to charity. double dose of winter trouble this weekend, snow mixed with the year's we've seen in decades. good morning, it is saturday, december 30th. gray is off, i'm nydia han, the big story is the alert. sub freezing dangerous temperatures turning the delaware int the picture at 15th and jfk. you can see the snow falling. you can see the flurries there.

not ong with frigid temperatures, but we're expecting the snow across the region. meteorologist chris sowers joins us with details on the snowfall and the dangerous temperatures for the new year's celebrations. >> reporter: that's right, nydia, just when you thought it couldn't get colde it's about to get colder with windchills possibly below zero for many of us, new year's eve and new year's day. winter weather advisory has been issued for the area highlighted here, until 1:00 p.m. this afternoon, general accumulations will range from a coating to perhaps as much as 2 inches. this will be a light event. the snow will be light and fluffy. it will be easy to remove. because the temperatures are so cold, every flake will stick and some of the roads for a brief time could become dangerous, could become treacherous. this is the radar with storm tracker 6 live we set it in motion for you. a band of very light snow stretching from south central pennsylvania all the way through the garden state of new jersey.

the steadier snows are indicated by the brighter whites that are beginning to pop up now, western camden, cherry hill. glassboro seeing light snow, greenwich township in gloucester county light snow. coatsville, malvern, lancaster reporting light snow this morning. this will continue to increase in coverage over the next couple of hours. 14 in kutztown, 17 in warminster. glass borough, 19. vinendsmyrna, 19 degrees. the call from accuweather for today, blustery and cold with a period of light snow from 9:00 a.m. this morning to 2:00 p.m. this afternoon. 27 degrees is the forecasted high, and in terms of impacts there will be some impacts beginning around 7:00 a.m., but the bulk of the impacts will be felt between 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. that's when the steady steadyisw

will be flying. the arctic front barrels through and it will be very, very cold. we have a reinforcing shot sunday and monday, high temperatures monday don't get out of the teens. when we come back in we'll go over the snow totals in your neighborhood and talk about the arctic air for the weekend. penndot crews were out preparing the roads ahead of the snow. although will won't be much in the way of snowfall it could lead to slippery conditions. chopper 6 hd was over head as a truck laid down brine on 413 in bucks county yesterday. there's an advantage how this storm playing out. >> the timing of the storm is good, in terms of it being a weekend and less volume on the roads that will allow the crewsd efficiently treat the roadways.

>> penndot has 100,000 tons of salt waiting and 182 state trucks at the ready. in delaware, crews were out treating the roads in an effort to keep the snow from sticking. crews reported for duty at 4:00 a.m. read with trucks filled with salt when the snow begins to fall. as we anticipate the snow, some already falling we're extremelye temperatures while many decided to stay inside on a friday night where it is nice and warm, some ventured out in the brisk temperatures. trish hartman talked with some who braved the cold. >> reporter: center city furry hoods hot drinks and giant popur accessories. >> this happened really, really quickly, so the body is trying to adjust. >> reporter: but the match for the postal workers just finishing their shift. >> i try to walk allot and move as fast as i can, and layer up.

i can deal with the weather, it's the heat, you can't dress for it, the cold you bundle up. >> reporter: you might think that this ice cream shop may not be doing business. >> ice cream shop in the summer and dessert shop in the winter. >> reporter: this store was bus. >> might snow. >> i bought a shell that's long that helps me when i fall in the snow, it's cold, there's no cold air jettingr: some will take the new year's celebration indoors. >> reporter: some will tough it out, outsi.r: i'm going to bunde myself up. >> reporter: do you think you'll

stay probably not i'll probably do something. >> reporter: the biggest tip we heard tonight dress in layers, anyone planning to be outside for new year's eve festivities plan to dress warmly and plan to cover as much skin as possible. reporting in center city, trish hartman channel 6 "action news." >> reporter: we all need a face. despite a frigid forecast, the tri state region is moving ahead with outdoor celebrations as planned. the mumme sday is on at least f. they plan to keep an eye on the weather throughout the weekend,l set up for the annual strut on monday on broad street. if you're planning to brave thee mummers parade, be prepared. doctors say dress in layers and cover as much skin as you can. note the signs of frostbite pain tingling and redskin. hyperthermia is slurredand drow.

