both loading salt and brining roads and if you were bundled up today put on a few more layers tomorrow. winds are really going to get going. 40 to 50 miles per hour gusts. we'll see bitter cold temperatures as we approach the weekend right now again the big story, blizzard conditions in much of our coverage area, meteorologist, cecily tynan and adam joseph have the full story from accuweather. guys here we go. >> yesterday the storm was just in pieces and now we see the pieces coming together. it's a two part storm here we deal with the snow and also talking about the dangerous cold windchills. lets head over to the the "action news" weather center and you see the storm is forming now off the coast of south carolina. it's still another piece of energy diving in that will help the storm intensify. the track has shifted just a little bit. about 50 miles west and that has an impact on how much snow we are getting. if you look at the winter weather alerts.

we have a colorful map and blizzard warnings along the coast and the same along the winter storm watches yesterday. the reason is the winds, the winds are gusty all day long and that will greatly reduce visibility. it's more of a function of the winds than the snow. across south jersey and northern delaware and the i-95 corridor, we have winter storm warnings for accumulating snow and the farther north winter weather advisories not expecting as much snow. future tracker 6 showing the timing of the storm is a big problem for the thursday morning commute. the height of the storm basically at 8:00 in the morning. then that storm continues to intensify and will be a full-fledged blizzard across new england. they could get one to two feet of snow. the steadiest from 3:00 in the morning to 11:00 in the morning. and dangerous for the morning

commute and ending late in the afternoon and the snow ends and you get the highest totals. >> it's that cold that is dangerous and record breaking as the system pull its in from canada. we'll talk about the jet stream taking a dip way down to the south here behind the storm. as it really ramps up in northern new england and eastern canada we get a direct shot out of central canada, with the arctic air flooding in and you think about the arctic air we had around the new year. it's got nothing on what comes here as we get into late this weekend and the weekend. it's the winds that drive right through you during the storm tomorrow but even post storm on friday 40 to 45 miles per hour philadelphia north and west. 45 to 50 central new jersey and delaware. and right along the coast 50 to 55 miles per hour. so how it's going feel and how you should dress, as you get into tomorrow evening, right

through sunday morning is below zero. feeling 10 below friday morning and 5 below friday afternoon and back to 10 below saturday morning and 5 below on saturday afternoon. and those are windchills and the actual air temperatures crash to near record. the old record 4 degrees in 2896. and we are one degree off that. and a record off the old one in 2014 sunday morning. we go for 2 degrees. all right adam joseph thank you. "action news" reporter walter perez is live in margate tonight. walter that is really ground zero for the expected nor'easter, what are they doing to get ready? >> everything it takes jim. everything it takes. all as a sunny day today makes way for what promises to be a tough day tomorrow. road crew officials in new

jersey say that preparing for the approaching storm has as much to do with the bitter cold as it does with the pending snow totals and the extreme temperatures we expect afterwards the salt is less effective when it's extremely cold. we use a liquid calcium solution and that allows the salt to be more effective. >> this arctic freeze has shifted sales patterns. folks in margate say that along with salt and shovels customers are rushing to buy anything that keeps their plumbing from freezing. >> we are completely sold out of heaters and auto heating cakes for pipes and installation everybody is wiping out off the shelves. >> and the plows and salt spreaders are ready and local officials admit there are questions they will not be able to answer after they see what the storm will bring. >> we are talking about closing the school and we have gone over

various scenarios this morning. and where we are right now. and we'll know more later. >> and that is not to say that ventnor is not preparing for the worse. >> and we were there when officials deployed their own city owns rescue transport vehicles. >> we transport people from the snow wherever they have to go and help out the city. hopefully we don't get much snow but you never know. >> so once again a blizzard warning being posted for much of the jersey shore along way coastal flood advisory. reporting live from margate, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you walter. elsewhere in knowledge, it's all hands on deck at the salt yard in cherry hill. crews make last min repairs to plow trucks and this yard houses 1500 tons of salt and they were expecting a delivery of 500 additional tons today. >> what about philadelphia?

