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. on a

tuesday right through 6:00 a.m. on wednesday as we are tracking a period of light snow. you can see the area of low pressure out to the north out across the northern great lakes and that trailing cold front that will work its way eastward as we get into tuesday afternoon really tuesday night and throughout the day on wednesday. so we'll talk about what we can expect. it's cloudy for most of us on tuesday for the majority of the day but we'll tracking light snow fall in our far northwestern suburbs and lehigh valley as we get into tomorrow afternoon. the steadiest of that snowfall arrives 11:00 p.m. tomorrow night right through 7:00 a.m. on wednesday so it will be slow going for the morning commute as we get into the middle half of our work week. we'll talk more about that coming up with the full and exclusive accuweather forecast. >> be sure to wake up with the morning team for the updated track on this latest wintry blast. join matt tam meteorologist dave murphy and karen rogers starting tomorrow morning and every morning at 4:30 a.m.

>> today we pause to honor the life and legacy of dr. martin luther king jr. "action news" reporter vernon odom live this afternoon at the independence mall on the mall with more on today's many of events. vernon. >> reporter: indeed there were many, brian. over the years many trailblazing traditions have been spawned by the way philadelphia celebrates martin luther king's birthday. one was born here in the birthplace of our nation. [bell tolls] >> reporter: that is a annual symbolic ringing of the liberty bell is now 33 years old it's an enduring tribute to the legacy of dr. martin luther king a must attend for prominent politicians especially it's now copied in some form or another all across the nation. today's honored bell ringer ruth wilson of philadelphia, age 95. during world war ii she was one of the thousands of women known as rosie the riveters, women who worked in factories and on the docks to build the

u.s.a. war machine that won world war ii. the message today from pennsylvania's u.s. senators. >> he still inspires us and one issue that i don't think we talk about enough on the other days of the year is the issue of justice. dr. >> dr. king committed his life to ensuring that liberty in this country is color-blind. his goal was simple, that people should be judged solely on their character and not on the color of their skin. >> reporter: following the liberty bell ceremony the annual awards and benefits luncheon. this is the 38th annual luncheon a staple of philadelphia's king day celebrations. >> ♪ >> reporter: the day kicked off with thousands arriving at girard college for the annual mlk day of service. students corporate volunteers and community organizations here doing everything from sorting and package, food for the poor and health fairs. >> 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 inch the day ended

with the 28th annual concert by the philadelphia symphony dedicated to dr. king's legacy. girard's college was packed. monica, this annual bell ringing here at the liberty bell was the first activity of its type okayed and sanctioned by dr. king's widow coretta scott king. that was way back in the early 90's. i'm vernon odom, channel6 "action news" at independence mall. >> thank you so much, vernon. martin luther king jr. festivities also started early this morning in center city. governor tom wolf and attorney attorney jen general josh shapiro celebrated the achievement of african-american lawyers and judges throughout the city this year. >> well, we are just one win away now from a trip to the super bowl. can you believe it? the eagles just have to beat the vikings this sunday. >> no problem. all right, the birds and of course all of us fans are loving the underdog status.

we are going to run with it. sports director ducis rodgers joins us now with more. hey there. >> no problem. >> no problem. >> underdog status. still three and a half points the eagles are the underdogs to minnesota. if you thought the linc was a madhouse the last game just wait until this sunday night. the eagles and vikings two teams with the best record in the nfc will meet with a trip to the super bowl on the line. the vikings made it to the conference championship in the most improbable way yesterday. 61-yard touchdown on the final play of the game to beat the saints. of course the eagles had a dramatic finish as well this weekend. now it's time for coach doug pederson to get his team refocused for its biggest game in nearly a decade. >> we all understand what's at stake with this weekend and it's a great opportunity again for our team and for the philadelphia eagles and, you know, that's the -- that's the challenge obviously in -- in probably our case and in the vikings' case is coming off these emotional, you know, close victories and then having to turn around and do

