live in somers point, john rawlins channel 6 "action news." >> we feel for you john. let's get a closer look at the snowfall inland in new jersey, jeanette reyes is live at farley plaza in hammonton good morning jennette. >> reporter: we've been you can at thatting about where john is, the shore will get the most accumulation, here it's not that bad, it's still enough that you need a good reason to get out there. if it is not necessary don't bother. if you look around me, terry show them the lights there look at that, the wind is blowing the snow all over the place making it difficult to see, i can't imagine in a place that is not as well lit on a narrow road or especially on the highway i just talked to nj dot they say they have 1500 pieces on the road. they have people standing by in case they have to send more man power out. the wind keeps piling more snow on areas that have been plowed. that's where drivers come into play, if you don't need to go out, don't go out. if you do give the plow trucks 6 car lengths of space to give them enough room to do what they neede

now, let's take a look at inland, new jersey, not far from john rawlins, jeanette reyes is live at thearley plaza in atlantic county, good morning jennette. >> reporter: good morning matt, john will see worse conditions than i would we came down, the photographer and i from center city. it was deceiving when we were driving around, i thought it wasn't going to be so bad. 42 to 48, things started to deteriorate. there are 3 plow trucks at the farley plaza they are trying to keep up, they pass through one time all itakes is a few minutes for the snow to stick and accumulate quickly. if you look at the lights here you can see the snow blowing in the winds this is where tricky, this is kind of a dangerous combination of factors in terms of the weather, the snow that's sticking, the snow that's blowing creating the whiteout conditions that can be dangerous, as we go throughout the it gets slick and slippery so we've been saying this all morning if you happen to be among the people that either your job is closing up today, you're not going to go to school because it's been delayed or cancele

live in somers point, john rawlins channel 6 "action news." back to you guys. >> stranded passengers spent the night on cots at philadelphia international. there was such a backlog of flights, phl provided travelers with pillows an blankets and a place to lay their head. >> every flight is sold out. >> talk about being stuck. >> reporter: let's look live at the airport where they will get things back on track. the conditions are slowly improving, 50 flights have been canceled if you're scheduled to fly check in with your airline see where things stand, we don't want you to aimlessly wonder around the airport for hours. it's a slow go on the roads and rails, we have an eye on that, jeanette reyes is at the 69th street transportation center to let you know what it's like before you get going on your commute today, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tam, if it's not one thing it's another, we're done with the snow, but now we're dealing with the ice. septa is giving commuters a heads up this morning. >> better than nothing, so we don't have

john rawlins is in somers points with more on the winter conditions and details on the fire victims. >> reporter: good morning, matt, it is cold down here, the wind does not make it pleasant that's for sure. it will be slow going for people at the shore. there's plenty of snow left here, with the weather eve had here it will not go anywhere it's the consistency of portland cement if you have to shovel out. we spoke to a driver who said you can get a -- around. the side roa are snow covered. macarthur boulevard is the main road to ocean city. it's bare, you can see the asphalt, it has plowing and 1589 on it, with it's in good shape. it will be slow going. the schools are closed, we don't know of any that are open. they are closed in somers points and ocean city. businesses saying they are opening late. we say it's going to be a gradual return to normal down here. in atlantic city, authorities there are dealing with the aftermath of the fire that you mentioned. >> they are sending us over here because the place is closed down there was a fire in the buildings. >> reporter: donna with h

live in south philadelphia, john rawlins channel 6 "action news." them, i'm sure they will need it. thank you john. >>> the cold did not keep celebrating at midnight fireworks over penns landing. some parents let the little ones up past their bedtimes for the show. >>> an estimated 1 million people packed time square to ring in 2018. new york ball drop was the second coldest on record at just ten degrees. >>> president trump spent new year's eve with family and friends at his mar-a-lago resort in florida. he took the opportunity to talk about his accomplish the and what's next for the country. >> reporter: president trump strolled down a red carpet at mar-a-lago as he rang in the new year. >> we're going to have a great year. >> reporter: ahead of a glitzy new year's bash, the president touted his 2017 accomplishments and offered this 2018 prediction. >> we're off to a great start with cuts and anwar ating rid of the individual mandate which was very very unpopular as you know. we're going to have a tremendous year. stock market will continue to go up. >> reporter: president trump re

. >> we have team coverage for you, john rawlins is along the jersey shore. jeanette reyes is inland in new jersey. jeff chirico is in delaware and wendy saltzman is standing by in philadelphia. >> philadelphia and afternoon die so -- diocesan schools are closed today. many schools delayed. >> my phone just went off, my kids are off school. to a surface.all day and go home >>> let's go over to karen rogers and david murphy for weather and traffic. >> reporter: a snow day. >> reporter: after 7:00 a.m. or so, it's going to fill in it is happening closer to the coast. closer to the coast, we have a blizzard warning in coastal counties in new jersey and delaware. snow will be heavier here and looking at strong blustery winds creating white out at times. there significant snow and drifting. a winter weather advisory in the northern and western suburbs, it will not be as bad, but slick conditions with lighter snow. you can see the banding coming in off the ocean. fighting dry air, but the dry air over the neck severalhe hours. despite the heavy have banged coming a

