>> reporter: witnesses in shock describing a shooting rampage inside the baggage claim area at terminal two calling it a scene right out of a movie. >> he looked again and we saw him with the gun going up and down. >> reporter: the first reports of shots fired appear to come in from police already at the airport. >> multiple victims down. >> reporter: one of the victims bloodied. >> the ing tiff shooter shot at least 13 people. eight people are in area hospitals being treated. >> reporter: this as hundreds of passengers confused and scared are seen running onto the tarmac as ambulances raced by and numerous law enforcement officers intact cal gear rushed to the scene quickly taking the suspect into custody. >> once he was done with the ammunition he basically threw the gun on the ground and laid on the ground face down spread eagle so he was already down. he was waiting for the officer to approach him. >> reporter: sources say the suspect has been identified as

esteban santiago. authorities say they are talking to him right now to figure out a motive. elizabeth hur abc news new york. >> elizabeth thank you. as we see in every active scenario witnesses and survivors live through the lens and share their firsthand accounts on social media. today in this harrowing scary and very active scene in fort lauderdale that was certainly the case. we start with a picture that tells the story here from maxwell solutions. he posted this is on twitter writing this guy right here as you can see is bleeding profusely speaking to the fact also that others have been shot at the airport, very hard to live through the lens with maxwell. sterling rogers posting this video where you can see passengers evacuated walking away from what is being called a code red situation. on all platforms of social media people doing the same sharing their firsthand account. g messina on instagram today sharing this video where you

can see crowds of people trying to get to safety and of course all kinds of people on their phone trying to get information trying to let family members know that they are okay. someone else on instagram who goes by the handle prent eye showed this picture a crowd of passengers on the tam mack saying i am safe. i feel incredibly fortunate. what a crazy thing for those who survive this. certainly a very harrowing situation as it unfolded. tell len berg posted this video on instagram showing another angle of the terminal terminal two of fort lauderdale. crowds of people trying to get into a safe place there at the airport. and then finally this picture was taken by steven folk on twitter he writes everyone evacuated from a neighboring plane after a reported shooting in baggage. some people on other planes are watching through the window as all of this unfolds there at the airport. a deadly scene. monica. >> thank you will so much alicia.

"action news" of course will have continuing coverage on the breaking news for you throughout the evening including a live report with reaction from philadelphia international airport. that's coming up at 5:00 p.m. >> ♪ >> we've got more breaking news this afternoon and word that a newly declassified report released literally seconds ago has found in russian president vladimir putin directly ordered the effort to influence the u.s. election. and that comes on the very same day that president-elect donald trump had his highly anticipated meeting with intelligence officials. the hezbollah of the cia fbi director of national intelligence all arrived at trump tower in new york this afternoon to brief mr. trump on russian interference in last year's elect. they told lawmakers yesterday that there was no doubt that russia was behind the hacking of democratic party e-mails in an attempt to influence the election. that's a finding that mr. trump has repeatedly criticized and cast doubt on. today he called that probe a "witch hunt. following the meeting today

the president-elect released a statement calling it "constructive" but he then added that the hacking had absolutely no effect on the outcome of the election. that's an assertion intelligence officials say they have not made. >> turning now our wintry weather we woke up to snow this morning and there's more headed our way. don't put that ice scraper or snow shovel away just yet. parts of our area are getting ready for another round of snow this weekend. meteorologist adam joseph at the big board with the latest for from us accuweather. hi, adam. >> this will be a more sizable snowstorm than what we went through for some of us over the beginning of the week. you can see all the moisture coming in out of the gulf of mexico. one tree and icy conditions in parts of jackson and mississippi as well as southern parts of louisiana and all this aiming to the north and east. we will get a glancing blow by this storm especially for the shore communities with winter storm warnings in effect from 3 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on saturday all those areas in that hot pink and then an advisory almost up to philadelphia northern parts of

delaware where there will be a little bit of accumulation of snow as well. future tracker showing all this heads up the eastern seaboard to the midatlantic and southern new england early saturday morning this is 11 o'clock and you can see it does puncture just to the north and west of i-95 but the heaviest along the shore. lighter amounts as you go to the north and west. in fact, it will be a crippling snowstorm for parts of the carolinas the border of virginia, over 12-inches of snow and again for us, it is just al scrape when you take a look at how much snow is going to fall to our south. so, this all begins with glancing nor'easter between 4:00 a.m., 7:00 a.m. saturday morning. it ends between 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. saturday afternoon. the heaviest south and east of i-95 right along the shore and this snow will be much like last night, that light and fluffy snow that is easy to remove but we're talking about several inches for many of us. wool talk about the snow totals in that map coming up brian in the full accuweather forecast. >> see you shortly adam. thank you.

