let's head on over to david and karen. d, it didn't feel so bad when i walked out this morning. >> it's funny, too, because temperatures right now, tam, are still in the cold zone but i agree with you you stepped outside and it was nothing like it was the last couple mornings. we've had some cloud cover overnight but you can see that breaking up and i think we're going to see a fair amount of sunshine early. over all fairly sunny conditions with occasional clouds popping through. the temperatures this morning are still cold. they're just not as cold as they've been the last couple days. 17 degrees in philadelphia, 14 in allentown right now, 16 in reading, 13 in wilmington. only 11 in trenton and 10 in millville but of course there's not much wind this morning so we're not worrying about wind chills and it does feel like we're getting a break. boy do we get a break this afternoon. we'll zoom this morning with those temperatures. by 8 o'clock we'll be at 21. by noon up to 34 and by 3 o'clock, that's your high today, 39 degree

. >> for the latest forecast and travel conditions join matt, tam, david karen, starting tomorrow at 4 a.m. >> people in the midwest are dealing with tough few days. tens of millions are in the path of a storm that could have dumped more than a foot on those areas and after wind chills went to negative numbers. abc alex perez. >> reporter: parts of wisconsin michigan, illinois, buried under snow tonight. windy city, salt and plow trucks racing to keep up with the slippery sloppy mess making getting a rond a nightmare. >> it's like mudd heavy mudd. >> if you're driving out there how bad is it. >> you can slide and get stuck. my roommate got stuck trying to get back home from work. >> blowing snow, wind gusts as strong as 40 mimes an hour. blizzard warning with possible wite-out conditions in effect for chicago area. 100 million people in path of this massive storm stretching from midwest to the northeast. abc's geo vanetis is in ohio. >> on the roads visibility down to a few feet. officials issued a travel ban for parts of ohio. >> iowa also in middle of the storm, strong winds whippi

you can see those tarmacs are a little slick david and karen warning we could have a little reicing this morning. 5:13 32 degrees, let's get suburban here. . that's right we'll take you to the suburbs and show you what's going on what it's going to be like for the morning commute. this is 113 roads are damp. the roads are treated. we have light precipitation moving through. we're watching for areas that could slick. this would be worse if the ground was frozen solid but it's mild. however we're dipping below freezing, you're not seeing anyone slipping and sliding as we look at route 100. north cover tree township, route 422 westbound between route 100 and stowe road you want to watch for construction. they did a traffic pattern switch over the weekend. it's the first morning commute with it, at this point. things look different as you head out. one lane in each direction through next year. let's look at the commuter traffic report. i was looking around to see if people were experiencing anything with icy conditions, we're not experiencing that. we have someone talking about a pothole in

join matt, tam, david, karen starting at 4 a.m. tomorrow. >> developing news now police have arrested and charged a northeast philadelphia man with murder of a social worker as she waited for the bus. the suspects was a co-worker and tonight, her family is sharing their shock and grief. and "action news" reporter sken live at police headquarters with the full story. kenneth. >> sarah 56-year-old kim jones hired her suspected killer years ago as assistant director for the children that helps children. her son and non-profit, his mother, and the one the suspect worked for are speaking out. >> one day after a woman that dedicated her life with charity was executed at her north philadelphia bus stone. kim jones' co-worker and man accused of killing her spoke with "action news". >> sociopath can do something crazy kill a human being and not think about it. >> his mother was 12 and jefferson street january 13, 9 a.m., dpos bell music playing on healed phones. sewer veilens captured a woman in surprise he walked up and shot a woman in the

let's turn to david and karen.morning where we're looking at sunshine a little bit later on and dry conditions from start to finish. right now we've got a little cloud cover down along the south jersey coast but most of us are in for a lot of early sunshine and then later in the afternoon a few clouds may pop up but generally speaking staying pretty bright. temperatures are similar to yesterday morning. 28 degrees right now in philadelphia, still just 15 in allentown. 27 in wilmington, 25 in trenton, 28 in wildwood. and like yesterday there's a little bit of a breeze dropping down out of the north so most of you are experiencing wind chills this morning in the teens. certainly a sign that you have to bundle up a bit. heading out to the bus stop, 27 degrees by 6 o'clock. probably about the same by 8 o'clock. partly cloudy skies to maybe clear skies depending on where you are and by 9 o'clock still pretty chilly 28 degrees with those wind chills probably hovering down around the 20-degree mark. but this afternoon lik

not so brutal today david and karen is taking a look at traffic.rning. >> it's not quite as bad this morning because there's not as much wind and even though temperatures are still cold, they are a lot better than they were yesterday when we set those record lows. now, i goat a couple of little safety... got a couple of little safety points. the first one is the same we've talked about recently that we had more melting yesterday afternoon and overnight refreeze is possible and there could still be icy patches on side streets and some slick sidewalks around here. this afternoon however we're going to go well above freezing and i want to remind you you got to be really careful around icy ponds and streams. no ice is completely safe. you should only go out on ice that's mon to. around here that means basically no ice being monitored and ice needs to be 4-inches to 7-inches thick to walk on. thickness will be very iffy because we're getting above the freezing mark by quite a bit. stay off the ice. overnight cloud cover thinning out so i expect a lot of

