live in malaga, eva pilgrim channel 6 "action news." >> let's go over to mobile 6 south of eva. on the garden state parkway going south in cape may courthouse. you can see it's moving nicely along you can see the snow accumulating on the roads, and the windshield wipers of going. whenever the winter weather hits, keep an eye on storm tracker 6 live they are there at 6abc.com/weather. watch video reports from our team of meteorologist and get your hourly and seven-day forecast. >> breaking this morning a double shooting in the city's grays ferry section left two men dead. shots rang out on latona street at # a.m. two victims were shot multiple times. the first victim died two hours ago the second victim died an hour ago. >>> an "action news" video was shot in hulmeville, bucks county. the fire ungulfed a landscaping business, that spread to the neighboring building. nobody was injured. >>> police in new york city arrested three men saying they planned to travel to syria to fight with isis and wage war against the united states. the fbi swooped in as a 19-year-old was about to boa

eva pilgrim is following this breaking story. od morning eva. >> reporter: good morning a brutal motive in southwest philadelphia, the motive coming up. >> a coast guard member is charged with shooting two colleagues at a condo complex on cape cape cod and firing at police. he lit a car on fire and planted fake bombs. he was arraigned yesterday on his 31 birthday. he killed one woman and injured another and injured an officer. the police chief called the episode quote crazy and hectic. >>> police in south jersey are warning women to be on the look out for pickpockets. a credit card was stolen from a woman who was eating at pa panera bread. another woman's credit card was swiped at wegmans. police are advising women to keep an eye on purses at all times. >>> atlantic city police officers will be equipped with narcan and use the heroin antedote today. chris christie will give immunitity to those coming to the aid of post heroin victims. >> president obama france is weighing in on a heated topic. that's coming in the next half-hour o

eva pilgrim is live with the latest on the search for the suspect. eva? >> reporter: matt, niki minaj's tour manager is dead, another crew member is fighting for his life after a bar fight spilled outside, police are asking for your help torched the person -- to find the person who stabbed them. devon pick it is dead and eric parker is fighting for his life. it happened at the shea bar and grill in east mount airy. someone pulled out a knife and stabbed both of them multiple times. niki minaj confirmed the two were her crew members they were in town rehearsing for her upcoming tour. she said another senseless act of violence that took the life of another great guy. so sad. other pop stars posted their thoughts online. the victim's family is speaking out. >> we don't know where to begin, what we want everybody to know he was a god fearing man. >> reporter: police say there are surveillance cameras narmd the bar -- in and around the bar, at least in the area. if you have any information contact police at police headquarters, eva pilgrim channel 6 "action ne

. >> that's been the case we checked in with "action news" reporter, eva pilgrim in malaga, new jersey where they are waiting on snow. >> reporter: i feel like i'm going to do the old school dance where you lay down and start tapping your snow for the snow to get here. we're in malaga, delsea drive and harding highway waiting for the snow. we saw department. transportation vehicles parked along the sides of major inter states and the local roads waiting for the snow to arrive so when it does start falling they can begin to treat the roads. as for now we watch and wait and hopefully we'll see the snow soon, live in malaga, eva pilgrim channel 6 "action news." >> thank you for that eva. >>> whenever wintry weather hits go to 6abc.com/weather and watch reports from our team of meteorologist also -- meteorologists and get the hourly and daily forecast. >> shots rang out this morning at 2:00 a.m. the victims 23 years old were shot multiple times. one was pronounced dead. the second victim died an hour ago. so far no word on a motive. >>> an action viewer shot this video of a two-alarm blaze

. >> these frigid temperatures are more than uncomfortable they are dangerous, "action news" eva pilgrim is limiting her time outside to only when she is on live tv. eva you're at the frankford township center. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, you don't need coffee to wake you up this morning you'll be wide awake with the wind slapping you in the face. the wind chasing people at the frankford transportation center. the they are going as fast as they can. they say they can't run very fast because your lungs can't handle it. these teams are major shock to their bodies. >> it's cutting out there whew, i didn't expect that this morning. good morning philadelphia. feels like ten below. when the wind blows it follies like 20 below. even worse. >> reporter: back here live at the frankford transportation center. you can see people sheltered in areas blocked by the wind to keep from feeling the sheer pain the wind causes as it hits your skin. cover up as much exposed skin as possible. it will make it a little more comfortable. live at the frankford transportation center, eva pilgrim chann

