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>> "action news," delaware valley leading news program, with jim gardner. ♪ >> it was the lehigh valley that got hit the hardest.

it's the lehigh valley where our cameras show workers salting the sidewalks ahead of the deep freeze. it's going to be very cold tonight, very cold tomorrow with snow and ice on the ground and they are not melting anytime soon. it's tuesday night and the big story on "action news" is the big freeze over. we had our storm. we know we caught a break avoiding our worst fears, but we have to be careful of frozen streets and black ice. the power situation is a mixed bag across the area as temperatures go down. outages have risen in south jersey since the afternoon with psg at 8300 and atlantic city electric turned on half of its lights with 3300 to go. dell marva 18,800 down and picoo

over a thousand outages. the district is open for an on time start for classes tomorrow. the archdiocese and suburban districts are delayed. all of those will be scrolling throughout the broadcast. christie ileto is at hattersfield, bob brooks in lehigh corraly, dann cuellar covering the situation in philadelphia but first cecily tynan has all of the facts and figures at the big board. >> jim, the messy nor'easter brought a combination of snow, ice and rain has left the region, nothing more than a few flurries. as the storm deepens over the coast of maine and high pressure comes in, we have winds funneling out of the northwest, philadelphia, wind gusts 33 miles per hour at the same time cold air feeling like 11 in

philadelphia, pittsburg 0, syracuse two and temperatures drop well below freezing, 21 philadelphia, allentown, 18, wilgt, 20 cape may 25. anything wet on untreated services will be freezing solid overnight. if you see something looks shiny and wet, consider it's. the morning rush hour, use caution, any of the slush will freeze solid over sidewalk, driveways, allow extra time, slow things down, testimonies through freezing tomorrow and the process of warming up tomorrow. details on warming up to seasonal levels in the accuweather forecast. jim? >> let's go live to the wind field section of philadelphia and dann cuellar. dan, philadelphia may have got less snow than expected, but

that doesn't make the clean up easier. >> the temperatures dropped. this is one street. golf road in windfield has not seen plows all day and people hope they'll get around soon because dealing with ice in the morning won't make it easier to get around out here. >> >> no matter where you went, the shoveling of snow did not get easier. >> it was sleet in a lot of the day. it glued the snow to the ground. now it's hard to get up. >> try living in the 700 block of south darion street not plowed all day. >> this is one of the last in the neighborhood. >> that leaves you with this situation. >> exactly. >> in center city the streets were shirtily empty.

one man tried to get into a t.d. store only to find the doors locked. >> how has business been? >> it's been a ghost town down here. normally, it's not. you see adult snow day for the bar. kid's snow day is on sleds, but no beer flowing today. >> maybe because it was tricky if not down right treacherous trying to get around snow and ice covered parking lots. snow clearers were making a killing when they had pretty much given up the season. >> most people dread snow. >> i love it. >> this is how i make my money. >> finally, we found drexel students and others making the most of a snowy day sliding down tp steps. >> this is what you do when there's no school. >> it's the week before finals.

>> why not a little fun before the finals. >> exactly. >> with those temperatures dropping, these clunks of snow are turning like rocks. if you didn't get around to shoveling snow today, you will have a heck of a time tomorrow. >> i'm dann cuellar, channel6 "action news." >> let's switch to bob brooks third street in bet bethlehem. the race against the deep freeze, how is it going? >> jim, for some well, some not so much. some streets if they were clear before the extreme cold came, they might be all right but case in point bethlehem, they didn't get to it in time. that is a solid sheet of ice. very slippery. very dangerous. plow trucks, snow blowers and

good old fashioned shovels. though it's dark, they are working hard to clear the winter storm. >> you are still working. >> we have a long night to go. >> how much more do you have to do? >> another five areas. >> people were trying to clear things out before it started to freeze. for kitty, her method, kicking it. >> show us your loosening up the snow. >> robby robby continued clearing sidewalks. he says it's too late. the freeze is on. >> it's freezing up quick. >> we ran into the family heading inside just before sunset after a day of playing in it. >> show me how you play? allentown, more of the same.

