also along route 30, route three in media, also to the east in palmyra and also frankford so this will continue as we go throughout the rest of evening hours. speaking of the precipitation, well, it's causing some travel delays, more than two hours at j.f.k. la guardia, 112 minutes there in newark in philadelphia we've got delays up to 47 minutes. so, what to expect as we go throughout the rest of tonight and talking about that precipitation and when it will come to an end. in the lehigh and northwest suburbs, now to about 6 o'clock, philadelphia the i-95 metro area looking for things to taper off between 8:00 p.m. and 10 o'clock and in south jersey and central delaware, from 10:00 p.m. to midnight we'll start to see that moisture taper. the good news, this will come to an end and milder air moves in as we get into tuesday. we've got more details with that accuweather forecast. sharrie. >> melissa thank you. we switch to matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center and matt it's going to be a slow ride home for many. >> yeah, that's for sure, sharrie. we saw big delays especially

earlier this afternoon as people tried to head home from work early which was a good idea. when i walked out of my house this afternoon my neighbors' car next door covered in ice. so, if you don't have a garage, you don't have an overhang to park under your car, too, will be covered in ice and of course you need to clean it off before you try and hit the roads. luckily at this point most of our roads are not covered in ice, at least not if they've been treated and of course all the highways have been treated so heavily the last few days with the series of storms that we've been facing. live look at the schuylkill expressway here at conshohocken and since last we checked the travel time has gotten about 10 minutes better. now it's about a 20 minute delay as you come eastbound but you have to keep those speeds down and it looks like the this afternoon people have been doing that which is a good thing. meanwhile on the boulevard we had a truck fire near adams avenue. that's cleared out. but they're still cleaning up that overturned truck in southwest philadelphia at island and lindbergh. also a debris spill and fuel spill involved with in so i'd definitely avoid that intersection as you head toward philadelphia international airport this afternoon.

watching other issues around the region including a downed pole in horsham blocking babylon road. stick with willow brook road or tournament drive to get around that. have to drop the speeds of course but at this point no big issues along 611, the pennsylvania turnpike or the northeast extension of the turnpike. but out in kennett square we're watching an overturned propane truck so this is a pretty big issue. you want to avoid kennett pike, 52, baird road, greenwood road or creek road would be some alternates. in new castle watching a crash by the budget inn along route nine new castle avenue at memorial drive. in mount holly it's a water main break that's closing rancocas drive this afternoon. head for marne highway washington street to get around that. we'll check it again, sharrie and brian, coming up in the next half hour. >> matt, thanks. well, as we deal of course with this wintry mix, we watch and wait to see if the icy conditions will affect the power in homes and businesses. power crews in south jersey say they are already ready if they are needed. "action news" reporter john rawlins spoke with a representative for pse&g today

and joins us now live from cherry hill with the full story from there. hi, john. >> reporter: hi, sharrie. well, we have a light drizzle here right now, for the last 15, 20 minutes i guess and when it hits the top of this curbside trash can, i don't know if you can tell, but it is icing up there, very, very little ice. it's sort of a very light glaze. not enough to impact the power utility lines here. they need at least a quarter inch of ice there before that becomes problematic. in talking to the two big power utilities in the area, both peco and pse&g, they don't believe that their system is at any risk at this point in time given the forecast. take electrical distribution lines that run along your street to your hou large nearby trees and then mix in a forecast with a possibility of icing conditions. and you get the attention of those whose job it is to keep the lights on. pse&g has some one half million customers in what it calls its southern division.

we spoke with the division manager shortly after 1:00 p.m. today. >> the latest forecast we have is trace amounts, maybe just a small amount of icing, so based upon that forecast, we don't anticipate much problems, john, but we're going to hold some crews just in case. >> reporter: since forecasts can change, pse&g will have crews on standby. maybe the biggest winter storm ice event in recent years was early february 2014. a especially hard hit chester county where two to .2. according to peco plunged more than 100,000 customers into the cold and dark for days. again, to be clear, no one anticipating anything like that with this weather system. in fact again talking to both of the big power utilities, both peco and pse&g, they don't believe that they're going to have any significant issues tonight given what is in the forecast. live in cherry hill, john rawlins, channel6 "action

