good afternoon, it is sunday, february 14, i'm nydia han along with gray hall. here's some of the stories we're following on "action news." bundle up if you're heading outside. the dangerous cold continues for a second straight day. and we are looking ahead to snow tomorrow. all lanes of a major highway are reopened after the deadly crash involving dozens of

vehicles in lebanon county. plus, remembering justice scalia, we're live looking back at his life and legacy and what's ahead for the high court. more on those stories in a moment, but first the dangerous cold. we have team coverage. trish hartman is live in center city, but first we go outside to meteorologist chris sowers and the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, brave man out there. >> reporter: it's not much better out here right now. it was bitter first thing this morning with windchill values at 5 to 15 degrees below zero. we're slowly getting better, but temperatures are nowhere where they should be for this time of year. the normal high is 45. we're struggling to reach 15 at this midday hour. ten in allentown, minus one in the poconos. ten in trenton, 17 in millville. dover, 19 degrees with a feels like temperature of 70. it's fuel above in philadelphia. -- four above in philadelphia.

4 below in trenton. as we set future tracker 6 in motion, these are windchill values. it gets better throughout the day, because the winds ease up after 2 or 3:00 p.m. in the afternoon. the values climb well above zero. at 10:00 by 4:00 p.m. 7 above in allentown, 7 below in the poconos. that will get better as we get into the evening hours. 17 for philadelphia by 7:30 that's the air temperature at that point. same thing with trenton and wilmington. so slow improvements this afternoon, big improvements by the time we get into tuesday. mostly sunny conditions, the remainder. afternoon it's been around here 19 with feels-like temperatures 4 or 5 degrees colder than that. when we come back in just a few minutes we'll talk about how the dangerous cold starts to ease a bit and starts to retreat in canada. winter white moves in tomorrow and that changes to flooding

rain tuesday. i'll break it down in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast coming up. hurry back inside, thank you. now to trish hartman. trish how are folks dealing keeping warm with the cold. >> reporter: believe it or not, plenty of people are out and about, going about their business with a few more layers on. many are heeding the warnings and not staying outside for too long. with biting winds and single digit temperatures packing light was not an option for these travelers. i have three layers on all tight stuff to keep the warmth in. it's so cold, you put on everything i can. >> reporter: peter and his mother are visiting from annapolis maryland and picked the coldest weekend of the winter so far to see the sights of philadelphia. we were not willing to wait at the line of independence hall. >> reporter: too cold.

a little too cold. i think the temperature was 17 at the time, but it felt like four. >> reporter: in the wee hours of the morning the peco building showed 8 degrees. the winds made it feel colder. earnl -- annual control officers -- animal control officers received dozens of calls for animals left outside including this pitbull. it's extremely cold. >> reporter: for this long distance couple celebrating valentine's day it was the out of towner who came prepared. i got all the right gear, my heavy coat. i've definitely been cranky, going bar to bar, it's been like power walk or run to the next place. that's folks in a hurry this morning. >> reporter: we have a number of resources online at 6abc.com, if you see people or pets outside who need shelter from the

dangerous cold, contact authorities, live in center city. trish hartman channel 6 "action news." now you go get warm. keep track of the freezing temperatures and the approaching snow at 6abc.com. there you will find the seven-day forecast, plus a live look at storm tracker 6 live double scan radar at any time of the day. it's all 6abc.com/weather. interstate 78 in lebanon county pennsylvania now open. it was shut down for 24 hours after a pileup left several people dead. 06 vehicles slammed into each other in bethel township yesterday morning. police believe a snow squall drastically cut visibility and triggered the crashes. three people died and another 40 injured, some critically. four medical choppers evacuated the most seriously injured. they were taken to ten hospitals. firefighters braved bitter

cold and ice to douse hot spots. 6-alarm fire on gristcom street. the blaze broke out at an auto body shop and spread to a half dozen buildings. fighting the fire was no easy task. you can see frozen lines and frozen ice on the buildings, once you have this kind of temperature it freezes up quickly. three people including a firefighter were taken to the hospital. all are okay. train service between frankford transportation center and erie have resumed. a woman was shot in olney section. police were collecting evidence this morning. the woman was dropped off at einstein around 7:00 a.m. this

