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>> good morning, it is 4:00 a.m., friday, january 5 we're on a half-hour get you ready for what could be a tricky storm. >> mount airy, many side streets and sidewalks are covered in snow. >> people will be digginghat will feel like below zero all day long. >> philadelphia public and l be closed for the second str day. hundreds of schools have joined them the list is at 6abc.com
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and the bottom. screen. >> "action news" crews give us updates at the jersey shore and other areas. >> karen rogers is tracking the the snow, and david murphy has the weather. repor side streets that are giving youms, i was okay on route 1 traveling city avenue. let's get you to the weather center we have an issue today, i believe we can get that up. windchill advisory is in effect across the region. this is going on, there we go, this will go on today and noon is across entire region it's a warning the north in the poconos we're looking at windchills that will below zero long. the nor'easter is well off to the we are not looking at anyues withf course,get sunshine, you can see the tight wind grade yanlts marching through the region. this is what you will be looking at today. there will be roads that will
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snow covered although we'll find out in a moment from karen whether we're looking gooden the main roads. 12 degrees at 6:00 a.m. we'll stay in the teens all the way today maybe clouding up a bit this afternoon the big story will be the windchills, the gusts wil down aut the windchills will feel like it'selow zero all dayen rogers it's one that you have to bundle up. we'll continue to be in the same profile through a good portion as well. i'll have the call, wintry mix all next week ahead in the seven day. >> you want to warm up the car before you go. we're looking live at sumneytown pike at bethlehem pike. we can see a shine on t road for the most part. the roads that are major are in good shape you can see the snow and the ice in the turn lanes and the ramps. that is the biggest issue.
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that is something i was careful about when i was driving in from south jersey. front street. we have down pole. swanson street is the alternate. we have 35-mile an hour speed restrictions on the area bridges. we're looking live at the ben franklin bridge you can see that people are moving okay i talk the walt this morning and didn't have any problems, ben frankline an hour speed restrictions, so slow it down, you can see the flag blowing in the breeze we're looking okay as far as slippery conditions on the bridge so long as you slow it down. 38 eastbound roadwork is block being two lanes matt and a tam. >> let's see what the conditions are like and go to the jersey shore. let's go to john rawlins in somers point atlantic county? >> reporter: how are thingsing this morning? >> reporter: yesterday when w cold, snowy awindy i now it is
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and windy. a lot of pple will havedeal in shape than 12 hours ago the local roads will look like this, the backroads, side be sncovered and frozen. the best of the main road will be pavement. schools closed from what we can understand, a lot of businesses for delayed opening that's the way it's going to happen, it's a slow return. north of here in atlantic city, authorities are dealing with the aftermath of a fire in a highrise let's take a look. >> she was going down the steps and all of a sudden w ward the elevator and thel and we saw the fire. >> reporter: this fire forced residents from the 16 floor housing complex for sen rrnlts storm w winding down. the fire fil the housing towfer with smoke tersut trr
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>> this turne be an extremely dangerousrical fire. >> reporter: welln electrical fire it take two to three weeks system. officials have to find housing for the people in the 16 story buildings. trying to get largely at the shore wi be a pcess in somers point, johnannel 6 "action news."o you guys. >> are busy digging out a plow went to work removing snow from plaza lime kiln road in stone creek. this man shoveled aefore the snowcompletely iced over. >> jeanette reyes is live at the 69th street transportati center in upper darby tracking the conditions for computers -- commuters on this frinldz -- frigid morning.r: commuters are trying to get a sense of normalcy today yesterday it was it's the ice. first came the snow, now comes the ice after several inches
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snow blanketed area concern are the is there's still work to streets. mass transit was hardly an ideal it was a buses, too, because of the peryonditioners. septa announced it will be saturtoday rails and buses norristown high speed line and subway are oneekday schedules, passengersre -- regular weekday schedule passengers are asked to leave extra time. no compress bus. >> reporter: and penndot has warned about the ice which is allenge the reason why colder it the less effective their salt and other do otherasures they take, less effective that is, so we cannot stress enough give yourself
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extra time to get yourself to work. >> nothing works when it's this cold. >> david works when it is this cold. >> reporter: it's bitter as we said through the majority of the weekend. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows snow is over, so that's nice. we're looking at sky6 live hd there's the commodore barry bridge chilly there, looks like they are doing work below the bridge there huddling up and having a barge meeting on the river. in any event they are doing it in cold temperatures. the winds are ailes per hour gus higher than that. there is the windchill 4 below zero that's what you're dealing with across the region not only this morning but through the day. more on that in a moment. snowfall inland what we thinking, 4 inches in philadelphia ties the water west chester 4 inches.
