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soon from minneapolis. in the news police released new video in the hopes of catching a rapist in the powellton section and they brace for a super jam of planes and jets. but the big story on "action news" at is the investigation into the murders of two women in northeast philadelphia. they were found overnight in their home on griefy street. that is where bob brooks joins us live now with the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: yes rick, police say this happened in an execution-style. both women was shot in the head. and now theyre trying to get to the bottom of what happened. >> and two women in northeast philadelphia were killed and according to detectives they were found shot in the head in griefy street.

>> the woman on the first age 56 in the wheelchairhe wn she was killed and the second woman on the second floor llway where sheas pronound dead. >> this started w came in with a gun. when they got to the home there door. answered the d the front s witness and cooperating with the investigation. we have an individual at the house and was transported to homicide as a witness at this relat but areieved to home's residents and they h a hopeful that s her violent >> reporter: another live look outside of the crime scene he t tside and hopefully thewity

withness can help to lead them to make found on have a news conference on this, and we'll stream it live o website and on our app to in this th itbob el>> peo suspect wanted for rape in the powell powellton section of the city. it happened on a wome up to find the suspect on top of her and she fled and contacted authorities when the suspect fell asleep. >> on to the weather front, a light snowfall is moving through the region causing wet roads and slippery conditions and the frosty temperaturevoc highwaywe commodore barry bridge. hard to see it through the snowfall. but there it stands. end until dinner e to fall and

time. be careful out there. >> as you sawn the sky 6 hd shot. not sticking to the grass if philadelphi that is the first round that came through with the coastal low and accumulation in parts of coastal new jersey and atlantic city. and now the second batch of is coming in from the west. and putting down some heavier snow. stormtracker 6 live double scan shows you the brightest gray shade of white or of snow i should say by trenton, extending to burlington county. and that is producing accumulation and if you get caught beneath by trenton and southern bucks county may stick to the roads slightly and for a while and th temperatures tend to melt the roadways. farther to the with west in

philadelphia and wilmington you are mainly looking at wet roads. be careful driving seelushy accumulation on the roadway you'll want to slow down. and that is possible in reading and allentown can temperatures are at or below freezing and surfaces for a time could be slick. in philadelpa we stay above freezing and 35 in trenton and 32 in cape may. caution necessary as we go around the region but surface temperatures are warm enough in most cases to make the roads just wet. as we go through the afternoon we are expecting periods of light snow. most of us see a coating to 2 inches and an inch and a half to 2 in ocean county to the coast. roads are mostly wet and could develop in areas that are wet. and areas are expected to go below freezing at 6:30, 7:00 maybe as soon as 6:00.

be careful of an iceup later on into the evening. rick, it looks like we have another shot of precipitation coming in thursday night into friday and some of that could be snow and i'll have details on that coming up in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> thank you. as always can you get updates to the winter forecast and check stormtracker 6 live double scan live on your phone or tablet. the 6 abc app is a free download for your mobile device. on to the super bowl now and five days and counting and you are looking at bill belichick meeting the media. doug peterson will hold his news conference later this afternoon. lets see if he will smil no, probably not. we'll have the latest on peterson later this afternoon. meantime last night the eagles took too the stage for the first official event. media night. the birds answered questions on

everything and anything from journalists from around the world after patriots quarterback dismissed the the underdog aspect several of the birds say it's for real and part of philadelphia's nature. sara bloomquist is joining us live from minnesota she is talking to eagles fans that are getting the wardrobes together. i like your coat there. staying warm hopefully? >> reporter: i'm trying rick, we talk a lot about the cold. it's unbelievable cold and windy here today. if you come to the super bowl or even here to minneapolis, you do have to have the. of course you want to go home with that. and we found lots of eagalready have tickets to the game snatching up souvenirs. >> if you go to the super bowl go home with gear. we found the eagles fans checking out the official nfl merchandise and willing to pay a price for it too.

this group was heading back after playing in a local tournament. >> we came out the wrong weeken for hotels. >> we want to be part of it and see as much as we could and get have a flight and time to kill. so you better do it. >> it looks nice. >> a nice little vest, sweater. >> how does it look? >> you like it? >> yes. >> michael anderson drove 24 hours from bala cynwyd to minneapolis. you have tickets to the game. >> no, i'm looking for a rich woman. >> my friend lives in the area and she is kind enough to do the the shopping spree for me. >> that is amy part on the phone and grew up in philadelphia and asked a friend in town to pick

uthe minnesota swag. >> i am treating the philly fans nicely andng them their merchandise. we don't want it hero we are i >> there are a not into us. they are not thr and they have to get over it. tot of fake merchandise but plenty of the official stuff to be will make fans jealous when they walk into awa weari the super bowl shirt next week. live if bloomingtot's freezing . i'm sara bloomquist, channel 6 "action news." >> how does it look? >> you look great bring me back a souvenir for the super bowl. >> send me your credit we are running out of time have a good ti in minneapolis.

coming for s bowl events, air traffic controllers face a big challenge and the fa tomorrow. >> we areedor it as well. and it's unique for us and we get challenged and we'll handle it in a safe and orderly manor and staffing and the radar room. runways at four smaller surrounding airports are being closed to be closed for the jets and drones and no air travel will be allowed within 30 miles of u.s. bank stadium. the coverage of the super bowl continues at 6abc.com. more reports from minneapolis, stories and videos you will only see online right there right now. in other news this noon. president trump delivers his first state of the union but not a o expected to

attend. president is talk about a variety of topics. including immigrations and the economy and the exact details are uncertain.and most of the s written by steven miller an immigration hard liner, many have decided not to go including chief justice room bader ginsburg. >> they have a typer with the union miss spelled with an m and stead of an n. they are being reprinted corrected versions are being redistributed. >> you can watch the speech her. and there is more ahead on "action news" at noon, it's a waiting game in the lehigh valley. where a man maz barricaded himself in a home. and peco workers begin a long journey to help turn the lights back on in puerto rico.