morning with a gunshot wound to the stomach. 12:06. now to the latest on the passing of antonin scalia. the country continues to mourn the loss of one of the most controversial and iconic justices to serve on the nation's highest court. a replacement fight is on. we go live to new york, folks are mourning and waiting to see what happens next. >> reporter: you got that right, abc news learned that the body of justice scalia was taken to a funeral home in west texas. we learned he was sick in the days leading up to the hunting trip in west texas. we know that an autopsy will not be performed on his body and investigators do not expect any foul play. the body of antonin scalia transported by a caravan into the parking lot of a west texas funeral home heavily guarded by u.s. marshals as america mourns

the loss of one of the most conservative jurists on the highest courts. profoundsly shaped the legal landscape. scaliaated by president ronald reagan he will be remembered for his strict interpretation and staunch defense of the constitution. republican presidential candidates reacting during the debate. it's a tremendous blow to conservativism and to our county. he will go down as the greatest serving justice on the supreme court. >> reporter: this morning flags are flown at half staff outside the supreme court to honor scalia, this is as a political battle brews over whole replace him. president said he will fulfill

his constitutional responsibility to nominate. it will be nearly impossible for president obama to get through the senate almost anyone who is on the short list. >> reporter: republicans threatening not to confirm an obama nominee. we should not allow the lame duck president to capture the supreme court in the waning months of his president. the job is for the president to nominate and the senate to hold hearings and go through the process. >> reporter: so the controversy will continue as to whole replace justice scalia. justice scalia was 79 years old, he died three weeks shy of his 80th birthday. gray we send it back to you. we have more on justice scalia at 6abc.com, you'll find more about the impact on the court and the nation as well as

reaction to his death. pope francis is on his way to deliver sunday mass in mexico. this is a live look at the pope's motorcade in the mexico city suburb. he is on his way right now. this is expected to be the biggest mass of the five day trip. 400,000 people are hear ready to listen to the message of hope and encouragement. as many as 1 million people came out to catch a glimpse of francis during his first full day in mexico. classes resumed at ursinus college after 200 sicken last week. health inspectors found numerous violations at the school dining hall. those include open pesticides near food and dead bugs and improper hand washing. a second follow-up report found no lingering violations. officials say there were ten new reports of illnesses over the

weekend. classes were canceled friday while crews cleaned the school. officials are working to determine the cause of the outbreak. there's much more to come on "action news" this sunday morning. an earthquake shakes part of oklahoma and the impact is felt in seven other states. plus, most of us decorate for christmas, but what about valentine's day? meet the woman who transforms her yard every year to celebrate the holiday. that's nice, and when we come back, chris sowers will have the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast.

a virginia woman is sharing

the love this valentine's day. stef fee loving has been a fan since she was a kid not just because of her name, she loves to decorate. every year she goes out decorating her yard. first day after christmas i start decorating to valentine's day. it's the day i look forward to most. her yard is filled with hearts and a kissing booth. the entire community is invited to stop by. she tries to put something new out every year. that's a loving story. i.i have a loving forecast. let's get you outside, this is not a loving forecast i was just joking. there's the view as you look at the center city skyline. we have a crystal clear afternoon around the delaware valley. it's a nice looking day, it is very, very cold. temperatures in the single

digits and teens and windchills in some locations are actually below zero. is a in -- 15 degrees in philadelphia. 14 below is the dewpoint. minus one these are actual air temperatures in the poconos. 10 in allentown. 11 in reading. 15 for philadelphia, 18 in millville. trenton ten feeling like 4. feels like 1 below in allentown. minus 3 in reading and lancaster. this will be the last of the cold stuff. tomorrow things start to improve. temperatures get above freezing and by tuesday we're in the mid to upper 50s, it will feel better in about 48 hours from now. satellite and radar, nothing going on as we have the polar vortex retreating to the north up in canada. there goes the cold air. the warm front is knocking on

