another sign that winter is not loosening its grip any time soon. there was an ice jam on the delaware river today. that clog prompted a flood warning near trenton as the ice causes that river to rise. it is monday afternoon, i'm brian taff. >> and i'm monica malpass in for sharrie williams. the big story on "action news" is the backlog of icebergs causing concern along the river and the snow headed our way tomorrow prompting an accuweather alert. >> all right. walter perez live outdoors this afternoon. walter, you saw the river rising firsthand there today. >> reporter: something to see i got to tell you brian and monica. we'll give you a live look. we're at the intersection of river road and ferry road and this icy jam is the result of ice o clogging up the water flow at the base of the calhoun street bridge and a little further down as well at the trenton makes bridge an awesome sight for sure but a bit of flooding has resulted as well. what is a spectacle for the

rest of us is cause for concern for people who live along this stretch of the delaware river but many neighbors here tell us as long as the nearby canal doesn't flood, they feel relatively safe. >> you can get a pinch point up in yardley where the yardley inn is. floods there and down here and sort of creates an island so the last time it happened i think it was 06 i'm not sure but we were mandatory evacuated. >> reporter: so far the canal has not flooded and flooding from the river has been relatively minor. the problem that has developed here is quite simply an ice jam and that forces the current to accumulate in isolated areas. so far the worst of it is here at the intersection of river road and ferry road in lower makefield and so local officials are urging commuters to avoid the area. >> at this time the river continues to be ice dammed along the calhoun street bridge zero the river is unpredictable. the water could still rise a little bit or even some ice flows could come up on the red way. >> reporter: all right, back out live on the scene here the

so-called flood action stage is 17 feet. minor flooding begins here at 20 feet and it's expected to stay under 21 feet so certainly could have been a lot worse. meanwhile obviously the intersection of river and ferry roads remains closed to traffic at this time. and will remain so for quite awhile as it would seem. reporting live from lower makefield, walter perez channel6 "action news." back to you. >> walter thank you. as we mentioned we are also monitoring the possibility of some snow later in the week. as we get a first check now on the accuweather forecast. >> let's take it over to meteorologist adam joseph. >> what we're tracking here is all that flood warning which is in that small area of bucks county and also parts of northern parts of hunterdon county on the other side of the delaware river that flood warning and in effect until 5:30 p.m. so for another how and a half and it's set to expire we'll see if the national weather service extends it but at this point expiring at 5:30 near yardley

ewing morrisville and on the brink of trenton. as we take a look at the gauge along the delaware in trenton, it was at flood stage of 20 feet early this morning. it is cresting right now at about 20.4 feet so less than a half a foot above its flood stage and then should fall below its flood stage as we get into the overnight hours. as we look at storm tracker6 live the other story is that clipper system which is over the great lakes associated with a cold front the ohio valley, the tennessee valley. not a lot of snow but it's going to be pushing to the south and east slowly. the timing is delayed just a little bit with it. but we do have winter weather advisories that go up at 5 o'clock tomorrow morning and last through 6:00 a.m. on wednesday morning northern chester montgomery bucks county doylestown green lane exton honey brook all the way north up into the poconos for that light accumulating snowfall so no advisory yet for the city of philadelphia and for the timing of this snow, it is cloudy for most areas tomorrow. i'm telling the kids do your homework for tomorrow. only a little bit of light

snow in the lehigh valley during the day tomorrow especially in the afternoon and evening but the steadiest of the snow for most of us does not come in until after 11:00 p.m. tomorrow night through 7:00 a.m. on wednesday morning and the biggest concern will be that wednesday morning rush hour. not tomorrow morning or tomorrow evening but of wednesday morning. we'll let you know how much snow to expect wednesday guys coming up in a little bit. >> thank you so much adam. now turning to our eagles with a trip to the super bowl on the line the birds learned last night they will be taking on the minnesota vikings. >> and get this, even though the game is being played here and the eagles are the number one seed, they are the underdogs again. jeff skversky joining us with a look at the nfc championship. we're not getting any respect still. >> that's fine by the eagles. they actually love it. they're relishing their role since carson wentz went down a month ago they have been under dogs in a sense nobody believed they would get this far. not a lot of people believe they will get to the super bowl even outside of our area,

