>> good morning to you. 9:00 a.m. on a sunday. oins us.s we're following breaking news for you. the vine street expressway has just reopened in both directions due to dangerous icy conditions as you see right there we're live with the latest efforts to clear the ice and reopen that major artery. >> and black bunting hangs, flags also flying at half staff after a philadelphia firefighter dies in the line of duty. >> the playoff opponent now established. the eagles established who they will face next saturday at the linc. >> meteorologist chris sowers is here with the details of thetu fortunately we're in for quite a warm-up but we'vee through these next couple of days. >> we've got one more to go before things get a little better. temperatures in many locations this morning actte zero and with that said weome new record lows. atlantic city say new record of -3. trenton is a new record low -2.

pottstown -1 and philadelphia tied the record of 4. this morning a lot of my twitter followers were telling me how cold it was i said i need visual confirmation. so they started sending me in pictures. get a load of this. glassboro new jersey. here is mullica hill. and i could have showed you about 20 ofese. everybody started sending these in. it was really, really cold first thing this morning. temperatures are back above zero now but the wind chills are below zero. it feels like 19 below in the poconos with a wind chill warning in effect until 10:00 a.m. -7 in philadelphia and -5 in millville. forecast for today, we'll see mostly sunny skies out here. it's not going to be quite as harsh as yesterday. the winds should ease up a bit

after lunch. 19 degrees is the forecasted high. this will be the last of the bone-chilling frigid cold air. when i come back in just a few minutes, we'll talk about the milder temperatures heading this way and the accuweather 7-day forecast and a little mix arriving tomorrow afternoon. dekals coming up in about 10 minutes. >> officials making quick progress on the vine street expressway. that major thoroughfare had been completely shut down in both directions. >> word just in both sides of the expressway are now open again. it had become a literal ice rink this morning after a water line break at 17th and callow hill street in spring garden. softions really made a quick job of getting this major roadway open. how is it looking now? >> reporter: the vine street expressway a major artery through the city a situation

that needed to be remedied. you havengs likenear-record cold temperatures. the expressway is fully reopened at this point. this a few minutes ago but that was not the case earlier this morning. when this pipe burst around 5:00 this morning. i want to bring up the video here and take a look. this is a barren vine street expressway. you'll see some strucks trying to scrape off the ice and we have other video where this happened. a water main in or around the parking garage at callow hill was leaking water down into the expressway. you can see from the video where it was coming out and it was freezing almost instantly. it is really cold out here. you also see a lot of steam coming out from sko of the storm drains. officials thought that maybe therond p that had or that was just from residual runoff from the water

main break. they're still trying to figure that out but the good news is the expressway has reopened. another live look you can see cars flowing eastbound westbound, though you are advised to take it carefully as you can going through there because i'm looking down on to the expressway there, it's still a little slick and obviously it's very cold out here. bob brooks, channel 6ion > thank youb. course this dangerous icy mess comes from our extremely frigid temperatures we've been dealing with for the past several days. the action cam was in northeast phia last nig few people decided to venture outside, brave the cold. these dangerous conditions have also homeless advocates on extrat. 300 ministries served the regular saturday evening meal and did what they could to get everyone into a warm place to stay. the city's outreach team says they have been taking in several men and women to a shelter.

>> the rough weather forced a south jersey nuclear plant to reduce its power. operators at the oyster creek declaring an unusual eve owered level in its intake canal. water levels returned to normaler they say keep thela place until they're sure the conditions won't happen again. you can get updates on the bitterly cold forecast and check tracker storm 6 live through the weekend on your phone over your tablet with the a download for your mobidevice. >> black bunting now drapes a wall at a north philadelphia fire department. this after one of their own died after battling a blaze in a row home. a resident was also killed in that fire. now the search is on for what sparked that blaze. action news reporter annie mccormick has more. >> reporter: 42-year-old firefighter matt letourneau ended here in his hometown of