the door. under beneath this front -- underneath this front, temperatures are in the 50s and 60s pushing to the north, because the low will track west of philadelphia we get into that warm sector. even though it's icy cold out there right now, the fact that temperatures warm quickly by tuesday afternoon it will change the snow over to rain in a matter of hours. we're not looking at a long duration snow event. the light snow starts breaking out between lunchtime and 1 and 2:00 p.m. in the afternoon. it will pick up in tensity. by 7:00 it's raining in philadelphia. actually that rain/snow line is running parallel to the pennsylvania turnpike pushing north into the lehigh valley. allentown you're over to rain by 8 or 9:00 p.m. we get into tuesday morning the rain/snow line is up in canada. it's the entire eastern seaboard that turns mild with the storm

system. tuesday afternoon this then slides through and that's when some of the issues may arrive we start to melt this snow. the ground still frozen and we put a one to two inches of rain on top of that. there will be a lot of water on the frozen ground. it's got to go somewhere. 1 to 3 for the i-95 corridor from wilmington into trenton that's what we're expecting tomorrow afternoon. this is the one inch line from medford lakes through glassboro into salem. south and east, a coating to an inch getting washed away. in the lehigh valley and the poconos, 3 or 4 inches before you change over there. rainfall totals one to two inches of rain on top of 2 to 3 inches of snow. there's a ton of moisture. there will be flooding issues here, tuesday afternoon everybody north and west of the delaware valley is fair game to flooding come tuesday. sunny skies, bitter, 19 degrees is the forecasted high, winds

out of the north, northwest at 5 to 15 miles per hour. another cold one is expected overnight tonight with lows in the single digits north and west. 13 for center city. monday, 36 degrees. tuesday, 56 rainy. wednesday quiet, 38. thursday, cooler, 39. friday and saturday, 45 and 56 degrees. the next shot of cold doesn't get in here until the end of the month. so we have seven to ten days of comfortable temperatures. 5.1 magnitude earthquake rattled northern oklahoma and felt in seven other states. it rattled store shelves and cracked walls in several homes. no injuries were reported. > ins

almost time for spring cleaning and a great place to start is your medicine cabinet. health experts say it's not the best place to keep your medicine. there's humidity, temperature fluxation. if the bodies are not sealed properly moisture can get in them. a dresser drawer is a better spot. check to make sure that the tablets are not crushed or cracking. if you're getting rid of any medication crush it up and add coffee grounds or kitty litter with it so nobody can get their hands on it. the #boycott beyounce since her super bowl half-time performance. many saying formation is

antipolice. posting asks people to gather at the nfl headquarters on tuesday. that sparked calls for her supporters to hold a counter protest. frozen fans rejoyce, it's coming to broadway. for those of you who can't wait that long there will be a prebroadway engagement in summer of 2017. frozen is the highest grossing animated feature in disney history. i hope my daughter is not watching right now. next to come, heartbreaking news for the flyers. plus many are getting ready for the all star game tonight, we have a preview next in sports.

it is sunday, 12:25, 15 degrees is what it says. it feels colder though, sky6 live hd taking a live look at cape may, new jersey, if you're heading outdoors, dress in layers and cover all your extremities. in sports, the flyers face the rangers tonight after a big loss yesterday, jeff skeverski has that and a look at college hoops. >> reporter: unfortunately, like the weather, the flyers have gone ice cold. they have lost four of their last five and to make matters worse, flyers lost defenseman yesterday he is out indefinitely with a wrist injury. flyers fans are face painters you have to support your team. first period against the devils,

they get by off his chest and in. 1-0. deficit disappears like a ghost. thanks to shane gosset. flyers tie it at 1. penalty by jake borachek, flyers lost 2-1. they pick up a point they are five out heading into the game against the rairks. -- rangers. it's a tough one, we have to learn a lesson, you have to play 60 minutes or you leave it to chance, we left it to chance at the end there. we're trying to make the playoffs here, it's a big thing it's a sour taste in our mouth because we need two points. it may have been a painfully brutal time in philadelphia sports, the number one shining star, the number one