eva pilgrim is live with the latest on the investigation and reaction to the death from the music world. good morning eva. >> reporter: good morning, tam yeah the search is on this morning for whoever stabbed two members of the niki minaj's tour crew killing one of them. the two were in town resouth jerseying for the up coming to your. devon picket is dead and the other is fighting for his life. the two were hanging out at the shea bar and grill in east mount airy section when the bar closed at 2:30. the men got into a fight on the sidewalk, someone pulled out a knife and stabbed them multiple times. singer niki minaj sent her condolences. rihanna posted her thoughts online. police is asking for your help torched the personle. >> we know people know who they are and we need them to contact homicide and give us the name. >> reporter: there are surveillance cameras in and around the bar, if you know anything about what happened call philadelphia police, we're live at police headquarters. eva pilgrim channel 6 "action news." >> happening today several police agencies and the fbi will hold

and when we come back six things you need know. >> eva pilgrim is talking to people who hope to win halfon dollars tonight. eva. >> reporter: oh, yeah, matt, they're all hoping for a little money today. $485 million on the line. people are already buying their powerball tickets this morning. >> ♪♪ made a best friend forever. the back seat of my subaru is where she grew up. what? (announcer) the 2015 subaru forester (girl) what? (announcer) built to be there for your family. love. it's what makes a subaru a subaru. >> there's so much going on in our news room, stories coming in all the time so erin o'hearn has been busy gathering and streamlining key stories. she's live at the big board with six things you need to know. good morning. >> good morning, tam. new this morning a rookie new york city police officers has been indicted in the killing of an unarmed man. police say officer peter lieng had a gun drawn and shot 28-year-old akai gurley in a dark stairwell at a brooklyn public housing complex. officer lieng is scheduled to appear in court today. >>> brian williams has been suspended fo

it's making the commute to work and school a dangerous journey "action news" reporter eva pilgrim is live at the septa fern rock station. good morning eva. >> reporter: good morning, tam this is dangerously cold outside you do not need to be outside for very long. we've been showing you this science experiment this is one where you throw the hot water and it turns into snow, i'll do it quickly here, one two three! whew, there you go, i got a little bit on my hand. it shows you how cold it is. it doesn't take anytime for the hot water to turn into snow. the temperatures make it dangerous for people outside. it makes it difficult for the rail line and the buses to operate. they operate on air pressure moving through the vehicles. on the septa line because of the way the rail wires are they contract in the cold weather and so the trains actually have to slow down in order to be able to operate on the lionels. that means you'll see some delays as you head to the platforms and bus stations this morning. >> we don't want people to be standing out on platforms waiting for trains and buses. o

. >> eva pilgrim is probably thinking of warmer climbs she is live at the transportation center where commuters are braving the cold. >> reporter: good morning, guys if you're not a wake when when you get out of bed, you will be quickly. we're at the transportation station, the wind is smacking us on the face greeting us as we head out to make our way. >> the windchill is crazy. it's cold. >> reporter: as temperatures dropped overnight night the wind kicked up, flag flapped violently in the wind. the wind is making everyone move a little faster. utility crews at 15th and spruce shuffled their feet trying to find relief, but getting away from the wind is not possible unless you go inside. for these students the preview of the wind's wrath has them dressing differently. >> i'm wearing more layers, i iferght -- i forth my scarf today, i won't do that tomorrow morning. >> reporter: cover up, if you feel the wind you'll feel it quickly. i called it the cold crouched you walk hunched over trying to block things. it's cold as you head out. eva pilgrim channel 6 "action news." >> go get back

. >> eva pilgrim is live at police headquarters picking up the story. >> reporter: good morning, guys, the search is on after a person was shot at pointblank range in southwest philadelphia. this happened just before midnight on the 1400 block of south paxton street. police say the man was fired on 17 times. >> we found the victim's wallet. soles there a possibility that robbery was the motive. >> investigators say they found several surveillance cameras nearby hoping that will provide additional information. stuff information built shooting contact police, eva pilgrim channel 6 "action news." >> also developing this morning, one person was injured in an apartment fire in center city. the blaze broke out on the 300 block of south 17 streets. crews knocked it down in ten minutes. medics were evaluating a person's conditions on the scene no word on his condition. >>> a 13-year-old boy brought crack cocaine to school. he gave the drugs to the 8-year-old in the bathroom. one of the students sniffed the drugs and another one alerted the school counselor. the 13-year-old mother said her son

let's head over to to "action news" reporter, eva pilgrim live along the parkway. taking a look at things there. good morning eva. >> reporter: good morning, tam we're waiting and watching to see what mother nature brings our way. we're here with parked penndot trucks who are always -- also waiting. they are waiting to put down the salt on the roads. they are camped out at schuylkill expressway and city avenue. this morning traffic is moving at its normal speed there's no rain or anything at this area at this hour, we'll keep an eye on it this morning we'll send it back to you, eva pilgrim channel 6 "action news." >> a minivan erupted in flames in the city's frankford neighborhood, investigators are calling it suspicious you'll you'll see why. the fire started along penn street east chatten ham avenue at 2:30. investigators found a gasoline tank nearby, nobody was hurt. >> police say a teen from west philadelphia lost his life when the tables turned on him during a robbery. 18-year-old tyler williams was shot and killed while trying to rob a 67-year-old man out in u