so doug pederson using it as motivation with his players. you better believe they're going to keep the dog masks with the eagles on the doorstep of their first super bowl trip in 13 years. doug pederson says not to do anything crazy, do what got him here. he'll remind his coaches and players be yourself do your job to beat the vikings. pederson was on the edge of his seat in his office last night watching the vikings improbable walkoff against the saints. both teams coming off emotional wins. pederson says the challenge is to refocus with a shot at the super bowl at state as brian and monica said eagles underdog again for the nfc title game but pederson says he believes in this team even though many do not. >> this is a really good group of men that play well together. have battled through adversity all season long with the

injuries and yet still find ways to pull out wins and, you know, to have a lot of sort of, you know, people not have a lot of confidence in us and yet to -- to find ways to win just makes it that much more special for this group and they understand where we are. i'm sure minnesota's the same way. >> we have you covered for the nfc championship game check out our eagles playoff preview party friday live from chickie's and pete's in south philadelphia and all of those masks that were on amazon were sold out thanks to lane johnson sporting that dog mask coming off the field relishing in that role. eagles fans will see a ton in the linc sunday night wearing those masks and the whole city is that behind it now. >> thank you jeff. eager eagles fans have to wait until tomorrow to try to

get their hands on some tickets. a limited number of seats go up for sale on ticketmaster's web site tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. prices range from 170 to $255. now if you want standing room only that will set you back 135 bucks. tickets are first come first served and limited to four per household. now no doubt those tickets will sell out very quickly. if not immediately. "action news" reporter bob brooks live in south philadelphia and bob you talked to a lot of excited fans today. >> reporter: yeah, brian, i did. i'll tell you what if you're a birds fan and you're not excited at this point i don't know if we can help you. next sunday the nfc championship game going to happen right down here at the linc. according to fans confidence is at an all time high. >> go eagles! >> reporter: for at least the next week we can expect to hear a lot of go eagles cheers. we get at least one more week of it all. are you excited. >> yes, i am. >> reporter: go birds, right. >> the my son loves them to

death. >> reporter: are you ever not going to wear that hat throughout the week? >> no. every day. i put it on on purpose today just because i'm representing my eagles. got to go all the way. >> reporter: enjoying the eagles atmosphere all over the city. >> my daughter to build up to it going to drive me crazy. >> reporter: in fact it seems like half of the fans watching in the 76ers game today were wearing their eagles gear instead. >> we thought we would just wait here for the game. >> reporter: wait all week. >> wait all week and go to the game you bet. >> reporter: a lot of us are still relishing in the win against the favored falcons. many of the eagles players wanted to remind the naysayers after the game they were underdogs donning dog masks. now it's time to look to the next game, the nfc championship game. the birds take on the minnesota vikings who won on their very last play against the saints. birds fans like their odds. we were able to catch up with some of the eagles players. despite having the biggest game of the year in less than a week, they were helping sort donations at cradles to crayons in west conshohocken. got a chance to talk with

punter donnie jones and wide receiver torrey smith. they can't thank the eagles nation enough for the support heading into sunday's game. >> i've played a lot of places. the linc on saturday was unbelievable. probably the best atmosphere i've played in and i know come this sunday it's going to be rocking even more. >> even the folks who aren't in the linc, you know, on game day, you feel it. >> reporter: okay. in the nfl the old saying is any given sunday any team can beat any team so why not the eagles next sunday right here at the linc. for now reporting live in south philadelphia, bob brooks, channel6 "action news." brian. >> all right, bob, thank you. and the eagles playoff coverage continues online at 6abc.com/sports. here you can find the latest stories from the field and the locker room as well as hear reaction from players and fans. >> in other news a dover, delaware, police officer is facing charges himself of driving under the influence. investigators say 26-year-old keith boris was involved in a hit-and-run at mcglynn's public restaurant thursday

afternoon. three hours later officers allegedly found him passed out behind the wheel of his car at an intersection with his young daughter in the back seat. boris is currently on administrative leave without pay pending an internal investigation. >> on this martin luther king jr. day a church in the overbrook section of philadelphia is calling for an end to gun violence. this is the display outside the overbrook presbyterian church on city avenue. the church partnered with the heeding god's call ministry to create the memorial to the lost. the memorial includes a t-shirt for every gun victim murdered in philadelphia during 2017. 265 shirts are on display there. >> time for a check of that "action news" traffic report on a holiday monday. >> gina gannon in for matt pelman. >> a lot of folks are off in observance for martin luther king jr. day but we're seeing a lot of extra delays. not heavy rush hour delays. i think it's because a lot of folks are off and hopefully they're doing their day of service but we just had an earlier accident that wrapped up in delaware county on 95