let's turn to david and karen. good morning. >> isn't it nice to have a morning where we're looking at sunshine a little bit later on and dry conditions from start to finish. right now we've got a little cloud cover down along the south jersey coast but most of us are in for a lot of early sunshine and then later in the afternoon a few clouds may pop up but generally speaking staying pretty bright. temperatures are similar to yesterday morning. 28 degrees right now in philadelphia, still just 15 in allentown. 27 in wilmington, 25 in trenton, 28 in wildwood. and like yesterday there's a little bit of a breeze dropping down out of the north so most of you are experiencing wind chills this morning in the teens. certainly a sign that you have to bundle up a bit. heading out to the bus stop, 27 degrees by 6 o'clock. probably about the same by 8 o'clock. partly cloudy skies to maybe clear skies depending on where you are and by 9 o'clock still pretty chilly 28 degrees with those wind chills probably hovering down around

david, karen matt, tamala will tell you whether the weather will afengt your travel. they'll have updates on traffic and transit. >>> whatever we get you can be sure it won't be as bad as boston praising for a storm that could last for days. the storm could bring as much as two feet of snow which has been a rough winter for that region. schools, businesses, courthouses are shut down and police are warned to stay off the roads. >> a fire at strip mall in bensalem likely started inside tattoo shop and they say a woman may not have escaped had a firefighter not happened to be driving by the scene. "action news" reporter sken live in bensalem with the full details, kenneth. >> walter, tonight we know that off duty firefighter was driving on bristol pike when hi spotted that fire inside this tattoo shop. he and good samaritan who happened to have a ladder on back of truck worked together to save that woman from the second floor tonight crews were busy boarding up tattoo by bird in bensalem after heavy smoke and fire damage the business. >> the whole treat was blocked off.

first, meteorologists david murphy and karen rogers have the latest with accuweather. let's begin with karen outside the studios. >> reporter: hi, rake it's been dangerously cold. take a look at the windchills we have through the region. negative 35 in the poconos. 22 in lancaster. 16 degrees below zero in philadelphia. 15 degrees below in millville. you can see that the cold air the windchills really nasty this morning make it dangerous to be outside. as we look at the records we broke, temperature-wise, reading we hit minus 1. we tied a record in trenton. 1 degree. wilmington, 2 degrees, tied a record in atlantic city, made a new record, 2 degrees. in philadelphia, we got down to 3 degrees, 2 was set back in 1888. we're triepght to moderate -- trying to moderate a little bit the winds are starting to die down. it's feels like minus 5 in philadelphia. feels like minus four in millville. by 2:00 p.m. 20 degrees with sunshine. 4:00 p.m. we're up to 21 that's the high for today. the winds start to relax. so the windchills will not be much of a factor this evening and ton

david karen, matt and tamala will tell you whether weather will impact your travel and have latest travel and tranit updates. >> whatever we get you can be sure it's not as bad as boston. new england is bracing for a storm that will last days. it could bring two feet of snow after what's been a rough winter for the region. schools, businesses courts are shut down and people are asked to stay off the roads. >> be careful what you post on social media. a teenager from philadelphia learned that the hard way after robbed of high-end jewelry which police say he bragged about on instagram. "action news" reporter annie mccormick has the story from somerton. >> according to police three armed and masked men kicked in the town home door here in the somerton section of the city 2:30 this morning. >> we heard a crash. it was either a gunshot or them breaking glass. and you heard glass shattering and then you heard them out front screaming run, get out of the house. >> five men were inside. one of the men called 911 from a bathroom. police quickly responded. so did neighbor anthony monttinco called p

meteorologist david murphy and karen rogers are keeping an eye on the low temperatures and the snow on the way. "action news" reporter, david henry has details on how people are copying in the frigid temperatures after a gas explosion forced them outside. let's gin with david murphy -- let's begin with david murphy outside. >> reporter: i've got another one for you, this is the back bay behind brigantine, new jersey, where my twitter follower braved the elements as the sun was coming up. you can see the snowy ice in the water. no surprise given the temperatures that we had this morning. we set several temperatures in reading, one below zero. an trenton, 1 degree and 2 degrees at the airport in atlantic city. no matter how you slice it was bone-chillingly cold. in philadelphia, we got down to 3. that missed the record of 2 set back in 1888. that's impressive close to a record that's been standings that long. the morning windchills were always very apparent as you stepped outside. 16 below in philadelphia is what it felt like at one point. that's why we had the windchill advisories in ef