back here meteorologist, david murphy, with a crosser look at the seven-day forecast from accuweather. but remember we want to see how you and your family is celebrating the eagles and super bowl week. send the pictures to us #6abcaction. and we'll be right back.

police negotiations are underway after a man barricaded himself in a home in bethlehem township. it started just before 7:00 a.m. on torresdale drive. a woman told police that her husband fired a gun at her and she and two children were rescued from the home. residents in the area were told to shelter in place. the trump administration declined to put new sanctions on russia but released a list that is making blood boil at the kremlin. it details 114 russian politicians and 96 billionaires closely aligned with president putin, they denied the list. and chief mike pompeo told the

bbc that he has no doubt that russia will try to interfere with the midterm elections. >> and now they are saying -- the way that they african-amproducts. and they are under lock and key and need aid store employee to escort her to buy something. and she felt like she w being treated like a tr a and other products are under security than is a store by store basis. and a picasso made a debut, the painting of picasso's mousse is being unveiled in hong kong. to sell for at least $50 million. it was done months after the masterpiece. researchers test a high test

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tens of thousands of residents in puerto rico are still without power months after hurricanes irma and maria. this morning crews from our area shipped off to lend a hand. the action cam was at peco's center where the group rolled out after sunrise. they will all get on a barge and ship down to the island. health check at noon?

>> the new pilot study may pave the way slowing the decline from alzheimer's disease. he informationally implanted seeking areas of the brains in three alzheimer's patients. electrical currents from the wires and the results were remarkable. >> they had increased focus and attention and prolonged effect on these patients. >> the improvement lasted since the surgery a year and a half ago and exploring less invasive methods such as high intensity ultrasound to stimulate the frontal lobes. and we have a look at the best cheesesteak the midwest has to brian taff will show us how the minnesota attempt stacks up to the philadelphia and coming up at 4:00 a wisconsin business is hoping to tempt people to stop in to give

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>> david murphy is back now way little bit of snow to deal with. >> it will taper off in the afternoon and this evening. the roads are a little wet and as the temperatures drop you may run into an icy patch. stormtracker 6 live double scan shows you there is still snow falling across much of the region and if we take a closer look in some cases brighter shades of white on the radar and some around cherry hill toward berlin and over in southern bucks county and trenton in and these areas it may come down heavy enough to coat roads and so much around in the recent past, it's hard for that road surface to cool down enough for widespread icing. i want to go out wide and you can see what is going on in allentown andng there and pottsville and pottstown and reading a lot of improveme . and parts ofhihia and

south jersey not all that bad. mden county and oardis southern burlington and southern bucks that improves quickly overhenexe then. as we look outside we do have sky 6 hd in center city showing some snowflakes falling here and all the roads are wet. not the prettiest day in philadelphia and notice how the flags are waiving on the parkway and it's getting windy and you'll wand a coat. 33 in philadelphia. and the temperature is actually dipped a bit in the last half hour or so. winds are out of the northwest at 15 and giving you a windchill and making it feel like 23, temperatures across the region below freezing in reading and lancaster and on the freezing mark in alntow and areas could freeze up abit. and the strsoutfaces and a rac . and 30 in w

trenton and 30 in millville. and 33 in cape may. satellite sheriff showing you ry this morning from the coast here comes round two here is what we are dealing with now. in the overnight hours and this of snow in bayville. and brick township. 1.5 inches and you get farther south you don't see as much. at the airport in atlantic city and vineland and mount holly, and the second batch. these are not final numbers. graterford 1.1. and philadelphia a trace and that has not managed to stick to the roads or even the grass. between now and 3:00 most of this slides past philadelphia and south jersey still dealing off the coast.t but by 6:30 it's

slippery spots are a possibility and light snow is tapering off light snow to dinner time and beyond and 36 is the high and mainly wet roads there. and philadelphia mainly wet roads with a high of 35 and light snow a part of the package for the next couple of hours and be careful of icy patches and later on today and tonight when the temperatures drop look for increase chance of icy patches here or there. today's high 37 to 35 range, light snow tapering off into the afternoon and tomorrow brisk and cold sun in the morning and clouds later and 35 is the high and 48 on thursday with rain arriving at night. friday an early rain or snow shower is possible. we may start with rain and change as snow. and could end quickly on friday morning. and a high of 33. that is groundhog day. saturday, sun suny brisk and

cold. and super bowl sunday 51. and i have a concern that later we could have rain or snow showers around and that could potentially make things slippery on the roads on the way home for super bowl parties. and something to keep in mind for now. we'll keep tweaking it. a quick break and another half hour to go when "action news" continues in a moment.

"action news" continues. >> hello again, here are the stories we are following for you now on "action news" at 12:30. shots were fired insized a home in the lehigh valley. and led to a barricade situation with police. we are live with the latest. and president trump told the staff he wanted the state of the union to be positive and uplifting and we are live with a preview. and everywhere you look in minneapolis there is super bowl lii gear. we'll show you what people are buying during the biggest game of the football season? and a man that barricaded himself in a home for hours now in custody. the tense situation ended just hours ago. walter perez is live now with the latest. >> reporter: rick, as you mentioned this nine hour standoff wrapped up a short time

ago and a live look at the scene and we got video a short time ago of the suspect arrested. a quick video we'