southbound right around the 476's gore point here. that accident has just wrapped up but we still have a backup if you're traveling out on that southbound side. expect delays from ridley park to just about the blue route area. elsewhere on 95 things are pretty good. want to show you the big picture. you can see we have a lot more green on the map. what we are used to seeing for a rush hour but you can see that schuylkill expressway not budging. still jammed on the westbound side and jammed from city avenue all the way out to conshohocken. also it looks like that westbound side as well we're seeing a bit of a delay around the vine street expressway. i want to draw your attention to an issue that we have going on right now in the area of bridgeport. we were telling you about this earlier. on route 202 right at the dekalb street bridge it's completely shut down because of a homicide. it's closed between front and washington street so definitely try to avoid this area if you can route 202 shut down between front street and washington street because of a homicide investigation. please avoid that area if you can. in salem we were telling you

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>> ♪ >> of course today we're honoring the life and legacy of dr. martin luther king jr. groups all across our area and the country did their part today to give back in the name of the civil rights leader. one of the biggest events actually was at girard college in north philadelphia. "action news" reporter jeanette reyes was there as more than 100,000 volunteers

got together. >> reporter: for 10s of thousands of volunteers in the delaware valley, today was anything but a day to catch up on sleep. >> martin luther king day is not a day to sleep in at all. you know what i mean? it's a delay of delivering help. >> reporter: national record of 150,000 people participated in the 23rd annual greater philadelphia martin luther king day of service. it's the country's oldest and largest event of its kind. todd bernstein is the founder and director. >> i think we're a divided nation and i think that that has certainly mean compounded in recent times so i think now is perhaps more important than in recent years for us to try to come together. >> reporter: thousands did just that including senator bob casey, philadelphia schools superintendent dr. dr. william hite and governor tom wolf. >> that's what today is about. dr. king was about service above all. we need to create a fair society for everyone.

>> reporter: local organizations and companies had volunteers donate their time and resources. >> we are here partnering with philadelphia wardrobe to help women who are transitioning back into the workforce by making them inspirational note cards and putting together beauty bags that include necessities and toiletryies. >> you're a diamond. they can't break you. >> we're advocates for domestic violence victims. senior youth, homeless. >> reporter: each played a small role in bringing to life what was dr. king's undying dream. >> it's almost kind of like mlk's vision like in action. really feels like a big philly community here. >> reporter: 23 years worth of murals and paintings created by the younger generation the latest ones reflecting an era of hope and movement for of course a future that is more inclusive of everyone. reporting at girard college, jeanette reyes channel6 "action news." >> president trump remained largely out of public view today observing his first

martin luther king jr. day as president at his florida estate. president dedicated his weekly address to dr. king and tweeted "that king's dream is the american dream." on friday the president encouraged the public to observe this day with active civic work and community service. in honor of dr. king's legacy. he had no public events instead playing golf at trump international golf club in west palm beach. >> reporter: agency responsible for sending out a missile alert in hawaii is changing its policies. it was sent out after an employee accidentally hit the wrong button but it took some 40 minutes for the agency to retract that alert. now officials say that's because the application to cancel the alarm wasn't loaded. they say from now on that app will be ready. the employee responsible has been removed from the position to under go training. >> cvs promising to change its beauty department to focus more on rule beauty. the drugstore chain says ads

will no longer be photoshoped. today's announcement says that includes all touchups such as body size, skin color and wrinkles. they say there is a connection between unrealistic body images and negative health effects in young women. by the end of 2020 stores will be putting a cvs mark on photos that haven't been altered. >> meteorologist adam joseph joining us now with the accuweather forecast. thank goodness for the eagles giving us some sunshine. we're not getting any from mother nature. >> no, unfortunately it's a cloudy and eventually snowy middle part of the week but the end of the week and next weekend. >> nice. >> back in the warmth as well. winter is go to go on the sidelines so to speak. as we look at the weather center not temporarily at the forefront. sky6 live spring mountain a decent amount of skiers and snow borders on the slopes here, even a few folks down there sitting right around the

fire pit, always a great place to be an great view. temperature right now at the freezing point so we've come up from over the weekend. the dewpoint still pretty low at 22 degrees so still very dry air with those lips being chapped and skin being itchy because of the lower moisture content in the atmosphere. winds out of the northeast right now at 8 miles an hour. as we go into our tuesday, if you look at the day planner here it's actually going to get warmer tomorrow, near 40 degrees. most of the day is dry with just a lot of clouds, maybe a little bit of sun, especially south of philadelphia but it's not really until the evening, you see 8:00 p.m. when you start to see snowflakes falling in and around the philadelphia area. satellite and radar we're tracking a clipper system. that will spark a new storm off of our coast but it's going to be very slow to get here so for tonight lots of clouds and not as cold as it was the last few nights. 22 in the suburbs, 26 degrees for center city with that east-northeasterly wind. tomorrow temperatures near 40

