the wind flu a sign of blew a sa window and struck a man who died. bob brooks is live in ocean city and walter perez standing boo any ship bottom and sarah bloomquist live in philadelphia with the inland situation but let's begin with the late word from accuweather and meteorologist cecily tynan. cecily. >> and jim, double scan live showing the storm system that had been that tremendous wind maker for our region is still well down to the south. the actual center of the storm is off the coast of north carolina. the heaviest band of rain has now lifted north of philadelphia. however, i do want to point out we have more developing bands of rain right here and that and will continue to push towards our region as we head through the evening hours. but really the big story with this storm, the intense wind. we're talking about proper cal storm force winds today. cape may the peak wind gusts 53 miles an hour, kick kerr

ton 60, downingtown 53 and philadelphia peak wind gusts 46 miles per hour. this combined with heavy rain softening the ground bringing down a lot of trees. now, the national weather service over the past few minutes has downgraded the high wind warning for interior sections down wind advisory. this is for really delaware, philadelphia, counties, all of delaware state interior south jersey. this is in effect until 8 o'clock. this means we could have wind gusts up to about 40 miles an hour. along the coast this is the main concern that high wind warning continues until midnight for wind gusts up to 60 miles an hour and when you get those strong winds really piling up the water, you get the coastal flooding, the coastal flood warning continues for not only tonight's high tide cycle, tomorrow morning, moderate to minor. more details on that. also some icing in the poconos coming up in the full accuweather 7-day forecast. jim. >> cecily thank you. let's begin our storm tore of the jersey shore. "action news" reporter bob brooks is live in ocean city. possible, what's thbob what's tn

there. >> reporter: jim what a nasty day we've had down here. the rain, the wind relentless. a lot of property around ocean city has been damaged though right now things are died down just a little bit. though they died down now we're dealing with this. take a look behind me. you can see the street lights shining down on water. these are the streets. many here now flooded under water. the roof of the pavilion motor lodge came peeling back no match for the high speed wind gusts today. power lines were severed in multiple spots around town trash bins and debris knocked all over the street. the nor'easter coming up the coast slammed into ocean city today. with steady rain all day and now the high tide has set in, several streets respect submerged. >> i think it's miserable right now. you would almost it rather snow. it wind can be brutal. >> reporter: when you combine high speed wind and rain we didn't speak with anyone who wanted to be outside. >> it is a very cold rain. i was out there working and temperatures were pretty i

thought warm but the wind chill was pretty intense. >> reporter: the white capped waters have brought in significant tidal flooding and officials say they've barricaded several streets for a reason. that's to protect your property. >> the most important thing is to move vehicles from some of the streets that typically experience flooding. >> reporter: now, where i'm at right now bay avenue and third street and jim as far as i can see down third street, the water goes. reporting live in ocean city bob brooks. jim. >> let's switch to walter perez on long beach island in ship bottom. walter what about flooding off the bay. >> reporter: what a difference an hour makes. life look at long beach boulevard. the winds have died down just aish will. at 5 o'clock we were on central avenue where there was some flooding and the back bay there was on the brink of overflowing. we had to move the truck, though, to long beach boulevard because that part of

central avenue is now under water. and as you can see, this road is not doing well, either. before that the city rain arrived strong winds were already whipping along long beach island. some heel who live and work here took time to check things out along the beach and hope for the best. >> i'm worried about the flooding that's probably going get in the next day over here and the wind is just unbelievable. i got pelted with sand and water. >> reporter: the good news is a local official says they're only expecting minor to moderate flooding across most of lbi but joe valio says he's not going to rest until this system moves out. >> you have to watch the situation. it's fluid. things are happening, the storm is still really developing so we're -- you know, we're not sure, you know, at this point, you know, how it's going to ends up. >> reporter: he says as usual, the most vulnerable properties are the ones along the back bay where high tide arrives at about 7:30 tonight.