eva pilgrim channel 6 "action news." >> much different story in the deep south dealing with rare and near whiteout conditions on the roads. some areas in alabama saw 6 inches of snow. some saw the opportunity to test the limits of their four wheel drive, highly dangerous. texas has been seeing rare wintry weather giving youngsters a chance for a snow day and sledding. head to storm tracker 6 live for weather. watch video reports from our team of meteorologist and the hourly and seven-day forecast. >> this is breaking right now police are looking for a gunman who shot and killed a woman who was sitting in her car this happened on west more land street in philadelphia. her car smashed into other parked cars before coming to a stop. >> the driver door window had been rolled down, she may have been talking to someone or involved in a transaction because in this weather people don't drive with their windows down. >> police are looking to see if surveillance cameras will lead to a suspect. >>> terrifying situation for two people in a mercedes in southwest philadelphia. police say two armed

eva pilgrim is live in the satellite center with the winning numbers and where the winning tickets were sold, eva. >> reporter: that's right, matt, we have three winners this morning, don't put your tickets away just yet. there are people in our area that might want to check them one more time. here the winning numbers 11, 13 25, 29, 54 and the powerball was 19. the three tickets were sold in north carolina, texas and for the first time in lottery history, puerto rico. we know the three winners will split the $564.1 million prize. they will be walking away with $127 million appeals that's the cashout. the texas ticket was sold in princeton at apple tree food matter. as for where the tickets were sold in north carolina and puerto rico we have to wait for that information to come in. we have three people who matched five numbers, they will see a nice payout. two tickets are million dollars tickets. one in pennsylvania, one in new jersey and one person matched the five numbers and took the power play options, 2 million bucks to take home with them. we're live in the satellite center, eva p

eva pilgrim is live at the police headquarters with the latest on the search for their suspect. good morning eva. >> reporter: good morning, tam the search continues this morning for whoever stabbed two crew members of niki minaj's tour crew killing one of them they were in town preparing for her up coming tour. picket is dead, eric parker is fighting for his life after both were stabbed multiple times. the two were hanging out at the shea bar and grill on stenton avenue with three other friends. when the bar closed the men got into a fight on a sidewalk anne someone pulled out a knife and stabbed them multiple times. singer niki minaj sent out her condolences. another senseless act of violence that took the life of another great guy. police ask for your help torched the person responsible. >> we know who the people are and we need you to contact homicide unit an give us their name. >> reporter: there are surveillance cameras in and around the bar, they will be looking at the video. if you know anything about what happened again you're asked to call philadelphia police. we're liv

eva pilgrim channel 6 "action news." >> indeed, thank you eva. >>> new video emerged online shows isis on destructive tear through iraq. they are taking sledge hammers to statues and destroying century old artifacts in seconds. they burned the library that was home to 8,000 rare books and manuscripts. abc news reported that the most wanted man in the world has been identified, saying jihadi john the man dressed in black is a london raced -- raised person named mohammed emwazi. >> the identity of the most wanted man revealed. mohammed emwazi, 26 years old. raised in this mixed neighborhood where people are stunned. >> the mohammed i knew, was extremely soft-spoken and the most humble young person that i knew. >> reporter: authorities figured out his identity after the beheading of james foley in august. >> it's tragic that a talented young man would lose his way and become part of a such a brutal network as isis. >> reporter: the unmerciful isis leader slaying two americans plus two brins -- britons and two japanese hostages. his was confirmed as three traveled to syria to join isis. >>

eva pilgrim is live at police headquarters with more on this developing story eva? >> reporter: matt, yeah the search is on for the person who shot and killed a man at pointblank range in southwest philadelphia. it happened just before midnight on the 1400 block of south paxton street. police found a 51-year-old man shot in the face and torso. police say the gunman fired at least 17 times. >> we found what appears to be the victim's wall -- wallet, it was found several feet from his body. there's a good possibility that robbery was the motive. >> investigators found several surveillance cameras in the nearby area, they are hoping they will provide clues is to what happened. if you have any information you're asked to call police. here at police headquarters, eva pilgrim channel 6 "action news." >> thank you for that. and developing this morning fire crews battled bitter cold while fighting an apartment fire in center city. fire officials say the safire broke auto the 1:30 on the 300 block of south 17th street. they believe the blaze ignited somewhere on the second f