or better especially south of philadelphia, 36 up in the lehigh valley. a mostly cloudy day with most of the snow coming in at night. not during the day tomorrow. we'll confirm that for you on future tracker. this is 11 o'clock tomorrow morning. you start to see some of those very light snow showers north and west of the lehigh valley. and notice it barely moves at all during the evening rush tomorrow, maybe a little snow lehigh valley, reading but most of the area it is dry for both rushes tomorrow. it's really not until 11:30 that it even starts to collapse a little bit. we're still dry as that ocean storm is starting to develop and then everything comes together early wednesday morning. this is 7:00 a.m. for that morning rush which is when most of the snow will be falling so that's the timing. it's the wednesday morning rush to follow and then wednesday afternoon snow ending at the shore by 4 o'clock we start to see that sunshine returning to the north and west. so, again, the key times, low impact scale for the rushes tomorrow, even 11:00 p.m. it's 4:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. on

wednesday the highest impacts and if we take a look at philadelphia specifically with the four models, we're not talking about a lot of snow, anywhere from between an inch to two plus inches in snow in general. in the next half hour i'll have that complete snow fall total map for you. four day at 4:00 forecast snow tomorrow, 40 for a high. late returning sun of 35 on wednesday. 30's to the 40's with sunshine and if you want 50's i got that for you too coming up in the next half hour. >> works out perfectly. adam thanks. they went in for a cup of coffee but got a much bigger jolt than they could have possibly imagined. [applause] >> yeah, that was a heartwarming scene inside an essington wawa this morning as two returning troops surprised their unsuspecting families. master sergeant rhonda martin and staff sag alyssa adams just back from deployment. as a way to say thanks and welcome home wawa helped

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>> special parents being honored for mlk day today in the germantown section. parents at roosevelt elementary school who helped paint and beautify the building got kudos from some local politicians today. organizers were among the dozens saying thanks. 200 volunteers helped at the elementary school which is a host site for the stronger partners, stronger schools project. meantime a cheltenham high school the sound of drums fill the air. >> ♪ bucket drummers and dancers took the stage with traditional african themed performances. students from all seven schools in the cheltenham district brought their service projects to the high school to work on today. as a part of the day on they made craft bags for children in the hospital even organized donations for the homeless.

>> snow men snowflakes and hearts with well wishes were made with care in this classroom in haddonfield camden county. linda stepler a first grade teacher at haddonfield friends school decided to use the mlk day to teach their students about kindness. she got the idea while she was in the hospital. >> really want them to know that kindness makes such a difference. when i was a patient at acuity specialty care in willingboro all the students at haddonfield friends school made cards and letters for me and those positive messages just made such a difference in my life. >> now some of the hospital staff visited the classroom to pick up the arts and crafts and explain to the young ones just how much they really mean to the patients. >> ♪ from a cardiovascular event, like a heart attack or a stroke.

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before they get that truck out of the house. and more rescue and emergency vehicles have been arriving on the scene as we have been keeping our eyes on this. of course stick with us for any new updates as we get them. it is 4:30 now. sharrie williams is off, monica malpass joins us and in other news today, the freeze, the thaw, the refreeze weather pattern that we have been having a taking quite a toll on area roads. >> potholes are starting to pop up across the region and the giant craters can cause major damage to your vehicles even cause accidents when folks try to avoid hitting them. john rawlins live along lincoln drive today where there are plenty of potholes. hi, john. >> reporter: hi, guys. potholes are a seasonal threat, there's no doubt about it. because of the 2018 weather pattern we've had so far, potholes and complaints about potholes have cropped up far earlier than normal. a city avenue pothole as we watched today some close calls by drivers but no direct lits. but these orphaned wheel

covers along the sidewalk apparently evidence some drivers have not been so fortunate. the holiday deep freeze followed by last week's thaw and heavy rain conspired to produce a new crop of potholes leading to greater numbers of impact damage tires and bent rims, limping into this pep boys on allegheny avenue as nick condo the store's assistant service manager. >> past two days probably about 10 vehicles with damage to wheels and tires. >> reporter: reports of problems along the winding unforgiving curves of lincoln drive, pavement often giving way around drain inlets such situations can be tough on tires. the pothole season getting an early start this year since january 1st the streets department has been busy says chief highway engineer steven lorenz. >> we did go out and fill potholes as of last friday we filled 1600 potholes across the city of philadelphia. >> reporter: pothole damage can be costly. aaa estimates billions nationally. as for an individual driver. >> one went to $500 roughly.