that some will first bring snow to the southeast. salt trucks are being loaded up in knoxville tennessee as the first flakes start to fall there. road workers are being reassigned in georgia. moving to the northern part that of state. in north carolina also under a winter weather warning today. that state is expected to see ice sleet and snow. of course stick with 6abc.com/weather right through the weekend for snow updates and much more. check in often with storm tracker6 live radar and stay connected by following each of our meteorologists on facebook and twitter. >> investigators on the main line are now searching for a thief specifically targeting senior citizens at a grocery store. "action news" reporter bob brooks is live in devon outside the acme with a warning. good evening, bob. >> reporter: good evening, monica. i can tell you this is a repeat offender police believe she is a young woman in her 20's and she strikes when you aren't looking. this is the woman tredyffrin

police want you to see. if you know who she is call them immediately. she's wanted for stealing from senior citizens twice inside the devon acme. her mo the same. the detective takes us through the first crime on december 10. >> she's putting her neck in her scarf and tilting her head downward. >> reporter: she wears a dark coat a scarf and sunglasses. mcfadden says it all looks suspect pushes. >> large scarf sunglasses 8 o'clock in the morning no shopping cart. >> reporter: once in the store she finds her victim. >> looks around watches her. >> reporter: this time it's the senior citizen in the upper left-hand corner. >> if this clip you'll see the victim shopping and the actor actually stalking the victim in the aisle. >> reporter: when the victim's back is turned the thief walks by and takes her purse from the cart. then she brazenly walks to the next aisle just a few feet away and takes the cash. a good picture of her is

caught on camera as she leaves the store. on december 14th, she's at it again she stalks her victim the same way this time it's in the produce section. the woman turns her back to pick something out and she strikes. this time on her way out, the suspect stops to ditch the stolen purse in an aisle. >> what you'll see is you'll see her throw the wallet right there. >> reporter: she walks out of the store but not before being caught on camera again. now both times $400 cash was stolen and both times the purses were left unattended in there cart. reporting live at the devon acme bob brooks channel6 "action news." monica. >> thank you bob. the case of a 28-year-old paraplegic shot and killed by wilmington police will not lead to any federal civil rights charges for wilmington corporals opened fire on jeremy mcdole in his wheelchair back in september 2015 responding to a 911 call about mcdole

possibly being armed with a gun. other witnesses plus enhanced cell phone video confirm mcdole continued to reach for something in his waist band despite orders to show his hands. after he was shot police did find a gun in his waist band. the justice department ruled there's nothing to disprove that the corporals acted in self-defense. a new jersey transit bus was involved in a crash this morning in burlington county. chopper6 overhead as the bus an pickup involved were both loaded onto tow trucks. the vehicles collided at the intersection of route 38 and pine street in mount holly. "action news" is told there are injuries. we don't know how severe they are. first responders diverted traffic to a parking lot until they could get that scene cleared. >> on that note it is time for a first check of the "action news" traffic report today. >> let's take it live to matt pelman over in the "action news" traffic center. hi, matt. >> good afternoon brian and monica. a couple slick spots on this friday afternoon and a couple accidents like one here on the

schuylkill expressway. this is eastbound right by the exit for gulf mills. looks like four vehicles involved, one right into the next. it's taking out the left lane as you come eastbound out of king of prussia. therefore, as you come eastbound out of king of prussia, you're not moving very quickly whatsoever. standstill coming off of 202 and 422 getting onto the schuylkill eastbound through this point at gulph mills. we'll keep tabs on that. on the big picture farther east 23 miles per hour on 76 there by girard avenue. some typical slowing developing along 95. northbound side by the ben franklin bridge just 21 miles per hour. have a crash involving a pedestrian that we're watching in lansdowne this afternoon. that's at highland and lacrosse. and right by ridley park united methodist church we're watching an accident along dupont street at swarthmore avenue. 43 miles per hour along 95 southbound had an earlier crash there in delco around chichester. luckily that is cleared out of the way but there's one involving some vehicles in east coventry along welsh road

