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 of those things that it just

keeps happening. it's sad and it's a tragedy and i'm very sorry for the people who lost their lives. >> i'm just happy i went to orlando and i wasn't in fort lauderdale 'cause i like read then said everybody was just being evacuated and people were running and i don't know what i would do in a situation like that. just scary. >> reporter: and it would seem inevitable that a situation like this would make some people jittery about flying. >> oh, my god. it's kind of scares me. like now we're going to florida in february, so we're not going to fly. i'd rather drive. the incident at fort lauderdale's hollywood international happened in the baggage area which like most airports including philadelphia international airport, is outside the secure area. there has some wondering in maybe we need to rethink security in baggage areas as well. >> anybody can just walk in. i think it's funny that they don't have something set up where they scan people coming in, you know, 'cause now you have to -- i guess you're

going have to start doing that. >> reporter: and right now we're being told that four flights from philadelphia to fort lauderdale have been canceled. two american flights, one jetblue that was supposed to take off at 4:53 and a spirit that was supposed to take off at 5:51, all canceled. so this is a very fluid situation that that continues to unfold. we'll have more later. for now live here at philadelphia international airport, i'm dann cuellar channel6 "action news." >> all right dann thank you. stay with "action news" and a were. c news for the latest on the shooting in florida. updates continue throughout this newscast and after "action news" on world news tonight with david muir. you can also find the latest information any time online at 6abc.com. >> turning now to that accuweather forecast and a second round of wintry weather is coming from mother nature. >> that's right. last night marked the first snowfall of 2017 from the city to new jersey to the lehigh valley, it was enough to cover the ground and cause some minor headaches on the roads. >> meteorologist cecily tynan here with tracking round two

of this snow on double scan radar for us at the big board. hi cecily. >> hi, mon can rick. last night's storm was limited in moisture. well, this is the next storm system and this one is loaded with moisture. we have kind of conveyor belt of rain, ice and snow from the deep south up top virginia where the snow is falling right now. there's low pressure across the gulf of mexico. it essentially heads over the carolinas and then kind of hugs the coast as it moves up to the north and east, so it will be off shore but we get a glancing blow and areas around the coast will get hit the hardest. winter storm warnings are posted for all the counties really neighboring the coast from early tomorrow morning through about 6 o'clock tomorrow afternoon and then winter weather advisories extending up towards the i-95 corridor. this is a storm that's really all about location. future tracker showing that snow shield will expand as the storm moves off shore. by 11 o'clock tomorrow morning, we do have that snow falling right up to about the

pennsylvanipennsylvania turnpikt again that steady heaviest snow will be confined to the coast and then that storm system will wind down during the evening. so, future tracker showing that we're really missing out on the worst of this storm. this will be a crippling snowstorm near norfolk virginia beach blizzard warnings more than a foot of snow expectd there. details on the time line coming up monica. >> a food delivery driver shot by two philadelphia police officers in plainclothes will now get a multi-million dollar set. "action news" reporter vernon odom live at 51st and willis avenue in west philadelphia where the shooting happened three years ago. vernon. >> reporter: good evening, monica. this was indeed a tragedy here in the 5100 block of willis in southwest philadelphia. the settlement itself is being ballyhood as the biggest of its type in the history of the city of philadelphia is that generating new rules and

reforreforms. multiple shots, multiple shots. >> reporter: police radioed from 10 o'clock tonight on april 22nd 2014. two undercover officers had just fired 14 shots at a moving car. this ford taurus. three times they hit this man, 20-year-old college student and food delivery man philippe holland who just delivered a cheeseburger to a home on that block. holland was hit in the face and suffers from brain damage generating permanent seizures and other injuries as a result. the cops were responding to reports of shots fired but philip holland was an innocent man trying to flee thinking the plainclothes officers were there to rob him. >> these police officers did not identify themselves not only on this mr. holland says so but three independent witnesses say that they never identified themselves. >> reporter: holland's family lawyer displayed the bullet riddled car today as he