news." back to you all. >> all right, john, thank you. of course we'll continue to monitor the weather right through the night right here on "action news" and again tomorrow morning before you head out to work or school. be sure to tune in bright and early 4:30 a.m. matt, tam, david and karen will the 58 latest on the forecast traffic and any school closings or delays as they come up. we still don't know the identity of the person killed in a house fire in west philadelphia. the flames broke out about 3:30 this morning on holly stre. when firefighters arrived they saw heavy smoke coming out of the first and second floors of that row home. neighbors say the victim is a woman in her 60's and that she lived alone. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. a section of the 2900 block of north stillman street in north philadelphia is blocked off today after part of the home collapsed overnight. firefighters were called here after the front exterior facade of that row home suddenly gave way. there was one person inside at the time. no word tonight if they were hurt in this. l and i officials were called

to determine the structural integrity of that home. >> firefighters came to the rescue when a man and a dog became trapped in the icy brandywine river. the animal got loose and fell through the isolate last night. three people who tried to help save that pet also fell in. when the fire crews arrived the man and his dog were still in the water. ladders were used to reach the man. a harness was used to pull the dog up to safety. everyone is expected to be okay. well, it was hyped as one of jersey shore's most exciting and ultramodern casinos, only to fall -- fail a few years later. tonight there's new hope for shuttered property on the atlantic city boardwalk. "action news" anchor rick williams live in the news room with more on this story from south jersey. hi, rick. >> hi, sharrie. thank you. that's right, it was a high stakes gamble that failed to pay off but someone is really to roll the dice again with the shuttered revel casino in atlantic city. when the revel was built, more than $2 billion several years ago you may remember it captured major attention but

never rose to the level of success it needed to stay opened. well, tonight there is a new buyer and what he says he sees in the future for the ultra luxury hotel casino. that story coming up tonight at 5:00. also coming up tonight it's the reason ralphie didn't get that red bb gun in a christmas story. it seems his mother's fears weren't unfounded. why doctors are warning people to keep a closer on eye their children. until then back to the studio. brian we'll see you shortly. >> very shortly rick thanks. young girls in our area auditioned for a role in tony nominated musical. the action cam was at the kimmel center where little girls were hoping to be past in the philadelphia engagement of the musical waitress. they were auditioning for the character of lulu a sweet care free four to five-year-old who appears in the production's final scene. waitress will be performed at the kimmel center february 13th through the 18th.

>> could be their big shot. >> oh, yeah. >> good stuff. still to come on "action news" at 4:00 she has been inspiring people across the world for decades with her presence on television and after a moving speech at the golden globes oprah is being asked to run for president and her closest family and friends are now responding to that. >> plus, hear how one woman got a way with an expensive trip to the beauty supply store. find out what happened when the ja popped up on her husband's credit card bill. >> meteorologist melissa mbe bal forecast from accuweather when "action news" at 4:00 continues next.

>> in health check today at 4:00 bartenders fill a lot of roles in addition to serving drinks. in wisconsin they're learning how to save someone from an overdose. there are classes to teach bar staff members to identify an opioid overdose and how to adsternal locks sewn. participating bars will keep

the overdose antidote on hand in case it's needed. the goal is to keep someone alive until professional help arrives. >> well, dunkin donuts is done with artificial dyes. the company previously said it would ditch artificial coloring before 2019. they're making a commitment to cut out the dyes on all of its locations. it's part of a way to supply cleaner ingredients into its products. the fda allows companies do use artificial food dyes if state requirements are met. >> oprah winfrey generating buzz on the heels of her viral speech at last night's golden globes awards. some fans and fellow celebrities are now calling for oprah to run for president. winfrey gave a moving speech as she accepted the cecil b. demille lifetime achievement award at last night's ceremony calling for everyone to speak their truth. well, social media lit up. the #oprah 2020 started

trending and the idea may not be that far off basement. stedman graham said it would be up to the people and she would certainly do it. stay tuned i suppose. dog fish brewery in delaware whipped up a beer survival kit in case you get stranded or lost or there's a zombie apocalypse. the beer is called the end of the wort as we know it, wort meaning the craft brew made with a nutrient heavy blend of super foods, in other words fuel people. dog fish describes it as a belgian style foot ale chock fuel of vitamins chia quinoa and the like. this is a 45-dollar bottle of beer. it's a big one though. the 750ml it's wrapped in a solar blanket and it also comes with a limited edition swiss army knife. knife, beer, blanket. they're only making a limited number for a limited time