springfield, delaware county hours after he died in a blaze in north philadelphia. officials say the 11-year pinned by f debris. >> this is where he started. this is what started him on the areer fi to career firefighter in philadelphia. >> reporter: he began serving while at high school, he continued to teach and mentor here. >> absolutely one of the best ned, well-intentioned and passionate firefighters i've ever met. >> we sat next to each other in fire school. >> reporter: the finder of red paw emergency team, the nonprofit created to help pets says it was letourneau who became a devoted volunteer. >> 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. >> reporter: he even adopted kittens he rescued himself in a blaze. those who worked alongside the

lieutenant said he died just as he lived, helping others. >> i think matt always stood out as a person who wanted to help others. as devastating as it is i'm not shocked he gave his life trying to save someone else. >> reporter: black bunting is up here at engine 45 as colleagues and first responders 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 newstill a lot of unanswered questions as the investigation continues. be sure to stick with action news for continuing coverage on the air and on our 6abc app as soon as we learn how that fire started and more about the resident who died we'll bring you the information. >> your time now 9:08. a hurt after their suv slid on the slick roads in delaware county. the action cam right t that scene about 12:30 this morning in baltimore avenue.

police say the driver was driving eastbound and lost control and slammed into that utility pole. that crash brought wires down on the roadway. no word this morning on the extent of the driver's injuries. utility crews are making repairs to those downed wires. >> an active search for a university of pennsylvania student who disappeared while visiting his family in southern california.this is 19-year-old he sl visiting home over the holidays when he vanished on tuesday. police say he met up with a friend and they drove to a park in orange county. he was last scene around 11:30 tuesday night. his father says he believes his son was planning to return home that night because he didn't take his wallet with >> dvehirs on the pennsylvania turnpike paying more money this morning. both cash and easy pass users will see a 6% increase. there is no increase for easy pass customers at the delaware river bridge going westbound in bucks county. the fare hike is the latest in a

number of increases to help the turnpike commission meet those financial obligations. >> the eagles' first playoff game isset. they will face the atlanta falcons next saturday right here at home. the birds earned home field advantage which means they will play at lincoln financial field at 4:35 saturday afternoon. matt ryan is a native of chester county. he and the other birds successfully knocked off the rams last night in the wild card game. >> there is just one, just one winning ticket in last night's huge power ball drawing. that $559.7 million jackpot was the seventh largest in power ball history. the ticket was sold not here. in new hampshire. but there was one $1 million winning ticket sold in new jersey. wednesday's drawing will be worth an estimated $40 million.

that's still a lot of money if you win. >> it sure is. your time now is 9:10. there's much more to come here on sunday morning. keeping warm without burning up your savings. details on how keeping those heating bills down to a manageable size. >> frozen in time. literally folks in massachusetts are going no where after a wintry blasts freezes them in place. let's take you back here at home. this is a live look sky 6hd. nice shot but the ice is still out there in the delaware river. meteorologist chris sowers promises a warm-up is on the way.

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inched his way on the ice reach the deer and carry it to the bank. that deer ran off into the >> we're talking about ice, we're talking about cold. make it all ends. >> give me another 24 hours and i'll make it end. let's go over to the wind advisory here. this going to r 10:00 a the entire war no 10:00 a.m.ional service will more than likely allow these advisories and warnings to expire as wind chills get a right now frostbite can occur in as little as 25 minutes. afternoon tie was 25 anden downhill ever since. 17 degrs friday 16 yesterday. wind chills never got above zero today we're forecas 19 see how that stacks up to the normal. right now it's 7. we have some work to do to even get the 19. dew point -8 winds out of the

west northwest at 9 your winds 7 below. it's 2 below i lake harmony. and 4 in quaker town sand it's just as cold south and east. maybe a little bit better. millville actually dropped down to -6 this morning. they're rebounding now but it's still bitter cold. it's 9 above now, glassboro8, 5 ewing. and browns mills 5. but the wind chills are anywhere from 7 above not much wind in reading. single digits below zero. 19 below with the wind in the poconos. -5 in millville and -9 in atlantic city. at least we get above zero. winds lessen up during the right after lunchtime maybe it feels like 9 degr 4:00 temperature 9 7. and 8:00 7. we're slowly starting to pull out of it. today is bright and y, it's a nice looking day.