announced a record breaking settlement with the city for assault and battery by the two officers. nearly four and a half million dollars. >> 14 shots that this car took, innocent citizen terrific young man trying to make a few bucks delivering a burger. >> reporter: as a result of the holland suit the police department has agreed to establish new procedures for plainclothes officers including a tire and display of badges and identifying themselves as officers right away. >> his car ends up crashing. he ends up terribly injured and suffers the consequences to this day and for the rest of his life. >> reporter: rick, philippe holland and his family have moved out of the city of philadelphia to another city and they were not available for comment today. live in southwest philadelphia, i'm vernon odom, channel6 "action news." >> all right vernon thank you. icy road conditions may be

to blame for a car crashing into a ditch this morning. chopper6 was over the scene on main street in limerick montgomery county. officials say the driver was trapped inside the vehicle for a time. still not clear how badly he was hurt. in the lehigh valley, the winter weather was a welcome sight for skiers and snow borders this morning. "action news" reporter john rawlins spent the day at bear creek mountain resort in macungie and he's live with more on the excitement on the slopes. did you hit the slopes, john? i bet you did, didn't you? >> reporter: i did not, rick. i'll tell if you, subfreezing temperatures and snow may not make the top of many people's wish lists. they don't make the top of mine but for skiers they are perfect conditions. >> it's something to do, you know, it's exercise, it's fresh air. >> reporter:. >> you have to exercise so why not do something that's fun. >> reporter: at 27 degrees. some of us might look for fun indoors but an estimated 900 people found fun on the snowy slopes of bear creek mountain resort today. this season already different

than last year when a warm december meant literally green slopes forcing the resort to miss the christmas-new year's period. >> last season we didn't open until the seventh. this year we opened december 27th. >> reporter: this year's subfreezing nights good for snow making most weekends the hotel are said to be booked already. the place is busy inside and out with skiers of all ages. 80-year-old joe tweet says he still gets a rush going downhill. >> it's fun. you got to keep moving. if you stop moving it's the end. you got to keep moving. >> reporter: benjamin sears agrees. his favorite thing. >> the jumps. >> reporter: the jumps. at age four this is benjamin's second year on the slopes says his dad. >> he's going to that to bottom now without any help. he lovers it. >> reporter: he's four years old.

>> he's four. >> reporter: pretty impressive four-year-old little boy from phoenixville. back to the big pictures. last season not a good season for resorts in this part of the country. here they thought that the number of visits to the resort off by about a third. they are hoping mother nature will be better this year as you heard the gentleman say, this is day 22 of their season. they hope to have skiers here at least through mid march. live in macungie, john rawlins channel6 "action news." back to you all. >> thank you, john. time for a check of the "action news" traffic report friday night. >> look who's back, matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center. welcome back matt. just in time for the weekend. >> i'm all about one day work week. >> how about that. >> start off 2017 that way. happy new year guys. happy new year everybody. as we look at the big picture on this friday afternoon it's a little bit lighter than normal. i think snow fears this morning may have kept some people home so there are just a few red zones. one on the roosevelt boulevard extension northbound locked up off the schuylkill on up to broad street in the typical

slow spot and on the schuylkill itself eastbound it's still heavy from 202 in this point at gulph mills but the four vehicle minor pileup is all off to the side here on the gulph mills off ramp. in bristol township bucks county watch out for a crash along new falls road near levittown parkway. still have one by the elwyn pharmacy in delco along elwyn avenue at 352. in glasgow delaware a crash along pulaski highway. headed for the burger king for dinner watch out for that. we'll check it again rick and monica, in the next half hour. >> sounds good. thank you. much more ahead on "action news at 5:00. developing news out of washington as the investigation into the russian hack attack continues. ahead at 5:30 new details from an intelligence report just declassified to the public. >> new punishment nor brutal fot

