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 don't get flooded but we can

get trapped in because the access roads out of our neighborhood would be flooded. >> reporter: the problem that's developed here is quite simply an ice jam that forces the current to accumulate in isolated areas. the worst of it has been right here at the intersection of river road and ferry road in lower makefield. so, local officials are urging commuters to avoid the area. >> the river continues to be ice dammed along the calhoun street bridge so the river is unpredictable. the water could rise a little bit and even some ice flows could come up on the roadway. >> reporter: now, minor flooding in this area begins at 20 feet. right now it's right around 21 feet, maybe a little lower so obviously it could have been a lot worse. also, parts of route 29 across the river over in new jersey were shut down today as a precaution but this intersection of river road and ferry road in lower makefield remains closed at this hour. reporting live from lower makefield, walter perez channel6 "action news." jim. >> thank you, walter. meanwhile deldot is getting the jump on snow late

tomorrow by starting to brine major roads today. deldot trucks were laying down brine along lancaster pike in hockessin just about noon. authorities say they're not expecting significant accumulations, that's what they believe but they are worried about icy conditions. meteorologist adam joseph tracking the latest information from accuweather. adam, what's the story. >> the story is a quick little clipper system and you can see it in the ohio valley. when you take a look at this system you say this is not a lot there and there isn't but as this progresses through the east the front that comes through here tomorrow night early wednesday will spark an ocean storm. now we don't get the ocean storm but with everything coming together we do get a quick swath of snow here mainly tomorrow night into early wednesday morning. winter weather advisories will go into effect very early tomorrow morning at 5:30 a.m. and last through 10:00 a.m. on wednesday. that's a long period of time but it is not going to snow then tire time and that advisory is mainly northern

chester montgomery bucks county near exton green lane doylestown up through the lehigh valley and poconos. you will see some snow falling during the day tomorrow in the afternoon and evening but a lot of that won't stick until tomorrow night. in fact, future tracker shows 9:30 tomorrow morning, again, the system really not put together with that snow way to the north and west. even as we get into the evening hours tomorrow, we're starting to see that fire up with that that front to the north and west but as you can see the majority of our area, even at 7 o'clock tomorrow night is still precipitation free. there's the storm that starts to get going to our east. that's when the front comes through. this is 6:00 a.m. on wednesday morning, so that is the timing for the worst part of the storm and the worst commute. so, for tomorrow, it is cloudy for most of us during the day. in fact we're going to go near 40 degrees tomorrow. then there could be some light snow in the lehigh valley tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow evening accumulating maybe on the grassy surfaces but the steadiest comes in 11:00 p.m. tomorrow night through 7:00 a.m. on wednesday morning

creating that dangerous morning commute on wednesday. jim, when i come back we'll take a closer look at future tracker where you live and also those expected accumulations in that full accuweather forecast. >> thank you adam. you can get updates on the wintry forecast and check storm tracker6 live any time right on your phone or tablet. the 6abc app is a free download for your mobile device. other news at this hour, a two vehicle crash ended with this flatbed truck coming to rest inside a home in salem county this afternoon. the accident happened at two:30 along the 300 block of lincoln road in pilesgrove. new jersey state police say the drivers of the truck and the other vehicle were taken to the hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. fortunately nobody in the house was hurt. one person was rescued from an icy lake in chester county today. rescuers were called to scuba lake in honey brook township at 1:30 this afternoon. crews say the victim was not hurt. they also had to warn

fishermen to get off the ice because of these unsafe conditions. >> ♪ all right. here we go. the eagles are just one win from punching their ticket to super bowl lii and fans are flying high with excitement. there were a lot of people sporting eagles green around town today. folks say they plan to don the colors all week long. >> 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. >> i had the jacket for over four years now. >> reporter: okay. >> four years. and now i feel good and confident. i mean, i think that we going to the championship. >> reporter: and "action news" reporter sarah bloomquist is live at the lincoln financial field. sarah, what's the story with tickets for sunday against the vikings? >> reporter: uh-huh, jim, the tickets go on sale tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. on ticketmaster. so, birds fans get those dialing fingers and credit cards ready.