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welcome back everyone. 9:25 sunday morning forecast for today. some of you may actually get 20 degrees. the winds relax so it's not going to be as harsh. 19 for philade corridor. for the poconos 15 degrees coming off of yesterday's 4 with a wind chill of 28 below. a little bit better up there but still awful coldally f year th. we look atrhere's the good news. all of this purple here. what's happening all of this cold air is kind of moving like this pushing away from the lower 48. and now over the canadian maritimes and things will warm up from west to east across the country over the next five to seven days. so the pattern has been like this ever since day. as we fast forward into this

coming weekend, the cold air with the north winds out of the southwest at this time and now it's pacific air racing across thed a nice january thaw is on tap for you starting thursday. >> okay chris. sounds so good. so our extreme coldting systems are overtime to toasty. >> they can get expensive. we'll get a break this week when the temperatures to rise. there are ways you can save without busting your budget.onight with that ctic chill gripping much of the country the cost of heating your home could soar as much as 32% thiser. how costs down and your home things you can do is r incandescent bulbs with led >> kits for $15 will seeping out of the house. consider weatherproofing your doors and windows. lowering just 1 degree can save you 5%. we call up with the friedmans of

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we've been following for you thismor onintred of the road now opened. meteorologist chris sowers has your action news on a sunday morning back after this.

the vine street expressway is now flowing with traffi again. it had been closed for several

hours after a water line break led to dangerous and icy conditions. >> it was a mess. the good news though offeringses have reopened the vine just about a half hour ago and traffic is flowing pret there. action is on the scene with the latest clear that good morning reporter: good morning, jeannette and gray. we have almost near-record cold temperatures like this you have to expect things like this pipes bursting to happen. the good news is you can see the vine street expressway has reopened. that was about a half hour ago. just around 9:00 officials working very quickly to try and remedy the situation and make the expressway safe to drive on. i want to bring up the video here which you see is around 5:00 this morning. that is the barren expressway trucks out there trying to melt the ice and scrape it off all because of a water main burst about a block away from here. this is at 17th and callow hill.

a water main broke and started leaking water you're going to see water freezing all over the place. anyone going in that area please be careful. it is really cold a lot of ice over there. officials say they were worried that a second main might have broke. a lot of steam was coming out of the storm drains. that was either a second water main or maybe residual the better case scenario the water from the initial main that had broke. here's an official with the water department explaining more with what they're trying to do. let's take a listen. >> a lot of steam taking place k with them and see if there's anything going on between the water main and that. and for now we're still assessing what's happening and we'll keep working until we find out what's going on. >> reporter: another live look here at the vine street expressway. the good news it has reopened and over the course of the last half hour since it has reopened i can tell you the road

conditions look a lot better. please be careful when going through there. it's really cold out here. reporting live bob brooks channel 6 action news. gray, jeannette? >> thank you so much. >> the accuweather forecast with meteorologist chris sowers how are you doing? >> is there an off button? >> there is. let's get you over to this big board here. we've been showing you this for the last several days but the lower township police department has issued a warning here where the cape may ferry takes off. if you're familiar with the area you get on the bay side we had these huge blocks of ice that developed. there's more ice on the spps side of cape may that they've seen since 1978. the problems everybody sees the iceo venture on to the ice.

the police department is asking you not to do that because the water is moving and the blocks of ice are drafting apart. so if you're on the ice and they drift apart, you fall in. this is part of the reason why the cape may-lewes ferry is docked until the ice starts to melt it's dangerous down there. temperatures are going to finally crack the freezing mark tomorrow and they should stay above freezing for at least four or five days in a row. right now we're showing 7 degrees for philadelphia, 5 in atlantic city 11 in cape may 6 in allentown and lancaster. factoring in the winds it feels like single digits below zero. still very,ry cold. -6 in trenton -7 in philadelphia and degrees up there in the lehigh valley. forecast for today, we're looking at a sunshine like yesterday, a nice-lookingy, better cold with a high of 19. by 2:00. and by:00, 18 degrees. i'll be back just a few