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>> keep everybody safe. >> shooting governor rick scott of florida speaking with the latest on the fort lauderdale airport shooting. >> this is an ongoing investigation. there's a lot of information that law enforcement will put out at the time that they can put that out and they'll do that as quickly as they can. but i tell you everybody is working hard to find out exactly what happened and to hold whoever did this accountable. i don't ever want this to happen again to any family anywhere in the world but clearly never here in great state. >> how did you get here. >> i flew into executive support. >> [inaudible] >> i came here as quickly as i could.

stay informed, make sure that whatever resources the state needs to provide i made sure that the sheriff knew that, the airport knew that but on top that of i did that for airports and sheriff's department across the state on top that of talking to our national guard. >> what information do you have on the gunman in this is an ongoing investigation. all of that information will be released through the sheriff's department at the appropriate time. >> [inaudible] >> say it again please. >> you've been listening to a news conference from florida governor rick scott concerning that deadly shooting at fort lauderdale airport today as we told you at the top of the hour five people dead eight hurt after that shooting inside the city's international airport in fort lauderdale. we'll bring you much more information on world news tonight at 6:30 following "action news" at 6:00. >> time for health check. if one of your new year's resolution center city losing weight. a local man lost almost 40 pounds by committing to a new workout. >> health reporter and registered nurse ali gorman is

at the big board with this remarkable story ali. >> yeah, this is kyle, this is his before and after photo. the after is a mirror shot that's why it's a reflection but kyle lost about 5-inches off of his waist by trying a fitness program that he thought was just for women. 36-year-old kyle koenig is working on his elevator lunge inside sculpt fitness studio in south philadelphia. he started the mega former workout seven months ago. he's dropped almost 40 pounds his waist whittling down. >> so i went from a 42 to almost a 36. i'm like a 37 so i'm squeaking in there right now. >> the mega former is a system of a moving carriage with resistance using cables handles and springs. sculpt is a 50 minute class focusing on slow controlled movement. >> we work every single part of your body one body part at a time. >> owner stephanie says the workouts can be adjusted. >> extra challenge. >> as people get better,

workout gets tougher. >> kyle says with other programs he'd plateau. >> i don't think you ever get good at mega. there's always a different move you can do or different thing you can do to switch it up. >> he believers that's what's made the difference because he admits he hasn't changed his diet. diet and exercise work best together but stephanie says if you dollar sculpt two to three times a week, you will see a change. >> i always obliques and inner thighs are the number one places you'll see a difference. >> and even though there are mostly ladies here kyle tells other guys don't let that stop you. >> i challenge any guy to come in here. i say leave your ego at the door and come try it. this is definitely not just for girls. >> and kyle says he didn't expect to see such great results but once the inches started coming off he was hooked on the workout. he now goes about four times a week. now, if you're new to fitness, check with your healthcare

provider before trying something new but we have more information about sculpt fitness on 6abc.com. rick and monica, back to you. >> terrific. >> all right. >> thank you ali. >> time for a check of the accuweather forecast and more snow on the way for us this weekend. >> that's right. meteorologist cecily tynan here with the very latest. >> hi monica and rick. we're live on sky6 taking a look in atlantic city and this is one of the areas that will get hit the hardest this weekend. the clouds are in place, it's cold out there, the moisture will be moving in there early tomorrow morning. temperatures though struggling to hit the freezing mark. 31 degrees in philadelphia right now. allentown 27. wilmington 28. cape may 32. and millville 30 and temperatures over the weekend-likely won't even get that high. satellite6 along with action radar showing you can see this ribbon of moisture moving up from the deep south. that is the developing coastal storm that will kind of bring us a glancing blow on saturday. so, future tracker showing the timing of the snow.

