we're live in university city, dann cuellar "channel 6 action news." >> thank you dann as you said the warning about the cold is not just about comfort. these temperatures it's dangerous. with wind chills to minus 15 sunday morning frost bite can snet on exposed skin 15 to 30 minutes. >> it might include numbness, tingling, change in color of skin and pain as well. >> you lose the most heat from your head and torso. layers help maintain your core temperature. smaller ears like ears, happened toes, nose typically suffer affects of frost bite first. outta door exercises need to remember hydration is still vital. check on loved one and elderly they're at greater rick of hypothermia. baby can not shiver to keep warm so they need to be kept in warmer rooms inside. >> few things car battery power like extreme cold. aaa recommends running car for ten minutes before bed saturday night and the am bee aunt temperature under the hood can help theen jip weather cold spell. other tips check the air pressure and tread on tires. a mechanic can run a test to see if battery holds charge or stars in ext

. >> "action news" reporter dann cuellar is live in king of prussia tonight but first let's check out these scary numbers with adam joseph. adam these are numbers that will get your attention. >> yes, especially from this morning. this valentine's weekend all you think about is warmth and love well, not so much from mother nature. this morning 15 below in allentown and trenton 12 below. in philadelphia nine below at the peek. in wilmington and atlantic city felt like 10 degrees below z at jim mentioned we kind of mel load out around 10 degrees this afternoon. right now feels like 12 in philadelphia, 10 in allentown 11 in lancaster. still 10 in wilmington and to the south and right along the shore temperatures feeling like 10 to around 14 degrees. but on saturday we're tracking another powerful arctic front that will approach in the afternoon and evening hours and this will be extremely energetic with respect to its winds and snow squalls which are intense bands of snow. a general 1 to 3 inches as this slams through tomorrow afternoon and evening and then it will deepen into another mo

dann cuellar has more on why philadelphia is the best and most secure choice. >> reporter: political conventions by their very nature attract pro test e -- protesters with opposing and varying political views, that was no different when philadelphia hosted the republican national convention in 2000. philadelphia police drew international attention in handling protesters, drawing mostly praise, but criticism. >> we demand liberation from the prison. >> reporter: charles ramsey will be planning police operations for dnc2016. >> you look at the plan and update it accordingly. >> reporter: which means homeland security and counterterrorism units will be involved. officials say philadelphia beat out new york largely because the wells fargo center was seen as an ideal location. somewhat isolated secure borders like broadly street. >> low gills i can -- logistics were to strong. >> it's great parking lot easy tailgating parties so the city sold itself. >> reporter: the city will have vast practice in moving large number of people around. the pope will be here this fall bringing in 2 million

i'm dann cuellar "channel 6 action news". >> thank you dann. our coverage of the measles in america continues on 6abc.com we'll be updating any possible cases in our area. also we have posted apps to frequently asked questions about the disease. plus, a look back at the deadly 1991 out break here in philadelphia. >>> well, two philadelphia police officers and another motorist suffered injuries in a pileup in northeast philadelphia this afternoon. a limo service car struck a police suv that had pulled into the intersection of large street and herbert. it's not clear if the lights siren was on and the imowe driver hospitalized and two were treatsed for minor injuries. >> it could put impending revel sale at risk. philadelphia ruled partially in favor of owners of hq night club at that casino they argue they could lose their 16 million investment if the prupscy scale goes through. but the court is still allowing sale to close on monday. the whole deal may fold however because florida developer who is buying the revel has decided to pull out if it

in university city, dann cuellar channel 6 "action news." code blue is across the region because of the dangerous bitter cold, if you see a home ltz person call 215 232-1984. >>> just because animals are covered in fur doesn't mean they are not in danger from the cold. if you see an animal chained call (267)385-3000. the pet's owner will be fined. >>> southwest officials felt the bitter cold putting out a blaze of a house fire. the house had no heat and the man staying there was using that heater to keep warm. >> what we want to do, stress if you use kerosene heaters fill them outside and remember space heaters are safe. >> they are not releasing the name or age of the victim. this is the 5 city's 5th fire fatality this year. >>> police are looking for a man who held up a store in the 2100 block of cottman avenue. it's not clear if the robber had the weapon, but he did manage to make off with $1,400. family friends and classmates will gather for a final farewell to a slain millers university student. funeral services will be held for carlie