minutes and talk about the icy mix heading this way tomorrow afternoon. >> come back with good news. thank you. a reaction cam was inytion overnight department crews continue to work around the clock. th the latest of dozen crews were dressseveral layers. and you can make sure to get updates on t bitterly cold check storm 6 live through the weekend. the app is a free download for your mobile 9:35 this morning the philadelphia fire department is mourni their own.lieutenat mat letourneau died thisweekend. career as a firefighter in his native springfield diladelphia fire depart also a devoted volunteer with the red paw e relief team which helps petsd by fires and disasters. >> if he was at a there w would call us right away. i'm telling you, he didng. he was a volunteer, he was a he was a donor. >> letourneau isvived by his

mother and other relatives. an investigation right now under way to determine what caused this fire. if you've been following this story you know there are still a lot of unanswered questions about this investigation. be sure to stick with action news for continuing coverage on the sar and also on the 6abc as s as we we'll bring that information to you. >> a police chief in western pennsylvania has been charged sex posing as 13-year-old girl. investigators arrested a 40-year-old police chief where they say he hoped to meet the girl. he is charged with unlawful contact with a and with criminal contempt involuntary deviant sexual intercourse. and philadelphia police are investigating the irst home side in -- homicide in 2018. the victims were in this car when someone fired at least 11 shots into the vehicle. it happened around 6: night at g and marion avenues in west philadelphia. that injurie the woman is in critical

arrests have been made. >> we attention now to politics. president donald trump went on the attack this weekend from camp david after a conversation book offering a distinctive negative spin on his white house. >> the commander in chief praised his accomplishments while also looking ahead to. brian clark has thedetails. >> reporter: with top congressional leaders and cabinet members by his side president trump fighting camp d after th publication of a bo raised questions over his mental stablth. >> i think it's -- stabltd. >> i think it's disgrace. i did a quick interview with him a long time ago having to do with an article but i don't know this man. book's 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 walked on earth at this point. >> reporter: the president's defense of mental health began

in a stream of tweets. the commander in chief laying out his agenda forle coming year. the wall immigration the 2018 mid terms and north korea. president trump 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 allegations of potential white house interference in the russia probe. >> there's been no collusion. there's been no crime. and in theory everybody tells me i'm not under investigation. >> reporter: the president adding his party needs more republicans and that his goal is to protect gop incouple -- incumbents. >> the first talks between north and south korea are set to begin tuesday. the rivals trying to find ways

to cooperate on the winter olympics set for next month and to ratchet down the rising tension over north korea's nuclear program. experts say there are indications north korea may be planning a new missile launch. >> the time now 9:40. the entire crew of 32 on an iranian tanker are missing after the tanker collided with a freighter off the coast of china. video from the scene shows the explosion a burst of flames and enormous cloud of smoke. the collision also caused an oil spill. they are combing the area for the missing crew. the south korean coast guard has sent a ship and plane to help in that search. thhip hve already started cleaning up the oil. a new search for the mh370. you may remember the flight mysteriously disappeared four years ago with 239 people on

board. ocean infinity dispatched a search vessel last week. they've mad deal with the malaysian g don't findy will not be charg mission. there's on action news sunday morning. this right here something you never want to see on your flight. a firefighterafter it makes an emergency landing. we'll tell you there. >> plus struggling to keep warm. large mammals huddling together in the sunshine state. >> let's take you live sky meteorolog exclusst. we'll be back after this.

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. these are pictures of firefighters aboard a jet blue plane. the plane returned when passengers and crew reportedly fell ill. the pilot turntd back to boston

where the flight was met by medical personnel. it is not clear what caused the incident. no one was taken to the hospital. >> this deep freeze has not only gripped the northeast it has dipped as far south as florida, you know something is wrong. a group of manatees huddled together in a canal to stay warm. experts say warm water habitats play a crucial role in the manatees' survival in the winter. they're urging boaters to avoid areas where large numbers of manatees may be gathered. take a look at this frozen picture sent to us. ice covers the beach as the seagulls look for a place to land and fish to eat. frozen fish. >> turning to your weather -- >> frozen fish? >> they can tell you that. but the good news is we're going get some warmer temperatures

