igaction news" is that gusty blustery day aroand the damage that that winds left behind. >> we have live team coverage tonight. john rawlins will have m from the damage down at the jersey shore but first meteorologist cecily tynan has board. cecily. >> hi, rick and the wild winds today are all thanks to a deepening storm system the same system that brought us the rain and ice it's now reajor wint 2 feet of snow fo maine and what's happening here, we're getting the wraparound winds behind this system and the winds have been fierce. lookme of the peak wind gusts today. philadelphia 52 miles an hour, reading blocking winds at 63 miles an hour wilmington 54 wissinoming 57 and cape may reporting a peak wind gust of 54 miles per hour. so we do have a wind advisory in that effect until 6 tonight. the sun sets shortly after 5:30. by 6 will be dark and when that happe winds will really begin to drop off. so, if you're out and about tonight do be careful. there are a lot of downed branches, some power lines, of course. never touch power lines. they could be live.

as the winds diminish tonight any clouds will also be clearing out and that means it's going to be a cold night. overnight lows dropping down into the 20's. i am tracking another gusty day later this week followed by a taste of spring. i'll have all the details on that coming up in the full accuweather forecast. rick. >> cecily thank you. in philadelphia's roxborough section, blocked off bells mill road after winds brought down a tree onto the cab of a a simiin montgomery county. valley road between mill road and abington was shut down t in both directions after a tree fell down from the blustery winds. "action news" reporter john rawlins spent the day down at the shore. he's live in ocean city tonight with the problem the winds caused for people on the coast. john. >> reporter:.>> reporter: there are no ofy significant damage down here. we did have significant wind and wind chills to match which meant being outside for any

length of time today rather miserable. as a weathers noisy. the highest recorded wind ty today was 49.7 miles per hour. there were a few scattered of l electric estimated 200 customers down from 550. the ut has 547000 custo service area. on the bay there were some small white caps while in couldn't traffic report the ocean looked more like a lake today. on the almost deserted boardwalk, it was 41 and sunny and best enjoyed using the buildings as a wind break. >> i love it. >> reporter: as you were >> i think it's very invigorating, very refreshing. >> it is. it's very windy but it's -- it's nice with the sun. >> reporter: not much fudge going out the door because not many customers walking in. >> i don't think there's a lot of people walking around today, a lot of things blowing in the air sand blowing, you know, they're working on te boardwalk. >> reporter: they are

rebuilding the boardwalk just outside at ninth street there was a of wind tunnel effect in plycold.y windy. blowing us all around. >> reporter: how do you cope. >> i hold onto the big guy. [laughter]from blowing away. >> we just deal with it, that's all.go to the do what you got to do. >> reporter: you got to do what you got to >> yup. >> reporter: got to do what you got do. in this case it was layering up if you're going to be outside for any length of time today. just realy to be outside here in ocean city. live in ocean city john rawlins channel6 "action news."monica. >> thank you john. now to developing news out of central pennsylvania. more than five years after pestatesistant football coach jerry sandusky was arrested on charges his son was taken in on similar cha today. and tonight 41-year-oldy is si behind bars. chad pradelli live at the tellite center with more on this arrest. chad. >> reporter: allegations are true the world connected to jerry sandusky just gets more perverted as his son is now charged with a slew of child sex crimes. jeffrey sandusky was charged

with 14 counts of child sex crimes including statutory and sexual assau child pornography and other related charges. the i sandusky's adult son began in november when the father of ths went to state police with inappropriate texts and requests for nude pictures by the 41-year-old. court records revealed there are two victims both under. one was allegedly s assaulted. another victim claied jeffrey sandusky would watch her while she showered. the victims acquaintance of jeffrey sandusky but we're not revealing the exteonship to protect their idsandusky is the adopted son of jerry and dottie sandusky an corrections officer. "action news" has learned he's been suspended by the department of corr pending the outcome of the investigation. "action news" saw jeffreyhis father's trial. jerry sandusky was convicted on 45 counts of sexual abus he is serving what's essentially a life sentence bars. he's case >> didn't go away just because thopped.

