later this morning, jack markell will update the public. we may hear more on some of the restrictions on the roads being lifted. again, as soon as we get more info, we will pass it along. despite the governor's orders, many driver distas did take to roads. and by 8:00 last night, troopers had responded to 150 accidents, plus 16 others that had injuries. there were also 260 disabled vehicles like this one littering the state highway. >> i went to turn down here and just got stuk. the snow is just too deep. >> parts of delaware received more than 20 inches of snow, which is why coastal flood warning is still in effect today until noon in the southern part of the state. >>> safe to say worshippers won't be headed here this morning. you're looking at the roof of a chester county church that caved in from the weight of at least 20 inches of snow. it happened at the calvary fellowship church. several feet of snow poured in. and the breach touched off the building's sprinkler system. and that sprinkler system flooded the sanctuary. yesterday we sp

governor jack markell lord the driving restrictions in the first state to a level one. it's urging people to stay off the roads and let the crews continue their work. >>> we're able to insure that primary roads were generally cleared by this morning and that plows have been starting to move into into secondary roads in newscastle and kent counties. the governor said the combination of sun and salt will help to melt the snow quicker. more than a foot of snow fell in the state of delaware during the storm. >>> right now septa service is continuing i. broad street line is at fern rock and bus service will resume on route by route basis stay with "action news" an 6abc.com for the very latest. >>> even a simple trip can get complicated and challenging today. a pennsylvania state trooper helped a taxi driver who was stuck on city avenue near monument avenue. "actionif you have to get out te mindful it is slippery and there are many side roads untreated. let's look at the cleanup work in south philadelphia. speaking of the side roads, trish hartman has been there all morning l

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governor jack markell is live on the phone we've been hearing that delaware could receive more snow than any or places around the region. what's going on in the state of delaware and what's your biggest concern right now? >> reporter: the biggest concern we want to keep people off the roads. i i should a little while ago what we call a driving level 2 driving restriction. that means only people who have received a waiver can drive or people who are either in the healthcare or delivering food or fuel or operating snowplows or doing utility kind of business those are the only people on the roads. because we have a bunch of disabled vehicles as it is. that makes it difficult for deldot to keep the roads clean. >>> governor, a lot of your citizens are asking when will things get better when will we get out there and check on friends and family and pick up essentials, what's your sense of that? >>> we're hopeful that they picked up the essentials yesterday. there's more snow coming, there's more winds that's coming. the deldot is doing a great job, but they have to keep going back and back ag

. >>> delaware governor, jack markell has lifted the state of emergency in his state including the level one driving warning for new castle kent and as he sx county. he viewed coastal areas by hell corporate. there were no major problems reported from flooding, state office will open at 10:00 a.m. that will allow deldot to clear the roads before the morning commute. >>> major airlines have canceled hundreds of flights ups and downs the east coast today. sky6 live hd taking a live look at philadelphia international airport right now. be sure to call ahead if you're flying out today. it will be rowch. rough. crews had to clear 22 inches of snow from runways, phl shared photos of their efforts on twitter. things looking good, but people still need to get on flights. >>> let's talk about the forecast today, a lot of people will be out there trying to move around. >> reporter: great day to fly, not a bad day to drive getting out of the side streets. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows you that we are dry. taking a look outside. we have sky6 live hd and we are looking at temple university a

. >>> today governor jack markel will officially note the hard work. during a ceremony in dover he'll present a tribute to the storm crew. >>> donald trump is not backing down. the republican front-runner -- >> you and i had an agreement that you wouldn't ask me that. >> republican front-runner has another tense television exchange. we'll show you who was persuading the real estate mogul to attend tonight's debate. >>> and this time next year president obama will be out of a job. what will he do next? hillary clinton discuss one idea with her supporters. tell you about it coming up. >>> won't be long and we'll be out of the cold, but before that happens we could see some snow showers. futurecast hour by hour just ahead. ou're 50 to 85, here's a question for you: how many people have called about guaranteed acceptance life insurance through the colonial penn program? 100,000? 500,000? the answer is... over 10 million! that's right, over 10 million people have already called in the past 20 years. i'm alex trebek. this guaranteed acceptance whole life ins