college basketball team in the country, villanova playing at home for the first time ever as the top ranked team. hanking out at the pregame pep rally xfinity live. it's cold out, that's why it took so long to warm up. they were only up one he had half. second half they come out on fire. they dominate. they finally nail a few 3s, nova wins 73-63. next up temple. st. joe's comes out flying against la salle. they get out to a 9-0 run out of the gate. second half it gets ugly. st. joe's up 30 points on la salle. st. joes wins by 26. they are 21-4 second best in the

a-10 conference. with all the top drafts sam hinkey has been hording not one sixer will play in the all star game tonight. in toronto, it's the slash brothers stealing the show. clay thompson beats up teammate steph curry. in a dunk contest, watch this. he jumps under the mascot under his legs, up and in. zack lavine wins the slam dunk contest. unreal show for the ages and the kids. kobe bryant will play in his 18th and final all star game in toronto later tonight. that's sports, i'm jeff skeverski have a good day. another half-hour of "action news" is just ahead. >> reporter: here's some of the stories we'll have for you. utility workers convince a

worker to open the door to her south philadelphia home. now she is in the hospital. plus the delaware valley is trapped in a windy arctic freezer. meteorologist chris sowers will have tell us when we will break out of this. his the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast and more when "action news" continues.

happening on "action news," a horrifying scene inside a philadelphia bar when a fight

breaks out and a woman's throat is slashed. things get nasty when republicans go head to head in the latest republican debate. celebrating national donor day, three families share their stories and shining a spotlight on organ donation. let's go outside to chris sowers, who is determined to show mother nature he is strong. >> reporter: it is icy cold out here, but it's not as bad as first thing this morning. we had windchill values at 5 to 15 below. the winds have stopped a bit, it's not as harsh. 9 degrees in quakertown. fleetwood 9. pilots, -- pottstown, 11. ewing 14. things are improving. windchill warning in effect for another half-hour for the poconos where we are seeing windchill values at 20 to 30

below. numbers will improve over the next 48 hours. nearly 20 below in the poconos. 3 in reading. 4 for philadelphia. 4 below in trenton and millville checking in at 3 above. it's a nice looking afternoon. bright blue skies you'll enjoy that from start to finish as high pressure slides across the mid atlantic states, nice looking day, bitter and cold. if you're outside you have to bundle up in layers that's important. you have to trap the body heat a t-shirt and sweatshirt and fleece and heavier coat. the more layers you add the warmer you will be. cover your extremities. temperatures in the upper teens close to 20 degrees, sunny skies, windchills 5 to 6 degrees colder than the numbers you see in front of you right there. that's a check of the forecast for for now. the numbers improve tomorrow through thursday, we have an

approaching storm followed by flooding rains. you better dress in layers in you're heading out today. trish hartman is live in center city. trish, there are actually tourists out there today. what are they thinking? >> reporter: they are thinking they probably picked the coldest weekend they could to tour philadelphia, but they are still enjoying. we're outside the cathedral of saints peter and paul, we've seen a number of people scurrying in and out of church. we spoke to tourist who said they packed strategically for the weekend. while this family from connecticut is cruised to the cold, they -- used to the cold, they wished they could have packed more layers. >> reporter: they were trying to look on the bright side, but the kids were not buying it. the sun is not so bad, it's

coming out. it was a chilly walk to breakfast, but the walk back is nicer, right guys? it's very cold, i don't like it. >> reporter: this family from connecticut had to rad just their plans once the arctic air set in. we were hoping to go skiing, i think it's too cold. we'll be indoors for now. it's freezing i can't handle it. >> reporter: even locals say they are ready to say goodbye to the frigid conditions. it's painful walking around the city, it's freezing. almost unbearable. >> reporter: now, some tourists say if the outdoor lines for some attractions were too long they gave up and went to a museum or restaurant instead. tourists have said ooshes and taxi have been -- ubers and taxi have been a god send so they don't have to walk the long distances outside. trish hartman channel 6 "action news."