"action news" reporter dann cuellar has the story. >> police and paramedics rushed to the home in the 6800 block of daniel drive buckingham for report of man shot. they found a man dead outside the garage of apparentself inflicted gunshot wound to the throat. they identify him as 64-year-old thomas french husband of prominent mate receipt claire risaldi. he and five family members were charged against the attorney general in $0 million fraud scheme. a relative is said to have collapsed after hearing of the deaths and had to be taken to the hospital by ambulance. a grand jury on sony creek road was held october of 2013. it was third fire known a four-year period. grand jury report says insurance firms paid in excess of 0 million in connection with fires and they were seeking 20 million for 2013 fire and accused volunteer fight fighters who responded to fire of stealing jewelry worth millions. grand jury found that could be worse. they have a history of filing questionable. >> bucks da heckler that recuseed himself and turned it over to attorney general's office say they notified attorn

live at school district headquarters is kay -- dann cuellar.licants, parent, and police part of the scene tonight. >> pretty crazy, jim. a contentious meeting, as they so often are, resulting in four protesters being arrested. >> shame on you! >> the protests forced them the police to he is court some of them out. and the state law lakers pushing for 15 to 27 more charter schools to be approved. and the city council can sit argued that the district led poverty with the contracts and collective bargaining. >> for the districts to consider the charters is not only against a light against the backdrop of massive school close yourself against shuttered libraries, eliminated enrichment programs after-school programs the loss of thousands of teachers staff members, support staff, is not only morally repugnant, it is insane. >> only five charter applications were approved with conditions. >> the overall goal is 100% quality schools and dr. hite has a plan for that involving district schools, it involves charter schools, and, you know, this is part of

a "action news" reporter dann cuellar is live at the scene. dann, are authorities any less fearful earlier tonight and earlier today. >> reporter: no, they are not jim. roads remain closed to are three blocks around the scene because of the collapse fears. now they are hoping that warmer temperatures will help melt the ice but that does ant appear to be likely anytime soon. already, l and i has declared the building imminently dangerous after it was left covered in ice after monday morning's fire. officials worry that the weight of the ice may collapse the already fragile charged structure. pennsylvania patrick hanna owns the build ago attached to the wall of ice. >> fit falls it will fall on this building. if i tear it down it will fall on this building. >> reporter: l and i tells "action news" that the building will have to be demolish and owner had has said that the perimeter fence will be installed to protect pedestrians from falling ice and debris. frank greens own a barber shop across the the street. he says the the scene has basically wi

dann cuellar live in the satellite center. what about the fact that two of the suspects have ties to philadelphia? >> that's right. the authorities say that all three are held without bail two in brooklyn and one in florida. and two had ties to philadelphia and . >> and two appeared in federal court abdurasul hasanovich juraboev, originally from uzbekistan and akhror saidakhmetov. and abdurasul hasanovich juraboev worked a kiosk owned by abror habibov that sold kitchen wear and repaired phones in georgia, florida, and other places. >> this is real. the concern about the lone wolf inspired, to act without ever going to the middle east. >> they say that juraboev pledged support for iraq and syria acting here in the u.s. on their behalf. he would on a website what i am saying to shoot obama and then shoot ourselves. will it do? that will strike fear in the heart of the infidels. and they also talked about blowing up coney island if not successful, and they would kill a police officer and use his gun to shoot others in law enforce