there in delaware. finally, this one is for our beauty store junkies. there's a mom who has become the viral heroin of anyone who has ever overspent on makeup with a response many are hailing brilliant and beautiful. my dad is going through this bank statement and asks what is u-l-t-a-a for $275. those in the know know that's ulta. dad is that utilities. >> mom, yes, i paid the bills. dad, thank you. ulta utilities. dad does uncover the truth but not before the story goes mega viral on twitter with close to 600,000 shares of their daughter's very funny tweet. really, though, makeup is a utility. i'm just saying. >> necessity. >> very true. good stuff alicia. super bowl lii is next month and we don't know who

will be playing in the game just yet. but we just learned who will be singing the national anthem. it will be performed by grammy award winning singer pink. the doylestown native will open the festivities on february 4th in minneapolis. this will be the first time pink has performed at a super bowl. a few weeks after the game she will kick off her beautiful trauma world tour. also bringing their musical talents to the super bowl is justin timberlake. he is performing the halftime show. and today he announced a 27 city tour for his upcoming man of the woods album. he will kick off his concerts in toronto march 13th and then end in timberlake's hometown of memphis, tennessee in may. the closest concert location to us here is in newark on march 25th. tickets go on sale january 16th. >> ♪

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college inn, delicious is in the details. >> ♪ >> meteorologist melissa magee, look, this is the part of weather that we just don't like its not pretty, it's not convenient, it's just -- let's get through this. >> i know. i wish it were just all snow because it's easier in the sense that you know what's coming. when you have the sleet, the freezing rain, it's tricky and it's tough on the surfaces, too, guys. let's show you what's going on as we walk over to the weather center and show you the picture outside. we've got that winter weather advisory that is up for the heart and delaware of the lehigh valley. it stays up for philadelphia, the metro area until 9 o'clock tonight and also areas to the north and west. it has been extended until midnight for areas in extreme coastal sections of new jersey and also delaware so really untreated surfaces will turn slick, especially when you're dealing with a light glaze of some mixed precipitation that's currently moving through the delaware and lehigh valleys. here's storm tracker6 live double scan radar. we'll go in tighter on street

level. you could see we've got a mixed bag of precipitation. really depend on where you are. so a little bit of light snow to the north and west and then that mixed precipitation along the i-95 corridor. so, street level with storm stom tracker6 you could see in trenton and mercer county, back to the west along route one into willow grove jenkintown, riverside philadelphia even cherry hill, so the interior portions of south jersey also dealing with this mixed precipitation. one more zoom we want to show is you. a little farther to the south in media, chadds ford down into wilmington along i-95, pressing into newark and also down in delaware, between newark and middletown along route 301, we've got that moisture. that will continue as it works its way into south jersey and also for the rest of delaware. temperatures certainly telling the story. where numbers are below freezing you have a little bit of snow fall for reading and allentown as things come to an end for those areas but because of that, you've got the sleet and the light snow mixing in. philadelphia right at the freezing mark. temperatures in south jersey are above freezing, 36 in

atlantic city, 34 degrees in cape may, so as that precipitation moves on through, it will be in the form of rain but the ground has been frozen solid for two weeks now. so any rain will more than likely freeze over. satellite6 along with action radar showing you that narrow band of precip, snow across new england. then you've got in mixed precipitation down across the midatlantic even back through the ohio valley. future tracker6 showing you 6 o'clock this evening allow extra time. still dealing with that moisture across the i-95 area but there in south jersey and delaware, we've got a little bit of mixed precipitation as well. 8:30 tonight, this model wants to throw back a little bit of rain, but i still think the surface is cold enough to support a light glaze here in philadelphia but we do have the rain there in south jersey and also into delaware. it will clear the coast little after midnight. so, we'll talk about what we can expect as we press forward here. there is some good news on the way. it's brighter tomorrow and seasonable as well. in fact, the first time temperatures have been close

to 40 degrees in about two weeks now. so, for the past two weeks we've been dealing with this dip in the jet stream and this cold air locked in place across much of the eastern half of the u.s. we are tracking a pattern change later on this week. the jet stream lifts off to the north allowing for all of that milder air to work its way into our region. we are flirting with 60 by the end of this work week. however, that pocket of cold air will retreat back to the east as we get into the end of next weekend. we'll worry about that then. here's the seven-day forecast. tomorrow the warmest day in about two weeks. a high temperature up to 42. on wednesday, sunshine, patchy clouds at 39. on thursday, milder, mostly cloudy and at 48. it's warm on friday, up to 58 for a high. but periods of rain on the way. 50 with the eagles at home at the linc on saturday. taking on the falcons in that playoff game. there's that colder air coming back sunday and next monday with temperatures back down into the 30's. so, we'll take the 40's.