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6.8 in mount holly vineland. 6 on the nose, we did higher with the snowfall totals along the coast, cape may courthouse, 17. 15 1/2 in ocean city. manahawkin, new jersey, 17 inches of snow. the nor'easter itself is well up into nova scotia, but you can see the wind barbs putting strong winds wrapping in the region. 1 degrees by 8:00 a.m. 13 by 10:00 a.m. 15 by noon. 3:00 p.m., you will struggle to get to 18. you have to stop at 17 degrees for the high. what matters is what it feels like, with the winds rolling through the region we'll stay below zero straight up until 3:00 p.m. this is usually the mildest part of the day even then it will feel like below zero.
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n it drops down to 7 tonight. 10 below on 9:30 a.m. satur will stay raw through saturday, sunday the winds die down a little bit but it will be on the cold side. in terms of the next 24, 48 hours, frostbite times will be something to keep in mind in the delaware and lehigh valleys. if you go outside for 30 minutes and you're not properly covered up, you can get frostbite on your skin. in the poconos it will minutes. that's a word to the wise for those heading to the slopes nd tomorrow. quick hit here monday and tuesday, i want to give you a heads up, we have a light precipitation maker coming through, it's not a neempt, -- nor'easter it's a clipper system that could give us a mix of snow and ice and at times rain particularly later in the day or evening monday and maybe tuesday morning. that's the next thing to keep eyes
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on. today's high, 17, bitter cold is back folks windchills below zero all the way thr and night and good portion of saturday. saturday frigid and windy, high of 15 degrees, notice the overnight lows, 5 anday cold but at least the winds will die down a little bit. sunday, high of 19, 14 overnight. monday 5 degrees tuesday, 40 and again monday intoay we could have that issue with some wintery mix coming in starting later in theay on monday. wednesday, sunny and cold, 33 degrees b thursday wit maybe a rain or snow shower around on temperatures starting to moderate a little bit once we get past the weekend. >> 4:12 a.m. we continue to talk about the aftermath of the storm, when we come back we'll show you how it hit new england with a bit of vengeance. an eagle inasmuch a
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small dog outside a pennsylia home but it >> reporter:raffic is okay you see the snow right mostly on the side of the road we'll show you what it looks like in exton chester c next. recalculating... ma you will arrive in 92 days. nah, nuh-uh. nope, nope, nope. you know who i'm gonna follow? my instincts. as long as gps can still get you lost you can count on geico sa fift fifteen percent or more on car insurance.
