cyclone and bringing snow to the south unlike anything they have seen in 30 years florida and georgia and south carolina not exactly your winter weather states it was warmer in jueno alaska than in tallahassee florida and yes all this is moving north and that means it's coming to us. it has started to snow in ocean city new jersey. this is a live picture. accuweather is calling for blizzard conditions and coastal areas of the garden state before we are through. and in philadelphia city hall has called the snow emergency to take effect at midnight that means you have to get your car off designated streets within the next hour or see them towed away, there will also be no trash or recycled collections come tomorrow. it's wednesday night and the big story on action news tonight is the big nor'easter moving in and yes we expect blizzard conditions in parts of new jersey and delaware. the philadelphia metropolitan

area could get pretty hard as well. many school districts are not taking any chances, philadelphia public schools are cancelling classes as is the philadelphia archdiocese and we have them running at the bottom of your screen and dann cuellar is in ocn city whichund 0 and christie ileto is in philadelphia to report on city storm preparations but first metrologist cecily tynan and adam joseph are in the action news weather center with the very latest information from accuweather cecily how do we stand have there been changes since six? >> no major changes look at the radar and the storm is forming on schedule and center of the storm 200 miles south of cape hatteras and one change i think there is going to be a bit of a battle overnight with the dry air. i think that dry air will be holding on overnight as we zoom

in it actually looks like it's snowing pretty close to philadelphia but this is what is known as it's snowing higher in the atmosphere and dry air at the surface and evaporating before it reaches the surface and on the ground in south jersey and take a while for the atmosphere to moisten up this is a storm we have been saying all along what you get really depends on your location, areas north and west of philadelphia you're under the winter weather advisory and not expecting much snow the philadelphia i-95 area under winter storm warning and expecting moderate snow and blizzard warnings along the coast and heaviest snow and the blizzard warnings are there because of the wind, the wind will cause a lot of blowing really reduced visibility so future tracker showing as we head through the morning the storm system continues kind of ripping up the eastern sea board about 200 miles off the coast there is a lot of what is known as convection thunderstorms on the center and causes rising air and what goes up must come down

western edge the descending air and that dries out that is why there will be a bit of a dry slot in the morning before it fills in so the morning commute central delaware south jersey a steady snow the roads will be slick. as far as philadelphia the i-95 corridor for the start of the morning commute light snow at that point not a lot of accumulation and lehigh and northwest in the morning and snow showers before things intensify later in the morning but adam snow is just part of the story, this storm has a lot more than just the snow. >> the second part is the dangerous part when you talk about wind chills 48 below 0 as the storm ramps up in new england and eastern parts of canada it's basically going to yank air straight in from central canada over a snow pack on the ground that is going to add to the chill so the coldest air we have seen this year still to come. expected wind gusts with the storm and even after the storm on friday.

40-45 miles per hour for philadelphia trenton wilmington up to the lehigh valley. central south jersey southern delaware 45-50 miles per hour. good news is this is a light fluffy snow in land and not a lot of poweroutages but the winds 50-55 miles per hour. so this is how you want to dress and prepare as we head towards the weekend. starting thursday evening going right through the rest of the weekend wind chills will be below 0 day and night. 10 below friday morning, 5 below friday afternoon, 10 below saturday morning, 5 below saturday afternoon and also challenging record low temperatures. it should go down to about 5 degrees saturday morning the old record four set in 1986 and as we wake up on sunday morning looking to beat the record from 2014 of 4 degrees waking up to 2 in the city of philadelphia and maybe below 0 for air temperatures in the suburbs jim

and cecily comes back she will look at how much snow to expect where you live and also that seven-day forecast where it does warm up eventually. >> already adam and set to the jersey shore and ocean city with dann cuellar what are they doing to prepare for this weather? >> well jim gale watches and watches they are battening down the hatches at the jersey shore repairing for blizzard conditions with wind gusts of up to 55 miles per hour blowing and drifting snow expected to be a big problem as well as some coastal flooding. in west wild wood tonight the back bay was like a sea of ice a frozen tundra and with the storm approaching the locals are getting antsy. >> it's going to be bad, everybody is going crazy because of the storm coming in. >> reporter: with blizzard warnings for five coastal counties the boardwalk in north wild wood was a ghost town shops closed and not even the seagulls were crazy to be out and about as the storm approaches

