostbite. early signs include numbness, tingling, and skin turning red are, white or even grayish. or appearing waxy. frostbite can set in within ten minutes if not dressed a appropriately. freezing temperatures combined with the broken water pipe in west philadelphia, encased cars and ice this morning. some vehicles had to tires

frozen to the ground. along the 500 block of 63rd street. authorities say that it started when a fire hydrant connection broke last night, and passing cars, splashed the water on to the parked cars which then froze over. it would have been a cold night not to have power. just minutes ago, peco got the light back on for the final two dozen customers on walnut street in center city. that is following yesterday's underground fire. the crews were working, between 21st and between the second street to replace, damaged underground, cables. and you can get latest, information from accu weather on our web site at six abc.com as a brutal cold, gets even worse, and please, follow meteorologist melissa magee on facebook as she posts updates, throughout the entire weekend. authorities in columbus, ohio are still trying to determine the motive behind last night's machete rampage, inside of a restaurant. the suspect is now dead but

probe into why this happened is obviously very much alive. "action news" reporter dann cuellar is live from our satellite center with more, dann? >> reporter: jim, man who stormed israeli owned restaurant is identified by authorities as a somalia the national. he was known to the fbi but he was not under full scale investigation. listen as 911 calls came into police. >> pulled out machete, started stabbing people. >> reporter: attacks began at 6:00 at nazareth restaurant and dell any columbus, ohio. he randomly attacked people as he sat unsuspectingly at their tables. >> i just, i saw him starting to hit people, i just ran out, and i kept falling. but i got away. >> people hurt? >> well, woman seriously, very badly. >> reporter: witnesses say the assailant identified by authorities as mohammad barry went table to table hacking at the customers. some defending themselves with chairs before he ran out. man was later killed by police a few miles away after getting

out wielding a machete and knife. investigators say mohammad barry, a somalia national, troubled to dubai and united arab emirates in 2012. investigators trying to determine if it was linked to terrorism. >> a individual with the the machete in the public place. the those are things that give us concern. >> reporter: restaurant is own by this arab christian from israel. he believes his business was targeted because the assailant had gone in 30 minutes before the attack asking about him and where he was from. >> i feel it, yes. i hope i'm wrong and not the case but if it is, i hope it is one time thing, you know. >> reporter: he was not working last night the because he went home with a migraine headache. four people were injured in the attack. one chris thecally. live from the sat center i'm's dann cuellar for channel six "action news". >> thanks, dann. philadelphia police made an arrest in the, murder of the 20 year-old man in juniata park. police say donald green was shot multiple times and robbed, after leaving the grocery store, on the 4200

block of neilson street, in january. january 27th. well, tonight the police say they have arrested 25 year-old kahif edward, four days later and charged him with murder and theft. police are searching for rasheed tancemore in connection with the crime. is there a $20,000 reward for any information, leading to his arrest. bill cosby is fighting back against a ruling of the montgomery county judge. it was earlier this month, when judge steven o'neill, denied cosby's request to have sex a assault charges against him dismissed, because cosby was supposedly had been offered immunity by then district attorney bruce castor in 2005. cosby has been charged with drugging and sexually violating andrea constand, now cosby will appeal to common pleas court ruling to state superior court. septa is looking for suspects believed to be teenagers who pelted a route 60 bus with stones.

it cracked four windows. the bus approached tenth and allegheny avenue in north philadelphia at 4:30. fortunate thely nobody on board was hurt. delaware state police have charged three christiana high school students tonight, stemming from a brawl aboard a school bus. the fight got so out offhanded yesterday that the driver had to pull over on i-95. it apparently started when a girl started to throw candy. and two girls, age 16, 17, and a 17 year-old boy have all been released on bail. authorities expect to make more arrests. so, what was a snake doing on a septa subway platform? "action news" shot this exclusive video today of the reptile, coiled up inside a brown paper bag. authorities believed that somebody dumped it in the trash at the university city station, and passerby spotted the snake at 4:30 this morning. animal control officers were called into remove the animal. the blizzard of 2016 dealt atlantic city casinos another

losing hand. gambling revenue at tables and slots dropped more than five and a half percent last month compared to last january. but it seems gamblers who were stuck indoors took to their computers, internet betting was up, more than 26 percent. and new jersey officials cut the ribbon on a new sports history museum tonight in collinswood. several former philadelphia flyers, were on hand, including bernie parent, and to celebrate the opening of the museum on haddon avenue knew. the museum features a fight trunks from the first ali/frazier fight in 1971. also, on display, jerseys worn by some of the biggest names in sports. still to come on "action news" tonight, a freak accident involving a manhole cover and a teacher driving to work. plus the pope is greeted like a rock star arriving in mexico tonight but it is what he did earlier in the day that is really making history. a real rock star returns to the city of brotherly love,

the boss is back in town and we're there with fans who were dancing in the dark, cecily. this air mass, wind chills, 30 below, right over us on sunday and as the cold air retreats, winter storm will be moving in. i will have details what to expect with that with the accu weather forecast. plus allen iverson on the short list for basketball's hall of fame when "action news", continues tonight. the centers for medicare and medicaid