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> hi, everyone, its'clock on this wednesday february 4th and we're following several breaking stories. >> an apartment building erupts into a multi alarm firely in montgomery county. >> video shows a plane veering out of control crashing overseas. more than a dozen people are dead and many more remain missing. >> also breaking an awful story just to the north of us. a new jersey police officer is struck by a car overnight. we have new details just in. >> we're tracking some snow showers for some of us with david and karen. good morning. >> let's get a look at those on storm tracker 6 live double scan and they're mainly light. there is one that was pushing through the northern portion of maryland into new castle county delaware. it's still there although the color of this is beginning to gray a little bit and not be quite as white so it could be that we're losing a little intensity. however i do think this is enough to probably put down a coating summon roads so let's be careful out there if you see some

. >> let's go over to david murphy and karen rogers. >> reporter: we have a light snow shower digging into the lehigh valley. the question is how far these can make it toward i-95 before they fall apart. i think there's a good chance in philadelphia and wilmington, all we sue is flurries out of this. if you're in aerials to the north of the city there's a period during the rush hour we might encounter snowshowers. we'll have a light accumulation, but slippery conditions possible. 36 in the city. 34 in wilmington. on or below freezing in the northern suburbs. the thing is that the temperatures that you see here are not going to last all that long. we'll see them start to dip. in fact when i looked at the temperature or wind array only a half-hour ago the winds are from the south. we're starting to see them turn from the west and the north and the northwest that will drop the temperatures and today will be a day that features buildings wind and temperatures on the way down. here's where it will go, 36 degrees 8:00 a.m. 31 degrees, there could snow shower activity north of philadelphia,

p join david matt karen for the up to the minute for contact and traffic and transic conditions. >> not nearly as batd as elsewhere in new england dealing with fourth major snow storm less than a month. we get more now from tom yanes. >> i never experienced anything like it in my life. >> in massachusetts the cold and snow, the worst in years. >> so it would be our fourth major storm in the past three weeks. >> 7 feet of snow have piled misery high and with it the danger index as blocked exhaust vents threaten carbon monoxide poisoning. >> if you have vicinity need get out and clean the snow out of them. >> residents are suffering from snow shock. >> the storm is terrible. if i saw one day above freezing i would be very happy. >> on massachusetts north shore reporter antoineet antonio from abc affiliate had to hold on for dear life as winds how old to over 70 miles an hour. snow drifts up to 6 feet high crushed roof of new hampshire warehouse causing it to collapse. the blizzard force wind downed power lines leaving tens of thousands to shiver in the dark of night. >> temperature in our

let's head on over to david and karen. david, it didn't feel so bad

. >> let's go over to david murphy and karen rogers has the morning commute. >> reporter: we have snow showers in chester county pushing into delaware county and getting ready to come into philadelphia. so far in the outlying areas all we've had are flurries. this is enough to put down a coating on some surfaces that haven't been treated. be careful of that as it glides through the morning rush hour. doesn't look like it will be around very long as you look at satellite, there's a transition for partly sunny skies. 25 degrees in philadelphia. 26 in wilmington. 17 in allentown. 19 in reading. 16 degrees in wildwood, new jersey. so everybody needs to bundle up. as we roll through the day, 25 by 9:00 a.m. noon, 28. we'll get up to 31 by 3:00 p.m. the high of 32 i believe will be right in there around 2 or 2:30. skies clearing tonight. if you have plans to go out on the town, you'll need a i'll have the details coming up. as well as precipitation arriving sunday afternoon. >> reporter: we have a nasty accident a car ran into a fire house. we have crews on the scene in wissinoming. you want

. >> good morning february 2, groundhog day, we have david and karen. >> reporter: good morning, everybody, we have rain in philadelphia. and in the north we have sleet mixing in. nonetheless in and around the i-95 corridor, it was snowing and icing earlier. there could slush backing up on roads with ponding and puddling. you might find as you step outside on the pavement there's a freezeup left over. the farther north you go the better chance you have of problems. 35 degrees in philadelphia, though what is actively falling is rain. 36 in wilmington, all the way up into the 40s in millville and much of south jersey and 3 in allentown. there's advises lifts in new castle county, atlantic county and cape may counties. drivers near i-95 it could be slushy icy under foot. look out for flooded roads where the snow has backed up storm drains. in the northern and western suburbs, the snow has dissipated but messy up there. for the kids, 35 degrees with rain falling. 37 by 8:00. 42 at #-- 3:00 p.m. dropping down from a high of 45. that's not a typo, between 3 and 6:00 p.m. anything that hadn't dri

let's go over to david murphy and karen rogers is looking at the morning commute. >> reporter: we're looking at a snow shower popping through the western suburbs. it's light snow, but might be putting down a brief accumulation on roads that have not been treated. so far we're seeing flurries in philadelphia. that may be it's all that it produces in the area. the windchills are severe. temperatures in the 20s, feels like 18 in philadelphia. 18 in millville. 22 in wilmington, 17 in allentown, again these are windchills, so bundle you mean. 26 is the current temperature in philadelphia on the storm tracker 6 live app. by 8:00 we'll slide down to 24. a similar day to yesterday. 28 by noon. 2:00 p.m. we'll get our high of 32 which is right where we wound up yesterday. 31 by # p.m. 6:00 p.m., 28 degrees, colder air coming in tomorrow sunday night we're on the look out for a light wintery mix. i'll have the latest on that coming up. we have problems we're starting live in the frankford section hard -- harbison avenue. we have a car that ran into a house. emergency workers in the area. stick