never, ever again will i complain about 34 degrees. until maybe a month from now. >> we're talking about a warm-up. it has to get better. you can only stretch rubber bands so far before it snaps back. let's take a on sky 6. we'll get uoutside. it's quiet blustery and cold. it's so darn cold nobody wants to go outdoors. yesterday i spent the entire day on the coach. i wanted no part of being outside. it was just that cold with the wind. and today will be a little bet ever. when you stack these numbersst the normals look far we are. the normal is40. started out at 4 the record low in philadelphia which was setback in 2014. the normal low was 26 degrees. tonight we'll be back down in the 10-15 degree range and then temperatures will start getting better. i took the first seven days of the month i added what we're arts pated for highs today into the mix aslook at the departures from no degreescolder after one week compared

to where we normally s allentown more than the funny ths get of ee these kind of numbers time plus 16 plus 14.e warm-up is heading this way once we get past the mid point h. temperatures are single digits -2 in thepoconos, 7 degrees in philadelphia with a wind chill of -7. it's the wind in alle-5 in millville and -6 in trenton. future trackers showing wind chills later this afternoon we get above zero for a change. during the late evening hours into the in t digits as opposed to single digits 10 15 below. future tracker as we watch this precipitation show move in tomorrow afternoon. we start out with dry conditions. we get into the afternoon, it is

snowing north and pennsylvania turnpike. snow mixed with freezing rain. probably getting into the city right around 4:00 or 5:00 in the afternoon. it's a quick-mostem. the bad news is t in time for evening combhut and even though temperatures are forecasted to get above freezing tomorrow afternoon, the ground has been completely frozen for two weeks straight now so anything that falls will stick or glaze over almost instantly. as we look at the cmu tomorrow morning cloudy and cold roads. tomorrow afternoosnow and freezing rain breaking out. we're expecting at least a coating, some areas could see more. especially the farther north you go. so sun, few clouds less wind. is thehigh. it's bnight. 10 degrees outlyingsuburbs, 15 for center city which is a whole lot better t 4 we dropped down to this morning. the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast, we start pulling out of it once we get past tomorrow.

tuesday is milder with a highll it will be the time the temperatures above seasonal averages in i can't remember how long. wednesday sunny and cooler with a high of. rnected thursday sok at that high 48. and then we bump it up almost 10 by friday. we're up to 57. saturday for the eagles game it looks dry maybe a shower during the morning. high temperatures around 52. it will get colder again monday tuesday, and wednesday the following week and then temperatures just take off. >> why do we have to talk about the cold again? >> people are going to feel those 50s, but there's one more cold shot after that and then it gets really mild. >> thank you chris. see you after the break.

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we're glad to see you back on a sunday morning. live philadelphia international airport. i know it's cold outside. but meteorologist chris sowers says there is a warm-up come so stop complaining. game of thrones fans will be able to display their love on each and every piece of mail they send out, that is if you live in the united kingdom. royal mail has introduced a series of stamps based on the popular series. >> pretty cool stuff. >> your time now 9:52 and visiting new york's metropolitan museum of art will soon cost you. charging visitors for $25 admission. right now it's just a suggested

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. sports now. one path to the super bowl right here through philadelphia. >> for one local athlete that means a return home to battle the team he grew up cheering. larry david finds it humorous that matt ryan will be returning home to face the eagles. the atlanta falcons defeated the rams yesterday that sets up a battle of the birds right here next saturday. matt ryan grew up in exton. the last time they met each other the eagles went on to the super bowl. fingers crossed. kansas city.

the chiefs played the tennessee titanings yesterday. -- titans. >> villanova university bouncing back 100-90 was the final. >> 9:57. there's still much more ahead. >> problems on area roadwayings due to ice. what you need to know. meteorologist chris sowers will have an update on the exclusive accuweather forecast when we see you back here right after the break.

good morning to you. 10:00 a.m. on a sunday. nydia han is off. jeannette reyes joins us. the vine street expressway mess after a water line republic toured it created a dangerous situation overnight but things have improved tremendously. >> blackangs and flags half staff after a philadelphia firefig the line of duty. >> the playoff opponent now establisagles learned overnight who xt saturday at the linc. >> meteorologist chris sowers is here with a look at your exclusive accuweather forecast. i think cold sums it up and the silver lining is hopefully coming soon. >> we are expecting warmer temperatures here. once we get past today things

will start improving. just today is bitter cold. this is the worst of it and starting tomorrow temperatures will get better. morning lows i showed you numbers early in the broadcast. wilmington 2 set a new record low for them. trenton also set a new report and atlantic city broke their record. they dropped down to -3 this morning. some of my twitter followers were showing me temperatures. she got down to 7 below this morning. thankfully temperatures are starting to get a little bit better but still ridiculously cold for this part of the country. 6 degrees right now in quakertown this is more like minneapolis-type stuff. 10 in center city and 9 degrees out there in chester county.