. >> john rawlins is in atlantic city and jeanette reyes has more in p first up, let's see what it means on the roads and the weather. >> thank you for the hot chocolate. that is hitting the spot. >> reporter: let's go to thewe have windchill advisory in effect. this goes through today saturday. windchills throughout this period and in through saturdayit's a warning up in poconos, severe windchills on th up and c the next couple of days. nor'easter well nova sosha, we have sunshine on the way for the start of t day. the region making it feel uncomfortable. ten in allentown and reading. 12 in millville and 15 degrees in cape may. with winds running in the teens right now here's twhait feels feels -- what it feels like.7 below in trenton. 8 below in wilmington. 9 below in allentown and reading, 6 below ined i say more? it's not comfortable out there. going in terms of the temperatures, going we'll stop at 17 this a not much of change at all as we go through the day. maybe a clo windchills are below zero thanks to the winds runni to 25 miles per hour combined with the bitter cold. we get mo

john rawlins is live at the quaker city string band clubhouse where performers are getting ready for the brutal cold, john. good morning, matt, things are stirring at the quaker city clubhouse. the bus arrived that will take the players out of here at 7:00 a.m. this is a day all across town mummers are preparing for a cold parade. >> to go or not to go or postpone to next saturday that was the question that was answered this weekend by a 3-2 vote among the mummers divisions. >> we all want to go, saturday doesn't look any better, it's going to be 25, windy, so, i think monday is a good day. >> reporter: the cold will be tough on the string band that sound a mix of drums banjos and strings and problematic in this weather saxophone it's what happens when warm breath hits cold brass. >> when you play you're using your mouth saliva comes out, it goes down the horn, science, horn, metal, below 32 degrees it's going to freeze. >> reporter: well, i'll tell you just as david explained it's very cold even if you're only out to a few minutes this morning. the wind is picking up, you can feel th

live in somers point, john rawlins channel 6 "action news." along the shore but we had work to do in the city of philadelphia. the snow emergency has been lifted. mobile 6 is out there t to to see how the roads are doing maybe we can remove that bar and we can see. you can see the cars parked along the side. you can see the road crusty and covered with snow. the plows can't completely clear things. it helps when you have the friction of the tires tend to chop up the snow. cityices are closed for a nd the code blue emergency remains in effect. it is cold. it will be slow on the rails and septa is making adjustments. jeanette reyes joins us live from the 69th treat transportation center in upper darby. good morning jennette. >> reporter: good morning matt, it seems if it is not one thing it's the other. yesterday was the heavy snowfall today it's the freezing temperatures. septa putting out a warning and heads up to travelers it will be a slow go this morning. many commuters i talked to are deciding to be a little positive about things. >> it's

. >>> john rawlins is live in south philadelphia at a clubhouse where they are getting ready. >> reporter: we're at the quaker city clubhouse, kind of quiet, it will pick up as the morning moves on. it is cold out here, matt, nobody needs to be told that, but it's going to be cold if you you're going toddes the parade. despite the forecast for the bitter cold, the mummers vote to go, tradition will be difficult on the string band. simply put warm moist breath and cold air a troublesome mix. >> when you play you're using your mouth, saliva comes out, science, saliva goes down the horn, met tall, freezing temperatures, it's freezing up. >> reporter: despite the cold, the parade is a go starting at 9:00 a.m. at city hall, the string bands are due to step off at 1:00 p.m. >> reporter: if you step outside you're not going to be reminded of this very often you have to bundle up you up. if you go to the parade position yourself in a place where you can duck inside abbey warm up for a time because it is very, very cold out here today. john rawlins channel 6 "action news." >> thank you, john. >> p

john rawlins is live now at fdr park where the training takes place. >> reporter: it was fascinating and cold down there on the water. for almost two hours police officers from the marine unit plunge repeatedly into the the pond here at fdr park it's a pond that is covered in part by a thick sheet of ice. >> over and over again this morning. marine unit members worked on ice rescue training here at fdr park among the scenarios how to safely rescue someone that may be unconscious. an officer in gear rolls off the ice and into the water and attaches a sling around the victim and signals to other officers to pull the line and to a safe position on the ice. >> in our area we don't get ice often when we have a winter like this we want to take advantage of training to get people out of the icy waters. >> the blunt message to the public don't go on to frozen lakes and rivers and creeks. >> you can have an area of 10 feet in diameter it could be 1 inch and 10 inches thick in that diameter. it's not safe to walk on the ice at all. >> the men and women of the marine unit are pros and know how

live in south philadelphia, john rawlins channel 6 "action news." jennette. >> thanksgiving you -- thank you john. >>> this midnight fireworks display lit up penns landing to welcome the new year. christie ileto talked to people who braved the frigid cold to ring in 2018. >> reporter: philadelphia is closing out 2018 in style. >> i think they are amazing. >> it's beautiful, kind of the environment you can do ice skating and have something to eat and lots of fireworks. >> for both shows 8,000 pounds of explosive will be released for ten thousand devices for the fireworks show synchronized for music. that's not the only thing sparkling in penns landing. >> we just got that. >> reporter: michael gave his girlfriend a beautiful engagement ring. along with the main attraction, people took to the ice rink and warmed up with a buffet of food. >> today we're going through a lot of crab fries and wings and possibly anywhere between 150 pounds of fries. >> it's a tradition. >> reporter: the cold was not going to keep you away. >> it keeps her beer cold. >> re