"action news" reporter christie aleto is live at the streets department yard in hunting park. what is the situation there tonight? >> well jim, the city is hoping for the best but bracing for the worse. they have over 30,000 tons of salt ready to hit the streets in preparation of the overnight storm. the biggest challenge is mother natu nature's unpredictabilities. >> we are going off a one to three inch and 2 to 4 in that base. and we are prepare ford that if it goes a little bit more we have more equipment ready to go and fight it until it's done. >> 85 pieces of equipment are on hand in preparation for what could be an intense and unpredibable nor'easter. the city's streets department says their plan is to monitor conditions around the clock particularly overnight when the snow is expected to hit the

area. primary and secondary roads and bridges and high elevations will be the first priority. if the storm intensifies crews will immediately begin plowing. if you plow a thin layer of snow. it will form an ice layer and as the snowfalls and sits on it it becomes more slick. >> the action cam caught penndot crews brining along route 202 in montgomery county later in the day. 350 trucks at 110 thousand tons of salt are ready to tackle roads in the burbs and the timing of the storm will possess the biggest challenges for the morning rush. >> the expectation is that roads will be snow covered during the event regardless of how many trucks we have deployed. >> and crews are monitoring conditions an the clock and if you decide to venture out in the snow tomorrow morning during it's rush hour give yourself

extra time to get to your destination and extra space as you try to share the road with the extra vehicles. >> thank you. with the snow set to fall during the compute tomorrow morning, "action news" will start early. so we suggest you join matt, tamala, david and karen as they track the snowfall and the impact on traffic. tomorrow morning they begin at 4:00 a.m. can you also get updates on the nor'easter on your phone or tablet including the latest watches and warnings and tips for surviving the extreme cold. the 6 abc app is a free download for your mobile device. >> other news tonight, construction has come to a halt on the controversial gas pipeline in pennsylvania. sunoco mariner 2 east pipeline meant to carry liquids from the shale gas formation to a terminal in marcus hook.

but it ran into a series of violations including spills. today the department of environmental protection ordered work to stop until sunoco comes up with a plan to fix the problems. the city of wilmington is working to combat violent crime after a spike in homicides in 2017. police say that there were 34 homicides in all of last year. that is a 26% increase over 2016. and the highest number in six years. wilmington police chief robert tracy says he hopes to reduce crime in the future by focusing more on community policing. and a car plowed into the side a ross clothing store in levittown bucks county. the driver suffered minor injuries when the vehicle crashed into the exterior wall at route 13. and police are trying to determine what caused the drive toward lose control. coming up on "action news" tonight. the simple steps you can take in your home to keep your pipes

from freezing and the eagles hit the practice field getting back to work, getting ready for the playoffs. and meteorologist, cecily tynan, returns with the seven day accuweather forecast. when "action news" continues tonight.

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mourners gathered today in blue bell to remember the victims of a plane crash. wesley and mitchell weis died when they are turbo prop ken down in costa rica. they lived in cherry hill before

moving to florida. and william steinberg died in the crash also. and an expensive haul in chestnut hill. they took $22,000 worth of jewelry and an expensive shotgun. they broke in through the side window on the 8300 block of millman street. when we get ready for a snow storm we should not neglect the fact that the weather can cause havoc with heating systems and the cold temperatures are yet to come. john rawlins has a primer of keeping heat in your house. >> by the time wemeter yik kenny of kenny's plumbing of havertown. water that froze in this home had thawed. he showed best to minimize.

>> faucet let it drip. and a ceramic heater pointed toward the piping, that is your best option to get the heat to the enclosed area. he stresses be careful a heat gun like this one left to the pros and the rest of us focus on the safe placement of ceramic heaters and unheated areas in your house where pipes are in the walls. >> if you are an empty nester open up the rooms you are not heating and heat and make sure it's around 40 degrees and in basements foam installation like this around exposed water lines. covering the piping goes a long way to prevent freezing. the current freezing weather hard on systems as well. john says that furnaces have to cycle on more frequently than could prompt key components to fail. >> motors and igniters and sensors and things like that.

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confidence in nick foles do you believe that. >> i do. as for the fan base that is a whole other question. it's four years sin the eagles appeared in a playoff game and nine years since they actually won one. we can wait longer. the eagles practiced indoor. which nick foles do we see? the one that was ineffective or the one last month against the giants. he has playoff experience. here is advice for the teammates that do not. >> faster than the regular season and it's also football. you are not doing it alone. i'm not playing alone and i'm playing with 10 other guys playing offense and playing as a team. not one man has to be superman. we were 13-3 as a team and accomplished the wins as a team. and it will be fast and you'll