>> matthew sandusky was going to testify on his father's behalf during that trial but changed his mind at the 11th hour and claimed he too, was one of jerry sandusky's victims. and a judge set bail at d barred sandusky from having contact with minors. at left check jeffrey sandusky had not made bail. live in the satellite center chad pradelli channel6 "action news." rick. >> chad thank you in washington president donald trump hoste canadan prime minister justin trudeau at the white house today. today president trump praised the relationship betand canada ly plans to tweak it moving forward. the meeting comes as trump reply negotiates nafta. a cornerstone of his campaign. today's tradeally to open the week. hree indixes once again reached record himes the dow jones gained 147 points on the day, the nasdaq climbing almost 30 and the s & p 500 finishing up 12 and change. >> right now nearly 200,000

people in california are being told to leave their homes immediately because of concerns that the tallestam in the country may fail. a huge hole in the dam's spillway is threatening to flood the area around oroville orovil this afternoon and officials said repairs to the dam may be necessary its not clear, though, how quickly they can fix what wrong. donya bacchus lie on >> reporte evar spr 40 miles and expect nearly 200,000 peo the behind me water i through the spillway with so much force that it looks mist in the air. now there is a race against that those water levels are happened befo the oroville dam the nation's tallest just north of sacramento now at record levels its emergency spillway in danger of failing and unleashing uncontrolled flood waters on towns below. >> this is still a dynamic situation.

it's still a situation we're trying to assess the damage. >> reporter: sunday more than 180,000 people evacuate. >> we already ran out of gas.ave i diesel left. truck was supposed to come but it nevegit stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic as they try to flee. >> we're trying not to go near the flooding area so we can go home but we're going be probably stuck down here. >> and i'm scared because i've never been in anything like this before. >> reporter: last week a near 200-foot long 30-foot deep hole was created afterconcrete came out of the main spillway. >> we have a plan currently in place which would hopefuy plug that hole. that woe using helicopters to drop bags of rock into the crevice and her erosion. >> reporter: for the first time officials forced to usespillway, then finding a second hole causing evacuations. officials now saying the water levels are dropping but the threat is still there

officials say the lake level is being lowered at a rate of 4-inches per hour and that the th stabilized and has not progressed. reporting from oroville calius channel6 "action news." rand monica. >> all right, donya, thank you for that report. back here let's get a check of our "action news" traffic report tonight. >> let's take it over to matt pelman in the s" traffic center on a monday. hi mat >> bumper-to-bumper traffic around here. just because it's mnday and just because it's the schuylkill expressway, it's usually bumper to bumper here in the westbound lanes from past montgomery through this point approachin out this afternoon since last we spoke there washere on the westbound side. it's off to the side but now a little extra slow as you come west of the roosevelt boulevard. have some traffic light troubles in mayfair along tyson atand. house fire in frankford along akron near pratt.owned trees and wires because of the strong winds this afternoonddletown township, mount alvernot down. northern delaware silver side road blocked because of app downed tree. foulk road is your alternate there. crash on 95 southbound

in wilmington is gone so we're starting to recover in that but we'll check it again rick and monica coming up in the next half hour. >> matt see you then and thank you. much more still ahead on "action news" at 5:00 tonight n health check the record some of america's top doctors say you now should use to get rid of fr >> later in sports i f in philadelphiake winter in philadelphia. live in clearwater. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. so we wired the wagner's house with 150 meg internet. which means that in the time it takes mr. wagner to pour a 20oz. tommy can download 40 songs, an 12 seconds. that's the power of fiber optics. with equal upload and download speeds 9.99 per month for the first year. cable can't offer speeds this fast a only fios can.

>> health check tonight. at some point almost e back pain and spend millions of dollars tryin >> now groupys do not reach for the painkillers first. now thl me t reporter and registered nurse ali gorman is at the big board with the full story tonight.

ali. >> this follows a common trend moving away from using medications sump as painkillers as a first option. the of physicians now officially says to start with for back pain. the group's new guidelines recommend massage, superficial heat spinal manipulation and acupuncture first forshort term low back pain. that means pain lasting less than threechronic low b thegroup says yoga t'ai cture and o nondrug techniques should be used first. >> most low back pain it will resolve within a matter of a few days or even maybe up to a week or two. >> the doctors group says if medication is needed, steer clear of acetaminophen commonly known as tylenol because there's little evidence it helps. for chronic back pain nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories such as ibuprofen should be tried first. another drug company under fire for extremely high pricing. senator bernie sanders and representative elijah cummings

want answers from marathon pharmaceuticals. it's a new approved treatment for muscular dystrophy will cost $89,000 a year. the drug is available in canada and the united kingdom for a thousand dollars a year. of valentine's day tomorrow, we've all heard the expression happy wife, happy life. but researchers having a happy partner can also help you live a healthier life. they followed ab000ho reported happiness a they felt healthier. experts say it's probably not the marriage that makes the difference but having the support having a close relationship can help lower stress and if your partner or friends have healthy habits such as eating healthy and being active, you're more likely to also have those healthy habits. so the key is having close relationships especially with positive people. >> yeah. >> absolutely. >> and you might get a fitbit for valentine's day. start walking. thank al >> nasa has picked three