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>> good morning everyone,
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4:14 a.m., friday, philadelphia public and archdiocesan schools closed. we're traveling around mount airy. it's a little slick, along way to go before we clear things out from the storm today. >> that means issues with traffic. let's go over to karen rogers good morning. >> reporter: i think the worst part of it is getting out of your driveway and getting out of your local community. the main roads are in good shape you have to expect the ramps and bridges to have more ice so you have to use caution. exton, chester county, the 30 bypass, i think we'll see more problems when more people wake out. that's the time you have to extra caution you have to head in
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darby paoli road at grubs road easton township in chester county. look for that one. live in new jersey, this is what it looks like on 42, kind of a quiet scene we're seeing traffic move, a little hard to his this is the ramp right here. you have to give extra caution on the ramp. so far not too many accidents. this is the garden state parkway, cape may toll plaza what a change from yesterday as we were looking at the cameras-year-old you couldn't see the road. now you can't see the road on -- snow on the road it is off to the side. we're quiet and dry you have to watch for the blowing snow. the winds are out there the snow light and powdery blowing back on the roads. >> the winter storm england hisped the massachusetts
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coastline and and prompting dozens of rescues. it was worse there. >> reporter: overnight high water blasting through a sea south of boston. many calling it the most ferocious storm surge ins. i was shocked at how quickly the water r a dozen people to safety after water surrounded the home. >> i am fine, the house flooded out. pro pine tank flipped over there was a small fire inside the one w saved from the second story of her house by a front end loader. bosto high tide flooding street a local subway station flooding, water p stairs, a dump store floating downhe historic neighborhood >> this is the biggest one since i was a kid in 1978. new york city a coast guard cutter was used to break up ice in the hudson investigators are loo weather as the pot facto an apparent
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cab -- carbon monoxide death of a girl in new jersey. >> i had a flight to new york, so it was canceled. >> reporter: new spending more than this rare sight in orlandoettiiced south flo the cold native green iguanas causing fall fr trees. thes sur best of it all hanging ten in the middle of a blister. >> new this morning an a story of survival in carbon county pennsylvania, it was snatched up by an eagle andfound nearby. a woman saw her dog being snatched she looked for zoey around the neighborhood, she four miles away.through facebook the neighbor was able to find her owner. >> people are good, there is good in this world. it is amazing, you think with ng going on in the
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world, no, there is not andere really >> rauma, zoey a couple ofatches of furmissing and a zoey is going to make a full recovery.
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pt. have a nice day! thank you. ♪ ♪ ♪ start the car! start the car! wooooooo! get up t nough ikea. new on "action news" school officials suburban boston broke into song while announcing their snow day closu ♪
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you might recall the tune, the holbrooke school sprrpt led the staff on a prayer. students had a day off it's going to be a nice long weekend. >> a-plus for creativity. >> someone posted on i love my kids, but the came to close to the winter break. >> they are driving he moo nuts they of every have. i'm happy to be here. let's look outside live, this is route 1 the pennsylvani turnpike northbound traffic on your left heading toward new jersey moving fine you see the snow mostly on the side of the road looking good as you head out today kids have off anyway. accident has cleared onarby paoli road. that's another story. >> reporter: on the big board
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this morning temperatures are part of the story, 1 in philadelphia. allentown, 16 in cape may. it's the windchill you have to worry everyone is below zero right now. 4 below in ten below in lancaster. 8 below in allentown. 7 below in wilmington, 4 below in trenton. 6 below in millville. the windchills moving through the day will freezing a at temperatures on morning. 10 enough, but it wil it's below zero. the high is 17. even e it will feel like below zero. take it easy and bundle up. at the airport all green aircraft no major delays, not like yesterday we're dry in all our destinations. >> stay up to date on the stammer' phone or tablet. storm tracker 6 live is a free download your mobile device. police say the snow may have played a role in a deadly crash in montgomery county.
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a car slammed into a septa train lion roa in lower moreland yesterday morning. the police say the driver was unable to stop on a hill going down and went on the tracks, family members identified the victim as 57-year-old dawn marie anthelmo was killed. manayunk neighborhood it was a problem for several drivers. a tractor-trailer and several buses were stuck on ridge and manayunk avenue yesterday. it took one of the buses more than two hours to get out of there. >> 4:24 a.m., a lot ahead on "action news" this morning. >> how about a live picture from our temple university camera where they play tennis, not today no singles no doubles on the snow right there.
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we'll be right back.
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>> good morning everyone, it is 4:27 friday, taking a live
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look at the river rink at penns icy, that's the story of the forecast, as well. right now it i 13 degrees it's kind of feeling like below zeroinds out there only getting up to 19 degrees today but again it's not going to feel like 19. much and happening new bookmaking explosive claims about the inner workings of the white house go on sale four days before the release date. michael wolf's fire and fury is being released four days beforsed to be sold. late last night the president responded tweeting he did not give wolf the any access to t claimed the books was full of lies. the president slammed bannon
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an accuweather alert on "action news," we've been dealing with the aftermath ofsnow across the region andople trying to dig out from the deep freeze. >> mobile 6 is live for us this morning, checking out things going on out
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