eva pilgrim channel 6 "action news." >> thank you for that. breaking right now new images of a raging fire into the newsroom. a viewer sent in these images of a blaze that forced a family out of their home this morning. the action cam was on engle street around 2:30 a.m. you can see how you how much damage the fire caused. nobody was hurt. >> happening today a delaware county man could face additional charges in connection with the death of a toddler. dan graften is charged with endangering a child. his girlfriend's child was rushed from the home, the child was pronounced dead. the charges may be upgraded pending pending the results of an autopsy this morning. >>> anthony senator was the charged with keeping a loaded 22 caliber rifle unsecured in his bedroom. his son then 4 years old found the rifle back in april 2013 and ended up shooting his friend, brandon hot once in the head. he faces three years in prison. >>> a philadelphia man filed a lawsuit against a tsa agent at philadelphia international at the city of philadelphia over what happen

eva pilgrim is live in the satellite center eva should i go fish my losing tickets out of the trash and them again. >> reporter: we have a winner, but none in the area. the numbers 11, 13, 25, 39, 54, the powerball was 19. the three winning tickets were sold in north carolina and texas, the first time the lottery history in puerto rico. we know the three winners will split $564.1 million prize. if they take the cash out in a lump sum they will walk away with $124 million apiece. the tickets sold in north carolina and puerto rico, we'll have to wait and see. we have three people who matched five numbers two payouts are million dollars one in new jersey and one in pennsylvania and one who matched five and took the power play they get $2 million. that's in pennsylvania. get the tickets and check them this morning. live in the satellite center, eva pilgrim channel 6 "action news." >> we're on it. >> breaking right now russian president vladimir putin announced a cease-fire deal with ukraine after a marathon of peace talks. leaders of russia, ukraine france and germany are gathered there. th

. >>> eva pilgrim has more on mass transit and joins us from septa's fern rock station. >> reporter: good morning, matt, it's dangerously cold. we're running a few scientist experiments to show you how it's going. i'll tell you the septa guys have been in since overnight. when the temperatures get this low, the trains, buses all have issues. they operate on air pressure. the air right now is so bitter cold, they have been in since the overnight trying to get things warmed up and trying to make sure that the lines are ready to go, so when you go to stand on the platform or the bus station you don't have to wait too long. >> in this kind of cold things contract. we slow the vehicles down to make sure that we're not coming off the wire and yeaght a -- creating a problem. >>> so because of that, you can expect 5 to 10 minute delays on the rail system. check septa's twitter feed they are constantly updating the wait times for you. i sprayed this down ten minutes agates solid. that's the side we sprayed it's already starting to get crunchy on that side. it doesn't take long for any moistur

eva pilgrim is live at the scene with the crash in the city's wissinoming section. eva. >> reporter: matt, you can see the damage to the medic truck. this door was down to the garage the car went slamming through the door and knocked the medic truck from that white line all the way over to where it is now, it's several feet at least. the scary part of all this, if you come in here with me, you'll see right here on the other side of this glass there was a firefighter, this is the command center for the firehouse. thankfully he was not hurt. none of the firefighters were hurt. we have heard that the driver of the car was taken to the hospital with minor official injuries. a of the situation we talked to the fireman a short time ago, he said this is a generally a very bills firehouse. it's not unusual for someone walking past the door moving around getting things done overnight. at this hour they are moving the equipment out of this fire house, because it's too cold to leave the door open. if they close the door it won't open again, they have to move the vehicles to ano

eva pilgrim is going to abbreviate the live report on the cold, because it is cold. she is live at the frankford transportation center. eva. >> reporter: it is more than cold out here, people running not running walking as quickly as they can because it's too cold to run the air is to cold. they are keeping their heads down as we hop on the train this morning. many not expecting to be slapped with the cold temperatures. >> the windchill is crazy. so it feels cold. >> reporter: as temperatures dropped, the winds kicked up, flag flapped in the wind along the benjamin franklin parkway. >> windchill makes everything terrible. >> reporter: the wind making everybody move faster. utility crews at 15th and spruce shuffled their feet to find relief. but getting away from the wind is not possible unless you go inside. for these students overnights the preview of the wind's wrath has them planning to dress differently this morning. >> trying to wear more layers, hats and scarves i forgot today, but i'm not going to do that tomorrow. >> reporter: most of the people we've talked t

eva pilgrim we feel bad you have to be out there. eva it's cold. frankford trps -- transportation center. >> reporter: it's more than cold out here morning. we've seen the people walking and running as fast as they can to get away to wherever they are heading next. there's no getting away from the bitter cold temperatures this morning. >> windchill is crazy it's very cold. >> reporter: as temperatures dropped overnight the wind kicked up, flaps flagged violently in the wind along the benjamin franklin parkway. >> the windchill makes everything terrible. >> reporter: the wind making everyone move faster. utility crews at 15th and spruce shuffled their feet trying to find relief, but getting away from the wind is not possible unless you go inside. for these students overnight the preview of the wind's wrath has them planning to dress differently this morning. >> trying to wear more layers, have scarf obviously i dpoarkt that today -- i forgot that today, i'm not going to do that tomorrow. >> reporter: trust me you want to cover up anything you can co