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>> the union league of philadelphia organized thisparade to independence mall today to celebrate the 208th birthday of former preident abcoln. was yesterday the union league began back in 1862 and it does hail the policies president lincoln. several wreaths were presented following the parade. an historical salutes a pioneer in delaware wilmington officials took the

wraps honoring hattie pha at tenth and pine streets. >> well, the m come tok this weekend but today it was payday. the mummers go t the nonprofit greater philadelphia tradition fund. the money ras parade down main street. congressman bob brady first thought of the idea of the fund. >> every time the congressman asked we're happy to step up much that's why we raise money to preserve traditions like this and bring it to all neighborhoods of the city of philadelphia certainly manayunk. anayunk begins at 11 o'cl morning ends at 1 o'clock and if you're going look for these donation bins. all contributions help keep the city's wonderful traditions going. country music superstar garth brooks has added another show here in philadelphia. brooks will play on sunday march 26th at the wells fargo center afterut his first three dates in a matter of hours. these concerts will be brooks' fiperformances in philadelphia since 2001. pop sar lad another philadelphia show on oming joanne world

tour. tickets to her september show sold out in minutes this morning. the s a second time on monday september 11lls fargo center. tickets for that show go on on friday. >> and still ahead on "action news" at 5:00 we'll check that accuweather forecast. >> looking live outside sky6 hd showing you the ben franklin parkway, a blustery parkway for your monday night. meteorologist cecily tynan has exclusive accuweather five day when "action news" continues tonight. >> ♪♪ are your allergies holding you back or is it your allergy pills?breaase nsimist.morgy relief in a gentle mist you may not even notice.

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>> time for accuweather at the "action news" big board. >> meteorologist cecily tynan here with the forecast for the week ahead. hi cecily. >> hi, monica and rick.

wild winds howling today. we're live on sky6. take a look philadelphia international airport kind of a neat shot. we still have quite a few clouds upstairs but once the sun sets at 5:35, the clouds will begin to clear out and the winds will definitely be slacking offer. right now still pretty intense wind gusts. not as strong as earlier today. earlier today 50 to 60 miles an hour gusts. right now philadelphia 36 miles per hour. wildwood 25. reading 28. trenton 25. so, the wind chill makes it feel like 27 degrees in philadelphia, feels like 24 in reading and it feels like 28 degrees in dover. satellite6 and action radar showing that high pressure is building into the carolinas. so as it does and the low pressure that's causing the intense wind gusts and some heavy o snow in maine moves out, we will be having the winds easing overnight but it is going to be a chilly night. clearing skies, overnight low 28 degrees in philadelphia definitely still feeling like winter. allentown 21. wilmington 26.

and cape may 29 degrees. future tracker showing it looks like we'll have a thin veil of clouds mid morning to late morning around 11 o'clock probably some filtered sunshine but then the clouds really erode as we head into the afternoon. blue skies and sunshine bytures will be in the mid you're heading out for valentine's day tomorrow taking your sweety out to dinner it's looking pretty nice. at 4 o'clock, 45 degrees. by 8 o'clock 39. by midnight, 36 degrees with nothing more than partly cloudy skies, so seasonable and dry. association the fiveso the five day at five showing tomorrow valentine's looking pretty good. a high of 4es.dnesday ahead of our next cold front partly sunny. we bump it up to 50 degrees and thursday our next windy day. we'll have wind gusts 35 tom perhaps 40 miles per hour so not quite as blustery as today. 39 degrees but wind chills will be in the 20's. but then temperatures begin to climb. friday it will be seasonable partly sunny with a high ofees.