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of delaware tonight, new castle county police are investigating a double shooting in the area it happened a half an hour ago this video was just in, to our news room. it is the scene at the 300 block of clive street. two men are shot and being treated at christiana hospital for serious injuries. there have been no arrests. a driver was killed on a freak accident in boston today. a manhole cover went flying and crashed through her windshield. the elementary school art teacher was on her way to work. the those manhole covers were

a 200-pound. police don't necessity how it became dislodge, how it went airborne so they are inspecting highways to see if other covers are loose in boston. police are calling the deaths of two students in an arizona high school this morning a murder/suicide. investigators say they found a suicide note at the scene. they say both 15 year-old girls were shot once and weapon was found near bodies. republican jim gillmore has dropped out of the presidential race so many people didn't know he was in, the former governor of virginia barely registered with voters. he got 12 people to caucus for him in iowa and 133 votes in new hampshire. meanwhile muddies being thrown in the south carolina primary campaign. tweet from donald trump threatens a lawsuit against ted cruz if cruz quote doesn't clean up his act and stop cheating. trump says cruz may not be a natural born citizen as

required by the constitution because he was born in canada. although, to an american mom. cruz is running several ads that a attack trump a's political and business practices. pope francis has landed in mexico city to a welcome that reseemled a rock concert. thousands of young people, greeted the pontiff with song, lights, cheers for his five day visit. meanwhile earlier today the pope met with the head of the russian orthodox church in kuhn a. it was a historic chapter in the effort to heel the 1,000 year problem between roman and russian churches. back in this area, the boss was here tonight, bruce springsteen was back at the wells fargo center. also there "action news" reporter jeff chirico. jeff, we assume that springsteen was able to warm up a very cold night indeed. >> reporter: that he did, jim. the as with any springsteen concert tailgating is a major

par. the despite frigid temperatures and snow squals that ripped through here we found a few brave souls popping up the coolers, before what we're told is springsteen's 55th concert here in philadelphia a. >> philadelphia. >> yeah. >> reporter: jersey boy back in pennsylvania, bruce springsteen and e street band performing before a near sole out crowd at the wells fargo center where bundled up fans had been waiting for hours to score some of the last remaining tickets. >> twelve hours, sub freezing weather. >> it is for bruce, come on. >> he is my hero. i said it. >> reporter: cold and snow forced most tailgating inside, while diehards came prepared. >> you got a tent from a friend of ours at work and put side on it, we got heat, beer, how can you beat it. >> we are hard core bruce springsteen fans. >> we are. >> even though we can't talk, our mouths are frozen.

>> reporter: springsteen has performed in philadelphia more than 50 times, including his world tour stop at the spectrum in december of 992. these ladies first saw the boss in concert as college roommates, 30 years ago. >> he is just awesome. he takes you to another place when you listen to him. >> reporter: after 40 years on stage some think the demand for springsteen tickets has in the been higher. ted, who has been to more than a hundred shows, thinks he knows why. >> he is 66 years old. they are thinking how many does he have left in him. if i don't get to one soon, i will not make it. >> reporter: concert started at 8:00, at this 11:00 o'clock hour some folks are starting to trickle out. springsteen set a record here in philadelphia, he is only musical act to have performed at every live music venue in philadelphia, including the spectrum, veterans stadium and jfk stadium. we are live from south philadelphia, jeff chirico for channel six "action news". >> but not the tower theater.