i was matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪♪ >> good morningo'clock on this wednesday february 25th. here's what's happening. >> video captures the moment a gas explosion blows a new jersey home to pieces. we are live as neighbors head back into their homes. >> a former marine learns his fate in the shooting deaths of chris kyle the marksman at the heart of the movie american sniper and another marine. >> developing this morning southwest airlines takes nearly 130 planes out of service leading to dozens of cancellations nationwide. >> let's get a look at what you can expect today in weather and traffic and go over to david and karen. good morning. >> good morning, everybody. and we are cold again this morning. maybe a little bit better than yesterday, though. you might feel that because we're no longer challenging record lows. a couple of issues to talk about. once again we had melting on tuesday, so an overnight refreeze is possible and icy spots on some side streets and sidewalks. not as bad as it was on monday but we still want you to think

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪♪ >> good morning what's happening here on this wednesday february 4th. we've got breaking news. fire crews face off against flames and rescue residents after a massive fire breaks out at an apartment complex in norristown. we're live at that scene. >> the search for survivors under way in taiwan after a plane loses control, crashes into a river and the whole thing was captured on video. >> fury and revenge. jordan has executed two islam particular terrorists a direct response to one of its pilots being burned alive by isis. >> good morning, it's 4:30. let's check weather and traffic with david. good morning. >> on storm tracker 6 live double scan we have a couple snow showers we expected to be farther up to the north but looks like they've managed to push down into baltimore and these are coming in from the west. the extreme southern portion of chester county is being affected by this right now. western berks county as well. this doesn't look like it's necessarily going to put down a whole lot but as

. >> david murphy told you it was coming let's hear more, karen rogers will help you with the morning commute. >> reporter: the temperatures are not only on their way down, but we have windchills that will be severe. it may become at that warning across the region overnight tonight and tomorrow morning the at times you'll have windchills 15 to 25 degrees below zero. it could get that bad over the next day or day and a half. we'll have clouds wrapping in and flurries. 16 degrees is the current temperature. 14 in wilmington. 13 in allentown. 15 in millville. with a wind beginning to kick up, feels like 1 in allentown and 2 in millville. they say we'll see worse windchills overnight tonight and into tomorrow. storm tracker 6 live app probably down to 13 by 8:00 a.m. later 18 degrees. we'll sit on that until 3:00 p.m. >> reporter: looking at the roads looking good on the schuylkill expressway under 30th street. web traffic heading toward the vine. no overnight construction and no problems on the schuylkill expressway. we continue to have closure from monday's fire in west philadelphia. 52

let's go over to david murphy to talk about the cold and karen rogers to talk about traffic. >> reporter: the big focus is downingtown, pottstown quakertown and north where the windchills will make it feel like 10 and 15 below zero. it's bad everywhere. 12 degrees in philadelphia. 14 in millville. 6 in allentown. when you take a look at the wind gusts right now we've got some up around 40 miles per hour. wilmington at 40. 23 in philadelphia. 29 in millville. but as i tell you you can kind of mix and match the numbers because a times everyone will see the high numbers. with the strong winds and low temperatures, the windchills are below zero, just about everywhere. they are severe in places like allentown and trenton. in philadelphia it feels like 6 below zero. as we go through the day it stays cold. 10 by 8:00. noon 19 and 3:00 p.m. 23. the wind will be blustery up through 3:00 p.m. or so. they will die down later tonight, but all the way you'll have to take precautions. we have another batch of colder air in the accuweather seven day. and snow possible later tomorrow. details coming up,

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪♪ >> good morningfollowing several breaking stories on this wednesday february 18. a night out takes a tragic turn. details on a double establishing that left one person dead. >> that happened a bar in and smoke billows from another bar in the city leaving one person injured. >> more concerns about a building that was encased in ice. now they're worried that it could collapse. >> good morning everyone, it's 4:30 on this wednesday morning and david and karen it's one of those days where it could be icy here or there. it's just going to be hard to tell where. >> yesterday we had the sun out. some of that white fluffy snow started to melt a little which increases the water content and then it could refreeze because we did go down overnight. got a little issue i'm going start you with this morning. we're looking ahead to thursday evening into friday morning but this is important enough that i want to give you the early heads up. we are going to get a lot of colder air in tomorrow and friday and overnight t

we'll go to david he's got accuweather and karen is taking a look at the roads. good morning. >> good morning and right now at the 4:30 hour it's not great driving-wise out there as we do have some heavy bands of snow right over the central portion of the region extending up into bucks or montgomery county. we're seeing it thin out a bit towards lehigh valley and reading and towards harrisburg and getty burst. later this morning we'll see that thinning line move closer to philadelphia. for that now south jersey and delaware also under the heavy snow and we are piling this up and we do have snow covered roads everywhere. after about 7 or 8 o'clock we think the intensity of the snow in and around 95 will probably die down. might take later in the rush hour or later this morning for it to taper down over by the shore. but even after the snow begins to diminish a little bit you still have to give the plow trucks time to get out there and improve things. technically we still have a winter storm warning through south jersey and delaware until noon today. the advisory i

