alexandria hoff and greg argos are monitoring programs but well start with kate bilo >> looks like the storm is getting off to quite the start as we got heavy rain and now heavy snow blanketing much of the area let's take you out to stormscan 3, and you can see what's happening rain shower. take a look at that band of heavy snow that developed over pourings of central delaware. it's now started to spread north into new castle count and portions of delaware and chester counties, in his will come down heavily the next couple hours new castle on up towards the city of philadelphia and this is not even the main event. we're looking at this band of moisture it will snow steadily couple hours, could leave a quit coating to an inch, slushy snow. then it will taper off, you can see a little bit of a dry air mass behind it until the storm really starts to strengthen offshore. this really just phase one. but getting underway as we got pretty heavy snow around dover. salem and cumberland and starting to make its way into philadelphia. the winter storm warning into the city. winter weather advisor

alexandria hoff and greg argos are monitoring programs but well start with kate bilo >> looks like the storm is getting off to quite the start as we got heavy rain and now heavy snow blanketing much of the area let's take you out to stormscan 3, and you can see what's happening rain shower. take a look at that band of heavy snow that developed over pourings of central delaware. it's now started to spread north into new castle count and portions of delaware and chester counties, in his will come down heavily the next couple hours new castle on up towards the city of philadelphia and this is not even the main event. we're looking at this band of moisture it will snow steadily couple hours, could leave a quit coating to an inch, slushy snow. then it will taper off, you can see a little bit of a dry air mass behind it until the storm really starts to strengthen offshore. this really just phase one. but getting underway as we got pretty heavy snow around dover. salem and cumberland and starting to make its way into philadelphia. the winter storm warning into the city. winter weather advisor

that's the latest life here in east market street in west chester i'm greg argos cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> greg, thank you. >>> latest blast of winter weather is making it hard for people without cars to get around in the lehigh valley. team coverage continues now with trang do live in allentown where the storm canceled classes and public transportation and trang we've seen you all morning long. what are you seeing now? >> reporter: guys, it is still snowing here just as lauren had told us it was really going to start to pick up here around 10:00 an round 10:30 when the heaviest snow began to fall. and that snow is still falling it's lightened up a bit. you can see it is finally accumulating here in allentown this is downtown allentown at hamilton street and seventh street. you can see these guys are out here shoveling the sidewalks you can see a lot of accumulation just in the past hour and a half. in addition to that, take look at these roadways they are getting very slushy. so that makes for slippery conditions. we've seen a number of snowplows come through here in the past hour an

greg argos is in people are still waiting. >> reporter: that's right.re are still without power tonight. this neighborhood fortunately, their electricity is back on despite situations just like this. take a look at this massive tree more than 30 feet tall collapsing right on those power lines right there and that is what has peco workers' hands full. they are working 24/7 to get power restored. march came in like a lion. a roaring nor'easter slamming our region. and affecting more than out of three peco customers. >> the total number of customers impacted by the storm was 630,000 of our 1.6 million customers. >> monday night thousands still in the dark. th coming out higher. >> reporter: those customers include most of the folks on windsor park lane. people like doug without power since 3:00 in the afternoon. >> sets up a shop, sets up a shelter, sets up a place for us to come and get something warm. any sort of place for us to come and be safe at all. nothing. >> reporter: peco's emergency station fully staffed, employees working 12 on, 12 off shifts.

greg argos is in people are still waiting. >> reporter: that's right. there are still without power tonight. this neighborhood fortunately, their electricity is back on despite situations just like this. take a look at this massive tree more than 30 feet tall collapsing right on those power lines right there and that is what has peco workers' hands full. they are working 24/7 to get power restored. march came in like a lion. a roaring nor'easter slamming our region. and affecting more than one out of three peco customers. >> the total number of customers impacted by the storm was 630,000 of our 1.6 million customers. >> monday night thousands still in the dark. there has been nobody coming out higher. >> reporter: those customers include most of the folks on windsor park lane. people like doug without power since 3:00 in the afternoon. >> sets up a shop, sets up a shelter, sets up a place for us to come and get something warm. any sort of place for us to come and be safe at all. nothing. >> reporter: peco's emergency station fully staffed, employees wor

"eyewitness news" reporter greg argos is live at philadelphia schools district headquarters, with more on that proposed plan, greg. >> reporter: jessica, the mayor announced that plan, this afternoon, if passed, as the mayor proposed it, it could bring get this 980 million-dollar, nearly a billion bucks into the school district budget and about half of that as proposed, would come from property owners. over the next five years the philadelphia school district, facing nearly a 1 billion-dollar deficit. >> there is nothing left to cut. there is no one else to turn to. >> reporter: mayor kenney is taking three pronged approach to filling that budget hole. in his fiscal year 2019 budget proposal the mayor asking city council to increase property taxes by 6 percent. slow the plan of the wage tax reductions and increase the transfer tax, rate. >> i know for many residents this will be a sacrifice. protect low income homeowners. >> reporter: city said median philadelphia home is valued at $113,000 which would mean a tax bump of 95 bucks but before you see thane crease, the mayor's plan still

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because of the wind crew s have had a hard time making necessary repairs, "eyewitness news" reporter greg argos is live outside peak he call center in center city with more on that, hi there, greg. >> hi there, guys, that call center is basically the first step in getting your power restored. if you are a customer without power you call in there and that is where peco will send a crew out to your location. it is all because of this massive wind, i want to give you an idea how strong this is we're talking about signs like this just toppled over, that thing was being held up by about eight of these bags, these are 25-pounds each or so-so you can get an idea of what this wind, will do to power lines, and trees in our area with these whipping winds slapping our area a powerful nor'easter means plenty of down electric lines, and thousands without power. >> we are at emergency operations center. >> reporter: peco spokesperson alexandria, says the center was activated on thursday as storm approach, and the power company had a so-called, code black. >> which is the highest level. >> reporter: now manag

. >> "eyewitness news" reporter greg argos is at school district headquarters right now with more on the mayor's plan, greg. >> reporter: ukee and jessica good evening. mayor's plan calls for a 6 percent increase of the property tax rate for anyone owning property here throughout philadelphia. that means of course a bigger tax bill and if this plan passes, all of that money could go toward the city of philadelphia school difficulties trick. mayor kenney says that the key to a successful philadelphia is a flourishing public school system. >> we are serious about pulling the city out of poverty, and making people allowing people to meet potential to be more productive and upstanding tax paying citizens then we have to educate them. >> reporter: now that the city controls the philadelphia school district the marries promising to help properly fund it. it is fiscal year 2019 budget proposal the mayor asking city council to increase property tax by 6 percent, slow rate of the planned wage tax reductions, and, increase transfer tax rate, all in the changes could bring 980 million-dollar to

. >>> well, while she waits, thousands without power, i'm greg argos in philadelphia where peco is rushingn the region. the problems they are facing, coming up. >>> nor'easter slams our region we are in the northern part of it. i'm alycia nieves with the difficulties and damage here caused by this storm. >>> i'll have details on when this heavy wet snow will come to an end and we will get writ of these wins all coming up in you have forecast for cbs-3 "eyewitness news" at 6:00. >>> wind and rain, whipping wind and a snowy mixture blew sideways for a while. down the shore this storm continues to batter the beach. >> and north of the city, a winter white out, snow, a major concern in the poconos as much as a foot could accumulate from the time this system completely passes through. >>> storm scan three is showing how this nor'easter's churning all the around us tonight, storm is impacting an enormous part of thee coast leading to flight cancellations, travel issues, wind tam age and inches of snow and rain from georgia all the way to new england. question is for how long, good evening, i'm j