dann cuellar has more on the deception that spanned several states. daniel sheehan of gloucester city new jersey. police say he's been scamming people all over the tri-state area through a bogus mortgage modification programs. according to victims he's very good at the art of deception. 55-year-old marianne feldman is one of his alleged victims who asked we not show her face. >> he just seemed like a really nice guy. he didn't seem shady or anything at first. >> reporter: feldman met sheehan through her job at the post office. he convinced her that he was just the guy she needed to help her with her mortgage problems. >> he was very good at what he d he knew a lot about mortgages. >> reporter: feldman lost about 10 grand she thought was being paid to the mortgage company. it wasn't and police say she wasn't the only victim. >> we expect there to be many, many more throughout the tri-state area, philadelphia, south jersey region. we think that, you know, when people see his face they're going to recognize him and if they are victim of his scam come for

dann cuellar has details. >> reporter: school district officials say the discovery was made yesterday in one of the school's bathrooms. despicable and graphic message read kill all the n's. students and parents we spoke with were very upset someone would write that at radnor a place providing it snaevl being diverse. >> it's black history month and afeking my prince pl pal mr. mr. skullingger and general school society. >> radnor is pretty -- we have a lot of good people. for this to happen -- i know i expect bad people but deposit expect this kind of situation to go as far. >> high school principal mark shellingger said he was planning to address it at an assembly this afternoon and e-mail stated in part radnor high school and district as a whole condemn any and all messages that promote hate and intolerance. i'll reiterate messages of this sort is intolerable and will not be tolerated. >> people from different cultures come here and i guess we have a similar incident last year i think it was same kind of insult. >> graffiti was photographed and erased and bill calarulo says police w

. >> dann cuellar is standing by with security needs of cop vengs. but first money and pride from "action news" reporter sharee williams at the art museum and sharee there will be plenty of both. >> i would have to agree with that, jim, it's a huge father in the city's hat. let's talk about the economics of it all. the city needs to raise 80 million to properly host this convention. but the reason stoondz gain return on investment of more than 3 times that amount. so a lot to talk about. money being a big draw. but attention is a big draw as well. >> we were both in the national stapling and global stage it just didn't get better than that. >> the excitement is contagious and dnc coming to philadelphia means big dollars for the city's businesses. >> they will shop here. they will dine here. they will sleep here. >> restaurants will be packed. >> welcome to hard rock philly. >> so will hotels. >> calls coming in left and right. not only from the hotel community itself but businesses, ownership, they hear the news and it is a huge lift. >> the last pol

"action news" reporter dann cuellar was on campus tonight. >> reporter: faculty and student here very much in the state of shock over this tragic brutal murder something that staff members say have never happened here on campus. tonight many gathered to remember 18 year-old karlie hall. >> ♪♪ >> reporter: through tears and sadness more than 200 students and staff members braved an icy drizzle to mourn loss of freshman karlie hall a business major here. >> i'm saddened, i'm shocked, i'm angry about what happened to karlie hall. >> this young life has been taken far too soon. >> reporter: court record revealed a violent confrontation early unday inside karlie hall's dorm room in bard hall on the millersville university campus. police say that they responded to the second floor room and found hall's boyfriend 19 year-old gregorio orrostieta giving her cpr his hand and jeans were bloody. told police they argued after a party and he shoved her. >> they were in some type of a physical confrontation in which he admitted to what he called backhanding her and pushing her and that she became un

dann cuellar has more on how people are trying to copy with the cold and penndot strategy in in advance of the snow squall. >> reporter: you could say the bitterly cold weekend forecast is perfectly made for zombies. >> of course it is we don't feel cold or extreme heat, we're cold blooded. >> reporter: cast members from the terror behind the wall at eastern state pent were hosting a zombie skate. it's the snow squalls that have officials concerned. >> squalls could come through the region and reduce visibility and drop heavier snow. there's the bitterly cold temperatures they can salt the roads all they want but there's a point where it's too cold for salt to work too well. >> once you get the temperatures into the 20-degree range and into the teens salt, a normal application of salt does not work as effectively. >> reporter: penndot will mix salt and calcium chloride. bruise wagner said rock salt works up to a certain point. >> that works down to minus five degrees. >> reporter: although it is more and he expensive, he said calcium chloride is your best bet. >> it works up to 25 minus