10 in vineland, 9 in cinnaminson. forecast for today mostly sunny skies, it will be a nice-looking day but temperatures are going to be cold. 19 degrees is the forecasted high today. the good nusz is the winds will be -- good news is the wind will be easing up this afternoon going to get better here in the short term. we are tracking a small system that will get in here tomorrow afternoon that will produce a round of wintry precipitation, snow, sleet and freezing rain. when i come back we'll talk more about that and the january thaw that heads this way next weekend. it's all straight ahead in about 10 minutes. >> thanks for the update. there were some dicey conditions this morning due to our frigid temperatures after a water line break busted at 16th and callow hill street in spring garden it sent water gushing

down to the vine street expressway. official imm they're now checking to see if a second main may have broken. crews worked miracles to get that thoroughfare once again both si street expressway now drivers but officials are urging everyone take it easy, go slow out there. >> this dangerous icy mess comes from our extremely frigid temperatures we've been dealing with lately. the action cam was in north few people decided to venture outside. these dangerous conditions have homeless advocates on extra alerts. at chosen 300 minute industries in spring gardens, they did what they could to get everyone into a warm place to stay. they say they have taken several men and women into shelter. >> time now 10:03. this rough weather forced a south jersey nuclear plant to reduce its power.

operators of the oyster creek plant declared an unusual event because of high winds and low tides lowered the water level in its intake canal. an unusual event the lowest of four emergency levels. water levels returned to normal later however employees say they will keep it in place. you can get updates on the bitterly cold forecast and check storm tracker 6 live throughout the weekend. you can do that right now on your phone or your tablet the 6abc app free download for your phone or tablet. >> black bunting now drapes the wall at a north philadelphia fire department. now the search is on for what sparked the blaze. action news reporter annie mccormick has more. >> reporter: procession for 42-year-old philadelphia firefighter matt letourneau ended here in his hometown of

springfield delaware county. his body brought to a funeral home hours after he died in a blaze. the 11-year veteran of the department was pinned by falling debris. he was remembered as a life member. >> this is where he started. this is what started him on the path to becoming a career firefighter. his dream was to become a career firefighter in philadelphia. >> he continued to teach and mentor here. >> absolutely one of the best trained well-intentioned and passionate firefighters i've ever met. >> matt and i sat next to each other in fire school. >> reporter: the founder of red paw emergency relief team, the nonprofit created to help pets affected by fires and disasters, says it was letourneau who early on became a devoted volunteer. >> 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. >> reporter: letourneau even adopted kittens he rescued

himself in a blaze. those who worked alongside the lieutenant say he died just as he lived, helping others. >> i think matt always stood out as a person who wanted to serveinhe otherse, in the community. as devastated as it is i'm not shocked that he gave his life trying to save someone else. >> reporter: black bunting is ut engine 45 as the colleagues, first responders who worked alongside the lieutenant do remember him and mourn him at this time. according to a statement released by the philadelphia fire department he is survived by his mother and other relatives. >> now there are still a lot of unanswered questions as the investigation into this blaze continues. be sure to stick with action news for continuing coverage on the air and on the 6abc app. as soon as we learn how that fire started and mout the residents who died we'll make sure to pass that information right along. >> we've learned that a driver was hurt after their suv slid dht overni cam at that scene about 12:30 this o avenue.