they're coming tomorrow, guys. >> all right. sounds good to me. thank you, melissa. >> okay. >> well, by morning she's a traffic and weather guru, by afternoon a television chef. our very own karen rogers helped out the students at temple university's production class today cooking up a soup in honor of her dad. he was a roofer who always appreciated hot soup on cold days like this one. karen's appearance was part of the school's get to know local tv anchors program and she offered some advice on a career in television. >> ♪ ,000 in america last year.

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>> ready for this? research shows sticking to all of your new year's resolutions could save you $25,000 this year. 25 grand? get your attention. what? how? the financial analysts at a phone called mozo break it down.

five categories drain our finances and if this applies to you let's start with smoking. they say quitting will put about $12,000 back into your pocket this year. grabbing drinks at the bar, it adds up. if you cut back, you're looking at saving about four grand a year. mozo says if this seems daunting start by cutting back a little at a time maybe shave a night off here and there. there are things we pay for that we don't even use so if that's the case for you ditch it. they say if you spend money on a gym membership and you never go, try exercising at home take a walk and the like. save more than $2,000 a year for something that you're paying for and again, you're not even using or maybe use it. junk food coffee bar drinks takeout all major culprits. but before you pine the lost latte think about the fact that most of us spend about $10 a day on average just grabbing lunch or something on the go. add coffee and food delivery to the mix and you're talking about $7,400 a year. so, again, it adds up.

think about every order you place. finally beauty costs. sorry. for man cures to blowouts lashes facials spray tans we're talking $3,600 a year that you can save with a little diy, i'm just the messenger. the folks adding it up in the end 25 thousand dollars a a year. >> that's a a lot of sacrifice. >> yeah a little bit. >> until we can be beyoncé and say we woke up like this we still got to buy these things. that does it for "action news" at 4:00 for brian taff alicia vitarelli melissa magee and adam joseph, i'm sharrie williams. join me along with brian adam and ducis rodgers tonight and every night for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00 on phl17. >> all right. coming up next on "action news" at 5:00 tonight. philadelphia district attorney's office is now in rebuild mode following the firing of dozens of attorneys. what d.a. larry krasner must do to get the department back up to speed and how current cases are being impacted. >> hundreds gathered in new jersey to say a final farewell to former governor brendan

byrne. what those closest to him said about his legacy. those stories and much are coming up next at five 5:00. >> see you tonight.

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malpass. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> by the looks of traffic on i-95 in south philadelphia and near dillworth park in center city philadelphia, it really doesn't matter if you take local roads or major highways. the mix of snow, sleet, freezing rain and rain is slowing everybody down tonight. >> it is monday night. and the big story on "action news" is an accuweather alert. a wintry mix that's been falling for several hours now is not the amount of precipitation that's the big concern, it's the type and the timing of the storm. >> that's right. there is ice, there's snow freezing the roads and sidewalks and more, all of that falling of course in the middle of the evening rush. >> all right. let's take a look from mobile6 driving along route 202 south near king of prussia, you can see the traffic is moving at a fairly steady clip at this hour but again, visibility could be a problem and so could traction as this wintry mix continues to fall. so do be careful if you're heading out on the highways and byways this evening. >> we have live team coverage of this latest wintry blast.

annie mccormick is live in hunting park bob brooks in roxborough matt pelman standing by with conditions on the roads for you. >> first our team of meteorologists tracking this latest wintry mix. let's begin with meteorologist cecily tynan live at the big board with were -- with more from double scan and meteorologist melissa magee is standing there. >> we're both standing by tracking the system its not a major winter storm. i'm want to stress that. we're talking about light precipitation. however, most of it is coming in the form of ice, only takes a little bit of ice to really cause major problems especially when it