get used to it and we'll have each other there to go through it together. i have never been in a football game where there has not been adversity. in the playoffs in this environment it will be wild. >> by the time the birds take the field on the 13th it will be nearly two weeks between games and not knowing the opponent yet. >> the hardest part is waiting. period. come around saturday or sunday, especially you know feeling real fresh and guys want to play football and you see it on tv and you are excited to play. >> you are fired all year to be at this position, we are in no rush to be in the game but we are in a rush to take advantage of the time rest our bodies up and get quality work in and find the holes and fix those. and find our strengths and amplify them. tonight's sixers game may lack sizzle. joel embiid is doubtful. he is dealing with an injury to

the right hand in addition to the back injury. and it occurred sunday night in phoenix. the injury however has not fully heeled. >> he is practicing with us but when you throw it into the post. and he has to like catch it, it's like we all touch a hot stove. you don't want anything to do with it. and you just see the pain that he is in when he touches the ball with his right hand and long yes, we'll monitor it. and last night's birds win over the knicks, he hit quite the shot and the ball went in after deliberations they gave him credit for the bucket. it's the frustrating flyers and a game to forget. the orange and black lost to the penguins and rangers had six

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okay a couple of point, the city of philadelphia declared a snow emergency that means that residents have to get their cars off of designated streets by midnight tonight and city suspending trash and recycling pickup come tomorrow we have a snow storm, a little bit of snow on the way and wind on the way

as well and a lot of cold. the action cam looking at fairmont park we have the calm before the storm good amount of sunshine and high thin clouds late in the day. and didn't feel that bad. the high reached 33 finally above freezing and a winter storm is on the way. and if you look at the winter alerts, we have advisories in effect for our far north and west counties with the lesser amount of snow the i-95 corridor this is where we have winter storm warnings for moderate snowfall and along the shore heavier snow expected and high winds that is why blizzard warnings are posted. it entails three or more hours of wind gusts or sustained winds of 35 miles per hour or greater and that creates a lot of blowing snow and reduces visibility to less than a quarter mile and the blizzard warnings because of the win and not because of the amount of snow expected. temperatures dropping back into the 20s cold enough for snow.

allentown 21 and cape may 29 and reading 21. satellite 6 along with action radar showing this system is already on the move. it's moving at about 45 miles per hour. this is really a breathtaking pace for a storm like this. the center low is right about here. the track is shifted about 50 miles west. that will bring more snow inward and this storm system is really going to intensify. the current millibars which basically is the strength of the storm,000 millibars as the millibars drop the pressure drops that is an indication that the storm is strengthening and this dropped 40 millibars in 24 hours. bombogenesis you probably heard that term that is 24 millibars in 24 hours. new england can get up to two feet of snow and we'll just get

brushed. at 11:00 tonight it will be snowing in south jersey and delaware and overspreading our region in the morning and leaving tomorrow afternoon. how much you get depends on your location. the far north and west 1 to 3 inches of snow. i-95 corridor and interior south jersey and northern delaware 3 to 6. along the coast 6 to 10 inches of snow and the snow is not the only impact along the coast. we are looking at significant travel delays with blowing and drifting snow and minor coastal flooding at high tide and the afternoon cycle winds shift and wind gusts 50 to 55 miles per hour. than could cause power outages, the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast we have a snow storm snowy and windy through much of the day and 26 behind it. and the dangerous cold is behind it. 17 is the high on friday. and saturday 15 and windchills

below zero. and 2, that is say record. the afternoon high is only 20. and monday bump it up to 36 degrees and comes with a wintry mix and i'm concerned about icing monday afternoon and tuesday much better and 4-and wednesday we drop back down to 33. still a lot of moving parts to this storm. things could change and i'll have an update on "action news" at 11:00. >> abc world news tonight with david muir is next. and "action news" continues at 10:00 on phl 17. and please join us for "action news" at 11:00 here on choice. for cecily tynan, ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner. we hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00.

tonight, two breaking stories. the major storm slamming the east. and the storm inside the white house. steve bannon turning on the president's family. calling donald trump jr.'s infamous meeting with the russian lawyer inside trump tower, quote, treasonous, claiming there's zero chance don jr. didn't take them to the president's office. tonight, president trump firing back. also tonight, the states of emergency at this hour. the massive storm called a bomb cyclone. possible hurricane force winds slamming into the east. the track now shifting. know totals will now be even higher. florida to virginia, d.c., philly, new york and boston all getting hit. president trump taunting kim jong-un over the size of their nuclear buttons. is this helping? the fire reported late today from hillary clinton's