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>> ♪♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody williams and monica malpass. >> ♪♪ >> hello again. here's what's happening on "action news" monday night. relationships between neighbors are pretty complex. president trump and canada's prime minister trudeau meet face to face for the first time. what both leaders have to say about moving forward. dogs forced to compete in a dog fighting ring are rescued but the people responsible are stil loose tonight. and forget the cold. it's a sure sign warmer weather is on its way.

pitchers and catchers reporting to clearwater and ducis rodgers is down with the phillies. we'll have a live report from him coming up. >> now the details. president trump and canadian prime minister justin trudeaufirmed their compliment to remaining steadfast allies despite their differences. today the two leaders met at the white house to discuss several topics including trade between the countries. however, the prime minister did not openly discuss his previous comments over donald trump's temporary immigration ban. abc's kenneth moton live in washington, d.c. tonight with more on today's meeting. kenneth. >> reporter: monica canada's prime minister justin trudeau has been outspoken about his country's willingness to take in refugees. the two did not criticize each other during their first face-to-face meeting. president trump and canadian prime minister justin trudeau talk trade jobs and immigration. >> we'll value great relationship with canada maybe as good or better hopefully than ever before.

>> reporter: trump and trudeau starkly different policies on refugees. sources tell abc news the president plans to sign several new executive orders this week on immigration. but he'll continue to defend his first one banning immigrants from seven predominantly muslim countries countries. >> the last thing canadians expect is for me to come down nother country on how they choose to govern themselves. >> reporter: the two also announced a new task force for the advancement of women in business. daughterivankaly right there at the table next to t minister. >> i do think about how we level the playing if he would for this generthe next so thank you for being. e national front, the president's national securityadviser michael flynn is still underire for contradictory statements about conversations with russia's foreign minister in december. members of congress questioning whether flynn brought up obama administration imposed sanctions against russia. >> the president still has confidence in general flynn it will be okay with me but th one thing the national

security adviser gotremember is people have to believe what you say. >> reporter: happening in the last 45 minutes or so. the counselor to the president kellyanne conway said that the president has full confidence in flynn but literally just a few minutes ago in a statement by white house press secretary sean spicer, he said the president is "evaluating the situation" regarding his national security adviser. stay tuned, monica. reportingorting live in washington kenneth moat nonchannel6 "action news." >> president trump vowing to deal with north korea very strongly after the country's weekend missile test. the move by kim jong un has been seen as an implicit challenge to trump. trump says "north korea is a big, big problemdeal with that strongly." release a strategy faling with north korea'sclear ambition. >> president trump and new jersey goveristie set to errow. christ than a year left as governor has dodged the question of whet he would serve in the trumpadministration after his term was asked. the governor has said he would not speculate and plans to

work in the private sector. the nature of the meeting tomorrow between the two men has not beem public >> today a judge rejected a request for an emergency order halting construction of the remaining section of the dakota access pipeline. the which whichthey've petitioned a f drug to block the work. they maintain the project threatens cultural sites water a religion. host developer may now lay the f the pipe under a missouri river reservoir in north dakota to carry the oil all the way to illinois. crews in maine are hard at work keeping streets clear after app winter sto that region. in new hampshiresnow forced officials to put an extreme avalanche dange warning in place on sever ms gusting above 60 miles per hour created wind chills well below zero across most of new england. with david muir will have much more on the wintry weather th pipeline decision as well as president trump's meeting with canadian prime minister justin tried do. you can watch it all tonight at 6:30 following "action news" 6:00. pe

north philadelphia. officers found one of the dogs0 already dead in the of west diamond street yesterday. and they rescued eight other dogs including one that was seriously injured. the spca is now nursing them back to health. one suspect is in cu looking for a number of other people who fled the scene. police are still searching for two suspects who shot al family dog during a morning home invasion in west philadelphia. it happened in a home here along south salford street near ludlow about 10:00 a.m. detectives are not saying if anything was taken but they a dog wa in that break in. the family pet was rushed to penn vet hospital and is expected to survive. >> three lehigh valley residents caught with a cache of weapons near the holland tunnin court today. john cram see dean smith and kimberly arnt had a rifle and six other guns in their van when they were pulled over on their way to new york city last summer according to authorities. defendants claimed they were going to rescue a girl a heroin den. today the judge ruled against