thanks, jeff. tonight kicked off weekend of swimming competitions at salvation army crock community center in east falls in philadelphia a more than 600 boys and girls are competing in the annual presidents day showdown. the swim meet is an opportunity for young athletes from southeastern, pennsylvania, delaware, new jersey, to make qualifying times, for the junior olympic. dozens of cats are up for adoption this weekend in montgomery county. the pet smart in jenkintown kick off a one day weekend adoption event tonight. more cats are spade, or newterd, up to dayton vaccinations, and micro chipped, so if you you are looking for a cat, jenkintown is the place to go this weekend. >> the fur will keep you warm in your house. >> is that it. >> yes, that would be perfect. >> perfect. >> yes. you want to be inside by the fire this weekend because it will be brutal. storm tracker six live double scan showing that we do have some snow showers, parts of the chester county, montgomery

county, right now but they are really beginning to fall apart. you can see one heading toward chadds ford right across route 41. another one near 422. another one near green lane and south of reading as well and these are snow showers ahead of the actual arctic front that is rolling through, could bring a quick coating but big deal, the cold to follow. right now, it is cold but it will get colder. 23 degrees in philadelphia. twenty-one wildwood. twenty in allentown. twenty-two in wilmington. thirteen in the poconos. you factor in the breeze. wind chill makes it feel like 15. nine in allentown. one in the poconos. twenty-one the atlantic city airport. wind chills will be tumbling throughout the day tomorrow. satellite six along with action radar showing this front, did have a pretty good line of some snow squals. they are beginning to fall apart as it presses to the east and encounters dryer air but what this will do is pull down some very cold air. typically when we head through the day temperatures rise, that will be opposite tomorrow. temperatures really in a free

for all, by 4:00 o'clock 15 degrees. by 7:00 o'clock, 12. wind will be gusting up to 45 miles an hour and then sunday morning, i think a lot of record will be falling. philadelphia, allentown, trenton, mount pocono, at least tie if not set a new record low. wilmington record low is 4 degrees below zero. forecasting a low of two. not a record for wilmington. factoring in the wind, the wind chill the way it feels saturday at 10:00 o'clock, wind chills in the single digits to below zero in allentown and reading. seventeen below in the poconos. as we head through the day and wind start gusting by 7:00 o'clock that wind chill advisory is in effect. wind chills below zero. poconos 26 below zero. sunday morning this is when the coldest air is right over us. wind chills bottom out at five to 25 degrees, below zero sunday morning. great morning to just go ahead and sleep in. then as we head in the day

sunday wind will actually diminish by the afternoon with this arctic high right over us. this high pressure doesn't stick around long. it moves out on monday. what this does is allow the storm system to ride up from the southwest, pretty good agreement on the track of that storm. it will take a slight inland track. what that means it will pull in warmer air but it will start out as snow. coat to go about 3 inches monday afternoon into monday evening. a period of icing at night before it changing over to a soaking rain tuesday. could get one to 2 inches of rain. problem is the ground will be frozen, run off issues could cause localized flooding. the exclusive accu weather seven day forecast, 19 the high, early temperatures falling, valentines day, cuddle up, high of 16. record lows in the morning. monday bump it up to 33 degrees. snow showers arriving in the afternoon and evening. the icing monday night and all rain on tuesday, heavy rain, look at that high up to 52 degrees and then wednesday,

thursday, friday temperatures hovering around 40 degrees and our weather will settle down and, of course, meteorologist melissa magee and chris sowers will track that winter storm and frigid air throughout the weekend, stay warm. >> thanks, cecily. it wases a night of wintry fun at the garden state discovery museum in cherry hill. girls dressed up as their favorite disney princess for the museum's second annual frosty ball. they took part in crafts, games, got the them each a favorite disney characters. it was ice cream sunday and hot chocolate. people with special need got a chance to experience prom tonight in center city. at the church tebow foundation to host free event for 200 people. it happened at double tree hotel on south broad street. as part of the night to shine, there was dinner, dancing, and each person was crowned king or queen of the prom.

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all-star, rookie of the year and league mvp the class of 2016 will be announced april 4th. excuse me. if select, iverson will be induct in september in springfield mass. allen, congratulations on the nomination. we may be seeing you later this summer, you never know. >> later, where? >> springfield. >> o, i hope so. >> oh, boy. >> sixers forward jahlil okafor taking part in the challenge. nerlens necessity he will sits. the this is okafor's kind of game, all offense, no defense. u.s. beat the world 167-154. flyers have a huge weekend ahead. tomorrow they host devils, sunday visiting rangers. they were asked how often do they check those standings. >> if you win, you look. if you lose, you don't look. >> i pretty much look every two hours.

there is so many teams close to that wild card, you know, i just stay on top of it. >> every game is a must win for us for this season. we have to make sure that we play good hockey. if we play good hockey we will win the game. >> so the eagles, well, still to come, we will have more on the eagles. doug peterson gives us his take on demarco murray.