"action news" reporter, dann cuellar has the latest. >>> the victim's relative left the the rose hill community center in lansing lane in tears after learning he was dead shot and killed by an unknown assailant. new castle county police rush to the scene just before three after a report of the shooting. >> where they were located a deceased male victim in the basement portion of the roseville community center. the building was will be down. >> reporter: officials say building was pack with teenagers, three teenagers and young killed ren off from school for the holiday. witnesses tell police a man walk in went down in the recording studio in the basement and shot the victim dead before fledge the the scene on foot. parents rushed to the center to retrieve their children only to learn, that in one was ago loud in or out until police figured out out what had happened. >> i tried to go in but i was stop. they a said they had everything locked down, and i attempted several times but officers wouldn't let me in. >> reporter: hour and a half later police allowed parents to take their loved o

in university city, dann cuellar channel 6 "action news." >> code blue alerts are in effect across the region because of the bitter and dangerous cold. if you see a homeless person outside call the homeless outreach hot line (215)232-1984. this is a good time to check on elderly neighbors to make sure they are warm. >>> and just because animals are covered in fur does not mean they are not in danger from cold. if you see an animal chained outside call (267)385-3800 or contact animal control in the area. the pet's other than will be find. >>> fire officials in southwest philadelphia think the bitter cold played a role in a deadly house fire. the blaze broke out on kingsessing avenue after 10:30. officials think it was sparked by a kerosene heater. they also the house had no heat and the -- they also the -- they say the house had no heat and the man living there was using a kerosene heater. >> if you use kerosene heaters fill them up outside keep them three feet from everything that can burn including yourself. >> at this point they are not releasing the name or age of the victim. this i

"action news" reporter dann cuellar has the details. >> health officials did not make nip saibl to weepcamera and they e-mailed this statement. health officials are not saying where this measles dace is and where the boy goes to school and for that matter who he may have been in contact with recent days. >> for little babies they may -- really bad for them. >> the 15-year-old boy is self isolating at home under their guidance it began when he went to see the drr who suspects he has the measles. testing has been conducted in order to determine if thiscy true case of measles, specimens are being delivered to states public health laboratory and investigation is ongoing. meanwhile dr. diane wester burg from cooper university hospital says this about meezles in general as long as quarantined and in contact request people that had measles or measles vaccination everything should be fine. the problem comes when he's exposed to people who have not had the disease or who have not the vaccination it's highly contagious. >> this comes amid an outbreak in the united states with 100 cases reported.

dann cuellar has the details. >> reporter: health officials did not make anyone available to speak on-mailed us a statement. some parents and others are concerned health authorities are not saying wherein montgomery county this suspected measles case is or where the 15-year-old boy goes to school or who he may have come in contact with recent days. >> for people who don't have their shots and little babies that would be really, really bad for them. >> in a statement the montgomery county health cement is this began when the boy went to see his doctor and us is spened measles. the patients was evaluated and testing was conducted to determine if this was true case of measles. specimens are conducted to the state lab tore yen investigation is ongoing. meanwhile dr. diane westerbrook from cooper says this about measles in general. >> as long as he's are quarantined and had contact with people who had measles or measles vaccination everything should be fine. problem is when exposed to people who have not had the disease or vaccination. it's highly contagious. >> this comes amid measles out

"action news" reporter dann cuellar has the details. >>> health officials did not make anyone available to speak on camera. they e-mailed this statement. some parents and others are concerned that health authorities are not saying exactly wherein montgomery county this suspected measles case is or where the 15-year-old boy goes to school. for that matter who he may have come in contact with in recent days. >>> for people that don't have their shots, little babies that may come in contact with them that would be really bad for them. >> in a statement the montgomery county health department says the 15-year-old boy isself isolating at home under their guidance. it says this all began when the boy went to see his doctor who suspects he has the measles. department says the patient is evaluated and testing conducted in order to determine if this is a true case of mezlees. they say specimens are delivered to the state laboratory and the investigation is ongoing. meanwhile, dr. diane wester berg from cooper university hospital says this about measles in general. >>> as long as he's quarantined

