"action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy.

good afternoon in your news this noon a pedestrian is struck and killed along a slick bucks county roadway this morning. >> he was a member of the trump's team for president and today corey lewandowski testifies before the congressional panel. and snow again for the delaware and lehigh valleys. once again how much you saw depends on your location. and people went about their normal routine amidst the falling snow. the and action cam was was in rodney square where the umbrella was a good tool as the snow fell on a steady pace. the roads seemed to be clear thanks to the steady work of del/dot salttructions normally. >> the lehigh valley got more snow than we did in philadelphia. it was a pretty scene in whitehall township. but slippery on the roadways.

this is alive look from sky 6 hd from the commodore barry bridge. this covers the grassy areas of the parking lot at the talon stadium in chester county. the snow has stopped but the chilly conditions are sticking around. we have live team coverage of the snowfall. david murphy and trish hartman is tracking the new round of snow. lets begin with david. >> reporter: we are looking at cloud cover on satellite but the snow is pushing towards the east. you see it on stormtracker 6 live double scan most of the area down to just flurry orz nothing over by the coast it's down to just light snow and little additional accumulation out of this and finally off the coast within another 30 minutes or less. in some coastal communities. in the meantime we are looking at lingering issues we'll talk about snowfall ams and some involve shoveling, 5.4 inches of snow in germansvilles and

martins creek 4.8. and south allentown 3.1 inches and heller town around the corner from bethlehem steel 2.6 inches of snow. some spots in the poconos went higher than this. west rock hill in bucks county 2.8 and phoenixville 1.6. and 1.2 in mount laurel knowledge and vineland they bumpedp it to .2 inches. we have to worry about this the national weather service reenforcing an idea we are pushing all morning long. a special statement from the weather service warning for slick roads all day and i'll say at night as well. we are down around the freezing mark in most areas and probably

staying below freezing the rest of the way and standing water on the roadways could freeze up and turn to ice. what is something to keep in mind today tonight and tomorrow morning. >> thank you. meanwhile the further north you go the more snow you saw. that made for a slippery morning commute. "action news" reporter trish hartman joins us live in whitehall township with the snowfall in the lehigh valley. >> reporter: hi rick the snow has stopped here finally, it stopped about an hour ago and we'll show you the conditions here along mcarthur road in whitehall township. things are wet on the roads and traffic is moving along and a few inches here in the lehigh valley making for a slick morning commute. >> the early morning hours saw big fat flakes in whitehall township and plows and salt

trucks trolled the roads as the snow began to stick. >> how are the roads this morning,? >> the main roads are pretty nice. >> i got a late start this morning and it was kind of nice. >> i am ready for spring yes. >> with several inches of snow on the sidewalk early riser got up to clear their walks and cars. >> i don't want to go home late it could freeze up at night and don't want to deal with it when it's dark at night. >> we found neighbors helping each other dick out. >> this is the neighborhood everybody helps out and a lot of them are older and everybody shovels for them. >> we have our place done and the whole neighborhood works together and everyone shovels out everyone else and it's a nice little community. >> the snow meant a late start to an otherwise normal day. >> living in pennsylvania have you to deal with it sooner or later take it as it comes.

>> your a dentist will burpatients show up? >> we called in and everybody is coming in and we are ready to go. >> reporter: so who did get a snow day? lots of kids around here. public schools in this area including allentown and whitehall were closed today because of the storm. trish hartman, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. icy conditions may have led to this crash in the city's winfield heights section in philadelphia. two vehicles collided on the 3900 block of presidential avenue at 7:00. beth were treated for minor injuries, a salt truck was called in to treat the road to prevent more accidents. get the latest updates on the wintry weather and check stormtracker 6 live double scan live any time on your phone or tablet. the 6 abc is a free download. in other news jeff flake, called out president trump on the senate floor for his sharp

criticisms of the media. and a staunch critic of the president and talked about how trump categoryized the president as the enemy of the people. he coined the phrase when speak about his enemies. >> it bears noting that enemy of the people that even the key -- forbid its use and was introduced by stalin for people that introduced with the soup leader. >> and the dismissal of the russian investigation as fake news is damaging and has real consequences. >> the trump's former campaign manager corey lewandowski is expected to testify today. he is testifying voluntarily and has denied collusion with

russian officials and has already appeared before the senate tellintelligence committee. >> and meantime steve bannon is subpoenaed by the house intelligence committee. he refused to answer questions about his time working for donald trump and also testified by robert mueller to testify before a grand jury the first time that mueller has use aid subpoena to seek information from a member of trump's inner circle. turning to the eagles we are four days away and counting until the big championship game at the linc. and sunday night a win could send the eagles to the super bowl for the first time in a decade. jaime apody joined us live now where doug peterson just wrapped up a news conference. >> reporter: he did. if the eagle goes back to the super bowl it would be uncanny, back then in 2004 they had to beat the vikings, the falcons,

to get there and then they played the patriots they beat the falcons and face the vikings and may see the patriots in the super bowl. look around here. the podium doug peterson was speaking behind me it says national conference championship. and the league has taken over and things are getting exciting take a look at this the wall where peterson was speaking the trophy was there the nfc championship trophy flanked by the eagles and vikings helmets that made is real for everyone in the room. and you have to wonder what peterson was thinking staring down at that. the super bowl and the chance to play for it all is just a win away. and he is not letting the pressure get to him and for him around these parts it's business as usual. >> think he has to continue doing what you are doing. >> you know the guys will prepare themselves like they did