them and declined to fill out evidence obtained during the traffic stop. the judge also gave prosecutors until friday to offer the defendants a plea deal >> a man remains in critical condition tonight after being shot presumably at random overnight in philadelphia'stion. authorities say a stranger rushed the victim to penn presbyterian for treatment. the wounded man told police someone shot him as he was walking down the block of funston street. detectives are still trying to determine whose responsible for the shooting. >> fbi looking for a man who robbed a philadelphia bank. this is a surveillance picture of the suspect. authorities say he held up the m and t branch in the 7100 block prove are frankford avenue thursday afternoon. investigators say he gave a demand note to tellers and made off with cashcould be eligible for a reward if you have information that learest.ecognize him p contact the fbi or philadelphia police. >> septa's expanding its service in montgomery county. the horsham breeze bus route has become so crowded that it's being split in two. there will now be a red route

number 310 an blue route number 311. the changes start to weeks from today and will help riders get to their destinations quicker. septa leaders say growing businesses in up up dublin and upper moreland townships have had a big impact on demand. >> time to get another look at the traffic situation monday night. >> matt pelman back in the "action news" traffic center. how is the commute looking tonight. >> things are a little shaky out there like this camera because of the whipping winds we're shaking a little bit. you can see the speeds are down here on the southbound side of route one, the not so super highway in bucks county. had a crash much earlier this afternoon. now we're just watching a lot of southbound drivers detouring weigh from the turnpike local through langhorne. there is a crash on business one at 213 this afternoon. so this the supour best bet but it is going to be crowded. watching a b downed trees and wires throughout the regiothose strong winds. p ash born road remains closed tookany creek parkway app possible alternate. upper merion croton road is

blocked upper gulph road to get around that. crash on the westbound schuylkill approaching belmont. in delco middletown township mount alverno road closed because of app downed tree. glen riddle road gets you around it. now there's a crash in concorde township along 322 by the residence inn. also watching some downed wires in gloucester county along commissioner's road at franklinville road. if you're down the shore in sea isle city headed towards strathmere more downed wires have landis avenue blocked. two lands on the wheel firm grip as you head out this evening. >> absolutely. >> thank you. >> coming up she went public maintaining she had no idea where her missing leader husband was but thnged now. to come on "action news" tonight why that woman and another person are now and behind bars. >> and the phillies spring training is officially under way and our own ducis rodgers is enjoying the sun in clearwater florida. we'll hear from him coming up in a live report. adam. >> rick, winds still remain gusty all along the eastern seaboard because of that low developing out over the open waters of the atlantic but as that pushes away calmer winds

moving in. we'll chat about a much better seven-day forecast coming up in accuweather. >> plus a chart topping band that made a b grammys last night just announced a concert rattling couldn't if this field. >> those stories and much more when "action news" comes vibe. >> ♪♪right back. >> ♪♪

>> an avalanche in the french alps killed four snow borders. the a 48-year-old father his 15-year-old son the boy's 19-year-old half brother and the instructor all are french. they were walking offer the path near the main slopes when tragedy struck. a ku klux klan leader's wife and stepson are now charged with his murder. missouri say frank ancona was shothis wife melissa ann while he slept. it happened in their home but his body was that found by a river. here's what she told a reporter before the arrest. >> you know who would want to hurt your husband? >> no. i mean i know -- you know he's with a certain organization and it's been a lot of things along the lines by -- i don't know. >> authorities say she tried to hide the crime scene in the house and their stepson helped her move the body near the river. ancona's wife initially told police her husband had left the state on a delivery job. no official word on a motive

but she said he was planning to file for divorce. >> the words of donald trump before he became president played a role today in a pretrial hearing for former american press nor of war bowe bergdahl t his lawyers played campaign speeches by trump inhat he calls -- in which he calls bergdahl a traitor. a military hearing called the traitor label disturbing. the court will decide later if trump's comments prevents a fair trial. bergdahl is charged with desertion for walking off desk duty t the taliban took him ve years. president obama freed him for five taliban p bergdahl says he left because he had problems wifell soldiers. >> all right, time for sports. a sure sign warmer weather is on the way. the start of spring training and jaime apody is with more. >> i'm so excited. >> i didn't get that gig. >> not this year. >> ducis rodgers man. with those winds dam felt far from springlike outside. but force hope must be on the horizon if i can say this let's head live to clearwater florida. that's where ducis rodgers is