>> reporter: ouch. >> it does hurt. >> reporter: philadelphia has 2500 miles of streets excluding interstates. the best way to alert authorities to a pothole, call 311 or use the 311 app where you can upload a photo of the offending road hazard and give its location. >> 311 will refer it over to the streets department and at that time we'll have inspectors go out and take a look to see if it is a pothole that is the streets department's responsible. if not we'll refer it to other entities such as penndot or septa. >> reporter: well, now, given the forecast right now the streets department is focused on the idea of snow sometime in the next 24 to 36 hours but with the weather warming up as it has been predicted, the hope is that they'll have crews back out on thursday focusing on potholes finding them and filling them. live in east falls, john rawlins, channel6 "action news." >> a never ending issue but a big one. thanks john. now to our accuweather alert as john mentioned we're dry today but we're looking

ahead to tomorrow night and into wednesday morning when a winter system is on track to come through our region yet again. we're expecting snow. it could affect that morning commute on wednesday. >> let's send it over to meteorologist adam joseph in the "action news" weather center with details from accuweather. it's pothole season. >> it's one of those again it's not the amount it's the timing that's not good for that wednesday morning rush hour. now we're still dealing with the chill out there. in fact feeling like 25 in philadelphia, 22 in allentown, 24 right now for trenton and wilmington and equally as cool at the atlantic city airport. as we look at sky6 live, a lot of clouds to start this week and as you look at the delaware river you can see some chunks of ice kind of flowing down the delaware right in the middle of the river there but we are tracking this as well coming down the pike. the clipper system that's in the ohio and tennessee valley not a lot of moisture with it but it starts to move to the east especially late tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow night early on wednesday morning. winter weather advisories they start at 5 o'clock tomorrow morning for all areas to the north and west of that

pennsylvania turnpike, all those towns highlighted in purple and lasts through 6:00 a.m. on wednesday but most of that snow holds off until late tomorrow evening into tomorrow night. so, for tomorrow morning, just a few flakes up towards the lehigh valley, the rest of us dry. tomorrow afternoon there will be some light snow in the lehigh valley, those far northwestern suburbs but most areas in and around the delaware valley i-95 south it is still dry tomorrow afternoon. it's really tomorrow night into wednesday morning that the snow turns steadier and develops for the city and heads to the south and east. we'll take a look at future tracker6 and also show you how much snow you should expect whether you're in the lehigh valley, delaware valley or the shore coming up in that seven-day forecast. monica. >> keeping you busy this winter. thank you adam. and this reminder get your updates on the wintry forecast and of course check storm tracker6 live any time right here on your phone or your tablet. the 6abc app a free download for your mobile device. two vehicles crashed in west philadelphia overnight. one rolled over and one person was hurt. it happened at 1:45 this

morning in the 5100 block of walton avenue. two suv's involved, one there on its side as you can see. police tell us a 33-year-old woman was hurt. she was rushed to the hospital in stable condition but no word exactly what led to that crash. >> on this martin luther king jr. day widener university offered up its basketball experts to teach young people some skills on the court. this hoops for hearts boys and girls clinic was held on campus this afternoon. students in first to eighth grade were taught fundamentals: the none prove group provides services to needy families in the community. >> permanent and prominent place in overbrook. action cam was throughout as chapman saw his sketch inspired by martin luther king turned into a mural at the overbrook educational center. the fifth grader was a winner of a student designed mural contest sponsored by amerihealth. his drawing as you saw depicts

a mosaic of shapes and colors surrounding a central message which reads kindness is king. and this group at frankford high school was also busy sprucing things up today with some paint. volunteers helped paint murals on the walls in the hallways throughout the school. city of greater philadelphia coordinated this event in dr. king's honor. >> volunteers in chester county helped make the day special. they gathered at paoli fire company for two hours of service projects. representative hosted the event and folks in the 157th district were busy all helping local families in need with several hands-on projects making book marks and more. all to honor the legacy of dr. martin luther king. and more than 200 residents and students in new jersey took part in the mlk jr. day of service. these volunteers lined up at the voorhees town center creating teen kits and bandana pillows for hospitalized children battling cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. the event was organized by the