it again. and so we just got to -- i just got to make sure that i continue to, you know, stay aggressive with the week of practice and prepare the guys. you know, just like we have the last couple of weeks and just try to stay in our lane and try to block out some of the noise. >> we invite you to join us friday night for an "action news" sports special playoff preview party will come your way at 7:30 live from chickie's and pete's in south philadelphia. ron jaworski will join us live there as we break down what hopefully will be a tremendous game for the birds coming up sunday night. >> going to be exciting no matter what. going to be awesome. ducis thanks. >> eagles fans waiting a long time to get back to the super bowl and just one win a way. fans and players can almost taste victory already. >> "action news" reporter bob brooks outside the linc in south philadelphia with more on that. hey, bob. >> reporter: hey, monica and brian. the eagles might be the underdogs but there's a saying in the nfl any given sunday

any team can win against any team and some birds fans we spoke with say why not the birds and some players we spoke with today say the fans are definitely helping them: everywhere we went today all day we saw birds fans wearing birds gear and we were surrounded by call it eagles aura. >> go eagles. >> reporter: are you excited. >> yes, i am. >> reporter: go birds, right. >> for my son 'cause he love them to death. >> reporter: seemed like half the people watching at the 76ers game had eagles gear on. >> go eagles. >> reporter: get this. today 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 at a crayons in west conshohocken. we got a chance to talk with donnie jones and wide receiver torrey smith. they can't thank the eagles nation enough for the support heading into sunday's game. >> even the folks who aren't in the linc on game day you feel it. whenever you go in the city the vibes, everyone is just happier. we're working our tails offer to make sure we do our job.

>> reporter: add the crowd saturday night was crazy and expect nothing less on sunday. >> 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. >> reporter: next up for the birds are the minnesota vikings. they beat the saints on their very last play of the game. fans liking their odds against them. >> they got to come through philly, that's the whole thing. they got to come through philly to win. >> reporter: fans know you can't take any team lightly at this at this point. >> like doug says don't get too high or low. >> reporter: if being the underdogs wasn't enough they're considered the under dogs against the vikings, too. just the way the fans want it. >> can they take the vikings. >> yes, absolutely. >> reporter: you heard from some of the players. they say the support helps and i'm sure that support only going to get bigger and better as we get closer to sunday. reporting live at lincoln financial field, bob brooks, channel6 "action news." >> thank you, bob. >> and the eagles playoff coverage continues online at 6abc.com/sports.

there you can find the very latest stories from the field and locker room as well as your reaction from players and fans. >> all right. time right now for a check of our "action news" traffic report monday night. >> all right, gina gannon standing by in for matt pelman in the "action news" center on this mlk monday. >> i thought there would be a little more traffic on the roads. we are recovering. we had an earlier accident out there on the schuylkill expressway so thankfully your earlier accident on the schuylkill right around gulph mills has since cleared so i would say still some slight delays down to 202 but that delay should run its course. we're seeing delays on the westbound side of the schuylkill expressway. a half hour traveling between the vine out to the blue route but here in the western suburbs westbound and eastbound things are a lot nicer now. i wanted to show you the big picture so you can see how speeds are throughout the area. we still have a bit of a slow down on the northbound side of 95 from penn's landing through to allegheny. it's slow but sluggish on the westbound side of the vine street expressway. i told you about the schuylkill. earlier accident on the schuylkill has since cleared. but i want to talk to you as well, we have an accident out here on 95. this is in delaware county

southbound right at 420 and you can see it blocking that left lane. i'm getting word delays reaching back to the airport and you can see between the vine to the blue route that southbound side about 25 minutes. give yourself extra time. it is out here in delaware county on 95 approaching route 420 blocking that left lane southbound. so, allow for more time. also if you're traveling out of quakertown we have an accident on the pa turnpike northeast extension northbound blocking that right lane. brian and monica back to you. >> imagine going about your daily life only to receive a text a missile is headed your way and you have 30 minutes to hide. can you imagine? well, it happened. still to come on "action news" tonight the fallout from that accidental alert. it was sent to the hawaiian islands over the weekend and what happened to the person who accidentally pushed that button. >> of course this monday is different than any other monday in winter. we'll tell you why today may be a good idea to take an inventory of how you are feeling when "action news" comes right back tonight.