david and karen will be back with an update on this messy morning commute. >> and developing right nowontinues to unfold into a deadly pileup on the new jersey turnpike. >> "action news" obtained exclusive video overnight of an emergency landing involving a plane that took off from philadelphia. a live report on this breaking story is next. >> ♪♪ yolanda indrosonovich can appreciate a simple name. that's why she likes pick 5 from the pennsylvania lottery, they've given all your favorite numbers games new, simpler names. and for something really simple, play the all-new pick 2. easy to play. simple to say. gwendolyn schnellinghoffer can appreciate a simple name. that's why she likes pick 3 from the pennsylvania lottery, they've given all your favorite numbers games new, simpler names. and for something really simple, play the all-new pick 2. easy to play. simple to say. >> ♪♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪♪ >> good morning it's 6:00 a.m. on this tuesday february 10th. here'

. >> let's get you ready for the morning commute and the snow with david and karen. >> reporter: generally this is a large system down to the south over the virginia, north carolina border. as you take a look we're getting the very top edge of this. it's a strong enough storm to push snow in the region. we have that over south jersey and delaware. while the leading edge is not hitting the roads just yet. we're seeing snow covered roads in cape may and atlantic county and delaware. there will be inches on the ground far south of philadelphia. the city looking for a coating to an inch as we go through the morning, but during the morning you want to slow it down. there's the winter weather advisory until 1:00 p.m. it's centered in south jersey and delaware that's where the light snow will accumulate. even in philadelphia, is your you're driving -- as you're driving around slow it down. south and east there could heavy bands at times that create a quick slick spot you want to be careful of that. temperatures are cold, 28 in philadelphia. 31 in millville. as we roll through the day we're at 28

. >> because of the winter storm "action news" will care on air a half-hour early join david karen, tam and matt at 4:00 a.m. with the latest on the storm and school close goings. >> a crash on the boulevard cost a woman her life. it closed part of the boulevard. the action cam was on the # hundred block of the -- 600 block of the boulevard in the frank formed section of philadelphia. the car went out of control and slammed into a tree. the female driver was thrown from the car and the vehicle burst into flames. the victim was pronounced at the scene. the boulevard has been shut down at the accident scene while police investigate. >>> new this morning, "action news" was there as water gushed from a ruptured main in philadelphia's fishtown section. it happened in front of the police department 26th district home that's the 1200 block of montgomery avenue near girard avenue. since it's so cold, the road became a little slick. the water department has shut off the main. it will begin repairs this morning. >> despite the cold and the approaching storm many people in our area will hit the ro

. >> chris thanks be sure to wake up with "action news" morning team matt, tam david karen you have covered 4:30. >> the powerball jackpot will now be worth at least $450 million. you can see the drawing wednesday before "action news" at 11 and if you missed last night's number here they are five ten 21 34, 58 and powerball 33. it's been almost a year as soon as a california man won a $425 million drawing. >> i have good news and bad news. pennsylvania has most powerball jackpot winners since 2002 and bad news odds of winning one in 175 million. >> new this morning police in delaware county is lacking for two armed robbers who held up a restaurant. "action news" was on the china king east baltimore avenue east lansdowne and police were called off two men armed with guns entererd restaurant around midnight and rocked the place and even took tip jar. no one was hurt during the robbery and an elderly woman was injured in a fire trying to rescue her cat. it happened around 7:30 last night 300 block of francis street. firefighters arrived to find the cat on first floor and a man escaped without

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪♪ >> good morninge shts 5 o'clock on this tuesday february 17th and here's what's happening. >> accuweather is tracking snow falling right now across our area and how much you're getting depends on where you live. >> still falling in king of prussia where the action cam is live. we'll have live reports throughout the region. >> put the glue guns and paintbrushes away, the philadelphia public and archdiocesan schools are opening though on a two-hour delay. we are running all the other closings and delays at the bottom of your screen. also that full list at 6abc.com. >> storm track and also a look at the roads with david and karen. good morning. >> good morning, everybody. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows us that we continue to see some heavy snow over south jersey delaware and through the i-95 corridor but as we start to step out through the northern and western suburbs you can see less and less snow, a lot of breaks out by reading and lancaster. harrisburg is dry at this point. gettysburg with th

david of course has been tracking everything on accuweather and karen has been watching what's goingwith the roads. good morning. >> things are continuing to evolve and in a good way in the northern and western suburbs on the big board this morning. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows that you while there is still heavy snow falling across much of south jersey, northern delaware and the i-95 corridor, as you step out in the north and west you can see that darker shade of gray and a lot of green showing through, too as we're beginning to see a brakeup in the snow. harrisburg dry gettysburg totally bone dry, allentown with a couple light snow showers left. reading the same story. as you get down to philadelphia, though, still some pretty significant snow here and again more of the same over by the shore. but this is shifting toward the east and we think during the rest of the rush hour you are going to see things greatly improve. it's important to note that the snowplows won't be able to get out there and immediately remove everything that's fallen overnight but things are definitel