in radnor dann cuellar channel 6 "action news." >> there are new video of militants on destructive terrorists taking sledge hammers to statues obliterating art and history in a matter of seconds. this comes days after another terrible blow to culture in the region. video shows the extremist burning the public library which is home to 8,000 rare books and man scriments. >> scriments -- man >>> jihadi john is a london raced person named mowmed emw -- mohammed emwazi. >> reporter: the 26-year-old college educated, raised in this mixed income west london neighborhood where friends are stunned. >> mohammed that i knew was extremely kindly and gentle and soft-spoken and humble young person that i knew. >> reporter: authorities first thinged out his identity after -- first figured out his identity after the murder of james foley. the unmerciful isis leader two more americans and two britains and two japanese hostages. his identity confirmed always three young men from new york became the latest arrested while trying to travel to syria to join isis. counter terrorism officials say they are struggling

we're live here in delaware, i'm dann cuellar, channel6 "action news." back to you, jim. >> thank you dann. >>> tri-state area has been trying to cope with bitter cold today and now we have the approach of snow. we have a twofer tonight. it did hit 3 degrees this morning in philadelphia. that made waiting for the bus a particular challenge today. it also led to an icy surface for the schuylkill and delaware rivers. but now the focus of attention switches to the approaching snow and portions of our area could get a half a foot or more. "action news" reporters kenneth moton and john rawlins have stories on the extraordinary consequences of our sub freezing wind chills but first let's get the full story from accuweather and meteorologist adam joseph. >> it was brutal, today. >>> russly cold this morning jim. as we take a look at some of the record lows trenton and wilmington tying the record one in trenton two in wilmington. atlantic city and reading are breaking record lows with reading coming in with an air temperature of 1 degree below zero. the morning w

for now, reporting live from new castle delaware, i'm dann cuellar channel6 "action news." >> thank you dann. >>> firefighters in philadelphia battled flames and then the ice too. an entire building that was on fire later froze over proving the power and danger of our frigid conditions. the cold continues to plague the delaware and lehigh valleys is ongoing. >> temperatures remain well below zero and now we're bracing for more snow. here's a look at the storm system that will bring that you say snow. storm tracker 6 double scan radar shows the storm is quickly moving our way from the south. meantime road crews in delaware spent the morning getting ready for the latest round of snowfall. deldot loaded their trucks with salt here in newark. the drivers were then allowed to go home to rest up before coming back in tonight when the flakes start to fall. officials at deldot are hoping the timing of the storm will make it easier for crews to work. >> here's a look at how cold it has been. chopper 6 hd was above the delaware river earlier today. some parts of the water are frozen others have f

"action news" reporter dann cuellar has the details. >> reporter: health officials did not make anyone available speak on camera. they e-mailed us a statement. parents and others are concerned health authorities are not saying wherein montgomery county this suspected measles case s. or where the 15-year-old boy goes to school or for that matter who he may have been in "in recent days. >> for people that don't have shots or babies that may come in contact with him that would be really bad for them. >> reporter: in a statement the montgomery county health department says the 15-year-old boy is self isolating in their home under their guidance. the doctor suspects he has the measles. the patient has been evaluated and testing conducted owe to determine if it's a true case of measles and specimens are being delivered to the state public health laboratory and the investigation is ongoing. this doctor from cooper university hospital says this in general. >> as long as quarantined and only in contact with people that had measles or measles vaccination then everybody should be fine. the proble

dann cuellar "channel 6 action news." >> all right, dap, thank you. chopper 6 was over gloucester township, camden county where a new jersey transit but collided with i a bus. four are treated for minor injuries. >> lincoln university is investigating an incident of racist graffiti that showed up overnightch the derogatoryy term was painted on a sign at the entrance to the campus of this historically black university in chester county. it has already been removed. the school's president told the 2500 students not to be distracted by, in his words ow wardly acts of others. >> authorities say the motive in that meat packing plant murder was revenge for a prank. deadly stabbing happened yesterday in parking lot of the jbs note pack in franconia township. police say victim danny vasquez pulled a chair out from under peter atem tuesday and the next day the 32-year-old atem stabbed vasquez to death. atem was injured as well and remains in the hospital while he faces charger of murder. >> the deal to sell the former revel casino is officially dead. the bankr