at linfield road. the fire police are helping you through that intersection an better afternoon than morning here at the ben franklin bridge and all of the area bridges. we had speed restrictions much of the day but they have been lifted. let's grab the ipad do the commuter report on this friday afternoon. complete standstill on the schuylkill expressway as you come eastbound out of king of prussia. again that's that accident. we'll keep tabs on it brian and monica, in the next half hour. >> all right thank you sir. coming up next on "action news" for you a dire need for help. details about a local charity asking for all hands-on deck this winter. >> and as we head to break today here's a look at some of the snow pictures you've been sending to us. keep them coming by using the #6abcaction. >> ♪

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even becoming president. the obamas leave the white house in two weeks. >> meanwhile president obama is ending his term with america at a low 4.7 percent unemployment rate. it's a big improvement since the unemployment rate peaked at 10 percent in october of 2009. the new report shows 156,000 jobs were added in december, that is slightly below average for the year. in total the economy added over 11 million jobs during president obama's tenure. wall street liked that news today. the dow up 64.5 points today. the s & p 500 also up just about eight-point on the day. >> a slump in sales at apple leading to a cut in the ceo's paycheck. the company announced today tim cook will make 15 percent less than last year. shrinking iphone sales in 2016 caused app foal suffer its first annual revenue decline in 15 years. apple's board says it's holding cook and other leaders

accountable. that being said he will still be making millions of dollars. a year ahead of schedule new york city subway system is making big changes to help riders stay connected to folks above ground. nearly all subway stations will have cell service. beginning monday commuters will be able to text or call from underground subway platforms. the only platforms without cell coverage are at four stations that are undergoing renovations. >> it was really a pretty sight this morning. >> gorgeous. >> blanket of snow across the area. looks like we may get more of that white stuff tomorrow. >> here is adam joseph with the latest. >> it's all about location. south and east you so most of the snow saturday. the farther north and west towards the lehigh valley probably not even a flake will fall for some of us. sky6 right now shows there's a few breaks in the cloud cover. the clouds have temp tearily that you would out just a little bit but those clouds will be on the increase and thickening up once again overnight tonight.

a cold day. we only hit so far 32 degrees for a high in philadelphia, 31 millville. 20's to the north and west. 31 in dover and along the shore temps around 33 degrees. as you look to the south you could see a lot of moisture. this train of rain sleet and snow and freezing rain from the midatlantic all the way down the gulf coast states so there's a lot of moisture with this second round as opposed to last night's where there was barely any moisture. as we take a look at temperatures for tonight teens in the northwestern suburbs, 20's for the rest of us. as those clouds thicken up and snow will arrive from the south very late in the wee hours of the morning maybe around 4 o'clock. in fact, we look at future tracker at 4:00 a.m. and you can see the first flakes falling wildwood sussex county in delaware. then it kind of pivots to the north into wilmington on the brink of philadelphia around 8 o'clock in the morning so many of us in central and southern new jersey and delaware seeing that snow throughout the morning hours, continuing into the early afternoon.

we'll make it... it will make it into philadelphia and southern parts of chester county and bucks county way little white snow. farther north of the pennsylvania turnpike probably just clouds tomorrow and by 6 o'clock that storm pull asway and maybe even a return of some breaks of sun especially the farther north and west you are tomorrow afternoon. so, what we're looking at for expected snow the heaviest amounts will be right along the coast southern new jersey, delaware, three to 6 inches including southern kent sussex county, cape may county southern parts of cumberland county and burke one to 3 inches for the majority areas in central new jersey and northern parts of delawarely. philadelphia we're right around that inch mark, inch and a half maybe and then just a coating to maybe an inch once you head north and west of philadelphia and then again north of the turnpike really nothing to speak of. then wind chills, they're also a going to be factor. even if you don't see the snow. feels like 14 tomorrow afternoon in allentown, 12 philadelphia, nine in millville. as we get into sunday morning,