with matt o'donnell tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪♪ >> good morning what's happening on this wednesday february 11th. months after winning national acclaim a little league team out of chicago is being investigated and a decision in this matter could come as early as today. >> a south jersey man is behind bars accused of scamming people out of monthly mortgage payments. >> people across the untree are hoping they're really lucky. we'll tell you how much is up for grabs in tonight's powerball drawing. >> it is eye popping. good morning everyone, it's 430 on this wednesday. we're starting out dry for a change let's go to meteorologist, david murphy and karen rogers. >> on the big board we have satellite showing you we're not only dry but we're getting sunshine early and then we'll wind up with additional clouds coming from the west but overall today looks pretty bright. 29 degrees currently in philadelphia, 19 in allentown, 28 in wilmington, 30 in wildwood so we are starting out with very cold conditions out there. and there's also a bit of a breeze drop

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪♪ >> good morningeloping right now on this tuesday february 24th, delaware police are on the hunt for that man who they say snatched his three-year-old daughter after allegedly assaulting her mother. >> governor christie poised to deliver his state budget address today while knowing the proposal has already suffered a major legal blow. >> residence in delaware county complaining about a salty taste in their drinking water. turns out you can blame the weather for that. >> speaking of which another mass of arctic air is hitting the delaware and lehigh valleys. accuweather is tracking some possible record breaking temperatures. >> dave murphy, my car said 6 degrees when i got into it this morning. >> i know there's going to be a lot of folks tweeting in those pictures of the car thing were they get going. yeah, it's another morning for the deep chill. we also have a wind chill advisory up in the poconos so if you're headed up that way between now and 10 o'clock look out for wind chills going as low as 20

. >> chris thank you and wake up with the "action news" morning team matt tam, david karen. have you covered starting at 4:30 a.m. >> there were no winners in last night's 395 million powerball jackpot so powerball will be worth $450 million you can see the drawing on wednesday right before "action news" at 11 and if you missed last night's numbers here they are 5 10, 21 34 58, powerball 33. action cam caught people buying tickets for last night's drawing. powerball has been almost a year ips since a california man won a $425 million i have good news and bad news pennsylvania had most powerball jackpot winners since db but the odd of winning 1 in 175 mill sglon still worth trying. >> okay. >> new this morning police delaware county are looking for two armed robbers who heldp a restaurant restaurant. "action news" was on the scene here at the china king restaurant on 50 block of east baltimore avenue in east lansdowne. police were called after two men armed with guns entered the restaurant around midnight. they robbed the place and even took a tip jar. no one was hurt during

let's go over to david and karen. >> reporter: the snow is through cape may county an atlantic county and dover delaware is starting to get decent snow some of it is pushing up close to wilmington, it will be another hour or more before it starts to push into philadelphia. initially it will start out fairly light we're not going for heavier accumulations here. the farther south you go the better chance you have of getting slowed down. we have a winter weather advisory in delaware and south jersey where we are expecting light snow. it could be a coating or more north of the advisory zones. it is in south jersey and delaware whole see the worst of what we're getting today. 30 in millville. # in wildwood. and 22 in allentown pennsylvania. there's a bit of a wind out of the northeast that's giving you windchills in the teens and 20s, bundle up even without the snow. # 1 degrees on -- 31 degrees on your smart phone app. 24 by 8:00. noon, 26. we'll have modern snow building in through the south and past i-95. by 3:00 p.m. we might see sun poking out again and the high is 30 degrees. we'll t

let's turn to david and karen. >> storm tracker 6 live double scan right now showing us those snow showers and they are beginning to break apart in parts of the region but if you're down in cape may county or up in new castle county delaware, salem county, new jersey you might be getting a quick light coverage out of these. in some cases it's nothing more than flurries but if you see something getting the roads wet slow down in case there's a freeze up. looks like stuff to the north and west is starting to break apart and appears to be reading at this point. use caution because they could put down a quick coating and make conditions slippery under your feet and tires. 25 degrees right now in philadelphia, 28 in wilmington, 29 in dover. just 15 degrees in allentown and 34 in wildwood. and there's not a lot of wind out there so we don't have to worry with wind chills but i did want to show you that the winds are coming from the south and that's warm air down there and we're going to feel the return of milder conditions later this afternoon. test friday kids so be sure you study. 25 degrees r

