they saw her playing with her ipad before fall ago sleep and then the girl was found unresponsive. autopsy results say will come back sometime next week. neighbors say that the wa a beloved member of a tight knit community of parents and their kids. >> nice they all pre.ime the kids pla here. it's just crazy. just crazy. >> reporter: back out live once again at this point authorities have no idea what happened. they say it could have been an unknown preexisting condition or a food allergy, but at this point they don't know. channel 6 "action news" back to you. the blast of arctic cold is dripping our region and temperatures are not making it

above freezing. if you can it'smportant to avoid being outside for a long period of time today because the cold will of course be dangerous.fficials are not tak with snow this week. they are putting brine down across the state. these trucks were on kirkwood highway in elsmere. lets to adam joseph with the first word from accuweather. >> the first day a long stretch of arctic air and temperatures below freezing and in fact we are 24 hours in with the temperatures below 32 degrees and the forecast calls for at least 7 more days with highs at least in the 20s. and that will freeze up some ponds and lakes and stre don't want to venture out over any water that even looks to be frozen unless it is monitored by officials and they tell you that it is safe to go out on. as we look at satellite 6 along with action radar at least it's create across the country.

a few showers in the northern part of florida and weak system in the northern plains. but no big storms for the rest of this work week. 15 windchill in philadelphia. 37 atlanta and 28 in dallas and 11 below in omaha, and much of the country feeling this you have to goal throu southern florida to escape windchill. a windchill advisory is going into effect from 9:00 until noon in the poconos and the mountains where it feels degrees below zero. windchills in the single didn'ts witperatures in the suburbs at 10 and in the city just 15 degrees. numbers in the seven day and talk about the chance for a little bit of snow for the weekend. all that coming your way in just a little bit. >> come on inside. >> the temperatures continue to drop over philadelphia fire department is o be e careful with space heaters that can quickly cause a fire.

>> heating want to keep space heaters way from anything else. don't use kerosene heaters and even a ster can cause a fire if it's not connected properly or close to combustibles or turn tour. >> and the important of a carbon monoxide and smoke alarm, should be on every level of your house. go to 6abc.com/weather to see the seven-day forecast as well as wintry weather coming our way on stormtracker 6 live double scan. time the search is on to find the driver of a hit and run in the winfield section of philadelphia. they f s no jeanette reyes hase d abouhappened. >> reporter: this surveillance camera video obtained by "action news" shows the heart stopping seconds to the horrific accident that left a 58-year-old man dead. >> that is tragic and i didn't

know anything happened and this street gets dangerous and people go real fast. >> just after 10:uethe victim appears to get off this bus at north 54th avenue and briefly stops at the corner before crossing the street and at the time there is no cars present and several cars drive into frame before one hits the pedestrian with so much force it appears that he is thrown several yards out of the camera's view. >> it appears like trauma to the head and two broken legs. is he pronounced dead at 10:30 p.m. >> reporter: cars continued to drive by it's unclear if they saw the gravely injured man but the striking car left a vital clue behind. they are investigating this fatal hit and run possibly red lexus due to the fact that they found a lexus

emproblem on the scene. >> a red lexus with a missingem and shattered windshield found jus hours 9thstreet. there is blode and appears to be burned inside. >s hour no arrests are made and this is an active investigation. there is quite a few witnesses at the scene of the crash and police h their help and the evidence they have they can track down the driver in this hit and run. channel 6 "action news." firefighters are on the scene of a rowhouse fire in the german town section of philadelphia. smoke and fire wasng out house this n.officials say this broke out after 2:30 today and we are working now to find out if anyone was fire investigators are searching through the remains of a brookhaven condominium working to determine the cause of this large fire that broke out last night at 6:00. 18 units are destroyed or unliveable after the flames tore

through the complex on hill trop drive. >> i looked out my front door and see flames coming out my neighbor's bedroom window and grabbed some clothes and grabbed her -- >> she and other evacuated reads are staying at the township building where they set up a temporary shelter. a tow truck pulled a man from a wrecked minivan before it burst into the flames in east falls. it closed part of the expressway on fox street for a time overnight. he happened to be passing by and called on two others to help out. coming up at 4:30 "action news" talked to the rescuers who selflessly jumped into action. five juveniles are facing charges at the cherry hill mall. arrested for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. part a crowd of 700 to 1,000