4 o'clock in the morning beginning to seat northern edge of that snow approaching the coast and then it moves inland. by 8 o'clock in the morning it's snowing east of the i-95 corridor and areas to the south. by noon, it's up across the northwest suburbs and then it will begin to shift back up to the coast by about 5:30 in the evening. so, expected snow really shows that it depends on where you are. northwest of philadelphia coating to an inch. interior south jersey, new castle county, kent county, one to 3 inches. along the coast, though, this is where you will see the significant snow, three to 6 inches. i wouldn't be surprised if a few isolated areas get a little bit more than. that all depends on the track. all of us, though, will be dealing with this, the wind chills. tomorrow afternoon wind chills in the teens and single digits and the core of that cold air on sunday morning. 7:30 in the morning, it will feel like five in philadelphia, 2 degrees below zero in reading. if you're heading up to the poconos to go skiing, i'll see

you in the lodge. the wind chill sunday morning at 7:30, 8 degrees below zero. it's going to be brutal. the five day at 5:00 showing tomorrow that snow will be falling again generally i-95 areas southeast. the coast will get hit the hardest three to 6 inches of snow there. the afternoon high not even hitting 30. 29 degrees. and then the winds really pick up. so, sunday the toughest day as far as temperatures. 28 degrees. wind chills even in the afternoon stuck in the teens. bitter cold. monday just as cold but the winds won't be quite as strong. so not quite as brutal on monday. 29 degrees. on tuesday, it clouds up, 39 degrees. a warm front will move in. that could bring us a bit of snow shower flurry activity late in the day. not looking to be a big event because this storm system will be cutting to the west. what that means on wednesday it pulls up some very mild air. the high soaring up to 55 degrees but that comes at a price with some rain. wednesday will be wet, not

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>> here's what's happening on "action news" tonight chaos and confusion in the fort lauderdale airport today when a gunman opened fire on a crowd of people. we have new details on that investigation. also developing the intelligence report on russia's hacking activity shows that it did try to influence the presidential election. what officials also found. and we are tracking another potential snowstorm that will impact your weekend. meteorologist adam joseph with details. >> right now we begin this half hour with continuing coverage of the breaking news story from fort lauderdale where a gunman opened fire inside of the fort lauderdale hollywood international airport several hours ago. >> we now know that the alleged shooter who was carrying a military i.d. with the name esteban santiago is being questioned by the fbi. sources say he was on the fbi's radar before today's incident and had received

mental health treatment. he did travel from alaska with the gun in his checked luggage. >> it was a scene of absolute chaos near the baggage claim in terminal two. witnesses say the gunman opened fire at random with a handgun. >> passengers visitors and employees ran for cover. one employee posted a video here showing her coworkers barricading a door. another woman today told a were. c anchor david muir exactly what it was like. >> i was behind the kiosk. high a perfect picture of him coming and walking up and down shooting at people. i mean, i just can't believe that that was possible. >> witnesses say when the gunman ran out of ammunition he simply laid down on the ground with his hands out and then was taken into custody. 13 people were shot, five of them died from their wounds. eight others were taken to the hospital for treatment. hundreds of passengers were evacuated onto the tarmac until they could safely be taken to another location. now as soon as the situation

began to unfold at fort lauderdale airport, passengers flooded social media with photos, videos and messages to loved ones to letter them know they were okay. >> leash vitter a live at the "action news" big board with more on that part of the story. alicia. >> rick and monica, through tragedy and chaos people live through the lens and they document their survival on social media and today in this harrowing scary and active scene in fort lauderdale once again that was the case. herbie posted this video on facebook. he was picking up a friend at the airport and captured the scene as you can see law enforcement with their guns drawn, passengers lying on the ground and now this picture from maxwell solutions posted on twitter. pretty hard to fathom ton look at. he writes this guy is bleeding profusely and speaks to the fact that others have also been shot at the airport. people taking to all different forms of social media to share their firsthand accounts. jean messina posted this video