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪♪ >> good morningories on this wednesday february 18. a night out takes a tragic turn. details on a double establishing that left one person dead. >> that happened a bar in and smoke billows from another bar in the city leaving one person injured. >> more concerns about a building that was encased in ice. now they're worried that it could collapse. >> good morning everyone, it's 4:30 on this wednesday morning and david and karen it's one of those days where it could be icy here or there. it's just going to be hard to tell where. >> yesterday we had the sun out. some of that white fluffy snow

details, details with david and karen. >> all right, it is going to feel a little better as you step outside even though we're starting out cold. we had some more of that melting under the sun on tuesday. an overnight refreeze is possible on side streets and sidewalks. also want to add this to your thought process today weather-wise. ice safety. i know a lot of kids have been out there ice skating on ponds and stuff like that the last couple days but it is going to be milder this afternoon and i want you to stay off the ice because really you should only be going on it if it is monitored which is not the case in most of the ponds around the region. it needs to be four to 7-inches thick to be safe to walk on. saturday light shows you cloud cover overnight has been thinning out so we'll be getting early sunshine and probably go no worse than partly sunny skies later. we're cold at 16 degrees, 12 in wilmington, 16 in philadelphia, 12 in allentown 10 in millville but of course yesterday we had some areas setting new records with single digits and below zero numbers so it does feel better

join matt tam david and karen at 4:00 a.m. for the latest on the forecast and a look at the roads around the region. >> well, we have icy concerns here but further north they're dealing with another snowstorm. the third major storm to hit new england in two weeks. check it out. winter storm warnings are in effect now for central new york the western cat skills and much of new england. schools and municipal offices in many communities are closed and parking bans are in effect. the mayor of boston is deeply concerned. >> never seen this type of snow here in the city of boston any other time in the history of our city. we're running out of space where to put all the snow that we have in the city of boston. >> boston's already been hit with nearly 5 feet of snowfall this winter and our coverage of the snowstorm up north continues on world news tonight with david muir. that's at 6:30 right after "action news" after 6:00. >>> we're learning much more about the murder of a millersville university student from chadds ford. the freshma

let's go to david and karen with weather and traffic. >> reporter: we're calling that windchill advisory that's been posted today and in through friday morning. it's an advisory with windchills going to 15 to 25 degrees below zero overnight tonight and into tomorrow morning. it may change to a warning in spots as conditions get report later today and tonight. as we look at satellite we'll see sunshine early and behind that some clouds mix in and there could be a flurry around today. 15 in philadelphia. 13 in wilmington, 11 in allentown. 16 in wildwood. the winds are starting to pick up a bit overnight and that's reducing the windchill values to below zero across the region. this is worst this hour in philadelphia than just an hour ago. 1 below zero. 5 in reading and lancaster and one in wildwood, wildwood the mildest spot and that is very uncomfortable. if you're heading to the bus stop, clouds and sun a bit breezy, but temperatures in the low to mid teens and this afternoon we only see a high of 18 around 2:00 and 3:00 p.m. we'll sit there for a couple of hours, clouds get thicker as th

. >> let's go over to david and karen, good morning. >> reporter: all right guys, we have a

. >> let's talk about those temperatures with david and karen in weather and traffic.d morning to you both. >> all right, guys, we're off to a very chilly start. in fact we've already set a couple record lows. first thing i want to talk about is a wind chill advisory that for the second straight morning is in effect in the poconos until 10 o'clock this morning. we've got wind chills down as low as 20 degrees below zero. actually not quite as bad as yesterday morning but still something to keep in mind if you're headed to the poconos. icy issues. yesterday we had more melting thanks to the sun. even though temperatures stayed below freezing all you need is that sun nice and bright for a few hours in the afternoon. overnight refreezing could produce more icy patches on side streets and sidewalks. probably not as widespread as yesterday but something to keep in mind. satellite showing you a lack of real significant cloud cover around early on. we'll start out sunny and probably wind up partly sunny through most of the day. the temperatures are a problem this morning, thou

. >> good morning, it is 5:30, let's go over to david and karen, good morning. >> reporter: storm tracker 6 live showing we have light precipitation popping through the region. there are several batches of it. not all very impressive, where we have it we see shades of blue. temperatures at the surface cold enough for this freeze up on untreated roads, parking lots and sidewalks and overpasses, as well. this will be the pattern today we'll have scattered light spotty precipitation. we have a winter weather advisory basically across the entire region from new castle county north and cape may county. the new issue is light rain that could translate to freezing rain and sleet mixing in. there could be a changeover to snow in northern areas tonight. 32 degrees in philadelphia. cold enough at the surface to support freeze ups. 33 in wilmington. a little milder south and that will be the case with milder air to the south. even there be came. drivers alert with temperatures near freezing if you see drops on the windshield you meant to slow down in case it's causing a freeze up. it's monday, kids,