"action news" reporter dann cuellar has the story. >> and the oscar goes to -- to -- "crisis hotline. the documentary brought light to an alarming trend. american veterans are killing themselves at a rate of 22 a day nearly one every hour. >> veterans' crisis line this is robert. >> can i get you to degree degree -- agree not to use the gun while we are talking. >> knowing the severity of the problem. >> i lost friends to suicide. i have friend that are fighting suicide frankly every day. >> a facebook page called requesting -- called the stain of war. hoping them to open up. >> what i say to veterans and my goal with the stain of war projects is veterans need to stop holding back. you need to start telling your story. you are not monsters. >> he knows what it is to fall into an abyss. >> it took a divorce, being homeless, and all the things happening. and i had good people who took me in to get me on my feet. >> the behavioral health unit saw 18,000 veterans last year suffering from various types of mental ailments. call the hot line. for his part diamond is doing his part to help hi

. >>> "action news" reporter dann cuellar is live on the 800 block of east basin road where elinor was taken by her father last night, dann? >> reporter: that is right, as you said, the the mother is now in the the state of the massachusetts being reunited with her three-year old daughter. she flew there accompanied by authorities after getting word that she had been rescued by an fbi swat team. >> i broke down. i got the to talk to her on the phone. so she's shaken but she's ready to be back with me. >> reporter: a joyful relieved mother tonight after a ordeal that began last night. dawn barkus told police her ex-boyfriend 23 year-old michael trotta had assaulted her in her apartment a on east basin road and took off with their three-year old daughter elinor. >> she has never been away from me that long. never been out of her routine. >> reporter: an amber alert went out across several states and trotta would be later potted in mount laurel new jersey believed headed for new york. but an fbi swat the team spotted him in spencer massachusetts, about 56 miles, west of boston. >> he had

"action news" reporter dann cuellar live on the scene with more. astle county police remain on the scene here rick and monica as they have been for the last couple hours. they were responding around 3 o'clock this afternoon to a report of a shooting of someone in the basement. initial reports are that someone ran into the rose hill community center ran down into the basement, shot the person and then fled on foot. the place was on lockdown where there were several hundred preteens, teens and even young children in this very large community center doing different activities. but as far as we know, police say there has been no other injuries no one else shot in this location. now, there was a parent who was waiting to talk to their child. here's what he told us earlier this afternoon. >> stop by come get me. there's been a shooting in the training center and please come get me. i tried to go in but i was stopped at the door. they said they had everything locked down and i attempted several times. but the officers wouldn't let me in. >> reporter: since

. >> "action news" reporter dann cuellar is live in king of prussia tonight but first let's check outh adam joseph. adam these are numbers that will get your attention. >> yes, especially from this morning. this valentine's weekend all you think about is warmth and love well, not so much from mother nature. this morning 15 below in allentown and trenton 12 below. in philadelphia nine

let's go to dann cuellar live in norristown. about itism monica, they're calling it a case of position suspected measles. they say the patient a 15-year-old boy, went to his doctor who suspected he has measles and reported it to montgomery county health authorities. a spokeswoman for the county says in a press release that the patient has been evaluated and testing has been conducted in order to determine if this is a true case of measles. they say specimens are being delivered to the state public health laboratory. now, they're not telling us where the boy is from or where he goes to school but they say he is self isolating at home under the guidance of the county health department. this until the lab results are completed. now, dr. diane westerberg from cooper university hospital says this about measles cases in general. >> as long as he's quarantined and only in contact with people who have had measles or the measles vaccination then everything should be fine. the problem comes when he's exposed to people who have not had the