on intoday is it a gram showing large crowds on the airport, people had you had ling for safety on their phones looking for answers as you mentioned also reaching out to their loved ones to let them know that they are okay as this news started to spread all over the united states today. and also an instagram user by the name of present eye shows the crowds of passengers on the tarmac writes i am safe and feel incredibly fortunate. what a crazy thing. on twitter a man by the name of steve campione post add video captured from aboard his flight at fort lauderdale. the crew and passengers letting everyone know they are okay and finally there is a moment that is going viral today a-fear sorrow and loss oftentimes there is a glimpse and a glimmer of hope there was a rainbow right bust airport if you can see it arcing right over this day of tragedy there in fort lauderdale. carson turner snapped this picture he shared sit with us here at 6abc showing a man

sitting thunder rainbow praying. -- under that rainbow. a lot of tragedy a lot of pain and a lot of loss for sure in fort lauderdale florida today but this one image is the one that's really speaking volumes. >> thank you for sharing with us alicia. >> we remind you to stay with "action news" and abc news for the latest on the shooting in florida. updates continue throughout this newscast and after "action news" and world news tonight with david muir. you can also final the latest information any time online at 6abc.com. >> developing news now from and washington where a newly declassified intelligence report concludes russian president vladimir putin directly ordered a campaign aimed at influencing the u.s. election. now that report finds that the russian government aspired to help donald trump's chances of winning by discrediting hillary clinton. the russians also aimed to undermine american faith in the democratic system. the report comes just hours after trump met with intelligence leaders.

he continued to insist that russia's hacking had no effect on the outcome of the election. and world news tonight with david muir will have much more on the unclassified russia hacking report as well as fort lauderdale's airport shooting including the latest on the investigation. you can watch all of that following "action news" at six ooh. >> meanwhile the first snowfall of 2017 is now in the books and it gave our region a few inches of snow overnight but now accuweather is tracking a storm that could bring more snow this weekends especially at the jersey shore. >> and meteorologist adam joseph joins us now with all the details. hi, adam. >> it's all about location and southern areas will get the most snow out of the system on saturday. looking at storm tracker6 live with all the winter weather advisories, winter storm watches which extend into parts of mississippi all the way through atlanta charlotte blizzard warnings for virginia beach and this extends into parts of our area, the southern shore and then clips southern parts of new england where some areas will get over a foot of snow out of this storm. you can see all the moisture

pulling out of the gulf of mexico and there you can see in mississippi even parts of louisiana seeing some freezing rain and sleet, snow just north of jackson, mississippi and all of this will be heading to the north and east developing yet another storm off of the carolinas. so, for us locally, when it will snow, no snow expected lehigh valley, i-78, corridor up into the poconos. unfortunately poconos missing this go round. the i-95 metro area right on the border of i-95 if you're even 20's miles to the north and west you'll see tomorrow between about 7:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. so it's a six-hour time frame of some snow along i-95 but central delaware, southern delaware, southeastern new jersey especially along the shore, we're looking at a good 12 hours of snow from 4:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on saturday. we'll take a look at those totals talk about the brutal winds over the weekend with wind chills and a big warmup also guys in that seven-day forecast. >> all right, thank you sir. philadelphia along with many communities across the region is under a code blue.

now, if you see a homeless person outside, please call the outreach hotline. there's the number at (215)232-1984 to get them some help. we've posted code blue information on 6abc.com. philadelphia's code blue will remain in effect until further notice. >> all right in the meantime let's get an update on the commute home for your friday night. matt pelman who is standing by live in there "action news" traffic center. >> exactly code red here in center city. a lot of red brake lights we're watching this evening rick and monica on the vine street expressway. it is jammed up as you head westbound toward the schuylkill. we had some police activity on the shoulder here but they just pulled away so everything is opened in both directions. it's just really crowded like it is most friday nights on the vine street expressway. and plenty of other slow patches as well on the schuylkill eastbound not too far from the vine just 13 miles per hour. just getting word of a crash bite mount airy playground along germantown avenue at