standing by. i see the palm trees, i see the blue skies i see the sun and i see app short-sleeve see a short-sleeve shirt. >> jamie well do you mean bright house field here in clearwater. i got to spend some time with phillies manager pete mackanin mackanin. the goal a .500 record. spring training doesn't begin until tomorrow with the first official workout but as you know the saying goes,. the early bird catches the worm. there were at least two dozen players out here on the field today, a day early. a lot of eyes will be on the young arms guys like aaron pitcher missed the final two months of last season with a strained elbow. the phillies did add some veteran arms in the off season guys like joaquin benoit and the clay buchholz. last year the phillies went 71 and 91. not are a great year but the front office expects improvements in 2017. >> this is baseball. we're going get some pleave some injuries, we'll have some

disappointments. july to sort through what that is. i'm focused not so much on a number for next year. i'd like to see improvement. that can demonstrate itself in a lot of different ways. so i'm loking forment meaningful measurable improvement. that could just be in the number of players that look like they're going to be pieces for the future. orter: theosi players aren't due to report until thursday but maikel franco the young first baseman already in camp. first full squad workout set for friday. great sign when you see young guys getting that extra work in. we'll talk you again at 6 o'clock. reporting from clearwater florida, i'm ducis rodgers channel6 "action news." jamie, back over to you. >> he looks happier doesn't he. >> much. >> i know. >> the sun does that to you. yeah sixers take on the hornets tonight in charlotte without joel embiid and without jahlil okafor. embiid is hurt, okafor still in the middle of trade talks. given that and a deal for the center appears to be imminent the team felt it best to keep

him home likely to avoid an injury that might mess things up. interesting thing here will be if no deal is reached and then okafor has to return to the mix as if nothing has happened. on the outfs looking i getting set for an all important three game trip to western canada. guys skated today, they'll tomorrow for wednesday's game in calgary. michal neuvirth will be in the net. net. >> it's really important to have a big win on the weekend and now you want to build on that and be challenges you know. it's always tough to play on the road and have a back to back coming up but we're ready for it playing pretty good fensively. >> villanova remains number two behind gonzaga. tonight they ake depaul. noeagles need a whole losthelp at wide z thegiants released victo cruz.

he was stuck behind odell beckham jr. you've got to wonder if his best football shined him but then again i think he's better than anybody we've got. he's a great salsa dancer. >> and he can salsa dances. >> stay tuned in thank you so much. >> all right jamie. disney world is title towndies from montgomery county. the lansdale catholic high school crusaders varsity cheerleader squad are national champs. at disney over the weekend. the squad is enjoying disney before flying home sky high. congratulations fios is not cable. we're wired differently. so we wired the wagner's house th 150 meg internet. which means that in the time it takes mr. wagner to pour a 20oz. cup of coffee, t and jan can upload 180 photos. 12 seconds. that's the power of fiber optics. get 150 meg internet with equal upload and download speeds tv and phone for just $79.99 per month for the first year. cable can't offer speeds this fast at a price this good.

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>> ♪♪ >> students in the dance troupe of marion mercy academy in montgomery county performed tam black history month event. they gathered to watch app screening of the documentary "black ballerina." it tells the story of several black women from different generations who love ballet but face racism in pursuit of becoming a professional ballerina. >> all right. meteorologist adam joseph is here now. we'll be dancing in sunshine later this week. >> actually tomorrow afternoon, on wednesday. the seven day actually has more sun than clouds go figure. >> wow. >> something we haven't seen much of. >> love that. >> we'll take it. >> yes, we will. as we take a look at storm tracker6 live double scan no

precipitation today. it was really the winds that were the star of the show. in fact in philadelphia, our peak wind gusts today 52 miles an hour and those wind chills were below freezing because of those strong gusty winds despite that the air temperature was well above freezing and the max wind gusts in our area was near reading just to the north and west by a couple of miles where it clocked in at 63 miles an hour and we've seen many pictures and videos of branches down, trees down power lines down but something else that happened today from one of our viewers michelle sent this to my facebook page of her front storm door here as you can see was shattered because of the very strong winds. you just see a little bit of fragment left of the glass here. thankfully no one hurt. but need a new storm door after those winds peeking over 50 miles an hour across the area. wind chills right now are in the 20's everywhere with the exception of cape may at 32 degrees and up in the poconos, it is bone chilling right now, just eight above. the low responsible for the