. >> i'm nydia han along with eva pilgrim. >> coming up next on "action news," an icy morning has givenay to a milder day. it won't last long, we have the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. we're not the only ones dealing with another blast of winter weather. some parts of the country could see up to two feet of snow or more. >> we're taking you to hollywood for a live preview of the oscars. next on "action news." # >> good afternoon, it is sunday february 22 i'm nydia han along with eva pilgrim. >> here's some of the stories we're following on "action news," cleanup continues across the region after a messy mix of snow and ice. lower temperatures are on tap fo

. >> reporter: live in the satellite center, eva pilgrim channel 6 "action news." >> breaking right now russian president vladimir putin has announced a cease-fire with ukraine. the u.s. had considered sending arms to ukraine to help it fight pro russian separatists. putin says the cease-fire begins subpoenaed morning. questions remain whether ukraine and the rebels agree to the terms. >>> a fire damaged a row home in philadelphia. flames broke out on britain ton avenue. it -- princeton avenue. it took firefighters ten minutes to get it under control. >> east stroudsburg university is trying to foifort figure out what made students sick this week. 42 students were sick from looked like a stomach virus. all of the sick students have been through the dining services still the school is cleaning the facilities just in case. >>> a cereal robbery suspect is facing an extended stay behind bars charged with 6 hotel holdups. detective's say they were clustered near the airport in philadelphia and delaware county. the north american motor lodge on city avenue was hit. philadelphia's major crimes

let's go over to eva pilgrim boy we hope you have on multiple layers today. >> reporter: i feel like a snow man, but that's what you have to do if you're going to be outside in the cold today because it is dangerously cold out here. it doesn't take very long for the cold so set up in and things is to start to freeze. itch a couple of scientist experiments this morning this is an egg i dropped at the top of hour. it's starting to freeze. we'll check back new minute, but the cold has an effect on how things operate and how things move especially at septa we're talking to the engineers at septa, they tell us they have been out all morning going ahead and getting the trains and the buses, the rail lines ready for the commuters as they come in, because when the weather is this cold things operate differently. one of the things they have to deal with, is the fact that the lines for the rails actually contract and that means they have to slow the speed of the trains down, so that the trains can operate all day long. that means for you, you will have about a five to ten minute delay as you h

. >> i'm nydia han along with eva pilgrim.up on "action news," strong winds and below freezing temperatures led to power outages flight cancellations and speed restrictions in the area. >>> strong winds wreaked havoc for one delaware county family after a massive tree fell on their home. >> we'll tell you about the new regulations taking to the sky. those stories and more on "action news." at perdue, we know fresh chicken. well, not that kind of fresh. but we do take extra steps in our farms, trucks that deliver daily and everywhere in between... ... to bring you a fresh tasting chicken. perdue. we believe in a better chicken. >> good afternoon, it is sunday february 15 i'm nydia han along with eva pilgrim. >> here's some of the stories we're following on "action news." the whipping winds are being blamed for knocking down a huge tree

"action news" reporter eva pilgrim is live at a powerball deal intersouth philadelphia. va. >> reporter: hello matt. everyone is thinking about what would you do if you instantly became a millionaire overnight. that's because the powerball jackpot is $485 million. so the question is what numbers are going to give you the best chance. so, we took a look at this your best bet is to go with a quick pick. more than 70 percent of the winners take home the prize letting the computer choose the numbers. the most played number is 26 so i don't know if you really want to play that one but the number that has shown up in the most power bull winning lineups, the number 20. so, what are your odds of taking home the big prize? it is just one in 175 million and growing as more and more people play. but that isn't stopping some from dreaming. >> odds are pretty rough. if you don't buy one you don't have any chance. >> i would buy everything but i would have someone take control of that. i know myself. i would spend it all. >> reporter: don't rush out the door right this minute. you can'

