bone-chilling cold. fire forces nearly 300 elderly and disabled out of their homes, next. >> introducin walte ♪ >> "action news," delawar valley's leading news program with ji jim gardner. >> the first major snowstorm 2018 may be over, but the cleanup has just begun and it won't be fun. we are plunging into a brutal

cold snap threatening letters that have stood for decades. the combination of snow and cold will thousands of kids out the big story on "action news" tonight, word from public and parochial schools. they'll be closed for a second straight day tomorrow along with dozens of other school districts. all school closings and delays are running on the bottom of your screen. we have the full store from cecily tynan in a moment. first, a developing story in atlantic city where 300 eld persons have been chased into the cold. the culprit was fe. clt christie, what happened tonight? >> jim, fortunately all of the people were able to make it out again. about 300 people in the

high-rise are now displaced. it took firefighters two and a half hours to contain the flames inside. that's not even dealing with the element they battled w outside, the fallingmperatures,d snow-packed >> the fire was on the 10th floor, 12th floor, 11th floor. >> a shaken willie foul says he darted for the stairwell of the towers. >> we were going down the steps and looked towardhe elevators and the panels fell and the fire came down. >> it was a mass evacuation from a 16 story building, residents racing to get out of harm's wayc racing to fight the blaze up the

utility shaft. >> one of the main building was overloaded and exploded. >> they are working to get him out. he's in a wheelchair. >> family members panicked not knowing the status of their loved ones. the complex home to seniors and the disabled. >> this photo was snapped as he helped seniors down the stairwell. outside bitter cold hampered attempts to rescue. >> we have people in wheelchairs trying to get down from the eighth floor. that's scary. >> inves seen examining the utilities. >> as bad as it looks, i don't see us going back into the apartment tonight. we have no heat, no light -- nothing. >> some of the residents were

relocated to the adjacent apartment building. others were taken to the community center where the american red cross is onsite trying to find housing. this couldn't have happened on a worse night with all of the cold. clt "action news," wp, jim? >> now to accuweather alert with cecily tynan. jim, high prs building in. we have cold, that's the story over the nextt. the snow has stopped falling. philadelphia 4.1. westchester four and a half. mount holly close to seven. vineland, nn new jersey close to

six inches. cape may courthouse, 17-inches.. atlantic cityirport 14. ches.the peak wind show it's been blustery all day with blowing snow. cape may, 57 miles per hour. lake hertz 58. these are tropical storm force wi winds are not letting up. the combination of winds and fallingeratures, windchill advisories in effect through saturday into saturday at noon. we have windchill warnings in the poconos. it's going to feel like siberia tomorrow morning. windchill, poconos, 15 to 30-degrees below zero. philadelphia, the nearby suburbs north and west, 10 to 15 below zero. south jersey, delaware, 5 to 10

below zero. record cold sunday morning. then i check the chance of an icy mix. i talk about that in the forecast, jim. >> down the shore, the worst of mother nature's furry. waves crashing on the beach. the heaviest snow fall in the area led to scenes like this. by night fall, few cars were out on the roads as news crews drovr gate and atlantic c brews were out making the roads passible for tomorrow. >> in delaware, they are digging out tonight. a plow drivereming snow from parking spaces at this plaza in mill creek delaware. there are those trying to get a jump on thealling temperatures. this man trying to get a space before the snowr. city of philal

ed tomorrow. city oicls say they to keep as many people off of the icy roads as posble in the morning. dan cuellar is live at the airport. what i latest on the travel front? >> the airport is open and there are flights out of here. there is such a backlog of passengers, that the airport has provided sleeping cots and disposable pillows for those left stranded. >> the airport monitors told a story, canceled, canceled canceled, flight after flight all due to nor'easter snow tomorrow. prpriscilla was trying to get to fort lauderdale, florida for vacation. >> scott darby arrived from rome trying to get to buffalo. his connection was canceled, and

if he can't get there tonight -- >> i'll sleep in a chair. it's . everyoneasaution. was sliding a. >> that's wh the four-wheel drive? >> the white one. >> it was sliding. >> power truck operators were working late into the night trying to catch up with roadwaye to bitter cold temperatures overnight. >> best to stay inside. if you don't need to be out here, don't do it. >> you have to work or you wouldn't>> correct. >> traveling mass transit wasn't faster for that matter. >> the ramps were slippery. cars were sliding. it was a mess. >> one of the main reasons septa announced railways will operate on a saturday schedule tomorrow.

