>> he answered the call but sadly never came home alive. this morning tributes pouring in. >> and philadelphia water department crews got to work overnight in the coldest air yet.

records are likely bng shattered this >> made the cold more bearabl eaa bit but easing out there. warmer weather is on the way but not by the end of the weekend. >> first breaking news from the vine street expressway. the expressway is closed in directions from 17th to 23rd streets because of ice. the water came from here. it's a water line break at a garage at 17th and cattle hill. you can see it peering through a fence there. crews are heading to the scene to cut off the water and remove the ice from the expressway. for now avoid the vine street expressway. stick with action news for updates on this breaking news this morning. >> and a good morning to you. nidian han is off and jeannette reyes joins us. chris sowers is here with the

accuweather forecast. >> the wind chills never got above zero. today is going to be cold. later this coming week the temperatures really start responding we'll have a few 50s in the 7-day forecast. right now this is the coldest that we've seen. this is the worst of it right now. it's 4 in glassboro, 3 in vineland and 3 in browns mills and it feels like zero below ever. 12 below in reading, 3 below in philadelphia. and about -9 up there in trenton. forecast for today, it's still going to be cold but not quite as harsh because the winds ease up during the afternoon. 19 degrees is the forecasted high. wind chill values we're actually getting above zero until about 10:00 a.m. and that's when the

wind chill values get into the singl digits. by 2:00, 7, by 4:00 it will feel li 8 and by 6:00 it feel like 7 degrees. another bitter night is on tap, temperatures once again getting down to the low to mid teens and a wintry mix develops tomorrow afternoon. tomorrow evening's commute the ground is completely frozen, this is going to create some problems. i'll talk more about that and the milder air in the 7-day forecast. >> all across the area, whether you are talking a walk outside, it's brutally cold outside. on this day that many flocked to church, old man winter did not answer our prayers for the warmer weather. jeff chirico has more on those that need help from this polar plunge. >> at acme in the northeast, not even the cold deterred the same

from venturing outside. >> picking up a couple of things. i feel like an idiot now that i'm out here. >> reporter: we saw this woman dashing to her car, across the city the polar plunge taking its toll on people and pipes. a water main break flooded the street which will no doubt become an icy mess. this is one of ten tonight. meanwhile the dangerous cold has homeless activists on alert. a regular saturday meal and ensured no one would be left out in the cold. >> there are folks who don't have a place to go yet we've contacted city outreach teams. >> reporter: the team arrived and took several men women to a shelter. >> people can become very sick or they can actually die and we want to prevent that from happening. >> reporter: and staying warm is a concern for this couple of swept philadelphia too. she has been scooping water from her basement. she's racing to keep the water

from reaching her furnace on one of the coldest nights in years. >> how often do you go down to do that? >> every two hours. vy to set the clock and go out and scoop water and my hands start swelling up. >> reporter: the water department did stop by. they were unable to fix it and said they would come out later today to fix it. now if you do see someone outside, a homeless persons on the streets, homeless advocates are asking for you to contact them, let them know about it. you can find a phone number for the outreach coordinator projec. in the northeast, jeff chirico, channel 6 action news. >> and just perhaps these people have some warm thoughts dancing in their heads because they took a walk on the snow that now lines the atlantic city boardwalk. days at the beach seeming so far away. cold air will keep the beach snow in place for days to come. and you can get updates on the

bitterly cold forecast through the weekend, you can do that right on your phone or tablet. the. 6abc app a free download. >> a mourns a philadelphia firefighter matthew letourneau. >> a session for 42-year-old firefighter matt letourneau. officials say the 11 yearvetera pinned by falling debris. he was remembered as a life member. >> this is what started on the

path to become a career firefighter. >> reporter: it turned out teach and moen school and he mentor here. >> absolutely one of the best-trained, well intentioned, passionate firefighters i've ever met. >> reporter: jen the founder of a nonprofit created to help pets affected by fires and disaster. said it was letourneau who became a devoted volunteer. >> he did everything. he was a volunteer, a foster, a donor. >> reporter: letourneau even adopted kit ens he rescued himself. he died just as he lived, helping others. >> i ays stood out as a person who wanted to serve others, in the fire in the community. as it is, i'm not shocked he gave his life trying