sedgwick street. one on macdade boulevard that has cleared out. however still have the wreck in bristol township bucks county close to the walgreens along new falls road near levittown parkway and live look in delco this is i-95 northbound go the taillights. a little bit sluggish as you head up toward the commodore barry bridge away from the delaware state line but not unbearable at this point. let's give you some more good news in delco. today in bethel township they reopened the garnett mine road bridge. had been closed the last few weeks for construction. it's closed no longer. we had a crash this evening in glasgow delaware along 40 pulaski highway. that too is cleared out of the way so we've seen worse rick and monica. have a good weekend. >> you, too. thank you, matt in thank you. >> this reminder stay with 6abc.com/weather through the weekend for snow updates and more. check in often with storm tracker6 lie. also stay connected by following each of our meteorologists on facebook and twitter. >> philadelphia police are looking for two men who tried to rob a 15-year-old girl in

center city. these are the two suspects running from the scene. they attempted robbery happened monday evening about 6:00 p.m. in the 1700 block of walnut street. investigators say two 15-year-old girls were approached from behind by the two men. one of the men grabbed one of the girls while the other grabbed her purse. she managed the hang onto her purse causing the suspects to run away. a new jersey transit bus collided with a pickup truck in mount holly this afternoon. chopper6 over the scene as both vehicles were load onto tow trucks. it happened in the 3800 block of pine street. we're told there were injuries but the extent is unknown. investigators are still piecing together exactly what happened. >> habitat for humanity in delaware needs volunteers to roll up their sleeves and help build several new homes. the nonprofit says they're having a difficult time finding volunteers because it's winter. that means construction on 14 new homes at the walnut ridge site in wilmington could be delayed. the nonprofit wants volunteers to know that they can help do

work inside the homes. >> 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 tots finish line. >> the families who move into the homes must contribute 225 hours of sweat equity before they can move in. if you want to help or want to volunteer we put the information on 6abc.com. hundreds of students are getting help paying for their tuition at delaware technical community college. today senators tom carper chris coons and governor-elect john carney were on hand for the announcement at the school's wilmington campus. the school was awarded $3.5 million from the americas promise grant funded. the money will help 600 students complete their certification in i.t. and advanced manufacturing. >> still to come on "action news" tonight they made the holidays brighter for many folks along the jersey shore but tonight these christmas trees are serving a new purpose and providing just as many smiles. we'll explain. >> also a local college

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>> old christmas trees becoming new sand dunes tonight in one new jersey beach town it's a program to use discarded trees to build up the sand barrier for future storms. as nora muchanic reports it's a story of people helping mother nature help herselfism it's that time of year when people hall christmas trees to the curb but instead of trashing them residents of midway beach in south seaside park are collecting discarded trees to help build new dunes. >> it works when we have coastal storm pushing the sand around. the trees act as a barrier to the winds and trap the sandism this is wait looks like when it's actually happening. dominic is the founder of the nonprofit coastal conservation organization called shifting sands. for several years now local residents have been bringing their old trees to the peach beach where volunteers line hundreds of them up end to end. then over the winter mother nature does the rest. >> this tree was placed this time last year and it's been since buried so you're looking

at an elevation of 2 feet in this specific area. >> reporter: see that post sticking out of the ground? it's the top of a storm sense like this that's now covered over. >> we've raised this probably about 6 feet from where it was post sandy. >> some of our dunes are over 25 feet. >> reporter: the idea isn't new but it works. in coastal communities across the country christmas trees are creating protective barriers in limit beach erosion during bad storms. >> you can have one event where you can get two, 3 feet of sand in one episode. when the wind is over 50 miles an hour that's when it all comes together. >> reporter: in the past, the town in north jersey would truck its discarded trees down midway beach but the dunes here are doing so well, that's no longer needed. he says this year they'll justing collecting trees from local. knowing that the old trees will help build new dunes it's kind of a gift that keeps on giving. >> it's a cheap resource it's kind of flee a sense, waste and you're repurposing it for a better tomorrow hopefully.