. >> let's start now with "action news" reporter, john rawlins live for us in somers points, new jersey. the shore is already starting to show it's going to be dealing with the highest snow totals and blizzard conditions. what's it like now, john. >> reporter: good morning, the winds continues to blow and the snow continues to fall. what's hard to estimate is how much snow accumulated. as you look behind me you can see there's grass there. parents li the wind has scrapped the snow off there at that point. you pan over to the right you look at route 9 here it is snow covered, we say that because plow train went through here 15, 20 minutes ago so it's quickly accumulating on the roads. it's hard snow to estimate what's actually fallen here, i would say as a general observation it's a cold, windy day, live in somers point, john rawlins channel 6 "action news." matt. >> we'll head out to mobile 6 in center city philadelphia, the benjamin franklin parkway, this is a pretty good contrast here where down the shore snow coming down, it's covering the streets. it's covering the grass in them cen

john rawlins was there. [ applause ] >> christy shook the hands of some and hugs others as he moved to the podium today in hissing is signature blunt tone he says new jersey is better off. >> eight years later we helped the private sector create 334,400 new jobs the economic turn around because of his tough tax cutting and refusal to cave in. >> i vetoes corporate tax increases and over the last eight years i vetoed more tax increases than any governor in modern american history. >> christie talked to the bipartisan effort in taking over atlantic city that fiscal tough love is producing a turn around. >> hard rock is invested millions in redeveloping the taj mahal and the sands is being redeveloped and revel is sold and being redeveloped. and revenues are up. >> he replaced them with a less costly but more effective camden county force under the direction of chief scott thompson in the chamber today. >> murs are down 66% and robberies down 46% from 2012 and nonfatal shootings down 43%. >> the poll teres saying the one popular chris christie will exit off as the most unpopular new jerse

john rawlins is live now. >> it was may 10th, 2012, radio host april kauffman was found shot to death in the linwood, new jersey, home from the get go her husband, dr. james kauffman denied any role telling his wife she was alive when he left the home. but on tuesday they charged the endocrinolgist in a murder for hire plot. suggesting that the motive to kill was keeping them -- of telling police about the drug operation with a biker gang. >> he was intint to rather have her killed as opposed to losing his financial empire. >> it's alleged after a year of searching for a trigger man, kauffman and a codefend paid francis mulholland and fired the shots that took april kauffman's life and kimberly pack long suspected her stepfather's involvement in her mother's death. but had no idea of the drug e enterpri enterprise. it takes all of your words away. >> they are due to make their first appearance in court today. francis mulholland is dead. he died of an accidental drug overdose 18 months after the murder. john rawlins, channel 6 "action news." >>> turning to accuweather we are in the mid

john rawlins has a primer of keeping heat in your house. >> by the time wemeter yik kenny of kenny'sof havertown. water that froze in this home had thawed. he showed best to minimize. >> faucet let it drip. and a ceramic heater pointed toward the piping, that is your best option to get the heat to the enclosed area. he stresses be careful a heat gun like this one left to the pros and the rest of us focus on the safe placement of ceramic heaters and unheated areas in your house where pipes are in the walls. >> if you are an empty nester open up the rooms you are not heating and heat and make sure it's around 40 degrees and in basements foam installation like this around exposed water lines. covering the piping goes a long way to prevent freezing. the current freezing weather hard on systems as well. john says that furnaces have to cycle on more frequently than could prompt key components to fail. >> motors and igniters and sensors and things like that. it's filled entirely with no heat calls, he figures most are mechanical issues as he was troubleshooting he noticed the leaves sucked

. >> let's get our live reports with our live reports first up to bat, john rawlins. >> he is live in somers point, new jersey, under blizzard warning good morning. john. >> reporter: under blizzard warning and code blue this is somers point in atlantic county, this is route 9 behind me, it is snow covered you can see plows, very little human activity on the roads. one or two cars a minute, by our count. the lights we had earlier has become moderate snow and became very, very windy from time to time. i'm going to guess one or two inches it's blowing around a lot. the roads around here go from snow covered to a couple of roads main roads in fact a road over to ocean city seemed to be clear last time. traction fair. we're at the route 9 and ocean heights avenue. they say the normal morning rush is 60:00 a.m. they are expecting diminished numbers today because schools are closed, conditions are miserable. nobody will make a discretionary drive and number of employers have announced late openings if people are going to hit the roads it won't be until later today. overall conditions, windy