"action news" reporter eva pilgrim has that story in havertown. >> november 7, 1942 u.s.s. oregon. my dearest darling here i am writing to you again because i haven't anything else to document eric kenny got this letter in the mail yesterday. a love letter written in 1942 from his grandfather to his grandmother. >> it turned out to be a letter that my father had written to my mother before they were even married while he was in the service. >> it was like winning the lottery. you know, you hear about letters like this but until you see something it just brings you back and reminds you of the two of them and the love that they had for 64 years. >> totally surprised. have no idea how they found this letter but it was addressed to my mother at the house that she was raised inism the letter was mailed from missouri with this post it note. hello found thiss in an estate i purchased and thought you might want it back. they discovered it after discovering the obituary. the family says they can't thank the sender enough for getting them this note. >> it's a great gift. >> reporter: jim and

"action news" reporter eva pilgrim is live in south philadelphia with more on the big jackpot. good morning eva. >> reporter: good morning. so i have been a little wrong this morning. i thought you couldn't buy powerball tickets until 7:00. turns out it comes on line at 5:30. the first person here at this 7-eleven in south philadelphia just bought -- how many did you buy? 10 tickets. >> i bought 10 tickets. >> reporter: 10 tickets. >> i'm from south philadelphia. >> reporter: she's from south philadelphia. we'll talk to her in a little bit. the jackpot is now at 485 million dollars it's the fifth largest prize in u.s. history. it's actually been more than two months since anyone has won a powerball jackpot. the prize has been gradually growing from its $40 million starting point and while the chance of wining is just one in 175 million and growing that is not stopping some from dreaming big. >> well, i'm getting up there. i would do a little more travel and stuff. got to take care of the of the kids and stuff and grand kids. everybody would be taken care of. >> i would take care

. >>> i'm nydia han with eva pilgrim. >>> coming up next on "action news" taking a look at storm trackerar meteorologist chris sowers is tracking snow rain and freezing rain, he has latest details on this winter storm. >>> authorities in berks county are looking for a prisoner who escaped from the correctional facility this morning. >>> police have beefed up security in arizona as fans get ready for the big game. >> those stories and more next on "action news". >>> good afternoon, it is sunday february 1st i'm nydia han with eva pilgrim. >> here are stories we are following on "action news". action cam caught snow flurries in delaware this morning but more snow, and freezing rain, is on the way toda

good morning i'm eva pilgrim, it is 8:27 saturday morning, more record cold overnight and snow freezinginto the area today. taking a live look on sky6 live hd at the icy delaware river. meteorologist chris sowers is tracking it all in the accuweather forecast. too much coffee, chris. >> reporter: we could all use a little coffee after the forecast i'm about to deliver. 33 degrees is the forecasted high. snow developing around midday. steady and heavy at times this afternoon. visibility less than a mile at times. allow yourself extra time. snow-covered roads slick travel is expected. for sunday we're up to 44. >> alicia vitarelli is in hollywood for the oscars. we'll have live report on "action news" at 6:00 p.m. we'll sends you back to "good morning america." # ♪ oh, now ♪ >>> so, you're looking at the time lapse. just in days you didn't know that was time lapse. >> that's why they're moving so fast. >> exactly. this is the red carpet set out at the oscars. crews are working to get everything set up on time. the lights, the bleachers. a little trivia. the red carpet first made its debut

good morning february 15 i'm nydia han along with eva pilgrim. >> the firefighters had to battle a blaze in germantown. ice formed on the firefighters uniforms and the wind fueled the flames. a working smoke detecter alert the seven people inside the home when the fire started. a neighbor's home was damaged two people in that house are also okay. [roaring winds]. >> the action cam in cherry hill this morning, where a young man braved the wind to pretreat the parking lot. the wind is making it down right dangerous to be outside. bundle up in layers if you're heading out at all. i'm hoping people stay home today. >> reporter: just by looking at that, if you didn't see cherry hill on the bottom, i would have thought that was chicago. that is brutal. let's go live on sky 6. one of the problems we're dealing with this morning, the roads have been treated the plows have done their jobs, but the winds is blowing the snow back on the roads. from time to time because we're seeing the blowing and drifting, visibility goes way down. if you're traveling early this morning, be prepared for tricky tra