>> reporter: in midway beach nora muchanic channel6 "action news." >> great idea. >> it is. >> time for sports. jamie is here. sixers may be able to play tonight with their starting center. >> yes. which is good. sounds like it was quick stomach bug. joel embiid probable to start tonight for the sixers in boston after being too sick to practice yesterday. sixers looking to win three straight for the first time this season. always a fun trip for nerlens noel. >> i try to treat it like any other game but it's not. everybody talking about it so i got to think about eight little more but i just go in there with the same mentality that i'm going to play my game just run the floor and try to play even harder and play with more of a chip on my it. >> flyers now lost five in a row and dave hakstol has had it. he shifted the lines up for practice. matt read moved up to claude

giroux's line. claude giroux moved down. are they frustrated. >> i don't like the term frustration. make a choice, you know. you can either choose to rest on frustration or you can choose to go out and get the job done and i think our group will, you know, will and has consistently chosen to go out and get the job done. >> so not frustrated. a story of business and basketball. jeff skversky introduces us to one philadelphia university basketball player who is money in more ways than one. >> reporter: jordan has quite the shot. but we're not talking about his basketball shot that made the philadelphia university guard conference player of the week. we're talking about his shot of coffee. >> world's first super coffee. >> reporter: he brewed up this all natural based energy drink in his dorm room with 5:00 a.m. practices and lots of studying he was falling as sleep class. and needed a boost. >> one day i went to our convenience store on campus and i wanted to get an energy

drink or bottled coffee. everything i could get was loaded with artificial ingredients and sugar. >> reporter: the 21-year-old sophomore believers you will drink suneva. at first his teammates were skeptical. >> they used to make fun of me. they used to laugh at me like why are you doing this and i would say wait, wait it's getting better. >> love it yeah. probably have at least two or three a day. >> reporter: two or three day. >> yeah and it gives i was boost to coach. >> yeah a-little bit, yeah. >> reporter: he believers this is a billion dollar idea go figure it started in his dorm room here at philadelphia university two years ago. it is now being sold in whole foods. it will soon be on the shelves at acme and one day he is hoping this will be on the shelves at wawas, too. >> it's the best feeling in the world because, you know, when you're creating the product and you put so much passion and energy and time into it and your dream is to

see it on the shelf. >> reporter: it generated $300,000 in sales in 2016 with more to come in the new year. sounds like a game winner. jeff skversky, channel6 "action news." >> wow. >> that will wake you up. what an entrepreneur. >> one player drinks three of them a day. he better have 25 rebounds. [laughter] >> thank you jamie. >> very cool. >> all right. we are going to have much more "action news" after we take a break. we'll be right back. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. that means incredibly fast 150 meg internet. so in the 3.7 seconds it takes gary watson to beat the local sled jump record fly, gary, fly. ...his friend can download 13 different versions of the perfect song... ...his sister can live stream it... ...while his mom downloads how to set a dislocated shoulder, get 150 meg internet, tv and phone for just 79.99 per month online for the first year. hurry offer ends january 21st. only from fios.

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especially for our southern areas. wind chills right now 19 allentown, 16 in reading, 16 in lancaster, 19 in wilmington. only low 20's philadelphia to millville and right along the shore it's an upper 20's to around 33 degrees. satellite and radar we do have some some of that moisture lurking down to the south but you can see the clouds spilling back in. this precipitation not reaching the ground just yet in virginia but that will in the near future as we go in the next couple of hours and as we head to the south, you can see this pipeline of moisture all the way down the gulf coast states to new orleans and eastern parts of texas and jackson mississippi, a little mixed precipitation now going over to some snow, so you can see how the cold air is really being pulled into this system deep in the south. so, for tonight clouds thicken up, the snow develops very late in southern areas. we're talking around 3, 4 o'clock in the morning. 18 in those northwestern suburbs tonight, 23 degrees for center city. future tracker at 4 o'clock in the morning, there you see the first flakes falling near wildwood, cape may, sussex