to save someone else. >> reporter: black bunting is up at edge in45 as colleagues do remember him and mourn at this time. according to a statement released by the philadelphia fire department, he is survived by his mother and other relatives. reporting in strawberry mansion, annie mccormick, channel 6 action news. >> the fire he was responding to also killed a person in the home. you'll hear the call for help at that scene. and new this morning a driver is hurt after an suv slid on the slick roads and slammed into a utility pole in delaware county. the action cam was on the scene of the 1600 block of baltimore avenue. the crash brought wires down across the road. there is no word on the extent of the driver's injuries. utility crews are making repairs to the downed wears. >> if you're just waking up with

us, your time is 6:08 this morning. it will cost you more money to drive along the pennsylvania turnpike. cash and easy pass users will see a 6% increase. sthrs no increase for easy pass customers at the delaware river bridge going westbound in bucks county. the fare hike is the latest of the number of increases to help the turnpike commission meet financial obligations. mystery no more, the eagles playoff opponent is now set thursday the atlanta falcons. 4:35 on saturday. exton pennsylvania matt ryan and the falcons knocked off the rams to move on. >> we're going. and that's the most exciting part. i'm just happy for our team. we put in a lot of work through all season and to keep it going is our main goal we're excited to head up to philly next week.

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of the ice. this is the first time his pool has been frozen. he said it was pretty comfortable up there since he's from indiana. >> chris sowers tracking the accweather forecast. >> i'm hoping i have a little bit of time out here. this cold snap things that you just don't see are happening. >> thank you. >> wind chill advisory, it remains in affect until about 10:00 a.m. for most of the viewing area. it's a warning to the north in the poconos where wind chills are anywhere from 20-25 below zero. the wind blowing this morning has actually helped to keep the temperatures a little bit milder than what we were originally thinking yesterday. nonetheless frostbite can occur in about 25 minutes or less with conditions this cold. if you're going to be outdoors you really need to bundle up

here. we're in the thick of it right now. we're in the worst part of this cold snap which actually started on christmas day. 19 degrees is today's forecasted high. yesterday we only managed a high temperature of 16 degrees. we should be at 40, we're no where near that. we're sitting at 7 in philadelphia. the normal is 26 degrees. air temperatures, actually philadelphia down to 6 now. it's 3 in allentown, 3 in reading, lancaster zero, atlantic city has shattered their record low, they're now at 2. trenton that's a tie, 2. 4 in millville, 10 in cape may and -6 degrees right now in the poconos and it feels like below zero temperatures everywhere when you factor in the wind. 9 below in trenton, millville and atlantic city. and if you look at those wind chill values during the late morning hours you can see we'll get above zero for a change. we didn't do that all day

yesterday. by afternoon we'll see temperatures, you saw a little spike there when the model was showing about 13. by 2:30 it's single digits everywhere, except down to the south where it could get as mild as 11 or 12 later on. during the evening hours these numents are going to plummet back then. -4 in the poconos. nothing going on across the eastern half of the united states, but we do have this little icy mix that's starting to develop across the heartland of the nation and the high plains. that's the next system that we're watching here. so as we take a look at future tracker 6, skip over today, today is a nice looking day, lots of sun. fast forward tomorrow morning. the commute is fine. temperatures are below freezing, an increase in clouds but the roads are going to be dry. by the afternoon, we get to 2:00, 3:00 in the afternoon, here comes this small system, snow is breaking out north of the pennsylvania partnership.

sleet and snow mix to the south. that will be for places around the mason dixon line. the temperatures have been so cold over the last several days, even if we manage to get above freezing, everything is still frozen solid. if we do get rain everything is going to become a sheet of ice. be careful out here tomorrow evening. the evening commute to be very dyesy and as we into tuesday morning everything clears up. look where where we're starting tuesday morning. we'll actually be in the 20s and this starts the warming trend. all this moisture begins from 2:00 to 7:00 p.m. across the viewing area. 2:00 western suburbs, 7:00 for the jersey shore. all snow for the lehigh valley and the poconos. it's meanly sleet with snow mixed in for the i-95 corridor. we are expecting a coating. it's enough to create a lot of

slippery roads out there. for today sun, clouds, less wind not as harsh. 19 degrees is the forecasted high. lots of sunshine the whole way through here. 2:00, 17. by 4:00, 18. overnight tonight it's clouds, bitter, 10 degrees, 15 for center city and the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast shows some 50s here. tuesday turning milder, 41. wednesday, 39. and thursday, friday and saturday, here comes the thaw, 57 for friday sure looks good. gray? >> it does look good. thank you, sir. a celebration in old city commemorated three kings day. three kings day or epiphany is the day when it's believed the three weiss men followed the star to bethlehem bearing gifts for baby jesus. all levels were invited to take