the driver was traveling eastbound when they lost control and slammed into the utility pole. the crash brought down wires across the road. no word on the extent of the injuries. utility crews are making the necessary repairs to the downed wires. >> an active search is under way for a university of pennsylvania student who disappeared while visiting his home in southern california. this is 19-ye bernstein. he was visiting family he vanished on tuesday. police say he met up with a friend and they drove to a park in orange county. he was lost scene around 11:30 tuesday night. his father says he believes his son was planning to come home because he didn't take his wallet with him. >> drivers who use the pennsylvania turnpike are paying a pit he more this morning. both cash and easy pass users will see an one exception is there is no increase for easy pass customers at the delaware river bridge going westbound in bucks county.

the fare hike is the latest in the number of increases to help the turnpike commission meet financial obligations. >> turning to sports the eagles' first playoff game is now set. they will face the atlanta falcons next saturday right here at home. the birds earned home field advantage throughout the playoffs which means they will play at lincoln financial field on saturday att ryan is a native of exton chester county. he and bds knocked o last ga your there was one winning ticket in lasts huge power ball drawing, $559.7 million jackpot was the seventh largest in power ball history. the ticket sold in new hampshire. there was one $1 million here's a the numbers. wednesday's drawings will be worth an estimated $40 million. >> i bet that winner is going to have a lot of long lost family

members popping up. gorgeous cars up close and personal. we have a preview of this year's philadelphia auto show. >> plus unlikely rescuers. details of a deer who got stuck in an icy situation. back home live sky 6hd the parkway, the wind whipping the flags there. chris hit that off button for this cold.

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this massive deep freeze has created an unusual sight off the shore of massachusetts. dozens of boats frozen off water. there wasn't enough room for all the smaller boats so owner left them in place and they're still there. temperatures have barely been in double digits for more than a week. and a hunter and his son in western pennsylvania saved the day when a deer got stuck on the ice. the man spotted the deer t trappediver there. he tied himself to a line that was held there by his son. you can see him walking off the water. he inched his way over and carried it to the bank. that deer took the first chance at getting away and did just that and looks to be okay. >> meteorologist chris sowers tracking the forecast for you say it's 10 degrees but that depends where you live

right? >> philadelphia officially hits 10 degrees about 10 minutes or so. >> we were down to 4 earlier this morning so it's getting a little bit better. imagine if we had a completely cloudy day the temperatures would never recover and we probably would have seen highs in the single digits today. a lot of sun expecting a lot of sunshine today. this would be the last of the frigid cold and things are going to start to get a little better as we progress along through the workweek. wintry mix is expected tomorrow afternoon. that's a mixture of snow sleet and freezing rain. and a january thaw moves in by the end of the week. temperatures in the 50s. warm enough for rain and not snow with the next system that we're watching. so there it is 10 degrees in philadelphia with a dew point of -7. winds are out northwest at 10 miles per hour. you combine these two and you get this. wind chill of -4 which also looks a lot better than it did a

couple of hours ation. 1 degree above zero at lake harmony. malvern and media 8. that's the same number for cinnaminson. ice all over the bay down through here. 29 degrees is your ocean temperature. i can't even remember the last time i saw the ocean that cold. now wind chills later this afternoon yesterday we never got above zero. today we're doing a little bit better. the winds begin to ease up. only 5-15 miles per hour during the day. yesterday we had gusts in the 30-40 mile per hour range. by noon it will feel like 4 pretty much hold tg steady around the late evening hours. cold up here but look at the mild stuff finally starting to show up again. dallas 53 degrees. we were 32 the same time yesterday. bismarck north dakota, 33.

there's that milder pacific air that's going race across the country. the process of going from bitter cold to mild the atmosphere squeezes out moisture and you can see that clearly here on the satellite and the radar image. lots of colors showing up here. and this is the next system that we're watching it will slide in here just in time for the evening commute tomorrow. the morning commute looks okay. bitter cold temperatures in the teens, sunshine peeking through some clouds. and by 2:00, 3:00 i re comes the snow from west to east getting into the city by 4:00 or 5:00. snowing north of the pennsylvania turnpike may be snowing in the city but from that point south it's a mixture of sleet and freezing rain and that hits the coast by 8:00, 9:00 in the evening and behind that temperatures drop back down into the 20s once again. so your timeline looks again like this. from 2:00 to 7:00 in the afternoon. 2:00 far western suburbs, 7 krk