keep track of the freezing temperature plus the approaching snow at 6abc.com. there you will find the seven-day forecast, plus a live look at storm tracker 6 live double scan radar at 6abc.com/weather. a woman remains in critical condition this noon after her throat was slashed with a broken bottle during a bar fight. we have learned that the victim knows the suspect. it happened around 2:00 a.m. on the 7300 block of frankford avenue mayfair. a victim was dancing when the woman she knows hit her in the head with the bottle and cut her face and neck. the police know who the suspect is. no arrest has been made. police are looking for two gunmen who imperfects in a -- impersonated utility workers to get inside a house.

once inside they beat the woman inside the house. they beat the victim badly enough that she had to go to the hospital. she was being treated for larceny -- lacerations to her face. family and friends gathered to say goodbye to a 12-year-old hero who ran back into the fire to save his father, but never made it back out. full of life. always joking around, had a good time. loved the coaches, loved his teammates. he was a good boy, he will be missed by each and every one of us. he is a hero. sanford's dads did survive by judge from a second-story window. he is recovering from a broken back, a medical team brought him to the church for his son's

funeral. republican presidential candidates gathered in greeneville, south carolina to take past in the nastiest most heated debate yet. they faced off a week before south carolina's primary. they joined together in a moment of silence for justice antonin scalia and sharply attacked each other on immigration and foreign policy. jeb is so wrong. jeb is so wrong. while donald trump was building a reality tv show my brother was building a security apparatus to keep us safe and i am proud of what he did. he had the goal. the world trade center came down under your brother's reign. the world trade center came down because bill clinton didn't kill bin laden when he had the chance to kill him. the candidates did agree on one thing, that president obama

should not be allowed to nominate justice antonin scalia's successor. bernie sanders and hillary clinton agree with the candidates on that issue. they said president obama has a right to nominate antonin scalia's replacement and should promptly do so. much more to come on "action news" this sunday, elephant on the loose after being rejected by a love interest. free healthcare help could be a few clicks away. looking live at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, meteorologist chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when you join us back here after the break. ♪

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this guy wandered out of a nature reserve in china and hit a dozen cars. officials say he was mad that the female elephant chose another male elephant over him. officials say people will bempe. >> reporter: let's get you outside and as we go live on sky6 live hd penns landing a nice looking day, it's bitter cold with windchills values close to zero and air temperatures somewhere between 9 above and is a -- 15 degrees above zero. double scan live is clear, but will become more active tomorrow and tuesday. 19 degrees is the forecasted high. our formal 144. the low temperature this morning

8 degrees, 6 degrees high of the record of 2 set in 1979. minus 19 for the poconos. up a windchill warning in effect for another 15 minutes or so. minus 4 in trenton. 3 degrees above in millville and 6 in wildwood. satellite and radar we have high pressure surface high here that's why we're seeing all the sunshine here. the high is work, over to the northeast. that will allow a area of low pressure come riding up the spine of the appalachians. tomorrow morning we'll wake up to cloud cover and light snows break out by midday or so. it's cloudy across the delaware and the lehigh valleys. snow flying across the baltimore and washington, d.c. metro at that point. 2, 3, p.m., it's snowing steady

ily. it's raining at the shore and sussex county. watch how the rain/snow line advances. at 8:00 p.m. it's pushing into the poconos and everything is turned to rain. in the overnight the rain/snow line is up in canada. tuesday afternoon, the heavy rain pours on in. we'll see rainfall totals ranging between 1 and 3 inches on top of the one to three inches of snow. so we'll get a lot of run off. the potential is there for flooding for everybody north and west of that line, especially this area here. the far western suburbs, the lehigh valley where there is snow on the ground and you will see flooding problems by tuesday. snow is on the the front end, one to three inches for the i-95 corridor. i-95 1 to 3. a coating to an inch interior