long beach island residents say they know all too well this storm could have been much worse. >> thank god it's not snow. this is a usual thing for us so it's nothing new. sandy was a big one but we're okay. >> reporter: all right, back out live now bear in mind this kind of flooding is relatively routine for parts of long beach island during storms. the expectation remains for moderate flooding and moderate beach erosion in spots across this part of the jersey shore. but we will certainly keep an eye on the situation as it develops on long beach island. reporting live from ship bottom walter perez channel6 "action news." jim. >> walter, thank you. "action news" reporter sarah bloomquist is live on the 4300 block of old york road in the nicetown section of philadelphia and sarah, question here, could the wind have actually led to the death of man at that location? >> reporter: yeah, jim, police do believe that a gust of wind blew a large sign off that wall down to a car lot

below pinning a 60-year-old man killing him. this was just one of a handful of rain and wind related problem some more serious than others around the region today. the sign was hanging on the side of a row home along old york road in the roosevelt boulevard. police believe a 60-year-old man thought to be an employee was struck when high winds blew the sign down. it was and pinned against a car and pronounced dead by medics at one:04 this afternoon. here in center city, the winds were whipping all day as a cold rain fell. >> chilling to your bones and i did not dress accordingly. >> i even went back to put on a couple extra layers but they were not successful and i'm freezing. >> reporter: the wind was enough to take down part of this 12,000-foot mural at broad and race. debris rained down on parked cars in the hahnemann hospital parking lot below. nobody was hurt. in aston delaware county, a tree fell on a house on beatrice lane just before

10:00 a.m. whether big trees or small umbrellas, both proved no match for today's high winds and driving rain. >> your umbrella stinks. >> watch out. it's going to fly away. >> it's not doing much is it. >> no, it's not. i probably shouldn't even be using it. >> reporter: most people couldn't even use an umbrella today. didn't work. the wind and the rain proving far too much from this nor'easter. live in nicetown, i'm sarah bloomquist channel6 "action news." jim. >> thank you, sarah. so, as the nor'easter pushes through, the power of storm tracker6 live double scan radar is just a tap, a swipe or a mouse click away. you can find it at six 6abc.com/weather and please don't forget follow each of our meteorologists on facebook and twitter to keep up with the very latest on this storm. this the first workday since the closure of the delaware river turnpike toll bridge that connects the

pennsylvania and the new jersey turnpikes in bristol pa and burlington city, new jersey. that bridge has been closed because of a broken beam and it will be closed for at least a couple of weeks. "action news" reporter john rawlins is live on the pennsylvania side. john, how bad is the impact of this shutdown? >> reporter: well, out of the box, jim it impacts 40,000 users of the turnpike daily users of the turnpike. they are then dean toured on other streets and highways so it impact those drivers and today you can add in the weather. it certainly didn't help. traffic headaches reported today in part due to bridge detours and trees brought down by today's storms as samuel wilkins. >> slow, very slow. high to be to work at 12 dock clock today. i'm just getting around and look what time it is now. >> reporter: you're more than two hours late. >> yes, more than two hours law. the storm will soon pass put the bridge detours will remain for at least weeks officials say. this is what engineers are up against, a complete fracture in a critical 14-inch i-beam.

it runs beneath and supports the westbound lanes. it is located beneath the elevated road deck on the pap side. carl defebo is with the pennsylvania turnpike. >> it looks like a very clean fracture, not caused by any kind of a deterioration or decay but it looks like a.m. sudden fracture and by sudden we mean it very likely to have occurred within the last several days or possibly weeks. >> reporter: a portion of the damaged i-beam was cut away and sent to lehigh university for analysis. then an emergency supplie splica steel bolt put into place. next step towers like these used in 2014 top stabilize the 495 flip wilmington. as to what caused the turnpike problem a published report quote angie suggesting a no longer accepted style of repair from when the bridge

was built may havely weekend the i gleam i prefer not to speculate. what the gentleman offered could have been one of the scenarios that could have been the causism at this point the turnpike says it wants to wait for the lab results to come in as well as some of the other investigative efforts that are taking place right now. then it needs to get its head around the whole idea of what caused this failure and then how to repair this bridge to get it up and running again as soon as possible but it does look like it's going to take awhile, jim. live in bristol john rawlins channel6 "action news." >> coming up, a camden county school is warning about a fake fundraising effort that's using its name. and a local product leads his team into the super bowl. ahead the penn charter school shows its pride for the atlanta falcons matt ryan. cecily. >> after a nasty day with high winds and heavy rain i'll let you know when the sunshine returns and track a big cool down on the way in the accuweather 7-day forecast. >> those stories and much more when "action news" continues. >> ♪

