cleanup has it we are plunging into a brutal cold snap threateng that have stood for decades. the combination of snow cold will keep thousands of kids out e big storynews" to and parochial schools. they'll for se nslricts. c delays on the bottof your screen. we have the full store from cecily tynan in a moment. first, a story in atlantic city where 300 elderly persons have been chased into the cold. the culprit was fire. clt christie, what happened

tonight? >> jim, fortunately all of the people were able to make again. about 300 people in the high-rise are now displaced. it took firefighters two and a ha contain the flames inside. that's not even dealing with the element they battled with outside, the falling m and snow-packed roads. >> the fire was on the floor, 12th floor, 11th floor. >> a shaken willie foul says he darted for the s of the towers. >> we were down the steps and looked toward the elevators and the panels fl and the fire m a 16 story building, residents racing to get out of harm's way

as the atlantic city fire crews racing to fight the blaze up the utility shaft. >> one of t feeds in the 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. >> investigators are 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 the accuweather alert with cecily tynan. >> jim, high pressure is building in. we have cold, gust be winds. that's the story over the next.. philadelphia 4.1.

westchester four and a half. mount holly close to seven. vineld new jersey close to six inches. cape may courthouse, 17-inches. ocean city, 15 and a half. atlantic city airport 14. man hawkin, 17-inches. the peak wind gusts show it's been blustery all day with blowing snow. cape may, 57 miles per hour. lake hertz 58. these are tropical storm force winds. the winds are not letting up. the combination of winds and falling temperatures, windchill advisor iiesn e through saturday into saturday at noon. we have windchillthe poconos. it's going to feel like siberia tomorroworning. windchill, poconos, 15 to

30-degrees below zero. nearby ss north and west, 10 to 15 below zero. so delaware, 5 to 10 below zero. record cold sunday morning. then i check the chance of an icy mix. i talk about that the forecast,>> shore, the worst of mother nature's furry. waves crashing on the beach. theall in the area led to scenes like this. by night, few cars were outon te the streets of briggen teen, mar gate and atlantic city. brews were out making the roads passible for tomorrow. >> delaware, they are digng out tonight. a plow driver removing snow from parking spaces at this plaza in mill creek delaware. there are those trying to get a jump on the falling

temperatures. this man trying t a space before the snow ices over. in the city of philadelphia, all city government offices ared to. city officials say they want to keep as many people off of the icy roads as possible in the morning. dan cuellar is live at the airport. what is the latest on the travel front? >> the airport is open and there are flights out of here. there is such a passengers, that the airport has provided sleeping cots and disposable pillows for thosende. >> the airport monitors told a ory, canceled, canced after flight all due to theer snow tomorrow. prcilla was trying get to

fort lauderdale, florida for vacation. >> stt darbyarrived from rome trtion was canceled, ad if he can't get there tonight -- >> i'll sleep in a chair. >> it's slippery out here. everyone has to use caution. i was sliding all over the place. >> that's with the four-wheel drive? >> the white one. >> it was sliding. >> power truck operators were working late into the night trying to catch up with roadways and icy conditions expected due to bitter cold temperatures overnight. >> best to stay inside. if you don't need to be out here, don'tve to work or you wouldn't be here. >> 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 overhea wires. we don't want people stranded and too many vehicles if we get into issues. >> so as you can see, travel, not surprisingly, is a real mess. because of the bitter cold 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 cra before 10 on red lion road. the driver was not able to stop on the h went on to the tracks. family members named the victimn

dislt moe. e. 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 elisabeth herr stationed on long island. >> mother nature dumping up to three inches of snow an hour in the region. some areas hit with lightning, under and flooding. >> in bo trucks making rescues. in new york, busses slipping ano

treacherous police kept busy pushing >> underneath, it's getting icy. we have people that out here driving. >> the slick conditions wreaking havoc at airports. >> we are not sure we'll be flying out of >> it's a mess. >> frustrations running high with 4,0 flights canceled. >> 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 o >> laguardia has since resumed flights but jfk won't be back in business until tomorrow.

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playoffs in just while with ducis rodgers. volunteers from a philadelphia church are out in the cold digging out fan't they grabbed their shovels and fanned out to clear sidewalks and driveways for the elderly and disabled. the effort was organized by the church of god. there is going to be aot of digging and a lotf shivering. >> it should be a lesson for those at home help your neighbor's kids. the cold is story. live on sky 6, taking a look at the ben franklin parkway. you can see the flags whipid. thewinds are not letting up weekend. windchill advisories are now in effect and will continue right until noon on saturday.

windchill warnings in the poconos, windchills dropping below zero. they'll stay there until the second half of weekend. this is time to bundle up, limit your timeout doors. temperatures quite cold, the air temperatures, uniform. generally in the mid to upper teens, winds whipping out of the west. one in philadelphia, barely holding above zero. it's eight dgrees below zero in reading, one below inon and 16 below in the poconos. it's going to get a lot colder. satellite and radar showing pressure systems. clash of air low pressure from a nor'easter moving out, arctic high pressure moving in. that's moving slowly. these winds will be persistent. tomorrow wind gusts 4045 miles . these are windchills through the

day, even in the afternoon and with sunshine, windchlw zero. to put this in perspective for the delaware and lehigh valley take 30 exposed skiny, it will poconos the ski resort, 15minutes to get you have to cover up and dress layers. morning, the winds diminish. these are lows expe philadelphia, a new record low of ze coldest in 24 years. look at this low inty airport, . we'll likely shatter that. monday, our th system, two pieces of energy one out of the southwest, another across the northern plains, interacting, not talking about a huge system, light precipitation, late on monday, lasting to tuesday morning,

snow, ice and rain possible. the biggest problem with the rain. the ground will be below freezing. any rain, rain, cause problems for your tuesday morning commute. the exclusive accuweather forecast really cold. windchills below zero. sunday morning, record cold, afternoon cold, 19. monday, 35 with increasing choweds. again, monday night into tuesda. by the afn ge better, 42-degrees, dropping to 33 o wednesday with a mixture of clouds and sunshine, thursd to 42-degrees under partly 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, youngsters grab their sleds. the spot is so popular, it has a historical designation. more sledding in west philadelphia. kids put 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 throughout the day. use the hash tag

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