expecting to bring over a foot of snow. >> definitely unexpected and deal with it we always do. >> we got down food shopping 400 worth. >> is it batten down the hatches time. >> yes it is. >> reporter: people doing last-minute food shopping in case things go south as is being forecasted. >> as we have everything we need in the house we are good. >> reporter: do you have everything you need. >> yes. >> reporter: you are loaded. >> do agree lot of shopping and everything and you know we are open until 9:00 tonight. >> that is it after that you are done. >> yep pretty much that is it. >> reporter: tonight the ocean waves at the city were small but seemingly itching at the chance to get the storm underway and on this frigid night at pierce auto, the snow removal folks were doing a last-minute check on the plows as they worried about what the strong gusts of winds of up to 55 miles per hour would do to drive up the amount of snow they get. >> the wind is going to hurt us because that could turn into eight really, really quick and

we are just going to try and keep it slow, keep it safe and keep the equipment running. >> reporter: back live here on the boardwalk in ocean city where the snow is coming down at a pretty good clip being driven by the winds which are starting to pickup here tonight. by the way power outages that will cause people to lose their heat are another concern due to the temperatures that will dip into the single digits so they are hoping for the best here tonight but preparing for the worst. we are live in ocean city i'm dann cuellar channel six action news. >> dann thank you from south jersey to the philadelphia streets department facility in holmesburg christie ileto what is the city doing to get ready? >> reporter: well, dann, it's an all hands on deck operation salt trucks are going to be loading up here tonight, in fact, there is 40,000 tons of salt available to hit the streets as city crews will be monitoring the condition throughout the evening and as

they prepare for another rush hour battle tomorrow morning. the philadelphia streets department is working around the clock of a winter storm that is only hours from potentially slamming our area. >> because it's expected to be below 20 degrees that's going to create challenges for our plows and our crews so we want to get out in front of the storm as quickly as possible to ensure that streets don't freeze up. >> reporter: at the peak of operation 375 pieces of equipment will be keeping city streets clear. primary then secondary roads and bridges are the first priority of the 2500 miles of road they are responsibility for cars on snow emergency routes must be moved by thursday and trash suspended and a code blue is in effect. >> we have a couple warming centers that is open in the city. >> reporter: homeless out reach workers are warning those most vulnerable the dangers they will face if they attempt to weather the storm outdoors.

>> it will be vicious starting at midnight. >> it's unsafe and think they are under the convention center they are sheltered but it's not enough shelter the best shelter is inside. >> reporter: at lowes shoppered headed straight to the shovels and solution and salt. >> gets to be a nuisance after a while but used to it after a while. >> reporter: penn dot crews loaded up salt ready to treat and keep clear nearly 40,000 miles of highway it's directly responsible for and not sure how bad mother nature's bite will be but bracing for the first major snowstorm of 2018. again crews will be monitoring conditions overnight and into the morning and if you don't have to be on the road tomorrow stay at home but those that do decide to venture out make sure you give yourself extra time to get to your destination live in holmesburg christie ileto for action news. >> rain and freezing rain blanketed and two cities in

south carolina and georgia are weathering the heavy gist know fall in almost 40 years the national weather service recorded 5" in charleston 1.2 in savannah, georgia the massive snow dumped snow as far south as florida and from the international airport at sky six buckle up for what could be a very tough travel day tomorrow tracking flight aware says 3100 flights have already been cancelled across the country tomorrow 123 of them here in philadelphia, there are nearly 19,000 delays recorded today. you may recall what a commuter nightmare the last snowfall caused two weeks ago there was no rushing on december 15th only gridlock that storm paralyzed parts of i-95, the schuylkill expressway and center city philadelphia even though we only received a couple of inches of snow many drivers told us it was one of the worst commuting rush