. >> good afternoon, it is sunday february 15 i'm nydia han along with eva pilgrim. >> here's some of the stories we're following on "action news." the whipping winds are being blamed for knocking down a huge tree on to a house. >> one person had to be rescued after the high winds sent a tree crashing into a home in delaware county. >> funk we've got it -- if you think we've got it bad try living in boston, the city has set a new snow record. those stories, but first let's head outside to chris sowers in the cold. >> reporter: we're seeing low digit numbers in the single digits and low teens. 8 in reading, 13 in reading and 13 in millville. and 12 in wilmington. that is what it feels like when you step outside. feels like 17 in the below in the poconos. 8 below in philadelphia, and 8 below in wilmington. high wind warning looks like it's just been canceled by the national weather service about a half-hour ago it was in effect until 2:00 p.m. for winds gusting 40 to 50 miles per hour. looks like it's been set to expire. peak gusts in philadelphia, 43 miles per hour at this hour. readin

i'm nydia han along with eva pilgrim. >> firefighters battled a plays in germantown, the house broke at one point. ice formed on the firefighters uniforms, the wind fueled the flames. a working smoke detecter, alert the seven people inside the home where the fire started. they of they were able to to get out okay, a neighbor's home was damaged, two people in that house are doing already today. [roaring wind]. >> listing to the roaring wind. the action cam is cherry hill this morning where you could see a young man braved the wind and blowing snow to pretreat the mall parking lot. temperatures plunged overnight after the snow squalls, and the wind is making it down right dangerous to be outside. bundle up in layers if you have to head out at all. >> taking a look now at boston, massachusetts. they are getting slammed with more snow and hurricane-like winds this time. you can see looking at the picture, they have all the snow from the previous storms that they faced this season. boston is not be able to catch a break today. >> meteorologist is outside outside with our brutal temperatur

we're live in malaga, eva pilgrim channel 6 "action news." >> thank you eva. >> if we head down south on 47 where you're standing and take route 9 you get to cape may, new jersey. along the coast we're seeing snow, as well. hard to see from this camera shot, but it is on the radar looks like it is hitting the ground. we'll continue to track it for you this morning. >> nice, light pretty much less than what they are getting in the south. this is new video that's coming in from charlotte, north carolina. highway patrol across the state has reported 3 times the normal amount of calls since the snow began to fall. they don't get ready for it like we do. in georgia schools are closed because of concerns of slush on the roads and it has refroze overnight and that will lead to accidents. >> you can view storm tracker 6 live at any time to look at where the storm is going and where it is now. go to 6abc.com/weather to get the video and hourly seven-day forecast. >> police are looking for the shooter who killed a woman who was sitting father car. this happened before midnight on the 200 block

. >> i'm eva pilgrim coming up next on "action news" saturday morning at 9:00 a.m.s say the suspect tried to run him down. >>> philadelphia water department had its hands full, with not one but two water main breaks overnight. >>> looking live from sky6 hd. dairming -- dangerous snow squall conditions are on the way today. and "shelter me rescue of the week" next on "action news" saturday morning. [ leguizamo ] hey, i'm john leguizamo, and i love new york. why? i'll tell you why... 'cause every winter my favorite thing to do is ski upstate. and in new york you can ski more and drive less. with over 50 ski resorts throughout the state, great skiing is always nearby. and with some of the highest snowfall in the u.s. it's always a perfect day on the slopes. day or night, green circle or black diamond... for the experts like me... there's something for everyone. so plan your next new york ski trip at iloveny.com/winter. >> good morning, it is saturday february 14 i'm eva pilgrim. here's what we're following for you on "action news." >>> developing this morning a police

eva pilgrim is at septa's fern rock station getting information on how mass transit is getting ready for the morning commute. she'll have a live report at 5:00 a.m. >>> icy roads are blamed for involving a crash with three buses in delaware. 16 children were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. the first bus was slowing down when the third bus started to slide, it hit the second buts which crashed into the -- second bus which crashed into the first. >>> the cold is responsible for 6 deaths in the area. the most recent was an 86-year-old man from allentown. he was found steps from his door yesterday morning. five other cases were in montgomery county over the past month. the coroner said all of the deceased were senior citizens. check the storm tracker 6 live app, both the hourly and seven-day forecast are there to help you get ready for potentially record cold temperatures. >>> breaking right now a person was ambushed and murdered overnight. the gunman shot a 39-year-old in the head while inside a mercedes benz at 1:30 a.m. the gunman fired seven shots at close r

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information about what happened, you're asked to call philadelphia police, at police headquarters, eva pilgrim channel 6 "action news." >> 70 firefighters battled a two-alarm blaze at a chocolate factor in glasgow delaware. it broke out on the united cocoa facility. the building is so massive workers in one section didn't realize one part was on fire. nobody was hurt. >>> jurors decided yesterday that a pennsylvania man will serve a life sentence without parol. he was convicted of strangling a pharmacist and his girlfriend. authorities found the bodies buried behind his home a year later along with three other sets of human remains. >>> philadelphia school reform commission has approved five new charter school applications. [chanting]. >> reporter: anticharter school protesters disrupted the commission meeting. they believe adding more charters to the school district is a disgrace. while five were approved, 34 were denied and the approves come with conditions. >> the overall goal is 100% quality schools, dr. hite has a plan for that. >> critics including pennsylvania governor tom wolf said cha