wind chills only at one below in reading, five in philadelphia, one in millville so some bitter air comes in with this storm and behind it. as we take a look at the four day at 4:00 forecast here, tomorrow snow along i-95 to the south and east. again, the heaviest along the shore. that fluffy snow which they could see up to 6-inches again right along the beaches and the shore towns, 29. windy bitter cold, 28 wind chills in the single digits much of sunday. sunny but still cold monday of 29 and then a warm front arrives with a lot of clouds tuesday. we move it up 10 degrees to 39 degrees and when you take a look at that seven-day forecast, if you want it warm you are going to get it this week. we'll talk about a january thaw so to speak in that seven-day. >> there you go. >> melt that snow. >> uh-huh. >> adam thanks. >> thank you. next on "action news" a local nonprofit is in dire need of volunteers. we'll explain how you can help make a big difference this glinted plus we are back live at the scene of this water main break that flooded several homes in northeast

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the ikea winter sale. wooooooo! get up to 50% off select items. now through january 10th. ikea >> ♪ >> blood donors in philadelphia got a special treat from dunkin' donuts today as a thank you. doughnut vendor gave out 25,000 coupons for free coffee and doughnuts to folks here at the american red cross on spring garden street. dunkin' donuts has partnered with the red cross for this entire month which is national blood donor month. >> new castle county delaware a desperate call to action. these are dreams in the making. homes being built for people who really need them. but with the winter months and the cold comes a decline in volunteers for habitat for humanity so today they renewed that call for your help. right now there are 14

projects under way in the new castle county area, homes that could be delayed because of a lack of volunteers. well, habitat says that delay the process of getting those families into those safe and affordable homes. this is a look at the walnut ridge site currently under construction in wilmington. they say it's hard to get volunteers during the cold months but they want you to know there is work to be done inside, too. >> maybe they have a perception they're just going to be working outside but, you know, there's lots of inside work on these houses. lots of things to finish up, painting, hardwood flooring and as you can see we're getting real close to finishing these houses and we need that extra support to really, you know, get us to the finish line. >> the families who move into the homes do have to contribute 225 hours of what they call sweat equity before they can move in so they'll be volunteering on their own homes but it also takes about another 3400 hours worth of

work by community volunteers to complete just one habitat home. now here's the thing. you don't need any construction experience. so, they'll even teach you a thing or two. if you ever thought hey maybe i could be like a mr. or mrs. fix it you want the get lessons on getting something done and know you're doing something good for your community they can use your help and again there is work to be done inside as you can see so you don't have to stand out in the cole. we have the link on 6abc.com. brian. >> all right, we'll good alicia. thank you. some students had an exciting visit during school today. the philly phanatic stopped by at an assembly at hillcrest elementary to congratulate first graders. everyone decked out in their team colors some with hats all taking part in the be a fanatic about reading program. hillcrest beat out a number of other schools for the visit because of its dedication to improving reading skills. that guy can dance. >> he does the twist. still to come in our next half hour of "action news" at 4:00 a water main break made the lives of several philadelphia residents

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taff. >> ♪ >> it is 4:30 now. sharrie is off today. monica malpass joins us and we begin now with the latest on that breaking news out of fort lauderdale, florida where several people were shot at the airport. five of them have been confirmed dead. >> the gunman has now been identified as esteban santiago. he was identified through a military i.d. that he was carrying. abc news has also just learned he was recently honorably discharged from the army national guard and last stationed in alaska. as you heard five people were killed eight others shot and they remain hospitalized. the attack sent panicked passengers running onto the tarmac. this happened inside terminal c at fort lauderdale airport which does serve delta airlines and air canada. >> one witness described the scene. he said the gunman said nothing as he went up and down the carousel to that baggage claim shooting through luggage to get at people that were hiding. then it's reported the gunman