alicia rose victorious foundation. there is their main event for national teen cancer awareness week. very nice effort. >> a lot of kindness on display today. >> absolutely. >> still ahead on "action news" at 4:00 today who knew a dog mask could be so popular. the eagles are being called the underdogs in the playoffs and some players and fans having a lot of fun with that. stick around, we'll show you. >> plus a boat in florida waters burst into flames with dozens of people on board and they had to jump to safety obviously. >> and meteorologist adam joseph back with a full accuweather forecast. details on the snow system coming our way when "action news" at 4:00 comes right back. >> oh, boy. >> ♪

>> ♪ >> a frightening boat fire off the coast of florida was caught on camera. check it out. 50 people were on board when this casino shuttle erupted in flames. >> we don't have that. we'll get to it shortly. big talkers going to start way video going viral showing a very dangerous stunt by someone with a remote

controlled car. >> somebody thought to bring their remote control car literally on the freeway. dude, this is 59 south. >> that will is alex villa you heard talking. he shot this video while traveling on highway 59 in houston texas. the remote control car was speeding as fast as the real vehicles and the next thing you know it gets off an exit ramp. alex didn't say if he saw who was operating the car but obviously this is not a good idea. this might be the worst kind of distracted driving. now to a maternity photo shoot like no other. most moms to be choose a beautiful backdrop. not an atlanta woman. her pictures were taken at her favorite fast food joint taco bell. kristyn johnson said she spent too much time at taco bell during her second pregnancy and knew it was the perfect location. so a bit of a win win. they chose a photographer friend and got the okay from an atlanta taco bell. then the maternity magic

happened. kristen is a mommy blogger. her site shoulders and stilettos offers all types of tips for mom. she named her son teddy and they call him teddy bear as a nickname that which has the same initials as taco bell tb and promises that was mere a coincidence. is there any bigger talker than the eagles today. turns out the birds big win over the weekend may have the linc looking more like a kennel next weekend. this is lane johnson beneath that dog mask his tongue in cheek protest due to the fact the pundits are calling eagles underdogs. jaime apody interviewed johnson after the game and he channeled his inner german shepherd for that. johnson's dogged demonstration caught on. the masks quickly sold out through various retailers on amazon. eagles lapping it up as well tweeting today that yes, the masks will be allowed at the linc this weekend for the nfc championship game in fact they're kind of encouraging it.

the hope to show the world outside philadelphia that they heard the disrespect and it's only fueling them to overcome it. monica, despite being sold out in places as we mentioned we did a simple google search not only is that mask but a lot like it still widely available so if you get a ticket, you're a lucky dog. now you can actually be a dog as well. in fact as we said the eagles kind of want that. >> there you go. whatever it takes to get them pumped up. >> we want you to keep your eagles team spirit coming of course. check out some of these adorable pictures and if you love the birds too share your photos and videos with us. just use the #6abcaction on instagram and twitter or post them on our "action news" facebook wall we might just put them on tv. back to that story of a frightening boat fire off the coast of florida that was caught on camera. here is the video now. 50 people were on board this boat its a casino shuttle that erupted in flames. of course the people were forced to jump in the port richey canal and then swim to shore.

the shuttle was headed to casino boat. 15 people had to be rushed to the hospital. fortunately they had nonlife-threatening injuries but can you imagine. >> uh-uh. >> my goodness. >> time once again for another check on the afternoon commute. >> all right, let's see how it's rolling out there. gina gannon with the update for us for matt. how are you today. >> hi, guys. you know what, we're seeing a lot of issues on the roads. i really thought things could be light in observance of martin luther king jr. day but now we have an accident. heading out on the schuylkill expressway eastbound right at gulph mills you're going to find the two lanes blocked. folks are actually only get bye squeezing on the shoulder here so not what we want to see for a commute especially if you're traveling in the area of gulph mills. again schuylkill expressway right at gulph mills expect delays on the eastbound side back to 202 and as you try and get from 202 onto 76 expect that ramp to be very crowded as well. looks like you're cruising along fine if you're traveling on the westbound side. doesn't look like we're seeing a gaper delay. we have police and that accident still on the scene.