those with season tickets are psyched for sunday night's big game against the vikings. in fact, some are already planning ahead hoping they, too, will be headed to minneapolis for a super bowl with the birds. the eagles pro shop was hopping on this holiday afternoon with fans getting all the gear ahead of sunday's nfc championship game right here at the linc. >> it is a very exciting time to be an eagles fan. even the four-year-old watched the game jumping up and down the whole time on saturday, so we're all very excited. >> reporter: even the smallest fans have predictions as to how this next game will go. >> it's going to be a back and forth game but the eagles are going to win at the end. >> it's hysterical. the level -- it's more than it's been in such a long time. >> reporter: craig akaquimby runs the green legion. he offers package. sunday's get together went on sale today. >> we had 110 people sign up in the first hour.

so, it's -- the phone has been off the hook. as a matter of fact i can feel it vibrating in my pocket. >> reporter: fans are asking about the super bowl trip. >> 4500, 4900. >> reporter: first the vikings in philly. season ticket holders ronald and susan golden berg will be there hoping for that trip to the vikings hometown next. will you go to minneapolis? >> yes. we even have a place to stay. >> yeah. we have in laws that live in minneapolis. >> reporter: okay. >> and offered us to stay. >> reporter: wow. >> if we get tickets. >> all we need now is to get the tickets. >> reporter: and if we get there, for season ticket holders of course that will be a lottery. the golden bergs know just how much they can probably get online for those tickets for sunday night's game, those season tickets they're holding. live at lincoln financial

field in south philadelphia, i'm sara sarah bloomquist. >> eagles playoff coverage continues online at 6abc.com/sports. there you can find the latest stories from the field and the locker room as well as hear reaction from the players and of course you the fans. a day before he is sworn in as new jersey's next governor, phil murphy spent this day giving back as part of the day of service honoring dr. martin luther king jr. "action news" caught up with the governor-elect at home front nj in ewing. murphy thanked volunteers at the organization that helps homeless families and children. murphy will be sworn in as new jersey's 56th governor at a ceremony beginning at 11 o'clock tomorrow morning. michelle lawrence specifically chose martin luther king day to launch her campaign for congress. the democrat is challenging incumbent bob brady in the first congressional district. the former wells fargo executive says she looks

forward to bringing transformative change. lawrence says she is running on a platform based on service, opportunities and solutions. a dover police officer faces dui charges after being involved in a hit-and-run accident. police say 26-year-old keith boris left the scene of an accident on the 800 block of north dupont highway on thursday. investigators say he was found three hours later passed out in the driver's seat. his child was in the car but was not hurt. boris is on administrative leave without pay. coming up on "action news" tonight, tens of thousands honor dr. martin luther king's legacy by taking part in the largest day of service event in the philadelphia area. the eagles now have the vikings in their sights as they get ready for sunday's nfc championship game at the linc. adam. >> and a lot of changes to go through before that game. it is still chilly right now. wind chills in the 20's.

area wide, yes, we're tracking snow. we'll let you know how much top expect and then a big january thaw. wait until you see the temperatures in time for the game on sunday in that seven-day forecast. >> those stories and much more when "action news" continues. >> ♪

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among those volunteering in line. also at girard college was "action news" reporter vernon odom. he describes a musical tribute there and then an annual ceremony at a certain bell on independence mall. >> ♪ >> reporter: philadelphia's orchestra packed the girard college chapel for it's 28th annual trick but to dr. king's legacy. the performance grows bigger each year. tickets more and more coveted. it wrapped up the day of service when was run from the campus armory a few hundred miles away. another staple of the king holiday philadelphia style the symbolic ringing of the liberty bell. one of the official ringers 95-year-old ruth wilson one of those thousands known as rosy the riveters thousands of women who went to work in factories and other jobs across the area that were nontraditional in the 40's to help the world two effort. prominent politicians used this platform to urge others