governor jack markell lifted the state of emergency for new castle, kent and as he sussex c. he assessed the areas affected by coastal flooding by helicopter yesterday. state offices will open at 10:00 a.m. this morning, two hour delay it will keep deldot and other crews out there to get the roads cleared before people try to get to work. >>> major airlines canceled hundreds of flights along the east coast today. sky6 live hd taking a live look at philadelphia international airport. be sure to call ahead if you're flying out today. the action cam stopped by airline counters yesterday as flights gradually resumed. crews had to clear 22 inches of snow from the runways. phl went ahead and shared photos of their efforts on twitter. >>> people wondering this is a lot of snow how long will it take it to melt. we have temperatures in the near future told that, david has more on that. >> reporter: temperatures are below freezing and we have scenery freezing overnight that's the big issue this morning. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows you we are dry. as we take a look outside we

police officer jessie hartnett was shot in an ambush attack, from our wur row today, governor jack markell will deliver his state of the state adress he is expected to discuss the state's economy, schools the justice system and government services. he enters his final year in the governor's mansion. >>> the u.s. secretary of education will be in philadelphia today. joen king, jr., will speak at a teacher's town hall meeting this afternoon at the school of the future on parkside avenue. king is on a four-state tour to highlight good work going on the schools and promote initiatives to help students succeed at all levels. >> now to decision 2016. now the democratic race for the presidency is afternooning up. the clinton team is afternooning up attacks on sanders. they are painting him as a socialist, an unelectable socialist. her husband steered clear of the f word in a campaign stop if new hampshire. >> the real issue is, who can win the election? who is prepared to do the job, who can make real change? >> analysts say the clinton campaign is getting jittery with polls in a dead heat in iow

now from our delaware bureau, today, governor jack markel will deliver his state of the state address. people will hear the plans involved for 2016. he is expected to discuss the state's economy, schools and government services. this will be markell's final state of the state address as he entiers his final year in the mansion. >>> john king, jr., will speak at a teacher's town hall meeting at a school of the future on parkside avenue. king is on a four-state tour to highlight good work if schools and promote initiatives to help students succeed at all levels. >>> ness a cold enough start. they're making snow, once again, pots nature is going to lend a big helping hand in the poke no mountains this weekend. that's pretty good looking snowy scene from camelback. a live view there. the wind are still blowing. not as strong as it has been lately. a little bit of a breeze. temperatures are running warmer for this morning. with sunshine, dry conditions today, we'll see temperatures above freezing this afternoon. so today, a pretty good day, but we're tracking a major winter storm that is g

governor jack markell would have signed the measure if it had reached his desk. >> new jersey abolishedhe death penalty in 2007 you might remember. governor tom wolf issued a moratorium on executions last year. he's waiting to are a report from a task force that he appointed to look into the issue. those in favor of the death penalty are fighting that moratorium in court. >>> 5:36. investigators have ruled the death of a man who fought with a septa police officer as accidental. according toed mel cal examiner's office, omar lopez died of a drug overdose. he died minutes after being tased by an officer. lopez later died at the hospital. >>> the citizens crime commission is now offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the vandals who damaged a catholic church in lindenwold earlier this month. this is a look at what they did at st. lawrence church of our lady of gaup -- guadalupe parish.ç >>> lawyers for bill cosby filed a motion asking for a sex assault charge against the comedian to be dismissed or for the prosecutor to be removed from the case. the motion was filed yesterday

she recently served as governor jack markell's deputy legal counsel.he governor was on hand today to offer his congratulations. >>> nine rowan university students are facing charges tonight after investigators say they scammed a 7-eleven to the tune of $35,000. the scheme started with one student who worked at the store. police say the 21-year-old credited fellow students university sponsored debit cards as refunds for items they never purchased. because of his alleged actions, eight of his fellow friends are now charged with theft. >>> coming up on "action news" tonight, we'll give you a sneak peek at the philadelphia auto show. it opens this weekend. we'll show you thousand plan yon your visit. plus another eagle gets a contract extension. jeff skversky will have details. >> to date 42 degrees, that's 1 degree above normal. but we'll reverse this trend as we head through the weekend and early next week. i'll have all the details on our taste of spring on the way in our accuweather forecast. >> those stories and much more when "action news" continues.