>> winds could have overhead wire problems. we don't want people stranded and too many vehicles if we get into issues. >> so as you can see, t surprise temperatures cecily talked about, it's going to be a while before we get rid of the ice and snow. live at philadelphia international, channel6 "action news." >> thank you, dan. snow may have played a role in a deadly crash in lower mooreland. a crash just before 10 on red the driver was not able to stop on the hill and went on to the tracks. family members named them dawn marie ensell moe. dislt moe.

moe. >> a tractor trailer got stuck at 12:00. it took one bus two hours to get free. >> the storm moved into niewlgdw england with a vengeance. abc news correspondent e herr stationed on long island. >> mother nature dumping up to three inches of snow an hour in the region. some areas hit with lightning, thunder and flooding. >> in boston, fire trucks making rescues. in new york, busses slipping and sliding, driving conditions so treacherous police kept busy pushing stranded drivers.

>> underneath, it's getting icy. we have people that shouldn't be out here driving. >> the slick conditions wreaking havoc at airports. >> we are not sure we'll be flying out of here anytime soon. >> it's a mess. >> frustrations running high with 4,000 flights canceled across the country. >> it's a nightmare. >> the hardest hit, according to the misery map from flight aware, dc, boston and new york city where laguardia and jfk suspended and shut down most of the day. >> laguardia has since resumed flights but jfk won't be back in business until tomorrow. elisabeth herr, channel6 "action news." >> "action news" will be on early tomorrow to help you navigate the storm.

join matt o'donnell. the latest conditions at 4:00 a.m. >> stay ahead of the aftermath and frigid temperatures on your phone or tablet, storm tracker 6 live and updates and more, 6abc app is a free download for your mobile device. >> many parents are serving their babies solid food too soon. >> and it's the release of the damning book about president trump. the president is threatening legal action. cle with two children off with a inside. cecily? >> once we warm up, i'm tracking another system on the way next week. i talk about that in the

accuweather seven-day forecast. >> plus, the eagles, it's all about playoffs. "action news" continues in just a minute.

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sidewalks and driveways for the elderly and disabled. the effort was the church of god. there is gng to be a l of di lot of shivering. >> it should be a for help youreibo tomorrow. the cold live on sky 6, taking a look at the ben see the flags whipping in the wind.the winds are not lp until half way through the weekend. windchill advisories are now in continue right until noon on saturday. windchill warnings in thepoconog below zero. they'll stay there until the second half of the weekend. this is time to bundle up, limit your timeout doors. cold, the air temperatures, uniform.

teens,out of the one in philadelphia,arely holding above zero. it's eight degrees below zero reading, one below in wilmington and 16 below in the poconos. it's going to get a lotder. satellite and radar showing what's a cla of air masses and pressure systems. low pressur fem a nor'easter moving out, arctic hig pressure moving in. that's moving these winds wille persistent. tomorrow wind gusts 40 to 45 miles per hour. these are windchills through th day, even i the afternoon and with sunshine, windchill below zero. to put this in perspective for the delaware and lehigh valley tomorrow and saturday, it will ke 30 minutes for exposed skin to get frostbite, poconos to the

ski resort, 15 minutes to get frostbite. you have to cover up andayers. sunday morning, the winds diminish. these are expecting philadelphia, a new recordof tht years. look at this low in the atlantic city record 1884. we'll likelyhatter that.monday,. there is af energy one out of the southwest, another across the northern plains, interacting n about a huge precip monday, lasting to tuesday morning, snow, ice and rain possible. the biggest problem with the the ground will be below freezing. any rain,ain, cou cae problems for tuesday morning commute. the exclusive accuweather ero.cast,

sunday morning, record cold, afternoon cold, 19. monday, 35ith inc again, monday night into tuesday morning, thatix possible. by the afternoon tuesday, it gets better,2-degrees, dropping to 33 on wednesday with a mixture of clouds and sunshine, thursday back to 42egrees under sunny skies. in a week, it will be a lot more comfortable. through the weekend, dangerous cold. >> in no norris town burlington county, stokesville is thee place to go sledding. as soon as the snow falls, youn sleds. the spot is so popular, it has a historical designation.

more sledding in west philadelphia. kids put a sled train together to glide down the hill at clark park. some adults also strapped on skis for snow fun of their own. these are some of the many snow photos our viewers are sending. use the hash tag 6abc on social keep sending them, because we'll keep showing them. small business, internet providers promise you a lot.

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