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more years ahead. well today is the third monday in january so-called blue monday when gray wintry weather and the aftermath of holiday indulgences have many people feeling down but the winter blues should not be confused with clinical depression. almost 7 percent of american adults do experience that each year and it is a serious illness that can run in families. signs of that include two weeks or longer of feeling down, losing interest in things you used to enjoy and it's often coupled with other changes. >> you might be sleeping more or you might be sleeping less. you might be feeling worthless or really agitated and concerned that you're not yourself. >> many medical providers now screen for actual depression during office visits alongside with checks for blood pressure, cholesterol or blood sugar. >> cvs promising to change its beauty department to focus more on actual beauty. the drugstore chain says ads for their brands will no longer be photoshoped. and today's announcement says

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>> well, you see knock down drag out brawls for everything from television sets to sneakers. it's very likely you've never seen a fight over fruit and yes, it happened in australia. it was all over cherries. three men got upset over the price of a box of cherries and for some reason that trio then got into an argument which gave way to pushing match. then two found makeshift weapons and all this got very out of control. police were called to the scene.

all three of them ended up in handcuffs. in the bustleton section of philadelphia day of service revolved around helping out a local soup kitchen. folks living in depaul's run retirement community made bags sandwiches and snacks for the less fortunate. their work was not done just yet. all the donations will be given to the saint francis inn. >> very nice effort. first graders in new jersey showed their love for hospital patients on dr. martin luther king day. kids from haddonfield friend school cut and decorated sweet notes and their teacher on the left presented them to nurses at the center. the heart felt messages of hope are being used to decorate patients' rooms. job seekers are getting free help on this mlk day of service in north philadelphia. the city's opportunities industrialization center or oic helped folks create a resume set up a e-mail account draft a cover letter take a

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>> ♪ >> time now for accuweather. meteorologist melissa magee in for cecily tynan today with the details as we anticipate some snow later this week. >> yeah, and it's really again

with this system the timing as it moves in late tuesday night into wednesday, so it's really that morning rush commute as we go into wednesday the middle half of our work week. we'll show you the picture outside, sky6 live in hd looking at penn's landing here on this monday evening. you could see a lot of folks at the blue cross river rink and certainly bundle up with extra layers are temperatures are below average. our high today in philadelphia only 34 degrees. right now we're sitting at the freezing mark at 32. 29 for allentown, reading 26 over in cape may 32, 30 degrees in dover but now you factor in those winds coming in from the northeasterly direction so feeling like 22 in trenton, 19 in reading. the wind chill right now in millville 26 and 24 degrees in philadelphia. here's the big picture as we look at satellite6 along with action radar we've got a mostly cloudy sky. we're tracking this clipper system that's currently moving across the northern great lakes and that trailing cold front pressing into the ohio

valley so this will work its way eastward as we get into tomorrow and really tomorrow night is when we track the steadiest of that snow fall into the i-95 corridor. for the next 12 hours lots of clouds on the way. it's not as cold tonight as it has been in recent nights. we dip down to 22 in the suburbs and 26 degrees in philadelphia for the overnight low with that east to northeasterly wind. so, the setup for us on tuesday it's mostly cloudy and really that snow is developing at night. i do think you'll find some light snow showers in the lehigh valley and up through the poconos with the majority of that precipitation moving through tomorrow night. 36 in allentown for the high temperature, 40 in philadelphia, 43 in dover and 42 degrees at the boardwalk in atlantic city. we'll time out the precipitation for you. 11 o'clock in the morning you notice that light snow still off to our north and west and by 5 o'clock in the evening, it's almost like the snow in the northwest suburbs hits a brick wall and it can't move any farther to the south and east until we get into late tomorrow night and during the overnight hours. you can notice by 6 o'clock