live in cherry hill, john rawlins, channel6 "action news." back to you all. >> all right, john, thank you. >>> of course we'll continue to monitor the weather right through the night right here on "action news" and again tomorrow morning before you head out to work or school. be sure to tune in bright and early 4:30 a.m. matt, tam, david and karen will the 58 latest on the forecast traffic and any school closings or delays as they come up. >>> we still don't know the identity of the person killed in a house fire in west philadelphia. the flames broke out about 3:30 this morning on holly stre. when firefighters arrived they saw heavy smoke coming out of the first and second floors of that row home. neighbors say the victim is a woman in her 60's and that she lived alone. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >>> a section of the 2900 block of north stillman street in north philadelphia is blocked off today after part of the home collapsed overnight. firefighters were called here after the front exterior facade of that row home sud

john rawlins channel6 "action news". >> folks commited to living a healthier lifestyle in 2018 startedew year's off on the right foot today. they towed the line for the sixth annual commitment day 5k run this morning in fort washington. the event was hosted by lifetime gym. the locations here and in king of prussia, mount laurel will be hosting commit to fit events through the month to help people achieve their new year's goals. >>> with the new year ringing in several new year's babies in our area, it was just a delightful start, first up little declan came into this world 54 seconds after midnight at virtua voorhees. he wasn't alone. six seconds later aliyah love louis was born at coop yourer university hospital in camden. she weighed 5 pounds 10 ounces 18 and a half inches long. while aliyah is a new year's baby she was late. her mother said she was due last thursday but either way, she says the birth was magical. >> the clock on the wall and the clock on the tv said 12 o'clock but one of the monitors in the room said 12:01 so it was like no, she was born at 12 o'clock, no she was b

live in cherry hill, john rawlins channel6 "action news." to you guys. >> all right, john, thank you. >>> time now to get an update on the commute home this evening. >> all right. over to matt pelman live in the "action news" traffic center with details. could be a slow go matt. >> it could but the good news, rick and monica, this is not our worst commute in the last few weeks. however, we've got some pretty bad commutes in the last few weeks. part of what is keeping this one not so bad is so many people headed home early today. so, now we're starting to see lighter volume and they have so much salt on the roads that the highways at this point are just wet. like 95 there at the walt whitman bridge. i would continue to really watch your speeds on the ramps, especially, and as you round corners 'cause you could hit a slick patch. on the walt whitman bridge itself speeds have improved eastbound heading into new jersey. still on 676 southbound you have some single digits merging up with 42. and in southwest philadelphia, we're still watching tha

john rawlins, channel 6 "action news." >>> from protecting your home to your vehicle now. there are lots of things can you do to be sure you don't break down while driving and start while checking the pressure in your tires. you want to look at the sticker on the inside door panel of the drivers seat to look for the psi that your particular tires require and make sure they are inflated properly. the colder it is the more air your tires lose. if that low pressure light goes on do not ignore it. >> janet with aaa says the other thing you can do is check the power in your vehicle's battery. the typical car battery lasts three to five years and if the power is marginal consider replacing it. and starting up your vehicle on the frigid mornings. >> if you do that it is for your own comfort to get the heat going and seats going. but there is no need to let the car run for 10 minutes. >> as for the snow if you have to drive in a snow storm the best thing to do is be prepared. have a full tank of gas and an emergency kit in the car. a reminder now that of course at the bottom of th

john rawlins, channel 6 "action news." >> took the words rightf my mouth probably an iced coffee in the end but all good. big talkers, bomb cyclone, that is all we talk about and all we can see. we'll show you the scenes from all over the country. this scenic view of manhattan. yes, they probably won't be using that one if the brochure any time soon. this woman says in the middle of the storm the city that never sleeps sort of disappeared. and massach this t so is netflix and is entertaining herself watching the ice flow down the f t is outside her front door and i imagine she will b staying inside. also, in boston. check out this sheet of ice, this is window -- it is ice and to prove it to you -- it shatters just like glass.ready set -- no -- there he goes boom. broken so cold.th carolina. this is hardly a familiar one in outer banks, they went frosunny an fron over. a locate a chef capture iced out banks and we dos the time lapse and show you thew accumulation on the patio furniture. they are getting their shot to do it just like us. finally when you got to plow in pennsylvania and yo

john rawlin in ocean rettiy brutal all day long john. >> reporter: yes, much of a difference here at the risk of soundi a broken record it's windy and cold and snowy. it makes lousy trifecta the roads are a mess.drifting snow conditions are from bad to nearly impassable on many local roads. the boardwalk at ocean city. 19 rough surf winds andpeople. storm which m overnight has oaced clearing route d blown snow returned covering s morningical >e streets are bally people may get stuck streets. >> thie bridge to ocean city by midmorn there hit appeaghost town and driving was diceyctor trailer driver found out. faced steadilyonditions the he res g noting. >> i pre winds are gusti 12 in .places bare. concerns for the emergency management coordinator backing ssible pges. >> an, thatsually equals a loss of heat swren tr people to ce in and get warmwher given the road c people are opting to walk-in e. >> you needed your coffee? >> yes,ot twawa. >> it was worth it eight or nine blocks? >> yes, well worth it.o have it blizza will not stop about an hour ago, the atlantic county office of emerge