threw down his weapon and laid on the ground until he was arrested. >> of course we'll continue to follow this story for you on "action news" and look for constant updates online at 6abc.com. also coming up in our next half hour, we will go live to philadelphia international airport with the very latest on how the deadly shooting is affecting flights here and all across the nation. >> now to the forecast. we all woke up today to find snow on the ground, rather nice sight. it wasn't too much but enough to coat the lawn and some of the sidewalks. >> didn't take long for folks of course to clean their vehicles off and head to work or school and the conditions were pretty good on the main roads which is a good thing. now let's go live outside sky6 hd showing you outside philadelphia city hall there's just a little bit of snow remaining on the ground but we could see more snow this weekend. >> all right let's find out the track and timing of this next last of winter. meteorologist adam joseph standing by with the details. >> it won't that be easy to clear the snow for some of us during the day tomorrow as a bigger storm passes by as we look at storm tracker6 live

double scan winter storm warnings in effect through the virginias, carolinas down to atlanta georgian also in fact there are now blizzard warnings the eastern part of virginia near virginia beach, so this will become a big sizable storm for parts of the midatlantic and southern new england and you can see the stream of moisture coming in off of the gulf of mexico adding rain mixed with sleet, freezing rain and snow even as far south of parts of louisiana right now and again all that moving to the north and east. so, here is what to expect where you are and the timing of when it will snow. lehigh valley, i-78 corridor, no snow expected on saturday. this is mainly a jersey and also delaware storm. but parts of i-95 around philadelphia, wilmington, up to trenton, between 7:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. you can expect snow to fall but the heaviest snow will be in central delaware and southeastern new jersey for a longer period of

time between 4:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and if you are going to be driving around areas south and east of philadelphia through southern and central new jersey and again delaware, very low impact early in the morning at 6:00 a.m. but it really starts to pick up between 9:00 a.m. and noon. that's probably the period you don't want to be traveling around central southern new jersey, delaware. then it starts to improve as we go between the 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. hour. we'll talk about how much we are expecting in those areas that get clipped by this coastal storm and also we'll talk about some bitter cold to follow and then a big warmup. we'll talk about all those changes with the seven day guys coming up in a bit. >> adam thank you. stay with 6abc.com/weather right through the weekend for snow updates and much more. check in early and often with storm tracker6 live and stay connected to our team of meteorologists on facebook and twitter. >> a water main break damaged the homes of several folks on one northeast philadelphia block. tons of water just came pouring into their houses when a 16-inch main broke yesterday

and of course the cleanup continues now. "action news" reporter gray hall live on mill brook road with the very latest. hi, gray. >> reporter: hi, monica. well, the good news is that rupture has been repaired. the swat bac water is back o on. the bad news is the haven't not clear and this caused a whole lot of damage. >> looked out the window and my drive way was full of water and it ran that way for three hoursism 84-year-old marion and her husband have lived in this northeast philadelphia home for 60 years. it is their first and only home. the couple has never experienced anything like what happened thursday afternoon a water main break sent gallons of water rushing through the streets and into several homes along mill brook road. the out of control water left behind damage. she says most of the items that were damaged were not pricey but sentimental. >> replaceable but we're sorry

to see it go. >> this is basically where your water line is at. so what's that, like two and a half feet. >> reporter: kirk is surveying the damage left behind that his mother's home. he's in the 80's is that sick in the hospital. he's frustrated she has to return to deal with this watery nightmare. >> into the house, the dryers, the heaters, the sub floor, the paneling behind the walls, the electrical. now the biggest thing is mold. >> reporter: crews are still investigating what caused the rupture but many in this neighborhood speculate it was the result of a sinkhole back in may that was never repaired. the city says it cannot confirm that connection as residents clean up the mess they say they want some answers an fix to ensure this does not happen again. >> may tenth somebody called because it was a sinkhole and you know the rest of the story. they put cones around it. then they come out and plated it and this happens so we're all angry. >> reporter: so back out lie those residents still looking

for some answers and upset by this. we can tell you that the investigation continues tonight and as for those residents with property damage, the water department says that they can call its claims department for assistance. live in northeast philadelphia, gray hall channel6 "action news." brian. >> gray, thank you. a truck driver overturned his rig early this morning on the wet roads in center city philadelphia. this the scene on the 1500 block of arch street at about 5 o'clock this morning. the driver was trapped for some time. no word on their injuries. the crash and cleanup did cause some delays in the area. >> a woman in spring garden was robbed as she was walking to her vehicle in a parking lot. police released images of the suspect seen on surveillance video. it happened on december 29th in the 1300 block of mount vernon street. the woman said she saw the men coming up to her. she started to run when the suspects caught up with her they took her purse which had her wallet iphone and some cash in it. if you recognize the men in the video please you're asked to call police.