delaware lawmakers did not override governor jack markel's veto of a bill allowing students to opt outof the smarter balance tests. it takes eight hours over a few days to complete. markel has said allowing students to opt out of standardized testing could hurt the highest needs students and threaten millions of dollars in federal funding. >>> now to decision 2016 and last night's republican presidential debate in south carolina. it was a slugfest, especially between the two candidates battling for first place in the upcoming iowa caucus. a new poll released just before the debate finds donald trump more than trouble his national lead. the new nbc news "wall street journal" poll shows that trump is the first choice of 33% of national republican primary voters. ted cruz comes in second at 20%. trump's lead over cruz is an 8 point jump from last year. senator marco rubio comes in third with 13% followed by ben carson with 12%. >>> now to the debate fireworks, ted cruz criticized donald trump for his, quote, new york values and trump continued his jabs at cruz over whether he is even elig

delaware lawmakers did not override governor jack markel's veto of the bill allowing students to optout of the smart balance test, it's the new standard test in delaware. it takes eight hours, over a few days to complete. the governor said allowing students to opt out of the standardized testing could marge in a lies the highest need students and threaten millions of dollars in federal funding. >>> the time is 4:36 on this friday. it's only a matter of time before jessica starts talking up backup on the schuylkill expressway. daily headaches for thousands. now penndot is considering a plan that would ease the backup for drivers, we'll explain. >>> two new jersey towns put the state near the top of the national foreclosure list. we will tell you where pennsylvania and delaware rank. >>> 33 degrees at 4:36. not as cold this morning and a nice warm up before wet weather arrives heading into the weekend. grover cleveland here. yes, the dashing fellow on the thousand-dollar bill. with 'cash4life', the great game from the pennsylvania lottery, you could win a thousand dollars a day for lif

. >>> delaware governor jack markell has been briefed on his state's response to the blizzard. he said more than 260 national guard members are transporting doctors and nurse toes where they need to go. he also said dell dot has more than 300 pieces of plowing equipment outside on the roads. >> significant additional snow and wind is expected, which means the dell dot plows will continue to to the main roads as they take sometime before they get to the secondary roads. >> markell does urge all delaware resident to stay off of the roads, so that the plows will have a clear path. >>> "action news" reporter trish hartman was on naamans road in claymont earlier today and this is what she found. >> reporter: the the snow has been on and off here all day here in claymont, delaware but one thing that has been consistent has been the wind. the it has been brutal. the that is one thing everyone has been complaining about everybody who stops by here along naamans road right off of i-95 at the wawa. the the wind really, makes it feel so much colder. we have been, battling wind gusts betwe

. >> delaware governor jack markell has lifted the state of emergency. wilmington city offices are closed today while plows continue to clear the roads. del dot crews plan to plow most secondary roads by this morning the the governor and del dot, how much, are discourage being driving if possible. while crews continue with the snow removal and salting effort. >> now, the weight of the snow caused a roof collapse in chester county. check this out. chopper three over the calvary church in downtown, pastor posted that photo of the gaping home opened up by the weight of the builds being. no one was hurt. estimated price tack on the damage, about $1 million. >> we have another partial building collapse in one in bucks county. crews responded to the scene sunday morning in the 100 block of north hellertown avenue. no one was inside the building at the time. >> there is much more to cover here on "eyewitness news", hundreds of travelers stranded on the pennsylvania turnpike, well, they may get to sunday mass, or rather mass makes it to them. we'll explain comin

is cleo been trying to move forward after this weekend's blizzard as writing delaware governor jack markel just lifted the state of emergency and the driving warning as well. meanwhile states from georgia to massachusetts are struggling to dig out and clean up. abc's elizabeth her as a story the eighty million people on the east coast buried by the blizzard of twenty sixty i was in complete panic mode now digging out and cleaning up from the record breaking snow that left major cities including philadelphia dc and new york city paralyzed lot of cleanup to do and it's still not be entirely safe we are working very hard today to get d c government open tomorrow. the monster storm dumping feet of snow twenty eight inches in new york twenty nine in baltimore and in one town in west virginia forty two inches the storm so far being books including a new jersey mom and her one year old son lost to carbon monoxide poisoning in their cars blocked by snow. the blinding snow also created a travel nightmare at the airports the hero and on the highway truck for thirty hours for some the wait was nearly