to look closely at dr. king's legacy. >> the sound that resonates off the bell today are meant to represent freedom justice and equal. moving forward we're going to need to ensure that dr. king's legacy is preserved and protected. >> dr. king, yes, he had a message of love, yes he had a message of inclusion but dr. king had a message of resistance. he resisted the power of his time that said that people -- that one group of people should be treated worse than others. that some should be rejected or not worth very much. not unlike what some people are saying today. >> reporter: the 33rd annual liberty bell ringing was followed by an even older king day tradition here. the 38th annual luncheon featuring awards for people considered drum majors for justice. that is the exact phrase for which dr. king wanted to be remembered. the annual luncheon and bell ringing at the liberty bell were the first activities of their type to be fully sanctioned by dr. king's widow coretta scott king.

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>> so just another weekend of football. >> yeah. >> games are getting a little -- little bigger this time of year. >> unbelievable. >> this is a great ride. feels like we are building towards a crescendo. that would mean sunday's nfc championship game is not the end game just merely another step toward that ultimate elusive goal. jeff skversky heard from coach pederson today. >> we all understand what's at stake. >> reporter: the eagles first trip to the super bowl in 13 years is at stake sunday in the nfc championship game against minnesota. [cheers and applause] >> reporter: coming off an emotional win in the final seconds saturday, eagles coach doug pederson says the challenge is now to refocus winning the big one is still up for grabs. >> any time you get to this point in the season you do want more because you're on the doorstep of being one of those elite football teams and

the words special with this team, it really means that. >> reporter: for the eagles to keep this special season going and be among the elite teams in the super bowl they have to cut out the mistakes against the vikings. the fumbles, the special teams blunders especially against the vikings, the number one defense in the nfl when pederson calls a daunting task as he gets set for the biggest game of his head coaching career. >> you don't do anything crazy as far as, you know -- just do the things that got you in that position, got you there. >> ♪ >> reporter: the eagles are here relishing the underdog role and once again they're underdogs vikings are three and a half point favorites to beat the birds at the linc. >> people have not had a lot of confidence in us and yet to -- to find ways to win just makes it that much more special for this group. >> reporter: pederson

believes they have what it takes to pull out two more and really celebrate. jeff skversky channel6 "action news." >> like the rest of us the eagles watched that vikings-saints game closely. now that they know their opponent they're ready to go to work. >> one game away. against a great team who won in an amazing fashion yesterday. that's pretty cool to watch. it's going to be fun to come in. the house is going to be rocking and we'll be ready. >> reporter: we caught up with torrey smith and some of his teammates in west conshohocken this afternoon. they were helping to sort items donated to the cradles to crayons charity organization. we invite you to join us friday night for an "action news" sports special, playoff preview party 7:30 live from chickie's and pete's in south philadelphia. ron jaworski will be along as well. the sixers got in a matinee with the raptors on this holiday and in typical sixers fashion this game was closer than it needed to be. a lot of trash talk from this one, the sixers by the way o

and three against toronto this season. sixers goat off to a great start. joel embiid scores 12 points in the opening quarter. he finishes with 34 in all along with 11 rebounds. defense leads the offense. robert covington will finish sixers up by 10 at break leading by as much as 21. in the fourth the lead is down to four. dario saric with a huge three to help ice it. book it. six seconds to go kyle lowry and ben simmons get into it. they are both ejected. sixers win 117-111. kyle lowry is giving it to villanova. the raptors guard donating a million dollars to his alma mater. the money will be used to upgrade the pavilion. the locker room will be named after lowry. good deed by him. >> thank you ducis. coming up, the late word from accuweather and adam joseph when we continue in just a moment. >> ♪