hours they could remember and tomorrow morning we are getting potentially more. the action news morning team will be on a half hour early as the snow intensifies, it's going to be a very messy morning commute they will have up to the minute conditions on roads across the area plus the very latest on school closings and delays beginning at 4:00 a.m. and of course you will also want to download our rededesigned 6abc app so you can get alerts about the nor'easter right away right on your phone or tablet and right now there are also articles there with tips for surviving the winter and getting through the extreme cold that we are going to have over the next several days following the storm still to come on action news tonight president trump's former strategist turns on his family with accusations of treason plus the emergency call every firefighter hopes to never get to respond to your own address with your family at home. and eggregius a huge pipeline to

shut down today. a double scan the snow pulling from the south and details how much snow to expect where you live and talk about a pattern change next week in the accuweather forecast. ducis rodgers with the sixers winning ways against the spurs and winning numbers for the 460 million powerball drawing tonight when action news continues.

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we continue our continuing coverage of the nor'easter as it draws ever closer to the try state area and set to rapidly intensify over the new jersey coast in the coming hours and how it looks on the live double scan and here is how it looks in

cape may new jersey the flakes began falling about an hour ago but this is just an early taste, an appetizer, the antipasta the real heavy snow and whipping winds are on their way. other news at this hour a pedestrian has been struck and killed in the city of camden, numerous first responders arrived at the crash scene on bear boulevard on wilson just after 6:00, the victim was trapped under the car, there is no word yet on the identity of the victim or if any charges will be filed. fire claimed the life today in hopewell township and 70-year-old burkett died with flames on pebble creek court at 11:15 this morning no word yet what sparked the blaze a volunteer firefighter and family were burned out of their home in southampton burlington and the lieutenant jason pen well responded to the two alarmer at

3:15 and found his home on fire lane road engulfed in flames fortunately his wife children and pets all made it out safely but as you can see the family lost everything. it appears president trump has given up trying to prove that millions of americans voted illegally in the 2016 election. trump said he lost the popular vote to hillary clinton because there were millions of fraudulent tallies but today he disspanneded his presidential advisory commission on election integrity which was intended to show evidence of fraud because many states he dispanneded it because many states just refused to turn over the required information. a new book called fire and fury set to be released next week has reportedly caused a whole lot of fury in the west wing, the book portrays donald trump as an undisciplined man child who did not expect to become and didn't want to become president, the former strategy steve bannon

said the infamous meeting at trump tour with trump junior and manafort is treasonist to which trump responded today quote when he meaning bannon was fired he not only lost his job he lost his mind. white house press secretary sara sanders acknowledged that the release of the book left trump furious and disgusted the former chairman manafort sued the justice department and special counsel mueller and plan fort said prosecutors over stepped authority when they chargeed him for conduct he says is unrelated to the russian meddling investigation and he was indicted in october on marijuana laundering and conspiracy charges related to his work for the russian friendly party in ukraine. two significant swearing in today in the u.s. senate, vice president pence gave the oath of office to doug jones who

defeated roy moore in alabama and former minnesota lieutenant governor tina smith to replace of sexuals misconduct allegations and mar ner east two pipeline inmental regular later said them to stop work today citing eggregious and willingful violations of state law and a number of spills on the 2.5 million project the natural gas pipeline is to connect shale in marcus hook pennsylvania let's get more from metrologist cecily tynan we have a lot to talk about tonight. >> yes i have been tracking the storm since last year, in fact, and since the weekend and it started to snow and let's go live on the action cam in ocean city new jersey where the snow is falling out at a pretty decent clip and starting to stick on the boardwalk and double scan live showing the scope of this system and it's a

pretty high impact storm come back to me and we are looking at snow falling all the way from florida to maine as it hugs the eastern sea board about 200 miles off the eastern sea board intensifying as it does and when it ends we are looking at gusty wind for a full 48 hours creating dangerous wind chill and challenging record lows as we head into the weekend there is a lot of cold air behind the system so double scan live showing right now where the snow is actually falling is where you see the brighter white and seattle city and cape may and the gray area is that snow falling higher in the atmosphere and evaporating before it reaches the ground and we will contend with this and the winds are 29 in fill and cape may reading 23 and certainly cold enough for snow it's going to get a lot colder behind the