juveniles that gathered at the mall. it happened when the police tried to disperse the group. this after polic parents not to drop off their children unaccompanied. and the city will regain control of the public schools ernord to dissolve the src. wolf says that the district made significant improvements over the past few years and the newly appointed board will be appointed. and mayor jim kenney posed dissolver and the members voted to support. time for a check of the "action news" traffic report midweek. >> matt pellman is standing by with the first check today. >> good afternoon, it looks like the pattern this week with fairly quiet mornings and busy afternoons will continue on this wednesday. it's busy blue route 476 in delco from route 30 from this point broomall to

media swarthmore baltimore pike. a crash earlier but now gone and are you stuck with speeds in the 20s. and sun glare is an issue this afternoon and speeds like 13 miles per hour heading southbound on 95 through delaware county. and we told you about the fire location in german town along winona street expect delays there. and 22 miles per hour there on the southbound side. and south jersey a bunch of red zones because of accidents. one on 295, the northbound side near 168 the black horse pike and speeds in the teens in each direction and the turnpike may be a better option. and we are watching a water main break on 30 the white horse pike at evergreen avenue. in voorhees a crash giving single digits on the southbound side of 73 approaching dutch down road and the right lane is out because of that accident and the big crash in mercer county

on 295 is clear. lets grab the ipad and check the ways home with the waze app on the hum day afternoon. slow going on the westbound side of 222 in bethlehem because a crash as you hea airport road. we'll check it again in the next half hour. >> sounds good. thank you. still ahead on "action news." we have an update on the eagles as they get ready for their final regular season game. and facebook users as they reacted to russian propaganda on the social media site. and details galore the finishing touches on the iconic new years eve ball. dang! dang. dang. see zero in a whole new way. get zero down, zero deposit zero first

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hitting marques in the head. the young suspects are only 13 and 14 years old. and not being identified because they are minors. facebook has rolled out its new tool to allow them to see russia propaganda on their facebook. earlier this year facebook and google and twitter, acknowledged that agents tied to the russian government used their platforms to meddle in the u.s. elections. you can only access it from a computer and not from a mobile device. you may be able to close out the year to 17 on a high financial note if you get lucky playing the lottery. $337 million are up for grabs for tonight's power ball. people were tickets in delaware today. we'll show you the winning numbers during the big drawing

tonight after "action news" at 11:00. and wall street numbers, dow jones is up and all three indexes are up and the nasdaq up 3 minutes and the s&p up 2. the nypd is getting ready for massive crowds for new york city. they have the most security everywhere garage closures and streets blocked off and concrete barricades and added officers and more check points before entering the celebration area. it's in part due to on going threats from isis and this is one huge crowd more than a million people expected to ring in the new year there in times square. and backpacks and large bags and umbrellas are banned from the ball drop. and they are finare putting the finishing touches on the ball. waterford crystals andng them into place.

the ball is 12 feet wide and weighs nearly 12,000 pounds and the new years eve tradition continues on 6 abc, we are talking about dick clarks rocking new years eve with ryan seacrest along with jenny mccarthy and sierra. it begins at 8:00 p.m. sunday night here on channel 6. and now to the eagles who are back at work getting ready for the last regular season game. >> birds take on dallas cowboys at the linc before all eyes turn to the playoffs. ducis rogers is looking ahead to the playoffs but we have to get through every game. >> this cowboys week doesn't have the same feeling as in years past. it doesn't mean anything and they still have to play it. and we'll see how much doug peterson plays the starters and the more immediate concern is tightening things up for the post season. the offense had the worst production against the oakland raiders the most telling stat. the birds converted one of 13

third down conversions and the coaching staff says it still likes what it sees. >> i have been on the sidelines when thing aren't going well. you think oh, no here we go again you the confidence and swagger that our players and coaches have as bad as things were offensively there was always a sense we'd find a way to win. i don't square if the defense had to win it or get a return. there is something about this team right now we feel like we are going to win. >> 13 wins this season attests to that. 13-2 and tighten things up before the first playoff game. >> and the toughest games lie ahead. and here are the eagles fan photos we are getting over the last several weeks and we invite you to share your eagles excitement with us like these viewers and their dogs. and send us your pictures on instagram or twitter using