all year long and a great opportunity in front of us and we attack each day the same. >> nick foles will speak at the podium later today and bring you that at 4:00 5:00 and 6:00. practice starts in 20 minutes and they will be inside of the bubble. i stream the practice live. you can get a look inside of the bubble. live here with the eagles are set for the nfc championship. jaime apody, channel 6 "action news." >> go get in the bubble thank you. we invite you to show us how you are getting excited for game day use #6abcaction. or post right to the "action news" facebook page your photos and videos could show up here on "action news." much more ahead on "action news" at noon. pope francis gets a warm welcome before celebrating mass in a south american area known for

torture. and wintry weather out west is blamed for causing a jet to skid off the runway.

record snowfall is blanketing parts of the south

this is saint francisville louisiana outside of baton ruth. the snow companied by temperatures in the teens and windchills in the single digits the region is not equipped to handle snowfall because they have no snowplows or stockpiles of salt. the expected to melt quickly and highs in the 50s by friday afternoon. the search and recovery continues after last week's devastating mudslides. at least 20 people were killed. they are determined to find three people still missing including a 2-year-old girl. they are working to clear a stretch of debris along highway 101. they hope to reopen the highway next week. icy conditions in oregon is blamed for causing a plane to skid off the runway. the nose gear was on the ground attempting to land at bend yesterday. there were 60 people on board and the plane is not damaged and

the faa is investigating. a dog was rescued after trapped on a cliff in san francisco. the firefighter repelled down to hoist the labradoodle down. they are not sure how it got stuck on the cliff. pope francis is on the second day of a trip to chili. the pontiff arrived this morning and it was build on land that was taken from the indigenous people in the early 20th century. francis was greeted by thousands as he rode in his popemobile. north korea is planning to send a delegation to the paralympics in march. in south korea. it came during the third round of talks. north korea agreed to send a delegation to next month's

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meteorologist david murphy is back now with a look at the accuweather forecast. >> a nuisance type thing. i want to give a shout-out to jerry, m haughmispha germansville. but he pointed out i said t. that good. r 6 live d with stuff px snow almosts we in millville and atlantic city and c a batch of mano be around our way as we take a look we have cloud cover on sky 6 hd however. and as with we takk at the airport you see that above and the light snow we have at the airport. they are only officially reporting a t bumped up a .10 or .20

we arebly jus holdthe temperature. maybe we bump up to 30 or 31 but below freezing temperatures a go and the breezes are picking up 14 miles per hour a giving you windchill of 18. if you decide to venture out bundling up. and temperatures are all below freezing and almost everyone in the 20s. atlantic city 22 and 29 in trenton and 25 in wilmington and 28 in vi5 in botnd allentown again makinns. across mos the re dhmy. a cover out of the quen as system pulls away we see ning in northern and westef i can't promise that. we are watching the batch of precipitation to the south, it's starting to fall apart as it charges in our direction. thet in the afts shou the news. lehigh valley sun late and breezy and cold and shore itike we'll get to 34 the rest of the way andloudy and chilly there.ho is about it. breezy and that icyossible issue on sidewalks and on roads. t

dippinnd ladelphia skies and bre iterating that point. this afternoon we staybof n. tonight down to the 20s and teens and sizds and lks are a possibility. especially where standing water is left over from snow or rain. and does not get a chance to evaporate before it freezes. cold air to the west andr in insnat and st. louis than it is in philadelphia. that is part of the source of the cold air coming in overnight tonight. and to the west not a lot of relief in sight and that say quick trough that gets through and tomorrow afternoon into the mid to upper and improvement as we head towar weekend, exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast brisk and co1 degrees and some of us could see late day sun and tomorrow sunny brisk and cold freeziest of times. sunny andilder 43 in the afternoon and here comes the weekend mostly sunny and milder on saturday 51. 50 on sunday for tailgating not bad a mf sun a clouds

overall. and game time temperature if this holds probably about 45 and dry for the game. as we kick the vikings around a lot. and then rain arriving late in the day on monday. >> okay. thank you. >> a kentucky grandfather got the surprise that was a year in the making. cameron desmond restored his grandfather's 1957 chevy air. fred lamar drove the car every day when his children were young and parked in the garage for the last 30 years until his grandson started to make thepairs a year ago and they plan takinge restor cedthis summer. >> there is more ahead in the next half hour of "action news" at 12:30. and there are exciting concert news for fans of justinrlake. and a new restaurant in fishtown that a side of culture.

"action news" at 12:30 continues with rick williams sara bloomquist and we got through anotherthe latest from accuweather. and the philadelphia eagles hope they will be holding this trophy sunday is night after they take on the vikings in the championship game nager e boot camp got the off in bucks county. and most of the region woke up to a light covering of snow and svernight and moved out by late this ated left us with cold air for the remainder of the day and lehigh valley cw and i easy to shovel. and the main roads were okay and the side slick and many kids got a late start to their day of school. >> and they were busy shoveling in phoenixville.

they got a little over an inch and they were delayed two hours today so the roads and sidewalks could be cleared before the kids headed to class. and we spotted a salt truck in wilmington, delaware and folks made their way into downtown. the roads were mostly clear and the sidewalk his a thin