good afternoon, sarah bloomquist is off, the big story

on "action news" is an accuweather alert. water main breaks entomb cars, there will be snow ice and rain on tap this afternoon. we have important information to pass along because of the approaching storm, the philadelphia school district and the archdiocese of philadelphia has announced they will close schools at 1:00 p.m. also, several schools have dismissed ahead of the storm. the action cam was in newtown square at 11:00 a.m. as marple newtown high school let out early. we have information about other schools dismissing early run i and long the bottom of the screen during the newscast. melissa magee is in for david murphy. she joins us with details of the afternoon weather heading our way. >> reporter: it is the timing the event that's the biggest concern as we track the moisture move in from a west/east

direction. we're a 27 degrees, 33 in cape may. # 1 in dover, you factor in the windchill most spots climbed up to the teens, 6 degrees in philadelphia. same thing in reading and lancaster. 15 in allentown. we issued the accuweather alert because a winter weather advisory was posted for the heart of the delaware and lehigh valleys. it goes up an hour from now lasting until 9:00 p.m. as we are tracking wintery precipitation across the area. storm tracker 6 live double scan 3d it is cold enough to support snow, mixed precipitation across portions of the lehigh valley. 1:00 p.m. we have the snow mixeding out in the poconos, lehigh valleerks county and just in time for the ride home you notice the precipitation along the i-95

metro area it continues throughout the rest of the evening. a minor event, but high impact, so, now we're dealing with low concerns, bute concernster 2:00s afternoon. 5:00 p.m., tonight, we have a high concern if you're out and out on the roads. we have details coming up exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> we'll check back in later, thank you. meantime penndot is keeping an eye on the roads and getting ready for the afternoon storms. since it's been so col there's little they can do in advance of the wintry mix. penndot trucks move out when the weather moves in. >> temperatures moved in and that will help the salt. there's freezing rain and mixed precipitation, it could be tricky out there during the evening commute. we ask people to use patience today. penndot expect to have 450 trucks in the five county region

battling the winter storm. our frigid temperatures wreak havoc on water mains across the city. action cam in east oak lane part of the city. water main busted at 2:00 a.m. there were no evacuations due to the broken main. slippery road conditions led to a crash on the kelly drive north of boathouse row. 6 cars involved in the accident just before 8:30 a.m. no word on injuries, but we did see a ambulance on the scene here. firefighters in delaware rescued a man and a dog from the icy brandywine river last night. the animal got loose and fell through the ice. three people tried to save the dog and they fell in. when firefighters arrived a man and dog were in the water. crews used ladders to reach the man. firefighters climbed down to harness the dog and pull him up to safety.

>> it's difficult in general trying to rescue a dog out of a situation they are timid and scare and unknown person approaching them wearing different type of clothing and equipment you put in the hazards of ice slipping there and the hazards of being cold and wet and being out and unknown person approaching them. it's a difficult rescue. the three people involved refused medical treatment, the dog was in good spirits as it warmed up in the ambulance. >> get the latest on the icy forecast on your phone or tablet including real time views from storm tracker 6 live, the 6abc app is a free download for your mobile device. the investigation continues into a deadly house fire. one person was killed after the flames ignited in west philadelphia. jeanette reyes is live at the scene now with the very latest. jennette. >> reporter: rick, this is the second fatal fire in

philadelphia, in just a matter of days. take a live look behind me they finished boarding up the home just a few minutes ago, it sits next to a home that went up in flames a few weeks ago. >> i thought about it, can't be real. >> reporter: the terrible news man this morning jolted out of . the house across the street was on fire. >> i'm thinking okay, she isn't in there, i don't know if she is in there. they cameas standing out here for a long time. there is nothing you can do for a fire. i wish i could have done the flames broke out 3:30 a.m., a lady lives there by nobo lives on either side of the home. that gave the fire a head start before anyone noticed.

it was too late to save the unidentified woman despite there was a fire hydrant in front of the home and crews arriving in flee minutes. >> i have to say battalion 11 did a valiant drive getting inside, but we suffered a tragedy. >> you can see the smoke coming out of the house with the windows shut. >> reporter: this is the second fatal fire in philadelphia and the third death. over the weekend a fire lieutenant was trapped and killed trying to save a resident in a row home. the resident died. conditions to get into the structure has been immensely challenging for firefighters. >> firefighters have to deal with slippery conditions on ladders, hoses freeze and hydrant freeze, i want to thank the water department, red cross, l.and i all the agencies that come out and help us had to

endure the same conditions we've had to, they have done a tremendous job. >> reporter: the cause of the fire is under investigation. they are trying to figure out if the home had working smoke detecters. they are urging residents to check your smoke detecters, that makes a huge difference that means the difference between life and death. jeanette reyes channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. investigators are still looking for the cause of a fire that killed a philadelphia firefighters anne resident. 42 lieutenant matt luterno died when a burning row home collapsed on top of him on colorado street. a second victim was found in the home, a third was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. funeral arrangement have not been announced. firefighters with called to north tillman street at

5:15 a.m. after the front facead collapd. the time. no word if they were injured. l&i are looking into the structural integrity of the home. hundreds of mourners are bidding fare brendan burn this is a live look at the paper mill playhouse where a choir is performing. chris christie delivered the eulogy for the two term democrat, he dedicated 30 years to public service and won his first year as governor in 1973 and authorized the law to permit gambling in atlantic city. he died at his home in living ton, he was 93 years old. to the latest on the fallout from the book fire and fury. white house came to the defense of president trump against claims people around the president were questioning his mental fitness and intelligence. michael wolf of his inner circle

brought up the 25th amendment, but current presidential advisor steven miller got into a heated exchange defending the president yesterday. >> it was a huge embarrassment yesterday just like when you got the comey testimony wrong. >> the president defended himself against claims on twitter he called himself a genius and quote very stable genius at that time. john morgan elli is running for congress. nomination for the house ofatic representatives in pennsylvania 15th congressional district. the seat will be left vacant by republican charlie dent who announced he is not seeking re-election. growing together in a safe and supportive environment charter are learning about this morning. 7th and 8th graders kicked