. >>> and from our delaware bureau, today governor jack markell will deliver his annual state-of-the-state address. lawmakers will come together in dover this afternoon to hear the governor's plans and his goals for delaware in 2016. he's expected to discuss the state's economy, schools, the criminal justice system, and government services. this will be markel's last state-of-the-state address as he enters his final year in the governor's mansion. >>> coming up, chaos in the capital. the big one hasn't even arrived yet but last night's snow brought washington, d.c. to a standstill and it even impacted president obama's motorcade. >> it didn't take much snow for that. we've been telling you about it. now the winter storm is coming. there's also a blizzard watch that's been issued for parts of our area. we'll let you know what the timing is going to be, when it will start snowing and how much snow you can expect just ahead. homecoming? it's awesome. but with the citizens bank education refinance loan, it gets even better. you know those people who pay a little extra and get all the legroom i

. >> delaware governor jack markell is proposing to increase the state budget by more than 5%. the move comes months after fellow democrats expressed concerns about delaware's dire financial situation. the $4.1 billion proposal would include a ratz for state employees and annual pay increases for teachers. >> despite opposition, the construction of a natural gas pipeline in new jersey cleared a hurdle. the state board of public utilities approved the 28 mile pipe line that would run from bordentown to lakehurst through burlington, monmouth and ocean counties. supporters say it would act as a back up if natural gas service was lost or interrupted. opponents stay it's environmentally unsafe. the measure has to be approved by the state and town commission. >>> a community will come together for the philadelphia police officer recovering after being shot during an ambush, nbc 10 was there as officer jesse hartnett left the hospital friday. tonight the fraternal order of police lodge 5 will hold a fund-raiser for hartnett. he is expected to be there, he still has a long road to reco

governor jack markell on norred the team for winning the division championship. congratulations to them. >>> tonight nbc's nightly news will air the first solo u.s. network interview with amal clooney the wife of actor george clooney, she will talk about her work as an international law and human rights attorney. it will also air tomorrow morning on "the today" show. >>> from the silver screen and broadway. now to your living room t. hit musical "hair spray" will air live. jack travolta and zac efron starred in the are make him still no word on who will be tapped for the live cast. >> i love live shows. >> let's go live to what's ahead on the "today" show. >> good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> coming up on a thursday, let the search begin. we are live with the new powerball frenzy. it's really under way now after winning tickets for that record jackpot were sold in three different states. >> also ahead, ha hazardous to your health. a new brand of lip baum. >>> we'll celebrate one year of our friend wrangler here in studio 1a when we see you. back to

governor jack markell has said in the past he would sign the the bill if it reached his desk.ep an eye on that. >>> and in new jersey, struggling atlantic city casinos have decided to spend big bucks and make major renovations. tropicana announced it will spend 25 million-dollar to redue 500 hotel rooms, a casino area and outdoor lights show. that announcement comes two days after borgata said it will spend 50 milan projects this year, including an outdoor pool. >>> okay. a south jersey crossing gar started her two day suspension yesterday. >> so jean a baum was suspended after she texted runnemede boro mayor on monday. here's y she asked for a street corner to be plowed, for the safety of the kid, that she sees every day in that crosswalk. well, her suspension, created a fire storm of such on social media with most calling the suspension unfair but the mayor says after 16 years as an employee, baum knew a chain of command was in place. so the guards have been warned before for not following protocol. there has been this sort of pattern. this time was the same. she didn't go w

jack markell said he would sign the bill fit reaches the the desk. >>> michigan legislature approves fun to go address flint's lead contaminated water crisis. twenty-eight million-dollar emergency spending bill includes money for more bottled water, filters and health care services for children. some of the money will also help the city with unpaid water bills. many resident were outraged that they were still being charged for water that they could not use. >>> now word of the water crisis in flint, let a spark in west philadelphia business owners. >> they want an effort to deliver water for flint families in a cherri gregg from our sister station kyw news radio reports there their local efforts have now gone viral. >> reporter: clean the water, something in short supply in flint, michigan where families are using bottled water to bath and cook as they deal with the aftermath of lead contamination. >> it touched me deeply and i felt like i needed to do something, everything i could. >> reporter: in comes this group of young entrepreneurs. >> it came via group in message with my partn