officials have decided it is too cold even for the hardy souls that participate in the polar plunge. ventnor and ocean city announced their errants are canceled you can keep up with the newly upgraded app for mummers parade it's a free download your for mobile device. we're a week away from the new year's eve firew river. crews were there as they wired the barge for the spectacular display. special aquatic firework will not be shot off the side of thek of ice in the river it could bounce toward the crowd instead. in new york, police say there will be more security than ever in time square for the new.

all garageses will be shut down, umbrellas are bagged or band. snipers will be stationed on doe to sniff out a trace amount ofen under many layers that revelers will be wearing wch the second coldest new year's eve on record. >> we have the ability to get around through the emergency lanes. >> reporter: officials are urging people to dress warmly and come prepared for the cold. new year's tradition continues on 6abc. we're talking of course about dick clark's rockin' eve. ryan ryan seacrest will host the show tonight on channel 6. no one won the mega

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getting stuck on the ice. >> reporter: we're down into the teens at this point, believe it or not, the same time new year's day, the numbers you see in front of youd of bombing. wait until you see the temperatures new year's day coming up in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. we just moved in about four months ago,

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after 2:00 a.m. the homeowner was taken to the hospital in serious condition. no word on what sparked the blaze. new this morning, a taxi driver was seriously hurt in an accident in camdenay the drivere star taxi from philadelphia lost control of the eastbound lanes. white horse pike in collingswood after midnight. the vehicle hit a tree before spinning out and trapping the driver inside. he was freed and taken to cooper university hospital in critical condition. a community at the idaho wyoming border worked together to rescue several elks stuck on ice. jesse jones was heading into work he took the video before jumping into help. rescuers used a stick and chain saw to cut a path for the elk and guide them to safety. >> we could have treacherous

travel. >> it's not the month of the snow, temperatures are cold the little bit of snow could create problems on the area roads. storm tracker 6 live, behind you see the live view on spring mountain. the snow is starting to fall. the snow guns were turned on, they were blowing the fresh powder across the slopes. most of southeastern pennsylvania beginning to pick up light snow now. the band stretches through southern new jersey and i so wee zoomed into the philadelphia area, norristown, malvern, coatsville, all reporting light snow, wilmington, glassboro,tong light snow. when you look toward the lower left-hand side of the screen that's it. this is not a bigut within a coe of hours. because of that because it is moisture starved we're looking at a coating to an inch or so. not a big deal. the big concern is for the area

roads that could become treacherous later on this morning. there is the system. behind it we have a cold front right about here, when that comes barreling through, it ati. it turns salute frigid tore tomorrow and monday. the light snows fly between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. 24 degrees is the forecasted high. well below the seasonal average of 41. 19 is where we started out this morning. the normal low is 27. looking at the windchills. at blustery morning. 9 in philadelphia. 18 in trenton, 17 in allentown. 9 in the poconos. 18 in millville. feels like 11 degrees veryover. what we're looking at today is the reinforcing arctic high pressure right there. this is a moisture-starved alberta clipper system. it originates here and races across the country. there's moisture source for it to tap into. that's why the snow shower activity is limited with this.

the arctic front drives this cold air into the heart of the area. this front is in northern florida, places like pensacola getting close to freezing, jacksonville close to freezing and snow flurries down into the panhandle of florida. that's how cold the air is and how far south the air is driving. monday is frigid, tuesday is frigid and wednesday we start to pull out of it a little bit. future tracker 6, a shield of light snow flying for south jersey and southeastern pennsylvania this will continue through 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., and then it pulls away, here comes the arctic front that's what this mess is across the western suburbs by 4:00. hit by a snow shower or snow squall with the passage. arctic front. and monday it's cold under mostly sunny skies. what you need to know this is a light fluffy snow, you could use a broom to remove it from the

walkways. some of the roads will become slick and snow covered especially the untreated back roads and neighborhoods. a coating to two inches and he expected. this is a very minor ewinds outo 6 miles per hour. overnight tonight, partly cloudy and blustery, very cold, suburb6 for center city. if you're celebrating new year's outdoors you need to bundle up. 6:00 temperatures 17. midnight, anywhere from 1 to 2 . very cold new year's eve. 2:00 p.m., we're looking at digits. midnight hour, minus 1 in philadelphia. minus 4 in allentown and minus. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, so blustery and cold today high of 27. periods of light snow for sunday bitter cold, 22 windchills in