#6abcaction or post them on the facebook wall. and you may see them on our air here on channel 6. as promises we are chilling out big time. and time for accuweather with adam joseph. >> we'll fall back eventually maybe the middle of the month. one place that loves it is the ski resort. this is live at spring mountain and a lot of skiers and snowboarders not bothering them one bit. the snow guns are on on the upper left part that is where the snow tubing part of the slope is in that section right there there. and you know what you can warm up inside in the lodge as well. this is in montgomery county. as you look at the winds, breezy 10 miles per hour philadelphia. and 13 allentown and 15 in reading and cape may 6 miles per hour. and a breeze with this air mass pulls those numbers down. in fact it feels like 9 in

reading and 10 allentown and 15 in philadelphia. and 19 in millville and i mentioned this yesterday. i'll mention it again today tomorrow, you do not want to look at the air temperatures you will want to look at windchills. as we look at satellite 6 along with action radar north and west there is sun and clouds to the south and the coastal system ramped up here. and that blossoms and moved out and sun through much of the day today returning from the north to the south here. a clear sky above now, that remains the case overnight tonight bitterly cold with the biting breeze these are air temperatures, 8 allentown and 9 reading and 12 in millville and 13 in dover and 16 by tomorrow morning in cape may. but again you have to factor in the winds and this is what you want to dress for as you head out the door at 7:00 a.m. 3 below in allentown and reading and 2 below in wilmington and 3 in millville. and 15 degrees below zero in the

poconos. where we have the windchill advisory in effect until noon tomorrow. windchills do not get out of the negative digits here in the poconos and most of our viewing area. and the lehigh valley and the shore will stay in single digits even for tomorrow afternoon. as we get into the end of the week here friday the clouds start to race in and friday is a dnd we are not looking at snow on friday and things start to change early on saturday morning. there will be a coastal storm developing and we could get clipped a starts to develop and we don't get whacked by it at this point. we see light snow showers developing saturday at 10:00 a.m. and continues into saturday afternoon way period of light snow and at this point. it looks like there could be a coating, 2 inches in spots here on saturday. not looking like a big storm at this point. and snow on the ground with bitter cold temperatures is just insult to injury.

the four day at 4:00 the biting wind 24 feeling like the single digits in the afternoon and 28 with clouds and some sunshine and the snow showers on saturday and a high of 28 degrees, overnight low 16 and then for new years eve on sunday blustery and cold and for the eagles a high of just 22. and as we ring in the new year it's going to go into the single digits for aovernight lows and that is not including the windchill. we'll talk about the seven-day forecast in a little bit guys. >> ready or not. thank you. pour "action news" coming up af

a bucks county high school band is on his way to california. and everyone got ready to head to the airport. they are only one of 14 bands from across the country selected for the parade new years day. and they were chosen from 400 applicants and they were charged to raise enough money for the

trip.hese kids are more than ed. they are kids at 4:30 in the morning and didn't know there were two 4:30's in the day.he energy is here and they worked hard. >> 150 students and 70 adults are picking the trip to pasadena. the parade kicks off at 11:00 a.m. new years day right here. little tikes learned about george washington and the american revolution today. they came to trenton's free library on camden street andmade like what george e andade a boat to reenact the crossing of the delaware river. a way to spark a love of learning. and a local veteran that bears the scars of his heroism has a different reminder. ryan costello pinned the purple heart on justin radville. he was wounded when his patrol came under attack in 200

struck by shrapnel and significant injuries he jumped into action and took action to save his fellow nearly 30 minutes andd in e turret until every wounded soldier was attended to. 14 years ago he never formerly received the purple heart until congressman costello's office stepped in and saw to it. more to come in the next 30 minutes on "action news" at 4:00, including the new safety measures designed to give hands on the wheel and eyes on the road. and they put their lives on the line to save a stranger. they rushed into danger to save a man in east falls last night.

"action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph williams and brian taff. >> hello again, 4:30 and "action news" continues with the reason that judges in one state will soon decide which owner deserves the family's pet. when some couples get divorced. >> and cabin confuse an unauthorized turn makes passengers to take an eight hour flight to nowhere. and a bucks county man trying to rescue a swan from an icy pond winds up needing his own rescue. how the bird and animal lover are doing today.

but we begin a story about good people at the right time. >> helped an's life tonight. he was one of two men that rushed towards a burning van pullinver to safety. you heard from one here oh today a tow truck driver that stopped to help and now you'll hear from the other. chad pradelli was live from the scene of the fiery wreck with this selfless story. >> monica according to one of the good samaritans this driver likely would have burned to death but thanks to the three good samaritans that driver expected to survive and recovery fully. as soon as i pulled up the car was in flames and one guy in the car. and he was unresponsive at the time. >> 2:30 a.m. the minivan flipped in the northbound lanes of the roosevelt boulevard catching fires. and john was driving his tow truck in the southbound lanes. >> i immediately spun around on the highway to come check on the guy because there was literally