. >> let's get you ready for the morning commute and the snow with david and karen. >> reporter: generally this is a large system down to the south over the virginia, north

let's go over to david and karen. >> reporter: , good morning, guys we're looking at areas around the i-95 corridor, areas that changed over to rain. earlier we had snow and sleet mixing in. even in these areas even though it looks like rain, you have to be careful as you step outside on the pavement. there could ice that hadn't melted yet. the streets could be slushy, even though that's an evolving situation, you may see improvement over the next hour or so. the blue, we have active sleet in northern and bucks and montgomery county. icy conditions possible there. in allentown the rest of the lehigh valley there's area looking at snow. temperatures however, are above the freezing mark. this is a good sign. 34 in philadelphia. 35 in wilmington, even trenton 34. it's up closer to allentown where i wouldn't are holding on to the freezing mark. it's not soon as the temperatures go above freezing you lose all the snow and ice we have icy patches. we have winter weather storm advisory that will expire in some of these counties, because the rain is moving in. up north the warning will hold o

jane the "action news" team, matt, tam david and karen for any icing conditions. if there are any school closings or delays they will have that as well beginning tomorrow morning at 4:00 a.m. our coverage continues at 6abc.com/weather. we have storm tracker 6 live radar and the accuweather forecast to keep you prepared for whatever winter throws your way. >> speaking of winter, the third major snowstorm in two weeks disenlded -- descend on new england threatening to bring up to two feet of snow before tomorrow. the national weather service issued warns for new york and the western catskills. >> i've never seen snow like this before in the city of boston, we're running out of space where to put the snow in the city of boston. >> reporter: boston has been hit with five feet of snowfall. 178,000 miles of road have been plowed. >> there's information about what led to the death of a college student in delaware county. 18-year-old carly hall was found dead over the weekend. her boyfriend was arrested and charged in connection with the death. annie mccormick joins us li

let's go over to david and karen. >> reporter: , good morning, guys we're looking at areas around the i-95 corridor, areas that changed over to rain. earlier we had snow and sleet mixing in. even in these areas even though it looks like rain, you have to be careful as you step outside on the pavement. there could ice that hadn't melted yet. the streets could be slushy, even though that's an evolving situation, you

. >> let's go over to david and karen, good morning. >> reporter: all right guys, we have a windchill advisory in effect of across the region. during this time windchills could go as low as 15 degrees below zero and maybe 20 below and we're seeing the numbers pop up across the region. here temperatures, 3 degrees in philadelphia right now. 2 in wilmington. zero in reading ties the existing record and philadelphia right now is officially only a degree above the record low for the state. so records falling in some neighborhoods this morning. here's the biggest problem. we have the winds coming down out of the northwest. dropped off a little bit overnight from where they were yesterday. they roared through the region yesterday. but feels like 16 degrees below zero in philadelphia. but that is, indeed, dangerous windchill territory. keep in mind with the windchills running even always low as five degrees below zero. let alone the 15 degrees below we've got now, you can get frostbite 30 to 60 minutes on unprotected skin. in the lehigh valley it could be 15 to 30 minutes to frostbite this m

join matt, tam david and karen at 4:00 a.m. for the updated forecast, road conditions and any school closings or delays. >> the charred remains of a west philadelphia clinic are now encased in ice tonight. the locust medical center resembles an ice palace but this actually was a fire scene. flames erupted on the 200 block of south 52nd street around 4:30 this morning. water from fire department hoses froze on contact covering the three story structure and everything around it in icicles. scene has attracted curious neighbors. >> i said to myself, well, i guess i can't get to alaska, so i'll just come on down here on 52nd street. >> alaska in our backyard. reporter john rawlins has a full report coming up on "action news" at 6 o'clock. >>> a gas explosion forced residents out into the frigid temperatures overnight in philadelphia. the explosion was strong enough to blow out the windows but amazingly no one was injured. "action news" reporter david henry is live outside the apartment flex in chestnut hill where all of this happen

join matt, tam david and karen beginning at 4:00 a.m.est on the snow as well as any school delays or cancellations. >> it appears a 66-year-old woman found dead near her ocean county home this weekend froze to death. lakewood police say a neighbor found olivia benito face down partially covered in snow just after 7:00 yesterday morning. benito and that neighbor had attended a benefit together the night before. prosecutors say benito who had several drinks left to walk back to her townhome which was two doors away around midnight. pleasable she may -- police believe she may have fallen. >> turning to another edition diet detour. registered nurse ali gorman is adding up the calories in some of our favorite concessions at the movies. >> ♪♪ >> it's definitely okay to indulge at the movies every once in awhile registered dietitian emily reuben warns theater snacks can really detour your diet if you're a regular movie goer. >> could be an extra 1500 calories just in that evening. >> first up, popcorn. a movie favorite. how many calories can be

join matt, tam david and karen at 4:00 a.m. for the latest on the forecast and a look at the roads around the region. >>> in the meantime, stay on top of the wintry weather with our 6abc storm tracker app. the free download gives you storm tracker 6 radar and the accuweather forecast up to the minute on the go. >> we are following breaking news in the death of a local college student at millersville university. prosecutors just announced her boyfriend is charged with her death. chad pradelli is live at the lancaster county courthouse where we just got this update. chad. >> reporter: that's right, shirleen lancaster county district attorney craig stedman held a press conference just a short time ago. he says the defendant beat and strangled his girlfriend karlie hall inside her millersville university dorm room yesterday morning. he then waited several hours and allegedly tried to cover up the crime before calling paramedics. courted records reveal a violent confrontation inside karlie hall's dorm room in bard hall on the miller