>> ♪ >> we've got some snow on the way. how big will this thing be. >> it's a minor event but it's a big deal when you're talking about timing here for the wednesday morning commute. so as we go to the weather sent we take a look at the system which is still in the ohio and the tennessee valley. it is a clipper system and as you can clearly see, not a lot of precipitation with it. it's very fragmented. not a solid area of snow but it will regenerate as a new coastal storm develops. it won't benefit from the coastal storm but it will get that front to wipe through here early tomorrow night into wednesday morning. most of the accumulating snow will hold off until tomorrow

night, early on wednesday morning. it is a general one to 2 inches for most of us, a little more to the north and west, a little less than that to the south and east. that general one to 2 inches is for the heart of the delaware valley and then it's a snowy wednesday morning rush. that is the rush that we are really watching and then after the snow an extended january thaw will be setting in. as we take a look at some of the numbers, it's chilly. but not as cold as it was this weekend. 31 in philadelphia, 30 allentown, trenton. so right around that freezing point for the majority of the area. poconos at 18 and one of the other colder spots lancaster right now at 27 degrees. there's the system to the west. low pressure over the great lakes right now. this is the arctic front and this front will continue to slowly work to the south and east its almost in a holding pattern right now until that east coast storm redevelops just swing that front through. tonight a lot of clouds, not as cold as the last few nights, 22 in allentown, 26

philadelphia, 25 in millville and even below freezing for the shore as well as southern parts of delaware. as we go into our tuesday, really not bad for the majority of us. we're going to go into the low 40's in the afternoon. a lot of clouds. not too chilly and we look at hour by hour, you don't see any snow falling. this is for the general philadelphia area even through 7 o'clock tomorrow evening. future tracker six clock tomorrow evening you can see the snow to the north and west. could be snowing at times lightly allentown reading poconos in the afternoon having a hard time accumulating during the day. at midnight it's still holding there to the north and west but you can start to see that coastal storm developing off to our north and east and that's when the snow can collapse in here wednesday 5:30 a.m., snowing across the majority of the area during that morning rush. 9:30 wednesday morning it's ending north and west, still snowing south and east and by 5 o'clock in the afternoon on wednesday, the sunshine even

returning before sunset in our pennsylvania counties. so when all is said and done our southern areas a coating to an inch millville atlantic city dover wildwood. again a general one to 2 inches for many of us and in that advisory area north and west two to 4 inches there for places like easton, quakertown, allentown, reading northern chester, montgomery county but lansdale, the philadelphia to williamstown glassboro to wilmington that is where we're going to see that one to 2 inches of snow late tuesday night into early on wednesday. the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast cloudy tomorrow with snow coming in from north to south tomorrow night at 40 degrees. that accuweather alert for wednesday morning's rush hour with returning sun north and west late in the day of 35. it's still chilly thursday, sunny, 37 but turns milder come friday. near 50 on saturday for the eagles game. if all is just right it could be in the upper 50's to near 60 and still there on monday a week from now. >> all right adam thank you. finally tonight it was a classic moment at wawa in she

ising -- she ising -- he essington delaware county. an escort from wally goose mascot. wawa announced that it would also be sending coffee and supplies to the women's squadron's overseas. abc's "world news tonight" with david muir next on channel6. "action news" continues at 10:00 on phl 17 with brian taff, sharrie williams adam joseph and ducis rodgers. then please join us for "action news" at 11:00 here on channel6. for adam joseph, cecily tynan, ducis rodgers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. we hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00. >> ♪

tonight, the winter storm hitting right now and into the morning. 80 million americans in the path. winter storm watches and warnings in two dozen states tonight. from the deep south up to the great lakes, straight across to the northeast. what could be a treacherous morning commute. also breaking at this hour, the disturbing discovery inside a suburban american home. a mother and father allegedly holding 13 children captive. investigators say one of their daughters escaping. they then discovered the children, some shackled to their beds. the new images tonight, jumping for their lives. the deadly fire breaking out on this boat bringing people out to a floating casino. as we mark this martin luther king jr. holiday, the president insisting, quote, "i'm not a racist. i'm the least racist person you have ever interviewed." how did it happen? the alert in hawaii, the alarm