wednesday morning, we finally have that snow and the snow showers approaching the i-95 metro area and points to the south and east. and there snow will that finally exit the coast as we get into wednesday afternoon with clouds breaking for some late day sunshine. so, as far as the impacts and what we are expecting and why we've issued that accuweather alert, it's really tomorrow night into wednesday morning. 7:00 p.m. right through 11:00 p.m. low concerns with the snow but during the overnight hours wednesday and for that morning rush there will be a high concern, slow going and slick travel as we get into wednesday morning so certainly allow some extra time. here's the five day forecast showing you on tuesday cloudy with snow developing at night, a high temperature of 40. early snow around on wednesday, then afternoon sun, a high of 35. brisk and chilly in the wake of that on thursday, 37. milder, look at that, by friday afternoon we're up to 43. flirt wind gust 50 -- 30ing with 50 as we get into saturday. more details on what the

eagles can expect at the linc coming up at 5:30. >> certainly going to be better this weekend than it was the last go ground. >> no doubt. >> thank you. we liked the outcome but not the weather. days after the president reportedly made comments that some are calling racist he is now pushing back and speaking publically about it. >> plus, comedian aziz ansari is responding now to a woman's claims that he got a little rough with her following a date. >> and you may find yourself dodging potholes the next time you're driving around. what you should do if you see one on your daily commute. >> those stories and much more when "action news" at 5:00 comes right back tonight. >> ♪

>> ♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> hello again. here's what's happening on "action news" tonight between our cold weather and our recent snow fall the roads are in rough shape. hitting a pothole can be costly. what you should do if you see one or at worse hit one. the music world mourning the loss of the lead singer of the cranberries today. for the first time president trump publically addresses the controversial comments he reportedly made about other countries.

>> now the details. president trump is pushing back tonight against cyst six calling him racist. it comes as the backlash continues to grow over offensive reports of remarks that he reportedly made last week about haitian and african countries. abc's julie fine joins us. >> reporter: president trump spent mlk weekend down at his mar-a-lago resort in florida. the president couldn't escape the growing controversy over those comments he made in an oval office meeting on immigration. a clash is a erupting over what president trump did or didn't say. the only democrat to attend the meeting insists the president used an offensive phrase to describe african countries. >> this speaks to america and its view toward immigration. in its message to the world and the message which i think is inconsistent with the values of this country. i don't believe the majority of americans agree with the president. >> reporter: the president is firing back on twitter.

senator dick durbin totally -- misrepresented what he said. two republicans said they didn't recall the president making vulgar remarks. now they flat out say it did not happen. >> i'm telling you did not use that word george and i'm telling you it's a gross misrepresentation. >> reporter: gop senator lindsey graham who told a colleague that reports of the president using derogatory expressions were "basically accurate." graham told the charleston post and courier today my memory hasn't evolved. i know what was said and i know what i said. the purpose of that meeting discussing ways to protect the so-called dreamers. democrats want dreamer protections to be a part of a package to avoid a government shutdown on friday. a proposed daca deal now seems up in the air. the president blames democrats. >> honestly i don't think the democrats want to make a deem i think they talk about daca but they don't want to help the daca people. >> reporter: the president is also pushing back on suggestions he's racist. >> no, no, i'm not a racist.