john rawlins is also in the nation's capital look for his live reports starting tonight at 5:00. >>> in other news the police cruisers dash-cam video captured an office in michigan rescuing a driver from a burning car. the deputy took off after the vehicle sped past him. and he came after the driver crashed into the woods and his vehicle burst into flamed the 18-year-old driver into safety and the teenage driver will be charged for driving under the influence. >> nearly 150 skiers got stuck onistwy authority ray re. when the chair-lift broke leaving them dangling for several hours and helicopters and rescue teams and others helped to get them down eventually. nobody suffered ill effects from the cold weather. >>> it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood for tom hanks, the super star actor will play mr. rogers in the buy onic called you are my friend. it focuses on the friendship between fred rogers and tom -- and he profiled him and sound his perspective on life reformed. and the movie is expected to be released next year. >>> still ahead another check of the forecast for you, as we

. >> "action news" reporter john rawlins is live in nation.uck a lot of people. >> it was a long speech and revising education and workforce issues to the war on terror to immigration to the right to try which is the green lighting of experimental medical technology on the terminally ill if they wish it. much of what he talked about was the economy and unemployment in the last year. after year years and years of we stagnation, we are seeing rising wages. [applause ] >> unemployment claims have hit a 45 year low. >> [applause ] >> hispanic american unemployment has also reached the lowest levels in history. >> speaking of the future, the president said he wanted to extend an open hand to republics and democrats and infrastructure to be a major vehicle of bi-partisanship he made the pitch for a major works project but offered no details. >> i'm calling on congress to generate a bill of $1.5 trillion for the new infrastructure investment that our country desperately needs. every federal dollar should be leveraged by partnering with state and loca

john rawlins joins us live in mays landing. what are the details here? >> reporter: that was the first step in what would be a long complex prosecution including audio recording and testimony of criminal informants concerning the murder of a local radio host as well as the operation of an alleged criminal enterprise by her husband. >> the video linked first appearances were routine and took only minutes. >> you have have a right to a probable cause hearing. >> dr. james kauffman and ferdinand augello, one a doctor and the other an alleged biker. are accused of being part of an alleged murder for hire plot. kauffman's attorney says his guy, not involved. >> he is not guilty. >> the focus on a supposed falling out amongst the partners, augello talked about having kauffman murdered. >> there was a plot to kill dr. kauffman. >> and the authorities are taking the accusations seriously. kauffman moved to the prison in north jersey who remained in jail in atlantic county. >> it's noted that ferdinand augello has been charged with the conspiracy to commit the mu

john rawlins is live now at the scene where she was found. john, what are we learning about this.s safe to say that the cause and manner of death will take weeks to determine, a silver minivan appeared in this parking lot. and saturday at some point in time one thing that stood out it's a white cloth and towel affixed to the drivers side window. an indication of a broken down vehicle. a closer examination today showed a woman's body and side of that van. >> it's a shame. she was looking for somewhere to sleep and didn't have any where to go. >> debbie points to where a minivan was parked and she was on her way to work and someone alerted her. >> someone had driven by and stopped me and said they thought there was someone in the back of the car and we had looked and we did see her. she was covered up with blankets and a pillow. >> debbie called 911. >> police arrived at the parking lot of these shops, steve cedar watched as the van was opened. the coroner came a little while later. >> and they removed the body. >> correct and towed the van. >> an adult woman? >> yes. >> a 53-year-o

live in center city, john rawlins channel6 "action news." n. >> all right, john, thank you. >>> and we did stream today's funeral live on the 6abc app. you can find much more there will right now including videos, a slideshow and more on lieutenant letourneau's life and legacy. the 6abc app of course a free download for your mobile device. >>> one day after president trump used vulgar language to describe african countries in the white house meetings he gathered dignitarys to honor dr. martin luther king. mr. trump signed a proclamation in remembrance of mlk day which is on monday. it was yesterday when the president questioned why the u.s. would accept more immigrants from haiti and then referenced africa using an expletive. hours later he said this. >> today we celebrate dr. king for standing up for the self-evident truths americans hold so dear that no matter what the color of our skin or the place of our birth, we are all created equal by god. >> two members of the senate were in that meeting confirmed that the president used that word th

john rawlins, channel 6 "action news." >>> and new details have eamericaned about the investigation into a penn student. the body of blaze bernstein was found in a park in california on tuesday. the student was home for winter break. according to a search warrant an investigator says that bernstein's friend appeared to be nervous talking to investigators and that the friend had scratched up his hands and dirt under his fingernails and avoided touching doors in the sheriff's office. and no arrested were made. >> the university of pennsylvania offered a counseling session for those friends upset with his death. >>> and the city council is holding a hearing on the trump administration's plan to cut the budget at the environmental protection agency and they suggested that low income communities will be changed by environmental policy and it would effect funding to the obama era clean power plan. >>> coming up on "action news" tonight. swoop, swoops in on the lunch time crowd handing out eagles gear and hot tickets for saturday's game and the eagles take practice back to the linc trying to ta