police in wilmington hoping to identify a man who stole a wallet off of a customer in walgreens. it happened today at that store at 1313 north union street. officials say the suspect took the woman's wallet when she was distracted. the man was last seen driving a car that you see right there and it is a light colored sedan. anyone with information is asked to call wilmington police. >> the three candidates vying to lead the christina school district are being put to the test. samuel golder richard greg are all finalists to become the next superintendent. they are visiting different schools throughout the district all three of them will answer questions during a public forum next week. on thursday, the board of education will interview all three candidates before ultimately deciding who among them to hire. well, this is a must listen for any june made a new year's resolution to lose weight. one local man says he lost 40 pounds after changing just one thing. "action news" anchor rick williams now live in the news room with the details everyone

is going to want to hear about this. >> that weight loss took only seven months by the way. take a look at this. this is 36-year-old kyle conan before and after he started trying a new workout and he's down from a size 42 to almost a size 36. health reporter and registered nurse ali gorman takes you inside his new found fat blasting routine coming up tonight in health check. also coming up, in sports jeff skversky introduces us to the philly university basketball player whose home grown business started out in his dorm room and is now a booming success. plus jeff says it tastes pretty good. those fours and much more when we see you on just a little bit on "action news" at 5:00. monica see you soon. >> a new grant will pay for 600 students to complete programs at delaware technical community college. senators tom carper and chris coons and governor-elect john carney helped make that announcement today. the payment is a federal america's promise grant. it will fund tuition for

students in i.t. and advance the manufacturing in the next four years. the goal for delaware tech to produce more work ready students to fill open jobs. officers involved in an animal cruelty case are being honored for helping severely neglected dogs. 14 dogs were res crude a property in georgetown delaware in november. today the brandywine valley spca gave several officers plaques for supporting the dog's care. all the dogs are now being adopted or are living with foster families. >> and there's much more ahead here at 4 o'clock today. starting with the random cries for free pizza. one northampton county man decided to give it to people in need even though he, himself, is in great need. >> looking and feeling better than ever. she says she has her cheating husband to thank for. hear this woman's story of getting revenge in the best way she knew how. >> and meteorologist adam joseph standing by with a word on an eventful forecast coming up when "action news" at 4:00 comes right back today.

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>> ♪ >> an suv slammed into a house and stopped just short of hitting the family inside. check out the damage from that vehicle crashing through a bedroom in tennessee. the homeowner says he and his girlfriend were getting ready to go to sleep when the car hit their bed. his son was also sleeping in the next room. although everyone in that house is okay, the driver and a passenger did suffer broken bones. a church custodian in minnesota got quite a shock last night when he discovered a baby had been left there. nathan lenheart was locking up the cathedral when he found the newborn what happened in a blanket umbilical cord still attached. he called the pastor who called 911. >> very very clear that the baby was very young a matter of hours i would guess had not been fully washed or anything of that nature and so it was very difficult to ascertain as a layperson medically what the condition of the baby was.

>> well, not knowing if that child would survive the father want advertised the baby as he waited for police to arrive. the child did survive and is safe today. the minnesota state law allows mothers to leave their children in a place deemed safe without fear of prosecution. >> flooding in southern thailand has killed at least five people. heavy rain began sunday causing massive flooding in eight provinces. the flood waters snarled traffic and delayed flights. access to several roads has been blocked off. one hospital had to evacuate patients when flood waters got in their building. more heavy rain and scattered thundershowers are expected in that area next week. >> big talkers now and we start with a follow-up to a pretty amazing story that we've been following for you. a cancer patient who won a contest for free pizza for a year donated that prize to a local food bank. this is josh from northampton pennsylvania and he's going through chemotherapy right now for colon cancer. last month he won that free