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in 2004 and thewent to bowl. at kc he is one and done in the playoffs. helped tennessee rally for the 22-21 win. at kc the game was seen right here on cabc. the flyers face off against buffalo on home ice the puck dropping at 1:00. the flyers have climbed out of last place. their offense continue its revival in a 6-3 win against st. louis. one of the nhl's best team. villanova bouncing back from their first loss 100-90 was the final. that will victory was villanova. >> many of us make new years resolutions but usually fail to keep them. experts are out with tips to make them sick. first they say believe in yourself. experts at the american psychological association say

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right now from the spring garden section of philadelphia. parts of the vine street expressway is a sheet of ice. you can see that behind us on the screen. it's forced a closing of a stretch of the expressway in both directions from 17th to 23rd street. >> here's the source of the problem. a water line break at a garage alove the expressway at 17th and callow hill street. water has poured on to the expressway and quickly turned to ice. >> we want to show you a live picture, crews on the scene working to cut off the water and remove that ice from the expressway. for now avoid the vine street expressway, that goes without saying. and stick with action news for updates on this story. chris sowers is tracking the end to this terrible stretch of weather today will be really bad but a nicer week ahead you say. >> the saying goes you save the best for last, in this case we saved the worst for last.

the coldest of the cold is actually occurring right now. these are actual temperatures, every number you see highlighted is a new record low. trenton and wilmington they've tied their record lows. it's 2 degrees in trenton, atlantic city that is a record for you guys down there. it's -6 in the poconos, 3 above in readings, zero in lancaster and 6 degrees in philadelphia. so again as we look at the records here in philadelphia the record is 4 so we're close but not quite there yet. allentown we're not going to get to the record. it looks like there's too much wind so the temperature hasn't dropped off as much as we thought. trenton 2 has tied the record, atlantic city the old record was 4 you're now at 2 and wilmington is also tied their record low which was set in 2014. as we look at the lowest wind chills this morning, still looking at 15 below to the

north. 5-15 below for most of the viewing area and to the jersey shore, mainly cape may and sussex counties 5 above to 5 below through mid morning and temperatures will start climbing a little bit and the winds will finally start to calm down. it's still cold out there but not nearly as harsh as yesterday. yesterday was brutal. it won't be that bad. 10:00 a.m. temperature, 10. by 4:00, 18 degrees. when i come back we'll talk about a wintry mix that could be heading this way tomorrow and nice january thaw by this upcoming weekend. > thank you so much, chris. latest area seeing problems caused by deep freeze that has gripped the entire tri-state and much of the he's coast. last night the action cam in northeast philadelphia where few people ventured outside but those who did were headed to the

acme to get some food. the dangerous cold has homeless advocates on alert. at chosen 300 ministers they served meals and did everything they could to get everyone into a warm place. >> respond on may day. >> reporter: it was the call no one wants to hear. may day. a firefighter is trapped inside of a burning home. that frantic scene was happening in the 2200 block of north colorado street. firefighters had just gone into a row home to make a rescue. they got the occupant out but he wouldn't make it. and the fire commissioner tells us tragically, lieutenant matt letourneau would become trapped during the response. >> an interior structural collapse occurred trapping lieutenant letourneau under

debris. >> reporter: at that point the fire has escalated to two alarms and firefighters were there trying to get him out. >> he was never alone. the rescue effort started almost immediately and every firefighter quickly went into rescue mode and did everything they could. >> reporter: the crews continued to battle the blaze and navigate through heavy smoke and freezing conditions. it would take roughly a half hour to remove lieutenant letourneau. both he and the victim were pronounced dead. >> it's so tragic that someone lost their life. >> our hearts are breaking. >> reporter: two other firefighters were taken to the hospital as well. they're expected to be okay. another neighbor here was also exposure issues. they're expected to be okay.u c is still up.