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of president's trump son eric tweeted that it was a small electrical fire in the cooling a high stakes meeting will takes place between the koreas. it is the first time in more than two years. it is raising hopes of a temporary easing of tensions. the topping of the meeting is limited to the north's participation in the up coming olympic games. there is hope it will expand. moke is billowing from a -- smoke is billowing from a oil tanker in the china sea. the u.s. china and south korea sent ships and planes to search for the 32 missing crews members and contain the oil spewing from the blazing wreckage.

all 21 crew members from the freighter have been rescued.

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of a heart attack compared to men. they were not offer stents or provided statins after heart attacks. lisa -- alicia vitarelli. is live in the newsroom. >> reporter: oprah winfrey made a powerful speech we'll have more on that in the next half-hour. the big question emerging today, will oprah run for president of the united states? her award show speech has a lot of people calling for that, hear what the closest person in her li is s oprahg 2020. >> today how to save money in the new year, there's a lot of things you p for every month. you don't know how it's adding up, we have the sobering

breakdown how to save money chopping down a few things maybe you love and maybe you want to everybody little bit helps. we'll take a break and have the accuweather forecast with meteorologist melissa magee right around the corner, stay with us. >> well this is a beautiful

sunrise picture, right? well, take a closer look this is a frozen atlantic ocean. this is drone video taken at old silver beach in massachusetts. the water was so solid people walked safely on top of it. the snow has piled up on the beach, as well. muchngland was hit with snowfall and frigid temperatures from the same nor'easter that brought us snow last week. >> i can't i can't care how ht looks, i'm not walking on it. >> reporter: we have wintry mix

coming our way. >> reporter: we iss accuweather alert because of the timing of the mix move be in rick. storm tracker 6 live showing it's dry in philadelphia. we're tracking mixed precipitation setting up north and west. we'll go in tighter on street level with storm tracker 6 live you can see the light snowfall along 422 if you're between reading and berks county. also to the south of reading along 176 we have the precip moving in from a west/east direction. it will continue throughout the rest of the afternoon and into the evening hours. here's the picture outside, sky6 live hd live in hd in spring mountain montgomery county, no skiers on the slope probably not a good seeing afternoon because of the mixed precipitation on the way. in philadelphia we're below freezing, 27 below freezing in the northwest suburbs that's why we have a concern for mixed

precipitation and light glaze. 24 in allentown, 28 in the poconos, down in dover, 31. below the freezing mark in millville, as well. factor in the windchills feels like 16 in the city. 21 in philadelphia. 17 in trenton. are 15 for allentown and reading. satellite and radar showing we've got a mostly cloudy sky across the area, already tracking the snow to the north mixed precipitation on through, where the layer is warming in the atmosphere we're dealing with the sleet and freezing rain, as well. across the ohio valley we're tracking that moisture, too. 1:00 p.m., we already have the snow breaking out in the northwest suburbs just in time for the ride home later on today, 6:30 along i-95 metro area we're dealing with the mixed bag of sleet and frozen precipitation. this will cause slow downs on the road. 8:30 p.m. we get mixed

precipitation to all rain in south jersey and delaware exits the coast later organic tonight. as far as what to expect and why we have the windchill weather advisory up and the accuweather alert issued. for the northern lehigh valley north of i-78 you could find a coating to an i do of snow. in the northwest suburbs mixed precipitation mixing in with the snow. philadelphia i-95 metro area, sleet and freezing rain and dealing with ice at the on set and changing over to rain. the idea is that the ground has been so frozen for slorng -- so long, it's going to cause snarling of traffic. 33 otherwise temperatures below freezing, we're tracking a wintry mix. tuesday, 41 sunny and milder. 39 on wednesday, sunny and chilly. rain around an thursday, mild

and 48. friday, high of 58. we'll be dealing with rain, breezy with a shower around 350. eagles home at the linc and sunny and cooler 37 sunday. >> a little girl is taking credit for a snowfall last week. >> it was snowing because of me, i was praying for snow. >> victoria was visiting her grandparents she wanted it to snow, she said a little prayer. we enjoyed the snowfall as much as possible. >> i'm glad someone is enjoying it, right. >> take a break and back with more news, stay with us.

>> hello, again, sarah is off, here's some of the stories we're following on "action news" at 12:30 p.m. we're tracking another winter storm that's due to arrive on our doorsteps at any moment. melissa magee has the details on what to expect coming up. also, the fallout continues from the bombshell book that has president trump on the defensive. new rules in the aftermath of the e-mail scandal affecting the miss america peanut. >> the details we're under a accuweather alert with the winter weather advisory going

into effect less than an hour from now because of a wintery mix move be into the region. sky6 live hd showing you a frozen cape may, new jersey, the ocean iced over as you can tell. sometime this afternoon a wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain could make traveling treacherous throughout the area especially on untreated roads and sidewalks. that's largely why all philadelphia schools are dismissing early this afternoon. and because of the approaching school, the philadelphia school district, the archdiocese an we announced all schools will be closing in less than an half-hour at 1:00 p.m. other s d early, as well, running at the bottom of the screen. let's goagee outside on the terrace with the >> reporter: north and west we're tracking light precipitation moving into the suburbs. w you storm tracker 6 live double scan radar. you can see the light snowfall and mixedrecipitation north

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