in the past governor jack markell said wow sign the bill if it made it to his desk, mike and alex. >>> got to be careful with this carbon monoxide, it forced evacuation of the texas school. this is scary. >> emergency workers helped evacuate 150 students and adults at the a middle school yesterday. doctors and nursees were on site of the school checking students for symptoms, and evacuees were also taken to the hospital, after reporting nausea and headaches. but no serious injuries were reported, school district spokesperson says it came from a boiler a at the the school. >>> so-called affluent teen is back in the u.s. mexican authorities arrested ethan couch last month after possible probation violation. that is the 18 year-old getting escorted through dallas fort worth airport after dry dropping his fight begins extradition. now he will stay in the the juvenile detention center. he will wait to hear if he will be tried as an adult. his probation stems from the crash in which he killed four people. >>> dozens showed up last night to a benefit for the officer who survived that ambush

where governor jack markell just declared a state of emergency that starts right now. >>> and in pennsylvania, the governor has also declared a state of emergency ahead of what expected to be a monster storm. >> taking a look at live ultimate doppler radar, we are actively tracking the snow as it makes its way to our area. we've been saying it all week. this is going to be a big one. one that you will definitely want to be prepared for. >>> good evening, i'm lucy noland. >> i'm dawn timmeney. thanks for joining us. >> we have a lot to talk about in your winter storm coverage right knowledge this evening we have live team coverage as the storm heads our way. reporters and cameras throughout the area. >> back here in our studio or winter weather authority is busy tracking the path of the storms and get the very latest updates. we'll get to scott williams in a first. mares though meteorologist kathy orr. >> our storm is still develo developing. first piece of energy pushing this moisture up the eastern seaboard. it will continue to develop off the coast late too tonight when we'll see more snow

governor jack markell about an hour ago declared a state of emergency. in new jersey, gloucester county, learned about power outages the hard way this past june, you might remember they were struck by the huge electricity outage. to this afternoon they announced new emergency measures, including a new emergency charging stations for residents. atlantic city crews are removing the traffic light boxes to spare them from coastal flooding, of course, the sea water doesn't really do well for those, especially if the flooding gets worse. they are expecting the worst flooding, by the way, since sandy in some parts. if the electricity goes out, nbc 10, telemundo 62, and comcast has you covered. plug-in and power-up stations will be set up throughout the region for you. by the way, it's a free service. you can see a complete list of stations on our website, nbc10.com. just download the nbc 10 app to find the location closest to you. >>>. >> keith, thank you. the race is on to get homeless off the streets before the storm hits our region. the salvation army in wil

jack markell will give arn -- an update this morning. >>> trish hartman is live at broad at ellsworth. >> reporter: it is very busy on brood street take a look at the operation going on behind me. one of the biggest challenges to walk and park is the giant snow banks. the excavators are picking it up and putting it on a dump truck and getting it off the street. people residents business owners have been out with shoves and snow blowers along broad street. we found a company responsible for clearing nine properties working through the storm they have a system worked out between the two of them and working all day long. >>> try to get all the snow 3-foot with all the drifts over here. we have to chop it up and take it out with the snow blower. >>> the sun is a big factor for us, once we get it down to the concrete, the sun helps to melt whatever is there and works with the salt. >> reporter: you have that working for you. >>> yes, thank god. [laughter]. >> reporter: now, we've heard some crazy stories over the past couple of days during the blizzard i'm here with johnny, you're a chef a

jack markell. state emergency just like here in pennsylvania.> they have a lot of crews out trying to handle it. >> i think they've gone to level two. i'm sure they have in delaware where you're not supposed to be on the road dodge not be on the road in the state of delaware. >> bob kelly saying that's right. >> 9:21. we'll check on our pictures then. if you have to use the #fox29snow. this one from tiffany. the kids are having fun. already. and this one so cute from tanya. sean's first snowstorm. that will be hard to beat on adorability. so cute. >> i don't know. we're getting good one. we'll show you more when we come back. >> okay. ♪ >> look at that. we're supposed to be looking at wilmington, delaware but hard to see anything because that snow is really blowing, bob. >> the best thing about this storm it's coming on a saturday. opportunity for everybody to just stay right where you are and enjoy that family time, get the hot chocolate going. it looks pretty, but it is brutal cold out and if do you venture out, you could get stuck like this f