now on the vine street expressway i like what i'm seeing here. we are seeing delays crossing town. we're delay free on that eastbound side but we're seeing delays on the westbound side so if you're traveling from broad street up through 76, that westbound side still hanging on with a delay so make sure you're allowing for more time there. on the pennsylvania turnpike northeast extension a disabled vehicle blocking the right lane just before quakertown but i'm not seeing any delays associated with that so there you should be fine but just a heads up. i want to show you the big picture because we have delays out there on a few of your major roads but it's nothing too major. 95 we have that backup around allegheny so give yourself more time out there. monica. >> thank you gina. well, as part of a martin luther king jr. day of service project, contractors and students came together building garden planters today. volunteers from the general building contractors association worked with students here in the kingsessing section of philadelphia and once the planters are built they'll be moved to the cecil street gardens for the community to grow and learn about fresh healthy produce. people in wilmington,

delaware honored dr. king's legacy by taking part in the sixth annual mlk day peace mark and celebration. it began at hicks anderson community center and continued down to the b ready church in the 1400 block of west fourth street. the march ended with a community celebration for all ages. this year's theme, by the way, the color of unity. >> well, the bachelor is back in action right here on 6abc and the women are literally wrestling for ari's attention. ari has made some connections and some sparks are flying. he says he believes he can find true love through this reality television process. find out who he keeps in house starting tonight at 8 o'clock. >> all righty then. little wrestling with the shoes on. next at 4:00 the full accuweather forecast including a chance to talk with adam after this. ,000 in america last year.

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>> ♪ >> the action cam spotted this little deer, look at all that, it wanted onto the ice in the middle of the delaware river today. poor little thing. we talked to local officials about the deer. they told us in their opinion since the animal did not appear to be in distress they were not going to take a risk to try to save it with human beings. they said they thought if the deer could get out there hopefully it would make it back and everything would be all right. >> my goodness. >> a little lonely looking. >> something you don't see every day. >> aww where are his buddies. >> walking on water. >> they were like, yeah, i'm not going to attempt that. >> you're on your own. >> now we have some snow. >> yeah, tomorrow night especially into wednesday morning. winter weather advisories for parts of the area mainly far northwestern suburbs north of the pennsylvania turnpike northern chester montgomery county bucks county near honey brook green lane quakertown and then all points to the north and west in berks county as well as lancaster county,

lehigh valley and also up in the poconos. this region under that winter weather advisory which technically starts at 5:00 a.m. tomorrow morning but that's a little sooner than the snow is actually going to be there. through 6 o'clock on wednesday morning, this is where the highest snow totals will fall and mainly the accumulating snow will be tomorrow night despite this area could see some snowflakes during the day as well. as you look at temps we're hovering around freezing across much of the area give or take a degree or two to the north and west, all points to the south and east. the coolest spot up in the poconos with your temp right now of 19 degrees. satellite and radar, it is a weak clipper system, low pressure over the great lakes. it's trailing cold front sweeping through the tennessee valley right now. this will slowly work to the east and then it is going to spark a new storm south of new england. we don't benefit from that storm. we just get some quick snow out of the actual front. so, for tonight lots of clouds and not as cold as it was the last few nights. 22 in the suburbs, 26 degrees

for center city. and here's your day planner for tuesday. really not bad. it is cloudy and not too chilly. temps are growing to go to around 40 degrees for tomorrow. and as you see with the icon here hour by hour you don't even see snow falling five, 7 o'clock in and around the philadelphia area. in fact, when we look at future tracker, i'm not even going to show you all the way up through 6:00 p.m. because little will happen throughout the day tomorrow. at 6:00 p.m., you do see some light snow right on the brink of the lehigh valley, parts of berks county and notice it doesn't even move from 6:00 p.m. to midnight at all. it stays up in those northwestern areas. then it finally collapses down, allowed to move as that coastal low is developing. this is 5:30 on wednesday morning, the start of that wednesday morning rush hour and as we get through 9:30 in the morning starting to end to the north and west but still snowing in new jersey, southern parts of delaware and then by late in the afternoon snow is going off the coast forks:30 and sunshine is returning in those -- 4:30 and sunshine is returning.

where we have the advisories two to 4-inches of snow. in the poconos most that of accumulating tuesday night early wednesday morning. one to 2 inches for a good part of the delaware valley tuesday night into wednesday morning and far southern areas a coating to an inch millville dover atlantic city down to wildwood. the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast, 40 degrees for a high tomorrow with most of the snow coming in at night into wednesday morning when we have that accuweather alert for that wednesday morning rush. drying out in the afternoon with some sun returning, 35. it's chilly but bright here thursday of 37 degrees. milder come friday with sun, 43 and we're hitting near 50 on saturday with sun and clouds and for the eagles, even warmer, mid-50's with clouds, some sunshine and some rain possible on monday at 56 degrees. so, an extended january thaw is on the way after some snow and again it's that wednesday morning commute that will be the trickest of them all over the next 36 to 48 hours.