side streets covered, cars are stuck. neighbors came out and dugout one car at a time. what do you think about the snow? >> something i have never seen before. never seen anything like it. >> more team work downtown. these guys made it look easy. they are hoping for more snow. >> you are happy about it? >> absolutely. >> you are making money right now. >> oh, yeah. >> contrasting right now, that's a sidewalk that got cleared in time. next to it, third street and bethlehem. that's a of ice. if you don't have to go on the roads tonight, d't. bob brooks, "action news." jim? >> thank you, bob. governor chris christie lifted the state of emergency tonight saying allstate offices will reopen tomorrow and resume

normal operation hours. christie ileto is live in hattonfield tonight. what is the latest there? >> jim, we are seeing a lot of branches like this, glittering at a distance. up close, they are encased in ice. we see a lot of streets snow packed and icy. potential problem spots as the temperature continues to drop. >> re residents are digging outd drying off. >> the refreeze is a big concern because we have had a mixture of snow, sleet and rain. now that the wires are frozen, that's a big concern. >> tuesday's wintery mix is refreezing free branches and power line. the call for service was 2,000, nearly twice the average for a 24 hour period. the majority of calls were for downed trees and power lines.

>> i looked out the window. as i looked out, i saw this coming down. >> monica mullen's blue atlas cedar is the highest of its kind. >> i was concerned more of it would come down. hopefully, it won't. >> mullen is hoping to have the tree removed sometime tomorrow morning. it's one of the big concerns here, you have trees that have icy branches and can come down overnight. reporting live, christie ileto, channel6 "action news." >> in other parts of the state, snow fell at four inche inches r and buried cars. this car was jackknifing on the

road. the massachusetts coastline sustained 80 miles per hour winds. it doesn't feel like it outside, but spring is just a da day awa. troopers are getting praise for helping a sick toddler to get to the hospital in a storm. state police teamed up national guard humvees, plow doubts and medics to get the youngster to vanville 80-miles away. everyone arrived safely. the red cross is putting out the call for blood tonight. the nor'easter forced the cancellation of over a hundred donations and there is a need to replenish the supply. there has been a shortfall of 4500 blood and platelet

donations but the demand never takes a snow day. elg i think donors are urged to schedule an appointment as soon as you can. the team will be on at 4:00 a.m. tomorrow tracking the forecast as people head back to work and school. send us your pictures from the wintery scene in your neighborhood or kids and pets playing. hash tag "6abc" action or join the action@"6abc".com. here is a look at the photos viewers sent in of the storm. >> still to come, one of president trump's tax returns coming to light. a mother abandons her toddler in

a supermarket. police are closing in on an arrest. >> cecily? >> today's nor'easter pulling away but in its wake, cold weather. i'll let you know how long in the ?oaskt. >seven-day forecast.>> it's beey long but that didn't stop brunson from walking out in shorts. hear what jay wright says in sports. >> a new report claims half of breast cancer patients are getting unnecessary treatment. that and more when "action news"

>> since the start of the presidential campaign there has been controversy surrounding

donald trump's taxes, the question being has he paid any. he is the first president since nixon not to release tax returns, but tonight nbc found his 1040, he paid $36.5 million on $130 million income at a tax rate of 24%. some pundits are suggesting that he may have leaked his 1040 because after all, he did pay over $36 million in taxes. the white house is defending the republican healthcare plan in the wake of yesterday's report by the congressional budget office. 24,000,000 americans would lose their health insurance by 2026. health and human services secretary said the cbo has it

wrong. press secretary sean spicer says this is the first step to make healthcare better. >> a report of a woman held by a masked man turned out to be a hoax. police charged brenda aidan with faultily reporting. police investigated what sounded like it could be connect today the spree of three attacks in new castle county but detectives dete aidan made it all up. she was released on arraignment of $500 bail. >> detectives for the ocean county prosecutors officer say a fightroke out between the 56-year-old suspect and two officers. a full investigation as to what

led to the fatal discharge is under way. tonight authorities identified the mother they say purposely abandoned her toddler at a grocery store. the 31-year-old woman is seen her paying at a store sunday night. she checked out and left the building without her two-year-old daughter. employees noticed the little girl wandering around. the toddler identified her own mother on security video. >> we picked her up and said, who's that? she said mommy and she got sad faced. our hearts broke. >> a good samaritan told police when she tried to bring the girl back to her mother the woman responded, just leave her. the little girl is with protective services. authorities know the identity of the mother and she has not been

arrested. she could face felony child neglect. >> get away from my car, bro. >> get on the floor. get on the floor. >> the driver jumps out and holds the suspect at bay face down on the ground. his wife and baby were in the car. the suspect had been checking the car doors to see if they were locked. the armed man pointed his gun at the suspect until police arrived. he will not face charges. then that happened -- surveillance video showing a gas pump bursting into a ball of fire after an suv slammed into last night in seattle. the uber driver was carrying a

passenger when he lost control and careened into the gas pump full speed. they are expected to be okay. dolly partin is helping those that lost their flames last november. the flaips reached the doors of dollywood but parton hosted a fundraiser and 900 people are receiving checks of $1,000 a month to six months to those that had the problems from the fire. >> that's great. >> not bad, dolly. we had snow, now cold weather is moving in. anything that fell slush or rain is freezing over solid. i want to share this on my facebook page. this is from the lehigh valley.