the single digits. worse for monday, another accuweather alert frigid winds, 19 windchills in the single digits and we stay below freezing all week long. >> we better get used tok you . >> ♪ ospel music inng came with a wynnfield heights last night. tracy king entertained the shoppers. she is a member o 'tis church she is training to be a minister >> welcome back on this

bitterly cold saturday morning. 6:21 a.m., 20 degrees, sky6 live hd taking a live look at the commodore barry bridge. we are seeing flurries already today. it's not going to be a huge snow event, but because it's so cold you have to be careful when you're traveling on the roads today. you can keep warm with the beginning of the new year with new drinks from starbucks. the coffee chain unveiled black and white beverages. like other starbucks limited time drinks will disappear at the end of the first week of january. california's new recreation marijuana market is opening up a new world of culinary creativity.

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and allentown. 7 for philadelphia. below zero in the poconos. minus 1 in trenton tomorrow palestineous 15 in the mountains. as we continue to advance this, by 2:00 p.m. tomorrow afternoon, ten below in the poconos, 7 for philadelphia. around the mnight hour minus one in philadelphia. minus four in allentown and minus 19 in the poconos. this continues all day long. new year's day, 6:00 a.m., minus 7 in reading, minus 1 in philadelphia. minus 6 for trenton. >> just brutal. thank you. turning to sports, the flyers face the lightning the team with the best record in the league. the game was and they took a 2-1 lead. five minutes later, the lightning tied it back up and moved to the end of the second. the flyers go back out front and stay there, the flyers snap their losing streak 5-3.

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beginning to fall in parts of our area as the temperatures continue to plummet. plus the mummers new year's day parade will be shockingly cold, but the city of philadelphia says it will be ready to keep you safe while you watch. first, meteorologist chris sowers has all the details on today's accuweather alert, good morning, chris we're already seeing snowfall out there. >> reporter: it is starting to snow, city avenue has a nice little coating here. one thing we're noticing, we've been talking about this all morning, the snow is so light and fluffy, as the cars drive by it pushes the snow off the road. this is part of the rthe accuwed today, temperatures are so cold, bone-chilling cold over the last

few days, every flake will stick. it's not the amount of snow reason for the alert, it's the fact that the snow will stick to everything, the roads will become slick and dangerous during the late morning hours and in the afternoon. 40 on. 40 on monday, 33 tuesday, wednesday, 27. thursday, 22. and yesterday, 25. this is one of the coldest weeks we've had of the polar vortex three years ago. you can see the shades of white where the heavier bands are starting to sweep through. philadelphia south into southern new jersey, glassboro, light snow. hammonton, light snow. elmer in the rural areas of south jersey. light snow falling same thing with salem. north and west we're seeing a little bit of light snow this morning. really, that's it, though, this is not a big system. it is very fast moving across

the country. kutztown. 16 in pottstown. 18 in malvern. 17 in warminster. 9 in lake harmony. smyrna. 21 in fortescue. 19 in glassboro. cloudy and cold, light snow 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. noon temperatures, 26. 2:00 p.m., 27. 4:00 p.m., 27 degrees. that's the latest on the snow, when i come back in just a few minutes we'll focus on the cold, because for how cold it's been it actually gets much, much worse in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. i'll have the details coming up in just a few minutes. >> thank you. salt trucks were out early preception the roads ahead of today's snowfall. chopper 6 hd was above 413 in bucks county where a penndot crew was laying down a layer of salt. deldot said their trucks are

loaded with salt ahead of the snow and crews were ready to treat the roads. hot drinks and scarves were accessories as people walk around the city. the bone-chilling temperatures were no match for postal workers finishing their shift. >> you have to layer up. >> i can deal with the weather, it's the heat you can't dress for it, the cold you can bundle up. >> gourmet hot chocolates were drawing in chilly crowds at scoop deville. the north face store was busy with people stocking up on winter gear. stay up to date on the temperatures or your phone or tablet, the 6abc app is a free download for your mobile device. you will see extra security in place for the mummers parade.