let's go to john rawlins in somers point atlantic county? >> reporter: how are thingsing this morning? >> reporter: yesterday when w cold, snowy awindy i now it is and windy. a lot of pple will havedeal in shape than 12 hours ago the local roads will look like this, the backroads, side be sncovered and frozen. the best of the main road will be pavement. schools closed from what we can understand, a lot of businesses for delayed opening that's the way it's going to happen, it's a slow return. north of here in atlantic city, authorities are dealing with the aftermath of a fire in a highrise let's take a look. >> she was going down the steps and all of a sudden w ward the elevator and thel and we saw the fire. >> reporter: this fire forced residents from the 16 floor housing complex for sen rrnlts storm w winding down. the fire fil the housing towfer with smoke tersut trr >> this turne be an extremely dangerousrical fire. >> reporter: welln electrical fire it take two to three weeks system. officials have to find housing for the people in the 1

john rawlins, channel 6 "action news." >> compelling video from the drone there john, thank you. part of an auto body shop went up in flames startling neighbors at 67th street in southwest philadelphia. heavy fire and smoke was coming from the back of the property. it turns out three garages were burning and witnesses reported hearing an explosion and this woman says that the flames came terrifyingly close to her house xbli looked and said oh my god my window is red and i ran to the back and the window was hot. i jumped back and ran out without my bag. and the blaze was coming today me so i had to back up. >> the owners are trying to figure out how badly their business was damaged. >>> 7-eleven near the temple university campus was targeted in an armed robbery. police toll us this happened at 3:30 near the store at diamond street in north philadelphia. temple university put out a safely alert for students but no reports nor injuries, at this time it's unclear what was taken from the store. >>> turning to the birds, a lot of attention is on the philadelphia eagles as they prepare

"action news" reporter john rawlins has that part of our coverage from somers point tonight. >> reporterrence a day makes. this is video crossing the ocean city bridge yesterday. now same bridge this a.m., clear pavement, clear skies, terrific visibility. overnight plows blitzed the main shore roads. side roads though still a work in progress. >> main roads are fine did a great job but the side streets are pretty bad, icy. >> reporter: like most eateries the sunrise cafe was closed for the storm. this morning staffers were digging out. not easy given the extreme cold and wind. >> yeah, the wind is brutal and it's like you said you got to make sure you're blowing the snow so it doesn't blow right back in your face. >> reporter: inside the grille was up and operating. among the customers three neighbors enjoying breakfast and answering our questions about this storm. >> i remember a storm like this back in the 70's. we were talking earlier. bob says he remembers one. >> 2010 we had one 'cause my sister-in-law was living with us and i told her you're in ocean city, 5-inches of snow you migh

"action news" reporter, john rawlins shows us how people are dealing with the aftermath. >> reporter: early this morning, atlantic county rescinding the storm travel ban for local roads. it will be a slow and difficult digout and restart as people venture out. >> what a difference a day makes. this is video of crossing the ocean city bridge yesterday. now, same bridge this a.m., clear pavement, clear skies and terrific visibility. and plows blitzed the main roads and side roads are still a work in progress. >> main roads are fine, a great job but side roads are bad, icy. >> and the sunrise cafe was closed for the storm and this morning staffers were digging out not easy considering the extreme cold and wind. >> the wind is brutal and have the snow so it doesn't blow back in your

"action news" reporter john rawlins tells us what you should do if you find one. >> reporter: potholesselves felt earlier than normal this year thanks to a combination of a deep freeze, a thaw last week and rain. as we watched today drivers dodged this pothole on city avenue, no direct hits but these orphaned wheel covers along the nearby sidewalk apparently evidence some drivers had not been so fortunate. at this pep boys on allegheny avenue an uptick this weekend of bent wheels and ruined tires says the store's assistant service manager. >> past two days probably about 10, probably 10 vehicles with damage. >> reporter: reports of problems along the winding unforgiving curves of lincoln drive pavement adjacent to drain inlets often giving way prompting tire damage. the streets department scrambling city wide to fill the voids as fast as possible. >> we did go out and fill potholes as of last friday we filled 1600 potholes across the city of philadelphia. >> reporter: pothole damage can add up. aaa estimates about $3 billion a year nationally. as for an individual driver. >> 120 to $50

live in washington, john rawlins channel6 "action news." jim. >> thank you, john. coming up on "action news" tonight a south jersey bus driver, a school bus driver's routine route was anything but this afternoon. we'll see the super surprise that was waiting for him at his last stop of the day and we'll head back to minnesota where the eagles will face the media tonight. cecily. >> we've got some big changes on the way. storm tracker6 live double scan showing some rain along the coast right now. that will change over to some snow overnight and then a feature across the midwest will bring intermittent widespread snow to our region during the day tomorrow. we'll run it all down in the accuweather 7-day forecast. >> those stories and much more when "action news" continues tonight. >> ♪ cancer challenges us. to find smarter solutions. to offer more precise and less invasive treatment options than before. like advanced genomic testing and immunotherapy. see how we're fighting to outsmart cancer at cancercenter.com/outsmart >> ♪ >> an event like the eagles at the super b