no one else on the highway. >> he arrived on scene and saw the driver was trapped. that is when mike conway pulled over and the two and a third good samaritan move nood action. >> yes, i was worryied it was going to blow and it could be my brother or sister or mom or dad. a quick prayer lets get this guy out of here. >> the gas tank was next to the fire that was going on. my first reaction was to get him out of the car. >> i get to the window and the guy is still in there i can see him hanging upside down and kick the window out and kick it and it breaks. and hit the seatbelt release and grabbed the injured driver and pulled him to safety. he was semi conscious and a nurse that pulled over gave him aid on the roadway. >> 60 seconds later the car pretty much blew up. the driver will make a full recovery in part because of the good samaritans.

>> i feel good. i don't feel like a hero or anything, i did what i thought was right. >> police say that the cause of the crash is under investigation, the name of the driver has not been released. live in east falls, chad pradelli, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. a deadly accident forced police to shut down a new jersey highway for hours toding theorning rush. the collision involved two vehicles a jeep and a car going northbound on i-295 in hamilton township mercer county. one person was killed in the crash at 6:30 this morning, d into a hours to reopen all the lanes. >> an animal lover that tried to save a swan needed help of his own. a man used a kayak to reach an injured bird stranded in a pond andis kayak overturned leaving both of them in trole oxford firefighters rushed in to pull the man from the water and taken to the hospital by

helicopter and is treated for exposure andwan is also doing okay today. >> tough weather for that. definitely a hat and glove alered now. adam joseph is checking in with us to find out more on the shivery story. >> many layers needed here today and the next seven days a long stretch ahead. when you step out the door it's wuchb those days you don't look at the air temperature but the windchill. 10 in allentown and 15 in philadelphia and 14 degrees in trenton and the same for wilmington and 18 degrees at the atlanta see airport. a beautiful shot as the sun goes below the horizon live on sky 6 hd and philadelphia international airport. so a clear sky and no weather woes and that sun doing very little to warm us today and again tomorrow. in fact, 10:00 tonight feeling like the in philadelphia and pittsburgh 3 below. and 1 below new york city and 10

below in syracuse. and points to the north and we'll repeat this over and over again. and talk about a little bit of snow for part of the weekend. we'll chat about it in the seven day. in just a little bit. >> thank you adam. >> airport security was under a microscope in los angeles today after a major breach involving two celebrities and a plane load of people. how did a passenger board the wrong airline going to the wrong city and go unnoticed for four hours. >> reporter: this plane parked back at lax airport after making a u turn four hours in an 11 ur flight because an unauthored person some how made it on board. they explain during the flight the cabin crew becamehatsenger board incorrect flight and notified the pilot and as part of the eturned to the originating airport where the passengerdisembarke and it shows the path of ama 175

as it left lax thursday morning heading to tokyo and made the sharp turn touching back down in los angeles eight hours later. >> thank you for taking me on this awesome vacation. >> welcome to los angeles. >> model chrissy teaguean and her husband john legend. and why do we all get punished for this person's mistake. why not land in tokyo and send the other person back. all the people were deplaned and bused to the terminal. this person is lucky we all have to deplane, imagine having to walk off alone, the shame. >> they are researching the situation and they say we take great pride on customer service and on this flight they failed to do so. >> and they interviewed the

passenger and the people nearby and seven hours after landing in l.a. the flight took off again for tokyo. delaware county residents filled their glasses with festive winter drinks today in upper darby. this was the eighth annual egg nog sip hosted by margo davidson and her office. it's a chance to speak with her constituents one-on-one and spread the goal for services for residents including home heating aid. ♪♪ ♪♪ the pennsylvaniat put a slight twist on the nut cracker, the academy of music they took to the stage tore a sensory friendly performance. for people with learning differences including those with autism. they were able to take in the story on a more relaxed environment and permission to move around and talk during the

show. >> beautiful. still to come couples fighting over members of their furry family can head to court in one state. where pets will be treated like children. and it takes a lot to shock police for one california couple. managed to do just that something the have never seen before. meteorologist adam joseph returns with the full forecast from accuweather.