>> a new report says that a philadelphia neighborhood known for its diversity has widespread discrimination within the lgbt community based on race and gender. black and brown men and women say they have been denied attendance admittance to gay nightclubs. the report focused on this neighborhood. the city's human relations commission says the two of the most popular night spots eye candy and woody's are the biggest offenders. it's calling on 11 different clubs to receive anti-discrimination training

and to change their conduct. >> strategic long term enforcement plans as well as a public commitment by community leaders to hold places accountable is needed to reduce or eliminate racism and discrimination. >> mayor jim kenney says the city is putting its foot down over this behavior and will be monitoring progress. a school in camden county is that warning people about a.m. scam using its name. camden catholic high school says this letter is faith the school is not seeking donations for special education students to attend a feel trip. cherry hill police are asking anybody who receivers this letter to please contact them. the montgomery county court of commonables has appointed ken lawrence to fill the vacancy on the county board of commissioners. the temple university executive will fill the seat left vacant by josh shapiro who is now pennsylvania's attorney general. lawrence will be sworn in on wednesday making him the first african-american commissioner montgomery county history.

jury selection began today for pennsylvania state senator larry farnese accused of bribing a democratic party official. prosecutors say that in 2011 farnese paid $6,000 so that ellen chapman's daughter could take part in a study abroad program. in exchange, chapman threw her support behind farnese and he maintained his position as ward leader. farnese is charged with conspiracy mail and wire fraud.

ly. >> penn charter is one of the oldest private secondary schools in the country and they have a huge favorite in the super bowl don't they. >> sticking their chest out a little bit today. the super bowl is set. for local football fans there's an added incentive to watch. local connections on both the patriots and falcons. jaime apody has more on quarterback matt ryan. >> on the super bowl l1. >> matt ryan is having a super season and it's not over yet.

the exton native threw for 392 yards and was responsible for five touchdowns in yesterday's 44-21 win over the packer in the nfc championship. but just getting to the super bowl will not be enough. >> i'm happy for everybody in our organization. i mean we've worked hard to get to this point but the challenge is still in front of us. >> it wasn't too long ago that ryan started penn charter high school. ryan mccloskey was ryan's coach. he couldn't be happier to see his prized pupil punch a ticket to the greatest game all. >> i cried. i had tears. he's a special kid and to see somebody who deserves all the recognition now i hope and the accolades that is receiving it's been wonderful for me to see. >> it was right here on this very field are matt ryan began his path to greatness but if you think he put up gaudy numbers here you would be very wrong. >> i kid with him i saved your arm buddy. didn't throw the ball that much. that's why you're able to throw as well as you do now. he was proficient. he was as good an option

quarterback as i've coached. >> a couple flashes that of yesterday. >> there's a moment where he's going to school end pimps the ball forward on the first touchdown. option pitch. runs for a touchdown. learning how run the ball. i take no credit nor. >> but he'll take credit for being ryan's number one fan. in east falls jaime apody channel6 "action news." >> to basketball joel embiid has been named the nba's eastern conference player of the week. he averaged 22 points per game. sixers went three and o with embiid in the lineup. embiid hm interesting footwear at practice this afternoon. he won't need sneakers any time soon. embiid will miss the next two games nurse agony injury suffered friday night. it's a different team without the rookie but one that coach brett brown feels is still competent. >> although we don't have joel you still have things to call upon. you still have resources. it's just, you know, not joel embiid and so everybody has tom rally around that and has to get done as a team. >> the eagles have a new wide

receivers coach. they have agreed to terms with mike grow. he spent last season with the rams in that very same role. the eagles have two more players headed to the pro bottom of the beltway jason kelce and darren sproles added as replacements. they will join fletcher cox and jason peters named to the pro bowl team last month. the pro bowl is sunday in orlando. ly. >> perhaps this is what the flyers needed. last night claude giroux scored the game winner in overtime. the flyers beat the islanders three-two. before that victory the flyers have lost 12 of their last 16 games. they will visit the rangers on wednesday. and that's a look at sports. >> thanks you ducis. cecily tynan with the "action news" forecast when we continue in just a moment.