for the jersey shore. getting into philadelphia about 4 or 5 much a mixture of snow for the i-95 corridor. we're expecting a coating out of this maybe a little bit more with the ground frozen it's going to create slick spots. it's the evening commute tomorrow is going to be dicey. mostly sunny today upper teens 20 degrees for just about everybody. bitter cold once again tonight. the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast, 33 degrees tomorrow wintry mix 41 for tuesday when was the last time we were in the 40s? before christmas. 38 thursday with some rain and friday a whopping 57 degrees. gray? >> okay, chris. can't wait for it man. a family who ones and their home when hurricane maria destroyed puerto rico, they've been reunited with their four-legged members of their family right here in philadelphia. a week after the storm passed

the disability army veteran hno choice but to leave island and join his family. was forced to leave behind his dogs and cats. this weekend they were reunited all thanks to the efforts of puerto rico animal unite and save me animal rescue. >> my pets the best gift i could get today. three wise men day we celebrate back home. >> glad they are reunited. the animals a settling in. says that his family is finally complete again. >> i'm sure it's bitter sweet. the philadelphia auto show is just three weeks away now. >> the animal black tie tailgate gala kicks off on friday january 26th. it is one of the city's biggest parties. >> b it is also a significant fundraiser. >> reporter: the cars are the stars of the philadelphia auto show. the pennsylvania convention

center will once again transform into the city's most elegant parking lotquare feet. side by side. all these automobiles at the there >> the est, baddest black everybody is having a great time and the experience is like none other. >> reporter: the newest model the auto industry has to offincl up grades in technology and design. >> people can go in take their time, go in and out of the cars, kick tires open up hoods. >> reporter: but the auto dealers association of greater philadelphia makes the gala about much more than the cars. >> $7.5 million raised. talk about making an impact. >> our mission is to take care of children and their families and these fundraisers will do that. >> it is the first time for our department that we've been recognized in this way there is an excitement about that. >> the department of nursing is a lot of people. >> appreciation for the import work they do. ter: last year

raised $580,000. hope to top that this year. >> people value what you dwo. >> reporter: karen rogers, channel 6 action news. >> so much fun and so much good coming out of that. be sure to join 6abc for a full one-hour preview for the 2018 auto show. go to our website for details on the auto show. we'll be right back. we did a lot of research online. we just need to have a designer put it all together. mmm hmm. this is great! so, it's really nice when clients come in and have... done some of their own research. and then, i make it happen. what do you think about these chairs and that table? working with a bassett designer was really easy. us being young professionals we're so busy... there's no way we could've designed it ourselves. no. just kind of ties in very well.

time now to check out what's going viral in the social corner. >> this is where we chat about some of the videos and images that everyone is talking about from facebook youtube and more. >> this. pulled out all the stops. this is apparently aily tradition. this y-daughter performance and even learned the routine from a professional choreographer. they did win this. over 21 million views on facebook. >> he gets daddy of the year award. >> meet blake here the bowling golden doodle. he can bowl better than a lot of humans. he has a high game of 93. he gets a strike every now and then and is a pretty good spare shooter.wing his pages after this.

blake is also teaching his 12 week old sister the ropes. >> there you go. take a look at this. firefighters in north carolina spotted in full uniform having a bit of fun in the snow. they slid down the snow in south port. he said hey i can't resist this i have to go join them. he had a blast. >> that is well deserved. >> take a look at this video of a man getting creative. i see what he did there. he created his own snow plow. it worked like a charm and got the job done.

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one last check of the accuweather forecast before we say good-bye. >> and that's what we'll be seeing to the cold after today. 19 degrees wind chills in the single digits. tonight 15 degrees for the overnight lows. once we get past today we start pulling out of it. for monday we're up to 33. a light wintry mix of snow sleet and freezing rain develops during the afternoon. tuesday 41 thursday and friday look wet but 48 and 57.ose numbers look a lotr. saturday right you no it looks dry. there could be showers early butt looks dry for the fairly mild. 52 for the high. >> about time we catch a grak. >> your time. >> here's george with a preef view. >> good morning. this week coming up on "fire and fury." we'll have the falloutthis morning.

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