john rawlins is live now at fdr park where the training takes place. >> reporter: it was fascinatingand cold down there on the water. for almost two hours police officers from the marine unit plunge repeatedly into the the pond here at fdr park it's a pond that is covered in part by a thick sheet of ice. >> over and over again this morning. marine unit members worked on ice rescue training here at fdr park among the scenarios how to safely rescue someone that may be unconscious. an officer in gear rolls off the ice and into the water and attaches a sling around the victim and signals to other officers to pull the line and to a safe position on the ice. >> in our

live in washington, john rawlins, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> philadelphia police believe that the man they are questioning in connection with a double homicide is in fact the gunman. shots rang out at a home on the 1200 block of greenly street last night. 66-year-old addyline hill and daughter were shot death and the daughter's 39 answered the door when officers arrived. >> they all lived there together a mother and daughter and the boyfriend of the daughter a 39-year-old we are holding for questioning at this point. >> police are not looking for any other suspects at this time. and a weapon was recovered inside of the home. >>> coming up on "action news" tonight. the debate over philadelphia beverage tax is headed back to court. and ducis rogers and brian westbrook are covering the eagles live in minnesota. >> reporter: jim, coming up brian westbrook has an exclusive one-on-one interview with head , doug peterson. >> you guys should stay in the mall it's getting colder in minnesota. as far as us we are drying out after a little bit of that snow. a coating to inch. and i'

john rawlins live along lincoln drive today where there are plenty of potholes. reporter: hi, guys. potholes are a seasonal threat, there's no doubt about it. because of the 2018 weather pattern we've had so far, potholes and complaints about potholes have cropped up far earlier than normal. a city avenue pothole as we watched today some close calls by drivers but no direct lits. but these orphaned wheel covers along the sidewalk apparently evidence some drivers have not been so fortunate. the holiday deep freeze followed by last week's thaw and heavy rain conspired to produce a new crop of potholes leading to greater numbers of impact damage tires and bent rims, limping into this pep boys on allegheny avenue as nick condo the store's assistant service manager. >> past two days probably about 10 vehicles with damage to wheels and tires. >> reporter: reports of problems along the winding unforgiving curves of lincoln drive, pavement often giving way around drain inlets such situations can be tough on tires. the pothole season getting an early start this year since

john rawlins, channel 6 "action news." ere picture of philadelphia international airport t traveling yesterday was nearly impossible and today things look better at according to the website flight aware. 7200 flights are delayed today. and there are nearly 1500 flights canceled. if you plan to travel be sure to check with your airline before you make the trek in the cold to the airport. lets check in with meteorologist, melissa magee, with the latest on the cold snap that will apparently stick around at least through the weekend. >> it's cold outside now. and even as you wake up tomorrow morning, we are challenging record lows in many locations, a windchill advisory up for the heart of the delaware and lehigh valleys. and a windchill warning for the poconos and this stays up until noon on saturday. here is the reason why. the current air numbers, 15 for philadelphia and trenton and wilmington just 4 degrees up in the poconos. and down in cape may 16 degrees and 15 for millville and dover and factor in the stiff westerly wi

our john rawlins is there in washington.ou can look for his live reports later today on "action news." >> if you're just waking up you probably missed the snow that came down but a little more is coming, right. >> yeah, a little more out to the of the right west right now. main issue is by the shore. we're looking at snow by the coast at this point and if i give you that two dimensional view you can see how the snow is affecting the garden state parkway and we might be on our way to a couple of inches or more right in those areas where you see the brighter shade of white. in ocean county, burlington county and maybe down toward the southern and northeastern tip i should say of atlantic county and earlier some of this did actually pop through philadelphia so your roads here are wet. the good news is most of the area is above freezing right now. now, there is that second little band of precipitation beginning to show up on the radar. you see that gray out to the west of reading and now pushing in toward lancaster and coatesvil

abc's live coverage will start at 9:00 and john rawlins is there for live coverage. speech is expected to focus on five key issues jobs the economy and infrastructure trade national security and immigration. the president will tout economic gains and he'll urge democrats to help him "rebuild america's infrastructure" but some democrats will not be in the house attending the speech they're boycotting it in protest of trump's stance on immigration, his vulgar comments about african nations. good morning at 7:00 will have more on the upcoming state of the union address. >> 4:39 is the time. up next on "action news" a brawl sends people ducking for cover at a south jersey restaurant. police need your help finding the people responsible. >> facebook is making a change to its news feed and in the process will probably not be complaining about this one. david. >> most of our snow so far has been to the east of philadelphia. the city itself picking up a little bit of a wet snowflake. and the farther east you go, the thicker the snow is right now. most of our roads wet so far