pizza for a year promo prize from mario's pizza. well, he instantly asked the pizzeria if he could turn that prize over to northampton food bank. >> i wanted to keep it in northampton. i also wanted to give it to multiple families. >> it's going to make a lot of people happy. >> and how is this for paying it forward. mario's owners were so moved by that they doubled the offer giving both josh and the food bank that free year of pizza and even more paying it forward people have been going to mario's and buying more gift certificates to give to josh for his food bank collection. a beautiful scene happening in northampton and to a story out of houston texas now when a mom finds out that her husband is cheating on her. so, what does she do? well, they say there's no sweeter than revenge than success. her response to his infidelity is now inspiring people everywhere. betsy aiello hit the gym taking a negative situation and taking a change that

benefits her making her stronger, inside and out. now, to make matters worse she not only found out that her husband was cheating on her but she read messages between him and the woman he was having an affair with. >> they were talking about my weight. i guess they talked about me and in nasty way something i can't say on camera but yeah, that was basically what really hurt. >> now, at first she admits she was angry but then used that as motivation to lose weight. she's down 103 pounds feeling great and an inspiration to her daughter and to women and let's face it people everywhere. now, finally you may remember this family we introduced you to here before on big talkers. the gardeners from utah and their quad squad. after eight years of infertility they had four baby girls in one pregnancy. two sets of identical twins who all just turned two. so as you can imagine, as the parents of quadruplets the

gardeners life is a little busy and a lot silly with all those toddlers in tow. mom ashley's latest video blog on youtube is going wildly viral. here's what happened when she tries to take just a teenie little break from the action and enjoy a single strand of twizzler alone in a pantry. >> they never go away. they want everything you have. see? she's always there. >> hi, hi. >> hi. >> hi mommy. are you eating twizzlers? every parent can identify with this and that's why it's viral. the video is called parenthood summed up in 34 seconds. we happen to have two parents of multiples sitting on the desk over there who may know a thing or two about trying to take a few seconds for you. >> twin dad. good luck. maybe 25 years from now. >> buy a lot of twizzlers. >> that's right. alicia thanks very much. let's get another check of

roads right now. >> matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center with anup date. >> can't even eat a twizzler in peace. traffic tied in knots this afternoon along the schuylkill expressway. eastbound side and it's still a slow go but the good news is the crash four vehicle accident that we showed you during the last half hour is now pushed off to the side here at the gulph mills off ramp. so it's still exat a busy as you come eastbound on the schuylkill away from 202. now positive progress is being made there on 76. that's one of our red zones this afternoon. also one on the northbound boulevard, one on the eastbound vine. just typical slowing as we look at the big picture. in delco that crash in lansdowne at highland and lacrosse has cleared out. and our wreck by ridley park united methodist charge along dupont at swarthmore is also gone but new crash in middletown township by the elwyn pharmacy along elwyn avenue at 352. and some better news elsewhere in delco n bethel township today they reopened the

garnett mine road bridge over green creek. had been closed the last few weeks for construction but this afternoon go ahead and use it, it is back in business. one more accident to tell you about is in winslow township camden county by the panera bread. cross keys road at erial road. no issues along 42 or the a.c. expressway. we'll check it again brian and monica in the 5 o'clock hour. >> very good matt. thank you. and up next we get a check of the accuweather forecast. >> ♪

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>> ♪ >> adam is here with accuweather. get ready for snow 2.0. >> this one will be plowable should havable. storm tracker6 live double scan shows there was some thinning to the clouds after that snow late last night very early this morning. overall breathtaking day out

there with that sunshine, the snow melting a little bit, kind of glistening with some of that sunshine but clouds will be thickening up south to the north. only 15 in lancaster how it feels, 16 reading, seven poconos, 22 philadelphia millville and in atlantic city right now it feels like 25 degrees. our eyes are to the south. yesterday's system came from the west. so with this coming from the south picking moisture from the gulf of mexico, tapping into the atlantic so this storm definitely a lot stronger than the last one and again, like the last one, it is just going to clip us as it passes to our north and east. as we look at the forecast for tonight, again those clouds thicken up from south to north. snow showers will start to develop very south late in the wee hours of the morning 3 a.m., 4:00 a.m., 18 in the suburbs for the air temperature 23 degrees for center city and future tracker showing 4 o'clock in the morning, it is cloudy across most of the area. it's very tip of cape may county sussex county the first