chad perdelli has details on the plans to keep the city safe. >> reporter: philadelphia police stress there's no credible threat to the region, but the department is ready strut down d the crowds that watch. >> we have officers, counterterrorism unit and other officers that spend everyday planning for these efforts, looking at what happens elsewhere, looking at best practices. so we're always prepared. >> reporter: for the first time the department is deploy a drone similar to drone 6. so spectators should not be alarmed if they hear a hum above. >> they are good for large events. you can assume if on what the problem is maybe before a police officer can get there. >> reporter: surveillance will be extensive with officers watching from the ream time command unit. this year the polar plunge has concern for officers working

long hours for the parade and fireworks at penns landing. >> the one change we are doing this year, just because of the severe weather is to have warming stations where if someone is getting cold we can send them for a quick break to warm up and right back on the line. >> reporter: recently there have been terror attacks cruising vehicles to plow into large crowds. local law enforcement have noticed and measures have the fs show along the river. >> we've added concrete impediments along the river. >> police say if you see something, say something. chad perdelli channel 6 "action news." >> if you would like to ring in the new year from the comfort and warmth of your own home,

tune into dick clark's rockin' new year's eve ryan seacrest will host tomorrow night coverage begins right here on channel 6 at 8:00 p.m. police arrested a man who attacked and stab and raped a woman on christmas eve. she was attacked at 2:30 p.m. walking through the park. tillman is being held on 1 million doors bail. a man is under arrest after a high-speed chase that began in wilmington and endd the car hit a wilmington police cruiser, the car went over the delaware memorial bridge into new jersey. the pursuit continued on 295 and ended in berlin. the three suspects inside the vehicle tried to make a run for it. chopper 6 hd over the scene where police caught up to one of the suspects. no injuries were reported. 2017 is coming to a close in philadelphia with a spike in the city's homicide rate.

list say it's partly due to the opioid crisis. as of yesterday there were 314 homicide compared to 277 at this time last year, that is a 1% increase and the highest number in five years. the number o down. there have been 58 fewer people shot this year. >> shooting victims, the number of people that are shot down slightly, 4.5%, but the number of people that died as a result of the shootings have increased. philadelphia police are in the process of forming a gun violence task force to target the worst defenders. they are introducing an intelligence department to improve information sharing. democrats were looking to

throw out the map in the state. the judge you ruled it does not violate the state constitution. the case is now heading to the state supreme court. oral arguments are set to begin january 17. >> yesterday, marked the last day of -- last business day of the year for municipalities. it's normally a quiet day, but in new jersey, people are rushing to beat the deadline to pay taxes early as part of the of the new president trump tax law. >> reporter: in haddonfield, new jersey, several hundred people have been flocking to the tax collector's office to pay their 2018 taxes before the new year begins. beginning ten thousand dollars cap on deductions for allstate and local taxes. for people in new jersey who pay

among the highest property taxes in the country that's bad news. it's unfortunate this was not enough thought how this would affect people in states like new jersey, new york, connecticut and california. >> reporter: in cherry hill, steve was among those paying early before the cap takes effect. >> i have a couple of properties. i have a second home. that's why i want to pay ahead. i would lose a $6,000 deduction. >> i never felt good aboutepory them early to quaff for the full deduction adds insult to injury. >> it's not fair, our taxes are higher than ten thousand. >> it's lucky for me i have enough savings to accommodate for this. unfortunately, some other members of my family and other friends and relatives do not have the ability to prepay. >> obviously it's a cash flow issue, but at the same time, i think you need to take advantage

of the current situation which allows to deduction taxes in 17 and not 18. >> reporter: in cherry hill, the tax office will be open from 9:00 a.m. to noon. officials are urging everyone to contact their mortgage company to see if the taxes were he is experts are urging people to contact an profession to find out how this will impact them. dann cuellar channel 6 "action news." >> this morning on saturday, still ahead on "action news," she is saying goodbye to the golden arches, we have the story of a wan serving big macs for more than 3 decades. rescue his best friend after he becomes trapped on a a