system as the storm gets closer the wind shifts out of the northeast and why it's a nor'easter and center of st. storm 200 south, southeast of cape hatterus and if this were a slower storm we would be talking about a lot more snow but for the morning commute expect delays especially south and east of philadelphia. south jersey delaware there will be a steady snow. north and west some snow showers and that snow will be filling in during the morning commute i think we will get some dry slotting early and future tracker really shows this well around 7:00 philadelphia may wake up and see where is the snow but this snow will be filling in as the storm system intensifies off our coast by mid morning but it's a quick hit and moves out during the afternoon the winds really whipping up and that's what will be blowing and drifting the snow so expected snow sfal really tight gradient with this north and west of

philadelphia not a big deal 1-3" and i-95 and interior jersey 3-6 and right along the coast this is where it's the highest and the bullseye 6-10" of snow also this is where we get the highest winds that is where we have the blizzard warnings so the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast it's snowing and windy and snow mainly for the first half of the day, the winds all day long, the high 26. friday and saturday the highs only in the teens but wind chills well below 0 that morning low on sunday down to 2 that is a new record. sunday afternoon the high only 20 now monday we rise up to 38 degrees but a clipper will bring us a wintry mix and i am concerned that we could be dealing with some freezing rain because the ground is so cold and tuesday clouds breaking 42 and wednesday finally quiet weather with a high of 33 and of course david murphy will have the latest on action news beginning early tomorrow at

4:00. >> thank you and philadelphia holiday tree is splitting the scene and tonight work crews took down the 52 foot fur from the display in front of city hall the tree had been the center of the park with a deck the hall light show in collaboration with channel six. ♪

sixers spurs we are not used to talking about a sixers win over san antonio. >> it's been a very long time and they lost 12 straight to them and wasn't actually willis reed in the 1970s finals but unexpected and before the game they said embiid was very doubtful for tonight's contest with the spurs guess who played. and embiid in there despite the hand injury he suffered sunday and presence on the defensive end and block starts to break and embiid four blocks and dario

sixers up is 111 at the break ad embiid 21 points and 11 boards that is 3 point place took sixers up by 14 points, fourth quarters sixers only up four off the inbound and ben simmons a team high 26 points and sixers win 112-106 and brett brown the first victory over his mentor popovich. >> we still go out and get better you know and we started again to keep on going. >> to the eagles earning that first round bye was huge but does come with a slight drawback now the eagles have to play the waiting game, they can practice but they can't begin game planning yet because they don't know their opponent yet, the playoff opener is still ten days away and while we might be getting antsy the birds are

taking the wait in stride. >> all anxious to get after it but you fight all year to be in this position so we are in no rush for the next game but in a rush to take advantage of the game to rest our bodies up and get work in and figure out where the holes are and fix them and strengths are and amplify them so no rush to get to the next game and work hard for the bye and want to make the most out of it. >> we will check on st. joes basketball team and

a couple of college basketball games and lasalle falls 74-62 and explorers drop below 500 and coach vitarelli drops four out of five and not the best shooting night four of 18 but it's enough hawks win 87-81 in over time and temple was on the court and marshal elementary school in the only section of philadelphia to interact with special needs children they wore uniforms inspired by nickelodeon

sponge bob square pants and the uniforms did not help and the 87 lost to the bay hawks 112-111 and jerseys were auctioned off after the game all proceeds going to the children's chairty and looked like highlighters running across. lasalle hoping to raise millions from an up coming sale the philadelphia school plans to sell nearly 50 pieces from its art collection to fund its five year plan the pieces include works by ekon and matice and the university has been trying to bounce back from some deficit and layoff issues, lasalle believes the items could bring inasmuch as 3.5 million. jimmy kimmel live next on channel six followed by night line and his guest is jessica and shawn koems and musical guest brandy carlile and action news continues early at 4:00 a.m. for the latest on the snowstorm.

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