>>> good afternoon, it is sunday february 1st i'm nydia han with eva pilgrim. >> here are stories we are following on "action news". action cam caught snow flurries in delaware this morning but more snow, and freezing rain, is on the way today. >>> freezing temperatures created a icy mess at a a water main break overnight. >>> student in south jersey are taking advantage of the big game today to help those in need. >> more on those in a moment but first meteorologist chris sowers has very latest on our next winter storm. >> it is closer and closer live along sky six, leading edge of the snow is pushing through pittsburgh, and southwestern portion s of pennsylvania. we expect some of that snow to move in here probably after five or 6:00 o'clock this afternoon. in the meantime there is view of center city sky line, gray, not much sunshine, temperatures on the chilly side. 36 degrees in philadelphia. millville 38. wilmington 37. dover closing in on 40, and allentown 33. all of these numbers are already warmer then high temperatures that we saw yesterday. we will continue to climb throug

eva pilgrim is live along the schuylkill expressway. >> reporter: good morning, guys, so far things are looking good. we're at the schuylkill expressway at city avenue. you can see the salt and plow trucks are camped out on standby in case any snow flurries begin to fall. as soon as they fall they will hit the roads to begin salting to make sure the roads stay safe as you head out. at this point, everything is looking okay. we'll send it back to you keep an up date on the roads throughout the morning back to you guys. >> all right eva. thank you. >>> a building erupted into the flames in the frankford neighborhood. this is video showing the wreckage. vehicle. the started at 2:30 a.m. investigators found a gasoline tank nearby which is why this is so suspicious. nobody was hurt. >>> happening today american sniper is going gang buferlts at the theaters -- butts at -- busters, today and eddie ray ruth is accused of gunning down chris kyle. kyle's story told in american sniper was the highest grossing war film in history. >>> two philadelphia police officers will spend years behind bars fo

"action news" reporter, eva pilgrim is live at police headquarters with the latest on the story. >> reporter: good morning, tam yeah a robbery appears to be the motive behind a brutal shooting in southwest philadelphia. police found a 51-year-old man shot multiple times to the face and torso. crime scene investigators say the gunman filed 1 times at the pointblank range. the victim's wallet was found nearby. we did find private surveillance cameras on the block in close proximity to where the victim collapsed. >> reporter: if you have any additional information about the shooting call police, at police headquarters, channel 6 "action news." >> police are investigating a robbery at a bar in philadelphia's queen village neighborhood. two masked men armed with shotguns barged into the irish times bar at 2nd and became bridge streets. it is not -- streets. it's not clear what they took. >>> a driver of a vehicle failed to stop and slammed into the train. the flashing red signals were activated. the driver and the train engineers were not hurt. no word if the driver will face charges. >>> a funer

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"action news" reporter eva pilgrim has the story. >> too cold to be out. >> cold today is. >> it's very just want to go to work and get in the warmth. >> reporter: the cold weather didn't give these people at the frankford transportation center a pass on going to work today. >> get ready for it. >> i have four four to five layers under this a-sweater, fleece hoodie. >> walking and wobbling. you so heavy walking yes yes. >> reporter: septa crews came in overnight to get the buses and rails heated up and moving. our cameras were there when the first train of employees went out just after 4:00 this morning from the fern rock maintenance yard. when temperatures drop this extreme equipment just doesn't work the same. >> wires just like in the summer when things expand, in this kind of cold things contract. so, we actually slow our vehicles down to make sure that we're not coming off of the wire and creating a problem. >> reporter: riders say they knew this morning would be bad. it doesn't matter how many layers you put on, nothing could completely block this kind of chill. >> can't play in t

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"action news" reporter eva pilgrim has hopefully bought her ticket. south philadelphia where a lot of people are hoping they have hot hands. good morning eva. >> reporter: good morning tam. haven't bought my ticket yet but i have a feeling a lost people will be buying a ticket today. powerball fever kicking in as the jackpot is now at $485 million. that makes tonight's drawing the fifth largest prize in u.s. history. it's been more than two months since anyone has won a powerball jackpot. the prize has gradually been growing from its for the million starting point. while the chance in wining is one in 175 million that isn't stopping some people from dreaming big. >> well, i'm getting there. i would do a little more travel and stuff. got to take care of the kids and stuff, grand kids. everybody would be taken care of. >> i take care of my daughter, get her mom a new car, just chill. >> reporter: now don't rush out your door to buy tickets right this minute. you can't blew powerball tickets until 7:00 so that gives you all of breakfast to think about wh

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