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>> a dog from delaware is waking up at home this morning following a dramatic day on the ice. uno was chasing geese when he fell through a partially frozen lake at carousel park in pike's creek. 6-year-old uno was able to ringy afloat until rescuers reached him. >> one of the water rescue guys

got his yellow suit on and scrambled out on the ice and pulled him in. they put him in the ambulance to towel him off and warm. they said we can drive you to the vet so he doesn't have to get out of the ambulance. he got an ambulance ride to the vet. >> after the rescue the vet examined him and gave him the all clear. >> good thing he knew what to do with the life ring, right. >> reporter: that makes me so sad. speaking of the ice real quick before we get into the snow. i was watching the kids ice skate they were playing hockey on the pond in my neighborhood. if the water is moving, you want to venture on to lakes and things like that, more than likely it will be safe. the fact it's been so bone-chilling cold, the ice will get thicker and thicker. i would give it a couple of more days if it is a moving body of

water. view, they were making snow earlier, now mother nature is providing snow across parts of the area here. nice view. they will be making plenty of snow over the next few days. the temperatures in the higher r elevations tomorrow and monday will have difficult getting above 12, 13, 14, degrees. it will be cold in the poconos. we have light snow pushing through, very, very light and fluffy. i was on city avenue, the cars that were driving by were removing the snow themselves. they don't knee plows or anything like that here. very light and there fluffy. as we take a look at the close up shot, coatsville, light snow, malvern, you see the brighter white it's coming down heavier, west of philadelphia. there's another band stretching through wilmington through elmer into hammonton. that's where the steadier snow is flying.

we have holes in the moisture deck here. it's unorganized, it's a small system, very fast-moving across the mid atlantic states. we'll get a coating or inch or so, maybe a little more. it's not a big event. steadier snow across south central pennsylvania anne more snow developing around the baltimore and washington, d.c. metro area. wind out of the south at 8, pressure is beginning to fall. the numbers are falling, 19 in philadelphia. 18 in millville. 17 in reading and allentown. 9 in the poconos. let's take a quick look at future tracker 6. >> reporter: by 9:00 a.m. we're looking at light snow for south jersey and southeastern pennsylvania. it stopped across delaware, washington, d.c. and baltimore. that shield pushes north and east, swiftly moving across the tri state. lunchtime it's just about gone. snowing across areas east of the delaware river even though we're seeing clearing taking place on

this particular model. i think it will be snowing by noon, 1, 2:00 p.m. in the afternoon everything shut off for good. this is the arctic front coming in around 4:00 p.m. with the passage you might get a snow shower or snow squall. it will be from this point on, the numbers drop like a rock. they get down into the single digits by tomorrow night and monday night into tuesday morning. what to expect today it's a light fluffy snow from 9:00 to 2:00. slick and snow covered roads are likely, especially the back roads and parking lots. anything untreat could become treacherous. isolated areas pick up 2 inches. cape may, 30 degrees. dover, 29. trenton, 25. and lancaster, 27. overnight tonight, it's another ight, 14 is the overnight low in trenton. 12 in allentown, 1 in reading.

teens for everybody here, 16 for dover, millville, 14 degrees. the mummers parade you need to bundle up in layersthese are acr temperatures. windchills range from 2 or 3 below to 2 or 3 above. 1:00 p.m., 18. midnight, ringing in the new year, minus 4 in reading. minus 19 in the poconos. philadelphia, 1. zero in millville. weet parade, look at this, minus single digits for everybody. minus one in philadelphia. minus 4 in millville. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast no relief in sight. light snow cold today, 27. it will be bitter cold tomorrow, high of 22. even colder for monday, 19. windchills in the single digits all day long, we get into tuesday, still cold, 23. wednesday and thursday, it looks a little better, 29 both days, another cold shot gets in here friday, 22.

we've gone 88 consecutive hours below freezing. that seven day is below freezing. it's one of the longs stretches we've had in 17 years. >> it feels long. when 29 is your high. >> a milestone was celebrated in wynnfield heights last night. friend and family celebrated ruth who turned 104. she was born in ocean grove new jersey she plays piano at lutheran church. happy birthday.

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cold. we're getting a double dose of , snow mixed with cold temperatures we've seen in decades. gray hall is off, i'm nydia han. sub freezing and dangerously cold temperatures have gripped the region turning the delaware river into ice. sky6 live hd taking a live look outside right now. hard to see, the center city skyline via the temple university camera. we've seen snow falling across parts of the region already this morning. meteorologist chris sowers joins us now with details on the snowfall and dangerous temperatures for the new year's celebrations. good morning, chris lots to talk about. >> reporter: good morning, everybody, it's going from bad to worse, if you're not a big fa will not like the seven-day forecast.