i am the least racist person have ever interviewed. >> reporter: lawmakers returned to washington tomorrow and house democrats are working on a measure to censure president trump over those alleged comments. in washington, area let stein channel6 "action news." brian. >> arlette thank you. a woman was injured when an suv flipped over in west philadelphia. the suv hit another suv and rolled over. the crash happened about 1:45 this morning on the 5100 block of walton avenue. a 33-year-old woman was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. she is listed in stable condition. well, if you experienced a bit of a rough ride today you're not alone. potholes are popping up everywhere. a recent snow fall along with chilly temperatures followed by thawing and refreezing is making the roads just a mess. "action news" reporter john rawlins tells us what you should do if you find one. >> reporter: potholes making themselves felt earlier than normal this year thanks to a combination of a deep freeze,

a thaw last week and rain. as we watched today drivers dodged this pothole on city avenue, no direct hits but these orphaned wheel covers along the nearby sidewalk apparently evidence some drivers had not been so fortunate. at this pep boys on allegheny avenue an uptick this weekend of bent wheels and ruined tires says the store's assistant service manager. >> past two days probably about 10, probably 10 vehicles with damage. >> reporter: reports of problems along the winding unforgiving curves of lincoln drive pavement adjacent to drain inlets often giving way prompting tire damage. the streets department scrambling city wide to fill the voids as fast as possible. >> we did go out and fill potholes as of last friday we filled 1600 potholes across the city of philadelphia. >> reporter: pothole damage can add up. aaa estimates about $3 billion a year nationally. as for an individual driver. >> 120 to $500 roughly. >> reporter: ouch. >> it does hurt. >> reporter: philadelphia has 2500 miles of streets excluding the 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 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's the streets department's responsible. if not we'll refer to penndot or septa. >> reporter: the streets department is focused now on snow but if after that snow weather warms as predicted the hope is to have crews back focused on potholes by thursday. in east falls, john rawlins channel6 "action news." >> across the delaware valley and the u.s., we are honoring the legacy of dr. martin luther king jr. today would have been his 89th birthday. vice president mike pence and his wife karen honored the doctor's legacy by placing a wreath at this memorial in washington, d.c. sunday. he shared the picture on twitter and called dr. king "a great american leader who inspired a movement and

transformed a nation." in philadelphia's germantown section today students from roosevelt elementary will be coming back to a more beautiful building. volunteers painted and cleaned their facility today as part of the mlk jr. day of service and some parents were honored for all their hard work here. 200 volunteers helped today. looks beautiful. nice job. students from haverford middle school in havertown spent the day giving back. they put together more than 112,000 meals for rise against hunger an international relief organization that distributes that food to the world's most vulnerable. >> students from sanford school in wilmington spent this day in service. this group volunteered at the clothing bank of delaware. students sorted and organized clothing at the warehouse as part of the school's 13th community day of service. this was just one of many products done by sanford students today on and off campus. employees without door staff prepared for a big breakfast for the families staying at the ronald mcdonald house in camden. throughout the day four other

organizations stopped by to help out. they took care of everything from prepping food to cleaning up around the house. >> all right. time right now to check conditions on the roads for you out there. >> gina gannon standing by for matt pelman live in the "action news" traffic center. hey, gina. >> hi, guys. things have been pretty busy out there right now and we're seeing an accident still out here although some good news, it's been pushed to the shoulder it's still out here though in delaware county on 95 southbound right at 420. earlier it was blocking that left lane. now it's only off to the shoulder but it's still causing delays back to the airport and you can see your travel time right now between the vine and the blue route about 26 minutes so definitely give yourself time but that that northbound side i like that in the green running along very smoothly. but have a new issue to report for you right now. if you're heading on the pa turnpike westbound just past fort washington we have an accident out there blocking that left lane and you can see how delayed are you from willow grove all the way out to 202. give yourself time there. your speed censor about 10 miles per hour so definitely allow for more time. pack your patience when traveling in that area. the vine street expressway i like what i'm seeing here.