i'm told this is going to be a long thorough process to try to figure out the cause exactly what happened here. bob brooks, channel 6 action news. >> heartbreaking store. lieutenant letourneau is from delaware county. he started as a firefighter in springfield where he grew up. he was also a devoted volunteer with the red paw emergency team which helps pets affected by fire and disasters. >> if he was at a fire where there were pets he would call us right away. he did everything. he was a volunteer, he was a foster, he was a donor. >> we're told that letourneau was survived by his mother and other relatives. there are still a whole lot of unanswered questions. be sure to stick with action news for continuing coverage on the air and on the 6abc app. when we learn more we'll bring it right to you. >> philadelphia police are investigating the city's first

homicide of 2018. a man was killed and a woman was injured in a shooting. the victims were in this car you're going to see here when someone fired shots, at least 11 into the vehicle. it happened around 6:00 last night at gerard and marion avenues. both victims were rushed to the hospital. that man died. the woman critically wounded. at this hour no arrests have been made. and there is an active search for a university of pennsylvania student who disappeared while visiting southern california. he was with his family over the holidays and then vanished on tuesday. police say he met up with a friend and trove to a park in orange county. he was last seen right around 11:30. his dad says he believes his son was planning to come home because he didn't take his wallet with him. >> if you're just waking up with us, president trump at camp david and he is praising his accomplishments and looking

ahead to 2018 it is in sharp contrast to the picture painted by a new book called "fire and fury." abc's brian clark with the details. >> reporter: with top congressional leaders and cabinet members by his side, president trump fighting back at camp david after a publication of a book that raised questions. >> i think it's a disgrace that somebody is able to have something, do something like that. they did a quick interview with him a long time ago having to do an article. but i don't know this man. >> reporter: that book's author, michael wolf, defending his work on nbc's today show. >> my credibility is being questioned by a man who has less credibility than perhaps anyone who has ever worked on earth at this point. fedense of his mental health began in a stream o tweets calling himself a stable genius who got elected to the oval office on his first try. at the presidential retreat the commander in chief laying

his agenda for the coming year. it includes the wall, immigration, the 2018 mid-terms and north saying he's open to a peaceful solution and will be willing to talk directly to kim jong un. >> he knows i'm not messing around. not even a little bit. not even 1%. he understands that. >> reporter: there were also questions for the president on new allegation of potential white house interference in the russia probe. >> there's been know collusion. >> reporter: his party needs more republicans and the goal is. reaching across the aisle.abc n. >> next on action news sunday morning, the art of a former philadelphia lawyer who filled his home with his work now on public display.

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you can see those chunks of ice on the water. folks, it is bone-chilling cold out there. many areas below zero. record-breaking cold. we'll have more of that coming up now. your time now 6:42 and it is 6 degrees outside. >> uh, yeah. good morning to you. 6 degrees, come on! us are actu like zero or 1 above right now. >> i know it's winter so i'm not going to complain too much. >> you have a right to complain. finally reached that point. >> it doesn't get like this here. we do have some changes in the 7-day forecast but unfor we still havea good say 24-48 hours to go with the really cold stuff. beautiful shot of the philadelphia center city skyline. we have mainly clear conditions

this morning. it is just brutally cold out there once again. the last few days thursday that was the day of the nor'easter. the actual high was 29 but that came 1 minute after midnight. the afternly 16. the normal is 40. the wind chills both of these days well below zero and this morning we're waking up to wind chills below zero once again. air temperature in philadelphia, 6. we have a wind chill of3 which considering what it's been like over the last couple of hours. it's 3 degrees above zero in allentown, the record trenton you'ved low, it's 2. wilmington has also tied their record low. atla has shattered their record. 9 for dover and cape may and zero degrees out there in lancaster. and even if the actual air temperatures aren't below zero, the wind chills certainly are. anywhere from 5-10 below for

most of the delaware and the lehigh valleys. clear conditions, today will be a nice-looking day. yesterday, beautiful, lots of sunshine but you couldn't even go oside because the wind chills were so bad. not quite as harsh today. it's going to be a nice looking day with a lot of sun but we lose that gusty breeze. there's going to be somewhat of a wind but nothing even close to what we had yesterday. future tracker 6, the one concern that i have here over the next 36 hours or so is going to be monday evening. the morning commute is fine. we've fast-forwarded into tomorrow. we're going to skip over today because it's a lot of sunshine expected. tomorrow morning waking up to a lot of clouds, temperatures in the 20s. here comes this shield of moisture by 3:00 it's snowing and sleeting across the western suburbs. it gets into the city by 3:00, to 4:00. and we start picking up this blue color here that is a mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain.