ariana thomas got into a car accident last week driving home with her 7-month-old son grayson in the backseat. her vehicle flipped several times trapping her and grayson inside when another woman and man rushed over to pull the mother and child out of the mangled car. >> they had to go through the glass and risked themselves as well. there is on coming traffic and everything. and it was a big risk for them to take on. >> one of the good samaritans is

identified as michael harodd and did what anyone would be expected to do. well police in california arrested a couple forever a crime they have never seen before. 39 benjamin and 31-year-old ashley carol are facing felony drug charges that they dealt drugs by drone, they delivered their drugs to the customers from the sky. -- >> well we don't have the sound there. but police have charged the pair with child endangerment. that his 9-year-old daughter was in the drug filled home and they have never seen the tactic and keeping eyes up for drug dealing as well. and now a new state law if illinois that treats animals more like children in custody

cases starting next year. aka next week. people that can't decide who will have the pet. they are treated more like property to be divvied up by the couple. but the rise of two income childless families the pet issue is in court more often. judges will have clear guidance to give sole custody to one parent. factors include who takes care of the pet on a day to day basis and who spends more money on things like food and vaccinations. >> how to the makeup artist who is delighting social media. she is just 3 years old. . >> shiny.

>> this is one of her fakeup tutorials. she is expert apply glittery shadows and mascara and knows how to use makeup primer and most are supportive about even jealous about her abilities and others have criticized her mom. some question why a little girl could wear makeup at all never mind applying it on her own. and they worry she will never feel beautiful without cosmetics. her mom says some children like to play with paint or draw her daughter likes to play with eye shadow pallets. and you may remember the nail artist in this story for his functional and fabulous designs that are practical and impractical at once. we showed you charlie lee's stiletto nails that double as 10 actual pens how about that.

the retractible ink talones were the height of his creativity? think again the newest insection is lit. this is matchstick nails. he created a green tip matchstick cleverly concealed in one of the longest nails and the other hides the lighting strip and once you are done with the match you slip off the gem stone and toss it. some call it stupid and dangerous. and the majority loved the magic manicure with tht popular comment simply containing the fire emoji. >> works at a birthday party -- right? campfire. >> backyard barbecue. >> very practical. lets get a check of roads today. matt pellman is standing by with a check of the accuweather forecast. >> one against brian and monica.

ndelays on the schuylkill expressway quiet this morning and busy this afternoon in the westbound lanes from the boulevard to this point at city avenue on out toward gladwyne and this is where the construction crews return after their holiday break later on tonight. starting at 9:00 we are down one lane in the westbound lanes of the schuylkill. at this point. it's just a lot ofvolume and sun glare. you see slowing on the eastbound schuylkill, 11 and 7 miles per hour as you travel towards conshohocken. and a crash by the exton square mall. you are back in business there. and on the big picture a downed pole in cobb's creek along cedar avenue. and still the fire location to avoid in german town in winona street near morris street and a number of issues in south jersey including a crash on the northbound side of 295 in belmar. the northbound delay cleared out

and southbound speeds in the 20s and worse as you head down to the north-south freeway. and somer dale a water make break at cottage deli. one lane is blocked. and not far off in stratford a crash at warwick road. and our wreck in voorhees on the southbound side of 73,s that cleared and speeds are just in the teens in that neck of the woods. we'll check it again coming up in the 5:00 hour. >> thank you. take a live look outside. sky 6 hd giving us the view over center city philadelphia. perhaps the best vantage point on this from inside of your warm couch. adam joseph standing by with the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast.

all right adam joseph here with the bone chilling ather forecast. >> i'm not the one giving you the cold shoulder. old man winter i'm trying to pass it on to someone else here. brutal cold here tonight and tomorrow really for the next seven days.

look at sky 6 hd and look at the action cam here.city. a lot of clouds early on in the day. as the system develops off the coast and a beautiful picture here and we return to sunshine this afternoon and the very chilly ocean water. that is dipping down now into the 40s and even 30s in parts of the area. as we look at sky 6 hd the commodore barry bridge live on sky 6 a nice night and we are gaining light the sunset is close to 4:32 and tha is for minutes ago but a nice shot as he wednesday. numbers we talk about winds, 13 miles per hour in the lehigh valley. and 10 in philadelphia and 9 in trenton and 9 miles per hour in millville. not a strong wind but you feed just a little bit of a breath from the air and that really drops how it feels. as we take a look at how it feels with windchills moving into the evening hours going into the teens and eventually single digits this is for