if you look at the man on the right, that's walter perez. the man on the left is sam gordon. he was trying to dig out his car. he's 83 years old. walter put down his microphone, picked up a shovel and helped out sam. an example of helping out our fellow neighbors. allentown with sleet mixing in, 14-inches. the sleet, the freezing rain cutting down south of that. philadelphia international airport, six and solingswood, two inches of snow. storm tracker six showing the ?orm is out of here. we had winds 60 miles per hour. they have eased off but blustery. allentown, 26. wilmington, 28-degrees.

you factor that with temperatures of windchill, the way it feels on bearskin, 11 in philadelphia, six below in the poconos and currently 13 in the city. the storm system continues to pull out. it's off the coast of maine behind the system high pressure is building in. we start to dry things out but still, lots of clouds, possibly a snow shower as well and tonight cold gusting winds stay with us. 18 in the suburbs, 21 center city. the slush is freezing solid. the bus-stop forecast, kids going to school with a two hour delays, 9:00, 22, 10:00, 23. hats and gloves. i told my son at dinner, no shorts tomorrow. it will be cold. dress for winter.

3:30 in the afternoon, lots of showers. maybe a snow squall in the afternoon, shouldn't amount to much and thursday, the return of sunshine. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast tomorrow, it's cold. 29-degrees, windchill through the day at 10:00, more clouds and sun. thursday, brisk but not as harsh, temperatures above freezing. a good amount of sunshine, friday for st. patrick's day, partly sunny and not as windy, 38-degrees. for the weekend, 38-degrees. saturday, mostly cloudy, rain or snow showers saturday night.sun. moay, lots of sunshine but still on the cool side with a high of 46-degrees. tuesday, cloudy with the possibility of showers. finally, temperatures back to seasonal levels with a high of 52-degrees. i can't stress enough, tomorrow

morning, be careful. there will be a lot of icy spots. if something looks wet, consider it's until you know it through. the native behind the blob has died. he was a decorated world war ii veteran before getting into the movie business. the movie starring steve mcqueen was successful, spawning a remake. every year the city holds the bobfest celebration. harris was 98 years old. the marine corps came under fire on capitol hill. senators grilled the officers about the growing scandal, female photos being shared without their knowledge. >> the pressure is mounting for the u.s. marine corps top brass. >> who is responsible?

have you actually investigated and found guilty anyone? >> commandant maller pressed by the armed services committee over the growing controversy of shared nude photos of marines. >> he linked this to a broader cultural problem that must be addressed. >> we have to change how we see ourselves and treat each other. >> the pentagon is investigating marines sharing nude photos of marines. >> it is a serious problem when we have members of our military to give their lives in the way they have with no response from

leadership. >> i may be wrong, but i don't believe this is indicative of the marines that wear the uniform. >> others are looking into allegations that more photos were posted on additional websitesthe majority of women diagnosed with early stage breast cancer are getting more radiation than they need according to duke university. looking at 40,000 cases, six in ten women could have been safely treated with a shorter duration of radiation or none at all. the cost of overtreatment is not only emotional and physical, it's financial too. the study claims $164 million a year is being spent unnecessarily. >> the new jersey legislature has unanimously approved a bill

to give drivers a break before losing their license. right now they can suspend a license when they find that someone failed to pay a parking ticket. the new bill would notify the driver and give them time to pay the ticket before lotsing their license. >> two kids that crashed their dad's big interview on the bbc are bag. professor robert kelly was doing a skype interview from his home in seoul, south korea when his daughter walked in followed by her brother in his walker and mom, a bit panicked, pulled them away from the camera. the family appeared on the bbc saying it wasn't so funny at the time. >> we were worried a little bit. >> we were worried that the bbc

would never call us again. >> professor kelly says his phone has been ringing off the hook. he is relieved everyone thinks it was so funny. ♪