temperatures right there on the mark 32 degrees snowing to the north. it will probably hit the coast between 5:00 and 7:00 in the evening. and of course those are times when everybody is driving home from work and school. the evening commute could be dicey around the delaware and lehigh valleys. the morning commute is fine. it's the evening commute where things are going to get slippery. a mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain. temperatures, let's say by some miracle we get to 34 degrees tomorrow, it's not going to matter because the ground is so cold. even if we do see the sleet and freezing rain, everything is going to freeze on contact so be very, very careful tomorrow evening. for today, 19 in philadelphia, reading, lancaster and allentown. trenton the high 18. 20 in cape may, 21 in atlantic city and overnight tonight the temperatures are still bone-chilling cold but not quite as bad as what we're seeing this morning. 11 in reading, 15 in philadelphia, 10 in millville renton and 15 in cape may.

the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast, here comes some relief as we get into thursday, friday and saturday. bone chilling today 19. for tomorrow that light wintry mix developing during the afternoon. we'rep to 33. tuesday turning milder with a high of 41. i can't believe i'm saying milder at 41. 39 wednesday, thursday, friday and saturday. 48, 57 and 52. one of the disappointing things with saturday is one of the advantages that the eagles have when they host a game this time of the year is it's usually cold. 52 degrees is not that cold. but we'll see. >> 52 i'm not going to complain about it. i understand what you're saying. thank you chris. your time now 6:46. if you're looking for a new job in the new year we have some really important advice for you. >> these days potential employers look at a lot more than your resume. they're also scoping out your social media accounts. here's nydia han to explain. >> yes to find out more about

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>> forecast for today, getting a little better. 21 degrees for the jersey shore, mostly sunny skies winds easing a little bit during the afternoon. philadelphia 16 was the high yesterday, 17 the day before. let's go 19 for today. and forth poconos you had a high yesterday of only 4 degrees above zero. wind chills were as low as 28

below. you'll go 15 with sunny skies. here's the good news. this bright purple was sitting right here yesterday. it is slowly pushing off the coast. to the southwest.40s and 50s off dallas was down to 32 degrees this same time yesterday. so this cold air mass is slowly retreating back north up into canada and the pattern looks like this in the last two weeks where suddenly looked like this as we head into this upcoming weekend. winds are shift out of the southwest temperatures are going to sky rocket into the 40s and 50s all that bitter arctic air goes farther north closer to the pole where it belongs. and then looking ahead cold pat down. we have at days coming the next seven days where we'll hit 50 degrees or warmer. there's one day we could hit 57 or 58. after the 16th we have a complete january thaw where we could go two weeks with temperatures well above seasonal averages. the normal is 40 and i can see a

couple of days here where we're actually pushing 60s. very mild stuff after the 16th. >> we have some new pictures for you of fire aboard a jet blue flight after it was returning to boston's logan international airport. the plane was heading to the dominican republic. as a safety precaution the flight turned back to boston where the flight was met by medical personnel. the plane was inspected n clear whatauincident. >>he time now 6:57 and a montgomery county woman is celebrating a session second retirement. 91-year-old woman retired after working nearly 60 years in two careers. she started working out as a well der for nearly 30 years.

she did that for nearly three decades. >> your time now 6:58. coming up next on action news sunday morninsome breaking newst down parts of a major road right in the area. >> and some of the coldest a in philadelphia in more than 20. get ready, folks. the good news is a break is in sight. >> that is good news. and the eagles playoff opponent now set. a local star stands in their way. plus someone waking up multimillionaire after matching the lucky numbers in that power ball drawing that was worth more than $500 million. wish it was us. action news on sunday coming right back.

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♪ ♪ sadly never came home alive. this morning tributes pouring in for matthew letourneau. >> water department crews got to work overnight in some of the coldest air yet in the arctic

blasts record lows may be shattered this morning. and we do have