looks like you're only ever so slightly tapping the brakes on that westbound side but if you're crossing town eastbound you are good to go. so, i think for the most part the delays are starting to wrap up. another issue of good news, route 29 southbound we were telling you earlier because of the ice it was shut down in trenton but now it's reopened between market and calhoun street although the other issue that is still closed is in bucks county on river road between black rock road and calhoun street bridge. that is still closed but your one in trenton has been reopened. got to love that. one more issue to pass along. if you're heading out on the roads only delays that are too significant are on the schuylkill expressway so if you're traveling eastbound it's about 23 minutes and westbound about 28. monica and brian, back to you. >> sounds good. thank you gina. still ahead on "action news" tonight, sad news from the music world. the cranberries are mourning the death of their lead singer. >> and we'll continue to take you across the delaware valley and show you how people including the phillies are celebrating dr. king's legacy. >> and meteorologist melissa magee is tracking the latest in our "action news" weather center including some snow.

hi, melissa. >> hey, monica, hey brian. tracking changes as we get into tuesday. storm tracker radar showing you a narrow band of light snow that will be working its way into the delaware and lehigh valleys. we'll talk about the details and how much snow fall you can expect where you live. those details coming up with the accuweather forecast. >> all right melissa. plus ducis rodgers and ron jaworski break down how the eagles played. they're playing monday morning quarterback. el: broke, homeless,

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>> a community center in camden got much needed tlc as part of mlk day. volunteers gave the community center a fresh coat. the mayor got involved. community center provides a number of services for children ages five to 17. looks lovely. well, for two hours this morning people packed into the paoli fire company. they worked on various hands-on community service projects honoring the legacy of dr. king including packing up books and making book marks. others put together boxes of food to be donated. this day of service event was hosted by representative warren camp. dr. king of course was all about tolerance and understanding. that was the theme of this event in lawrence township mercer county. volunteers gathered at the united way and put together

anti-bullying kits. each one includes books and materials to reinforce respect. >> time for sports on a monday night. as you well know by now the eagles took a big giant step closer to the super bowl this weekend. now the vikings stand in their way. >> that's not going to be a big deal. ducis rodgers ron jaworski taking a look at how the eagles played saturday and that's when they beat the falcons of course. >> ♪ >> jaws we are now just one win away from the super bowl. we are two wins away from hoisting the vince lombardi trophy. >> what did you think about that play yesterday with the vikings over the saints and how much do you think they're using this that has momentum. >> you said the word magic. this was one of the most magical plays in the history of the national football league. final play of the game, 61-yard touchdown pass from case keenum to stefon diggs to win the game.

that will give the minnesota vikings some really positive thoughts coming to philadelphia. >> both teams running with backup quarterbacks down the stretch. you mentioned case keenum. what's the key for the eagles defense to maybe rattle him. >> we've said it almost every week. eagles defensive line one of the best in football. and they will crank it up against case keenum like they did against matt ryan. i call it their nascar front. we'll have barnett coming around the outside, you're going to have long coming around the outside and those old staples on the inside coming up there and coming up there in graham and cox and branham coming up the middle. we call this a jam defensive front. jam all those offensive line men and pressure the quarterback. nascar, speed, quickness, power. get to the quarterback and, you know, ducis i've been around the game a long time. i've never yet seen a quarterback complete a pass laying on the ground. that's the name of the game. put the quarterback down. >> defense certainly looked good saturday against the falcons. now, we've been talking about

carson wentz nick foles. nick foles is not carson wentz. studying the tape what have you learned about foles as a quarterback. >> nick was very steady and physical attributes have always been there. i like the way he's playing mentally right now. the eagles operate wander we call these power po's, run pass option in other words built into the play is a run or a pass and this fits their play. it could be a pass right here, could come inside to alshon jeffrey or celek. it could be a run coming this way with the offensive line blocking, blocking receiver agholor blocking. it's up to nick foles to read that's what i love about run pass options but the burden falls on the quarterback knicks foles does a great job. alshon jeffrey on second and eight. move the change playing with intelligence. critical when you get to the playoffs. watch nick's eyes. he's reading that linebacker.