flakes fall. then lifts to the north as the coastal system really starts to ramp up to our south, even a few light snow showers along i-95 by 8 o'clock or so saturday morning. heavy bands of snow developing east of philadelphia near millville, atlantic city, wildwood and dover. that's where the heaviest is going to fall. 1 o'clock in the afternoon still snowing along i-95 to the south and east. some of this to the north and west could evaporate before hitting the ground. bumping into very dry air there's going to be a very sharp cutoff to where it's snowing to where it's not north and west of philadelphia and then by 5 o'clock in the afternoon, the snow starts to break apart and moves to the east. so, what to expect. wilmington philadelphia trenton right around an inch or so of snow expected here tomorrow. just a coating to those northwestern suburbs up to the pennsylvania turnpike. nothing north of there. one to 3 inches for most of central new jersey, northern delaware. then southern delaware and the coastal communities up to millville there could be three to 6 inches of snow in that fluffy nature also right on

the border of hammonton chatsworth and mount holly berlin glassboro salem middletown that's your one to 3-inch line. brutal winds though with this system so wind chills even if you don't see the snow to the north and west feels 14 in the morning, 16 in the afternoon five in the morning on sunday and 12 in the afternoon, so 48 hours of wind chills that do not get out of the teens. the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast, 20's for the next three days for high temperatures with that snow right along i-95 south and east tomorrow. it is sunny but bitter sunday into monday and then we start to turn the corner on tuesday with a lot of clouds, 39 degrees. and then it's mild with some rain arriving wednesday, 55 degrees. and remaining above normal thursday into friday next week with more showers to round out the new work and school week with temperatures in the 50's for your friday, so we're going from bitter and snowy to warm and somewhat rainy. >> all right. >> thank you sir.

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>> ♪ >> it is time now for freebie friday. hey, do you have any plans tonight? we've got a couple of things you might want to check out in philadelphia and if you love gymnastics you are going to love this one. four time olympic gold medalist simone biles is here in philadelphia tonight at 7:30 she'll be at the free library of philadelphia promoting her new book, signing copies and taking pictures with fans. the event is free. it's all happening at 7:30 and we're told, yes, she will take selfies too much this is real fun one happening at elfreth gallery. free tours of the museum house and get a little history lesson on the nation's oldest continuously residential street. tonight this is happening on

frankford avenue pretty fun. animal jam coffee house hosting its first ever first friday event. watch tray diga free from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. there's also a little party going on afterwards byob. at the prince theater first friday fans to a film that show cases local film makers. that's happening at 7:30 and a reception also follows that screening. lots of gatherings happening tonight. if the winter weather is leaving you with chapter hands you can get a freehand cream. we have a form that you fill out and they'll send one right over to you and finally if you can eat a few more treats after the holidays, come on, we always k-right, when you sign up for the e club at the corner bakery cafe you get a coupon for a free cookie. i will leave you with that. have a great weekend. >> that was a load freebie friday.

>> lots of goodies. >> for monica malpass sharrie williams alicia vitarelli and adam joseph i'm brian taff. hope you'll join 93 along with sharrie adam and ducis rodgers tonight and every night for a full hour of "action news at 10:00 on phl 17. >> "action news" at 5:00 is coming up next. >> good night. >> ♪

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santiago was honorably discharged from the army national guard last year. >> airports across the drain are on high alert including philadelphia international airport and that's where "action news" reporter dann cuellar will s standing by live with the latest from there. >> rick with no flights coming in or out of fort lauderdale, the ripple effect has begun. a number of flight cancellations and delays already being reported. the deadly day in florida has left many air travelers here stunned. with the situation in fort lauderdale still unfolding, police and their federal partners have beefed up security here at philadelphia international airport. this as a precautionary measure. air travelers were reacting to the terrible tragedy. >> kind of stunned because i wouldn't think it happens in florida the way security is now but, you know, it's something well got to be cognizant of wherever you travel to. >> i mean, it just kind of one