john rawlins is live now, what aw mangers saying ahead of tonight's speech. >> it's similar expectation i l put an accent on the positive and tie the economy the tax reform bill. he will be chief as he was in davos as f topics, opioids, immigration and infrastructure. >> we need as plan that raises wages for the middle class. we need to hear that from hi t things you coulds ala nite country's infrastructure bipartisanship refrain hopes to build roads and anotho battle the opioid epidemic. big pushf this off here. we got bill passed that deals withdomi i hope he he signen law two weeks ago and it's a big big problem and i hope he brings attention to that. ryan costello expecting an up beat economic message tonight. he hopes that mr. trump will stay on thates any tweets. >> there are times w are direction and there was a speech and theett gets us off rail what i a g well president have tonight be stay on the message in the days to come. we shall see. he titol hill and will speak before the joint session of congress at 9:00 p.m. and you can see it here on 6 a john. the coverage of presiden

john rawlins is live with much more. >> reporter: it was a numbers dense speech at times it sounds like a bunt briefing and lots of figures about employment and tax caps and revenue and tourism and education and pensions. >> the out going governor shook the hands of some and hugs others as we moved to the podium in his swan song, in his signature blunt tone he claimed the state was far better off than eight years ago. >> eight years later we helped the private sector create 334,000 new jobs. >> christie claimed the economic regulations cut and taxes cut. and held the line by vetoing other new taxes. >> vetoed corporate tax increases and energy travel increasing and in fact over the last eight years i vetoed more tax increases than any governor in modern american history. >> and detailed atlantic city. >> hard rock is now investing hundreds of millis in dedeveloping the taj mahal and revel is told and will be developed over the summer. and fired the camden city police department replacing them with a larger but more efficient county force under the new chief thompson. >> murders are down

"action news" reporter john rawlins is in washington, d.c.eports starting tonight at 6 o'clock. >> a high ranking new jersey congressman announced his retirement today. veteran republican representative rodney frelinghuysen. gop veterans who are stepping down. with this decision a record 33 republicans will now leave congress at the end of the year. >> time right now for a check of traffic on a monday evening. >> matt pelman in the traffic hey, matt how is the weekend. >> weekend was good. got to meet lots of nice people at the auto show. fun time. good evening rick and monica, problems in autos and trains as well. patco running very limited service between center city and broadway and no service whatsoever between broadway and lind wall. -- lindenwold. about 5:30 this morning a patco train struck this pole. it's believed a conrail train earlier struck the pole and caused it to be leaning so patco train near the ferry avenue station smacks into this pole and as a result all day long we've had very limited service on the patco high speedline.

john rawlins will have more on that part of the story coming up tonight at 6 o'clock. >> dozens of peoplenortheast philadelphia had to sleep in their freezing cold apartments last night after their building lost power. officials say a problem with an underground transformer knocked out the electricity to the apartments at victoria woods. residents say they grabbed their heaviest blankets and tried their best to stay warm. >> it got colder and colder as the night progressed but we had comforters and her jacket and my jacket and everything so we roughed it out. >> a septa bus was brought in to serve as a temporary warming station. most residents are staying with friends and family until power can be restored. >>> our coverage of this cold weather continues on 6abc.com. check out the hourly and seven-day forecast as you prepare for the frigid temperatures. we also have tips to help you through this cold snap. >> right now firefighters are battling a house fire in montgomery county. chopper6 over the scene a short time ago as smoke poured from that house in abington. the flames broke out abou

john rawlins is in washington so look for his live report later today on "action news." >> western edge bit of snow. >> yeah, little snow starting to come in from that second batch out of that weak feature from the west. storm tracker6 live double scan shows that to you. the first feature, the coastal low has producing snow along the coast. that's beginning to die away and now we have that second batch coming in which is beginning to fill in a little bit in parts of chester county. you can see a changeover to rain in delaware, one of my twitter followers confirming that recently. but right up coatesville light snow, pottstown reading starting to pick up some of this and there's where more from that came in lancaster all of this heading in from the west at this point. as we take a look outside we have sky6, cloudy skies over philadelphia and the commodore barry bridge and that's what we expect as we move through the day. and at times you'll have those light snow showers, some of which are beginning to move into the west. as we take a look at temperatures right now, the good news in phila

we rawlins in somers point, new jersey, the with the snow totals and blizzard conditions and you know what it feels like, john reporter: it is rather stinging out here, karen and david used theord intensify for the storm.you could feel it in the last 45 minutes or so, the windicd up snow is blowing around so much it's hard to tell how much accumulated. idea visibility. it has dropped in the last 20 minutes or so, the stoplights or traffic lights down the road are not that far away, but we're having a hard time, you can see the tail lights of the vehicle going southbound on route 9 a main road they fade pretty go down the road. it is snow covered at this point. that's despite the application repeated application of snowplows are they have come through here, as soon as they plow it fills back up quickly. hard to tell how much snow seems to blow around the a lot. i'll conclude as we concluded before, this is a cold, windy snowy day at the shore. it doesn't seem to be any better in fact to use that word, it has intensified you can feel it as you stand out here for very long. live in atlantic county, johnk to you