the ball comes out, the linebacker tells him to throw the football. >> eagles once again a underdog at home. is that a good thing for the birds. >> apparently to doug pederson he loves playing the respect cards. the eagles disrespected. i don't believe. >> jaws it's only monday. calm yourself down a little bit. >> i'm getting ahead of myself. >> he's jaws, i'm ducis. back to you. >> several members of the phillies meanwhile spent the day giving back. first baseman rhys hoskins outfielder nick williams and club ambassador nicky morandini hosted a event helping kids work on hitting pitching and fielding. these kids enjoyed a day on the courts. four basketball clinics held in delaware county as part of mlk. proceeds benefit the community action age see of delaware county which serves needy families.

hoops from the heart it's called started in 2002 and has raised more than $100,000. >> wow. terrific. still to come on "action news" tonight the exclusive accuweather forecast with snow. >> and a live look right now through sky6 at penn's landing. people enjoying a nice evening out on the ice rink. meteorologist melissa magee has the accuweather forecast when we come right back. >> ♪

>> lead singer of the cranberries has died.

>> ♪ >> delores o'riordan was just 46. her publicist says she passed away in a london hotel. she was there in town recording. no other details have been released yet. the cranberries became international stars in the 90's with their hits including zombie and linger. last year they released the acoustic album something else. o'riordan is survived by her three children. >> that's an iconic voice. actor and comedian aziz ansari responding to comments. a 23-year-old new york photographer said she had an uncomfortable sexual encounter with ansari at his apartment following a date. in an article online the woman claims ansari was aggressive towards her. ansari says he thought the sexual activity was "by all indications completely consensual." ansari says he was surprised after getting a text next day from the woman who said she felt uncomfortable.

he says at that point he did that respond to her and took her words to heart. vogue magazine cutting ties with two fashion photographers. they have been accused of sexually exploiting male models. the new york times published a report sunday saying testino groped male models and assistants. a law firm representing him is challenging the credibility and character of the various accusers. michael kors is severing ties with testino. >> meteorologist melissa magee talking about snow. >> typically with a clipper you don't expect a lot of precipitation but it comes in time for the morning rush guys. that's what we're tracking. here's the picture outside. the action cam was outside earlier today looking at the schuylkill river. you could see the ice in the river right along the schuylkill river trail. we had lots of clouds around today. the clouds hang on tough as we go throughout the rest of tonight and throughout the day on tuesday as well so we've

got that winter weather advisory that has been issued it goes up at 5:00 a.m. tomorrow right through 10:00 a.m. on wednesdays. this is really for our northwest suburbs for long caster honey brook up through green lane quakertown and even through the poconos. the highest snow totals mainly look to fall however as we get into tuesday night and into that rush on wednesday morning. we'll talk about the temperatures and see what's going on here. well below average the high today only 34. 32 right now in the city 29 for allentown and red, teens up in the poconos. dover 30 at the freezing mark for millville cape may and atlantic city at the airport. satellite6 along with action radar showing you it's mostly cloudy. this is the area of low pressure that we're tracking that's moving over the northern great lakes. this rides up to the north but we're tracking this cold front right now pressing into the ohio valley. this will head our way as we get into tuesday afternoon, really tuesday night is when we do expect the steadiest of that snowfall to arrive. so, for the rest of tonight, it is mostly cloudy. not as cold tonight as it was last night.