>> we have a northeast and how long is it going take before it gets out of here. >> well, it's going gradually get better overnight but even tomorrow lingering clouds and drizzle. so, the next time we see the sun is wednesday. it's a low process. >> been a long time isn't that forgot what it looked like. to many track six life double scan showing right now philadelphia areas south getting a break from the heavy rain. we'll have another batch of rain moving in overnight but we do have a round of some heavy rain right over the garden state parkway, from surf city to seaside heights crossing route nine. this is lifting to the north and west so lakehurst jackson mills you'll be getting this within the next 15 minutes. also areas up to the north. this is where we have the winter weather. a big icing event across the poconos, lake harmony right

now mount pocono just north of jim thorpe and we have winter weather advisory for the poconos through tonight into tomorrow until 11 o'clock. major problem with icing and also the potential for some snow. but really the winds have been the main story. we had wind gusts up to 63 miles an hour today down the shore. they've eased off a bit. philadelphia 22 miles an hour gusts right now wilmington 39, cape may 44 but that high wind warning continues at the shore until midnight tonight. you could still have some some pretty intense wind gusts. right now temps well above freezing. a january nor'easter and we're talking about rain here. philadelphia 38. cape may 43. trenton 37. allentown 36. that wintry weather couldn't find to the poconos 32 degrees. it's not out of the question you get a little bit of sleet mixing in as the heavy rain pulls down. cold air high in the atmosphere that's dynamic cooling. the center of the storm is way down to the south off the

coast of the carolinas getting a break from the rain. you can see another band of rain. this will you be pushing up to the northeast really off shore through the overnight hours but even tomorrow we'll be dealing with a lot of clouds and some lingering drizzle. tonight it's a wet and dreary night. the winds continue to ease overnight. philadelphia 36, allentown 34, cape may 40, wilmington 36 and trenton also 36 degrees. so, future tracker showing if you're heading out tonight you definitely want the rain gear. 11:30 still some showers around, still some of that icing across the poconos. it continues in the wee hours of the morning, two. ooh 30 in the morning still some showers. tomorrow morning it's not going to be quite as nasty as today. the winds not as strong but clouds and showers at 8 o'clock and even into the afternoon we're dealing with some lingering clouds and showers and even a few snow flurries up across the lehigh valley and the poconos and then finally high pressure develops on wednesday. association down the coast this is the major concern, strong winds early easing after midnight.

coastal flooding. it's moderate now. it will be minor tomorrow morning. tides two to 4 feet above normal and a big problem with beach erosion with those waves up to 20 feet. so, the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast, tomorrow lots of clouds, lingering rain and drizzle, the high 43. wednesday how about this, mostly sunny, it's about time, 53 degrees. thursday also looking nice, 53. on friday a cold front moves through. that will bring us cooler conditions, 43 and look at the weekend. hey, it's going to feel like winter again. saturday some sunshine, 39 degrees. on sunday, 36 and monday temperatures drop even more, partly sunny and colder with a high of only 36 degrees. so temperatures definitely dropping through the night. to and night more rain and still some pretty gusty winds. >> you know if your long term winter forecast is going to turn out to be right we're going have a snowy february. >> we'll see. i'll keep you posted. maybe. >> i know you l. whether they know it or not coffee drinkers help

support homeless youth in the region. this morning mcdonald's executives presented a $20,000 check to the covenant house in the germantown section of philadelphia. the company donated proceeds from each cup of coffee sold in southeastern pennsylvania restaurants on national coffee day, that was back in september. covenant house is the shelter that serves homeless youth. abc's "world news tonight" with david muir is next on channel6. "action news" continues at 10:00 on phl17 with brian taff, sharrie williams, adam joseph and ducis rodgers. then please join us for "action news" at 11:00 here on channel6. for cecily tynan, ducis rodgers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. we hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00. >> ♪

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