philadelphia at 1:00 in the morning 7 degrees is how it feels and that number gets close to zero in the zero by tomorrow morning for areas like allentown and reading and lancaster. satellite 6 along with action radar there is the low developing in the carolinas and off the coast of delawar. you saw cloud covere, missed the snow showers that blossomed off the coast and double barrelled high pressure and that is thee of cold air that sinked closer and the high gets closer tomorrow. and still far enough away to the west it cranks up the wind here for thursday. so far tonight. clear and cold and theing breeze. 7 to 14 miles per hour. and air temperatures 8 to 14 split from the suburbs to the city. windchill factor here tomorrow for tracker, single digits through the lunch time hour and in the city we get close to 10 or 11 degrees in the afternoon staying in the single digits in the suburbs with the northwest wind 10 to 20 milesder hour. amoun

sunshined just a few clouds and then into the weekend we get a touch of snow here on friday there is a system over the great lakes and that will not touch we'll see clouds and there rolling through and that gets injected into a coastal storm dev but it will phase too late to give us a significant snow storm but as it passes by our region it will give us a general coating to 2 inches of snow on saturday and because it's been so cold and they are brining the roads and traveling getting plants prepared there are slick roads on saturday. ccuweather seven-day forecast 24 that biting northwest wind and cowers and the snapshot 2:00 if the afternoon and light snow around the ion. starting in morning going afternoon then it's gone for new years eve and if you head to the eagles game just 22 with windchills well below that with strong winds and we rin in the new year temperatures falling into the single digits could be below freezing windchills sunday into monday morning for the mum and 20 for a high

on monday and tuesday col still below freezing wedefore the next storm possibly comes next thursday. >> my goodness. >> thank you sir. much more coming your way. what's the deal is next stick around. michael: i'm thankful that i'm alive and have a second chance. james: i'm thankful for the help and the opportunity that i received. darlene: i'm thankful to be able to help people in crisis. vanessa: i'm thankful that addiction is treatable, an christie: new jersey is experiencing a heroin epidemiceled by opioid painkillers. but if you or someone you love is struggling wi we are here for you. this holiday season,

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more people are dying of accidents year after year and consumer reports are look agent drivers can keep all eyes on the roads. >> reporter: districted driving could be a result of usinging your smart phone or controlling the temperature or talking to a passenger. it only take as moment but the results can be disastrous or deadly. using a cell phone is a no no but people do it any way. people texted and played music and browses the web and send videos. and some are introducing safety measures for teens an adults while driving. the latest operating system for apple mutes incoming text

messages and phone calls and it allows users to set up automatic relies to calls or texts while driving and some offer similar apps but all are voluntary. to play it safe. consumer reports says when you get in the car pair your phone and use your vehicles voice command features. >> distracted driving is not limited to smart phones many have info entertainment systems that can contribute to drivers taking their eyes off the roads. >> and they rate them at ease of use on how they distract drivers and factor that into the overall car ratings. >> some cars have newer technologies like lane departure and warning systems and emergency braking systems to help distracted drivers avoid dangerous situations and they can be useful but consumer

reports says nothing beats keeping your hands on the wheel and eyes on the road. a couple more tips if you use a navigation map use a dash mount. and also drop the ear buds they are not safe to use while you are driving and if your car doesn't have a blue tooth system there is an after market system available on websites like amazon. for monica malpass, sharrie williams alicia vitarelli and adam joseph i'm brian taffht full hour of "action news" at 10:00 on phl 17. >> coming up next on "action news" at 5:00 we hope you stick around to find out about a community coming together to help the people in the fire. and the to dating the authors of the book say it could lie in your blood sugar levels. and how they suggest taking off the pounds. and the celebration for times

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"action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaimeorologisttynan, rick williams and monica malpass. even if are you on the move today. extra layers and hats and gloves all mandatory. bitter cold temperatures are

here to stay for the rest of 2017. and guess what? the worst is yet to come. rick is off and brian taff joins us on "action news" and the latest story is the snap o weather. temperatures in the 20s and thanks to the windchill it felt a lot colder than that. first check of the bitter cold accuweather forecast. >> we have to get used to it it just arrived and 25 hours in philadelphia with temperatures at the freezing point and the forecast calls for at least another seven days of it. more than likely it will hit 200 hours or maybe more. with temperatures below 32 degrees and the upons and lakes and streams start to freeze over but tell the kids do not venture out on to any water that looks to be frozen unless officials are monitoring it and o go out on. but at this point none of them are safe.

satellite 6 along with action radar the southern jet stream down to the south and that is the storm track staying toward the south here. and it's quiet at the time being and for the next 24 to 48 hours. temperatures windchills 12 in philadelphia and 10 below in chicago and 9 below in omaha. and memphis 16 and dallas 29 degrees have you to go central southern florida to have windr 53 degrees. it's a very small chunk of the