we dip down to 24 in lancaster, 27 in dover, 29 in cape may and trenton falls down to 25 degrees. we'll time out the precipitation for you and future tracker6 showing you tuesday 6 o'clock in the evening, a lot of that snow still confined to our northwest suburbs, northern lancaster northern berks lehigh counties and up through the poconos and as we get into midnight. it's almost like we're hitting a wall with this precipitation and it's not until this area of low pressure develops off the coast that we start to see a progression to the south and east. 5:30, 6 o'clock on wednesday morning we still have that snow overhead and that's the concern and that's why we've issued that accuweather alert because of the timing of this precipitation and as it moves on through. so, wednesday 9:30 in the morning we're still tracking that snow fall. it exits the coast late on wednesday evening. so, as far as the snow fall totals, about a coating to an inch for millville atlantic city southern new jersey and also into dover. philadelphia the i-95 metro area and points to the south

and east about one to 2 inches. then you have to travel up to the north and west for the poconos allentown reading and lancaster to find two to 4 inches of snow and the majority of this falls as we get into tuesday night and into early wednesday morning. here's the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast. on tuesday, it's cloudy with snow developing at night, a high up to 40. early snow on wednesday, then afternoon sun, a high of 35. brisk and chilly on thursday but we're dry and at 37. on friday, it is a milder afternoon, a high temperature in at 43. saturday sunshine and clouds for the start of the weekend. it's nice, up to 49. warmer and cloudy on sunday with the eagles at the linc by then a high of 54. maybe rain developing sunday night. monday it's mild with rain likely, high coming in at 56 degrees guys. we'll track the snow for you tomorrow night. >> thank you melissa. gets updates any time yourself check storm tracker radar. the 6abc app a free download

for your mobile device. philippines most active volcano is erupting again. thousands of folks on the island have been forced to flee their homes. in fact a wedding photographer shot this time lapse video and posted it on facebook. fairly dramatic isn't it? thousands of people have been clicking to see this. residents living within 7 miles of the volcano are being warned about lava ashland slides even falling rock. the last time this volcano erupted by the way was in 2014. >> still ahead here on "action news" tonight a break in at a mobile phone store. >> wait until you see the furry suspect who is the one that set off the security alarm. >> ♪

>> police in tennessee responded to a break in at a mobile phone store and you might imagine their surprise when they discovered the masked intruder was not so masked after all had four legs and a tail. the raccoon broke into the roof of the boost mobile and set off the alarm. when police arrived they

noticed the raccoon trying to climb up displays and up windows. eventually the store owner arrived on the scene opened the door and let the little thief back outside. >> did he have a phone or not. >> he probably did. >> maybe. right now jim gardner and the "action news" team standing by with these stories and more next at 6:00. ice jams prompt flood warnings for communities along the delaware river in both new jersey and pennsylvania. >> and eagles fans are sporting green in search of their hot ticket for sunday's nfc championship game. plus, philadelphians mark dr. martin luther king jr. day with traditions and events across the city. >> those stories and more coming your way next at 6:00 for rick williams adam joseph melissa magee jaime apody brian taff the entire "action news" team i'm monica malpass. you have a good night tonight. >> good night. >> ♪ ,000 in america last year.

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>> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> monday night. eagles fans are in search of tickets for sunday's nfc championship game. and a flatbed truck slams into a home in salem county. but the big story on "action news" tonight is a lot of winter weather to start off the week. first of all we've got ice jams on the delaware river causing some flooding and the threat of flooding in mercer and bucks county. flood action stage on the delaware is 17 feet but we have 20 feet in parts of yardley. 18 and a half feet in trenton and then there is the likelihood of measurable snow tuesday night into wednesday. meteorologist saddam adam joseph is standing by with the

snow story but first "action news" reporter walter perez is standing by in makefield. walter what's the latest on the ice jams? >> reporter: well, jim, right now it's too dark to see it live but this part of the delaware river looks more like a glacier as flowing isis ice started to get jammed at the base of the calhoun bridge and also at the trenton makes bridge as well. when the delaware river freezes over it's a sight to see. joe aulett came to see it. >> this is totally amazing. >> reporter: it's nothing to smile about for people who live along the river. fortunately the ensuing flooding today has been relatively minor. people who live a few blocks inland say they don't become concerned until the nearby canal floods as well turning this part of lower makefield into its own little island. >> we live far enough away from it that we generally