county, in delaware. then it lifts to the north here but it's eventually going to put on the brakes in those northwestern suburbs and not reach the lehigh valley. so, 8 o'clock in the morning, some snow falling near trenton, philadelphia, wilmington. snowing heavily at times with the winds picking up along the shore. 1 o'clock in the afternoon bands of heavy snow southern and central new jersey, southern and central delaware. again, those northwestern suburbs if you're along that pennsylvania turnpike to the north you may not see a flake during the day tomorrow and then everything lifts away as we get into the afternoon hours. this is 5 o'clock on saturday. so again those higher totals will be along the shore sussex county delaware, through atlantic county southern burlington county ocean county southern parts of cumberland county cape may county three to 6 inches. one to 3 inches in this blue which is central northern delaware and most of our counties in new jersey and then philadelphia to the north and west just a coating to an inch near pottstown quakertown, downingtown. philadelphia maybe an inch,

inch and a half. high as 2-inches possible and those higher totals again confined to the shore. if you're right along the immediate shore line near 6-inches with isolated 7-inches in spots. dangerous travel down the shore because not only are you going to have a half a foot of snow falling possibly winds will be near 30 miles an hour creating dangerous travel and with the light fluffy nature to the snow you'll get blowing snow and the wind chills only near 10 degrees. we do not get out of the 20's saturday, sunday, monday. that snow again some of those northwestern suburbs of philadelphia by 15, 20 miles all the way to the coast. then sunday it's bitter, windy, wind chills do not get out of the teens on sunday for everyone. sunny but cold, less winter wind monday. warm front tuesday with a lot of clouds, some on and off rain wednesday, 55 and it stays very mild at the end of next week, thursday looks dry,

maybe a little more rain come friday. so we are going from one extreme to the other. >> right. >> in that seven-day forecast. >> unusual for january. >> uh-huh. >> thanks so much. much more "action news" will be right back. >> ♪ your fails. >> rachael: going to make you look like you had a face lift. and a one skillet (sfx: rain and thunder) says it won't let up for a while. the cadillac xt5... what should we do? ...tailored to you. wait it out. equipped with apple carplay compatibility. ♪ get this low mileage lease on this cadillac xt5 from around $439 per month, or purchase with 1.9% apr financing.

>> right now jim gardner and the "action news" team are standing by with these stories next at 6:00. a teen shot by two philadelphia police officers is now getting a multi million dollars settlement. we'll break down details. >> also the search is on for the thief targeting senior citizens at a grocery store on the main line. >> and ski resorts in the lehigh valley are welcoming the winter weather. hear from skiers who hit the slopes today at bear creek mountain resort. >> that and much more coming up next at 6:00. for the entire "action news" team i'm rick williams. have a nice weekend. >> good night. >> good night. >> ♪

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>> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> it is friday night and the big story on "action news" tonight is breaking news from south florida. a gunman is in custody. we'll get this video up in just a second but a gunman is in custody tonight after opening fire at fort lauderdale international airport killing five people and wounding eight others. it happened in a baggage claim area just before 1 o'clock this afternoon. we will show you this video as soon as we get it dialed up. the gunman fell to the ground

and lay spread eagle as a sheriff's deputy apprehended him without firing a shot. okay. here we go. let's backtrack for just a second. now, the gunman is in custody. these are passengers that are being taken to other parts of the airport after the shooting happened in terminal two. and this is the baggage claim area. this is just before 1 o'clock this afternoon. this is just after the shooting. as i said before, the gunman fell to the ground, lay spread eagle as a sheriff's deputy apprehended him without firing a shot. police then cleared the terminals herding everybody onto the tarmac then the perimeter of the airport. armed officers proceeded to check all locates of the property with a great sense of urgency even though the gunman was in custody. authorities say the man identified as esteban santiago originally from union city, new jersey, that's north