sections of south jersey. 2 inches in reading. 2 in allentown. 3 for the poconos. an inch or so for the i-95 corridor. enjoy today, it's cold, but quiet. lots of sunshine. 17 in reading, 16 in allentown. 19 in philadelphia, 21 in millville. trenton, 18 degrees for the high temperature. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, we're up to 36 degrees tomorrow. snow developing by midday, changing over to rain by 6:00, 7:00 p.m. tuesday, breezy and rainy, mild, 56. wednesday, 48. thursday, cooler 39. and friday and saturday, 45 and 56 degrees, a nice finish to the seven-day forecast. the place in the delaware valley with the biggest heart is honoring those who gave their hearts to others. today the franklin institute picked their heart exhibit to highlight national donor day. three heart recipients took part

in the event. they made it clear they are alive thanks to the willingness of others to donate their or -- organs. someone i didn't know i never met made a decision to be an organ donor during the most trying times in their life. today is part of an on going effort to drive home the important of becoming a register organ and tissue don't know -- tissue donor. karen rogers has 6abc loves the arts. this is a show that let's the flute shine as the philadelphia old which he is tra -- orchestra

performs romania folk dances to the chilling music from psycho. shultz has been playing in philadelphia for 40 of the years. he was named principal of the chamber orchestra in 2003. the concerto for flute and strings is a centerpiece for the program that includes an array of numbers from the second half of the 20th century. it has a slow movement in the ginning and two exciting movements lots of tio. n. it's mooch more laid back -- much more laid back, very, very beautiful. this will be the strong group, 9 vial -- violns.

they perform february 28 and 29 at the kimmel center's pearlman theater. go to 6abc loves the arts for this and other area efforts. for 6abc loves the arts, i'm karen rogers.

welcome back on this valentine's day. happy valentine's day, everybody! 12:49. 17 degrees, sky6 live hd taking a live look at the ben franklin bridge. at least the sun is shining, right, gray. right now we would like to take you back live to mexico where pope francis is presiding over sunday mass all happening in a crime-riddled mexico city suburb. it's expected to be the biggest

mass of the pontiff's five day trip to mexico. 400,000 people are there to listen to the pope's message of hope and encouragement. nearly one headline people came out to -- nearly 1 million people came out to catch a glimpse of the pope in mexico. unexpected medical bills can be stressful and confusing and a major financial burden. some studies show they are the biggest consumer problem across the country. there are ways you and your family can get free healthcare help, too. i played softball my whole life. i have a partially torn rotator cuff. >> reporter: she had got prethorgs for an mri.

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on "action news," a woman is in critical condition after someone broke a bottle during a bar fight and slashed her throat. it happened at 2:00 a.m. in the mayfair section of philadelphia. police say the woman knows her attacker. both friends and foes of supreme court justice antonin scalia are remembering him as one of the giants in the history of the high court. he died in texas of natural causes. president obama said he will carry out his constitutional duty to nominate a successor. republican presidential candidates say he should not. now the last check of the not so sweet forecast. >> reporter: by tuesday, gray this will be a distant memory.

19 degrees, sunny and frigid, windchills five degrees colder than the air temperature. 36 degrees tomorrow, snow developing by midday. monday night it's raining, tuesday it's raining. 56 degrees there could localized flooding north and west of center city. 48 degrees wednesday. thursday, friday, saturday, all appear to be nice and quiet by this point. and mild by next week we're brac in the mid 50s. coming up tonight your favorite shows are all new, it starts at 7:00 p.m. with the america's funniest home videos, and at 8 the bachelor a celebration of love. a special 2 hour castle event is on followed by "action news" at 11:00 p.m. we'll see you next weekend.

"action news" continues at p.m. for gray hall, chris sowers, bundle up, snuggle up. i'm nydia han, have a great day

the following is a presentation of the acc network, an exclusive production of raycom sports. >> tim: oh, an unusually cold day down here in chapel hill.