>> a blip. >> yeah, just a little blip. >> okay, i like that. we can handle it. >> thank you. >> adam thank you. what's the deal coming up next.

>> ♪ >> what's the deal now. how much do you love your car and would you buy it again if you could? that's the question consumer reports is asking in its annual owner satisfaction survey. >> now the results are in. so, you're about to find out. alicia vitarelli has a look at which cars deliver on their promises. >> reporter: consumer reports 327-acre auto test track new cars are put through the paces each year as engineers perform safety, driving and comfort evaluations. but cr's car ratings also factor in how real people who drive the car every day feel about their purchase. >> along with our professional car testing we survey car owners to get their real world experiences how satisfied are they with their car, did the

car meet their expectations and would they buy the same car again. >> reporter: so, after tallying over a half million responses which vehicles are carrying the most satisfied drivers? nearly 90 percent of toyota prius owners would buy their hybrid again putting it at the top of all compact cars. owners say the car is great value for the money. the mazda cx5 was the top compact suv, 82 percent would buy it again saying they love how it drives and how it looks. the honda odyssey was the favorite minivan with 88 percent of owners saying they would buy it again. citing its comfort, styling and driving. want a touch of luxury lincoln's new continental wowed its owners 91 percent said they would give their luxury sedan another go. telling cr they were happy with the driving and comfort level in its spacious cabin. the ford f350 took the top truck spot and made its buyers happy with nine out of 10 owners saying they would buy their truck again. customers were particularly pleased with the driving

experience and rugged styling of the heavy duty pickup. consumer reports factors the data from owner satisfaction surveys into a vehicle's overall car ratings. but the most disliked car in consumer reports surveyed was the mercedes benz gla. buyers thought this car was "a terrible value that failed to deliver on the expectation of luxury. ." alicia vitarelli channel6 "action news." >> and that will do it for "action news" at 4:00 for monica malpass sharrie williams alicia vitarelli and adam joseph, i'm brian taff. join me along with sharrie adam and ducis rodgers tonight and every night for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00 on phl17. >> and coming up next on "action news" at 5:00, philadelphia's young and old gather to honor dr. martin luther king jr. on this day of service. how we are remembering his vision and legacy through giving back to our community. >> and so close. eagles fans can almost taste it. the birds just one win away from the super bowl now but they got to get through the vikings this weekend. we've got live team coverage of what the birds need to do

to get it done and how their fans could help them get there. >> those stories and more coming your way next at 5:00. stick around.

>> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan,

rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> this certainly puts a damper on your spirit especially when you're smooth sailing on your morning commute. crews have been out and about across our area today treating local roads with brining solution. of course there means one thing. snow is on the way. monday night, rick is off, brian taff joins us and of course the big story on "action news" is an accuweather alert. we are watching an approaching snowstorm for midweek. >> that's right of the most of our region will deal with several inches of snow on top of ice that's already begun to melt. chopper6 was over the delaware river in trenton today and you can see chunks of ice nearly covering the water from shore to shore. but officials and residents are fearing and what's already begun to happen is that temperatures above freezing are causing that ice to melt and flood downstream. we'll hear more on what towns are doing to minimize that threat coming up. >> let's get the latest information on the approaching storm. meteorologist melissa magee live in the "action news"

weather center. melissa what's going on. >> yeah, monica and brian, first we've got that flood warning that's just up for bucks and mercer counties because of the jamming in the river, the ice jamming to be more specific. so, this will stay up for ewing yardley morrisville even portions of trenton as minor flooding is occurring. so, as we look at trenton here, and what we are expecting in the delaware river, just minor flooding. flood stage is at 20 feet and this is expected to crest at 20 feet at 7:00 p.m. then the waters will slowly recede as we go throughout the overnight hours. minor flooding is a concern but any time you get that ice piling up it does allow the waters to rise in the river so it is a bit of a concern. fast forward into tuesday and into wednesday and we've got that accuweather alert. a winter weather advisory has been issued for areas north and west of the i-95 corridor, lancaster honey brook allentown quakertown green lane up to the poconos. included in that advisory it goes up at 5:00 a.m. o