wind is now moving away from northern new england. there you see the spin just south and east of halifax nova scotia. parts of maine saw over 2 feet of snow southern new england getting hit again by some heavy snow totals. for us it was a miss and again it was just that cranking wind around that spinning low that created those powerful gusts. but now that that low is moving away winds are diminishing overnight down to about four to 8 miles an hour so almost going calm. turning clear and cold as well 21 in the suburbs 28 degrees for center city. and as we get into valentine's day tomorrow, here's your planner from morning to evening, 30 at 7 o'clock. you're going to notice some filtered sunshine through the first part of the day with clouds trying to win out but by the afternoon that sun takes control 45, 46 is where we'll top off and at 7 o'clock in the evening if you have dinner plans about 43. so seasonable tomorrow, 46 is your high. winds switching from the southwest to the northwest six to 12 miles an hour. last week we talked about two

lows possibly coming together to bring a big storm to the east coast. well this case they're going stay separate as we're getting closer to the event. they both push off the coast eventually merge way in the north atlantic. that brings strong winds thursday around it but for wednesday as they pass by we see sunshine, a little breezy with a high of around 50 degrees, so we're going to wedge in some of that sunshine here as those lows merge too far weigh to arc the east coast. the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast 46 sun and clouds tomorrow. partly sunny wednesday a beautiful day of 50. blustery chilly thursday a high of 39 but with those winds near 40 miles an hour again on thursday, wind chills staying in the 20's during the afternoon hours and then the temperatures go up as we end the week 44 on friday, gorgeous weekend on tap saturday, 57. 62 degrees on sunday, 17 degrees above normal and for president's day continued warmth, upper 50's to near 60 so a very unusual president's day weekend ahead with

sunshine and very warm temperatures. >> president's day is that usually snowy side. >> usually a big storm. >> all right. >> thanks. >> and remember when the wind subsides 6abc.com/weather will be here with the latest on what comes next. in addition to storm tracker6 live usual find updated hourly forecasts and don't forget facebook and twitter, great ways to follow and connect with each of our meteorologists. well, after taking the stage at the grammy awards last night metallica announced a cross country north american tour. the heavy metal band performed alongside lady gaga last evening. they sang moth into flame at the staples center in l.a. metallica la play at lincoln financial field on may 12th. the rock and roll hall of fame group hasn't played in philadelphia since 2009. tickets for the may concert go on sale this friday.

>> a bucks county hospital has a new place for cancer patients to receive treatment.

saint mary's medical center opened its newly designed infusion suite in langhorne today. it's a more relaxing spacious environment where patients get chemotherapy and other iv medications. the southeast also suite also received a blessing today. >> coming up next at 6:00. the adopted son of jerry sandusky behind bars facing charges similar to his father. and a scary scene for workers as today's gusty winds take down two townhomes under construction. >> students escape after their school bus catches fire in a crash. those stories and more coming up next t for adam joseph, cecily tynan jaime apody rick williams the entire "action news" team i'm monica malpass. have a great night. "action news" at 6:00 is next. >> good night. >> ♪♪

>> ♪♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪♪ >> monday night authorities recovered a gun brought to a burlington county high school and police search for the truck driver who brought town power lines in trenton but the big story on "action news" tonight is a bombshell about the son of convicted child molester jerry sandusky. 41-year-old jeffrey sandusky is behind bars tonight. he was arrested today on charges of child sexual assault and pornography. the charges stem from alleged incidents over a five-year period involving two girls. live in the satellite center tonight "action news" reporter chad pradelli. chad the sandusky name back in the news. >> reporter: yeah the sandusky name simply will not fade away. this time disturbing new

allegations against jerry sandusky's son. like his father before him jeffrey sandusky was escorted out of a belfont courtroom in handcuffs. charged with 14 counts of child sex crimes including statutory and sexual assault, child pornography and other related charges. court records reveal the 41-year-old allegedly asked two teenaged girls for sexual favors and nude photographs. sandusky allegedly sexually assaulted one of the victims. another victim claimed jeffrey sandusky would watch her while she showered. the alleged crimes date back to 2013. the father of the girls went to police when he learned of the alleged inappropriate contact in november. today jeffrey sandusky was arrested at his parents' state college home a house of horrors for many young boys. jeffrey sandusky was a frequent supporter at his father's infamous trial. jerry sandusky was convicted on 45 counts of